☆TRACK IV: COME TOO FAR

[interdimanagers]

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.”

Comments

[trustme]

[Doctor leads Greg slowly down the hall.]

Nice to meet you Greg. I'm Doctor- Doctor... [Doctor what again?] Doctor Sweetie. [That was what he was called by someone before wasn't it? His name couldn't have been Grandfather.]

[panspermia]

[Greg's pretty sure his last name is Universe, so he's not going to be making fun of anyone's name. He chuckles faintly.]

Well, guess a doctor's a good person to run into at a time like this.

[There's a moment of silence, before Greg speaks up again.]

Would you mind... telling me about Susan?

[Some of it was curiosity over how someone so young could have a granddaughter. Plenty of it was hoping for a pleasant topic to distract from his confusion and dread. The largest part, however, stemmed from hoping, by hearing someone else talk of their family, Greg could remember his own more clearly.]

[trustme]

Susan? Yes. She has short black hair and dark eyes. Very innocent and kind young thing. She asks a lot of questions and loves to go traveling.

[He had a feeling for what kind of soul she was but he could't seem to think of many specifics. His mind was empty.]

She kept bothering me about going to see the pyramids...

[panspermia]

Hah. Sounds like she'll get along great with my kid.

[Who he still didn't have a face or name for. Greg bit down on his panic, trying to focus, but there was a waver in his voice.]

He loves exploring. Sort of a goofball, people have a hard time not ending up friends with him.

[trustme]

[ As they reach the end of the hallway Doctor spots an empty seat at a lounge table up ahead. A room with access to comfy chairs and drinks? Perfect! ]

They really would! It'd be very fitting if they found each other.

Looks like I can get you a glass of water. Better keep hydrated in your condition.

[panspermia]

Great. I think I'm starting to come around.

[ Everything still feels muddled in his head, but the ache of sickness is beginning to let up, just a tad. He still welcomes a moment to sit. Under any other circumstance, he'd probably not want to get back up. ]

Sorry for, uh. Making you workbon your day off, or whatever.

[trustme]

Don't worry about it. Steady now! [ He helps lead Greg to rest in the nearest seat. ]

I'll get that drink for you.

[ Once Greg is seated he rushes to serve him some water from the bar. As he walks back to Greg with the glass in hand, Doctor feels something like a fog lifting from his head. ]

Hmm. Hmmm... This is... Virgo.

[panspermia]

[ Greg had taken the moment's breather to close his eyes and try and clear his head a little bit. One eye opens at Doctor's comment, and he frowns faintly. ]

That... sounds familiar.

[trustme]

[ Doctor takes a good look at the lounge setting around them as he slides the glass of water across the table to Greg. ]

Yes. I- I don't know how I could forget! But this is Virgo Entertainment. We live here don't we? We've been in this lounge talking before. And... Wait, how old am I?

[ He bends over and attempts to get a look at himself in the reflection of Greg's glass. ]

[panspermia]

Yeah, you uh... I thought you might be a pretty darn good doctor, to be looking so good.

[ The fog is burning off, but very slowly. The things Doctor says sound right, yet at the same time can't possibly be. ]

I can't live here, I've got... my... somewhere else. I mean, uh...[ He blinks around, frowning. ] This place is... really fancy.