paradisa

( filtered/action to the Doctor )

[written]

hello everyone i seem to have overslept once again
did i miss anything interesting

psych0p0mps

[The time is close to sunset. The place: Tokyo Tower. Thanks to her fancy credit card, Aradia managed to get to the upper observation deck before it closes for the night. It boggles the mind how crowded it is, though. She decides to write an entry rather than try to talk over all the other tourists.]

( filtered to people who have lived in paradisa for two or more earth years )

[... on a whim, she adds another filter.]

( rin asano )

[unfiltered]

ok so i glanced at a copy of the nostos map and it doesnt look like tokyo is marked anywhere
so either were not on the same continent or its just not marked
really we could be anywhere

anyway i went up to the top of the big red tower but i couldnt see any landmarks i recognized
the city pretty much goes to the horizon every way you look
i hope this update was as unhelpful for you as it was for me :I

...
the view isnt bad though with all the lights coming on
pretty impressive actually
if you dont have anything better to do some night it might be worth a look
anyway yeah i think ill just stay here till they kick me out
then i dont know what
maybe shopping
heh ignore me im just talking to myself

((ooc: open for action at or near Tokyo Tower! feel free to run into her. she looks like this, jsyk.))

psych0p0mps

So it's not just me, from what I'm hearing? Everybody's stuck dressed up as one of their friends?

I mean, I really wouldn't mind, but this jacket is way too big and it smells funny and itches like crazy! And don't get me started on -

[There's a small *pop*, and something lands softly on top of Aradia's head. She makes a weird inhaling sound of surprise and revulsion, because she already knows what it is, and then a small grunt and the muffled sound of something small and felt-covered hitting a wall at high speed.]

- aaagh, this stupid hat! Doctor, you're wonderful and all, but if you ever get the urge to wear a hat like this in the future, please slap yourself.

[For action: Aradia's hanging out in her room, aka the teleporter room, because this hat that keeps coming back onto her head is so embarrassing it's not even funny. She's dressed up as an old friend, though her makeup is smearing.]

psych0p0mps

So is everybody who died in that spaceship debacle back alive and accounted for? Except for Vriska and Nepeta, I mean, since either they are taking their sweet time about it or they're dead for real... Did anybody take inventory of the bodies or anything? I'm not even sure how many people died.

Also, I'd been meaning to ask about this for a while, but does anybody have experience hooking up and/or maintaining advanced power systems? The outpost has been running on this awful backup generator for a while, so I'd like to get the main one hooked back up again.

psych0p0mps

[You try to not get manipul8ed and fail spectacularly.]

hey you know what guys
this really isnt worth it
if the people on that ship are going to die then theyre going to die
they were never meant to be saved end of story!
i mean listen to them its obvious theyre way too far gone
any attempt we make at this point can only end with us suffering the same fate
just leave the event horizon to its doom

((ooc: yeah so Vriska's mind control powers can reach to the Lewis and Clark, it turns out. Aradia will be back to herself within a few comments, though, don't worry!))

kindnessing

[This entry begins with a fair amount of background noise faintly audible. To include: aliens buzzing, people yelling, fighting noises, and a very nervous giraffe hiding behind one of the speakers and fretting. Aradia starts off in her most authoritative voice:] Attention, residents of Paradisa! The Terre Haute expedition is under attack. Whatever crash-landed over here, there was something inside - or more accurately, a whole bunch of somethings. Anyway, we're under attack. Some people are trying to fight them off, but there's a lot of them. Other than that I don't know if anybody has a plan yet.

[ This is a voice you may not remember, Paradisans! He seems to know what he's talking about, though. ] We're trapped here until we can find out why they're being so aggressive, although they don't seem to want to communicate at all. [ What's new. ] I don't know if we'll be able to escape at the rate they're coming... There are a lot of them, and they don't seem intent on letting us get away. If anyone can help us identify them, please reply.

They look like... well, they're bipedal, and they've got this sort of reflective armor, and four eyes... Hang on, let me try and draw them. [she takes out her pen and begins drawing.]

Um, wait... Don't they have three claws? [ Accuracy, please! FOR SCIEEEENCE ]

Do they? I don't know, I never got that close to them. [but she scribbles out the extra fingers and continues, adding the rest of the body. and the little wingalings.]

I don't blame you... Wait, do they have antennae? [ He didn't get a close look, so he could have easily missed a pair of antennae... ]

Oh - no, I don't think so. Those are eyebrows, he didn't look angry enough.

( pictures and more teenage dippiness under the cut )

[[ aradia's dictation, ken's dictation. :Db ]]

psych0p0mps

( Outpost action )

Um, can someone come out to the West Outpost, on the double? I think something's on fire!

psych0p0mps

alright im a little tired of blank gray walls
call me spoiled i guess
so i bought a whole bunch of paint with money
would anybody like to come to the outpost and help me decorate

psych0p0mps

( Nepeta )

( Sollux )

[~~Vrisk~~ ~~Vriska~~ ~~Vri~~]

[The filter is scribbled out with increasing frustration.]

[Filtered away from Vriska]

Alright, so... I know Valentine's Day is about red romance, since humans don't have any other kind. But as I do not have a matesprit anyway, I want to do something for my kismesis instead. The thing is... I'm not entirely sure what I should do? Should I get her a present, or take her on a hate date, or... I don't know, wreck her respiteblock? But I don't want her to wreck mine... [sigh] Oh my god, I'm so bad at this.

... Um, a kismesis is somebody you go out with because you hate them, by the way. For anybody who didn't know that.

psych0p0mps

( Once-ler )

( John Egbert )

[Public; away from first gens]

hey would anyone like to keep an eye on the west outpost while i am away?
you dont have to stay there constantly its more like hivesitting
just enough to make sure the place doesnt grow legs and walk away

psych0p0mps

well that was a fun holiday
thank you for the gifts everyone
particularly whoever got me this hat!
i just found it without a note or anything but its exactly like one that i used to have
so thank you very much

oh! i wanted to ask
i was looking at the calendar and apparently there is another holiday the day after christmas
its called boxing day?
whats that about
does it have to do with punching people for sport

and another thing i wanted to ask
i didnt really prepare for christmas in time and i dont have any money
so i had to go against my personal policy of not wishing for stuff in order to get the right presents for everyone
in future id like to avoid that
so id like to get a job in town if possible
how would i go about doing that

thats all for now i think
merry boxing day whatever that means

((ooc: Aradia's gift from the castle was the Authentic Archaeologist's Hat she used to have back home. It should be noted it is identical to one of John/Jane's Dad's hats, because it is literally one of his hats. She'll be wearing it around all day even though it doesn't have horn holes.))

psych0p0mps

[Groggily dictated:]

ugh
damn it i passed out for two weeks again didnt i
bluh at least i woke up the same size as when i fell asleep =_=

[.... and, noticing the open journal.]

oh and my journal conveniently fell open again thats nice
hi guys im awake again
did i miss anything important
i assume so because its freezing in here 0_0
and
...
is that a bear

((ooc: dksla;jfsd SORRY I'M LATE, Aradia is gonna be around the castle, and open for kisses planned or unplanned!))

psych0p0mps

( Rapunzel )
( Garry )
( Adachi )
( Allen Walker )
( Vriska Serket )

[There's a small sigh picked up on the journal as Aradia finishes up her filters. It's so tiresome making up for things she did under castle influence, even if it wasn't technically Cair Paradisa that did it. After a moment, she turns on her annoying courier text again.]

to anybody not specifically named above
i would like to offer a blanket apology for pretty much everything i said or did while i was sick
even though i have had to offer similar apologies so many times now that theyre starting to lose their potency

and if the castle itself is listening i should also add
please stop manipulating me into doing awful things against my will
im incredibly tired of it
i may not presently have any means to kill you but that doesnt mean its ok to jerk me around
eat me or let me go but for petes sake dont play with your food

psych0p0mps

ugh what the hell
it figures adachi goes around eating year old ice cream and *im* the one who gets sick
adachi if you make one snide remark about this i swear to gog i will punch you in the face

[here the dictation breaks down into a coughing fit. but she resumes a moment later, albeit hoarser than she already was.]

well so much for getting anything done today i guess
ill just decorate the hive with the hacked up remains of my blow sacs
and have a grand adventure in the bottom of my recuperac-

[more coughing hack hack hack]

... forget this
ill be convalescing in the game room if anybody needs me
addendum: nobody had better need me im really not in the mood

[For the action-inclined, Aradia can be found in the game room, wrapped in a fuzzy blanket so that only her head is visible, playing video games on the big screen. Or more to the point, gettin' mad about video games. She's not normally a "yell at the screen" type of gamer, but today it's a steady stream of "come on," "why won't you freaking move," "god damn it," etc. and generally being a nuisance to anyone in the vicinity. Is she bugging you? Do you need that screen for something? Feel free to take it up with her ;D]

psych0p0mps

Is it just me, or are all the ninja missions we're allowed to do kind of boring? They've got better ones, but we can't take them. And as much fun as the whole suddenly being able to walk on the ceiling thing is, it would be nice to be using it for something productive. I guess it's easy money, though. I don't know how much 5,000 ryo is but it sounds like a lot. Maybe we could get souvenirs with it.

Still, it'd be way more interesting to look for that international criminal guy people are talking about, or something like that. That should be a mission.

[To Team 26, a.k.a. Cesare Borgia, Steve Rogers, & Jack O'Neill]

Admittedly I don't know any of you guys, but what do you think? We could do a super easy mission and split the money, or if you want we could look for the criminal guy instead. Or both. Even if it is a wild featherbeast chase, it might be fun to try.

psych0p0mps

[posted around noon on Nov 1.]

Good morning! Did everybody have fun partying last night? Because we are going to continue partying this evening, too. Sleep while you can, and then head down to the graveyard on the castle grounds. We're going to have the greatest Day of the Dead party in the history of paradox space! There'll be music, and special food, and crafts you can make - it's gonna be awesome.

Oh, and don't forget! If you have time, you should make a dish to share. Something that reminds you of a person you've lost, whether through death or castle shenanigans. Traditionally it's that person's favorite food.

Anyway, hope to see you all there!

[Party log is over here go go go ♥]

psych0p0mps

Hey, everyone! I just found out about the greatest Earth holiday ever and I have decided to throw a party for it. It's called "Día de los Muertos," which means "Day of the Dead." And despite the name it is actually two days!

Granted, I was a little surprised since, in my experience, a lot of humans get all uptight and gloomy about death. But apparently, not all human cultures feel that way about it! Día de los Muertos is a very cheerful festival. You go to the graveyard and set up pictures of the deceased, and a spread of their favorite foods and drinks, and a bunch of marigolds (which are a kind of flower), and the spirits of your loved ones will come back and visit you for the day! Isn't that cool?

... Although I guess it would be hard to tell if your loved ones are actually there if you can't see ghosts. But the probability of actual ghosts showing up at the party is pretty slim anyway, given the nature of death and the afterlife surrounding the castle, so the effect is about the same.

Anyway, whether they show up or not, the point of it is that rather than mourning people who have gone on ahead of us, we're celebrating the time we had with them, and looking forward to the eventual day when we'll be with them again.

Oh! And you know what's really cool? It starts the day after Halloween, so we can celebrate both! So, November 1st we will have a party in the graveyard behind the castle, and on the 2nd we'll go out to the Wanderer's Yard. I know, I know, the ones in the Wanderer's Yard aren't actually dead, but they've gone someplace ahead of us either way, and we still remember them. So in a way, it's still an appropriate setting.

[Here she finally takes a breather, and claps her hands once. A very fine white powder settles on the page, which she brushes off as she continues.]

Alright. So, who wants to help me make calaveras de azúcar? Sugar skulls, that is. We are going to need a lot of them if we're gonna leave one at every grave.

[Open for journal/action! Aradia can be found in the kitchen, coated to the elbows in powdered sugar and merengue. She has already molded a few lopsided skulls, but now she's beginning to get the hang of it.]

psych0p0mps

[Aradia wakes up in the same place she fell asleep: sprawled over a couch in the lobby. And man is it disorienting. Her time sense tells her it's been three days, but then how much of that... Her hand goes to her opposite wrist as if looking for a bracelet that isn't there, and she breathes a sigh of relief upon finding it isn't.

No voices in her head, no pain in her body, and nothing dragging her limbs one way or another against her will. She can just lay here on the couch if she wants. So she does. And a quick glance at the journal shows she's missed ... virtually nothing? Huh. Maybe it's broken.]

ughhh
okay im never sleeping outside my cocoon again
especially not for multiple days at a time
worst dream ever
...
did something happen while i was unconscious
the lobby is a mess 0_0

((open for journal or action!! :3))

psych0p0mps

[At the last possible moment, Aradia Megido awoke from strange dreams to find she could fit in her old clothes again. The first sign of this change is a peal of shrieking laughter from Room 2001, which continues into the journal as she whips it open and doesn't even bother to filter because FUCK DA POLICE.]

-hahahahahahaha! Yes! Guys! Guys, I'm going! My loss ended! I'm coming with you!! WOO!

[There may or may not be a moment of singing here, to the tune of "Expediiition~ Gonnafindsome ruuuins~" - but once she's calmed down a little bit, she remembers something and comes back.]

Okay. Status report, everyone? We leave tomorrow at eight sharp! Are you all packed?

- Oh my God, I still have to get packed. UM - tell you what. I'll be in and out of the lab if anybody needs me, but the question stands!

[AND SHE IS LASS SCAMPERING OFF LIKE A HAPPY LASS.]

psych0p0mps

( Action for Clinic )

[The voice that makes it into the journal is rather quiet, compared to usual, but fortunately gets transcribed at normal size.]

... oh
this is the clinic
but then why
...

[It's then that she notices her journal sitting on the bed next to her. And that it's like three times her size.]

oh no
no no no this is ridiculous
hey!
can anyone hear me out there?
its me aradia!

((ooc: off hiatus and loss start 83))

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Entries tagged with aradia megido

♈ Aradia: Rise up.

♈ Aradia: Go up. [written / open for action also]

♈ Aradia: Never forget your first Doctor. [dictated]

♈ Aradia: Take inventory. [dictated]

♈ Aradia: Don't get manipul8ed.

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♈ Aradia: Become a firefighter. [dated to the quake]

♈ Aradia: Beautify. [written]

♈ Aradia: Want her black romance.

♈ Aradia: Make arrangements.

♈ Aradia: Ask a whole bunch of questions.

♈ Aradia: WAKE UP IT'S ALMOST CHRISTMAS YOU LAZY CHILD (backdated to yesterday??)

♈ Aradia: Do the obligatory apology thing.

♈ Aradia: Quit gettin' mad about video games. [time: early evening]

♈ Aradia: Begin your ninja gaiden.

♈ Aradia: Promote best party ever. (backdated to yesterday)

♈ Hey Halloween, I'm really happy for you and I'm'a let you finish, but...

♈ Aradia: Wake. (backdated to the 9th)

♈ Aradia: Have a growth spurt.

♈ Aradia: Zzz muh.

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