The Aurors: Threads

Who: Ben & Kit
What: Ben teaches Kit how to use the force. It’s not sanctioned, but when does he care?
When: Winter 2018 (Happening somewhat concurrently with the Production Center Drama)
Where: Great Intersection at Sault Ste Marie Forest
Warnings: Unintentional innuendo.

( Focus on that, and think about like Geodude or Graveler, hold that image in your head. )

Who: Alicia, Pamela, & Max
What: Uncovering the production center
When: Jan/Feb 2018, sometime after Pamela and Alicia arrive
Where: Semi-creepy basement in Chicago, then other places by accident
Warnings: Nothing too wild.

( We've seen runes before on this ergot investigation. Somebody likes Elder Futhark. )

Who: Ben & Kit
What: They arrive in Chicago, and Ben’s performance issues lead to a rather interesting status update.
When: Late January 2018
Where: Their hotel room and the Chicago office
Warnings: Swearing, made up magical theory, penis jokes

( 'I will have you know that I resent that. I am a gentleman and scholar who has been on his utmost best behavior since Salem.' Ben took a long pull of his beer. For courage. 'I may also be kind of married to Max?' )

WHO: Ben, Grant, & Max
WHAT: Experiments. Trying to fix the switching problem on the fecked-up freakiest of Fridays.
WHEN: Friday morning
WHERE: Max’s lab. Then Gardens.
WARNINGS: Thar be blood magic. (Ben & Max may be married now too.)

( I just need one more thing. Well technically two more things ... I’m going to assume we’re all clean here.’ )

WHO: Miles Hastings, ET O'Brian, Pamela Knight, Bobby Dedworth (NPC); then Ariel Singleton, Ben McMullen, Max Rivera
WHAT: Miles, ET, and Pamela are on the hunt for Bobby Dedworth. Naturally, there are issues.
WHERE: Various places
WHEN: Wednesday, October 25, 2017, starting around 5:30 PM
RATING: Language and violence
STATUS: Complete

( He shook it off as one of those things. )

WHO: Open to everyone eventually
WHAT: Things are about to get bad, like real bad
WHERE: Old Burying Point Cemetery
WHEN: Tuesday, October 24, 9:12 PM
WHY: Because it's what's been building toward and no one figured out to stop it
STATUS: Complete

Salem was a bustling hub in the week leading up to Halloween. The streets were full of families, kids stuffed with candy and not enough sleep, non-magical folk dressed as witches, and a fair smattering of magical folk just going around their business.There were easily a half dozen events happening around the town tonight, which was impressive for a Tuesday. The biggest draw was the Old Burying Point Cemetery and the well marketed "Graveyard Conjure."

The no-maj, Edgar Smith, a claimed descendent of Judge Hathorne, hosted the event every year. He would call on the spirits of the dead, showing those who bought their tickets how to tap into the awesome power of the graveyard dirt. Ryan Sewall not so privately thought he was a full on fraud and often held his own smaller events in a similar vein. Sewall wasn't out tonight, he kept his distance from Smith. Sewall did his best to flirt with, but never violate the statue of secrecy. For all that Smith was a no-maj he came awfully close to revealing the magical world to dozens of tourists regularly. Not that the no-majs were any wiser, but it put the local magical community on watch.

The Old Burying Point Cemetery was the second oldest cemetery in the United States. To local history buffs it was the final resting place of many involved in the Salem Witch Trials. However, many had believed the dirt to be sacred, imbued with fantastic magical power and they weren't wrong. The issue was in knowing how to use it and many lacked the skill.

That was until someone opened a valve and the whole town lit up as a beacon of untapped potential.

Through out the evening the cemetery seemed charged in a way that had everyone enthralled and into the spirit of the night. Those in attendance to the early tours would later say it was the best tour of their lives. As the night went on, that shifted into seeing something move out of the corner of your eye, or that feeling of someone watching, lingering just a hair too close.

It was shortly after nine, only two tour groups in the cemetery then, when the ground seemed to rumble. At first it could have been simply a truck driving past.

Then a few minutes later it happened again, and there were no trucks to be seen.

And again. But this time with the trees by the Salem Witch Trials Memorial swaying as if boats on the ocean.

WHO: ET O'Brian and Max Rivera
WHAT: ET takes Max back to the scene of the crime
WHERE: New England Pirate Museum
WHEN: Tuesday, October 24, 9:00 AM
WHY: Pirate Suspect hunting, and meeting the new guy.
RATING: PG
STATUS: Complete

( Nope, Still Don’t Remember Anything )

WHO: Miles Hastings, Ariel Singleton, Miguel Rivera
WHAT: Miles and Ariel get some expert analysis on the runes that keep popping up in their case(s).
WHERE: Salem Field Office
WHEN: 4:00 pm, Monday, October 23, 2017
RATING: TBD
STATUS: Incomplete

( Paperwork was the unfortunate side effect. )

WHO: Kent Brightstar, Ryan Sewall
WHAT: Kent receives a late night visitor at work
WHERE: Salem Animal Emergency Clinic
WHEN: Tuesday, October 24, 01:38 AM
WHY: Dr Brightstar can't catch anything resembling a break
RATING: R (for language, and possible violence)
STATUS: Complete

( Feast or Famine in the Graveyard Shift )

WHO: Ben McMullen and Max Rivera
WHAT: Max was assigned to help Ben track down the missing animated pirate head. Ben is a dragon.
WHERE: Auror offices, Federal Building
WHEN: Monday, October 23 around 3pm
WHY: Because “headless” is a bad word in New England...
RATING: 4+ for occasional mild language
STATUS: complete

( It says something about you… losing your head? )

WHO: Miles Hastings, Ariel Singleton, Jack Duvall, and guest appearance by ET O'Brian
WHAT: Gets Preston safely back to the house and connects up with Ariel to continue the senior Auror's investigation.
WHERE: Rented house and then Salem Field Office
WHEN: 12:15 pm, Monday, October 23, 2017
RATING: PG
STATUS: Complete

( Despite his aching body and protesting stomach, his mind was wide awake. )

WHO: Melinda Mendoza-Rivera & Kent Brightstar [with Flashback appearances from Ben & Preston]
WHAT: The story behind the Contant statue
WHERE: Salem Common
WHEN: Sunday, October 22, 2017, starting at 5:37 am
WHY: Because actions have consequences, and it's fun putting two unimpressed people together
RATING: PG to PG-13 most likely
STATUS: Complete

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WHO: Cate Adler and Kent Brightstar
WHAT: Date night, sort of, and things go sideways (because of course they do)
WHERE: Kent's apartment, then Spirits of the Gables performance
WHEN: 8 pm, Friday, October 20, 2017
RATING: Who knows?
STATUS: Incomplete

( Things had still been a little tense. )