the displaced; ic

Thanks to everyone who came out and watched us play today.

[Team Vipertooths]

The old man is pretty okay, I guess. But next week we're winning. Got it? Also we're playing the Astromantulas so we should probably watch them play tomorrow and see how good they are.

Excellent news!! My birthday is this weekend! I don't really know why it's that excellent, buuuuuuut I'm excited! YAY!!!

So who wants to do something awesome for my birthday? Not really sure what that entails, but I think we could find something fun either in town or maaaaaybe not even in town. Maybe really out of town. We could go back to

( Left for Eliot Waugh 2 in his room )

( Left in Kylo Ren & Eliot Waugh's room )

( Left for Ronan Lynchon a table in the Barns )

I had considered filtering this post, but it could also be an open debate. Daria, Torunn, and anyone else considering taking or having any interest in art history, what interests you about art and art history? What do you wish to learn? What aspects or themes, across the swath of history we cannot hope to entirely cover in a single course, do you wish to explore? What art do you like today that you would like to see the roots of?

Art has been with us a long time, and though we may only see bits and pieces of the most ancient works here, we can appreciate today the wide array of human creativity. We can see it from the highest masterpieces to book and album covers, even in the graphic design we see all around us.

[Texts to Ronan Lynch]
» Dad and Kylo are getting married
» Also I'm pretty sure all my parents are having sex now

[Filter: Quidditch Team Four*]

Not to pressure you guys but we need to completely destroy the other teams. This week has been the worst.

*Rhy Maresh, Bonnie Bennett, Fleur Weasley, Ronan Lynch, Marceline Abadeer, Alucard Emery, Charlie Weasley

TEXT MESSAGE TO LUKE SKYWALKER, SENT FROM (558) 310-4558*

» IMAGE.JPG

*if you turn it upside down, it spells asshole ass

Okay; I read a book about this stuff and learned some stuff.

Does anyone around here do local produce growing? Apparently a community that gives back to the community is a thriving community or something. Also, local bought tends to be cheaper than mass sourced. So! I need produce.

And I'm hiring. Wait staff, cooks, bar staff. That sorta thing. Yeah. Okay.

[Eliot]

I robbed a rich guy of some artwork and got start up for the BrewPub.

What're good interview questions for staff?

Who: Ronan Lynch and Marceline
What: Ronan tracks down his friend.
When: After Marcy & Bae’s breakup, before Bae notifies the Raven Boys.
Where: Marcy’s Dino Island House
Warnings: Sad break up feels
Status: Complete in gdocs

( So are you never coming back to tumbleweed or what? )

I guess sailing's okay. It was different to see how it works when it's not a magic boat.

[Ronan Lynch]

I have a mission for you. Sort of. More like a request. I could probably do it on my own and you're not exactly the person I should probably choose if I don't want it to come back to me, but I won't get in trouble for this and the old man won't know it's because of me.

Added in later

[Kylo's Mom Leia Organa]

Hello. I need your assistance with something if you don't mind.

FILTER TO THE RAVEN BOYS & HENRY MILLS

So, uh, hey. Marceline and I broke up. [...] Figured I should tell you guys.

I'm going to be going out of town with Katniss here soon but maybe we could do a bonfire soon? Before school kicks back up?

FILTER TO MARCELINE

Sooooooo, are we still friends?

Later

TEXT TO MARCELINE

» Will you please answer me?

Professor Mister Xavier, can Ronan dye my hair green?

Would that be punk rock?

I just saw a commercial that said that Elmer's had glow-in-the-dark glue. I could have glow in the dark slime [...] but with glitter. This has been a great discovery. I don't even need it. I probably shouldn't buy any. I still have glitter leftover from my dream adventures.

I always start to feel nervous about what's coming next when things have been relatively calm.

I'm Eliot. I understand you've already met someone who shares a strong resemblance in name, face, and hopefully an excellent taste in vests and alcoholic beverages. Some of you have been here for some time, and I am hoping you can help me.

This isn't my first time being pulled into another world, or my second, or even third, or forth, and so on. Some of you have also been pulled into other worlds which may or may not have been purgatory like before ending up here. I'm trying to get some information on my friends? They might have mentioned a Hell Hotel? Hotel Kairos?

Paul Rovia, aka Jesus
Castiel
Claire Novak
Gretel (yes, that one)
Negan
Judith Grimes
Rowena Ravenclaw
Godric Gryffindor

Just looking to see if anyone else made it out. Any information you might have would be deeply appreciated.


[Eliot's Homeworld(s)]

So, hello. I've just spent the last two years in a semi-sentient, murderous hotel. How're things?

[Quentin Coldwater]

Jesus fuck, Q. Except not literally. Are you my Q? Were you at the hotel? Please tell me you made it out, too. I'm still in quarantine.

[Margo Hanson]

Bambi?

I can't find any Boo Berry around here, and Amazon.com says it's unavailable, what the shit is that??

( cut for pic )

This was what I witnessed yesterday when I went out yesterday. It was pretty much the funniest thing.

PSA: If you find a patch of wild blackberries, don't eat them.

[Team Barnacles]

So who wants to help me build a pool? Apparently there are rules and stuff for digging and I haven't asked Bae's mom Emma yet.

It'll probably take up most of the backyard. Back home my house was in a cave right next to a lagoon. It was pretty cool. I want it to feel like that sorta. I'll do the digging and heavy construction. I just need help with the rules and stuff.

I almost feel as if I woke up with someone else's hair today.

Is anyone on this network adept at selling things through the Internet?

Who the fuck is messing with my hair*? Girl me, if this was you, it isn't funny.

*ooc: ronan's hair is now grown out a good 3 inches and curly. it looks great, thanks to michael!

( Not an IC cut )

Marcelline! I found a Blink-182 song that I think you might like.

Filtered: The Raven Boys

What plans do we have - want to have - for Tuesday? Parrish? We really should do something.

Filtered: Rhy Maresh

I had something of a conversation with one of my friends. I could not entirely characterize it as something that went well. But it went. It was a start. It is striking how one's thoughts sound outside of one's head, instead of inside it. Their character changes, or rather, perhaps it's my view of them that shifts.

Texas felt much more welcoming in winter. With all this heat, the evenings and nights are better than the days.

WHO: Adam Parrish, Ronan Lynch, Opal (NPC), Ronan's Night Horror (NPC)
WHAT: Adam is almost drowned by a kelpie
WHEN: Sunday
WHERE: River
WARNINGS: Near drowning

( ... )

ELIOT WAUGH

For the record, I didn't ask Adam to talk to you.

[...] But I don't want to be fighting with you anymore either.

WHO: Gansey & Ronan Lynch
WHAT: Insomnia Bros with lots of feeling
WHEN: June 27th, the wee hours
WHERE: The open road
WARNINGS: Anxiety, low self-esteem, references to death, dealing with mental health problems

( You are Dick fucking Gansey )

Okay, I was just trying to grab some flowers along the water. I didn't really expect it would lead to being attacked by a [...] something. My Care of Magical Creatures knowledge has never been great.

It was a lovely little throwback to Divinations class with a Centaur and all, but I could have done without being attacked by some water demon.

I'd be okay if things stayed like this.

The rest of you just need to practice your chill a little.

Let me know if you need help. I'm hanging out with some dogs. Don't worry. The Dog-Unicorn Wars totally didn't happen in their realm. It's cool.

Just message me if you need me, I guess.

A word to the wise: if you spot a centaur, turn around and walk in the opposite direction, lest you find yourself rooted to the spot for twenty minutes while he recites lyrical poetry of middling quality.

Anyone else encountered any mythical creatures? I see from the network we're also dealing with dragons and unicorns. Any others?

WHO: Adam Parrish, Opal (NPC), and then Ronan Lynch as well
WHAT: Adam has a nightmare about Ronan dying, Opal is super fucking cute, and then Ronan and Adam make out.
WHEN: Like a week after Ronan stopped being a ghost? Idek, definitely backdated
WHERE: The Barns
WARNINGS: Mentions of Ronan's past possession and almost-death and also Adam's nightmare about it

( ... )

Funny story. My sleep schedule is still pretty basically on human mode after this weekend so I decided to go to the park and just be chill as heck. I’m sitting under a tree, I’m playing some songs, when a breeze kicks up and knocks off my ex-favorite sun hat.

No big deal, I’m under a tree, right? Except this shadow is slowly getting shorter and shorter. Hazards of the morning, I guess.

I guess what I’m saying is, can someone bring me an umbrella? Like soon?

I’ll just be here. Hanging out.

FRAY

What's going on with you?

[Eliot & Kylo Ren]

Fray is to be grounded for the next three weeks. She will be helping me setting up the forge during that time and doing household chores.

(A transcript of the linked conversation was included.)

[Ronan, Viewable to Gansey]

Fray is to be grounded for the next three weeks. She will be helping me setting up the forge. If she attempts to disobey me, please send her back to me. Do not force me to make this a permanent arrangement. I am asking you as an adult and her employer to have my back on this.

(A transcript of the linked conversation was included.)

[Attached is a 357 page, highly technical and scientific document with a series of complex mathematical theorems. However, names are named. Read on!]

Hello,

I thought I would take a moment to introduce my latest research which, given the disappearances, appearances and reappearances of loved ones, might be of interest to others at this time. In the document I have, based on the months I have been here and data gathered from network posts before that, calculated the possibility of disappearances and reappearances based on:

1. Homeworld connections
2. Romantic connections

The details are all in the report for your perursal.

In layman’s terms, I believe there may be a sort of invisible tether between the Displaced that come from the same world and the portal. That tether is what increases the possibility of others appearing from that world, but also increases the possibility of a string of disappearances of that world. Think of it like a game of tug-o-war. Everyone from your home world is connected, but if one slips back through the portal, the possibility is increased they'll drag others with them.

[The document, while Michael does not call this out in this post, does name one name from each world (fandom) who he believes to be the most at risk for being taken away, who in turn puts everyone else from their world at risk. Have fun with this drama bomb if you like and see the OOC comment thread if you want to be the named person from your world/fandom!

Those who are the only character in their world (fandom) are not mentioned, but he does propose while they are the highest at risk for disappearing initially, that risk goes down much lower than those with multiple people from the same world the longer they're there if they remain the only person from their world as they might have developed a special resistance to being sent back.]

Now interestingly, new tethers can develop between the Displaced from separate worlds in the case of romantic connections. There may be a benefit of increased stability, but it seems just as likely to add an increased layer of risk. If one partner disappears, that tether appears to increase the risk of disappearance for the other.

Again, this is all discussing risk. The percentages of increased risk are within a range 3 to 37.4 percent, depending on variables mentioned in the document. I hope my work will help add awareness and understanding to our very particular set of circumstances.

Thank you.

[For the super smart characters in the room, the math does add up, buuuuut... For the super, duper smart characters (think Doctor level brain power) there's still quite a bit of conjecture. It's an interesting hypotheses, and Michael isn't lying but... Whether he's presenting the document to create drama or prepare people for the worst (or both!) is hard to say.]

[Private to Ronan Lynch]

Has Marceline talked to you yet?

Added in later

[Private to Marceline Aberdeer & Ronan Lynch]

[...] Hey.

The worst part about traveling is trying to decide when to go somewhere. I got to a page and a half of notes on different Japanese festivals trying to weigh up which were most important then started thinking I've never been to Mongolia. They have much less tourism so there's not so much to work around and it's a lot cheaper. Hopefully, since we've only been back a couple of months, if I book something in July we won't disappear off to another world in the meantime. Late June might be safer but there's a major festival in mid-July, and it's warmer.

The great thing is that with these teleporting bracelets I don't even have to book a return flight. In theory I could just wander through Central Asia until I either get bored or school's almost ready to start again.

ooc: because of this

Hey, Adam. Lover boy. Cutie Patootie. Mel. Deliciae. Babe.

Who: Eliot Waugh & Ronan Lynch
What: Eliot and Ronan argue about Fray.
When: Sunday, May 21st, and is a follow up to this
Warnings: Excessive Language. Very combative and tense and uncomfortable.
Status: Complete in gdocs

( Don't kid yourself, you are just as much of an asshole as I am. )

WHO: Adam Parrish and Ronan Lynch
WHAT: Ronan swaps with Noah and "dies"
WHEN: May 12 (backdated)
WHERE: The Barns
WARNINGS: Mentions of death, cursing

( ... )

So. [...] This still feels weird. It hasn't worn off, though, so that's something. Also it's really hot here. Like I thought I was exaggerating when I was alive for a week, but no. It's definitely still really hot.

Uh. Thanks for the energy usage and stuff, Pixie. Unless something super crazy happens and I revert back to being a ghost, though, I probably don't need it anymore. So what's a non-gross food that I should try? I mean, I had a week of food things, but I definitely didn't try everything. I covered things like pizza and sandwiches and whatever they served at school.

I got a call early this morning saying that I got something at the portal.

I'd like to introduce you all to Clarathea. But you can call her Clara.



She's a former dragon turned raven, who occasionally breathes fire. Currently, I'm trying to get her and Mimi acquainted, but Mimi's doing that thing that she does where she likes to be a little shit and see how much she can antagonize her, so she's in Pokeball timeout.

Who: Noah Czerny, Ronan Lynch, Gansey, Adam Parrish, and co
What: Bringing Noah back to liiiife~
When: Late May 23 and into early morning May 24
Where: Probably the Barns b/c we do what we want here
Warnings: Bones and things, Noah's very real emotions
Status: IC/OOC

( BONES )

( Texts to the Raven boys )

Text messages to Ronan Lynch

» What is this?
» [picture of Gansey's hand holding up... almost nothing]
» If this thing isn't one of yours, Ganseys are Democrats.

[Filtered to Trish Walker]

You know. It does not have to be temporary.

[Filtered to Ronan]

We spoke last week about tattooing and you were unavailable. Would now be better?

I just got real groceries from home, guys.

Time to make a cake.


[Filtered to: Bae & Neal]

I hope you like cake. To take home and share or whatever.

I imagine these two look familiar to some of you.

( Pic, no filter. )

They haven't stopped talking since they got here.

EMMA SWAN & REGINA MILLS

The Portal gave me Nana. [...] She [...] she was our Nurse maid when I lived with Wendy and John and Michael. She's [...] she's here and she remembers me and she came through with my name on a bow. And [...] I know a dog is inconvenient. And I know she's a very big dog. But I [...] is it okay if we stay? I know I have my place with Ronan and I can move in there permanently but [...] this is home and...

She's very obedient and well behaved.

If that's not okay [...] I can think of something.

MARCELINE ABADEER, RONAN LYNCH, KATNISS EVERDEEN & HENRY MILLS

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Alright. I'm making teleporter bracelets that can take you to the dinosaur island place in an emergency. Bonus: they can also take you home, wherever your home is here in Tumbleweed, either from the island or from somewhere else dangerous. So if you're in trouble here, you can go to the island, and if you wander off and get into trouble somewhere, you can get out of it by teleporting home. The bracelets can also bring pets, people nearby, or important belongings along with you, as long as you're touching them.

Here's how they work:( not an IC cut; just cut for length )

RAVEN BOYS + BAELFIRE + FRAY + MARCY

You all get your own customized ones for free, because I made them already. You'd better like them.

**OOC: you don't have to respond to this in order to pretend that your character got a bracelet. If they want one, they've got one. But if they want a custom order at least give me an OOC heads up about it pls :)