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( glittering bubbles floating through the sky, a baby pink bedroom filled with childlike affection, blonde hair curled in an immaculate fashion ) –– && it looks like GLINDA UPLAND has finally arrived in woodshore ( though she originates from wicked ). although known as THE GOOD WITCH OF THE NORTH back home, here they are a twenty-six year old socialite, known to be CHARMING, but VAIN. they were coaxed here with the promise of getting to see elphaba one last time. they remember NOTHING OF HER OWN LIFE. 

( a well worn black coat that's seen better days, drown your sorrows in a bottle of whiskey, dog hairs clinging to every surface ) –– && it looks like HANK ANDERSON has finally arrived in woodshore ( though he originates from detroit: become human ). although known as THE YOUNGEST LIEUTENANT IN DETROIT back home, here they are a fifty-three year old police lieutenant, known to be DETERMINED, but IRRITABLE. they were coaxed here with the promise of cole. they remember HUGGING CONNOR AT CHICKEN FEED.

( lavender colored smoke billowing off a cauldron, paint samples strewn across the floor, bell-bottoms decorated with handmade stitching ) –– && it looks like PANDORA LOVEGOOD has finally arrived in woodshore ( though she originates from harry potter ). although known as a WHIMSICAL EXPERIMENTER back home, here they are a thirty year old painter, known to be CREATIVE, but HASTY. they were coaxed here with the promise of luna. they remember THE CALM OF PEACE AFTER HER FAILED EXPERIMENT.

( a twin set of knives always hitting their mark, the unwavering and lifelong need to be good enough, worn fingerless black gloves covering bruised knuckles ) –– && it looks like DIEGO HARGREEVES has finally arrived in woodshore ( though he originates from the umbrella academy ). although known as THE KRAKEN back home, here they are a thirty year old private eye, known to be HEROIC, but IMPULSIVE. they were coaxed here with the promise of Lila and his family. they remember RETURNING TO 2019.

Gyro thought about it for a couple of seconds before nodding slightly. Although it had seemed to be an almost spot on explanation as to what had happened it didn’t exactly explain the fact that some people had their memories while others didn’t. “I hadn’t really factored in the lack of memories that some of us have gone through. Maybe it has something to do with time…? I honestly don’t know why some people have their memories in tack while others had them since they first got here.” He sighed softly and looked at the other with a surprised expression when he heard that he could have died if he hadn’t taken charge of the situation. “Sometimes taking charge of things is the only way to keep yourself and others from getting into something dangerous. But then again there are times when doing so will do more damage than good.” The inventor took a breath and looked down at the ground for a moment when asked about what he was studying and why he had left Japan. Although the sigh wasn’t due to the question of what he was studying. “ Well… I’m majoring in biomechanic engineering. Although at first I was debating between that and robotic engineering.” He shrugged slightly before taking a breath and looking up at him with a small frown. “I didn’t leave Japan because I wanted to. I along with my former mentor were tasked with building a robot to defend the city we were working in but something went wrong and it almost leveled the city… that’s where the richest man in the world came in. He offered me a job back in the states working for him and I took it. The only reason I’m here is so I can see my folks and my friends from when I worked with Mr. McDuck.” Gyro nodded slightly as he thought about the fact that if there was two killers one of them would have more than likely outed the other by now. “Well unless they’ve been working together for a long time and trust each other more than anything it’s more than likely just one killer who is trying to throw everyone for a loop.”

a small chuckle when the other woman replied that it certainly wasn’t exercise. at least they were on the same page about that. “—i’m not really a sand person.” elliot mused, head tilting. “but shopping…” not that she had a lot of money, but she could usually get herself a discount one way or another. 

“i think it’s an acquired taste,” karolina agreed with a small laugh, fighting the memories that flooded her mind. she loved the beach, but not all of her friends had. her smile brightened slightly at her next words. “it’s a personal favorite of mine,” she admitted, pausing for a beat. “-- i could go with you, if you wanted. it’s always more fun with someone else.”

@sumcvivus - north

‘ all the what - if’s start to haunt you . ’

nakia nodded pensively, knowing it wouldn’t take her long to come with a long list of “what-ifs” if she gave it even a blink of effort. they haunted her even though she’d always told herself she wouldn’t create any, but she’d learned that no one could control that over time. “i never thought i would let them,” she admitted.

@woodshorestarters​

“i just… really thought he’d be here by now.” luna didn’t like to sound morose, but the words hung heavy in the air. how long did one have to wait for something good to happen? luna feared the worst; perhaps her father had gotten lost, or caught up in the war. maybe he would never be home. of course… it wasn’t like luna to waste time on foolish emotions, and xenophilius lovegood was nothing if not strong and capable.

@woodshorestarters​ - open

“they told me they’d be here,” gamora said, stepping to the side to stop someone she passed by on the sidewalk. she knew better than to just believe mysterious promises from an unknown source, but she also wanted to believe that the rest of the guardians were here. it was simple that a place like this - and a place not like this - wouldn’t be home until the seven of them were reunited. especially not after everything that happened.

“one is either this tall,” she held out her hands in front of her, apart only about six inches, “or this tall,” she held her hand up at shoulder height, “or this tall,” she jumped once as she held her hand as high as it could go, “and he goes by groot.” which was really hard to miss. “he’s nearly always with rocket who hates being called a raccoon.”

“there’s mantis and she has antennae that help her sense what you’re feeling and change your emotions.” and mantis was friendly enough to probably have made it around town to most people. “and drax is a kylosian. has a lot of muscles and doesn’t understand sarcasm.” even after being a part of the guardians for so long. “he’s easy to find even when he thinks he’s invisible.”

“peter is terran… human and he’s always listening to music. he wears his emotions in his eyes and usually doesn’t even try to hide it.” she felt like she could always tell what he was thinking. “and my sister nebula. she’s a luphomoid, but she has cybernetic enhancements. she might not be with any of the others, but she’s family.”

she looked at the other right in the eyes. “have you seen any of them?”

the adjustment to woodshore had been easier than it might have been, once - a small town with murders, but at least brooke didn’t know any of them. maybe that was selfish ( no, it was definitely selfish ), but, well . . . it wasn’t like she had been in town for any of them, anyway. okay, not being able to leave was kind of a nightmare, and feeling alone was, for sure. but she was trying to stay optimistic. or at least - optimistic adjacent.

coffee in one hand, phone in the other to confirm meetings and the rest of her schedule, brooke hadn’t paid much attention until someone stepped in front of her. honestly, it was a miracle she didn’t drop something. a snarky comment rose to her tongue, but she bit it down, especially once they started talking. looking for people. yeah, brooke had been promised someone too, but memories had reminded her how impossible that seemed. 

“ This is your bright idea of a plan?@sumcvivus​ ​ (scorpius)

“ i mean unless you came up to a better one i would love to hear it . but as i recall i didn’t see you coming up with one .” phoebe didn’t like it when people questioned her plans .  

well, he didn’t have a better one, but that wasn’t the point. magic was coming back to him, in pieces, but always like muscle memory. if it came down to it, scorpius knew that he could use it to fix whatever they were about to get into, but that was the thing: would it be worth it? “alright, fine.” he sighed, holding his hands up, sweeping one out in front of him. “let’s try it your way, then.” 

Cassidy shrugged slightly when he noticed the other’s smile. He personally wasn’t a fan of skydiving but he wasn’t going to judge him for being interested in it. “Yeah, skydivin’. It’s not exactly my ’ cup of tea ’ but it’s better than sittin’ on ye arse doin’ nothing.” A faint sigh escaped him as he thought back on the last time he’d been in a plane. It hadn’t been all that bad until he found out that the other passengers on the flight had been vampire hunters which had lead to a rather kick ass fight but when the fight was over he’d had to jump out of the plane before it crashed and without a parachute the result hadn’t been pretty. “Yer welcome. If ye have any more questions I can try my best to answer them… I’ve still got a couple of hours until I have to start my shift at the bar.”

elle smiled at the young girl’s inquisitive expression and fished her badge out of her pocket as ways of explanation. “it comes with the territory. technically, i’m here on duty, but…” she trailed off as she took another bite of the treat in her hand, her smile growing as she chewed. “i couldn’t help myself. it gets kind of boring just sitting here and watching everyone.” she turned her eyes back to the crowd with a roll of them. “you would not believe how many people i’ve had to explain the no shirt, no service rule to.”

“It was that or popcorn,” Astrid said dryly, shaking her head a bit. “Thanks. And my family-we’re a bunch of monster hunters back home, but since there isn’t any monsters around, we go on hunting trips up in the mountains some weekends, and we’ll hunt deer, maybe train a bit, and also having one weird family camping trip.” she explained. 

@sumcvivus - emmett cullen

‘ i mean , it must be scary . terrifying , really . to discover that you can do something that you never thought you could do . ’

nodding, alice tried to not look as uncomfortable as she felt over how much she’d learned about her abilities since coming to woodshore. most of it had been on her own, finally having to credit her visions to actually being something of the near or further away future, changing and definite all the same. but everything else she’d started to learn. “since you know me, how old am i really, then?” she asked, looking up at him.