Fandom High Auditorium, Thursday Afternoon

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

As whatever was happening on the island became less and less likely to be cleared up with a good old fashioned fight, it seemed it was time to figure out just what to do next. So, a radio announcement let people know to meet up at the school to pool their resources and go over what they knew so far.

Even if some of the people who were supposed to be in charge weren’t looking quite so well anymore...

Gray wasn’t the most charming color when it came to human skin tone.

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Arrive/Mingle

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

Arrive, chatter, mingle. The auditorium is open to everyone on the island!

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[badnewsandwit.livejournal.com]

The taint was starting to give Alistair a headache. It was one thing to sense it in a couple of stray darkspawn, but he'd never felt so many of them before.

Still, his skin was unblemished, so he was up one on the people running the island right now, he supposed. Strangely enough? That wasn't a very reassuring thought.

At least he'd brought the socketed sword to this one.

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[raspberryturk]

"Yo, handsome," Reno smirked as he stepped up behind Alistair, a little green sphere in his hand. "That one's a loaner until this shit blows over, yo. If you can get it to fit in that pointy little toy of yours, that is."

Reno didn't have much in the way of Materia, but what he did have was more Thunder than you could shake a stick at. They multiplied when they were mastered, after all, and Reno used his enough to spawn a collection of low-level Thunders that could supply a small army.

Mostly he just hoarded them, though. They were shiny and they were his, and they sold for an arm and a leg on Edge's black market now that the Materia trade was practically illegal.

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[shagthis.livejournal.com]

Jake was perfectly aware that he was well out of his depth when it came to magical or supernatural whatsits.

On the other hand, he actually was a damned good detective, and so he figured if there was research to be done, he might as well pitch in and lend a hand.

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[smartestone]

Hermione had been listening to radio, and after dealing with the rock the other day, she was more than a little wary of what might happen to her, even if she'd only ever been in the same room with the thing. That hadn't stopped her from hitting the books to see if she could find anything out, and then going to the auditorium when the time came.

And after seeing some of the others, she might be surreptitiously checking her arms to make sure nothing was gray that hadn't been earlier.

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[bookworm-beauty.livejournal.com]

Belle made a point to find Hermione after she'd spoken and I debated forever about which thread to put this in, la, feeling less comforted by the meeting than she would have liked. "Hermione? How are you feeling, with all of this?"

It was partly concern for her physical well-being, after being in contact with the rock, but the bigger question was how she was faring emotionally. Just a hunch more than anything.

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[bookworm-beauty.livejournal.com]

Belle was subdued, quietly taking a seat in her cloak with her hood obscuring her face. She'd checked herself for gray patches earlier, having seen some of the results of the illness on others, and honestly, she still wasn't convinced there was a scientific explanation for what was happening. She hadn't heard back from Adam yet, of course, but in her experience, people undergoing monstrous changes was more of a magically-based problem than a medical one.

But then, science was often just an easier way of looking at magic, she thought.

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[annieadderall.livejournal.com]

It wasn't so much that Annie had really planned on being here, it was more than she'd had classes to go to- and yes, she was the nerd who went even while creepy things were happening- and it felt safer to stay at school rather than go back to the dorms yet? Shh, don't judge.

Looking around, though, she was feeling really bad for people, and started to really wonder what she could do to help.

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[glacial_queen]

The things Karla knew were neither a) hopeful, or b) news to anyone: The land was sick and Craft couldn't help it or the people who were also infected. But maybe other people had an idea?

If nothing else, getting everyone together was a good way to figure out what percentage of the Fandom population was already infected.

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[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

Sookie made a point to find her way to Karla's side, reaching out for her friend's hand. "How's he doing?"

No reason to clarify which 'he' she meant, she thought.

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[dabblinginbitch.livejournal.com]

Ramona found a place in the back, jiggling her foot a little nervously as she waited for this stupid thing to start. Meetings weren't really her thing, but she figured that finding out what had happened to the things she'd been smacking around was probably a good idea.

Her mallet was propped up beside her, the head down on the floor as she kept her arm wrapped around the handle. It just made her feel better, even if she could banish it or summon it pretty instantly.

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[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

Sookie ducked into the auditorium on her way to the clinic, the shield necklace from Karla around her neck and under her shirt. Yes, it was like flying blind when she desperately wanted her sixth sense to watch her back, but at the same time, she knew how useless she'd be with inhuman brains pinging at hers all day long. It would be Rapture twice over.

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[nookiepowered]

Forgive Bo for the way her SECURITY t-shirt was currently fitting; sometime around lunch, the bones of her shoulders had started to knot up and poke through the fabric. After a frankly disturbing -- to Bo -- growl, she'd finally tossed her sawdust-flavored sandwich to the floor, reached for her knife, and cut the sleeves off entirely.

Yeah, that'd be the knife currently shoved into the spot on her belt where her flashlight should hang. She wasn't going to have trouble seeing in the dark anytime soon.

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[withasword.livejournal.com]

Kate and her sword had returned to their usual inseparable status over the last few days.

The oddly coloured administration were getting eyed, and her hand was staying clamped around Slayer, which was emitting a slight pale vapour. This week was making her twitchy.

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[lockestheway]

Peter wasn't exactly thrilled to leave the comfort of the dorms to be here, but reluctantly, he'd admitted to himself that informed was still better than uninformed. It also gave him a chance to study all the other people assembled here, and he wondered what, if anything, they were all planning to do.

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[capt-maxfactor.livejournal.com]

Jack was here after a rather trying morning of fighting off rabid, angry squirrels.

He had his sword with him, ready to poke anyone who was too gray to make them go to the clinic.

Or at least sit somewhere far away from him.

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[bitten_notshy]

Jack shut down the law office and quietly took a seat in the back of the auditorium, notebook open. He was writing down everything anyone said, in the vain hope something might sound vaguely familiar.

He was also keeping a careful tally of those who seemed infected. He was saddened to note the school's officials seemed to be among their number.

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[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

Whatever was going on out there was affecting Tony, too, and Stephanie wasn't exactly thrilled about that; if nothing else, she could pass off her presence at this meeting as a way to find out more about the situation for personal reasons.

She didn't have to fake her look of concern, though, or the slightly green tinge to her skin (god, she hoped that was just figurative); wow, the school administration did not look their best.

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[notagoose]

Goose had come along to the meeting mostly out of curiosity, so he opted to stay up the back and listen to what was being discussed.

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[likethegun]

Sam was doing his best to look calm, even though he was completely freaking out about Zoe and the others. He wasn't sure what he'd be able to do to help, but he was curious about what ideas other people might have. Assuming they were well enough to share, unfortunately.

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[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

Tony dragged himself out of the lab for this, so it had better be good. Or maybe involve a cure for the grey spots that had spread all over after he passed out on his laptop fell asleep last night.

So, he was just going to take a seat and listen to whatever they had to say.

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[mycanonhatesme]

While Chloe had greatly appreciated the message that had gone out on the radio broadcast, she'd already decided that coming here would be better than waiting at the clinic. Sure, the people who needed the most help would probably still be in their rooms - which she was chalking up to "the more things changed, the more they stayed the same" - but if she could maybe "accidentally" touch someone who wasn't as ill, maybe she could help them. It was trickery at its finest, but she had a feeling that was how this might have to go.

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[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce was off to one of the sides of the auditorium, standing silently with his arms crossed in front of him.

He had several weapons hidden on his body. Of course.

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[exboywonder.livejournal.com]

Dick was off to one of the sides of... Goddammit, he saw Bruce doing that. Fine. Dick made his way into the center of the auditorium and sat in a chair.

He was still crossing his arms, though.

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[squire-hand.livejournal.com]

James was there, and his sword, and wasn't gray. Nothing he could do himself about the Island, but perhaps he could assist the others in some way.