A Better Place To Live - April 6th, 2012

06 April 2012 @ 01:04 am

Rank 6

[action: park]

[In the park, there's a certain greaser kid talking with (one of) his girls. Both of them are just laughing along, being typical 50s teenagers, when suddenly the greaser suddenly pauses, clutching his head.]

'xcuse me, babe. I'll talk to you later. [Leaving the confused girl behind, he walks around as if drunk. Once he reaches a bench, he proceeds to collapse onto it.

He appears as though he's dead, but is really just asleep. Come poke him?]

[Phone]

Hello. Minato Arisato speaking.

They changed my housing recently. The new address is 3475 Erwin Road.

Also, I'm a father.

Tags: c: minato arisato

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06 April 2012 @ 04:18 am

4th Purification: Crank Dat Solar Boy (Backdated to April 2nd)

(Django hasn't delved into the world of pranking before, but he feels he's off to a good start. As such, he'll just proceed with the other names in his list! He apparently has a knack for sneaking into people's houses, so that's just what he'll do!)

For sinistraljoker

( Hello, Shoutaro~ )

For kettchmeifyoucan

( You don't make things easy, Wes... )

For thebeastwithout

( You're essentially final boss status, Beast Boy. )

Action: Around town

(Juuuuuuuuuuust in case anyone wants to bother Django while he's out doing...whatever he's doing. He's not too much fun without occasional people to troll him.)

Tags: !event, c: django

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06 April 2012 @ 12:48 pm

Fourth Diabolic

[A. 1334 Benny Road - Action]

[Hayate received her box with some trepidation. After the boxing glove that left her lip split and broken and the bee stings, she was wary of any more presents. However upon opening it, she found a card with a picture of a small shining object, one that she recognized as her linker core.

There was a jolt and she felt life surge through her body as the warm, comforting feeling of her full power was swimming in her body. Anyone passing by who was sensitive to magic -- within 4 blocks of the house even -- can feel the tremendous surge of SS rank magic blasting through Hayate before subsiding.]

Whoof, that was a rush! I wonder if getting back regains feels that nice?

[B. Phone to Nanoha cast]

Faaaaaatttteeee~ Vivio~ Ein-chan, Arf~, I got my magic back! Sadly my limiter didn't come with it so lemme know if space-time's being warped and I'll try and reign it in. Okay?

[C. Phone to Bazett]

Baz, I got my magic back just fyi. You probably coulda felt that surge coming from my house. Just wanted ta letcha know.

[D. Ordinary Shopping Time - Anywhere]

[Once Hayate was done all of her calls, she had decided to go out for shopping. Vita went through hot milk like a fiend every morning and they were always running low. So she's out with a bag of groceries from any direction or point, humming to herself. As usual, anyone who is magic sensitive can probably feel Hayate coming from a block away.]

Tags: *location: benny road, c: hayate yagami

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06 April 2012 @ 02:00 pm

[Action: 5720 Cunningham]

[Hajime is trying to measure himself by standing up against a door frame and marking his height with a pencil. It... isn't working very well, because it's more of a two person job]

[Phone]

W-what do you think happens at home, while we're here? Is time passing? If it isn't... do birthdays here count? I'm gonna be nine soon. I feel older. I'm definitely taller. But... does it mean anything?

Tags: *location: cunningham lane, c: hajime

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06 April 2012 @ 04:18 pm

Sixth Key: The Captain and his Ship

[Action 1: 7134 Brooks Lane]

[After finally settling down after the event, Marvelous has found three packages sitting in front of him. The first two....hadn't gone very well. So he was now sporting a bruise on his cheek and a couple of stings (he'd managed somehow to get those bees out the window). So now...he was wary of the third.]

This'll probably be a bomb. Stupid postman....

[Housemates...come see! This'll be GREAT!]

[Action 2: In the skies above Mayfield...but not high enough not to hear people.]

[Marvelous crosses his arms and sighs a breath of relief. He's standing on the bow of the Gokai Galleon, and all is right in the world. he's taking a cruise around town.]

Tags: *location: brooks street, c: captain marvelous, c: don dogoier

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06 April 2012 @ 06:11 pm

First Treasure.

[ Action: 1669 Nelson Street. Morning. ]

[ It was a normal morning in Mayfield, not that the two young people who are just about to wake up know anything about that. It starts slowly. A yawn, and then a stretch by the long-haired man in the bed. He then blinks a little bit after his eyes open, before sitting up abruptly. ]

Where am I?

[ On the other side of the bed was a shoulder length haired woman curled up as if nothing was wrong. However, when the male wakes up, so does she and with a yawn and a stretch herself, she wipes the sleep from her eyes and looks around to find... ]

What the....?!

[ The man turns to the woman, looking confused. ]

L-Luka? Where are we? Where's the Galleon?

[ Luka's similarly confused herself, trying to figure out what happened last. ]

I...have no idea. What's the last thing you remember?

[ Joe thinks. ]

Being captured by Basco. That's my last memory.

All right, that's the same for me.

Come on, lets find out where the hell we are.

Yeah. We've got no time to waste.

[And with that, the two went to explore their house.]

[ Phone call! Not filtered to anyone, but be warned, you can get either Joe, Luka, or both. Just specify! ]

[ The sounds of struggling for the phone can be heard before these words. ]

Oi, Mayfield. How did we...

[ There is the sound of another struggle. ]

Just to let you know, we don't take kindly to being held captive again, Basco - that is if this is your doing!

[ There is another slight struggle. ]
Luka! Give that back!
What she was saying is true, though. We don't like being held captive, and will do anything in our power to escape and find the way back home to our crew.

[ Another small struggle commences ]

That's a penalty, by the way, Joe.
But, yes - we'd like to handle this cleanly, but if we've gotta resort to other measures...

[ There is a slightly frightened gulp. ]
If we have to resort to other methods...then we will. That's what being a pirate is all about.

Mmhmm! So, you better play nicely. Got it?

[ Action: (Joe Gibken). Around Mayfield. ]

[ Joe Gibken could be found wandering around the small town, looking slightly confused. He looks...out of place, with his long hair and his properly fitting, if...well, wrong clothes. He just doesn't look the type to take to 1950s fashion. ]

[ Action: (Luka Millfy). Around Mayfield. ]

[ Dresses? Were totally not her thing. But, since she doesn't have her normal clothing, it'll have to do. She's observing what she can, making sure to keep her eyes peeled for anything or anyone that might be familiar. That, and she doesn't know if the Zangyack are around here, so she has her guard up. If she thinks that you know something about this place, she'll approach you with the question of: "Can you tell me more about this place?" If not, then she can be approached. ]

( OOC: Intro post for both Joe (

fiveswordstyle) and Luka (

eyeontheprize)! Let us know who you want in the subject headers and we'll reply! )

Tags: c: joe gibken, c: luka millfy

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06 April 2012 @ 06:39 pm

6 Things To Fight For.

[OPEN OPTION 1 - School. (Morning/Day)]

[Okay, yea, Fang's at school, teaching her class, woo hoo. Though clearly her mind's somewhere else. You brave enough to ask this distracted BAMF what's up?]

[OPEN OPTION 2 - Random shops and stores through out Mayfield.(Day/afternoon)]
[It seems like at every turn something that's only... Half useful, is popping up. There's gotta be some training gear somewhere around here though, right? This place can't be completely barren of it. At least, that's what Fang keeps repeating in her head at every store she's wondering into and around. Though there doesn't seem to be much in the way of training dummies, mats and safety weapons from what she's finding.

Anyone care to help a very mildly frustrated looking Fang out?]

[OPEN OPTION 3 - Hardware store. (Afternoon)]

[This place is... Somewhat amazing. With all the beams, wooden planks and tools it houses. Thoughts drift off to how useful something like this would have been back in Oerba but... That's a complicated mix of issues. Either way, she's been wondering through isles and looking over things, carefully sizing each new thing that catches her attention up. All this stuff's got some gears turning in her head rather obviously.]

( Call to Ambrosia )

( Call to Hope )

( Call to Snow )

( Call to Sazh )

[OPEN OPTION 4 - Phone call to all! (Evening)]

[She doesn't even hesitate, just launches into the question without a thought.]

So, what's with this Easter thing?

( Later evening private-ish meeting with Ilsa - 1490 - The Spenglers )

( Meeting with Shepard (On Saturday - Early afternoon) )

( Meeting with Heather Mason (On Saturday - Later afternoon) )

Tags: *location: hastings boulevard, *location: kramden road, *location: mayfield high, c: oerba yun fang

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06 April 2012 @ 07:34 pm

Prayer Two: The Burned Man

[Joshua ignored his orders to prank people and thanks to that, died. Mayfield managing to do what even Caesar could not. However this being Mayfield, he's soon back.

He does receive an envelope in the mail. Opening it up he finds himself looking at a picture of a very familiar flag. He barely has time to say anything before he's hit with intense burning pain.

A. Hello Mayfield. There is a man sitting on his front steps, looking like he's getting his breath back. He's covered in horrific burns and has a piece of paper clenched in his hands.

B. Walking around town. Argh...it's the Mummy...no wait. Just a man wrapped in bandages from head to foot. Stop and stare? If you look at him for long he'll ask if he can help you with something.

C. The Church. The Burned Man in the church, reading a bible off to the side. Yes, there is a man wrapped in bandages sitting in the spot Joshua Graham usually spent his time reading.]

[Phone]

How kind of the town to return some of our things after that. I had almost gotten used to things too. Thank you for the reminder of reality Mayfield.

On an unrelated note, would anyone be able to tell me if the town has a source of bandages aside from the hospital?

Tags: *location: bunker street, *location: john doe park, c: joshua graham

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06 April 2012 @ 07:44 pm

37 ★ caper | backdated to during the event

[Like most other Mayfield residents who were present for the last census, Miakis found herself worrying about what the town had in store for everyone this year. She couldn't think of anything worse than being ordered to kill each other, but she knows Mayfield can do it.

So imagine her relief when she discovers that there are no orders to kill each other this time around. Then imagine her complete and utter joy that she gets to prank everyone instead! Being her birthday, this April Fools thing was pretty much made for her, so screw it, she is going to enjoy herself for once.

After spending some time scoping out her targets, she sets to work gathering supplies and making her plans.]

( April )

( Olivier )

( Clover )

[And anyone looking to prank or say hello to the little knight can find her anywhere around town~]

Tags: *location: bilko boulevard, *location: stone street, c: miakis

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06 April 2012 @ 11:27 pm

MK VI: Kiss Me, I'm Irish (by blood alcohol content)

A | UPTOWN MAYFIELD | MORNING

[Tony Stark is not pleased with his current track record. Nope. Not at all. It is taking WAY too long for him to do what he does best. Well,not including "innovate and revolutionize the world". ...Or "get his way with everything". ......Or "drink".

He's talking, of course, of his masterful art of seduction. He can only assume it's a superpower he's always had and never fully tapped,because Mayfield CLEARLY RIPPED IT AWAY FROM HIM. He should have bedded, what, six people by now? Hell, at least gotten a real damn dinner date... Jesus, he was actually FRIEND-ZONED!

TWICE.

This will not do. So Tony calmly sets up shop on the sidewalk. He's got some plywood, nails, a few markers and a lunchbox, looking like a real 50's construction worker, unintentionally. What's he up to? Why, it's simple...]

B | UPTOWN MAYFIELD | EARLY AFTERNOON

[...He's building himself a Kissing Booth, of course. Bored, tipsy and frustrated, he figures all he needs to do is give the local women a small sample of his raw, sexual charisma. After that, it'll only be a matter of time before they look him up again. Right? ~~Wrong?~~ RIGHT, DAMNIT!

Tony will be sitting behind a small, lemonade stand sized booth, sipping a Mai Tai, coloring on the back of a Mayfield newspaper or winking shamelessly at passing women for a few hours. The sign on the stand reads

KISSIN' BOOTH! BORING KISS = $2, FRENCH KISS = $3, FURTHER ACTIVITY = NAME YOUR PRICE, MALE KISS = GET LOST, PAL.

Gilgamesh is now sharing booth space with him, in a contest to see who can earn more public displays of affection.

Tags: c: tony stark

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06 April 2012 @ 11:32 pm

Mission: 003

-Dynamo had become very cross with recent events... in the ways of various pranks pulled on him. He despised water, ever since his systems seemed to glitch when struck by a water based attack. So when he was struck multiple times with water spells, or traps, or... hoses... water balloons, he became sorely annoyed. It didn't help either when his hair was changed into rainbow colors as the result of falling in a kiddie pool of... rainbow water.

That boggled him a bit... but then someone shaved it all off when he was doing that sleeping thing that humans do. He wasn't a happy camper.

When he awoke, back in his bed, he grumbled and began to go about his daily morning routine. Upon fetching the paper he spotted, a package! Opening it, he was startled when his frame was reverted back into that reploid body of his. Of course he hit the door frame because he wasn't expecting such a thing to happen...

At least he had his hair back.-

Action: Around town!

-One fairly tall reploid is now stalking the streets. If he recognizes you from the pranking earlier in the week, it's best you steer clear of him. If you're one of the few to have crossed his path when he was a normal human, feel free to notice his taller, armored frame!-

Tags: c: dynamo

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06 April 2012 @ 11:42 pm

-002

[Phone]

That was an interesting week, wasn't it? Eh heh... kind of glad nothing happened with me. Some of the things I saw, didn't look very fun at all. Thought the idea of pranks was supposed to get a laugh or a small chuckle.

Guess this town is just full of surprises.

Tags: *location: hastings boulevard, c: locke cole

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