MASK OR MENACE

WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: Nonah Art Museum
WHEN: July 18th
WHAT: This month's swear-in
WARNINGS: Swear-ins never have violence what are you talking about

Lights! Camera! Attitude!

Attendees at this summer swear in will find an entrance more suited to a Hollywood awards ceremony than a dignified government-sponsored event. Outside of Nonah's acclaimed art museum is a long red carpet, dozens of paparazzi and hundreds of fans. They won't be allowed into the swear-in itself, but there's only one entrance to the event — enjoy the attention, or at least try to endure it?



"What are your plans for winning America's Top ImPort contest?" "Will you record birthday wishes for my friend? I'm streaming it for her right now!" "Is [INSERT SCANDALOUS RUMOR HERE] really true?!" And, of course, there's the general buzz of the crowd. Whether or not you indulge any members of the peanut gallery, make sure to strike a pose for the cameras! Or if you can live with looking really goofy when they catch you off guard, hey, it's your life.( Do your little thing on the catwalk )

WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: Outside Nonah
WHEN: May 19
WHAT: A swear-in full of adventure!
WARNINGS: Possible violence (?)

On a beautiful spring afternoon, imPorts can board luxury shuttle buses that will take them from Nonah's porter site to a brand new facility a little outside the city — The Adventure Zone!



The large entertainment complex was built to appeal to all thrill-seekers and fans of superheroes. ImPorts are invited to attend the swear-in as part of the grand opening festivities. Finally ready after years of stalled construction, The Adventure Zone is located near the convergence of three major highways, with no public transit service. The resulting traffic snarl, particularly bad on a weekday, delays the buses' arrival, but bored riders will find more entertaining diversions as soon as they reach the venue.( Come away to adventure! )

WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: An hour outside De Chima
WHEN: January 10-12
WHAT: imPorts are treated to a Swear-In that’s nothing but a weekend of relaxation at a brand new resort and spa!
WARNINGS: Possible mild nudity

It’s been a long few months, hasn’t it imPorts? Between the invading monsters (yikes!), evading the apocalypse (double yikes!) and then some fear toxin on behalf of your good pal Joker (triple yikes!), imPorts are overdue for a vacation. And wouldn’t you know it? One is coming right up.

Oh, yeah. It’s a Hot Springs Episode. ( There's something in the water...oh, it's just you. )

WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: Jeopardy -> Heropa
WHEN: Nov. 19
WHAT: A resolution and a swear-in
WARNINGS: Please label threads

Somewhere, in a place that is and is not Jeopardy, time has passed. To some, it may have felt like mere hours; to others, days. For time doesn't truly touch this place. Only fate exists here, for imPorts to change or allow to proceed as it will.

Somewhere, the sisters look into the hearts of those with the power to decide the fate of this entire world and know their choice. A blinding light grows, forcing even the strongest to close their eyes, and as they do so, a vision of what could have happened appears in their minds. A world wreathed in flames, fire and screams echoing ceaselessly as they depart; a peaceful world, healed and whole and well—and a certainty that another world has paid a heavy price.

And then there's the sensation of three powerful forces leaving, two taking an unwilling third with them to wherever they are going. This world will be left as it is now, and its future will be whatever the people here make of it.

( The end of one era and the beginning of another )

WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: Jeopardy?
WHEN: November 12th-18th
WHAT: The sisters have been summoned. What happens now that all three are here?
WARNINGS: Violence

Despite the best efforts of OTO, a determined group of imPorts has gathered at the Altar, a rock formation outside the city once rumored to be a place of sacrifice, to conduct a seance and reach out to Lachesis, who measures the thread of fate, and Clotho, who weaves, in hopes that they will summon and balance the destruction of Atropos, she who cuts the thread.

Minds and wills focused together, powers not of this world wielded in harmony. Many points of light in the darkness become one, strong and then stronger, energy gathering in the air around them. And then the sky lights up in unearthly colors, power from even farther away rushing towards the group and pooling around the two chosen to act as the group's foci, suffusing them with painful energy until it feels as though they might explode.

A clap of thunder nearly as loud as a sonic boom echoes in the sky. The light fades — in seconds, a windstorm descends on the group, obscuring all senses by whipping up the sand. When it lifts, the intended conduits Jessika and Bruce lie unconscious on the ground and will remain so for ten minutes until they awaken, tired but utterly themselves. Layla and Sally Clapp, wherever they were kept at the ceremony, are simply gone.

When the surge of energy and winds die down, imPorts will feel a difference in the quality of the air—something charged, electrical. Something has happened. And as they turn toward Jeopardy proper, they will see a startling change: a thick wall of clouds, roiling and angry, has enveloped much of the city.



The storm wall itself is different than others characters may have seen, made more obvious to those with detection-related abilities. There's power there, enough to engulf this world and others. Do they dare go see what's inside? Can they bring themselves to turn away?

[NOTE: Characters may enter the storm at any time, including those who were not present at the ritual but travel there later, but once inside, they cannot leave and there is no technological communication with the outside world. Time will move differently inside the storm, and no matter what point they entered no one will be able to leave until Nov. 19, at which point the method of their return will be posted.]

( face your fate(s) )

WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: The West Virginia Federal Cryptozoological Reserve
WHEN: September 15th into the 16th
WHAT: September Swear-In
WARNINGS: Creatures of the night! And day. And in-between.

Welcome, welcome, imPorts of all shapes, sizes, and atomic composition! As an acknowledgement of all your hard (or not, for some of you, but imPorts celebrate as one) work over the summer, the government is granting you a sneak-peak of the new Federal Cryptozoological Reserve in the lovely rolling- and now carefully guarded- hills of West Virginia.

( The woods are just trees, the trees are just wood )

OOC: FOR QUESTIONS AND ADDITIONAL PLOT INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THIS POST!

WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: The Smithsonian's National Zoo, Washington, D.C.
WHEN: July 14, late afternoon/evening
WHAT: Swear-In
WARNINGS: The call of the wild