1st [video] June 7th Noon

[sneakthatshit]

Hnnn...

[Yes, there's grumbling about having to do this. That and he's bad at technology. Let's just make it short and sweet.]

I need a weapon partner. Guns are preferred. If you're some kind of small blade like a combat knife or any other kind of exotic weapon, I can deal with that. I'm not into knights or ninja theatrics so swords or katanas I'll pass on.

[Hold on, he has to puff this cigarette.]

Let me know if you want to see how we work together. There's a war to fight and I'd rather not stand around and twiddle my thumbs.

june 7th → text (FILTERED FROM RE-L)

[procuracy]

Um, if it's possible I'd like to get an opinion on something...

My partner, Re-l, has been sort of gloomy about our apartment being damaged recently, from the riots. We've been working to fix things up where we can, but for the most part, she's still beating herself up about it all.

This is where I'd like some help... I figured I'd try and get her something to cheer her up... like a gift or something. [ to which will dually work as a belated birthday gift, though he won't mention that part out-loud.. ] The thing is, though, I'm... not entirely sure what to get her. I know she enjoys shopping for clothes and other stuff like that, but... I kind of want to make this a special gift.

Though, maybe it'd be more helpful if I knew what she liked... [ he has AN idea, but let's be real here-- ] Though... would a piano be good enough? [ ... go big or go home? ]


[ FILTERED TO MATT ]
Re-l told me that she had talked to you about her holographic notebook...

Is there... anything I can do to help out? [ he's desperate to make her happy again, okay ]

An Ivalacian Knight in King Death's Resort(?) [June 7, video]

[gallant_guardian]

[A woman opens the channel and peers grimly into the crystal. Though at the moment she doesn’t know yet that she’s turned it on. Instead, she seems to be indirectly addressing a person explaining what it does.]

So, this device is a means of conveying instantaneous information? I had heard such tales as possible, but could never scarce believe I would see such a marvel. Aside from Marach’s toad, surely.

[Her eyes narrow a bit and she begins talking into it as though it were a horn.]

Ah… if any should hear this, I would like for you to respond in kind. Though I have no reason to doubt the veracity of my guide’s claims, it would be very much to my benefit to bear witness to this marvel’s ability to transmit another’s visage. Surely were such a means common in Ivalice, the stratagems of the battlefield would greatly benefit.

[There’s a pause as the knight appears to be watching for any signs of life. After getting some, or perhaps after the thought had occurred, she decided to addL]

I have also heard that dissidents have brought war to the people of this city. I would like to speak with the commander in charge of administrating peace in order to assess how he plans on preparing the city and what other benefit I may be to their aid.

That will be all. For now.

[ 001 video; June 7th, evening; ]

[needs_of_the_many]

[It's that time of month again, huh? All these new faces showing up all over the DEMISE network...

Except this time you don't really get to see a face, just a Venetian mask. The style and the shape looks like it belongs to a woman, but since whoever this person is is using a voice changer, there's no way to tell.

The background is pitch black, with a light shining on the person making the post, causing the metal and stones to glitter and the white mask almost seems to glwo ominously in the light.]

Consider this a courtesy warning to those who have just arrived and don't know any better: you would be better off not putting your faith in Shibusen.

As for those of you who have been here longer...how did it feel to lose your homes to an attack? How does it feel knowing that your very homes are not safe?

You who sit around and do nothing but complain as our homes and livelihoods are destroyed, you now know how it feels to be us.

We were promised an end to this war and instead what we get is you. So we will be taking the fate of our city into our own hands.

[There is no expression to be seen, but the poster leans in threateningly.]

We are Erinyes, we are the avengers and your persecuters. We are everywhere.

((OOC: Characters who have been paying attention to the news and to the network might remember that "Erinyes" is the name of the anti-Shibusen group who incited riots recently. They also kidnapped some Guests and took their communicators...and now you know why!))

Три / Video / Failed filter to Takuto // 7 июня

[ferroustigmata]

[Sasha isn’t used to this kind of heat, and it shows. Sweat mats his usually fluffy fringe against his forehead, and it’s clear that the energy has been sapped from his body. He’s still wearing his jacket, as if he’s unaware that it’s contributing to the problem, but he’ll take care of that problem later. Like when he gets home, in the air conditioned comfort of Sasha and Yako’s shared apartment. But right now it’s not all that important, because all he wants to do is just send a simple message to someone he knows he can put a bit of his trust in.]

Hey, Takuto. I know we were making plans about visiting the hot spring, but we ought to wait until it...uh...

[As if he’s completely forgotten the sentence he’s just said, Sasha stares at the communicator with a blank, exhausted expression. Maybe if he thinks hard enough, it’ll come back to him. But all that thinking ends up doing the exact opposite--robbing him of the ability to think entirely, or even be conscious.

The video blurs as he falls to the side, one foot failing to catch his weight as he walks forward. He would have at least managed to catch himself if he had at all the will to do so, but no, he’s completely out. The communicator clatters to the ground, giving a perfect view of the perpetrator, hanging high up in the sky with that ever-present shit-eating grin.]

...Sasha!

[The camera doesn’t show it, but the sound of rapid footsteps approaching and the metallic jangling of dog tags that quickly become audible soon make it clear that Sasha wasn’t wandering around on his lonesome. Yako cuts in and out of view of the recording, far more concerned with checking over her partner than the mirror on the ground.]

...oh my god, you’re burning up...

[Her voice cuts out, briefly.]

...that’s a sign of heat stroke, isn’t it? Dammit, Sasha! I told you to quit with the layers...

[There’s a slow, slightly shaky exhale, before Yako seems to pull her nerves together. She takes notice of the communicator, finally, and picks it up. One of Sasha’s arms is already slung over her neck and she’s visibly worried, but there is, thankfully, a building behind her—the one they live in, for those in the know.]

I-I’m going to get him inside and cool him down as best I can first of all. I-If anybody with medical experience can tell me what to do beyond that, I’d really appreciate it. Otherwise I’ll just call an ambulance.

[OOC: Sasha is red and Yako is orange! Also mild NSFW in Yako and Sasha's action thread.]