The Doorway: a panfandom game

Today/tomorrow/Sunday/what time is it/the 10th okay there's the celebration of the Chinese New Year in Chinatown. It's pretty legendary and it goes during most of the afternoon with firecrackers and a parade. They have this amazing flower market and food you won't want to miss out on. So if anyone's interested, I'll be trekking out there around 11 am later.

Here's some cool Google pics I found about it.

There's something sort of nifty about watching this city from way up high at night. Get high enough, and you eventually just see a blob light. I mean, it really kind of looks like a slow moving blob that's made up of lights.

It's also peaceful up there.

( cut for mentions of blood, death, sex, and violence. )

[Filtered to Maedhros]

I am being moved to a different part of the hospital on Monday. This is a good thing, yes? I have looked into the housing assignments as well, it appears that the room to which I have been assigned is next to your room.

Are you coming by tonight?

[Filtered to Turukáno]

Brother! Great news. My condition has improved to the point I will be able to move to a different wing of the hospital on Monday. The pain is ever present, but it hurts not as much as it did when I arrived, and I can certainly bear it. Thank you for your everlasting patience, brother. I have ordered them to put me on no more of those medicines that so affected my mind and judgement.

[Filtered to Glorfindel]

Aiya, Prince of the Golden Flower. Your healing skills are beyond measure. They will not release me yet, but my condition has improved and I am being moved on Monday. My gratitude is truly beyond measure. The son of Ñolofinwë will be forever in your debt, and your deeds will not be forgotten. Your actions and loyalty towards this family (and yes, I have read the tomes that tell of our deeds, fair and foul), even to this day with my great-grand-nephew, have earned you honor and my undying love. You will be richly rewarded when I am well enough to do so.

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Ai, I shall be glad to be out of the hospital, and be able to explore this strange land. I have heard and read many things about it that I am eager to see. I hear there is a large park in the middle of the city? And museums and histories and knowledge beyond measure. I do not know where I shall even start! The works of Men seldom impress me, but this city will at least offer some interest for a short time, I hope.

To those I have not met, I am Findekáno, son of Ñolofinwë, High King of the Ñoldor in Beleriand. I come here, apparently, from the hour of my death, and I have been spared by modern medicine from the Halls of the Slain. It is a reprieve that will last as long as I remain here, and I plan to enjoy it - and my dearly beloved friends - as long as I may.

My conversation with Catty made me curious. I've done some research and there seems to be a lot of different flavors of pizza out there. I think I'm going to have to try a few of them before I can decide, but I'm taking suggestions.

So, what's your favorite kind of pizza?

Apparently it's a new favorite game among the Supernaturally-inclined tourists to try and figure out what episode I'm from based on my hair length.

There's an obvious solution to this. I need a haircut, and I need to get it before they manage to get a picture of me.

[FILTERED: DEAN]

Do you think I should or shouldn't tell Veronica? About what we're doing.

[FILTERED: CAS, DEAN, JO]

Thursday mornings, sparring with the hunter types from Buffy's universe. I signed us up.

[FILTERED: BENNET & SAGE]

I've been distracted, I'm sorry. I need to get back on track. We're overdue to meet up, aren't we?

It's cold days like this where I wish I could stay a wolf all day for the fur. Add that we're supposed to get ice tomorrow, and it sounds better and better.

I really should try this one of these days. It would be worth potentially being singed.

Anyone happen to be good at maths. Especially word problems. Because I've a whole worksheet of them and I really think they must be written in like mathese or something.

filtered to 18 and under

Sometimes I really don't get how grown ups survive. It's like some hit it and then all their sense just flies out their head cause they can drive and vote and other grown upy things.

I find myself grateful that my people are not plagued with disease. I would be horrified to discover footballs had harmed even our least athletic members.

I also find it considerably curious that gods accept currency as a form of sacrifice. Though in comparison the Valar ask only we live in thralldom unto our ending days. That seems no better.

( Cut, not filtered )

Ai! Nortor!

Why would someone draw such a thing?

As some of you may no doubt be aware, I am the augur of Camp Jupiter, meaning that, to put it simply, I have the gift of prophecy. Because I find myself with more free time than I would like, I am offering my skills to those who wish to invest in the stock market.

I am willing to show you my own stock portfolio if you dare to question the legitimacy of my ability.

Please contact me if you are interested; my fee is reasonable.

I understand that Valentine's Day is rather important to a number of people, but I would appreciate it if the public would stop requesting roses from me in advance of the holiday. I'm certain there are more than enough florists to fill the need.

Even at my age, it's more than a little unpleasant to see someone wearing a fox's fur.

The New Year is almost upon us. I have no desire to participate in the madness that New York City is known for. Is anyone else doing something different?

Filter to those she spoke with about a Tea Shop/Zen area: Kurama, Jyuushiro [if I forgot you, do just jump in!]

My friends - I have acquired space to work on my Tea Shop/Zen Room! I am thoroughly excited. I do hope you will come by to say hi while I am working.



Filter: Usagi
I hope you had a lovely Christmas.
I have things for you I had not gotten to give to you.
Do let me know when I can stop by?

New Year's is a concept somewhat lost to me. A particular date is not requirement to change oneself. In fact, it is a hindrance, because it implies a start and a stop. A significant change should be encompassing if it is to be meaningful.

I do love that song that the Living sing, though - Auld Lang Syne. A wistful tune for the holiday season.

[ Filtered to Advisees ]

I assume that if you required my assistance, you would ask it, but please remember that my door is open whenever you wish.

Silence breeds suspicion.

[ /Filter ]

[ Filtered to Sam Winchester ]

You had asked for literature selections. You cannot go wrong with:

Hendregadredd manuscript: A collection of Welsh poems dating back to 1282
The Romance of the Grail: One of the many romances dealing with stories of the Holy Grail; it fits in neatly with Arthurian canon
The Divine Comedy: Though I assume you have already read it, given your interest in Old Jack. If you wish for additional insight with the medieval (or rather, proto-Renaissance) language, please let me know.
Liberality and Prodigality: A morality tale; a bit dry but historically relevant as it showcases how the character of Justice is regarded less as a theological ideal and more of an enforceable mundane law.
The Second Shepherds' Pageant: A play, but well-worth your time as it is very-much removed from the stoic sternness one might associate with the nativity. In fact, it's rather bawdy.

If you have difficulty obtaining copies of the above, please let me know and I will see if I can provide them. My library did not come through the Tesseract, but I am confident that that is little matter.

[ /Filter ]

At this point I would take a Pandemonium Club in this New York just to find demons for something to do.

It would seem that my primary profession will indeed allow me to earn my own keep in this world. One of the young ladies who recognized me at the museum contacted her father, who has a number of business interests in the United States, and his representatives have in turn contacted me to engage my services as a security consultant.

I must admit that I find the prospect intriguing. My efforts have been largely directed to assisting my stepfather in his own business these past few years, but there, I was obliged to maintain the illusion of being a good deal younger and less experienced than those around me. Here, that illusion will be more difficult to maintain. It may be enough of a challenge to fill the days until I return home.

[ooc: Happy Birthday Kurama.]

So I've gathered that I'm not the only one in this situation. What surprises me is how many of you seem to be perfectly alright with it. Can I ask why?

Okay cool.

Stabbed through the heart and experiencing one hell of a paradigm shift -- all in one day.

I feel like this means I can "cool story bro" everyone I meet from now until I die because nothing they could possibly say will ever come close to this.

There is nothing quite like being mobbed by Japanese tourists in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, save perhaps being constantly shadowed by the security guard once the tourists told him who I was. His attention really was unnecessary. I wasn't about to steal a Han Dynasty artifact from under his nose. I could have, but I was neither that careless nor that bored. I will confess, however, to the guilty indulgence of deliberately leaning uncomfortably close to the exhibits just to watch him twitch.