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Interdimensional Managers ([personal profile] interdimanagers) wrote in [community profile] interstellar55552015-11-09 12:45 am

☆TRACK IV: COME TOO FAR

Who: Everyone!
What: Something explodes in the distance. In a figurative sense.
When: November 6th.
Where: Anywhere you are.
Warnings: ???

“Like the legend of the Phoenix,
All ends with beginnings,
What keeps the planets spinning,
The force from the beginning.”

☆COME TOO FAR
On November 6th, the sudden lockdown of Pride Records and Virgo Entertainment finally ends. But not before some unseen actions have their consequences.



Due to the nature of the conflict, none of you can be there to see it, but that doesn't mean it can't be felt. In the morning of the 6th, something cries out to you spiritually - like the voice of a guardian angel, or a haunting ghost. Something, somewhere, is calling on you for aid. Pleading for you to lend it your power.

Whether or not you consciously agree, you'll feel a connection stronger than anything you've felt up till this point, like whatever this creature is is somehow in the room with you, or maybe like you're with it. What happens next depends on your alignment.

► LOVE & HOPE: All at once, characters with these alignments will feel as if they have taken a deep, spiritual blow - much like having someone clasp their hand around your "soul" and attempt to snuff it out. The attack itself will be brutal but brief. It's the after effects that linger, which may be any of the following:

1) Lingering spiritual pain that triggers symptoms akin to a fever in the body. It may also trigger effects such as nosebleeds and other signs of intense stress.

2) Forgetting everything except the memories you've regained.

3) A feeling of being desperately alone. How your character reacts to this feeling can vary, but the most common response will be seeking comfort from anyone nearby, even if you are not usually the sort of person to do that.

These effects will last from anywhere as short at 15 minutes to as long as 5 hours. You can pick more than one of these effects for a character, but try to balance the potency of each if you take more than one, so you aren't completely kicking the shit out of them. Vestiges of these effects can linger throughout the rest of the day, but in a significantly reduced capacity.

► DUTY & PASSION: All at once, characters with these alignments will feel an intense sense of fear and grief, as if they have lost something extremely precious to them. Generally speaking, this will manifest as a sort of panic or desperation to save whatever that thing is - but not being entirely clear on where they have to go or what they have to do to accomplish it. This can very well trigger some brash and irrational actions as they sort out this abrupt feeling of urgency.

1) Soon after the feeling begins, affected characters will feel empathically drawn to the characters suffering from the effects listed for Hope & Love, even if they are not normally the sort to be so concerned for others. This can go as far as having them be aggressively protective to the point that they will conflict with each other over it.

2) Along with that feeling of being drawn to protect them, all characters will feel an intensified kinship with all the other player characters - from both labels. This feeling of kinship won't cause them to know anything more about each other than they did before, but it will cause them to feel like much closer friends than they actually are.

These effects will last from anywhere as short at 15 minutes to as long as 5 hours. After that period has ended, all these empathetic effects will fade off on their own.

Any network posts made in the chaos will be deleted by the execs after the 5 hours period has closed, if not sooner. By the end of the day, Lesedi Santiago and Edward Blanche will announce their return, and bans from leaving HQ will be lifted.

They will not acknowledge the events of the morning unless someone goes to ask them about it.

“We've come too far
to give up who we are.
So, let's raise the bar
and our cups to the stars.”
traumatizing: (pic#2003733)

[personal profile] traumatizing 2015-11-20 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Well that's not good. Terry puts a hand on her forehead to feel if she has a fever, like Nariko did. "What's the last thing you remember before just now?"
dishevelment: Messala (please win)

[personal profile] dishevelment 2015-11-20 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Koumei wasn't convinced by her words. Not now-- not like this.

Gently guiding her by the arm, he led her to sit down in the bathroom so he could get a towel ready for her.]


You're not, if you're like this.

[He spoke in a pointed tone as he wrung out the rag, and held it out toward Garnet in a silent offer to wash herself, if she wanted.]

Let's get you cleaned up and get somethig to eat, all right? You can talk when you're ready.
traumatizing: (pic#2003733)

[personal profile] traumatizing 2015-11-20 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"It feels deeper than that."

Wait-- Deeper than performing? That's not right. Music is everything to him, to all of them. Terry almost laughs and shakes his head, "what am I saying?"
traumatizing: (pic#2003733)

[personal profile] traumatizing 2015-11-20 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll carry you the whole way.

[He smiles and pats her leg. That's what he's here for: Feats of mediocre strength and friendship.]
faithfulflame: <user name=cupcake-graphics> (Rei Minako Blushing)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2015-11-20 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[WOW, she's not Haruka, WOW!]

I...thank...you?

[Quickly, she answers.] No, Yosuke was my first date. Have you?
giglio_madonna: (sassybird) (Please don't expect me to always)

[personal profile] giglio_madonna 2015-11-20 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ssshhh." Another soft hum as she comes closer, patting his shoulder. "I think... I think people are getting sick or something, dear. Everyone is just... strange, lately."

How else can she explain what she's seen taking over those she knows around here?

"Don't panic. Do you want to sit with me? I can make you food, if you like, upstairs. You look a mess... Maybe if you catch your breath, eat something, your memory will come back to you?"
giglio_madonna: (sassybird) (Please don't expect me to always)

[personal profile] giglio_madonna 2015-11-20 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Who knows. It would be ideal if whatever on earth is going on with Pride and Virgo could be resolved at the same time. I suppose that's too much to ask for...

[A sigh.]

I wonder if all the other smaller labels are affected by what's happening too?
giglio_madonna: (snappleicons) (Now all you can do is wait.)

[personal profile] giglio_madonna 2015-11-20 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
We're bandmates, dear- we share the lead spot, you on cello and myself on bass. [She finishes going through his hair before stepping back.] As for your head, you have a clean bill of health as far as I can tell.

As for the lockdown... Well, I can't explain how you could have forgotten that. It's been going on for almost a week now.
giglio_madonna: (sassybird) (We are the granddaughters)

[personal profile] giglio_madonna 2015-11-20 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you. It'll be so much help...

Everyone's been acting strangely, haven't they?
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[personal profile] traumatizing 2015-11-21 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
Me and half the building, by the looks of things.

[If he minds, it doesn't show. Terry just keeps walking, leading the way to the cafe.] How's the rest of Flashstep?
giglio_madonna: (sassybird) (Please don't expect me to always)

[personal profile] giglio_madonna 2015-11-21 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
I really don't know.

[If only she did. At least she'd have answers.]

May I come closer...?
gunslingerqueen: (Certainly)

[personal profile] gunslingerqueen 2015-11-21 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
[Hmmm??? She's so easily flustered!]

Hah, I wish! [There's a pause, Rei can probably catch her huffing in the background.] I mean, kind of? Not that I kind of had a boyfriend, I kind of wish I did and I'm also glad that I never have.

[Life is hard.]
gunslingerqueen: (Only if for a night)

[personal profile] gunslingerqueen 2015-11-21 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
[She grins into the mug as she drinks.]

We should come up with a song and name it that!
sponsorigami: Ivan looking upward without helmet (漫画 I feel they'll both turn out wrong)

[personal profile] sponsorigami 2015-11-21 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Miss Juno really did. I'm not making that up.

[ If he wanted to lie--which he's not--there would be more believable lies he could try.

A chill goes down his spine as he tries and then subsequently regrets thinking about his examination,. The haze of something and nothing at all. He doesn't need to think too hard on it. Ivan has the feeling he's not supposed to. Why does Yan keep asking?
]

I don't know what happened during my exam. I had to be tranquilized. Maybe they were worried the ghost would possess me again.
mildwildchild: (you put rum in it right)

[personal profile] mildwildchild 2015-11-21 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
That gets a chuckle. "We're gonna need a lot of bedsheets to get down to the ground from the penthouses," he observes.

"What do you think they'd try to do if we hopped out a window on the ground floor?"

He's totally just raising that as a hypothetical. Totally.
notahobby: (maxxie075)

[personal profile] notahobby 2015-11-21 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
Maxxie sighs, deciding not to press the subject. He's hesitant to change the subject, but after a moment he presses on anyway.

"Listen," he says. "I'm sorry I walked out on the meeting last week. I know you probably didn't even notice or whatever but I just couldn't handle it and I had to go."
notahobby: (maxxie041)

[personal profile] notahobby 2015-11-21 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Seems like more than seasonal depression if you ask me.

[He sighs, and there's a pause.]

It's like they're playin' games with us.
notahobby: (maxxie049)

[personal profile] notahobby 2015-11-21 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
I just don't get it. I don't get why everyone's acting this way.

[He slips into the elevator when it opens, hitting the floor for the cafe and then leaning against one of the walls inside.]

Sora was so upset this morning... I don't know how to make it better.
faithfulflame: (Rei Wise)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2015-11-21 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
You did.

[Again, in German.]

And I'm speaking in German, myself.
faithfulflame: <user name=cupcake-graphics> (Rei Excited)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2015-11-21 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
[Rei is not a master of social grace, and she knows you genuinely mean it without wanting in her pants.]

Oh. Well that's fair, I suppose. I'm giving this a try, though really I rarely find boys all that interesting, so I can sort of relate?
killerbeep: (baby eyes)

[personal profile] killerbeep 2015-11-21 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, c'mon - not now, guys. [Everyone's already miserable, and the last thing he wants is for them to make each other feel worse.

He just gives a slight shrug in response.]
Could be worse, I guess. Mostly just... kind of on-edge.
blindfoldcode: (is falling down on all)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2015-11-21 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
Pinkie! [Kido almost dives to catch her.] Okay hang on. Let me--[She'll get Pinkie's arm around her shoulder.]
consocius: Any icons that are by me are safe to take, except for this one please! ([down]; dropped gaze)

[personal profile] consocius 2015-11-21 10:46 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah... I know, but...

[This is the same thing that everyone keeps telling him, that they were glad he wasn't there and didn't have to go through it. But protecting his friends is one of the most important things to him, and he still feels a little like he let everyone down by not being there to help. And the fact that there's been an aftermath, that everyone continues to be affected by it, just makes it worse. He feels helpless and just wants to fix things for everyone.]

I just want to be able to help.
dishevelment: (relaxed)

[personal profile] dishevelment 2015-11-21 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Then help me with this right now.

[He smiled warmly at the young man.]

It's not much, but it is a start.
punchesyu: (where is that stupid bear)

[personal profile] punchesyu 2015-11-21 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, coffee sounds like a great idea-! [Maybe. He's not so sure, to be honest.]

[He stays a little close to her, not out of attraction but out of protection. From what, he doesn't know. Or who. His eyes dart back and forth around Pink, as if he's looking for something. Somehow, he knows this has something to do with what had happened this morning. It was creepy and weird and he felt weird.

It's easy enough to walk into Pink and approach the bar and ask if they have coffee. They get some weird looks, but they've got some, and hand over whatever they happen to order. Yosuke will cover for Nariko's drink, and orders a iced latte for himself. Something to clear his head.]


Whew...never thought I'd be walking into a bar ordering coffee.

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