Where stars aren't the only things that sparkle

Who: Topaz
Where: Network
When: May 1st

[On May 1, your phones buzz with yet another message]

sccrmama17: Hello? Hello?
sccrmama17: Is everyone feeling okay?
sccrmama17: I'm so sorry about Emerald.
sccrmama17: He made a really big oversight, but I made sure he fixed it!
sccrmama17: I certainly hope you're all feeling better.
sccrmama17: But in case you aren't, I left a few snacks for you in the kitchen. ♥

sccrmama17: Oh, yes!
sccrmama17: Good work last month on the missions!
sccrmama17: Even though some of your heist choices were, um.
sccrmama17: Eccentric.
sccrmama17: I hope no one was hurt in that fire. . .
sccrmama17: And congratulations to Thorn and Nightking!
sccrmama17: I'm so happy for you two, like a proud mother who is watching her children grow up!
sccrmama17:
sccrmama17: Even though it's only been a month.

sccrmama17: . . . anyway! Onwards.

Mission: Steal the fire!
Mission Requirements: Bring a friend! A friend of any specialization will do. ♥
Special Requests: None!

Mission: Steal the water!
Mission Requirements: Bring a friend! A friend of any specialization will do ♥
Special Requirements: None!

Mission: Steal the wind!
Mission Requirements: Bring a friend! A friend of any specialization will do ♥
Special Requirements: None!

Mission: Steal the earth!
Mission Requirements: Bring a friend! A friend of any specialization will do ♥
Special Requirements: None!

Mission: Steal the light!
Mission Requirements: Bring a friend! A friend of any specialization will do ♥
Special Requirements: None!

Mission: Steal the darkness!
Mission Requirements: Bring a friend! A friend of any specialization will do ♥
Special Requirements: None!

sccrmama17: Good luck, my Ragamuffins!
sccrmama17: Topaz, out.

[As promised, there are snacks in the kitchen for everyone! The counters are decorated with bowls of fresh oranges and pitchers of freshly squeezed orange juice. Delicious! And maybe some vitamin C will help you guys not get sick again? Probably. Maybe]

[Anyway, you have your new assignments. Feel free to use this post a a mingle if you wish!]

Who: ???
Where: Network
When: April 30th

[If you're awfully tired of your powers going haywire, of technology fucking up whenever you get near it, of your body rebelling on you and almost vanishing. . . then this is the text for you!]

gksqd: uh, fuck
gksqd: yeah okay this is my bad
gksqd: 'sup dudes, i'm head of r&d
gksqd: the guy who figured out how to bring you here in the first place
gksqd: funny story!
gksqd: haha!
gksqd: i forgot your bodies would take time to readjust their magical circuits to adapt to the sheer level of magical energy in glymmer's atmosphere, so like, suuuupuer sorry about that
gksqd: ain't no big!!
gksqd: you noticed that connecting your circuits with another person stabilized you, yeah?
gksqd: anyway you could keep doing that if you like holding hands or whatever
gksqd: but i've got a better way
gksqd: topaz left you guys some vitamins in the kitchen
gksqd: take one and your bodies should stabilize on their own.
gksqd: or don't lmao it's no skin off my nose

[As promised, there's a bottle of vitamins in the kitchen labeled "FOR OTHER-WORLDERS ONLY." They're grape flavored :( Taking one will in fact reverse the effects you've been experiencing for the past week! Of course characters don't have to take them if they don't want to, in which the effects will continue indefinitely.]

gksqd: anyway that's it
gksqd: if you've got complaints leave them in my mailbox
gksqd: it's by the door of your dorm
gksqd: later dudes!!!

[. . . the "mailbox" by the front dorm is actually just a trash can labeled "formal complaints." Hm. Feel free to leave a note if you wish, but this NPC won't be responding to any attempts to reach out to them.]

Who: Everyone!
Where: Anywhere!
When: April 24 - April 30

[All characters wake up on the morning of April 24 feeling. . . off]

[It starts off like a minor bug. They may be nauseated and dizzy and lightheaded. They may be feverish and woozy and fatigued. The symptoms aren't anything characters who have had colds before haven't experienced before, but by the time noon rolls around, spending the day in bed to sleep off this fever seems like a pretty damn good idea.]

[Except. . . that's when it really begins]

[All characters will find, throughout the week of April 24 to April 30, that their bodies are rebelling on them for some unexplained reason. Not only are they feeling the effects of a cold and a fever, but every time a character passes a piece of technology, that piece of technology will start to glitch and scramble around them. This includes technology as small as their phones, or as large as traffic lights and jumbotrons. Try not to cause any accidents while walking through the city!]

[To make matters worse? Characters may find parts of their body suddenly turning transparent on them, rendering them unable to interact with physical objects. Almost like they're fading away into obscurity, like ghosts. The process is painless and only lasts a few minutes before the affected limb turns back to normal, but wow. That sure is unsettling.]

[And the final symptom? Any characters with supernatural or magical abilities, be it canon or something purchased and acquired in Glymmer, will find themselves unable to control those powers. The lack of control can be as minor as accidentally setting one's hand on fire while reaching for a paper towel, or as major as setting one's entire body on fire and being unable to turn it off! While the citizens of Glymmer are used to magic glitching out on them, be careful! Because they won't appreciate it if someone breaks a window or burns down a shop while trying to get a hold of themselves.]

[Is there a way to counteract the symptoms of. . . whatever mystery illness this is? Why yes, as a matter of fact, there is! Any kind of physical contact with an otherworlder will keep the symptoms at bay. Anything from hand holding to hugging to whatever it is a character is comfortable doing with someone will work. It's almost like. . . everyone is glitching out, and then connecting two ends of a single circuit fixes the glitches.]

[Hm. Buckle in, everyone. It's going to be a long week]

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Event Notes: If your character does something big like mess with traffic lights or anything else that would affect the Glymmer NPCs, please let me know here!

Who: Everyone!
Where: The Glymmer Ragamuffins Dorm, and elsewhere
When: April 8, noon-ish

[Rise and shine, new thieves! A new day is dawning!]

[You awaken as per the arrival page, healthy and whole (or perhaps still injured and sick, depending on your status before your arrival), knowing who you are and why you're here. . . sort of. But there is one thing you don't recall: your name. Your name, your code name, your nickname, anything you were once called back at home has been taken from you. And considering you've been dragged to an entirely new world? That may be a bit of a problem.]

[Perhaps you finally stumble your way out of your dorm room. If you do, you're surely not the only one. There's a gaggle of strangers wandering the hallways just as dazed and confused as you are. Perhaps it's time to say hi!]

[And when you make your way down to the lobby, you'll find that a large table has been set up near the entrance. It's covered in a black and gold checkered tablecloth, and there are multi-colored balloons tied to the ends of the table for decorations. A large vanilla sheet cake with buttercream icing sits on said table, completely unguarded and free for the taking. It's decorated with blue, purple and pink flowers, and the text says: WELCOME TO GLYMMER, NEW RECRUITS!]

[Next to the cake you'll find paper plates, plastic utensils, a cake knife, and a bowl of punch with a serving ladle and some paper cups. The punch is not spiked, sorry to say, but I guess there's nothing stopping you if you really want to. . .? Provided you get your hands on some alcohol. Either way, it seems you're allowed to help yourself!]

[The piano is playing a soft tune but it's weird because nobody is actually sitting at the piano. The keys seem to be playing all by themselves. . . ? Weird!]

[Welcome to your new lives as phantom thieves. Time to get acquainted with your guild mates. And maybe pick new names for each other!]

[. . .]

[Sometime in the late evening, after you've either flounced from the welcome festivities or met everyone you're willing to meet, your phone suddenly buzzes with a new message. . .]

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INTRO NOTES: Welcome to Glymmer's very first mingle log! I did not include multiple prompts, but you are welcome to include them in your comment if you wish. Further, if your character would not stick around for cake and punch, that is perfectly okay! You can post a top level to this mingle log with them interacting with some other aspect of the city if you'd like. A wildcard prompt, so to speak. But otherwise, feel free to use this to meet each other ICly and make friends! And feel free to make your own posts to the community as well!