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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere2021-07-14 07:28 am

So Familiar a Gleam: Ongoing



JUST Ā̸̛͇̹̈́͌͐͛̐̋͝Ǹ̵̠͍̲̘͈̮͈̺͔̤͙̳̓̔͑͌̒̓̃́̄̚͘Ớ̶̻̱̄̓͆͂̈́̄̔͋͌̽̀̕͘T̵͙͍͓̻̩͙̻͙̹͎̫̘͇̱̈́̌̓͝ͅH̶̭̻͇̰͈̯̦̹̦̗͐̒́Ẽ̵̡̡̘̳͉͇͚̼̗̣̩͎̞̏͒̈́̏͂̈͝Ř̴̠͋̐͘ NORMAL DAY




"Jinnjar citizens. Unfortunately, all train travel will be closed due to issues on the lines. Members of the Voidtrecker Express have been located around the city, and are deploying trickery to agitate and confuse us. We ask any volunteers at this time to help us locate any suspicious objects and people, and to restrain them.

For the f̴̘̯̰̦̺͖̔͌̋̃ũ̴̢̖̦͙̩̼̺̪͚͍̥͈̜̝͋̌̒̊̚ẗ̶̪̺͕̤̯̞̤͓̝́̑̄̎̊̕future of our city!"




A TL;DR notes version of days/prompts: (click to show)
EVENT BASICS:

DAYS 5 & 6:


  • By now, some people have broken out of their fake lives while some haven't. Tension is rising in the city as people are led to believe this is by the Voidtreckers, which some will believe due to illusions and messing with one's heads is believed to be one of their many tactics.

  • Some oddities are occurring with travel, and glimpses of how the city is made beginning to show. The streams of colour - the void - are getting brighter. Electronics are not working well. Some monster sightings are seen, but not to a large degree.

  • The prompts here are light to give characters and players time to ICly coordinate, as Voidtreckers are being more actively hunted. Some faces are known. You know who you are, troublemakers.
DAYS 7 & 8:


  • The world is really starting to go a bit wild now, with more things disappearing, animals on the loose and more monster sightings.

  • By the end of day eight most people have realised the truth though those who are very susceptible to mind control or very stubbornly wanting to believe in this world will still be trapped, believing this is the Voidtreckers doing.

  • There are monsters to fight, people to keep calm and a plan to make.




[ HOME SWEET...HOME? ] By day 5, the people of Jinnjar are in a state of anxiety more than before. There's those who realise they're not a part of this world, never were, while there's those who still cling onto this life. Health services say that the source of confusion comes from the colour trails that are brighter than ever in the sky, while the D-Force/Heroes have it confirmed - internally and publicly - that there are Voidtreckers amongst them.

The media shows pictures of potential suspects, some Voidtreckers, some not; a man with the same face as two others, one who made a show by creating ice in the middle of the street. Your face may be shown, but don't worry - they're asking people not to play vigilante.

That'll surely keep people behaved.

[ TRAVEL REVIEW. ] As if it couldn't get more frustrating, most of the trains are down. Air taxis are still available for short journeys, yet some people have the bizarre occurrence where they end up in the wrong spot, and even remember going in this wrong direction...but never say anything about it. Those using the tele-pads will also find themselves not always arriving where they should, or worse, suffering intense headaches, swirling colours behind their eyes, their thoughts jumbled for as long as ten minutes before it passes.

You might want to walk.

[ MAKING DO. ] Still, with all the chaos, many are trying to live. You have a life here, no matter what some other force is trying to make you believe,

  • For our HEROES: The cinema has rethought its showings due to the worrying happenings of the last few days. Clearly a boost in morale is needed and so they have pulled out some of the great films of the past. Action films that show heroes beating the bad guys, disaster films where the good guys beat the aliens, stop the natural disaster or thwart the secret agency looking to take down civilisation from the inside, at the last minute. Even the childrens films have taken on a pro-hero and triumphant air.

    It's not quite distraction though, how could it be when every film has a warning before and after. REMEMBER TO REPORT ALL SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY TO DFORCE and WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE SHOW. REMEMBER TO WATCH YOUR SURROUNDINGS AS CAREFULLY AS YOU DID THE SCREEN.

  • Fun Park: It's for the kids, but one of the largest arcade parks has a special discount on everything to anyone who come visit. It's even advertised across the news: For half the price, get amazing fun and even better food! Kids younger than eight or from the orphanages get free access everywhere!

    It's time not to think too hard, and to ignore the trouble! Play laser tag, racing cars or get a high score on the dance mat!

  • Encroaching Dangers: Something new is beginning to happen, as the city continues to shift. It starts at night, those that stay out past when the streets go quiet might see a shadow, might hear a growl.

    Rumours and reports start to spread about monsters on the street.



DAY SIX: HELP FROM INSIDE


[ AID. ] DIAGNET is full of videos but one that has started doing the rounds is of a small droid and a cat. It's not hard to see why it has gone viral, the cat and cleaning droid are chasing each other around an apartment, caught on a home security footage. The cat tries to catch the droid but every time it gets close the droid turns to chase it and the cat runs away. It has been uploaded with stirring orchestral music, which adds to the madness.

But... For those Voidtreckers who have already regained their memories that little droid seems familiar indeed. As do the sounds that punctuate the music.

beep beep beep boop | boop

boop boop beep | boop boop boop

boop boop | boop boop boop | boop boop boop | boop beep | boop beep beep | beep beep boop | beep beep beep | boop

boop beep boop beep | beep boop | beep beep boop beep | beep

boop boop boop | beep boop beep | boop beep beepp | beep | beep boop beep

boop beep | beep beep boop | boop | beep boop beep | beep beep | boop | beep | beep boop

Of course it might not be anything, just weird droid sounds that haven't been fully edited out of the video.

[ MOONDUST CAFÉ. ] It might be that they figured out the message or, it might be that a friend is dragging them to the cafe. But for those that make their way there, they will find the Moondust Cafe is a bustling cafe on the edge of a park, near local transport links.

For those that say the right words, a slightly bored looking teenager manning the counter waves them to a side door. "Best sit downstairs, service will be quicker."

Downstairs has a fair number of tables and booths and is lit by coloured lighting making everything look a little obscure. There's soft music playing, not loud enough to make it impossible to hear each other but enough to make it a little harder for evesdroppers.

Mingle, discuss. This is probably the closest to a safe space there is.

[ LOST & LOST. ] You may have spotted it already - that is, spotted what's missing. There's been the pets, the birds in the sky, a pen or apple or wrench from the garage. But now, with every single bad thing going on, more is starting to disappear. Machines stop working, from air conditioning, freezers, your Jinnjar MP3 player, to TVs and more.

And in some business buildings, even entire rooms are gone, their floors empty of more than the door you opened to find this out. Even the heroes seem worried and they quickly clear any affected areas, chasing away bystanders and sealing off whole wings of office blocks.

None of them have answers though, except that this must be the Voidtreckers doing. After all who else but that group could have power enough to do such damage?


DAY SEVEN & EIGHT: UNRAVELLING


[ OVEREXPOSURE. ] Everything is starting to escalate. The headaches are getting regular the more you're outside, buildings are starting to go missing around the outskirts. People see parts of the city flickering, and when they reach certain sections of the city, they find they can't go beyond it.

Life tries to go on, but as more areas of the city begin to be sealed off and considered dangerous, even those who are most stubborn about pretending everything is normal can see that is is not.

[ LET LOOSE. ] The breaking down of the city has caused a lot of chaos, but one of the biggest problems are that parts of the zoo have vanished. Walls, fences, enclosure roofs. Meaning that the animals inside are no longer confined and are now prowling the city streets. Real birds now fill the sky that the fakes left empty.

And they aren't all that's there. Twisted creatures are becoming more common on the streets of Diagad. Creatures that look almost like animals but warp and twist between them, one moment a bear the next it has horns and then it is a wolf. But no matter how they look those claws and teeth are bad news for everyone.

[ CRUMBLING, CRUMBLING. ] By day eight whole streets are disappearing. homes, houses. people need to be moved in closer around the congress sector. Colours crackle through the sky like lightning and the world shakes often.

It's not just the infrastructure but the memories of those in the city. Dreams have come realities and all but the most stubborn have begun to realise that this world is not their own. They are from another place. What is going on? Why are they in this city? Who are these people who are their 'family'?

Confusion and anger are growing in the streets and it is perhaps time for the Voidtreckers to come out of the shadows.
controlsthedie: game art of Thanatos default conversation picture (But the other saying I like so much more)

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[personal profile] controlsthedie 2021-07-25 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
I can promise no such thing, given everything going on.

[ There is no way of expecting anything, and he honestly doesn't know how he'll react. ]

However, I will keep in mind that whatever you are showing is you.
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[personal profile] worthallthis 2021-07-25 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
The utter lack of questioning or even looks of shock throw them for a beat, but after a moment of blinking at Steve's entirely rational and plan-focused questions, they rally. "I. Don't know. The last three places something like this happened to, two of them had people, one of them only had robots. None of them were this advanced, though. All the illusions there were fleeting, individual. Not found any natives so far, though."

Which admittedly isn't saying much. It's really hard to tell when not everyone is getting memories back. "The thing behind it. We met it face to face once. And we. Pissed it off, chasing it off a world it wanted to take. Not sure what it is, side from a survivor of a destroyed world that it wants to recreate. That's what this is, I think. Its world. Recreated."
worthallthis: (sad 2)

[personal profile] worthallthis 2021-07-25 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
That's very unencouraging. They shut their eyes tight a moment against the very unhelpful threat of tears. Either she's not their Misty, or she's still too deep in to recognize them properly. They don't know which they'd rather this be.

They swallow hard, force the emotion back, and continue unhappily. "That's why I wanted the promise not to call the cops. Those. Voidtreckers? The D-Force is all up in arms about? That's us. Except the D-Force don't exist. And we're trying to save people, not attack them. The entity behind all this. Tried to destroy three worlds before this one, at least. Maybe trying to recreate theirs."
irrationally: (but now i know it's going to take)

[personal profile] irrationally 2021-07-25 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
.. well, though it is good to know what happened to lead things to this point, at the same time hearing it feels awful. Especially since Alice had been so out of it in her own daze, hanging between her old memories and her new ones, that she hadn't even had the time or the mind to check up on any of the people she knew.

So it feels like it's her fault now. If she had been a little faster, if she had been able to get back up on her feet and looked for Guri right away, could she have prevented this? At least some of it?

Alice sinks to the ground, sitting with her back against the wall of the alleyway, burying her face in her hands.

She was right. She really does hate everything about this.

"I am sorry you had to go through all that by yourself," she mumbles, considering her face is still very much in her hands.
jingyeets: (peer | the kings and queens oh yeah)

[personal profile] jingyeets 2021-07-25 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
Geez, there are different levels here..

( which he grumbles, but he was hardly planning to go full dragon right now. instead he finishes bandaging, then settles back, passing a hand slowly over his forehead. )

Now you don't see them...

( Following the pass of his hand, however, two tined horns appear, until they're fully visible. his tail has become present a well, though less obvious for now despite it's larger size. )

... Now you do.
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[personal profile] consider8 2021-07-25 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
Eight nods as she tightens her grip around what looked like a broken fire extinguisher. She kicks up a metal pail and starts walking ahead, only to realize that Essek wasn't really nearly as capable as Caleb was when she found him. Was that going to hinder their mission?

No, Essek was going to need more protection than he is letting on. With a mighty slosh, the bucket fires magenta ink in a trail in front of Essek before turning around and repeating it from behind him. Finally, to connect the two paths, she spins a small circle around Essek before jumping into the air, transforming into an octopus, and diving into the ink.

A pair of eyes bob out of the ink, "Follow the trail of ink. So long as you stand close, I will be nearby. Let me know if you need to rest." Eight had a feeling this was going to be a loooong trip.
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[personal profile] tactlesstantei 2021-07-25 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
I have one too. Seems like everyone got one as far as I know, which is interesting since the books I read said that people on Diagad only gained their powers around puberty and that there were a small number of people who never gained a power...

[She's interrupted from her thoughts as Eight arrives, and gives a smile and nod before returning focus to the conversation.]

Actually, I thought of something. Does anyone else know what happened to Diagad, or at least noticed that it's gone? If there was talk of when to bring them into the void system and books published about the world, then surely someone must have noticed when they were destroyed.

[Anan had seen what was left first hand, but what kind of talk is circulating about it? Surely someone else noticed...]
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[personal profile] partofthecrowd 2021-07-25 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
"Aren't they just horrible criminals? They could say something dangerous." Rui pointed out with a little bit of a frown.

"D-Force said they're really dangerous."
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[personal profile] partofthecrowd 2021-07-25 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
"I think I'll try the mixed berry smoothie and oh, is that a chocolate pastry?" She couldn't help but ask, her sweet tooth ever present.

"It smells great in here, your friend has good taste, I think."
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[personal profile] melodiouspacifist 2021-07-25 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
What? Yeah of course.

[ He laughs and also gives a light tug to encourage her to give him his coat back.

They're in a park, but there are no people around chasing her, that's something right? ]
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[personal profile] melodiouspacifist 2021-07-25 07:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Not that I've heard, but you definitely can't stay here." Demyx said, with a headshake.

"I've got a lead on an empty place I can take you though. This is just...sitting and waiting for someone to come get you."
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[personal profile] melodiouspacifist 2021-07-25 07:42 am (UTC)(link)
"I should be offended." He said, laughing lightly but he played several notes in succession, and the wall that's so effectively keeping the monster from getting away crashed down upon it, splattering a decent spray of water everywhere in the near vicinity.

Did he overdo it? Did he even care?
irrationally: (i don't know what is real)

[personal profile] irrationally 2021-07-25 08:09 am (UTC)(link)
She feels her cheeks start to burn, and Alice quickly drops her gaze a little, looking at anything other than Crowley's face.

"I didn't think he would be worried about that." Heck, she didn't even think Crowley would have been worried about that, even though she apparently was. It's odd, the idea of people caring so much about her. Even odder that it's an angel and a demon of all things. That they were living a regular happy family life here.
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[personal profile] yondu 2021-07-25 08:47 am (UTC)(link)
"Ever'body don't think I'm a good citizen, I'm just bad enough." He makes a space between his fingers and smiles a big grin at the other two. That vigilante thing works out when you wanna seem a little bit of a shady pest.

But on the more serious nature of void nexus worlds? He does remember. "Yeah, we know 'em. We stop sometimes. So we gotta get Blondie here back to his soul. ...Yeah, I think we can do what it takes to manage that. We got a lot of fit people what can follow directions. Maybe not follow orders but follow directions, sure as shit."

He has some confidence in that, at least. "Anything else that'd be good for us to know or do before we get back out there? ...Shame we cain't see none of them fighters." But she already knows he was kind of thirsty for it so it's just kind of muttered under his breath.
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[personal profile] agoodsoul 2021-07-25 09:07 am (UTC)(link)
"Trying not to!" He laughs, so relieved to have his friend here. Danger or not.

Tidus is the action boy here and he definitely takes the initiative in the fight. As the monster keeps pressing the attack, Dennis knows he can't just stand there and do nothing. So he'll whistle sharply, to try and get it's attention.

"Oi, shithead!"
blitzcheer: (guhhh just GUHH)

[personal profile] blitzcheer 2021-07-25 09:18 am (UTC)(link)
DID SOMEONE JUST CALL IT A SHITHEAD--!

Who knows what actually gets its attention - actually, it was definitely the whistle - but it moves on automatic, swiping with claws for a possible opponent that it thinks it was alerted to. But Dennis isn't there, and before it has time to swing back around-

A blade plunges through it, evoking a death cry. It pokes through the other side, and takes a few pulls for Tidus to get it back out; the monster not immediately dropping but attempting to throw around its claws in an erratic, but ultimately hopeless attack.

Before then dropping, bleeding out a dark, blue goo.

"Ugh."

Don't mind Tidus's sound of disgust, and taking a moment to rest on his brotherhood sword here, catching his breath.
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[personal profile] myblueskies 2021-07-25 09:23 am (UTC)(link)
Romeo clings on, Chat is definitely a faster runner than he is! Really really fast!"

He nodded and looked around for one of the bad monsters, over there! He brought his arm back and then slashed it across, aiming at the monster. "LINE!"

A small line of energy flew out from him, hitting the monster.
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[personal profile] blitzcheer 2021-07-25 09:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, sure - a familiar face's a familiar face."

That Tidus can understand, at least. He's had to think about the whole 'other version thing' before, and...egh!

"She know about your whole...?"

He makes a gesture up and down with his hand at himself. This accurately describes, Your ghost situation, right?
helborn: (why would you do that?)

[personal profile] helborn 2021-07-25 09:27 am (UTC)(link)
It wouldn't be the first time he'd run from cops, but it's appreciated all the same.

The question gets a confused look from Casper, and he shakes his head. "Other than that guy who approached me at the library the other day. B... but you aren't... Loki Loki, father of Hel... are you?"

Also the 'Odinson' is weird, but he'll deal with that in a bit.
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[personal profile] bestbrotherever 2021-07-25 09:32 am (UTC)(link)
He sighs, resigned to explaining it to a stranger. "The mortal myths name Hel as my daughter, but I have no children as of yet. But that did not stop me from claiming you as family when we met in a previous world."
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[personal profile] zombiemessiah 2021-07-25 09:37 am (UTC)(link)
"I said they were my friends, I didn't say I was theirs. I was a job."

That's not entirely true. Roberta had said she loved him. But at one time, she told him clearly she wasn't his friend. Doc? Doc he just thought was generally friends with anyone. But to Murphy he was the best one he had.

"Look, I've done some world-building. I've seen some idiot world building. This is ass." And it's painful.
blitzcheer: (bluh bluh dad sucks)

[personal profile] blitzcheer 2021-07-25 09:39 am (UTC)(link)
Just talking--like that's going to jog his memory. But he's going to sound weird if he asks more about it, so he gives a "Right," gives himself time to just...get back into talking. Normal, like.

"I'm not sure I can help. All this... I'm not really the guy for it." He makes a motion across the table, more of a conversational thing than anything else. "But if it gets any worse- I dunno... will we have to stay inside?"
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Re: Skip beat spoilers

[personal profile] sevenyearsasleep 2021-07-25 10:32 am (UTC)(link)
“I’m not as good as Shad at spotting this sorta thing, but, Uh, I don’t think you are?”
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[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2021-07-25 10:45 am (UTC)(link)
"I wonder quite a bit about that control around here, considering some of us obviously have managed to fend off the illusion, he can't have that much control." He commented with a little snort.

Senku hummed a little bit. "I wonder where all these people are from then. Another train? Void connected worlds?"
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[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2021-07-25 10:54 am (UTC)(link)
"I know." Senku murmured, he knew he pissed him off, he just didn't care that he did.

"I'll stay put." He promised, frowning a little bit, but he'd feel better when he knew what was going on with Gen, and preferably, when he was safe.