Multiverse of Madness

I find it striking when the weather outside matches my mood.

And I need a haircut.

Today I saw Easter eggs in the store right next to Valentines candy. Why are they doing this? I still have Christmas chocolate left.

Also, they had to put me in the net for our game last week. I have a new found respect for Goalies. Flinging yourself onto the ice to stop pucks is no picnic, even in all the padding.

[Derek | Clint]

Remind me not to be out of town for a full moon ever again. Dissuade me from taking cases which even hint at the possiblity of out of state travel around that time of the month.

Or if it's absolutely unavoidable... I'm going to have to bring you along, Hon.

Sunday night was awful.

Hope you aren't all too hungover, I did decide to make Tamale's. They are communal and in the facility kitchen for anyone who wants some.

[Derek, Rhodey]
Sorry to bring work to you so soon but um...the portal saw fit to change the entirety of the lab...everyone there is going to need new security. And yourselves.

[Science folks]
The portal saw fit to bring my entire home lab including the basement to the Facility. So don't worry if it's changed..you'll be getting new key cards ASAP

[Ray, Zari]
Uh. So, the entirety of STAR Labs is here.

[Nico]
I know we don't talk much, but something from home arrived I thought might suit you.

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 )

[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)

It happened again.

I went through a red portal with Si and Stiles, but the portal home flickered through different colors and I was too far behind.

They didn't make it back. It's only me and the car.

I think they were sent back to their own worlds.

Hi, all.

I've got some not so great news. The PONG alert system seems to be offline.

In the past two days, the following people have gone through the portal:

Scott Lang
Leonard McCoy
Eliot Spencer
Sara Lance
Barry Allen
Anna (of Arendale)

I'll try to stay on top of sending these out as I get word. Sorry to everyone who's lost someone.

We'll work on getting PONG up and running again as soon as we can.

I think we can all agree that the recent madness has died down. However, what I am a little less clear about is why exactly it happened in the first place.

Please tell me that someone knows why it happened and how we can prevent it from happening in the future.

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!

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.

Buildings don't just randomly appear, right? Ones attached to the ground, at least. Especially tall ones.

Right?

That wasn't there an hour ago.

[OoC: A very tall (at least 100 storeys) fairytale-type tower has appeared at the Avengers Compound, with ivy all up the outside of it, a little wooden door at the bottom, and a round room with a pointy roof right at the top. No idea what's at the top, happy to find out!]

I’m officially moved in with Kaldur in New Asgard 😊 There aren’t many tall buildings out here but I can always head to the city to get my web slinging fix.

[Leadership types & Magnus]

Apologies if Kaldur has already messaged you about this. But while he and I were away through the red portal we got a tiny piece of information about them.

We met a sea goddess and she told us that the magic behind them was beyond her knowledge but the forces creating them aren’t friendly, they’re searching for a way home, ripping through realities until they do, but if that happens it’ll mean the end of our little community as we know it… we’ll be overrun and destroyed. I don’t usually spook easily but when a goddess issues a warning you have to take it to heart.

Long story short; we need to stop the portals and the beings behind them, which are probably the demons we’ve seen pop up. They’re unfriendly and powerful, right?

The tech here's a bit more advanced than I was expecting for this time period. Not quite antique.

I got a delivery from the Smithsonian--items from my WWII pack. Things I thought I'd never see again.

[Fitz]
There's a message here for you.

I came home from work and has anyone seen Morpheus?

He's not answering and I'm kind of freaking out.

[Alice]
I might need drinks. Stat.

[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.]

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 got a birthday coming up. Looking forward to grilling with friends.

If anyone wants to come and join me, please do.

I woke up this morning, and Jest was gone.

[Shadowhunters, Magnus + Derek]

The HYDRA investigation I assigned myself was inconclusive. The trail has more dead ends than a labyrinth.

I'll keep looking though. I still feel like they are hiding something. But so far I can't find anything to link it to the attack. I may have to take a road trip out of town to see the abandoned base for myself.

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.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COURT!!!!!!

We're gonna party SO HARD. Within reason, big bro. Obviously.

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] )

Ben and I are home. Did we miss anything?

Is it just me, or did the temperature pop up over the last few days? Think it's wishful thinking to hope that Spring has finally sprung?

I had a dream last night of hamburgers on a grill.

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?

I lost her. She was RIGHT THERE and then she wasn't.

If you need me for the next couple of days, don't.

People at school are talking non stop about Spring break and going away for the holidays. But if the weather warms up, I think the beach at New Asgard is better than most for surfing. Though that’s a big if, I guess. I plan on eating a lot of chocolate and wading through my assignments.

[Derek]
Are we doing anything for Stiles’ Birthday on the 8th? It’s the day after the full, but hopefully you won’t be super tired.

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.

[Private to Allison]
What is your thought on kittens?

[Private to Derek/Steve]
Are there any rules preventing pets in our lease?

Dylan and I are back. In Medical, but everything's fine. Just precautionary.

[Jace and Magnus]

We ran into people who knew you.

A Red Portal Event has been detected for:

• Dylan Barton-Dog
  
• Derek Hale

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

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.

So, apparently we're fostering two droids and a robot, @Mortuary Fam. I found BB-8, D-O, and PONG on my way home from New Asgard this morning, and after trying a few hundred times to reach Tim or Poe, I've reached the super fun conclusion that the guys have NOT shacked up in the optimal Love Shack variety, and have, in point of fact, been Red Portal-napped.

tl;dr - Tim and Poe have gone the way of the red portal. (I'm pretty sure.)

Did anyone see them this morning? I don't know when they may have been taken.

[Filtered to Everyone on the Network, but Not a Public Post]

I've received another report of a recent disappearance, but one that wasn't corroborated until today. Some SI employees saw a couple get pulled into a red portal in the diner down the road a few miles on Friday. The Stark Industries' security team couldn't get the CCTV pulled until today and confirmed it was Frank Castle and Karen Page.

Tony suggested we activate the GPS tracker embedded in all our data pads. Since this is the first I've ever heard about anything like this existing on our devices, I wanted to turn that decision over to those who might be interested in having it turned on. I can send you the directions to do so. Tony also told me that he has a backdoor update that can completely delete the program and frag the hardware, if you feel this is too invasive.

In the spirit of full transparency, I'm still debating what I want to do.

If you have any questions, please reach out to me and/or any of the Security/Administration staff.

As always, be safe out there.

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.'

[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.

[Filtered to friends of Allison & Lydia]

Hey, so Lydia and I wanted to let you all know that we're dating one another, and are officially girlfriends.

[Science]
Bucky's vibranium arm came back, via a very small red portal on the third floor. Do you guys want to scan it or something?

[Security]
I can cover Dylan's shifts if needed. Also, a red portal spat out Bucky's missing arm.

My husband, Sam and Bucky vanished last night from Threshold via a red portal.

Clint is still gone.

Our portal is blue. The one that took me to the Continent was gold. So this is some new fucking nightmare.

I counted my fingers and there's ten of them, but I'm still not sure I'm not dreaming or trapped in some corner of my own mind. But the guy who gave me this datapad didn't think I was funny, and that kind of harshness is pretty damn real. How is a guy supposed to know???

We've been back for a few days, but we haven't made our announcement yet: while on vacation, Magnus and I got married. It was a bit of a sudden decision, all with Magnus quickly but carefully planning and we couldn't be happier.

[Jace, Izzy, Simon]

So, I'm worried. Magnus isn't sleeping again. He was completely fine while we were away, but the dreams have come back.

New York City, huh?

Never found myself anywhere like this before.

Heard there's a great nightlife here, though.

Yeah, yeah, I read everything and listened to what everyone said, but this is still so screwed up.

Although I guess it's not that different than getting taken by the Ghost Riders.

I'm not feeling very thankful right now.

Can we just skip this holiday and start watching Christmas movies?

✉️ 60 hours radio silence is long enough
✉️ where are you?
✉️ still in one piece?
✉️ or as close to one piece as possible