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

[shinesbrightest]

[That makes him jump, and he almost nearly drops the flowers. He whips around, messily shoving the flowers back.]

O-oh, Jane! I'm sorry, I didn't see you there.

[tokennonbender]

[Asami looks thoughtful for a moment, tapping her finger against her arm as she stares down at him. He did have an eager sort of puppy-thing going on. And if she had to guess, he was trying to date a girl from the right side of the tracks, which meant impressing her.]

...Who is it?

[tokennonbender]

[For once, Asami was not working on a car, but was seated at a desk in the back half going over some financial things and half doing her homework. She looks up, her expression slightly surprised at seeing her brother walking into the shop.]

Asbel! ...Did your car break down?

[maximoff_girl]

[Wanda's done her best to dress upscale, and blend in, but there are some things she just can't hide-- like the loose threads dangling from her thrift-shop boutique dresses. She's very particular to only wear the nicest, most fashionable things she has, but she simply can't afford to be completely up with fashion.

Looking up from the rack of dresses she'll NEVER have, but are fun to entertain, she smiles broadly and genuinely at Kate. She had, at one point, thought that Theodore might be cheating on her with the other girl, but he had vehemently denied it when she brought it up. And Wanda was nothing if not trusting. Now, feeling she had nothing to fear from the pretty upper crust girl, she hopes to grow a friendship with her-- since she's friends with her boyfriend, after all.]

Kate! Hi! Yes, though I'm not really seeing anything that catches my eye just yet. [Translation: I can't afford this shop.] You, too?

[welnares]

[Oh, Walter, he thought he knew you so well.]

Fine – where's the ice? . . . Do we have any left?

[He's pretty sure they used up what few ice cubes they had left on Walter's birthday.]

Re: August 3?

[complicatedliar]

[Loki spies Natasha and gives her a broad smile.] It has been a while indeed!

Yes, work. I do little else these days, I'm afraid. [He holds out his cigarette case to her as an invitation.] What about yourself? How is Rue?

[August 3 in the library?]

[abjurer]

[Max has plenty enough to be researching himself, papers to write and all. He's a little surprised to find Loki there however and the sight of him gives Max pause.]

You're actually getting some kind of fresh air then?

[touchofrogue]

"No word on if they agreed to a meeting?"

[z_jay]

[Jack had gone from being a warmth to movement, and suddenly was lucky to finish off that exclamation, because Eugene was wasting no time leaning in to kiss him, suds be damned. His own heart was pounding hard, squeezing his arms around Jack and making a soft and contented sound into his mouth before moving to kiss his cheek and bury his face in Jack's neck. Jack smelled like soap detergent, sweat, and clean linens-- just like he remembered him.]

Hey. I am back.

[That was one of the greatest things about being with Jack-- when he was with him, the rest of the world didn't matter one whit. Though his shoulders were getting wet from the accumulated wet on Jack's hands grabbing onto him there.]

Y'busy for long?

[He'd missed him, terribly, and there was... well, a lot to discuss, but no sense in jumping into all of it right now. He still hadn't let go and gave no sign he was going to let Jack return to dish washing]

Day 5

[twinlionfists]

She'd avoided him after the scene in the rental shop and at the dance. However, she was beginning to feel strange without spending time with her twin, her other half. So, after a long moment of contemplation, she closed her eyes and sought him out in his room.

She lifted her hand and rapt gently on his door.

Re: August 4th

[complicatedliar]

"We could make it a handshake agreement," Loki said. "Since I'd hate to waste something inappropriate on a predetermined no."

[touchofrogue]

Busy. [She sighs a little and tucks a bang behind her ear.] I don't get home until about nine these days. How about you?

[z_jay]

I wouldn't want you out of my hair-- and that's...

[Truthfully, people might be more interested in Max's scandal than Eugene's own. And how he wouldn't love to follow Max's example, but...]

I don't actually know what to do about Adele. She's not interested in me, but I don't know if telling mom is going to make the situation better or worse. And then Jack... yeah, I can't blame you for wanting to get away from all this.

[halfnhalf]

Hold your horses, Mr. Stark. I wasn't finished.

[Teddy squeezes his hand in return and gives his shoulder a teasing nudge, then focuses on the path before him. Hightown is relatively safe, but Will's right; it's not exactly a great place for the rich. But Teddy's not only strong, but very protective of who he loves. William's in safe hands here.

He follows a few more turns, getting closer to the outer edge of the housing area.]

There's some kids who play around here sometimes. They pulled me into it as soon as I asked, and they dared me to go up to the porch of this one house. They said it was haunted, that every night at midnight, an old man parts the curtains of one of the windows and curses anyone he sees wandering the streets. But he's never there at any other hour.

[Finally, they reach the house itself; not quite on the outer edge, but close. It's actually not so creepy of a house, though it does show some signs of neglect.]

Shockingly, it's not actually haunted. Just abandoned. Also...

[With a raise of his eyebrows to Will, Teddy lets go of his hand and moves forward, then hops up the front steps of the house, crouches down, and lifts up the rug in front of the door. Low and behold, a key rests under it.]

The guy who lived here didn't care enough about the house to even sell it. He kept saying he'd come back for it, but he never did. [He turns back to Will, a somewhat sheepish smile on his face.] I was interested enough to ask one of the kids' mother about it. The whole ghost story fib was just so that the kids would get back home before bed time.

Re: August 4th

[touchofrogue]

Marie took her files back and took a careful half-step away from him. "I'm still deciding."

She gave him a small smile and turned back to her filing.

[notyourutopian]

[Eleanor leans into the hug, reaching up to squeeze her mother's arm as the woman talks.]

Well, at least you're home now? You won't have to get yelled at by anyone upset about nothing.

Well, until tomorrow, at least.

Day One!

[bubblywishes]

[Norma's not too hard to find - she usually keeps to one section of the library that's pretty much deserted half the time, especially during this time of day. The world history section of the library, with books and encyclopedias about runes and ancient hieroglyphics, was her home away from home, and Norma's nose was already pressed deep into one, eyes scanning the pages left and and right.

Only when she hears the familiar hushed call of her friend does Norma snap out of her studious state to greet her friend. She hasn't really been keeping up with the latest gossip, so she is unaware of her dear bff's plight, and says hi the usual way - loudly.]

Heeey, Kari!

Day 5

[aerialassault]

[The tax hike weighed more heavily on Cliff's mind than he let on. It wasn't like he had much choice in any of it, but he wasn't the sort to just grin and accept the issue as it was. He could soldier on and bear it, for a little while, but it was only a matter of time before his noted streak of stubbornness and fly away temper got the better of him and he did something that he might later regret.

But, he would deal with that when the time came. For the moment he had more immediate worries, like that old truck. He had a few hours to spare, and he decided to use those to duck in under the hood and figure out what the problem was with the engine once and for all.

He might not notice Fayt right away, because the delicate workings of the machine took up a sizable chunk of his attention.]

[abjurer]

[How can Max possibly resist when Helios greets him like that? He leans back against the bookcase, smiling at the other man fondly. He's not sure how this happened, and it's difficult, he's not going to pretend otherwise, but he wouldn't change it.]

I do like prizes, I have to say. I like winning.

[Especially when Helios gives him such a look of heated promise.]

I am pretty good at doing that myself.

[He smiles when Helios leans in and kisses him back, letting it become a little more heated.]

[250mhzwabl]

Okay, I'll agree about James. Even if I'm not convinced about your man there. [Jack beckons for Max to follow him down the rows, voice dropping a pitch as they discuss the less-than-public relationship.] I like to think us Lowtown types have better sense then to go around kissing rich folks where any old janitor can catch us. Are you really sure he's not trying to blackmail your money out of you?

[abjurer]

I'm not going to be completely out of contact, Gene. You can't get rid of me that easily.

[He'd just be travelling. Seeing the world. Finding a place to make his own home.]

And you aren't interested in her. [He sighs, running a hand through his hair.] Screw that, think of Jack. I know you adore him. How's he going to take it if you get married, even just to keep up appearances? And eventually you know there'll be kids involved and he'll end up being a bit on the side no matter what you do.

[complicatedliar]

[He grins.] Gentlemen don't tell.

[blackteriques]

[Best friends know when punching is necessary. Hmph.]

...I think we used the last of it last night.

[And having Oscar walk around with a frozen box of corn to his face would be awful.

It'd be a waste of a perfectly good frozen box of corn.]

[markofthebrave]

[You're in luck, Zuko. She is, in fact, wearing a shoulder bag. Unfortunately, it's around the arm that she's using to pet your dog. What do?]

Oh, good girl. [She shook Ammy's hand.] You must have someone who belongs to you.

[Katara glances around.]

Re: [August 5]

[complicatedliar]

People change. As do circumstances. Or rather, one comes to understand the reality of the situation.

[He snorts.] If only we'd kept it limited to hurting ourselves, eh?