sirenspull | July 15th, 2012

July 15th, 2012

['Sup, network. It's late, yes, but Jack Harkness very rarely sleeps. For that matter, he's been extremely bored and irritable lately. This has manifested in lots of trips to shooting ranges, maybe a bit too much aggressiveness doing his bouncer/bodyguard thing, but tonight? It's going to show itself in another way entirely. People who know him well should know to beware of this grin.]

You know, I think I've figured out what this port here needs. A good old-fashioned orgy might take everyone's minds off of certain, uh, things. --Alright, I realize quite a few of you may be a little more -- 21st-century in your views on this sort of thing, but it's really worth it. Take it from a guy who knows.

[That smile of his is just getting wider, and he certainly does sound like he's telling the absolute truth, doesn't he? If there's one thing Jack is very good at, it is obfuscating the truth.]

I mean, back at home we used to have 'em every Tuesday. Tuesday night orgies at Torchwood. It's a damn fun way to relieve stress. Trust me on that.

thepull_mods

Sunday, July 15th 2012

Weather A mix of cloudy and clear skies. Chance of showers or thundershowers. High 26°C and a low of 18°C (78deg;F 64°F)

Current Moon Phase: Waning Crescent

Morning sirens go off at 5:29am, and evening sirens are at 9:07pm.

( Horoscopes )

News & Advertisements

SPECIAL REPORT: MYSTERIOUS RAMPAGE RISEN FROM THE SEA

- Camera footage from yesterday evening shows a strange burbling out in the ocean, emitting a luminescent glow from a patch of water just offshore in Upper Sector 7. Beachcombers also triggered several explosive floating baubles, shaped like red hearts, which began washing up onshore late yesterday evening. As the island coast guard sent small craft out from Gibson’s Boat Rental docks to investigate, the boats caught flame from “unknown causes”, killing three. Authorities suspect seismic Core activity may have opened an underwater vent which is releasing flammable gas, but cannot explain the hearts.

-BREAKING NEWS: 7am A mysterious invisible force, has risen out of the ocean, according to eyewitness accounts, and something large and unknown is wrecking havoc in the city farmlands! Fields of crops have been ravaged, cattle scattered as some of the herd were hurled into the air. Some experts say this is a phenomena known as a Core-energy storm last seen in Port during the 70’s, others claim an invisible monster has left tracks across their fields. Two helicopters, sent to scope out the damage, have been downed in a potato field. Their last transmissions, although garbled by rotors, broken glass, twisting metal and screaming, indicated that they were snatched out of the air by some sort of “Horrible red lizard-monster, 122 meters tall!”.

- BREAKING NEWS: 10am
The mysterious force or unknown entity ravaging destruction across the agricultural sector continues to make headway across the island, now positioned at the cusp of residential neighborhoods. Siren’s Port Train and Bus Depot at Station 31, located in North Sector 4, has taken heavy damage, the 9:58am train on the eastbound line has been destroyed, with an unknown number of survivors at this time. All further rail operations have been delayed until further notice.

SERO Weapons Development has requested government authorization to mobilize their forces and deploy laser cannons to sweep the area.
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[ News Notification Thread]

bratziska

[The screen flickers on to small blue-haired girl skulking around the baseball diamond, trying to stay out of sight of anyone who might disturb her. There's a riding crop between her hands, bent so hard it might actually snap. While otherwise she could actually be considered a cute little girl, she looks absolutely livid.]

I have had enough of this preposterous nonsense! If anyone has any information - real information, mind - then I will gladly hear it! [As gladly as someone hissing like an angry cat can, anyway.

Somebody off screen seems to look at the girl the wrong way, and she seethes even more, if that's possible.]

How dare you - ?

This is no way to treat a disciple of von Karma!

mostbeautiful

[Dorian appears on the com, with wild eyes and pale cheeks. The camera is not steady. Skittishly, his eyes dart around. A crashing sound is heard off of the screen, and the poor boy jumps at it terribly.]

What is this? WHAT IS THIS?

It looks like a storm but I've never seen a storm like...

WHAT IS THIS?!

Storms don't do to trains what I saw done to a drain. It was completely mutilated. I'm heading towards the city, near the baseball diamond. Can someone offer shelter?

My apologies to my employers but I won't be coming to work today.

asano_san

[The video jumps and jitters as its subject runs down the sidewalk.]

I-I was walking to-

[A quick shake of his head. That's not the most important part!]

There was a scream!

N-no! A roar!

[He still seems at a loss, searching for words to describe the horrors he's seen.

In the end, there's only one thing the Port needs to know. He's starting to get out of breath, but he musters up a final shout.]

GIANT RED MONSTER!

((Given his heightened spiritual awareness, Keigo sees Grellzilla for the rampaging beast he is. Others may wonder what he is smoking that he's turning unfortunate weather conditions into monsters.))

towerlocked

[the image is not very good. Snow White is having trouble figuring this thing out. But her voice comes out clearly]

I have been told I need a job in order to contribute to this place. I am willing to work hard in whatever trade is availabe.

brat_from_hell

[He wasn't going to say anything at all. He was going to sit back and watch the disaster unfold. However, it's occurred to him that this could be a very profitable day.]

If anyone needs protecting from the storm-monster, the Uzushio Ryokan has some of the best anti-Darkness and magical warding protection in the entire city.

We're even offering an emergency discount on the rooms. So book them while you still can, 'kay?

pullsheavendown

[Roxas is kicking back at the just-closed S.S. Kahve tonight, hours after Grellzilla's rampage is over.

All the customers have been shooed out to get home before the siren rings and the darkness spreads, but there's no harm in enjoying an after-shift cup of java.]

So does anyone know what that storm was about earlier? Or...I dunno, some people said it was a monster, but I haven't seen pictures or anything. And there was something about flying cows. [He sounds skeptical. Yeah Keigo, he doubts you.] Whatever it was, I hope people are okay.

Anyway, we had kind of a slow day today—I guess storm-monster-whatevers make people nervous enough they don't want to get jittery on caffeine too. So in the shop we started reading our horoscopes and comparing them and I want to know—are these really real at all?

I know the writer's supposed to have a special power or something, but come on. "You need to climb out of the rut you've fallen into." What if I haven't fallen into a rut, what then? And everyone born around that time supposedly has the same problems? And the rest is really vague. And everyone's got personal problems. It doesn't take a lot of insight to put that in a horoscope.

Has anyone ever gotten anywhere from paying attention to these things and following their advice?

upstairsbrain

[ Hello, world. Finally, the mop-headed lumberjack makes a visual appearance over the network. ]

Uh... hey. [ There's a tired smile. ] I'm Sam Winchester, I... showed up here pretty recently. I know I've been here before, but I don't remember any of it. Sorry if that ends up being a problem. But, if I knew you before, let me know, and we can get re-acquainted. In the meantime, I guess I'll be looking for a job.

[ And some answers, but that's beside the point. ]

blondejokes

[ Let's pretend this was back-dated to like noon ok. The NV is positioned on a shelf, displaying a rather curious-looking interior. Ino's standing with a hand on her hip, donned in her usual purple attire complete with her insanely long ponytail, a smile on her face. ]

Can you believe that somebody just let this place rot? The flowers were brown and wilted when I got here and I'm pretty sure I smelled some rats in the back room. It was gross. [ Her nose winkles slightly. ] And of course the wallpaper will be changed soon, too.

But it's amazing what a girl can get done over the span of two days! Thankfully there were already a lot of seeds in the backroom to plant, and most of the flowers only needed a little help to get back to their prime. So guess what that means? [ Her shoulders shift back and forth and her grin grows. ]

That's right! Yamanaka Flower Shop - formerly known as Siren's Flowers, but this has a nicer ring to it - is now open for business! You can't miss it, really, it's right on the corner of sectors 4, 7, and 2. Orders can be given to me in person or over the NV. Here's the list of prices. [ She holds up this for a few seconds. ]

We have everything from azaleas to primroses, and in a few weeks we'll even have some of the more unique flowers from the greenhouse, like blue roses and chocolate cosmos.

Oh, and if anybody's looking for a job, talk to me. I'm sure I can find something for you to do. A woman's work is never done, as they say.

[ She leans forward to turn off the feed, feeling rather smug and self-satisfied. ]

gtfo_mypersonalspace

[ All these posts about 'storms' and 'monsters'...William may be one of the only ones who truly knows what - and who - the creature was. And how it came to happen.

Which is totally not his fault, ok! It's all that putrid demon-cat, Kyubey's fault! Going around, taking advantage of people, making contracts. Hmph. William needs to have a word with him! ]

Kyubey. Or whatever your name was. I need to speak with you. Now.

[ But, William's also well aware that he cannot see this demon. Or, at least, wasn't able to whenever Grell seemed to be talking to him. So he adds on a bit before disconnecting. ]

Anyone else who has information on that demon and its powers, I would like to speak with you, as well.