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the head | the hand ([personal profile] headandhand) wrote in [community profile] dualislogs2019-10-06 07:12 pm

sheets all on the floor just like an ocean ...

WHO: All y’all!
WHAT: Your regularly scheduled NAPs event for the month
WHERE: Fort Pillowtown
WHEN: Oct. 7-10
WARNINGS: Please use these if applicable!


Look at all of these bright, shining new faces! There’s even a few less bright, less shining faces - maybe even a few folks without faces - but hey, this city welcomes all types. Chances are, if you’ve just arrived, you're seeing some pretty crazy things, unless you're used to an eye-blinding amount of neon, robots, weird-ass technology, magic, and an omnipresent police force...and hey, if you are, congrats, you're gonna settle in juuuuust fine. But for the rest of you, the Head knows this has gotta be pretty overwhelming, right?

Well, since your quaint individual processing units are probably having a hard time, why not link up with another one? By which the Head means...

Hello, new citizens of Dualis,
and welcome to your monthly Network Adjacency Protocol~!


NAPs are a monthly community networking event similar to the Earth concept of speed dating! Two citizens (new arrivals and old hands alike) are placed at a table together with a handy cue card of queries to help break the proverbial ice. Ask queries and receive results, or ignore the card and yeet yourself straight into a brand new friendship! But don't be too shy, you've only got ten minutes together, and if you just sit in silence for the whole ten, the Network Admins are likely to come supervise and try to repair the uplink through a mild shock to the ol' central nervous system. You might find yourself saying all sorts of unintended facts about yourself if that happens...probably better to just make friends, right? Who doesn’t like friends?!

This month’s event is held at a new, super-comfy all-ages establishment called Fort Pillowtown. As the name suggests, it’s a large indoor space filled wall to wall with permanent pillowforts. There are a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors, with each individual fort constructed of gauzy hanging sheets, strings of soft lights, warm blankets, plush toys, a mini television with on-screen menu for choosing movies to watch and video games to play, and yes, lots and lots of pillows. Snacks and drinks of all sorts are available for purchase, as are whimsical onesies and comfy slippers to wear. Board and card game sets are also available to borrow or buy. Sounds like a dream, right?

So pull up a pillow pile, get to know your new neighbors, and enjoy a well-earned and comfy chill-out session. And hey, if you end up napping at NAPs, rest assured that it’s absolutely allowed.
minus1twin: (Ummm...)

[personal profile] minus1twin 2019-10-16 11:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Wanda's lips press together in a light line as her head tilts thoughtfully to the side.]

I try not to listen.

[She can, she can reach into peoples thoughts and even influence them but after everything with Ultron and the Avengers... she's found better uses of her powers.]

To thoughts. Words are different.
axiomed: (I'll go through it all with you)

[personal profile] axiomed 2019-10-16 12:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he nods. ]

Certainly, I do my best not to reach out without consent but to some degree, my mind has never been silent. It is a part of who I am.
minus1twin: (Default)

[personal profile] minus1twin 2019-10-21 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
I see. I can't imagine how hard that is.

[She can control what she see's and listens too and not being able to do that genuinely frightens her. Tony's fears had haunted her nightmares for years.]

How do you handle it?
axiomed: (I forgot how to cry)

[personal profile] axiomed 2019-10-21 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ charles takes a pause, weighing his answer before replying in a gentle cadence. ]

I learned that it's a gift to bear another's feelings. Their pain, their hopes, their dreams. There's beauty to it.
minus1twin: (Still young)

[personal profile] minus1twin 2019-10-21 11:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Wanda's smile softens and warms.]

That's a good way to look at it. You're very wise.

[Much wiser than her.]

I think we're almost out of time but- I'd like to talk to you more. [Charles is an interesting man and Wanda finds his views refreshing. He reminds her a little of Steve though perhaps more father like.]
axiomed: (All good things now come from you)

[personal profile] axiomed 2019-10-21 12:02 pm (UTC)(link)
The pitfalls of being a teacher for so long.

[ he knows he can come off a bit strong, especially in terms of optimism and a positive outlook. though charles hasn't been naive in a long time. ]

Of course. Feel free to contact me anytime.
minus1twin: (Still young)

[personal profile] minus1twin 2019-10-21 12:09 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a good thing. [Wanda assures him with a smile.]

And thank you. I look forward to talking to you more.

[Before Wanda can say more the buzzard sounds and she stands to go to the next table of speed-friending.]