soul_campaign | video; July 2nd, morning

As everyone should be aware, the city is being evacuated due to the severity of this storm. Follow standard evacuation procedures toward Shibusen, where a mirror will take you to an underground shelter to wait it out. The Watch will be aiding in the coordination and security of both Guests and civilians. Anyone in need of assistance should contact us, or trigger the emergency sos on their mirrors.

For those of you that haven't experienced a sandstorm previously, be sure to wear some form of protective gear before heading into it. Goggles, scarves and full length clothing are strongly suggested.

Zone Leaders evacuate your districts first. Lee will be taking over Red Light in the absence of any current Zone Lead for the time being. Once the main districts are cleared, feel free to evacuate yourselves. I'll provide locations for stranded souls that still remain for anyone that finds themselves capable of withstanding the storm without issue. With fortune, we'll manage to get everyone out before the storm gets much worse.

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I never thought a mall would seem creepy, but you're definitely right.

[He moves closer to Auron to make better use of the light the man's got. There really appears to be no one inside, but they should probably make sure to check every shop as thoroughly as they can.]

It looks like some people boarded up their stores--probably yesterday.

We'll see. *It's disturbing to have no sound at all save their own footsteps and the whining of the wind outside the building.*

Other than getting swept out of your apartment, how you been?

[He pauses for a moment, considering. Auron is a person he can be honest with, after all, so he wants to be very honest.]

Actually? I've been really good. [Generally speaking. He and Yako have never been on better terms, he's successfully completed a mission with a new weapon, and his plan of behaving like a smarter, more responsible Takuto is going swimmingly. The only hiccup in his life is his argument with Kaworu, but even that is tinged by the satisfaction of successfully not being in love with the boy. So, actually, things are good. This hasn't happened in a while, which is probably why he sounds a little surprised.]

That's good to hear. You and your girl getting along? *This time, anyway. The amount of relationship problems Takuto had put even Jecht to shame in his prime.*

[He nods, perhaps a little too enthusiastically.]

Things have been great. [There's a bit of a blush there, but maybe it's too dark to tell. The training field isn't the only place he's been getting a little action....]

I've been meaning to say thank you for all the advice you've given me.

Oh yeah? What kind of advice did I...oh. *He can take a few guesses so then he gives a very amused chuckle.* You're welcome.

As much as you don't want to hear that kind of thing, it's better than trying to figure it out yourself.

[He nods a little. Even though he hasn't actually gone all the way with Yako, he's been able to talk about it with her, and surprisingly, talking about it really isn't as scary as he thought it would be. And it just kind of makes Yako seem like an even cooler girl than before? But just knowing that it's all kind of how Auron said it would be makes him feel loads more confident.]

So it doesn't really seem like there's anyone in the mall, does it.

[There's still more places to check, but there's also a complete lack of motion or people.]

*Auron flashes the beam of his flashlight around the various boarded up store fronts.* I don't see or hear anyone.

video; July 2nd, morning

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