A Better Place To Live - May 13th, 2012

13 May 2012 @ 02:41 am

[ showcase #15 - back to the past ]

[ Outside 1768 Beaver Street - Morning ]

[ A Warbler sings a happy song from its perch on the T-38 Talon parked in the drive, a splash of yellow against the trainer's grey fuselage. The plane's owner is standing on the front porch in his pajamas, from all appearances trying very hard to keep from screaming.

Uh, again. ]

[ Above Mayfield - Morning ]

[ Keen eyes might spot the ribbon of green light zipping through the sky. At least they left him the ring and a power battery, but as Green Lantern finds the ceiling somewhere around the stratosphere, he's increasingly unhappy. ]

No no, no no no no no.

[ Visiting Old Friends - Afternoon ]

[ Hal left a number of people behind when he was mercifully sent home. He's stopping by their places now for a visit, pressing the bell with his thumb and waiting with barely-disguised impatience. ]

[ Olney's Tavern - Evening ]

[ Because there's not enough time in the day to get soused. Hal's sitting at the bar, starting a collection of bottles and keeping a sharp eye on his fellow occupants. ]

Tags: *location: olney's tavern, c: hal jordan

Current Mood:

grumpy

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13 May 2012 @ 04:57 am

[001] Wake up & Action

[Action, 841 Hastings Boulevard]

[He knows, the instant he wakes, that something isn't right. The room doesn't smell like his own, the bed doesn't feel like his and the general hum of fae activity around him is made conspicuous by its absence. Norway lies there, eyes closed, thumb and forefinger pinching firmly at his forearm to prove to himself that it isn't a dream, before he slowly opens his eyes and sits up]

Well.

[A quick glance around the room tells him he isn't alone here, and he isn't sure if he finds that comforting or a matter for concern. Still, he wastes no time in getting up and dressing, barely an eyebrow raised at the style of the clothing, and moves quietly through the house to the front door. Despite the bruise forming on his arm from the hard pinch, he's still not entirely convinced that he isn't dreaming]

[Action, around town]

[When he steps outside he lifts up a hand to shade his eyes and allows a brief display of anxiety in the way he softly bites his lower lip. He hesitates, then moves off the front porch and walks slowly down the street, just taking everything in]

Tags: !intro, *location: hastings boulevard, c: norway

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13 May 2012 @ 08:53 am

001 ♥

Action | 1646 Albright Lane

[ Before Bella even opens her eyes, she feels like something's off. It's a little bit too bright, the weight of her cat isn't on her stomach, and the blankets on top of her don't feel quite right. She opens her eyes and... screams.

Great, she's gotten kidnapped again.

She examines every single bit of the room, from the out-of-date clothes in the closet to the family photos of herself and people who totally aren't her family.

After a short bit of praying and trying not to cry, she grabs a heavy textbook from the bookshelf and ventures out into the rest of the house.

Careful, household, she's ready to use her makeshift weapon in a moments notice. ]

Action | All around town

[ She found the least offensive thing in her closet to wear this morning, but she still looks like somebody ran over her cat. She's all over town today, exploring her new surroundings. You might hear her muttering to herself, things about God, her cat, and clothes.

She doesn't look very happy, but feel free to approach her. ]

Phone

... Does this thing even work?

Tags: !intro, *location: albright lane, c: bella kirkwood

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13 May 2012 @ 09:15 am

Mk VIII: Sympathy by the Mother-load

| 5723 Cunningham Lane | Interior

Tony Stark is up a little earlier than usual today, sipping some orange juice and eating some toast in the kitchen. For once, he didn't spend the night at Olney's or tinkering in his lab, so he actually got to bed on time. That's not so weird. What is a little weird, though, is the sort of...persistent feeling of... something. He feels a little preoccupied by something, some niggling, tingly thought in the back of his head that he can't quite put his fingers on. It's not something he forgot, is it...? Feels different. Whatever it is, it feels somehow... beneath him. Interesting.

He notes that his "daughter" isn't up yet. She usually is up around now, all smiles and pleasant demeanor. ...She really is great...

| Olney's Bar | Mid-afternoon

What is the matter with me today? Tony finishes his glass and sets it down on the table. Something is wrong with him on some level, and he needs to try and booze it away. Maybe if he forgets that he feels off, he'll stop feeling off! Psychosomatic. Or Mind over Matter. Take your pick, self. He glances around him and sees mostly a few dejected regulars in the bar with him right now. A few more women are here than usual, though. He gives one a closer look to size her up... but suddenly feels like a... a... pig. How dare he! Imagine how much women have to put up with already without him undressing them with his eyes! It's bad enough in the real world, but in Mayfield, haven't they suffered enough without him trying to sleep with them?

......Nope.
Yes!
No.
Yes!
God, NO, what are you saying, man? Remember who you are!!

Tony stares at his hands and orders a Jack and Coke without even looking up. He is having a crisis here.

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13 May 2012 @ 09:49 am

1st Moonrise

A. 305 Miller Street

[She knew something was wrong before she even opened her eyes. She wasn't in her bed in Canterlot. It felt like she was on the floor. Why was she on the floor? The princess's eyes opened and she saw walls far too close to her on all sides. Where . . .

Princess Luna dove out of the little house she was in, only to hit the collar and chain that had her secured. She was chained? She tried to blast the chain off of the house, but her magic didn't work. She couldn't unbuckle the collar with her magic, either. Shock quickly turned to rage.

There is now a very pissed off winged unicorn pony in the backyard of 305 Miller yelling at the tops of her lungs while attempting to destroy the dog house she woke up in.]

Who dares to chain the princess of the night?!

B. Around Town

[Having successfully escaped the dog house situation, Princess Luna is trying to figure out where in Equestria she is. Unfortunately, the more she looks, the more confused she's getting. There is a dark purple pony flying over Mayfield with an unusually long mane and tail and a very unhappy expression. She can be also be found reading signs, attempting to interrogate drones, and generally trying to figure out what kind of place she has woken up in.]

Tags: !intro, *location: miller street, c: princess luna

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13 May 2012 @ 12:43 pm

én [wake up+action]

[Denmark rolls about for a bit before he starts to drift awake. As he last recalls, he was sleeping under a tree in front of a fire while Sverige kept watch. The ground felt far too soft and warm, this was his first indication that something is off.

He jolts as he notices the woman beside him and pushes himself off the bed, which he didn't expect to be so far off the ground. He peers up at her from the bed and decides he must have drunk a tiny bit too much the night before.

Now he takes time to glance about the room. This is wrong. Very wrong, but also terribly interesting. All of these things he's never seen in the tenth century. Has he landed himself a rich, eccentric woman? Is this a new land that managed to advance ahead of him? There's only one way to find out. Exploring.]

[Action.]
[Denmark is waltzing the streets shirtless. Luckily for the children, he decided his pajama pants were comfortable enough to keep. Besides, it's so warm out here.

He has his mailbox slung over his shoulder as a weapon and he's constantly stopping to look at things. If you happen by him, he'll have a few questions to ask.]

Tags: *location: anderson lane, c: denmark

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13 May 2012 @ 02:35 pm

-- 002.

A -- Morning;

[One habit that Scott will never break is the opportunity to go out for a morning run. He manages just fine in Westchester, so Mayfield shouldn't be much of a problem. So, he's making his way through the neighborhood streets in a brisk jog, nodding curtly to those he passes.]

B -- Afternoon;

[ It's a good thing for this job, or Scott would be climbing the walls out of pure aggravation and annoyance. Though foreign compared to his teaching job at the Institute, it does have it's perks.

So voila. Take note of the construction worker performing his tasks intently, not paying attention to anything else but. It's this type of work that helps get frustration out, even if he constantly seems to be returning to the same task.

No, he will not be throwing out cat calls to any passing ladies.]

C -- Olney's Tavern;

[This isn't a usual thing, but a decent drink is well deserved. Scott's sitting at the bar, one empty bottle before him, and a fresh bottle in his grip. Socializing has never been his forte, but keeping a careful eye on people is.]

Tags: *location: olney's tavern, c: scott summers

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13 May 2012 @ 02:36 pm

Most Wonderful Time of the Year ☆

[ It's that time of the year again! Rika woke up excited, ready to spend her day getting stuff done at the expense of boys. She loves Mother's Day! ]

[ Phone ☆ ]
mi~i! Good afternoon, everyone! I am sorry to bother you, but I am going to be selling lemonade today! I would very much appreciate it if you would come by 1762 Beaver Street and buy some lemonade from me! I hope to earn some money to establish a Games Club in Mayfield, so please do not hesitate to buy lots and lots of lemonade!

[ Action ☆ Grocery Store ]
[ Rika was sad to see her family full of drones, but at least the drone dad is good for something. She has a lot of money and can be seen wandering around the grocery store in search of lemonade mix and plastic cups. If you're a boy and you're spotted, Rika will look over at you with a pitiful expression. ]
Mi-... I wonder if I will be able to carry all of this... I wish someone would help me. [ That' your cue. ]

[ Action ☆ Outside 1762 Beaver Street ]
[ And as she said in the phone call, Rika sets up a lemonade stand by the lawn. She's got plenty of lemonade to offer and will wave cheerily to anyone who passe by. Particularly those of the male variety. ]
Good day to you, sir! Please come buy some lemonade! [ The prices are even reasonable! But that's because Rika expects a good turn out. ]

Tags: *location: beaver street, c: rika furude

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13 May 2012 @ 03:15 pm

☠Fourth Reel: Rubbing Elbows with the Locals

[PHONE]

Today is a special day. A day where mothers are given the praise they rightly deserve for going the distance time and time again, as well as enduring the hardships men simply CANNOT handle. In all honestly, women should be wearing those britches the men are unable to fit.

Truth be told, I could care less about this holiday for my own personal reasons, but there are those that deserve a proper celebration, and how can I turn down a petty reason to celebrate~?

At the moment, it's seven in the morning. At noon, there will be a brunch for the mothers of Mayfield in my home at 1670 Nelson. Please keep in mind that I do reserve the right to refuse entry.

Don't worry. There will be spirits and other refreshments to enjoy~.

[ACTION]

[At 1670 Nelson, Grell awaits with an open door, and classical music playing in the background. The food is probably store bought, since Grell is still improving on her cooking skills. The tea is made by her, though. It's not over-steeped this time!]

Tags: *location: nelson street, c: grell sutcliff

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13 May 2012 @ 04:31 pm

25th Magic Bullet

[Action; Annie's Flowers]

[It's Mother's Day once again. Yuna knows there's some fun to be had from last year's shenanigans, but this is also a pretty important day for her otherwise. First things first - she needs to preserve the memory of her own mom, who she lost far too early in her life. So early this morning into the afternoon, she can be found looking around the flower shop for a nice bouquet to set up at home.]

[Action; 2237 Stevens Road]

[Family members may notice that today, Yuna's slightly quieter than usual, though still generally maintaining good cheer. In the corner of the living room, she's got a family picture in a frame sitting on top of a small table. It looks like a photo of what appears to be a younger Yuna standing between a woman with a very strong resemblance and a smiling man with glasses and some beard stubble. There are white irises in two vases on either side of the picture. She couldn't find any incense, so instead there's just a candle burning there. During part of the afternoon, Yuna can be found kneeling in front of this display and praying.]

[Action; outside 2237 Stevens; afternoon until sundown]

[All right, so now it's time for a bit of trolling. She knows her mother would want her to remember her, but not to stand around moping about it all day. And the weather is getting nice and warm as summer approaches, so Yuna figures it's as good a time as any to bust out the lawn chairs and her swimsuit and get some sun. Once she's all set up with a nice folding beach chair, a pair of sunglasses, a rather flattering orange bikini, and what's left of the tube of Nuru Nuru X skin lotion she regained before, she sets about the task of relaxing and waiting for some guys to happen by to wait on her hand and foot. A girl needs to pamper herself every so often, after all.]

Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh, this is the life~! If only I had someone to fix me a cool glass of lemonade, help me rub on some of this lotion, and maybe give me a nice foot massage! That would definitely make this day totally perfect.

[Said loud enough for any hapless Mayfield males passing by to hear. Come at her, bros.]

Tags: !event, c: yuna akashi

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13 May 2012 @ 04:59 pm

Tales 002 - The Mother's day Curse [back dated]

Page 1 - John Doe park

[So having met some new people in this town and it being a new day Henry awakens in his room. Not having his story book and that he may get it back later did not satisfy him so he has gathered a bunch of paper lying around the house and stole little Suzie drone's crayons. Not wanting to be bothered by either the drone mother or drone sister Henry leaves the house to explore the town. However he's feeling like the two drone females are positively like real family, which is weird. He finds himself in a park where he takes a set on a bench and begins writing away on the scraps of paper he has, trying to remember all the fairy tales from his book.]

Page 2 - The library

[Leaving the park as it seems the drone children are being extremely creepily cheerful and happy and trying to make him play with them, Henry retreated to the library. Finding the children's section Henry searches through them for any sort of fairy tale books, just so he can have some reference they're anything like his book that is.]

Page 3 - Anywhere

[Now Henry just wanders around the town looking around at it. Yup defintely a little more creepier than Storybrooke. Least everyone there had personalities. Here they're all cardboard cut outs.]

(ooc: Women you may harass the poor child)

Tags: !event, c: henry mills

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13 May 2012 @ 06:16 pm

2nd Morning--Mother's Day

1. 1130 Taylor Road; morning

[Connla woke up feeling strange. Like...he wanted to do something nice for his absolutely wonderful big sisters. Miss Tohsaka, no, Rin, had been very helpful. And he loved her like a real sister (come to think of it, he needed to ask his mom for a big sister sometime). Heather had been very nice and fun as well.]

[After running through a list of options, he decides that the best thing to do is to cook them a nice breakfast.]

[Unfortunately, he has no idea how to use the stove...or how to cook besides roasting pieces of meat over the fire.]

[Therefore, it's not surprising when the side wall of 1130 Taylor Road is utterly destroyed by an explosion, leaving a raging fire where the stove had once stood.]

[Connla, who had shielded himself behind the kitchen table, looked out at the ruin.]

...Oops.

2. Mayfield Elementary

[For some reason, Connla is really happy to see his teacher today. The first thing he does upon entering into the room is to give her a hug.]

You're my favorite teacher.

3. All around Mayfield; afternoon

[By now, Connla has realized that there is, indeed, something wrong with him. However, having no idea what's going on, he wanders around aimlessly, trying to find someone who knows how to cure his strange condition.]

S-sorry...

[He apologizes to whoever he might have bumped into.]

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13 May 2012 @ 07:09 pm

[Mother's Day] Life had just begun...

[ 1490 Kramden Road, Egon's lab, just a few minutes into Mother's Day ]

( Locked to Egon Spengler )

[ 1490 Kramden Road, outside John's room, early morning. ]

( Locked to John Egbert )

[ Phone, filtered to Tarvek Sturmvoraus ]

Tarvek, you remember what happened last year? [ She sounds nervous. ]

[ 1490 Kramden Road, Mother's Day, all day, open to all ]

[ Ilsa will be answering the door, and even trying to intercept the phone calls today. She may or may not be successful. ]

Tags: !event, *location: kramden road, c: ilsa higa

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13 May 2012 @ 08:16 pm

[Action - 305 Miller Street]

[Something is very...off when she wakes up. It has to do with the fact that she's in a soft bed, and with the fact that the Leapfrog's rattle even allowed her to sleep in the first place- or the fact that for the first time in a long time, she's feeling slightly chilly.

Family members might catch the tall blonde (in place of the smaller drone girl) peering out the doorway of her room, but not before she makes a quick phone call-- ]

[Phone]

Nico, Chase, Victor, Molly, Klara-- Julie?

Please be there.

[Action - Grocer]

[Karolina's in the fruit section, scowling at the tiny selection, ocasionally picking up an object to examine. She frowns at it. This stuff couldn't be all-organic.]

Seriously? [Find out what's wrong?]

[Action - Mayfield - Night]

[It's nighttime. And Karolina Dean is a normal girl, sitting huddled up on a bench on the side of the road, shivering slightly. She's human. For the first time ever, she's 100% completely human. Normal.

...Almost normal. Close enough to normal. This place has tricked her into thinking, just for a moment, that it can all be okay. Mayfield has swept her off her feet, taken her away from her friends, and given her a gift she thought she'd never have. She's just another girl.

She lets out another breath, a puff of air in the chilly night.]

I could get used to this.

Tags: !intro, *location: miller street, c: karolina dean

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13 May 2012 @ 09:17 pm

The superfabulousawesomesauce adventures of Arm Fall Off Boy - Part 3: Mother's Day in Mayfield <3

[A - 2239 Stevens Road, Sunday Morning. Mothers Day!]

IT'S FINALLY HERE!

[Floyd covers his mouth on realizing how loud he just shouted. He doesn't want to wake up Kreutzer before he's even entered her room after all! After a few seconds he pretty much leaves a Floyd shaped hole in her bedroom door as he star jumps into the room.]

HAA-PPY MOTHERS DAY, MOM!

[The poor boy clearly has no clue how much this will annoy Kreutzer, but that is Floyd for you, blindsided to logic by his good intentions!]

I brought you this breakfast of an apple! I assume like teachers Mothers like these as gifts too! But don't worry Mom I have something else for you too! But it's downstairs in Dad's private office! Don't ask me how I got in though!

[Floyd flashes back to hiding the lock he pried off earlier underneath the sofa before snapping back to now.]

So hurry and get up! I stayed up ALL NIGHT LONG drinking coffee so I could finish making it for you! And I spent all the money I have gathered buying stuff to make it too! Oh and here is your card!

[Like a ninja Floyd jumps over and places one of his trademark 'Wait, a two year old didn't draw this?' pictures in front of Kreutzer. It looks kind of like her with a plate of cookies, but with Floyd it could honestly be anything.]

[B - Around Town, Later that day.]

[Floyd is out walking around town whistling happily. It seems all the men in Mayfield have suddenly started being much more considerate and embracing of the life they are currently ~~being forced~~ choosing to enjoy while showering the women with love and attention. Basically the men of Mayfield have started acting JUST LIKE FLOYD!!!]

I guess me being here has helped set an example... clearly all the men have realized how much of a good role model I am and have decided to act just like me!

[Yes, Floyd's ego and stupidity are just that big. But even if he's told otherwise he won't believe it, he likes to think he could make the world a better place like that!]

Who knows maybe I can help out my fellow Mayfieldians with the Mothers Day celebrations! Ah to spread happiness and love to everyone truly is a life worth living!

Tags: !event, *location: stevens road, c: floyd belkin

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13 May 2012 @ 11:28 pm

Devil's Nest 14 | As You Wish | Backdated to Mother's Day

-Action A: Outside of 624 Topper-

[Greed can be found taking down the sign reading 'Devil's Nest' which he hung on the front of the house just about a month ago. He likes it, but his drone wife has been complaining about it, and today he decided to take it down for her.]

-Action B: Around Town-

[After he's done there, he gathers two handfuls of roses from the front yard and hands some to every woman he crosses paths with.]

Anything I can help you with today, lovely?

-Action C: Olney's Tavern-

[At the bar, he's even more eager than usual to take orders from any woman who enters. So eager that he may ignore some of the regulars in favor of the ladies.]

Your tab is on me tonight, beautiful.

Tags: *location: olney's tavern, *location: topper street, c: greed

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13 May 2012 @ 11:50 pm

002 | Aoko Nakamori

{{ →!Action | In Front of the Police Station | Early Morning }}

[ Aoko was never known for being able to recognize danger as usually she tried to make friends with it. However, seeing that lady standing over her drone!dad looking as fierce as she had left little room for Aoko to recognize the situation as anything but dangerous. As a result she collected her drone brother with some difficulty as he didn't want to leave his mommy and carried him off to the police station. She hadn't even realized yet that she was still in her night clothes as she pounded on the entrance door. ]

[ Her first thought had been to run to Hakuba's house but she realized this was a little different than a case and in fear of endangering him she found herself here, at the police station. The one place she should have been able to trust the most. ]

P-please open up! I need to speak to an officer! Please!

[ She's got a tight hold on her drone brother's hand so he can't run off back home to that woman he was insisting was his mother. ]

{{ →!Action | John Doe Park | Late morning }}

[ Aoko is just sitting on a bench with her head in her hands. She's still undoubtedly in a night dress but she really doesn't want to go back to that house and she doesn't have money on her to get more clothes. Her drone brother has informed her several times that it's indecent to be seen out of the house in her night clothes and Aoko has waved it off every time. Better to be indecent than dead right? ]

[ The Drone boy is just sitting next to his 'sister' and watching her about like any small boy would watch his sister while she was doing something embarrassing. At least she managed to convince him not to go back there. ]

((ooc: takes place after this. She's having a bad morning.))

Tags: *location: john doe park, *location: police station, c: aoko nakamori

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