[Quatre sounds very puzzled and a little stressed but that's not going to stop him from being polite.]

Mister vi Britannia and Miss li Britannia, thank you for providing the brochure and thank you to the welcoming committee for the basket. They were very thoughtful and kind of all of you.

I'm... confused as to how I was brought here. I was in the middle of something very important and wounded but I'm not anymore and to my knowledge, time hasn't passed long enough for it to have healed properly, yet it's completely gone... What happened with the battle? Was White Fang stopped...?

[Orihime is at a table outside the ramen shop with her head rested on her folded arms and a stack of plates in front of her. She'd decided to treat herself to just one plate of gyoza with mustard on them, since she had a picnic to go to, but then she'd decided to have another, and another... And now she's just sitting here with her head burrowed in her arms, trying to cheer herself up so she doesn't bring everyone down.

[But it's getting hard to keep pretending that she doesn't notice Kuchiki-san and Kurosaki-kun are gone.

[Kurosaki-kun is gone...]

[Something was different about Hiling today. After an entertaining day of shopping, she frowned when, as she stopped to admire herself in a store front window, she noticed a distinct lack of balance in the chest region. One of the bags of rice she was using as filler had worked itself half-way out of her bra. She dropped her bags and reached a hand down her new sweater to adjust it, but then the other one shifted. Showing signs of agitation, she moved to fix that one too, oblivious to anyone else who might be around, or even on the other side of the window.]

[There's the sound of a small child gasping and sobbing quietly, as though attempting to stifle the noises.]

This can't be happening, it's not, it's OVER, she came, she got me out, it's not happening again, no, no no...

I didn't do those things! Murder, arson - I've never! I...I want mommy!

[Suddenly the sounds get closer, and the video clicks on as the device is lifted up and fiddled with, revealing a distraught girl of about nine, with long brown hair and blue eyes.]

What is this...can-can anyone hear me! Mom?

[Suddenly, her face...changes, her eyes darkening and her head tilting to the side as her mouth lifts up slightly, in an expression closer to a smirk then a smile.]

Thank you for the gift basket.

Good afternoon, Marina! [ Jeanne waves to the camera. ] Jeanne here, just wanting to remind everyone that I will be holding the first sign language course shortly in the Education Center, room number 6.

If anyone is still interested, or even just curious, please don't hesitate to stop in. It's only for an hour, and I'm pretty sure it isn't going to interfere with anyone's other classes. [ Smiling, though she does fidget a little nervously with the the scarf on her new jacket. ] At any rate, I hope to see some of you there!

((ooc: Event headers for the class are within~ There will be a half hour "lecture" with videos, and then a half hour session for people to pair off and practice mock conversations. This starts at 2PM. Please note the videos are just for flavor, and not indicative of which sign language type she is teaching. I am not being that specific! ))

Oh where, oh where has my little Sebastian gone? Oh where, oh where could he be? Sebastian~? I have a new camera and want to take some sexy shots of you! Where are you? Hiding again? Don’t deprive me of that beautiful face and those stunning eyes! Oh, just thinking about it—

—Sebastian? Okay, this isn’t funny! Come out, come out, wherever you are! You know I’ll find you! I’ll search to the end of the earth and the bottom of the sea, Sebastian dearest!

...wait a minute. [A lengthy pause. Let's see, what do we have here? A dome that looks like it's underwater, a communicator, and - the next sound heard will be Grell screeching.]

NO!!! Not again! I've been good, I swear! I've been doing almost all my assignments and reporting almost every incident! I... but... why!? Why am I here again!? This isn't fair!!! That bastard William did this, didn't he? William with his cold eyes and sexy gaze...

[Sob]

[Time for some answers. Cross is marching toward Jun's place (yes, he knows where it is because he's Cross), wearing a stern expression. Cross not happy, Jun got some 'splaining to do.]

[Little does he know that he has yet another hurdle to pass before he arrives...]

((First thread is Midori, and then he's on the lookout for Jun. Allen also has threadjacking rights!))