The Doorway: a panfandom game

The Paris of my memories rose up from the ashes of a civil war that burned the city to the ground. In its place was a kingdom of lights, tech, and steel that glittered more brightly than any jewel in Europe. Everything was fresh, new, rising up from the gash of a wound on the landscape. And on the surface it was perfect, the very image of what the future could hold until one looked deeper and saw just how rotten it had become.

Paris as the poets and writers of old had seen her was just pictures in books. A city that has inspired so many, while it could never truly die, I had never seen the grand sights that haunted the dreams of poets and priests alike.

It looked nothing like my memories. Places shared names, shared the history of the ground, but little else in material or cosmetics. And yet it still seemed the closest to home that I have been since arriving here.

This Paris is quite the city. I would hope anyone else visiting would have as charming a traveling companion as mine, but she is of a singular charm.

It's been such a long time since I had the chance to be excited for spring break, and here I basically... forgot it was even coming until today. Oops. Some of my classmates were talking about where they're going, and they asked me, and I just kind of stared at them blankly like, oh, right, that's a thing now, that's something I can do.

So I have no idea what I'll do, but now that I'm thinking about it, it feels really normal. I mean, don't get me wrong, I loved being part of the Power Pack and training to be an Avenger, I loved helping people and doing good, but I spent all of my teenage years doing that and not worrying about things normal teenagers got to worry about.

Like what I'm going to do for spring break.

FILTERED TO NILIN:

I know it's late notice, but do you want to get out of town for a couple days?

Love is weird.

Who: The whole game!
When: Valentine's Day! (Pretend it's the 14th)
Where: In your pants. Wherever love is!
What: Valentine presents!
Rating: Who knows!

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I haven't been screamed at by an electronic in months. It gives this place a nice homey feel. And they are less likely to actually be able to crush me, which is a plus.

And they're simple enough that the remix glove doesn't make them explode. Which would have led to full on revolt.

Fuck you, Flappy Bird.

So the flying ball in the halls today doesn't seem to have any manners.

I'm eating ice cream right out of the thing! RIGHT OUT OF THE THING!! I also have two space heaters so it's all evened out.

So okay I don't want to go to school anymore. I want to get a job. What forms do I fill out? Please and thank you.

I also want to buy a bird. I think I want a lovebird. They're very pretty and they have "love" in their name, how can that go wrong??

KAINE I KNOW YOU'RE HERE I CAN HEAR YOU THINKING

I've kinda lost track of all the people here and what everyone can do in the last month, between finals and the holidays and then basically just zoning out for the last couple weeks. But since there are a bunch of people here with different kinds of abilities and I might not have talked to you before, it's worth asking.

Can anyone fly? Without the use of, you know, a plane. I used to go with a good friend of mine, but I haven't had any company here for a while, and I miss it. It doesn't have to be really fast. Sometimes it's nice to slow down and be able to talk, not just race around.

FILTERED TO PETER PARKER (MCU):

Hey buddy. So Gwen's birthday's coming up, and I don't want to step on any toes, so did you have anything planned, or do you want to plan a party together, or...? Some other idea? I know we only have like, three days. But I don't have much else going on, so it's totally doable.

Who: Julie Power & Nilin Cartier-Wells
When: Early December. :x
Where: Nilin's apartment
What: Flirting and relationship taaaaalks.
Rating: G!

( I warned you. )

I have brain problems. I don't want to hurt any psychics at the Tower but something is in there and it needs to come out. When Kaine and I went to murder Wolverine, we went to the mutant school. I hurt Rachel :( Sorry Rachel. And then Beast was like 'YOU'RE NOT A MUTANT' and I was like 'AW NUTS.'

Also I got a memory dump, is there a special club or a gold star for me?

OK I NEED TO WRAP PRESENTS NO ONE COME INTO MY ROOM.

With all the lights it almost feels a bit like Neo-Paris.

[Aracely]

How much do you know about christmas presents? Or setting up lights?

[Julie]

Are you busy this weekend?

Happy one year anniversary to me.

It is so hard to believe this is real sometimes. That I've really been here a year now. I've seen more and done more in the last year than I ever imagined doing, and met so many amazing people that I'm so grateful for. It was hard at first - it's still hard being away from my family, and I miss my brothers and sister so much - but the people here help. They help me, at least. I can't answer for anyone else.

I feel kind of at a loss for words today, but thanks, Pepper and Tony, for putting us up and helping out as much as you have. This would have been a really awful year if I hadn't gotten such a nice start.

If I weren't trying not to fail this semester, I'd suggest a party in honor of this moment, but maybe I'll be free by New Year's.

TEXT TO NILIN CARTIER-WELLS:

-- There's a new girl who looks like you. It's weird.

TEXT TO KURT HUMMEL:

-- Hey, Will.
-- How are you doing? Sorry I've been MIA lately.

This Black Friday event everyone seems to be talking about is a national day of shopping? That's.... interesting.

I could be surprised, but I'm really not.

I would like a ferret, please.

Six will be enough.

Maybe then I won't be so lonely. :(((

FILTERED TO RACHEL SUMMERS + BLAINE ANDERSON:

Hey Rachel! I added Blaine Anderson to this too, he's been going to a regular school to finish up some stuff for high school, but I think ESD would be a much better fit for him right now, and said I'd talk to you about helping him get sorted out with us cool folks here. :) I'm not exactly sure what all he needs to take to finish, but I know you'll be able to help.

FILTERED TO NILIN CARTIER-WELLS:

You know, we met over three months ago now. It feels like it's gone by really fast.

I'm tired of watching cartoons where anthropomorphic turtles live in sewers and consume pizza.

TEXT TO NILIN CARTIER-WELLS:

» You want to go to Darcy's party with me on Saturday?
» If we can figure out the costume thing.

I'm thinking of getting a job. But I'm not really sure what kind. My main skills kinda come from training with Amazons so I don't know how that'd really translate to the job market.