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sixthiteration

WHERE: Anywhere in 6I
WHEN: Anytime prior to 10:00 AM July 1, 2019
OPEN TO: All
WARNINGS: Please warn in your subject line
NOTES: This post is for anyone who might want to thread out the lead up to the disappearances or who have anything they care to wrap up generally. New posts are now restricted, but you may comment as much as you like and time your thread for any point prior to the end. If you use the post, please make sure you are clear in your subject line or with a header in your top-levels if your thread is locked, as this is technically a mingle. Endgame details may be found here. Very best wishes to everyone, and thank you for joining us!

sixthiteration

WHERE: Wooded area between the South Village inn & police station
WHEN: Afternoon on 30 May until daybreak 31 May
OPEN TO: ALL - MINGLE
WARNINGS: Please warn in subject line
NOTES: Last party! Feel free to riff on the theme in whatever way you like.

Those who have been in the village since last New Year's Eve will likely not be entirely surprised by the appearance of a door: Cherry red, shimmering, and seemingly standing in space in the wooded area between the South Village inn and the police station. To look at it, it leads nowhere, but to push it open from either side reveals the impossible beyond.

Instead of a party this time, the door reveals a jubilant outdoor carnival. Lights and bright swaths of bunting are strung across the area with its rows of booths and entertainment, and the scent of food drifts on the sweet spring air. Anything you can imagine is at your fingertips and free, from cream-topped coffees to candy apples to neon-colored cocktails: Just step up to a cart and find it waiting.

Try your hand at a game of skill, ride the Ferris wheel, slide down the helter skelter — But do it soon, for this dream will not last, and disappears with the next rising sun.

dial6forhorror

WHO: Ben Hargreeves
WHERE: Both villages, as marked below
WHEN: Nebulously early to mid May, after the siege is over
OPEN TO: OTA
WARNINGS: Will be included as relevant

It takes nearly three days for Ben to emerge from the house and start exploring. That's how long
it takes him to get used to things like sensations, eating, sleeping, all the mundane things that make up being alive.

He explores the North Village carefully, going to the converted barn and nosing about the other communal buildings. He's nearly always within line of sight of one of his brothers, both for his comfort and theirs, after he forgot he wasn't intangible and tried to stick his hand in the fire.

When he goes to the South Village, it's with Diego and Klaus (it's with Diego and they make Klaus come because he can't be trusted unsupervised for more than five minutes). Ben's on the quest for hoodies from the storage in the South Inn and then he discovers there's a Library and moving him from there is going to be a task for the ages, because there's books. New books he has never read. And even if it's not fiction, Ben is happiest when he has a space to curl up in and a stack of books next to him.

sixthiteration

WHERE: Island-wide
WHEN: 3 May 2019, 10:00 AM and onward
OPEN TO: ALL - MINGLE
WARNINGS: Please warn in your subject line as needed
NOTES: Details are here.

Weeks now the villagers have endured kidnappings and attacks by an unknown, if eerily familiar-looking enemy who may have been just on their periphery for much, much longer than anyone realized. Now, with another uncertain day before them all, a message lights up every device on or off of a wrist:

ALL VILLAGERS HAVE 24 HOURS TO SECURE THEIR WRIST DEVICES.
DO NOT REMOVE YOUR DEVICES.
COUNTERMEASURES ARE FORTHCOMING.

For those unclear on its urgency, the message is repeated every hour, an unmissable countdown... But to what?

can_fight_ugly

WHO: Anne and OTA
WHERE: Around the South Village
WHEN: End of April/beginning of May
OPEN TO: OTA
WARNINGS: N/A - will add as necessary

After returning from the caves and rescuing the kidnapped villagers, and soon thereafter finding themselves besieged, Anne is putting her animal transformation powers to use; you may very well see, or be aided by, a large tawny tiger.

She does expend a lot of energy, however, so when she's not fighting or trying to secure the village, she's resting at home or trying to be excited about rationed meals at the Inn. Or, just catching a quick nap at the Inn.

As the month wears on and the ghosts visits become more frequent, Anne spends more and more time at and defending the Inn, but if you need to get to one of the other buildings, she will offer to run escort.

She's used to pushing herself under normal circumstances, doing so as a tiger isn't much different.

Private to Foggy - post-rescue

Anne was ready to be home. While the rescue missions had been a success, they had been stressful, full of fighting and biting the familiar ghost-like enemies, and not everyone had made it out alive. She finally finally - makes it through her front door and closes it behind her, dropping her pack on the floor.

"Foggy? I'm back!"

And she could really use a hug.

Private to Eddie - backdated to mid-April

She'd gotten a crash course in tigering in the caves, but now that she's back and still in possession of the ability, she's eager to see what else she can accomplish with it, and how else she can make it useful to the village as a whole. It's not exactly like her time with Venom, but she figures he more than anyone else has the kind of experience that might be useful in helping her push her skills further.

Still, it'd be polite to ask Eddie first, and so she makes a point to arrive early enough to catch him first, knocking on the door as a warmly-dressed human to start.

Seifer's House, shortly post-rescue

Anne had returned to find the attacks from the ghost-residents increased, and the actual residents ... waning. She was lucky that the two most important people in her life were still here, but not everyone was so lucky.

She makes a point to gather up a small skein of yarn she'd worked up before heading off to the caves, and heads out to see Seifer. Making her way across the village, she's alert and ready to transform into a tiger at the first sign of trouble, but fortunately it's a quick, quiet trek from her house to his.

She knocks onn the door, looking over her shoulder as she waits for him to answer.

whipshots

WHO: Brigitte Lindholm
WHERE: Southern village
WHEN: All of March kinda
OPEN TO: OTA, with sections for Seifer & Pepper
WARNINGS: Sads over villager disappearance; otherwise nah

( around the village | seifer )

( at the forge | pepper )

around the village | OTA (anytime march)
In Tony’s absence, Brigitte steps up her presence at the forge even more and is trying to keep the place running in some kind of order. She still lives at the inn and can be found there for communal meals and relaxing in the evenings, though she’s starting to doze off in the common room too now — pot, kettle, black. She’s spending more time in the library, reading up on the local flora, brushing up on her notes from Bev’s first aid classes. Learning all the little things that she never paid much attention to before: the teas which can ease headaches, others which ease cramps or nausea. It’s the little things.

[ WILDCARD: pretty much anywhere’s fair game! she goes jogging in the mornings, and can be sporadically found in the infirmary/dojo too, though less often now. ]

clouded_heart

WHO: Foggy Nelson
WHERE: Mostly South Village and the Healing Spring
WHEN: Latter half of March into early April
OPEN TO: OTA (ask if you want a starter)
WARNINGS: No warnings so far

( ... but flying jellyfish will induce psychosis. )

sundr

WHO: Loki Odinson
WHERE: North and South village
WHEN: Backdated roughly between March 07 to March 16. He'll be spending the first five-ish days in North Village before travelling back to South Village again.
OPEN TO: OTA for all prompts!
WARNINGS: A little bit of (as of now)innocent nudity while Loki soaks in the hot spring. Will update as needed!

( On the Road )

( North Village )

( South Village & Hot Spring )

tosavecocoon

WHO: Oerba Dia Vanille
WHERE: Fountain, House 38, the south village Inn
WHEN: March 18th
OPEN TO: First come, first served on the re-arrival just to keep myself straight, everything else is OTA
WARNINGS: There miiight be mentions of sacrificing herself to save others - will update if anything else comes up

FOUNTAIN - ~~FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED~~ MAINE

Turning into crystal is the strangest thing to be familiar with, but this is the second time it's happened to Vanille. This time, though, she and Fang had wanted it. They had been through so much together with their Cocoon family that when the time came, when they really did destroy Orphan, they realized that they had another gift to give the people of Cocoon. Despair wasn't the only way to become Ragnarok and the truth was, they were always better acting together than separate.

So Fang and Vanille had willingly become Ragnarok, but instead of destroying Cocoon, they saved it. They reinforced some of Cocoon's outer shell and sucked up all of the crystal dust that had fallen onto Gran Pulse, creating a strong crystal pillar out of it to hold Cocoon in place. That was as much as they could do and now they were part of the crystal pillar, part of the only thing holding Cocoon up in the sky. There they would stay, for as long as the crystal pillar survived.

The sensation of being crystal isn't as wet as she feels now. Something is different. She flexes her hands, something she shouldn't have been able to do at all, given that she'd been holding Fang's hands in the pillar. Frowning, she finally pries her eyes open, shocked at the sight of water around her. Light shines from above, so that is where she goes, kicking with all of her might until she finally breaks the surface of the water. She coughs once she's up, leaning her arms on the stone wall, but not yet far enough to have her head over the edge. She still has to cough up some water from her lungs and come to terms with the fact that she isn't a crystal anymore and what that might mean.

SOUTH VILLAGE INN - OTA

Once she has been fished out of the water, she finds herself a place in the Inn, only really wanting to warm up and dry off properly before she makes her way back to the house. She's grabbed a spare blanket or something like one and is at least wrapped up in it by now. At some point, she has a lot she will need to process. True to form, though, she's pushing a lot of that aside for later. She might be sitting by the fire, but part of the reason she stayed in the Inn for a while is to see if she can find anyone she knows. Several people deserve to hear something about what happened to her and if she can find familiar faces, all the better.

Anyone who comes by is greeted with a smile at least. "You can sit by the fire with me, if you want. There's plenty of room."

House 38 - OTA

Eventually, she makes her way back to the house she has been sharing with Phryne and Ashley. Her head hurts, her heart is heavy, and she's only partially coping with everything that happened back on Cocoon. Her first stop is to say hello to the animals outside in their pen. She hugs each of the larger animals, staying outside long enough to notice or be noticed by anyone walking by. Passerby will receive a wave from her, especially if she knows them. Then she makes her way inside to try to find her housemates and the dogs. Raine and Bhakti announce her arrival and she spends some time cuddling and loving on both of them.

"You didn't miss me, did you?" she teases them, letting both of them lick her face and hands as much as they want. "I hope you were good while I was gone."

skyward_eyes

WHO: Nida
WHERE: South Village Fountain, Around South Village, North Village Bakery
WHEN: March 18 through end of March
OPEN TO: Some OTAs, Closed threads for Iron Bull,
WARNINGS: Discussion of death and suicidal ideation

( “Not )

( “Going )

( “Will )

( “Bunny )

( “Home )

( “Guess )

plate_builder

WHO: Reeve Tuesti
WHERE: South Village Inn, House 37, South Village Forge
WHEN: Mid to late March
OPEN TO: OTA
WARNINGS: None

( “Get )

( “Special )

( “Going )

notyourrookie

WHO: Agent Washington
WHERE: Around the South and North village
WHEN: Mid-March
OPEN TO: Open to anyone! One prompt closed to Foggy, Peggy, and Tim.
WARNINGS: Some violence is likely!

( Begin Simulation )

( Combat Ready )

( Debriefing )

skyward_eyes

WHO: Nida
WHERE: South Village
WHEN: March 4 - 14th
OPEN TO: OTAs, some Closed Threads
WARNINGS: None

( Snow Business | OTA )

( Monster Hunting Hero | OTA, TT2 - Animal Attraction )

( An Unexpected Gift | Closed to Seifer )

( Dinner for Two | Closed to Billy )

~~If you'd like a starter with Nida, hit me on disco or Plurk and I'll get something made in a comment below.]~~

onesyllable

WHO: Joshua Faraday
WHERE: Hot spring, around the south village, north village at the house and barn
WHEN: Throughout March
OPEN TO: ota
WARNINGS: cw for alcoholism and over indulging in alcohol

( I'm drowning in myself )

can_fight_ugly

WHO: Anne Weying
WHERE: House/South Village/About
WHEN: Today to the End of the Month
OPEN TO: Everyone!
WARNINGS: N/A, will update as applicable

Routine

As is becoming habit, once Anne gets back to her house after a week of collecting anti-gravity feathers, camping, and fighting off nature with Reeve, she takes a hot bath, spends the time not thinking or doing anything, and spends the evening knitting and relaxing with a glass of wine. The following day she will collect her cat Lynn from Foggy and catch up about life in the Village while she was away.

Anne believes in keeping a steady routine, so it's not long after she's back that she's slipping into her old habits as if she hadn't just spent a week away; morning jog around the South Village, meals at the Inn, researching at the library. It's a chance to root herself in something familiar, even if she's had to craft it here in the world away from home.

She does leave a message on the Network about having a room available, in case anyone wanted a change of scenery. Of her three bedroom house, one was ft for herself and the other a craft space to hold supplies and extra chairs, which left one room open and - might as well see if anyone else would care to inhabit it. She's invited anyone who's interested to come by, take a look, and meet her unofficial fuzzy roommate Lynn who will absolutely judge them.

Fiber Initiative

As the fiber hub, Anne's house is open to anyone who wants to gather to work on various projects, or if they've got a question about a technique or looking for suppliers. Anne might not have what they need on hand, but she'll know where to send them. Additionally, if anyone just wants a place to sit, knit, and shoot the breeze, her living room is open and available and she will happily join for conversation as she works on her own projects.

Or just come by to play with her cat.

March 7-17

[There are no plans for Anne specifically for TT2, but she will be more than happy to join in to help anyone else. Hit me up if you want to join her in a bug battle!]

spoileralert

WHO: Stephanie Brown
WHERE: Various Outdoors
WHEN: After Take Two Part 1
OPEN TO: All
WARNINGS: None anticipated

The first thing Steph does when she gets home is take a long, hot shower. Definitely top priority. The second thing she does is head down into the bunker. She’s heard about people using the vending machine and nothing terrible seemed to happen as a result. She deserves a treat, she figures, and she knows exactly what power she wants.

She waits until she’s out in the open again to try it out, and isn’t disappointed. She’s small, yes, but whatever she is, she has wings.

HOUSES

established cr

One of the advantages to being small is that you attract less attention. The same holds true for being a bird. As a robin she can glide into her friend’s houses, moving quickly and then staying still to be sure she wasn’t noticed. From there she has all sorts of fun options. She can perch on top of refrigerators, swoop down and startle someone, or steal food when they aren’t looking. A little more difficult is moving small objects around, but that’s just as fun.

Her favorite, though, is waiting until the person is distracted and landing in their hair. With hollow bones and proper timing they might never notice she’s there.

WOODS

OTA

Being a bird isn't all sunshine and rainbows, of course, and not just because it's early March. Her first real, open-air flight comes to an inelegant end as, failing to out-maneuver a hawk, she changes suddenly back to human shape to foil the poor creature.

She falls with a yelp into the foliage below.

VILLAGES

OTA

When she tires of flying and trolling her friends (which takes a good while, to be sure) Steph decides to wander around both villages, gaining an appreciation of what everything looks like when you're a small handful of inches tall. She also takes the opportunity to unnerve people as much as possible.

Getting some food from the inn? Did you notice that there's a bird on top of the fridge, or the ceiling lamp in the common area?

Sitting outside to soak up what sun there is? Don't look now, but a bird's joined you on the bench, and it looks like it's bird-watching too.

Or maybe you're just going about your business, in the dojo, one of the farms, even the library. Wherever you are, a small bird has taken great interest in your doings.

bloodbathing

WHO: Agent Maine
WHERE: South & North Villages (see prompts for specifics)
WHEN: post Take Two, March 4th - 7th
OPEN TO: OTA + one closed
WARNINGS: just language, will update if necessary

( broken down and paralyzed )

duel_wielding

WHO: Agent North Dakota
WHERE: Around South Village
WHEN: Feb 26 - Mar 4, March 16th
OPEN TO: Anyone Still In Town
WARNINGS: None

( All Along The Watchtower | OTA )

( Around Town | OTA )

[OOC: Want a specific starter? Poke me. North needs to meet people.]

valdyr

WHO: Ubbe Ragnarsson
WHERE: Inn by the fireplace!
WHEN: Evening of 2/20
OPEN TO: All
WARNINGS: None! (Please warn for adult content or anything triggering)

Almost every evening since arriving, Ubbe goes to the hall most call the "Inn", which is somewhat appropriately named given most go in to gather and prepare food and eat. But the Viking goes for the fireplace and for the warmth it brings. He spends hours there, staring into the flames while it takes him back to many evenings at the Great Hall in Kattegat.

One thing he remembers well is how loud and busy it is when everyone comes together with men and women and children celebrating for many different reasons. Most times, it was the return of their people from successful raids and to feast and drink to the ones who had died glorious deaths in battle and earned their way into Valhalla to drink with Odin and Thor. They gathered to celebrate weddings and births and to honour traditions like Jól and Ostara.

It was a place that brought back a flood of memories for the displaced Viking.

Tonight, Ubbe remembers the stories told around the fire in the middle of the longhouse. The ones overheard by the men and women, their travels and the riches they came home with. The ones Floki would tell with such great enthusiasm and intensity in his eyes. It was the way he laughed while telling them that always seemed to make the tale a little scarier than it should be. But mostly, Ubbe remembers the way his father, Ragnar, told them to him and his brothers when they were young boys. His voice always seemed to bring life to them better than anyone else and that makes him smile.

[ Feel free to catch Ubbe quietly reminiscing or smiling in memory! Then sit down and let him tell you a story :) ]

to_defend

WHO: 7
WHERE: Around the village and at the Inn
WHEN: February 19th
OPEN TO: OTA
WARNINGS: NA/will update as needed

7 had seen how Eddie and Venom were acting strange, had seen mentions on the network that there was something wrong with the devices for some people. She'd chosen to hide out and lay low, waiting for it to pass. She'd never been confronted with this sort of issue before; to think you know some, know about how they're going to react, and then for whatever reason they start behaving totally differently. She'd decided it was better to observe (as was usually the case when dealing with emotional dilemmas).

She maintained her scheduled patrol runs, and still spent the night at the house, but otherwise she's taken to lurking on roofs until it got too cold, and then hanging out at the Inn by the fire. She was perfectly prepared to maintain this routine until things returned to normal, but then one day her device had beeped, and then the display had glitched and the device itself had shifted from Navy Blue to Yellow.

"Huh, that's ... odd." She felt she should be more concerned with this change, especially considering what she's already heard about Eddie and the others, but she'd been on her way to the Inn for a meal and was suddenly just as curious to see what the crowd was up to, as well as grabbing something to eat.

She slams the door open with a grin, pausing a moment to see how many people noticed her entrance, then walking in with a word and a greeting for anyone who happens to catch her attention. Does she know you? She might punch your arm ... affectionately so, but still ...

For the next twenty-four hours she's going to be a lot less soft-spoken.

Sixth Iteration

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[MINGLE] (Early) Anniversary Fun Fair

01.02: where only your thoughts have been

[MINGLE | PLOT] Ghost in the Machine Ends

OTA

take time, take all the time you need.

Stick and stones may break my bones... (OTA)

Every night my dream's the same | Same old city with a different name (OTA)

maybe someday we'll figure all this out ( OPEN )

Back From The Future - OTA

Help An Injured Architect? | OTA

Shades and Simulations

March Is A Strange Month | OTAs and Locked Threads

I'm drowning in myself

OTA for March

[open] This is all we got now, scream until your heart stops

HOUSES

WOODS

VILLAGES

praise the one who left you (OTA)

OTA | Those Left Behind

surely you have heard the story of

OTA - Off-Color (Navy Blue to YELLOW)