Event Log: Is It a Wonderful Life?

[hadrielmods]

Who: All characters participating in the event
What: The event log for Is It A Wonderful Life? event
Where: All over the city
When: Jan 4th-8th
Warnings: None

Throughout the next few days, you may find yourself plagued by visions and dreams of back home. The dreams will be lifelike and difficult to tell apart from reality, as the world will be constructed from what you remember of your world. However, unlike usual dreams, you won't be present, and will find yourself unable to be seen or heard by those around you.

The dreams are vivid reminders of what might happen in a world without you: a world in which you disappeared when coming to Hadriel, a world which desperately needs you back for some reason or another. You may see your parents putting up missing posters, your significant other moving onto their next relationship, or even your hated villain finally taking over the world without you there to stop them.

When the vision leaves, you're back here and nothing about the city has changed. Though maybe you have a different outlook on it now...

► This log covers January 4th-Januray 8th.
► Please tag headers of threads with content warnings where they apply
► Please put your character's name and open/closed in the subject line of your starters!
► If you try a weird solution to make it back home, please let us know here.

Comments

[hot_mes]

[just look at that asshole face]

I'm a pirate. I disregard 'dibs' the way I disregard every property law in every dimension.

[ooh those are nice gloves taking those...]

[glazedonutholes]

[ Oh, no. You shouldn't have said that. ]

A pirate!

[ He clasps his hands together in wonder. ]

Do you sail the ocean blue?!

[hot_mes]

[ah shit, he forgot that this happens sometimes. which come to think of it hasn't happened in a long time, so maybe he could be forgiven for not expecting such a reaction]

...uh. The ocean, yeah. Or I would if there was still an ocean around.

[glazedonutholes]

Oh! Do you sail under the Jolly Roger, too?!

[ He scrambles over to him, stars in his eyes. Thanks, Mister! You totally lifted his mood! ]

[hot_mes]

Yeah. I have my own.

[it's too cold to throw off his shirt and show the tattoo on his back, though, sorry bro]

Trafalgar Law, Captain of the Heart Pirates.

1/2

[glazedonutholes]

The Hearts Pirates!!!

[ A guy after his own heart. ]

That sounds so cool!

2/2

[glazedonutholes]

Did you find a secret treasure?! Kill anyone?!

Ooh!!! What about walking the plank?! Did you ever do that?!

[hot_mes]

[ah, there it is, hence the stinkeye in response]

No, what - why would I walk a...? Never mind. You know most pirates don't bury their treasure. If you do that, you can't spend it.

[glazedonutholes]

Right! That's what I always told Sarge! But no, he said he'd bury his treasure so that [ here he changes his voice so it sounds like Sarge but it comes out sounding more like a pirate accent ] 'Them dirty blues don't get it! Argh!'

[hot_mes]

[who the what now? Law guesses that a 'blue' is some kind of slang for an enemy. Sure, dude, whatever]

Nobody can get what you've already spent. Unless you're powerful enough that it would be suicide for anyone to try to get into your treasury.

[glazedonutholes]

Or they steal what you bought with it. I mean, it's pretty easy to steal a diamond or ruby instead of a whole treasure chest.

So, which one are you? The one who spends? Or the one who makes other pirate lords quiver on their peg leg?

[hot_mes]

Why would I buy a gem? They're worth more in cash which can be spent on food. [tipping his head slightly to the side] Of course, raiding another ship for food is fairly common...

[wait why is he entertaining that thought? Oh right because he's raiding a shop for the same reasons]

I'll have you know that the instances of complete limb loss among pirates is significantly less than people have been led to believe. It's far more likely you'll lose an eye or an arm than a leg. [but he asked, so, smugly:] Both.

[glazedonutholes]

[ His eyes lighten up with excitement! ]

You raided other pirates!!! Isn't that dangerous! You guys must be really strong! If it was me, I'd stick it to the man and raid their ships instead. You know, the whole we should prop each other up instead of tearing each other down.

[ He claps his hands, amazed. ]

Both! Does that mean you've got a huge bounty on your head?! Like a million! Two million! Oh! You must have an awesome crew! Do any of them have a missing eye?!

[hot_mes]

[while he doesn't really need the ego stroke of someone this, ah, enthusiastic, this is honestly the first in a while that someone not from his world has cared this much. And also got it.

He looks over his shoulder at Donut with the smuggest smirk ever]

Five hundred million.

[what a good, his crew is an excellent topic. Law actually pauses his hunt and leans on the shelf for a bit]

No, because I'm an excellent surgeon and won't let anyone have to suffer such a loss if I can save them. But my navigator is a polar bear, if that interests you.

1/2

[glazedonutholes]

[ A gasp. ]

Five hundred million.

[ He can't even imagine how many facials he could get with that kind of money. ]

[ And as amazing as all that is and how many more questions it brings up like - what did he do to get it so high, how many most wanted posters he's on, and what kind of food does he steal! It must be caviar to warrant that kind of prize! Still, as amazing as all that is, it doesn't warrant the excitement of what comes next. ]

2/2

[glazedonutholes]

A surgeon!

[ An excited look. Just like Dr. Grey! ]

You save people, too! Wow, you must be a genius!

[ Just like Dr. Grey. ]

[hot_mes]

[please, stroke his ego some more, Donut. Even if he shrugs and plays modest.]

Genius? Yes, actually. It's rare that a ship's captain is also its doctor, but that's just how it works for us. Whatever stories you might have heard about pirates, it probably isn't close to the reality.

[glazedonutholes]

[ And just like that he's forgotten all about the visions. He's back to his perky self once more. ]

Does that mean you psychoanalyze people too?! Because I know a few people who could use a nudge~ [ He laughs, his nefarious plans to push Tucker and Church together coming to the forefront before his words from earlier finally sink in. ]

Wait! You said there was a polar bear pirate?! [ He jumps in excitement. ] How do they sail the ocean blue?! Don't they got hot?-- Oh! Are they nice! Or mean?! Do they have a cool scar?!

[hot_mes]

[....glad to help?

HA psychoanalysis gets the biggest stinkeye from Law]

No. I'm a surgeon by specialty. If you need psychological help on any level, talk to Lance-ya.

[ironically, it was only, what, a month and a half ago that Bepo was here? He already misses his fuzzbutt. Stupid Door.]

They sail the same way the rest of us sail - on a boat. Bepo is... [sigh] ...kinder than most of our crew. He gets hot when it's hot, yeah, he can't help his fur.

[glazedonutholes]

A surgeon?! Wow! You're a lot like Dr. Grey, except she's way more fun! At least you've got a bigger hat! She offered to give me a new leg once, but they passed me up since someone else got theirs blown off, and apparently there's a wait-list for mechanical limbs during times of war. Who would have thought?

[ He shrugs. ]

So, who's Lance-ya? Are they a genius too? Because I'd love to help them during their sessions. I helped Dr. Grey get my buddy Doc - he's a doctor too, but not the accredited kind~

[ He giggles, back in his element. ]

Are you accredited?

[ He asks, leaning on a counter. ]

Bepo? Is that anything like Little Bo-Peep? [ He doesn't even wait for an answer before moving on. ] Well, if I was clad in nothing but fur I'd be getting hot too. [ A thought comes to mind. ] But, I bet he had the warmest hugs!

[ Donut loves hugs just ask Red Team and now poor Blue Team is finding out just how much~ ]

[hot_mes]

[good lord, the energy level is like being around his whole crew at once. Or just Straw Hat. Law can't take that for long.]

Lance. Sorry, it's just Lance. [to other people, he can't stop himself from verbal habits] A new leg? You had mobility issues.

[oho suddenly things just got medically interesting. Law ignores everything else and focuses on that, looking Donut over for signs of anything out of the ordinary, gray eyes sweeping up and down.]

[glazedonutholes]

Lance, huh. Can't say I've heard of him. [ His eyes brighten. ] But I can sure look him up! Thanks, Mister!

[ His mouth slants down, the memory still fresh in his mind. After all, it was his first real death experience. And boy, was he not happy about the ensuing scar! ]

Well. Let me tell you! I was just talking with the guys, minding my own business when this chick in black armor stuck a grenade to the back of my head. Grif was all like - What's that? - and I was all like - Is it a spider?! Get it off! - and Simmons was all like - No, it's like a blue thing - then I was like - Like a Blue Spider?! Get it off! - then Grif was like - It's not a spider. It's some kind of fuzzy pulsating thing - and we went on and on until it suddenly blew up! I almost died! Got a wicked scar behind my head here [ he ruffles up the back of his hair where it covered most of the scar ] and worst yet, [ a pleading look ] ever since then I've been stuck light red armor! Do you know how hard it is to accessorize?! Well, I'll tell you! It's not very easy that's for sure.

[hot_mes]

[jesus Donut what the

still, Law actually does find the nature of injury fascinating. Also, soldiers with head damage explains a lot]

You survived a grenade to the head? Impressive. My compliments to your doctor, that had to take all of their skill and then some. Life-threatening injuries that severe are our greatest challenge and accomplishment.

[glazedonutholes]

Yup! Sure did~

Ooh, but I got that bitch back! I blew her up good!

[ There's a fierce confidence there, before it simply vanishes and he shrugs nonchalantly, mind moving on. ]

I don't remember that much about it, really. But, I bounced right back! Though... I still get a weird ringing in my ears sometimes. The one I do remember about is the one time Wash shot me - he's my roomie now! I was lying there bleeding out wondering how I was gonna clean all that dark red off of all that light red when my armor went into lock down. Doc found and and nursed me back to health. I was his first patient he saved! Isn't that neat?!

[hot_mes]

...what do you do that you keep getting so severely injured?

[it's out of his mouth before he can stop himself OH WELL]

Continued tinnitis. That may be something I can treat. The slightest mistake in the past can still be fixed in the present. Except scars, I can't do much about old scars.