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[ The video feed clicks on and currently its just looking at a mess of scrap metal, a laptop or two, some other crap. Tonnes of graffiti on the walls. But fear not! Here he comes, HELLO. Up pops this weirdo from the side of the feed. ]

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT'S GAY MONTH. [ The drama is real, folx. ]

I know there's some other shit going on but that doesn't mean we can celebrate right? AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE being a little gay [ he gets in real close. pinchy fingers here, very small, just a little gay (or like a lot gay, whatever). ] than punching the people you love?

[ His LED display flashes heart eyes. Hands tuck in like some kawaii fucking nonsense. ]SO.

I propose. [ Drum roll please. ] A fight club. For all you queerdos out there that crave violence as much as I do.

[ fight announcer voice activated: ] Tonight, Tonight, Tonight! [ Wrench looks back at the space. ] Uh. after I clean up.

OKAY, BYE ~ 😘

I'm very aware that others are facing more trying challenges this month, that what I'm about to complain about is likely an effect of my blood and will eventually go away on its own, and that I'm very lucky if this is the worst thing that's happened to me lately. However.

[For those who know Maria, she sounds rather cross, but also fairly sluggish.]

What the hell does it take to cool down a bit? I'm a coldblood, but you could say I'm experiencing the exact opposite effect. Near-nudity has been the only panacea, and barely one at that. And I'd like to leave my home with some manner of dignity.

[Some Sleepers aren't bothered by going around naked, she knows. Maria isn't one of them!]

I can't be the only once experiencing this. If anyone has suggestions for how else one can make this more bearable, I'd appreciate it.

( Ahead be possible spoilers me mateys! )

[Everything seems... frustrating. Everything seems like it's stewing. He wanders around, trying to find something to do other than swatting bugs and killing (and sometimes saving) beasts.]

[But is everything really... how it's supposed to be? He's not sure. He takes a crystal out of his pocket and stares at it for a while. He's not sure how to use the magic here - he's tried, but maybe because it crosses the rift he can't call upon others? He huffs in frustration, curling up a little bit.]

]But he doesn't let go of the crystal. This crystal, which means so much to him, that came to him through a twist of fate. ... But was it really fate? Or was it always going to happen?]

[Eventually, he grabs his omni and writes out a post. Anonymously, because... well. He doesn't want people to worry. Even if it'll probably be obvious that it's him...]

Is who you were in the past important to who you are now?

I would have said yes, but some days... some days I'm not sure. I don't know anymore.

Everything's so complicated and I don't even know if who I was is who I am now...

Maybe this was stupid to ask. Sorry.

treennnch! hi. its me. ure fav loose cannon, the demolition diva, the SIZZLING FIRECRACKER OF BABES!! 💣💥💣💥

ok sooooooooooooooo earworm kicked me out again. for like the 239482034th time. the bouncer said im too WILD.

think about that for a sec.
a club where u drink, party, eat the mushies, and let loose says IM TOO wild? good old bobby. so silly w/ his bouncer bounce ways. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

anyway cutting to the chase, so right when i was going to break in like i always do when he kicks me out, i had a BOMBING IDEA! 🤯

i thought why not spend time w/ my trench buddies? aaaannnd its been a while since i played the solve ur prob game. so thats what we're doing here.

give me prob. tell me ur issue. and jinx, the best engineer in all of this city will solve them for u. believe me when i say u'll get the BEST ADVICE u'll ever had. bc itll be honest truth.

heres a freebie advice on the house to start us off:

Q) JINX!! how do we kill those big nasty buggies?

A) well TIMMY LET ME TELL U! u just burn them to the crisp and feed them to mr.mugsy. hes hungry.

thats just a lil sneak peek of what my knowledge can do for u. and if u dont have a question? give me a dare. ill do all kinds of dares.

oh and ive been doing a lot of drinking so if i pass out all the sudden b4 answering getting ur question, ill get it in the morning! 🐵🙈🙉🙊

[The video begins with Makoto, who is currently almost glowing with how happy she seems, the expression making her seem much more feminine and softer than usual. The light blush on her cheeks and a smile that almost hid those green eyes.]

Hey guys, I know there have been a lot of things going on lately... And few other of these. But we have an announcement for everyone as well, Usagi and I.

[Makoto took a small step back to allow Usagi to step in and speak, after all she was the one that most of them would know.

Usagi steps forward, smiling brightly, she gives Makoto’s a hand a small squeeze. Usagi wastes no time and waves wildly to the Omni while still holding Makoto’s hand with the other.]

WE’RE GETTING MARRIED!

Yes! Mako-chan and I are getting married!

We’re planning on having the wedding in June so we can both be June brides. And we’re thinking about a traditional ceremony.

We’ve got a cake all ready to go! And the dresses. We’re doing a traditional Western wedding.

We just wanted to make sure that all of her friends knew, and we’ll send out invitations soon. And don’t worry about gifts or anything, having you there will be enough.

That all of our friends knew!

Oh... and one last eensy weensy itsy bitsy tiny little thing. [Usagi is all smiles and then it drops as she becomes very serious.]

If you ruin this for Mako-chan who has wished to be a bride, if you try in any shape or form to make this anything less than the best day for her, I will make you regret existing. [She’s immediately back to smiling brightly.] BUT! I KNOW THAT WON’T HAPPEN!

Isn’t that supposed to be my line? But yeah invitations will be out soon.



(OOC: Makoto is in green and Usagi is in blue. Replies will come from both girls. )

[So, after his trial-by-fire welcome with aging affects, people turning into monsters, and weird food, Duo felt like he was already starting to get the lay of the land, so to speak.

And shit was weird. Definitely weird.

Back to normal for now, he popped open the video on his omen, curiosity getting the better of him.]

Hey, folks. [He gave a small wave to the camera.] So, uh... newbie here. Name's Duo Maxwell. Just arrived in this vacation resort of a town the other day, squid-ness and all. Looks like a peachy place to live. [Can you feel his sarcasm?]

Guess I'm just wnoderin' what there's to do around here to make a living. I'm a mechanic back home, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of call for that in this place. At least, not that I've seen so far.

I'm used to doing odd jobs here and there, though. Kind of a jack of all trades, in a way, so... [He shrugged.] I have a bit of a delivery side business back home, too. I don't mind being a runner for anyone. But, that doesn't always pay the bills, yanno?

[ When the feed turns on, Chizuru is already moving to politely bow. ]

Please excuse me..!

[ Even while making a public post, apparently she just can't help but start off like this.. At least the girl is quick to upright herself once more, properly looking at the screen now. Something about Chizuru definitely seems a little shy or nervous, but the girl speaks all the same, doing her best to keep her voice from shaking with nerves. ]

I.. was wondering something. I've already been asking around a little, and it doesn't seem like everyone is hearing it, but.. are some other people also hearing those odd whispers? I keep hearing them all the time..

[ Chizuru frowns a little. ]

It feels like they're saying something important, but I can't make it out. I'm worried though that-- um, that maybe it could be a warning, or something like that. So if anyone else has been hearing it and has been able to make out what they're saying, or if anyone has tips on how to be able to tell what whispers are saying better.. I would really appreciate hearing about it. [ Another quick bow. ] T-Thank you.

[Nara'a sits down after setting up the camera and looks into it, picking up a knife and starting to carve into an off-white chunk of... something. Something that some people might recognize as bone.]

With all this Hali business going on... it made me think. I'm curious as to what sorts of gods you have in your worlds. Mine has a... complicated system, and who you worship depends on where you live. Where I grew up we had the Twelve - and each person has a patron. Mine, for example, is Thaliak the Scholar. ... Appropriate, in my opinion. But my clan and others like them also worship Menphina, the lover - she's also the moon.

I can explain some of the others as well. There's also Hydaelyn - the Mothercrystal. But she's more... complicated.

What sort of deities are in your world?

Need a few volunteers to help a project out
Gonna start blasting a pathway through the woods onto the next city
I have a compass to get us there but could always use others
Need some folks on hand to keep monsters out of the way if the blasts dont do it
Better for us to have something of a proper roadway especially since the lamps went on the fritz
And didnt stake down at first anyway
So lets at least make a path to follow so folks are less likely to get lost
Since that seems to be the thing lately
Roads gonna start out at the outpost first since thats a fair midway point and already accessible
After we get that path to riteior we can carve out the remaining from outpost back to the waystation
If youre in let me know we can meet up and start setting things in motion tomorrow or so


[ooc sign-up here c:]

[ The camera feed opens to reveal… an eye, mostly. Huge and watery and blue, sunken bruised skin around it. The look of someone very ill, or very tired. Half-hidden by scraggly blonde hair. Whoever this is, they’re holding the Omni very close to their face. ]

Voices, faces. Echoes held in stone. It speaks—! [ Someone has… just discovered the network. There’s something bright in his voice, but it grows dim. ] So… small but the hurts are so big. I hear them but they don’t hear me, I don’t know how to help. It doesn’t make sense.

[ Frustration. Grating. Sets his teeth on edge. It’s not supposed to be like that, he’s supposed to help. And there is further to his upset: ]

Blood. Stifling, suffocating and not safe. He remembers Adamant, slain brothers for the sake of serving. Then… torn and twisted, until the sound of what they’re not supposed to be is all they hear. Bound to their will, and His. They can’t change me, they can’t. I must be me—!

I can taste it. There’s others, different kinds. None of the songs are the same but they’re better. But there’s too much blood, it takes over. Drowns out the other songs.

[ There’s a long pause. The Omni is moved away, revealing a little more of his face: a young man, perhaps no older than twenty. A thin, long face; bleary eyes and a somber expression. He’s not looking at the camera. ]

I don’t like it here.

ooc: please consider using this page re: cole's abilities and what comes with interacting with him.

sasuke and sakura

they are back in the sea


I’m sorry

[And that’s it. Sorry Trench, if you were expecting more information, he doesn’t have it to give. Partly because what do you even say to something like this? And partly because this is Melius we’re talking about and the guy barely does social interaction - let alone dealing with heavy news.]

[… time to wallow in a pile of succulents and misery!]

Is the date correct
Because i think i just lost like half a month
In something
What did i miss

Rose Dawson has returned to the sea, and perhaps home.

I'm not sure if she promised anything to anyone, but please let me know if so, and I will make sure it comes to you in a timely way.

[Rose looks entirely put out and her face is raised so that her nostrils are pointing at the camera. anyone who doesn't know her would think that she's looking down her nose at everyone. but...]

I've seen the post with the young lady who was tasting people. My...predicament is not quite so severe, but is anyone else seeing out of their nostrils? I must say that in my entire year here, even when I was turned into a Beast, this is my least favorite thing.

Frankly, I feel ridiculous! And I fear that I'll be feeling ridiculous all month long! As far as I'm concerned, The Moss King owes me a debt and I would very much like to collect. What's the best method of doing so? If it's even possible at all!

ps the plants are not edible

do not eat

or cook

it is bad

and it is worse for men and elves because it is bad for me

[tl;dr: Melius tried to taste test the weird plants. It did not go well.]

[ the feed turns on to show you a small child in white robes, looking like he got out of bed with tousled hair and sharp blue eyes. he seems to be looking around warily, his jaw tight. ]

So this is a kidnapping right? By one of those slavers?

[ he lets out a quiet breath like he was taught. gehren. he hoped she was safe. ]

Fine, whatever. Where is the closest space port?

[The video starts with the sound of a glass crashing onto the ground and a very soft 'oh dear...' as Snow comes into view. Faramund is holding the Omni.

Snow White is covered in tiny bruises and cuts, all of them random and sporadic as if she was careless with a knife or one of her animal friends wasn't quite careful enough with their claws or teeth. The bruises from being knocked into or bumping into things and some are green and yellow from healing, some are fresh and purple, and all of them are small and little. She pushes back a stray strand of hair that has come out from her well-kept bob.

On the floor is a whole pitcher of milk completely spilled and mixed with broken glass. Snow sighs again as she looks at it.

It's literally spilled milk.]

It... [Two little birds hand her a towel, and three raccoons push a bin over to where Snow White is kneeling down. A young wolf brings her a small dust brush in its jaws. She begins to carefully put the bigger pieces into the bin as she turns to look at Faramund.] It seems I'm not having a very good week... [She looked over to Faramund.]

It seems I've upset our kobold, Farmund, though I'm not sure what we did. We'll have to find a way to apologize. [She winces as she cuts her finger on a piece of glass and hisses softly.]

This and the lock snapping on the apple's chest are proof of it.

Does anyone know how to make a kobold happy again? I certainly didn't mean to insult it.

Been experiencing a number of break ins and thefts at the roost
Heard similar from some willful machine vendors
Hardware and things
Anyone else notice it

If its someone in a bind to fix something i have no problem helping
You dont have to resort to stealing
Just ask me
When the roost is open
At night please

[that said, he can also be found during the day there...cleaning up stuff that'd been disturbed in his absence and feeling out where he can put locks on things.]

[He was going to send this as anonymous, honest to gods, but then his omen walked over his Omni while he was getting a drink and sent this.]

So what is therapy exactly? Aside from 'talk to someone to make you feel better', I know that much.

What sort of books would one look for to find advice for doing therapy?

Is this even something I should be trying to do for someone?

[That last bit he'd been planning on taking out, but. Omens.]