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[Well, here’s a rare sight. The local Deathscythe and a witch from another world. Judging from the crosses and the strange clouds in the background, they’re in in the Death Room at Shibusen. Lily glances over at Spirit for a moment, wondering if he expects her to start off.]

I think I’ve mentioned before I can sense things from clothes when I touch them, about the folks who wore them. [She holds up a cracked white skull mask, the one worn by the former Shinigami.] And despite what I’ve been told, I’m not so sure if the owner of this mask actually died.

There was pain at first but when I concentrated more, I saw a vision. A man wrapped in scarves with a strange red eye on his forehead. He was attacking whoever was wearing this mask. Then the mask broke and I couldn’t see anything else. It fell off after that blow, I reckon. But I don’t get the sense this Shinigami died just then.

[The news of that leaves Spirit unusually serious. Which means it must be serious business because this is one guy you can barely get to pay attention if there's a good looking girl by his side.]

So, you heard the [his eyes shine briefly] beautiful [back to normal] lady. I'm pretty sure you all know what that means, right?

.....right?

Please tell me you know what that means because I'm not good at explanations.

[Lily sighs and prompts him…]

Um, wasn’t there something else you needed to tell folks about?

[He coughs loudly, spitting out his cigarette. But waste not, want not, so his hand immediately snags it out of mid-air....and he burns himself. Rather than react, he just sticks his cigarette back into his mouth and pretends that he doesn't have a spot of charred skin on his finger.]

A-Ahem. Right! You felt those rumbles, didn't you? This place is usually pretty stable, I think. Whatever it was, just prepare yourself. Some bad stuff is on the way and you want to be ready to defend your friends and all the lovely ladies.

Just a tip from me but looking cool is far more important than anything else so when things happen to blow up, keep a tough smile on your face. Hardboiled is what's in style these days.

......

Just stay safe and kick some ass.

scythegigolo

JURASSIC PARK 2 IS HAPPENING! THERE'S NO END TO THEM!

HELP, SOMEONE FIND MAKA FOR ME!

MAKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! YOUR PAPA IS SEARCHING FOR YOU BUT HAS TO FIND BREW TOO! FORGIVE HIM FOR BEING LATE!!

[As in, dinosaurs everywhere. Please find BREW.

But find Maka first.]

snowman

[S.O.S.]

[under the blaring sound of the alert siren, rosalia's voice comes through a bit frantically, followed by one much less familiar to the network.]

N-No! No emergency! Jack's new! I'm really sorry about this!

Oh. Whoops.

makapapa

[Maybe it’s a little late, maybe it’s not, but the video comes on to show two very exhausted, bedraggled Shibusen officials. Spirit and Stein, to be exact, the former surrounded by piles of very official-looking paperwork, and the latter looking more strung up than usual. Spirit looks up at the camera blearily, eyes a bit bloodshot from sleep deprivation, and clears his throat, straightens his tie, and sits more upright. Understandably, when he speaks, his voice is just as tired of the rest of them, and more than a little raspy. It’s not often he smokes anymore, but he’s been bumming a few off Stein as he works.]

Ah, good morning. As I’m sure you’ve noticed by now, much of the city was damaged during the last battle. The damage includes an entire city block, several of the streets, and parts of other blocks, particularly around the Outer Residential areas. We’re trying to fix it up as quickly as we can, but please be careful if you head into those areas.

[Spirit takes a moment to gather up a few of his reports and squints at them to see what all he still needs to mention. Normally, he’d be able to remember right off hand, but at the moment he’d rather make sure he doesn’t forget something.]

The uh-- Nocturne Bazaar crashed just outside of the City. It’s off limits right now, as the entire mass is pretty unstable. We don’t want anyone getting hurt. We’ve also evacuated all of the carnival residents--they’re to be considered refugees until further notice. I’m afraid we’ll have to move them into the Creeping Crypt for now, so anyone living there will have to either move to Casualty Communal, or find another place to stay. Sorry for the inconvenience.

[Stein finally speaks up as Spirit starts to falter, despite looking much worse for wear he manages to keep his tone as even as it always is.]

In addition, it would seem as though BREW has caught us off guard without any prior warning. A small number of new guests have arrived as I’m sure some of you have noticed by now. We were unable to greet them properly because of this so I expect most of you to fill them in if they have any questions that whoever ran into them first may have missed. And if you’re one of those and seeing this, feel free to direct any unanswered questions to us while we’re available because we won’t be for long.

[ooc: Just a head's up y'all, I myself (Spirit-butt) won't be able to tag anything til tomorrow at the soonest because today and yesterday suck monkey junk. But! Here it is anyway, sorry for the late!]

Current Mood: exhausted

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!]

makapapa

[Okay, so, seeing all the hubub on the network of course means Spirit had to go check out what the fuss was about. And you know, the list was pretty amusing!]

[Until he found his own name.]

[And then it wasn't funny at all.]

( Cut for SCREAMING )

makapapa

[Contrary to expectations, maybe, it isn't Kid who's addressing everyone after the last mission this time. Spirit's decided that Kid needs a bit of time to rest, and is taking it upon himself to do what he can. He's really pretty disappointed he couldn't really go on the mission with everyone else, but well, now he can pick up the pace in Kid's place. That'll have to be enough.]

[So he greets the network with a smile.]

Hello everyone! Welcome back to those who went on the mission. I hear it was really tough, but good news! It was a success. The Emitter was successfully destroyed, and the witch guarding it was killed. As a result, we're already seeing a drop in Madness levels around the area. We're currently looking into the location of the next Emitter, but in the meantime, make sure you all get some rest. You've certainly earned it.

[He's looking at you, Kid. And everybody else he knows works too hard.]

perfectorder

Greetings, everyone. I know most of you who went out to help with yesterday's mission are tired and recovering from your injuries, but this mission was a success. The team was able to dismantle and bring back the Madness Emitter and it is currently under study by research teams formed by both our own Shibusen staff and a group of guests who have agreed to help.

There are two Madness Emitters left so the levels are still abnormally high. However we can already see a decrease in levels, further proving that taking down these emitters is key if we want to regain an advantage and move to a more offensive position.

Those emitters won't be going anywhere, and everyone needs time to recover—especially since the areas have been noted to be more dangerous than this one. Thus the next mission won't be until around next week.

In the meantime, however, for those interested we will be conducting training lessons to help resist the Madness. A week is obviously not going to make you invulnerable, but every bit will be to your advantage. Even those who do not plan on fighting should at least consider participating in one or two to at least understand more how the Madness affects you. A schedule of the training sessions will be posted for everyone to sign up.

More details will be provided later. For now, rest up.

soulsutures

[When the video cuts on, clearly it's a last minute decision with some part of a conversation missing.]

--EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIN!!! WHAT DID YOU DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO?!

[Don’t mind Spirit, he’s just going to take off his jacket, tie and shirt to try and find ALL THE NEW SCARS he won’t be surprised to see there. And make a count of them. Where they are, how many, and how big.]

I HAVE ENOUGH SCARS ALREADYYYYYYY!!! Wait, what are you doing? Are you recording this?! TURN THAT THING OFF! STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIN!!!

Just letting the others know we're back home. You really should think twice before taking off your clothes, but I'm sure that's a thought that's never occurred to you before.

[The second voice comes from off screen, but his amusement is clear enough in his tone.]

Though I suppose it's a rather accurate first impression for some of the new guests to get of you, don't you think?

YOU COULD HAVE WARNED ME FIRST!

[Okay, don’t mind him again. He’s on a race to get his shirt back on, and probably manages to get it on with all the buttons messed up. Forget the tie, it can wait.]

...And just what is that supposed to mean?

Oh nothing.

[The video shifts as the device is set against something so it gets a proper view of both the disheveled Spirit and a mildly amused Stein lighting up a cigarette.]

Introductions are in order, aren't they senpai? You can go first, I'll let you try and save whatever reputation you think you have.
( Cut for length )

attentionwenches

[From the looks of it, Loki is at the top of Shibusen's stairs. He's sitting cross-legged on the ground in front of the propped-up mirror, and there is an empty DeathRobbins cup sitting next to him at the edge of the shot.

The Madness wavelength really shook him. He's spent most of today thinking about Things, totally blowing off his job to wander around the park and climb up to the top of the city. Loki is visibly subdued, far from his usual chipper self. Although the ice cream did help a little. He'd heard it might.]

People of Death City...will you tell me of your families?

halfcow

[Ryoki is sitting at the library desk, since he is in middle of work (actually, it's community service).]

So Shibusen. A question ‘bout missions. [he rises his foot to show his ankle monitor] Can I even take one while wearing this? Ya told me something about restrictions when I got released from jail. [which he can’t remember]

Oh, by the way, me and Gamzee are partners.

ih8spiders

--not Prussia, too.

[Compared to the last time he made a post about a person's disappearance, Kurapika seems simply resigned. There's a long pause after his first mutter, then he opens his mouth, as if to continue, then closes it again, as if reconsidering what he's been about to say. Flicks his eyes to the side, runs his free hand through his hair distractedly, a motion that might hint at the upset he's trying to hide.]

... I don't suppose anyone's seen him since Norway?

[His voice as he asks the question is small, and not really that hopeful. He already knows the answer, because his flat is emptier than ever. There's no more solid proof than the sudden, almost staggering cleanliness of the place--not a single stuffed toy anywhere. The nation is gone.]

thewarisover

The dates are starting to line up again, so me may end up having newcomers from BREW in the near future. Might be a good idea to watch out for that.

...Of course, it also means that there may be even more disappearances than the ones we've had over the past few days. Those two usually go hand in hand.

[Pausing there, looking a little rueful.]

Funny how I've been around here long enough to notice this sort of thing. Makes a man think, really.

[The feed ends there, for most folks.]

Filter: DOGS/The Watch
[Now it's back to business.]

I've talked with Shibusen and a few of you about this already, so I think it's time to bring the idea up to everyone.

Recent events have made our numbers dwindle lower than they have in a while, and I'm not comfortable with constantly waiting for BREW to bring in people who could be interested in joining us, or on the folks who are already here to come around quickly. As such, in order to focus the resources that we have at hand and make sure that everyone isn't overworked, I'm planning on ceasing all Watch activity in Outer Residential Quarter III, and Zones 1 and 4 in the Outer Quarter of Death City.

I am aware, of course, that a number of you will be affected by this move. As such, I want to hear how you feel about this, where you'd like to be transferred, and who you're more comfortable working under among our current set of Zone Leaders. You're free, of course, to approach me in my office or send a message to me in private with your responses.

Anyone who's violently opposed to this move is more than welcome to talk to me about it. Know, though, that it's not an idea that sits very well with me either. Still: the last thing I want is that we're unprepared for another attack on the city, or for whatever else might happen to us from here on. Hard decisions need to be made if we're truly going to do everything that we can to protect this place, and each other.

Separate Filters to the patrolmen at Outer Residential Quarter I and Outer Residential Quarter II, although the message is exactly the same

If this move does take place, that means that Zone Leaders Neji Hyuuga and Lain Iwakura may need to take command of your area. How do all of you feel about this?

Filter: partnered pairs on patrol EXCEPT for Tenten and Santana

Would any of you be interested in a deputy Zone Leader position? This is on the pretense of actually taking command of an area in the future, of course.

Filter: Tenten & Santana

Of the pairs I've got at the moment, the two of you are in line for a promotion. [Smiles.] Are you girls interested in that?

Separate filters again, same message: Riza Hawkeye, Karkat Vantas, Flynn Scifo

How soon will you be available for a mission?

Filter: Genesis Rhapsodos

Any news on that serial killer of ours?

ooc: Riza, Flynn - assume that Roy approached you about this matter already, maybe a day or so before this post came up. Everybody else: you're more than welcome to action spam me here if you want to log anything related to this post out. XD

daddyscythe

[Here is Spirit, back home at last. He's scratching his head and rifling through a pile of papers as the feed comes up -- he'd clearly just left it to boot and then went to do other things while waiting. And then he notices that the light flashing has changed, so he looks over.]

[Immediately, there is a sheepish smile.]

Hello, everyone! I'd just like to announce that there will be a fieldtrip to the outskirts of Nevada four days from now. [holds up two fingers per hand] This isn't an ordinary fieldtrip, however, because the point of the trip is to expose ourselves to Madness.

You guys are usually exposed to Madness in the middle of missions and trips, so it'll be a good idea to be able to practice tuning it out in a non-hazardous environment. Like the middle of a desert with escorts and everything. [By which he means themselves, of course] Several of you and our own people have brought up the possibility before, and now we get to do it!

[Heeeh. Details, details... Spirit is reading from a post it at this point.] Just so you know, we've picked a location with varied Madness readings for the purpose. Parts of the place will be safe...r zones, while there are some areas that will be heavy on Madness. We'll be bringing some of our own agents with Calming Wavelength for safety, and a mirror will be set up leading back to the clinic, in case that'll be needed.

Uuuh, what else... Try to have a buddy or two for the practice, so we run into less problems. It's a good time to practice resonance since that helps fight out Madness a lot -- apart from your partner, see who else works well with you for tuning it out! In emergency situations, you'll want to know these things. Meeting time is at ten in the morning, in the lobby of the academy. [Yes, up those stairs.]

erostripperella

Haru left Death City today. All of his things are gone and I believe BREW sent him back to his world. I will be moving back to Casualty Communal tomorrow.

spandexisyouth

[Some of you may be used to this beaming face being on your screens by now. Some of you may not. You are the lucky ones. But now you're exposed to it, and the owner of this face is unfortunately loud. He's cheerful, as is usual]

Good morning, everyone! I hope that all of the new arrivals are starting to get used to the city! I have spoken with some of you, but not all, and I hope to eventually meet with everyone!

I am Maito Gai, and there are two things I want to cover in this message. The first is Morning Training! By now you have heard of the war, I am certain. The best way to prepare for this is to attend Morning Training, held at the Training Grounds from six in the morning until nine! That is why it is called Morning Training. We teach partnership, basic, intermediate, and expert fighting, how to fulfill your role as a Meister or Weapon, and other things! Breakfast is provided so all should come!

We could use more teachers, if you have been here for a time and wish to help, or know things about fighting that you can teach. BREW has sent home more of the people who help and so we are... shorter than usual. I appreciate the help of anyone who teaches!

The other thing I wish to talk about is the Watch. I, along with my Meister Kakashi, am in charge of the Inner City Residential District. If you need assistance there, or something goes wrong, please do not hesitate to let me know!

Thank you for your attention and I hope that your day is splendid!

[It looks like the feed ends as he switches to private messages.]
( Private to Team Gai )
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( Private to Stripperella )
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( Private to Kanji )
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( Private to Spirit )

perfectorder

[greetings, Death City. it’s your wonderful current acting Shinigami gracing the screens of your communicators, and he has a very, very important announcement. seriously, look at that face. in the background, however, some may notice two girls, the taller one of which was just shaking her head.]

	Good morning. I hope that everyone is enjoying their day so far. However, there are two things I’d like to address with everyone. First. [holding up that abomination of a box of chocolates.] Excalibur, if this is your work again, you could at least leave me out of it. As such these are going directly into the trash. [really, what is with that particular chocolate? anyway, setting those aside to be trashed as stated.] Secondly, I could not help but notice how wrong some of these Valentine’s Day hearts have been. [holds up one. to the casual observer, nothing seems amiss, but Kid will be quick to point out the problem.] If you were to fold it like so, you can see that the halves do not evenly match with one another. [demonstrates. see that sliver of heart that goes over the other half? that’s like. barely noticeable? yeah that.] So as your current acting Shinigami, I thought it only proper if I should instruct everyone as to how to create a perfect heart by—

[ WHAM! Suddenly the door is kicked open and in stumbles Black☆Star, dragging Soul tenderly by the hand(?) ]

Kid! Kid! We got an announcement!

[ He almost gets blushy when he looks over at his BFF. ] ....you wanna tell him?

[Let it be known that Soul did not seem to mind this dragging at all. Heaven forbid, he might have even looked... happy. And not just in his usual Soul way. Like. Genuinely happy.

What is going on.

At the question, though, Soul squirms a bit (yep, squirms), fidgets, fails to make eye contact several times, then mumbles:]

No, you tell him.

But, Souuuuul... [ Black☆Star practically pouts, turning in the direction of the deathscythe before setting his hands on his shoulders. He stares deep and lovingly into his eyes. ] ...maybe if we sing it?

[this? this is a look of pure disgust and horror as Kid just stares at them.]

What the hell is wrong with you two? [and what the hell do they want to tell him? does he even want to know?]

[Wow, Black☆Star. Bro.

You’ve got such nice eyes.

BUT WAIT HE MUST NOT GET DISTRACTED.]

Fine! But you have to start!

[ Black☆Star spares a slightly annoyed glance toward Kid when he interrupts their ~*~broment~*~ ] There’s nothing wrong with us! We just finally realized something that’s been there all along.

[ He turns back toward Soul. ] You could say I’ve been SHOT THROUGH THE HEART [ begins the horrible, off key singing and he grabs Soul’s cheek to pinch it with the next lyric. ] And you’re to blame...

[...oh hell no. he could see where this was going. so while those two bro birds were distracted—]

Liz. Patti.

[guns will soon be in this young Shinigami’s hands, though his weapons were cracking up.]

[Of course, in pursuit of TRUE LOVE, Soul can’t be bothered to notice impending doom on their hands, right?

So now, in an equally off-tune voice, and complete with what he thinks is a totally intense Rockstar Stare, a pinch to Black☆Star’s cheek in return, and a grand sweep of his other hand in Death the Kid’s direction:]

...You give looooouuuuuve~ A BAD NAME!

I ….......um....uh.... [ Black☆Star comes to a dumbfounded pause as he tries to remember the rest of the words, looking to Soul as if they could bust out some dramatic and heartfelt duet. ]

[And that look just makes so much sense.

Forget the fact that they’ve both forgotten the lyrics, guys. THIS IS TRUE LOVE. As such, Soul’s giving his bestest bro ever a big smile, a Meaningful Nod, and then, as he turns back to Kid:]

SHOT THROUGH THE HEART--

[BANG BANG.

two shots, perfectly aimed right at their chests. the force behind it was enough to knock them back to the ground, and Kid just stood there with a deadpan look, the smoke still rising from the barrels of his twin demon pistols.]

Satisfied?

[well they did say "Shot through the heart".......]

[ooc: HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY DEATH CITY. Brought to you by your loveable NPCs. Kid = black (or default); Black☆Star = blue, Soul = yellow. All of them will respond accordingly.]

comradery

[The network was spammed with a flood of messages in the span of a few minutes. Instead of posting each separately, it compiles them into a single post since there are so many. Each block is a separate message.

He posts all of them publicly since there is nothing remotely private about them. They're all addressed to Roy though. Who cares about saving Roy's face? It's not like Roy's in charge of a bunch of people, right?]

( Network Spam Here )

waitedforyou

I thought... I thought perhaps... Seimei simply stepped out. That he had gone to the grocery store or some other place and would return soon.

But, I don't think that's the case.

It seems as though he has returned home.

Well, that is for the best, isn't it?

Welcome those that are new to this city. Perhaps, you all will be able to return home before this war is over, as well.

thewarisover

[Here's Roy again, over at his desk at the DOGS office. He's smiling in the usual way, and does not look particularly tired. There are also piles upon piles of papers, envelopes and folders laid out in front of him.]

Good morning. I hope that things have gotten better for everyone, now that the weather's cleared up. [Among other things.] I'll need to trouble the lot of you with three announcements.

First: Death City's Office for General Security is currently looking for guests who, in their respective worlds, were researchers, scientists, or generally involved in the process of knowledge production. Anyone who's interested can contact me now. I'll answer any questions you might have.

Second: the Watch has suffered from a few losses, BREW-related and otherwise. Any able-bodied guest with fighting experience who's looking to do something for this city and the other guests is welcome to apply.

[And now there's a bit of a pause. When he does speak again, though, his tone remains carefully neutral.]

...Third. Given how things went down here, I don't think a lot of you are aware of this, but Ryotaro Dojima, my former Weapon, was killed during one of the recent attacks on the city. He has been buried already, but Jules and I will be at the cemetery on the 10th just to say goodbye properly. Anyone who knew Dojima is welcome to drop by and pay their respects.

That's it for now. [The smile's back now, small and wan.] Thanks for your time.

Filter: The Watch;

Finished reading through all of the reports. Does anyone else have anything for me? On another note, we'll need to be prepared, I think, for another influx of new arrivals soon. I checked the dates. Still picking a good day, as well, for all of us to meet. There's much that we all need to discuss.

Also: I'll be busy for half the day on the 10th. Of course, if it's important, you're more than welcome to contact me anyway.

Filter: Shibusen

One of the guests - Aion - is interested in viewing BREW. He was wondering when the device will be on display to the public again.

Filter: Mello;

I'd like to pick your brain sometime, on BREW-related theories. Recent events have got me thinking.

Filter: Cross Marian;

You might want to keep your eye on this post. Who knows? Maybe someone interesting will come along.

Filter: Genesis Rhapsodos & Miles Edgeworth;

Thought about things. Mind if we talk soon? When will you two available?

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Entries tagged with spirit albarn

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