Luceti Valley - The First Log

[lucetimods]

Who: Everyone
What: The start of a new experiment... or is it?
When: August 2nd - August 6th
Where: Luceti itself
Summary: Luceti has become an idyllic and peaceful 50s-esque village. The first few days are just business as usual, right?
Rating: Varies with thread. Please move explicit stuff to appointments post with appropriate warnings.

August 1st had seemed like an ordinary day in Luceti. But late in the evening, for those night owls who had not turned in yet, they were witness to strange fluctuations in the barrier. Beautiful, really, almost like Luceti had received its own 'Northern Lights', even though it seemed to come from the far east, across the ocean. This ominous light show lasted for all of fifteen minutes before it ceased all together. Skimming the ocean waters, a horde of cultists entered Luceti, cloaked by darkness. Upon reaching the entrance to the tunnels, their leader stepped inside and was followed one by one by his fellow cultists. When the last had entered, the tunnel entrance closed. Across the mountains, the entrance to the tunnels in the village did the same.

Midnight passed without incident, but by three in the morning, the change suddenly came. Minds were altered, forms were changed, and buildings sprang from nowhere.

Much later, on August 2nd, morning settled on a changed village, the new mayor made his way to his mansion with his pair of adorable dobermans at either side of him. The sun shined bright. It was a good day to be a Lucetian.

Note: There will be a stand alone log for the homecoming dance. There will be another log for the second stage of the event.

Comments

Re: [August 3]

[complicatedliar]

[Loki grins at the other man.] Waiting for you, it seems.

Re: August 3

[complicatedliar]

Loki took the punch, either not caring or too drunk to see it coming. He reeled back against the bar, knocking his empty glass over, then pushed off to go right back toward her.

For a kiss.

[complicatedliar]

That's very kind of you, Peggy, but that would make for an awkward dinner. [And the thought of food is quite revolting to him these days.] Thank you all the same, though.

Nice. Hah.

[school]

[untrueheart]

Well yes. There's no reason at all for those ruffians to treat you like that. Why do you let them?

Day 3

[fabrecation]

[Luke narrows his eyes as he slides his glasses on and gets to his feet; He nearly got creamed just because Jim was impatient. What is his life?]

Now my clothes are grody... [His caretakers will have words with him. And he'll have to defend himself for the umpteenth time and keep his foot down about walking home. Ugh.

But he still looks at Jim, head upturned slightly while he considers his offer. This guy was... a friend, sort of, kind of, and - it's not like many people invite him to go to other places with them. He half wonders if this is some kind of ruse, but the rest of him is genuinely curious. Just as half of him wants to see what that bike is like, while the rest of him just wants to skip going to the office for a while, no matter what the others say.

So, he lets out a sigh and walks closer, his hand sweeping at a dirty patch on his sleeve.]

Okay, okay. I don't have a lot of time for things like this, so let's make it snappy.

Re: August 3

[touchofrogue]

Maire was not expecting him to come barreling back at her so quickly. She honestly hadn't thought that far ahead, at all. She'd assumed that once she punched him, he'd take a hint and stay down long enough for her to pop off a sassy line and walk out of the bar.

The last thing she would have imagined that he'd do is actually try to kiss her.

And for a brief moment, it worked. Loki's lips made contact with hers.

Re: August 3

[complicatedliar]

Well, he made it a good kiss for the time he had. And prepared himself to protect his groin. That was how these things normally went.

[geniustheveil]

[Ami's quick to sit down, almost as if she doesn't want to allow for any opportunity for the offer to be withdrawn. She wants them to be like this, side by side, facing whatever they're looking at together.

Right now, that happens to be the antics of the zoo animals, and while she usually finds them interesting, she's already read the information on the sign so many times over the years that she has it memorized. She watches a moment in silence anyway, before she speaks.]

You're out here alone today.

[It's a quiet observation; but she knows the household - and highly scheduled life - enough to know these chances to sneak away for peace of mind are rare. It's a gentle probe for Daisy to tell her a little of what's on her mind.]

[Day 4]

[yourfononsarewhack]

[Today was the day Jade had chosen to catch up with Luke - and having his own motives in mind at the same time, of course. He even made an appointment like a normal person and strolled on up to Luke's office when the time came. Even to a less haxxored version of the colonel, he could still tell some signs of Luke's fatigue.]

My. Someone's certainly been keeping busy.

[savedtheworld]

[Aang's strolling down the street and stops when he hears the barking dog. He smiles and leans down to try to make his own yipping noises back at the dog, not yet paying much mind to the owner.]

[ahappylie]

When Souji returned to the village, it wasn't just Luceti that wasn't as remembered. The lights in the early morning were dazzling, and shortly after that, Souji woke up in a house with a family and everything seemed completely normal - including his switch from "him" to "her."

Souji, born an elder daughter to a middle-class family with a younger brother named Sokka, now had a family of her own. Even if she had married down, she'd never worried much about it. Money had never been much of an object to her and, unlike other people in town, she'd wanted to marry for reasons other than advancing the family station. It hadn't made her parents happy, but with Cliff working as hard as he was and her son married and making his way through college, Souji was happy and that was all that really mattered.

Even if she had inklings her husband was working things on the side, which meant she often found herself doing things as well when he was out of the house. Odd jobs, mostly. Sewing, cleaning, watching after the young children in the neighborhood - anything at all that she could do to help make ends meet. And every morning she would wake up, make breakfast and do the chores around the house, making sure to keep up the appearances of being nothing more than a housewife.

On most days she stayed in Lowtown, looking for various little jobs here and there or working at home. She ran errands and sometimes visited family, popping in unexpectedly at her brother's or at her son's households. There was nothing quite as satisfying as getting the drop on either of them. On certain days, she headed up to Historic Luceti and the factories to see Cliff and bring him and his friends lunch during the strikes.

[Day 4]

[fabrecation]

[Oh jeez. He recognizes that voice. Even knowing that he's supposed to be here at this time, it still manages to surprise him in a less than pleasant way.

Luke keeps his head down while he glances up at Jade, over the rim of his glasses, causing his vision to mix and become an odd state of blurred and clear. It's fast leading to another headache, so he shuts his eyes, raises his head and looks at him with a clear view. Not the annoyed look he was going for, but sacrifices have to be made.]

Yeah. So what did you want? [This is the father of his best friend, so while he'd rather tell him to be shut up, he can't exactly be disrespectful towards him. Not too much so, anyway.]

[mysicksadlife]

[Do you see friends hanging around her locker, Rapunzel?]

Right. The throngs of admirers I'll gain by shoddy attempts to make paper dolls.

[If she had talent, it might be different.]

[Day 1]

[tokennonbender]

[Asami has a smear of grease on her cheek, and her hair is back in a messy, rather bulky ponytail as she steps out of the shop and into the lot itself, looking over the cars. She almost misses the kid moving between them, watching him for a moment before she smirks and heads over.]

[He doesn't really look like a customer, but still. She wipes her hands off on the front of her work clothes as she comes up to him, her expression amused.]

Looking for something?

[August 3]

[relictusdeus]

That’s awfully nice of the chair.

[He chuckles at the smile, tracing the man's features with his eyes.]

Just couldn't bear to see you sitting all by yourself.

[school]

[soheartless]

I don't know. I'm sorry.

Re: [August 3]

[complicatedliar]

[Loki gives Isaac a similar once-over, leaning casually against the bar.]

As luck would have it, I couldn't bear to sit by myself much longer either.

[school]

[untrueheart]

Don't be sorry! You've done nothing, it's those low class riff-raff boys who ought to apologize-!

Do...you need help cleaning this up? I don't want to presume...

[rightfootforward]

Awkward dinners aren't exactly foreign to us, you know. [What with both of them disowned by their families, it makes everything a little...strained. Likely not as much as with Loki's family, considering what she had heard from Steve. ]

The offer stands, should you wish to take it. Since coming down to this part of town doesn't seem as distasteful to you as our other relatives.

[twodragons]

Don't know what I'd do without you, girl.

[Maybe not starve, but he certainly wouldn't be as well off. Might have joined a gang by now.]

Try not to tell anyone, but I always get a little worried when we separate for a while, you know?

[complicatedliar]

Good lawyers learn to not be picky. [It's more that in his youth, he did spend a lot of time down here, when he still thought he had a way out of this life.]

I'll think about it. [No he won't.] You're very kind, Peggy.

[rightfootforward]

And all good lawyers learn to lie so well.

[She gives him a wry smile.] You didn't really think a platitude would be enough to placate me?

[school]

[soheartless]

To presume... [He wonders to himself aloud and steps towards the locker, and he begins to jostle the door slightly as if it will make a difference.]

You don't have to help me.

[Day 1]

[lasthairbender]

[His attempt at an aloof disposition quickly dissolves into nervousness.]

Me? Yeah! Right! I'm looking! Just... looking for a car!

[complicatedliar]

[He offers her an ironic little bow.] First course they have us take in law school, you know.

I'd rather hoped it would. I have enough awkwardness in my life already.