Jackson Whittemore
[Video]

[ In his frantic attempts to reach Lydia, he forgot to lock the entry. His terrified face was lit only by device itself. And when it started, he was staring at something out of view of the camera.

He looked like he was going to be sick. ]


Lydia, you said he wasn't here!

[ He spoke in a harsh whispers, as if afraid he'd be heard. ]

I don't know how he got in, but Matt's. HERE!

[ He suddenly froze, his eyes going wide in terror. There was a frantic blur of movement before the video cut out. ]

[ Action ]

[ Sometime later, he burst out of the apartment building at a full sprint, wearing nothing but a pair of black boxers. Only when he hit the cold air did he seem to come to his senses.

He'd been struggling to stay in control for days. And now that he actually needed his anger, it seemed to have abandoned him. So for the first time, he actually reached for it, instead of fighting it. Eyes glowing and claws out, he twisted to face the doors.

There was no one there. ]

[ "What? Is that supposed to scare me?" Said the apparition. "That's nothing compared to what you were before. And before, you were mine." ]


You can't control me! Not anymore!

[ "Oh, can't I?" Matt put a finger to his temple. "All it took was a thought." ]

[ Much to Jackson's horror, the claws retracted. He fought to keep them out, but it was a futile battle. Shaking, he fell to his knees, staring at his all too human fingers. Unaware that the illusion before him was not what forced him to change, but the fear it inspired in him. ]

[ "You see? You still belong to me." ]
 
 
Michael Ginsberg
20 January 2014 @ 01:59 pm
Ten Things I Worry About:

1. War. Specifically nuclear war, but war in general qualifies, I guess.
2. Hurting someone.
3. My thoughts.
4. What if everything we experience is actually just in our heads and in reality nothing is real.
5. Reality and what defines it. Is it different for different people?
6. What happens after we die.
7. Dying a virgin.
8. Is it really important to wear matching socks? Who decided that? Is that completely arbitrary? Who decides what "matches" anyway?
9. Being stuck in the City forever.
10. Making lists because what if they're not actually the top ten things I worry about and there's something else I want to put on it but the list is already made?


[Cursed with Listmania, of course, and not thrilled about this being shared.]
 
 
captain kathryn janeway.
20 January 2014 @ 07:33 pm
Hey, City. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

Not everyone ends up doing what they wanted, or finding it as fulfilling as they thought they would once they get there.


( ooc | backdated to sunday + age reversal curse. last chance to put [personal profile] deuterium to use, which replies will be coming from. )