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Bucky Barnes ([personal profile] sidecars) wrote in [community profile] maskormenacelogs2016-11-13 11:01 pm

I Wish I Had a Castle in the Sky ( OPEN )

WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: All over America
WHEN: Nov. 14th-24th
WHAT: The Cosmic Cube is creating multiple realities for all the imPorts. Where are these "universes" coming from and who is wielding it? Are you strong enough to withstand the temptation of a new reality and thwart this misguided attempt at happiness?
WARNINGS: N/A

Hey, Davis! Did you move anything? I've got that Barnes kid's stuff logged. [ He has a digital tablet propped up on a clean, steel table full of plastic bags and baskets filled the different paraphernalia. It's rather reminiscent to an experience in the American security line at the airport. One such basket belongs to James Buchanan Barnes. ] Think something's missing. Says six item's logged, but only—Davis?

[ The man was right there a second ago, wasn't he? Looking around there's no signs John Davis had been there at all, except for in his memory. Shit, has he been talking to himself this whole time? Well, it isn't anything important. The string bean isn't going to miss one dumb little paperweight or whatever it was.

Little does he know just how powerful it is... ]



[ John spares no time or energy leaving Cap Canaveral. He doesn't even put up his cleaning cart before he's zipping through security at the blink of an eye. People've been calling him crazy for so long it's isolated him from the regular rhythm of society, but it's all been worth it for this chance. He will be a hero finally, just like the rest of the imPorts he idolizes. People will start to think twice about him and everyone else with powers. They will have the rights they need to protect this country and keep the Commies out.

This is the energy driving him to hold a dangerous item in his possession. He doesn't know a whole lot about it, only what he's gleaned from gossip rags and conspiracy theory websites. But it's worth the chance to find himself in prison, or worse. In the security of his lonely little apartment he holds the Cube in his hands as it pours out tremendous power. Without words it becomes in tune with his inner self and his wishes. It feeds off of it to create something more than itself. In his world imPorts will have just what they want, whatever it is, however contradictory.

But in truth, what good can come out of a thief too wrapped up in his own fantasies? That is no hero, and John cannot truly control the power he is playing with. As it feeds, the air around him turns hot—too hot to even breath. It's like the oxygen is burning up before it reaches his lungs. The world around him begins to fade as he holds on for dear life, but in the end his consciousness is snuffed out; a small sacrifice for a new world. ]

brushoff: (let's talk about BOOKS.)

the imPort-ance of being earnest aka generic period drama starter

[personal profile] brushoff 2016-11-16 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
generic top level
[ To start with, the period drama AU takes the form of a fashionable club, where the idle rich to idle middle class can gossip, play card games, and judge people from afar. Resplendent chaise lounges dot the room, as well as a few card tables. There's so much velvet in the decor--like, an embarrassing amount of velvet. Newspapers dot the side tables, as well as half-drunk glasses of port by people who were just too damn lazy to give their glass to one of the servers. The club is mixed gender (how scandalous!), and tries to push the boundaries with regards to what's hot and new--there's gossip that the club will get a table tennis table sometime soon!

There is a more servants quarters area, where those unfortunate enough to be stuck in the lower class can hang out and gossip and probably bitch about their lot in life, holy shit is it amazing how incapable these upper class people are, goddamn son learn how to tie a tie. It's also nice, but not as nice as the main area. The chairs are more wicker and hard-back and there's just one table but hey, good of this place to have a servants quarters area to begin with.

The current gossip is that Lady Lachesis is holding a ball next week! Who's going with who, who's wearing what, will the lady actually show up to the ball, she's grand at hosting them but not grant at attending, and so on and so forth.
]

Dorian specific starter
[ Dorian Gray, recently married but never boring, can be found lounging on one of the divans, reading a newspaper. His attire is very 1880s in the mishmash of period attire we've got going on here and exceedingly upper-class (because look, if the cosmic cube can make people think they're youkai, it can make people think they're wearing frilly shit).

When someone approaches, Dorian gives them a small little nod before closing the paper and setting it off to the side.
]

Do you have any mind to see Lady Fey's play? It sounds interesting, but it also sounds so terribly juvenile. [ He sighs dramatically. ] Add in the fact that Lord Komasan is starring and frankly, I don't know if I can even muster up the effort to consider attending.

( ooc: I have no absolutely idea what I'm doing! please bother me on pm or @allikateor on plurk if I've set this up wrong. Also, if you want to take this setting and use it differently for like, heartfelt confessions on the moors or dramatic horse rides or something like that, this is not my baby, do with it as you will. Here's the write-up, fyi. )
Edited 2016-11-16 16:51 (UTC)
dejerate: (Than fear)

Owari no Seraph

[personal profile] dejerate 2016-11-17 09:55 am (UTC)(link)
Generic Setting Prompt:

[There's a lot that changes with the Alive and Well adjustment to Yuichiro's Japan. There's particular families with more influence, still some vampires out there, but they aren't ruling over Japan like they do in his canon setting.

There's no virus, so there are more adults around than Yuu would otherwise be used to. It's a pretty normal, modern Japan setting, really.

The only difference is the vampires, who mostly stay underground.

ooc: Throwing this out there if anyone wants to do anything with this particular setting in general?]


Hyakuya Prompt:

[Yuu, of course, is still at the orphanage. Without the virus, he's remained there with the other kids, including Mika. As they got older, there was less and less chance of anyone adopting them, but they still tried to at least be glad if one of the younger kids got a nice family and home to go to.

At the same time though, being sixteen, they're at school and sort of making plans to eventually figure an orphanage of their own, run and owned by Yuu and Mika themselves. They're in the park near the orphanage when Yuu pipes up.]


Oi! Akane, watch him!

[Because the younger kids are playing ball, and it's about to leave the park and head out to the road. He calls out to the eldest girl, warning her to keep an eye on them in case one of them runs out after the ball without looking.

Sorry if that might land on anyone that might be passing by?]

dirtyredneck: (Neutral Conversation (06))

Are you ready for nearly-gentleman Daryl?

[personal profile] dirtyredneck 2016-11-17 02:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Dorian Gray and Daryl Dixon absolutely no love for each other. The two were cut from wholly different cloths and rose to their nearly equivalent stations entirely devoid of crossed paths. It was only when Daryl's call as an investigator into the corruption accusations surrounding the private security firm known as RISE that either were made aware of the other. Dorian should have, perhaps, been on Daryl's radar due to his most privileged of positions as a Lord of Heropa, but Daryl had never cared for mingling over-long with any of the inheritance crowd. Having earned his position through hard work, he was rather fond of looking down his nose at those who hadn't now that he was their equal. Or, in the case of some, their superior.]

I hadn't thought to attend myself.

[Though his words were perfectly cultured, his accent still danced lightly around each syllable. No love he may have had, but he could still play the part of politeness society dictated. And truthfully, he had a soft spot in his heart for Dorian's husband. Lord Tobias, having become a dear friend of Daryl's over the last couple months, was, perhaps, Gray's only redeeming quality.]

Plays aren't really my cup of tea. Much prefer a quite ride along the riverfront. Lets me watch the world that doesn't think it needs so much watching.


[ooc: because clearly I need a reason to put him in this ICly]
brushoff: this icon hides the armor.  c: (eee tiny smile)

who's ready for daryl to feel actively horrified when the event's over? :P

[personal profile] brushoff 2016-11-17 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh wonderful. It's that guy. For someone of equal station as he, there was always something a bit lower class about Daryl Dixon's existence in Dorian's mind. Partly because the man had to work to his station, partly because he still held the trace of that atrocious accent.

And a ride around the riverfront? How ridiculously boring.
]

How endearingly parochial of you! It's a delight to see that you haven't shed all traces of your more rural upbringing.

[ said with just the right hint of sarcasm. ]
allforyuu: abyssal-icons (blue eyes: scared)

Owari no Seraph (1/2)

[personal profile] allforyuu 2016-11-17 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mika tenses up, prepared to dash over to them if Akane doesn't notice. Luckily she does, diverting the younger girl's attention away from the street.]

[He calms down considerably afterwards, but he doesn't look away from the two of them until Akane holds her hand.]

allforyuu: (Thoughtful)

Owari no Seraph (2/2) and open!

[personal profile] allforyuu 2016-11-17 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[He reaches into the picnic basket and lifts out several bento boxes. Since Mika had worked to cook them all a nice lunch he isn't going to let the food go to waste.]

Anyway, as I was saying. Once we find some jobs, we should get her a proper birthday gift.
dirtyredneck: (Neutral Interested (11))

it'll be beautiful

[personal profile] dirtyredneck 2016-11-17 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
A man who can't ride his steed into battle should the need arise, is no man worth having at your side.

[Daryl returned smoothly and without any obvious offense taken. Seemed amused, even as he took a seat and signaled to a passing servant to bring him one of those glasses of port that was floating around.]

Speaking of men at your side, how is Lord Tobias doing? I haven't had correspondence from him in over a week. Very unlike him. No trouble on the home front, I hope.

[Daryl fishing for information? Perish the thought!]
Edited 2016-11-17 23:39 (UTC)
hypnotherapy: after me comes the flood (apres moi le deluge)

BATTLE NETWORK AU

[personal profile] hypnotherapy 2016-11-18 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
top level
[ As soon as you're overtaken by this bubble, it's...a nice feeling, actually? Buildings are colourful and bright, and the streets are bustling. Kind of crowded, but not too much. There's some invisible collision detection at work, making sure nobody really bumps into each other on accident.

And when you pull out your communicator, it appears to be something else entirely. People comment on it, too - "Isn't the newest PET model amazing? I heard it can even project little holograms of your netnavi!"

What is a netnavi? Why, it's your AI companion, of course. Maybe you've only been with them a short time, or you've had them your entire life, but you've certainly been by their side, and they've been by yours.

There's plenty of places to go. Why not look around?
]

exploration (netnavi)

[ If you're an AI, or simply because of the whims of the cube, maybe you're not a human with a navi partner - you're a netnavi with a human partner. It could be someone from your memories, someone completely new, or a mix of both - whatever your brain pulls out as appropriate.

Or maybe you're going solo. Who knows? In any case, you can access both the physical world, where humans live, through a copybot - or you can wander around the network, where it's netnavi territory. Simpler programs go about their business, and navis chatter and wander here and there. Everyone's friendly, and perfectly happy to see you in some way or another.
]

distortion

[ But sometimes, things glitch a little bit, or fade out. If you're a netnavi, this might be especially disconcerting. But it seems to happen more near a certain blue-wearing individual, conspicuously tall in the human world and conspicuously bright and highlighted in networks.

If you greet him, even if he doesn't know you - he's happy to talk. He seems placid enough.
]

Oh, hello there.

Enjoying yourself?
musclemothers: (Default)

SILVER AGE SASSAFRASS

[personal profile] musclemothers 2016-11-18 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
GENERIC TOP LEVEL: please feel free to play around in this universe on your own!

Welcome, everyone, to the Silver Age! Read the link if you'd like more details, but this is all you have to know: life is simple again, distilled into hysterical capers of good vs. evil, where good is always right, and never really hurts or kills evil, which is honestly more mischievous than anything else. Here, you have the superhero spanx (or supervillain vavaoom) of your dreams, and everything's just a little fuzzier, just a little brighter.

Want to play around with word bubbles? Maybe have a good old round of fisticuffs? Find a sidekick? Well, then, partner, come on into this beautiful little fantasy and play at your heart's content!
musclemothers: (Default)

RUSTY TOP LEVEL

[personal profile] musclemothers 2016-11-18 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
ALSO KNOWN AS: do you want the asshole scientist? Here you have him!

[Welcome, one and all, to what good old Rusty Venture wishes the world was like. He's taller and broader, with the sort of V-shape that befits all superheroes and superscientists alike, with a full head of hair and a snazzy labcoat that hits him quite flatteringly at the mid-thigh. In this little bubble, Rusty's walking like the cock of the walk, as though he owns the place, humming a little ditty underneath his breath and toying with the pen that's tucked behind his ear, because of course a superscientist always needs a writing utensil for his next magnificent idea... and because he makes so few mistakes that he can afford to write in ink.

What an absolute daredevil.

Hero and villain alike, watch out, because Rusty's coming... and he may be looking into acquiring a Boy Adventurer.]
dejerate: (So don't take all the blame)

[personal profile] dejerate 2016-11-18 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Yuu primes himself to head to rush out after them, but Akane has it under control, thankfully. So he relaxes, giving a sigh before a small smile crosses his features as he watches her hold their hand and wait before checking it was clear of cars, to retrieve the ball.]

Yeah. We should. Akane deserves that much from us after all these years together and helping look after them.

[Looking out for Yuu and Mika too, of course. So she deserves it. Even if their priority and plan is still to figure their own orphanage.]
snarkbot: (seeing stars)

OTA

[personal profile] snarkbot 2016-11-18 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
Open/netnavi:
[ Skeets slips easily into the role of a navi. After all, he was already an AI who was a human's companion. But in this version his hologram/copybot looks like a chubby gold boy with a round helmet with fins and dark goggles. And his name is GoldMan.

His human is Booster, of course. To natives unaffected by the bubble it looks like Skeets is talking to himself, but in the Battle Network AU there's a cheerful Booster Gold -- or at least, Skeets' idea of Booster. They've been together for ages now.

Regardless of where you run into him, Skeets will nod politely.
] Hello. How are you?

Distortion:
[ Skeets doesn't know this other netnavi, and it's a bit odd how bright he is. But he's friendly and Skeets is polite. ]

Is there something I should be enjoying?
allforyuu: suspexting (laugh)

[personal profile] allforyuu 2016-11-18 08:09 am (UTC)(link)
[An orphanage of their own would help so many children. Of course, Mika would rather take away the insecurity the kids must have. If they'd need to live with them after they reached the legal age he wouldn't want to kick them out. They're a family, aren't they?]

A coffee shop downtown is looking for someone to work part time. I was thinking of applying.

[Mika offers him a set of chopsticks, expression mildly curious.]


The pay's not the greatest, but it's a start.
dejerate: (What do you want)

[personal profile] dejerate 2016-11-18 08:22 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, that's still something. I'm not sure what I might look at....

[But for now, they still have a couple of years to figure it out. But the sooner he does find something the better, the sooner he can help start saving and get some sort of employment experience with Mika.

He takes the offered chopsticks, thanking the blonde before starting in on lunch.]
allforyuu: by suspecting (blue eyes: smile)

[personal profile] allforyuu 2016-11-18 08:28 am (UTC)(link)
Yuu-chan should focus on his studies.

[He gently prods his side. Mika thinks studying is easy, which in turn makes it fun. That makes it easier to work next to his classes.]

[Of course he'll miss the quality time he could have with the kids, but Yuu will make sure they're not lonely.]

dejerate: (Moving along to)

[personal profile] dejerate 2016-11-18 08:37 am (UTC)(link)
I--I'm getting through class, okay?

[Okay, so Yuu isn't the best student and tends to get distracted and would obviously rather be active doing something outside most of the time. But he's improving, with Mika's support and Akane reminding him about homework at least.

(Or, rather, he's improved in comparison to his canon deficit regarding his eduation a lot.)

And well. Yeah, he's usually the one helping keep the kids entertained otherwise while Mika does his homework. Still, it doesn't help the small pout at his lips as he shovels another mouthful in.]
redshoerevenge: (thirty three)

The Admiral's Daughter: Mako Mori

[personal profile] redshoerevenge 2016-11-18 02:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Mako Mori, daughter of Fleet Admiral Stacker Pentecost, went where she wished whenever she wished, generally unaccompanied, which was more than a little scandalous in its own right. Perhaps worse, were the rumors that she had a great deal of training in various arts of war and had chosen an intellectual life rather than accept any offers of marriage. She was twenty-three and by all accounts well into being a spinster. While other girls were set on a husband, Mako was entirely too interested in riding, hunting, Naval movements, and strategy. She was also the sole heir to Admiral Pentecost's estate and minor fortune.

Dressed in black, with her hair sporting two delicate braids in blue ribbon amid her long black hair, she was an oddity as her eyes swept the club but seems to care little what anyone thought about that. She watched the crowd for a moment, until someone bumped into her, that is. Her hand went out, with a soft pardon me, as if she were at fault.
Edited (i can't html) 2016-11-18 14:08 (UTC)
brushoff: (oooh guuuurl)

[personal profile] brushoff 2016-11-18 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Dorian laughs, shaking his head. ] I can't believe you thought there was trouble to begin with! No, everything's perfectly fine and we're relishing our martial bliss.

[ He looked over Daryl, giving him a frown before continuing. ] I'm generally not one for marriage. Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious. But you aren't getting any younger, and I'd hate for you to end up an eternal bachelor.

[ You are old and single so fix that while you can. ]
allforyuu: (on the phone)

[personal profile] allforyuu 2016-11-18 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
They all look up to you, Yuu-chan.

[He doesn't finish the thought, because he knows his friend will understand what he means. The kids will do what you do. Be a good example if you love them. But it's not said unkindly; Mika understand why they love him.]

If something is difficult, I can help you.
dejerate: (Belief)

[personal profile] dejerate 2016-11-18 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm? Wha--where did that come from when you're pestering me about school?

[But. Well. Mika isn't wrong. Yuu's always been the one to reassure and encourage them even if they haven't been adopted yet, that they still have a family and will figure things out regardless. Not wanting to see any of them get as bitter as he was in the initial aftermath of his parents dropping him at the orphanage.]

But....I know you would.
allforyuu: (bright)

[personal profile] allforyuu 2016-11-18 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
School's important. We can't take care of them all if we're not smart.

[Yuu inspires the people he's around so they want to become better, kinder versions of themselves. Like when he protects them from other kids who bully them, or openly reminds them they have a family. That's how Mika likes it. That leaves it up to him to try hard to keep their lives running smoothly, like making sure everyone treats each other fairly and eats enough. And speaking of eating:]

How's the food?
prostheticbody: (64)

OTA

[personal profile] prostheticbody 2016-11-19 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
[The Major is no longer a major, because haha, ladies in the military, what a silly idea. Instead, she goes by Lady Copborg, a detective with a robotic body and plenty of non-lethal gadgets to catch criminals. Her perfectly lifelike prosthetic body is now slightly less so. She maintains an hourglass figure, but her body is silver, with a control panel on her chest full of blinking lights and switches. Her trademark hair remains purple, but is in a more period-appropriate hairstyle. She wears a trenchcoat, concealing her extendo-matic arms, perfect for catching crooks from afar. And to top it all off, her left eye is covered by a large red lens.

She's hot on the trail of some thugs when she turns to you, her crimefighting partner.]


With my x-ray eye, I can see a bank robbery taking place on the next block!
darkpants_warmfeeling: (Volunteer)

[personal profile] darkpants_warmfeeling 2016-11-19 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jacob Taylor, aka the Patriotic Protector, immediately SPRINGS INTO ACTION, dramatically pointing with one finger while his other arm is on his hip. Jacob's Silver Age costume is... well, it's tight, it's red, and it doesn't have armour because that would imply the possibility of superheroes getting hurt.]

Well-spotted, Lady Cyborg. To the Patriot Copter!

[Why do they need a helicopter to get to a crime taking place a block away? Because the editors wanted the Copter used as much as possible, that's why.]
prostheticbody: (78)

[personal profile] prostheticbody 2016-11-20 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
Good idea, Patriotic Protector! They'll never see us coming from above!

[She climbs into his matching helicopter and prepares for the quick trip to the bank. Once they're hovering above the scene of the crime, which is crawling with stereotypical gangsters, she has another bright idea.]

With my inviso-field, I'll be able to jump in unseen!

[She presses a few of the buttons on her control panel, rendering her invisible! Though if you look closely, you might be able to see a dotted outline of her mechanical body.]

On your mark, chum!

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