Entries tagged with † angus mcdonald

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Voice; UN: Oracle

[Oracle is on your airwaves, using a voice distortion to make a call on all imPorts.]

Seeing the posts here, we have all received some form of message. A cipher. I want to decode it. We need to.

What message have you received?

[OOC EDIT: Per the recent OOC Mod Post, and a response to my question to them on plurk, the thread that previously held the solution and discussion about it has been deleted. I apologize to those that had commented in these threads, but this post's aim is to begin the IC discussion process. I look forward to future posts that will reflect the solution in game!]

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Who here works with law enforcement or is a qualified cop or a detective? Or maybe you were and they gave you some ridiculous job instead.

I need to know what job opportunities there are in this area. I want to get officially back to my work as a detective.

Currently, I'm located in Jeopardy but I'm originally from Pennsylvania so Maurtia Falls would also be of interest. I want to know what positions are available, in any of the Porter cities.

Thank you for your time and attention.

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[001] video; a wild robin appears

[The video flips on to show a teen peering into the camera. This thing is on? Good. He grins and settles back a little, expression and body language relaxed.]

So I got the basic rundown, ride to the new place, full file on me--and how weird is it that they have all of that on hand? I don't think even my doc back home has my full medical workup! [He shrugs carelessly, like it doesn't really matter.] But, like, no one has answered the really important questions yet.

[He ticks off his questions on his fingers as he goes through them] One: Are there comic books? Two: Where is the best place to get them? Three: What is the video game situation around here? Four: How boring is school, since apparently I have to go. [He rolls his eyes, making it very clear how he feels about that.]

If there is anyone out there with answers to these really important questions, can you help a guy out? Thanks.

Oh, I'm Tim, by the way. Tim Drake. [He grins one last time at the camera and shuts it off.]

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voice; un: Julian Delphiki | Bean

[ There comes to the network feed the sound of a small child's voice. He could do this over text, or under one of his many aliases, to distance himself from the emotional vulnerability of the subject matter. But hiding from his name-- his father's name-- seems like a cowardly move, given what it is he wants to talk about. ]

Today is Father's Day.

[ Bean takes a deep breath, then continues. ]

I've only ever had a short time with my father. I didn't grow up with him. Neither of us knew the other existed until I was seven. But once we learned... He took me in. He gave me the name he always wanted to give his second son. His name. We only had a year together before we had to separate again, but my father was good to me. He accepted me, even though I was a complete stranger to him.

Julian Delphiki is a smart man. A kind man. A man who loves his wife and his family. He doesn't deserve the trouble he's run into by having a son like me.

If I can do anything with this chance at life I've been given... I want to live up to the name he gave me. It's not the name I go by, but... it's still mine. Even if it was his first. [ And even if Bean is already the more famous Julian Delphiki, back on his Earth.

Okay, maybe he's letting himself be too emotionally vulnerable. Better wrap this up. ]

Are there any other imPorts thinking of their fathers today? I'd like to hear what they're all like.

Thank you.

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𝖙𝖜𝖔 ▸ VIDEO

[ Some might remember the last time they saw Sabrina she was living in the empty Spellman Mortuary, but the view on the screen today reveals she's returned to her assigned government housing in Maurtia Falls #001. Not that she had wanted to leave her "home", but with it disappearing altogether on her there was very little choice in the matter.

Her expression is contemplative, a low hum can be heard before she speaks. ]

For those of you that come from worlds where you were born with magic— uh, or I guess were given magic powers here...? [ She shakes her head, staring off to the side as her train of thought is derailed. ] Sorry, what I just want to ask is if there's anyone who would be willing to help me hone my own magic?

[ She's had quite a bit to think about since the Diomuhr fiasco. Sorry for nearly getting some people killed. ]

I'm wondering if there's anyone whose magic is primarily based on incantations and is adept at conjurations, too. Since my arrival I've learned that there are so many kinds of magic, something I honestly didn't know much about back home. I'm hoping I could practice alongside someone whose magic is similar to mine.

[ While Sabrina's opened up more about her witch powers, she's never made a public announcement like this before. It's almost surreal. ]

So if there are other witches, that would be helpful, but it doesn't necessarily have to be a witch. Seems like magic comes in all shapes and forms across the universes and still operates similarly in some places.

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video!

[ Angus takes a deep breath, adjusts his bowtie, and straightens his vest as the video starts. He is in 100% Serious Business Mode, and is doing his best to come off as a legit young professional rather than a nerdy kid who looks like he's playing hooky from an old-fashioned private school. ]

Hello Sirs and Ma'ams! My name is Angus McDonald, and - back in my world, at least - I'm the World's Greatest Detective. I know that sounds kinda braggy, but it's the truth, that's literally what other people called me. I guess boy detectives aren't really a thing in this plane, but I'd like to start offering my services here, even if they're in a somewhat limited capacity. I probably can't investigate anything too, um... "murder-y", for legal reasons, although I have done that before, but I have lots of experience! I used to do consultation work for the local militia, and I specialized in solving crimes, finding information, tracking things down, and resolving missing persons cases.

So! Um.

[ He pauses. He's never really had to advertise himself before (word of mouth did the job back home!), and oh jeez, he hasn't thought of a way to end this broadcast, he has to stick the landing! ]

A-anyway, if... if you need any mysteries solved, or just want something found, please feel free to get in contact! Thank you, goodbye!

[ And click, the transmission is off! Nailed it. ]

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006 ☽ VIDEO

[M gives a small wave to the camera as a white tiger with blue stripes yawns, disinterested, in the background. Barely visible on the coffee table in front of him is a pad and pen.]

It's been brought to my attention lately that people find my lack of pop culture knowledge disturbing.

Now, I'm not a total neanderthal. I've seen a few movies, musicals, and tv shows, listened to music, and have now even read a few books.

[He shrugs.]

So now I turn to you, friends and strangers of the Network alike: what kind of nonsense would you recommend I try next? No recommendation too stupid, except for the ones that are.

To give an idea of taste/what I've consumed:
- Pride and Prejudice - enjoyed the Zombie parts
- Sweeney Todd
- South Pacific
- The Twilight Zone

[A grin.]

Entertain me, imPorts.

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video } I'm dancing on my own I'll make the moves up as I go

[There’s a preteen girl in a yellow, blue, and black sweatshirt and goggles peering at the camera. She has a wolverine on her head. Yes, an actual wolverine.]

Hey, Jonathan! Look, we have fans!

[She lifts one of the wolverine’s paws in an awkward wave. He’s remarkably good natured about the whole thing.]

Hi fans! I’m Gabby. This is Jonathan. But you can call us the Honey Badger and… [A beat. She pulls Jonathan off her head and squints at him.] What do you wanna be called? Jonathan’s your real name. [A beat as Jonathan makes grunty grumbly noises. Gabby gasps.] Nope, I’m not calling you that! What about we stick with the Unstoppable? [More wolverine grunty noises.] Okay, okay, if you're sure. Jonathan the Unstoppable it is.

[She hoists Jonathan back on her shoulder and flexes an arm, posing for the camera.]

Don’t worry, Honey Badger and the Jonathan the Unstoppable to the rescue!

[She beams and Jonathan licks her face.]

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19. No special today, the kitchen is closed

what do you do when the person you love most is gone

and you're having trouble figuring out why you should even bother getting out of bed

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So, uh... I got kind of a weird question. Bear with me here. Do any of you find that you get memory problems sometimes? I'm not talking, like, when you get ported out and get ported back in and everything just goes poof!, or forgetting where you put down your keys or what have you. More like - there's something important you feel like you're forgetting about.

[ Magnus scratches at his chin. ]

'Cause I swear to god, there's always something I should be doing, but then a second later, it just... [ He gestures vaguely at the camera. ] Shit from when I was in a kid too. It never used to bug me, but this is getting old. So, uh, if any of you know how to fix it or wanna tell me I'm not just crazy, big ups! Burnsides out.

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005 ☽ VIDEO

[When the feed turns on, M's sitting in the center of the screen on a couch in his apartment. His usual smirk is nowhere to be seen, and instead he looks... tired. Surrounding him is a curious sight--D, his Dragprawn from a swear-in years ago is draped around his shoulders, at least a dozen rats are running around in and out of the frame, a chinchilla sits on his lap eating a raisin, and in the background, a very stressed looking white tiger with ice blue stripes lays on the floor as far away from the others as she can manage.

As soon as he knows it's recording, M leans forward, making eye contact with the camera and, by proxy, the viewer.]

Happy New Year everyone. I'm going to guess that many of you, if you've been here a while, have had people come and go. I'm going to guess a fair number of you have entertained the idea of getting some sort of animal companion to try and make you feel better about the situation you're in. Maybe give you a bit of normalcy.

Stop.

Stop subjecting these animals to losing the people they rely on and care about over and over again, because you never know when you're going to be ported out.

Stop gifting them to your friends in your wills like they're some kind of toaster. They don't know when they're going to be ported out either.

[He motions over his shoulder to the tiger.]

Fubuki over there's an imPocreat. This is her third home. As you can see, she isn't taking losing another caregiver all that well. I inherited the mischief of rats here from an imPort gone about a year now. Inherited Pancho the chinchilla from him in a roundabout way too--though this is also his third home after his initial re-home ported out a few months after he did.

Stop doing this to them.

If you absolutely need to have a dog, cat, goat, bearded dragon, Burmese python, or hissing cockroach... There's these places called animal shelters, and most of them are dying to have people come and foster animals temporarily while they wait for a forever home.

Stop being selfish.

[And with that, he cuts off the feed.]

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one ☾ video

[Molly's been in this world for a few months now, long enough that he's figured out the basics of the technology and become a fan of a couple of small cafés. And bathhouses. And spas. And thrift stores. And—yeah, Molly's a regular expert by now in Treating Himself. But this? This is new.

Open on: Mollymauk Tealeaf, wearing a red coat lined with white, embroidered and decorated with holiday symbols of all kinds—not only familiar symbols for winter holidays like a Christmas tree and a Festivus pole, but symbols that seem incomprehensible to anyone but followers of gods from the Exandrian pantheon (or from any Dungeons and Dragons pantheon). He grins at the camera, and holds up a paper cup of steaming peppermint mocha.]

I've been here for months and not a single one of you thought to tell me anything about the holidays here. I knew you people liked to celebrate, but I didn't realize that meant holiday promos on every block. [He tuts.] Shame.

[He takes a sip of his latte, and makes a noise like he's just had a religious experience.]

God, this tastes incredible. [A sigh, and he leans back against his chair.] Really makes up for that space food back at the Swear-In. And everything else. Do things like that usually happen here?

[It reminds him a little too much of that job for the Knights of Requital—things had spun far, far out of control before Molly could do anything about it. But here he is now, having bounced back just fine from his ordeal.]

Besides that, I was actually going to ask something else. [Taking a sip of his mocha again.] What's the best holiday-themed drink in this country, and where can I find it? Or how do I make it, if I've really got to.

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𝖔𝖓𝖊 ▸ VIDEO

[ A face some might have familiarized themselves with by now, but for most, here's a brand new imPort on the Network. Sabrina doesn't look as visibly exhausted or stressed as she did weeks ago when she first arrived, appearing chipper enough in the feed that one could assume she's settling in well.

(She's not there, no.)

She adjusts the black headband so that she keeps locks of her blond hair tucked behind her ears and away from her eyes and face. In her hand, she has a notebook and a pencil. For anyone paying attention, somewhere in the corner a slick black tail can be spotted. There's definitely a soft mew before Sabrina speaks. ]

I suppose I should get into the habit of using this communicator. It's definitely handy, but... [ Her lips press together. ] Hi, I'm Sabrina. I ported in here a few weeks ago and even though the soldiers gave me some sort of introductory pamphlet I have to say it would have been nice if they had given a warning that Swear-Ins apparently have a tendency to go south.

Honestly, I can't believe those events are still sponsored since most people I've met so far have told me this is normal.

[ She showcases her notepad, setting it down on the empty dinner table of her house. ]

So, because so many imPorts have been here long enough, I'm going to ask what sort of things a newcomer's got to be prepared for. Moon base takeovers? Apocalyptic floods? Zombies? I'd rather not be caught off guard, if I can.

( ooc: please fill this form out, re: spoilers! thank you. )

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O5 👼🏼 TEXT;

I am expanding my collection of poetry, lest my father think that my recent interest in the modern sciences has quite depleted me of all propriety and ladylike softness. Besides, the colleges I am applying to seem to encourage a diversity in 'coursework.'

Please share with me your favorite poems. The story behind your special affinity would also be welcome. As an alternative, I would be delighted to read of your favorite lyrical songs as well. I've much to learn of the music of the 20th century and beyond, as conventional Earth seems to have it.

Thank you,

Claudia de Lioncourt.

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[Will is decked out in his normal scrubs for the clinic. The difference here is that there are some gory looking cuts to his face, his skin paler and a bit sallow. Classic Zombie.]

You know, Halloween is infinitely cooler when your boyfriend can raise the dead. [Case in point? A skeletal cat, bounding into view and peeking over Will's shoulder. The soulless pits of its eyes stare into the camera before it turns its attention on Will, rubbing affectionately against his cheek. If skeletons could purr, this little guy would be.]

Hey buddy. [A laugh and a gentle pat seems to satisfy the animal, as it moves over his shoulder to settle in his lap.] The kids have been loving him--the probably think he's animatronic or something? At least they aren't scared of it. I need them to take all of this candy so I don't feel obligated to eat it.

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003

Do people actually like candy corn?

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anonymous text!

[ Angus is going anon for this one! He's got some tentative research to do. ]

Hypothetically speaking, how old does someone have to be to apply for college, or to take classes at a university? Is there a minimum age, or does it depend on whether or not you understand the material?

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For those who don't know me, my name is Goro Akechi. I am a detective with the Nonah Police Department. I briefly interned with Ambassador Amidala during her time here, and I've been maintaining her office in the interim. I've not done much in anticipation to the change over, however I've at the very least maintained the paperwork and community outreach she started.

Allow me to say congratulations to the new ambassador and the deputy ambassador. Should you need any assistance I would be more then happy to aid in the transition. I hope you'll allow me to continue to intern with the office, in the mean time.

I look forward to what you will do for Maurtia Falls.

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002 | text

How many imPorts go to school?

I started last week. It's nice to meet other kids here, but it's pretty different from what I've done before.

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text - in the middle of our street

i'm finding myself on the receiving end of quite a few port out inheritances recently inheriportances? whatever anyway one of them involved a house a nice house not one of those government places i don't really want or need it so anyone... want a house...?

[this would be easier if it had been a dog, or something. it's just like archie to end up with something so big. this is so awkward.]