[Wonka is currently in Sector 5, standing in front of an old looking building. It obviously used to be something, but it isn't anymore, which is strange, because it's right by all the shops and stuff. But it's perfectly located and just the right size to become his new candy shop!]

[He opens the door wide open and goes inside and looks around, leaving the door open behind him to let some of the dust out. Yeah...with some renovating...this could be just perfect!]

[Anyone coming by will see him pushing old furniture outside and making room for all the new things he plans to put in. Some of the stuff is too big to move without a bot, but there's a lot of small furniture out on the lawn now, like lamps, endtables, etc. Feel free to come ask him what he's doing/bother him~!]

[Clearing her throat, Yuuki's voice is soft. It echoes gently on the network, not demanding or even accusatory. Just curious.]

Do you believe that...you should be here? That you, and possibly everyone else, deserves this place as a punishment?

[She has her own definite opinions, just as everyone else. She isn't here tonight to judge others for possibly having different thoughts and beliefs from herself. But-- she wants to know.]

[OOC: You can catch her on her way from the convenience store back to sector 4, or just do audio. ^^]

[Voice short and breathless the movement in it is heard as the audio clicks on wasting no time.]

Everyone! Stay inside-- [A low growl raises in pitch as she strikes out into the deep blackness. There's the sound of something sharp hitting flesh, followed quickly by a heavy thump. The movements are fast; fluid. In between clenched teeth she speaks--] Those stupid raptors are back. Who knows what else might be outside in the dark. Whatever you do, don't wander out!

[She's grateful, she really is, that in times like this she has the abilities she does. Working in the very darkest of night is only natural for a vampire, even if it is in the chill of the rain.]

I suppose these aren't supposed to be real, either? [Near exasperation. The words sound as though she's spoken over something sour in her mouth. People do not get hurt magically out of thin air.]

Is there anyone currently outside right now that needs help!? I'm in Sector four, and I'm not on the defense force either but I can help! [Determined. Especially in moments like this she knows she can make a difference and she won't just sit on her hands, either,]

[Zero stumbles to the ground, falling on his knees as his communication device falls to the ground. The video unit switches on and you can see Zero in the corner of the screen as he reaches for it. It looks as if it's raining confetti around him, the multi-colored objects fluttering gracefully to the ground. He's literally on all fours crawling at this point. His destination is the concrete sidewalk about 30 yards away. Slowly, he makes his way there with sheer determination and the flower petals and leaves stop falling the moment he collapses on it.

He thought he'd be able to make it where he was going and back before his energy had drained to this level, but he'd been wrong. If you're walking anywhere the edge of sector 3 and 4 near sector 0, you may encounter a trail of vines of roses. If you're curious enough to follow it, you might just find the creator at the end of it, crashed out on the nearest sidewalk, covered in leaves and flower petals. He may look asleep. His eyes may even be closed. He's just trying to regain enough energy to get up and walk home.]

[Filtered to Zero Kiryuu and Yuuki Kuran.]

[The fact that this is filtered to his children only and he's not aiming to embarrass them in front of the entire world is enough to show that this is a serious matter. Added to the fact that his face is filled with a serious expression AS WELL as the matter that his eyes are glowing bright red.]

[He knows that his kids are likely to cause a small uproar upon his next words, but there isn't much else he can do.]

The gas seems to have affected me negatively. [Kind of quieter than normal.] Might you two happen to have spare blood tablets?

[There's a long line of bamboo at the beach, their stalks curving gently over the quiet trickling of waves. Further back on the beach are colored lanterns and little tables with pens and sheets of paper and string.

You're supposed to write poems or notes to your loved ones who can't be with you today, right...?]


((event-style posting; comment here to get tagged by other people. sorry if this infringes on the people who posted recently, I was going to post this this morning but had to go out... consider this a post for people who don't have quite enough substance for their own action posts!))

Good morning inmates. It is the 80th day of the third generation.

Today is notably a celebration called Celestial Nights. During this festival, you pay tribute to your loved ones who are not with you. Since that seems relevant, perhaps some of you would care to indulge in a small memoriam. In Sector 4 by the beach we will be setting up bamboo stalks and tables where you can writes poems -- or simply messages -- to your faraway loved ones.

Construction for the Sector 6 playground and the park pond are still underway, please refrain from interfering with the sites.

Inmate Nepeta Leijon, your request can be retrieved at the entrance to Sector 0.

[Video - Forever filtered from Yuuki and Zero.]

I'm having my picnic now, if anyone wants to join me! [The man on the screen is laying down a blanket along with a huge picnic basket. There's obviously a lot of food inside for anyone who just so happens to come alone. He also has a few gigantic photo albums laying down, just ready for the viewing.] I have photoalbums and snacks! So please come!

[The man on the camera is ridiculously happy looking. How can you not come down to the Dolphin Observation Deck and join him?]

[[OOC: If you're one of those special people who are filtered from this broadcast, you have all the permission to just chance upon this and ruin Kaien's fun. ♥]]

[Yes it did take him a few hours minutes to figure out the device. Shut up. He's from the late 1700's. He's got the hang of it now though! He is currently in the shadow of a building, trapped there by sunlight--he thinks. He has a ball and chain on his ankle.]

Whatever this is or whoever you, I can guarantee you that you're not going to like the way this turns out.

[He sounds angry. Really angry. In fact there's some growl behind his voice. He picks up the brochure and flips through it. If one could see him he looks very forehead scrunchy right now.]

I want out of here and I want to talk to the person in charge.

[From the tone of his voice, talk may be a euphemism.]

[Dark eyes blink at the screen, looking both annoyed and confused.] Hey, what happened? Where is everyone? Weren't we at the hospital?

Why...?

[Alma looks around the area.] How did I get to the beach? [Not that he sounds too upset about being there. Though the sound of clinking catches his attention. There's a chain around his ankle.]

Is this thing supposed to keep me from fighting? Allen, I promised I wouldn't! You can take it off now. [A bit annoyed.]

And what's all this stuff on the screen? Are these...crimes? [A frown. That's the right word, right?]

This doesn't make sense...

[Stagger. Thud.]

Quoi?

Ah... dis be de restraints someone mentioned earlier, non? [There's a rattling of a chain as he shakes the leg with the ball now attached to it.] I suspect it was de cards? Didn't blow anyting up or nothin'.

[A pause...]

Dat was a rather short night. Am I missin' somethin'?

[Video - Filtered to Gino]

[It's bright and early in the morning, but he'll just say this anyway. He figures the leader of the defense team will wake up early. He seems like that kind of person...even though Kaien really doesn't even know him...at all.]

Good morning! You lead the defense team, right?

[Video - Filtered from Zero and Yuuki/Announcement!]

Hey! If anyone wants to join me...I'm going to be looking over my photo album and having a picnic by the dolphin observation deck this afternoon! If anyone wants to join me, they can! Don't tell Yuuki and Zero though, okay? They might take my album away!

[He looks and sounds so excited as he announces this to you all...even though it's so early in the morning.]

[Bright face suddenly flickering onto screen, the dome is greeted by an unusually early individual. Smile cheerful and full of life Yuuki beams; this time without the enforced sparkles.]

Good morning, Marina! It already feels like a great day, huh? The baseball game should be fun! [If you tell her that she's acting just like her father did the day before she will be depressed, so shh.] If you weren't planning on it, you should definitely come and watch, it'll be a lot of fun! [She laughs] Besides, I think you would make Yuuri-kun's day.

[Moving on, she's still cheerful, though a little more serious.] Sorry I've been a bit absent of late. Ahh~! And I even missed the paintball game! [She gives a small sigh. Really, the paintball game has been something she's looked forward to for a while.] There's just been a lot of recent things that came up. Ahaha...[Her voice lowers and she looks guilty even as she laughs weakly, rubbing the back of her neck.] _{It's possible to make up missed classes, right...?} [Clearing her throat]

More importantly! I have a new addition to the family! I got him yesterday with Headmaster! [Smile back in place, she reaches down as though picking something up, the top of her head bobbing in and out of screen. Her voice becomes a fond whisper] _{Ahaha, come here you.} [Rising back up, she keeps him hidden from view as she gazes back happily into the screen, excitement painted across her pretty features.] Everyone, please meet Busa-kun!!

Da dadada da dadadada da da daaaaaaa~! [Finally lifting him up, everyone has a very clear view of her orange haired friend.]



_{Hee hee~! Isn't he the cutest? ♥}

[OOC: Why yes. She has a vegetarian vampire bunny. :| 'Busa' is named after 'Hanabusa' since she misses her friends from home.]

[The meeting hall of the educational center has been prepared. There is a large, oval table with enough comfortable chairs for everyone in the center of the room. There is also a smaller table ready for food and drink to be served and an open area for the musical performance later.

Euphie hopes this will be an inviting atmosphere for people to share their thoughts on the school.]


(OOC: Event-style commenting. Wait for headers. Memo for reference.)

[There's a marvelously radiant, happy man on the camera for anyone who is watching.]

[Ahh...No weird things happening, paintball... That's cause for celebration in his book. And it's made all the better by the fact that his darling daughter isn't quite as sad as she was a few days ago. Kaien himself was cheering up a little too...but his stomach still ached a little, not that that showed at all on the outside.]

Today is a fantastic day...does anyone agree with me?

[Have a very VERY startled Yuuki and possibly a scream. If you are there, she's standing outside in the light of the dome sun and staring down at her arms, utterly mystified. She doesn't look to be her normal self though. In fact...like an additional light or prism she shines, twinkling brightly. Further lighting the area she reels, completely at a loss for words, and more than a bit freaked and weirded out. This is her skin after all.]

Why- Why am I sparkling!?

[SHE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DOING THIS. WHUT.]

[OOC: Backdated just a bit before sun-down. Just outside of the enterance to Sector 0. Someone finally took a few 'special' tablets in the actual light as opposed to the evening hours. Shocked. Sparkly vampire is shocked.]

[Audio]

-- hell are my weapons? --- annoying place --- that idiot--- something to do with--- useless thing.

[Half mutters come through between the cigarette in his mouth as the sound of more buttons being pushed filters through.]

[Video]

[The video shows up and his one blue eye looks down at the recording device. It captures his face, including his eye-patch and the cowboy hat he always wears, as well as the lit cigarette between his lips.]

Someone better have an explanation for this.

[Those are the last words he utters before pocketing the device, deeming it useless, and continues on with his exploration.]


[OOC: Sorry for the late arrival. XD]

[Zero's communicator has been sitting next to his bed all night, the constant chatter of the last few hours waking him on occasion before slipping back into slumber. There are several things he misses during this period of time. His name being called by a number of new residents, not that they were actually calling for him. Santa. Even his guardian/boss had made an announcement.]

[He reaches over to grab the communicator, which due to his current sleeping arrangement was more difficult than it should be. Instead of grabbing it, he knocked it to the floor, which naturally activated the video function.]

[For a long moment, everyone in Marina that was paying attention was rewarded with a shot of Zero's bedroom. Zero himself was sitting partially elevated within his bed, a look of annoyance on his face as he glares at the communicator. Most likely you won't be paying attention to his face or what he's doing. You'll be paying attention to the body that currently laid on top of him. Hands clenched in the cloth of the shirt he wore, face practically buried within his neck and one tiny leg thrown over his own legs, her identity could likely be verified if you could see her face. Her stature and hair were a dead give away though.]

[Needless to say it's been a long night and Zero was trying to figure out a way to detach the vampire princess without waking her up.]

You still sleep like a child.

[The words mumbled to himself as he tried to shift himself further up into more of a sitting position, while attempting to keep her laying down on the bed. Not an easy task when her hands clenched his shirt so tightly.]

[brief flickering and the video screen successfully pops up!]

These new machines always do get the best of me.

If someone could direct me to the North Pole then I would most appreciate it.

[note: Santa will know the names of all characters that have Christmas in their world! HE'S SO WATCHING YOU]

[He's awake early, as usual. Does he ever sleep? It's w wonder.]

[The fact of the matter is...is that Kaien probably would have stayed asleep a lot longer than usual, except for the fact that he was still quite depressed because of recent events AS WELL as very concerned about his daughter. He knows that Juri wasn't going back to anything except for death...]

[But... There is one thing that he managed to do. And he's rather proud of himself for it.]

I finally got a picture of one of my precious ones... [He smiles to himself and the picture in his hand. It has always been something that bothered Kaien...but at least now he has a couple. It takes a little weight off of his shoulders. Not that he would tell anyone that something like this comforts him.]

[Sighs and turns the communicator on to video.]

Good morning, Marina. It seems that today is going to be eventful as well...! [You get a bright happy, Kaien smile.] I may not be a veteran here, but if anyone has any questions, you can just ask me! I'm happy to help.

Also, I'm making tea again. If anyone wants to join me, they're more than welcome. ♥