[Network Video]

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

Have you ever wondered what it's like to have Christmas without a real family or serious friends?

Here's the short description: It sucks. If I'm lucky, the foster parents will give me something with a snarky message about getting in less trouble at school attached. If I'm really lucky it will actually be something some teens might want and won't be an ugly sweater or some crap.

On the other hand, I guess I have some things to be thankful for. I'm not a fugitive, I'm still human or at least I look the part, and I'm still able to fight when someone gives me a new plan.

Speaking of! Someone gimme some ideas for kicking... Okay I was going to say patriarchy butt (been reading some feminist webcomics lately), but now I think it we don't know the alien's genders. Alienarchy? Exoarchy? ... Hell if I know the right word.

Ideas for the right word to use there, as well as actual plans for wrecking this conspiracy so we can go off and be superheroes are both appreciated. Thank you.

And merry whatevermas. For those of us who haven't enjoyed cooler holidays like Hanukkah recently.

Text; Laptop

[persuaderoll]

[ Daylen has been sat reading through things, eyebrow slowly rising incredulously as it gets stranger and stranger. It's rather like being in an episode of some supernatural television show where everything has an odd twist. Or like watching Ancient Aliens.

Disturbingly, he realises this kind of thing might mean those theories might hold weight too. ]

A friend of mine is rather fond of theories based around corruption, government conspiracies and so on. I'm not entirely sure if he'll be pleased, angry or both to discover he is right.

Or at the very least, seems to be. Forgive me if I take all this with a pinch of salt. If nothing else, the ramifications of all this are considerable from a legal standpoint. I admit, though, I am not entirely sure there is a legal precedent for how to deal with genetic modification via aliens.

If this is a joke someone please tell me quickly. I'd also appreciate knowing how on earth I've been signed up to this thing. I really don't recall doing it. Is there some kind of unsubscribe option? I can't see one.

I'm using Safari, if that's relevant.

2nd Wish | Voice

[saiyanscholar]

[Real-time conversation makes him feel pretty awkward a lot of the time, but for reasons, he doesn't think trying text is the best idea.]

Um, so out of curiosity . . . [Right, it's totally just curiosity, Jeffrey. Way to go.] When any of you guys get a new ability . . . about how long does it take you to get used to it to the point where you're not doing it by accident anymore?

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[two_stones]

Hellooo number people.

Pulled all nighter getting final project done. Caught cold. Giving up on interacting with the real world for the next couple days, so you'll do instead. I don't need to get out of bed to talk to you folks.

Who's got some cool new stuff? I got a stupid-looking hat. Somehow, I don't think that it's going to be the key to defeating the alien conspiracy.

[On the subject of hats, that is what Sara has forgotten to wear for this video post! In other words, this is the first public video post she's done since she got her big fluffy animal ears.]

[text, ipad]

[amberhearted]

[ individual private texts to: mordin solus, aaron strider, toushirou hitsugaya, ravindra savarna, randall lyall, john mitchell, hajime aikawa and vanessa carter ]

On the 12th I spoke with Detective Sherman. He said:
there's only one alien on earth
it's in a farmhouse (sounds familiar??)
the farmhouse is guarded by "altered" police
the alien can create stuff out of "almost nothing"
described it as a caveman looking at an atomic bomb
doesn't look human
isn't invincible
needs to kill the snake underground before other aliens can come

Agrees with the other information post. We have some hard hitters in the network... Taking out the big cheese might be possible. Thought about the girl with the laser beam or [ WHAT WAS HER NA-- oh ] Chris's lasers(? from the mines) could work but the alien is capable of long distance offense too

Would definitely like your opinion. I haven't posted this openly because Idk if someone's going to run there with a half-formed plan

[ network numbers aren't visible to him by default, so of those he does know, these are the only numbers he wants the opinion of on this matter and trusts not to spill the beans indiscriminately.

after obtaining chris' network number from lyall, christobel starsky is sent a copy/paste message. ]


[ added later: ] [ private text to anthony ]
Do you know the girl who made the big laser show around the beginning of November is

[action; closed]

[moarnomsplz]

Who: Anthony, Aria, and Ax-Alex
Where: Locke City's artsy/Village-ish district
When: afternoon of 12/21
What: Blood Key troubles. Hanging out with friends takes a dangerous turn.
Warnings: Violence, shapeshifting, and zombies, ohmy.

( it started out as such a nice afternoon )

i'm not saying it's aliens

[detectivetroll]

Who: a lot of people okay, the list got long
Where: the farmhouse just outside of town
When: 12/21, night time
What: Farmhouse investigation (an OOC plotting post is up here, and a spreadsheet with team info is here!)
Warnings: violence, maybe?

( but it's aliens )

Text;

[parkourbot]

[And you know this is actually semi-interesting because Holloway is typing all nice from something that isn't a phone.]

So these Blood Key guys right? Weird for a gang to suddenly pop up on the radar like this, right? Usually there's a sort of rise, but not with these guys. But there's also something else kinda strange about them.

Usually when someone mugs a dude or a chick or whatever, they got a guy to pawn all this stuff for money. It's an easy way to get the stuff to suddenly not be their problem anymore in exchange for something they can actually use.

These guys don't do that. They just keep it stashed in a some old building. I'm not sure how much of it they keep at a time, but they've got everything from bags to cars. And cars? That's a bit heavy duty for a random street gang. So I'm thinking these guys are more legit mafia-ish.

But that said, is anyone here any good with metal? Particularly getting dents out of it?

(no subject)

[lackinginfaith]

*Kari sighs, shakes her head at the camera, and holds up a leopard-print bikini on a hanger.*

I've gotten some strange Christmas gifts in my time, I'll admit, but this looks like something an ill-advised publicist would give me, not an Echo. Even when those have been useless, they weren't tacky.

I suppose I could pull this off, but I'm not going to try it. *sigh* As long as we're here, what's your least useful Echo?

[Action; Closed, December 19]

[dead_black_eyes]

Who: Lazarus Lawliet and Belle Goldman
Where: The grocery store
When: Backdated to December 19
What: L's therapist means well but cannot always keep the professional barrier firmly in place. While L waits to hear from his prospective job, the grad student takes matters into her own hands and brusquely spirits her client away on a trip to shop, healthily, on a budget.
Warnings: L can be inappropriate, will be updated if necessary.

( In my head I'm a chemical dreamer, speed up to burnout mode )

come with me into the trees

[adorabastard]

Who: Alistair and OPEN
Where: Forest Park, not far from the Dead District.
When: Sunday morning.
What: Jogging. (Possibly Blood Keys.)
Warnings: None. Will update if needed.

( refreshing jog is go )

three for a funeral | video;

[titansno]

So. It seems like I'm not the only one who's gotten an Echo without a trigger.

[viewers will see her floating cross-legged a decent distance away from her computer, wearing an unusual set of winter clothing. the beaked hood is up, and that is definitely a cloak - or cape? - hanging behind her.]

I don't even celebrate Christmas, so that's one theory out. Maybe. Anyway, I don't think anything set this one off? [she looks a little uncertain, and slightly confused.] I was working in my study when this [she gestures to what she's wearing] showed up. It matches something else I received recently...

[she moves her hand to her right, and a hanger holding a similar outfit floats into view for a few seconds before she shrouds it in shadow and tosses it onto a nearby chair.]

One other thing - I can heal now. With the Blood Keys running around, I thought I should... anyway. I'm not sure how much I can do, but if you haven't done anything too stupid, I can probably help.

Text

[jasminebloominginshadow]

So, um.

I had another memory.

Okay, I should be honest. I had an echo last week when that Annie girl talked about the "Precure".

It wasn't about anything specific event, but... more a memory of something they were up against? Err, someone, I don't know how to put it exactly.

They were called the "Desert Apostles".

Sorry I didn't say anything... I've been having trouble figuring out how to process this...

006.

[strikeraid]

[ private message to Hellbird ]

hey hellbird do you know anything about this

[ link! ]

is it real
and if it is what are we using it all for
i know we've been jacking that shit off people for ages but i didn't think we'd just be hoarding it

[ and can we sneak in? you know. just for reference's sake. slow wink ]

o1 panic attack | text ; laptop

[gunhearted]

i'm pretty sure i just failed all my finals and i'm gonna get kicked out of school and my parents won't even take me back in because how do you fail out of community college?????

i'm so screwed i was supposed to be moved out by noon but they forgot it was saturday but that's okay because thERE IS A TATTOO ON MY FACE THAT I DIDN'T GET AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM OH MY GOD HOW AM I GOING TO EXPLAIN THIS NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT NOW I'M IN SOME SORT OF SECRET CLUB AND I DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT HERE OR WHY AND I JUST PUT NUMBERS INTO CHROME AND NOW THIS HAPPENED AND

i am so screwed. oh my god what am i going to do