[Komui wasn't in the best shape, still, but he was limping toward his lab regardless. Two days stuck in that stupid hospital when his experiments needed tending, what a waste!]

[But as he hobbles through the alleys, left arm still in its sling, waving off the mist as best he can with his good arm. Coming to a large hole in the ground, and stopping to grumble about it briefly, he turns around -- and comes face to face with what looks for all the world to be a broken puppet that's walking around.]

[...Make that lurching toward him. Fantastic.]

[A loud sound of static is heard before the audio turns on.] Who's there?! [...There's the sound of something shifting on the ground and something stepping closer, closer, closer - a scream is heard and footsteps are heard, heels clicking rather loudly against cement.

There's a whimper before a scared, shaking female voice rings out as the footsteps stop abruptly.] Help! There's something... [voice is turned from loud to quiet as the sound of something walking becomes audible in the background.] --in the mist - it's a monster.

((ooc: puppets.))

[There's a voice coming from the communicator, and it doesn't sound very sane.]

[In fact, it's probably pretty well described as crazy laughter.]

[The laughter's not stopping, even though the video function turns on.]

[... Well. Someone's covered in blood. Naoya's holding a sharp rock in his hand, his hair streaked with red.]

No one told me we had raptors here.

[He smirks, and the video shuts off.]

[[ooc; Yeah, Naoya's pretty much just carving up monsters with a freaking rock. ... He's not going to be able to keep this up for very long, though. He's already burnt through his magic.]]

[The video feed comes on and you can see Kitty. There's blood splashed on her face. It's not hers. If you are nearby you might see her walking directly over a gaping hole in the ground. It's not that she doesn't see it, but this is where air walking comes in handy.]

I have a suggestion for everyone. STAY INSIDE. Consider that your public service announcement in case you hadn't already figured it out.

( OOC: Cut for mild violence in which Kitty takes out several raptors quickly, but don't worry, there are more! )

(OOC: To the best of my understanding you'll just see her slashing around on video. You can't see the monsters unless you're there and you have some level of darkness. You can see the blood!)

[...Things are being seen from Sakamoto's perspective. He is actually on the ground, and his headset is looking up at a very drooly looking lizard. It opens it's mouth and makes an odd, screechy sound. Unfortunately, though, nothing will show up on the feed- only darkness.]

Ahahaha... Oh! Look! I think it likes me! Ouch! You know, y-your saliva kind of stings! Is this how your species blows a kiss? It doesn't look very sanitary!

Wait, no! Hands are not for eating they are for holding! Or touching a lovely woman's behind or otherwise appreciable parts! Oh, ahahaha, it looks like you have company! Hi Mr. Lizard... Man's? Woman's? Err, creature frie-

[The video feed cuts off.]

((OOC: HEY GUYS. FOR ANYONE AND EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER DOUBTED SAKAMOTO'S ABILITY TO SLAY THINGS... I think this would be a good time to catch him? Sob.))

[Yuuki's out, and has a large scythe in her hands. The expression on her face is angry, though mixed with an obvious bit of uneasiness as she faces some of the raptors. She's completely alone, and there are a couple surrounding her on all sides. Her fangs show as she growls in a low voice, before shouting as she prepares herself to fight.]

I....I thought we were done with these monsters! _{Isn't Agatha...!?}  [She starts, without finishing. She's supposed to still be properly restrained and taken care of, isn't she? The monsters are beginning to look as though they'll pounce, and the weapon raises, ready to slash,]

... not these things again. [ Brief scramble and a little "baroo?" noise, and then running sounds! ]


((ooc: Anyone who wants an action post, she's going to be dead when you find her. :3))

Roxas, Xion.

[He was on his way back from the festival, walking for once, when a little more than a few faceless and bloodied creatures showed up around the house. They're moving rather slowly, limping more like, and they don't seem to notice him, but when he takes a step their heads turn in his direction and they freeze.]

Hmph. [Quietly,] Stay inside.

[They're not like the Heartless...but they're still a little more than unsettling to him. Hearing all the commotion over the communicators plus the mist made him suspicious from the get-go, sure, but he couldn't figure out what these things were actually like. There are a few more seconds of silence before he decides to open a portal to try and get into the house quickly. Darkness rips through the air and it's quiet, very--So far so good. They're staying still...so he'll start to back up--

THUMP.]

...Dammit!

((ooc: Being of darkness, killed things, just plain bad=lots of creepy crawlies. If you find him you'll see that he's on the ground and all the Puppets have lashed out and wrapped their strings around some part of his body. And most likely things around him will...be on fire. Have a field day~))

What is going on? Why is there such a fuss outside...? I don't see anything.

[Note: Takami is one of those people who won't be able to see anything, because of the very little violence in his life, and the fact that he really is just a normal human being is on the inside is a good person.]

Would someone explain what is going on?

[ Shizuo takes no warnings to stay inside. At the moment, he seems to be staring down at the video screen, but he's not really looking at it. He's fiddling with the device. Ever since he heard Naoya's annoying Izaya laughter, he's been trying to get it to turn off. He's just not made to understand this kind of stuff. ]

Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. I'm done with you, it's annoying.

[ Meanwhile, his cursing and mumbling at it has attracted one of the puppets, who's thrashing at him with her strings. Despite the cuts it's leaving on his face and arms, he doesn't even seem to notice ]

Rrgh. Why won't this stupid thing work!?

[ The puppet decided she's going to come closer and make a grab for Shizuo to try and bite him. That much he notices, and finally turns to her angrily ] I'M BUSY!!

[ He punches her, she goes flying-- not that the video feed showed anything but him cursing at an empty space. ] You ruined my shirt. Dammit.

[It's not unusual for Akito to be out late. Having had a nap earlier in the day to make up for the fact he didn't sleep last night, he's more awake now than he should be.

He's skating along, humming to himself and noticing the fog. It doesn't really bother him that much, since the weather effects can be created here. He just figures its another one Acumen didn't mention]

Fog is weird...does anyone remember Acumen mentioning it-?

[And then his voice cuts off briefly, as Akito's just noticed something in the fog that. Probably shouldn't be there. Plus there's a great big hole next to him that. He was fairly sure wasn't there before.

Then something whips out at him and the last thing recorded is a high-pitched scream]

[The fog was odd, that was true. But Rukia thought nothing of it as she walked down streets of the prison, trying to kill some time until she felt tired enough to fall asleep. No, that wasn't what made her gasp and trip over her own feet to avoid falling god only knows where. What did that was the gaping hole that she suddenly found herself nearly falling into a split second before she noticed it.]

When the hell did this happen?!?! And wha---

[A crash can be heard and the sound of a sword being drawn can just barely be heard over the communicator and just after that the sword falling to the ground.]

Way of Destruction Number 33: Blue Fire, Crash Down!

[A loud blast can be heard right after she says that and she's breathing heavily, but that doesn't seem to be the end of that. There's the loud thud of someone falling to the floor and a groan.]

What the hell is this thing?

[Euphie didn't have her headset on when she walked back into her shared room with Nunnally only to see her little sister crying. Her own fears about the monsters she sees outside the windows melts away for the moment as she goes to her side, wanting to slip her arms around her and pull her close.]

Nunnally.


(OOC: Set up for Euphie and Nunnally, but if anyone else in the house wants to drop in at some point now or in the future, you're welcome! Also, if anyone wants to check in on Euphie with voice, you can assume she put her headset back on later and do that here too.)

[It's been an unfortunately eventful evening. Allen had intended to watch Jun's meeting with Kefka and make sure it didn't get too stressful; but after -- Naoya -- he'd ended up running back and forth around the dome helping him and Sakamoto, and catching up to Jun just in time to help him fend off the raptor-creatures and catch him when he collapsed.

[That's how he got to be in this situation; carrying the older and taller boy pickaback as he heads grimly for the safety of the shelter. Both of them are visibly worse for wear, and Jun unconscious. It's probably not safe to be wandering around unarmed, but Allen honestly couldn't keep Crowned Clown invoked any longer, and they're almost at the shelter...]


((ooc: After the soon-to-be Kefka log. Feel free to catch them before they make it back to Allen's room, outside or inside. Lavi thread will be in the room.))

[A lot of roaring can be heard of the the communicator. It's loud and occasionaly sounds pained, but for the most part it's just angry. Scar is fighting off a pack of raptors and while he was able to hold his own against the first few, he's quickly loosing energy.]

[He takes a bite out of one of them, and swallows it as easily as he would any other animal, ignoring the bad taste it leaves in his mouth. He has more important things to worry about as another one comes up to him from the side and scratches him across the face, just missing his eye.]

[More roaring, only this time it's mostly all pained this time. Scar is loosing this fight fast. He needs help. Anybody wanna be the one that gives it?]

[Anyone who wanders the residential area of Sector 4 may notice the sounds of fighting and things being blown up. The buildings are intact, but a crater in the road marks where a lizard monster once was. Through fog and the smokey debris two women appear, dressed formal as if maids of a rich household. The lizards run in packs, but the two women refuse to allow them to pass through this neighborhood.

Not far away on a rooftop, Rayflo stands watching over the fighting. He's already heard enough from all the people over the network. Monsters, huh? He can't say being here is boring.]

Yuria, Makiria! Remember to clean up the mess when you're done!

[Al's voice sounds out of breath and is laced with pain.]

S-sorry, Russell... Fletcher... I think I... might not make it home tonight...

[Some sounds of metal clanking can be heard in the background.]

[There's a hoard of raptors grouping up in Sector 4 when a blur of yellow and orange jumps from one of the buildings roofs and begins cutting through the monsters with throwing stars and kunai knives.

One of the raptors lunges at him from behind and he has only enough time to jump back and only leave his arm in the way of the attack. The raptors claws at him arm before he's able to cut of its head, leaving his arm with a medium sized gash that bleeds through his jacket sleeve.]

Damn, will these things never stop coming! [He mutters it mostly to himself, obviously annoyed with the situation.]