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Mask or Menace | MODERATORS ([personal profile] maskormods) wrote in [community profile] maskormenacelogs2015-04-14 04:25 pm
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Turning over a new LIF

WHO: The imPorts!
WHERE: The Ashen Tree, NYC, New York. Need help getting there? See here!
WHEN: April 14th, 8:00 PM - April 15th 1:00 AM
WHAT: The April Swearing In Guessing Game!
WARNINGS: None foreseeable!


Welcome to The Ashen Tree! This sleek, elegant private property leased out only occasionally for limited and exclusive events. The Ashen Tree is a five story, century-and-half old mansion down East 67th Street, constructed somewhat in the vein of those famed and excessive Vanderbilt houses. The theme inherent to The Ashen Tree is in black and white -- this duality means more than just visual aesthetic. There is right, and there is wrong. There is good and there is evil. There is Registered and there is Unsettled. This reoccurring dilemma won't be lost upon your hosts, governmental or otherwise.

The thrust of this Swearing In is to play a game! There will be two versions of this game. If you are newly imPorted (if this is the FIRST Swearing In that occurred since you have been ported in), then you are automatically entered into a raffle to win prizes! You can enter your name into the raffle ONCE for EVERY THREAD with A DIFFERENT CHARACTER that you have! How lucky you are! If you have BEEN here (if this is NOT the first Swearing In that occurred since you have been ported in), then you may only enter the raffle if you WIN at the game.

What is the game?

The Identity Game.

Every imPort who is in the DESIGNATED ROOMS: ROOT, TRUNK, BRANCH, and TWIGS will do their best to pretend to act like another imPort. If someone (who is also in character, just like you are) guesses what imPort you are pretending to be, then THEY may enter their name in the raffle. If you guess the pretend identity of someone else, then YOU get to enter your name in the raffle. There is no sign-up for who pretends to be whom, and there can be multiple imPorts impersonating the same imPort. That will not be regulated. The more you guess correctly someone's pretend identity (which can be achieved by threading with many people), the more you get to enter your name in the raffle. You MUST guess the identity of the imPort being impersonated correctly -- there is right and there is wrong. If someone guesses your character's impersonation correctly, then you have to tell them. You do not have to keep the same impersonation for the WHOLE LOG, but you do for at least a single thread! No changing up identity on someone. ANY imPort can play this game, INCLUDING new imPorts. While new imPorts can play the Guessing Game, or impersonate other imPorts to their desire, their eligibility to enter the raffle is still judged differently. Because they're new!

The LEAVES ROOM is the "safe" zone. You can be yourself! You can stop pretending! Well, maybe some imPorts never actually stop pretending -- maybe there is some gray between all this black and white.
kendo_taisho: (sees yer bullshit)

[personal profile] kendo_taisho 2015-04-20 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah yeah, the whole purpose of us bein' here. [Studies his own wrist with a frown.]
cephalothorax: (223)

[personal profile] cephalothorax 2015-04-20 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
...probably.

[But really, why do you both have to be such children. Really. So unimpressed. Chrollo waves for a server, and looks back at Nobu as said server makes their way through the crowd. In the meantime, yeah he'll take a drink.]

And Hisoka, behave yourself. Jolyne is here.

[And he has yet to officially break off with her. Or even start the process. Which makes him take another drink.]

Someone kick me if I drink too much. [kind of muttered, but loud enough for the two of them to hear, anyway.] Although... wine. It's not very strong.
pushtheboundaries: (i'm not sure where i'm headed)

[personal profile] pushtheboundaries 2015-04-20 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
And what power might that be, if I may ask? There seems to be quite a variety around here; even if he doesn't have them anymore, I'll admit I'm curious.
orangehoodie: ((ken) 63)

[personal profile] orangehoodie 2015-04-20 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Summoning, I guess. [That's a relatively easy question to answer, and that's also a safe answer to give. Simple but precise.]

I kept my power coming in, but I can also summon a weapon.
hostage: (guessing ☣)

[personal profile] hostage 2015-04-20 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
He was contained, but I guess he got ported out or something, 'cause this one talks like he doesn't know what he did before.
blondtactician: (please excuse my friend)

[personal profile] blondtactician 2015-04-20 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
You got me! [Armin is honestly a bit relieved, he didn't realize how much work acting like someone else would be. He's adept at lying, but it's always while wearing his own face. Something to think about and work on.]

I guess that means you win. Nice work.

[Armin wipes off his face with a napkin carefully, using his device to quickly check that he's gotten any food off his face.]
debauchewy: @vou (confederate)

[personal profile] debauchewy 2015-04-20 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[The two of you are absolutely no fun right now. Wow.]

[Hisoka frowns, pouting a little at the mention of Jolyne and actively glances around, seeing if he can spot her. Is she in the room? Why should he act on his best behavior for her? He's yet to cause any problems here after all, has been mingling and socializing!]

[A sigh, sipping his own drink as he sits back in the couch with an annoyed look in his eyes, but all right. Fine. Though he's already debating on leaving these two be. If he can't piss Nobu off or flirt with Chrollo than what's the point of sitting over here? He could easily find someone else to hang off of, and knowing how the last swear in went? He could probably find someone for even further 'fun' should he look.]

[A long breath, closing his eyes.]

[Idle chatting it is then, till he gets bored with it and fucks off. He glances over to Nobunaga. Better to focus on him than Chrollo, he knows how he'll eventually get should he stare at Chrollo for too long.]


How have you been getting along here? Have you researched this world at all? [A smirk, leaning forward again, his elbows on his knees, arms crossed, lifting his head up a little. Okay maybe posing slightly, it just- happens more with his blood feeling as hot as it is now, the liquor making him a bit more of a schmooze.]

There's a place here, a place where 'samurai's once were. You should see if they serve any kind of 'sake', it's also from that country. I mean, if you plan to continue drinking. [A smile, his eyes slimming.] We could try it together~
orangehoodie: ((ken) 92)

[personal profile] orangehoodie 2015-04-20 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
You were interested in that stuff when we first talked, too.

[There are alarms going off in Ken's head. This is probably dangerous. But still, he can feel something like goosebumps rising on his skin under the sleeves of his uniform. It's been months since he last fought properly. Training with Bull just wasn't the same. He misses the sense of purpose fighting Shadows had given him. He misses that feeling at all.

He tries to keep that from showing.]


... Sure. We can meet up sometime.
blondtactician: (sensitive)

[personal profile] blondtactician 2015-04-20 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess it's not bad to like yourself.

[Armin hasn't stopped his obnoxious munching.]

But what are you doing out here if you're not planning to play? People might find that confusing.
blondtactician: (well...)

[personal profile] blondtactician 2015-04-20 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, did you just arrive lately? You're doing pretty well! [Armin offers an assuring, if still food-messy grin.] This place is confusing, but there are lots of nice people. The work they have to give us isn't too bad either, just helping people. Though sometimes there are kidnappings and attacks... [A frown.]
cleptes: ((3))

[personal profile] cleptes 2015-04-20 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
How true. But it still depends on whether or not I want the person who wants me. It's my choice in the end.

[Is she picky? Maybe a tad. Bela would want to have someone worth spending time with.]

And no one has really expressed an interest in me here yet so there's not much I can do until that happens.

[Hint, hint.]
blondtactician: (i'm getting too old for this shit.)

[personal profile] blondtactician 2015-04-20 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Armin shakes his head.] Sometimes I think they want to force us into rebellion. As a culling measure, perhaps? They can't really expect people to just buy their propaganda. We're all from different places, and this probably wouldn't even work on born and bred Americans.
enustari: (don't care who's watching)

[personal profile] enustari 2015-04-20 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Said it had to be a special one, and that wasn't it.
belegurth: (pic#)

[personal profile] belegurth 2015-04-20 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course but we shall speak on that later.

[Melkor gestured to a waiter to bring them two more glasses of champagne, handing one to Mairon before leading him away so they could sit and talk.]

Are you enjoying this place so far?
cleptes: ((3))

[personal profile] cleptes 2015-04-20 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[He was the first person to ask Bela about her powers and for a moment she was unsure if she should disclose them. Well, maybe not all of them because there was one that could be interpreted as an ability that wouldn't be used for good.]

Enhanced senses and agility. Also something called shadow camouflage but I have yet to test that one out. I'm assuming that it means I can blend in with shadows? One day I'll see what I'm able to do.

Unless you can offer any tips?
debauchewy: @vou (soft play)

[personal profile] debauchewy 2015-04-20 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm always interested in it! [Smiles, shrugging up his hands.]

Oh? [Smiles, his expression almost darker, some how...]

[Hisoka could very well play the role of a shadow, hm? With those bright gold eyes...]


And will you show me then? Maybe I can give you some pointers! [His dark grin going bright again, smiling, brows up!]
orangehoodie: ((ken) 97)

[personal profile] orangehoodie 2015-04-20 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
If you'd like. [Not that he plans to throw Zionga around. He would probably cause a blackout or scare too many people and he's not looking for trouble.]

Do you know any places?
dreadedone: art by <user name="melkorwashere" site="tumblr.com"> ([028])

[personal profile] dreadedone 2015-04-20 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jennifer's reasoning would be shared by another attendant, a new face. He knew only a couple people in this world and only because one he had a close relation with and the other he'd helped torture. Not that he would discuss that matter.

Mairon isn't exactly sure how to handle the young woman passing through him. He almost wants to lash out, knowing there are feä that had no bodies to cling to any longer, trying to steal bodies, but he restraints himself and instead looks at her in disbelief.]


I am not so much scared as I am fascinated.
debauchewy: @vou (bankroll)

[personal profile] debauchewy 2015-04-20 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
A few. What sort would befit you?
orangehoodie: ((ken) 16)

[personal profile] orangehoodie 2015-04-20 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
If there's space, and if not a lot of people come by.

My power is summoning. I don't want people to come by get alarmed or scared.
cephalothorax: (158)

[personal profile] cephalothorax 2015-04-20 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
It might work. It's worth a try, anyway.

[...or you could just shoot the necromancers in the head, that'd be cool too. But he's not gonna say that.]

Or ask a telepath to remove the memory of your condition from their minds, and then avoid them in the future. That's a possibility, too.

[totally aboveboard suggestion, not dodgy at all. but he's just trying to help!]
flowerette: ([ 87 ])

[personal profile] flowerette 2015-04-20 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Raina watched after Chilton as he left, bringing her hands up and wringing them to force her tension away. She didn't have to wait long for him to reemerge, however, and the easy-going smile returned to her face.

When Chilton presented the gift, Raina stared at it in wonder. She stepped forward and took the box tenderly in her hands, holding it close and looking up at him one more time before she pinched the ribbon between her fingers and pulled. The lid was lifted in order for her to catch a glimpse of the jewelry inside.

That easy-going smile faded to one of awe. Raina got gifts all the time. Hell, the very dress she wore was a gift from a stranger who saw the way she was looking at it in the display window. But there was only one instance of a man giving her a present that was so inherently her without being prompted. John Garrett may have lied about being a clairvoyant, but he understood her on a level most did not. It was a little unsettling that Chilton seemed to be on the same page as him -- especially given the parallel relationships with Grant Ward. Had Ward followed Chilton around like a little lost puppy, too? ]


Frederick, this is...

[ She lifted it out of the box so she could get a better look. ]

It's beautiful. It's perfect.

[ She cupped his cheek with her hand and kissed him softly but lingering, before pulling back. ]

I'm not sure whether I should be amazed or alarmed at how well you seem to know me already.

[ Raina offered her wrist and offered the bangle. ]

Do the honors?
Edited 2015-04-20 21:04 (UTC)
angelfire: (Humans are ridic)

[personal profile] angelfire 2015-04-20 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
You really think this is about vision? It never was. It's always been about scale. Crane is just the pacesetter; and there's no point running at all without the rest of the field.

Besides which--Noah took his animals in twos, and far be it for me to disregard such a genius idea.

[ He fell very quiet, so quiet that it was possible that he was gone - or would be possible if not for the weight of his presence, the still disturbing movements of the crowd around them, no one so much as ever glancing their way. And then he put both his hands on Crane's left shoulder, and his chin, and leaned right in so that they were almost face to face, what with Chilton's face turned toward him. ]

No, sweetie, this is about something else. Welching on a deal is bad form. And to welsh on one with me...

What. Do you. Owe me. Freddy? What is my hard work and sacrifice really worth to you?
microbrobotics: (don't go)

[personal profile] microbrobotics 2015-04-20 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Alchemy, huh. That's ... actually a pretty good idea. They could shortcut a whole lot of materials with an alchemist on hand to make them. ]

Could you make things working off blueprints? And - wait, what kind of portal did you have?
microbrobotics: (candy)

[personal profile] microbrobotics 2015-04-20 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha. Yeah, pretty much. I've already met a couple of them . From an engineering standpoint, anyway.