A Better Place To Live - June 8th, 2012

08 June 2012 @ 12:06 am

[Phone to everyone]
[After a few weeks of being here, Denmark is officially capable of using THE PHONE. He is so proud that he feels obligated to broadcast the most menial things over it. It's like giving your grandma a twitter, guys. Just don't.]

Is there a way to make the crazy women in yer house stop talkin'? I don't know what a dinner party is, but it sounds all sorts a' suspicious. I don't want one.

[There's a loooong pause.]
So.
Norge flashed me forward about a thousand a' so years, but he didn't tell me everythin'. If any good food has been created without my knowledge, I should like to try it.

Any suggestions, denizens?

Also if Sweden comes back I am goin' to punch him. Don't tell 'im, it's a surprise.

Tags: c: denmark

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08 June 2012 @ 12:28 am

[03] Third Job

{A: Action - Open to housemates, neighbors, and anyone else who might be walking by}
-- location: 848 Goldberg Street
-- time: Mid-morning

[Anyone within the vicinity of the Reynolds residence might notice a new fixture in the neighborhood. Precariously parked in the back yard (and leaving not a foot of space to spare) is a mid-sized transport ship that looks like it's got quite a few years on it. Several scorch marks also suggest that it's seen some excitement.

The side gate is open and anyone who's curious will see the ramp down and Mal walking back and forth, moving his personal possessions armload by armload into the ship. Looks like he's moving in.]

{B: Phone - Open to Kaylee Frye}
-- time: Mid-morning

Kaylee? Come on over. Yer captain's got a present for ya.

Tags: *location: goldberg street, c: malcolm reynolds

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08 June 2012 @ 12:35 am

The superfabulousawesomesauce adventures of Arm Fall Off Boy - Part 4: Falling to pieces

[A - 2239 Stevens Road]

[Floyd wakes up for yet another day of madness in Mayfield. Having walked downstairs he hears a slight tap at the front door. He quickly runs and opens it but finds nobody there, just a package sitting on the porch addressed to him. He takes it inside and into the living room.]

I must be super important in Mayfield now if I am getting my very own post!

[The boy excitedly unwraps the package, and inside all he finds is what appears to be a picture of a crash test dummy missing its arms and legs.]

Oh! This must be from a fan of my superhero work! How nice of them!

[Floyd has yet to cotton on to what the photo actually means, and probably won't for a little while longer. Maybe some of his housemates will help him in figuring it out!]

[B - Front Lawn of 2239 Stevens Road, later that day]

[Following on from the earlier madness and exciting following the package Floyd has decided to cut the grass in the front garden, in his mind he is doing this to earn pocket money from his not!parents. In reality he is just a delusional idiot.

He is happily whistling a tune as he pushes the grass cutter and is blissfully unaware of anything happening outside his own mind. If anyone disturbs him it could lead to a rather shocking and humorous series of events that the person will not forget for a long time.]

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

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08 June 2012 @ 09:24 am

03 ღ and words did not come

I - 5724 Cunningham

[Sup y'all. New housemate. She's got a package from the Post Office in her hands, and is wandering around the house looking a bit irritated.]

Hello? Hello? Is anyone here?

II - phone, filtered from drones

...good afternoon, everyone. [It wasn't often that Euphie got mad, but this was one of those times. What the town usually did was annoying at best, but this last "incident" had tricked her into believing she was the Empress. What malarkey. She'd given up her rights! She didn't want any part of the royal family! That she knew quite well was true.

And pain. What if she really was dead back home? What if she really did kill all those people by believing she had to? It was...it was disrespect, it was making a fool out of her. It twisted her memories of Lelouch and Nunnally and Suzaku, in the most ridiculous way--although, funny thing, she was having trouble remembering the details.] Admittedly, my memory of the events of the last week is quite fuzzy. Appropriate, considering that's what was manipulated during that unfortunate incident.

Aligning ourselves together to escape is one thing, but attempting to halt them entirely is another. Has this ever been tried? I imagine it would take a very...large-scale force.

III - action

[Euphie has apparently busied herself with the task of doing errands. Every kind of errand. Even the unnecessary ones.

a. All around town, afternoon - generally just a bundle of MUST CONCENTRATE, MUST GET MY MIND OFF OF BAD STUFF nerves, Euphie hurries around town with varying armfuls of bags and boxes. She seems to be holding them surprisingly well.

b. John Doe Park, evening - Clearly, princesses who are used to prancing around in ball gowns and high heels should invest in taking up a sport. ...at least it seems to be burning out the last of her excess energy and silent anger. Because she's managed to acquire a soccer ball, and is off in a quiet corner of the park, practicing her kicking and such, seemingly taking her strength out on the large, sturdy tree in front of her. She doesn't seem particularly brute or strong with any of this, but she's quick on her feet. And not really noticing anything else around her.]

Tags: c: euphemia li britannia

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08 June 2012 @ 11:25 am

Another Friday

[1 - 2242 Stevens and Area]

[Rin was feeling a little put out that she hadn't received anything in the mail, but it wasn't so bad. She wasn't looking forward to anything else that marked her as a potential villain later on. As such, she was finishing the laundry, not trusting her drone mom to throw out the boys clothing like shorts that they had, or worse, donating them to some kind of charity. They were hers, darnit. She couldn't play futsbal in a dress.]

[Phone/Action - Private to Madoka]

Madoka, I was wondering if you wanted to go to the flower shop today. I can show you around and help you with your garden. It is a little early for seeds but we could probably get some seedlings instead. What do you say?

[Phone/Action - Private to Yuna]

Hey Yuna, I was wondering if you wanted to go and play some sports or do something like that this weekend like we talked about earlier in the week when we were kind of out of our minds. Gimme a call back? I'm going out to find flowers with Madoka first so we can make it a date.

Er, I mean not a date, I mean just as friends and stuff. Yeah. [Ogod all the awkward. That AU did a number on her.]

[Phone/Action - Private to Gohan]

Hey Gohan, I was just wondering if you'd like to do something this weekend. I've got plans with a couple of friends but it is summer after all now so... gimme a call?

Tags: *location: stevens road, c: rin natsuki

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08 June 2012 @ 12:37 pm

Egg Post Mk-IX

A) Action - 309 Miller Street, outside

[For the most part, Eggman... has no idea what the heck happened. One minute he was perfectly fine, the next... something about Legionization. Whatever the heck that means. Now, it seems that it was over, the scientist steps out back, grumbling.]

Alternate mes... that's the only thing I can think-- huh?

[And as he stops out, he can't help but gawk at what's parked in his backyard.

Could it be...?]

...the Egg Carrier? Here?! Oh-hooo! This is magnificent! No longer do I have to stand around in my drab and boring house and...!

[And now, he notices it - yes, it's the Egg Carrier - and everyone in the friggin' town can see it... but it's also pretty wrecked.]

Hmph. So, it brought me the first one, huh? No matter, I'll find a way to rebuild it!

[And as he says this, an idea came to his head...]

Hmmmmmm~!

2) Phone

Hello, wonderful citizens of Mayfield! It is I, Dr. Eggman, with a question for you all! It seems that the town has returned to me something of great value to me, but for the moment, it's not in the condition to be fully operational! But, I can't let it go to waste, now can I?

With a few modifications, of course, how would you all feel about having it as some sort of... summer fun place? The kiddies are getting ready to get out of school, right? Why not have some fun...

...for a nominal fee, of course.

Tags: c: dr. ivo robotnik

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08 June 2012 @ 02:05 pm

Consequences (backdated to right after AUfield)

1. 1668 Nelson; locked to housemates

[The silence of the early morning is broken by a frustrated scream. it seems that Gilgamesh has now properly processed the horrible haircut that he had received from Archer.]

[Seconds later, Gilgamesh comes marching out of the bathroom, glowering and pouting like an unhappy child.]

2. Phone; unfiltered

Okay, if you're that tanned asian guy working in the barber shop, listen up! I'm challenging you to a duel!

3.Main Street Barber Shop; action

[The door of the barber shop flies open from Gilgamesh's kick. He stomps in and grins at the workers and the patrons.]

Told you I was coming.

[He holds up a pair of garden shears and a razor.]

I really need to pay you back for that bad haircut.

Tags: *location: nelson street, c: gilgamesh (oc)

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08 June 2012 @ 02:59 pm

First Cutie Mark Hunt - Action

A - 2239 Stevens Road

[Hey, residents of 2239 Stevens, did you have an annoying dog or cat in your house or a pet captive who was perma-droned? Well, that pet has mysteriously disappeared! And the drone kid in your house is holding a bowl of dog food in his or her hand and trying to hand it to this strange yellow pony with red hair, who is looking very disturbed, confused and rather frightened]

Come on, Apple Bloom! Time for your breakfast! There's a good dog!

But I've told ya! I'm a pony, not a dog!

Come on, it's your favourite!

No, it's not! I don't eat dog food! What part of 'I'm a pony' do ya not understand?!

B - Around Town

[Apple Bloom has decided to explore Mayfield and get a better view of her surroundings. So she can be seen entering the bakery.

As a result, you will see a poor baby pony being thrown out of the Achewood Bakery Door and onto the grass.]

Ooooof! [Wow, that hurt! Thankfully, Apple Bloom hasn't chipped her tooth this time]

[From inside the bakery] Honestly, the Aikawas should take better care of their pet, letting her run free like this!

[Apple Bloom rubs her mouth, sighs and mutters to herself] Is everypony in this town gonna treat me like this?

Tags: *location: stevens road, c: apple bloom

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08 June 2012 @ 03:23 pm

Act 3: No speed limit

[Action 1: Phone]

Uhhh...hey. Anyone that ran into me over the weekend...especially Shadow...I'm really sorry. Anything that I said was pretty messed up.

[Action 2: 1333 Benny - Outside]

Now who left this box here?

[Sonic doesn't often check his doghouse very often, but a small shoebox randomly appearing there is enough to garner his attention. Plus...it has his name on it.]

Might as well open her up.

[And he'll do this carefully. Though, his careful stare will turn into a giant grin as he yanks out the contents....]

[Action 3: Anywhere in town]

[Windows will rattle as a blue blur streaks down the streets of Mayfield. He's not creating any boost shockwaves, or doing any of his fancy tricks, as he can't seem to garner the energy for them, but he's still ridiculously fast. Yell out to him if you want to catch his attention.]

Tags: *location: benny road, c: sonic the hedgehog

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08 June 2012 @ 07:04 pm

Seventh Heist [Phone and Action]

( Cut for FF 9 spoilers )

a) Phone

[A deep breath ] ...Hey, Rika and Ukraine? I’m not sure if you guys wanna talk to me right now and that’s okay. [No, the whole incident wasn’t his fault and he knew that but he understood if they wanted to avoid him] All I can say is that I’m really sorry for how I acted the other day. No matter what I apparently said and did back then....that wasn’t me.

If you guys want a better explanation, I’ll be happy to give it. You deserve it, anyway. Same with that other guy I hurt. [Since he doesn’t know Locke’s name]

b) Action – in front of 1247 Williams Road.

[Zidane is later seen building a large bonfire. The jack-in-the-box, which is is covered in blood, lies a few metres away from him although he plans to throw it in there. He wants to get rid of the wretched thing as soon as possible. It has done enough harm, already.]

[OOC: Residents in 1247 Williams or people passing by the house for Option B will notice that Zidane now has regained his monkey-tail. Feel free to stare at it. ~~Or pull it if you’re a troll.]~~

Tags: *location: williams road, c: zidane tribal

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08 June 2012 @ 07:37 pm

Second

[Minerva generally checks the mail out of habit, as something to do, even though there's rarely ever anything very exciting in it. Bits and bobs aimd at maintaining the illusion that this town is a real town, and this "family" is a real family. But when she sees the long, thin package, marked with her name, that arrives in the mail today, she can feel her heart flutter in anticipation. She leaves the rest of the mail on the kitchen table and retreats to the bedroom to open it.]

[Phone - Unfiltered]

It's funny, what a grand effect a small change can make. That is what happened over the weekend, I believe. Our histories were altered, somehow. It seems like a dream now, but...

Just one little action can change your whole future. But of course, you can never know what the effect will be, until it happens.

[Action - John Doe Park]

[The wand hadn't worked. Of course it hadn't. If the town had stripped her of her magic, returning her wand wasn't going to bring it back. Nevertheless, there is a sense of comfort to be gained simply from having it by her side again. She'd made the right choice, she knew that for certain now. But it still hurt.

If anyone would like to bother her, she'll be sitting a a bench in the park, reading a book. She appears to be deep in thought.]

Tags: *location: john doe park, c: minerva mcgonagall

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08 June 2012 @ 07:46 pm

First Brainstorm

[A - 1669 Nelson]

[The last thing Cliff could remember, he was basically getting the microchips in his brains blown out. He didn't remember much, if anything, save that last fight with Firestorm. He thought he'd finally won, but no...he opened his eyes, fully expecting to find himself in a prison somewhere.

To say he was surprised to wake up next to that strange woman was an understatement...as was his surprise that her mind was absolutely closed to him, as was his surprise that there were a bunch of creepy family photos he didn't recall having posed for...and so on and so forth. Typical Mayfield stuff.

After a brief conversation with his new not!wife that leaves him more confused than he was before, he emerges from the bedroom looking quite displeased. He managed to find clothes. They fit, but they're not like anything he'd dream of wearing. But they beat going naked, so he'll wear them. Even his glasses have been replaced with thick black plastic 50's eyewear...which actually appeals to his inner hipster, so he's slightly less irritated with those.

Looks like someone's off on a quest to find some answers. But first, breakfast. Cold cereal and coffee, because he doesn't trust the cooking of the strange woman upstairs.]

[B - Downtown]

[Cliff is just standing there, taking it all in...and looking like he might be on the verge of having some sort of spastic fit. Surely you can help calm him down.]

[C - Various Shops]

[Cliff is trying to get an idea of what sorts of technology he can find here in Mayfield. He can be found poking at radios or TVs, grumbling under his breath about something. He can't find anything advanced enough for his needs, and it's frustrating.]

Tags: !intro, c: cliff carmichael

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08 June 2012 @ 07:56 pm

2nd

[General Store - Friday, early afternoon]

[ Nitori is loading up on food - and by food, she's getting cucumbers. You may see her in the vegetable section, weighing each and every cucumber in hand with a close eye. Go up and bother her? ]

[Greased Lightning Garage - Friday, Late Afternoon]

[ Since she can't exactly go into the hardware store (they just laugh at her!), Nitori has taken it upon herself to peek on the mechanics at work. It's better than taking her family's car apart again! ]

[Around the Neighborhood - The Weekend]

[ Nitori is getting desperate for something to kill the summer with, so she's going door-to-door and knocking. Maybe someone will have an odd job for her... or at the very least some scrap metal. And each time the door opens, Nitori will jump and smile sheepishly. ]

G-Good afternoon! [ She waves nervously. ] I hope I'm not intruding!

[Phone - Private to Hayate Yagami]

Good evening Miss Hayate-San! I'm sorry I haven't contacted you sooner! Have you started on my project yet?

Tags: c: nitori kawashiro

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08 June 2012 @ 08:50 pm

.004 No body to speak of

[A: 624 Topper (Closed to Housemates)]

[Al was used to getting mail from the city now. The last time he was here, he got back his alchemy and some of his books from back home. So he was looking forward to seeing what he got this time, although he was a little wary as to why a package had suddenly appeared. Did this have something to do with Ed going home for a while and finding out-- Regardless, he's opening it up and suddenly the little boy is gone and a giant suit of armour is sat in his place.]

...Oh no!

[B: Phone (Open to All)]

[Al is doing his level best to sound cheerful and nonchalant, though he's terrible at lying so his voice is higher than usual. Also, if anyone is paying really good attention, he sounds a little tinny too.]

Um, hi everyone! I can't come out for a while or see anyone because... I have the chicken pox and I have to stay alone in case I give it to anyone else. [Except now he feels guilty because someone might be concerned needlessly about him being ill.] But don't worry, it's not really bad chicken pox, it doesn't even itch! [Don't go too far back-pedalling, Al!] Oh-- um... I mean, it's still bad enough you don't want to get it, okay?

Tags: *location: topper street, c: alphonse elric

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08 June 2012 @ 10:25 pm

Witching 9: This is the best plan

[Outside 1446 Mitchell]

[Granny opens the package with her name. A small white kitten hops out. Granny certainly doesn't smile at that, whatever are you talking about?]

Well. Come inside, You.

[Phone]

Let's all save ourselves a lot of trouble and agree that the past week never happened. Better all around.

Tags: *location: mitchell road, c: esme granny weatherwax

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08 June 2012 @ 11:24 pm

Six Doomed Timelines - The Hangover

[Phone]

What day is it? What happened while I was out?

And why do I have a nest full of coins, a beak full of roadkill and a memory full of empty?

[Action]

[Much less disoriented, Davesprite can now be found around town, kicking up some totally ill beats, or at least he would if he could still beatbox. Just pretend the ill beats are there as he starts rapping.]

Right back here in Mayfield,
But now I got some sick beats to wield
To go along with my sweet sylladex,
If you mess with me, it's you that it wrecks!

[For the uninitiated, it may seem like pure magic that a spatula comes flying out of nowhere and strikes a nearby stop sign, but anyone who's had a sylladex knows what's up, especially if they're familiar with the voice-activated hash-modus.

W+R+E+C+K+S
2+2+1+2+2+2 = 11%10 = 1R1 = 1
S+P+A+T+U+L+A
2+2+1+2+1+2+1 = 11%10 = 1R1 = 1]

Honestly, you got nothing on me,
It's hard to see why you'd be crazy
Enough to challenge my right
In a hash-rap fight!
(2+1+2+2+2 = 9%10 = 0R9 = 9)

[And next, a brick (2+2+1+2+2 = 9%10 = 0R9 = 9) comes shooting out, putting putting a dent in the sign.]

Aww yeah, still got it.

[Proudly, Davesprite flies over to land on the defeated stop sign.]

Anyone who wants a piece of this? Can bring it on!
(2+1+2+2+2+1+2+2+1+2+1+2 = 20%10 = 2R0 = 0)

[At which point, Lil Cal (2+1+2+2+1+2 = 10%10 = 1R0 = 0) comes flying out right at him and smacks Dave in the face, sending him falling on to the pavement squawking and flapping desperately]

Oh holy shit get it off me!

Tags: c: davesprite

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08 June 2012 @ 11:55 pm

{ .05 - Zombiefield II - Plague

[ 3474 Erwin Rd - Friday Afternoon ]

[ Anaki- Vader happens upon a mysterious package-make that packages-in the front yard when he arrives home from work. The first gives him pause, the well worn cover of his old copy of The Jedi Path staring up at him from inside its manila envelope.

He deposits it on the porch with shaking fingers, and tears his thoughts away to regard the much larger shipping crate seated on the flagstones, the sign of the Empire on its side.

It proves easy enough to open, latches flipping with the brush of his thumbs. Lifting the lid, he peers inside to find a selection of four silver canisters, the sort that would hold oxygen for an EV suit. Something tells him to close the whole thing, to back away and return it to the Post Office for something, anything else, but the feeling passes. Who would Skywalker be, if he didn't ignore obvious signs of danger.

Gingerly, he reaches in to pull one of the canisters free, looking at its side for any identifying mark. He gets sight of a single word, "Blackwing", before liquid sloshes within it unexpectedly, and his hand slips. The whole thing falls back into its slot, jarring the rest. All of the valves suddenly burst like a dropped bottle of pop, getting Vader briefly in the face with an aerosol spray.

He recoils, but it's too late. As the canisters continue to spew their contents into the air, Darth Vader finds himself on his knees, coughing wetly into the grass. ]

[ Around town and 1127 Taylor - Late Friday night ]

[ Vader manages to stumble his way through town, losing whatever he had for supper on his steady march. To any unlucky passerby he must seem a sight, his color ashen, the veins in his face standing out as grey lines, blood and bile dribbling freely from the corners of his mouth.

Sheer cussedness allows him to get to the front walk before he missteps and rolls his ankle, coming down hard on the lawn.

He has to see her, he has to... ]

[ Around town - Saturday Morning ]

[ If you're out and about this fine day, you might just run into Vader, though much of who he was would mean little to him now. Dead and not so pleasantly zombified, he's spattered with gore from a recent drone feast and walking down the road with a determined, predatory gait. ]

(( ooc: Zombiefield II is a go! Check here for more info and have a party! ))

Tags: *location: erwin road, *location: taylor road, c: anakin skywalker

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