The Doorway: a panfandom game

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[ooc: most photos taken from escalando.net]

Filter to Kaine:

Where the hell are you?

Filter to Friends (minus Kaine):

So, yay, vacay time! Heading off tonight, so see you all on the flip side a week from now. Not really going to be on the network, so if the usual shit that always happens happens, just text me.

Spiders

So, Connors out of jail. Am I the only one who's slightly worried? I mean, I know he's brilliant, but...

So by now you've all seen the Daily Bugle article.

This isn't exactly how I wanted this to be made public. We are in the middle of organizing an official press release on the subject of Dr. Connors, which will be given to newspapers which are not the Bugle, but in the interest of clarity, and because it concerns all of you, I'm going to be upfront about what's going on, and I'm going to ask for your help.

A number of you have already been approached about the project, and the reason for Connors's work release, but there are still a number of refugees here with talent, insight and knowledge that I'd like to tap. I want you to be involved, and so I'm going to be honest about what we're doing, with recruitment in mind.

There is a certain genetic retroviral disease known as Retroviral Hyperplasia* which is extremely rare. Less than 0.05% of the world population have been diagnosed with this disease. But it's almost always fatal, right now there are no known cures, and existing treatments are only experimental, painful and not readily available. Because so few people suffer from this disease, most pharmaceutical companies aren't bothering to research it at all: as callous as it might seem, because there aren't a lot of people who need the research, it's seen as not profitable to spend the money looking for a cure. In other words, their lives are deemed unworthy to save because there's no real financial benefit. I consider this to be completely and utterly unacceptable.

In response, I've partnered with the New York Genome Center in an effort to find ways to combat this disease. I've offered them the money to research the project, and I've sponsored the release of Dr. Curt Connors to work exclusively on the project. The reason I've sponsored Connors is because he's pretty much the only available geneticist in the world with firsthand experience dealing with RVHP. I know the decision to involve him was controversial, I know that he's been convicted of a number of crimes, and that while he was under the influence of his "Lizard" serum, he ruined a number of lives. But since he's the only person with direct experience, he might be the only man capable of saving lives, and that's really what we're focused on. His sentence has not been reduced, and while his conviction is being appealed, as it stands right now, once this project is concluded he will be returned to Ravencroft for the remainder of that sentence.

Stark Industries, while offering money for the research and sponsoring Connors release is only indirectly involved with the NYGC's research and with Dr. Connors. But as of now, any specific questions or concerns can be addressed by either myself, or by the Project Manager, David Alleyne.

Here is where you come in: If you have any experience with disease research, with genetics, if you have medical experience or are somehow inclined or interested in this project, I'd like to hear from you. There are still a number of paid positions available, and I would like to employ as many great minds on this as I can, and there are plenty of you here with those great minds, so I urge you to help in the sincerest way that I can.

*OOC Note: all references to Harry Osborn in the RVHP information document have been removed. Until people are involved in the project, they won't know that Harry is indeed sick, or that he's the focus of the research, this is to protect him and to protect OsCorp from market fluctuations directly related to his illness.

Well, I guess I'm legally an adult now. Go figure.



Apparently I am incapable of shooting a pregnant lady with a nerf gun. Good luck Detective Beckett! You are a worthy opponent.

Sometimes I think the hardest thing is when alternate versions of your friends come through and they don't know you. And losing certain people over and over.


It's a good thing midterms are coming up.

Laura

Um, so, how about we take the motorcycle and go upstate this weekend to celebrate. I want to spend it with you.

MJ's planning a shindig for Tuesday, so this seems like the best of both worlds.

Miles

I don't know whether I want you to come back or not. I don't want to lose you again.

FILTERED TO SPIDER-FAMILY:

Hello Parkers and Reilly and Drew. Next week is your birthdays. Four of you. Coincidentally, three of those are on Tuesday which is our regular family dinner anyway, so I was thinking we could do a fancy thing as a family, regular family dinner or we could have a small gathering downstairs in the club. I've got the projector and I could hook the XBox Kinect up, and we can Fruit Ninja/Double Fine Happy Action Theater/Dance the night away with finger foods and root beer.

Either way, you're free to invite whoever you want. I was hoping not to have to shell out for a huge party this time, finances are a little awkward with the club these days, but I want you four to have fun. You pick: regular family dinner with cake, fancy going out dinner, or arcade shindig.

This message will self destruct.

No, not really, but it would be kind of cool if it did.

Oh god. My cat really is a flerken. Chewie is a flerken and she gave birth. There are like.. it must be a hundred eggs in my room.

Eggs. And I don't know when they're going to hatch or what they're going to become. Little cat flerken things?

This is getting me back for saying I was going to be an old cat lady, wasn't it?

Anyone want a cat? And by anyone I mean everyone.

You know what's great?

Hot dogs.

And Pancakes.

And eggs.

And French Toast.

And like, peas. Peas are great, even. They're underrated, I think. Peas. But they're delicious.

Even Pumpkin Spice Lattes are good. I mean, I'm not as crazy about them as the entirety of Potts Network seems to be. In fact, I don't even like them that much because they're waytoo rich and sweet and like, there are fewer calories in a spice of pumpkin pie than their are in one of those things, so why are we even doing that to ourselves?

Pretzels though. Man, can we talk about how delicious they are? Because honestly, they make me weep.

Ok, I think I got this. Still New York City, but a different universe. But not like not the Milky Way different universe. And it's this tess-thing's fault and got nothing to do with the siege-thing. But we all get a ton of free stuff, so big win. Did I miss anything?

FILTERED TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED OUT AT PARKER'S LAST NIGHT:

You guys! You outdid yourselves, truly. I can't thank you enough.

If you let me know where you are today, I'll be happy to bring by your check.

[Everyone who helped will get one for $1500, on top of whatever tips and the like you got last night.]

FILTERED TO FORMER SPIDER-HOUSE:

Dinner tonight, guys? I'm making lasagna!

FILTERED TO PETER PARKER:

I love you, I love you, I love you.

The weird thing about getting one of those memory onslaughts is that it takes so long to process. On the other hand, classes have started, which makes this science nerd a happy science nerd.

[Spiders]

Have any of you ever changed your costume / the name you go by?

[Black Widows (All)]

Um, so... I was wondering if I could talk to you guys about something

[Bruce Banner (MCU)]

So, teach, first week of class. How you surviving?

Tesseract, you're evil, okay? And I think you have the worst sadistic streak in the world.

Also, thanks but no thanks for the killer headache.


It's funny the things you miss when people get ripped from your life. It's worse not knowing what happened to them. Never thought I'd miss Verne and EM wrestlign at 4 am though.

[Peter (MCU), Peter (616), Ben Reilly, Kaine, MJ, Jess Drew (616), Johnny Storm, Miles Morales, Laura Kinney, Gwen]

In case you need me, I'm back in Potts Tower, apartment 2004 with Miles. My window has the little red spider decals. Text if you need help with patrols or anything.

Also, apparently I may need a new costume.

Or well, future me thought so. My head hurts.

[Kaine]

Back in the Tower and 18 in six weeks, so you don't need to worry about guardian duties or anything anymore. Nothing to hold you back from doing what you want.

[Laura]

So, I'm looking for a new place to live.

[Jess Drew x 2]

I think I'm moving back into the Tower.

[Miles]

Um, so... do you have a couch or a spare bedroom?

Also, how do you feel about cats? And spiders?

[Pepper Potts (MCU)]

I believe you're the person I talk to about moving back into the Tower?

Well, I guess I'm officially a full-time ESU student now. So it says on my ID. Even managed to get advanced standing thanks to the work I did in the spring. Anyone else going to be at ESU? Looks like I'll get to TA one of the lower level science classes again.

[Spiders]

It'd be unethical for me to go out for one of the sports teams, right?

[Miles]

So. You. Me. Patrolling. Need to make sure you're to snuff. Put you through your paces....

show you this NYC's best places for pizza, cupcakes, & ice cream. Don't worry. They're not the same place. I'm not going to give you food poisoning.

[Laura]

Thanks for the other night. I'm not too good with people disappearing. Though you think I'd be used to it by now..

This such complete bullshit. I know I didn't deserve any of them, but why couldn't that goddamn cube take me too?

There's not enough alcohol for this.

[Trigger Warning: Uh, allusions to rape in comments.]

Text Message to Laura Kinney

--Can you come help me look for May and Aracely?
--The seem to be gone and..
--I need to find them.

Ok, so, hi...uh I'm Miles. This New York is nice it's whole. Wish I could say this is my first Twilight Zone-esque encounter, but, I'd be lying. Still, this is pretty cool. Different, but cool. So, about me, I like reading, watching movies, fighting crime videogames, chinese food, and, I don't know. Usual stuff. Guess that's it. Thanks for kidnapping me from my world? It was getting kind of crumbly anyways

Hello. I'm called X-23 but I was told my name is really Laura.

A winter wonderland for the fourth of July? Well, better than the hail and tropic storm they were predicting.


Who's up for a snowball fight in Central Park?