Daycycle 132 [Mar 26 - Apr 1]

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daycycle 132

[Mar 26 - Apr 1]

[OOC Plotting for this Daycycle can be found here.]

Early, Early Morning [0000 - 0600]

At 0400, Clint Barton and Parker will be arrested and charged with treason. All former roommates will be questioned for several hours before being sedated and returned to their room before 0600. Former roommates in question will not remember the arrests or their questioning when they wake, though they may feel the lingering active effects of the sedative for several hours into their day.

The memory of those arrested ever being at Alpha will be erased with varying degrees of success from all those they came into contact with.

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

No Specials have been selected for today's mission.

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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.

At 1000, it will be discovered that certain foods distributed among the Citizens have been contaminated with an unknown opiate, most likely by the Mystic Secret Society. Unfortunately, this discovery takes place after breakfast has already been served and effects all clearance levels and citizens, including Specials. Only some may have ingested the contaminated food, but the side effects that have been observed so far include, but are not limited to:

Euphoria
The inability to falsify information.
Drastic and almost impossible mood swings, from pure elation to devastating depression or anger in a matter of seconds.
Elation only
Moodiness only
Psychedelic symptoms, such as seeing colors or moving pictures
A nearly uncontrollable urge to keep moving
Lethargy
Random thinking/Inability to focus
Spontaneous giggling

And others.

An investigation has been opened to look into possible suspects to be held responsible, but until then it is advised that Citizens make an effort to avoid contaminated food, although it isn't possible to tell the difference between tampered stock and untampered stock.

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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.

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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

[im_ironman]

If he had any more energy, or if they wouldn't have just been at the brink of a break up right now, Tony would playfully accuse Steve of cheating in making him more relaxed as he holds him closer. But here, right now, he just wants to stay like this for as long as possible.

Despite that, though, he doesn't want to stay in his room. Even if he doesn't have a roommate, this isn't home, and ever since Steve called it that, his heart has been aching for it even if he had been trying to ignore it earlier.

At Steve's question, his lips quirk slightly. This is the closest that he has come to smiling since he had kissed Steve goodbye the morning that he shot Natasha, and he's about to answer but...damn, those fingers in his hair makes him almost melt. This is definitely cheating.

"As tempting as that is, I... Thanks, but it's okay. I can make it." His hand let's go of Steve's jumpsuit only so he can move his arm down to his waist. As if to say that, even if he won't let him carry him, he won't let him go and they can go home with an arm around each other if it's okay with him. He just doesn't peel himself away from Steve just yet.

[a_man_out_of_time]

It'd be a lie if Steve said he didn't know what he was doing. Ever since Tony taught him what making out meant, they started having trouble keeping their hands off each other (even if it's much more innocent than usual), and Steve's started to notice all the little ways that Tony reacts to the ways he touches him. He remembers what Tony likes, just like he remembers what relaxes him. But for Steve, It's hard not to remember when everything feels so new and all he can do is soak it in. Plus, he likes making Tony feel happy, or comfortable, or relaxed, so yeah, maybe he's cheating a little, but Steve's pretty sure it's a good thing.

"Well. If you change your mind ..." he says, in that same quiet voice he's been using for the past few minutes, "... I'll be here." A promise he should have made a long time ago, paired with a kiss at the top of Tony's head, and the feeling of Steve's fingers still gently brushing through Tony's hair.

Eventually, they do move from that spot in Tony's room and make their way to the door, up the elevators, and to that familiar GREEN hallway. Steve never lets go of Tony the entire time — whether it's because they end up holding hands or putting their arms around each other. And not long after, once they've washed up a little (because Steve still insists, no matter how tired Tony is), they finally find themselves curled up together in bed, with only the familiar sound of each other's breathing to accompany the quiet hum of the apartment.

It isn't until this moment that Steve remembers that he saw Bucky for the first time earlier that night. But before he says something, he thinks better of it. Tony's been through enough. That news can wait until the morning.

So instead, he pulls Tony a bit closer, as he breathes in the clean smell of the cotton shirts they've started wearing to bed together, and plants a gentle, chaste kiss onto the back of Tony's neck. He's missed him more than he could've imagined, even if Steve couldn't even admit it to himself until now. And god, it feels like he's been holding his breath for two days and two nights, because here, back home, with Tony, it feels like the weight that's been pressing down into his chest finally starts to ease up.

[im_ironman]

There's a moment where he almost caves and says yes, especially at the way that Steve kisses the top of his head, but ultimately he sticks with his response.

Although, really, the walk to the elevator feels eternal. There's a moment where he can feel that point of exhaustion where he's starting to feel borderline nauseous, but washing up is a good idea no matter how much he wants to sleep for the next three days. It makes him feel at least a little bit more human, and by the time he changes into the cotton shirts, he's finally feeling a little more comfortable in his own skin.

It won't last long, though, and he already knows that even now. In the morning, when he can think a little clearer, he won't be worrying about his fight with Steve. He won't be distracted by the bitterness and anger that kept nagging at him after leaving Medical Services. He'll be able to fully focus on what has been happening - he'll remember the pool of Natasha's blood he woke up in 48 hours ago, he'll remember the fact that he's losing his damn mind, and--

The feeling of Steve's lips against the back of his neck, and the way he pulls him closer, help to quiet down those thoughts and he presses himself closer against him. He knows this peace and quiet won't last long for him, and he knows he doesn't deserve it, but for now he's selfish and tired enough to want to get lost in how comfortable he's feeling by how Steve is holding him. It makes him take a slow deep breath as he takes in his scent, this feeling of being home, and he manages to fall asleep almost as soon as he finally closes his eyes.