video; the rat not taken!

[princeofrats]

[ The teenager on screen might seem familiar to some people... he looks a bit like the half-feral rat kid who's been hanging around Heropa for the last couple months. The big difference here is that he's clean. The perpetual layer of grime and dirt that usually covers Mouse's skin is gone completely, and his hair is damn near sparkling like something out of a shampoo commercial. It's even been tied back in a neat ponytail.

Mouse... no, not Mouse, Jayden, pinches the bridge of his nose like he's fighting off a migrane, and after a few moments, stares into the camera with wide, green eyes. ]

Ohhh my god... ok... ok, I can't believe I'm asking this, but does anybody know where I can get a shirt? Like, are there... I don't know, donation bins around here or something? I... I don't have my wallet on me, I just woke up in a pair of jeans that look like they've been through a trash compacter, and I felt like I hadn't showered in a week and there were... there were rats all over the place, and...

[ He actually flinches, and it takes a moment for him to regain his composure. ]

If anybody has the number of a good emergency therapist, I wouldn't say no to that either. Look, this has to be some kind of joke, right? I sort of remember getting the whole 'surprise, you've been dimension-napped' spiel, and whoever gave me my quote-unquote "powers" has a sick sense of humour, but I need to get home, my parents are gonna freak.

Audio ; id:Spoiler ; Road Not Taken

[ichoosefight]

[ As Batgirl and now as Spoiler Steph doesn't really try to disguise her voice. She just loses the slight edge of New Jersey in her normal speaking voice, and maybe talks a little lower and cooler. Certainly it would be easy for anyone who knew Batgirl's voice to know that Spoiler's is the same. ]

Just out of curiosity, how hard is it for an import to get a gun legally?

[ In case you missed it, there's a hint in there that's she's also interested in obtaining more weapons illegally. If anyone has any leads on that. ]

[ Action ]

[ Anyone interested in seeking out the vigilante can find her wandering Nonah and Heropa, seemingly aimlessly, stopping in every other cafe or diner she sees and having a cup of decaf.

By night, she can be found prowling the rooftops, busting muggers, and generally being a lone wolf vigilante. Her costume is new, but clearly designed based on the Batgirl uniform she usually wears. There's no logo, a hood on the cape, and a filter mask that covers her mouth rather than a cowl over her eyes and head. ]

[video]

[timecapture]

Hey, everyone!

[Cue Max! She's dressed in pretty casual clothes, with one difference - she's wearing a square academic cap and a huge grin on her face.]

Guess who's officially a high school graduate? This gal! [And here, she jerks her thumbs back towards herself.] I can't believe I actually did it. This feels awesome! It took a lot of pushing from Professor Callaghan to get me to stop slacking, but I'm glad he never gave up on me.

Anyway, I have some people I'd like to thank. Professor Callaghan, of course - I'm sure I would have graduated without your help, but I wouldn't have done such a good job. I'm gonna miss having you as a professor. Thanks for helping me. And Clara, who also pushed - really hard. [Yeah, she does that.] And the Doctor - you're the best! [You're just going to be Space Grandad forever, deal with it.] Also, last but not least, Chloe. You're amazing. I can't even put much more than that into words.

I've still got some time to think about college; I think I'm going to take the week off to relax and celebrate. Anyone with me?

[ooc: If you want to hand wave your character being there, go for it!]

video;

[akas]

[ The feed starts with the shot of a stand, mostly done. It's easy to tell where the lights and the rest of the equipment will be. Then it widens, showing the space around it and the tables. ]

Not too shabby, huh?

[ Jessica somehow manages to sound both smug and slightly bothered as she turns the camera on herself, eyebrow raised. ]

So for everyone that expressed interest on playing here, the date is Saturday the 17th, starting at seven. Just tell me at what hour you'd prefer to go or else I'll be making the list. Also, and because I know some people just can't make up their minds until the last moment there will be slots for Open Mic, so if anyone wants to, I don't know, do stand-up comedy or torture us with whatever people call poetry these days, go ahead, do your thing.

[ That's good, right? It's concise and clear. ]

Oh and everyone that gets up there gets a drink on the house. That's as much encouragement you're all going to get.

voice; let's bitch about roads

[brushoff]

[ So, the problem with the road not taken whatever is that it started on June 10th. Which was the date of Dorian's wedding. And it's very hard for two people who enjoy feeding off attention and being the stars of the show to be the stars of the show when half the people who RSVPed for the wedding don't show up.

Dorian and Toby both probably had hissy fits. Dorian is going to continue his hissy fit over the comms. ]

So, what is this now? Someone messed up technology of some sort? Another one of Callaghan's whatever exploded? It might be the Cain Cabal, anyone heard from them? Perhaps it's magic, Kaplan or Peter Pan might have fucked us all over again. Because it's been a few days now and I think we're all aware that something is annoyingly wrong...again.

I suppose the question now is, who on Earth do we have to hound in order to get this mess fixed, and what sort of actions do we need to take to make certain that none of you people fuck us all up again. Personally, I'm halfway close to throttling whoever did this and, when I find out their name, am dangerously close to making that threat a reality.

[ huffy bitchy whiny hissy fit!!! Life is hard for Dorian, people don't pay attention to him!!! ]

Text ; Road not taken

[doesntdomuch]

IF YOU'RE A HUMAN, DON'T REPLY TO THIS. THIS DOESN'T CONCERN YOU.

So I've been hearing that there's a pretty vocal non human community here, so I have to wonder: are there any residential areas with no humans, or at least job where I would need zero human contact? I would prefer to be away from them right now. And maybe as long as I'm here.

For those who need to know, I am Agent P. I will be willing to help any nonhumans but would prefer not to work too heavily with those who associate with humans, I'm sure you'll all understand.

[While he states that humans shouldn't reply, there technically is nothing stopping any humans from replying, just expect Perry to be really annoyed.]