You laugh until you cry; you cry until you laugh

[sailorgenerous]

Who: Virgo musicians - Ghost Quest people and their friends
What: When eight musicians go missing, what happens to those left behind? What happens when those eight come back far worse for the wear?
When: Feb 1st-3rd and after
Where: Virgo HQ
Warnings: Talk of torture, violence, brainwashing, etc. It's ugly in here, folks.

The past three days have not been kind. The hauntings were odd, yes, but when your friends went missing without warning or a trace - well.

How have you been coping? Have you been coping?

And then they came back just as suddenly, and...it looks like your worries were not unfounded.

This isn't good, is it.

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[trn451]

Rebellions don't win by playing it safe. [Parker's fists clench and unclench — but her face remains steady, at least, and she chuckles humorlessly.] I'm a punk artist, I would know.

[A deep breath.] We can figure out who to trust. See how people are feeling, make deductions.

[giglio_madonna]

['Rebellion' makes the brainwashing in her mind take a sledgehammer to the inside of her skull, and Luce squeezes her eyes shut.]

Dear...

[trn451]

Luce? [Parker's face falls in the space of an instant, and she twitches with the potential energy of awkward limbs.] What's wrong?

[giglio_madonna]

My head... [A shaky breath.] They went inside...

[trn451]

Oh. [Parker freezes.] Oh, god, sorry, I didn't mean to — sorry.

[giglio_madonna]

It's... alright. Really.

[It's not alright.]

[trn451]

[Parker can tell.] It's fine. I was being dumb; you don't have to pretend.

[giglio_madonna]

I don't think you were being dumb, dear. Just-

[Another pause as she fights through the schism in her own mind.]

...A little reckless, perhaps.

[trn451]

Hah. Ivan was saying the same thing. I'm just — mad. [She looks away.] They're...well, they did a good job making me mad, I guess.

[giglio_madonna]

...It's what they want. Anger and fear.

[Anything but a calm head.]

[trn451]

Must've did a better job than I thought. [She draws inward.] I like to think I'm wise to a lot of the tricks they're supposed to use, I guess.

But I promise I'll be careful. And we're still gonna smash their faces in.

[giglio_madonna]

If you ever need somewhere to stay...

[Their doors are always open, although Luce knows that it might not mean much with Angel lurking around.]