The Doorway: a panfandom game

Getting a chance to see the Cherry Blossoms was a great idea. I am truly thankful for such a break. It was lovely and I spent my time well.

.花さくやとある木陰も開帳仏

cherry blossoms--
under every tree
a Buddha on display

My roommate went and disappeared.

Which means I can now booby trap the entire apartment for funsies to test DT's and my defenses and reaction times until the next one shows up!

For those interested, and those I may or may not be requiring to come on condition of our friendship, I should have my epic Dungeons and Dragons campaign of AWESOMITUDE done by like Saturday and I promise I'll unbooby trap the apartment for it.

Unless I forget one or two. I mean it's not anything LETHAL. Or shouldn't be.

Anyway if you want me to forward you stuff so you could make your own character instead of using one of my B.A. premades of excellence can totes do that.

[Filtered to Deadpool]

So how could I bribe you into being a test subject for saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay an afternoon?

Hanami has been one of my favorite traditions for a long while, and I intend to continue to observe it while I'm here. If anyone would care to join me, I will be traveling to Washington to view the cherry blossoms later this week. I expect there will be plenty of opportunity to follow the flowers north as the weather warms and the parks and gardens of New York awaken, and this will not be the only excursion to view the blossoms that I will make.

I envy your ability to die. That you may leave this place and all her cares behind. Whither do you go when you pass from this world? To what peace.

I envy your ability to die.

100 years you have, maybe a little more or less, but that is just one season of hurts, sorrows, pains and aye, joys and happiness. 100 years. I spent a quarter of it chained to a And then you are gone from this world and her life and her changes need bother or burden you no more. Under what circumstances do you go. Young or old, a soldier or civilian, creator or destroyer.

You go where none but Men can follow.

And yet the Eldar must linger on, through the centuries. Never changing but in mind only. Left to watch the world fall to ruin, and with each century that passes made to bear her burdens in memory and in body. I wonder if peace shall be found, that even when I pass from this world and return to waiting if I shall be free of it. I yearn for the gardens of Lórien.

I think I shall linger in Mandos for a millennium, and if after that I am reborn I shall stay in Lórien. I should like to sleep for the next age of this world, without dreams.

I envy your ability to die. But I think it is as Gwindor says, you may envy the fact that the Eldar shall not die. Gifts that cannot be shared. Indeed.

[Filtered; Fingon]
I feel lighter today than I have in four centuries. I do not expect it to last, so we must enjoy it while I am experiencing it.

I have a bottle of wine.

My brother has music. Let us disturb him this evening. I must make sure he has eaten anyway.

So my magical duel partner sort of disappeared. Well no really duel, more like practice. And I mean Mister Xavier is still here but I mean it's not really exactly the same. Sure no one else uses Egyptian words of power or... any Egyptian magic outside me and Bast, but it was still pretty neat. Plus Molly was way better at invisibility than me or Carter so there's that.

Also I think I need to find a place to buy wax.

[Filtered to Bast]

Just because there's no House of Life here doesn't mean there couldn't be one like... founded or something, right? There's more than enough chaos here, even if it's not Apophis. The House of Life did way more than that.

[Filtered to Mindy]

So, this whole fighting crime thing. I think that there are a few other kids like us that could probably be pretty good at it, given where they're from and all.

I mean we can't be the only ones that feel like we're not being used at all, right?

There was a time when I could say, with complete honesty, that in all of my long life, and amongst the many things I have seen and done, I have never been drawn into the world of pop music. That time has apparently ended.

Frankly, I can't find it in me to be annoyed, not when the same culture that has me singing my life story has subjected nearly all of my friends to the same treatment. I have a feeling Hiei might already be on his way to Japan to set someone on fire if he were here to find out they have him singing.

It appears we shall have a nice weekend on our hands. I know the idea has been discussed on and off all winter, but now that spring and sun are here, would anyone else be interested in setting up a small garden, either on the roof of the building or some space on the 13th floor? I have picked up some exquisite plants at last month's garden shows that I would be happy to transplant.

I thought it might be nice if I reached out to see if anyone else here might find enjoyment in this undertaking.

[Filtered to Group Beta: Thalia Grace, Isabelle Lightwood, Henry Pym Jr., Anne Shirley, Usagi Tsukino, Jace Wayland, Lilly Kane]

Hello, though I have been working with many of you for some time now, with arrivals and departures and the restructuring of SHIELD's ESD in the wake of Susan's departure, there has been some shuffling. In any case, I shall be your curriculum advisor for your stay here or until you matriculate out of the ESD.

Therefore, I think it would be wise if I met with each of you as your schedules allow over the next week. For those of you who have been here some time, we can discuss how your classes are going, and revisit talks of adding or dropping curriculum with the ultimate goal of preparing you for eventual college or career training that you may move on to after working with the ESD. For those who are new, I should like to meet you and we may discuss what courses you might like to take.

I am Ororo Munroe, Storm of the X-Men, and I have spent much of my adult life working at a similarly non-traditional school in upstate New York. Here, I teach geography, political science, and a seminar on energy manipulation for those who need it. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Does it depress you that the remaining springs you shall see before you die are a very countable number? You have perhaps 70 remaining, after all. Or perhaps 69 once this one passes. Depending on your age. And whether or not you actually die.

I do so love spring. It's my favorite season with the renewal of the earth and life itself. To walk the valley of Imladris and see the sun cast her lovely light upon the earth and waken it!

I woke to a dream today, from a dream that was far less pleasant but I shall not go into those details. I heard Music, it was a pleasant sound. So very beautiful and filled with hope.

I do miss Imladris.

To those of you who are most familiar with this world or Earth in particular and have been able to see different parts of it, what are your favorite places to visit? And why do you like them best?

I'm only curious because while this world is apparently the same as my world only many years in the past I've still only seen a little bit of it. And since coming here I haven't gone very far away from the tower. I've seen lots of pictures on the internet but I'm curious about what it is like away from here.

I was just getting used

I miss Alderaan. And I miss space. I even miss that blasted piece of space junk called the Millenium Falcon. No, really, I do.

What do you miss most?

I wish I had the money and time to fly to Japan right now. The Cherry Blossoms are out and I wish to see them back 'home'. I mean, aren't they simply gorgeous?

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Well, that's over. Hopefully, there will be no more inquiries as to whether or not I'm Irish. Red hair and green eyes do not a Celtic heritage make, at least not in this world, with the Tesseract still pulling people from their homes, and not in mine. I could, however, have easily won my weight in free Guinness from well-meaning drunkards yesterday if my tastes happened to run toward beer.

I want to thank all of you who have come to Timeless Tea at some point. You're making this a lovely experience for me! And I was glad to whip up some White Day treats yesterday. I'm so blessed to have good friends here who made the day perfect.

I long for the solitude of the Gates, though, time to time. I fear that the city is terribly busy and sometimes I miss my moments of quiet. But then I return to Timeless and find myself in a serene environment. I love it and am glad it's mine.

Thank you, again. For making things possible. For making this life easier when it could have been miserable.

My birthday is only six days away.

Has anyone figured out how birthday's really work here? Cause I mean it was a different time of year when I left. But I guess it still counts, right? I would really like to finally be 14. Does it mean I'm older than I'm supposed to be back home?

Ugh this makes my head hurt. Whatever, I'm going to be 14 no matter what... weird other things might say.

I have discovered that weekends this month, there is a show on orchids at the Botanical Gardens and though they have never been my favorite flower, they are certainly majestic blossoms in the hands of experts. I managed to trade one of my giraffe lilies for this breathtaking specimen.

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And perhaps I wonder why I have not taken to orchids before.

On that note, I recall a few months back there was discussion of a rooftop garden. Is this still a project in which anyone would be interested? If so, while I know it is a bit too cool for plants, we may wish to get started on this project such that by the time the season has changed it shall be ready.

Ai, so March has come at last. Spring hastens, and the days will continue getting longer until they are at last longer than the nights. Trees will bud, blossoms will bloom, and animals will bear their young in a cacophony of life and renewal.

It is a glorious time of year, and one that is close to my heart. The air, I think, never smells sweeter than it does in the springtime, or is the world full of more hope.

What do Men of this world do to celebrate the awakening of the Earth after its winter slumbers? I am very curious and should greatly like to learn of your customs.

I've spent too much time, ai much more time than I'd ever desire, pouring over magazines and the internet in search of advertisements. And it occurs to me that they are all largely the same in nature.

I see no difference between these images or the messages they are trying to send. Am I to look at the woman portrayed, the jewelry or the clothing she wears?

RDuJour / Vogue Paris 2013
Prada Resort 2013
Ralph Lauren Fall 2012 / Winter 2013

I am hardly inclined to purchase any of it. Is it to entice women to buy?

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And the wares they are 'selling' are not beautiful in any regard. I could produce much finer things and I am but one handed and rather unskilled with a forge. Though my father produces many beautiful things with great care and skill.

I heard that there was a weekly poker game around here. If that's true, who do I talk to and how do I get in on it? I'll even bring a couple of friends along.

I'm almost tempted to dare those of us who can to walk the city in our own fur for the next day or two. Clearly, my life is not as busy as it should be.

I have been here but a week now, and this place is still very foreign to me, partly because I have not yet been able to leave the hospital. My dear friends and kin who share this exile with me have been good to me, and spoiled me as best they are able, but I am very curious as to what exists outside the walls of this building.

I hear that it is mostly Men who live here; that in this world the elves have faded and are known only in stories and legends. I have read the stories...do the Kings of Númenor, the descendents of Elros Tar-Minyatur - my kin - still rule the kingdoms of Men?

The world, I am certain, has changed. I wonder if there is anything I will still recognize in it.