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Mask or Menace | MODERATORS ([personal profile] maskormods) wrote in [community profile] maskormenacelogs2014-02-15 05:18 pm

I’ve traveled all this way for something

WHO: YOU.
WHERE: Eden East's cruiseship
WHEN: Saturday February 15th, around 5 PM EST
WHAT: Registration in motion... among other things.
WARNINGS: None anticipated; let us know if this should be edited.


" The new frontier of which I speak is not a set of promises -- it is a set of challenges. It sums up not what I intend to offer the American people, but what I intend to ask of them. It appeals to their pride, not to their pocketbook -- it holds out the promise of more sacrifice instead of more security. But I tell you the new frontier is here, whether we seek it or not. "
( from jfk's speech "the new frontier," 7/15/1960. )


The sun hasn't set yet and the temperature hovers somewhere just below 70 degrees this evening; imPorts, both recently arrived and not, will have been escorted to this event so that they can meet each other, have a good time, and of course officially state their registration status. Or lack thereof. It's your decision, they emphasize, even though the unspoken "but" is always there.

It's an elaborate spread, certainly much more elegant than last time. Eden East herself, elegant in her backless champagne-colored dress, meets and greets each and every imPort as she flutters to and fro. She'll find you and chat for a few moments, shaking your hand and complimenting your dress. She'll know your name, and she'll have an entourage of aids and cameras following her wake. Captain Holiday, in contrast, maintains the energy of someone who feels out of place holding the Swear-In ceremony somewhere so extravagant. As imPorts arrive he tells them where to be for the ceremony part of the evening, but that they are free to enjoy themselves until then and after.

( Please state your character's official status -- REGISTERED or UNSETTLED -- in the subject header of your thread. Characters who are UNDECIDED may be contacted later in the week for their decision via their IC contact post. )
demonspawn: by thebutt / plz don't take thnx. (pic#4858052)

[personal profile] demonspawn 2014-02-16 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ clearly coming to this event was a mistake. he'd felt obligated, being registered himself and all, but social gatherings had never been his strong point -- and he wasn't really into the whole being attacked by giant animals thing. nope. fortunately, being immortal means at least the bird can't kill him. it can painfully rip him to shreds though -- and if he's lucky, he'll get over it in a few days.

not a fate he'd be looking forward to.

too bad it's pretty hard to find a place to hide on the deck of a ship. not to mention all the panicking is throwing his fear-hungry powers wild, budding into a pleasant headache at his temples that's effectively distracting. he almost doesn't notice the other distressed, bedraggled person until he literally walks into the man.
]

Hey, watch it --

[personal profile] welcome 2014-02-16 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh!

[Cecil is a fearful man on the best of days; it's the healthiest perspective for any alert Night Vale citizen. The bird isn't helping, though. Or the near-drowning experience, which has left him shaken, waterlogged, and a little achy in the joints. He winces as the young man bumps into him, but comes back with a weak smile.]

Sorry, I'm a little disoriented right now. Menacing ravens and rocking ships and a complete inability to swim, you know how it is.
demonspawn: (pic#2775372)

[personal profile] demonspawn 2014-02-18 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ that weak smile is met with an instinctive scowl that only eases a little once terry gets a good look at the guy he's bumped into -- definitely worse off that terry himself is. it looks like someone tried to give him a bath with all his clothes on. ]

Right. [ his head is still buzzing. more insistently now. ] Look -- can you not think about monster birds and drowning so loud? Maybe try puppies and rainbows? Cupcakes? Preferably non-menacing cupcakes?

[personal profile] welcome 2014-02-19 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
Oh -- uh -- [Cecil massages his temples, struggling to comply. He thinks of Carlos. Yes. Warm eyes. Lovely, dark skin. A smile like moonlight. For a few moments, the tension drains from his body, though that's quickly swinging from relaxation to melancholy.]

I'm terribly sorry. I'm really not trying to engage in any psychic attacks.
demonspawn: by thebutt / plz don't take thnx. (pic#2775195)

[personal profile] demonspawn 2014-02-22 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
Coincidentally? Neither am I.

[ in fact, he was actively trying to avoid reading anyone's mind at the moment. which was something of an effort, considering his control over his fear-based telepathy was generally tenuous on his best days. a cruise ship full of panicking people dwelling on monster birds was not exactly ideal.

through his headache, he squints at the man slightly. whoever he is, he seems to have successfully quieted his thoughts -- the buzzing becomes slightly more bearable, and terry manages to get a better look at him.
]

You look pretty awful.