I see the bad moon rising / I see trouble on the way

[lucetimods]

Who: Everyone!
What: There are these crazy masks everywhere, you see. And does the moon look strange to you?
When: The 23rd through the 30th. (If you want to backdate a thread in here to the 22nd for some reason, feel free. A separate log for the day of Halloween will go up at a later date!)
Where: Everywhere!
Summary: Things are starting to get a

Comments

Any day--around the village; please state in subject if you want to meet by the ocean

[lists_to_port]

Jack always had the urge to touch. So often it had gotten him into trouble in his life; sometimes it had gotten him OUT of trouble, but that wasn't nearly as frequent an occurrence.

The masks he found outside the front door of Cullen House intrigued him. At first, he put them aside. But as the week goes on, the urge to wear them grows stronger.

[Will you meet him wearing the hockey mask? The mask of truth? No mask at all? Specify in your subject line. Also specify which day. If you want me to surprise you, let me know.]

24th; SURPRISE ME

[slaying]

The thing about looking after young Miss Jilly was that it involved an awful lot of...well, not doing what she normally did. Patrols were nixed unless Jack was around and even after a few days, she still had the urge to get up in the morning and go about her business in the village. But nope -- she couldn't leave Jilly home alone and so any outdoors excursions were conducted with the girl at her side. This wasn't such a bad thing; Buffy liked the company, even if it was young company.

Monday afternoon, however, saw Buffy sitting on her windowsill. Her bare feet dangling out the window and her arms bent upwards so she could hold onto the opened frame with curled fingers. She didn't dare jump outside.

Not yet.

MASK OF TRUTH

[lists_to_port]

And Jack is around quite a bit, really. He makes a point once a day to visit Cullen House and check in on the Joanna, but otherwise he has a very close eye on the women of Seven. Ooooor woman and small girl, but--details.

After a morning check-up on Cullen House---and a nervous glance at the higher-than-usual tide---Sparrow finds himself walking back to Seven and fiddling with the mask in his pocket. It has to be magic, doesn't it? Sparrow is not a highly suggestible sort of man, and he can feel that this mask WANTS him to wear it. And that he does not trust at all; however, it seems an innocuous-enough thing. Finally Jack puts it on. Immediately, he sees the wisdom of this decision. It's a comfortable mask. A reassuring mask. And for nearly his whole life he has hidden behind SOME sort of mask, hasn't he? He has to admit that, now. Even Jack Sparrow, Captain, is a mask of a sort.

When he reaches the window that he is so familiar with, he is surprised to see Buffy on her way out. How odd.

"Buffy?"

[slaying]

"Jack," she said through a smile and then slid to the left to leave room for him to join her on the sill. Clearly, she wasn't so much on her way out as she was on her way...put. Staying put. Chilling on the threshold.

[23rd-25th]

[magiconcehad]

[23rd-24th]

[On the 23rd, Lindsay finds herself to be the lucky, unaffected one for once. Feel free to find her walking around the village watching the moon, especially after noon. Something about it seemed... weird... She's also a bit confused at all the new activity - and wondering if this is another experiment like she thinks - how often did they happen again?

Or at least until late afternoon, at which point an encounter with Xion will leave her with a Stone Mask, which lasts throughout the next day as well.]

[25th]

[Well, fortunately enough for her the Stone Mask fell off that morning. Unfortunately, she soon found herself wearing a new mask shortly afterwards. A Blast Mask, to be precise. Careful, now.]

25th

[lists_to_port]

[Someone is stalking Lindsay as she walks around the village, wearing an old-time-hockey goalie mask. He is stealthy, staying in the shadows or behind trees, but he is getting closer.

Closer.

Be afraid, Lindsay.]

25th I loled

[magiconcehad]

[... what is this ominous feeling she has...? ... maybe it's just the moon. The moon is... kind of freakout-inducing right now, with the face and being huge and... yeah. She is a little bit warier though, after the surprise Xion gave her the other day.

She does stop for a moment at a crosswalk. Did she want to try finding someone to hang out with today? Or at least try to talk about all the craziness that's going on... And maybe find out what's up with the different masks everyone's wearing.]

XD

[lists_to_port]

[From one tree to another he moves--silently--deadly...ly. His prey looks fragile, but Jack Sparrow knows better than to make that kind of assumption in Luceti. He requires something of her this day. He requires it, and he will take it---by force if necessary.

Closer.

Closer.]

[23rd-27th? Any time, all around the village.]

[heavenslament]

[Unfortunately for her, Terra is immediately affected. She can't keep her hands off the masks. In the midst of all this chaos, Terra can be found in a few prominent ways:

1) She has found and is currently wearing the Blast Mask. Anyone want to startle her and see what happens? She would also make a marvelous target at this point for any of the weirdness of the other masks. Explosions are imminent.

2) Later on, she encounters the Mask of the Red Death. Once that happens, she'll be compelled to wander until her touch has infected enough people. Of course, Terra doesn't let this happen without a fight. She'll do her best to stop herself, but that's not a guarantee it won't happen.

3) The next mask she'll find will be the Couple's Mask. Terra's usual issues with personal space? Gone. If she knows you even a little, expect hugs and cuddles. Or even if she's just met you, now is the time to see her be affectionate.]

...yeah I wanted to afflict him XD

[dragoon_pride]

[Kain is wearing that bad luck mask still, so of course, that's when he runs into Terra...]

GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE.

[heavenslament]

[Speaking of bad luck....here's another form. Terra is wandering the area with the Blast Mask on. She's getting increasingly agitated, as she's already been subjected to explosions and only wants to remove the mask before it happens again. But of course it doesn't before it will happen once more...with Kain all too close.]

OH WHOOPS I MEANT THE RED DEATH ONE IN THIS ONE BUT THAT IS OK!

[dragoon_pride]

[...which makes Kain's own mask fall off and turn to that of a Ghost, because that's what happens when one is caught up in explosions.]

Any Day - ALL OVER LUCETI

[mush_monarch]

Peach was... well, she was highly suspicious about the moon. It made her think about the X-Nauts, and the Thousand Year Door... No. She wasn't going to think about that. She had to keep a positive attitude towards that, right.

And then, one day she woke up and found a mask lying by the side of her bed. A Hockey Mask to be more specific. That certainly didn't belong to her, but she still picked it up with mild curiosity. After looking at it for a while, it seemed harmless enough. So she decided to put it on.

BIG MISTAKE.

Instantly feeling the urge to go to the kitchen, Peach just followed her instinct. Too bad she wasn't going to the kitchen to bake something delicious. She actually went there and snatched the biggest knife she could find from one of the drawers.

Hiding her new-found weapon somewhere in her dress, she casually walked out of the Community House. There was no rush on her step or anything. She was just casually strolling around Luceti.

Just waiting.

(( ooc: Peach won't 'attack' you unless you talk to her. But she

Afternoon of the 25th?

[lists_to_port]

Interesting. Jack peered at the other hockey-masked figure from behind a tree as she emerged from the community building. He grinned and tested the edge of his very sharp sword before shadowing her at a slowly-diminishing distance.

Just waiting.

Alright, and sorry for delaying this TT__TT

[mush_monarch]

She could just tell someone was following her. For some reason that mask made her more aware of things around her. made her senses more keen.

But she didn't turn around to look for her stalker. Oh no. She was going to wait for him to make the first move.

No need to rush things now, right?

25th?

[mistlegacy]

[Rydia, wearing the Mask of Light at this point, is invisible, but not intangible. She doesn't see Peach in time, which means she's walked into yet again.]

Oh, honestly--I'm sorry!

[Maybe she should have just stayed inside....]

[23rd, all day.]

[abidinglaw]

[Admiral Norrington has found the Xochipilli mask outside of his apartment. People have been convincing him to wear things that he isn't used to recently, so he's been trying to stay open minded... and now look where it's gotten him.

Find him somewhere either within housing building six, or outside, or anywhere! He's not having the best of luck. If only he could find someone to trade masks with..]

[23rd, morning.]

[lists_to_port]

"...Admiral?"

Look at that. Admiral James Norrington---masked. Sparrow never thought he'd see the like of it.

"You put one of those damned things on, then?"

[23rd, morning.]

[abidinglaw]

[Ahah! On seeing the pirate James makes a small number of signals to suggest that the man is quite welcome. For one thing he turns to face Jack fully and takes a step or two in his direction. Secondly he raises his hand, and finally he speaks his name in a jovial sort of tone.]

Jack!

[The mask which Norrington is wearing right now is actually rather creepy. Quite apart from covering his face it also muffles his voice and gives it a strange, tinny quality. As for his clothing, it's looking a little dusty. The knees of his usually impeccable jeans are a little grazed, and his hair is a little on the wilder side. To all accounts he looks as though he may have recently slipped and fallen in the dirt. A few times. In a row.]

I did indeed, blasted thing. Thankfully I seem largely unaffected as yet.

[23rd, morning.]

[lists_to_port]

You look like...you look like the bloody tail end of a Pelegostan sacrifice. What the devil, James?!

[The pirate is a little thrown by the welcoming tones coupled with the horrifying appearance.]

Can't it be removed?