dawn summers | anything but ordinary

imthedip, posting in theabyss_ooc @ 12:52 am: Update type stuff
Hey all! Hope everyone is doing well.

I want to thank ALL of you for helping get the game in gear and for your enthusiasm. Greatly appreciated! I'm so happy that we were able to resurrect our game and add new characters as well as new friends to the community (-waves to Emma-.)

Know I touched on this with a few of you already, but just a reminder that I'm going to be sparse until after Christmas. Work stuff (extra) + holidays and all that. I will still be checking emails and posting IC as often as I can. I appreciate your understanding and patience, in advance.

Since the Holidays are upon us, we're going to be lenient with the posting requirements. By all means, please do continue to tag when you have the time and desire. Love all the activity. You're all SO talented and I'm enjoying the first round of threads immensely! However, please know that this game IS on and will not stall - just a bit of slowness that should be expected this time of year. I know a few of you may be idle while other threads continue and conclude. My apologies. I'd rather we stick with working on the currently active threads for now, unless of course anyone wants to do one shots. Also, if you still have characters to intro, you can do so whenever you'd like. In the meantime, feel free to plot about the next round of threads - amongst the group or via email with the mods. I cannot promise to get back to you immediately, but I will as soon as time allows.

Once the holidays are over, I'll be jumping back in on a more consistent basis. This game is going to be a success, I just know it! Again, thanks to all of you for making this possible.

Feedback/questions/concerns?

<3
Colleen

Tags: admin

agent_f_mulder, posting in _intotheabyss_ @ 09:14 pm: Does it count as running away if you know you're going back?
Who: Mulder and Scully
What: Making plans
When: Evening
Where: The traffic congested streets of L.A.

Mulder shifted in the hounds-tooth patterned cloth seat of the rental car and uncurled the fingers of his left hand from their temporary role of chin support before using them to push the thick brown locks of his bangs off his forehead and made a mental note to get a haircut soon. He was overdue but given everything that had happened lately...

Tags: dana scully, fox mulder

niblet, posting in _intotheabyss_ @ 05:22 pm: Who: Dawn
Where: Her dad's apartment. Downtown.
When: nighttime
Closed; one-shot (unless Spike really wants to peep ;-) )

Dawn sighed as she sat on the bed in her “room”. You could barely even call it a room, really. It was tiny, about half the size of her bedroom back in Sunnydale. The only furniture was a bed and a dresser; at least she had a closet! Even that was tiny, though. She glanced at her shut door and thought about her dad, out in the living room. Seeing him again had made her really confused. Sure, she was glad to see him. She did love him, after all. But neither of them had expected this – her mom had just sent her to LA with barely any warning to stay with him.

Dawn frowned as she remembered Buffy’s reaction. She hadn’t even cared, it seemed. She had actually been excited about the idea, leaving Dawn to almost want to say “Why don’t you go instead?” Dawn knew her mom had started having headaches and not feeling well, and she’d tried not to tire her out too much, but she wish she hadn’t just been sent away.

The fourteen year old sighed again, opening her suitcase to pull out some clothes to put in the dresser. She wondered why her dad was living in this tiny place – the last time she and Buffy had visited, he’d been in a condo on the beach, not a two bedroom apartment downtown. After a moment she walked over to the window and looked out. The fire escape ran right along the window, and the window was large enough for her to get out if she needed. At least she had that much! She wondered what the kids would be like at the local high school. She’d gotten so used to Sunnydale – she’d been there the past five years, after all – that she was fairly sure she’d be behind the times at least for fashion. That meant that she’d have to work hard to get in with the right crowds. She really hoped she’d be able to make some friends quickly.Since it was almost eleven, she decided not to use the present her father had given her – a cell phone (yay!) – and instead she changed for bed and climbed in. Hopefully she wouldn’t have any of the weird dreams she’d had the evening before.

Tags: dawn summers

angel_the_poof, posting in _intotheabyss_ @ 02:01 pm: Of empty vessels and full drawers
The empty glass gave a dull *thunk* as it dropped the last inch from Angel's hand onto the wood of his desk. The dark, worn grain starting to show its lack of weekly polish in the light from the bankers lamp, itself hinting at signs of neglect with a faint powdering of fine, grey dust over green glass and brass.

( There was still... )

Tags: angel, wesley wyndam-pryce

niblet, posting in theabyss_ooc @ 11:20 pm: OOC Bonding...done IC!
So I'm snagging this idea from other SLs I'm in....what you do is you answer the question (or post a picture, or a prompt, etc) in character.

So, here goes!


What is your most embarrassing moment?

Tags: fun stuff

deathpretty @ 12:22 pm: contact.
any questions, comments, concerns leave them here.

chosen_celt, posting in _intotheabyss_ @ 02:46 am: Just a fool to believe I have anything she needs
Who: Doyle and Cordelia
What: Out to dinner
When: Dinner time ...
Where: Wouldn't you like to know?

Boy, he was nervous, not to mention way out of his league. He kept rationalizing that he and Cordelia had spent lots of alone time together. Tonight they just happened to be going out to dinner. No big deal, right? Wrong. This was a date, and he'd known from the start that he wouldn't be able to afford the kind of place Cordy deserved to be taken to. Not on his salary ( which by the way right now was nothing ). He didn't feel she should have to settle either, but there was no way he'd be able to swing that kind of money, and his old acquaintences in town weren't exactly in to the whole fine wining and dining scene. He owed most of them anyway. And Angel ... well, it really didn't seem like a good time to ask for a handout. Doyle was just grateful he had a rent-free place to stay for the time being.

Oh man, Angel. Truth is he didn't think his being here had helped the boss at all. It was heartbreaking, really, to see the one he looked up to struggling with his own humanity ( or lack thereof ). Even more heartbreaking still to know that he might not be around to see Angel regain control of his life and come to the realization that he was a team player after all ( and he truly believed that would happen ... someday ).

But enough of the doom and gloom! He was taking the night off - at least a couple of hours, anyway. Surely nothin' would happen to the big guy until he got back. Keeping Angel on too tight a leash wasn't doing him any favors, although giving him too much space could end in disaster. Doyle just wished he knew how to fix this - how to make it better. It was killin' the two people he cared about most in this world, and he was beginning to think there was nothin' he could do about it. This bouncin' back and forth, sneaking progress reports to the estranged party, it wasn't right. They weren't ever gonna accomplish anything if he kept volunteering to be the middle man.

Nothin' like a nice, positive note to kick things off with, yeah? Unfortunately, he didn't have the luxury of being quite as carefree as he once was. Didn't mean he couldn't still try to be that guy.

He'd dipped into a flower shop on the way over intending to pick out the most beautiful batch of roses he could find and purchase them proudly, but ended up walkin' out of there with a mixed bouquet instead that was a little smaller than he would've liked. Maybe if he played his cards right, she'd agree to a second date. Next time he'd know to save up a little extra cash first so he could really impress her. For now, she'd have to make do with a mediocre halfbreed in a tacky tie with a gift that didn't exactly scream 'you're everything to me.' He was kinda embarrassed, actually. Compared to the other guys Cordelia had been with in the past, what could he offer her that she didn't already have? He'd risk his life for her any ole' day of the week, and that wasn't gonna change whether she humored him by pretending to be interested or not. But what if she was really serious about this, and he blew her off? He'd be a complete idiot to pass up what could very well be a once in a lifetime opportunity. He'd only been wishin' and hopin' for this moment ever since they'd first met.

... So here he was, standing outside Cordy's apartment fidgetin' around like he had ants in his pants, too afraid to knock on the door. How was it possible that Cordelia, the woman of his dreams, could reduce him to such a fumbling, bumbling, unrecognizable mess? She wanted this just as much as he did - and even if nothin' else came out of it, he knew she could use a sympathetic shoulder to cry on ( or a lass willin' to let her yack his ears off about her current troubles ).

More anxious to get this show on the road than ever ( and wantin' to get this evening started before he chickened out ), he balled his hand into a loose fist and finally knocked.

Here goes nothin.'

Tags: allen francis doyle, cordelia chase

renegade_krycek @ 01:17 am: ... Neither side is sacred...
WHO: Alex Krycek and Holland Manners
WHAT: An unexpected opportunity
WHEN: Evening
WHERE: Just outside of LAX

Los Angeles, California. Not exactly where Krycek imagined he'd find himself. His own world had been upended; nearly blown apart by a car bomb. Mess up one little job and find yourself on the Smoking Bastard's hit list. It hadn't been the first time he'd made mistakes while on assignment, but those were the type of admissions you didn't make. Lie, manipulate, cover your tracks and yet the truth always came out - eventually. This hadn't been the sort of mistake one in his position would normally walk away from...

And now he had no one to answer to, although he knew that he was living on borrowed time. Constantly looking over his shoulder. It was doubtful that he'd survive another attempt on his life. Spender wouldn't allow it. But Krycek would not go quietly. The secrets he could spill. The lives he could tear apart... if he so desired. Maybe that was part of the reason why he'd fled to LA.

Motives unclear to even himself, Krycek waited on two more new arrivals - one of which had been his target not long ago and the reason why he'd had to run. Did Agent Scully know that he'd been partly responsible for her sister's death? (The wrong sister gunned down.) He didn't plan on getting close enough to find out the answer to that question, not yet anyway. The woman's partner, Fox Mulder, would be in tow and Krycek didn't want to push his luck. He doubted that particular gamble would be worth the risk.

His rental car sat parked, not far from the airport. A nondescript vehicle in a lot full of many others. He had no details on whatever case the agents were currently assigned; more out of the loop than usual. Krycek would find a way to profit at their expense, or at least stick it to the Smoking Man. A sigh escaped his lips, before gaze left the road as he reached for the cup of lukewarm coffee purchased while staking out the location.

[Continues: here]

Status: In Progress

Tags: angel verse, holland manners, intotheabyss, the x-files

renegade_krycek, posting in _intotheabyss_ @ 09:22 pm: ... Neither side is sacred ...
WHO: Alex Krycek and Holland Manners
WHAT: An unexpected opportunity
WHEN: Evening
WHERE: Just outside of LAX
STATUS: In Progress

Los Angeles, California. Not exactly where Krycek imagined he'd find himself. His own world had been upended; nearly blown apart by a car bomb. Mess up one little job and find yourself on the Smoking Bastard's hit list. It hadn't been the first time he'd made mistakes while on assignment, but those were the type of admissions you didn't make. Lie, manipulate, cover your tracks and yet the truth always came out - eventually. This hadn't been the sort of mistake one in his position would normally walk away from...

And now he had no one to answer to, although he knew that he was living on borrowed time. Constantly looking over his shoulder. It was doubtful that he'd survive another attempt on his life. Spender wouldn't allow it. But Krycek would not go quietly. The secrets he could spill. The lives he could tear apart... if he so desired. Maybe that was part of the reason why he'd fled to LA.

Motives unclear to even himself, Krycek waited on two more new arrivals - one of which had been his target not long ago and the reason why he'd had to run. Did Agent Scully know that he'd been partly responsible for her sister's death? (The wrong sister gunned down.) He didn't plan on getting close enough to find out the answer to that question, not yet anyway. The woman's partner, Fox Mulder, would be in tow and Krycek did not want to push his luck. He doubted that particular gamble would be worth the risk.

His rental car sat parked, not far from the airport. A nondescript vehicle in a lot full of many others. He had no details on whatever case the agents were currently assigned; more out of the loop than usual. Krycek would find a way to profit at their expense, or at least stick it to the Smoking Man. A sigh escaped his lips, before gaze left the road as he reached for the cup of lukewarm coffee purchased while staking out the location.

Tags: alex krycek, holland manners

deathpretty @ 02:54 pm: ( information )

second_best, posting in _intotheabyss_ @ 01:04 pm: Feeling Restless
Who: Faith
Where: LA Federal Penitentiary
When: Mid-day
Open to: Samantha
Completed


Most people didn't know this, but jail was kinda like high school. You had your bullies, your cool inmates, your smart ones that were in mostly for computer crimes. You even had jocks and the musically inclined. Then you had the outcasts, the ones that everyone avoided after the first week. The ones who you knew weren't actually imprisoned; they were just there. These people didn't play well with others. Faith was one of them.

Just ask Buffy sometime, she'd tell  you.

After more than a year of being in jail, Faith was getting pretty restless. She had never been a joiner, and so ignored most of the activities. All she mainly did was keep to herself and workout in the pitiful excuse for a rec area they had. She didn't talk; talking meant she might mouth off, which meant she'd make someone want to hit her, thus causing her to defend herself and hit - or even kill - the person she'd offended. But after more than a year of this, Faith was beginning to long for the outside again.

As she pulled herself up at the pull-up bars, her dark gaze caught sight of a guard heading in her direction. Shit. Now what am I getting blamed for? The other inmates weren't above fingering her for the bruises and broken bones they often received for their own mistakes. She had time enough for two more lifts, before the guard finally reached her.

"Lehane." He barked, and she reluctantly let go of the bars, dropping down to the dusty ground. His eyes dared her to give him a reason to hit her with his baton, but she refused to give him the satisfaction. "Yer lawyer's here. Come on." He prodded her a little too roughly in the ribs with one meaty finger, leaving Faith to resist snapping it off. Instead she merely sidestepped the jabs and headed off towards the building. In her mind, she was confused. She didn't have a lawyer. What the hell was going on?

Tags: faith lehane, samantha (mulder) spender

chosen_celt, posting in theabyss_ooc @ 04:01 am: Share time!
As I was uploading some new userpics into my character journals, I realized I had several, several icons of various other characters from Angel-verse, so if any of you are coming up a few short or just want to browse, you can find some of my favorites that I've saved throughout the years here at my photobucket account: http://s181.photobucket.com/albums/x265/dawson_07_album/Buffy%20the%20Vampire%20Slayer%20and%20Angel%20icons/

None of these were made by me. If you want to know who to credit, I should be able to tell you for most of them. Some though I collected so long ago, I'm honestly not sure.

Finding whatever you're looking for should be easy. Almost everyone has their own section except for Fred, who is basically the whole 'misc' category.

Feel free to take as many as you want. Enjoy! ;D

EDIT: I've added a bunch!

Tags: graphics, misc.

imthedip, posting in _intotheabyss_ @ 07:20 pm: Previously on...
[Points of reference; events leading up to the start of _intotheabyss_. There may be references to characters that have not carried on over to the new game or are now being played by someone else. Please disregard these mentions. There may be other story-lines/scenes from the old game touched upon in future posts here. If you have questions, please direct them to the ooc community or one of the mods via email.]

Spike/Cordy - the ice cream debacle

Cordy/Wesley - Run in with the former Boss Man/Broody Vamp Extraordinaire; Now we need a drink... or ten

Doyle - The Return

Doyle/Angel - First Contact

Doyle/Cordelia reunion; Angel is Mr. Cranky Pants

Tags: allen francis doyle, angel, cordelia chase, spike, wesley wyndam-pryce

stalwartandtrue, posting in theabyss_ooc @ 02:02 am: Start the countdown
Okay guys! After lots of feedback from all of y`all, this is what we've come up with for our first round of threads:

Mulder/Scully - Arriving in town/doing a little research
Krycek/Holland - Holland's on a recruiting mission, and he's not taking no for an answer.
Samantha/Faith - Samantha goes to get Faith released from prison so she can start working the gang/getting the goods on Angel.
Cordelia/Doyle - Out on a date until Cordy gets a vision of a girl in trouble
Fred - Aka 'the girl in trouble' - this'll be Emma's big entrance! Get ready to be dazzled.

Characters that we aren't sure what to do with right away or that are up for additional plotting are:

Dawn - We really want to incorporate the Key thing, but since there are so many other things going on at the moment, we felt that maybe we should hold off for just a little while on bringing her into the mix. Is that okay with you, Crystal? Naturally we'll get Faith into the middle of it all immediately, but since everything's sort of a mess right now with the AI gang and Angel being all dark and moody, we weren't sure where to place Dawn in the grand scheme of things - yet. You're still more than welcome to write an arriving in LA closed post for her if you'd like.

Spike - I know that there's a major future plot in the works involving Spike and Cordelia, but I'm afraid right now we need her to help us save Fred. Then you're free to have her - as long as you promise to give her back in one piece. If there's anything else you'd like to do with him for the time being, have at it!

Wesley - I need to keep him semi-available for whenever Cordelia gets her vision involving Fred. But if any of the other characters who aren't currently listed for a scene in round one would like to do something short, by all means, please let me know.

Angel - How could we not have a place for you? Maybe you've chased everyone away with all your doom and gloom - or maybe we're just busy trying to make a difference in the world. You should get out and try it sometime. - nudge - I know Colleen's e-mailed you about possible ideas for Angel, so I won't type it all out here. Just let her know what you think, and she'll pass it on to me. 'Cause that's how we roll!

Drusilla - Em, if you want the role, you've got it. And if you wanted to bring her in this soon, you're welcome to start brainstorming with some of the other players, especially those who aren't already tied up.

Obviously this is an extremely condensed version of the storylines we'll be kicking off in round one, but since most of you have received ( and returned ) some majorly long, rambly e-mails discussing the details about what you'd like to do with your characters, I don't feel that it's necessary to type everything out again here. You all know what you're doing. Each and every one of you has put so much thought into this, and I just want to say thanks for that! Colleen and I greatly appreciate how dedicated you all are to this game and how excited you are to get it up and running. You guys are the best! ;D

None of this is set in stone. If there's anything you want to change or something else you want to pursue other than what's listed above, don't be afraid to let us know! E-mail us or drop us a comment here. Same goes for plotting with other members! Everyone here is extremely nice, so there's absolutely no reason not to speak your mind.

We value your input! So don't hesitate to let us know what y'all want to do. Most importantly though, have fun! Colleen and I both look forward to scening with each and every one of you. So remember, if one of your characters doesn't seem to be an integral part of the mix just yet, this is only the beginning. There is much, much more to come.

Tags: admin, plot stuff

imthedip @ 02:36 pm: Points of reference; events leading up to the start of _intotheabyss_
Everyone involved, please let me know if this looks alright, and if we indeed want to bring our characters in after these events have occurred.

Spike/Cordy; the ice cream debacle

Cordy/Wesley - Run in with the former Boss Man/Broody Vamp Extraordinaire; Now we need a drink... or ten

Doyle - The Return

Doyle/Angel - First Contact

Doyle/Cordelia reunion; Angel is Mr. Cranky Pants

Tags: intotheabyss

imthedip, posting in theabyss_ooc @ 03:01 pm: Application to join _intotheabyss_
( Application )

Tags: admin, application