Multiverse of Madness

Don’t forget!

New Year’s Eve at Threshold

I’ve been reading the James Bond collection, and was inspired to throw the kind of soirée 007 might attend in the line of duty. Lots of champagne and rose water, to pop corks at midnight, music and entertainment, plus plenty of cocktails and canapés. Under 21 will need a wristband, but there will be lots of nonalcoholic options.

[Simon and Dick]
Can I ask for you help with the entertainment? I’m not expecting you to work the whole night, but perhaps a few songs nearer the beginning of the evening and a dance or two?

I know things are a bit weird, but for our Chanukkah celebrating folks I thought I might put out some feelers to see if anyone wants potato latkes? I'm not an expert, this would be a first. but maybe it'll help some of you feel included. We try to be inclusive here. Also open to just anyone who wants to try fried potato goodness.

I can check landing a spaceship full of horses off my bucket list. But I can still use some proper lessons if they’re still on offer, Quill?

[Loki]
Are you okay? I was worried when you vanished.

All these Christmas movies are the same. Girl finds guy who's new in the city in flannel who rescues her from bad or boring life style. Any guys in flannel out there want to Tell me why I am watching these? One set in New York, one set in Seattle. Only different one is the one set in Korea, and even that one is the same premise.

I guess I'm a masochist because these movies are pain. And yet here we are.

Anyone else just scoop cranberry sauce out of the can with a spoon?

Just me?

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(?) )

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)

This world is not really that different from where I'm from, and it's even the same year as my own timeline, but this place is still not my own. That is something to take getting used to.

Needless to say, I'm new around here. I've had a tour and did some of my own exploring for awhile before finding my room. I'm not much of a sleeper, so it's likely I'll just been spending hours learning about this place, and any distraction of conversation is welcome.

Hi? Again?

Forewarning, I don't remember being here.

A Red Portal Event has been detected for:

• Dick Grayson
  
• Simon Lewis
  
• Stiles Stilinski

(This is an automated alert, and replies are not monitored. For any concerns, please contact a member of Security or the Administrative staff directly.)

Museums near new flat to visit:

- Metropolitan Museum of Art
* Temple of Dendur
* The little faience statue of Taweret!
* Mishneh Torah
* and everything else

- Brooklyn Museum
* The Mummy Chamber
* The Wilbour plaque
* Nespeqashuty's tomb relief
* and everything else

- Peabody Museum at Yale (in Connecticut which is not near new flat but I can still go there)
--> work out how to get there
* Egyptian magic artifacts sounds interesting!
* everything else (obviously)

- American Museum of Natural History
* Lucy!
* All the mesoamerican exhibits. The Sun Stone!
* Dinosaurs of course
* everything else

Normally this is the time I'd regroup, survey the troops, formulate plans to be better prepared for the next time something like this comes along. I'd be putting together training schedules and running scenarios, throwing myself into the work.

Haven't had much chance to do any of those things, I've been putting out fires from the comfort of my living room. Thankfully, telephones work here, too.

That being said, if anyone is willing to recount their version of the events, I'll be collecting personal stories for the official record.

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

[Friends]

Are we thinking Courtney’s possessed?

If you are attempting to infiltrate my domicile, I suggest you send creatures with more brains.

At least that way my dear Direwolf can have a little sport.

Alternatively, you could leave us be.

If I never see another talking squirrel, it'll be too soon.

If anyone else asks me to do fucking laundry assume I'm also throwing in some Fruit Punch Kool-Aid powder.

What the fucking hell was that garbage?

[Dream]
I'm so sorry brother.

I'm seven inches tall! SEVEN! I have heels bigger than me!

[Brothers - Alec, Magnus, Jace, Simon]

Don't any of you dare suggest I go live in Madzie's dollhouse. I may be tiny but I can still fight you.

Also, don't worry. I'm safe. Oliver has a cozy pocket.

[OOC Note: Izzy turned into Tinker Bell size]

All of this is starting to give me Seelie Court flashbacks, and I'm not having a good time.

I'm officially an adult!!!

So this is the place that's all the rage. What do you all do for fun?

Okay, whoever said the red portals had calmed down and gone quiet seriously needs to stop tempting fate.

So... there are six Terminator movies?!

The first one was only just released when I'm from.

I apologize for the early morning wakeup call, if it bothered you.

[OOC: Lydia managed to keep it together for most of the night. In the early, early morning, there was a banshee scream she couldn't hold back anymore. Supernatural folk were like to have heard it, especially if they were anywhere near the Lighthouse. She was back to work soon after.]

[Private to Klaus]
I can't stay here. Can I take you up on that offer to get away?

Mor and I decided to get married!

So I can officially call him my husband.

Based on the information I've been given I'm to understand that...

I'm in the oysterhuman realm.

In New York.

I don't suppose there's a place to get cup of actual tea?

I sort of thought if I found myself here it would be to locate Alice.

So technically I was finished last week but was too exhausted to post anything... but I'M DONE SELF STUDY!! All the tests are done! So officially done high school and it's summer vacation!!!

I'm back, again. Missed my birthday and see I am being called upon to get this beach shindig sorted.

So, fun day on Rainbow Beach, Saturday, noon until sundown, bbq and some friendly competition. Bring your plus ones and your pets, all ages.

Don't travel on your own, if you need a buddy drop a message and we'll all go together.

We've had another incident in the woods between New Asgard and the Facility.

No one was gravely injured, and we're not restricting movement in the area but please take this as a strong advisement not to travel on your own until we know more.

More updates will be provided as they become available.

( [Shadowhunters + Magnus] )

Okay, so remember how I had a really polar opposite reaction to coming here than the general vibe of the rest of the net at the time? (go back and read, it's pretty funny)

I'm about to do that again just a few days after my anniversary!

It's weird to be jealous of the red portal people, just strictly speaking as someone who hasn't gone through a single one, buuuuuuut...

Oliver got pulled into another one outside of Sally's, along with that newer lady—Alex, I think is her name?

Anyway, Vaya Con Red Portal, Ollie. You better tell me about your adventures! And YOU OWE US A BEACH EVENT, SIR.

tl;dr—Oliver Queen and Alex Stern got Red Portaled

How much Rosé is too much Rosé? One bottle? Two?

Also how much Sex and the City is too much Sex and the City? Two seasons? Three?

I think I’m a Carrie.

So, time travel again huh? Neat. At least I'm not a baby.

You never had a Snap? Is there another me running around I should avoid? Y'know, to not break the space-time continuum? What about the Infinity Stones? You found 'em all yet? Are they safe?

Apparently a week here was a month in portal time for us.

[Fitz, Jemma, and Magnus]

We're back. How's Madzie?

[Jace, Izzy, Simon and Magnus]

I'd make some joke about if you all missed us, but I'm just glad that we're back.

The droids are doing a harmony or something. One makes a noise, the others copy.

[Poe]
https://www.cozymeal.com/cooking-class/18173/homemade-pizza-with-a-twist Want to try this?

[Miles]
Sorry, I kinda fell off the face of the Earth for a minute...about my proposal...have a minute to meet soon?

[Filtered away from Morpheus]
My not quite husband is here.

On the one hand? I'm thrilled.

On the other? He's going to hate this place.

[...]
Does anyone know of a place I can buy a Hookah?

How is it only a month away from May already?

Simon, you realise we'll have been here a year on May 1? That's wild.

Feels like I should try and organise another distraction for folks. Any requests? It's still a little early for beach volleyball.

Sorry for worrying people.
I took a detour to my own world on the way back from my red portal adventure.

[Derek, Stiles, Steve]
It is super late, or early, so I found an empty room here at the facility to hopefully get some sleep. See you in the morning?

Fuck.

Today is World Aquatic Animal Day! It's also Fish Fingers and Custard Day but let's not talk about that. So HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL THE FISH! And all the other under the sea creatures too.

Kaldur!? Where are you at?

[Jemma, Jace, Simon, Isabelle]

Madzie just ran upstairs shouting about a portal and her dads disappearing. I've got her calmed down for now, but she's really upset.

[Jemma]

You don't have to rush back. Things are under control. Hope you don't mind macaroni and cheese for dinner.

OOC: A red portal alert would follow shortly.

There's got to be something more we can do about these portals. Is there no way of tracking them? We know by the fluctuation in the energy signature when someone comes through the main portal we have at the Facility. It sounds like the Red Portals have a different energy signature. Have we been able to trace it? We've got the best minds in the god damn universe here. We're better than these damn portals. We should be able to figure this out.

I'm so frustrated with myself over

I'll be in the Lab.

Nothing like brushing one's teeth only to have a freaky looking cat/hummingbird/raccoon creature appear on top of your head. AND THEN FUCKING VANISH AGAIN.

If anyone heard high pitched screaming don't worry.

That was me being more startled than I have been in some time.

Hey, Everyone! Drinks and dancing at Threshold tonight?

Wally, Kaldur, Peter, Jace, Simon, Clint, Sam, I hope you'll be there.

Tim isn't back yet? That sucks.

I still have the schedules and stuff for security from the last time Derek was away. If that helps in any way?

I'm available for hugs in the games room. Please form an orderly queue.

Last night I had a dream that I was looking into another world through a red portal and a moment later got pulled in. The place was beautiful, with huge trees and a waterfall and a rainbow, but I was angry that I was there because it wasn't home. I tried to turn around and go back through the portal, but it closed up before I could. I think I might have screamed. That was when I woke up.

I guess it was inevitable that my subconscious would get in on the red portal worry game.

[Alec]

Not precisely a nightmare this time, but it still felt a lot like the others.

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?

Look at who I found loafing in my room today?

Salem

I don't know if he actually missed me if he came through the portal... but I supposed I had been away from home when I went through. Anyway, he was happy to see me, and I've got my familiar back.

Jask and I have been holed up in the studio for the last few days, and he suggested that maybe we could play a bit in the common area for a couple of hours a day during the week, if people wanted? I can take a lot of requests, and Jaskier picks up on the songs like a freakin' prodigy.

Any interest? We just thought it might be good for morale or whatever. If I'm way off base, tell me that, too! I don't want to bug people.

Hello! The lovely Lady Friday told me that many portal refugees send out general greetings upon their arrival, but I have to confess, I got rather distracted by the interior hot rain shower machine.

Julian Alfred Pankratz, Viscount de Lettenhove, at your pleasure, but call me Jaskier. Everyone does. Do you like my picture? I had no idea I could look like this!

Who do I have to kill to get back to New Orleans?

I cannot stay here. I need to return to New Orleans immediately. There has to be a way back. Something we haven't tried.

And yes, I read the bloody email, but I refuse to give up so easily. To become complacent. Not when Hope needs me. Not when there is potentially something coming for me and her. I need to be there to protect her.

There has to be a better answer than that they are simply bloody 'working on it.'