WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE

[maskormods]

WHO: ImPorts!
WHERE: All four cities.
WHEN: May 18-25
WHAT: Mayhem strikes as people get trapped in elevators, have to help out drowning, spoiled party people, rescue escaped zoo animals and have a ball with some unwanted song and dance. Have fun, everyone!
WARNINGS: None anticipated; let us know if this should be updated!



MAY 18 - 25
STUCK IN AN ELEVATOR
THE LOVE BUNNY
DE CHIMA

Wherever you happen to be in De Chima, as long as there's an elevator around, it's fair game. Are you visiting a friend in an apartment complex? Visiting a set of offices? Getting your teeth checked out? Or maybe there's a really rad, hidden comic book store you heard about on the top floor of the highest building in town! Whatever the reason, in the lobby, you'll see someone who looks like she's cosplaying, and having an absolute blast doing so. It's not entirely clear what she's cosplaying as, but nobody would dress like that on an everyday basis, right...?

If you write her off without thinking much about it, that wouldn't be much of a surprise; she's as innocuous as they get. She's a young, blonde woman - probably a teenager, though it's hard to tell - with her hair pulled into high pigtails, bangs pulled back with a headband with two bright pink bunny ears perched atop her head. The rest of her outfit is just as outrageously pink, a tight corset over a white t-shirt, a pleated pink skirt, go-go boots and thick black leggings with a bright pink wand (complete with a plastic bunny head attached to the tip) clutched tightly in one hand. Honestly, she looks to be a bit of a wreck, but that's only to be expected from someone young flexing their costume making skills for the first time.

It's only after you glide past her and onto the elevator that you realize that something's wrong. Halfway through your ascent or descent, the entire thing shudders, the lights flicker, and the gears slowly grind to a halt. The speaker in the elevator comes to life, somehow, and a bright, cheery giggle fills the elevator.

"Stop in the name of love! You've been caught byyyyyyyy... The Love Bunny! Cute, right? Just like me! I wish you could see how cute I am, but that would defeat the point, so you'll just have to take my word for it. The world's become such a dreary place, hasn't it? We spend so much time staring down at our phones that we never take the chance to look at each other, and find our one true loves!" She sighs, a dreamy, faraway sound. "Oh, but don't worry - I don't expect you to have to kiss. All sorts of love is beautiful, even if romance is the pinnacle of all love. I'm not letting you out, so you might as well try to get along! Toodles!"

If your characters don't manage to get out by the one hour mark, the speakers will come to life once again, this time with a distinct pout in the Love Bunny's voice. "Oh, poo, you're no fun. But I'm a hero, not a villain, so it's not like I'd trap you in there forever. Go on, and live your sad little loveless lives - just know that I'm rooting for you! Bye-byeeeee!" And with that, the building's electricity will come back to life, and your characters will be freed once more.


MAY 18 - 25
MUSICAL MAYHEM
The Copacabana Conductor
Maurtia Falls

Feel that fascinating rhythm moving to your feet? Feel your ass gyrating to that titillating beat? The answer is yes, yes you do. Whether you wanted to or not. The normally dangerous streets of Maurtia Falls have taken on an even more treacherous edge (for your dignity, at least). It started with a sudden, sharp up-tick in what appeared to be street performers. Then a couple acapella flash mobs. Some questioned whether acapella flash mob is even a thing, but who knows? Maybe some particularly deranged imPort brought the craze with them. The strange man skipping around in spandex with hand-drawn musical notes all over it seems suspect, especially since he's always clutching that tacky little recorder close to his chest, but it’s hard to tell these days. The middle of the month always has so many odd new imPorts arriving.

Towards the middle of the day, the news has changed from reporting these sightings as some strange performance art in the city to declaring them a clear act of super-powered malice, accompanied only by - you guessed it - the shrill piping of a recorder, inducting all around them into spontaneous song-and-dance. ImPorts with particularly good hearing may hear a shrill voice cheering, "there's no day but today for this!" or "enough of the classics; it's time to get thoroughly modern!" or, particularly irritatingly, "All I ask of you is to stand up!"

The fact the news anchors sing this report just underscores the present menace (you know what we mean). The majority of people seem to be performing their day to day while acting out numbers based on famous musicals, but any tune and dance sequence people can manage (or not, as the many petty thieves singing to Oliver! horribly screech as you pass by) is fair game, from country to pop to Klingon Opera.

Particularly news obsessed imPorts may notice that all this musical fanfare was first reported happening near the Maurtia Falls City Stage Theater. Investigators better be ready to put on their best Javert, however, as there’s no avoiding facing (and joining in) the music as you get closer to the heart of the problem.

MAY 18
ZOO(TLOOSE)
Doctor Dolots
Nonah

Police sirens aren’t that uncommon a sound, unfortunately. However, the occasional lion’s roar and outraged peacock squawk piercing through the familiar noise is a new one. Hover cars have surrounded the Nonah zoo, as much keeping the gawking public out as they are trying (and often failing) at keeping the loose animals in. Only imPorts are allowed to pass the tape line to approach the unusual threat. Known unregistered and even vigilante or villain imPorts are given the side-eye, but not questioned (what, are they going to give the tigers nightmares?), but registered imPorts are giving a bit of a heads up by the local civil servants. They aren’t sure if it’s a victim or the cause, but a lieutenant heard loud sobbing from inside the cave of the black bear enclosure before he was forced out by a crowd of vengeful lemurs. Anyone that doesn't want to have to directly deal with Nonah’s finest and head into the zoo itself still has plenty to do, however. Only a fraction of the animals have successfully been kept inside.

Behind the tape and in neighboring areas of the city everything is, well, a zoo. Animals are running everywhere. Elephants are competing with orangutans for fresh boiled peanuts, while otters have taken over public restrooms and are having the time of their lives playing with the automatic toilets. There has also been a disturbing team up of lions, tigers, and polar bears, while cheetahs race past them towards the most appealing prey of zebra, moose, and people.

It will be better for imPort public image to capture rather than harm the animals, but at the end of the day the choice is yours.

MAY 25
WATER WORLD
Marina
Heropa

Sun and fun often bring shouts of delight, but the cries ringing out over the waves are from panic. The equipment keeping the Oceania party platform and artificial reef has malfunctioned due to the excessive weight — social scenester Evan Caulfield's party has way too many guests to celebrate his 25th birthday, it seems! A few nearby pleasure craft approach the site of the sinking soiree, but they just don't have the capacity to bring everyone aboad.

Word quickly reaches the shore, filtered through social media from all the selfies attendees are taking — #sinking #help #thewetlook — and emergency services urge any heroes in the area to come and help.

The scene is chaotic, but just off the shore, a tall, muscular Hispanic woman in her early 40s climbs to the top of a yacht and shouts to get everyone's attention. Decked out in a bright wetsuit that could be a superhero's costume or a fashionable diving outfit, she pumps a fist into the air. "Come on, everyone! We've got to come together and save these people!"

With that, she dives into the water and starts swimming freakishly fast toward the disaster site. She never seems to come up for air, but when she does surface to aid the bewildered partiers, she does a great job making sure they don't go under.

Well, hero? What are you waiting for?

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THE LOVE BUNNY

[maskormods]

[ a: before the elevator ]

[ Perhaps you run into The Love Bunny in the lobby where she stands off to the side, rocking idly back and forth and swinging her wand, looking for the world like a child waiting for her mother. You may run into here if you so wish - she's certainly eye-catching enough to have people approach her - but she's not going to be approaching you. No, she's busy smiling a little, humming to herself, and glancing down at her phone every now and then. ]

[ b: during the elevator ]

[ But, of course, there's plenty of reason to talk to her after you've been trapped. She's already given her little spiel about love, but this time, for some reason, she seems inclined to stick around a little bit longer; even if you can't see her, she can certainly see you. ]

What? [ She coos. ] Don't look so mad. It's not the end of the world!

[ Do you have anything you want to ask? ]

[ c: after the elevator ]

[ Or perhaps you've already undergone your trials in the elevator, and you'd like someone to answer for it. Good luck - The Love Bunny is faster than she has any right to be (almost supernaturally so, it seems), but she's no Flash, and it's possible to catch her. She practically bounces down the street during her escape, but be wary! If she thinks she's been caught, she's apt to disappear entirely.

Invisibility doesn't seem to be on brand with her whole schtick, but she has it nevertheless. Weird, huh? ]

Sabriel | OTA

[bindsthedead]

STUCK IN AN ELEVATOR

[Sabriel's not the type to swear, but she feels tempted to as she pushes the elevator buttons, murmuring more to herself than her companion, who she gives an apologetic look to.

This isn't their fault, after all.]

I could try forcing the door with a spell- but what if that makes the elevator fall? [She wasn't sure how they'd been trapped, and the thought of plummeting to her death in a small metal box wasn't a pleasant one.]

And what sort of person calls themselves the Love Bunny? I hope this isn't for some kind of television show.

MUSICAL MAYHEM

[The bad news? Sabriel works in Maurtia Falls, and visits it fairly regularly. The good news? She actually knows how to sing and dance, even if the dances she knows are rather old fashioned.

So don't be too alarmed if a young woman in armor with a bandolier of bells tries to sweep you off your feet with a sung apology.]

I'm so sorry~ I don't know what's come over me~

WATER WORLD

[Sabriel raises an eyebrow at the speaker- she must be a new imPort, but at least she's dressed for the occasion. And she has a point- this is going to require coordination.

Although Sabriel herself isn't bothering with swimming- instead, she's gotten a rescue boat from the local authorities, loaded with floatation devices.]

Well, let's get going before anyone drowns. Come on, get in the boat- you can swim, can't you?

[Sabriel's demeanor has shifted to that odd mixture of outward calm and inward tension those who've known her for a while might recognize- smiling and soothing on the surface, but watchful and ready to burst into action as soon as she needs to. She watches the strange woman, noting how she didn't come up for air.]

[lempereur]

[ Yusuke is quite susceptible to feet sweeping! The bells only inspire him to move more, and so he does, swishing away all apologies with a wave of his hand. ]

Do not be sorry!
The gift of music is one to be shared!

Yusuke Kitagawa | OTA

[lempereur]

elevator - locked to sansa stark.

[ Yusuke's first trip to De Chima was for a work assignment. Running designs to the De Chima office, the sort of manual drudge work that was easy enough to shove off on the new imPort. It wasn't exactly what he envisioned when he was told he would be going to work designing for a game company. He figured there would be a lot more...designing.

Nevertheless, he wasn't yet in a position to do anything but what he was told. So Yusuke and his tote bag full of finished designs and supplies hopped onto the elevator, being nowhere near well-fed enough for a thirty story climb. The only other occupant was a striking young woman, her long red hair catching his attention for perhaps a bit longer than appropriate. He corrected his gaze quickly enough, keeping to himself until the elevator skids to a stop, and "The Love Bunny" relays her message.

Nothing uncomfortable about this. Not at all. ]

...well, then.

yusuke cried all through la la land.

[ Why did everyone tell him that Maurtia Falls was shady? It was the exact opposite: it was bright and it was beautiful! Yusuke had rarely been overcome with such joy the way he had when he arrived here for the first time. As soon as his foot hit the ground, it was tapping to an unknown beat, until the inexplicable urge to move spread upwards through his hips and all the way to his head.

It seemed like the entire world felt the same way. What a sight to behold.

Yusuke forgot exactly what his destination was supposed to be, but you can find him twirling his way there, channeling Astaire down the sidewalks. ]

[turned_to_steel]

Hello.

[ Forever polite, Sansa had greeted the young man when he stepped into the elevator and took a spot beside her. She even offered him a polite smile that briefly softened her features until she looked away and pretended not to notice that he was staring at her for a bit longer than he should.

In fact, it seemed like that was all the interacting she was going to do...until the elevator came to a stop and the obnoxiously cheerful voice came over the speaker. When the voice cut out, Sansa stared upwards at the ceiling of the elevator for a moment before dropping her gaze to him, her eyes wide. ]

Did she really just say we're trapped in here?

Lance | OTA

[lasersounds]

{Elevator Lockdown| Closed to Keith}

[It was a very rare occasion that Lance willingly hung out with Keith, but in his defense, he had found a really rad meeting room they could use for an eventual Team Voltron meet-up. And some of the other members hadn't been that easy to get ahold of--and if he was really going to impress Allura with his initiative he needed a second opinion on the place.

But as the elevator shuddered to a halt in between the third and fourth floors, and well below their final destination of the ninth floor, Lance began to regret the process entirely. The moment the "Love Bunny" came on the intercom, he was ready to find a hole to crawl into and die in.

Dude...we really need to start avoiding elevators.

{The Falls are Alive with the Sound of Music | OTA}

[Lance was a true music man. Give him a genre and he could probably not only name several artists but belt out their greatest hits too. And as humorous as some of his moves might be, there was no denying that he could at least move to a beat.

So excuse him as he tries to sweep you off your feet, complete with an attempt at a suave smile.]

Isn't this such a beautiful night~ Whoah, we're underneath a thousand shining stars~

[legionnaires]

[ He rubs his face, trying to figure out where he went wrong. He was asked if he could come in for the weekend and help cater a birthday party. He could be making cupcakes right now, but Lance had a good point. They needed to find a good place to form a base of operations. He figured they would just meet in someone's apartment but an office building sounded a lot better.

So he listened to Lance and finally traveled to meet him.]

I told you we should have taken the stairs. Exercise is good for you. [He grumbles, before walking over to the control panel. It's a shame he wasn't Pidge. He could have probably figured out how to rewire the thing.

Or Hunk.] So we can sit here and just wait for help...or do what we did in the castle.

veronica sawyer | ota

[couldbebeautiful]

[one: good morning maurtia falls, every day brings more 911 calls]

[The first inkling Veronica has that something is terribly wrong is when a drug dealer, desperate for customers, whispers in her ear, honey, whatchu waiting for? Step into my candy store—

Veronica might've punched him. Out of reflex, mind, because the last time someone invited her into their candy store, things ended terribly. She flees the scene quickly enough, but the encounter's rattled her enough that she doesn't quite manage to avoid getting caught up in yet another musical number: a flash mob of public servants and do-gooders this time, singing and dancing about how now is the time to seize the day!]

Jesus fuck—now is the time to seize the day! [Why is she tap-dancing? She doesn't even know how to tap-dance what the fuck is going on here.

Answer the call and don't delay!]

Please just send me off on my way—

[She's going to keep getting caught up in musical numbers as long as she stays in Maurtia Falls, isn't she.]

[two: kick off your sunday shoes oh god not into the lion enclosure]

[Typical. Hit up Nonah to get away from the musical infestation in Maurtia Falls and the news of malfunctioning elevators in De Chima, and find yourself stuck in yet another man VS animal scenario. At least the elephants and the orangutans aren't actively trying to eat her like the butterflies were, but they are trying to get at her snack.]

No. [It's the flat, firm no of someone who has seen far too much today and has hit a new threshold of Done. She bought these chips, dammit! Now some orangutan is trying to steal it away from her and she will not have it, do you hear? She scoots away from the monkey and, unfortunately, closer to the elephant.] No, you can't have it—and that goes for you too!

[She bats angrily at the elephant's trunk.]

Go back to fighting over peanuts and leave me alone.

2

[ididntsaybanana]

[ kaito can't help the low laugh he makes, it's a bit sharp though but that's the usual for him. he keeps watching as you bat away at the elephant's trunk before he steps in and slides his hand under the trunk and then winds it around his arm easily. the elephant seems content with this ]

Animals don't understand the term, "Leave me alone." And they never will.

[ is the sardonic reply he gives you ]

Cinders | OTA

[glassfall]

Worst Cupid Ever; closed to Hux: [Okay, Cinders, just get in the lift. You know, the funny metal box with all the buttons that goes up and down instead of making you use the stairs? That's the one. Sure, a lot of them are creaky, and they make you feel nervous, but surely they can't be all bad, can they?

Oh, god dammit.]

Surely, she can't be serious.

[She turns, looking to her companion with an incredulous expression.]

Once More, With Feeling: [Cinders had been taking a trip to Maurtia Falls when she suddenly felt a powerful need to burst into song. And what were those nearby, songbirds? Yep. So, like any (non) Disney princess, she bursts into a beautiful aria, complete with the birds deciding to join in.

Okay, what was in the tea this morning, and why didn't Cinders feel like singing earlier - say, not in public?]

Demons! Has the world gone mad today?!

Hungry, Hungry oh gods they're everywhere: [Well, this had been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Cinders still had aching feet from the last song-and-dance number she was in. Time to go home, take a nice, hot bath, and... wait.

What were those odd, striped horses, and why were they running? And what was chasing them?]

... Oh, no.

[therewillbeorder]

[This is what he got for trusting technology that would be considered antiques at best. Finalizer and Starkiller had turbolifts but this was practically ancient.

He glanced at his companion, less than amused at the entire situation.]

Apparently so.

[There had to be a way out of here, he glanced at the top of the elevator but there was no panel, nothing that seemed that could be pushed up.] Are you familiar with this technology?

Andrew Pulaski (Apollo) | OTA

[itssacrifice]

a; who let the zoo out

[Andrew didn't need to be a member of the Nonah News' crew to know about the zoo of animals that have (literally) been unleashed on the city. All one had to do is look out the window and notice the cheetahs prowling the streets and a cluster of penguins waddling towards what one could assume would be cooler climates.

Storming out of the news room and leaping out of the nearest window, Andrew takes to the skies still in his work suit. Below he sees a young girl break from the grip of her mother and rush in the direction of a lion sniffing at the contents of an overturned trash bin.] BIG KITTY!

[He swoops down and sweeps the girl up under one arm before she can get within three steps of the feline.] You like kitties huh? Why don't we work on getting you one that's a lot smaller and...just a lot less in general.

[Unfortunately, the lion decides to take notice of them at this point and does not look happy about having an audience. Aw, crap.]

b; time for the water works

[Andrew watches the strange woman dive into the water with a mixture of awe and respect. There's one hero who has some serious style. Plus, she's kind of right. With the amount of people that need to be saved, team work is called for.

He glances over his fellow imPorts.]

Well, you heard the lady. Does everyone have a way of making it to the boat? I can give you a lift over if not.

a)

[darted]

[ Mai will remain kind of hidden but film Andrew rescuing the girl before coming forward when the lion starts to notice him. She's kind of divided on whether or not she should actually get up and do something or just stay here and film it for the sake of ratings!!!

Like most people these days, she goes for the second. But, still, she'll give him a little warning because it's not a very good look for her if she just watched someone get eaten. ]

Look out!

Hux | ota

[therewillbeorder]

de chima.

[This was not his day. Normally he opted for the stairs but today, for a reason he couldn't comprehend now, he had decided that he would take the elevator.

It was a decision he instantly regretted.

He didn't even so much as look at the person trapped with him as he laid his hands on the wall of the elevator. After the unfortunate incident with the toaster, he wasn't sure how reliable his power over technology would be in this situation given he was still figuring it out. So he stepped back with a frown, displeased at the situation.

And unfortunately for you, there isn't anywhere to escape.]

nonah.

[His week really wasn't getting better. It seemed as whatever business that he had to do in the city was going to be interrupted by the sudden appearance of strange animals.

He had never seen a peacock before but he had heard of them before. Birds with large trains of colorful feathers- they were creatures of the Core Worlds someone from the Outer Rim could only imagine. He didn't reach for his blaster but instead took a step forward towards the bird.

He was fascinated- the only animals that he had ever seen on Arkanis were nerfs, it wasn't as exciting as the exotic bird in front of him.]

Nonah

[dun_moch]

A magnificent creature, is it not? Look at the pride in its bearing, the confidence in its step. It knows it is beautiful, and acts accordingly.

[The Count's voice booms in the air as he steps toward Hux, his cape trailing behind him in a manner not unlike the peacock's feathers.]

Hello again, General. Are you helping respond to this current nonsense?

Brendan Frye | OTA

[pale_blue_arrow]

Musical Mayhem

[Brendan is in Maurtia Falls to investigate Sally Cunliffe's murder, or at least get a gauge of how crooked the cops here really are. He needs to know where people stand and rumors and hearsay about the MFPD, while useful, aren't concrete. So the game plan was to go through the cops' trash, swipe what he could, see if he could poke around the crime scene, slim though those odds were.

The plan was not to have to physically clamp both hands over his mouth to muffle the involuntary singing. He prides himself on being hard to get a reaction out of, but his eyes are wide by the time he, fleeing the scene of one musical number and seeing at least two more going inside buildings through the windows, runs into someone. Literally, he smacks into them and bursts out singing.]

Criss-cross, applesauce, spiders crawling up your back, [somehow, he has the presence of mind to be horrified it one of his ex's old indie songs before the words keep spilling out, a soft, haunting, slow rendition.] Put your arms around my neck; I'll only go to sleep for a second....

[h2no]

Fuck this shit, I'm out! Oh yeah, fuck this shit I'm out!

[yeah, guess who else is stuck with the singing? archie slaps himself twice in annoyance. unfortunately, he doesn't notice brendan and runs directly into him.

boosh.]

Han Solo | ota

[carbonfrozen]

[one: the garbage will do]

[De Chima is a tricky place for Han to be in, at the moment—yes, there are fellow rebels here, but there's also one Imperial and his own son who hates him and kriffing Vader. But there's a bookstore in De Chima that has guides to parenting, or a grocery store in De Chima that's got his preferred brand of coffee, or—well, in any case, Han seems to end up here fairly often.

"Here" being "stuck inside an elevator carrying a bag full of things with some poor sucker next to him", apparently.]

I think I'm covered on that front, kid, you don't need to help me out! [He looks up at the ceiling, then at his poor hapless companion.] I got an idea, but you're probably not gonna like it.

[two: i wanna rock with you, all night]

[Han notices the flash mobs, the impromptu acapella performances, the so-called "performance art", and thinks—ah, hell. He doesn't exactly think much of them, just continues on his way and takes care not to get swept up in the sudden impromptu musical numbers on the street. Or at least that's what Han is initially planning on doing.]

I've had a knack from way back, of breaking the rules once I learn the game! [Who knew Han could spin around on a lamppost that well? He hops off, sauntering and dancing down the street to some dive bar, and it almost makes up for the fact that he's not exactly a knockout singer.] But the game's changed too quick, so before I get sick, I'll run somewhere else for the night—

[This is not a song his voice is suited for, clearly.]

I've got change in my pocket, and I ain't looking to lock it away in a safe for tomorrow I just wanna be—

[At least he's not too bad a dancer.]

I'm going out tonight! [He at least makes a respectable effort at singing the riff, but—well, he's just no Broadway singer.] Don't know why I'm singing out tonight!

[three: wild card]

[hit me up on robbstark if you have any more ideas that don't quite fit, or just hit up this option!]

for skywalker trash can family.

[carbonfrozen]

[If Han believed in the Force any more than this vague sense that it might be a lot more real than he ever gave it credit for, he'd have called this the will of the Force, or, more accurately, the Force's fault.

"This" being in the same elevator as Darth Vader and Han's own grown-up son, and having nothing on hand besides some car parts, a few guides to parenting for the first-time parent that he picked up and a sinking feeling of doom. At least Luke's here too, that's a small consolation. He whistles a tune he'd picked up off the radio, not entirely keen on starting conversation or breaking the awkward silence that's fallen over them.

Then the elevator stops, and the girl's voice comes on. By the time the speech is done, Han is staring at the elevator buttons in sheer disbelief and horror.

Then:] We gotta get outta here. I'm not getting trapped by someone calling themselves the Love Bunny.

the Twelfth Doctor | ota!

[helpline]

de chima, closed to Gwen.
Well. This is something. The Doctor looks from Gwen...back to the speaker...then back to Gwen, wearing the same expression of downright confusion all the while. Trapped in an elevator by a girl in a bunny outfit. Could be worse, but also could be a hundred percent less weird.

"This doesn't normally happen in elevators, does it?" he says, still downright confused, as he looks over at Gwen with a frown. It hasn't happened in elevators he's ridden, at least, is this a thing? Is this a trend? Maybe they're going to vine it or something like that, vine might still be a thing.

nonah
One of the perks of living with otters for a month is that you speak otter. One of the perks of having opposable thumbs is that you can open bags. Put the two together and the Doctor's enlisted a tiny army of ten or so otters to help out round up the other animals (and by enlisted, I mean he straight up stole a bag of shrimp from a grocery store down the street and is bribing the otters with them to convince them to help out).

So, stationed out of those public restrooms is the Doctor, who's happy to keep an eye on some of the otters but is even more happy to bribe the otters with shrimp to help check on some of the animals in the zoo. Otters zoom past people to report to the Doctor the status of some of the larger carnivores. Occasionally, a group of five or so otters are helping to herd the smaller, more stupid animals back to their pens (those otters get bonus shrimp.) It's all really weird.

And someone who's come to check on this confusion? You'll find the Doctor, sitting on a bench outside of the public restroom, directly talking to a group of five or so otters like this is a perfectly normal thing.

shows up late with starbucks

[trouvaille]

"Occasionally they stop," she says, drolly, leaning against the far side of the elevator and regarding the now-quiet speaker with jaundiced disapproval. "They don't tend to be stopped unless someone's, I don't know, doing a crime."

This isn't a criminal act so much as in criminally poor taste. Gwen sees very little immediately stirring tender feelings about whoever this elevator-illiterate fellow she's been trapped with.

Elena Fisher

[storyseeker]

[De Chima - Closed to Jean]

[She's just finished dropping off a tape to the studio and run some errands in this city, and she's already thinking about how she can kick back and relax later after today's flurry of activity. Elena doesn't pay particular attention to the young woman in the elevator until everything stops and an annoyingly chipper voice makes an announcement.]

Oooo...kay? What the hell was that about?

[Heropa - OTA]

[Between her freelance work in the news, Elena's still picking up a few shifts as an underwater tour guide. Hey, it's not her chosen career, but she doesn't mind the employee discount on equipment rentals. She's just finished up a tour when the call for aid comes out, and she turns to the nearest imPort she recognizes on the beach.]

Hey—I've got powers that can help, do you? Because I don't think those people are likely to very capable of rescuing themselves.

[h2no]

DA DA DUNN

[it's not actually entirely near ground zero when the musical mayhem hits him. archie doesn't even realise, at first. he's in a park, doing what he can with crobat, seeing as there's no actual other pokémon to battle.

he throws an apple up until the air, yelling:] Crobat, use Cross Poison on that apple! You wanna be the very best like no-one ever was!

Hashtag Water Pun

a. Everything's Better With Sharks

[archie had been bobbing along just off the shore, hanging off sharpedo and snoozing lightly, having been sent to sleep by the gentle rocking of the waves. he's woken up by the noise and yelling, but doesn't open his eyes or look up. sounds distant. sounds stupid.

eventually, he's roused by a number of people going out to the platform and figures he should maybe do something. he doesn't want to - this is more than their own faults, icarus, ect - but figures it's a bit shitty to sit by. he taps sharpedo and nods at the disaster, shifting to sit up on it properly.]

Use Aqua Jet, [he says, a little bored.] Let's see who we can grab, eh?

[sharpedo responds with a grunt and takes off, archie skiing on top. he'll be found around the disaster, diving (never needing to come up for air) and bringing people back to somewhere they can get out of the water on.]

b. And Then Reality Hits (cw for emeto)

[inevitably, archie tires himself out. sharpedo has to dive down and nudge him away from continuing to try and do something, pushing him back to shore on its nose. it really does help that he doesn't need to breathe air, because sharpedo isn't too great at maneuvering around him. it has to be careful; it swims strong enough that if it hit him too hard it could break a bone.

sharpedo cares, though, and it gets him back to the shore without breaking anything. archie groans when he's back on the sand, already regretting doing so much. fit as he may be, his poor muscles can only take so much. unfortunately, the shitty part of his water breathing powers won't let him just face plant into the sand.

want to be grossed out? archie's gonna be puking up sea water for a good twenty minutes. fun.]

wildcard

[hit me with anything!!]

B!!

[hombrenuevo]

Hold on! I'm coming!

[ Good thing Chico came to the beach today, huuuuh? As he's sprinting down the shore his hat flies off in the wind, but he'll worry about that later. For now, it's his job to make sure this driftwood of a person is safe. ]

I—I know CPR!

[ Dropping to his knees, Chico keeps the man on his side so he doesn't asphyxiate himself. That much he knows to do. ]

Doctor Octopus | OTA

[doctopussy]

De Chima

[ Normally, Otto gets around by using his legs and clambering around like an extremely dignified man in a white suit who wears sunglasses 24/7, but sometimes a situation calls for subtly. There's a mall in De Chima that has offices, several being tech-based, and he was going to investigate some for his own personal reasons -- before the elevator in the mall stops. And that cloying, annoying voice explains why. ]

This is absurd.

Maurtia Falls

[ It's still early on, before Otto found out about the plague hitting the city.
He'd only gone there to investigate some particular people of interest.

He leaves the Porter building and just outside he checks his phone for the map (to lose oneself would be very undignified for a man such as him) and doesn't notice when he starts loudly humming a song.

But he especially doesn't notice his mechanical arms moving in rhythmic ways to the beat. It's quite beautiful, honestly, if in a creepy way. ]

de chima

[fistofthejoestar]

I don't know if it's as bad as all that. She sounds rather young.

[Jonathan's patience is infinite in regard to nearly everything, and being held for emotional ransom is no different. it's almost comical compared to some of the other things that he's suffered through, and the expression on his face is dangerously close to fond laughter.

he knows, however, that this is a trait that's likely not shared by most of the population. as he steps forward to try and jiggle the Door Open button out of due diligence, he asks another question of his spontaneous cellmate.]

Are you in a hurry, sir?

[he's relatively certain that he could jumpstart the elevator with ripple enough to reach the nearest floor, although whether or not he'd have to climb out the hatch and directly apply it to the cables remains to be seen. it's a bit troublesome, but if the other man has somewhere to be it seems the best course of action.]

K-2SO | OTA

[reexamined]

1. ELEVATOR OF LOVE

[After such a lovely announcement, K-2SO, the seven foot robot, turns to look at his elevator companion with a slight whirr of his internal machinery. He has no mouth to display a frown, or any eyebrows to furrow, but from the roll of his eye-lights, and his tone which is filled with bitter sarcasm-]

Do you think if I said "love does not compute" convincingly enough, she'd let us out?

2. THE MUSICAL NO ONE ASKED FOR

[Mayhem is certainly happening in the streets of Maurtia Falls with all of the flash mobs, and people who seem to be prone to sudden fits of athletics- he's noticed there's quite a lot getting in the way of normal life. Average, every day citizens are having minor accidents, caused either by distraction, or by bumping into someone in a very intense solo.

It seemed, at first, like he was immune.

Singing is not something he's ever, ever ever done before. There was no need for it. He was a security droid. Not a protocol, and he had no place in entertainment. And yet. And yet...]

Did you ever clap when a waitress falls and drops a tray of glasses? And ain't it fun to watch figure skaters falling on their asses? And don'tcha feel all warm and cozy, watching people out in the rain! That's... Schadenfreude! People taking pleasure in your pain!

[He didn't even know what schadenfreude was. But, he supposes, he does now.]

3. MOOSE.

[Things that one might forget are in a zoo until one comes across them: a very big, very dangerous, and very afraid moose. Moose can apparently be up to seven feet tall, and a thousand powers. So that's pretty hefty, huh? They also can charge, apparently, as one seems to be planning to do just that.

The equally tall droid interrupts that charge, long spindly-looking arms easily reaching the base of the creature's antlers, and he drags his feet across the ground, trying to bring it to a halt. So far he's doing a rather good job at stopping the charging moose, but it begins to panic, and shake it's head to loosen his grip. It's beginning to work, too. K-2SO looks around to assistance,
at whoever might be nearby enough. ]

Well? I'm not doing this for sport.

[Help him?]

1

[disguarded]

[For her part, Twice hasn't even looked up from her phone yet, even throughout the so-called Love Bunny's whole speech, but! She slowly puts it away and glances over after being directly addressed.]

Probably not, but anything's possible, I guess. Has that sort of thing worked before?

[She sounds kinda bored, honestly.]

Kotetsu T. Kaburagi | OTA

[earnedmystripes]

i. wishy washy [heropa]

[Despite his new ability to change into his powersuit at will, Kotetsu arrives on the scene as himself as opposed to as Wild Tiger--the suit simply wasn't designed with swimming in mind, and he's not going to concern himself with the fine details of protecting his secret identity when people are urgently in danger.

...Not that. All of them are evidently aware of the urgency of the situation. Some--like the pair of teenage girls eagerly trying to get their selfie on with an imPort--are more concerned with adding to their follower count than protecting their lives, and Kotetsu is clearly losing patience very quickly.]

If you don't put those away right now, I swear to god I'm going to throw them in the ocean.

[...Maaaaybe someone should give him a hand wrangling these trust fund babies before he makes good on that threat and gets his ass sued for ruining some custom gold iphone...]

ii. it's a zoo out there [nonah]



[Remember that viral video of Wild Tiger chasing a mechanical tiger around Heropa? Well, here's your chance to ride on the coattails of that meme--because he sure is chasing a real tiger, this time.

Or more accurately, chasing a runaway double decker bus with a real tiger lounging on the roof. Tiger periodically keeps trying to aim something like a grappling hook at the railing on the bus, but the insane twists and turns the bus takes (there may or may not be a bunch of capuchins that took over the driver's seat) makes it impossible to properly aim.

If he spots someone coming his way or otherwise nearby but not running away in terror, he'll call out to them as he runs:]

I--could use--some help--over here!!

iii. wildcard

[choose ur own adventure! open to literally any of these events. feel free to PM or hit me up @ goodluckmodes on plurk if you'd like a custom starter.]

zoo!

[darted]

[ Mai hears the commotion and sees the doubledecker bus, and luckily she has one of her own. The bus, which is a single decker, is parked directly in the middle of the path. Mai stands on top of the bus with blades ready. ]

Permission to take out the wheels? [ She's not really sure what a car can do, but she really doesn't want to be responsible for her taking out the wheels only to have it drive into her anyways. ]

elevator / zoo / water world / interviews...?

[darted]

[ 1A - De Chima - Stuck in the Middle of Floors 5 and 6 with You (closed to Yusuke). ]

[ Mai's day was not starting out well. Sent to De Chima to interview Lionel Webster, the inventor of the up and coming app, ShareTaste, for her job was the thing she wanted to do the least. Sharing pictures of food you're eating? With other people? She doesn't understand the socialite behind it, but she digresses.

With her is her own camera (tyvm) and Yusuke, who she managed to pencil in for more commissions, as Mai has discovered that finding slightly longer or looser sleeves that could function in the Heropa humidity was quite a challenge.

So, when the elevator stops Mai's quite conflicted on how to feel on the actual situation. This Love Bunny bitch on the other hand... ]

I'd honestly live the rest of my life in this elevator if it meant I'd never have to hear her again. [ But Yusuke might be able to see that deep down she's a little annoyed. ]

[ 1b - De Chima - Elevator 2: Electric Malfunction Bugaloo ]

[ Mai's day isn't quite over yet! Her introverted self gets into an elevator with you, expecting her day to go on as normal. Instead, she gets a second elevator malfunction. She doesn't even wait until the girl is finished with her explanation before she just interrupts. ]

Ugh! Again!?!

[ 2a/b - Nonah - lions and tigers and bears oh why... ]

[ Mai was sent to cover the zoo as part of a fluff piece, so when she arrives to find it completely surrounded by police, her eyes immediately start to roll with the revelation that it's going to be a long fucking day. After being roped into helping, she's given a score of animal tranquilizers to add to her darts. She'll be mostly on the hunt for people to help (her, so she can do less work).

A! - Mai can be encountered moving a ZooTour bus with a bunch of drugged monkeys, medium sized mammals, penguins, etc. (if it can fit in a seat, it's probably in here) fastened into seat belts. She's been here for a month, though and her driving is a little shaky! There's a good chance she almost ran you over or appeared right between you and that large animal that can't possibly fit in her tour bus of drugged up animals.

B! - After Mai returns the bus to the entrance so police can secure it, she heads back in to try and sedate an unruly rhinoceros. It's not going so well. The darts they gave her were meant for lemurs, and, thus, are completely useless on the large pachyderm. It tries to spear Mai with the horn on its nose, but she instead flips onto his head to evade it, only to realize her mistake. ]

Ah! Someone get me off of this thing. [ She's holding on for dear life, but her actual concern will be revealed after a couple of seconds of desperate flailing. ] The smell is nauseating! [ The jeer towards the smell is actually The Most Emotion she has shown in Mask or Menace thus far! ]

[ 3 - Heropa - YOU'RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRE HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERE thERE'S NAAAAAAATHING I FEAAAAR AND I KNOWWWWWOAAHHH... ]

[ At this point in her week, Mai was weary of what the fuck else the world could throw at her. Her covering this party was meant to be a small, simple assignment. Even though Mai is no stranger to change (after all, she is from the Fire Nation who changed everything when they attacked), this week is a little ridiculous. As the boat starts to sink, Mai, having absolutely no skills that could possibly be of use at the moment, just begins to interview panicking people but this causes them to just sink (heh) in their feels, and the look on Mai's face says she's begging for rescue from this conversation more than the boat sinking.

Alternatively, maybe you ended up on the lifeboat she's on! Her cameraman, next to her, motions everyone in the life boat to cram towards the center. ]

All right. Everyone here is going to be on TV, so smile. [ That was a command. And not a very happy sounding one! ]

[ Wildcard - interview with a heroic celebrity! ]

[ Mai, works for the talkshow Smiles for Miles and, if she sees your character doing something heroic (or something humiliating that could go viral on the internet), she'll be more than inclined to stop your character for a couple of questions to air on the news later! She'll be available for all events and locations, except Maurtia Falls because there's absolutely no salary high enough that'd make her want to cover that news story.

Or maybe you came up to her because you wanted to be on TV. Either way, your 15 minutes of fame just got a little bit of an extension! ]

[lempereur]

[ Again.

Of course it would happen again.

Already, he had been an hour a late to his first major assignment at work. Then, he got all the way to the bottom floor before realizing he had left his bag at the Rectangle Onyx office. Then, he was trapped in the elevator, again, victim of a truly misguided matchmaking attempt, again.

Unlike Mai, Yusuke was quite bad at masking his annoyance. At least this time it was with someone he knew (sort of?). ]

I agree. I've already wasted half my morning trapped in here.

Lapis Lazuli | open!!

[oceanthief]

nonah;

[one group of animals that aren't wandering aimlessly around the city are the sea lions; as soon as Lapis had noticed the strange happenings unfolding in the zoo she'd blocked up the enclosure doors with a wall of water impenetrable even to the sea life. with her charges safe she'd almost decided that her work day was over and returned home...but, truth be told, she'd grown rather attached to a great number of the exhibits here at the zoo.

it's easy to spy Lapis among the chaos in the streets, even with the veritable nature documentary of wildlife exploding around her. she's followed by a large mobius loop of water behind her, floating high enough off the ground to prevent it from bumping into less diminutive-sized people. sliding around it in perpetuity are several species of seals (not sea lions, thank you very much) and penguins, kept entertained by intermittent shifting of the course they've been considerately placed upon. she figures it's easier to collect a bunch of them at once this way instead of having to bubbling and transport over and over again.

there are also two mildly indignant penguins tucked under her spindly arms like footballs, squirming to no avail. these two troublemakers have failed to understand the idea of the water semi-prison and repeatedly slipped off the track, and so have been relegated to this unceremonious transport. it's your own fault, dudes.

Lapis is mostly focusing on retrieving the aquarium-based animals in the city, but she makes an exception for obviously dangerous creatures, collaring and muzzling them neatly with more delicate threads of water. it's quite the menagerie she has trailing along after her, but she's completely unaware of any attention it may draw.

what she's painfully aware of, however, is anyone who might be attempting to get violent with any of the animals in a way that doesn't involve self-defense. she's significantly less gentle in using her water to deal with those people.]

heropa;

[Lapis is not actually here because of the floating platform's unfortunate fate. she often frequents Heropa's beach out of nostalgia, and today had seemed like a pretty good day for it - but, apparently, looks can be deceiving.

when the diving suit woman tries to rally the onlookers to action she looks over at a nearby civilian with vague curiosity.]

What's going on?

["the platform is too heavy, so it's starting to sink."]

Oh.

[she seems to consider this for a moment or two, watching the tiny figures out at sea flail in distress. after settling on whatever decision was troubling her mind, she raises an arm and makes a sudden sweeping motion with it, as if she were wiping something away.

in accordance with her gesture, an enormous wave rises up near the floating platform. it hangs there unnaturally for a moment before crashing into the structure, knocking a portion of the young people there into the water.

...someone may want to explain to Lapis that, while logically correct, lightening the load this way probably isn't the path to take on this one.]

MAGNUS BURNSIDES | OTA | DE CHIMA & NONAH

[burlyboy]

DE CHIMA | STUCK IN AN ELEVATOR

[ Maybe Taako is right. Maybe elevators are awful. To this day, elevators have been involved in horrible plant attacks, shrinking them down to wage battle with cockroaches, and Upsy Your Lifting Friend, who's not malevolent, but manages to be creepier than all of the above.

But they're so convenient. At least, they're convenient up until the point at which you get stuck. Once it shudders to a halt and that cheery voice rings out, Magnus tenses up, looking warily around him, and has two observations: ] I am extremely uncomfortable with this.

[ And then: ] Something's going to attack us, right?

NONAH | ZOO(TLOOSE)

[ Did you say there's a bunch of wild animals on the loose? Did you mean heaven? Magnus has two things he wants to do for every animal he meets: fight them, or love them, depending on whether or not they seem to be mindlessly thirsting for blood. These guys all seem more confused and frightened than anything else, however, which means it's up to him to love the hell out of them and bring them back to their proper homes.

He eyes the pandemonium with a growing smile, and sets to chasing the animals. Whatever it is - peacock, bear, or small rodent - he chases it in the same way, arms forward, voice soft. ] C'mon, let's get you home. I'm not going to hurt you...

[ And, of course, it's up to you what the animal is. ]

zootloose

[h2no]

[archie had had a similar reaction to magnus and actually managed to help some of the animals back! he's had so much fun! he's spent so much money on bribe food! he might now be in serious debt!

as animals tend to be, their reactions were all different. archie still doesn't really know how to gauge them, because he doesn't know these animals. he knows pokémon, but not... what's currently running after him. it's a boar. he goes sprinting past magus, screaming.]

BOOOOOOOAAAAAAAARRRRR!!

Abigail Hobbs | OPEN

[am_i_a_monster]

a) Nonah

Abigail doesn't want any animals hurt. She has had ideals about honouring animals drilled into her by her father since she was a child. And since these animals aren't going to end up as anyone's dinner or serve any other purpose by dying, she wants them to live and be unharmed. With that in mind, she made her way behind the tape with a rifle loaded with tranquilizer darts. She selects her targets carefully. She doesn't want to render an animal unconscious if it'll be trampled or eaten by other, larger animals. She also keeps an eye out; if she sees anyone in trouble, she'll help them.

b) Maurtia Falls

Abigail picked a wrong day to visit Maurtia Falls. She had to walk quickly to avoid someone singing and dancing. The whole thing was very odd as if she'd walked into the middle of some big musical. The kind of shows she'd only ever heard about, and certainly never intended to experience this close. She was about to leave when she felt a sudden urge to sing. The songsong slipped out of her lips before she could stop it

"Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that flow. I am the sunlight on my own grave. I am a gentle autumn rain. I am the swift uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled flight. Do not stand at my grave and cry. Do not stand at my grave and cry. Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there I did not die."

She managed to stop there and stood perfectly still, trying to figure out why she had just sang on a public sidewalk.

CLOSED FOR JACOB | THE LOVE BUNNY

[specialise]

[ there are so many things wrong with this particular situation, but raven finds she looks up at the numbers with a furrow to her brow. the numbers that indicate which floor the elevator is currently gliding past aren't lit up anymore. the buttons she'd had fun pressing when she first used the elevator in heropa are dead. and that whirring noise that seems to accompany elevators, sort of soft and calming in a way that may make raven strange, left the box they stood in to be a little eery. ]

[ she leans forward to press her finger against the button for 3, but it does as she expects — nothing. pulling back she sighs, and rather than panic, she listens to that giddy voice filter in through the stereo. ]

The elevator's called a Love Bunny? That's embarrassing.

[ she looks to her companion, brow still creased. if one had to describe raven reyes right now, it wouldn't be impressed. with her metal brace wrapped around her left leg, she leans against the wall. ]

[ she's from space. she doesn't know much. ]

[darkpants_warmfeeling]

[After hearing the 'Love Bunny's announcement, Jacob just stares at the speaker for a moment before lowering his face into the warm comfort of his waiting palm.]

Oh, you can not be serious.

[He groans a moment, then looks up at Raven.]

That's not the elevator. It's someone who's taken control of the system. And it's not as cute as she thinks it is. We gotta get out of here.

[Not only is Raven a bit too young for him, but Jacob is not interested in blind dates arranged by supervillain sabotage.]

shale / BIG OL' CW FOR ANIMAL DEATH

[notgneiss]

a. zootloose

[her wanderings has brought shale to nonah's zoo. she enjoys watching the chaos, being a rock means she can basically wander right up into the thick of it and most of the animals ignore her. she's not sure how she feels about that; on one hand, it's convenient. on the other... she very much enjoys not being defecated on. still no idea why animals like to do that, but whatever.

it's way into the afternoon when an unfortunate fox decides to cock a leg near her ankle. if shale still breathed, she would let out a sigh of irritation.

a heavy foot comes up and stomps back down, directly onto the poor sod's back. the noise is truly awful, but shale doesn't even flinch. maybe she'll go and find a bigger animal. it's not like anyone gives a shit about them, right?]

b. water world

I don't understand. Is this not natural selection in progress?

[asked aloud and vaguely to the closest person.]

Humans are so proud of being at the top of the chain until their own stupidity causes... things like this. [she folds her arms.] I say we simply watch them be eaten up by their own hubris.

A!

[musclemothers]

Oh, Christ. It's not like that one was doing anything.

[ He pauses, considering what foxes are like, and shrugs. It's a little sad seeing a fox get stomped on like that, but then again, he doesn't actually care a whole lot about the deaths of anything he's not personally attached to. ]

Ah, well, it probably had rabies anyway. [ He flaps his hand at Shale. ] If you're so intent on murdering animals, why don't you do everyone a favour and go after the big ones instead? I'm positive some bear is mauling a child right about now.

[ He doesn't seem to care, but he also intends to stick to Shale as long as possible; he doesn't want to get chomped on, after all. ]

Ned Stark | OTA

[wintersfallen]

I. Ned in a Box [closed to Grievous]

[ Ned is - not for the first or, most likely, last time - hopelessly lost. He's been instructed to "take the elevator at the end of the hall," but he honestly has no idea what an "elevator" even is. He's hoping it's obvious once he gets there.

It sort of is. The only thing at the end of the hallway is a pair of doors, one of which soon opens with a pleasant chiming sound to reveal a very small room. He hesitates for a moment. The room is empty aside from one... thing.

It's tall and metallic with long limbs and vibrant eyes and... Maybe it's some sort of sculpture. He's seen some really strange art around here...

Finally, he steps into the little room beside the thing, feeling a bit claustrophobic. There isn't really a lot of room left. Maybe he's not in the right place after all... This doesn't seem--

Too late. Just when he's thinking that maybe he should just go back and ask for better directions, the doors shut, the room lurches, and... are they moving?

Perhaps, but not for long. Suddenly the room shudders, the sense of motion stops, the lights flicker, and a voice surround them. He listens, growing further confused with every word, and when at last it's quiet again, he mutters to himself. ]

What in the seven hells?

II. Ned in a Box v2.0 [OTA]

[ Anyone else who would like to spend some quality time with the ol' Nedster here on the Elevator of Love, you're more than welcome! Come get you some. ]

[generalgrievous]

[Grievous had come to De Chima to check out the medical facilities and explore the rest of the city. He barely gives the man who enters the elevator a second glance - until that strange message and the contraption coming to a shuddering halt. He frowns to himself and reaches out - yes, he sculpture is moving - tapping at the buttons. Of course that does no good.]

Jotaro Kujo | ota excluding elevator

[jojoceanman]

[open: zootloose may 18]

[Sometimes, he just goes looking for trouble and he knows it. He had only ventured into the zoo because he thought his power to communicate with marine life could come in handy. You can catch him with the otters that have overrun the bathroom, as the groups of marine mammals engage in an intense staring match with him before continuing their mayhem (as he is a shit negotiator.)

Or, alternatively, once he realizes he won't be of much help here, he's going to get into a fight with a couple cheetahs that are coming at him. Yet he himself won't be fighting - an invisible force is going to be shoving the cheetahs back, carefully as to not actually hurt them. Those who are attuned to spirits and mystic energy will be able to see what that invisible force is: Star Platinum. Yet the cheetahs aren't relenting despite that - some help may be required.]

[closed: elevator (for rusty venture) may 19]

[The strange looking girl in the bookstore lobby doesn't miss his eye, but Jotaro does choose to ignore her. Plenty of girls wear crazy outfits to stand out among the crowd, especially in his home country, and he has more important things to worry about. Like buying photograph collections of boats and planes. However this store is particularly large, specializing in technology and engineering, and he was told by the clerk it was on the third floor. Rather than walk he chooses to take the elevator - it's about to close, but he sticks a hand through the shutting gap and manages to get inside. One other person is there, and Jotaro nods to him before clicking his floor button and propping himself up against the wall.

Yet the elevator barely even gets to the second floor before coming to its sudden halt. The "Love Bunny" makes her speech and when she's done, Jotaro lets out an exasperated sigh.]

Good grief. She talks too much.

[am_i_a_monster]

[Abigail is unable to see what is keeping the cheetahs at bay, and therefore doesn't trust it. She takes her tranquilizer rifle and lines up her shot very carefully. She knows she won't have much time after she takes down the first animal. She has a great deal of respect for the reflexes and speed of the cheetahs. With the shot ready, she fires a dart into the first cheetah, and the the second. The shots are rapid and precise. When the animals are asleep, she dashes over and carefully arranges them to be comfortable and strokes their fur. It takes a moment before she looks at the man she was helping.]

Hey. Are you okay?

closed for zoey | the love bunny

[drizzle]

[Her day was very close to ending. Very, very close. It was so close that she could almost feel her warm and comfy bed. Could sense it calling her, pleading for her to return home as quickly as she can. An idea that was fully requited in her own end as well. No matter how close to the afternoon it was, Nike was exhausted from working a over-night shift job in Heropa, checking up on a friend in the same city, going through the porter security to reach De Chima, and do the last bit of her chores before finally returning home.

Too bad someone else had another idea that was completely against them.

The Love Bunny had announce their intentions in trapping her and the one other person that was in the same elevator to....fall in love? Was that their grand plan? Nike couldn't help look incredulously at the sound system above them.]

...are they kidding?

[Does this Love Bunny not realize she was already engage to someone back home? Someone she has grown to love and care for very much? Nike was just blown away by the idea that anyone wished to play cupid for anyone. And in a elevator, no less. Turning to the other girl next to her, Nike will wonder.]

Is this a joke? You don't happen to recognize this voice, do you? It isn't a friend pranking you?

[Because this very much feels like a prank. One someone like Luna would pull. But it doesn't sound like her, not really. So Nike has to wonder if maybe the other girl knows anything.]

So sorry for the lateness of this tag. RL has been a royal pain.

[snowpointvictor]

In a half-shocked/half-annoyed tone Zoey muttered to the other person. "I don't really know anyone here in De Chima, so I doubt it. Does this person not realize how utterly stupid this is?"