i'm going outside to take it all in (open)

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WHO Crosby Street Hotel Residents + you
WHAT october 2025 catch-all
WHERE 79 Crosby Street, SOHO Manhattan
WHEN all month
WARNINGS i'm sure someone will do something warning worthy somewhere.

♠ This lion lives there apparently somewhere. Their name is Momo. They aren't glamoured to look like anything but what they are. This was at one point a family-friendly place, maybe.

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ooc notes. this is a catch all for the Crosby Street Hotel during TNDNBTG event (October 2025.)

Since there's several people either visiting because they got dragged there by someone, are now living there (permanently or temporarily) or whatnot. It's completely open if you need/want to do anything even if you aren't staying there, so feel free to stop by, be nosy, whatever! or if you wanna come play with the extent of a combo illusion between a lightweaver and illusionist have weaved because why be productive when you can just make your situation look better than it actually is, by all means!

There's always a fire going, too, so anyone who is cold or needs to dip in can just do so. it's like a regular hotel, you can just walk in and stuff. Yes, if you had a long walk and need a place to crash during sundowning because it's a little too far in the dark to make it back to your place, you're also welcome! Or you wanna stop by for a drink, etc.

Three open area toplevels have been made on the first floor, you are welcome to tag into those or make your own TL for others to tag into. If you want your character to temporarily stay, please just assume they are doing so, they don't need my OOC permission. If they're going to stay permanently, please let me know in some manner so I can add you to the list in case anything widespread happens that all residents would be aware of!

Showing up and never leaving is an acceptable form of lodging, just assume after a few days Aventurine got annoying and made them start contributing in some way to access to the supplies in the back. Anyone who lives there and contributes in some way (supply gathering, tidying up, even just being social butterfly to other people there or keeping an eye on guests and greeting them) can have access to the stash. Aventurine's goods and materials stash is quite extensive, as it's a combo of his own and Lortel's as he's inherited that since her disappearance.


Current Permanent Residents (as of week 1 of the event that I'm aware of:)

HSR Cast (Aventurine, Caelus, Sunday, Jing Yuan, Dan Heng, Phainon)
Theseus
Dazai
Nicola
Tsukasa

+Hanzo as of week 2!!

1ST FLOOR LOCATION TOP-LEVELS

MAIN LOBBY
BAR & RESTAURANT
THE DRAWING ROOM

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hotel residents' TL directory

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HOTEL TOP LEVELS

♠ Jing Yuan (+Momo&friends) @ various
♠ Phainon (+a Momo guest stars) @ various
♠ Nicola @ Nicola's Room
♠ Theseus @ Drawing Room
♠ Dazai @ Bar
♠ Hanzo (+Momo Mclovin') @ various

OCTOBER EVENT (TNDNBTG) TLs

♠ Tsukasa
♠ Dan Heng
♠ Aventurine

LOCATION: LOBBY

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This area one of three areas on the first floor that that almost constantly defies the expectations of the surroundings of Manhattan. Anyone entering the main lobby area will find it looks just about as good as it can get as it did before the cataclysm that rocked the city. There is an almost constant interwoven tangible and visual illusion created by an illusionist and a lightweaver here, in the bar and the restaurant, and the Drawing room. The exteriors and lighting are all mostly visual (aka you can feel the damage to the walls and the ceilings despite not seeing them,) while interior and individual items are tangible. If these illusions are not in place, one of the duo is absent or something specific is happening as the two are very committed to playing the pretend game.

( There is also a cat that hangs around the hotel that looks like the picture to the left, but it's been glamoured by Aventurine. Meaning it's actually a local wildlife mutant cat. It hangs around for food and warmth, and likes the fireplace and the front desk, but if you touch it, it is not as fluffy and cute as it looks. Just admire it from afar! )

LOCATION: RESTAURANT & BAR

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♠ The Crosby Bar (reference pictures)
♠ OpenTable The Crosby Bar (181 reference photos)

(this place is the second place in the hotel usually under almost constant illusion.)

[saudades]

[Through the Murmur, you may feel a gentle, yet insistent mental tug -- perhaps not so different from the Danger Cats pawing for your attention. Should you choose to humor it, the tug asks you to follow the thread back to its source, where a young man is draped over the bar counter as though his spine has lost its vertical integrity and is roughly in the consistency of gelatin. Once he hears your footsteps, he turns his chin just slightly to the left, one uncovered eye meeting yours. His gaze is piercing, yet terribly empty.

And when he finally speaks? It sounds faintly petulant, like a child.]

None of the movies in this genre prepare you for how booooooring the apocalypse is. Nothing here even wants to kill me properly! Whoever heard of a zombie apocalypse where all the zombies are just part of a cult??

[Huffpuff. He points right at you, with an arm wrapped in bandages.]

You. Aventurine-kun brought you, didn't he? You must be interesting. Help me think of something to do.

LOCATION: THE DRAWING ROOM

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♠ The Crosby Street Hotel Gallery (reference pictures)


(this is the sitting room, where the fireplace is, and the third location that has almost a constant illusion on it. It's the most used area of the hotel, and where Aventurine is most of the time if not at or around the front desk if you need him.)

Theseus | Hades | Open

[deltastrike]

[By complete coincidence, brought on by happenstance and opportunistic allyship, Theseus had ended up as part of an establishment with sensibilities that are perfectly aligned with himself. Even in the end of days, appearances are the priority. While Theseus lacks the ability to bend images to his liking, he does his part in mannerisms and style. When not off hunting in the urban jungle (or taking on boss fights), Theseus lounges as well as any lion. The most intact pieces of clothing are all of the same modern fashion, so that's what Theseus usually outfits himself with.

It's the very picture of noble bearing, a bubble of refinement caught in the middle of a wasteland of lawlessness, except (or including) the part where Theseus doesn't do anything. In fact, he might be approaching with an errand to pass off...]

[jiangjun]

I.

[ As it turns out, the one who was responsible for bringing the nine-headed lion is none other than Jing Yuan. While the beast, named "Nine Spirit Eating Saints" (affectionately nicknamed "Momo") has willingly followed him here, they don't seem to be keen on being locked up in a room. Thus, they've parked themselves in the lobby among the residential cats, oblivious (or just not caring) if others are bothered.

Seeing as how it's impossible to get Momo to move elsewhere, Jing Yuan is also sitting in the lobby, back propped against Momo as if they were a giant cushion, while waving an old cat wand in front of the smaller cats to get them to play. If Jing Yuan notices you pass by, he'll greet you. ]

Care to join us?

II.

[ The General is not oblivious to the discomfort Momo brings to the residents and visitors. While he doesn't want to disguise the lion's true self, Jing Yuan is still willing to meet them halfway. What's the compromise that he's come up with?

Well... ]

What would look better? Nine hats or nine pairs of sunglasses?

1

[trashblaze]

[ As someone who was present when Jing Yuan found Momo, Caelus is already familiar and on friendly terms with the nine-headed lion. He's among the few (if not the only one) who quickly accepted Momo. He sees the heartwarming(?) sight and doesn't hesitate to join in, sitting next to Jing Yuan and comfortably flops against Momo as well. ]

Momo is so soft!

[ Caelus also notices Jing Yuan getting along spectacularly with the other mutant cats, but that's no surprise at this point. At least to Caelus. After all, they may look like that, but they're still cats at heart! The General's always been that way, even back at the Luofu. ]

ii

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[Aventurine frowns, pulling off his own sunglasses to stare at the general and Momo. ]

Guess it depends what kind of sunglasses and hats we're talking about...

[ Even so, Aventurine is doing his best to glamour a pair of sunglasses one one head while offering a different pair on another and then offering a few versions of hats for Jing Yuan to get a look at so he can make some informed decisions? ]

What about bonnets?

[ who doesn't think bonnets are cute?

(And honestly, as much as Momo is initially off-putting due to the unnatural mutations, the lion seems pretty well behaved. having a giant cat in the lobby is basically like the perfect deterrence to anyone or anything that might want to cause trouble or take supplies. Don't have to worry about mutant possums and mutant rats trying to raid your stuff with a giant mutant cat, either, now do you? ) ]

II.

[regulate]

[ Sunday is unbothered by the lion's nine heads because it's still a lot more cuter and palatable than Gallagher's "pet," and it's not trying to kill him (always a plus!). Besides, this is a nice distraction from everything else going on, so Sunday cautiously approaches with a small newspaper full of food scraps that he found outside while exploring.

He nudges it towards the lion and leaves it there for him to munch on, making sure not to get any closer, as he is rather attached to having two hands. ]

I would like to say the nine sunglasses, but you will have to secure them with a ribbon or adhesive given the creature's lack of properly shaped ears through which to mount them.

I

[markingnight]

[ Ironeye wasn't sure about this whole nine-headed lion thing; most of the wildlife in the Lands Between wanted to kill him on sight. But he supposed even Elder Lions behaved around their keepers... ]

If I'm not interrupting. I was just curious about who might be living here.

[ Might as well go around and meet his figurative neighbors, right? He shook what appeared to be a clump of cat hair off his scaled cloak (how was it already on him?), then returned his attention to Jing Yuan. ]

Ironeye is my name. I take it you've been here longer than I have.

one;

[menhulu]

[ oh. well. that's certainly.. a creature.

dan heng does not seem particularly bothered, however - he's seen all manner of strange beasties over his time as a nameless, and while this lion is a little unsettling, it appears to be friendly? so he isn't worried.

it's jing yuan's voice that makes dan heng blush, however, his gaze dropping for a moment. it's.. difficult to forget their initial encounter here. impossible, actually. he clears his throat. ]

I would be glad to. I see you've made friends.

ii.

[saudades]

Wait, wait, I have a better idea.

[Resident illusionist here. With a brush of thought, instead of hats or sunglasses, there's instead nine pairs of something else entirely: googly eyes glasses with handlebar mustaches. You're all welcome.]

LOCATION: NICOLA'S ROOM

[panzana]

☕ Crosby Street Hotel Instagram (reference pictures)

The one-bedroom Crosby Suite on the 11th floor is Nicola's room. Very spacious and far away from the hustle and bustle of the 1st floor, it offers a perfectly peaceful space for Nicola to rest, work on projects, and entertain guests with minimal interruptions. While it doesn't quite live up to the full beauty of the photos due to being touched by the cataclysm, Nicola cleaned it as thoroughly as he could so it's dust and grime-free at least. If you're all the way up here, you were probably invited over, are seeking Nicola out specifically, or perhaps you're a very thorough and nosy explorer.

Regardless of whether you're an invited guest or not, you're free to step inside (or, y'know, knock on the door like a civilized person). However, uninvited visitors at night who don't knock will find the suite to be pitch black, curtains drawn closed to block out the moonlight, even while Nicola is home and awake; he doesn't need light to see, after all.

[inverseye]

[ A nosy neighbor to his core, the commotion at the Crosby hotel hadn't escaped Saheon's attention. But when he wandered over to the building there was a lion. Not even a real lion. A scary mutated Host lion. As a person still in possession of all his logical facilities, Saheon has decided to avoid everything and everyone involved in this. Unfortunately, the hotel seems unusually crowded today...

Going up to the higher floors helped him avoid the group. It also meant he'd have to go through them again to get out, so Saheon decides to just kill a few hours waiting it out. Bored and looking for anything interesting to investigate Saheon inadvertently ends up trying a door and opening it up to a clearly lived in room. ]

Er... Is anyone here?

[ If not...jackpot? ]

[kephale]

one.

[ are you planning to go into one of the rooms? perhaps in a hurry to grab something to drink from the bar? well, you need to slow down for a bit because someone else walking slowly in front of you, someone who's been doing his best not to knock off every expensive trinket and furnishing from the various surfaces of the hotel with his wings.

he's attempted to hide it, fold it, tried to even tear it off (bad idea, it hurts like a bitch) but to no avail. so for now, he's navigating the hallways as slowly and carefully as he can, deftly catching anything that falls off a table, shelf, wall.

if he whacks you in the head while turning around— ]

Apologies, that was unintentional.

[ sheepish grin and all ]

two.

[ momo seems like a very friendly lion, so friendly in fact that phainon is in a wrestling match with it in the drawing room. what do most zoologists call this? play aggression? roughhousing?

they only pause when someone walks in and phainon looks around at the mess of pillows and throw covers all around them, feathers floating down. ]

Haha, they're very friendly, aren't they?

1

[trashblaze]

[ It's surprising to see Phainon with permanent wings. (It looks great on him, though!) Thankfully, Caelus adjusts quite swiftly to almost anything, so he's already starting to get used to witnessing poor Phainon struggle with his new permanent form…

That's why the trailblazer is quick to action whenever any opportunity opens and he happens to be around to see it. Reflexively, he would dash to help catch items or entirely prevent anything from falling in the first place. He would reach out to gently fold the wings to help them pass through doorways. And why wouldn't he? They're partners, after all. Best buddies.

If a chance does happen that Phainon accidentally smacks Caelus with the wings, the trailblazer merely laughs it off. Such as what is happening now. ]

Oh, don't worry. They don't hurt at all. Your wings are fluffy!

2

[deltastrike]

You might say so.

[Passive-aggressiveness might seem unwarranted to bring out toward a beast. But Theseus cannot be come out with what he feels, what he knows, about the true nature of this ill-mannered animal without losing the battle of popularity, and he's highly aware of the fact. So it's down to this, curt and undetailed dismissals.

Unlike Momo Theseus is not yet acquainted with this man. Theseus assumes he was also brought on by Aventurine like many of the recent tenants (an unsurprising turn when Theseus is already familiar with his giving personality).]

And you are...?

I.

[regulate]

[ He does manage to avoid bumping into Phainon on account of having seen the wings from quite a distance away. They are indeed majestic, and he's kind of envious since his own can't be used for flight...try as he had. Though he has several pairs now tucked away thanks to being an Offering as well.

He lithely slips underneath the wings so he can face Phainon properly while speaking. ]

You look slightly changed from when we last saw one another. Is this or your dream-self your true form?

One 1/2

[closetdweller]

[Unfortunately, he did make contact- with a smaller figure wearing an oversized hoodie that barely hid his shock of white hair or the white feathers that peeked out of the fabric.

Hanzo Urushihara, stray cat trash angel that Aventurine had invited in, at least for a while, laid facedown on the floor.

... Maybe he's dead?]

2/2

[closetdweller]

[Alas, no.

Skinny legs in oversized boots squirmed as he let out a muffled groan-- and, unwillingly, he rolled just enough to stare at the other Seraph.]

...First time?

[closetdweller]

The Lobby

[Residents may have noticed a small figure hiding in the depths of an oversized hoodie hunkering by the sidelines for the last few days. After working with Aventurine and the others helping to restore water to this abandoned Manhattan, Urushihara had realized that he 1) didn't want to fly all the way back to his MgRonald's McDonald's in Times Square after nightfall but also 2) it was probably a bad idea to be alone. Sure, he could have stayed with Ignis- but then there would be the two of them potentially struggling with the side effects of nightfall, and Ignis couldn't see.

Who would save them if they got in trouble?

However, the hedonist in him was also glad for a solid roof and a dry bed to sleep in. This would have been enough, except...

Another sneeze erupted from inside the hoodie as Urushihara peered at the large, ferocious looking, multi headed...]

You can't really be a cat, can you?

[He asked the lion, his voice muffled by the handkerchief he had dug up to blow his nose. His throat itched, his eyes watered, and he was too miserable to deal with this.]

You can't really- [another sneeze-] you can't really be a cat.

Why is my body still doing this? I thought we were done with the Human Thing!

The Bar

[If there was one thing Urushihara was determined not to be, it was useless. Physical work wasn't his greatest strength, even in Ente Isla, but after weeks of trying to get the MgRonald's McDonald's organized, he had an idea of what to do.

With a little notebook and a scavenged pencil in hand, he was quietly taking inventory of what was still in stock and looked like it was in decent condition. Light and illusion magic could do a lot, but it couldn't fill empty bellies... And, contrary to his legal ID in Japan, he was more than old enough to partake in enjoying some adult beverages... If only because the alcohol helped him feel a little warmer, even if it was cold outside.]

lobby

[commitments]

[ Adolphe had been dragged in by Aventurine from the streets like a stray... So he's here temporarily long enough to catch Urushihara sneeze. About to ask if he's all right, he catches sight of Momo whom he hadn't seen earlier.

And instantly he poofs into a giant wolf out of fear. ]

week 4 • @longwillows @merged @dethangel @licensetotrill

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after this private murmur discussion.
@ at the prince private meeting room.

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[ Aventurine is sitting on one of the couches now that they're all there, folding his arms across his chest. This place is not glamoured, but there is plenty of light from the bubble enveloping the chandelier above them and everything looks decently in tack here, probably because it wasn't so easy to damage being in a more internal part of the building.

He's brought them all some snacks and drinks (mostly water, hot tea, bottled or canned soda, or booze— but if it comes in a bottle or can, feel free to say he found it and your person got lucky!!) ]

Topic || TNDNBTG • sᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ dream

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Thanks for coming. Before I get into the details of everything here. ... I wanted to ask what all your opinions are on this dream of One and the church we've had just recently since everyone returned from searching for Two's fragment.

[ it can't just be him that's had it. ]