[Alois looks to be in a happy mood as the video switches on. He's surrounded by red paper and is cutting out a heart seemingly oblivious to the fact that the video is recording but this is no accidental video. He grins as he finishes cutting out the heart, holding it up proudly.]

I never really celebrated Valentine's Day before, this should be fun right? [he cheerfully cuts right through the paper heart with a giggle and a huge grin before the scissors are put down and he starts shredding it into small pieces with delight]

Ok, so what kinds of gifts are given on this stupid holiday? I think I may have a couple very special someones this year!

[He laughs as he tosses the pieces of paper up into the air, letting it all fall around him] Oh Ciel, you're getting me something for Valentine's right? You don't have to tell me what it is now but maybe just a small hint?

Valentines Day is in two days. Does everyone remember the date auction we had last time? Now that was really fun. [REMEMBER WHEN SHE SOLD YOU ALL? AND PROFITED?]

I think I lost my voice after for a couple of days, ha. It doesn't look like we'll have another date auction this year by yours truly - sorry! - but I still encourage everyone to go on dates~ After all~ when you go on a date, you help save the environment! [lmao shut up this is totally true]

[OOC: SPAM MESSAGE HAS NO TRACE OF IZAYA'S HANDLE/NAME 8). Feel free, DF or otherwise, to respond to his lollerskates time/Itachi's SHAME or JUST IGNORE. AHHAHA AND BECAUSE I'M FAIL AND DIDN'T CLARIFY: Izaya messed with the computers in the education center and got them to send an email to everyone's communicators. THANKS MOD D8 ♥]

SENDER: Uchiha Itachi

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[Saguru can clearly be seen on screen in his normal suit, with two buckets behind him and a mysterious cooler next to him. Given there's some food ingredients next to the buckets, like vanilla, some people might jump to a logical conclusion that someone is making ice cream. They would be correct. He's clearly in the shelter common room!]

If anyone else is interested, I'm making homemade ice cream after it was pointed out to me that this area is sorely lacking in such. I'm prepared to make vanilla, but if anyone has any other preferences, just head over with whatever flavourings you'd like, some ice and two buckets.

Kamui, head over whenever you feel like it; it's a little tiresome on the arms to do it alone.

Hello lovely denizens of Marina, I am Tamaki Suoh and I would like to inform all of our newcomers of the Host Club which I founded! It is a club which makes use of a man's good looks and talents to please the beautiful women who visit us! And if that simply isn't enough to entice you to join us, I would also like to point out that this is a marvelous way of meeting new people. You will gain the opportunity to learn more about those you already know and form new friendships with others who you haven't met yet!

As king and president of this extraordinary club, I will be more than happy to answer any and all of the questions you may have for me about this so please don't hesitate to ask!

[Curtain up Video on a rather nervous Nakama, her cheeks flaming red and her eyes glancing around a little before directing forward. After a long pause, she squares her shoulders and suddenly seems much more pulled together, even speaking with some amount of authority.]

Hi everyone... I just wanted to let you know that there's gonna be a sewing club meeting today in the school's craft room. I brought some basic fabrics and a few patterns, but you can find more at the store if you want. Anyone is welcome to come.

I'm, um... [Glancing down at her hands for a moment, but once again pulling herself together.] ...well, I've never even been to a club meeting, never mind run one, so I hope you'll be patient with me. Orihime will be back in charge as soon as she's better.

So I guess I'll see some of you soon! And, uh, you can ask me questions here if you want. I'll do my best to answer.

[Another pause, while she tries to think of anything she might have missed, and then the feed cuts out.]

((ooc: Like she said, anyone's free to come! She'll be running the meeting for the better part of the day, since she'll want to fit in new people between their chores, so you can specify what time of day if you like. Threadjacks encouraged!))

[Artemis perches comfortably on a white-suit-clad shoulder, a notably comfortable shoulder - with fine fabric suited for a mooncat and a broad width that didn't pinch as much as Minako's wiry one. He curls his tail from side to side as he balances on his moving chair. Whiskers a-wiggling and and ears all a-perking, he peers with wide green eyes down the halls and even leans forward in anticipation.]

That door! [he provides the directions helpfully, feeling bubbly and cheerful and wondering how the day's going to go.]

Mr. Rufus, it's the one with the pink posty on it. [pointing with a white digit, he continues to navigate Rufus til they've arrived at his home. He waits for Rufus to walk close enough before he extends his pad and pushes the doorbell.]

[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.]

[So... guess who found out last minute that the Host Club is required to be at the costume ball? This derp. Duo was now racing around the clothing shop looking for a costume. Wish him luck?]

Looks like the training hall's busy today. Does anyone know of a good place for meditation? [ because home is not quiet enough ] And Minako, I'm not going to the ball, so don't even think about finding me something to wear.

[ sooner or later she'll come across that beautiful waterfall in sector four, but for now she's wandering and making idle conversation. ]

[Ammy's wandering the park, lost in thought. After hearing that someone would use an innocent creature against another...

It isn't right.

She doesn't like thinking like this, so any distraction would really be welcome. Eevee is padding along after her, worried about mama. Why is she so sad...? :<]

[In the shelter, a certain sailor soldier is heading back to where she ought to be after talking down Venom. She's rather exaggeratedly tiptoeing through the halls like that will actually help her go unnoticed, dressed in pajamas and bunny slippers. With any luck, she'll be able to just get in the door to her room and sneak right back into bed without anyone noticing whatsoever and pretending she never left at all.]

[Yeah, because there are absolutely no flaws in the plan at all.]

[OOC: Anyone is welcome to bump into her on her way through the shelter, and Team BSSM plz to be bursting her bubble~♥ :3]

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.]

[Since Tseng was nowhere to be found, Rufus found himself feeling restless and at odds after the chains were removed this morning. He needed to see more of this place. That and every time he wandered off, Tseng seemed to have a talent of appearing out of the blue.

He is not bothering to think of where he is going and soon arrives, much surprised to actually find one in a prison of all places, at the beach. Come bother poke and prod at him!]

[ their cramped place at the shelter is doing wonders for Rei's mood. Today she feels...anxious. Tense. She's been pacing in the morning, cleaning in the early afternoon, only stopping to listen to what was going on the network. She's vaguely aware of what went down with Kanda, but she doesn't know him well -- so she stays silent. besides, she has had other thoughts to occupy her time. Taking care of Chibi-Usa...thinking about their situation...which is why she walks into Minako's room, head bowed, face frowning -- ]

We need to talk.

((ooc: open to Artemis and Minako and Chibi-Usa too. I'm assuming that they're all in the same room since they're still staying at the shelter!))

[Artemis is paw-mashing his communicator.]

HELP!

THERE ARE ROBOTS WEARING PILES OF DEAD CATS.

[MASHMASHMASHMASHMASHMASH... But he didn't read the pamphlet. He wants out! B|]

This is a much better prison than the last, I suppose. I was getting tired of that stuffy apartment. [Rufus sounds bored, almost as if this happens every day. There is a pause as Rufus examines the device, curious, but lets out a breath after awhile.] Interesting.

[He stops playing with the device as he gets back to business. He is still calm though serious as he speaks again]
That aside, I would like to know who is here or not here before deciding my next course of action. Turks and any ShinRa employees, report in.