NO EXITS

[Pike, Sam]

What would you guys think about doing another Captain's Breakfast this week, before everybody starts leaving?

[MCU Sam, Bucky, and Nat]

I'll be leaving, but I want to preserve my memories of this place if I can.

[Bucky]

You and Sam leaving right away?

[Stephen Strange]

I plan on returning my world, but you mentioned one you think everybody who gets sent might have thier memories of this place wiped.

There any way I could keep that from happening? Or just... leave them to unlock, till after I do what I have to do back home?

NATASHA:

I already know you plan to stay. But I wanted to take this moment to tell you that I want you to stay.

[MCU Bucky, Nat, Steve Rogers]
I have to go back.

[MCU Bucky]
This really fucking sucks. Natasha can't leave and I don't know what Steve's thinking, but... my family's there. I've already spent so long prioritising other things over them, between Tony and Thanos I've missed most of the boys' lives, I can't miss the rest too. Especially if there's a chance this is some kind of fucked up Schrodinger's cat situation where no one knows we're missing because quantum physics means we both are and aren't and choosing whether to go back means opening the box and finding out. If there's any chance that I'm going to disappear there then I don't have any real choice, I'm not letting Sarah go through that again.

I don't know what will happen... if we'll remember being here or not. And I know you have reasons to prefer it here, it's not like home is exactly a utopia right now, so if you want to stay, well, I won't try to talk you out of it. But obviously I want you with me. Even if we forget everything I have to believe we'd find our way back to each other. The potential was already there. Fuck, worst case we never figure it out, or we do but we're both too idiotic to make a move, but at least you're still my best friend. I don't really see that though, I just don't. This feels too much like it was inevitable. I feel like I've been waiting for you and everything I've done since I joined the Air Force was pulling us together. I love you. If we forget being here I still will, I just won't know it yet. And if you come with me we'll just have to remind each other.

Hey, so, all that theorizing about how anyone who talks about going out of town for supplies and then the disappearance notices happening and what is up with that thing? I might have a lead if anyone wants to bring supplies to do readings. Because we’re standing on the side of route 1A with the ‘Welcome to Hamilton’ sign in sight and it feels like my head is going to split open with how intense this spider-sense migraine is whenever I even think of taking one step more down the road towards that sign.

Okay, I'm not sure these disappearances are a coincidence now.

First, Strange was going out of town to get supplies.

Now Eliot and his crew.

Has anyone actually been outside of town?

I have to say, this is a much warmer welcome than the last time I traveled to another millennium. Paper dart to the forehead and all.

Captain Michael Burnham, commanding officer of the USS Discovery. I suppose that doesn't mean much here, but, well... someone's got to keep Starfleet alive.

Fuck

We lost Strange.

Okay.

This is upsetting in so many ways. I can't fix his disappearance. The only thing I can do is ask for volunteers to help pick up food stuff supplies. Stephen volunteered his time and services for this and we have a hole now.

FILTERED AWAY FROM THE LOCALS:

I've seen a few questions on the network about this place, and if this is the original Derleth. The answer to that is no, this is not the Derleth where the network was created and we were "attached" to this place. This is an extremely similar situation, but that was a much bigger town and campus. I remember it pretty clearly from the week I was there.

It seems that there is another campus out and about, like ours, with alternate versions of ourselves there. That means that there was someone who lived here who looked like you, and they've been missing for a year. We have a set time to stock up on items we need, so I'm not going to ask you all to stay on campus. What I am going to ask you to do is keep a very low profile. Don't use your real name. If someone recognizes you, tell them they have to be mistaken and then get out of that situation. Call me if you need to. I'm great at escapes.

If there's anyone in the science fields who would like to assist Professor Sanchez and his granddaughter on locating their Derleth, please let me know. They meant to get their Derleth back, and somehow managed to snag ours. That's not their fault, and if we can help, we should.

You know the usual drill on stocking up. Clothing, bedding, housewares, alcohol, food stuffs.

Oh my god. It worked. You're back.

Are you alright? Does anyone need medical attention?

Just stay where you are. We'll need to get a head count, make sure everything is okay. If you could just stay on campus. Please?

When somebody wants to say an activity can't be that difficult, they compare it to brain surgery. "It's not brain surgery".

Well, I am a brain surgeon. Alright, I know... formerly, but the skillset is still there. The best in my field. So that ought to mean everything else should come easy to me.

In other words, some times if you want a red velvet cake, you got to make it yourself.

Personal problem first: Is anyone else extremely hot this week? I know there's a hot tub, but is there an ice pool?

General Timeline Gathering Second: For those of you who are able to see things in the void, would you mind coming by the lab and telling me what you've seen thus far this week. I'd like to make notes of this as I am assuming next time we're in the void, they may not be visible - but if they are, or become more widely visible, we'll have some idea of what we're dealing with.

[Mobius]

Did someone show you the lab yet?

Hey, has anyone seen any hair dye around campus?

I woke up wearing the clothes of one of my variants.

I'm not angry.

( Cut for images )

I had to leave my dorm room in the middle of the night because there was a lifelike second Fen in my room. It was propped up and staring at me. Uh Anyone else with that issue?

Yeah, and we're in the void. Everything else seems fairly "normal."

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I still have some questions about our current situation if someone wouldn't mind answering what they know? I heard there was a paper airplane. Sorry I missed out on that. There was a whole thing I won't get into it here.

Derleth Questions:

• Why us? What's the mechanism that pulls us here?
  
• What happens when we leave?
  
• Why Derleth? What makes it special?

This Place Questions:

• So we thought we were in the Wild West-- but may not be?
  
• Also robots? What gives?
  
• Looks like some folks came back from a mysterious elevator?
  
• Robots can't see flies? Might be a stretch. Anyone not seeing flies?

Anyway, thanks for taking the time to clarify things for me. I'll probably have more questions as things come up.


[COWBOY LOKI]

So I'm pretty sure I owe you an apology. You okay?

[SYLVIE, TIGER BEAT LOKI, LOOKS GREAT IN HATS LOKI]

Anything else I need to know or you'd like to tell me before I inevitably find out myself?

I don't have a tempad, but I did find this nifty twenty-first century smart phone in my pocket. So that's something.

Cowboy Loki got me up to speed on a few things. Sylvie? He mentioned you're here. You okay? To all the other Lokis and variants across the multiverse who might know me— hi. Not here to prune anyone. We don't do that any

I'm Mobius. Some of you might already know that. Looks like I'll be along the ride with you for the time being. Looking forward to getting to know you all.

[FRIENDS*]

Hey, so Rick found a secret elevator in the middle of nowhere. I'm guessing it has to do with whatever the fuck is going on here. I'm going to go check it out with him and probably steal a bunch of shit. If I don't come back, I was probably killed? And if I do come back... make sure I can see flies??? Honestly, I have no idea what's going on here.

(*Ah yes, the dreaded friends filter. Julia is shadeless so she doesn't have a good grip on who is supposed to be her friend at this point. If you've shown an interest, interact with her, you're on the filter. If your character is a host, however, this post may not compute? Julia is doing something dangerous and might steal stuff? What elevator? It doesn't look like anything to me.)

[FILTER: PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT DIED AND SUSPICIOUSLY COME BACK YET]

Are we sure that the people who have come back after dying are who they say they are?

Because this is starting to get a little Stepford Wives to me. I can't be the only one thinking that while reading the network.

[ETA: MARGO + FEN]

We're sticking together the rest of the week. No wondering off. I mean it. Someone is either Stepford Wivesing people, or this is a Cowboy VS Invasion of the Body Snatchers situation and there is no Daniel Craig.

Looks like I missed all the ruckus yesterday. Hope everyone made it out okay.

[The Captains*]
*Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, Chris Pike

I heard a disturbing rumor about some cult a ways past town, seems they delight in the whole terror and mayhem thing. Anyone want to come ride out with me and see if we can find them?

[Added after a few minutes]
[Sam]

Hey, are you okay? everyone's asking if I've talked to you yet

Bucky's gone.

Where the fuck are my wings?

I'll be in my room.

It's been less than two days. Be extra careful. Whether he comes back or not, we don't know how this works.

You should all know that Loki was killed this evening in a shootout at the Mariposa. Four men in black hats came in. One was killed, the other three were arrested.

[Immediately following this. This is not Hector's gang.]

( Read more... )

Matthew, my raven...

Someone, please... I cannot speak to him. He does not answer me. I feel so strange.

What is happening?

I hope you all like horses and dirt. Seems like we're in a small settlement in the old west called Sweetwater. Few people out late at night, but they're coming around this morning. Most of them seem pretty polite, but there appears to be an outlaw around these parts called Hector Escaton. He's got a gang, so I'd be concerned about that.

More importantly, I don't seem to have my super strength anymore. Anyone else having that issue?

( make him the cutest that I've ever seen )

I have had my share of memories, I don't want any more.

It was fun at first, but they've become a burden.

I know so far we've mostly had bits and flashes of other worlds and other lives but anyone had a whole lifetime worth of memory that just popped into your head that won't go away no matter how badly you think it was probably just a vivid dream?

NATASHA:

Thor
Sylvie
Baby Horn
Alligator
Captain America 1.0

[Avengers]
So, I saw a world where we were all college aged on this really bizarre looking campus that seemed to prominently feature dance battles. For some reason I had a penguin onesie and Bucky was the lead singer of an emo band. Not quite crazy biology (muppets, frog tongues, donut rain, etc) but it was up there on the weirdness scale otherwise.

Pretty sure I saw the one where my alternate came from too, that week there was a second Derleth. On the plus side doesn't look like he's under anyone's control now, so that's something.

Please know I make exactly zero guarantees, but if anyone would like to try something, I may have a solution to the flashes of memories from other worlds. Keyword being may. It's not comfortable, it's a spiky patch that goes on the back of the neck, but if this interference is psychic in nature it should do the trick.

Generally not a good idea to wear long term, but we're all resetting in a few days so I'm sure it's fine to wear the rest of the week.

I've read the message I received, but I don't understand. What is a "pocket dimension"? Where is this? Obviously not Coruscant, but is this even in the Core or some other part of the galaxy?

I need to get back. People are counting on me. The war is almost over—did a Separatist do this?

( Read more... )

Okay, so this has happened more than once now.

Anyone else having — I don't know what to call them. Flashes? Small blips of visions or memories of things that haven't happened? Or seem to be alternate universes?

I'm pretty sure I was a puppet of some kind in an alternate universe. And

Welcome to the jungle Derleth if you haven't been here before. Sorry about the dorm arrangements, we have no control over that. You can sleep where you want most of the time but every reset you'll end up back where you are now. Yes, there's a big void outside the campus. This happens every second week. You can try walking into it but distance doesn't really seem to be a concept that exists in there and it's really unnerving. There might be something living in there, or maybe just Your eyes play tricks on you a bit. The forest's decent though and there's some animals living in there.

Cafeteria's downstairs, you can handle your own meals but occasionally someone will turn up and start cooking, which is usually better, especially since the kitchen's designed for big batch cooking. If no extra clothes came back here with you there's supplies in Peaslee Theatre.

If that's one of you tearing up pavement in a school bus during school hours...

Congrats, I guess.

Also maybe stop. You're earning celebrity status on the police radio, and I can't express how much I never asked for this job.

[[Following from this part of the school bus adventure plot, just around the time of the police showing up.]]

Things have gotten a little too strange here. Press any of the people around you, and they'll cry — out right sob — if you suggest it's not real. Given what Obi-Wan spoke of earlier in the week, I think we're dealing with a mothership/Chitauri situation. They're all connected.

And judging from how we keep finding pieces of Derleth but not the whole thing, I think the city is hiding it from us. Which means we absolutely need to find it.

ORLIN DAX, LOKI MCU, SYLVIE, JULIA WICKER:

Loki's been having some issues — missing memories, personality changes, and headaches.

We need more scans to find out what the hell is going on and how we can help Loki.

I wanted to do this this week, but with the current crisis, we may want to wait till next week.