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[ hello death city! It has been a while, hasn't it? He should post more to the network, he often gets such interesting answers. Kaworu is smiling, as usual, currently at a music store (thank you, Shinji), sitting in front of a piano ]

I have been wondering, what do you live for? What keeps you going and gives you reason to live?

[ yes, deep meaningful questions, Kaworu loves them.

Finally, the angel presses a piano key ] I do have another question, what kind of music do you enjoy? I'm very fond of classical, but I'd like to learn more.

3rdbest

Thanks a bunch for this, I really enjoy being sent back and forth as BREW pleases. I see it still makes no sense at all. What is the point of sending me away for two months, really?

[ he eventually switches to voice, to be recognized ]

Who here remembers me? [ a pause ] Uhm - Karina. Is she still around?

[ OOC: anyone who wishes to meet Matt personally, he is over the intro log ]

vintage_magic

[Judging from the racks of old-fashioned clothes that can be seen in the background, Lily is at Yesterday’s Magic this afternoon and she doesn’t seem to be alone. A fluffy gray Norwegian forest cat is sitting on the counter behind her and yawning.]

Has anyone seen Raidou today? [She sneezes and the picture goes wobbly for a moment as a black kitten in her lap meows and reaches a paw out to the communicator.]

I found his cats outside my shop this morning and can’t seem to get a hold of him or his partner. [Which makes her worry a bit that BREW might be at it again… That cotton-pickin’ contraption did seem to especially like sending certain folks back and forth.] If he doesn’t show up to claim them soon, I reckon I’m going to need a cat sitter. [Another sneeze.]

[And might as well ask about this too…]

I’m also looking for more help in my vintage clothes shop. I’ve rented the space next door and I’ve been working on expanding so I’d like to hire some more salespeople. Ideally, someone who wouldn’t mind also helping with the laundry.

gonext

[Karina's at the training ground and the camera is fixed at a training dummy that seems to have been frozen over. Well, it's melting now. But still, it's not everyday you see a ~~snowman~~ frozen dummy in the summer heat.]

It took me a really long time to try to learn it, but... I guess I can finally say that I can resonate with myself now. I thought about it during the attack on the city some days ago. I was doing my best to defend myself then suddenly, one of those things came too close. Next thing I knew, I blasted it away with my soul energy concentrated in one hand.

I know I still have to practice it... the way powers work in this place. But like Akiha said some days back, Meisters don't have to feel useless without a weapon.

[She pauses, thinking if she should end the feed right then and there. But a heaviness in her heart makes her continue.]

... it just feels a little lonely being without a partner.

scatterflower

Hey everyone!

... I know what I'm about to ask might be a bit weird, since we just got back from a skiing trip, but my friend Minako and I have been talking about setting something like this up for a while, so I'm going to go ahead and ask this anyway.

How many of you would be interested in having a beach trip or something sometime in the future. Not right away, obviously. We did just get back from a vacation day, but both of us figure that gathering interest now and planning things is better than trying to rush it all at the last minute.

[ Not to mention that, you know, people knowing about it in advance would make it easier to not have something else come up and make it so it needed to be pushed back because she hadn't had time to ask about it. ]

Also, if people are interested, what type of food would you like us to have there when it happens? Though I guess we might need to ask again closer to the date, depending on how many new people we get by the time we decide to actually have this.

[ Though you know, maybe she should say something else too. ]

Anyway, I have something else to talk about too. Something a little bit more important than a vacation day. My partner and I are thinking about trying to take on more missions than we have been. But... I'm not exactly sure what's a good balance. Like... how often should we go on more missions?

I mean, I know that we're not allowed to go on one everyday or more than two in a week. But for partners who haven't gone on that many before, is that a good schedule to follow? Or should we try to do one every week instead of two a week? I don't want the two of us to burn out on missions because we thought we were fine and then we suddenly crash, since that's not really going to help anyone out here. Does anyone who's been going on missions steadily for a while have any advice here?

gonext

[Karina is hanging out on the balcony of the large unit Matt left her with. Even its size couldn't save her from the blistering heat. And so, here she was, hoping that catching the breeze from a higher level could help. She has a pair of aviator sunglasses on, and dressed in a way that looks perfectly at home at one of those Woodstock-y outdoor music festivals.]

Gosh, is it hot out here. [She looks aside from the camera for a moment, sighing and speaking under her breath.] I wish Matt was still around so we could freeze something to keep cool. But... yeah. He's been gone a while.

Anyway, I came on here to ask if Meisters can use their abilities without a weapon. I found out that mine gives weapons the ability to freeze things or shoot ice. If I could use mine without a weapon, I can volunteer it to help with all this heat. Or... maybe if there's any weapon around who'd like to try working with me, we can try making the place cooler, too.

topgun_textiles

[It's already past 100 degrees out, so the video catches Kanji in his usual form-fitting sleeveless tops. He's bruised in several places and bandages are stuck on exposed skin every which way to cover up where beaks and claws had broken skin, but the Meister looks a little more tired than anything else. He runs an upper arm over his forehead to mop up a bit of sweat.]

S'dry heat, I know, but it's still hot as balls out--

[Oh. Shit. The red light's on a little sooner than he thought. Well then. Enjoy your colorful comparison, if you can call it that.]

Uh, sup? ...So it's done. Took down our witch, and we got ourselves another Deathscythe runnin' around. But somethin' went wrong after the witch soul was absorbed, so we had to stay in the clinic for a couple days until Naoto stabilized. Whole lotta power rushin' around in the soul beats the shit outta you. Yeah. Who knew? But...

[He turns the device to look over his shoulder. The detective's on the couch in the apartment living room, testing commands against Watson, the rottweiler pup, who is madly wagging his tail and making huffing noises as he sits, lies down, speaks and so on. Camera's back to the owner, who for the moment is still a little distracted by the scene.]

...We're all good, I think. Gotta check back in a day or two for the all clear, but... shit...

[He tightens his jaw and keeps himself as cool as he can be. But he's not looking at the camera and there's the slight tinge of pink across his face, betraying the demeanor just a little.]

I'm jus'... r-relieved, y'know? I thought I fucked up somehow. So I guess consider this a heads up for the guys out there gettin' close to their last few souls: Keep an eye on your partner. Don't let up.

gonext

[When the video comes on, Karina's not really on the feed, but instead, there's a very empty unit in Fatality Condominiums. Some sand had blown into the living room. It was clear that someone actually braved through the storm to get through to the place. There's some coughing heard, as well as a few sounds from animals: two cats, to be precise. After a moment, Karina picks up the device from where it was sitting. She definitely looks disheveled. And a slight puffiness around her eyes betrays the fact that she cried a little. Or that could just be all the sand that got into her eyes.]

Hey... has anyone seen or heard anything from the Kaburagi family? Everything they own is gone, and I couldn't get in touch with Kaede or Kotetsu. I couldn't get in touch with Barnaby either. All that's left here is their pets: two cats, a dog, and a rabbit.

[For once in her life, Karina felt absolutely powerless. Much more powerless than those days when she was too scared to really face off against criminals back home. The people she cared about were suddenly all gone.]

I... I really don't know what to do.

bowdown

( Cut for troll text )

[ Translation:
Oh my fucking god, somebody destroy the goddamn sun or melt the polar caps, I don't care. This heat is getting on my fucking nerves.
There is not one fucking beach around here or anything similar to that. FUCK.
I hate this desert

Also, that mission was bullshit until we got to the giant shithead
Yo, giant shithead, you're fun as hell

By the way, Winters, you and I together, rocking the gala
Get some fancy dressing, alright?

And Takuto
(What the fuck is up with your names, god)
Anyway, let's talk ]

scatterflower

[Well, Chika's looking much better than she did the last time she had appeared on the DEMISE network. But even so, she doesn't really look all that super happy.

Actually, she's frowning a bit, her eyes darting between the communicator and something off-screen.]

So umm... there's going to be a gala, isn't there? Like... big fancy party and... well, formal dresses and stuff.

[Chika sighs.]

Okay, I guess there's no real easy way to ask this. I need help finding a dress. For something like a gala, I really have no idea what I'm doing at all.

I need a date too, but well, need to focus on the dress first.

[Chika forces a smile to her face, hoping that she hadn't really been too loud with that last comment. She was kinda surprised that she actually said that outloud instead of just thinking it, but well, nervous.]

So umm, if anyone doesn't mind helping me look for a dress, I'd really appreciate the help.

starfruitfrog

[The screen is dark when the feed starts, then a cloth covering the communicator is whipped off to show Keroro standing in a spotlight wearing a tophat and a black bowtie.

With a mysterious (according to him) tip of his hat, he grins at the communicator.]

Summer. A time of magic, mystery and burning desert heat, de arimasu. What better way to spend it then, than at our enchanting Summer Gala, de arimasu?

[With a practiced flourish, he produces a golden invitation (he put a lot of thought into this, okay...) and rose petals, courtesy of Eve standing somewhere off-stage, start showering down on him.]

I look forward to seeing all of you on June 20th, de arimasu.

[And now back to your regularly scheduled programm-]

Ah! Wait, de arimasu! If there's anyone who wants to help out with things like music or costumes, please leave any contact information with me as well, de arimasu.

[With a final wink, the spotlight switches off and the video itself cuts after another few seconds of darkness.]

gonext

[Today, Karina looks nicely dressed up in a simple black dress and a few baubles on one wrist. She's in what seems to be a rehearsal room of some sort with a standard piano beside her.]

I told a few of you over at Morning Training that Dorsia hired me as a musician for them, but... actually, tonight is going to be my first performance. It's really funny. I'm really used to being in the limelight and everything, since it's what I did for a living back home, too. But I still can't help but feel a little nervous. I guess it's just that feeling of performing in front of a new crowd.

Anyway, here is a little taste of what I'll be playing tonight. I wrote it myself. I hope you like it, and you come see me perform more at Dorsia tonight.

[And with a smile, putting on her best air as a performer, she begins to play her song.]

kimochi_warui

[The camera shakes violently as it clicks on, panning around for a moment before landing on the disgruntled face of Asuka.]

I don’t care who sees this, but someone damn well better get me some new clothes! I’m not sitting around in this torn up plug suit just because some stupid machine decided to bring me to this stupid place!

[She shakes the device a little, causing the camera to wheel once again.]

And if someone doesn’t bring me clothes RIGHT. NOW. I’m gonna start kicking all of your asses the moment I see each and every one of you!

[It’s obvious that she is upset as she curses to herself about stupid people and stupid machines and stupid MP Evas, the camera still rolling through her muttered tantrum, the sounds of things being knocked over underlying her words until the camera itself is suddenly thrown and turns off with the impact of hitting the wall.]

vintage_magic

[When the video starts, there’s only a view of the dimly lit Kishin Chamber’s ceiling and the sound of a Texas twang that’s rarely heard over the network. The voice is a bit distant, as if the speaker is talking to herself rather than the device, and colored by a level of level of exasperation usually reserved for a certain nerdy nuisance of a sorcerer.]

Jiminy Cricket! Not this place again! That cotton-pickin’ contraption always picks the worst times!

[ Really, couldn’t it just leave a witchy person to brew in peace, solve the occasional murder, and fix a supernatural problem once in a while? The voice trails off into a frustrated sigh and less intelligible mutterings. Something about a date? And a soul trapped in a mirror…]

[But the mumblings stop a few moments later when Lily notices the communicator lying on the floor. Dag nab it! Is that smartphone thing on, too? Is that what she dropped when she landed sprawled on the ground?]

[Finally, Lily’s face comes into view as she leans over the communicator, red lipstick slightly smudged and the curl coming out of her 1920s style Marcel waved hair as several brown locks escape from a chignon at the nape of her neck. There’s a bit of a bare shoulder visible for a second before she draws back and only her face can be seen again, expression uncertain as she addresses whoever might be listening. She doesn't like these gadgets but she needs help.]

Um, could someone tell me what day it is? [It had been weeks by her reckoning but she knows how BREW likes to muck with time.]

And I need help with a clothes problem. A woman would probably be better. I can’t go back to my apartment like this…

[Then, she recalls the last thing she remembers about this place being tossing her keys on the kitchen counter after getting back from grocery shopping.]

Dag nab it. I don’t think I have my keys either...

[is there some person in charge of the apartment buildings with spare keys who could let her in? Or does she need to call a locksmith after she gets out of this place?]

amorini

Luck is just not on my side with these guys.

[Cupid is examining a smoke-covered wall beneath a broken window in her apartment, expression set into a frown that she's trying very hard to keep from becoming a pout. She gives her mirror a strained smile and settles a hand on her hip with a sigh.]

I hate to see it, but I don't think the show is that great an idea this week, all things considered. Maybe next week, huh? That said, please remember that my private inbox is always open just in case.

[She pauses a second, then smiles wryly, running her fingers through her bangs idly.]

Also- um... Joshua, wasn't it? I guess they were paying more attention than we thought, huh?

[A sigh and she turns her attention to the rest of her apartment.]

If anyone needs me, I'm pretty sure I'm not going anywhere for a while.

( private: Jack )

heavenly_earth

[Soon after the first strike at noon, the video opens up to Neji standing on a spire at Shibusen, veined eyes covering as much of the city as possible from its center]

The residential districts are under attack by another wave of rioting civilians. They're dangerously armed and targeting the structures primarily inhabited by Guests. That is Casualty Communal, Death City Heights, Murder Manor, Tartarus Terraces, Filthy Flats, Reaper Residences, Limbo Lodge, as well as Fatality Condominiums. If you're not at home, don't return. If you are, assistance in incoming.

All misplaced Guests should be evacuated to Shibusen, all injured Guests directed to the clinic. Those of you that feel confident in your capabilities, your assistance in quelling this outbreak would be appreciated. If you don't know what to do, I can tell you where you're needed.

( Filter- Watch )

[ooc: made a spreadsheet for the Watch changes for this event for easy reference. Will be updated as needed~]

gonext

[After settling into her room, Karina decides to try talking through the communicator. She's still stuck in the Blue Rose costume, but at least get blond hair is dry now and she got the blue contacts out of her eyes. Those who've met her at the tour of Death City might be surprised that 1. her eyes aren't blue, 2. she isn't wearing Stein's lab coat, 3. the very tacky Kaburagi Liquors towel isn't on her head. But anyway, despite being in such a horribly showy outfit, her confidence shines through her smile and gaze.]

Ah... I hope this is working. Hi, I'm Karina Lyle!

[She takes a breath.]

Well, I know this might be a bit of a bother, but is there anyone I can borrow clothes from? I was hoping to go to the mall and ask for basics, but it's kind of embarrassing in this costume.

Ah... and, although I heard that us guests don't really need to take up jobs, I'd really like to continue working. So, if you know any place in need of a singer, musician, or dancer, I'd like to apply.

I guess... that's all for now. Thank you for your time! [And she cuts off the feed.]

soul_mods

Seems it's still needed. Don't mind us.

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