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.

Comments

OH that sure simplifies things

[giglio_madonna]

I'd certainly like to think I am...

[A sentence that means more than just the surface level. They accomplished something, she knows they did, but that invasive line of thinking in her mind...]

[Inspecting the numbers, she hums slightly.]

I think you've got that one done with. Onto the next?

[Even as she says it, she's already doing it with her pencil at work.]

2-1-19
13-14-20
2-15-15

[A bit vague, but... maybe understandable. Hopefully he can figure it out, anyway. Whatever's in her head isn't protesting anyway.]

...Let me know what you think.

YEAH |D I thought I mentioned it before, whoops!

[liarmonstersnappydresser]

[It's the last word that gets him, 'boo.' While Bill and Luce shared a certain fondness for certain 'spirits,' he can't quite put the intention behind her mentioning absinthe now.]

"Not bad. I was thinking more of..."

[Which means its a more literal statement. Bill squints in thought at the paper as he writes. Greg had told him of a basement before, of executives ordering the spontaneous performance which led to nothing and the supposed hauntings that occured at the same time. FoB had been around as long as DA had, hadn't they? Surely she knew.]

"But hey, you seem to have a knack for this. I'll let you pick what we fill in next."

10-21-14-15
19-5-1-14-3-5
19-1-13-5

[giglio_madonna]

Such a charmer, dear, but there's no need for flattery.

[Rubbing at her temples- the effects of what they'd done to her haven't stopped once, always a background pounding in her skull- Luce stares down at the paper. Juno? In a way, she supposed it was connected to her... To what they'd all done, apparently.]

12-9-14-11
8-18-20
20-8-13

[A connection, and that's where it is. Hopefully that's understandable.]

[liarmonstersnappydresser]

[Link the hurt to them?

So Juno but not Juno. Well, she did already say it was Edward Blanche, it stood to reason it was connected but how? Were the supposed ‘ghosts’ to blame? Did they cause Blanche to doubt her loyalty? Why, why does he ALWAYS get headaches when he tries this line of thinking? Bill threads his hand through his hair with a frustrated hum. He needs more information, he can’t manipulate the odds like this.]

23-8-20
3-1-14
9-4-15

[giglio_madonna]

[What can he do... Luce's mind races with ideas- ]

[And then pain cracks down, suddenly enough to make her wince back. Her hand rises up, like the pressure applied can make it stop. The block in her own mind is so obvious it makes her want to rage, but even her anger is smothered for now. She has to take a deep breath, trying to ease the throbbing.]

I'm sorry, Bill... I've been unwell, lately. [Who's fault is that, she wonders.] A shame that Doctor isn't a real one, isn't it?

[A purposeful namedrop, the most she can give right now.]

[liarmonstersnappydresser]

"I imagine he has.. other talents?"

[Bill tilts his head, as if observing the problem from another angle in a literal sense could help him make sense of the situation. Maybe it does, because he leans back, exciteable filler!speech not matching the frown on his face.]

"Knew a guy with 12 PHD's once; couldn't socialize out of a paper bag, but the man sure could build-"

[That's all, then. Well it's a start. He closes the sudoku book, and discreetly slides it over to Luce.]

"Here, think you'll be needing this more than me. Y'know what they say; All work and no play makes for REALLY BORING people."

[Bill stands up, regarding her a moment...Don't become boring, Luce.]

[giglio_madonna]

Oh, that sounds just like him.

[Still rubbing at her head with one hand, she uses the other to take the sudoku book. It's considered quietly before she huffs out a laugh.]

You don't have to worry. I haven't been boring for a while now. Try to keep your bandmates from chasing you out of the penthouse too many times, Bill.

[liarmonstersnappydresser]

[That does coax a small smile out of him at least.]

"Making no promises there~!"

[He blinks/winks(?) and turns away, leaving Luce back to her own devices. Looks like he has to make an appointment with a certain Doctor.]