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Entry tags:
- !mod post: intro mingle,
- assassin's creed: jacob frye,
- assassin's creed: ratonhnhakéton,
- borderlands: angel,
- homestuck: aradia megido,
- hunger games: annie cresta,
- hunger games: finnick odair,
- mcu: peter parker,
- original: carlisle longinmouth,
- original: elleru,
- original: rey,
- overwatch: genji shimada,
- poison: poison,
- red dead redemption: arthur morgan,
- red dead redemption: charles smith,
- samurai jack: scaramouche,
- transformers prime: starscream,
- warm bodies: julie grigio
march 2020. welcome to the void.
Who: Everyone in Anchor.
What: Seventh Introductory Mingle
When: The Month of March 2020
Where: Around and outside the city.
Warnings: Please add any warnings in the subject lines.
What: Seventh Introductory Mingle
When: The Month of March 2020
Where: Around and outside the city.
Warnings: Please add any warnings in the subject lines.
Redshift: Welcome to the v͖͕̺̲̘̱̜͎o̴̦̣̠̦̘̹͞i̯̖d̛̪̬͈̱̦̝͍̕.
Click here to read what characters will experience when arriving in Anchor.
a. escape the dome.
It seems the mysterious, massive plant with its giant bud is not going anywhere. In fact, the bud is starting to bloom, which presents a problem - it's starting to press against the dome that protects Anchor. So far, no harm done, but is this really the best way to test the kind of pressure that the dome can withstand? There's got to be some way to bring the plant down without destroying chunks of Anchor in the process...
And uh, you might want to get on that. The plant has been growing, sending out thorny vines into the various levels, and the flowers growing from those vines are, shall we say, aggressive. In fact, they're liable to bite if you get too close, and these things have razor-sharp petals. More eerily, they can mimic the voices they hear, usually using those borrowed voices to beg for help at the end of long corridors or in the back rooms of abandoned shops and restaurants.
And uh, you might want to get on that. The plant has been growing, sending out thorny vines into the various levels, and the flowers growing from those vines are, shall we say, aggressive. In fact, they're liable to bite if you get too close, and these things have razor-sharp petals. More eerily, they can mimic the voices they hear, usually using those borrowed voices to beg for help at the end of long corridors or in the back rooms of abandoned shops and restaurants.
b. planetary fly traps.
Following the voices can get a body in all kinds of trouble, because, well. They want to eat you.
In those dark areas where the voices call out there are larger buds, too, ones that look similar to the one now pressing up against Anchor's dome. They're about twice the size of an average human, and they've just barely opened. The colors inside are brilliant, gorgeous, mesmerizing, kind of exhausting... Get too close, and you could find yourself being slowly dragged in through the mouth of the plant into a bath of liquid that saps your energy while also slowly (very slowly, don't worry) consuming your flesh.
Better hope you snap out of it quickly, or have some backup to get you out of there.
In those dark areas where the voices call out there are larger buds, too, ones that look similar to the one now pressing up against Anchor's dome. They're about twice the size of an average human, and they've just barely opened. The colors inside are brilliant, gorgeous, mesmerizing, kind of exhausting... Get too close, and you could find yourself being slowly dragged in through the mouth of the plant into a bath of liquid that saps your energy while also slowly (very slowly, don't worry) consuming your flesh.
Better hope you snap out of it quickly, or have some backup to get you out of there.
c. misfire mayhem.
In case that wasn't enough, there's something funny going on with the comm system again. Texts being sent to the wrong people. Simple things, small things, yes, but also some things that you might have wanted to keep private or off the network. The misfires start on the morning of the 20th with just a few texts going to the wrong recipients, but slowly amps up throughout the day until voice and video calls are connecting to the wrong people. Recordings of conversations, including the audio and video ones, getting sent to completely unrelated residents, regardless of how private the conversation was.
The reason for the malfunctions becomes... well, clear-ish when Creepy Joe appears on the network. He’s in the agricultural sector, petting a reindire and very much not in that secure quarantine where Qubit et all left him. The angle is odd--not from a communicator, but from one of the security cameras overhead. It blinks from one shot of Joe to another angle. Almost like someone is trying to keep an eye on him.
The reason for the malfunctions becomes... well, clear-ish when Creepy Joe appears on the network. He’s in the agricultural sector, petting a reindire and very much not in that secure quarantine where Qubit et all left him. The angle is odd--not from a communicator, but from one of the security cameras overhead. It blinks from one shot of Joe to another angle. Almost like someone is trying to keep an eye on him.
mod notes.
Misfire texts, voice, and video conversations are on an opt-in basis, it is up to each player if they want their characters tormented with their messages being sent to others or receiving misfires. Misfires can be played on this log, on the network, or in IC inboxes.
The NPC network entry will explain some details on why, but characters who were kind to Creepy Joe or who have put in a lot of effort to contribute to the community will find that their messages are getting misfired much less often and the contents are nowhere near as sensitive. Characters who were cruel to Creepy Joe or who have hurt/stolen from others will find their messages going astray more often, and with more sensitive material.
Messages received by characters can include any message posted inredshiftrp or in IC inboxes, including messages from dropped characters. Have fun with that!
Important but Unrelated: March and April have been designated as check in only for AC. If you have not yet posted your AC, feel free to just put a check-in notice under your character's AC thread. April check-ins can be posted any time on or after April 1st.
The NPC network entry will explain some details on why, but characters who were kind to Creepy Joe or who have put in a lot of effort to contribute to the community will find that their messages are getting misfired much less often and the contents are nowhere near as sensitive. Characters who were cruel to Creepy Joe or who have hurt/stolen from others will find their messages going astray more often, and with more sensitive material.
Messages received by characters can include any message posted in
redshiftrp or in IC inboxes, including messages from dropped characters. Have fun with that!Important but Unrelated: March and April have been designated as check in only for AC. If you have not yet posted your AC, feel free to just put a check-in notice under your character's AC thread. April check-ins can be posted any time on or after April 1st.
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She is a shifter? Is it all right for you to tell her secret??
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She's talkative enough to tell you herself.
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[Spoiler: she is going to be utterly bouncing with excitement.]
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[ It doesn't take long to arrive, he isn't all that far away. With a click of his tongue, he distracts the bird from her circles above the park. She comes to settle on his shoulder, making a strange snorting purr noise of pleasure as he strokes her head. ]
Now, best behaviour. No stealing shiny things from strangers... unless it's very shiny.
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You must be Rook! And Jacob, too. It is nice to meet you both.
[She holds out a hand, but rather than demanding a proper, lady-like kiss as some might of such a handsome gentleman and his handsome hat, she turns her palm over and unfurls her fingers, revealing a shiny, turquoise bead, one exactly like those on the string draped around her neck. She, too, likes shiny things. Who better to appreciate it than someone so close to her kin?]
A gift for you.
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[Jacob isn't really the hand-kissing sort. If she had been expecting that, it would have been very awkward. As it is though, the little trinket gets a pleased reaction from man and bird, and he moves his arm so Rook can hop down the length and blink her big black eyes at the stone.
The bird makes a pleased noise again, clicking her beak together before she leans forward and carefully picks up the stone. She bobs her head at Elleru, and then suddenly takes off, to stow the treasure somewhere safe.]
Oi, what happened to thank you?
[Jacob calls after her, but there's more amusement in his tone than anything else.]
She says thank you. She's not good at saying it yet. What she can say is...not for polite company.
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[Elleru smiles widely; she looks so pleased her gift was accepted, clasping her hands together before her. She watches Rook in the distance another second before turning back to Jacob.]
Is a bird her preferred form? What else may she shift into?
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[After all, he's a similar creature, he likes to be up high, where he has good vantage points. He knows Rook hides some of her things in similar spots.]
I've only ever seen her use this one. Well, apart from the blob sort that she used at first. She seems to like this one most, but I suppose as she can fly, why would she want to do anything else?
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[She sighs, thinking about the old tales of her people and how they used to be: masters of the skies, always within the clouds rather than below them. Her kind's wings are so small, nowhere near suitable for flight anymore. However, their change in physiology was a gift from their goddess; she shouldn't take such gifts for granted, as they allowed the kaulahren to survive in a world that would rather see them dead.
For as much as she likes who she is though, Elleru does sometimes dream about what she could have been, especially when she's watching a bird in flight.]
Are you a shifter, Jacob? How is it you met?
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It would be. They tell me in the future we can fly, in machines. I'm not sure that's exactly the same.
Me? Bloody hell no. Bog standard human, more or less. But I know some people who can change, not everyone thinks it's a gift.
[ Charles and Angel especially so. He gets it. They don't like eating people, but they seem to be in control more often than not.]
But if I could? I think I'd be a bird.