[Ryu sits up in bed, holding his head. He feels like he's going to throw up, which is… unusual. He leans against the wall with a 'thunk'.]

( Canon update ahoy. )

[And now he was back, but he'd never left. He reaches for his communicator and turns it on.]

[Voice]

Has anyone else… remembered things from back home? Like, you were there, but you couldn't have been there because you were here?

[Video]

[Aaand Kaien appears on your screen with an almost euphoric expression on his face.]

New Years! That means Spring is just around the corner! Aren't you excited, Marina? ♥

[Voice]

Hello? Lelouch-san? You're in charge of the academy, am I right...? I had been helping the previous leader...so I was wondering if there was anything I could do to help you as well? I was a headmaster of my own academy back at home. So I know a lot about it. [Babblebabblebabble. You can almost hear the smile on his face and flailing of his arms in his excitement.]

[Sam is on his way to the pet shop and too lazy to filter apparently.]

Hey, Cas, Dean, we have an appointment to keep. [Except there was never an actual time set for it or official plan, but that's neither here nor there.]

Those puppies aren't going to bring themselves home.


(OOC: Feel free to run into Sam on the way to the pet shop or there.)

WHAT DOES HE KNOW ABOUT US, ANYWAY?!

[The roar is deafening to anyone within earshot or whoever (unfortunately) happens to be having their communicator open at the time. The beast's rows of teeth have multiplied, and paired with the frenzied lashing of their tongue, they look half-mad.]

[They've been considering that tiny Mayor's words for some time now, and all that rage has come boiling out again, smothering the man's internal grief. Because, somehow, they know he's right; they are a monster, but this is the only way they know how to--this is the only way they can survive.]

We'll kill him! We'll smash his smug, condescending little face into the dirt if we ever find him! We'll--!!

[They shut themselves up abruptly, quivering with a melting pot of emotions and instead return to savaging a nearby tree with their claws, dragging them up and down, wrenching the bark free.]

[OOC: They're in a bad way, clearly! If you have an antagonistic character, I'd advise you stick to video, just so a fight doesn't break out! Unless you want one, that is, and I have no problem with that! xD Just let me know. Gentler characters can approach without harm, Venom's just grieving. Aggressively, but grieving. They don't really want to be a monster, sometimes.

O RITE, they are in the park, if anyone does decide to meet them face to face.]

[It's been a trying few days, but Saya knows this is just the beginning. If Diva's already making Chevaliers, she's waited far, far too long to do this.]

[She tentatively knocks on the door to the Defense Force Headquarters, giving Jeanne a look that she hopes shows more confidence than she feels. What if they don't let her in due to Vietnam?]

[ -- then again, she knows what. Nothing can keep her from her duty, not even the calm, easy life with her best friend that she was already mourning. She can't afford to let Diva play with the people here any more, no matter what.]

[Taking a chance, she opens the door and steps inside.]

...Hello?

((OOC: Hopefully finding Suzaku, but anyone on the DF who wants to talk to Saya and/or Jeanne can tag away! Threadjacking encouraged <3))