MarinaNova Asylum

[Here. Have a very excited M'gann. She's practically bouncing up and down, barely able to contain her excitement]

I can't believe it! I don't know how it ended up here or who put in my room, but I love it!

[She holds up a video that has a very clear label. "Hello Megan"]

Now I just need to find a device to play it on. But I have it!

[Wally found himself browsing through the costume selections at the stores despite whatever misgivings he had about what the Wardens have planned for tomorrow. It wouldn't hurt to be prepared just in case it's not something diabolical. At some point during his search for the perfect costume, he stumbled across this gem and just had to try it on. While there's some noticeable differences between the costume and his best friend's superhero uniform back home, there's a few obvious similarities as well.

Wanting to share his discovery with the one person in the dome who would truly appreciate the humor in it, he activates the video function on his communicator but forgets to use the private setting in his excitement so the whole dome gets to witness him wearing this ridiculous thing.]

Hey, Megs. What do you think?

[Smiling, he places his hands on his hips and puffs out his chest a bit in an attempt to imitate the classic superhero pose. Man, if only the others were here to see this.]

The shorts are a little uncomfortable but I think I got the legs to pull it off. [He glances down and everyone gets a good look at the legs in question. He really hadn't expected the shorts of the costume to be so...short.] I bet Rob wouldn't be feeling so whelmed right now.

[If you're outside today it will be hard to miss all the whimsical, high-flying kites. Might as well get some of your own or spend some time getting them out of trees.]

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[An irate-looking teenage boy with red hair is still wearing the orange prison uniform that one gets upon arrival when he appears on the network. It's not because he finds the look appealing, he just hasn't had the opportunity to find a change of clothes for reasons that will be explained shortly.]

Okay, I bet you guys think you're being real funny here. I mean, do you really expect me to believe that I've been brought here because I'm a criminal? I help people! That's, like, as far away from being a criminal as someone could be! You guys are going to be so sorry when the Justice Le--

[Wally clamps his mouth shut, not wanting to give too much away since he doesn't know who all might be listening.]

Can someone at least get me off this dang floating island!? [He sighs, looking more than a little dejected all of a sudden.] I need something to eat.

| HEATWAVE EVENT INFO |

Happy Day 365, Marina Nova!

Hear ye, hear ye! Inmates, prisoners, fellow underwater dwellers! Lend me your ears and hands and actually just bring all of you because we're having a ye olde Renaissance Faire to celebrate a full year in this bubble under the sea!

The dome has of course been decked out appropriately. Flickering torches light the pathways, interspersed with larger bonfires that you can cosy up to with that special someone - or perhaps just a glass of honey mead. Pennant banners hang across the gates and along the buildings, sporting the proud coat of arms of the prison (a lot of purple and octopi, for some reason) and many of the clothing stores offer time-appropriate options for those of you who still knows how to have fun. The kiosk has even been re-imagined into a castle.

Many areas within the dome has activities to partake in and, if you're skilled or lucky or both, prizes to win!

( Let the celebrations begin! Fanfare! )

Enjoy!

[The Not Quite Normal Group Therapy Session was set up in one of the workshop rooms in the Education Center. The individual tables were pushed together into one with the chairs around it to promote a sense of belonging for the outcasts participants.

Activities were fairly free-form with a loose structure of a schedule. Introductions, bonding activities, and snacks. There were also name tags for all to wear, already printed with their names. Paper and pencils are provided.]

Introductions

My Name Is...
Go around the group and ask each young person to state his/her name and attach an adjective that not only describes a dominant characteristic, but also starts with the same letter of his name e.g. generous Grahame, dynamic Dave. Write them down, attach to their name tag, and refer to them by this for the rest of the session.

Catch Me if You Can
Everyone creates two parallel lines facing one another, opposite someone they don't know very well. Partners introduce themselves to one another, having about a minute to talk back and forth about things like hobbies, likes/dislikes, unique features. Both lines then turn back to back. They have one minute to change something small about themselves, like how their hair lies, what hand their watch is on, remove or add glasses, etc. The change should be discreet, but visible. Once time is up, the lines turn back to face one another again. Each person has two minutes and three guesses to identify the change in the other person.

Fact or Fiction
Everyone writes on a piece of paper THREE things about themselves which may not be known to the others in the group. Two are true and one is not. Taking turns they read out the three 'facts' about themselves and the rest of the group votes which are true and false.

Intermission
Snacks will be served! Take a break and talk casually to others.

Bonding Activities

What Makes You Unique
Everyone shares something unique about themselves. Show and tell if possible. Discussion welcome.

What Makes You the Same
Break apart into smaller groups of two or three. Each person must find 10 things they have in common with the person/people they're talking to.

Unique Isn't Bad
Each person talks about a time when the unique thing about them helped themselves or others. Alternately, each person discusses how they could re-purpose their uniqueness if it's something they see as bad in themselves.

Worries in a Hat
Participants anonymously write down a worry or fear related to their unique attributes and drop them in the large hat. Specificity with anonymity is encouraged. For example, "I'm worried that having magical powers and special duties because of these powers will interfere with having a family." Each person then picks a random card from the shuffled hat, reads the worry out loud, and attempts to explain what the person who wrote the worry means, trying to describe their own understanding/reflection of the person's emotions associated with the worry. The next person then picks. If someone picks their own worry, they place it back in the hat, reshuffle, and pick again. If someone figures out who wrote the worry, they must respect anonymity and not say who it was. After all the worries in the hat are read, the group can then discuss common fears and themes among what was in the hat.

Free for All
Feel free to make your own activity until the end of the session!

Dismissed!
Have fun with your new friends! Post session chatting is encouraged.

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[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.]

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[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.

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[You won't hear them coming. You won't see their snare. The mistletoe bots are out and they're hunting you, two by two. You can run and you can hide, but eventually you will be caught, and then there's nothing left to do but kiss your way out!

Chapstick stations will be available.]

(OOC: Mistletoe Bots Info)

[The feed turns on to reveal a rather reflective looking Wally sitting on the couch in the apartment he shares with Artemis and M'gann. People will probably notice there's a plain, brown box with the word "souvenirs" written in black marker on it next to him.]

Does anyone really believe we're going to make it out of here?

[He pulls a pair of bells—the ones Robin wore when they had their team laser tag match—out of the box and begins to twirl them around in a hand. Honestly, he doesn't really know why he's asking people this. One moment he was going through the stuff he's collected since he's been in the dome, and the next he got the urge to turn the communicator on.]

I used to think we would. Back when Rob and Zatanna were still here. Before I knew what was really going on. Now I'm not so sure.

[He sighs, and shakes his head. He knows this is silly, the way he's been getting all sentimental lately. But he really misses home. He misses his family and friends that aren't here. He misses not knowing what the future holds for him.]

Sorry. I just... this place sucks. [And with that, he ends the feed.]

[It is morning and here is Momotarou, already wide awake and full of extreme amounts of energy! It's like his level of energy never turns off!]

HELLO EVERYONE! New people and not-so-new people, but mostly new people that Connie mentioned would be coming! I want to tell you about my most FAVORITE PLACE EVER in the dome, because you will probably like it too!

THE PET CAFE!

[Oh just the mention of it makes him feel all sparkly and full of glee!]

There are so many cute little animals and even the ugly ones are cute! There are even some that I've never even seen before, and don't really know what they are, but they're still really great! If you're feeling sad because you're in prison, don't be! Just hang out at the Pet Cafe and I promise you'll feel better!

[No you don't understand he just really REALLY likes animals so the Pet Cafe is super amazing to him okay!!]

[ video ]

[ She's had a couple of days to sit on it, and when activity in the dome - "dome", Haruka supposes, really - seems to have settled down, she decides she can't just let things go back to normal. But she's also not about to take anyone into her full confidence, either. Clearly some sort of middle ground needs to be reached.

So this broadcast comes from a particularly poorly-lit area, featuring a rather mysterious shadow in a miniskirt. Depending on how effectively disguises work in your homeworld, you may have no idea who this dramatic figure is. Or you can put two and two together and realize it's totally Haruka in a pleated miniskirt. Your call.

Either way, she has a brief news update for everyone: ] The doors weren't an accident. Someone wanted us to go through them.

Be careful.

[ That's it. End message. Everyone else will have to use that knowledge as they see fit. ]

[ action - sector 1 ]

[ After making her big announcement, Sailor Uranus went to Sector 0 but couldn't decide where to go from there. So to clear her head she detransformed and is now sitting on the beach with her trouser legs rolled up, letting the sand wash over her toes and ankles.

Time for a nice long brood. ]

[Rubber ducks. There existence hasn't ever phased her much. She had one, as a child, as many children do. It bobbed around her as she sat in her bath, and it's presence had been that of any toy animal. A friend and a comfort, with it's company spoken through her own mouth, it had pretty much stopped existing as soon as she got out of the bath and got dry. Years later she thought about buying a new one, for the memories, but never got around to it.
Now Gwen stands still. Watching an assortement of the vinaly creatures sorted from small to large she tries to remember how big hers was. It couldn't have been the largest, although her hands remember them that way. But her hands had been smaller. Putting a finger against the glass she mutters to herself.]

That one. I think... I think that one.

So, first question is - how many of you have been here longer than three months? Just a general survey.

( she smiles, pleasantly. ) If you haven't, I'm Claire. I apparently took an almost-three-month hiatus, but I've been here before.

Second question - is there still a cheerleading squad?

And, third question... Cupcakes. How many of you like them?

That was some weather, huh? I never thought I'd experience a storm underwater... guess I know what it feels like to be trapped in a snow globe now. Is everyone alright? I feel bad for you newcomers — we're not usually this wet.

I don't have any of my equipment in this apartment, but I still feel like today calls for cupcakes. Any requests?

[Voice — Closed to Artemis, Zatanna, and M'gann]

[Wally had avoided his friends ever since he had bolted out of the apartment he shares with them early yesterday morning. It wasn't exactly something he set out to do, but he needed to get away so he could think about everything he learned about his future back home the day before now that he was a teenager again. Or rather, he had to get away so he didn't have to think about it. He knew it was something Artemis and him were eventually going to have to talk about it—the two of them were building a life together before he went and "saved the world"—but it just wasn't a conversation he was ready to have yet.

But with the crazy weather the dome was experiencing today, he felt the need to check in with them. Not just to make sure they are fine, but to let them know he is too. Zatanna and M'gann might not know what's going on with him, but they were bound to notice that he never came home last night.]

This is some weather we're having, huh. [This really shouldn't be this awkward.] You ladies doing okay?

( Closed | Action | Housemates )

[ Open | Video & Action ]
[Artemis appears on screen looking five years older. There is a little maturing in the face but otherwise she looks basically the same except that she's wearing her long, blond hair down instead of up in her usual ponytail.] So, I guess this is what Conscienti meant by temporal anomalies. Anyone else affected?

[She'll spend some of her time out and about checking things out. She's not sure how many people are actually up to patrolling.]

There has been a lot said of us and our choices lately. [By Spike, Rose, and Tyki.] I want us to be a force against the wardens, not each other. We spent a lot of time and energy on Spike in hopes it would save and protect lives. So far, I believe it will.

Unfortunately, it looks like we may need to do it again.

[She's known for a long time an announcement like this might be necessary, but she hasn't wanted to make it. She hoped with the other noah gone and even the exorcists that maybe he would just relax. Fish. Something. But that isn't how things have panned out.

She's close to this one. Closer than she was when it was about Spike. She has a history with Tyki—physically and emotionally. It wasn't long ago he was holding her as she cried over Reid's disappearance and then she was making him bleed and now...]

You should all know Tyki Mikk from the watch list. He's brutally attacked people from his world who were staying here in the past and recently he tried to block our efforts with Spike. You might have heard his "apology" about that. I did strike first and I hoped the injuries I got would be the last, but last night he attacked Spencer Reid, breaking his fingers.

Tyki can make himself intangible and tangible at will and at the same time. He can block your attack while making his own. [Something her power doesn't allow.] He also has access to dark matter, something we don't know a lot about. It can be a poison. He can also manipulate it's form, making his arm like a blade. His body has a lot of stamina and regenerative abilities. He also has and breeds tease which are flesh-eating butterflies. One at a time they're nothing, but in a group or inside you they are a problem.

We need options. Options to contain, reform, and kill. He's dangerous and powerful, but he can't be unstoppable. We need to be ready. I want the investigative team researching and everyone else stepping up your training individually, but most especially in teams.

[She's wearing a pink pearl and has been for some time, but even with the pearl working as hard as it can, it's not finding a lot of happiness to draw out these days. And right now she just wants to get to Reid and make sure he's okay.]

(OOC: Backdated to afternoon.)