MarinaNova Asylum

[Welcome to the Family Issues group therapy located in a room at the education center. There are tables, chairs, prompts and various supplies along with food and beverages and a bot to keep an eye on things. Enjoy!]

Photos
There are family member photos everywhere. Make sure to use them to prompt conversations.

Roleplaying exercise
There is a hand out that explains roleplaying each other's key relatives including:
— Tell the person how you feel and what you needed from them.
— Express frustration/anger with the foam bats provided.
— Hug it out.

Game
There's a poster with the following instructions.
Word associations: start with a word that makes you think of family and then go back and forth with a partner, occasionally stopping to discuss what the words represent.

Card prompts
There's a basket of cards to get conversations started.
— What do you think of when you think of family?
— Who are you closest to in your family and why do you think that is?
— Who are you most distant or confrontational with in your family and why do you think that is?
— Have you lost a family member? What happened?
— What is your earliest memory?
— What was your childhood like?
— What sort of stressors were there in the family? (Separation, divorce, moving, loss of job, births, deaths, abuse)
— And many more...

(OOC: Don't let these prompts limit you. Be creative, if you want a different kind of prompt or activity then run with it! It's fine if your ideas require additional supplies too. This is everyone's post. Mingle! INFO)

[This was new. Things like this never happened to Trowa. Emotions were practically a foreign world, one that he couldn't really navigate on his own. Short of using a book or some sort of search device to search "what does x mean", he didn't have much of a way to figure it out on his own.

This is what lead Trowa to start the video looking into it as it sat in front of him. As usual, he looked calm and collected. However, those who knew him well enough might know that there was a look akin to confusion in his eyes. Even his cat seemed to know something was odd as she had hopped up in his lap and sat purring as he lightly pet her on the head]

Something... odd happened a few days ago. I was a friend of mine and I got this odd feeling. I... I'm not sure what it means. I'm not even sure the best way to start describing it. I guess I felt kind of... warm being around this person.

Does anyone have any idea what this might have been?

[He's being deliberately vague about when this happened and who this happened with]

Two days straight of going to sleep and waking up in a place I didn't plan on being. Still in prison, so everyone who said this would be temporary? Not true. Unless by temporary you meant 25 to life with an unlikely chance at parole.

[Annoyed? More frustrated and confused than anything, because that's also two days in a row she's woken up completely alone in a way she's just not used to. The inside of her head has never bee so quiet.]

If they thought they could win me over with cute animals waking me up...not a bad idea. Still doesn't change the fact we're in prison.

[How she ended up in the Pet Cafe, she doesn't know, but there are kittens and puppies and dozens of other adorable animals here. She doesn't stay long--long enough to cuddle a rabbit, maybe, but she will never admit that if no one sees it--before leaving the Cafe. She has to get new clothes again and walk all over when she does it. Her final question is even more hesitant.]

Uh...hey, Flash. Did you end up staying, too? [If he did...they need to talk. Fast.]

Video with Action

[Good morning Marina! Have a bright eyed, bushy tailed redhead on your feed. Shallan is set up currently in the Daffodil Dive, it's obvious from the plate of leftover pie cake in her hand as she's talking to you.]

Good morning! I am opening this to everyone, old and new. I'm doing sketches of everyone for Chuck as a Regular's Wall at the bar. You can pick where you want me to sketch you, and who with if you like. I will be available all day.

Closed Voice to Artemis

...Can I say that I'm sorry? You're right, the wardens are horrible...

[ The feed turns on to reveal what appears to be a young man clad in a mostly red superhero uniform with a lightning bolt insignia displayed on the chest that might be familiar to some people in the dome. ]

Look. I usually wouldn't mind doing a little work to figure out what nefarious scheme is going on here and who is behind it, but I'm sort of on a tight schedule at the moment. You see, it's Flash Appreciation Day today in Central City. I mean, there's going to be a museum opening, the mayor is giving me the key to the city, and I'm probably even going to have to give a speech; which reminds me that I should probably write one if I don't want to look like an idiot. Heck, I even talked Bats into coming to the ceremony!

[ That's actually the last thing he remembered doing before he woke up in this strange place with no idea how he got here. Too bad he missed out on that all too helpful welcoming message to fill in the blanks. ]

Anyway, the point is it's going to be a very big day. Not just for me, but for everyone involved. And I don't think those fine people would appreciate it much if the Flash doesn't show up for his own appreciation day after all the hard work they've put into it. Not to mention I still have like a million things to do beforehand. That's a lot of things even for someone that's as fast as me.

So, if someone could be so kind to point me in the right direction, I'll try to have us all out of here by lunch.

[ Video, maybe not much before noon. ]

So. [ Neil was tossing a rubber duckie in one hand. ] If anyone's frustrated with these things yet, there's a shooting range that can use some variety of targets. If you come by and dump these things for me - or us - to shoot, you can stand by and watch them be destroyed, fair and square.

And by us I mean anyone who wants to be on the other side of things, feel free to join me. Artemis? Lyle? I'll be at the range.


[ Action: at the shooting range, well into the early evening. ]

[ Neil did head out directly for the location he had named, filling up a bag with duckies on his way. There, he'd be around, both to show off with easy cheer, and to talk shop with those who felt like it. Or work through challenges with them. That could also be fun.

He was fine. Not like he'd spent the day before trying to sort out through his own head when it came to memories and family losses or anything. Just. Fine.

Whoever showed up, they'd be greeted with a cheerful, ]

Yo!

[Rubber Ducky, you're the one. You make everything so much fun. Which is why you'll find them just about everywhere. Maybe even in that pitcher of tea you just made. Never a dull day here in MarinaNova Asylum. Whether you are trying to beat the heat at the beach or at the pool or running errands you're going to encounter a lot of them.]

(OOC: Event Info)

[Video]
[Seyn is staring down the video screen, not that unfamiliar with the technology, even if this form of it is different from what she’s used to. There’s an awkward, tense smile on her face, as if she’s trying to think of the most polite way to say what’s on her mind. Bright orange really clashes with her hair and eyes in a way that she immediately thinks would make her a rather gaudy Knight, but that's not important, is it? Not when she's just been sent to a virtual prison.]

All right now. I can believe that I’m in prison, considering what I’ve been up to the last few months. But some of these crimes are really just too much. How can they blame you for crimes that weren’t crimes when you were doing 'em? [Or at least not viewed as crimes towards the people she was fighting when it happened. She doesn't sound as angry as she really is, managing to keep most of her tone this side of frustration, the smile more obviously sarcastic by the end than genuine.]

I guess I should be thankful I wasn't sent straight to solitary, but it's hard to feel grateful right this nano.

[Action]
[There's only so much that being on video can tell her, so Seyn starts wandering, using the map to familiarize herself with the locations, especially where the food stores are and the lodgings. She feels like she sticks out like an accident cone in these clothes. It makes her feel too visible, and she's used to wearing white.

So the first place she heads towards is Bull's Eye. She can't get that ankle monitor off, but she's not staying in this jumpsuit. She'll be digging through the clothes and when she finds something she likes well enough--black jogging pants and a dark red shirt--she'll be stripping down to her underwear right there and putting it on. Speed is more important to her than privacy--not that she's really used to privacy in the first place--so sorry to anyone who happens to walk by the women's athletic section right then. She's a bit too tall for the racks themselves to cover her up. After the change, she'll be wandering from sector to sector, trying to memorize everything that she can. Knowing the playing field is always rule number one.]

[Video Locked to Artemis.]
[ Laxus´s face came into view and he grins widely.]
Oi, blondie! Get your ass down to the gym. [ He shows the part of the gym that was made for sparring and such. This was how you asked for a fight in Fairy Tail and it had always worked.] I'll grind you into dust!


[ Open Action]

[ If anyone is around Sector 1 today they will probably run into Laxus, either before or after his fight with Artemis. Or for the ones that really fancy it, they can always watch as the fight is goes on.]

Yoo!

[ Neil's in a good mood, despite the mess that he was in yesterday, for a while. It's only partly pretend, because he's got his family there, and nothing could be wrong with that. ]

Lyle, Kitty [ He'll assume she'll know which one, because sister, duh, so he doesn't specify that he means the younger one ], Artemis, Duo. I was thinking, we could all go to Euphie's picnic as a family, right? Tieria, Conrart, you're totally coming with us, too, because nobody's staying to sulk on his own.

How's that sound? Anybody have any thoughts of what to bring with us?


ooc: If anyone wants memories that they're part of the family, too, or I forgot anything that was discussed? Just barge in. This is going to be a trainwreck anyway, so might as well go all in!

[Have Euphie's smiling face on the screen. Kanji and I would like to invite you all to a picnic today! Of course we want to see all our family there, but friends and soon-to-be friends too. [That means strangers.]

You don't have to worry about bringing anything, but if you'd like to bring something extra to share or a game that would be fun or even just an extra blanket just in case that would always be welcome.

We'll be in Trois Park near the koi pond and fountain at noon today.

[There will already be some blankets laid out and pink picnic baskets with a variety of food—many of which have been prepared in extra cute ways like rice balls shaped like cats. You probably think this was mostly Euphie's doing, but it was mostly that boyfriend of hers, Kanji.]

(OOC: Mingle! Tag yourself in or hit up Euphie on video here or at the picnic here. Want to be a relation of Euphie's? Just let me know!)

( back here for Gundam 00 spoilers and a moderate amount of angst )

[DAYTIME: Walking in a floral wonderland. Not to be confused with an actual wonderland. Completely different event. You could be anywhere and everywhere today and not escape the petals.

DANCE: The sector 2 garden is a little extra pleasant and inviting this evening. Gentle breeze, beautiful flowers, delicious hor d'oeuvres, sparkling punch, and music. And dry. Did we mention it's dry? Not a single flood as far as the eye can see. So, find someone and get out there and dance.]

(OOC: Event INFO. Feel free to have your mingle set up cover both aspects of the day.)

[ Waking up in a completely foreign place is not a fun experience in the best of times. But Laxus, he had plans at home, he had a guild to take over so that he could make into the strongest guild in the world. A guild so strong that no one would laugh but cover in fear.

And now he was here in Sector 1 and he was angrier then when he saw what his grandfather had done to the guild HQ, a indoors swimming pool.

The big muscular blonde man wastes no time in doing exactly what any good Fairy Tail wizard would do in a unfamiliar and aggravating situation. He went on a rampage on the first thing he could find. A maintenance bot, which was minding it's own business.
Laxus was going to punch the damn metal thing with a powerful lightning fist, this technique was such second nature to him that he did not even register that no magic was to his disposal. The first punch just bounced off some forcefield but as the second one sent jolt that tased so hard it sent him flying].

What the hell is going on! Where is my magic? [ He roars, demanding answers from everyone and no one in particular.]




[ Please save him from attacking the bot again.]

[Waking up in bed was perfect, because he didn't want to be anywhere else. He lays there for as long as he can, feeling tired and wretched and little sick. Feeling people die is just a thing he can do. A buzzing in the ears, worse if he's attached. Had he gotten so attached already? It was Bianca all over again.]

[Audio | Private to Chuck]

Hey, um, I felt ... Are you okay?

[ Action | open ]

[He drags himself out of the apartment around noon for coffee and something to do. Something to do is pull his hood up over his head, find something hot to drink, and settle in somewhere where he can see people. That's what he needs to see. Living, breathing people.]

[ It's been awhile since he addressed the network, but long time watchers may notice that there's a quiet kind of determination seeping into the young doctors shoulders. It's not the ideal day to do this on, but if he doesn't do this now he'll chicken out. ]

It's been a long time coming, but... consider this my official resignation from the Defence Force. Effective immediately. That's all.

[ Locked to Rebecca ]

Rebecca? A word?

[ Locked to Nathan. ]

I'm picking out an apartment today. There'll be a room for you, should you want it.

[ Perhaps you're a really strong swimmer. Perhaps you've found a canoe to paddle around in, unhooked a door to recreate the ending of Titanic. Perhaps breathing isn't a necessity for you. Perhaps you're already doomed to drown. Whichever your situation, there's one thing for certain.

The rain isn't stopping. ]


((ooc: EVENT POST! Remember that death is, if not permanent, still cause for a punishment! ))

[She is really not liking this place. Annoying wardens and their dumb jaunty tunes. But that's no the main reason she's not liking the place. She misses her, well her friends, okay friend. And even Katniss and her boyfriend. At least she wasn't bored with them, granted they'd all been trying to stay alive but that's not the point.]

Do they seriously expect us to go and look at an exhibit of knitting? Does anyone actually like that kind of crap?

[She rolls her eyes, leaning back against the cushions of her couch. She props her feet up on her coffee table and sighs.]

Is there at least a gym or something like that here? Anyplace I can go and punch things and not get in trouble for it?

[M'gann switches on her communicator video feed. She appears to be in her kitchen based on the appliances around her. Too bad those watching this can't see the yummy pies that are cooling off to the side]

I'm looking for a few taste-testers. I was browsing the market and came up with some ideas for pies and I'd like to get some opinions on them.

[There's no fanfare today. The museum has something about the benefits of sheep's wool. There are no decorations up. The clothing shops have the same sort of stock they had yesterday. And there are no specialized dishes at the restaurants, but you can probably find a power bar at the convenience store, but there's nothing new there.

What is new is whatever power you woke up with or without today. What you do with that is up to you and whomever you encounter.]

(OOC: Event Info)