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WHO: The residents of Maurtia Falls #003 aka Adventurehouse + you. Yes, you!
WHERE: Adventurehouse
WHEN: Any time throughout January
WHAT: COME VISIT THESE LOSERS. All visitors are welcome.
WARNINGS: Swearing from some of the menfolk. Others will be added as needed.

Maurtia Falls #003 is, as always, a constantly busy and rather messy place. Taako, Magnus, Angus, Merle, and Tina live here, so there are always carving projects, plants, cooking ingredients, and other various and sundry things in disarray. However, it's cozy and welcoming, and the door is always open to visitors.

There are two dogs, a Bernese Mountain Dog named Uncle Jesse and a Chihuahua named Alf, in residence, along with a snake that roams freely. Said dogs may be found wearing ridiculous winter coats, sweaters, and/or sled dog booties courtesy of Tina.

The living room has a television that's always turned either to trashy reality television or HGTV, though Tina occasionally sneaks in a horse or western movie.

The kitchen has two skilled cooks using it, so around mealtimes, you may be enticed by delicious scents. If it's burgers for dinner, there will be a chalkboard with an awful pun written on it hanging by the entrance.

Join us, won't you?

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Tina Belcher | OTA

[continuousgroaning]

[There's been a big change in Tina's demeanor since her mom arrived; the pervasive gloom she's been feeling since mid-December has been replaced with a much more bright and chipper teenager. Well, as bright and chipper as Tina gets, anyway, which is still relatively muted.

Whenever Linda is around, Tina makes sure her mother's always in view, if she can. She's also doing her usual daily tasks like homework, playing with and brushing the dogs, cleaning her fish tank, and cooking dinner. Every now and then her new squeeze John comes by to visit; the boy is Tina's age, is tall with the limber frame of a dancer, and is a quiet sort, the kind who likes to listen rather than talk, but he's friendly as well.

On one or two occasions they might be found making out on the couch. No big deal, right?]

[h2no]

[archie mercifully doesn't drop by during a time when tina and john are sucking face. he didn't need to be sick, thanks.

he has mightyena with him, for the dogs, and knocks cautiously on the door.]

Yo, Tina!

[burlyboy]

[ In the midst of doing her homework, Tina will hear a booming voice cry out: ] We're home! Where's Tina? Where's Tina, huh? G'wan, go get her, get her! Hup hup hup!

[ One cue, Tina will hear a clattering of claws against hardwood flooring before she's greated by a storm of two dogs, fur slightly chilled from their long walk. Magnus takes his time shaking off his big stompy boots before settling at the kitchen table across from Tina, sliding over a cardboard tray holding two drinks. ]

Here, got you and Ango hot cocoas, [ he says, grabbing his own coffee (black) and setting aside the drinks for the other three boys, who aren't quite back yet. ] How's the homework goin', kiddo?

[ Tina will know by now that unless it's for specific subjects, it's a purely rhetorical question; Magnus is worse than useless at most of it, and if she really wanted help, she'd ask Ango. ]

hello John. I once knew a John...

[extremeteenbible]

[ Merle doesn't know or care what Tina's doing on the couch with her boy friend, but it's time for his favorite reality show, Little People, Big Family, about a couple with the human condition called dwarfism and their eight kids of varying ages and sizes, so he struts into the living room with a big bowl of popcorn and plops himself on the couch and turns the TV on. ]

TAAKO and taylor swift the giant goth snake | ota

[shittywizard]

[ Whenever the weather is cold and gross (which is all the time, considering it's January in Pennsylvania) you can be sure Taako's set a giant fire going in the fireplace that no one has ever described the house as having until now, but has definitely always been there. The warm glow and crackle of the fire makes the house especially inviting, an effect that may be somewhat ruined by the fact that Tay-Tay has decided that means the entire living room belongs to her. No place to sit because there's a giant snake draped across the entire couch? Take it up with Taako, but he's probably not going to be any help.

The trashy reality television is usually Taako's fault, with his current favorite being Real Housewives of Heropa, but sometimes he'll switch it up and stream MeTube compilations of people injuring themselves in hilarious ways! If he's not vegging on the couch watching garbage, he's typically in the kitchen cooking to share, or up in his bedroom, behind a door with an oft-ignored PRIVATE, KEEP OUT sign. ]

[continuousgroaning]

[Now that Linda is here, Tina has a conundrum. Her mom is next door, and Tina should want to live with her... right?

But this house has been home for these 7 months, and Magnus and Taako and Merle have always taken care of her and treated her like part of their group, even though they didn't ask to have a kid placed with them.

So she decides the best way to solve this problem, of course, is to ask everyone in the household their opinions about it, so she finds Taako draped on the couch, cringing away a little bit from the compliation.]

Uhhhhm, can I talk to you about something, Taako?

[hellosirs]

[ Angus braces one hand against the arm of the couch, adjusts his glasses, and gives Taylor Swift a baleful look. Tay-Tay stares back at him, expression unreadable, and flickers her tongue. They're having a standoff over the fate of the couch, and Angus, who has already tiptoed across the living room in an effort to avoid stepping on the snake, is losing. He doesn't have good luck with the pets in this house.

Taylor Swift is a very big snake, Angus is a small boy, and while he's pretty sure that Taako meant it when he said he'd trained her not to eat boy detectives, Tay-tay is big enough that he doesn't want to take the risk. He leans towards the open door that leads to the kitchen, and calls out: ]

Sir? How do you usually get the snake to move?

CLOSED TO LESTAT; having a drink with friends

[shittywizard]

[ Possibly, Taako would think later, inviting a vampire into their house was probably a dumb idea. He wasn't sure if Lestat was the kind of vampire that needed an invitation, but it was the principle of the thing! But Lestat had agreed to basically the stupidest exchange ever: a light snack for an unnamed favor, to be redeemed at a time of Taako's choosing. There was no way he could turn down that opportunity. You never know when you could use a vampire's favor!

So here they are, sat on a chaise in the far end of Taako's room, Taako rolling the loose sleeve of one arm to keep from ruining a perfectly good shirt. ]

So what are you expecting it to taste like, anyway?

Bela Talbot | OTA

[cleptes]

[It occurred to Bela a short while ago that she had never been to Tina's house. Once she learned where she lived, she made arrangements for her to come and see Tina, as well as anyone else who may be around. She's brought some sweet treats from a bakery as a gift for the house because it felt like a nice thing to do.

Besides, she hasn't quite graduated to baking just yet.

Bela spends part of her time in the kitchen and the rest in the living room, hoping to get a grand tour of the house.]

[continuousgroaning]

[When Bela arrives, Tina's there to greet her, holding a timid chihuahua dressed in a sparkling blue sweater in her arms.]

Thanks for coming. Uhm, do you want me to show you around first?

[burlyboy]

[ Bela is greeted by a volley of barks as the front door shuts, and the loud bellowing of a man's voice saying, ] Easy, fellas, easy! C'mon, heel, let's go see what you're all mad at.

[ He steps into the living room, two leashes in hand, restraining the Bernese Mountain Dog who's straining at the leash, though he looks more eager to say hello than he does to bite anyone, and standing neatly in front of the chihuahua cowering behind his ankles. ]

Hail and well met! You good with dogs?

[shittywizard]

[ When she heads into the kitchen, Bela's likely to find Taako standing at the stove, rich, delicious smells coming from the pot roast and root vegetables he's putting the finishing touches on for dinner. Caught up in what he's doing, he doesn't notice that they've got company, which is probably why he doesn't find any problem with hollering: ]

HEY FUCKOS, SOUP'S ON.

[ So it's reasonable to assume that was intended for his roommates, and not the stranger hovering in his kitchen doorway. ]

[extremeteenbible]

[ When Bela enters the living room, there's a short old man with an eye patch and a wooden arm asleep on the couch while the television blares some evangelist show in the background. And he's snoring.

Loudly. ]

this boy, ota

[cutthegoofs]

[frankly it was weird not flying or teleporting to a place, setting himself up dramatically in a chair and waiting to be found. that was kind of his thing. admittedly it was a thing born because it was a total power play that kept prey on their toes but there you go. no more prey. just... social calls.

he actually forgets what you do at a front door for a moment. which is stupid and he hates it.

he does decide to just walk in, mostly because he was pretty sure none of the boys knew what manners were besides a passing dream they may have had a lifetime ago. maybe he could set himself up dramatically in a chair anyway, for old times sake. definitely not to make himself feel better.

it's a little to make himself feel better.

so he can be found sitting dramatically in a chair, waiting to be found. or looking for the best dramatic place to sit.

or maybe poking towards the kitchen should he smell something. not needing to eat didn't mean he couldn't enjoy it, ok?]

[continuousgroaning]

[Tina figures that by now she should be used to strangers suddenly appearing in her house, but she's still a bit surprised to find a man she's never met before just sitting there when she gets home from school.

However, instead of actually saying or asking anything useful, she just comes out with a groan.]

Uhhhh...

1/2

[burlyboy]

[ When Magnus last saw Kravitz, well... They hadn't had a good day. He'd gone all golem on their asses, which was pretty scary, and then was a big ol' spooky death boy talking about their many, many deaths or whatever, which, whatever, and then he had to gamble for N0-3113's soul. In fact, he'd been trapped under that damn mirror when he opened his eyes again, and found himself here.

Point being, Kravitz has been an unwelcome thorn in their sides, what with the trying to reap their souls and all, and Magnus would probably have a grudge about it if he managed to think about Kravitz for more than, like, two seconds after he got here. As it is, he hasn't thought about Kravitz at all for many months at a time.

When Magnus comes out of his room, he's only wearing a pair of sleep pants (which is a concession to the fact that there's children in the house, and because they've got cute yellow ducks on), scratching at his ass and blinking groggily at a world that's way, way too bright for a man with a hangover. As he hops down the stairs, Kravitz may be able to hear of his arrival from the muttered sing-song of: ]

Bakey-bakey-bacon, bakey-bakey-bacon, gonna get some bacon, put it in my stomach --

OTA - just letting herself in

[symphonyinme]

By the time Linda's managed to make it to the kitchen, she's already tearing up a bit. Any tears or snot that manage to escape go untended to as her hands are currently full of little porcelain baby figures- including one riding a fairly creepily vacant eyed horse.

"Chip to be a square, oh, Bobby'd be so proud."

It was mostly muttered to herself as she entered, looking around for her teeny Tina that had clearly been the source of the sign, and for any of her new babysitters. While both she and Bob had always suspected it would be Louise, the biggest daddy's girl, that grew up to take over the place, it tugged her heart straight out of her chest to know Tina had brought it along with her to this new place.

[hellosirs]

All he'd wanted was a cup of hot chocolate. Instead, Angus has found a strange woman getting all teary in their kitchen, and now he's frozen in the doorway like he just walked in on a murder scene.

... Well, actually, given his career, he'd be much more composed at the scene of a murder, at least then he'd know what to do!

"Uhhhm..." Look, he's been living with Tina for months, some things have rubbed off on him a bit. "Ma'am, are you lost? Can I help you with something?"

And then, after a moment:

"... What's with all the tiny babies?"

[burlyboy]

Technically speaking, Magnus is no stranger to strangers wandering through their house. They're usually friendly, but then again, they're also usually connected to Tina or one of the boys, and he sees none of the above around right now.

Instead, there's a crying woman standing in the middle of his kitchen, carrying some porcelain dolls, which is... unusual.

"Hail and well met, stranger!" He says, looking a little wary, but mostly friendly. He cuts an imposing figure, but then again, there have been plenty of people here who don't share that opinion, so who's he to say? "Uh... you wanna sit down? Have a chat about whatever's buggin' you?"

[shittywizard]

Half a year of sharing a house with Tina has gotten Taako pretty used to vacant eyed horses, but the porcelain babies give him pause. Moreso than the fact that there's a stranger in his house, honestly, seeing as that happens several times a week.

"Sssoooo, hail and well met and all that."

He eyed the dolls, trying to see if their eyes were actually following him.

[extremeteenbible]

Merle is unaware that there is a visitor to #003, tearful or not. Merle is out in the backyard, digging up all his ruined plants from the eventful visit of Sleipnir last month. He does have the sliding door to the kitchen partially open, so the sounds of him loudly singing along to some Kenny Chesney music can be heard from inside.

Lucretia OTA (also #004 fight me)

[journalkeeper]

[ Lucretia is trying to keep herself busy. She does have that show which is basically American Idol meets America's Got Talent, Red White and Belt it, but it's not really that fulfilling. So sometimes you can find her walking around her own house with one of her journals, writing notes and scribbling down ideas.

Or maybe she's returning someone's massive black snake back to #003, Taako. Maybe you should keep better watch of your snakes, Taako. Maybe if you got Taylor Swift a tank, she wouldn't have to keep doing this, Taako. ]

Where should I put this snake?

[ On slow days you might be the find her in the backyard, practising her shield spell, eclipsing her in an opaque bubble of light. It's one of the few spells left in her arsenal, and by far the most useful one. She wants to test its limits given that her magic works slightly differently here. Comes say hi after she releases the spell and starts muttering to hers herself. ]

I need more ways to test it.

[extremeteenbible]

[ Merle can hear somebody casting magic next door (Lucretia, presumably, he doesn't think Tina's mom is a sorceress) as he's out in the backyard working to pull up all the damaged and dead plants that Sleipnir trampled last month. He's too short to look over the fence, but when he hears her comment about testing it, he calls out, ] I could always throw stuff at ya?

[cassassin]

[Cass was in the midst of moving in with things claimed from one of Batman's safehouses when she saw Lucretia practicing through the window. That was something you didn't see every day, at least.

So hi moon mom here's your new roomie with a bag full of stuff slung over her shoulder, stepping through the back door.]

What was that?

cassandra cain | ota #003 and #004 options bc im a REBEL

[cassassin]

[Cass hasn't spent much of her time at the house, if she's being honest. Vigilante work, her day job that she's not entirely sure she's cut out for, and it usually being more convenient to crash at one of Batman's safehouses--all of that tended to keep her away. Still, there are late afternoons she's around, sitting in the kitchen of #004 while half-listening to an audiobook playing on her phone or something. and one such afternoon--

wait what is that from next door??? it smells fucking amazing. So she hops the backyard fence, hops it again to get to the front yard, and knocks. this is a normal thing to do, right???

alternatively, depending on when, she may very well just have let herself into #003, where someone may find her on the kitchen counter eating cereal.]

rebel rebel

[extremeteenbible]

[ Merle walks into the kitchen in his pajamas (ratty tank top and plaid flannel shorts) and slippies, sees a strange girl sitting on the counter eating cereal, freezes, then backs slowly out of the kitchen, yelling offscreen, ]

Uh... Did we adopt another one??