Deer Country Network

[ you're not getting an eyeful this time, instead Kylo stares down the camera, appearing slightly exhausted. He's holding a porg in front of him, which when set on the table toddles off and out of view. ]

If anyone wants one of these birds -- I believe that they're called porgs, they're welcome to them as their former owner appears to have gone. I'd rather not be saddled with them. 

[ there's a loud SQUAWK that comes from slightly off screen, drawing a scowl from Kylo who disappears from frame. The feed ends with some yelling and what sounds like a crash. ] 

Right, so, I've apparently come in the last few months when the creatures who everyone thinks are in charge are all getting sick and now there are suddenly children and teenagers everywhere.

How worried do I need to be? Is this "a day ending in y" sort of deal or a "make peace with your existence cause it's ending" sort of deal?

Oh, and I guess zombies are a thing here too.

[Huaisang doesn't know how to make it anonymous, but he knows how to make a funky new name, so— close enough. This isn't even important enough to be anonymous, he simply has... overbearing brothers. Of a sort.]

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HELP!

[Okay, surely that is a good enough attention-grabber, so moving on to the real (not that urgent) problem:]

Hello! I have a problem, and I need someone to solve it!! I'll owe you one!! Please don't look away or new and worse problems will undoubtedly arise next!!!!

How do you get corruption out of a thing? You know, an object? Can I do that? I've already read about how to get corruption out of a person, but this is different. It's starting to stain my floor...

If it helps, it's something from my home. I don't know if that matters, I really don't know anything about this stuff.

Obviously, I don't want to touch it!! But it's going to be a hassle for me if I can't clean it up. If you help me out, I'll be in your debt!

[Hm he used that one already, well—]

Please help, it's so embarrassing!!!

( This question has felt like a long time coming. After everything that's happened, they can't help but want to be able to do more for themselves. The question they ask is something that they want to do purely for defensive purposes, not really for offensive ones. They've hurt others before to a lethal extent. They don't want to do that again.

They want to protect their friends, and themselves. They've been killed here once before as it is. )

There's a lot of people here that can fight really well.

Are there others here who can teach people how to do that?

[ Cue one young girl who looks to be about ten or eleven appearing, she looks curious. There is a full-grown phoenix sitting upon her shoulder. ]

Hello, everyone. My name is Hotaru Tomoe.

I was wondering if anyone else here played a musical instrument. My mama Michiru has been teaching me the violin and it came here with me. So I was curious if anyone else had one too, and if you wanted to play with me sometime.

[ The phoenix makes a trilling sound. ]

My other inquiry was if anyone had any music that they would like added to the Entertainment Feed. I've already been adding everything I know how to play, and wouldn't mind learning more for everyone to enjoy. It's okay if I've never heard the song before, I'll learn how to play it! A lot of what I know is classical and anything from Earth's 1990s and before.

[ Hotaru looks excited over that idea, learning to play songs. ]

Lastly, I want to know if anyone would like to learn how to play the violin. If there were enough people for me to give lessons to as a small job when I'm not helping out with my friend's businesses. I know teachers for music tend to be older, but I'm very good, I promise.

[He comes onto the screen but then there is a pause. It takes him a moment since it seems he has forgotten why he has even come onto the network at all. He is clearly frustrated by this lapse and he lets out a slow breath to try and focus his mind on the task at hand.]

Apologies...my mind isn't as sharp lately as I would like. I've been trying to find a way to correct it by so far I can't seem to counter the random memory loss.

[The short term things aren't so bad...except when he forgets what he is doing in the middle of trying to create a tea to help with the memory loss...]

I'm fairly certain the reason I started this was to find out if anyone has had any success in combating this issue. I've been trying to figure out some remedies myself but I've only been able to correct the short term. I'm still struggling with the long term.

[The fact that there are entire gaps in his memory of home is...painful.]

If you do need relief from short term issues I have a few things you can try. You are welcome to come to the shop and I will send you home with some samples. I've noticed it is best if you take it as soon as you realize you've forgotten something in order to get it back. But it only seems to work if what you have forgotten was from the last 30 minutes.

So...if you have any suggestions for long term memory retrieval or any experience with this kind of thing I would appreciate hearing them.

(OOC: Vira-Lorr is purple and Minako is blue)

[The Video feed started with Vira-Lorr and Minako Aino in Vira-Lorr's living room. It was small, just a bit cozy and currently the three-eyed seer was draped up close to her fiance, positively beaming as she started the post off.

Below, at the bottom of the screen? The words appeared in a text format. Vira-Lorr had suggested it, in case any of the palebloods they knew might have lost their hearing.]

Hello everyone. After a few things we noticed, Minako and I decided to nudge up the date of our wedding just a teensy bit. We just can't trust Trench to behave itself, so we dare not risk October and ... well, I think a few of you might have noticed some problems with some of your senses. So we wanted to make sure nothing else happened beforehand. Just in case. Minako, do you want to tell them?

[Minako currently was showing like she hadn't had any sense missing whatsoever, but that was far from the fact. It just helped with the other being close to her to know where she was and where to turn to. Doesn't mean she knows which way she is meant to be facing though. She could take a guess based on body position though. So currently she was looking over to her fiancee briefly.]

I thought we were going to announce together? Though if you want me to say it I will be more than happy to. You know I love a good announcement after all.

[The fact that she was in this state worried Vira-Lorr a little. She'd been without senses in the past, so she could only imagine what Minako was dealing with right then. Still, it made her feel a lot better that she was able to smile like this. Grinning over at her, she rested her forehead against the other to help guide her facing when she turned it a little with a gentle nudge towards the camera.]

You tell them the big news, and I'll tell them the date and place. That way we're sharing the fun.

[Minako felt like she had said something about it a couple months back, but then again even if she had she just enjoys being able to say it honestly. Mostly because it had never been something she had ever expected.

Bright and bubbly as ever Minako through a couple of misses managed to clap her hands together finally.]

Okay~! As I might have mentioned a while back there is a super special romantic day that isn't Valentine's Day happening. A wedding~ Vira's and mine to be exact.

[She did her part at least and the smile honestly wasn't going to be leaving her face anytime soon.]

That's right. And, well thanks to some recent wiggles? We decided to give it a week and not chance waiting longer. October's October, and we're not sure what the rest of the month may bring. So, we're setting the date for the Ninth of Never Mind's month. So, the ninth of this month!

[She reached back and coughed, her cheeks coloring a little as she smiled in a very self-aware sort of way. She knew that she'd wanted a little more time for folks like Usagi and Makoto to fuss, but this month was already shaping up... safe, but odd and they were hoping that Minako's eyesight would clear up by next week.]

We know it's a little last minute. But here in Trench, you never know what could come. At least none of us have to travel abroad, so we have all week right? And of course, you're all invited! Am I forgetting anything, dear?

[Uh... location, Vira-Lorr? You might want to tell them WHERE this is going to be? Minako chuckled slightly.]

You forgot the most important thing that needs to be mentioned. Venue. Where it will be taking place, which is at your place because my place is too small.

[Which was pretty much everything that she was aware of.]

I hope to be able to see everyone in such a special moment.

Oh yes, of course! We'll be hosting it out back, weather permitting. We hope to see all of you there!

(OOC: Replies can come from both Minako and/or Vira-Lorr! Minako will be blind during this post, so expect Audio replies. We'll post the Log of the event up on Sept 9th!)

If anyone is still dealing with the beast effects from the month you are welcome to come ot my shop. I think I have figured out a a good combination of teas and incense that can at least alleviate any discomfort caused by it.

[He can't guarantee that it will solve the issue of being monsters but he still hopes that things will work out by the time the month ends. He's dealt with two years of this kind of stuff so he has at least partially figure out how it all works.]

And even if you have more normal ailments, I have stuff for that too. Different teas are good for different physical and mental issues. I don't really have any set hours since the shop is just inside my house. Feel free to come to my door at any time.

[If someone knocks on his door he will answer. Even if it is super late at night. He doesn't sleep much.]

The house is located in Cassandra and its...pretty recognizable.

[Large Chinese style home sticks out quite a bit amongst all the standard housing around him.]

[A new face to these network posts comes on the screen. She appears to be in her mid-teens, and while the Omni isn't that far away from her, it's easy to spot one of the yellow blankets that have been appearing to those under Baus' patronage in her arm. Occasionally, ears that clearly belong to a young bear pop up at the bottom of the screen in the vicinity of said blanket.

The girl's brow is furrowed slightly and her mouth has a small, contemplative frown. When she speaks, her voice is comparatively on the monotonous side and doesn't quite hold the same emotion as her expression does.]

I am Echo. I thought it would be best to ask as many people as possible of this.

What is the true significance of a festival?

[She pauses for a moment or two.]

Is it the reasoning behind it, no matter how dubious the story may be? Is it to promote business and vendors in the area, particularly in places where they can sharply raise their prices to take advantage people's convivial response to the activities? Is it the different offerings in which to partake, which despite the various rationales behind the events remain surprisingly similar in the broadscale? Or...

[A tiny bit of color comes to her cheeks as she hesitates.]

is there some other reason it may be considered important?

[The top of the cub's head has been lingering on the screen longer than it had been during this last part, and Echo turns her attention toward it. Despite the focal shift, her tone of voice is very similar.]

Do not chew on it.

[ooc: Those of the Pandora Hearts world or who have been overly informed about it may choose to note that I arbitrarily made this St. Bridget's Day.]

I need something else to concentrate on.

What do you do when you think you like someone?

How can you be sure?

And if you are sure, how do you proceed?

(On this fine evening, Jennifer Check has gone above and beyond. She's wearing a long, snug black dress with dramatic sleeves and a plunging neckline. She's straightened her hair until it gleams and was wearing heavy, dark make-up that made her look somewhere between dead and godly.

She's posing with purpose in front of the camera in a very red club.

It takes about three seconds for her to break character. A wide grin breaks open across her face.)

What do you guys think? I made a club! (Insert bouncy shriek of excitement. She becomes self-aware a second later and clears her throat, gesturing around her.)

Welcome to Devil's Dive. (She gestures at the camera and it begins to follow her smoothly. Clearly this is her Omen filming.)

Here we have the bar where you can get yummy drinks and nachos. I make killer nachos. And over here are a bunch of couches and pillows. I'm totally planning to host big sleep overs - the first one this Saturday!

(The camera zooms out and Jennifer gestures at a massive wall that seems to have been blacked out.)

But here's the main feature. I'll be hosting movie nights every weekend. And since it's October that means it's Halloween every day. And! If you come in a costume - (She gestures to her obvious Morticia Addams costume.)

You will get a free drink!

(Pretty sweet deal, huh?)

Okay, so, I'll leave the movies we'll be watching this month down below. It'll be a bitching time. Hope to see you cuties here! (....And on that note, her playfulness drops off:) No fuggos or creeps allowed. I'll throw you out myself.


Annnnyway~*! Happy first day of Halloween!

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( OOC: example of samatoki rapping/singing a bit in a solo song and rapping with his division. )

I need some music therapy.

( Samatoki has a cigarette hanging out of his mouth; he lights it and pulls it out after an inhale. He had a conversation that sparked some thinking.

Even though he was kidding about the rap battle thing, he thinks having some kind of show or gathering of musicians might be nice. )

I used to rap with my division back in Yokohama. Part of it was survival and necessity, but part of it was just dope to do with my homies. Miss it.

( He takes another drag. )

I can sing too, if there's anyone who doesn't vibe with rap as much. I just wanna jam. Don't know if there's anyone out there much inclined like that, but I wanted to put the call out there either way.

Anyway, hit me back if you wanna jam.

[The video opens up to show him in a large chinese style home. Everything just a little bit more old fashioned then even the rest of the world appears to be. Even despite having basically modern conveniences added in Deerington, they had always kept the home as true to what they grew up with.

There are dark circles under his eyes as if he hasn't been sleeping well. Enduring whatever blood issues they are all going through is taking its toll but for the mot part he has managed to keep a hold of himself. Which is what is prompting him to come to the network now.]

I admit I am not very used to using this...but hopefully everyone can hear me. I know that a lot of people are dealing with this blood...thing...that is causing us all to act out a little. I might have some options to help with that.

[He moves to show off shelves of sealed glass jars.]

I have a lot of different methods that are good at protection, soothing of ailments and...a few that are meant to calm a person's mind. I'm used to having to deal with things that want to push a person towards madness.

[He hasn't had to really endure that in awhile but the fact still remains he is almost an expert in it.]

So if anyone is needing anything, you're welcome to come to my home and I will help you. My husband and I...[A pause and a pained expression for a brief moment.]

Well back in the other place we sold this kind of stuff. So it just seems natural that I should keep that going. For anyone that needs it, I am located in the Cassandra district.

I hope I can help.