The Tale of the Magic Mirror [video; anon by proxy]

[playingshadows.livejournal.com]

[A blank wall. Or a backdrop. Suddenly, the shadow of a girl with a giant bow in her hair, wearing a short skirt and puff-sleeve blouse, marches into view.]

Extra! Extra!

[And now she's holding up a frame, peering through. The shadow with the braid, B-ko, appears with clasped hands.]

Mirror mirror on the wall, please tell me how my hair looks today!

[The one with the frame, A-ko, tilts her head.]

It looks absolutely wonderful! You are surely the fairest in the land!

[B-ko pops up again, wearing a hat and trench coat. She speaks in a slightly deeper voice.]

Mirror mirror on the wall, please tell me how my outfit looks today.

[A-ko tilts her head in the opposite direction.]

It looks absolutely wonderful! You are surely the fairest in the land!

[B-ko pops up once more, this time with glasses and a mustache. She speaks in an even deeper voice.]

Mirror mirror on the wall, please tell me how my mustache looks today.

[A-ko tilts her head back the other way.]

It looks absolutely wonderful! You are surely the fairest in the land!

[B-ko pulls off her disguise, pointing an accusing finger at the mirror.]

I finally see what your game is! You'll tell anyone they're the fairest in the land, no matter who they are.

[A-ko spins the frame around and around.]

But that's the role of a magic mirror! They tell you exactly what you want to hear. Any normal glass can show you the truth!

[B-ko readies a baseball bat.]

You're the reason that guy I liked at school never asked me to the dance!

[A-ko backs away, still clutching the mirror.]

You can't break a mirror! It's seven years bad luck!

[The sound of breaking glass.]


ooc | As always, replies by the Kashira Players will be very sparse and nonsensical.

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[out_of_time]

Oh no. No, no, no! Not again!

[IF THIS LEADS TO LOS ANGELES EXPLODING AGAIN HE WILL FUCKING FIND YOU, KASHIRAS]

[video]

[playingshadows.livejournal.com]

[ A-ko sticks her head through the mirror frame. ]

All of our shows are one-night performances only!

[video]

[out_of_time]

[Glaring so hard]

You should hold them in another city. You don't have any fans here.

Encrypted;

[tooksteps.livejournal.com]

Jack? I do not believe this will help.

Encrypted;

[out_of_time]

No, it won't.

Red Queen, I need you to find me every post that has ever been made by these people on this Network. Cross-reference with major events, large-scale incidents lasting more than a week. I want to see the pattern.

Encrypted;

[tooksteps.livejournal.com]

Very well.

[ooc: Assume he gets a report within a few minutes.]

Encrypted;

[out_of_time]

Thank you.

[Looking at, looking at...]

Yeah, it's here. Every time they've shown up, it's before something happening with the Porter or the HIVE, or those changes at the beginning of the year.

Since the HIVE isn't around anymore, we may be looking at something coming up from Lachesis.

Encrypted;

[tooksteps.livejournal.com]

Do we need to increase police presence?

Encrypted;

[out_of_time]

No, not until we know what we're dealing with. Whatever the Porter does, it could be something ordinary officers aren't equipped to handle.

I don't like being in the dark like this.

Encrypted;

[tooksteps.livejournal.com]

Very well.