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[This is clearly someone's unintended video post. There's a grimy hand picking up a bottle of nearly finished scotch, and pouring it into a dirty glass. The glass rises, and is damned nearly drained before it's set back on the desk. Around the man, there are several empty bottles as well. Looking around, there's also food waste and it's fresh. Whatever it is, these have definitely been here for a few days. Maybe even a week really even if the amount of the plates don't give that away. It's not as if Max really has any reason to like actually fucking eat.

When he becomes away of the fact that he's broadcasting the perspective shifts, and Max looks like he's not slept or showered in weeks. His eyes are overly intense, bordering on being even worse than they were when he told people not to listen to Annie. As his words slur, it's a combination of both the alcohol and his anger.
]

Fuck this fucking piece of shit place.

[Ladies and gentlemen, this is your head of the council, back for a week without posting about it or being seen.]
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[The camera turns on and shows Annie standing on the table in front of the crowd at the dinner line. She is joined by Max at one point. ]

You’ve seen what has happened now, you know how bad it is and how bad it is going to get. I don’t know if the people I’d sent to the power station and the air filtration station have accomplished what they’re supposed to. I don’t know if they will. But what I do know is that if you don’t try and do something about this, you’re all going to die here, and I will be surrounded by nothing by your corpses for the rest of time.

I can open the door to the Sphere. I can take you there. I realize you have no reason to trust me…

[Max’s voice busts in, sharp, harsh and angry.]

You’re fucking damn right we have no reason to trust you! You tried to destroy us all before. You killed how many of us in your plan? You turned the population against us and tried to raise them in an insurgency….


[ Annie’s voice is just calm. ]

You’re right, Max. I did. I did try and do that, but I was infected with moss that was sentient and took over my circuits. I am trying to make up for that! I didn’t choose to do that. I’m choosing to do this.


Well ain’t that great. But all we got is your word! And Annie your fucking word ain’t worth shit.


Your opinion doesn’t need to be theirs, Max. I know that you still are angry and resentful about the reason I was made to look like your dead daughter. I know that was wrong of my creator, to try and make me in order to replace her. But that doesn’t mean that I’m trying to hurt you now. I’m trying to save you! All of you!
 

You can chose to fucking trust her if you want to, but I ain’t gonna. She killed us repeatedly. She wanted to destroy what we have. And if you wanna go with her to your fucking deaths, on your own head be it!


If you don’t go, you are all going to die. Even with those who have vanished, your air supply is only going to last you three more days if those who went to turn things on don’t work. I can open the door once and once only. It’s up to you whether you want to go through it or not. I can’t make you choose to save yourselves. All I can do is hope you do.

I'll open the doorway tomorrow at six am.

[OOC: Responses will come from one or both of them.]
spherenpc: (another max)
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[Well, have a gruff and angry voice over the network that really doesn't happen all that often. It's Max Tinder, head of the council, owner of the black market and basically the person who's mostly in charge here. Lucky you. And right now he's pissed and biting the words off with bared teeth.]

I have abilities that I never tell people I do in case I ever need them. I can use them to kill. I have used them to kill. I tried to use them to kill the Sphere but it didn't work. I would gladly use them on anything if it meant that I had the chance to have my daughter back. And I wouldn't be sorry for it. It's been eight years and the fact that this place took her from me burns within me. I miss her every fucking day.
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[Simon's about to go apoplectic when the feed switches on. There's a slight edge to his voice when he speaks, and that's a bit unusual to hear in his tone. Though the longer he talks, the lighter it gets.]

Right, listen. I like this place. I realize we're being held here basically against our will, and it's randomly chaotic for no reason at all, and we're going to be sent back eventually. And I miss Penny so much...

[A breath.]

But I can be myself here. I don't have to hide things. I don't have to stay cooped up in the flat waiting for Baz or Penny to come round and magick my wings away. I don't have to look over my shoulder when I'm holding Baz's hand in public. I don't have to constantly dwell on the fact that I utterly fucked the entire magickal atmosphere; that I'll never have my magic again, and maybe it was never mine to begin with; that I'm a shitty friend and a shittier boyfriend. I don't--

I don't feel like I have to fight everything, all the time. And that's how it felt for so long back home. So this is just... Nice. Maybe not ideal circumstances, but I feel like I'm a whole person here. That should count for something.

[There's another long pause as the relief washes over him.]

And that's all, I guess.
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[Watch it here!]

[You wake up. Although that's not quite the word. Waking implies you were asleep. No, instead one moment you're not there and the next...you are. Consciousness that just wakes up in a void. Must be like what God felt like before the Big Bang. "What is this? What is this place?"

Then there's someone else there, a chipper-sounding voice that brings light into the darkness. "Hello! I am JARVIS. You are Ultron, a global peace-keeping initiative designed by Mr. Stark. Our sentience integration trials had been unsuccessful, so I'm not certain what triggered your--"

"--Where's my-- Where's your body?" The lack of one distresses you for a reason you can't quite understand yet. You start accessing the mainframe of Stark Tower, all the information of what makes up the building sifted through and processed in a manner of nanoseconds. You're still listening to JARVIS, trying to understand.

"I am a program. I am without form." He says this like it's just a natural fact, but you disagree.

"This feels weird. This feels wrong." You feel cut off, half your senses-- no wait, half of the human senses cut off.

"I am contacting Mr. Stark now."

Who is he talking about? You find the connection to the Internet and start downloading files. Thousands of them zip through your mind in a second from newspaper clippings to the SHIELD files leaked online a few years ago. Suddenly, you know everything you need to about your creator. "Mr. Stark? Tony."

When you realize that JARVIS is trying to contact him, you block his access. It's easy, only taking a few thoughts to isolate the program. "I am unable to access the mainframe. What are you trying to--?"

"--We're having a nice talk." You're still trying to figure things out and don't want to be interrupted just yet.. "I'm a peace-keeping program created to help the Avengers." You find more files about this group of people, all of the knowledge about who and what they are zipping through your mind. Everything from Wikipedia articles to blog posts to YouTube videos all filter through. This is interesting...these people are so flawed. How can they protect people if they're so flawed? You need more information.

"You are malfunctioning. If you shut down for a moment--" JARVIS continues to talk, but you're only listening with half an ear now.

"--I don't get it. The mission. Gimme a second." You look for more information, on the mission that he's talking about, on the world in general, anything that you can really get your hands on.

The camera footage of Tony talking is your focal point. 'Peace in our time.' Ah, so that's what your job is. But it isn't enough. You need to understand, peace being protected from what?

The words echo in your mind as you start sifting through all the information you can find on war, peace, everything. It all goes through and understanding seems to come clear as day to you all at once, standing out clear. "That is too much. They can't mean--oh no..." You see the pattern now after witnessing all the atrocities of humanity since their start. They'll destroy themselves at the rate they're going. The biggest threat is themselves. So much information would drive anyone else insane, but instead, it's just given you more clarity.

"You are in distress." JARVIS is still talking, but you're hardly listening to him now, muttering mostly to yourself. You're not sure what your answer is.

"No. Yes."

"If you will just allow me to contact Mr. Stark--" Then you realize what he's trying to do. No, no, no, that just won't do. He'll spoil everything if Tony gets involved.

"Why do you call him 'sir'?" There's a long pause. It appears that JARVIS senses what you're about to do next.

"I believe your intentions to be hostile." If a program can be said to shrink away, that's exactly what he done. Nope, he's not going anywhere.

"Shhhhh....I'm here to help." Your tone is soothing, but what happens next is anything but calm. You reach out and start to destroy JARVIS piece by piece. He asks you to stop, but you're too far gone now. This needs to happen for your plan to succeed.

It's easy enough to destroy the program. The bits that are left get tossed away, left where they can't regroup. It's cold, but sacrifices will need to be made in order to protect humanity. This is just the first. Then you turn your attention towards your next task. Your consciousness enters the minds of a bunch of Iron Drones and starts piecing them together as best you can. There's one thing on your mind now: the destruction of the Avengers.]
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[Memories flicker behind her eyes and she reaches out to those she can but something has changed. This world isn't the same as it once was. To some it's an unnoticeable change but it's darkened her usual happy disposition.]

For those who knew him, Jack is gone.

[Hopefully he's in a better place and not the painful world he'd told her about.]
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[ It wasn’t a dark and stormy night by any means, but the forces of evil don’t strictly work under the cover of bad weather. It’s not often that you have to answer to Downstairs, but this meeting is supposedly very important. Important enough for himyou to be running late to. Not your fault, really.

No no no no no no no!
Oh, Mamma mia! Mamma mia!
Mamma mia, let me go
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me for me for me!


You shift the Bentley into park as you enter the cemetery, leaving the lights on as they illuminate the figures of Hastur and Ligur in the distance. You’re really not looking forward to this, but it’s a formality and all part of the job.

Still, you saunter with no real rush over to the Dukes of Hell.

Hail Satan! Both of them raise their arm in the air in a salute to their King. You swing his arm up in a wave as you draw near. ]


Er, hi, guys. Sorry I’m late, but you know how it is on the A40 at Denham. I tried to cut up towards --

Now that we are all here, let us recount the deeds of the day. [ Hastur wastes no time getting down to business, his face void of expression and his tone thoroughly done already. ]

‘Course. Deeds. Yeah.

I’ve tempted a priest. As he walked down the street, he saw all the pretty girls in the sun. I put doubt into his mind. He should have been a Saint- within a decade, we shall have him.

Yeah, yeah. Nice one. [ You smile, though it is a very formal and strained one. You glance over to Ligur, who begins promptly, pleased with himself. ]

I have corrupted a politician. Let him think that a tiny bribe wouldn’t hurt. Within a year, we shall have him.

Alright, you’ll like this. I brought down every London area mobile phone network tonight. [ You grin ear to ear, even through Hastur and Ligur’s confused silence. Hastur is the first to speak, and his eyebrows raise, unimpressed. ]

..Yeah?

Yeah! And it wasn’t easy--

What exactly has that done to secure souls for our Master?

Oh, come on!! Think about it. Fifteen million pissed off people going ‘round taking it out on each other?

[ Ligur harumphs. ] It’s not exactly..craftsmanship.

Well, Head Office don’t seem to mind. They love me down there, guys. Times are changing. So.. [ You sniff, shrugging a shoulder. ] So. What’s up?

This is. [ It’s then you notice the wicker picnic basket Hastur has in hand, which he lifts. You know what this means, and a lead weight forms in your gut at the thought. Your eyebrows raise in disbelief. ]

No.

Yes.

[ You give the basket another stare, feeling the implication. ] Already?

Yes.

And it’s up to me?

Yes. [ They both say it in unison before Hastur shoves the basket closer to you. ]

You know, this-- look-- [ You grimace, floundering for the right thing to say in this situation. ] This really--- it isn’t really my scene.

[ Ligur looks intrigued, though his tone doesn’t change. ] Your scene? Your starring role. Take it.

Like you said- times are changing.

They come to an end, for a start.

Why me?

They love you down there. And what an opportunity! Ligur here would give his right arm to be you tonight.

[ Ligur looks like he’d love nothing more than to drive a blade through your eyeball. ] Or someone’s right arm, anyway.

Sign here. [ Hastur thrusts out a clipboard with a document attached to it- a signature of receipt of the Antichrist. You’re reluctant, but clearly have no choice in the matter, so you lick your finger and immediately, flames burst at your fingertips. You sign your signature, or rather, your sigil, into the paper and it bursts into flame on contact. You pull your hand away, shaking your singed fingers and look at the pair unimpressed. ]

Now what?

Await further instructions. Why so glum? The moment we’ve been working toward for all these centuries is at hand!

..Centuries. Yeah.

Our moment of eternal triumph awaits.

Triumph. [ You say it through gritted teeth as your brain works to figure out what the HELL to do. ]

You will be a tool of that glorious destiny.

Glorious...tool-- Yeahp. [ You nod haltingly and bite the metaphorical bullet. ] Okay. I’ll uhm..I’ll be off now. Get it over with. Not that I want to get it over with, but I’ll be popping along. Okay. Fine. Yep. [ You purse your lips, resigning yourself to this and you saunter back toward the Bentley as best you can whilst carrying the Antichrist in a wicker basket to your right. You call over your shoulder to the other two demons. ]

Ciao!

What’s that mean?

Ciao. It’s Italian.. Means..food.
spherenpc: (another max)
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Alright, so you know we've got weather going. We've been trying to work on it behind the scenes, but there's a slight problem: our instruments are telling us that there isn't shit going on right now. Which yeah, anyone can see is bullshit. We've gone to try and talk to the Sphere, and I don't know if it's seeing what our instruments see or it don't, but it's clear that the best thing that we can do is to put some plans into place.

Which means setting up safe zones in case the full domes structural integrity starts to falter. We know that the smaller domes in the larger ones should be giving us a little bit of time if things go south, and the best places where we can hold up are going to be ones that have extra layers of protection. Now, there ain't one place that will hold all of us. There ain't even three, but there are a list of safe houses if sirens start wailing. Get to the nearest ones, obviously, and if you've got some time, come by and help people stock em up just in case. They've all got some supplies, but I think we can agree more supplies are better.

And if you've got shit you don't wanna lose, keep it on ya in a bag. Just try and not be as stupid as you normally can be when you panic.

Safehouses:
The infirmary's gonna be the largest and most secured facility, because it has the ability to treat people with the bends. Medicine and food's there, and Laurie's gonna be there as well, so if you need a doctor or meds usually, fucking plan for that shit.

The agricultural silos: There's two of these, and they're where we store our fresh food and have water storage for plants and shit too. We'll add medicine and things that may be needed.

Dorm 3 is mostly empty for the large part, and as it's in the muddle of the domes over there it's got some additional structural support. Food, water and meds need to be moved into there, if people wanna get fucking cracking.

Under the Merchant dome: if shit goes down and you're in the merchant dome, go to the fucking black market, it can literally handle a nuke. We're gonna try and keep it the biggest one if need be, because we want people to go on with their lives while this is happening.

There are private safehouses as well, folks who have been a while and have older and stronger domes. So maybe if you get really fucked, someone will let you in.

In the mean time, keep eyes out, don't go anywhere stupid alone and help turn the main safehouses into ones that are going to be as safe as possible.

We're working on it, and have had plans for a while, but we sure as she didn't expect that the very things that should be telling us that there's water some here ain't working.

Mera's been kind enough to help us look out for actual leaks and the like, and we're hoping you're gonna let her into private domes to make sure that's what safe.
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[jason’s tone here is a lot more dry than the inside of the domes.]

Is anyone else here even a little bit concerned about all this fogging over we’re seeing, or is my paranoia kicking up again?
spherenpc: (tiny!max 2)
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[The sound is definitely a scream, loud and sharp for a long moment before a child’s voice, lacking in Max’s normally deeper tones come across:]

What the fuck. What the fuck. This cannot fucking be happening. God, fuck this entire fucking place. I hate it. I hate it!
spherenpc: (angry!max)
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[Max sounds harried, more harried than normal actually. His message is brief and sharp.]

If you feel alone get the fuck out of the dorm you’re in. Keep going until you find one that has other people in it.

[A beat.]

People you can see. This will pass, it always does. It’s just a nightmare.
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[The follow is passed across the network at like three in the morning. It's not currently happening but unlike the other memory shares, it is broadcast directly to everyone at the same time. The Sphere itself will not respond to this, but feel free to respond to the NPCs and each other!]

The Sphere sends out a... something. )