sirenspull | April 1st, 2012

April 1st, 2012

[ When Hattie's NV turned on, it's to the sight of a khao manee's nose sniffing at the screen with mild curiosity. It stopped to the sound of a door opening, then the cat, apparently alarmed, darted off to leap onto the bed. The focus re-adjusted to show Ella walking into the room.

She walked over to where Hattie was fast asleep in the bed, and gave her a gentle shake. The cat hissed from where he was curled up. ]

Quiet, Lucifurr. Hattie? Time to get up, milady.

[ Another shake, and she was rewarded with a smack in the nose as Hattie rolled over. ]

Ow.

[ Ella grumbled, and considered for a moment. Okay. She brushed her hands against her dress and... proceeded to sing and dance through the room. ]

o/~ Wake up, Wake up, it's time to rise and shine, get out of bed you sleepyhead, come come it's time to dine.
Make haste, make haste, the sunshine is so bright, how can you miss this sigh-? ~/o

[ She'd continue, but at that point Hattie had roused enough to hit Ella with a pillow to shut her up. Ella tossed the pillow back on the bed, finding her stepsister curling up to sleep again. Lucifurr seemed to like it at least. Encore! ]

Okay - I didn't want to have to do this; I mean I really didn't but you leave me no choice. [ She trotted out of the room. Roughly three minutes later she returned with her arms full of pots and pans. Now seemed like a good moment for a witty one-liner: ]

I have a feeling things are going to.. Pan out. [ Welp, she tried. She hucked the dishware into the air, covered her ears and let the chips fall where they may, so to speak. ]

[Hattie, of course, let out an ear-piercing shriek! Both she and her startled cat went flying to the side and out of the bed when she kicked her legs in the air, causing not only a heavy thud when she hit the floor afterward, but the furniture the NV was on toppled as well, the device knocked offline shortly after.]

thepull_mods

Sunday, April 1st 2012

Weather Following a morning of stormy weather, an expected rainshower of live goldfish at noon. (No really.) [OOC: No really. For about five minutes, starting precisely on the dot, the sky will rain goldfish.] High 10°C and a low of 5°C (50deg;F/41°F)

Current Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent

Morning sirens go off at 6:50am, and evening sirens are at 7:41pm. TODAY, YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED SIRENS WILL BE BLARING THIS AT THE APPROPRIATE SUNRISE AND SUNSET TIMES.

( Horoscopes )

News & Advertisements

- Today’s news seems to include a curious number of embarrassing personal stories about the editor of the city’s leading news agency. By this time tomorrow, an intern on staff will be ‘let go’

- OOC NOTE: Take a look here for a few more scheduled April Fools Day Shennanigans
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[ News Notification Thread]

where_the_hearth_is

[When the House was scared during the Time Loop, it was loud and demanding, but at least it was coherent. Not this time. During the time loop, the world was going wrong. But this time, the House itself is going wrong, and House doesn't. Go. Wrong. This time, it's chaos.]

( Cut for length and disturbing imagery, including a brief description of sci-fi/medical torture and insanity-fueled self-harm behaviors. )

[Special Note to House Residents: Guess what, none of the fancy sci-fi swoosh doors in the House will open while House is freaking out. Any attempts to hack the doors open will get the message described above dumped onto the hacking device. The windows are pretty damn close to unbreakable, being reinforced diamond - your best bet is probably calling a friend who teleports. For the first time since arriving, breakfast is not provided promptly. Things like the lights still work fine on automated subroutine and respond to requests, but any attempts to talk to the House will receive a curt identical statement:]

The House is currently handling dimensional technical difficulties. Regular communication and services to resume at some point to be determined.

[After Loki removes the spell from the House, the doors will function again, and House will respond to any questions.]

[OOC: This message is definitely sent to Unohana, Lucifer (SPN), Mary Winchester, Iroh, Loki, and Magneto. It's not public to the whole network, since I didn't want to ruin everyone's lulz with crazy computer screams early in the morning, but House is not thinking clearly at all after having all its doors magically rearranged by Loki's prank, so if you want your character to randomly receive this wreck of message? Then they totally did. Hopefully Loki will fix the House quickly, so it shouldn't last too long.]

momchester

[GOOD ~~extremely early~~ MORNING it's Mary, looking more chipper than she has in quite a while, actually, giving the camera a cheerful but perplexed look.]

Does anyone know why my bathroom is, uh, an adult store? Very funny, whoever did this, but I need that room. You can transform my room if you want, but bathrooms matter.

[Chuckle. She's taking it pretty well, despite being incredibly weirded out by holy shit sex shop in my bathroom. Mary's rubbing her eyes tiredly when something else seems to occur to her.]

Oh! By the way, um, anyone I was supposed to meet at the Memorial yesterday? [Yeah she was busy being kidnapped and memory-fucked.] I'm really sorry about that- I just lost track of time and must've forgotten that that was yesterday. I guess I'm going senile in my old age. [Because 28 is so old. Yes.

She shakes her head with a little sigh.]

Anyway, anybody who wants to give me my bathroom back, I'd appreciate it. I have work today- do it for my coworkers' sakes.

typhlopid

[A voice that is usually calm and refined seems to be struggling to remain so this morning.]

...My sister, Clover, has disappeared. You might know her as that pink-haired girl.

It is not a prank. She would not do that to me. Messages sent to her NV promptly bounce. [He also can't sense her presence, far more disturbing overall. And knowing what she must be going home to--]

If I find someone has taken her, if something has happened, there will be no end of hell for those responsible. [It is a coldness, a preciseness that can only be managed by true loathing: Clover has been stolen from him before, and anyone who dares to do it again will pay.]

( PRIVATE to Re-l Mayer || minimum security )

retraced

[Long time no see, Siren's Port. Gilbert has been doing his best to keep off of the NV for the last few months for a multitude of different reasons, but today he has something to talk about.

Or rather, he has something to complain about.

The video turns on while the NV is still pointed at the ground, some section of the garden out in front of the Phantomhive estate, but it snaps up fairly quickly to reveal a very rain-soaked Gilbert Nightray. It's been raining a lot lately, so the sight in and of itself isn't horribly odd, but what is odd is that he looks furious about it.]

Who's doing this?! Whoever it is - cut it out already! This 'prank' is going too far!

[The camera then shifts upwards until it's pointed up over his head. A few raindrops fall onto the NV, obscuring the sight a little, but viewers will definitely see a small, gray raincloud perched over his head. Just. Hovering there. Raining on him. He takes a step to the side and it follows him faithfully.

Yes, the broodiest resident of Siren's Port now comes equipped with his own personal raincloud for the day thanks to one of his regular customers at the bakery. Though honestly, in a city full of pranksters, it's really very odd that Gilbert hasn't been pranked this badly before.]

It won't go away! It keeps following me inside! It ruined part of the carpet and I can't even clean it up! I can't smoke like this either, and...

[The camera moves back to his pissed expression.]

IT'S NOT FUNNY DAMN IT SO STOP!

[And with that he slams the NV shut. April Fools, indeed.]

[ooc - Action for Phancyhive people if they want to venture out to Gilbert's little Brooding Spot in the garden. Also I'm off for work so tags will come later today.]

ella_of_frell

( [ Non IC Cut for Offline Shenanigans )

[ Text to Everyone ]

Good day, Siren's Port. I'm fully aware of what this particular day brings, so for the sake of my sanity, I am going to be offline and in the house for the rest of it.

Have fun driving each other insane, I want no part of it.

[ Private to Toushirou ]

I guess I won't be doing anything else today. If you're not busy and feel like coming by, I wouldn't mind the company.

( Read more... )

kuritsun

[ the reclusive genius girl makes an appearance! Well, maybe not that exciting. But Kurisu is indeed appearing on video today, sitting at a desk while facing the NV and wearing a rather formal expression. It seems like she's composed herself a bit more since her arrival, regardless of the fact that nobody had actually seen her then. She nods towards the screen before speaking in an even and businesslike voice. ]

Good afternoon. It seems like all the other "newcomers" use this as their primary means of communication, so I thought it was time that I introduced myself. My name is Kurisu Makise. I'm eighteen years old, originally from Arizona in the United States, and I was working on my masters in neuroscience at Victor Condoria's brain research lab. It's a pleasure -- ... Well, considering the circumstances, it isn't really, but I hope that we can at least work together.

[ she runs a hand through her reddish hair. ]

I wanted to ask if anyone knew more about the company that's guarding the Core. I've done some research on them, and they seem sort of -- [ a loud bang from the window interrupts Kurisu as she jumps about a foot in her seat with a decidedly unprofessional squeak, turning quickly to look at the window behind her... and seeing several orange somethings flying by. The chair scrapes against the floor as she pushes out of it to go look out the window herself... and she's clearly visible jerking back from the window in surprise, sounding absolutely dumbfounded. ]

-- Fish?!

namiwasheretoo

[the video comes on in the restaurant office, paper word stacked up here and there, books and things all over. The pirate is seated at her desk, in her chair and staring at her video. She’s not.... upset however.]

So... I’m begining to hate this day more and more each year. [Oh, by the way... her voice is EXTREMELY deep. Think Barry White.... no, seriously, really think Barry White...]

[The look on her face is... a little amused however. She keeps talking, in a man’s deep voice...]

First, someone glued four twenty dollar bills and ninety-seven cents for a tip down on table thirteen. Funny. Really funny. My poor waitress came back into the back crying. It’s a damn good tip, but she can’t pick it up.

Any of you magic users around here know how to get glue off cash, let me know.

Then there was the fire set to the bakery in the front? Only it’s not real fire. Just some blue flames that burned nothing. Thankfully my staff is fast on the uptake and put it out. Sadly the baked goods are ruined for the day. No we will not be restocking.

[oh, and then you hear someone ELSE with a Barry White voice speak from teh door. “Miss Nami? Not to alarm you but someone wearing a hockey mask and holding a Hockey stick just took a seat at booth 4. He’s asking for you...”]

[Nami sighs and pinches the bridge of her nose... then nods to the kid at the office door, off screen and then the door closes again]

And then there is the fact that anyone who enters the shop suddenly has a deep man's voice. This is not sexy. The next person who tells me that will get punched. But... all in all it hasn’t been a bad day. Unless hockey mask guy is here for something dumb.

ANyhow, I need some help with the tip glued to the table please. Thanks.

[She reaches for the device as if to turn it off. Pauses and looks right to the video, as if looking at ‘him’]

Oh, and for the person who changed my sugar to salt... in my own home and not the restaurant... I’ll have you know my coffee was atrocious this morning. Baby... baby, baby, you had better watch your butt.

[yes, the last part was said that way CUS of her voice... and now the feed clicks off. She will reply after she deals with Hockey mask guy.]

((ooc note: Anyone who comes to Brookes Restaurant will sound like Barry White while there. It only happens inside. As the day goes by it will fade. Someone played a prank on the store is all. Also, no baked goods today. They were ruined...))

ibreakrules

[Frau is incredibly confused. Maybe if he knew what April first meant, he wouldn't be. Unfortunately he has no idea what April Fool's Day is. That's probably a good thing for all of you people out there too...]

What is wrong with the sirens today?

[He hasn't yet opened any doors to find out that there is far more wrong than just the sirens either.]

recitings

[The video opens in the darkness of early morning on April 1. Genesis is in a secluded room, all clad in black. He speaks in hushed tones.]

I'm going to show you all a few nice things. But I'm going to silence this feed so we don't wake them up.

[He gestures for everyone to be silent as he puts the NV to his neck and silently slides into a room where Cloud is fast asleep on his bed. When Genesis leans over him, it becomes apparent that he has chicken-shaped novelty underwear on his head. There are doodles on his face made with eyeliner, too, making it look like he has feathers.

After a moment, Genesis moves the camera as he exits the room stealthily and moves on to Angeal's room. Leaning close to the man fast asleep (and snoring a bit), the audience can see that he's also got novelty underwear on his head... this time, a classic purple elephant. And on Angeal's cheek was a clearly written "BIG BUSTER". Once again, Genesis exits silently after making sure the audience sees what he's made.

Now, he moves downstairs into the final room-- Sephiroth's. Just like the other two, Genesis was able to slide on a novelty thong on to his head-- this time a happy giraffe. And on his cheeks were drawn spirals.

But before Genesis could lean away, Sephiroth's eyes fly open and he sits up like a bolt to tackle down Genesis-- the movement is all a blur-- violent enough to send the NV off of Genesis and on to the floor. There's a bit of a choked groan in the background, angry growls, and even laughter-- which does get cut off by choking. Yep. It'll be a while before Genesis can get to answering things.]

shifting

Hey - [Sam looks very busy! He's in his office at Merlotte's, gathering up files, folders...] - wanted to let everybody know to come down to Merlotte's tonight, we've got a few stand-up comics hired for the night show and some drink specials. I won't be there though, I've got to meet with some people about gettin' a loan, but I've got someone I used to work with at Club 24 coverin' for me tonight. She's real sweet, so I want ya'll to make her feel welcome, okay? - And don't think this means you can act up in the club; I'll still be back to kick ya'll in the ass tomorrow if you do.

[he grabs his keys, waves at the NV and sets it face-down on his desk. There's a muffled conversation, and soon after a woman picks the NV up and smirks]

...Hey there. I'm Sandra - I'll be watchin' the bar for Sam tonight. Hope to see you all in.

((APRIL FOOLS - with a little help from the devil, Sam's in touch with his feminine side tonight and plans to troll you all. You can respond to this like a post or start an action thread in the club!))

whitedarklord

[Soma has not been having a good morning. In fact, he's been having the lousiest morning ever. He headed out to get some groceries with what little money he had left after quitting his job, only to find himself walking into someone's bathroom. While that someone was using it.]

[What followed was an awkward shuffle through rooms as he tried to get either outside, or back to his apartment, whichever came first. The video gets popped on by accident after he's thrown out of another person's bathroom, and the NV gets a good look at his exceedingly red face.]

C-cut me a break, this isn't my fault...

[He looks around, his expression brightening after a moment. This is his hallway! That's an improvement, at least! He pulls himself to his feet, grabbing his NV and jogging down to his apartment...]

[...only...]

Eviction notice?! But I thought I was paid for this month?!

[Morally right or not, maybe he was too quick to quit his job...]

whycantistay

[Filtered away from any known bounty hunters]

Hi, for those of you that don't know me, I'm Fred Burkle. I'm lookin' for information on clearing the two vampires who killed people over a month ago. [She clears her throat. She doesn't want to make this messier than it already is by dragging Lucifer into this.]

Something happened to the both of them. I know Angel personally. I don't know much about the other vampire, but from what I've been told it wasn't like him either.

[She takes a deep breath.] I know what they did. I know they killed people, and considerin' I've taken out my share of vampires and demons before, I'd probably agree. But this is different. I was one of the ones killed, and I know the both of them are on the run now.

I don't know how to go about this, I don't have a lot of funds, but if someone could contact me, I'd appreciate it.

southernreaper

[Kevin looks a bit sheepish. Below the feed there comes a soft yipping and a pitiful whining. Kevin just sighs and ignores her. He's holding a very mangled pair of socks. There are a few beads missing and one of the tassels looks... damp.]

I dunno where she went through t'someone's house, but m'dog got 'hold o' someone's socks. If'n they's someone's, I'll replace 'em.

[Kevin... just looks embarrassed. Really Mimsy? REALLY?

She just looks extremely happy to look at the socks. SHARE THE SOCKS DADDY.]

doeswhathewants

[His NV is cheerfully blaring the Nyan Cat theme as his grinning face peers down into the screen.]

Such a day this is- a day for tricks and mischief.

A piece of advice since you are all such good sports: never take for granted that a door leading into a place will also lead out of it. Once a door closes, it has to open again.

[His smile widens]

And one important question: how long have you Nyan'd for?