Multiverse of Madness

Anyone make any New Years Resolutions? Seems kinda silly to be thinking about around here when no one knows what tomorrow's going to bring, but... well, to have a New Years without one seems like a wasted opportunity.

What do you think?

Headed out to New Delhi to check for anyone here that I might know. There are some crossovers from my world to this one, but I haven't come across any Sanctuary Network locations. I thought New Delhi might be a good place to start searching in earnest.

I'm not expecting to find much, but it feels good to be doing something.

Having an extended honeymoon in the time stream wasn't what I was expecting when RayRay and I set out on our trip, but it's been a really interesting experience, looking through the history of this universe. Some things are the same. Some things are wildly different.

Thena in Mesopatamia? Hot. I mean that respectfully, of course.

No luck with Jemma yet, but I feel like we've gotten close a few times.

Anyway, I miss you all. How are my lovelies? What have you been up to?

I don't care if it is before Thanksgiving, my Christmas tree is up!

But I need to decorate the rest of the place too.

( Sparkle Sparkle )

I have a hypothesis about something. I don't know how plausible or batshit it might be, but I'm going to suggest it anyhow. You're being a nerd I know there's other stuff going on, and this is nothing to do with Thanos's stones or the red portals or Time-skipping, so I'm sorry about that. I just. It might be important? I don't know.

I don't know.

( Hypothesis and proof(?) )

You all expressed an interest in the trip to Kamar-Taj. We will travel in the Commodore. It will get us to Nepal in under an hour and will serve as our accommodation in case we cannot stay in Kamar-Taj directly.

Now I think we should carefully prepare ourselves for the trip. I would like to invite everyone who is coming along to share their knowledge and expertise. We will need it.

Our main aim will be to find the scrolls that will banish the demon if these exist. However, it would be foolish to stop there if you ask me. Kamar-Taj has been the custodian of the time stone for quite a few centuries. There is likely to be valuable information to be found there about the stones and in addition, it would be wise to see if they harbour information about whatever is happening with these mirrors too. Whatever these strange things are that others have mentioned, I would rather for them to stay on the other side of these mirrors.

Loki Odinson
King of Asgard

[Translated]
The mirrors are not kind to me. I am not a conqueror, nor do I seek power. I hope he cannot break through from the mirror world.

[Steven Grant]
I have found a stack of books about Egypt, Archaeology and other interesting things. They have your name in them.

[Science and science adjacent folks-also visible to facility staff+Rhodey]
[ooc: if you're into science or have interacted with team science, consider yourself able to participate.]

Soo. I've been thinking of a way to track the red portals. All portals leave behind a sort of signature, even the reds. I've been hesitant to really delve into them because well...Been a bit gun-shy with anything HYDRA related. Considering what we're up against though I think it's necessary to at least aide in building something in regards to it to hopefully put an end to it. Portals are kind of a specialty. I can't get a lock on them with my powers alone, so we need to build something to do so. I'm going to need assistance from you all to get it done.

Fitz emailed me some notes about a device he's been making. Figure we could all lend a hand and finish the creation?

[Ben]
All this portal talk is kind of a lot.

[Derek]
Can I ask for a special request during the building of this device?

Buckle in, folks, this is going to be a long one. I'll try to tl;dr where I can.

( GAME PLOT )

If you have questions, I'll do my best to answer, but a lot of this is in technical-ese and I didn't take that elective in high school. Sorry! (not sorry)

Things have been... hard. I'm so sorry to everyone who has lost someone. It's not easy. I'm here for you. Even if we don't know each other, we've all got something important in common: we're here dealing with all this place throws at us together.

From one challenge to the next.

Sorry for going dark on you! I am drowning in catch up work for school, but Saturday is strictly off limits for anything but celebrating Zari and Ray's day 💕

I don't want to step on any toes if there are already plans for this, but the pumpkin patch is open again so if anyone wants to go maybe we could organise a trip out there? Remembering to save the pumpkin guts for Dick's pies of course!

[Friends]
How are you all? I feel like I've missed a lot. Please catch me up on all the gossip!

So this place is a bit mental, innit?

I'm Steven with a V oh wait everyone can read anyway oops. Hiya.

[OoC: Restarting these boys because I failboated very hard after they joined the game >.< ]

I do not like dragons.

That is all.

Carry on.

Anyone in need of suit or weapons repairs can sign up below.

[Rhodey]
I'm sure Tony usually fixes your suit, but if you're still on site I can now look a little closer?

The past couple of months have felt like a blur. Surely I'm not the only one who has felt this way?

I feel like I'm desperate for a night off.

The beanstalk is gone… does that mean things might be going back to normal?

[Friends]

Are we thinking Courtney’s possessed?

Can anyone else see the top of a jagged mountain in the middle of the woods? I wasn't sure if I was seeing things, if this is a new geological feature, or if the trees have started to shed leaves in such a way that Clark's fortress is visible?

[Leonard, Sara, Cisco]

Would you be my groomspeople? I should have asked much sooner, but with everything going on it slipped my mind.

[Sara]

Will you be my Best Woman? Please? Of everyone you know me the best and let's face it, only you can keep those two from sniping at each other on the day.

Who has wishes?

I'd love to grant some as the local fairy godfather!

I'm tryin' to keep my have you eaten yet texts to a minimum here, knowing how things are, but how you goin' with that one?

Coffee don't count as food.

[Science / Security / Medical]

There was an incident at the Lighthouse. Jemma's gone. I need every sensor and tracker we've got in here right now.

[...]

And a medical team.


[OOC: As implied in the log, the last several time loops slowly grew longer and longer between resets until it was about an hour in between, so it won't be immediately obvious to anyone that it's done-done until this message goes out.]

All posts on this network are now encrypted for our safety. Please use the Encryption filter found on your dropdowns until further notice.

[Mobilized team over channel 3 on coms]
Use channel 3, it's encrypted and secure. I am now in your ear for your support.

I can't get in. Portals aren't portaling.



[Science/Security -A voice post]

Two explosions. 14 minutes..Like it's broken. Pounding in my head every 14 minutes and 23 seconds.

I saw a green flash. Not sure if it's in my head or not.

it isn't stopping

Please be advised there is an emerging situation happening at the Lighthouse.

At 20:37, the seismic sensors registered a low level tremor consistent with a detonation located at the Lighthouse coordinates. The event repeated minutes later.

Eyewitnesses in the area have described an explosion that levels the Lighthouse, but couldn't get closer. They said a green flash of light accompanied every reset. I've sent a team to establish a perimeter and ask that no one goes near until we find out more. Tony is sending in people to make sure the public and the media stays out of this. Team Science, I'd love you to weigh in.

I'll keep everyone updated as I can. So far, we can't raise communications inside. If you've been living and/or working in the Lighthouse, please check in here, let us know you're okay.

I've just finished scanning in about 1,800 hours of amateur footage of these Red Portals so our algorithms can scour through the data. My brain's absolutely fried.

Thinking tomorrow might be a good day to take it easy.

For anyone who might be celebrating Pride this weekend, please come by Medical for your very own bit of heartfelt handmade decor.

( Cut for Image )

It's probably too early to say anything, but it's about time we had some good news around here, so I'm saying it anyway.

I'm developing an early warning system for the red portals.

I don't expect it will entirely prevent disappearances, as the energy signatures appear to only become readable within minutes of the portal appearing. The ultimate goal is to alert anyone within proximity of an emerging portal in hopes that they can evade it. So far the sensors have a limited range and have proven unstable even under lab conditions, but I think I've found the right balance of power and sensitivity and am building a new prototype now. Once complete, I'll be testing around the Lighthouse for ease of monitoring, and then distributing from there given appropriate circumstances and materials/ability to replicate. I originally wanted to make portable censors but the

It's going to take some time, but we will get to the other side of this.

[Cisco and Henry]

I wouldn't mind a second and third pair of eyes on these new schematics before I use up the last of this steel-polysiliconate I made.

I mean, I will certainly take this over the Prison World, but...

I kind of wanted to get back home.

Crossing the streets in this world scares me just a little bit less now.

Although it's still not my favourite activity.

I never actually thought I'd see a rat pulling a slice of pizza along steps.

And yet, I witnessed it when I left the library today.

The slice was as big as the rat.

Running a diagnostic of the wifi late this afternoon. Shouldn't interrupt your service, but just in case, might want to save anyhting you're working on by about 3:30 or 4pm.

[Ash]
Looking at a fairly boring late afternoon in the server room. Wanna come keep me company?

Running some maintenance on the wifi range extender downstairs near the range. If you're down there and have issues, that might be why. Seems like the device is nearing the end of its life, and might need to be replaced.

I've been working with Mr. Stark on some of the hardware around the Facility... it's been a while since we've had any significant upgrades, so we're prioritizing what needs attention the most. If you've got any concerns with any of it, please let me know.

I'm back. Ray's not. I watched John disappear right in front of me.

I need to break something that no one will miss.

Cath and I are back, though I suspect that all of New Asgard has noticed already, given the atmosphere at Sally's. What felt like merely a few days through the portal was, instead, over two months gone from here, which is... more than a little disconcerting.

I've been doing a lot of dusting at home, trying to get it looking back into shape again. It was wintertime, when we left, and now spring is all but assured.

Thank you everyone who came out to Threshold last night for our St. Patrick's Day extravaganza. I hope a good time was had by all.

If you're missing any of the following, let me know:

1. a high-heeled left shoe, black
2. a high-heeled right shoe, red
3. a set of false teeth
4. this t-shirt
5. a pair of boxers with 4 leaf clovers
6. a set of keys with this keychain
7. a TI-84 graphing calculator
8. a plastic medal on a blue ribbon that says "I drove without swearing today"
9. tubes of lipstick in the following shades - pervette, super orgasm, and witches brew
10. a strip of Burger King - Have It Your Way condoms

I found that one of the security cameras in the front entryway was malfunctioning. I'm going to go through and double-check each of the cameras in turn, and replace any parts that aren't working. I'm also going to be installing a few new cameras to cover a couple of blindspots that I've found.

Please let me know if you happen to see any of the security cameras without a dim, red light. Means the thing's not working. Or if the light is blinking, that's a bad sign. I'll come by and take a look.

The first full after my trip through the red portal wasn't the comfort it should have been.

[Dylan]

Was that y

I'm so sorry

Are you oka

I felt another wolf, but I couldn't get to it. Tell me you and Clint are all right.

The red portals are returning people which is good to see. Still, not everyone is back yet.

Is there anything I can help with in the absence of others? Or perhaps someone that has returned wants an anonymous person to talk to about their trip?

WE'RE BACK!!! (Dick and I, that is)

And we didn't become fast food. Get it? Yes? No? Guess you had to be there.

Anyway... I'm hungry. Going to get pizza. Anyone want one?

Been a bit absent from the net, but I'm back home now and looking forward to getting back into things.

[Science lab and light house]
I'm planning to come back on Monday, so I have no speech for the rest of the population yet...only that I appreciate how you all have handled things while I've been gone. I was able to focus on getting back to things because you all are so capable.

Thank you isn't enough. But thank you anyway.

[Wedding guests]
Thank you all for being there. It meant the world to us.

[Derek]
I'm going to try to come back to the lab on Monday...think you can help me out and be lab security for the day?

[Gideon]
I was speaking to Derek a while back before the ceremony, we should come up with an encrypted filter for network posts.

When we post on here is it accessible to people not on our network then? Like the general public?

I always assumed this was a private network. Oops.

[Wally]
Think we need to give Peter Three the shovel talk on Kaldur’s behalf?

Uh..

Anyone missing a rabbit? Like a big white fluffy one the size of a small dog?

If anyone has seen Margo, please let me know ASAP. Quentin and I haven't seen her since Monday afternoon.

[Quentin]

Please tell me you've found her.

Kaylee's gone. Through one of the red portals. And Mal with her. I was supposed to meet him, and when I got there there was a flash of red--it's all I saw. They were both gone.

Somebody looked incredibly handsome this morning, so I had to take a picture!

Hope he brightens his human’s day, and everyone else’s too!

( cut for pic )

I'm having a hard time sleeping tonight.

[Kate]
You okay? Holding up?
Need anything?

[Security/Science]
Going to talk to Clint’s contractor. The one who disappeared. She came back, and it sounds like it was a red portal incident.

[Derek]
I can probably go back to the facility. Give you and Steve your space.

And Court a break from the pups.

This holiday season has been pretty great. I miss my family back home, but this place certainly has its charms. And the friends I've made here have made a huge difference for me here.

Looking forward to New Years Eve. Is someone planning a party? Can I help?

All Saints. I'm dead, right? That guy told me I'm not, but this is definitely where a soul goes.

Anyone want to babysit a robot tonight?