OTA; Action

[fishy_go_byebye]

[She had gone.

She had gone again and again and again and again. She'd gone so many times it felt like her intestines weren't attached and they would shatter.

But they all left, they left over and over. She had left. Left and returned (how many things had she forgotten how many places had she abandoned) no matter what she did.

There was no way for her to see the Stillness. No way than to become what would kill her.

She couldn't keep leaving, not when it made her dust.

So she came back to the castle, toes trailing behind her as Del tried (tried tried tired trying) to make the puzzle that became her world to be a picture of sails and water and fish]

It goes... sh sh sh sh... what is the... did you know that if you don't whisper a word the world will give you everything.

4th Arrow - Avengers Assemble [Dictated]

[compromisedarrow]

( Filtered to Danny Fenton, Caterina Sforza, Tres Iquis, Peeta Mellark, Katniss Everdeen, Dairine Callaghan, Steve Rogers. )

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( Filtered to Steve Rogers )

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( Filtered to Caterina Sforza )

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( Filtered to Murphy, Connor and Noah MacManus. )

((OOC: Assemble, Motherfu*kers. B| ))

Hit 006 - [Dictated]

[midhitgrope]

So, uh...

[Talking through this thing was always a pain. It just didn't feel natural. But since Connor and Murphy were off saving their father, Rocco found himself selfishly lonely. Time for some good deeds.]

With Barney Stinson gone, what's gonna happen to WildKat? I mean, I'd like to help keep it goin' if anyone wants me to. Seems a shame to let a business like that go to waste, huh? I know some of you guys work there, so...

[Trailing off. Help a brother out?]

((OOC: Open over the journals, especially to WildKat employees.))

ℙ the twelfth;

[eternityalone]

[ETA: Implying that she contacted Bonnie after Elena left the castle and this was filtered away from anyone from Mystic Falls]


[To be fair, Stefan hadn't been in the castle in a while, but Damon leaving seemed to be a rather new event and given the situations he'd put himself into -- she felt that it was important to notify people that he was gone.]

To those that knew the Salvatore brothers, they've both returned to Mystic Falls.

[Yes, Paradisa, your castle is now down two vampires. Normally, Katherine would leave it at that -- but her current attempt at being a part of this community is allowing herself those moments to actually care about the people she has to tolerate being here with. Some, she cares about more than others, but an effort is still going to be made.]

Which brings me to a rather important announcement. [She's still slightly unsure this is the best plan, but the choice she made to allow her emotions in has given her a lot of things to be unsure about. Which isn't something she's used to feeling at all.]

With the Salvatores leaving, I am the last vampire of my kind here in the castle. [To those that have met her, that have spoken with her, most of them have been unaware of this about her. She's only recently told a handful of people first -- simply because she didn't want this to be the method they found out the truth. Giving them the advantage of her trust, should prove beneficial.]

I'm aware that the castle likes to take advantage of those who are different and put them into situations where they could harm others. I have spoken to a lot of you about your desires to be able to protect the castle from yourself. While, I'm not about to list the details of what I am in a place that will record it forever -- I am still more than willing to answer any questions you might have about me and my specific type of vampirism.

My academy is intended to educate and so that's where I'll be having my... impromptu lecture. [She'll jot down the location of her academy. It's in the city, in the old Talbot/Hammer mansion from the Spanish Telenovela plot.]

If you'd prefer to meet with me one on one, I'd be glad to do that today. Tomorrow, at one in the afternoon, I'll be holding a very honest conversation about the vampires of my world. If you would like to know more, please feel free to come. I'm sure it's in your best interest, given how this castle likes to play its games.



(ooc: I will be putting up a log for her lecture sometime today. I just have to figure out the best format for it.)

Messing with Ghosts

[traken_master]

[An acquaintance suggested to the Master that he might be able to get the castle's attention by threatening the ghostly servants. The Master isn't sure they can be threatened, but he's willing to exhaust any angle, until he is successful. The ghosts are as much of a mystery as anything else. If they are truly spirits, he wants to know who they used to be. So, the Master has set up a bunch of equipment in the lobby, close to the staircase leading to the fourth floor. First, he's going to try and discover what the ghosts are, then he'll work on capturing one.]

♈ Aradia: Experience companion's lament.

[psych0p0mps]

( Cut for tl;dr feels )

( Filtered to Cair Paradisa )

[Sigh. But ranting's counterproductive, it's all useless. It's not going to solve anything. She's got to get these feelings out somehow or other, and in the absence of both a moirail and a good pile to lay in, the best option she can think of... is violence.]

[Filtered to Ezio]

meet me in the gardens in ten minutes
come armed

oo1 [ voice ]

[mrbigshotarrow]

So I have to say thanks for the swanky new digs here. Not that I’m going to start complaining or anything, just it would have been nice to be told that I need to find a new couch to lounge on now, and Lian isn’t here with me. Seriously, you go and do something nuts like pluck a guy from his home and set him up with a room that gives you a crappy little couch? I know other people out there can hear me.

[Pauses and sighs.]

Okay, fine. Change of plans, which yeah, I’m allowed to do, there isn’t a rule against it. Anyone like stories? I love stories, I grew up with stories, and I tell them to Lian all the time. Okay, here’s a story for you. Well, they say that this should really be told 'round a campfire, but I'll keep it short and simple here.

( OOC cut for story time )

[Laughs.] Pretty good story, huh. They always have some kind of ending that's supposed to make you think.

THREE ☠ fight fire with acid

[hedonic]

[ Echidna herself is lounging in the hot springs at the moment while she dictates into the journal, her snake swimming around in the water nearby as she sips a cup of rice wine. The journal is open and nearby, although it's slightly damp from all the humidity. Her voice is musing; thoughtful. Perhaps even judgmental or mocking, it can be hard to tell from one moment to the next. ]

I find it interesting how quickly people are to turn on a construct, to blame it for their woes, when they can just as easily pack up their belongings and leave. Perhaps you won't be able to go home, or perhaps you will. Perhaps you'll find answers, or a better place to live. Perhaps you'll find death. There's a big world out there, one I've had quite a bit of fun exploring this past week.

Tell me, ordained residents of Cair Paradisa... What exactly is keeping you here? Aren't there others living out in what you call the Dead Zone?

[ ooc; Open over the journal, or in person if your character is at the hot springs! Might want to check the permissions post, especially if it's in person. ]

Twenty-fourth Spell

[courageous_wit]

I've been thinking about nargles. They usually infest mistletoe but I suppose they could be in other plants...

I can't imagine what brought them to mind. I haven't lost any of my belongings recently. But maybe I should get some butterbeer corks to be safe.


[ooc: it begins]

001. [action + dictated]

[fatetransfer]

[There's a little girl walking down the halls of the castle, a penguin hat in each hand, trailing behind her. One hand is also managing an opened journal, dangling at her side and picking up her words.]

What a strange frozen world... it's different than the other one I was in.

[she stops, lifting the hand with the journal to look at it. Her words transcribed hardly surprises her at all.]

And a strange book as well. Hello Mr. Book; my name is Momoka. It's nice to meet you.

[she lowers it again, looking up at the ceiling, thinking about things

Bother?]


(ooc: like said before, you're free to recognize her from the plot and approach her. Please do! Even if she doesn't remember what happened herself.)

sixth snare

[fanstheflame]

[so, she's in. Katniss is "in" with Peeta's gung-ho, ridiculously lionhearted plot to get everyone out of Paradisa and back home, and she doesn't even know what's waiting for her. all he can think for a moment is how angry that makes him, how little she thinks of anyone but herself, and he wants to track her down and shake her, yell, maybe even tell her what's going to be there if they succeed. but then he remembers his conversation with Belle in the hallway, and ... no, that's not the best course of action at all. in fact, he wonders if trying to find their way home at all even is, especially after what just happened to everyone who disappeared. if things like that - so like the Games in their own way - can happen without provocation, he doesn't even want to think about what could happen WITH it. he starts to write a filter...]

[Filtered To People Who Believe They're Better Off Living In Paradisa]

[then scribbles it out beyond recognition.]

Tch. This is dumb.

What's everyone up to, today? I could use a new hobby or two.

( o55 )

[gevurah]

( stephanie brown )

( people who were kidnapped this week )

[ And it should not come as too much of a surprise, but Kate leaves out a filter to her own friends. At least for now. She's tired and has to deal with Stephanie soon, so she wants to be completely prepared for whatever is to come. She doesn't mean to make anyone worry.

With some effort, she manages to sit up on her bed. She's currently in the clinic, much to her chagrin. Never has she liked being stuck on bed rest and being made to feel so helpless, frustrated and tired. It makes her feel like a victim, something she's always hated since the time she was a child. Even knowing the clinic staff were just doing their job, it makes her feel petty.

Now? She feels restless. She pours through the journal for details on what's happened in the castle during the days she was stuck elsewhere, yet there's nothing that really explains what exactly happened. As usual, there's no reason. There's never a reason.

She shouldn't waste any energy feeling so angry about this. ]


[ ooc; open in the clinic to whoever! ]