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interstellar55552016-01-23 10:20 pm
interdimanagers) wrote in interstellar55552016-01-23 10:20 pm
Entry tags:
- !anansi,
- !event,
- !juno,
- !predator,
- !pride records,
- !virgo entertainment,
- ankh,
- aramat drawdes,
- august marten,
- bill cipher,
- bumblebee,
- cloud strife,
- dino cavallone,
- fetch walker,
- garnet,
- genos,
- greg universe,
- haru miura,
- ivan karelin,
- jamie hemeros,
- jecht,
- kazutaka muraki,
- keith goodman,
- lenneth valkyrie,
- luce,
- mai,
- marty mcfly,
- nia teppelin,
- peni parker,
- pinkie pie,
- rarity,
- roy mustang,
- ryouta kise,
- sabo,
- sora,
- steven universe,
- superbia squalo,
- terrance ward,
- the doctor,
- the psiioniic,
- tsubomi kido,
- tsunayoshi sawada,
- xanxus,
- yosuke hanamura
☆TRACK VII: IN REACHING OUT PT. 1
Who: Everyone in Pride and Virgo HQ.
What: Ghosts need your help.
When: The evening of January 30th, 2055
Where: Pride and Virgo HQ.
Warnings: Phantasmal violence, possibly some real violence.
What: Ghosts need your help.
When: The evening of January 30th, 2055
Where: Pride and Virgo HQ.
Warnings: Phantasmal violence, possibly some real violence.
“Hold your colours against the wall, When they take everything away, Hold your colours against the wall, With me (soaking through)” ☆IN REACHING OUT  Starting around the 20th of January, the heavy lockdown and supervision of the musicians of both labels will begin to fade. While they still require escorts to be out and about, the guards that have been routinely stalking them around their own homes and HQs will be gradually phased out, until it is just the regular managers and security remaining. Sweet deal, right? Over a month after the hysteria of the ill-fated solstice party, things seem to be finally letting up a little. Whether because you've played nice for long enough, or whether their attentions are being directed elsewhere, it isn't clear. Either way, this is the also the start of some increasingly familiar paranormal activity. All the way back to the first tour of this generation of musicians, members of both Pride and Virgo have found themselves haunted by strange and inexplicable happenings. Starting on the 23rd, these happenings begin to flare up again - lights switching on and off, TVs starting on their own, and even things falling off of shelves unprovoked. (These minor happenings can be made up by you and don't need to be mod designated - however, they should not be anything that would be threatening or dangerous to the characters.) For some people this will be completely new, and for others it may even be faintly nostalgic. This will continue until the night of the 30th, when things finally seem to come into swing. The hauntings will become more pointed and explicit. The details are specific to each HQ, and there and you can make yourself open to an NPC haunting down below. ☆PRIDE RECORDS About halfway through the evening on the 30th, Predator will begin prowling the halls of Pride HQ. At first it won't be clear for what, but after catching a few snippets of conversation (this can be handwaved) characters will have a change to realize that they are looking for the ghosts that have been causing a fuss recently. How crazy this will sound to you will probably depend on how new you are. They will actively shake down random musicians they meet for information about what they've seen the last couple days. As usual, Jenny is leading the pack, with Cass and Donny (nsfw) providing back up muscle. Provided you lie well or tell them the truth, they will move along fairly quickly. If you start shit with them, they will probably rough you up a little. Any major confrontations with them will be handled on the companion OOC post, and a few top levels may appear over here that can be tagged into in limited amounts. Beyond those activities, Pride members will feel various effects based on their EMOTIONAL ALIGNMENTS: ► ALL: Their connection and desire to create music will be especially heightened. They will find themselves subconsciously beginning to tap out rhythms, hum, peck at instruments, or straight up sing things even when it would otherwise be totally inappropriate. Strong emotions will cause them to want to sing and play to each other. They may also feel very strongly that they want to dance, to a particularly addictive beat that seems to emanate from the air. It may shift and change as the night goes on, but at any given moment everyone will hear the same rhythm. It sounds like particularly great percussion. ► LOVE & DUTY: They will have no extra special effects, but they will feel this urge to create music even more strongly than the rest, as it seems to be focused on them as they are not being directly targeted by any other sensations. When Hope and Passion musicians hear music made by these characters, they will feel stronger, like energy is being gifted to them. ► HOPE: Characters of this alignment will feel increasingly like they are being drawn somewhere, or like someone is calling for them, but they can't quite make out the direction it's coming from. The aspect of hope will be empowered within them, and they will find themselves unusually trusting towards the other characters, as if they only have the most optimistic outcomes in mind. Beyond this, they may feel dazed or confused by the sensations they are feeling. They may also experience strange visions, or the sensation of being another person they are not (and not just their true self this time, someone else completely). ► PASSION: Characters of passion will be targeted by the 'hauntings' much more directly than the others. More than random acts, the hauntings around them seem like someone is actively trying to communicate with them. Sometimes it will even feel like someone is trying to speak in their heads, though they won't quite be able to make it out. Passion characters who request haunting instances will get the most major effects. ☆VIRGO ENTERTAINMENT Soon after things start to get extra weird on the 30th, Juno and a couple Virgo veterans (Anansi and a man you recognize as a popular folk artist named Brett Hogan) will start wandering the halls. They will pull individuals aside for questioning in private rooms, asking about the strange occurrences. They will not attempt to rough anyone up, but excessively resistance or attempts at violence towards them may result in characters being locked in their rooms for the rest of the night. All three of them seem particularly hard to lie to for some reason, tonight. It's possible, but while you make the effort to do so, the words seem to be on the verge of falling out of your mouth. Juno seems to have something very particular in mind as she searches the HQ, like she can see something you can't. There will also be top levels for these guys appearing. Beyond those activities, Pride members will feel various effects based on their EMOTIONAL ALIGNMENTS: ► ALL: Their connection and desire to create music will be especially heightened. They will find themselves subconsciously beginning to tap out rhythms, hum, peck at instruments, or straight up sing things even when it would otherwise be totally inappropriate. Strong emotions will cause them to want to sing and play to each other. They may also feel very strongly that they want to dance, to a particularly addictive tune that seems to emanate from the air. It may shift and change as the night goes on, but at any given moment everyone will hear the same song. It sounds like someone riffing expertly on a guitar. ► HOPE & PASSION: They will have no extra special effects, but they will feel this urge to create music even more strongly than the rest, as it seems to be focused on them as they are not being directly targeted by any other sensations. When Love and Duty musicians hear music made by these characters, they will feel stronger, like energy is being gifted to them. ► LOVE: Characters of this alignment will feel increasingly like they are being drawn somewhere, or like someone is calling for them, but they can't quite make out the direction it's coming from. The aspect of love will be empowered within them, and they will find themselves unusually loving, connected, and emotionally open to others, even if this would usually be out of character. (This can also mean they are more inclined to get physically intimate, if you want to.) Beyond this, they may feel dazed or confused by the sensations they are feeling. They may also experience strange visions, or the sensation of being another person they are not (and not just their true self this time, someone else completely). ► DUTY: Characters of duty will be targeted by the 'hauntings' much more directly than the others. More than random acts, the hauntings around them seem like someone is actively trying to communicate with them. Sometimes it will even feel like someone is trying to speak in their heads, though they won't quite be able to make it out. Duty characters who request haunting instances will get the most major effects. ☆PLOT NOTE This will be a two part event, and the second part will be posted in a few days and will only include those that choose to help the spirits. This can be discussed OOC. Any alignment can assist, though the Passions from Pride and the Duties from Virgo will be the most directly pursued because they will be the easiest for the spirits to communicate with. Realize that participating is serious business, though: there are good odds the characters will be caught eventually, and there will be consequences. Do not volunteer your characters for this plot if you don't want them to suffer potential physical or mental trauma.“Fading gently, soaking through, And starting not to show at all. In reaching out and into you, nothing else could touch me.” |
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He just hoped no one minded that he was going to pause to turn on his iPad and record this jam session for prosperity.
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He raises his eyebrows, not wanting to yell over the music and distract everyone, if that's even possible. He grins, as if to say you should sing!
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And then she catches Marty's look, and his meaning, and sends a very flat one his way in return. If he wants vocals, then they're heading into more familiar territory, because she is not improvising. Gradually, she eases her playing into a new tune, looking to Kokoro as she does. This will require a tempo change, and it won't work if he's not on board.
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Besides that, it's definitely calming that itch to play more music- not that he ever doesn't want to. But there's something about today that's making it even more pronounced.
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Arrested, they had him bound..."
Did someone say 'vocals'? Luce is somehow drawn to the sound of music, swaying and feeling the need to move. It's the best she's felt in days, she thinks. Just- something about the playing. Her voice is soft, but not so soft as to get lost in the instruments, and she glances over to everyone from where she's just entered the room as if to make sure this is alright.
Really, she hopes she doesn't get the boot here especially since she's making up the lyrics as she goes.
he's probably going to play for a bit and then exit stage left to not ruin the jam
"They said there'd been a robbery
His pistol had been found"
His voice wavers as he sings the words, pulling them from somewhere inside. They are familiar but still unknown. Is it possible to use that feeling to force himself to see a vision-memory? He wants to know how he failed his friend. A robbery. A pistol. An arrest...
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Other people were picking up the song, voices blending in, and he let his fingers crawl a counter-melody against Marty's straight rock chords back into the song, his voice an aggressive growl.
They marched him to the station house,
he waited for the dawn.
And as they led him to the dock,
he knew that he'd been wronged.
Coming in as promised too!
"You stand accused of robbery,"
he heard the bailiff say.
He knew without an alibi,
tomorrow's light would mourn his freedom.
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Just the thought of someone waiting makes him want to sing that. Kinda weird.
Over the hills and far away,
for ten long years he'll count the days.
After that, he'll slack for Ankh to take over. He'll shoot him a grin as thanks!
cw: gun violence and hostage situation in flashback
a prisoner's life for him there'll be."
By now, his wavering voice has translated to a trembling in the rest of his body. He misses a few of his shamisen notes; it feels unheard of for him to do so. It's the song and the lyrics. The answer to the question bothering for days now--"What did did he do to ruin Edward's life?"--comes in a blink of an eye.
He sees himself and Edward in front of a bank as a robbery unfolds. There's a woman held at gunpoint. Police are there, but they aren't doing anything. They're just waiting. Edward tries to convince Ivan that they need to do something. Ivan doesn't think he can do anything. He sees Edward use a power to emerge from the wall to snatch the gun away. Then another robber grabs Edward. Edward pleads to Ivan. "Let go of me, scumbags! Ivan! Help me! Hey, Ivan! What are you waiting for?!" The gun goes off. The woman is shot in the chest, and she falls.
The shot brings Ivan back to the present. He knows what happened next. Edward went to jail for murder, and it was all his fault. Ivan bows to the other musicians and quickly makes an exit towards the FoB penthouse. He has half a mind to return to his room and change to attempt a nap, feign sleep, hide under the covers, something.
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But the music swells, and she guides it with her violin, bow over strings picking up to the next verse. Marty had asked her for vocals, and everyone had gone along with her music shift; it's her turn to step up and sing.
"He knew that it would cost him dear,
but yet he dare not say
where he had been that fateful night;
a secret it must stay."
The words rattle somewhere deep, deeper than she'd expected. The visions have to stay a secret, Greg had said. Bad things happen when managers find out about them, and they can't afford that...
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He had to fight back tears of rage.
His heart beat like a drum.
For with the wife of his best friend,
he spent his final night of freedom.
That stanza hits her hard, something in the words jogging out an uncomfortable feeling too, and she spins away, getting out of the center and trying not let her distress show. Ivan might catch it, though, or someone else that knows her. Not...a good feeling, not a pleasant memory, but not enough to pull her out of the musical reverie.
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Besides- the music, the way they all seem in harmony- it keeps her there. It's hard to resist. As Rei seems to suddenly react, Luce smoothly steps in for her as a distraction.
"Over the hills and far away,
he swears he will return one day.
Far from the mountains and the seas,
back in her arms he swear he'll be.
Over the hills and far away."
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No matter. He could ask that later as he picked up the next thread of music.
"Over the hills and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As sure as the rivers reach the seas,
back in his arms is where she'll be."