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riverviewlogs2018-09-28 10:40 pm
glowfeelers) wrote in riverviewlogs2018-09-28 10:40 pm
open!
who: Mantis & friends (and not friends! Friends she hasn't made, or even met yet! Mantis & You!?)
what: Mantis searches for a missing dog, also welcomes new arrivals!
when: Late September - through October depending on which prompts.
where: Around Perimeter Guard facilities, Riverview in general, including the arrival portal.
warnings: Will update as needed!
one; mantis and the case of the missing pup
[ Whether you are on the Perimeter Guard facility grounds, or in the immediate area beyond it, if you are out and about then it is very possible to see a young woman (non human, if the antennae sprouting from her forehead are any indication) wandering around as though in search of something. In one hand is a paper bag and the other, a plain donut that she is breaking pieces off and sprinkling around as she goes.
She is also calling out, ] Puppy! Dom the puppy! Where are you, puppy? Would you like a donut? I have donuts!
[ After seeing a post on the network regarding a missing dog, Mantis had taken it upon herself to join the search. Lend a hand? Ask for a donut? Get accidentally sprinkled by donut pieces, or hassled by pigeons who want said donuts sprinkled nearby? Be confused by this strange bug lady suddenly behind you shouting to a bush that rustled as though maybe a puppy were hiding but it's really just a space possum? ]
two; welcome!
[ Another day, another job to do!
Having been in the city for a little while now, Mantis feels as though she has a better handle on the sort of things that new arrivals should know, and what they're likely to ask. Where some of her colleagues seem to want to keep certain things unsaid until asked, Mantis has been observed to offer information more openly and readily - which, for the most part, seems to be received well by those she has greeted thus far. (It also helps that Mantis herself has experienced some strange things here!)
There are a few things that Mantis does as a part of the Orientation Unit, but today, she is spending most of her shift stationed at the portal. It is (as usual) uncertain who (or what) will come through, or when, but those lucky enough to arrive today have had the experience of Mantis being the warm face to welcome them.
She even has a box of muffins of various flavours to give people! So far, most of the muffins have gone to her fellow Perimeter Guard folk, but she's holding onto a few for any new arrivals because hey, if a free muffin doesn't soften the blow of hearing you've been ripped from your reality to live in this one for a while instead, what does? ]
( ooc note: This one can be anyone, anytime this month! New arrivals meeting Mantis rather than just NPCs upon arrival, fellow PG workers stopping by to say hello, anything goes! )
three; wild card
( Start something, or get me to start something specific! plurk or bumbles#7533 on discord, give me a poke! )
what: Mantis searches for a missing dog, also welcomes new arrivals!
when: Late September - through October depending on which prompts.
where: Around Perimeter Guard facilities, Riverview in general, including the arrival portal.
warnings: Will update as needed!
one; mantis and the case of the missing pup
[ Whether you are on the Perimeter Guard facility grounds, or in the immediate area beyond it, if you are out and about then it is very possible to see a young woman (non human, if the antennae sprouting from her forehead are any indication) wandering around as though in search of something. In one hand is a paper bag and the other, a plain donut that she is breaking pieces off and sprinkling around as she goes.
She is also calling out, ] Puppy! Dom the puppy! Where are you, puppy? Would you like a donut? I have donuts!
[ After seeing a post on the network regarding a missing dog, Mantis had taken it upon herself to join the search. Lend a hand? Ask for a donut? Get accidentally sprinkled by donut pieces, or hassled by pigeons who want said donuts sprinkled nearby? Be confused by this strange bug lady suddenly behind you shouting to a bush that rustled as though maybe a puppy were hiding but it's really just a space possum? ]
two; welcome!
[ Another day, another job to do!
Having been in the city for a little while now, Mantis feels as though she has a better handle on the sort of things that new arrivals should know, and what they're likely to ask. Where some of her colleagues seem to want to keep certain things unsaid until asked, Mantis has been observed to offer information more openly and readily - which, for the most part, seems to be received well by those she has greeted thus far. (It also helps that Mantis herself has experienced some strange things here!)
There are a few things that Mantis does as a part of the Orientation Unit, but today, she is spending most of her shift stationed at the portal. It is (as usual) uncertain who (or what) will come through, or when, but those lucky enough to arrive today have had the experience of Mantis being the warm face to welcome them.
She even has a box of muffins of various flavours to give people! So far, most of the muffins have gone to her fellow Perimeter Guard folk, but she's holding onto a few for any new arrivals because hey, if a free muffin doesn't soften the blow of hearing you've been ripped from your reality to live in this one for a while instead, what does? ]
( ooc note: This one can be anyone, anytime this month! New arrivals meeting Mantis rather than just NPCs upon arrival, fellow PG workers stopping by to say hello, anything goes! )
three; wild card
( Start something, or get me to start something specific! plurk or bumbles#7533 on discord, give me a poke! )
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ALERT TO SPIDERMAN a DOG is MISSING
Do not ask how he ends up landing right next to Mantis minutes later, holding a leash and a baggy of dog treats.]
Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, on the case!
... I came as soon as I could put my crochet set away. What's the progress so far?
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The amber dog alert is a good idea, it seems, as the response time is speedy. ]
Oh! [ Where did he even come from?? ] You have a crochet set? [ No that's not important right now!! ] I have not found any signs of him yet, but I am told he escaped from the Perimeter Guard facilities, so I hope that he is not far.
[ There sure is a band of pigeons starting to follow her around though. ]
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[He's about to get into the important task of finding the dog and getting a description from Mantis, but before he asks... He points at the wild flock of birds.]
Juuuust as an FYI — pigeons are totally not to be trusted. You feed them one time, they'll never leave you alone. I saw one kick a hotdog right out of someone's hand once.
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Oh? [ Looking back, Mantis sees the gathering flock closing in on her, the source of their crumbly treats, making cute little bird noises as they waddle in. ] They kick people? [ They're so cute that Mantis feels heavily disappointed that these little creatures are, in fact, deceptive and mean. ]
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They'll do whatever it takes to get some food.
I've even seen them cover someone head to toe just to get to his bagel. [You might as well play a horror sting right here. Spider-Man wags his hands, making the critters disperse, albeit not to a very far vantage point from where they started.] Shoo, birds! Go on, get!
[Ehem.]
So! Tell me more about this missing doggy.
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[ Pigeons, in the mind of Mantis, have now shifted from cute, fat little birds to mean little creatures with an appetite so ravenous that they routinely attack people to sate their eternal hunger, but that's- well, that's something she'll have to sort out later. ]
Oh! [ Fumbling with her donuts, Mantis fetches her device and pokes and swipes things before turning it around to show him the pictures Chyler had posted of him. ] His name is Dom, and he is a magic puppy, he went missing from the Perimeter Guard but no one has found him there, so he has maybe wandered further?
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His weird mechanical spider-eyes whir into a look of surprise.]
That's Chyler's dog! I mean, she's from the perimeter guard.
I see her walking him sometimes. [He rubs his chin.] And he's a really cute puppy, so it makes me wonder if he ran away or was — uh, taken. By some jerk who wanted him.
[He's just loading poor Mantis up with all the bad news bears.]
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[ Having thought up until now that Dom had gotten lost on his own, Mantis now begins to look worried when Peter suggests that someone may have actually taken him instead. ]
You think it may have been a puppy thief?! [ The worst kind of thief. ] We must find him! Can your spider emotions help find him? Maybe you can hear him if he is nearby? Can you smell him? [ Is that how that works?? ]
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Yeah! She's in the Perimeter Guard. I walked her home once.
[...................]
And no, I can't smell him. But I do have really good hearing. And my sight's really good! [WAIT] I can go to the roofs and look from really high up, if you want! And I can swing you wherever you haven't looked yet. No prob.
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[ The rooftops do sound like a better vantage point, although the donut lures will only be helpful on the ground. Well, assuming the donuts help at all, that is. ]
Well, I do not think he is here, so, [ Mantis takes a moment to do a little turn then to regain her bearings, and to decide where to continue the search. They should stay close to the perimeter guard area, maybe? Move onwards to the next street? ] We should go this way!
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You know what? Whatever works for her.]
Oh, sure! You're not afraid of heights or anything, are you?
[Too late he's already grabbing ya' and hoisting you through the air; it's really quite a fun feeling, as long as you trust he's not going to drop you on your head! All the while, the whites of his eyes expand on his mask as he goes for maximum input.]
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[ Heights don't really frighten her, and she trusts Peter not to drop her, but it's still sudden and strange and fun to suddenly be in the air! She is definitely making little "ooh!" and "woooah!" noises the whole time - it's like flying! What she thinks flying must be like!
Then suddenly, a thought. She gasps. ] I am Spider-Mantis!
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The next evolution to Spider-Man! The elusive Spider-Mantis! Look out, it's two bugs in one—
Oh, oh, hey! Don't forget to keep an eye out for the pupper!
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Admittedly she's a little confused as to where they've gone now, distracted long enough to miss where they were going, but she sees a park filled with greenery and bushes that a sad puppy may want to hide in, so, ]
We should try there! [ Pointing, encouraged by the sight of a couple walking their dog through the pathway there. If there are other dogs here, maybe Dom would be drawn to them? ]
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Hey, not a bad idea! Dogs might get drawn to other dogs, right?
Let's see what we've got down here!
[SWOOP WHOOSH WOWZA, it's such a pleasant descent! And it leaves a nice roller-coaster-like feeling in your stomach. He's grown to love it a little too much. Funny how you can go from being nervous about heights to doing backflips off stuff.]