redshift: tdm #4

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a. the red shit.

There are rumblings in the deepest, most overgrown part of the agricultural area, where until very recently there was a lingering pocket of red algae. The good news is, the red algae is gone! The bad news is, it all got eaten by a mutated bear-thing with giant antlers. The algae did a number on the poor thing, doping it up and confusing it to the point where everything is an enemy.

What’s worse? The algae has adapted, colonizing the creature’s entire body. The algae has mutated in the process, releasing a protective cloud of toxins that causes severe hallucinations, as well as some of the protective and euphoric qualities that the red algae originally possessed. Which means the mutated, antlered, bear-thing is accompanied by a small army of other creatures, from large to small, who are all very invested in its survival and also are being driven crazy by its presence.

Prepare yourselves for one hell of a hunt. These animals can pop up almost everywhere in the agricultural zones, and when they do show their paws it’s to go on a rampage.

b. fashionista.

It wouldn’t be Anchor if the bots weren’t fucking shit up.

This time, the spa bots have gone full stylist coach, chasing down residents and trying to do their hair, nails, makeup, or change their clothes. In some cases, they're literally sweeping people off their feet and carrying them to the hot springs, massage rooms, and spa areas to be pampered. Too bad most of their cosmetics are fifty years out of date and the closests they’ve raided either had another resident’s clothes or moth-eaten dust-covered rags.

Is that the jacket Idris Elba was wearing in the introductory video? It kinda looks like it.

But it’s not all bad! The bots actually give great massages and fantastic mani-pedis. They also have a small stash of fresh cosmetics and clean clothes that got left behind in the spas. They might not fit great, but they look pretty good!

If your character doesn’t practice proper self-care, well. They’d better watch out. These bots have a particular eye for the sad, the filthy, the tired, and they’re going to make sure you get some damn fine pampering.

c. whole foods: 2.0.

Remember that whole Whole Foods grocery store thing that happened? Well, the grocery store and the zombies are still there. Only now there are more zombies, and two giant supply trucks have shown up, one behind and one in front of the store.

The one at the rear of the store can be accessed fairly easily. It’s painted to look like a giant United States flag, with a dramatic crying eagle emblazoned across the back doors. Inside, there is beer. Lots and lots of beer, and a bunch of semiautomatic rifles. Also some skeletons. Seems like the guns and booze didn’t help them.

The one in front of the store is thickly surrounded, the creatures clawing at the plain white sides of the semi like there’s something precious inside.

If Anchorites can make it through, if they can fend off the monsters and keep from getting torn to pieces by a hoard of bloodthirsty beasts, they’ll find out what that precious truck contains.

It’s twinkies. A semi full of twinkies. We hope you’ve got a sweet tooth, Anchor.

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Any mod questions can be dropped here!

[superposition]

Is it at least good beer? Or are we talking a semi full of Bud Lite or something.

Edit: Is there also ammo to go with the guns?

[modblob]

Yes, it is very good beer.

Genji Shimada | Overwatch

[arcadedragon]

Well that portal definitely didn't go where expected. Granted he hadn't entered it willingly and more been thrown through it, but usually enemy teleporters just.. didn't work. Instead this one tossed him into some broken down version of the Horizon Lunar Colony. He'd sliced the helpful welcome robots to pieces, ignored Idris Elba completely and set off to find a portal out of this place.

B. Fashionista
Ever on edge he's managed to maim or get away from all the weird Omnics trying to convince him to go somewhere. But his luck doesn't hold out forever. He'll struggle and yell at them in Japanese but he is getting carried off for a cyborg ninja makeover that consists of him trying to escape like a feral cat that's been locked inside.

He'll eventually get away but not before he's been shoved into a hoodie and track pants or what the bots here consider to be Tokyo street wear, which honestly looks a little ridiculous over his armor. But he's wearing it because it gets the robots to leave him alone.

C. Whole Foods 2.0
Finding the exit to this place doesn't seem to have gotten him any closer to finding a way back where he was, as all there is out here is nothingness and sand. Oh and a Whole Foods.

Sure. Why not. Why wouldn't there be a grocery store in the midst of an ocean of red sand. The zombies are no problem, though they are a bit alarming, especially so many of them. But it's easy enough for him to dash in and then double jump out with the pockets of his new sweater filled with twinkies.

One sugar rush ninja coming up soon.

Fashionista

[itsnotaonesie]

Another good way to get the robots to leave you alone is by staying out of reach. And by good, I mean almost completely ineffectual. Unfortunately some of the robots have a pretty long reach, so Peter's got himself plastered to the ceiling as flush as he can be with it while he attempts to make his way down the hall. Rather than going unnoticed like he had hoped, he's attracted a pretty large group of robots and every single one of them is making grabby hands at him. It's just as ridiculous looking as it sounds.

Peter doesn't look too worried about it, at least. Rather, he doesn't seem surprised at all, in that "ah yes, this might as well happen" sort of way. He spots Genji while in the middle of an eyeroll and just stares, like he can't decide if he's a really cool robot or a new arrival, but either way Peter looks really uncool right now.

"... So um. Hi."

Whole Foods 2.0

[braidmage]

[ Reynir is not going anywhere near those zombies. Just because he has survived a few desperate fights (almost always while sitting huddled in the back of the vehicle, mask strapped over his face, praying fervently for help from his gods or Onni) doesn't mean he can fight, himself. But he knows about the problem, outside the doors to the Anchor. And the problem is, he wants to help.

So he has stationed himself by the exit to the Anchor, mask on (better safe than sorry), and is waving down anyone who is heading out. Including Genji, who doesn't look anything like anyone Reynir has ever seen before. But he's too preoccupied with his task to stare too much. Yet. ]

Wait! Excuse me, wait just a minute!

[ He holds out two small pieces of paper to Genji, that look as if they've been torn from a small journal or notebook. On them are no words, but each has its own intricate sigil. Many more of the same types of papers are visible stuffed into the pocket of Reynir's tunic, ready to be distributed. ]

Please, take these - they'll help to protect you.

lalli hotakainen | stand still, stay silent

[lallipop]

[ the red shit ]

[Lalli doesn't recognize the creature itself, but he knows the nature of it.

Regardless of where it came from, how it came to be like this, there's only one way to dispatch something like this: you kill it. Ideally a swift strike to the brain, as quickly as possible, resulting in instant death and less chance for it to slice you open first.

Perhaps it makes for an alarming picture, all 5'6" of a stick figure that he is facing off against a mutated, rampaging bear, armed with only a knife. But the measured calm with which he faces the thing belies his experience.

And yes, he intends to go in by himself.]

[ fashionista ]

[He has never seen a robot in his life, but he knows he doesn't like them. But with how much he looks like a shaggy, bedraggled baby bird, it's not surprising they seem to think he needs a makeover.

What the bizarre metal things want with him, he doesn't quite know, but he knows they keep poking and prodding at him and they aren't responding to his clear signals to tell them to stop. A few of them have him cornered, apparently attempting to paint his nails, and he doesn't know what to do but hunch up and hiss at them like a cat. Even shoving them away does nothing, and they're just closing in.

Please help him.]

[ whole foods the sequel ]

[Lalli is a sneaky fucker, so making it through actually isn't that difficult. Maybe you fought through with him, maybe he just managed to navigate around the monsters and dragged you along with. Whichever the case, you have now been presented with a reward of Twinkies.

Lalli has clearly never seen a Twinkie before in his life, and he's examining one with some apprehension. First he sniffs it, and then, apparently determining it smells at least like something edible, he licks it. Then he takes a bite.

It's clear from the face he makes that he isn't sure if he likes it or not. Thing is, he has a sweet tooth, but something about the processed nature of Twinkies doesn't sit well with him.

He eventually spits it out, looking like he's been betrayed. Well, in a way, he has. Sweet things aren't supposed to be gross.]

[red shit]

[scowlish]

[Onni doesn't reach Lalli before he's already running at the thing.

And because he doesn't reach Lalli in time, there are so many things he doesn't have a chance to tell him before his cousin is jumping into battle against a massive mutated monster. He doesn't have a chance to tell him that they're too far from home to call on their gods, that they can only use the strength and ability of their luonto to do anything that their hands and bodies can't do on their own. He doesn't have a chance to explain the algae that had caused this after having run into it himself, to explain how it works, that he should cover his mouth and nose with a cloth or wear a mask to keep it out so it doesn't affect his mind.

There was no way to do any of those things, because he had arrived too late, and before that, he had lied, and Lalli can still barely look at him, let alone talk to him or listen to him.

It leaves him with no other option than to dig into his bag and pull on the mask Reynir had given him when they first arrived, his heart pounding and his chest rising and falling heavily as the adrenaline pulses through his system. Onni has never been brave, he's never been a fighter, he isn't fearless and resilient like his cousin is, but when he's pushed, when he has to, when his family is in danger, he doesn't let his fear stop him.

Tipping his wooden spear into his hand, he takes a deep breath, narrows his eyes, and charges forward, shouting.]

Lalli! That red will make your mind strange, even though you're Immune!

[It's the first thing he warns about because Lalli is used to being immune to this sort of mind- and body-twisting infection, might not think to avoid it. It seems more immediate and foreign. Lalli is intelligent enough to know how far they are from their gods and how that might affect his magic.]

fashionista!

[livingdeadgirl]

[ It's alarming enough to see anybody being accosted by robots, especially after that incident where they were going around shooting at people. But then Ami realizes it's somebody she recognizes, and even crazier, she knows him from home. ]

Lalli? Lalli!

[ Her friend is in danger! Without thinking, she runs up and grabs one of the robots, trying to pull it away. ]

Leave him alone, you big - eep!

[ Predictably, because she is a tiny human without super strength, the robot is not deterred. In fact, it's just swiveled its head 180 degrees to target her. ]

"Elevated stress levels detected! Initiating pamper protocols!"

... What?

[ Then she shrieks as it bodily lifts her off the ground. OH DEAR. ]

twinks & twinkies: the thread

[braidmage]

[ Lalli is sneaky, but Reynir had seen him returning from wherever he'd run off to, with his arms full of something that Reynir hadn't gotten a good look at. He's curious, of course, so naturally he follows Lalli to the spot he's chosen to try one of his prizes. He sees the whole process - the unwrapping, the sniffing and licking (honestly sometimes he reminds Reynir a little too much of some kind of feral cat), and his reaction when he tries a bite. ]

Oh, come on, they can't be that bad?

[ After all, Reynir has spent a lot of time with Lalli. Even if they could not communicate outside of dreams before coming to this place, he could recognize Lalli's habits. Reynir knows what a picky eater that boy is. So he gestures for Lalli to give him a Twinkie, so he can try it, himself.

(If it's that bad, he can give one to Onni and see the face he makes at it...) ]

Elleru 🐦 Original

[birdical]

fashionista

Oh, Elleru likes this. Actually, she loves this. She had to fight with a couple of the machines to keep them from sticking their little hands in her face, but she's managed to corral two of them in particular into a corner near one of the baths, walling them from escape with a few chairs that serve as a fence. And why those two? Because they have the hair brushes, and if there is anything this tall lady with fluffy, purple hair loves, it's getting her hair brushed. What better way to treat herself than to have some helpful robots do it for her?

Draping herself across one of the chairs, she lets her hair hang where the machines can give it a good grooming, wondering if it's possible to take them with her. Maybe she could keep one as a pet. That's what they are, right? Mechanical pets and servants for the uprights? She'll ask later. For now, she's enjoying that rigorous brushing, so much so that she doesn't even look who has joined her in her little private preening session. She just calls to them, pleased for the company, her voice airy.

"Come, come! See what little marvels these are!"

whole foods 2.0

The sight of more uprights had drawn Elleru's attention, as had the truck -- they all seemed to be clamoring for whatever was inside, so assuming it was something good or interesting, she'd bee-lined for the store, hoping to ask what was going on. Though the smell of rotting flesh had nearly overwhelmed her, she'd assumed it must be something within the vehicle. It couldn't be the people, after all.

No, it was the people. It was definitely the people, who could hardly be defined as "people" by that point.

In good news, the truck doesn't have nearly so many zombies lingering around it anymore. In bad news, a number of them have crowded around a large creature around the side of the store, one trying to stave them off, but being quickly overwhelmed by their sheer numbers. The fact she's got several deep scratches and cuts down her back and legs doesn't help, the blood matting her fur and drawing even more her way. She lets out a loud, rattling squawk as she lashes out at one with her claws, only for another to try to take a bite out of her tail. It's only a matter of time before one of them manages to sink their teeth into her.

That, or she succeeds in scaring them off, but given they're mindless zombies that know nothing but hunger, intimidation is as unlikely as her survival.

whole foods.

[circumitus]

Back here again. You'd think Rey would have been deterred after the last time coming to this place, what with the shuffling corpses ambling up and down the aisles, but no. Something had changed and she wanted to check it out. Anything for clues, no matter how miniscule...

That truck looks like a pretty big fucking clue, too. The side bearing a dead flag, it's been a long time since Rey has seen that symbol.

Ready to take advantage of the lack of corpses walking about, she starts for the truck -- only to stop when she hears a terrible sound coming from... not one of them.

Taking a few careful steps back, the scene of the snapping corpses crowding around a strange animal comes to Rey's view. She blinks a moment, having never seen anything like that before. Did it come from the agriculture area? No, pretty sure she'd remember those colors.

Either way, it's a distraction, and one more thing Rey would be a fool not to take advantage of. After taking a few paces back towards her intended destination... she stops. Both feet planting on the ground for the briefest moment.

Forget it. It's just some animal.

Against all logical notion, however, she turns. Propelling herself towards the bodies teaming around the animal. She grabs a wine bottle from one of the passing shelves, breaking it against one head and jabbing the rest into an eye socket before the fresh red liquid even has the chance to stop flowing. She launches off the ground, kicks a wall, before the sole of her boot crushes the skull of a corpse that nearly chomped down on the animal's vulnerable leg.

So. Looks like it's going to be this kind of day, after all.

fashionista

[livingdeadgirl]

Ami may have been kind of scared when the robots physically carried her in here, but... now she's gotten a manicure out of it, so that's nice, right? So now she's rocking slightly longer nails than normal, painted dark red (she couldn't convince the bots to do black with tiny skulls).

Once they release her, she exits into this area, only to find she's not alone here - and wow, that's not somebody she's seen before! Ami would definitely remember seeing someone with that kind of glam. She approaches, but she's pretty much ignoring the robots completely, despite Elluru drawing attention to them.

"Oh, wow! I love your hair!" she exclaims.

Ami Aihara (Aradia Megido) | Homestuck | already ingame

[livingdeadgirl]

[ Ami's first impressions post! ]

> Advertise. (network; ota)

[ Sometime in the last few days of September, a wild network post appears: ]

hi everyone!
i just wanted to let you all know
the meet and greet party previously discussed in this space
will be held tomorrow afternoon!

it will take place in the vr room lobby
and of course everyone is invited
some refreshments and games will be provided
but if you would like a little extra challenge
please feel free to bring something to share!

attendance is mandatory!
(lol just kidding)
seriously though i do hope to see all of you there ;)

[ She'll also post handwritten signs to that effect in the mess hall and several of the staircases. Just in case! ]

> Fondly regard the red shit. (for Kieran)

[ With that sweet party coming up, Ami wants to make sure one of her favorite Anchorites is planning to be there! She hasn't really ventured into the Agricultural Zone since the whole fungus thing, and to an extent she's still a bit nervous about going in by herself - but the fungus is gone now, and Kieran's told her roughly how to get to the ranch (at some point, offscreen), and it's not that far in, and there's a few people living around there now, so it's not like she'll be completely alone. She should be fine, right?

She actually does make it to the ranch in one piece. (It's getting out that'll be the hard part.) And spotting Kieran out with the horses, she waves and scampers over. ]

Kieran! Hey, Kieran!

> Get a makeover. (ota)

[ She couldn't escape them forever. Eventually, Ami got swept up by the spa robots and carted off for some R&R, whether she likes it or not!

But... surprisingly, it's not actually that bad? She hadn't even known most of these services were available. Who's she to turn down a free manicure? They're not great conversationalists, though, so she'll be striking up chats with other people in the same situation. ]

A. [ If the other person's struggling, she'll lead with - ]
Hey, it's okay! They're not trying to hurt us!

B. [ If they're calmer (or have just given up), she'll kinda nod toward their nails or outfit or highlights or whatever they got done - ]
I'm... guessing they didn't let you pick the color, huh?

[sleepyhollowed]

[Don't worry Ami, everything will be A-OK.]

[Except probably not, but we can pretend it will be!]

[Kieran peeks up from behind a large bale of freshly chopped grass, soon to become hay for the horses and for fattening up those deer and his face lights up the moment he sees who's calling him.]

Hey, kid!

[Kieran happily waves back before he puts down his tools, dusts the grass off (a futile effort), and hurries over to greet her properly with a big, heartfelt hug.]

What brings you out here? Didja wanna start up the fishin' lessons? I got some time if ya did!

[It's amazing how spending a month and a half on the ranch getting work done and throwing himself into something he genuinely loves to do has changed his demeanor from nervous feller to a happy cowboy with more than just the barest smidgeon of confidence.]

Qubit | Irredeemable | already ingame

[superposition]

01. fashionize(user);

[ If it's not one thing, it's another. Really, with all the maintenance that needs done around here, it's a wonder Qubit gets any actual work in. This time, though, he came prepared - he's put together a little clicker that'll force any robot he points it at to shut down and go into maintenance mode!

... Anchor bots only, of course. And it only works on about 70% of them. And sometimes it takes a few tries. But it's got about double the range of his powers, and it's already saved him a few (literal) headaches, so. Work in progress, but a good start.

So yeah, ironically, the only thing that can make him visit the spa is work. He's hanging out on a couch in the lobby, attempting to hack together a working hotfix on his tablet, while one of the bots sits idle on the floor in front of him. Buuut given that he's grumpy and chronically sleep-deprived, the other bots keep coming up to bug him. A couple more of them are shut down nearby, and presently a third approaches - this one with a comb and scissors in hand. Qubit glares icily at it, his eyes glowing blue. ]

One inch closer and you're going on sewer duty.

02. while ( !truck.isEmpty() ) { Truck.loot("all"); }

[ Since this Whole Foods appears to be a relatively permanent addition - and there keep being zombies in it, somehow - it bears keeping an eye on. He certainly didn't expect a couple of semis to show up and restock the place, but once they're there, he can hardly just ignore them, can he?

He's not going alone, though. Whether he ran into you by chance or messaged you specifically, you're welcome to come with, provided you've got some kind of applicable skills (eg. combat, anti-zombie magic, etc). He will insist that you wear radiation gear, though. That's just common sense.

The five-minute walk is pretty uneventful, though they'll have to give the place a little bit wider of a berth now that the zombies have left the building. The America truck is an easier target, so that'll come first. As he double-checks the laser rifle he brought, he can't resist a little light quipping. ]

You know, I think I've spent more time shopping at Whole Foods here than I ever have on Earth.

03. rand();

[ Always open to Wildcards as well! ]

2.

[abheirrant]

[Qubit might want to give the place a wide berth, but Carlisle, who is staring at the ground with all the focus in the world, would be much happier if they just went inside. He was surprised when Qubit called him out here a second time, given what happened the first time around; he's more surprised he agreed to come, but he has had a few weeks to settle into Anchor and sort out who -- and what, maybe -- he is. It's a work in progress, and one he won't get anywhere with if he continues to hide. That worked so well for him in his last year of life, didn't it?

He grumbles, fidgeting with a wrinkle in his radiation suit. He has yet to realize there are a couple of zombies loitering nearby, idling a few feet behind him.]

I assume this was a popular establishment in your world.

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[itsnotaonesie]

Y'know, I think maybe you should let that one do it's job. Just, y'know. Maybe.

[Peter is also the sort of person who only pops into the spa for work, especially now that the robots are going all bonkers. They don't seem to be hurting anyone, so he's not too concerned and decides that he can spare a few minutes to harass Qubit. He leans over the back of the couch and you bet your ass he reaches over and messes up Qubit's dumb hair.]

Garrus Vakarian | Mass Effect

[dispenserofjustice]

( A. Arrival )

[ Let's see... Which is really preferable in this situation: being stranded on a planet with limited supplies and absolutely no news about the war's end or being stranded on a space station with only a handful of survivors and no way back. Orbiting a seemingly dead planet. Choices. Honestly why can't there ever be an Option C like being stranded in a five star resort?

Nice things can never happen, can they? Garrus would blame Shepard for that but he has no idea if the Commander is dead or alive.

Pushing that particular thought aside for the time being, the Turian listens to the video, snatches up one of those communication devices, and goes through the decontamination process without so much as a complaint. Afterwards, however, he finds a location to start pulling apart his rifle to make sure that nothing's damaged.

Priorities. ]

( B. Red Shift )

[ Does Garrus Vakarian have any intention of getting too close to that mammal with horns? Nope. He will if he has to, but from the looks of it the thing is being protected. Thus his plan is to do what he does best: find a spot that he can defend that has a good vantage point. With the way that the colony is structured that's surprisingly easy.

Besides! It looks as though others will be getting up close and personal. Good thing Garrus is there to lend a hand. Someone might find that a smaller beastie getting too close to their person is shot down before they can even register the creature's presence. ]

Got you covered.

( C. Whole Foods )

[ The store itself is kind of lost on Garrus. He has been to Earth exactly one time and that hadn't been in the best of circumstances. The wonderful imagery of the crying eagle? Also lost on him. Though he does know for a fact that he should at least check out the vehicles parked around the store. Garrus opts to circle around towards the back. ]

In the end I can't tell what is creepier. The dead being reanimated by a collective AI or the reanimated dead that have no higher intelligence behind it.

[ It's actually pretty easy for Garrus to clear a path to that truck. Zombies actually move pretty slow. He's almost disappointed. ]

C

[itsnotaonesie]

[So there's a dude kneeling on top of the truck, nonchalantly rummaging through a backpack like this is the most normal thing in the world. I mean at this point it kind of is for him, but shh.

The very tall alien dude is kind of hard to miss, Peter peeks over the side of the truck to check this shit out.]

I mean, being reanimated by a collective AI sounds more terrifying than creepy? Maybe that's just me.

A

[braidmage]

[ Not only has Reynir never seen an alien in real life before, but he also has never seen one in movies or on television, either. Since he's never seen TV or movies. In fact, just the information that there are other planets in the universe would probably be enough to blow his mind. He comes from a world where electricity is fancy, okay, he's doing his best.

But he is walking on the upper levels, near to where the decontamination lets out into the main area of the Anchor, when Garrus emerges, looking the way Garrus looks. The first thing that catches Reynir's eyes is what he's wearing - his own outfit is fairly old-fashioned. Once he catches sight of Garrus himself, however, his eyes go round with shock.

And he does the only completely logical thing to do when seeing a being that he's never seen before. He walks closer, scooping up the little orange and white kitty that had been padding along at his heels and holds her out in Garrus's direction at arm's length, waiting to see if her fur will puff up in fear or if she will start hissing. She doesn't, which is a very good sign.

Belatedly, and very tentatively, he says: ]

Hello?

A

[livingdeadgirl]

[ Mr. Fell may have mysteriously disappeared, but that hasn't stopped Ami from doing what she can, every so often, to spruce up the arrival room. Today, in fact, she's found a handsome potted flower somewhere (though she's not sure what kind it is), and she's headed upstairs with that and a little trowel to transplant it.

But somewhere en route, she finds something strange. Or someone, rather. Someone who is A) definitely not human, and B) holding what appears to be a real big gun.

She freezes, understandably intimidated. This is the first actual alien(?) she's seen on this alien planet, and she hasn't got a dang clue what a turian is. What are you supposed to do in these "first contact" scenarios? Do you wave? Say hi? Or just stand around staring at him like a dumbass?

... Yeah it definitely appears she's going with that third option. It's a bold strategy, Cotton, let's see if it pays off for her. ]

Majima Gorō | Yakuza 0

[justbeingknife]

A

Alright, important question. Does settin' this algae on fire make things better or worse?

[ This was the problem with agreeing to help -- generally, a lack of complete details. Riotous greenery didn't feel as alien to Majima as it used to, but he still didn't like how weirdly dark it was when the plant life closed in, how thick the air seemed.

Something poured from his hand: a kind of liquid light that congealed into the form of a slender animal. A... glowing housecat? It yawned silently before padding ahead a little ways, casting extra light up into the gloom. ]

C

[ Hmm. Crying eagles aside, there was nothing wrong with this beauty of a rifle, which Majima picked up with care from its formerly final resting place across the lap of a camo-covered skeleton.

A cursory inspection revealed that it'd work just fine, which was probably good considering the thumping and moaning from the front of the store. ]

Sounds like someone's havin' a good time. Find anythin' you like?

A

[itsnotaonesie]

Worse. Way worse. Horrible idea, don't even think about it.

...Unless you like the idea of gettin' real messed up on space shrooms? I mean I wouldn't judge, but also you'd probably die so I don't recommend it.

[Or maybe Peter's the one fucked up on shrooms right now because he just watched this dude... make a goo cat? What is even happening.

You know what, it's not any weirder than the other weird shit that happens around here, so sure. Lead the way to the killer mutant shroom-bear, little glow-cat.]

WILDCARD hope this is ok

[livingdeadgirl]

[ First impressions! ]

[ Ami doesn't have any reason to stop at the bar, usually - you know, the one with the rude robot bartender who refuses to make anything but tequila sunrises? That's the one. But it's on the way to a lot of things on the same level, and she doesn't actually see people inside all that often. So when she's passing by and spots someone who (from behind) she doesn't recognize, she figures she may as well stop and say hello. I mean, she met Kieran here, so it's clearly not the worst place to make friends.

Tl;dr hi Majima, there's a tiny goth comin' up behind you. ]

Hi! I haven't seen you before, are you new?