TRICK OR TREAT

[modormenace]

TEST DRIVE MEME
MENACE WITH YOUR MASKS

01. HEROPA, FLORIDA is what one might expect from a small, bright and cheery place, where locals are friendly enough and local shop owners might offer a free drink to welcome you to their fair city.

You'd think they'd have learned not to hold it by now - but there's once again there's a herd of zombies shambling towards the annual Mister and Miss Corncob beauty pageant. Right in the middle of the swimsuit competition, too! Have you ever wanted to fight zombies while wearing a bikini or speedo in the fall? No? Well this is your life now. Put on a good enough show and the judges might just award you some extra points!

And of course, the ImPorts in the audience are rushing up to help you. Better not get upstaged!

02. DE CHIMA, VIRGINIA is a large city with a healthy economy, with large numbers of citizens waiting to be awed by your very presence. Science and technology are the lifeblood of this city, so you're likely to come across a good many locals taking your picture with the newest of devices. The imPort craze remains high here, and you may find yourself cornered by overzealous imPort fans, media wannabes and opportunists alike, shoving cameras in your face.

It's nearly Halloween, and the annual city parade and costume contest are underway! You've got one, right? The locals just love it! If you don't, well, that's okay — just for imPorts, there's a special costume rummage bin at the start of the parade route. You’ll find someone all too eager to help you - in fact, they're so eager they've already picked something out for you.

Hopefully none of that gear actually works. It’d be crazy if your rocket boots suddenly kicked off, or that prop flamethrower shot some real flames!

03. MAURTIA FALLS, PENNSYLVANIA has carried a reputation for ups and downs ever since imPorts began appearing. More so here than the streets of any other imPort city, the battle between good and evil looks more like a war of escalation than a heroic tale. Everything from the classic bank heist to brutal bloodbaths can happen around the corner. You have to keep your eyes open and your mind sharp when you live in Maurtia Falls, and hostility against imPorts can spike. The emergence of locals with superpowers is hardly helping...

Unfortunately Halloween in this city means a sharp jump in crime. Masked criminals are everywhere right now.

It feels like there’s a bank heist happening every other minute. Perhaps you’re rushing to heroically stop it and free the hostages, or maybe you’re the one wearing the mask looking to make out with a couple million more than you had before.

04. NONAH, NORTH CAROLINA is the liveliest of all cities; loud, busy and there's always some kind of energy in the air that gets everyone buzzing with excitement.

In the middle of the city's biggest park is an autumn tradition — a corn maze! Of course, it's not real corn, since there hasn't been time to grow it. But craft supplies store Mikey's is sponsoring a maze built with genuine imitation corn, and hundreds of locals have already enjoyed getting lost inside! Curiously, few of them have come out the exit, and those who venture in will discover the maze is twistier and deeper than they ever could have anticipated. Somehow, it's bigger on the inside, thanks (no doubt) to some dastardly villain's powers. Will you try to navigate a way to the exit, forge your way through the stalks, or have a nap?

05. JEOPARDY, NEVADA by all rights shouldn't exist. A glowing neon city smack in the middle of the desert, the only reason it's still here is that the central nuclear power plant has tapped half a mile down into a subterranean lake for its water supply. So though the desert around it may be barren, the occupants of this small city are happily self sufficient. Those weird figures you see out of the corner of your eyes? Don't worry too much. Probably just weird radiation after effects. Jeopardy has a lot of those.

Those weird radiation effects seem to kick it up a notch in the month of October. The world is awash in bright and unnatural colors that have nothing to do with the neon and your ears seem to be faintly ringing. You may find the air bizarrely charged today, the people are acting even stranger than usual. The weird figures in the corner of your eye are more prevalent, seeming to inch closer, and closer, and closer...

But that’s probably nothing, right?

As the clock strikes midnight the weirdness crescendos. Suddenly people are gaining traits from their costumes. Those fake vampire teeth are real, and no amount of shaving is gonna get that fur off your face Mr. Werewolf!

06. The HEROIC HALL has just opened! It’s a state of the art combat dome in De Chima. Engineered by the best and brightest on the planet, its futuristic holograms are as real as they come. There are safety features in place to keep things from getting out of hand, and they usually work. Usually. But any scenario you could possibly dream of is at your disposal to use. There are a number of pre-programmed options for you to choose from, ranging from the mundane like saving a cat from a tree, to the extreme such as stopping the apocalypse. There are even convenient scripts so you don't have to come up with your own zingers, and every session is recorded so you can watch your own greatness!

Uncertain? Well, the hot ticket this month is SCENARIO 21. Have you ever wanted to save the world without dealing with those pesky stakes? Here’s your chance! Scenario 21 features the greatest hits. An all powerful villain hell-bent on ending the world, a (poorly programmed) love interest held hostage, and a (equally poorly programmed) mentor who believes in you! Of course can’t do this on your own, this script was written for two! Find your new teammate and save the world together!

Once it’s over, don’t be surprised if you’re approached by the eagle-eyed talent scouts that refuse to take not interested as an answer.

Comments

Wei Wuxian | The Untamed

[chenqing_player]

Heropa

Someone said zombies. And that was really all it took for Wei Wuxian to spring into action. Chenqing in hand, he went running up to the stage to put himself between him and the pageant contestants. Bringing the flute to his lips he started to play, planning to control the zombies and send them back to wherever they stumbled out of. Or perhaps some wandering spirits would come and help him subdue them.

Either way there are far too many of them for him to be able to control all at once, so he is accepting any and all assistance from anyone who might be able to keep the stragglers away from him while he sends the others away.

Jeopardy
Wei Wuxian was heading home from work when midnight struck. Dressing up for the holiday had seemed like a fun way to spend the week, even if he wasn't completely sure why October 31 meant costumes. He was simply used to that date being his birthday.

But regardless of the reason, he was dressed up as a humanoid version of a phoenix. Lovely large red wings attached to his back that descend to the ground and an equally as impressive black and red robes

The odd thing is..as soon as that clock stuck midnight, the wings seemed slightly heavier and would actually move. He stopped walking and glanced over his should at them, feeling an odd connection between his shoulder blades. His eyes widen slightly when the wings actually extend out.

"This is a first..."

II.

[inquiryguqin]

Midnight, the whole household is sleeping. The Lan clock is bed at nine. He is aware Wei Ying tends to come home so late at night, so he makes sure there are dinner leftovers in the kitchen for him to eat, although it's cold now and requires heating up.

Sleep doesn't come easily ever since what happened last month, even though their lives resume with stability. With the house dark, Lan Wangji did wake up at one point to check.

Wei Ying didn't come back home yet. He sends him a quick text, "Wei Ying, are you all right? You're not home yet."

[chenqing_player]

He feels the little device vibrate in his pocket and he pulls it out. He is a little surprised to see that Lan Wangji is still awake. He is still fairly slow at texting but eventually he gets his message typed up and sent.

"I'm fine. I'm almost home. I just got a little distracted."

How does he explain that he now has wings and he is not sure how or why?

Xue Yang | The Untamed

[xue_yang]

Heropa
Xue Yang is having a terrible dilemma. He doesn't know whether to enjoy the show as the zombies attack people, or jump in and let off a little steam by taking them down. Both options are rather enjoyable to him and so it leaves him with a case of being undecided.

And so he decides to enjoy the show and one comes a little too close they get to enjoy the taste of his sword, Jiangzai, slicing them from the stomach upwards to their chest. And when they don't go down it gets removed and input straight into their brain.

It's been a long time since Jiangzai has gotten to be stained red.

De Chima
Xue Yang didn't really have any interest in being part of a parade but one minute he is standing on the side lines, and the next he was pulled into a shop filled with costumes. He didn't even have a chance to argue before he was handed something and forced into wearing it.

And before he knew it he was walking down the street in the parade dressed in a Corgi onsie.

He really doesn't understand what is going on right now or why he had to take part...

Jeopardy
As if being tossed in a corgi costume wasn't bad enough, when he finally starts to head back home, he encounters a whole new issue he never anticipated. It's not his first time having animal body parts while in this world at least so it doesn't catch him completely off guard...but suddenly having an actual Corgi set of ears on his head is slightly embarrassing. And so he tries to keep them hidden underneath the onesie he is still wearing...as if that is any better.

[feixuehua]

It was a sensory overload, but after some adjustment and visiting one of the clinics to be sure his eyes and sight is all right, he is able to see what the world looks like after being blind for so many years. His eyes are sensitive to the light, so he wears a pair of sunglasses.

Later in the evening, when the sun isn't so bright, he is able to take the sunglasses off and adjust to the world. With the parade going on, it's full of color, sights, and sounds, and much celebrations of people laughing, partying, and having a good time. With some help of finding a costume, he dons a pair of cat eats and a tail, which over time they become real and a part of him.

Going with the crowd, he becomes part of the parade, walking down the road with the people, with a crowd of others who wears dogs, cats, and animals costumes and finds some fun pretending to be a cat. He doesn't recognize Xue Yang at first when he joins the parade. He doesn't remember what he look like after so many years, not at first. But he can see him and the memory clicks.

When they're not so far part in the parade line and their glance exchange, Xue Yang can see he has his eyes back. "Xue Yang...?" Though his voice was soft among the din of music and people shouting cheers in the parade line.

Flintheart Glomgold | Ducktales

[glomgold]

Heropa; Also Network:

( Did you think the network would be safe? Did you? NO network is safe from the likes of- oh you get it, w/e.

There's a foul fowl in your feed, sorry. Actually, most of it is his beard while he rambles at a fast clip, the camera shaking through his wildly emphatic gesticulation: )

–And why does everyone keep saying I'm a duck? I KNOW I'M A DUCK, YAH MANGY HAIRLESS APES. You're the funny-looking ones!

( Fucking. Brilliant. Oh wait, he's not done, turning an eye right at the camera with a baleful glare– )

Where is Scrooge McDuck?

WILDCARD

( Uh, so, first off I'm sorry. Second off, Flinty here will be bouncing around, performing weaksauce shenanigans like stealing candy from babies, and very likely engineering a scheme for cash. Anyone up for bank robbery? )

Network

[shelterednomore]

[Lorna has grown up on an island filled with people with various mutations, some of whom are distinctly feral or lizard like, so she's considerably less fazed than the average person Glomgold may have encountered.

Honestly, what's weirder to her is that there's someone who is apparently named after a miserly character in a Charles Dickens novel who is also probably a duck with the last name McDuck.

Here, have a very green young woman. Hair, eyes, lips, clothes - all green.]

I'm sorry that people are making unnecessary comments. Considering that we're all pulled from different worlds, one would think people would be more open-minded. I haven't met a Scrooge McDuck. Do you have a physical description of him or her?

Lorna "Polaris" Dane | Wolverine and the X-men

[shelterednomore]

Maurtia Falls

[Lorna is quite innocently walking into the bank with every intention of seeing what's needed for an ImPort to open a bank account when she comes across this scene.

When the masked robbers instruct her gruffly to 'stick 'em up' and tells her to get over to where the rest of the hostages are, she complies...sort of. She raises her hands up and starts walking in the direction of the hostages, but there's a low humming sound right before the robbers suddenly find their guns floating in the air out of reach.

That takes care of that problem, but not of the robbers who managed the basic math of realizing that four on one was still a fight in their favour. She steps in front of the bound hostages. Fighting is so not her forte, but it's not like she can expect any help from tied up people.]

Stop! Just...leave. These people didn't do anything to you.

[Apparently it hasn't occurred to her that this might be a little more effective if she aimed the guns their way. They're closing in on her. Help?]


Jeopardy

[The green glowing lake really should have been Lorna's cue to stay far away from this place, but she'd regarded it as an oddity of this place and left it alone. Throughout the evening, she's heard a couple of offhand comments about radiation after effects, and she's decided by this point that she'll just stay until the end of the party, and then not come back unless there's some dire emergency. And possibly get checked by a doctor and request some iodine pills.

But for now, it seems rude to leave so early, when there are people here having a good time. Considering that there are plenty of residents who don't look like victims of radiation poisoning, perhaps it's fine as long as one doesn't drink the water.

She mingles politely until the stroke of midnight when she accidentally bumps one of the wings from her woodland fairy costume against a wall and it hurts just as much as it would if she'd bumped her funny bone against it instead.]

Oww!

[Glancing back at her wing, her eyes widen with alarm when it twitches, very much attached to her back.]

What in the world?!

[She doesn't know if it's polite to ask, but she really wants to know if she's the only person experiencing some unexpected changes, so she turns to the nearest person.]

Um...excuse me, this might seem like a strange question, but are you finding you're a bit ah...different than you were just a few hours ago?

[The wings on her back flutter nervously, as if for emphasis]


Heroic Hall

[Lorna has never truly learned how to use her powers combatively. She's competent enough with them, yes, but for actual superheroics? She has no idea of what she's doing. Which was exactly why the Heroic Hall had some appeal. She will need to learn these things, and holograms seem like a good way to develop her reflexes without risking serious harm to herself or anyone else.

She's making a face at some of the scripts, though, and turns to the person who's entering the scenario with her.]

Is it just me, or are these scripts really cheesy? I'll give them credit for personalizing them, but...they don't really expect us to say stuff like this, do they?

[It seems like the sort of thing that would have been aired in the sixties or seventies.]

@ Maurtia Falls

[divaricate]

[ Wanda knows that hair and eyes mixed with that power anywhere, even if this Lorna is significantly younger than the one who was here some ... three years ago. Either way, the surprise and happiness of seeing a version of her sister is also mixed with the fact that they're kind of in the middle of a bank heist and people are in danger.

So, once the people are closing in on her, Wanda reacts with some scarlet magic fired at the robbers, pinning them back against the wall. ]

Nope, not today, boys, sorry.

[ Wanda's accent is southeastern European. She's also probably an age discrepancy to Lorna too, as Wanda is in her mid-30s (she looks very early 30s though, because she was dead for five years; it's a Long Story). ]

Any chance you can turn their weapons into twisted paperweights?

[ The question, being, of course, to Lorna. ]

@maurtia falls

[bleedformeplz]

[Get a bank account, they said. Don't worry, it's easy, they said. They failed to mention this certain bank enjoys a good heist.

Lorna, meet said 'tied up' person. Himiko cheerfully complied to the robber's demands and joined the rest of the hostages. It wasn't her forte to play 'hero', she was more bystander, an observer. Added bonus, the way they tied her was easy access to her blades in hand. The robbers failed to see this high school girl a threat.

When the guns took to the sky, Himiko whistled impressively. The only problem she saw was...]

Hey, noob greenie.

[Yes Lorna, you.]

Might want to try aiming those against them.

Heroic Hall

[hot_handed]

[This was a mistake. Katsuki has no idea why he thought testing out the new simulator would somehow be better training than going out in the real world and stopping some villains. But here he is, stuck with someone who took the whole green aesthetic even further than a certain classmate.]

No one's stopping you from blowing 'em up, Nori.

Heroic Hall

[drivesadesk]

[The lizard person who is apparently going to be her scene partner looks at the lines and grins.]

What, you don't think 'Stand down, evil doer, or face the mighty magnetism of...Polaris!' works for you?

[He's not even touching the fact that they're making him literally hiss the entire time. The snake and reptile puns are fine, but he's not drawing out the 's' sound every time he utters it. He'd get tired of that after like...five minutes.]

Yeah, I was going to ignore mine and just make something up off the cuff.

Jeopardy

[wreaking_havok]

I don't know I quite like them.

[Because she asked, he answered honestly and whatever is in the air here he isn't sure about, but he has to wonder if he's just imagining her. The wings are definitely a new addition though. But he doesn't seem to mind them.]

And I'm okay so far. But I'm starting to worry now.

Himiko Toga || MHA

[bleedformeplz]

Maurtia Falls

[Three times, this was her third rodeo into this horrible American knock-off version of her world. Only thing promising was the information she gathered from her last visits remained fresh in her memory. Fresh criminal record, not a criminal, yet. The urge was there, and it was about time to satisfy herself.

Maurtia Falls as said to have the most crime rate the ImPorts can't save them all. The stage was there, Himiko put on her teenage act, it was time to go fishing.

Her luck soon paid off sooner than expected. Three over grown thugs making their move to this teenage girl. Himiko complied and followed them. None of them had quirks when she mentioned it. Himiko smiled cheekily, waiting for an opportunity to pull her knife out--

Unless... there happened to be a hero nearby.]

Jeopardy

[Guess which meatbun decided to dress up as a vampire for this party? This meatbun! Midnight struck and there was a bat flying aimlessly around the party screeching. The screech finally came to halt when the creature met with the wall and fell. The bat fell on its back, eyes spiraling. On top of its head, just above the ears, are a pair of messy miniature balls. Someone help the poor bat.]

Wild Card!

MF - rolled an 18 to hit the knife YEET

[mamaterasu]

[Some would say the thugs deserve it. And perhaps they do deserve to get roughed up - Ammy would have ignored it, probably snickered to herself watching a cute girl half their size take down three grown men like that on her own. Heaven knows certain types do indeed need to be put in their place from time to time. Or behind bars. Their auras stink of wickedness - one that reeks most foul, and Ammy takes great joy in ridding the world of that foul presence.

However, it's the girl's aura that makes her head jerk up, ears up and out, the fur around her neck and back standing on end, eyes alert and focused. It's so hideous in its familiarity that Ammy has to will herself not to spring right away, because she's been wrong before. She's felt an evil presence within many people in this world, and oftentimes she was wrong in her first assumptions, her first impressions. It's a bias she can't easily shake - the need to purge evil spirits, and retain balance in the world.

Ammy follows regardless, her natural instincts kicking in as she stalks quietly after the group. With the clamor of the city drowning out the sound of her claws on the concrete, it's not difficult. She just wants to observe, to make sure nothing...foul happens. It could be simply her bias, her senses alerting her to something, but being wrong like most times she's felt this way. Just lay low, observe, and intervene as needed. It's the glimmer of a blade in the moonlight, however, makes the decision for her. Ammy switches out her reflector for her rosary beads, and with a flick of her head, one of the magatama beads shoots out and strikes Toga's knife, a sound almost like a bullet.

If that wasn't enough to startle the thugs (and make ya girl drop ya knife), then the sight of a large dog baring its teeth and growling is enough to make their knees buckle and them to turn tail and book it. The one time people being afraid of her works in her favor, how ironic. Maybe she'll remember that for another time.]

jeopardy

[self_immolate]

[ Dabi's found refuge in Jeopardy, which is peace and quiet as far as he's concerned. The inhabitants of this place are less likely to swarm imPorts, a trait he's missed enough that it almost makes him like this place. The shadowy figures he spots out of his peripheral? The official line is that they're quite harmless, and Dabi figures there's not much worse that can happen to him than being sucked into an alternate universe, so. Do your worst, phantoms.

Of course, Dabi is dressed up as absolutely nothing for the costume party. If people are looking for a fright, his face will do the job; and in fact, a few people (imPorts, it seems) compliment him on the special effects, which only earns them the cold shoulder. If he were more of a masochist, he'd pop off a staple and give'em something to really squirm about—but alas, Dabi's not, and it's a pain to stitch his skin back together.

He's on his damn way through partying crowd (where's the fucking alcohol?) when he feels the air in front of him unsettle, stirring his hair and just ghosting across his skin. Something hits the wall next to him with a sound smack. Something thrown? The first thing that occurs to him is that someone's trying to pick a fight (or, hell, maybe he'll start one himself), and a ball of blue flame bursts to life in his palm, casting cold light over this corner of the room.

Ah. Just a bat.

Someone must have left the window open.

Dabi crouches down and the fire shrinks down to candle-size. He doesn't touch the thing, but just sort of... hovers, studying the creature.

Is it dead? ]

jeopardy

[ttwwiiccee]

[ Twice is in his own costume, feeling like for once he could blend in rather than stand out because of the mask he always wears. That does mean that he stays mostly himself as everyone around him got spoopy traits.

Nearby a bat collides into the wall and he jumps in surprise before crouching down to poke at the bat suspiciously. ]

Real bat someone put in a costume or someone who dressed up as a bat? Don't bite me either way!

Android 17 | DBSuper

[beamsmagicalgirls]

Heropa

[While most of the ImPorts fought on stage in swimsuits, 17 sat with the audience, arms crossed, simply watching the show. He had a bucket of popcorn in one arm and the other held his beverage. 17 helped himself more to the beverage (since he barely eats). Maybe if there was some real danger, he'll lend a hand, or finger. Or... add commentaries. He doesn't seemed worried.]

Nonah

[How original, a pocket maze universe, color him surprise. 17 had his share of adventures, another walk in the park. It didn't cross his mind until he was deep in the labyrinth and turning back was no longer an option. 17 crossed his arms and sighed to himself calmly. Was he scared? A small crescent smile rose, nodding his head.]

I thought I asked for a little more excitement, not another mile.

[He provoked calmly out loud. With no answer, he shrugged, hands in his pockets, and continued his stroll. 17 was in no hurry.]

Wild Card!

Masumi Sera | Detective Conan

[tactlesstantei]

Maurtia Falls

[Masumi was in the bank, waiting her turn when the pair of robbers turned up, demanding that everyone quietly sit down and let them rob the place. Apparently not one to just go with being hostaged, she waited just long enough for one of the pair to get close before proceeding to flat out punch the guy in the face.

The good news was that this did put one of the two out of commission, but now Masumi had the problem of being in a stand off with the second robber, who of course had a gun and was about ready to just shoot her.

Any backup would be great right about now.]

The Heroic Hall

[There was a very eager scout waiting to intercept Masumi the second she finished up with her scenario and uh. He wasn't exactly keen on just letting a potential imPort recruit just walk away.]

"I told you I'm not interested. I was just practicing in there, I have other things to do now."

[Her protests seemed to just go in one ear and out the other for the scout as he continued to block her path and tried to convince her of what a great opportunity this was.]

Alex Summers | X-Men

[wreaking_havok]

((there are spoilers for the current Hellions run))

[Maurtia Falls]
This feels oddly familiar but he's not been there before, just the situation. Mostly. Except this time there's no one expecting him to do anything. No one that knows what he actually is and can do. He is tempted this time to just keep walking. Someone else he is sure that can take care of the situation. Better than he can.

Here he isn't being punished for defending himself. He knows on one level he shouldn't have done what he did but... He lost control. He didn't know.

That's the trouble with Alex, he just can't walk on past. He has to try and help at least stop them from getting away. At least he's hoping there isn't going to be a rocket launcher being fired at him this time. He starts towards the general disorder that's happening, that most people seem to be taking as normal.


[Nonah]
A corn maze. He wonders how he ended up doing something so ridiculous. This isn't where he should be. He is also very aware that he could destroy it so easily. He wouldn't though. There seem to be people around him and kids running past that are actually enjoying this... whole experience. He'll just call it an experience and leave it at that.

He wanders the maze, not really caring about getting to the middle in a hurry. It's just a way of eating up some time in this strange place. He isn't really looking which way he's going so when he comes to a dead end, he stands just staring at the solid wall blocking his way, hand in the fake corn of the wall closest to him.

nonah

[goldtoxicity]

[ josh has long since decided he isn't cut out for mazes. you get lost enough times in the one on school grounds and you realize that maybe, just maybe, you could in fact be outsmarted by a hamster.

and yet he gets roped into it anyway. he's kind of been turning himself in circles trying to get out, and...

is that an x-gene? hold up. he pulls himself away from what is definitely the way he came and backtracks, blinking at the back of the mutant. eyes widening as he registers who exactly that is. ]

Havok?

John Steed | The Avengers (1998)

[trubshaw_waistcoat]

Nonah - Log

He had scarcely arrived when he had been, to put it mildly, importuned. A woman desperately looking for her lost fiancee, deep inside some sort of mystical corn maze, of all things.

It was the strangest thing he had heard since arriving here - and he was already used to some very strange things indeed. But this was all madness on a new scale; days like crazy-paving and all mixed 'round. But he could not resist helping, to say nothing of doing right by someone who desperately needed help.

The local authorities seemed...underwhelming, after all. And so he was working his way through the cornmaze, umbrella leaned against his shoulder. He'd brought along a notepad and pencil, making notations on the shape of the maze as he worked his way through it. Worse come to worse, the sword inside the umbrella would certainly help.

He hoped.

Jeopardy - Network

[The image that switched on was of a very dapper man, in an excellently tailored suit. The voice was precise, very British, and seemingly less concerned with the turn of events as he ought to be.]

I do hate to intrude on your evenings, but it appears as if there is something of a riot occurring. Not the usual kind, as I'm sure you're aware.

[He leans back suddenly as there is a loud banging sound outside, briefly standing to look out a nearby window before seating himself again, adjusting his tie.]

It's a mummy, shambling about. [He pauses for a moment, parsing that, maintaining his sang-froid.]

Nothing to be concerned with quite yet, but time may be growing short - it appears a pattern of escalation is at play. If anybody has some idea as to a source, or could tell a chap where to begin investigation - It would be just smashing.

Closed Log - Open to Jane Porter

He approached the requisite address, checking once more on the small slip of paper that he had, indeed, navigated his way correctly. One of those many unnecessary gestures that filled one's days, especially when in...well, unusual circumstances about summed it up. Thankfully, in a strange new place, this woman had provided a sense of the familiar, for which he was quite grateful.

And given the vast degree of difference in times, more than a little intrigued. But at least this place was now offering a surprise that didn't involve peril or the potential for dark mystery. For which, he supposed, he ought to be thankful.

He cradled the potted peony in an arm, umbrella hanging from the crook of it, and knocked with the free hand. For the favor she offered of giving him the basics and something of a tour, he felt it was the least he could do. And it always behooved a man to be properly polite.

here I aaaaaaam

[cantgetanyworse]

One day, someone should probably talk to Jane about the ease with which she slips into casual acquaintance with men she barely knows. Even in these far more modern times, giving out your address is not exactly safe, and she certainly doesn't know much about John at all.

Except that he's a person in need of friendly assistance, and she happened to be in the right place at the right time to offer it.

She's perched on her couch spending a rare moment watching television (the news, since she was too late to pick up a newspaper that morning) when the knock comes, and she all but bounces off her seat to answer it with a cheery 'coming!' called ahead of her. The latch rattles, a chain slides, and she peeks around the door for a moment before she opens it.

"Mister Steed, I do believe you're early."

Calendar Man | DC Comics | with MoM memories but i'm rusty

[exceptfebruary]

00/The Network

October 2020. I have not been in this world since April 16th, 2017. It was Easter. It has been years for you, but seconds for me. The leap year is in its final months. Time has passed very quickly. The world has changed.

I see that the name of Calendar Man is being forgotten. Do any of you remember who I was? What I did? If you do not, I will have to fix that.

I hope you all have a very Happy Hallowe'en. 🎃 I'll make sure of it.

02/De Chima
[ Julian Day has been back for not very long at all but by god is he not going to let that prevent him from putting on a costume at first opportunity. Since he doesn't have time to prepare, he uses the costume bin and some creativity to dress as a certain pumpkin-headed man. That keeps him from having some prop difficulties, though if he had known he would have picked out something different.

But now he comes up behind the nearest person he can see who looks at all interesting and says in not a singsong voice but a strangely creepy monotone: ] Trick o' treat, give me something good to eat.

05/Jeopardy

[ It's not midnight yet, but Calendar Man is wearing his costume already. But he removes the pumpkin head to stare up at the church of the web mistress while wandering this city, this new city, this place that did not yet exist the last time he was here. Yet the city seems so much older than that. He trusts his memory, he didn't simply forget. He doesn't like it. ]

This is wrong.

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[variantcover]

oh hey Calendar Man, I remember you!

not from here but I've heard about you before.

[ $#!& how does she explain this without sounding crazy??? ]

I spent some time in Gotham a while back.