[hello, Marina! have a pretty blond man with an eyepatch giving the feed a pleasant smile. If you're good at reading people, you may notice a hint of worry behind that smile. if you know him, you may notice some changes-- he has +1 eyepatch, and his remaining eye is yellow, not blue! his hair is longer than before, and the smile he's giving is a little more subdued than you may remember.]

Ah, hello! My name is Fay D. Flourite-- it appears I'm one of the most recent prisoner here! [he gives a small laugh; intended to be at the absurdity of the situation, but in reality, it lets out the quiet, nervous tension that has settled down into his chest.] I have a couple questions! The copy that replaced me-- it's certain that they'll finish doing what I was doing, originally? Any future misdeeds I may commit were likely revolving around stopping someone from doing some very bad things, and I wouldn't want my copy not to try and stop him!

[his smile wavers a little bit more at this point; it's possible that they could do alright without him, but risking it--]

I'm also curious to see if any of my companions are here! Syaoran-kun? Sakura-chan? Kuro-rin?

Thank you very much, everyone~!

[Voice, private to Fai]

Hi, um, Fai? It's Nakama... remember when we talked about me making a stuffed animal for you? Well, I just wanted you to know that I haven't forgotten about that. That dress I'm working on just turned out to be... kinda tougher than I thought.

Have you found anything you'd like me to use as a model? Or any pictures or anything? It'd be a big help. But it's okay if you haven't! Just let me know, 'kay?

[As always, anyone's welcome to come into the DF office and distract her from staring at the dispatch screen. She'll appreciate the entertainment.]

Hello! Goodbye! Don't cry over spilled milk! Stay in school!

I received a couple packages the other day, one of them from a my~ster~ious person. Uwah, mysterious person, I must be ever so special to receive something from you! Maybe it was someone who wanted to be my Valentine, but was too shy to come forward. How cute. Be still my heart!

Yawn. Is the soap opera over yet? If you ask me, everyone could use more special effects and sci fi! Put on some dramatic background music!

Let's play a game called, "Guess how many people are going to come scold me!"

It's okay if you want to scold me. I don't mind~. It's not my energy being put to waste, after all! To be frank, it flatters me when people care enough to try, as if it will really make a difference~.

It won't.


Eh, Josak. I guess I should say... Thank you.

Rolling blackouts? How inconvenient.

[Not that he sounds particularly upset about it. Inconvenient, yes, but not worth fussing over, in his opinion. Besides, since Fuuma's in sector five, the lights are still on for the moment. Though he's not in his apartment. Today he decided to visit the bowling alley, since it's something he had never tried before. It's easier to find than Kamui, and less likely to get him into trouble.]

If the power goes off, it would be problematic, but if someone is up for bowling, we could try anyways.

[Company makes things more interesting. Plus he's bored, and the people here are usually talkative. He makes no promises about not using telekinesis to cheat and move the ball to get strikes though.]


((OOC: So I actually need to get to bed right now, but I wanted to get this post up for the "morning". I shall tag tomorrow though. So yeah, who wants to go bowling? 8D))

Um… Red? Are you okay? You haven't been home all day!

[silence]

Has anyone seen Red?

[ Hermione has never been great with stress, and it shows. The exam-period look about her has only been exacerbated with the artificial sun and pens and mini-Harry and his tiny, green voice. Hermione is tired, but her eyes are still glaring determination. Though, they'd be glaring anyway. Hermione has never been great with stress, and it shows.

So she's retreated, as will be visible, to the greatest sanctuary Marina has to offer her: the library. Added bonus, she won't have the nerve to snap at people in it. ]

I don't know if this little event serves as a distraction or a compensation for yesterday. [ her pen fits neatly in the indent of her bottom lip, and she's less scornful. ] Valentines day. Honestly.

Oh, Edgeworth. I hope your chat went better than mine. [ With that, the feed blacks out. She slots her forehead back in to her hand and goes back to writing ]

[Action - Open to DF members]

[It's her first day of dispatch! And Nakama is taking it very seriously, watching the screen with deep concentration - at least for the first hour or so. There's no getting around the fact that it's a rather boring job, and she still isn't sleeping well at night, so her eyelids start to get heavy very quickly.

Argh. Headshake and stretch. Must stay awake. Maybe if she talks on the network, it'll keep her mind active?]

[Voice]

Um, hi everyone... this is Nakama, I made the announcement about the sewing club yesterday... I just wanted to, well, kind of offer my services for sewing and stuff. I'm making a tunic for WV, because the human clothes here don't fit him, and I wanted to see if anyone else wanted something that wasn't offered in the stores or something like that. Or if you need something mended, I can do that too. I really like sewing, so I don't mind having a lot of jobs lined up.

So... just let me know, okay? A drawing or a pattern'll make it easier, but I can work without one.

I guess that's it. I hope you're all having a good day. [Nervous laugh, and the feed cuts out.]

[Subaru's hair is a mess, he's still wearing a blue dress shirt, the red tie is gone, he's gotten rid of the hat and monocle and suit jacket, and he is straight up wibbling at the camera and looks like he is going to start crying at any second. He seems to have fled back home as soon as he came to his senses.]

...I-- I'm not sure w-what came over me at the ball, but... to everyone I took something from-- I'm sorry! I'm really sorry! I-- I still have everything, and I can give it back! I-if there's anything I can do to make it up to you-- I will! U-um... Suzaku-san, i-if you still want to punish me, you can, b-but let me return everything first.

Um. To everyone that I met tonight, I-- m-my name is Subaru Sumeragi, and I'm... not a phantom thief. I-I just thought I was for the night. I-I'd like to be able to... meet you all again w-when I'm not trying to steal things.

[Subaru is going to wibble at the camera one final time before he turns off the feed. He feels absolutely terrible now.]

MASS MAILERS

• To Pen Pal Participants: a small gift from the Peregrine Mendicant.
  
  PACKAGE RECIPIENTS
  
• Ciel: a package from Fai.

[Another fairly brief route. Most people are at the ball, so she doesn't worry about changing out of her plain black ninja costume. And why not? She can just tell people who she is, if they somehow don't recognize her in her very convincing getup.]

[Click here for pen pal signups. Mail submissions for Day 101 go here!]

[Just as evening starts to fall, one of the parks in Sector 4 has been festooned with streamers, bright lights in a variety of colors, a big upraised dais, tables of refreshments, and music. It looks like a perfectly normal party from the outside. Optional masks are provided in little bins beside the dais, but you're responsible for your own costumes...!



...And if you're dressed as a character, the moment you step onto the dais, you will believe yourself to have led that character's life for your whole life. This effect will last until "midnight", in this case Sunday, even if you leave the party.]

[Naoya's actually wearing his glasses! Or, well, a pair of reading glasses he found. He's sitting on his couch at home, looking a little bored.]

I have a question, Marina. Does the concept of a 'soul' exist in your world? If so, what counts as one, and what happens to them when they die? Do they go to a holding place until some judgement day, or are they stripped of memories and recycled into new bodies?

Just out of curiosity.

[He sits back on the couch, waiting for answers.]

[Plans had been made for a get-together long ago, but various things had popped up here and there, and it was quite a few days later before Fai found himself in front of Ashura's door. It was the day of costume ball, but there was still plenty of time to prepare for that.

Knock knock, Ashura.]

[There is a view of a room that looks nearly void of signs of life contained within it. There is a trench coat hanging on one of the walls. If your eyes are extremely sharp you might notice a small pile of adult magazines collecting dust in the corner. Mint condition. Never been opened. Thanks Kaien.

The fact that he feels this is necessary is something that irritates him, but with the arrival these past couple of weeks of new vampires and their obvious disregard for the other inhabitants of the facility, it needs to be done. It doesn't seem like anyone else is going to take the initiative, so it's up to Zero to be the one to do it.

Zero comes into view, sitting on the edge of the bed, expression calm. Yes, he takes this all very seriously. Prepare yourselves, all. This is probably the most any of you have heard come out of his mouth at once.]

Since there is apparently going to be a costume party being held tonight in celebration of the hundredth day, I thought I would take some time to go over some issues happening within the facility lately. This is a matter of safety, so I would prefer if everyone just take a few moments to stop whatever they are doing to listen before going on with your daily lives.

There are nearly a dozen different vampires here in Marina and just about as many worlds that they come from. They are literally beasts in human form and it's likely that each of you know at least one or more and interact with them daily, often not even realizing they are a vampire.

Events such as these, especially costume parties, add another level of anonymity to their lives.

If you find yourself bitten by a vampire, please contact myself or another member of the defense force that is in attendance immediately. This is something that should be done even if you have agreed to be a donor for them and anywhere or anytime within the facility. Each vampire comes from a world a little different and the very act of being bitten can have life changing consequences for anyone who is a victim to their fangs. Some worlds all it takes to change you into a vampire is for them to get their fangs into you. Other worlds it requires you to ingest their blood. Some vampires don't have that power at all.

Before offering yourself to any of them, please research what this commitment will mean for you. If you have questions, comments or just want to discuss options, there are people knowledgeable in the subject within the defense force. Utilize them before doing anything rash. This is never something that should done without research prior.

Any questions?

Mm, I have a question. [a conversation with Ciel has prompted Fai to hold a sudden poll, of sorts.]

When you think of Ciel-kun, what's the first word that comes to mind?

[Anyone who looks up today will see Sakura flying all over the dome. She saw the empty room this morning (just like yesterday) and maybe it was the neatly made bed, the absence of shoes and clothes, the fact that it seemed like her brother was never there that made her run outside and pull out Fly Card.]

[He can't be gone. Not like that! Why would Acumen do that to her- He can't be gone.]

[Her breath is coming up in short gasps, but she forces herself to keep on flying. If she looks hard enough she'll find him. She would, she definitely would.]

[ooc: feel free to catch Sakura everywhere!]

[Ciel is cranky today. Very cranky. Especially since he was woken up earlier than he wanted to wake up.]

This place is ridiculous. How can you all be so cheerful? [It's ridiculous.]

[When the camera comes on, it's not Joshua's face that's shown. Nope, nope, nope. In fact, all that anyone can see is a sleeping Yuuri Shibuya all curled up tight. Joshua, on the other hand, is giggling.]

I think he's gone a little too long without some teasing at his expense. Can't have him getting too used to being treated so kindly!~

[There's a hmmm while the video moves around a bit. It should be clear by now that yes, Joshua's on the other side looking down.]

Goodness I think he's out like a light!

[Another giggle.]

Young ones are so energetic. No wonder they pass out at inconvenient times.

Like when he should be more concerned with other things.

[Yes he is bored and has nothing better to do, if that also isn't clear. It's not like leaving is an option...]

[ It is late, damn late, but who needs sleep anyway; there are more important issues to be dealt with than having a good night sleep.

Jeanne had promised she would meet him at the bar and tell him about Diva, so Wolfram just waits and waits patiently near thee counter of the bar-- or as patiently as someone as short-tempered and impatient as him can be.

Come on Jeanne, hurry up. ]
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{ ooc: Anyone that happens to enter the bar is welcome to run into him.~ }

LETTER RECIPIENTS

• Roxas: a letter from Fai.
  
• Lyle (& Frederick!): a card from Fai.
  
• Jeanne: a card from Fai.
  
  PACKAGE RECIPIENTS
  
• Suzaku: a package and card from Xion.
  
  NEW PENPAL MATCHUPS
  
• A comprehensive pen pal update! Please see the list if your character's penpal has recently dropped.

[Another busy day for the postal service! Thanks to a combination of WV's arrival and abrupt recovery from Ribbons' disappearance, PM has sprung fully back into action. Records of address are fully updated, pen pals re-matched, notes written to each of them with basic contact information about their new letter-writing companions... she has accomplished much, and although it's another slow day, she sets out with slightly less horrible posture, ready to greet the world!]

[And after work, she considers stopping by WV's place with a veggie-laden pizza to see what her friend has been doing during her busy day.]

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Mage. [ pauuse ] Fai. I want to talk to you.




((ooc: I know he is looking for Fai but anyone is welcome to bother him.))