☆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.”

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[sponsorigami]

[ Ivan's body starts to relax when Yan begins to pace around rather than being up in Ivan's face. He watches Yan walk for a bit and then just stares off in a random direction. ]

In that basement... I felt controlled by something else, unable to do anything. I would have never damaged my shamisen like that or speak that way.

[ That feeling is a strong reason for why Ivan won't drop the idea of ghosts. There may be a great love of Japanese culture and social awkwardness, but Ivan had been mentally sounds and compliant. That shift in personality the basement wasn't Ivan at all. He's an obedient one, someone Virgo normally doesn't have to worry about causing drama and PR nightmares. ]

Do you think everyone needs to get...?

[ An exam? An exorcism? Ivan can't seems to spit it out, and he brings his arms to his chest like a chill has run through him. ]

... We can't let everyone keep suffering like this.

[goateeocracy]

No, we can't, but making a big fuss about it isn't going to get us anywhere. I started asking questions and got called in. You caused a scene and got their eyes on you. I don't know what Greg did besides be his usual dumbass self, but he got called in on it, too. If we want to find out anything, we have to play along and let them do what they're going to do.

[That's the best solution overall. If nothing's going on then none of them will get themselves in trouble for it. If something is, it gives them more time and space to figure out how to counter it. If everyone keeps quiet, it may well be that everything will quiet down on its own. That's what he hopes, anyway.]

[sponsorigami]

[ Biting his lip, Ivan grips his arms tighter. What is going on? If it was just Ivan having been possessed by the ghosts, then Ivan wouldn't be questioning what Virgo was doing to stop them. But this... the situation seems to be getting worse. Either Virgo needs more help solving the problem, or something else is going on, which Yan thinks. ]

... I'll continue as I have. I'm not entirely sure spirits aren't involved, and well... that's what Miss Juno expects of me anyways.

[ No, that's not enough to say. He can't just leave the rest to other people without contributing. ]

If it'll help protect people, I'll help how I can. Please call on me if I can be of service.

[goateeocracy]

Yeah, pass on anything weird you hear straight to me, especially if it comes from Juno. I don't care about the ghosts you see or whatever. Just what people tell you about or if you see anyone acting sketchy. Got that?

[It's clearly an order. He's not really in the position to be handing those out, but he does it naturally and with the obvious expectation that he's not going to be argued with.]

[sponsorigami]

[ Feeling better about having the start of a plan (more than put salt everywhere), Ivan starts to head toward the door to leave. There's no more he can do here. If there are any answers to find, it'll be outside of this penthouse. ]

Okay. If I find out anything, I'll let you know.

[ However, if it's something personal to someone he cares about, Ivan will stay mum about it. A ninja has his loyalties, after all. ... Even if he's not a real ninja and certainly not that sucky ninja he keeps getting haunted by.

Mostly, he's certain that nothing will be easy. ]