sirenspull | June 18th, 2012

June 18th, 2012

[There's no video, but there's the sound of something in the distance; growling, scratching, breathing.]

Your monsters are getting restless, Sirens Port.

You think they're a little angry about something? I doubt it's just a thorn in their paw. Or Maybe they're just as bored as the rest of us.

[He sounds amused at the very least]

Something's broken by the way, It wasn't me, but someone should probably fix it.

theosen

To those of you who have lived for more than a century --

What is the purpose of a father or creator?

runebladeknight

[It comes on with a jolt, and the view is terrible. A hint of shadow, an outside glance of what may or may not be a bladed weapon.

[The camera tilts nauseatingly as the NV’s owner moves, and there’s a monstrous shriek before the screen is splashed with blood. But just as quickly, it becomes bathed in light, and the blood dissolves.

[A faintly annoyed sigh and the sound of metal scraping back into place come next. As well as just a general view of the street as the owner walks on, oblivious to the recording.]

[[OOC: Backdated to about mid-afternoon. Actioning is totally welcome if your character is out and about.]]

Current Mood: discontent

thepull_mods

Monday, June 18th 2012

Weather Clear skies, with a bit of a southwest breeze. Citizens are advised to avoid shadowed areas, and are advised to stay indoors behind proofing High 17°C and a low of 11°C (63deg;F/52°F)

Current Moon Phase: Waning Crescent

Morning sirens go off at 5:11am, and evening sirens are at 9:16pm.

News & Advertisements

- Police were baffled this morning when just after morning sirens they were called to the scene of a bizarre criminal apprehension. Elvis, Leron and Seymour Boomhausen, three brothers and employed farm hands, were found with trace evidence of key ingredients of methamphetamine on their person, as well as directions to a disused farm building which was confirmed by police as the brothers’ meth lab. Authorities also seized a considerable amount of methamphetamine which they believe was too great to be for personal use.
What makes the apprehension so extraordinary is the way that the brothers were found. After a call from concerned citizens, officers arrived to find the three brothers tied to a lamp post, and the only clue to the identity of the one responsible was found in the form of a message carved on a nearby door: Thank the Titans. HIS.

“I have no idea who he is,” Sylvia Simms, a witness who came across the trio told this reporter. “I was just out walking my dog and suddenly I saw these three men tied up and apparently they were his. It seems very peculiar. I wonder if it's an actual titan of some sort, you never know with newcomers these days...”

The Boomhausen brothers have been remanded in custody, charged with possession with intent to supply. A hearing has been scheduled for next month.

- Several reports claim that ooze monsters and small, swimming mutation creatures have been slithering out of open drains and toilet tanks. One hysterical woman had to be rushed to the emergency room after a frantic 911 call, claiming that something had crawled up out of the toilet tank and “slithered up inside of her”. Scans at Siren’s Port General Hospital found nothing to support her claims.

- Amidst the reports of darkness monsters striking during daylight come the occasional heartening stories about citizens in the Port helping one another out. Passengers at the Fable Way subway station today were attacked by the creatures as they stood waiting for their train. Fortunately, also waiting for the train was a group of SERO security guards, who beat the monsters into submission with taser-rod nightsticks before anyone was hurt.

-In other news, this morning’s peace was shattered when three horses were found wandering freely around the city. Sky, Strawberry and Dinky Hooves the Shetland were chased for three hours before they were finally rounded up in Grayson’s Orchard and returned to their paddock. No one can explain how the intrepid trio made their break for freedom, but all three were none the worse for wear after their exciting adventure.

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inamartiniglass

[The video feed begins by showing nothing but a room. But soon, Vesper flutters in in a white silk robe, finishing her make-up before she slips into her dress for work. She peers into the camera, which she can see her reflection as it rolls. Vesper rolls her lipstick up until it appears.]

Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to your new community center director.

[Vesper quickly glides the lipstick over her lips before turning it down back into the tube and replacing the cap. The feed then ends as she picks up her phone to send a text.]

nyaruko

You know, hearing so many people talk about Father's Day and whether they want to thank their dads for always being awesome or not thank them because they're somehow jerks who are never there [Not that she's listened to the in-between] and then all those observations about people who have lost their parents and all really got me thinking.

It's not Father's Day anymore, so there's going to be another 364 days before it comes around again. But that doesn't mean that kids won't need fathers until then! And some of you do have those really amazing dads and kudos to you for that~

But for those of you who want someone who'd... oh, I don't know: go fishing with you, I guess. Teach you hunting. Share porn. Watch sports.

[There's a breath as she carefully composes herself. Has she actually started up some type of Big Brother program, maybe...? Wouldn't that be nice.

Instead, it looks like she's revving herself up for some happy announcement.]

I volunteer to be your father for the year!

I can't say I'd be amazing because I've never tried my hand at it, but I promise I'll do my absolute best!

in_a_dark_wood

So, I guess a guy can't even take a stroll these days. You go out and something's gonna try to get ya if you pass through the shadow of a building.

[There is a slight lilt to his words, as if he can't quite keep the thrill of the hunt from his voice.]

If ya have to go out? Do it at noon. Or you're gonna see shit like this.

[The NV switches over to video and shows Dante's feet for a moment before he gets it pointing in the right direction: down the street. It's late afternoon and the shadows look wrong, as if they've slithered, rather than fallen, across the landscape. Something moves in the nearest shadow, standing upright. It's a gaunt, human shape until it twists its head, revealing a long, beak-like appendage. It says "shitlikethis!" then leaps towards the camera. The camera tilts as Dante backpedals and the creature emits a keening sound like a car blaring its horn then collapses to the ground as its body is riddled with holes under what seems like machine gun fire. This lasts for only a moment before it vaporizes in the sunlight.]

Oops. Looks like I made a friend. Ugly sunnavabitch too.

[He lifts the NV again and looks at it with a half grin.]

Wish I could tell ya why this is happening. But I can't. Media's been pretty tight-lipped about it, too. Tch...what a pain. I guess the news is useless no matter what world you're in.

[There's a growl from off camera and he smiles again.]

Well....looks like there's a party going on. And I'm the guest of honor.

[He turns off the feed]

((ooc: Dante's Permissions Post))

his_own_will

[ A strangled gasp comes over the network, an open channel punched haphazardly into the NV as Oz slowly returns to himself after staving off the darkness monsters. It wasn't like him to forget things. He had known to avoid the shadows, to go the long way around rather then take the short-cut through the alley, but he had been distracted. ]

Gil? It's... I've...

[ He takes another shaky breath, trying to get his bearings. It's hard concentrating when every touch is muted with the feeling of, well... softness underneath his fingertips, all along his skin. ]

They're gone now. You should know that already, but... I'm fine. Don't come find me. [ It sounded as though he was trying to convince himself, but there's true fear there coming across the line as Oz talked. If Gil came running out of nowhere, who knows how many people might suffer? Raven wasn't exactly a small bird after all. It could easily flatten a building or two if Gil lost control. If only Oz hadn't been forced to use his chain; he might have kept Gil from finding out at all! Now if only he could just, well... move ]

((ooc: The fur is because Oz is really a [SPOILER] stuffed rabbit. Also, heading to bed soon since I have to be into work earlier then usual, but I didn't want to miss this event!))