the displaced; ic

( Delivery to Tony Stark (904913) )

It seems like only a few weeks ago I was barely sixteen, but at the same time it's been two years since then. It is extremely strange. But the important point is that I'm now 18 and no longer require a guardian, though I suppose I'll continue to put up with him regardless.

Going back to finish high school is depressing. And I still suck at English class, apparently.

[ FILTERED TO SCOTT MCCALL]
Hey cute boy with the hot bike. Can we go riding?

[ FILTERED TO KURAMA ]
I haven't harassed you in a while. It's tragic. How's work?

The best/worst thing about falling asleep in the Forge basically all the time is that when you start getting weird notifications about coming to pick things up and you're trying to get extra sleep before school (because it's a painful and exhausting experience [...] except for French, which is kind of okay, I guess) is that Festus sort of uses his tail to knock your cot over. Then you're awake. Usually this is annoying, but today? TODAY?

I'm going to need a collection of people who'd like to help me with something that's come through. Um. I got the blueprints for the Argo II. I guess rebuilding won't be the worst thing I've ever done. When I got here, all I had was Festus' head, so we know that I'm stubborn. Uh. If you don't have building experience and just think it sounds cool, though? Please don't. Unless you want to do like food runs or something. This is my boat and I need it to be up to 'an entire cabin of the children of Hephaestus built it while Annabeth ordered everyone around' standards. So. Flying Greek Trireme. Who's with me?

I must have been a good girl, because our benevolent portal overlord has seen fit to bestow upon me a beautiful set of wheels in just my color.

( photograph attached )

I read a flyer that said a carnival's coming to town, and the first thing that came to my mind was a novel by Ray Bradbury.

So, basically if the carnival's run by a man named Mr Dark, who promises to fulfill your secret desires, then stay the hell away.

Okay. Does anyone have fire abilities that they suddenly just got or know someone that does? I've been trying to figure out where my powers went and I haven't seen anything or heard anything. Additionally, if you do have the ability to control fire, put your hand on the nearest mechanical thing. If tou can tell how things work just by touching it, that’s mine. Or try building something. It should be easy.

You know what's more unnerving when you figure out what your power is and you can sense the dead and dying all around you? When it all goes quiet. So, just so anyone knows, if you can tell that about someone around you and you just know if one of our own is a ghost, and also if this set of bow and arrows is near you? You have my powers.

And I have your super strength and ability to fly. Yes, camp, the shattered door is my fault. I'll fix it.

FILTER TO LEO VALDEZ

Would it be alright if I came to visit you and Festus today? I'll leave Pilot with Poe and Finn so he doesn't try to antagonize Festus again.

FILTER TO GENERAL LEIA ORGANA

I miss her.

So when I haven't been in school and doing five million other things. None of which actually involve my homework I've been spending a lot of time in the forge, which is kind of nice. I've been sleeping there mostly

Stocked up on the motor oil and Tabasco sauce. Festus seems pretty happy with it.




Speaking of Festus.

[Pictures of Festus (aka Leo's metal dragon) who now has four legs, but a lot missing past that and still no wings]

He's looking pretty great. I need to form the wings still and the tail and a few other things, but he's a lot further along than he was.

Right so, I ain’t sure when we’ll be actually needing this, but I’ve gone and set up an emergency location for the Displaced for whenever shit hits the fan and we can’t go staying here in Tumbleweed. While I’d really like something like those bracelets we all had on the cruise for teleporting everyone no matter where they might be to be around for use, they just ain’t. Hit me up if’n ya think you can make something like that.

I’ve been working to finish adding up housing options and gotten some people to help limit the path of the local fauna that might’ve caused us all some issues if they were allowed to run around everywhere. It runs on solar power and backup generators. Wind power is getting installed soon once I figure out where would be best to go setting it up. There’s a greenhouse that’s already up and running and livestock are getting settled in this week.

[Pretend there's some pictures inserted here for everyone to see.]

So if’n you’re wanting access to it, what you’re gonna need is a portal set up in your house or your place of business (if its Displaced owned). Put your name down here if ya want in and we’ll get ya set up. Just like on the cruise, only the Displaced will be able to head through them there and back.

Hopefully it won't need to be used, but better to have something in place than not.

While Leo and I are enjoying our one on one lessons, I would love to have more students to teach.

So EPS students who think German is overrated (all the love to you, Rogue and Gaby!), come to my French class.

As Anka Irene has around the clock babysitters, and I don't want to be a burden on Rogue, I secured a job.

It's not glamorous, but what can be after you were an Avenger? Housekeeping at Granny's Bed & Breakfast.

I feel weird posting publically

On this fine Friday the Thirteenth, some of you may find yourself wondering what to do with your free evening. Here at the Camp, we have a lot of space and a wide movie selection, so here's an open invitation to come and hang out for a low key welcome back get together. There'll be swimming, movie watching (theme to be decided by attendees), and a bonfire for singing and toasting marshmallows. We'll order some pizza, but if you want to bring some snacks, food, or drinks (non-alcoholic please) over, feel free.

I guess the party officially will start 6ish, but you can show up whenever you like.

I have been trying to feel excited about Pokemon. Especially since I've played it since forever, but I don't think it's working. I'm just tired I might just stay on the boat for this port. It's probably not going to be too bad to miss it, right?

I just want to go back to Festus.

[Filtered to friends]

hey.

um. i dunno. i’ve been trying to think of anything to say and i just [...] don’t have anything.

i don’t know what i need or want or anything. i don’t [...] know.

Text messages to Leo Valdez

» (22:30) Hey, where you at?
» (22:38) Leo?
» (22:50) K, you're getting me worried
» (22:50) More than I already am, I mean
» (23:00) Annabeth is considering a search party and I'm trying to tell her to hold off.
» (23:14) I'm sorry. It doesn't do much and it doesn't bring her back, but really. I'm sorry, and I'm here for you. For anything you need at all, for someone to punch and hit or just yell at. O break things with. Or a hug. Anything. If you come back to the room, I'll make sure the others don't bother you till you're ready to talk.
» (23:14) Just let me know wherever you are, you're okay.
» (23:16) Physically, I mean.

Who: Leo Valdez
What: Narrative post battle
Where: Medbay mostly
When: Post battle Monday, March 26th and into the early hours of Tuesday, March 27th
Warnings: Mentions of character death, lots of emotions on Leo’s part
Status: Complete

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Given our current situation, I've taken to watching over medbay with the help of Ray Palmer and Diana Prince.

Anyone with medical experience who is willing to do rounds and would like to offer their assistance, please let me know. This includes doctors, nurses, patient care assistants, anyone within a medical profession who can assess patients or provide patient care.

Additionally, I am in need of someone who has the skills and capabilities to either fix the refrigeration system in medbay or to help create something to keep certain medications refrigerated. Some medications require refrigeration and last a certain amount of time without. If you're willing to help me with this, please let me know.

( Cut for Medbay assignments )

ooc note: El and Lauren 2 have approved Ray's and Diana's involvement

Calling all engineers. Especially you Tony Stark.

So, we've been on this boat for awhile. Away from our workshops, away from some of our bigger projects, and we all know the dangers of idle hands.

With that in mind, I'm putting together a little competition. A good old race. Winner gets bragging rights and a special, super secret prize that my dear friend Rhodey is setting up.

Now I'm sure you're wondering where the engineering comes into this race. Well, you won't be running the race yourself. Your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to build a contraption/vehicle/robot to go through the obstacle course that'll be set up in the Climbing Course area. Anyone who cants to participate can pick up your box of materials you'll have to use on Friday at 1:30pm. For the sake of level playing field and making this a real challenge, you can only use that box of materials in the creation of your 'racer'. You'll have the entire weekend to craft your masterpiece before we start the race process 4pm on Sunday. Good luck!

( She turned to the sunlight, and shook her yellow head, And whispered to her neighbor: “Winter is dead.” )

Anyone got a way to the Underworld? I need a favor.

ETA: BRAKEBILLS & REGINA MILLS:

I've found us a way to the Underworld. I'd like to get water from each of the rivers, if we're down there. They might be useful later.

A shame we don't have more time to explore everything in this port. Still, I am looking forward to exploring Camelot and the forest should anyone care to join me.

I'm pretty glad that I have a break from school again. I am totally going to go exploring.

Hello. I'm David.

Another space portal. Let's not do that again.

Sentient nursebots, huh? I know what it looks like, but this one's not on me. Seriously, though. Someone has dramatically upped their LMD game. What are we talking, here? Thing 1 and Thing 2 are not particularly forthcoming. Programming could use some work.

So tell me, who else is on the guest list for this involuntary pleasure cruise? And is there scotch?

Something that I discovered today: Metalbending works on metals from other worlds, too. I guess as long as it's not platinum, it's fair game.

Also, one of the dwarves told me that I can have mithril made into clothing or something. I got four pretty decent sized pieces, so I'm wondering that I want to do with it now that I have it.

Dear fellow demigods and friends of the demigods. I'm going to request that everyone take as many pictures as possible so whenever Jason Grace shows his late ass here at some point in the future, we're going to show him all of them and tell him "this is what you get for not showing up here, ya flying douchecanoe".

Unless he shows up like this week, which I'll also take.

Seriously, super excited to see this.. still wish more of our people were here to see it.

Filter: Annabeth Chase

What do you want turn into? Elves? Hobbits? Your choice!

Okay, so, not including the giant sea monster and its' army that wanted to kill us.. but everything about this trip has been so fascinating! It isn't the Spirit World which I only caught a glimpse of and I would have loved to see that, but I'm really not at all disappointed.

The mechanics behind this thing we're on seems exceptional! I've never seen anything as big as this even though we had plenty of new designs for vehicles in the works at my company. I'm honestly curious to see how your world's cars must be like!


Also, are all your pets really just normal one-animal pets? I have yet to see anyone with a cat owl or a deer dog.

I don't drink alcohol, I don't eat meat, and I spend most of my time with a baby (no complaints there). What's good to do around here? I have a feeling I would win at the casino an unusual amount, so that's not fun.

I went to a towel folding class and left feeling unfulfilled.

I also tried to hold a conversation with one of the robots.

I hope that we get to another stop soon because I really don't feel like school anymore. Shop is basically the only reason to go.

Jaina's gone.

Filtered to Camp Half-Blood

Please tell me all of you are safe.

I'm fine, I've been holed up in the community center during all of this. Trying to stay sane, but really, losing my mind knowing that all of you are out there and I'm stuck in here feeling useless.

I wish I had been able to see this coming. Though I doubt even if the Oracle was talking to me right now, I'd be able to see this.

Ugh, at least we're in a port. I've never been a fan of cruises. I always get the worst seasickness.

Also, since I'm still a minor, I need a guardian or I'll be stuck in quarantine forever. So... help, please?

Guess, I should introduce myself, then. I'm Rachel Elizabeth Dare.

Since we're talking about emergency plans, a message for the tech geeks. Dr Aphra and Ezekiel Jones are discussing a command centre to handle communications - both alerting everyone to emergencies and making sure no one gets cut off during an active situation. I'll also be there to keep track of the information we receive and assign tasks to mobile response units so we don't get some things being forgotten while too many people go somewhere else and I believe Charles will be with us as a telepath. If anyone has hardware or skills that would help, they're the two to talk to.

Personally speaking, I can work with a whiteboard or pencil and paper if I have to but coding an interactive map of the ship I can manipulate on a tablet would be more effective. I can do it myself but I know we have some coders around who might be able to do a better job.

Incidentally the Coffee Bar is actually ridiculously good. Let's not have aliens steal all our coffee this time.

Personally, I like robots.

Stating the obvious aside: we've made another jump. Some of you remember (and would like to forget) the Prettiest Star space cruise ship. This one is on water this time. From what I can tell, it's a luxury cruise ship. Most of what I've seen seems familiar to cruise ships on Earth, but who knows so make sure you're careful until we know exactly what we're dealing with.

Check in on this post and see if your friends are here.

Hello. This may get confusing fast. I'm Rey, but I'm not Rey. I've been here just a few days and she's filled me in on a lot of things already, like herself (ourself?) and this world.

I've never been on a "social network" before. Now that I've settled in, I can think of a few people and droids I've love to see. I'd like to meet more of you, too. I'll be looking for work as well. I'd like to do something different from what I grew up doing, so I'd welcome some new ideas. Thanks.

And may the Force be with you.

Been working on this pretty much non-stop since Christmas. I'm not finished, but he's a lot further than he was before.

[Picture of Festus only pretend he's just halfway done and the wings aren't finished yet and he's not standing obvs]

I mean, okay, so I haven't been back to school yet, but He's coming along pretty well, I think.

I really want to complain about Christmas this year, but I don't think I can. I got the bronze and gold I needed to finish Festus and a lot more money than I ever expected to have at this age. I'm basically rich now.

We went shopping. He insisted on the hat, I swear.

YAVIN IV RANCH

I got these things called crackers. The lady at the store said we pull them open either tonight or tomorrow and they'll have hats. They looked fun.

LEO VALDEZ

Are you doing things tomorrow? I wasn't sure if you'd want to ignore this Holiday or not, too, but I figured I'd ask if you want to come over. I don't think we're completely ignoring it but it won't be as intense? Maybe?

GENERAL LEIA ORGANA

Will you come visit us tomorrow?

I found a book about Norse Mythology and Loki and I are in it!

Loki, you will not believe what they said about you!


[Bucky (original flavor), Rogue, Scott]

I tried working for Jessica Jones with Bucky, it did not go well. I'll come back to that at another time. While the Avengers house provides me with food, I would like to give back, and therefore need money. What I'm getting at is that I would like to have a job at EPS. I was told last I was here I worked as a "PE teacher," with another Bucky. I could do that again. Or if you have something else in mind, I am open to it. Thank you.

So this month's been pretty awesome, holidays aside. The best part is the part where I don't have to go to school for a while. I'm pretty stoked for that part.

I am really ready for the weekend.

[Demigods]

I need help with something.

[Texts to Ava Ayala]
>> Hey
>> Are you busy over the weekend?
>> I thought we could do something?
>> Like see a movie or I guess something educational if you prefer
>> But not like...school

Filter: Camp Halfblood

Two things!

1. I got a part in the play!

2. Henry's going to come by for Thanksgiving dinner shortly, and then we're going to go to his house for dinner with his family.

Okay, wait, I remembered a third thing: I'm taking control of the holiday decor around here again.

[Filtered to Christmas Carol tech crew]

So victorian's neat and all I guess. But I found this thing called steam punk which is like Victorian, but has more moving parts.

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Pinterest board

So before I get way ahead of myself. Thoughts?

[Friends*]
I know it's still about a month away, but I was curious if any of you would like to celebrate Winter Solstice with me? It's not too dissimilar from Christmas, mainly feasting and drinking while spending time with friends and family.

[*OOC: If you've been friendly with Diana, you can see the filter ^^]

I've gotten further now. I'm starting on the wings now, which is going to be a lot of work, but at least he's sort of more finished than he was before.

I wish the holidays

[Percy]

I miss my mom.

I've been trying my hand at pumpkin carving. It's not going well. I think I'll stick to eating all thehanding out candy.