Plot Roundup Masterpost: July and August 2018

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*Shows up 15 minutes five days late with Starbucks.* Plot roundup? Huh? Never heard of it.

I MEAN WAIT, YEAH, IT’S HERE! The July + August Plot Roundup! But first, I want to give a huge, excited welcome to all of the new players who have joined us this summer! We hope you're enjoying yourselves here at our little comm and can't wait to see more of ALL of you! And cheers to all of our usuals who have been rolling new characters and keeping the comm fresh. This place wouldn’t be here without all of you! That’s why I’m happy to share the following plots, personal journal threads, and prose pieces that concluded in the past two months:

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Harley Quinn, sweetcandygirl
Tigress Changes Her Stripes
Continued from last month: No
You Are Never Going to Believe This... (prose)

Fashion Advice (with Caspar, fiveofnone)
Plot Summary:
Harley is a little frustrated by how recent first-impressions had gone between her and other Nexus newcomers. And decides to go upscale shopping with Caspar.

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Adia Costas (chiron_survivor)
Adia's Stalker Situation (tying up loose ends)
Continued from last month: Yes
Visiting Old Haunts
Plot Summary: Adia convinces Gengar, formerly of her stalker's entourage, to try making friends again.

Adia Costas (chiron_survivor), Steve Rogers (juststeverogers)
Pokémon Trade-off
Continued from last month: No
Home Is Where the Heart Is
Plot Summary: Steve and Adia finally deal with the problem of Bucky flying off whenever he feels like to search for Adia in the Nexus. They come to a decision (and name change) that seems to be for the best.

Harley Quinn (sweetcandygirl), Caspar Millen (fiveofnone), Adia Costas (chiron_survivor)
Proposal
Continued from last month: No
Nothing Better Than a Good Ol' Carnival
Stargazing
Plot Summary: Harley shows Adia and Caspar a good time at Coney Island, both at the amusement park itself and at her roller derby game. Afterwards, while on the Wonder Wheel, Caspar very nearly proposes to Adia.

Caspar Millen (fiveofnone), Professor Madrone (youmeandpokemon)
Training Princess
Continued from last month: No
First Gym Battle
Plot Summary: Madone has Caspar join him in Violet City to have the Cylon and his Tepig enter their first gym battle.

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Hunter, losthunter
Name of Plot When the Magic stops
Continued from last month: Yes

Hunter, losthunter and Jim Kirk, boldygoing
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow (Part 1)
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow (Part 2)
Plot Summary: Hunter tells Jim about losing his magic, and having his appearance altered. Jim comes to Hunter's place to make sure that Hunter is dealing with the situation okay.

Hunter, losthunter and Hermione, mudblood_andproud
Flames Consume Her Path
Plot Summary:Hunter runs into the woman who stole his magic in a bar. Their brief interaction causes him great pain, as the chaotic magic briefly returns, but then quickly disappears again.

Hunter, losthunter
a twisting path through the roses
Plot Summary:A dream leads Hunter to the woman who stole his magic. He gets stabbed protecting her. But learns her name -- Karlene -- before she flees from the situation.

Hunter, losthunter and Jim Kirk, boldygoing
Video Message
Plot Summary:Hunter decides to leave New York for awhile, and visit a couple of National Parks. Trying to escape his concerns.

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Jim Kirk, boldygoing
The All-Nighter
Plot Summary:Jim spends a sleepless night worrying about Hunter.
Gather the Rose of love, whilest yet is time
Plot Summary:A rose on any other planet would smell just as sweet, and evoke just as many memories.
One Who Can Find His Way Only By Moonlight
Plot Summary:A late night drink, a listening ear, and wise words lead to an epiphany.

Hunter, losthunter and Jim Kirk, boldygoing
The Thorn that Cuts the Deepest
Plot Summary:Hunter has an emotional break-down while camping. Zunar, Jim's Kneazle, comes bringing comfort and an alien flower.

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Isidor Durant (heirtothedragonsfire ), Majima Goro (gorogorogoro_chan )
Fight Club A Nexus Arena
Continued from last month: No
Introductions - Isidor meets Majima and they come across a shared business idea

Isidor Durant (heirtothedragonsfire), Zandros Alter (lionofthelight), Hunter (losthunter), Jim Kirk (smartass_captain), Felix Caelus (conjuredskies)
Suitors Plot
Continued from last month: Yes
Isidor and Zandros' first Nexus appearance together

Related:
Zandros Alter (lionofthelight) and Harrowheart (westfallcorndog)
Harrowheart and Zandros share a moment together after Zandros leaves the Meet and Greet in shame.

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Swamp Thing (houmaprotector), Micolash (grantuseyes),
Seasonal Squabbles
Continued from last month: Yes
What is God to a Non-Believer?
Plot Summary:
Alec finds himself trapped between the pull of his home green and the green of the nexus when confronted with an enemy of the rot. He achieves his avatar status at the cost of his peace of mind, feeling like a true monster and embracing it. There is a price to pay for everything and he will pay it - down the ride.

Swamp Thing (houmaprotector), Jacob Stone (bookbrawler)
Reading is fun for elementals
Continued from last month: Yes
Here
Alec, burdened by his attacking Spider-Man, reaches for a semblance of humanity. He finds it with Jacob who agrees to exchange the stories of the avatars in the green for access to the books in the library of Alexandria.

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Kav Ch’Norn (betashiftblues), Jim Kirk (boldygoing), Felix Caelus (conjuredskies), Jim Kirk (smartass_captain)
This is Felix’s Fault
Continued from last month: No
Norn’s Introduction to the Nexus
Norn’s Introduction to the Nexus
Plot Summary: Just when things seem to be settling down in the Trek universes Yorktown decides to dump one of its Starfleet Lieutenants into the Nexus. Whether because of the Nexus or a certain conjurer’s meddling in another plane’s structure and rules Kav Ch’Norn finds himself introduced to the multiverse. This causes trouble when he runs into Another Jim Kirk who is not his captain.

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Joshua Washington (brother_alone), Isidor Durant (heirtothedragonsfire), Harley Quinn (sweetcandygirl), Ice Bear and his brothers (icebearforpresident), Katsuya Suou (sumarusfinest)
The Fall of Killer
Continued from last month: Yes
Old habits are hard to break (CW: Mentions of death and harm to others)
Nexus Meet and Greet (CW: self harm, suicidal thoughts)
Plot Summary: After learning the truth of his boss’s identity Joshua has spiralled downward. He lives in a constant state of hallucinations and dissociative fog while he wanders the Nexus. His wanderings bring him back to his friends at the block party where concerned people try to help him though in doing so Joshua tells Isidor Durant about his employer, the serial killer Jeff.

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Steve Rogers (juststeverogers), Steve Rogers (shieldborne)
Mirror, Mirror
Continued from last month: No
Nexus Meet and Greet
Plot Summary: How do the Jims do it? There’s another Steve Rogers in the Nexus and both shield bearers have a lot weighing on their minds. Steve gets some advice from himself from the future.


Steve Rogers (juststeverogers), Harrowheart (westfallcorndog)
Continued from last month: No
Walls Go Up: Steve learns what Harrowheart did to his sister at the end of winter and the two wind up in an altercation over Harrow’s moral failings.


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Jim Kirk (smartass_captain), Felix Caelus (conjuredskies), Stratos Caelus (auspex_caelo)
Worlds Collide
Continued from last month: Yes
Familiar Skies
Plot Summary: Felix and Stratos continue to teach Jim that the world Family doesn’t have to be a four letter word.

Jim Kirk (smartass_captain), Viatorus Durant (heirtothearcane)
The Mage Study
Continued from last month: Yes
Nexus Meet and Greet
Mages! In! SPAAAAAACE!
Plot Summary: Jim just loves bringing spellcasters to his universe to see how they get on. This time Jim’s bringing Viatorus to Yorktown to show him round a new world. He just hopes V takes to it better than his sister did.

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Hazel Tasker (turningcolors), Swamp Thing (houmaprotector)
Seasonal Squabbles
Continued from last month: Yes
What is God to a Non-Believer?
Plot Summary: Things have been stirring between Hazel and some of the other Nexus denizens for months now, but The Swamp Thing in particular likes to rub her the wrong way. He’s come to view Hazel as an enemy and because he is considered to be under Summer’s domain Hazel has come to feel wary of certain other seasons. At least Winter is her friend, right?

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Peter Parker AKA Spider-Man (Shh thats a secret!) (websnextdoor), Harley Quinn (sweetcandygirl), Adia Costas (chiron_survivor), Swamp Thing (houmaprotector), Blaze-37 and Ghost (rekindledtitan), Steve Rogers (shieldborne), Majima Goro (gorogorogoro_chan)
Doing Good
Continued from last month: Yes
Unbelievable
Doing Good
Nexus Meet and Greet
Plot Summary: With things going not so great back in Queens a certain friendly neighborhood webslinger has been trying to make a place for himself in the Nexus. So far that has involved helping and making himself known to several important people in the multiverse as well as making a potential enemy…

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Blaze-37 and Ghost (rekindledtitan), Steve Rogers (juststeverogers)
Reforging Things Broken
Continued from last month: Yes
Sound Advice
Plot Summary: As part of her ongoing attempts to set her processor in order, Blaze gets some mental health advice from Steve at the meet and greet event.

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Felix Caelus (conjuredskies)
Back in the Game
Continued from last month: No
Playing With Fire I: Dinner and a dance
Playing With Fire II: Attack of the Federation Building Codes
Plot Summary: After months of slow recovery from that little ‘possession and near miss with becoming a dimension-hopping soul-devouring lich warlord’ incident, Felix is beginning to get his life back in order. That means both getting back in the saddle at home, and learning how to adapt to life in a whole new universe.