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[So when the video feed comes on, the image is shaky before it settles to show an injured and obviously very sick Saleh with bandages wrapped around his right shoulder and chest. There is the distinct sound of chuckling before Zagi appears on the screen. He is settled directly in front of the camera until all that could be seen is his face. The communicator is propped up on something at the foot of the bed.]

You all thought that I couldn't get out of that chair. Well...I did! Oh! And you all know THIS guy!

[He steps out of the way to show Saleh again. Oh and he does look quite pleased to be on this public video! He HAS to be! There is movement in the background before Zagi appears with a chair next to the bed with a bowl of something in his hands. He is grinning like an idiot as he holds out a spoonful of hot soup. There is no way he is going to give him blueberry jam after all. He can't give him something he likes.]

Now...open up.

[Saleh shoots a quick glance at the direction of the communicator, looking visibly tired, if the dark circles under his eyes are any indication. Eyeing Zagi again, he forces a weak smirk.]

But I don't want it.

Don't be like that.

[There is nothing caring about the way he states this. It sounds like he is mocking Saleh. He brings up the spoon close to the other man's mouth with his lips still curved into a maliciously delighted smile.]

I wouldn't want to spill this on you.

I thought we were past the pleasant façade?

I could just spill it on you. How long do you want to have to stay in bed at my mercy though?

What, bored already?

I could do this all day.

[And by that, he means Saleh suffering because of him.]

(ooc: This color for Zagi and this color for Saleh. Zagi escaped the chair Saleh had him tied to for days. He partially transformed at that time to badly injure Saleh. Due to Zagi's weapon ability which happens to be poison, Saleh is pretty sick.

IMPORTANT: If you can, it would be easiest to reply to the second person if both Zagi and Saleh answer the same post. It keeps it looking clean :D)

dissenter

Funny, I'd imagined that living off of people's charity would be easy. But in between the merchants refusing to take our credit-- and having to protect my hat from constant attack…

[qilby's got a face made for smiles, but even he has room for a brief, disgruntled look. those posters some jerk's been leaving around can't be getting to him, can they? nor can a bit of what appears to be civil unrest...

evidently it's not important, because the moment quickly passes-- he's excited about what he's come up with, as excited as his old body will allow him to be. if his previous record is any example, after all, he only seems to show his face on the network when he has something to say. change of subject.]

BREW has been acting more erratically than usual, as I'm sure anyone with minimal observational skills could tell. Just one of the innumerable mysteries about the way this universe works.

[a smile.] I think it's high time that the more inquisitive and scientifically-minded among us attempt to do something about them. If you count yourself among that number, I'd like to talk.

( filtered to shibusen staff )

atleast80

[There's the sound of someone unfolding a piece of paper. Hyoubu takes his time doing this, so for a few seconds all there is is the sound of rustling paper, and a sharp 'pop' when he suddenly pulls on the bottom and top to straighten it out.

He sounds amused when he begins speaking.]

Looks like someone [Read: him.] has been busy putting up some flyers in the city. It looks like pretty interesting stuff! Ah. [He paused as if he only just realized this was a voice post.] Right, you can't see it even if I point the communicator at it, can you? Here, let me read it out to you.

Ahem. "The Seven Mysteries of Death City."

( OOC cut due to length. )

I wonder how many of these are true? It would be interesting to try to find everything on this list, wouldn't it?

Oh, and we're doing a promotion at World's End this week. For every two drinks you buy, you get a third one for free. It's not as interesting as these mysteries, but if you want to, drop by some time.

((OOC: In order, the mysteries are talking about: Shirogane, Quilby, Lily+Lezard, Bakura+Yami Bakura, Fatal Frames, Hanabi+Neji, and Cloud+Takuto+Kanji. Hyoubu's put up multiple copies of this flier throughout the city. Maybe someone even spotted a suspicious silver-haired teen in a Japanese middle-school boy's uniform walking around with a small pile of fliers. :3))

zealous_steiner

Hello, Death City! Hououin Kyouma speaking!

[The camera turns towards a cheerful Okabe and, in the background, the total mess that normally permeates his living space. On the table behind him there's a DeathStation laid open; it seems he's trying to fix it.]

I've decided that I want to try out this meister-weapon thing. My goal is to go on missions and get some experience with Madness so I can try and... well, reverse engineer it. It's worth a try, right?

Now, I'm not too good at fighting things, that's really my niece's forte, but I am good at sneaking around. I have no idea how to use firearms, but... er, well... [He spends a moment reconsidering whether he wants to say what he's about to say. It's embarrassing. He never thought he would have to bring up the fact that he taught himself how to swing a sword when he was 13 because he thought it was really cool- ah, fuck it.] I taught myself how to use a sword at a young age, and anything I can swing would be good, too. [There, that's better.] Also, something that looks cool, please.

If you're a weapon and want to gather some intel? [He makes the phone sign with his hand up to his ear.]

consider8

A general inquiry: do you or does any8ody that you know possess limited vision pro8lems that requires corrective lenses?

I may wish to meet with you for an experiment.

armorbound

[With the recent attacks Alphonse has been doing his part to help the Watch where he can. So at night he takes to the streets of the outer residential zones and does his best to help where he can. However, every morning just after sun rise he heads back towards Casualty Communal with a bag of fresh groceries in his arm for breakfast.

Of course, the last thing he expects to find is Edward's room empty when he finally gets home. He knows almost immediately that things are different, because the room and apartment isn't simply lacking his presence as it is lacking everything that Ed had come to possess during his three month stay here. He leaves the apartment quickly, quietly, and doesn't even bother putting away the groceries he had set down on the kitchen counter before he tried to wake up Edward.

It's a little after 8 by the time he actually manages to piece together enough sense to pick up his communication device, but even then he spends a few minutes staring down at his metal reflection in the mirror before making his broadcast.]

I haven't been here very long, but when people are sent home all their belongings go with them ... right?

[Part of him is still clinging to the hope that there's the chance Edward isn't really gone for good, even if home is the place they both belong.]

I was wondering, because ...

[The last word trails off as his voice begins to waver, hinting at his emotional state as the a few rays of morning light break through the clouds and meets his face.]

I went home this morning and my brother and all his stuff is missing.

zealous_steiner

[It appears Okabe has his eye jammed up against the mirror, as that's the only thing visible at the beginning of the video. Slowly he backs away, revealing a tired face, then bedraggled hair, then a hint of a lab coat.]

Hello, despaired networkers! I am the mad scientist Hououin Kyouma! Consider this video my debut, where all of Death City will soon know my name!

[He throws his head back and evil-laughs for a solid twenty seconds. This is a common problem, please stand by until he starts coughing.]

Now, to more pressing matters, as Screwhead Biologist was of no help. [Okabe certainly wasn't helping himself, but he chooses to omit that. He's distrustful of Shibusen as-is - they feel like SERN.]

I am interested in this device you call "BREW." Does anyone of this world know how it functions? Does Shibusen hold a monopoly on its powers? I'm... curious on its ability to manipulate time and space through multiple universes, and to take physical matter with it! Even the most advanced technology - my own, of course [he flips the lab coat for flourish] - of my time could send but small pieces of data without the target matter becoming jellified and... disgusting... How did Mayuri even eat that banana?

For that matter, does anyone of this world know of the space-time warp I, and assumably all you others, have traveled through? I'm curious on, specifically.... the structure of time in this world, and if I can reasonably apply the yarn-theory from my home world-line here.

Finally... [Okabe clears his throat and puts all his charm on.] Does anyone have any old or unused electronics they would kindly donate to the developing Future Gadget Laboratory? If anyone would like to build Future Gadgets with a genius mad scientist, I'd be glad to show you my plans... in private, of course.

Remember, you never know who's watching you.

[He jams his eye up to the mirror again.]

El. Psy. Congroooooo.

realimperfect

I've been thinking, lately, about something I experienced back in the place where I was born..

If you could meet yourself as a child…

Would she/he be proud of you?

What kind of excuse would you say to excuse the things you've done or the person you've become?

pmsgargoyle

I'm sorry to take you away from the fun of this amazing Carnival, but I would like a word with you, Qilby. [ and it won't be filled with sarcasm like this post]

By the way, it's a shame that you didn't participate on the Beauty Pageant. I'm quite sure you would have won.

awokentospring

Greetings, Death City! [Have a happy, bouncy Lee right in your face.]

It has come to my attention the the up-coming Beauty Contest may in fact be biased towards women. However! Myself and another concerned citizen--[Eridan Ampora]--have decided it is only right for there to be another contest!

A contest about Masculine Beauty!

Yes! I mean, a Chest-Baring Competition! Let no man feel he is not beautiful in his masculinity! We shall rise and express the true essence of Manhood! Who is with me?

[ooc: This entire post has this conversation to blame!]

want_the_world

[All that appears in the video is a closeup of one of the flyers that have popped up everywhere today, this one for the "Boy's Beauty Pageant." Mello's not going to break his streak of not appearing in public broadcasts; whoever the guilty party is, he's sure they'll recognize his voice.]

All right, who's the smartarse who signed me up?

ih8spiders

[Kurapika has one of them pageant flyers in one hand and a blank expression on his face.]

Whoever submitted my name for that pageant--I'm sorry, but I'm forfeiting.

[Actually, no, he doesn't look sorry at all.]

hearsthecube

[The view on this video shows only two wide, glowing lights, eyes evidently, set into a metal mask. As it draws back its owners bandage-wrapped shoulders come into view, confirming that yes, it is indeed someone's face, and no, he's probably not a robot, despite the distorted sound his mask gives his voice. Which the viewers of this post will be hearing shortly - he launches immediately into a hostile, decidedly stressed-sounding rant.]

This may look a useful little toy, to see many places and times, but I've been watching and for all it has shown me I may as well have been given an ant farm! All these pointless scurryings have been nothing but a waste of my time! [An offense he ranks slightly above 'stealing his dog' in severity] Of which, thanks to this meddling, I have already lost more than you could possibly imagine.

But where are my manners? [He's being flippant, of course.] My name is Nox. And I've heard one useful thing, at least. Some leave. Some return. How? Why? When? Tell me what you know, and perhaps the path I take when I leave will not have to be... hm, no. No warrants this time.

ballseeker

So, my naturally scientific side can't help but wonder if BREW has any sort of rhyme or reason for who it brings in, and apparently there's already been interest on whether there is some sort of system. With that sort of discussion going on I can't help but wonder why nothing's been done about the lack of knowledge in that field, so I guess it's up to me.

And with that said -

[ She pushes blue hair behind her ear, squaring her shoulders and leveling a calm stare at the mirror, making sure she was making good eye contact. It'd be important if she was to be taken seriously, right? ]

if you've never seen me before, my name's Bulma Briefs, and I'm an inventor and scientist in my home world.

I'd like to gather some willing participants to see how many worlds this place has drawn people from, and what exactly your roles in these worlds have been. I'm not going to force anyone to participate, because I don't want any skewed results - but I also have to stress that nothing will go past me, so far as any 'secretive' information, and that I need absolute and objective honesty.

There's no other way to do this than to rely on people to be truthful with their information, but I'm hoping that if we can find any sort of pattern, we'll be able to anticipate who may leave or arrive next.

I haven't not finalized my list of things I'd like to know, but I'd like to hear input or questions about it, if anyone has any! I'll keep you all updated about my progress, too!

[ She grins and gives a little salute goodbye before the feed cuts off. ]

dissenter

[the usual forest of books that graces qilby's workplace seems to have dwindled since the last time he showed his face on the network -- seems like some comments about him practically keeping shibusen's library all to himself have actually got to him.

or... maybe it's that sheaf of notes that looks suspiciously like a dozen or so overdue notices. perhaps due dates really do apply to kings! in any case, despite everything, he appears livelier than he's been recently -- with the sort of energy that suggests he's been doing that thinking thing he does so well again.]

I'm almost embarrassed to admit I'd never thought about it before now, but… We're not the only ones affected by Madness, are we? Us sentient beings, I mean. I thought that our failure would mean the crumbling of cities, the end of reasoned civilization-- but the last mission made it clear that the world, and all its flora and fauna are on the line as well. [unless giant, mutated creatures and bloated mushrooms are the norm on this world. which he hopes they aren't.] I fear the longer the war goes on, the less of a world there'll be left to reclaim.

If anyone should be qualified to help, I believe I'll turn some of my attentions to finding a way to reverse the corruption inflicted on affected plant life. But, considering our short-handedness vis-à-vis doctors for people, I can't be disappointed should no one be interested.

[he's seen the recruiting attempts, kurapika. it's enough to make you lose your faith in peoples' capacity to help, eh?

a pause; his ever-present smile falters somewhat, and he clears his throat and looks at a point just to the side of the 'camera.'] And… I have one more entirely unrelated concern. If anyone knows of a kind of shampoo I can purchase that won't make the young man at the store laugh at me, I'd sure love it if they shared their wisdom.

[filtered to ed elric]
( paging that short kid with the funny arm )

pmsgargoyle

[Demona just came back from a mission, so she is tired. But happy. Actually, very happy. And is currently at hers and Londo's apartment, surprise surprise.]

I see things are about to get exciting. Good. I was starting to get bored. [Londo, get ready~]

( Read more... )

nauticalnightmare

( cut for annoying troll font )

clowned

[ hello, Death City. it's been awhile since Allen has used the feed for anything ~~apart from his not!parents embarrassing him~~, but he's had this question on his mind since he learned eating souls was a Real Thing here. ]

Has anyone heard of other ways of growing stronger here? I'm interested in finding out if there are, or else looking myself.

[ while he has no problem resonating, or going on missions, he still refuses to eat souls. that's his only question, though, so he goes to turn the feed off before remembering-- ]

I notice BREW brought some more people in a couple days ago. I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself sooner; I'm Allen Walker. I hope you get settled in as best you can. [ because he understands if you can't. he gives a smile anyway and then the video is cut. ]

dissenter

[it's been over a month since qilby last showed his face in a personal post on the network, and since then the pile of books on his workspace have grown to obscene levels. either he's been spending all his food money on these things -- he certainly isn't looking any less gaunt than usual -- or someone's been seriously ignoring their due dates at the library…

due dates don't apply to kings, anyway. and that's the truth!

he smiles a tired smile.] Believe it or not, I think I'm beginning to exhaust Shibusen's library of its resources. A word to the wise -- the selection is smaller than it first appears, when the majority of books are restricted to the public.

[is that a subtle jab at the way things are run? probably not. he's still generally-cheery looking, after all.] I wonder what the policy on traveling outside the city is, when one's not accompanying their partner on a mission. It's dangerous out there, of course, but I'm curious about the rest of this world outside the city's walls. It's not every day that I-- [well, that'd be a lie] ... That most people get to see a new planet, and I'm sure I'm not the only un-partnered individual who's got an itch to explore. The libraries of the world await...

... Perhaps, when things calm down a bit. [you know, when you mighty warriors can afford to sit around and lounge by the pool all day.] In the meantime, does anyone have any suggestions as to other ways of acquiring study material? A man needs to keep himself occupied.

[you have no idea.]

blue_wayfinder

For those who knew them, both Katsura Kotaro and Takasugi Shinsuke have been sent home.

[Her tone was measured and neutral in the way of someone who was trying to hard not to feel anything. She had been worried when she didn't see Takasugi for days, especially since he'd promised they would talk, and then to find that Katsura was also gone...

The empty apartment and the letter left behind were all the proofs she needed.

The communicator picks up the soft whine of a dog off screen and there may be a brief glimpse of a rough collie as Aqua reaches out to pet it. The smile on her face, though, was a bit lonely and she wasn't really looking at the communicator as she continues to speak.]

I'll probably move out of Death City Heights soon. [After all she has no partner now and she couldn't keep putting this off any longer. Besides, it was a little too lonely without everyone here. She swallows thickly and the following words were quiet as if she was just talking to herself.]

...I didn't get the chance to make him soba.

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