Worn down by the efforts of a few Plane residents, Tian is desperate. What should have been a mortal blow only infuriates him. Having already lost his beloved cousin and his control of the Machine, there is only one solution.

He digs his fingers into his chest and rips it open. More dark purple energy spills out of him, crawling across his skin, crackling and sending off little arcs of electricity. He opens his jaw impossibly wide and lets out a beastly roar that shakes the very foundations of the Plane. All the stars go dim and dark, leaving only the light of the fighters' auras to guide them. Tian's is wickedly dark, making him nearly invisible.

But he's getting bigger. And bigger. Whatever was inside of him swallows the human shell whole. It's massive and indescribable, far larger than anything else ever seen on the Plane. It dwarfs even the coliseum. Tendrils of dark energy spread and strangle and wrap around everything; one of the little towers in the mansion is crushed, and the bar is wrecked.

Wolfgang gazes up at the colossal horror with wide eyes. "By the goddess," he murmurs. "Tian was the corruption. All along." Was he trying to spread the sickness to every world on the Plane? Or was he trying to kill himself through the Machine in order to stop it, and save everyone on the old world?

It's hard to tell and not very relevant right now. What Wolfgang knows-- what everyone knows now-- is that this creature of pure death and darkness is seeping in and infecting everything. Threatening the Plane and all that's connected to it. And the longer they stand here and stare, the less chance there is of defeating it.

Wolf glances toward the group. His heart leaps in an awful way, but he smiles past it, his eyes crinkling at the edges. "Tell Menzies-- tell her I'm sorry."

He runs toward Tian, now a black mass of pure nightmares, and disappears within. Just... gone. Just like that. What happens next is difficult to discern, but the stars flicker back to life, and the sound of gears grinding beneath the Plane's floor becomes deafening. Faster, faster, clank-clank-clank-poppoppoppoppop—

A blinding light sears everything, though it feels warm on one's skin. After a minute it recedes. The stars and galaxies blaze in the sky and floor once more. Tian and whatever he unleashed have disappeared.

Wolf's sword clatters to the ground. Shaman pops into existence as enigmatically as ever. Her dark toes peek out from beneath her robes as she smiles at everyone. "The Machine granted his wish, and the worlds are free." She looks down at the sword. "Everything is finally as it should be. You can go home or visit each other; there will be no more experiments ever.

"Wolfie will live on even if it's only in song. A new god, he is risen to the stars above." She points to a red star, fiery and flickering, with a smaller blue light orbiting it. "He protects his world with love. The cousins with horns left to rebuild, for Wolfie's and theirs is a damaged world. And I? I will leave you alone as I wander-- a chance to see all, I won't squander it.

"You are free. You are free! Live your lives, bond with each other, kiss your lover or hug your mother. This universe is now a place of dreams, so, welcome!

Welcome to the Machine."

[ooc: Shaman is now gone, and all NPCs are too. The shop is cleared out. The game is officially a musebox. Thank you, everyone!]

Characters: Wolfgang, Da Tian, and the Tian Team (Mu, Eithan, Hawk, and Wash), plus anyone who wants to talk to him.
Location: The Plane
Time: March 21st
Summary: Tian is lured onto the Plane so that Wolf and his friends can strike him down.
Warnings: Violence, language, gore.

( and the master of puppets )

Characters: Everyone who signed up + Wolfgang, Jhil, Roen, and Shaman.
Location: The Plane
Time: March 14th
Summary: Three teams, three hooded figures, one chance to stop the chaos from enveloping the Plane.
Warnings: Violence, language, gore.

( third time's the charm )

Characters: DI Patricia Menzies (grip_on_reality) and Agent North Dakota (betrayedtwin)
Location: In Menzies' flat in Manchester
Time: After the flooding ends and Menzies' last dream begins
Summary: Menzies wakes from a horrible nightmare.
Warnings: Descriptions of violent imagery.

( I can't let that happen to the people of my city. I can't let it happen to the people of that city either. )

who; york ( decrypts ) & jacqli ( fallbythesword )
what; puzzles that aren't just puzzles
when; presently! before the plane floods completely
where; the bath house
warnings; jacqli being jacqli, york being york, some talk of Feelings and the fact that Humans Are Stupid

( i try to picture me without you but i can't. )

Characters: Agent North Dakota betrayedtwin and Detective Patricia Menzies grip_on_reality
Location: Outside the mansion, in the snow.
Time: During the snow event!
Summary: A question will be asked.
Warnings: Sap.

( Seriously, just all the sap )

who; zack ( classed ) & riku ( darkercalling )
what; what better way to let off some steam and bond like boys than sparring and … generally acting like boys?
when; backdated to before the snowfall.
where; the coliseum.
warnings; zack fair. that's it. that's the warning.

( show me what you've got! )

who; Riku & Menzies
what; talking after the plot
when; probably backdated a little? not sure
where; right outside the forest
warnings; none that we know of

( so... what was that? )

who; york & jacqli
what; dealing them them inner demons
when; now
where; the beach, then who knows where!
warnings; violence, heartbreak, more violence

( life is ours, we live it our way. )

who; eithan and darren
what; shadows. shadows everywhere.
when; presently.
where; some … where … on the plane. i don't know and i don't care because that isn't exactly the biggest point. |D
warnings; violence. lots of violence. and other triggery things.

( i'm losing the best of me. )

who; yu and yosuke
what; shadows, and their impressive ability to show up at the same time. ( WHAT A COINCIDENCE. )
when; Right now.
where; in an arbitrary Plane location. (totally legit "where". this place is damn big.)
warnings; touchy subjects. violence. LOTS of violence, and it will likely be descriptive.

( i can't help you if i'm weaker. )

who; sam and whoever happens to witness this whole ordeal, or catches him after.
what; someone done met his shadow.
when; right nowwwww.
where; beginning at the mansion, then anywhere else you see fit. he'll be wandering about a lot afterward.
warnings; a bit of violent imagery.

( mention something, mention anything, and watch the weather change. )

( ooc; i'm so sorry for how long this is, but i've been planning from the very beginning to have this happen. feel free to have your character have witnessed the whole ordeal with the shadow and then come find him after, or whatever you see fit! the first bit of it was just setting the scene for dealing with the aftermath. ALSO feel free to reply in prose or brackets, i have no preference. it was just easier to write everything out the way i did. ;; )

who; yu and YOU. ahurr. see what i did there.
what; some wildcard ate something out of the dojima fridge and is now regretting it.
when; now
where; the plane – more specifically, the floor of the plane.
warnings; none, except i'm sure jacqli will laugh at him. she's enough of a warning herself. ♥

( hindsight is always 20/20, but at least my courage increased. )

( ooc; have something ridiculous before octoberplot sets in. feel free to make fun of him. he deserves it. )

Characters: Yosuke Hanamura and YOU!!
Location: Junes Department Store in Inaba, Japan (Yosuke + Yu's reality) || OR || unspecified place on the Plane
Time: Right now~ (During the dragon plot)

Summary: A Deadly Nadder followed Yosuke home. All the way home. As in, back to Inaba. And now, it's tearing through Junes department store... || OR || Yosuke's finally managed to get the Nadder back onto the Plane, and while it's happily poking at him, he's trying to figure out what in the hell to do with it (and catch his breath~)

Warnings: Clean-up on aisle everywhere?

( i can't hear a thing, 'cause i've stopped listening~ )

Characters: Roxas (otherness) and Riku (darkercalling)
Location: The World That Never Was But Is Anyway, and possibly other places
Time: Sometime recently.
Summary: Riku lets Roxas out of prison, but the Plane has a gift for them.
Warnings: None, will update as needed.

( is it clear enough that you can't live your whole life all alone? )

Characters: Agent Washington and You!
Location: On the Plane, wherever you like
Time: Backdated to during Eithan's full-vampire experiment, and after this happens. (We can play with the timing.)
Summary: After Eithan's attack turns Wash into a vampire, he's on the search for answers, must cope with what he's been made into, and maybe catch a bite to eat.
Warnings: Probably blood.

( Damnit, does this mean no more garlic? )

Characters: Agent North Dakota and DI Patricia Menzies
Location: Library and elsewhere later
Time: Before this
Summary: North meets with Menzies to talk to her about his upcoming surgery to get his AI. There will be questions.
Warnings: Not sure. Will edit later.

( Something on my mind )

Characters: DI Patricia Menzies (grip_on_reality) and Agent York (decrypts)
Location: In the middle of the Plane
Time: Now (after York has gotten Delta)
Summary: York tries to save Menzies after she is attacked and severely wounded at home.
Warnings: Violence and injury.

( I feel like death warmed up...literally )

who; agent bermuda york ( decrypts ) & jacqli ( fallbythesword )
what; boyfriend brings girlfriend fancy bath stuff, girlfriend gets pampered – this may also be kind of in apology for the ink fight
when; following loki's rampant fun on the plane, before york's canon-bump ( so like … just backdated a tiny bit )
where; the bath house
warnings; there may be smooching, but it'll be tame, i promise!

( i smeared you with ink, have some bath salts. )

WHO: Agent K | Roxas
WHAT: An unlikely visitor in MiB customs
WHEN: During the Sharing is Caring plot.
WHERE: Kay's universe, MiB headquarters, Customs
WARNINGS & NOTES: None at the moment.

( Words under cut )