MOD LOG #3

[bequiet]

MOD LOG #3

Arriving in style
Content Warnings: Fighting, death, violence
Themes: Survival, plot

It's early in the day when it happens. The red dust that seems to be everywhere sweeps through the city streets, mixing with the steady patter of rain and making it hard to see and breathe. All red and leaving the taste of copper if inhaled, what could have been an easy day without any trouble quickly becomes anything but. While those in the community are heading for cover or finding ways to continue on through it, the new arrivals begin waking up in different cities all over the world. There won't be anyone to greet them, and leaving the room through the door is their choice - after doing so, they'll immediately step out into the city they were assigned. The streets are empty, houses abandoned, everything crumbling and in ruins. There will be signs noting their location, which they'll catch a glimpse of before a sharp push forward causes darkness to engulf them.

Waking up for the second time, in Reims but not in the Reset Room, they'll come to inside the red dust as it whips through the streets of the community. They won't be alone for long. Another person will be waking up beside them, and after a few moments of disorientation, try to attack. They might have weapons or use their hands, and they will not stop until they've taken a fatal blow. Their blood is dust, and they, along with their weapons, disintegrate after they've died. Can you stop them on your own? Will someone come to your aid?

The Sight of Lightning
Content Warnings: Poison, sex
Themes: Survival, plot

The day after the storm, the same red dust will find its way through Reims and come into contact with every person. Since the dust is everywhere, some might not notice that it's floating through the community and know that something is off. The effects don't begin until night fall, where everyone will feel the desire to seek out companionship of many different kinds. Though it is not always the case, the people that saw each other in color will "want" to be with that person more strongly than they might already, and will be more likely to confess or do something about it. Some might feel an intense need to be around another person, though not necessarily sexually - almost as if they need that person around them to be happy or content. For some, it might be a desire that can only be fulfilled by more than one person.

The effects wear off the next time the person gets wet. This can be a splash of water across the face or fully submerged. Or even drinking something.

OOC
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NAVIGATION

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Comments

[lednikovyy]

[ Bucky might actually blush. He's not looking, really, but it's been a long time since a woman winked at him like that. A long time. He's just now realizing how long. Being a sketchy-looking guy on the run hadn't exactly pumped up his sex life. Or his dating life or even his flirting life.

He grabs his device, realizing that he really needs to get better at this whole mobile-device-texting thing that everyone else seems so comfortable with. ]

I'm Bucky
what's your name?

[rockypath]

[There's an amused quirk of her brow as he blushes. It's alright Bucky, probably like more than half the guys in this city were sketchy looking and had probably been on the run at some point. So he's not alone! Watching him type she moves closer, arms crossing, but eventually slip apart again to get her own device.] I'm Faith. Whatcha doing out here? Just hanging out?

Cruising for chicks?

[lednikovyy]

[ His smile grows and he ducks his head in a gesture that would probably be more natural if he could laugh, but habits die hard. ]

is that what they call it now?
that's not what I'm do, though!

[rockypath]

[She doesn't look convinced, but it's a playful disbelief.] No? Could have fooled me.

Did you get here in that crazy storm? Or have you been here a bit longer?

[lednikovyy]

[ Bucky swears he used to be good at this, but he can't tell if she's laughing with him or at him. It doesn't really matter much, anyway. Being laughed at is the least of his worries anymore. ]

I got here a few weeks ago. How long have you been here?

[rockypath]

[He's stiff, like he's not quite sure what he's doing. Honestly, its kind of endearing, if anything.]

it's been a few months for me.

[lednikovyy]

Is the silence making you crazy yet?

[ It's strange when he thinks about it. Before HYDRA had him, he'd been in the War. They'd had plenty of quiet times, but he'd felt the comforting weight of companions in those times. After HYDRA fell, he'd been entirely alone for a while there, but he could still hear people and still occupy his world with sounds. He was quiet and lived like a shadow, but it was easier to pretend that it was okay. Now, he feels like he's entirely unconnected and he could just float away if he closes his eyes long enough. ]

[rockypath]

Only a moderate amount of crazy. But I was already pretty cracked before. [Faith jokes. It's mostly a joke, anyway. But she's never been exactly stable to be honest.]

[lednikovyy]

Oh, me too.

[ He grins, but he suspects he might be one of the bigger headcases here given all the faulty wiring in his head. One short circuit and he's a few Avengers away from killing anyone in front of him. ]

Not sure if that makes it better or worse.

[rockypath]

[Faith didn't have any program to blame her issues on. They are all 100% home grown.] Point. But figure it makes me pretty good at just expecting things to be shit. So this place is just the same shit, different day, different reality.

[lednikovyy]

Just like that, huh? I could learn a thing or two from you.

[ He's had the rug pulled out from under him in a major way a few times in his life, but it's still not easy. Every time it's been bigger than the last, too. This time, the entire world is just gone, replaced by a new world when he'd barely had a handle on making his way in the old one. He doesn't even know if he believes that he'll ever get back, either. This might be it until something gets worse. ]

[rockypath]

I don't think my cynical-ness is something you should try and copy! [She has to cover her mouth a moment to try and stifle her laugh.]

[lednikovyy]

hey, I'm plenty cynical. Still feels like I've been thrown on my ass sometimes.

[ Maybe that's not entirely true. Bucky is wary and he's seen some dark things that have to change a person, but he's still got a sense of optimism about the world that he hasn't shaken yet. There's always just enough to keep him going. ]

[rockypath]

That's fair. This is the first time I've gotten thrown into an alternate dimension. If that's even what this is. But I'm doing my best to roll with the punches.

[She's also putting on a front that's she's okay. But really in this place, she's got a lot keeping her sane. Friends like she's never had back home, for example.]

[lednikovyy]

same. I've experienced some weird things, but this is a new level. I think is it some sort of alternate dimension thing. some people's world histories don't line up.

[ People could be lying, sure, but it's a pretty elaborate lie and Bucky's biggest fan had seemed to believe in the concept when he wasn't telling Bucky how great that other Bucky is. ]

[rockypath]

Yeah it's freaky. Makes me wonder if a different version of me will show up and I'll be like, jealous of them because they seem way more well adjusted. What a dick alternate me!

Of course that's better than evil vampire doppelgangers. So I guess I'd take it over that.

[lednikovyy]

there are a few people here who know an alternate version of me.

[ That Bucky's a far better man than this one from what he can gather. He'd be pretty pissed if he had to deal with that guy. ]

if our alternate selves show up, we should definitely just bail. you want to go full hermit with me in that unlikely event? I know France well enough. we could probably make it at least a week before those monsters kill us.

[rockypath]

Fuck, yes. I'm in. I don't need to watch everyone like this other me better. And I think we could make a better go of it than that. Maybe at least a month. [She's only half joking. She's insecure enough without seeing someone else having lived her life better than she had.]

[lednikovyy]

bet it'll be a great month, too.

[ He's not even sure if he's joking, but he really wishes he could still get drunk. ]

[rockypath]

Probably better if we could make noise. [Wink, wink, nudge, nudge. Faith grins, having been unable to resist the open invitation to flirt.]

[lednikovyy]

[ It's a step up from the aimless flirting Bucky's been doing lately, more to be charming than to actually get into anyone's bed, but he doesn't miss a beat and smirks as he answers. ]

most things are.

[rockypath]

[Honestly Faith doesn't even mean to up the ante like that. Not that she wouldn't take this as far as it could go if he follows suit. She's just an incorrigible flirt. She can't help herself!]

Especially with me.

So where you from Bucky?

[lednikovyy]

Brooklyn. you?

[ There's the hint of a wistful look on his face. He hasn't been back there in so long and he knows even if it had been safe to stay in the states, it would have felt wrong. It's been easier existing in unfamiliar places or cities he'd only been to on missions that only sometimes felt like his own. ]

[rockypath]

South Boston. Go Red Sox. [Faith smiles, then.] Please tell me you aren't a Yankess fan. Or I might have to fight you.

[lednikovyy]

[ He looks at her like she's got two heads, because there are some things he just hasn't bothered to get updated on in the 21st century. ]

I'm from BROOKLYN. Dodgers fan all the way.