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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[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.

[rockypath]

[Faith is just going to stare at him. Oh, poor Bucky. She's got some bad news for you.] Uhh... pretty sure the Dodgers haven't been in Brooklyn for like a LONG ASS time. They're in LA.

When are you from?

[lednikovyy]

[ Busted. He'd been trying to avoid this exact conversation, of course, leaning on the idea that he's just a normal army vet. ]

2016, but I'm a little behind the times. long story.

[rockypath]

[Frowning, she tilts her head and considers him. Feel free to stop her, Bucky, but Faith is going to reach for his hand (the real one) and go in search of a pulse on his wrist. She's checking if you're a vampire. No big deal.]

[lednikovyy]

[ Bucky's a little too surprised by which hand she's going for to bother pulling it away. Instead, he just watches her with some mild confusion. He's had a few people grab for his metal hand, but this is honestly the first time anyone's gabbed his right one.

That's the hand he'd been typing with, in any case, so he just sort of watches her with a raised eyebrow and waits for an explanation once he realizes that she's feeling his pulse, which is slightly slower than your average person, but certainly still there. ]

[rockypath]

[It's hard here, she's run into quite a few vampires already that don't quite feel right to her senses, not like the vampires she knows. So she feels the need to check. Once she find a pulse, she does have the sense of mind to look sheepish as she lets his hand go.

Awk-ward.... Then she type out on her device.] Sorry. I was checking if you were a vampire?

[As one does. No big deal.]

[lednikovyy]

I'm not

[ He's just going to watch her cautiously for a moment now. No big deal. No one's ever accused him of being a vampire before, but he's been accused of objectively worse things that are true, so he's not really offended, just confused by the fact that she believes in vampires, mostly. ]

is that a regular concern for you?

[rockypath]

[She smiles, making a little grimacing face followed by a shrug.] It is, yeah. I'm a vampire slayer, so.

It comes up.

I just thought I'd check cause you don't look like your eighty whatever years old. If you are, please tell me your moisturizing secrets!

[lednikovyy]

the secret is that I was frozen for most of it, but I'd appreciate it if you didn't spread that around too much. awkward situation explaining how a ww2 vet looks so young.

[ He shrugs and watches her face. The whole story isn't something he'll be ready to tell any time soon, but clinical facts like that are easier than making up expansive lies. Better to tell a half-truth than get caught in a big lie. ]

so vampires are a thing where you're from?

[rockypath]

No worries, dude. I can keep a secret. [She motions zipping her lips. Whatever happened to him sounded super complicated and she could imagine how hard it might be to have to explain over and over. And it probably hadn't been a pleasant experience.]

Yeah. Vampires, demons, witches, mages, oh my! All things. And I'm destined to fight them when they stir up trouble. Kind of a raw deal, really. Never had a choice.

Did get some kick ass superpowers for my trouble, so at least I got that going for me.

[lednikovyy]

[ Bucky can really relate to that whole no say in the matter thing. He'd enlisted in the US Army, but he'd never signed up for anything that came after. He hadn't asked for whatever they'd done to him in Azzano and he certainly hadn't asked to become the Winter Soldier, but most of that isn't something he wants to share, even when she's sharing her own experiences. His come with some serious potential consequences, so he has to leave out a lot of details. ]

I didn't have a choice with the arm, either. I was experimented on when I was captured by enemy troops.

[ Even admitting that seems big and he's leaving out all the brainwashing and the fact that he'd been forced to murder a lot of people and destabilized a few governments in his time. ]

[rockypath]

[She's sharing her experiences sure, but same as him she's left out some pretty key details. It's not like she's spouting off her history of murder and being a currently escaped convict. It's easier to gloss over those kind of details. To tell the truth, but still keep some things close to the chest.] Shit.

That sucks. [That doesn't even being to cover it but Faith doesn't know what else to say.] Tell you what, any of the people involved that did that to you show up, let me know and I'll help you hand them their asses.

[lednikovyy]

I think most of them are dead, but if they show up here, you'll have to get in line to deal with them. I'm not worried.

[ No, it's not the people who did this that he's worried about, but people would know of it and would use him for their own gains. ]

[rockypath]

Fair enough. I'll just take my number and stand in the queue then.

So you got like superpowers and shit? Maybe we should spar some time. I'm an instructor at the fight club we got going here. If you're ever interested? [Faith likes fighting nearly as much as she likes flirting. She wants to fight you, Buck!]

[lednikovyy]

not super powers, exactly. I'm stronger and faster. fast metabolism. I don't really get sick. or drunk.

[ He pulls a face at the last one. ]

I wouldn't mind sparring as long as you know what you're getting into

[rockypath]

Never get drunk? That's a damn shame. But hey, I'm no slouch either, promise! Being a vampire slayer gets me some things other than just a whole lot of vampires trying to murder my ass. [Faith is sure she can handle it. Even if she loses, she's not too worried about getting horribly injured.]

[lednikovyy]

we should try it, then.

[ Having a potential sparring partner would be nice. He'd thought about asking Steve, but the idea of fighting him, even for a workout, makes Bucky think of their first meetings when he'd still been under HYDRA control. It makes him sick to think of all the things he did. ]

and yeah the no drinking thing sucks. maybe you can just give me a nice, disorienting concussion?

[rockypath]

Sweet, I better see you there some time or I'll track your ass down. [And she totally will. She needs good sparring partners to keep from losing her mind here. Her Slayer side can get a little ansty without the proper stimulation.] And sure, we we spar I'll make sure to focus my strikes at your head, really do some proper brain damage, ha!

[lednikovyy]

my friends might not notice the difference

[ He grins at her and starts to push himself up to stand. ]

it's a date. I'll see you there.

[rockypath]

[Faith flashes him a winning smile and a playful wink as she moves to get ready to leave too. It's getting pretty late, after all.] I look forward to it.