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dunwich mod (dunwichmod) wrote in dunwichgame,
@ 2023-02-15 13:30:00

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!ic/ooc event, buffyverse: spike, hannibal: abigail hobbs, stephen king: eddie kaspbrak, ∙ plot: 001 welcome to dunwich, ◌ inactive: addie larue, ◌ inactive: azuma kazuma, ◌ inactive: bail organa (au), ◌ inactive: belphegor, ◌ inactive: bucky barnes, ◌ inactive: carol danvers, ◌ inactive: chrissy cunningham, ◌ inactive: clint barton, ◌ inactive: delirium, ◌ inactive: diana bishop, ◌ inactive: eddie munson (au), ◌ inactive: jake pentecost, ◌ inactive: natasha romanoff, ◌ inactive: okoye, ◌ inactive: robin buckley, ◌ inactive: rupert giles, ◌ inactive: sam wilson (au), ◌ inactive: shaun gilmore, ◌ inactive: zoe hange

welcome to dunwich?

CHAOS, FOG and a PARADE

A STARTING IC/OOC EVENT

ARRIVAL OF THE NEW PEOPLE / THE PARADE The fog has cleared and you find yourself standing in the downtown streets of an unfamiliar town. And you’re not alone. There are dozens of people lining the sidewalks on either side of Main Street, cheering. At first you think they’re excited that the fog has finally lifted, but then you realize that a parade is heading towards you.

But it’s not just any normal parade. This is an all out affair that appears to involve most of the town and its residents. If you’re familiar with Earth history there might even be a kind of nostalgic vibe to the event. The closer you look at the parade, however, the more peculiar it appears. The marching band majorettes, for example, are waving flags with an image of a mutated lobster on it. And the drum corp is dressed like lobsters, banging away at the snare with hands sticking out of their large claws.

There’s a float that rolls by afterwards featuring a teenage girl in a bright pink dress sitting atop a decorative throne. She waves to everyone on the side of the street. “Wow! The pig farm sure crowned a beauty for the pageant this year!” one of the locals says. Sure enough, around the throne are four large swine, devouring slop at the girl’s feet.

A bright blue Cadillac slowly drives after the float. The logo for Dolan’s Auto Shop is written on the side and a man with a wide smile honks toots on the horn which lets out an eerie jingle. After that a group of mimes dance around the crowd. One in front holds up a sign for The Tommyknocker Theatre Troupe.

And so on.

Everyone you try to talk to is friendly. The street vendors offer you free hotdogs and ice cream.

All of it is completely normal.

But then why does it make you feel so uneasy?

NOTES You know the drill! Get in the comments! (Insert Brennan Lee Mulligan gif here.)

If you don't know the drill, that's okay! IC/OOC events can be a little overwhelming when just starting out. I wrote an essay about it here if you want to know what's up.

SPECIAL THANKS Round of applause to our very own Marty McChaa for writing up this lovely event for us and finding the images.

The coding can be found at Tess's patreon if you want to have it on hand for your very own. ♥ We're Tess stans here.

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Re: Belphegor + Addie

remembered
2023-02-17 06:35 pm UTC (link)

"If the alternative is dust, I guess anything's better." And while that might have made for a sharp barb directed at Belphegor, Addie was thinking only of herself and what she had agreed to, long ago, if only to preserve her freedom.

She drained the can of beer and placed it carefully on the edge of the roof between the two of them. "You said there's magic in the air here. Do you have any idea what kind? Or what it does?" Was the fog a prison keeping them in or also a wall keeping out anything that might try to get in?

"I don't know much about how that works." Magic or gods or any of it. All she knew was that she had given up her name and her memory to survive. She'd be damned if Luc caught up to her now.

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Re: Belphegor + Addie

one_forthedemon
2023-02-17 06:51 pm UTC (link)

He had once been human, without a doubt. Yet so much time had stretch by that Bel earnestly couldn't recall much of that former life. No, he had spent countless lifetimes down in the Pit of Hell. First as a damned soul being tortured and turned, then as a demon too. So when it came to things like fretting over a body turning to dust, that sort of business didn't really even register to him any more. Not when he was no longer flesh and blood. And certainly it didn't matter now, since he had come so close to being obliterated by Castiel. "Yep. Having a vessel is handy for sure...it lets me try human things again, like eating and drinking all these delicious treats and beer."

That smile finally faded when Addie asked about the magic in the air, and for a moment or two the laid back demon actually seemed to sit up a little straighter as he seriously mulled the inquiry over. "It's hard to say for sure. From what I have noticed though, well I guess it's like a giant mixture of different magics...all churning together and stuck inside this town at once. Some of it is ancient though. Really old, and dark, and so very twisted too. There's almost cracks of that stuff seeping in around the edges; but as far as where it leads, or where it comes from, I've got no clue."

It should have been all manner of unsettling, but the demon was more curious about that shadowy magic that permeated the area, and less concerned. "There's some powerful barrier like mojo up as well. Which sounds stupidly obvious given the whole ghost line thing, but still it's impressive all the same. I've worked some barrier spells myself, and whatever is up and running right now...I can't even begin to imagine just how much power it took to get that up and to hold it in place."

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Re: Belphegor + Addie

existentially
2023-02-17 07:03 pm UTC (link)

To hear him tell it, Belphegor didn't know why that was. It ought to have reassured Addie, who though separated from her Christian beliefs by a few hundred years had still been raised to believe the devil - and all his servants - first in wiliness and second in power only to God Himself.

And yet she was far from easy with the knowledge gained. She leaned back on her hands. "It's going to get people's backs up, if they can't leave and there's forces at play they can't bring to heel. Might want to watch who you share you personal information with." In a pressure cooker of riled up folks, undesirables often got the short end of the stick. And you couldn't get more undesirable than a literal representative of hell.

Maybe it was absurd to worry; Belphegor could teleport. He'd likely be fine. And perhaps most people wouldn't think as she did. She was fretting for nothing, seeing threats where there weren't any.

Well. It took her mind off other things.

"You may need to get out more, if you think this popcorn is delicious. There's a pizza place I saw on my way into town. Looked pretty authentic." She lifted a shoulder. "Smelled like it, too. Probably empty right about now, with everyone here..."

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Re: Belphegor + Addie

one_forthedemon
2023-02-18 09:02 am UTC (link)

Bel hadn't given much thought to just how others might react if they knew what was out there in the town, unseen as it might be. If anything, the demon just figured that he'd answer her question since there was no real reason to lie about the magic he felt all over the town, or about his demonic nature.

Still when Addie warned him about being careful who he told, Belphegor found himself nodding ever so slightly. Only to pause and down the rest of his beer before finally speaking up anew. "That's a fair point. Figured it'd be better to just be honest, given that things could be worse if I lied about my nature, only to have the truth come out later on. But I'll keep your advice in mind going forward."

Sure he wasn't exactly worried about the locals, or the other refugees either. Since there were very few things in existence that could actually kill him outright. Let alone actually do any real damage to him either. But stirring up trouble just sounded like a surefire way to draw unwanted attention. Which in turn would likely become a headache that he'd much rather avoid.

It was the mention of pizza that really piqued Bel's interest though. And with a Cheshire cat like grin the demon found himself genuinely curious to give the new food a try. So when Addie spoke of the restaurant likely being empty right now, thanks to the parade going on, he finally rose up and took a second to stretch, before offering an extended hand. "Well trying new tasty dishes sounds pretty good, and I think I've had my fill of watching the parade. So I'm game for popping into the place and trying this pizza out."

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Re: Belphegor + Addie

remembered
2023-02-18 10:00 am UTC (link)

Warning a demon of all people about potential pitchforks and torches was probably silly of her, but what was done was done and Addie had no regrets. Not yet, anyway. Not about this.

And maybe there was something to be gained from it, too. She stared at his hand for a moment, then stood, more slowly than Bel had, from the edge of the roof. "Lead the way."

The last time she had teleported on the arm of a dangerous man, she'd done so with a plan. She had none, now, but Bel seemed keen on the pizza and, if she was falling back on old habits, Addie wouldn't say no to free food.

With a slow exhale, she placed her hand in his.

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	Re: Belphegor + Addie one_forthedemon 2023-02-18 10:29 am UTC (link)
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	Re: Belphegor + Addie remembered 2023-02-18 10:30 am UTC (link)
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