Starlit Avenue

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Spring Happenings

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Over the past month or so, there has been a slow and subtle rise in the amount of nightmare and sleep paralysis cases experienced by Polaris Pass citizens and those of nearby areas. Some of these tend to be relatively tame, whereas others have experienced outright sleep paralysis. These occurrences, unbeknownst by the public, are caused by Spooky Shadow, a young bogeyman that feeds off fear. Most citizens, if visited at all, will have only been visited once or twice, and he tends to target sleepers or those who appear more mundane. Typically, the details of these dreams tends to slip away after waking, and many people experience nightmares. Though terrifying, they don't seem explicitly supernatural.

It would be nothing out of the ordinary, barely a topic of conversation, except for a small rise in the number of haunting sleep paralysis cases. This might stir a little bit of discussion, even though the experiences don't seem inherently supernatural.

Also to note is that many mundane-looking campers have had their sleep affected— proportionally more than other residents of Polaris Pass. There has even been chatter among campers about strange shadows, though who's to say in the darkness of Polaris' woods. Most notable is the case of a 3-year-old unawakened boy being deeply scared by a shadowed creature in the night, while camping with sleeper parents in very early March. The sighting has largely been attributed to some sort of native mundane creature — perhaps a black bear, wolverine, cougar, or even just a deer — but the boy remains unsure. The story isn't very big, but friends of this NPC family may have heard of the little boy's spooky tale.

For Spooky's bio, see here: https://starlitavenue.com/index.php?resources/spooky-shadow.262/
For the Visitation want ad, see here: https://starlitavenue.com/index.php...cing-your-personal-sleep-paralysis-demon.739/

At A Glance:
Happenings Started:
Very Early March
Boy's Sighting: Saturday, March 5th, at night
Inherent Supernaturalness: None, but someone might get sus.
Veil Vulnerability: None to Low

Who Can Be Affected:
Being Visited:
See Want Ad.

Hearing About Sleep Disturbances: Anyone, really! Especially those who camp, have mundane or mundane-looking friends, or who work with mundane children. Campers may have also had items stolen (shirts, pants, a roll of twine, a tarp, food, etc).

Hearing the Boy's Story: A small handful of people who might know a young, entirely mundane and unawakened couple with a 3 year old child. They have a normal but active lifestyle.
 
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Rumor Mill / Police Report:
Last night, in Portland, a local teen was stabbed four times in an alleyway. The teen received life-threatening injuries and was rushed to XYZ Hospital, where he was thankfully stabilized. Evidence suggests a random, isolated incident. The teen's identity was not released, but the police have issued a description and sketch of the escaped assailant to the media.

This report was released in the early AM, April 6th, and has been periodically circulating throughout the day. It has also appeared briefly via local media in surrounding communities, including in both Salem and Polaris Pass. Officials advise citizens to keep an eye out for the described assailant, report any suspicious activity, and continue to be mindful of foot traffic after dark.

For RPers:
The teen in question is Riley Davis, an upcoming character and close friend of Lenti Morales.
Currently, only Valerian Briarfan @Max!! and perhaps his family know for sure that Riley is the figure in this report. I'm sure Lizzy Roselend @Big Jeffe can connect the dots, though, as she was witness to a relevant phone call.
 
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A strangely beautiful yet deeply sorrowful song can sometimes be faintly heard across the lake a night. To the great excitement of ghost hunters and supernatural chasers. People have reported seeing a ghost on the surface of the lake (but this is false). No one has been able to locate the source of the song. A few dedicated investigators have taken boats out onto the lake at night but each trip ended with failure.
 
News Break: PPDD Officer Natalie Vantassel has reported that a man was attacked out in the woods by a pack of wolves that have moved into the area. "Due to the natural disasters in the surrounding areas, they have been forced out of their homes and are hungry and desperate." Police and animal control advise citizens to stay out of the woods, or at least on main, well travelled trails until they can help the wolves move on to a more permanent home. They also say if you have to go out in the woods, please don't go alone, care some form of protection like bear mace, and let someone know when where and how long you will be gone.



(Related thread: I knew the day would come CW: Violence)
 
Rumor and confusion: Elaina never showed up to her birthday party, and no-one has heard from her. Or Aspen for that matter. Aspen was last seen at the Last Stop in anticipation of the party a couple hours before, but none of their friends have been able to reach either him or Elaina for the past day.

The day following the party, the following texts go out from Aspen:
Shir/Maddie: I might not be at practice. Elaina is in the hospital. Long story I'd rather not go into. If you need me I'm there.

James- Elaina is in the hospital. If you need to reach me I'm there.

People who would have heard about this: anyone with a connection to the three mentioned in the messages above, and those who attended the party that never starred its main guest. Any closer friends and acquaintances of Elaina's.
 
Rumour Mill/Police Report

Local lumber tycoon Bernhardt Skjeggestad has been arrested for assaulting his daughter Anne's boyfriend and is being held without bail. The rumours circulating in the unawakened community is that he's lost his mind and people are already calling his competency into question. In the supernatural community it's much more widely acknowledged as a move by his daughter both to usurp the family name and fortune and get revenge for the assault.
 
Is this an… Easter Bunny?

Last night, on Easter Eve, a strange and unusual thing occurred. Under the cover of night, multiple dark convenience- and dollar stores and the like experienced “robberies”. The culprit, however, only stole Cadbury chocolate eggs, jelly beans, and larger colorful plastic shells. Strangely, money was left before each crime scene that more than compensates for lost product. Even more strangely, only stores without cameras were targeted.

On Easter morning, dozens of single eggs could be found sparsely scattered around Polaris Pass. Inside each colorful shell is a random number of jelly beans, with pink containing the most across the board, and yellow containing the least. Inside a handful of metallic eggs there is a cadbury crème.

One of the most popular theories is that local tourist-encouraging groups have planted the eggs in a secret agreement with shop owners, to add a classic supernatural flair to the town for the holiday. Tourists and sleepers believe this well enough. After all, Polaris Pass is a spooky little tourist town, and… more importantly, the Easter Bunny _isn’t real._

A few of the awakened, however, might wonder…
 
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The local newspaper is running another story about chess: "Local Chess Prodigy Wins Second in Statewide Tournament." Ganymede Lind, a high school student at True North, has placed second in a state-wide chess tournament with several chess masters, including one grandmaster, in attendance. He tied with an international master for second place, losing only to the grandmaster. The article goes on to describe Ganymede's joy playing against the masters, which did not even falter in defeat. It also remarks that this was a wildly unexpected result.

Anyone who read the news can know about this.

The tournament was referenced in several ICC sessions, including this private thread
 
All 500 or so followers of the band Two Thirds Valor were shocked last night when the official Twitter account for the metal group announced suddenly that the band was separating. No reason was given, but the account was closed within the hour of the tweet going live. At this time, no further explanation has come forth.
 
Where: All major news outlets on radio, TV and internet, as well as Social Media

What: BubbleGum Bee has cancelled the rest of her tour. After falling ill shortly after one of her shows in New York. The pop-star has decided to cancel the rest of the tour, spokesperson citing the need to rest and recover. After being asked about a potential makeup tour, Bee's party had no comment on the subject at the time. Given her devotion to her fans, however, people are already talking that they wouldn't be surprised if she did something to make it up to them.

BubbleGum Bee was seen on stage, during the last show she performed, with something clearly wrong with her. Her normal energetic and boppy nature dialed way down and it seemed she may have been staggering on stage a little. Initial thoughts were that she may have been drunk, but after the news of her sickness, it is clear she was dizzy, and fighting through the illness to still perform for her fans.

Who: Any BubbleGum Bee fan. Anyone that watches or pays attention to the news. Anyone involved in the music scene that follows major artists.

@Kada
 
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