[Just before midnight, Luke looking his baseline level of amused, plus a generous helping of put-upon.]

That was an unfortunate curse yesterday, wasn't it? I do hope everyone came out of it alright. Which reminds me, Charlie, I think now would be a good time f--

[At which point, it hits midnight. Luke breaks off, looking confused for a moment and then his eyes widen and he opens his mouth...


...just in time for it to get stitched back together, his lips meeting and closing as a leather string passes through it. He makes a muffled, pained noise as it completes its path and knots itself at the end.

There's a moment where he just stares at the screen, somewhat vaguely before he gathers himself together and shuts it off. Text appears an hour later.]


Text me, Charlie.


[ooc: Souvenirs you never lose. That one time Loki nearly lost his head. Yeah.]

[The video coming from the device is slightly skewed since it's been tossed aside and forgotten, but from the angle several book cases are visible.  There is music playing in the background and someone singing along although they aren't in recording range to be seen. Still partially hidden behind the book ne's reading,  the owner finally come into view eventually.  

( video of song behind cut )

I never wanted him to get hurt like he did. [Hurt is an understatement. Frown on his face and clear upset in Ken's voice as he keeps talking, almost like he's talking to himself, unaware the device is on, but he knows.] I never meant anything like that by what I said. My brother was actually good to me. I just lost sight of it and wanted him to disappear. I wish I hadn't been so childish and stupid about it. If I could've just looked past myself-

...no. I-I didn't turn the device on for this! [But it's like word vomit.]

[He switches the feed to a filter before he can say more. He'll still babble against his will in responses.]

( Deity Filter )

[ooc: Cursed with My Dirty Little Secret, and unable to do anything but talk about his dead brother, and his severe jealousy issues all day. So for those that wanted to know more about Ken's brother, Ken's darker aspects, or didn't even know he had a brother? Ask away.]

There's a woman sitting at the edge of a bed, naked and looking a little groggy although her pure white hair is covering most of her body.  She makes a noise somewhere between a groan and a yawn and stands up, scratching at a hip as she staggers toward the bathroom.  There's some noise for a moment while she's out of screen and water running and then a huge clattering sound and a thump with a sharp cry.  Ice crystals shoot across the room and closer to the bathroom you can actually see ice forming around the doorframe. 

A second later there's some swearing and then a noise of disbelief.

Maybe a second too long while there are interested noises before the woman swears again and there's some shuffling.  Finally she stalks out of the room, a towel wrapped around her torso and reaches for the doorknob.

Only to have her hand literally burst into purple flame before she yanks it back. "Hells bells!  Oh come on! That can't be iron."  Well it's not completely iron anyway because as he opens his hand the fire is gone and his hand looks pretty and pale still.  She clenches it and opens it again.  Finally she knocks at the door and yells out, "Mercy?!  Hey Mercy!  I can't get out!"  

She starts searching around the room, flinging things this way and that until she comes up with an oven mit Harry had been using for potions for Hei and proceeds to try to open the door with the mit as a cushion between herself and the handle.  "Guy can't catch a freakin' break."  She's muttering while the mit slips. 

Ice crystals start forming across the video screen and then it clicks back off.

((ooc: from 0:48 to 1:34 is her memory being posted.))

NO MAJOR SPOILERS, JUST HUMAN/TURIAN ROMANCE

[Bruce is beaming at the camera. Beaming. He looks happy and relaxed and... who is this guy?]

I'm getting some really interesting readings from the sensors I've deployed, and the network's doing some fun stuff.

If you're experiencing a curse of some sort, could you reply here and describe the symptoms? It would be a huge help with my data collection.

[ooc: Anti-angst day is go. There's not a thing you can say that can bring this guy down.]

The curses seem rather varied today, don't they? Is this something that occurs every month, or is it something unusual that I've been unlucky enough to experience throughout my time here? I haven't noticed any particular curse I may be experiencing, but...

[That's just because he hasn't spoken out loud all day. As soon as he attempts to finish that sentence, however, something entirely different comes out of his mouth. Song.]

Somewhere, beyond the sea
Somewhere, waiting for me
My...

[His voice isn't bad, per se, but it sounds as though he's not used to singing much in his spare time, and the expression on his face is murderous.]

That was unintentional, I assure you. I'm not in the habit of...

[And again, song comes out instead.]

The world has gone mad today
And good's bad today,
And black's white today,
And day's night today.

[With this unintentional burst of song, and a disgusted look, he shuts off the video feed quickly.]

Ugh--

[A sick splatter of liquid, a groan, a panicked gasp.]

Shit, shit, shit-- how the hell does this even work. Okay, fuck, you made your point, I'll bow at your alter and sacrifice lambs and- nngh.

[A wheeze, some coughing, and zap. Static.]

[ooc | Souvenirs you never lose! Because being Dave is suffering: spoilers. All responses will be while he's in the Shadow City.]

[Mindy isn't one for pouting or crying. She usually makes people do the latter. But the look on her face isn't a pleasant one. It's more annoyed. And she doesn't know the video is on because it's at an upside down side angle. She has her head on her arms and she's frowning at something on the wall.

She's in her apartment and there's a steady thump thump thump. She has a tennis ball that she's throwing against the wall repeatedly.]

Angela left.

[thump thump thump. wall, floor, mindy's hand.]

Abed left.

[thump thump thump.]

I hate this City. [thump.]

I hate the curses. [louder thump.]

I'm not room-mate hunting again. That's pointless. Fuck it. I'm getting a god damn dog.

[Her eyes shift, focusing on the device and she reaches over, smacking it to turn it off. End feed.]