House of M - The Beginning

[selfhelp]

Who: Billy Kaplan + Anyone who wants to be involved in the House of M Plot + Related CR + Anyone Really
What: Um. The House of M Plot.
When: October 1st-7th
Where: Literally anywhere in Luceti, yo
Summary: Billy returns from a kidnapping feeling a bit, er, different. A white light envelops the village for just a moment, and when it fades... well. All kinds of things are different, actually.
Rating: Varies, anything above R take it elsewhere!

Still accepting last minute sign-ups, if anyone is interested.


It starts off so innocently, early on the morning of October 1st. A burst of light, a warm rush of energy that consumes everything it touches, and it's gentle enough to feel like stepping out into sunlight from the shade. It's so brief that some people might not even notice it happened. But there are certainly... differences. Some subtle, some not. And those changed won't even understand the problem.

After all, why would perfection be a problem?

The truth is, there are no problems. There can't be. It's perfect, Billy thinks. Believes it. His belief is his reality, and now, it's their reality. It all has to be perfect; they deserve it, all of them, for one reason or another. And he'll do whatever he has to protect that perfection from being tainted, ruined, taken away from them.

Teddy died so this could happen, after all.

So what is your new reality?


((first two threads reserved for the intro thread and billy's status; after that consider this log a free-for-all.))

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[which_witch]

[Wanda is calmly perusing the isles of the grocery store, when she hears the tell-tale sound of Kurt's approaching hoard. She smiles and shakes her head, preparing for what's to come by shifting her hold on her shopping, lest little sticky blue fingers spirit it away. She also keeps an eye out for Kurt, as she always enjoys saying hello to her friend.]

[bluestyonder]

Kurt's shopping cart is a few aisles over with most of the kids. A few things are heard: loud bamfing, chatting and small squabbles between the kids, a humming of "A Pirate's Life for Me". Kurt's voice is heard alternating between splitting up squabbles and joining in on the song.

One bamf is heard near Wanda. It's Josephine, who is wearing her favorite pink bow in her hair today. She smiles, a smile which shows that only one of her fangs has grown in in, and holds up an apple towards her in offering. "Aunt Wanda."

[which_witch]

Little Josephine! Why, thank you! [Kneeling down, she accepts the apple, looking it over with the appropriate level of just-slightly-over reacting that's good to use with children her age.] Is this for me...? It's so lovely!

[bluestyonder]

"It is, it is!" she said, sure it was a great accomplishment. Her smile grows ever so wider.

And then the shopping cart comes around the corner, wheeled by Kurt and the rest of the pack. David is leaning over at the head of the shopping cart, wearing a pirate hat and wielding a fake sword.

"There's out last straggler," Kurt said as he spotted Josephine. "It looks like she's found us a Wanda, too."

[which_witch]

Almost as lovely as you! [Wanda adores Kurt's children. She finds them heart-meltingly adorable, in addition to just sort of liking children anyway.

She beeps Josephine's nose, and if the girl will allow, gathers her up with one arm, to return to a standing position. She's had a lot of practice wrangling children, but Kurt's acrobatic bunch can still manage to surprise her, from time to time. ]

Happily so. She's given me the best apple in the entire store. ... Doesn't she know it's witches who are supposed to give out apples to princesses, not the other way around?

[bluestyonder]

Josephine certainly allows herself to be scooped up with a giggle. And as Kurt listens to her comment, he looks between Wanda and Josephine with a pointing finger. "Well, which witch are we talking about here? The Scarlet Witch, or daddy's little goblin witch?"

[which_witch]

Oooh, Josephine! Are you a witch now? [Wanda nuzzles the girl with adoring Eskimo kisses.] Being a witch is so much fun. ... Of course-- [She looks back to Kurt] that would make me the princess. And we both know that's not true. [Though she does vaguely dress the role, in her floor length red dresses. Her fashion changed after William and Theodore were born, from gothy-punk to more anachronistic noblewoman. She eyes the rest of Kurt's bunch.] Maybe it's someone else here...

[bluestyonder]

"Ah..." She puts a finger to her mouth indecisively.

"Now, now," Kurt replies as he waggles his finger. "You can both be witch princesses, you know. In fact, I think all the girls here are one. And the boys? You're the pirate captains."

They gave a rowdy cheer.

[which_witch]

[Wanda laughs at their enthusiasm. They're such good kids.] Excellent! An entire slue of Pirate captains! ... I just hope that none of my shopping is pirated away to be made into pirate booty. [Shifting her hold on Josephine slightly, she turns to Kurt, with a smile.] ...And with the formalities out of the way; Hello, Kurt! How are you this lovely day?