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capemods ([personal profile] capemods) wrote in [community profile] capeandcowllogs2013-10-24 01:18 pm

EARTH 24*(&A$%7HGKPOI

WHO: All transdimensional imPorts.
WHERE: The town of Capers.
WHEN: October 24th, noon, to October 29th, noon.
WARNINGS: Probably violence, but alert me if something else evolves and I can update this.
SUMMARY: Lachesis pulls a group of Cityverse imPorts into another world adventure -- here be the wilds of the west, and dinosaurs!
FORMAT: As you please!



You arrive at the town of Capers from one split second to the next -- from the asphalt and concrete of the City to the dusty and earthen dirt of this wildwood space. The sun is hot and the sky is streaked with thin clouds. The landscape of the town is sparse, utilitarian; you'll find saloons and dance halls, quarries and fenced corrals, the local gaol and the hanging scaffold, the shops and medical facilities (barbershop included). In fact, the logwood architecture of the buildings direct into those four major categories, and the structure of the town forms something circular, much like a compass. You might have been ported in at any of these places, as Lachesis would have delivered you at random.

The sun in the sky burns a golden yellow, peering down at you like some celestial eyeball. Almost feels like it's watching you.

You're wearing your clothes and you've got your communicator on you, but that's about it. You can still contact the Network, but you cannot leave this world. And since you look like such an outsider, it takes only a few moments for you to be ushered by local Samaritans to the Capers Town Hall. There, in his white suit and black belt, stands Mayor Eisner -- and he greets you warmly. He tells you that Capers is used to extradimensional pioneers, and he's happy to invite you into his town. But for a town like his to survive at this unilateral crossroads, certain customs must be observed -- you understand, there's a method of expectation that enables order. You might catch glimpses of other imPorts filing in, being escorted by the kindly souls they came across. Mayor Eisner asks you your name and your favorite color. He asks you if you're a spiritual individual, or more secular. He asks you about the first animal that comes into your mind.

Then he ponders your face for a moment.

Then, with a strong and genuine pat on your shoulder, he tells you who you are, in his town of Capers.

You are free to reject or accept the role, but that all comes with respective consequences.

Welcome to Capers, hero.
incywincyhero: (spidey: it's tingling more than ever now)

[personal profile] incywincyhero 2013-10-28 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
After a night roughing it out in the bushes, Spider-Man was more than ready for a bath and some hot food, but nowhere near ready to go grovelling back to the town leadership. Instead, he went to try one of the local saloons, thinking he could sweet-talk his way into a dishwashing job.

"Get a job, ya varmint!"
"What, is that some kind of town refrain? I'm trying!"

Spidey ducked the punch with ease, then winced as his return shove sent the brawler stumbling back into a crowd of ranch hands -- none of whom looked thrilled about the beer that was now on the table instead of in glasses in their hands. He really needed to rethink his strategy for getting around in this town.
osreborn: (watching the fireworks.)

[personal profile] osreborn 2013-10-31 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
It was indeed a day for brawls. Norman's fists still stung from his fight with Eddie earlier, adrenaline thrumming in his temples still, and it was only as he raised his glass at the bar did the sounds of the fight behind him begin to register.

Just in time, too; as he turned around he ducked, narrowly avoiding a flying bullet that shattered the mirror behind the bar. He sipped his bourbon.

"Spider-Man?"
incywincyhero: (spidey: thwak!)

[personal profile] incywincyhero 2013-11-02 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, fantastic." Never one to let an armed gunman get in the way of a good gripe, Spider-Man didn't miss a beat, dropping the gunman with a single punch. The gun he simply twisted apart in his hands. "And here I thought someone forgot the cherry on my sundae of this week completely sucking, but here you are, with perfect timing--" Dodge, another punch, web, kick.

osreborn: (conversationalist.)

[personal profile] osreborn 2013-11-02 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
Norman smirked, leaning his elbow on the bar and watching the fight without moving from his stool. He sat back, even, folding one leg over the other.

"More luck, actually. The timing falls on your shoulders. At least you didn't catch me while I was busy," he said, polishing off his shot. The last thing he'd have wanted earlier was Spider-Man interfering in his own fight. "Need a hand?"
incywincyhero: (spidey: dramatic pose)

[personal profile] incywincyhero 2013-11-11 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"For these chumps? Please. Anyway," he added, not even breaking the flow of his conversation as he ducked and pivoted around another punch, grabbed the would-be Mike Tyson by the arm, and flipped him over his shoulder, "I don't need any favors from you."

Behind Spider-Man a woman in a scandalously short dress rose from behind a fallen table with a knife in hand, but he ignored her. "And what have you been up to so far, Norms? Kicked any baby dinosaurs lately?"
osreborn: (the great pretender.)

[personal profile] osreborn 2013-11-15 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Norman bared his teeth in a combination snarl-grin, not moving from his spot by the bar. If anything, at Spider-Man's refusal he leaned more upon his elbow, getting more comfortable as he continued to watch the brawl unfold before him.

"Oh, keeping an eye on the locals, making sure no one misbehaves. I've got the keys to the jail cells," he said breezily. "So I'm waiting for an opportunity."

Many of the candidates from this very fight seemed promising.
incywincyhero: (spidey: say what now?!)

[personal profile] incywincyhero 2013-12-24 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"Keys to the jail -- they put you in charge?!" His latest assailant dropped to the floor with a thump as he threw his hands in the air. The man took his opportunity to make his escape, scrambling between the table legs as Spider-Man continued ranting.

"Well, that just-- that just figures. Doesn't matter what dimension I go to, what time I end up in, it's always a universal constant-- there's always at least one guy in charge who doesn't have the sense God gave a goose where Norman freaking Osborn is concerned. Not that I didn't know something was off when-- yargh!"

The young lady might have had dubious virtues, but there was nothing wrong with her aim with a knife. It was only Peter's spider-sense kicking in that saved him, turning what could've been a fatal stab into a shallow but long cut across his lower back. He whipped out his free hand to smack the blade out of her fist, his other one pressed against the wound.

"Jeez, lady," he wheezed, the quip coming belatedly as he ducked one of her punches. "Didn't anyone ever tell you not to run with one of those things?"