The Caldera - Threads/Narratives

[Text to Ben Canton]

[1] Nana disappeared
[2] She's gone
[3] The cops won't give me the time of day. What can Temperance do?

WHO: Shigeo and Ben
WHAT: Ben goes to sleep, and has a strange, concerning dream. When he wakes up, he's a long ways away from his cabin..
WHEN: 04/05, very early in the AM
WHERE: Just outside of Vigil
WARNINGS: Uh. Psychological fuckery? Ben's situation is a little creepy, and it touches on his backstory related trauma and anxiety. If you see something in here that needs tagging, please let me know and I'll do it right away! ♥

( Ben couldn't see anything. )

[ Following this ]

TO: Gwen
FROM: Leela

[1] What do you know about those crow billboards?

TO: Ben Canton
FROM: Leela

[1] Hey
[2] Just out of curiosity, what's up with those billboards about crows acting weird?

TO: Ex Husband
FROM: Leela

[1] Can you pick up the kids

TO: Ben Canton
FROM: Ihaka Mulligan

[ voice to text ]
[1] I hear you have a sample of the cryptic.

WHO: Ben Canton & Ihaka Mulligan
WHEN: Tuesday, March 20
WHERE: Ben's office
WHAT: Ihaka has some news for Ben.
WARNINGS: language, mentions of corpses

( I hear you want us to re-seal the caldera. )

WHO: Elle & Ben
WHAT: A twenty-one year old Ben decides to take the law into his own hands. Little does he know, Elle beat him to it.
WHEN: Backdated to fourteen years ago, give or take
WHERE: Vigil, then a hot spring in the middle of nowhere
WARNINGS: Strong, but non-graphic references to sexual assault, and there's brief victim blaming to go with it. For what it's worth, Elle makes sure the perpetrator gets what he deserves. Murder, manipulation, really shady body disposal, and vomiting. Click this link to read the tl;dr if you’d rather not read the whole thing.

( Being quiet and likable enough has his perks. Harrison being so comfortable around Ben isn’t one of them. )

TO: Temperance
FROM: B. Canton
CC: W. Anderson

( As of today, the following departments are being integrated into Temperance: )

( TEXT TO DAX )

( TEXT TO JACK )

( TEXT TO MACK )

( Sent from Eric's personal email to Ben's )

WHO: Eric and Ben
WHAT: Talks of the future of Temperance, and Eric shows Ben the nifty ability he got from the caldera
WHEN: 02/14, right after the Temperance meeting.
WHERE: Some rando dive bar outside of Vigil
WARNINGS: N'aw

( 'As long as no one expects me to try and train my bears to attack zombies, we’re good.' )

WHO: Everett and Ben
WHAT: Everett has a happy birthday and Ben has a nice evening for once ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
WHEN: During and after Everett's birthday party
WHERE: The Walker chalet
WARNINGS: I mean after the time jump it's obvious they banged but it's all v. tame.

( The amount of time it took for Ben to catch on was a little embarrassing. )

( Valentines for: Mae, Dr Archer, Dr Wójcik, Sara, Cauliflower, Dr Adebayo, Dr Canton, Dr Keen, Liam, Austin, Roman, Emir, Avery )

WHO: Ben Canton and Charré Valois
WHAT: Charré is revealed as one of the Craftsmen, and Ben asks for help
WHEN: Late 11/13
WHERE: Ben's office, Temprance HQ
WARNINGS: N/A

( It had been clear from the day of the sunspoke that this day would be coming sooner rather than later. )

WHO: The Lich Formerly Known As Andrew Jackson, Kenzo Tanaka, Alma Hernandez, Lux Michaud, & Ben Canton
WHAT: The 'skeleton' that's been lurking around Vigil is confronted. It doesn't end the way you think.
WHEN: Late 11/12
WHERE: Vigil trail system, nearby downtown
WARNINGS: Violence, gun violence, Andrew Jackson is gross

( Hit me baby, one more time. )