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Interdimensional Managers ([personal profile] interdimanagers) wrote in [community profile] interstellar55552016-07-06 09:50 pm

☆TRACK XIII: HIT THE BOTTOM

Who: Everyone!
What: The tour moves on to Asiana, and Gold makes a move.
When: June 21st - July 8th, 2055
Where: Any of the potential tour stops, but mostly TOKYO.
Warnings: Again, probably violence.

“What's going on? Could this be my understanding?
It's not your fault, I was being too demanding.
I must admit, it's my pride that made me distant,
All because I hoped that you'd be someone different.”

☆HIT THE BOTTOM



Blanche's attempt to weaken Pride Records had mixed results. On one hand, a large number of Pride members have escaped as a result, bringing Pride down to Virgo's level. On the other, he managed to lose almost the entirety of Defying Atmosphere, one of the major headliners of his newest wave of musical acts.

While the ranks of the rescuers swell, life within the labels has hit another low. After the last mass escape, both labels have shut down most of their musicians access to the outside world, beyond the closely watched concerts and publicity events. Bands that have shrunk down to one or two members are being reformatted - are you the only one left? Congratulations, you're a solo act now. You won't have the same fame level as someone who made it there the normal way, but it's an act of necessity now.

To the labels benefit, even if they've both shed a large amount of their newest acts, they still have a solid standard of veteran acts remaining. If your managers treat you with some added disdain in coming weeks, it probably shouldn't be much of a surprise. Your entire generation of musicians seems like they have been at terrible mistake. Those in the tiers above you seem remarkably complacent, at least on the outside.

☆ASIANA TOUR
All of these cities are basically what they are like IRL except about 50 years more future-like, and you have full creative liberty to make up some developments to the local culture and worldbuild because this is the last time these places will ever be mentioned meaningfully!

THE OFFICIAL STOPS: Mumbai (June 21st - 23rd), Bangkok (June 24th - 27th), Shanghai (June 28th - 30th), Seoul (July 1st - 3rd), Tokyo (July 4th - 8th)

Tokyo is the biggest event of the Asiana Tour. In a change from the Europa Tour, the rescuers will be following the labels to each city location instead of just assembling at the last one. Security has gotten so tight, they need to take every opportunity they can to try to save another life.

► WORLD OF YOUR DREAMS: It's while Shep's spaceship is camping out in Shanghai that Gold breaks in - and the effects of their visit will extend throughout the entirety of both the rescuers and the captive musicians. Back during the Vista City festival, Agent J managed to capture a large amount of ambient musical energy via a group dance routine, and handed it over to Silver who condensed it into the physical form of a glowing disk. Gold has arrived to ask for it, to use as part of their plans against Pride Records.

Upon entering, Gold will use their magic to cast a sleep on all the present rescuers in order to give them some privacy with Silver. Silver, of course, is going to say no to handing over the disk, refusing to enable Gold's reckless plans. This conflict is going to result in Silver trying to hide the disk with magic, and then things are going to get a little weird.

Most of you are familiar with the strange dreamscape that rescuers first met the captured musicians in... well, we're going back there, again! With everyone asleep and the ambient musical magic thick, everyone previously associated with the shared dreams is getting dragged back into that same dream realm, which happens to be the same psychic location that Silver hid the disk.

Everyone interested in being the one to find the disk in the dreamscape can enter below, and a winner will be drawn via RNG (after which, they can group up with however many others they like when the actual discover happens). After that, they'll be free to do with the disk what they choose, whether that is keeping it from Gold, giving it to them, or something else entirely.

Everyone else, of course, will just get to experience sharing a dreamscape one more time before endgame, including being able to meet up with the musicians still trapped within the labels. Everyone will be in what represents their "true" forms once again, and memories still locked away with feel a bit easier to access.

Gold will end up fleeing, with or without the disk. Whether or not they end up with it will affect the events to come.

☆GOLD MAKES A MOVE
Here's what Gold has been building up to with all of their reckless nonsense - they intend to try to take on Lesedi Santiago, one on one, and they're going to do it during one of the exec's public appearances during the Tokyo festival. Gold's intent is to take her out before she can even get to the end of this ritual - how this turns out will be entirely dependent on the players.

Any rescuer or musician can be present if you wish, and they'll have full liberty to act on both Gold and Lesedi once the fight begins. Do you support Gold? Do you support Lesedi? Do you say fuck it and try to take them both out? There will be one free for all thread that will go up after the dream event winner has been sorted out. The fight will be in public, and as usual, the audience will be too brainwashed to do anything but clap and cheer. Everyone but you, of course.

Please ask any questions you might have below!

“I turned away, 'cause I thought you were the problem.
Tried to forget until I hit the bottom.
But when I faced you in my blank confusion,
I realized you weren't wrong, it was a mere illusion.”
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[personal profile] traumatizing 2016-07-20 11:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh god.]

[It's like everything in him is pulling in different directions when he hears Maxxie's voice; toward him and away at the same time. His stomach twists and he freezes, feeling terrible. Guilty and like he doesn't want to be seen like this.]


Max? [He feels rooted on the spot, lead weights in his boots, and his voice shakes when he looks at him.] Maxxie, oh my god.
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[personal profile] traumatizing 2016-07-20 01:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, fuck it. Terry reaches out to pull Jamie to him so he can wrap him up in a hug. Clearly he needs it-- they both need it.

"You were worried," he says softly, holding Jamie tightly like he's afraid he'll just slip away if he doesn't. Maybe there's nothing he can say to make it better, but he doesn't want Jamie beating himself up over it either, "don't worry about it, okay?"
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[personal profile] rainandswallows 2016-07-20 01:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[And Yamamoto keeps himself between Gold and Greg. Connie already mentioned his a non-combatant, and Connie's still fairly young.

And he's one of the strongest swordsman from his world.]


We might be able to help.
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[personal profile] rainandswallows 2016-07-20 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well," Yamamoto says after a moment. "It's a start. Summon Alo, and we'll fight."
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[personal profile] mildwildchild 2016-07-20 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
He doesn't resist the hug, but he doesn't relax into it either. Fingers curling limply into the front of Terry's shirt, he leans stiffly against him, tense and trembling.

"I don't know what to do anymore," he says hoarsely. "I wanted to do something good, I wanted to help people, but everything's wrong and it's getting worse and I can't do anything." He makes a frustrated, helpless choking noise against Terry's shoulder. "Why can't I ever do anything right?"
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[personal profile] notahobby 2016-07-20 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Maxxie frowns, hurt and confused, taking in the way Terry looks. It's still Terry, still the guy he knows (and loves), but he looks younger somehow. Or older. Maxxie can't decide.]

[He winces a little and stays where he is, too nervous to run and hold him like he wants to.]


Is this real?
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[personal profile] traumatizing 2016-07-20 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I think so.

[Maybe? He's not sure. Terry frowns, looking down at his hands and then back at Maxxie.] Fuck, I hope so.
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[personal profile] notahobby 2016-07-20 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[Maxxie still doesn't move. The more he waits the scarier it feels to just walk up to Terry and hold him or kiss him or something. His voice shakes a little as he goes on.]

You look different.
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[personal profile] traumatizing 2016-07-20 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. I guess this is the "real" me.

[Fingerquotes on 'real'. He laughs a little, awkwardly and uncomfortably. It doesn't feel like him, and it's not the version of himself he wants to be.]

Pretty, uh... Pretty boring, huh?
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[personal profile] sharktrash 2016-07-20 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"I still need a weapon," he reminds dryly. "Or do you wanna throw down old fashion style?"
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[personal profile] notahobby 2016-07-20 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Maxxie lets out an involuntary sob and promptly covers his face with his hands. He's felt so lonely and isolated since Terry left and here he is, looking a bit different, but still there. Still right there and Maxxie can't even bring himself to reach out and touch him.]

I've missed you so much, Ter. I'm so fucking tired.
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[personal profile] traumatizing 2016-07-20 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry-- I'm so fucking sorry.

[He steps toward Maxxie but it's hesitant, unsure. He desperately wants to touch him, to hold him, but he just... He doesn't feel like he should. Feels half like he doesn't deserve to.]

[He swallows.]
I meant it-- when I said I'd stay, I meant it. I didn't have a choice.
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[personal profile] traumatizing 2016-07-20 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
He wraps his arms around Jamie and just... holds on to him.

"This isn't over." Terry sighs softly, suddenly feeling about 10 years older and 80 years more tired, "you're not fucking things up, there's people more powerful than us doing that, but it's not over yet."
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[personal profile] traumatizing 2016-07-20 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Fuck no. [Thankfully the 'I haven't slept or seen the sun in a week' look kind of works for him, but he's probably pushing it right now.] Last thing I need after all this crap is to see how fucked up I look right now too.
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[personal profile] rainandswallows 2016-07-20 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"Let's find you a sword. I think I saw something that looked like your old hand on the ship somewhere." He took a minute to think. Where had that been?

"Shep doesn't really clean his ship much. I think I saw it in the kitchen."
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[personal profile] notahobby 2016-07-20 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Well I'm...

[He shrugs helplessly, shaking his head and looking away.]

Can you just come here?
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[personal profile] traumatizing 2016-07-20 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's still hesitant, like he's expecting this to turn on him somehow, like he gonna get up close to him and Maxxie's gonna tell him he hates him he fucking hates him. Maybe he always has.]

[Fuck.]

[Terry closes the distance between them, but he doesn't say anything. Just... stares at his shoes like he's in trouble, waiting to get told off.]
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[personal profile] notahobby 2016-07-20 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[Maxxie studies Terry's face, trying to figure out if he's okay and if things are still the same, but after a moment he puts his hand up to run it through Terry's hair and then down his jaw. It's still the same, he's still the same, and he's definitely there to some effect and Maxxie can't stand it anymore.]

I miss you.
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[personal profile] traumatizing 2016-07-21 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
I miss you too.

[He leans his head into Maxxie's touch, chewing his lip to try and keep himself from crying. It's weird, not feeling his lipring between his teeth, the alienness of it is almost enough for him not to notice the way the words coming out of his mouth are choked and heavy.]

I hate it. I hate not being near you. I hate not being able to just come see you. I miss you so much and there's nothing I can do about it.
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[personal profile] notahobby 2016-07-21 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
I wish you could just come back.

[Maxxie rests his hands on Terry's chest, willing Terry to close the gap between him, not really brave enough to do it himself.]
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[personal profile] woomy 2016-07-21 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ It was just a thought, but 3 still thinks that they need to approach things in a different way. How can they won this win the info they have? ]

Then let's gather some intel we can use. Let's look for some musicians and make plans.
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[personal profile] traumatizing 2016-07-21 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Terry swallows and steps in closer to Maxxie, lifting a hand almost cautiously to the side of his face and presses their foreheads together.]

I wish I could just come get you.

[Because as much as he misses Maxxie and everyone else, he doesn't miss Pride.]
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[personal profile] notahobby 2016-07-21 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Maxxie squeezes his eyes shut and concentrates on holding back every plea he has for Terry coming back and every other little emotion that's threatening to break out right now. Instead, he lifts his chin to brush his lips against Terry's experimentally, waiting to see if Terry will respond in kind.]
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[personal profile] traumatizing 2016-07-21 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
[He does, and he puts his other hand on Maxxie's waist, kissing him slow and almost chaste. If whatever this is is all he's got, then Terry's determined to make that last.]
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[personal profile] notahobby 2016-07-21 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Maxxie wraps his arms around Terry's shoulders to pull him in, gently pressing himself against Terry as much as he can now. He just feels so right and so there; Maxxie can't help but want to be as close as possible.]

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