NO EXITS

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Hello? Your paper plane is mine now, mystery thrower, so I hope it wasn't meant for someone else? I have a letter, a map, a sending stone that isn't much of a stone at all, and a very basic understanding of what in the hells is going on right now. So I've managed to go from world-ending catastrophe to, uh, pocket dimension-ending catastrophe? I suppose that leaves me with two real questions:

How bad is it on a scale from one to ancient dragons? And has anyone seen my sister? Looks like me, but with a braid. Likes to shoot things with arrows?

© TESSISAMESS

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We are not in a VR construct, but on a former campus called Derleth, every week's got some other shit for us to go through until it resets, nobody knows why we're here, we're currently on an ice planet called Hoth, and judging from certain gaps in conversation, someone probably has something planned that in the long run will allow us to leave.

What am I missing?

So a few of us have an idea to find out more information about this place. It involves building something called a Tesla Flexion and it will allow us to talk to someone from another timeline for two minutes.

I'm making this announcement because some of you have been here long enough to know that when we try to fuck with Derleth, Derleth gets fucked. When Rick tried to anchor Derleth on Planet Vegas so we could stay somewhere decent, it didn't work, and the next week some of us woke up in the bodies of ourselves from alternate timelines. That time a bunch of people shrank down an IKEA and stole it so we could have furniture? We woke up different heights the following week. It's worth pointing out each consequence has only lasted the week.

The plan might not work, but Derleth might react regardless. This isn't me asking for permission from every single one of you, this is me giving you a heads up. Figuring shit out is going to require risks. I promise I'll try to make this one worth it.


[TEAM TESLA FLEXION*]

I'm ready to do this. Armitage Hall? Tonight at 6?

Caduceus Clay will be in the Tesla Flexion to talk to Rick, posing as his daughter Dahj. The Rick of this timeline was kinder. We think he'll be cooperative in addition to having information we need.

Natasha Romanoff is our interrogation expert. She'll be feeding Caduceus lines through an earpiece and coaching him on what to say.

Alice Quinn and I will be casting the Tesla Flexion.

Kady Orloff-Diaz is providing the battery we'll need for the extra power and can help Alice and I set it up.

Mobius M. Mobius is our timeline expert and will be there to assist in feeding Natasha questions to Caduceus as needed.

Eliot Waugh, Original Loki and Ben Reilly are our additional science and magical timeline/multiverse experts to assist Mobius in case new information comes up. ETA: Also Rocket. He's worked with Rick before. Say hi.

We only have two minutes so we have to make the most of it.


*(OOC: Folks that replied to this open post, or spoken to Julia about the Tesla Flexion were invited to join. Did I miss someone? Please let me know! IC/OOC post coming tomorrow!)

I can't believe I just got hit in the face with a paper airplane. You know that could put an eye out.

Anyway, I'm Percival Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III.

If I didn't know better I'd think this was the Frostfell. It has to be just as cold as it at any rate. Please tell me it's not always this frigid.

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[BEN REILLY]

Thanks for making me dance dancing with me the other night.

Some scavengers attacked while we were at the ship graveyard. We managed to stop them for a bit, but most of them got away. However, they ditched their captain, left him behind. Which he was really proud of them for, and really angry.

He doesn't seem to remember me or Sabine, however, despite that we both know him.

Do we have a place to put prisoners?

GERALT:

I need your help with something. A few months ago, someone unleashed the ghosts that you will see occasionally around the campus. Most of the incredibly dangerous and murderous ones were destroyed or locked away. I captured a White Lady. I'm not sure if there's an equivalent in our world, but the books I've read here say that she's likely a wronged woman, a victim of an accident or a tragic betrayal with a significant other.

I don't want to destroy her. I want to help her. I wondered if you had any ideas?

who threw my flarkin muffins out??

i hid them so NO ONE WOULD TOUCH THEM and i get back here and they ain't there

[Private to Ikol]

I need to ask you a question about your universe. And please don't be an asshole about it, I've had enough of my world's Loki

[Julia]

Natasha said you might need some protection. I have a few spells that could potentially help you.

It was a nice party. I had a good time.

Mobius

Hello. My name's Lara, I just arrived and Julia gave me your name as someone to talk to about research on this whole ordeal. I'd like to try and make myself useful, I traveled a lot back home, which included a few places long forgotten or kept hidden. I studied Archeology, but I have a lot of knowledge when it comes to the occult. I don't know how well that'd serve me here, but at least it's something, right?

[private message to stevie]

So Loki mentioned you weren't feeling well and thought it might be a good idea if I checked on you? I won't come by unless you ask me to, but consider this a check-in.

Also if you need any supplies or anything, I can drop them off outside your door. A care basket of supplies, maybe, that could fit the situation which is not a period situation, is it?.

MOBIUS:

I wanted to
About the other da
There are a lot of secrets going arou

I have a potential theory. But before I can determine its practicality, can you tell me exactly what you've managed to do with your TemPad both in and out of the Void since you arrived?

Also can we talk abo

STEVIE & BILLY:

I didn't see you two crazy kids at the dance party. Everything good?

Hugh, the party last night was fun and just what some of us needed. Thanks for hosting, though let me help you next time. Eliot and I were the queens of ragers festivities at the Cottage back in school.

Fen, what did you find out about that Tim guy? Anything?

Everyone else, is there anymore booze on campus? I could really go for a triple vodka tonic right now.

Hey we have a few vampires here that helped out during the wampa attack. If you're able to, can you please come to the clinic and donate blood? No biting necessary.


[BAYMAX/MEDICAL TEAM]

Sorry to spring this on you. Can you help with this? There's someone in need but I'm not sure if they want to be named specifically. I said I would round up volunteers.

*So technically this should have happened back on day two/three after this, but I'm posting it now. Liberal doses of handwavium applied.

[Bucky]
Can't believe you went dancing without me. Or medical sign-off, but mostly the first thing.

Kind of related to my last post about the network, Sylvie helped me search my memories of that week for any additional information that might help us. I know some of you aren't eager to get pulled into Derleth and others aren't eager to leave.

For now, if we end up back on another Derleth again, the manuscript containing the spell used in the network is known as the Celephais Fragments. I don't think they're here, I think they were housed somewhere else near the campus. At least I couldn't track them with a locator spell.

Just keep an eye out?

Lastly, I know a lot of you weren't there that week, but having specific faces to look for, I'm pretty sure I at least saw most of you at one point or another. I can't say for certain if all of you signed up to beta the network, but the smart money says yes.


[LOKI]

Sylvie knows what I did to you. I just thought you'd like the heads up. I also told Carver but I'm not really worried about Not sure if she's planning on telling anyone else or who she's close to exactly.

[NATASHA & MOBIUS]

I don't know if this will help but a few other details: the name of the cult was Spindle & Thread. Initiates were called weavers. I was given the manuscript by a higher ranking member. Yennefer, actually. She wasn't actually there that week. I still think we use the Tesla Flexion to talk to Rick. We have a plan to get as much information as we can in two minutes.

That voicemail [...] that doesn't sound ominous at all.

The welcome letter is a nice touch though. Not that I fully believe all of itFigured I'd give the network a try, seems like a quick way to reach out to people. I don't suppose there's someone around named Jonah or Abby?

I'm also going to need some warmer clothes. Looks like I have to head to Peaslee Theater, right?

Got bored and decided to hit up the base that's like a mile from Derleth. Any nerds out there that can fix up this droid thing I found?

[private message to rey]

Hi Rey, I hope this isn't a bad time. I wanted to ask you a couple of things - one, about the tech I picked up from a downed ship pretty near the base. Two, about your - cute rolling ball friend?

Though it seems like the first point may require a lengthier explanation, and you to see what I actually have. But I'm hoping to be able to incorporate that into the timeline research tech already here so I could use your help. I'm willing to help you out with anything you need too, in return, if you have a list and I could potentially check something off of it.

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[JULIA]

That spell you shared with me. I presume you were hoping to refine it so that it's a little less slather-self-in-carcass? If not to last longer? I was looking it over the other night, but the suggestions I have vary with priorities.

[SYLVIE]

How are you holding up?

private message to roomie steve:

Hey, I'm sorry about the rat lady. I know you two were getting kind of close. This place blows, as usual. You want to do anything to take your mind off it or just lie around being mopey? Either's valid.

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If you notice yourself tripping over two left feet, unable to light a cigarette, or accidentally lighting fires, look around for Laura and maybe take a couple of steps back. But I never thought I'd see a grown man struggling to pack his wings back in.

Ah fuck, I need a drink. Where'd the bar go? Is the bar gone? Why is the bar gone?

Okay, I've gotta ask. Who got the copy of You've Got Mail that does not end the way I remember? Meg Ryan definitely didn't murder Tom Hanks for stalking in the version I saw.

[Private to Natasha Romanoff]

Do you need any company and / or booze?

Anyone have the ability to sense someone is still around when the network clearly cannot pick up on it? Just asking for a friend.

Filter: Rey

Hi! I see your friend Ben is here! I hope that'll make your time in this weird place a little easier?

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Who has mind powers?

[Steve]

I saw your friend went back home. That's a good thing, right?

PRIVATE TO ELIOT WAUGH

You've barely talked to me since I showed up. Did the last version of me that was here piss you off or something? Like, what's up?

Going to be patrolling around the campus in case more of those yeti-wampa things show up. If anyone wants to volunteer, we can set up shifts and areas.

Let me know if you want a turn, and why I should let you have a go.

[ETA]
Since I apparently put my foot in my mouth

I just need to know that you can handle yourself in the damn cold, and can get help/get away if you spot something. I don't want anyone else getting hurt.

[OOC: All of Matt's communication is voice-to-text]

What is everybody doing? I mean, besides trying not to freeze.