EVENT: The Sound of Summer

[trainmasters]

Who: darers, newbies, and everyone else!
When: Day 40, dawn
Where: around the train

[After several hours of Kiss or Dare, the bar lights go off and you're let out into the grey pre-dawn. The Cat isn't one for ceremony, so there's no closing fanfare -- but in the sky are new stars in cobalt, pink, & violet. Congratulations to the winners!

You could go home and get some sleep, but you might have a rough time with that. As the sun appears in the sky, there's a horrible ruckus -- the sound of what seems like a million cicadas suddenly springing to life. They're staying in the canopy, not causing particular problems with buzzing around, but they are deafening.

Occasionally, you may hear one particularly low-pitched cicada noise. If you do, cover your ears, else you become hypnotized, overcome by a destructive urge. Those effected will find themselves compelled to act out violence on inanimate objects -- it's only property destruction, but the longer you're effected the more likely you are to lash out at anyone trying to stop you.

Good thing the hypnosis is broken by hugs, because this will be lasting for awhile.

Maybe it's the noise or maybe it's just bad timing, but the arrival of the cicadas is accompanied by the arrival of some new teammates! As always, the notifcation will appear on everyone's Chains:

WELCOME NEW HEROES

[[NOTES: Announcements and placements are up over here. You're welcome to make team posts if you like, or intro directly into this mingle. The cicadas will be here until next month's placements, so please feel free to interact with them in your own posts throughout the month. If you have questions, please comment to the announcements post. Thank you!]]

Comments

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Screee]

Uh-

[NOPE, he's really just gonna try and make a break for it because he doesn't know how to actually deal with his feelings.]

[malignstar]

[ Well that was weird...

Time for a woof chase! ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

[He's having a crisis.]

[He's also doing really well to keep ahead of a wolf, go go augmentation.]

[Headed outside and just. Going for the water.]

[malignstar]

[ He may not have the greatest speed but he's got stamina. And bullheaded determination ]

Yo! Slow down, would you?

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Dusk has both, but at least he stops when he gets to the water. Isn't even winded, the jerk.]

[Leg day is everyday.]

[He's staring at the water with a rather intense look though.]

[malignstar]

So, uh, if you're intending to drown yourself, I should let you know that I can fly. Also, that's a really bad idea.

[schrodingerscockroach]

I dunno, sounds fucking fantastic right now.

[malignstar]

You think maybe we can talk this out? This seems the sort of thing that might upset Clover.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Clover is a trashfire when it comes to dealing with emotions, are you kidding?

[malignstar]

Which again means they probably won't take you drowning yourself very well.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[They're also a trashfire relating to each other.]

[He just kind of has to laugh because he knows it'd be a disaster.]

I'm not actually suicidal. [Tugging off his hoody though.]

[malignstar]

That's a relief. Because quick-change actually does take a lot out of a guy.

[ Scratches at an ear ]

So about that talk?

[schrodingerscockroach]

I have no plans on dying anytime soon. [And the exposed scars would certainly say he's good at making himself survive through some bullshit.]

[He honestly should already be dead.]

Don't need a talk. Just need....need... [He has no idea.]

[malignstar]

[ Getting a good look at those ]

Distraction?

[schrodingerscockroach]

Probably. Sounds about right.

[And unzipping the bottom half of his pants because convenient shorts that way.]

[malignstar]

[ Watching with curiosity now ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Boots and socks off and stuff just shoved by a rock.]

[And going into the water.]

[malignstar]

[ Splashing into the water after him ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Water distraction is a go.]

[May dive down to just]

[Scream a bit]

[It helps.]

[malignstar]

[ Mostly padding over there to splash him when he comes back up for air ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

[ewjaiewjaoiew]

[....gonna splash him back.]

[malignstar]

[ Barks and keeps it up. This is much easier to do with paws. ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

[He's got thick arms too, so there's definitely lots of good splashing going on to distract from his mortification.]

[malignstar]

[ Dives under to brush fur, especially his fluffy tail across Dusk's feet ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

[wajeiowjaoiejwrijew jerking away.]

Why?! [Creepy feel underwater.]