[ video + text / iPhone ]

[allinvein]

[The video starts with the camera swinging upwards to focus on the top half of John's face. He looks a bit disheveled: his eyes are bloodshot, he's got bags under them, and his hair hangs loosely around and in his face; it just looks like he hasn't been sleeping for a few nights now. He scrubs at his jaw, trying to instill some sense of energy, and fails miserably.]

July 28th, trial number... [He turns his head to the side, like he's looking for something, and when he can't find it, John huffs in tired annoyance.] Christ, I don't remember anymore.

[John returns his attention to the camera, brow furrowing with concentration. After taking several deep breaths, he closes his eyes, and when he opens them, they've gone black. The laughter that follows is hollow and breathless; it drops off quickly when John shuts his eyes again. They remain closed for longer this time, almost like he's afraid to open them again, but when he does, his eyes look perfectly normal.

He repeats the exercise two more times, as if to make sure that he really does have control over... whatever this is, and with each success, his smile grows larger and larger. The camera finally cuts out after John lets out a whoop, and a few minutes after the video is uploaded to the network, some text is added as well:]

Has anyone seen anything like this before?

[He doesn't expand on the situation. Nope, this guy is heading out ASAP to buy a pair of sunglasses.]

[Video]

[doomedtheworld]

[Later at night on the 28th she shows up on the network video feed for the first time. She's standing under a street lamp in the more run down areas of the city, not far from the Dead District for those who recognize the area. She glances around once to make sure nobody's around to see her talking at a notepad.]

I, um, I think I found something.

[And she aims the video feed forward, turning down an alley to aim it at a large patch of some kind of brightly colored fungus spread across the ground and starting to creep up the walls. There are several large mushroom-like growths growing out of it, all covered in splotches of bright colors so it's pretty safe to say that it isn't anything natural.

Even worse, when she zooms in, there are animals caught in it. Birds, mice and rats all covered with the growth and already looking deflated and decayed. Very clearly being eaten away by the stuff.]

Has anybody else seen anything like this?


[OOC: Okay, this is Vanessa's network post before her Mystery Event run-in. All are welcome here to comment or be all "WTF are you doing?! Don't touch that shit, are you mental?!" and I'll put the log up a bit later. Everyone I've spoken to about being involved can come on in. Anybody else who's interested, chuck me a PM so I can try to keep track of it all, just be aware that Bad Things are going to be happening in it so... yeah.]

[ audio; ]

[mezool]

[ azure sounds like any other high school girl on the network, albeit a little weirded out after initial contact. she's got a good head on her shoulders, though, and she's determined to deal with it!

also, her voice sounds a little... wavy? it's not enough to disguise her voice entirely, but the modification is there. ]

Is there a way to get to the FAQ without having to ask someone to link to it or looking for it yourself in other posts? Because, um, duh? Really good idea. If it's already somewhere, I guess I sound stupid, but I couldn't find it on my first shot. Who runs this message board anyway?

I'm using a glass of water here and I don't have an iPhone or computer right now, so if I disappear on you, sorry! I don't know how long a glass of water can hold a connection, you know? I'm gonna try and find one really soon. [ 'cause it's not a great idea to make a video post here, right? the sooner she can switch to text, the better. ]

Voice (via grasshopper candroid)

[happybirthdaytoyou]

[There's a brief moment of silence before Eugene starts talking. He tells what follows in the same voice that he used to use to tell bedtime stories to his daughter.]

( Once upon a time... )

[Another brief pause.] I'll be leaving for Japan the day after tomorrow. I found out a few days ago that my uncle--my mother's brother--was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He's unmarried and childless. I volunteered to care for him until... until he doesn't need anyone to anymore. I've spent the last few days making preparations so that business doesn't suffer for my absence. You'll still get your birthday cakes. I left instructions for that and I'm sure Shiro will see it happens if nothing else.

I know once we leave Locke City we forget about the Secret Numbers Club. I will miss you all. I hope that you will still all be here when I come back.

[OOC: I'm having to drop, but I'm still going to be replying here and backtagging my old posts. I'd like to come back someday, though, when life is less hectic and I can handle a fast game again.]

No more running.

[doomedtheworld]

Who: Vanessa and whoever shows up to save her ass.
What: Vanessa has discovered a creepy fungus patch that spreading spores to mind control animals. Now she's running for her life from its creepy defense mechanism.
Where: Down near the Dead District in the crappy part of time.
When: Late night on the 28th.
Warnings: So one of the things happening here is Vanessa Echoing back Allomancy. This requires her to almost die so there will be some terror, animal attack and violence going on here.

( Shit's getting real in here. )