Oh hey, look who got ditched (Main Jaunt Network)

[all_onis_are_true]

Ah, if I could possibly get somebody's attention?

I was... briefly sidelined for a bit, and when I came back to Liminal Space, it seemed most of the people here had already moved out on a Jaunt. Is there something I should be doing in a situation like this? I must admit I am a little, ah... confused at the moment. Perhaps I could be watching over something for somebody if worst comes to worst?

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[awitchdidit]

Sidelined? What precisely happened, if I may ask?

[all_onis_are_true]

Apparently one of the Arcana took a profound interest in... an idiosyncracy I possess.

And yet even on her vacation she can't help but cat herd

[thornsofmalkav]

Honestly, you needing to play catch-up is probably as good an excuse as any for everyone to pool information about what might be going on here, especially because if Jean is right, this is going to be a short Jaunt. I'll start:

Number one: one of the bands (called Symulakrum) disappeared the night before we got here. Possibly they just ditched everyone, but possibly something sinister happened.

Number two: if Claudia's right, there is at least one person from a Mysterious Organization here.

Number three: There's some weird bullshit going on with Phillip but then he's Phillip so weird bullshit is basically normal.

Number four: Kinji's Infiltration somehow possesses the means to disguise himself perfectly as David Tennant by way of Prince and is using this power to have a musical career and flirt with Yakumo. What's notable is that he doesn't resemble the actual David Tennant of this time period who'd be a pimply-faced teenager, but 21st century David Tennant.

That's what I think is significant. Anyone have any other info to share?

gdi thorne also im so sorry

[theflyingone]

So the Prince is here?

Re: gdi thorne also im so sorry

[thornsofmalkav]

... no. Shooting Star is just trying to do his hair like him and dress like him.

[theflyingone]

And who is David Tennant?

[thornsofmalkav]

He's a famous British actor.

[rustyhonesty]

There has been one more disappearance. One of the members of Shooting Stars has gone missing.

[cloudpotter]

His job is to drum up interest and create scandals. I daresay he'll flirt with any who cross his path; there's no need to single me out among them.

[he does also have Relevant Information-slash-Theories™ to share, but priorities.]

[awitchdidit]

Oh? One of the more studious ones? It wasn't ROSE, was it? I know there's a few more who seem intent on learning about us, but she made rather a point of it when we spoke...

[all_onis_are_true]

I... am uncertain? They had a mask on and lived in some place with a very peculiar mirrored floor.

[Not getting into the specifics of it unless he HAS to.]

[all_onis_are_true]

Kinji is infiltrating? And... I apologize, but David Tennant?

[He's not that kind of nerd, man.]

I suppose that is less important, however, next to the disappearances. Have there been any solid clues identified?

[all_onis_are_true]

[You are really bad at this whole "hiding your relationship/near-relationship" thing. And Hiroshi is ACE, so that's saying something.]

I will take your word for it. Have you seen anybody else he has flirted with, and does it seem angled towards any particular purpose?

[all_onis_are_true]

The Shooting Stars? Another band, I assume.

[awitchdidit]

Hm. Interesting. And impractical for dress-wearers.

[She's fairly certain all of them, or at least the first group, used a mirror for their conversation spaces, so that doesn't really narrow it down. The mask does a bit more, at least...]

[Proctection II]

If you're comfortable with sharing, I'd be interested to know what they were so curious about, and I can secure this conversation quite thoroughly if you're more comfortable with that.

[thornsofmalkav]

Hey, maybe his Inner Kinji is doing the flirting? I mean, you guys are working up to dating, right?

[thornsofmalkav]

Oh jeez, which one?

[thornsofmalkav]

He's a British actor. Well, Scottish? He was in Blackpool and he played Casanova and, like, Hamlet opposite Patrick Stewart's Claudius and he's done, like, a bunch of other stuff.

[Including some things she won't mention because Minerva might end up backreading this later.]

As far as solid clues... not that I know of?

[rustyhonesty]

Yeah, one of the bigger names. They performed on stage today.

[rustyhonesty]

One called Jesse. No one's seen him since Shooting Stars performed.

[thornsofmalkav]

... okay. Yeah. That's not good.

[rustyhonesty]

We should likely focus on finding out what's causing the disappearances before even more people vanish. Hopefully that would also lead us to where they are...

[cloudpotter]

[there's nothing to hide, it's all rumors and he knows exactly which werewolf is responsible for them]

He's a rock star. The only purpose is to keep people interested in him for the sake of publicity; the more noticed they feel, the more likely they are to buy merchandise and support the band.

[all_onis_are_true]

Not a concern of mine, thankfully.

[Under Protection]

Ah, that is... well, I suppose Souji already knows, and it is something I am still working through the implications of, but...

[A deep breath. He's kind of a private person normally but he's still a little shaken from the whole experience.]

I seem to have the capacity to gain insight on other timelines. I am uncertain why this is the case, as I am unextraordinary in most other cases. And it is hardly useful because I can only get a quick sense of the present or a full examination of the past. Either way, apparently these... mirrors reflected this ability to the individual's satisfaction.

[cloudpotter]

We are doing no such thing. Stop listening to Bob.