Daycycle 116 [ November 13 - November 26 ]

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daycycle 116

[Nov 13 - Nov 26]

[OOC Plotting for this Daycycle can be found here.]
[The Charity Ball Entertainment post is here.]
[This DC has been extended through 11/26.]

Early Morning [0800 - 0900] — All Troubleshooters Report for Duty

No Special Troubleshooters have been selected for a mission this morning.

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Morning & Afternoon [0900 - 1600] — Service Firm Positions
All Troubleshooters not assigned a mission should report to their Service Firm for their daily duties, unless specifically assigned a different shift.

Matt Murdock's office will be assigned to defend the most recent Specials accused of treason. He will not be allowed to contact the traitors directly, but he will be given the task of preparing his cases. He has 48 hours to prepare.

Jack Harkness has been selected to plan the entertainment for tonight's Charity Ball, thanks to the popularity of his performances during the Alpha Talent Show a few days ago. When he asks The Computer for help, several specials are assigned to him. Izzy Lightwood will be his event planning assistant and "Stiles" Stilinski will assist in MCing the night's event. Due to their popularity, all Specials will be approached about being auctioned off for dances in order to help raise money by Jack, Izzy and Stiles. They will also be asked if they're willing to take part in specially planned choreographed dances. Dance lessons will be provided for those that require them during the afternoon hours.

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Evening [1600 - 2200] — Citizen Improvement
All Alpha citizens are encouraged to better themselves through Alpha’s wide variety of educational, entertainment and cultural opportunities offered each evening. Attending these sanctioned events are not mandatory, but is highly encouraged by The Computer. Citizens choosing not to take advantage of these opportunities, have a growing number of other options available to them in how to spend their hard earned credits and free time.

Tonight’s event will begin at 1800 at the Alpha Museum of Fine Art and will be hosted by The Humanists Alpha Society for the Arts. Tickets to the event are 1000cr and can be bought up until an hour before the event begins. Attendees have been given special permission to wear Old Reckoning clothing for this event only, as long as it is the same color as their clearance level. Specials may notice that many of the Alpha Citizen's outfits have gotten key parts of Old Reckoning clothing wrong, with buttons instead of sequins, for example, or men wearing ties that are much too long and go to their knees. Alpha's Very Special Forces will be present to ensure the safety of those attending.

An entire wing of the museum has been cleared as a makeshift dance floor. In an attached room there are several tables covered in white tablecloths and set with the crystal and china that usually only graces Violet citizen tables. Along the wall is a massive buffet made with real food and including an elaborate ice sculpture. There is a bar in the corner where Alpha's finest spirits are being disbursed freely. For the first hour, the focus is on the food and mingling. The music playing is calming and instrumental. There are some that steal the dancefloor for a slow spin, but the majority of the attendees seem reluctant to move away from the buffet.

And then at approximately 1900, Jack Harkness will take the stage and begin the evening's real entertainment.

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Alpha Curfew Restrictions
All Alpha citizens should be in their quarters within the Wagon Wheel by 2200, unless they’ve been given permission from a GREEN or higher clearance level citizen. Sleeping Aid gas is dispelled each night in the Wagon Wheel at 2200 to assist citizens in getting a productive sleeping period.

Confession Booths
There are hundreds of confession booths available around Alpha Complex if a citizen would like to communicate directly with the computer. Please use these confession booths to report mission statuses, report treason or terrorist acts, unregistered mutants, confess your trespasses against Alpha Complex, request propaganda or speak with Your Friend, The Computer, at any time.

Comments

[stillplaying]

She's been doing her best to stay in the background all evening, making it clear that the only reason she's actually at the party is for her sister's sake. It doesn't help that the longer she's here, the more she's reminded of the Victory Tour. At least she doesn't have to be in the spotlight anymore. No one expects anything of the Girl on Fire or the Mockingjay, of her. Most don't even know who she is. But that doesn't change the fact that there are still too many similarities between the Capitol and Alpha right now. Or how uncomfortable it makes her.

Apparently she's not the only one sticking to the outer edges tonight. She had expected most people to be out there on the dance floor having fun. Or gorging themselves at the buffet table. Acting in groups or in pairs and certainly not preferring to be alone. When she notices Tony off in a corner, she almost smiles. After watching him for a few seconds, she works up the courage to approach.

[im_ironman]

Like Katniss, Tony is having memories of the spotlight as well the longer that he's here. Very different circumstances, obviously, but Tony has an idea of what it's like to have everyone's eyes on you at all times. He may have acted like he loved it - and sure, sometimes he did - but there were more than a few times when all he wanted was to hide in a corner and at least catch his breath.

Right now he's not catching his breath, because he doesn't necessarily have to, and even if he has noticed more than a few curious or interested glances being thrown his way, it's not enough to make him feel uncomfortable. He may be known here, but his name doesn't carry the same weight that it did back home, so he's enjoying that sense of liberty that he never really had.

While the buffet table had been tempting, Tony's stop had been at the drinks table before he found himself a corner to relax in. Instead of downing the drink like he originally thought of doing, he's nursing it and taking his time with it. When Katniss approaches him, he has barely taken a few sips, but he still looks pretty relaxed. More relaxed than he had been the last time he had seen her but, to be fair, he had been in a hospital bed last time.

"Hey," he greets easily, genuinely glad to see her. "Nice dress. You having fun?"

[stillplaying]

There are so many reasons for Katniss to be uncomfortable tonight. It's not even the unwanted attention she occasionally gets from some of the other Alphas. That's easy to take care of. A well-placed scowl puts most of them in their place. It's the way she's starting to see past the Computer's lies that really bothers her. How much tonight reminds her of the Capitol's facade to placate the citizens there. She's quickly starting to want to be anywhere but here.

Overall, Katniss hasn't eaten as much as she might otherwise, still afraid of being dosed with HappiTime pills. She definitely hasn't gone near the alcohol. When she sees Tony with his drink, she wrinkles her nose a little but she doesn't comment on it. Instead she shrugs at his question. She doesn't pay any attention to the comment on the dress. "You look better than the last time I saw you."

[im_ironman]

For Tony, having no knowledge of what she has lived through, he doesn't think much of the ball other than being glad for the distraction. Well, the distraction and the fact that he can wear something other than a jumpsuit since he's so damn tired of that thing.

At her comment, he gives a small nod as a smile crosses his lips. "Thankfully, yeah. I only had to be there for about a day."

After taking another sip of his drink, he adjusts his position to face her a little better. "How are you doing, Katniss?"

[stillplaying]

Of everything she can be asked, that's her least favorite question. How is she doing? Sometimes people ask that to be polite. They don't really acre. Those people are easy. They make it easy for her to brush off the question and move the attention off of her. But other people actually care. She can't tell which category Tony falls in. He had seemed to care when they had first met. Of course, that could have been a part of the assignment.

Out of habit, she shrugs. It's always the easiest answer. The real one tends to be more complex than anyone actually cares to hear. And lying? Hah. She can't lie to save her life.

"Still here," Katniss comments. Albeit, it's not as bad anymore. Not with Prim here too.