sirenspull | June 19th, 2012

June 19th, 2012

Tuesday, June 19th 2012

Weather Cloudy with patchy sunny periods. A few scattered showers possible. Citizens are advised to avoid shadowed areas, and are advised to stay indoors behind proofing. Because of overcast skies, monsters may be a bit bolder in venturing out. High 17°C and a low of 11°C (63deg;F/52°F)

Current Moon Phase: New Moon

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

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- As the afternoon darkness spreads across sectors, a young boy by the name of Barnie Weimer was attacked by the darkness shadows on his way home from school with his father, Barry Weimer, today-- both were unharmed thanks to a "big white dog" says Barnie. It instantly came rushing in front of them and fought the monster off.

- SPFD Firefighters were in for a yowling, nasty surprise yesterday after an emergency call was made to take a stuck cat down from a tree. Upon arriving on the scene and attempting to retrieve the cat, volunteer ladderman Lamar Aziza reported that the creature “resembled the mangiest, foulest housecat I’ve ever seen, with a bloated stomach. It turned and hissed at us. That’s when I knew we were up s***’s creek.”

The belly of the beast exploded, erupting in a large litter of fierce, hairless and bony clawed cats, which chased the squad up and down the park, latching on with tiny claws and teeth and refusing to let go. Five firefighters were sent to Skye Medical Center for minor injuries, where they were tested for rabies. Later, an eyewitness made a call to the firehouse, identifying the creature.

“Those are rotguts. Some of the most common things you see outside at night. We get one mother that prowls under our porch almost every night, same routine. My wife and I have to use earplugs to get any sleep.”

- Another strange case of people turning into darkness monsters came from AGI club Roman Delight, a themed bath house popular for Hawthorne University toga parties. According to eyewitness reports, one of the swimming frat boys suddenly “turned into something like- a swamp thing. Like a creature from the black lagoon! His hair became slimy like seaweed and the whole pool turned brown and murky.” Two underaged partygoers were drowned, as others scrambled to flee the baths. Club security noted that Roman Delight has never failed a darkness proofing inspection, and management was unavailable for comment, but suspects foul play in the wake of a similar incident at Club 24.

[Falling Shadows event is still on, withDetails Here!!]
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electricitytrick

[Anders smiles broadly as the camera comes into focus on him, but while it's intended to be open and friendly, there's just a hint of something harder in his eyes.]

Well not only are my robes getting a bit worn due to not being given much of a chance to pack my bags before being brought here, but apparently when people burst in to search your room, they take wearing something a little different as a reason to take their time going through everything you own and asking all kinds of questions, while having a staff on me when I go anywhere doesn't exactly seem to get me much by way of friendly smiles either.

[He holds up a hand, heaving a slightly dramatic sigh.] I know, I know, by now you'd think I'd be used to getting rocks thrown at me when I'm not looking, and frankly the templars were a good deal worse than anything I've gotten so far here, but I'd really like to get something nicer to wear that doesn't also put a big "Oh look, a Newcomer, let's throw things at him!" sign over my head. Just in case things do get worse in the future.

So I suppose I'm asking if anyone would mind offering a little help? The marketplaces here are so large and confusing, and I'm not too certain what sort of clothing styles people generally wear here anyway. The Circle wasn't really too big on things like blending in. Or trousers, come to think of it.

[He grins and winks at that implication.] Not that that was always a bad thing...

mister_foppish

[He'd passed out fairly earlier than usual from utter exhaustion earlier that afternoon, sleeping long into the night with little interruption. The oppressive atmosphere the Decaying Darkness placed on a mind like his was as heavy as the effects of pandemonium eating away at the City.

The deep shadows surrounding his bedside was absolutely still, the room silent. In his moderately lavish bedroom soaked with blue moonlight the Prince of the World of Toons lay sleeping on silk bedding, peacefully. Or so it would seem. The lace curtains hanging down from the canopy bed swayed gently. There was an ominous air about, even from what the video showed…A silhouette was cast overtop the sleeping Pegasus' head, elongated from the window as if some terrible beast lurked just outside.

"Grmmm…" Pegasus groaned unconsciously, his brow furrowing and his body tossing, tangled in the sheets.

There's a moment where he quivers and then hoarsely whimpers, moaning something inaudible beneath his breath.]

A-ah…Please no….N-not that…!

[He speaks in a way that suggests fright or even pain, his face contorting, until finally the peak of his nightmare seems to come to fruition, and he yells out:]

"Nooooooooooooooooo!"

[He sits up with a violent start at that, panting harshly, looking as white as a sheet. Pegasus' entire body is drenched with a cold sweat, his gasps coming in short, erratic bursts as his heart pounded. He clenched at his night shirt and the sheets around him as if for reassurance that he was still there in his bed, leaning over to fumble for the light switch. Instead of finding it immediately however he nearly topples out of the bed, righting himself at just the last second so that he flings off the blankets and lets his feet touch the floor.

( The Darkness blinds my soul...Cut for brevity! )

((ooc: Basically, this follows the skewed perceptions plot from the Core Malfunction. Pegasus temporarily has lost his sight, allowing him to see through touch rather than through his actual eye.))