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Interdimensional Managers ([personal profile] interdimanagers) wrote in [community profile] interstellar55552016-01-23 10:20 pm

☆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.

“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.”
sharktrash: (serious // talking)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2016-01-31 10:28 am (UTC)(link)
[ He looks over it again. ]

This is about someone in particular, isn't it?

[ Look he used to be very perceptive in his old life. ]
wounds: (Glance)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-01-31 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
That obvious?
sharktrash: (blank // calm)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2016-01-31 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
The "red and white" kind of gives it away. It's very specific.

[ A pause. ]

Unless you have questionable feelings for Santa Fluffy the Solstice Bear.
wounds: (Thinking)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-01-31 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Red and white are hero colors.
sharktrash: (diplomatic // no srsly keep your trash)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2016-01-31 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Tilts his head. ]

I'd go for red and black. [ The Xanxus colours. ] Who decided that, anyway?
wounds: (Thinking)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-02-02 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
The heroic colors? ... I guess it would be the people that write stories.
sharktrash: (blank // calm)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2016-02-02 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh? [ So maybe Genos wasn't completely crazy? ] Is that like, a folk hero or something?
wounds: (Thinking)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-02-02 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[He shrugs.

He was going to try to fit yellow in there but it didn't fit in the beat.]


There are a couple of them in those colors.
sharktrash: (diplomatic // no srsly keep your trash)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2016-02-03 10:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ah yes, it sucks when that happens. ]

If you say so.

[ He doesn't really know a lot about superheroes anyway. That's Genos' domain. ]

Were you gonna record it? I could help.
wounds: (Tiny smile)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-02-03 03:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[That's all Genos's stuff.]

Yeah, let's get it on record.
sharktrash: (blank // calm)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2016-02-03 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Squalo likes his comics and action films as much as the next person, but he's more for morally grey protagonists and villains than all-out superheroes. he probably likes Iron Man and Wolverine or something. ]

Neat!

[ He hums the main motif again as they move for the studio. ]

Seems a bit high-pitched. Should I transpose it?
wounds: (Speaking)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-02-03 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, let's do that. It'll sound better when I'm not reaching for notes.
sharktrash: (smirk // anticipation)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2016-02-05 10:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ He's just gonna nod and get to work once they're at their destination. It's not gonna take long, as he'll just do the main repeated phrases and leave the rest for improvisation, more or less. With the new notes at hand, they can start playing - without recording at first, just testing out the sound. ]

Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach
There's someone reaching back for me.


[ When he starts, his expression is a bit dubious, as if saying "Really?" because that's... well, "kind of gay" is putting it gently. But by the third line, there's something in his eyes that suggests he relates, perhaps a little too well, to those particular words, and he's definitely giving it his all. ]
wounds: (Cute smile)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-02-05 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet


[It is incredibly gay, but that's never stopped him before. So he sings it out, adoration, appreciation, and loyalty on every word.]

I need my hero
I'm holding out for my hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be tough
And he's gotta be quick
And he's gotta be wearing red and white
I need a hero
I'm holding out for my hero 'til the end of the fight
He's gotta be set
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be stronger than life
sharktrash: (diplomatic // no srsly keep your trash)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2016-02-05 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He goes over the bridge, nodding to himself. ]

Yeah, I think this is a good pitch. You sound strong. [ He flashes some teeth. ] And needy, but hey, I'm not judging.

[ He continues playing while talking. It is Genos' song, after all, he's just helping out, so he gets to decide how the instruments should sound too. Meaning, if it's not to his liking yet, he'll say something. ]
wounds: (Thinking)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-02-05 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Good.

Need the strings louder in the gaps in the lyrics.

[Because his voice is plenty strong, but there are plenty of instrumental breaks.]
sharktrash: (frown // anticipation)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2016-02-05 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Alright, I'll focus on covering that. [ He switches to playing an aligning melody along the vocals, though now the riff sounds weaker instead. He tries not to let that distract him though. ] There'll be another guitar and bass taking care of the rest in the final version.
wounds: (Praised)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-02-05 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Right. I'm looking forward to hearing it all finished.
sharktrash: (diplomatic // no srsly keep your trash)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2016-02-05 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
It'll be great. You know we'll make it so.

[ BAND SUPPORT? BAND SUPPORT. ]
wounds: (Babe)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-02-06 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
Of course. I couldn't ask for better.
sharktrash: (smile // heh)

think it's a good place to wrap up o/

[personal profile] sharktrash 2016-02-06 12:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Good to hear.