TDM 009

[etrayamods]

❬ ARRIVAL ❭

Arrival does not happen normally. While the AI known as Aurora would typically handle your incoming- this time it is instead a strange coincidence. And while she would ordinarily contact you, provide you with context and access to the network- she cannot currently reach you. One moment, you are where you were, and now you’re here: in the middle of some kind of Comic-Con looking event. Weirder still: you now have some kind of super power. You will find that your arrival on this Earth may have granted you new capabilities - perhaps someone without abilities is now able to fly, or someone with their own set of extraordinary abilities now has something new to help with.

❬ SUPERFEST ❭

Not to be confused with Hero-Con or Villian-Con. This is a fan-made convention in downtown SF that takes place during a prime Con weekend that boasts that everyone is welcome here. Well, as long as they adhere to Con Rules. Sleep, Eat, Drink Water, Shower, and don’t blast any holes in the walls. They already have enough of those. Despite the recent Kaiju attack with corresponding tsunamis and earthquakes, the Convention Runners are utterly committed. Though it is held and hosted by fans, there’s a nice variety of Artists, Exhibitors, Panels, as well as a live-streamed Cosplay Contest. Artist’s Alley & Dealer’s Hall Are you even a slightly public hero or villain? Find fan art, merch, even fan comics of yourself and your friends- Or enemies. Panels You don’t even need to have anything planned! Seems like there were some cancellations. Slip in and talk about whatever you like. Cosplay Contest Wear your own costume to the contest- Or find a knock off of someone else’s in the Dealer’s Hall. The Water That Makes You Stupid Yes, the convention is staffed and run by fans… But it’s still run by someone, isn’t it? The badge line is long and the weather is sweltering. Grab a SUPERFEST branded water for $12- Or drink from the fountains as soon as you get into the con center. The Convention President is testing a chemical that will make you harmlessly stupider for a handful of hours to loosen wallets and increase overall enjoyment of convention activities.

❬ THE DIVIDE ❭

First earthquakes and tsunamis culminating in wide scale Kaiju attacks, now this. It’s more subtle than any of those things, but reports of people being dragged by some invisible force or teleporting cross town start emerging. And these people all have powers. But none of them are on your corresponding apps, nor in your network. Weird. It would really be best to investigate this matter. After all, it seems the Hero and Villain organizations (League of Heroes and Vale & Venture) want more information, and if possible- to recruit members before the other does.

❬ THE SAN FRAN WALKING TOUR ❭

For the first three days, the boundary that new arrivals can travel seems very stable. It’s centered upon the convention center, shifting no more than a couple of city blocks in any direction. The boundary is completely invisible and totally indestructible. It can only be found by touching it. After those first three days, though, the boundary starts to move, and the newly warped in have no choice but to come along with it, even if they end up dragged through traffic or made to make hasty exits from buildings. Yet should they come truly against something they cannot escape- Like a closed alleyway or a freight train, they will find themselves spontaneously clipping through the force field boundary and projected onto the inside opposite end of the bubble. It must be disorienting to be thrown a few miles from where you just were.

❬ MISSION NOTES ❭

📌 — This Earth heavily resembles current-day Earth. All cities will be what we would find on the map of our Earth - meaning, there is no Gotham, or any fictional cities in play. Players are free to create their own locations within locations! We won't be monitoring this closely, and want to give players free reign to play with the environment around them as they would like. 📌 — TL;DR: A body-hopping interstellar being has come to visit Earth 2’s San Fransisco for the Fan Convention as well as provide a self-guided walking tour. Newcomers to the TDM are stuck inside the several mile radius of his force-field. He doesn’t know it’s happening, but the Force Field is impenetrable for TDMers, and will push and pull them around San Francisco during these two weeks. 📌 — This setting is from our current Off-World Mission. Additional details can be found HERE. 📌 — Characters already in game are welcome to post to the TDM, too! Please mark them as current characters in your header. 📌 — Because of the way newcomers are arriving, players are welcome to treat this as a fourth wall event of sorts! Threads can be remembered by those in game even if those they speak to do not app, as long as it's approved by all necessary parties. 📌 — For all questions relating to the TDM specifically, please use the MOD QUERIES comment below. All other questions can be directed to the FAQ.

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[huntrix]

. . . Yeah. I can imagine.

[ her performance not long ago. with the demons taunting her. it tore her apart. rumi never wants to feel that way again. ]

Did you go through that?

[cache_coeur]

Not personally, but I’ve been undercover here as a psychotherapist. I’ve talked to several of them, and their family members.

[huntrix]

A . . . psychiatrist?

[ she's never heard of a psychotherapist before. ]

That must have been painful.

[cache_coeur]

A psychiatrist is a kind of psychotherapist, yes.

[Truthfully, she has only known this for a couple weeks. Prior to that, she had no idea what a therapist was.]

It’s hard to listen to, certainly, but everyone is very anxious. As people succumb to it, it’s harder to tell who has or hasn’t changed, and we still haven’t found out the cause.

[huntrix]

[ hm. ]

This barrier . . . it has nothing to do with it?

[cache_coeur]

We don’t know yet. But it moves, so maybe it has an epicenter. But you can’t tell where the edges are until you’re touching it, so how do you find the centre?

[huntrix]

That's true . . . [ rumi trails off, glancing at the barrier.

maybe she could. with song. ]

[cache_coeur]

[Sciel follows her gaze, curious.]

The more people that put their heads together, the better odds we have of figuring it out.

[huntrix]

[ rumi smiles faintly. ]

Yeah, I'm sure people will figure it out. I don't know how much help I can be.

[cache_coeur]

That’s alright. [She matches the smile.] I’m not telling you to suggest you need to do anything about it, you know. Joining up is a choice.

[huntrix]

I need to get my head around this world first.

But after that . . . I'll do my best.

[cache_coeur]

Of course.

[Her smile broadens.]

Now… how about that coffee?

[huntrix]

I could definitely use a coffee.

I'll pay you back sometime.

[ when she has . . . money. the lack of it has been throwing her off. ]

[cache_coeur]

Oh, don’t worry about it, a coffee is the least I can do.

[She opens the coffeeshop door, standing back so Rumi can go in first.]

So what do you do, back home?

[huntrix]

Well, I'm a singer. I'm part of a group of singers, actually.

We're called Huntrix.

[cache_coeur]

Oh, wonderful. What kind of singing do you do?

[huntrix]

[ rumi looks a bit sheepish. ]

Uh. I don't suppose you've heard of K-Pop?

[cache_coeur]

[She’d been thinking of choirs and opera ensembles, but that is indeed something new. Sciel looks faintly curious.]

Not until now. Is it a kind of opera?

[huntrix]

[ rumi chuckles. ]

Uh, no. It's music. We perform on stage, but it's not like a story or play.

[cache_coeur]

[It’s amusing that it’s funny to her; how out of the loop is she? Tremendously, it seems.]

Hopefully I get a chance to hear it someday. See if it’s anything like our stage shows.

[huntrix]

[ her smile dims just a touch. ]

I hope so too. I don't want to perform without my group though.

[cache_coeur]

[Sciel tilts her head slightly.]

Who says you have to?

[huntrix]

No one. It just feels . . . wrong without them.

[cache_coeur]

Then don’t. No sense in doing anything you don’t want to.

[Sciel reaches over to give the girl a playful little shoulder squeeze.]

What is the rest of your group like?

[huntrix]

They're . . . amazing.

Mira's kind of bold and can seem tough, but she cares a lot. Zoey tends to go with the flow and can miss things, but her heart's always in the right place. They're amazingly talented people too.