Home 18 - Where Everybody Knows Your Name

[Devixer]

There's no place like home. Whether in the suburbs of Inside, a desolate mountain cabin, a dingy flat somewhere... this is where PCs live. This is a meta-location, as the houses themselves may be many miles apart from one another. Or in separate dimensions.

If you want an address in this thread, please PM me and I will post the locations in this post.

Spoiler: Examples

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123 Generic Drive: Home of John and Jack Doe and their daughter Jane. PM <player name 1> or <player name 2> if you want to interact here. Located Inside, near the Black Dragon's Den.

Mary's House: Home of Mary Moe. Located many miles from Inside civilization in an isolated mountain valley. Unlikely to be found by someone who doesn't know where it is. Mary Moe's player is <player name 3>.

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OOC Rules:

1. Please post location tags on each post. Ex: [123 Generic Drive] or [Doe House]

2. The players who own each residence control what goes on within it. A residence is a quasi-PC and cannot be godmodded. You can attempt to break in / burn it down / knock on the door, etc, but it is up to the player controlling the home to let you know what happens next. If a player wants to make their home entirely impervious to everything, that is their right (however boring that might be). Players are permitted to make additional ooc rules if they want that apply to their own homes. By entering their property, you are agreeing to roleplay within their cosmology.

3. Play nice. Any disagreements between players, please take it to one of the OOC threads or PMs.

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Spoiler: Locations

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75 Ocean Rd - Daisuke's new house, this house is near the beach, and has a mixture of traditional Japanese styling and modern comforts. Player: horngeek

134 Ninja Drive - a 1 story ranch style home owned by Dave Smith, professional Ninja. Player: Mindfreak586

1312 Hidden Valley Road: Home of Judy the Assassin and Mint, their daughter, Xerina, and adopted Grey Render; Rocky. Players: Lex-kat, Quinsar, Neon Knight

4224 Wing House - Home of George Kingsley. Player: Gimliggamer

Al's Lab - Home of AMEN scientist Al Rato. He does most of his experiments and research here. Living with him is the cyborg Delta 88, or just Delta for short. Her programming has been modified by Al, making her a live-in servant of sorts. Al's player is ApeofLight, and Delta's player is KerfuffleMach2.

Alhana's Dwelling - In the far reaches of Acro can be found the nice little wooden house of the banished elven princess, Alhana Starbreeze. She made it herself with some magical help from man known as Lee. On the outside and inside are intricately carved designs. It has two bedrooms a kitchen and a bathroom. Player: Viera champion

Basil's Cabin - In an especially woody and remote area, some ways from the city, a cabin sits in the woods. It doesn't seem much different from any of the other hunting cabins one sometimes runs across, except that its scale is sized for minotaurs rather than humans. Players: Wolfbane and Happyturtle

Brendan's Upstairs - The 'upstairs apartment' at Brendan's House of Hobbies. A fairly sizeable yet still cozy home for the proprietor, his wife, and their guests. Possibly infested with lionfish. Players: Recaiden and Bushranger

Clearing in the woods - A one story log cabin built in a large clearing in the woods not far from the Dancing Fox Inn. Complete with wooden fence. This is the residence of Zaydon, Opie, and Kate. Anybody can stop by, but if nobody's home, the place will be locked. Zaydon and Opie's players are KerfuffleMach2, and Kate's player is celtois. Note: Zaydon is now deceased, and Opie has taken to living in DFI. As it stands, the cabin is abandoned.

Crimson Tempest -

The ship was designed with the above image as a base.
The most prominent feature, the flame ring, has been pushed forward towards the front of the ship, while a secondary, lesser flame ring was inserted towards the back. Auxiliary and surplus power supply.
Barriers, that can be turned off as necessary, are constructed around the rings to protect them from light attack.
Primary Elemental Entrapment Ring - PEER
Secondary Elemental Entrapment Ring - SEER
Cannons are installed along the ship, each connected to small elemental rift-batteries to the plane of fire, that allow them to launch bursts of augmented flame in projectile form.
The various rooms within the ship have been magically altered to be Larger On The Inside.
This allows for more ships in a smaller space, keeping the ship's fairly lean. (Player: VampireRot)

Eldena's Cottage: The dwelling of the Viera red mage Eldena. On the outskirts of Town. Not very difficult to find. Appears to be shaped out of a tree. That's because it was. Yay magic! People are free to enter and exit as they please. But don't break anything unless Eldena is there. Player: Viera champion

Hallowmere Lake: Several hours away from the city, with no roads leading there, is a small lake surrounded by trees. On an island in the lake is a cabin, well built from fresh lumber and brick and connected to the land by a small bridge. The entrances of the house face East and West, allowing anyone who sits on the decks to watch the sunrise or sunset. There's a garage attached to it as well, and further additions seem to be in progress. A small metal sign hangs under the mailbox near the front entrance. On it, a pair of names is etched in by ornate laserwork: Sunny and Carl (players: Happyturtle and Wolfbane)

The House of the Rising Sun - Large house on a headleand facing the Emerald Sea, which, by strange happenstance, borders both Town and Acronymia. Home to Natasha, Oracle of the Dawn, and occasionally Khiansa Daggerfall, adventurer, and Natasha's sometimes lover.
Player: Kid Kris
Anyone can drop by to seek the Oracle's wisdom, or rest in the gardens, or just to say hi and share a pot of tea, but please PM, as the player may not read the thread.
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Jake Stevenson's Home: In the Victorian sector of Inside, Jacob Stevenson lives above his watchmaker shop and shares the space with his alter-ego, Augustus Acre. The room is a combination living room / bedroom, with well made furniture. The bed is a day bed, meant to work as either a sofa or bed, but because of that, it's the equivalent of a single sized modern bed. It isn't really appropriate for guests, so he rarely invites people here. Most people who wished to encounter Jake would meet him at his shop in Inside instead of his home. (player: Happyturtle)

Javert's House - It's a white house. Javert lives here alone and very rarely ever leaves. (player: singingnoodle)

Julie's Place - An apartment on the sixth floor of a fairly average apartment building. Julie Fiske, a succubus of moderate reknown and very little esteem, lives here, leasing it from a dubious landlord. (player: Slii Arhem)

Junkyard workshop - In a junkyard in the ACROverse, what looks to be a shoddy shack has been built. This building was made by Runner before he joined GLoG. Inside is a high tech workshop and laboratory. The building has very high security, and any attempt to break in immediately causes the workshop to alert Runner, which will bring him over to investigate. Runner and Sentry both have security access. Runner's player is KerfuffleMach2, and Sentry's player is FaceofEvil.

Marty's: This fairly large manor lays where the original Aceford manor was. The manor was built out of the previous manor's remaining architecture and walls, due to this a few rooms inside are boarded up. The house is bright purple with gold outlines. The manor has two sections.
Downstairs: this area took heavy damage during the original Aceford manor fires. Most of the walls are original. Marty had painted the burnt walls purple. The living room is here.
Upstairs: Marty's room and study are located here. There is also a grand ballroom.
Marty Aceford lives here along with his friend Griktak (players: singingnoodle, Agate 86)

Nabrius' Domain - Located in the depths of Hell, Nabrius' home is rather comfy despite its location. A fireplace provides most of the light in the room. The low, crackling hellfire lights up the carpets floor and the comfy chair and love seat off to the side On the left wall is a small bar, well stocked with wines and champagne, along with some harder drinks. Directly opposite of the fireplace is a bed. Red silk sheets cover it, a curtain hangs ready to be drawn around it, and it's easily large enough for two people to move around freely. The only exit from the room is a single, windowless door opposite of the bar. A small sword rack hangs on the door by the wall, able to hold a single blade. Player: Gulaghar

New Rock Household - A nice place in the city's suburban area, just inside the walls. It was specially built to appear larger on the inside than it does on the outside. It has the works - White picket fence, workshed out back, spacious basement(with attached laundry room), a study, kitchen, bedrooms, guest room(with it's own bathroom), living room, parlor, dining room, entry hall, three bathrooms...Everything a typical suburban family could want, complete with a nice hardwood floor.
Darn shame Lucas and Lillith are turning the study into a room meant solely for displaying adventuring trophies, and Arthur's going to be using the workshed for his crazy experiments. The neighbors are going to complain, no doubt.
Players: blackouttwo and Artemis97

Phil's Warehouse - 3224 Seaside Rd Big, slightly rusted corrugated steel warehouse that was once abandoned, sits on a lot that's been overgrown with weeds and small trees and bushes and such...has a gravel driveway leading up to it...and...near the docks...
Oh, yeah, it has a hydraulic lift leading to an underground garage! And the inside is full of parts and half-finished inventions! Run by TechnoScrabble.

Silvery ship: It looks like this field has been marred by a silvery teardrop of epic proportions. Easily fifty feet tall and about 90 feet long, it seems to have impacted the surface at a definite angle, leaving a long furrow behind it. This teardrop is covered in bumps and smooth protrusions, but the exact make-up can vary greatly from day to day. Doors, hatches, doorbells, cameras, and other things come and go on its surface. The inside is uniformly silvery, and the maze of halls, and rooms makes it hard to keep your bearings. Physics seems to stop caring, and looping hallways, physically impossible curves, and doors that open into the wrong places are the rule here. The entire ship is constructed of an amazingly durable material… No telling what it is, but it will take really, really strong weapons to break it if it can be broken. There is no evidence of weapons in the ship… but it’s possible they just haven’t been seen yet. (player: Lost Deep)

The Tarmikos Studio - This space serves as both a living area and workshop for artificer and plane-hopper Niara Tarmikos. It is, in fact, its own separate plane of existence - and a minuscule one at that. It comprises, in its entirety, of a single room (around 180ft. long, 60ft. wide and 30ft. tall), and is split into many separate rooms with simple partition walls. To those who know of its existence and have the means to travel there, it is easy to gain access to. Niara's player is Baeleck.

154 Oceanside Drive
An abnormally large two story suburban house sits in the center of a large parcel of land, although depending on the whims of the owner, Felandria, the house may be larger or smaller than usual when you visit, she welcomes company, just ring the doorbell, if you can reach it.
Located in the Blue Zone in Inside.
Player: Felandria

The Intermission
The divine realm of Carrie! The Intermission mostly consists of a great decagonal sort of tower, more wide than tall, filled with innumerable rooms for the deceased souls staying there until they move on to their afterlives. Also contained are the quartering complex for her "angels" the Sable Guides.
Player: Beans

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[Halae]

[Kate's Apartment]

Eric stands, floating over to Kate, "Are you alright? Surge of memories?"

She seems to be having some kind of episode now. I'll have more information for you in a moment.

[Lost_Deep]

Kate's Apartment

Oh dear. The idea of Kate having episodes is unsettling.

"Scales. I remember having scales. All over my arms, and claws... oh cripes, that's not right at all. That couldn't be, could it?" Kate looks at her hands, and starts touching the tips if her fingers together. "I remember how it felt. The noise when the claws touched-no, no that can't be right."

[Halae]

[Kate's Apartment]

It's alright. She's just panicking because she remembers having scales and claws.

"Kate, I did, in fact, tell you you were changed to be draconic. Scales, claws, wings, tail. We even had your wardrobe adjusted to cover that." Eric says, relaxing.

[Lost_Deep]

Kate's Apartment

In retrospect, the only reason she took that one as well as she did was because she had been built up to it. Once you've been a pixie, other things are less shocking. Albeit, if she remembers being a pixie she'll likely be very upset about that, too.

"But... but... there's no way. That's impossible. The strongest gene therapy in the galaxy couldn't do that." Kate shakes her head.

"Magic," Sophie says, "It was magic. Really powerful, really rare magic. It's okay, it won't happen again, right?"

[Halae]

[Kate's Apartment]

Sophie stating that will make Eric's expression go grim. There's no guarantee. He says nothing about that. "do you remember any other changes?"

Most definitely. I'm asking her what else she remembers at the current time; it could prove to be invaluable information when we go delving.

[Lost_Deep]

Kate's Apartment

Kate shakes her head. "No. I'm not sure if I want to."

"It wasn't too bad," Sophie says, "It was awkward, especially at first, but you got used to it pretty fast, truth be told. Pfft, I remember you mentioning how you liked that it gave you some extra endurance."

Kate asks, "Really?" And then is quiet for a bit. "I still bet the tail and wings were a pain, though."

"Annoying, yeah, but you got used to them. Er, she got used to them. Sorry, it's going to take me a while to get used to that."

"You and I both."

[Halae]

[Kate's Apartment]

Eric this time sends a little information to Sophie, so, do you think she's ready to hear about Copi?

[Lost_Deep]

Kate's Apartment

I think it'd be better to do it now than later. As for being ready... well, she wasn't ready the first time around, either. Give her some warning, and then I say go for it.

Kate goes to sit back down. "Hey, um, do you have wireless?"

Sophie nods. "Oh, yeah. You have a laptop?"

"Yeah," Kate says. She reaches into he backpack and pulls out a slick-looking laptop. She starts it up, and is to the log-in page in under three seconds.

[Halae]

[Kate's Apartment]

I'm going to tell her about you now. Not yet Cai.

"Kate... Do you remember Copi?" He asks simply

[Lost_Deep]

Kate's Apartment

Kate looks up at Eric "Copy? What do you mean, do I know-wait. Wait. That does sound like a name. Was I... ah, was Kye friends with her?" She casually types a bit... "Wait... I knew the wireless password. Why did I know the wireless password?"

"Well, that saves me the trouble of spelling it for you..."

[Halae]

[Kate's Apartment]

"Something of a clone, actually." Eric states flatly.

[Lost_Deep]

Kate's Apartment

Kate blinks in non-understanding. "...beg your pardon?"

"That's probably the most misleading way to put it," Sophie says. "She's more of a crazy sister"

So... now? Or... wait another minute?

[Halae]

[Kate's Apartment]

She's confused, and doesn't understand what I meant. Now or very soon would be the best time to arrive.

"She's on her way here at the moment, actually. You'll be able to discuss it with her directly."

[Lost_Deep]

Kate's Apartment

Copi's signature moves fast. She'll be here very soon.

"I wouldn't let myself get cloned-"

"No, no, think of her as a sister. The truth is more complex, but that's basically what you two are."

"How would I gain a sister?"

"...Shenanegins."

At that moment, there is a sound from the bedroom as someone opens the window from the outside. Because going in the front door and up the stairs would take too long for Copi. This is shortly followed by the door opening, revealing Copi, and the 'sisters' just standing there for a minute awkwardly.

[Halae]

[Kate's Apartment]

"Kate, this is Copi. Shes a bit odd, but she's essentially a crazier you, so you'll get along fine." Eric says, sitting back into the chair, "I'm interested in the sorts of things you two will discuss, if you don't mind. This is a... unique opportunity."

[Lost_Deep]

Kate's Apartment

There is a moment, and then Copi rushes forward and wraps Kate up in a hug.

"I mourned you. It hurt. We all did, but it wasn't the same for me. It was unique. They'd lost a good friend. They thought I lost a sister. It wasn't the same. I lost a friend, a sister, but I also lost a bit of my history, a bit of my perspective on who I am. I lost the thing closest to me. I lost my proginator. I lost a little part of me. Everyone else thought you would come back. I didn't let myself hope for that, because I wouldn't let myself delude myself. Now you're here, and I am proven wrong. Thank you so much for proving me wrong. It feels good to touch you again."

Copi is crying. There are tears running down her face and soaking Kate's shirt. It's like her eyes became miniature waterfalls. There's months worth of tears. Kate, slowly, hugs Copi back. And, after a moment, she begins to cry as well. It's not the sheer sobs Copi is producing, but it's heartfelt.

"I remember telling you I'd be right back. And then... I guess I wasn't. Sorry."

"your hair smells the same as it did before."

[Halae]

[Kate's Apartment]

Eric just smiles and sighs, backing off to let the girls have their moment. This is an important situation, after all.

[Lost_Deep]

Kate's Apartment

If left alone, Copi will cry for five minutes straight. I'm not even kidding, Kate's shirt gets completely soaked. She takes it quite well, all said and done.

"I'm sorry if this is weird for you. I know you might not be... terribly clear on the situation right now."

"I remember a lot about you now... it's not all that clear, but I do. It's like my head is full of cotton balls... I don't like it."

"Eh, I can probably fix that if you really want me to."

"What?"

"I'm psychic, remember?"

"...now I do..."

[Beans]

Certain nods, but says nothing, just holding on to Hretka for dear life.

[Certain House]
Hretka is perfectly happy to hold her there, rubbing her back. "You could lose all your limbs and both your eyes and you'd still be perfect to me, Certain..."

[Ionbound]

[Certain House]
Hretka is perfectly happy to hold her there, rubbing her back. "You could lose all your limbs and both your eyes and you'd still be perfect to me, Certain..."

Certain sniffs, trying to cry, but unable to due to her demonic alterations, and keeps hugging Hretka as she says, "I-I'm glad you think so...I just...I'd be lost without you..."

[Beans]

[Certain House]
She strokes her little wings and caprine ears, smiling. "Of course, dear... though do try to retain your limbs and eyes, as you'll probably feel better with them. And they're rather nice."

[Ionbound]

[Certain House]

Certain's ears twitch unconsciously at Hretka's touch, and her wings flap a little as she says, "I hope so too...And, Hretka...I-I want you to know...As long as I'm still me...I will always, always love you."

[Deathkeeper]

Jace's Place

Jace returns to his own home with a slide of a key in its lock and a bittersweet sigh.
On one hand, that ended terribly.
On the other hand, he walked here. Using his feet. Which he has.
As bad as he feels about the date, he's still able to keep something of a positive attitude in the face of actually having mass again.
His bag and extra layer of clothes get tossed aside as he collapses onto the couch with a groan, his familiar curled up beside him.

[Lost_Deep]

Jace's Place

Kell, that is, the dead one, comes in. "Oh, hey, you're back." One look at Jace and Kell can guess that he doesn't want to talk about it. However, she does walk over.

"You up for some good news?"

[Deathkeeper]

Jace's Place

Jace opens an eye at Dead!Kell as she walks in, and sits up at her little proposal.
"Sure, whatcha got for me this time?" with some half-faked cheeriness.

[Lost_Deep]

Jace's Place

"Forty bucks." Kell produces said money, offering it to Jace. While not a lot of money, even in the nexus forty dollars is enough to get some use out of.

Of course, from the other room, the adult Kell cries "What?" followed by the sound of standing up and walking over.

[Deathkeeper]

Jace's Place

Jace doesn't take the money, instead raising an eyebrow.
"I'm afraid I'm not sure what you mean. What's newsworthy about you having forty dollars?" he asks.

[Lost_Deep]

Jace's Place

"No, you get this forty dollars. I-"

"You don't have a job!" The adult Kell walks into the room. "I've been telling you you should get one, but you haven't! I've been job hunting, and you pop up with forty dollars? Where did you get that?"

"Junior DJ night," the late-teens Kell replies with a smile. The pair of Kells tend to be snarky with each other; they're almost like siblings.

Elemental Kell places her hands on her hips "You went to a junior DJ night?"

"I ROCKED a junior DJ night! Got eighty bucks for it! Figure I'll spend the other forty getting some DJ stuff so I can start DJing parties. That gives me an income!"

The elder Kell, who does not have an income yet, stands there in disbelief.

[Deathkeeper]

Jace's Place

Jace gives her an honest smile.
"Keep it. That stuff is expensive, and you could always use clothes. Or taxi rides, since you two have a bad record of walking alone. You can negotiate paying me rent when you've got a steady income." he says, humor returning to his eyes.