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recolle2018-09-05 10:29 pm
frostythehitman) wrote in recolle2018-09-05 10:29 pm
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how many arm puns can i possibly cram in here
WHO: James and YOU!
WHERE: throughout Recolle
WHEN: throughout the month, both before and after 9/5
WHAT: James's arm has gone rogue around the city and he needs help capturing it. Also, smashing guitars, fighting robo-mannequin-friends, and being a hot mess in general.
WARNINGS: extremely stupid antics
1. flyers may be old-school but they're still handy [before 9/5]
[ When you head out into the world on September 3rd, you may notice that a flyer has been posted on damn near every surface: electricity poles, street lamps, bus stops, probably the front door to your local coffee shop or apartment building or office. It's everywhere--often multiple posters in the same spot.
And if your timing is just right, you may notice one (1) James Barnes, wearing the older, bulkier version of his metallic arm, with what looks like an entire ream's worth of paper flyers, continuing to stick them on any flat surface in sight. In between posting flyers, though, you might hear James calling for the arm as if it's a lost pet. ]
Heeeere, arm-y, arm-y, arm...!
[ He's trying to keep quiet about that part, at least, because he recognizes how ridiculous he sounds. ]
2. a. it's a harmful armful [any time]
[ Or maybe you run into the arm before you ever run into James. It doesn't matter when, or where you are, because the arm is, for how conspicuous it is, deceptively sneaky. Maybe it silently crawls up behind you on its fingertips live a five-legged spider and latches onto your leg like a dead weight. Maybe it outright flies out of nowhere to smack your coffee on the ground and sucker punch you in the jaw. Maybe it just drops on you from overhead, like an anvil out of an old cartoon.
Either way, it's here, it's disruptive, and it's trying to hurt you, like a feral dog. ]
2. b. the extarminator [after 9/5]
[ By now, the posters have become nearly-illegible in the digitization process, but the arm is still on the loose. Right now, in fact, it's fighting off a few of the virus bugs trying to attack a few of the ex-Retrospeccer NPCs--perhaps ones who are particularly close to you.
(James is a few blocks away, completely unaware that his arm is currently leading its own crimefighting vigilante lifestyle.) ]
2. c. james vs an armada of mannequins [after 9/5]
[ James has managed to find his arm again and reattach it (at least for the moment) by the time he's made his way down the A1 tunnel and wandered into the museum of Recolle life past and recent-past. But now he finds himself surrounded by some of those former Retrospec friends who seem to have disappeared entirely. A robotic version of Ami manages to get a good swipe at him that forces him to fall hard on his shoulder--dislodging his arm again.
Now his arm is crawling off once again, punching other mannequins hard enough to send sparks flying (and leave the arm smoking dangerously). And James...well, James is now down an arm and doing his best to make up for it, but fighting back just gets him electrocuted. ]
Get any closer to me, and I'll turn you into a bucket of bolts!
[ Which is just talk, considering James is looking pretty cornered right now. ]
3. all the rockstars are doing it! [like mid-month or smth?]
[ The arm drama is finally over (for now. probably. maybe.), which is great, because now James is trying to be subtle.
...Which is how he can be found behind a dumpster near Recolle High and RU, hoisting his now-pixelated guitar over his head and smashing it down onto the ground in an unholy cacophany. A cat is probably yowling somewhere. Pixels fly off the edge of his guitar.
Do you dare try to get him to cease the racket? Or perhaps help him in his quest for distruction? ]
WHERE: throughout Recolle
WHEN: throughout the month, both before and after 9/5
WHAT: James's arm has gone rogue around the city and he needs help capturing it. Also, smashing guitars, fighting robo-mannequin-friends, and being a hot mess in general.
WARNINGS: extremely stupid antics
1. flyers may be old-school but they're still handy [before 9/5]
[ When you head out into the world on September 3rd, you may notice that a flyer has been posted on damn near every surface: electricity poles, street lamps, bus stops, probably the front door to your local coffee shop or apartment building or office. It's everywhere--often multiple posters in the same spot.
And if your timing is just right, you may notice one (1) James Barnes, wearing the older, bulkier version of his metallic arm, with what looks like an entire ream's worth of paper flyers, continuing to stick them on any flat surface in sight. In between posting flyers, though, you might hear James calling for the arm as if it's a lost pet. ]
Heeeere, arm-y, arm-y, arm...!
[ He's trying to keep quiet about that part, at least, because he recognizes how ridiculous he sounds. ]
2. a. it's a harmful armful [any time]
[ Or maybe you run into the arm before you ever run into James. It doesn't matter when, or where you are, because the arm is, for how conspicuous it is, deceptively sneaky. Maybe it silently crawls up behind you on its fingertips live a five-legged spider and latches onto your leg like a dead weight. Maybe it outright flies out of nowhere to smack your coffee on the ground and sucker punch you in the jaw. Maybe it just drops on you from overhead, like an anvil out of an old cartoon.
Either way, it's here, it's disruptive, and it's trying to hurt you, like a feral dog. ]
2. b. the extarminator [after 9/5]
[ By now, the posters have become nearly-illegible in the digitization process, but the arm is still on the loose. Right now, in fact, it's fighting off a few of the virus bugs trying to attack a few of the ex-Retrospeccer NPCs--perhaps ones who are particularly close to you.
(James is a few blocks away, completely unaware that his arm is currently leading its own crimefighting vigilante lifestyle.) ]
2. c. james vs an armada of mannequins [after 9/5]
[ James has managed to find his arm again and reattach it (at least for the moment) by the time he's made his way down the A1 tunnel and wandered into the museum of Recolle life past and recent-past. But now he finds himself surrounded by some of those former Retrospec friends who seem to have disappeared entirely. A robotic version of Ami manages to get a good swipe at him that forces him to fall hard on his shoulder--dislodging his arm again.
Now his arm is crawling off once again, punching other mannequins hard enough to send sparks flying (and leave the arm smoking dangerously). And James...well, James is now down an arm and doing his best to make up for it, but fighting back just gets him electrocuted. ]
Get any closer to me, and I'll turn you into a bucket of bolts!
[ Which is just talk, considering James is looking pretty cornered right now. ]
3. all the rockstars are doing it! [like mid-month or smth?]
[ The arm drama is finally over (for now. probably. maybe.), which is great, because now James is trying to be subtle.
...Which is how he can be found behind a dumpster near Recolle High and RU, hoisting his now-pixelated guitar over his head and smashing it down onto the ground in an unholy cacophany. A cat is probably yowling somewhere. Pixels fly off the edge of his guitar.
Do you dare try to get him to cease the racket? Or perhaps help him in his quest for distruction? ]
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PETRIFICUS TOTALUS!
[That should do him.]
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A few moments later, James rounds the corner, having heard the racket. He spots the arm on the ground, then Derek with the smoking wand (literally? figuratively? i don't know). ]
...you didn't kill it, did you?
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No, I just used the full-body bind curse on it. This thing yours?
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[ Duh, Derek.
He hefts it up, trying to inspect it for damage. But he doesn't know what to look for here. ]
You have any idea if magic messes with tech at all?
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No idea. I was surprised the spell worked myself. I haven't tried it on technology stuff before.
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Thanks, I guess. For now.
If this thing doesn't start back up later, then I'm gonna retract my thanks in hindsight.
How long does it usually take for the spell to wear off?
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So I can reattach this thing to myself and then you can undo it?
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Yeah, if you need me to.
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Well, I don't see how else it's gonna ever reactivate.
[ He takes a few moments to figure out just the right way to slot the arm into place before it clicks smoothly into the arm socket. It looks incredibly stiff at his side, completely still. James feels weird about it too--it's like having an arm, but so completely functionless it may not be there at all. ]
Okay look--go ahead and un-curse it or whatever, but just be ready to freeze it again in case it starts going rogue, okay?
Go for it.
[ He points his left side towards Derek, giving him a more direct shot at the arm. ]
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[Derek raises his wand and points it at the arm.]
Finite Incantatem!
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What do you think I'm trying to do here?
[ But as the spell takes effect, he finds he's able to move his arm again and...it doesn't do anything. At least, it doesn't do anything he doesn't tell it to. It just works exactly like his arm should. ]
...Huh.
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[Derek lowers his wand.]
It's not going to suddenly grab me around the throat is it?
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Nah, I know you like me too much to want to strangle me. That arm on the other hand... I didn't know it possessed a brain.
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It's got something, that's fore sure.
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