MarinaNova Asylum

[It had taken a fair bit of effort to put everything together, but none of it that wasn't enjoyable. While Zero did do a majority of the cooking, the others helped out here and there. In retrospect, the sheer amount of foods and ingredients he picked up the day before wasn't too much at all. In a general sense Zero made sure that the apartment was well stocked.

Unlike breakfast the other day, tonight their meal is set up more like a buffet, with a good variety of dishes, some of which he's only recently learned how to make. Plenty of meat and fish, a few noodle dishes, salads, etc etc. In hopes it would maybe get Ichiru to at least stop by, too, Zero made the tomato soup that they both used to love when growing up.

Dessert is of course provided as well. More specifically, a sundae bar. A little later on after they've eaten he'll set up the bowls, ice cream, and fixings along the counter.]



(ooc: This is a free for all mingle, so tag as you please! Wildcards welcome!)

[It might not be too difficult to spot this guy...

Between the lingering expression of anger resting on his face -- as well as the way his jawline is completely tense -- it might be clear to some that he's new to this place. Of course, if those aren't telling signs, there's always the weird thing attached to his ankle (but mostly the fact that he's still wearing the hideous outfit he woke up in). Yoon is, without a doubt, frustrated and completely worried about the idiots people he'd last been with. On top of the fact that they're notorious for drawing attention to themselves, there's... the matter of him... actually caring a lot about their safety.

Damn it... are they even here?!

He can honestly be found all over the place. Due to the fact that he's trying to cover as much ground as quickly as possible... he's not going to be lingering in one place for very long, however. He will trek through every Sector if he's able to, refusing to let weariness stop him from ensuring that he actually is... all alone in this place.

While swallowing down a painful lump, he eventually does take a break. It's at this point, he can be found in a corner, doing everything to keep his face hidden. He doesn't like people seeing or even knowing when he's crying. All around him are strangers, too, so like hell he's going to let them witness this!!!]

Damn it...!

[The words slip out through clenched teeth as one hand balls into a hard fist. It will be after the tears finally stop coming, that he furiously wipes at his face and begins the search yet again. In spite of the heaviness of his legs, in spite of the weight resting on his chest, seemingly making it difficult to breath... he can't -- he won't give up on his search...]

A]

[The sight you may see on your morning stroll is a strange one; there is a young man – maybe early 20s – crawling around the garden in his bathrobe. He’s already completely trampled the once-beautiful tulip bed, and has stained his white bathrobe beyond recognition.

He’s so engrossed in his frantic search that he doesn’t notice you until you’re a few feet away. When he does, he nearly jumps out of his robe in shock. (He doesn’t lose the robe though…lucky you.)]

Oh! Hi! Uh, sorry! I’m so sorry! [Looking down at his attire, then back up at you with a pitiful expression]

Have you seen a ring around here? I have no idea where I lost it; I just realized it was gone, and my husband is going to kill me if I don’t have it….

B]

[Eren sort of sneaks in. He doesn’t mean to – honestly, he’d planned to strut in the door like nothing is wrong – (me? Missing my wedding ring? Nawwww…) – but when he sees Levi in the kitchen, he knows his expression is nothing but guilt.]


((ooc: Eren and Levi are from the Mr. and Mrs. Smith 'verse storyline where Levi is "The Captain" from the Survey Corp Secret Service and Eren is "Titan" from the rival Shinganshina Intelligence Agency, so a throwdown may occur. Feel free to hear them trying to kill each other and intervene if you're around.))

a. Video

[Today has been a weird day. Her mother doesn't know who she is again. There are suddenly more vampires around than there had been before and she has no idea just how many people are different from how they normally are. Ai is fairly certain that she hasn't been affected by whatever's happened but can she even be sure of that?

She does keep a journal by her bed that's filled with the more important parts of her days here and everything seems to match up but would that have changed too if her memories had as well? There's just no sure answer to that question so she can only do what she can.]

Listen up, resident of MarinaNova! Show of hands - who remembers being here and who just arrived today? I only arrived about three weeks ago but if anyone needs help, I'll do my best to assist you.

Should any of you new individuals be vampires, there is a place for you to get your blood called the Vampire Blood Shack. It's located in Sector 5. Please do not feed from any of the humans here unless you have their permission. If it isn't consensual, I will intervene. It is in your best interest to not bring on the judgement of any vampire hunters that might be around.

[Ai has no idea if her papa still thinks he's a hunter or what uncle Ichiro thinks either but she will do her best to make sure it doesn't get far enough to have them brought in on the situation. Hopefully this whole ordeal is only temporary and if it is, Ai doesn't want anyone to wake up feeling guilty about their actions today. She can't prevent everything but at least she can do this for those who suddenly became vampires.]

b. action - patrolling

[After her post, Ai can be found just about anywhere in MarinaNova. She's keeping an eye out for any trouble as if this was her job. It technically was back home but it was an academy and not a prison. Sometimes Ai is patrolling on the ground, walking through the various sectors with eyes, ears and nose on the lookout for just about any kind of trouble.

Other times she's perched up on the roof of a shop watching people go by beneath her dangling legs as Ai continues to keep her senses on alert. Today was going to be a very long day and hopefully all of this would be sorted by tomorrow. If it didn't end tonight, then she wouldn't be getting any sleep at all.

She might need to head to the Blood Shack herself if that's the case because there was no way Ai was going feed off a mother who didn't know she was Ai's mother. Hopefully this wasn't permanent because she hadn't told Yuuki anything about being her daughter and didn't plan to.]

c1. action - stationary

[At some point in the day Ai went by the library and checked out a heaping pile of books. All of them are currently piled up on an outdoor table and she's flipping through them at an alarming rate. Every single book is about technology but whatever she's looking for is obviously not yet found as she places it on top of an ever growing while she grabs another one.

Her eyes flicker left to right as she scans through the information laid out before her.]

Is it because of the dimensional stabilizer maintenance?

[Ai might seem like she's not paying attention to her surroundings - too engrossed in her research but that's the case at all. The moment someone heads for her, her head pops up to look over at them.]

c2. action

[The problem with checking out so many books is that they have to be returned. Which means that Ai is carrying a stack of books that's literally taller than she is back to the library. It doesn't look as if she has any trouble actually holding on to them - she isn't struggling under the sheer weight of them. In fact, the stack isn't even really wobbling.

What is happening is that she can't see where she's going. The books are blocking her line of vision and while she can rely on what she can actually see or smell or sense - that doesn't mean it's going to be a perfectly smooth trip.

She just so happens to bump into another person. It'll upset the stack and send it tumbling down on the pair of them. One lands on top of her head directly and even she winces a little.]

Ow.

[ action ]
Today's Wendy is... not any different from yesterday's Wendy. Or so she thinks, but she's actually pretty different. Usually she wears clothes that shows that she's cheerful but shy but today, she is dressed in a completely different manner. The air about her also seems to be completely different, too. More confident and less genuinely kind. There's something dark about her, and it's not just her clothes.

That doesn't mean that she's not up to the usual stuff, though. Except that she doesn't go around offering to heal people that are hurt, and those kind of stuff, no, that's not Wendy's style.

The library is her go-to place, because she can seclude herself in a corner with a stack of books (a lot of horror, did you know that horror is great?) and ooze of unapproachableness. Particularly when she smells that someone is human. Humans are just a deal-breaker, she just can't with them.

Yet there are a lot of humans that seem to think it's totally acceptable to approach her, and she's had it up to her ears with humans. She just wanted to eat her fried meat in peace, damn it. Why did she have to get surrounded by these things? Annoying... "If you don't want to die, scram," she says, but apparently the other prisoners doesn't consider Wendy a threat, and they definitely don't like her attitude, it seems. She lets out a deep, annoyed sigh. When she uses her Dragon Roar - looking more like pure energy than anything else (it certainly doesn't look like wind) - between the humans, it obliterates a fair share of whatever buildings were close by. The humans flees, suddenly taking her threat much more seriously. With a scoff, she flips her hair over her shoulder. "Flies..." Can she go about her day in peace now? She still has meat to eat and places to go, she wants to visit the hot spring, for example.

[ video ]
[ Some time during the day, probably after one too many encounter with humans, Wendy takes to the network to glare. To be fair it looks pretty cute because despite everything, she's still an adorable thirteen year old, but she's displeased. ]

How many times will I have to tell the humans to back off before I'm left alone?

[ Never mind that Wendy, too, is human. She was raised by the Dragon of Apocalypse and that's a much more important part of her identity. ]

a. [ V I D E O ] SO I HEAR YOU NEEDED A HUNTER??
Good Day,

I think this is how it works?

Hello, my name is Ichiru Kiryuu, I’ve seem to have been misplaced in this location. I can’t say I am too pleased with it. It’s a small matter in all honesty. I am looking for someone, who looks exactly like me with a tad bit shorter hair and light colored eyes. He goes by Zero and can be a bit grumpy. Please forgive him. He is a lot gentler than he looks.~

In an case, if anyone has run into or encounter him, please direct him towards me. I am certain he is probably tearing his hair out worrying about as usual. [ chuckle. It isn't like he's tossing Zero under the bus or anything right? right?~ ]

Isn’t that cute of him~

[ He pauses for a moment before adding. ]

If I am in any way kidnapped here with other people, then perhaps we should get along. I would rather make allies then enemies. Don’t you agree?~ It would also be helpful if I can perhaps get some information in regards to this unfamiliar place and if anyone has found an exit to it as well.

Please feel free to contact me if anyone ever requires assistance.

Have a good day.

[ With an almost cheerful smile, he cuts the feed. ]

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b. [ A C T I O N ] THE EVER ADVENTUROUS ONE

[ Wherever you may be, you’re probably wondering how that boy just landed scotch free right in front of you even though he looks completely human and delicate. Don’t mind him too much, he’s doing a lot of exploring and covering ground that he knows he’s got to do before settling down. He’s not the type to sit around and let others control his life no matter the situation and no matter the location. He’s clearly enjoying himself as he gives you a wave with a bright smile that could probably light your dark world. Okay, maybe not but clearly, he’s pretty cheerful and easy going as he waves as you and apologizes to you for almost getting in your face when he jumped down. ]

My apologies, I hope I didn’t startle you too much. It seems like I’ve had too much fun today. Perhaps, you can be of assistance?

[ He replies tilting his head. There’s something oddly innocent and pure about him that you don’t really get often. Then again maybe it’s an act to get your attention. He’s quite the tall delicate looking young man though. ]

[ ooc: this is the equivalent of him being here for the first time. this will be AU Ichiru Kiryuu from the same canon Vampire Knight. He's never attempted to help kill his parents. He was never sick and he became a pretty fine hunter. He's also a lot more childish, cheerful and dorky in his own way. he's got the same traits only without the bitterness and self hate along with the complex since he and Zero are pretty damn good brothers right now~ If you have any questions feel free to PM and or plurk me @ : kagaminokakera. :D ]

[Option 1; Action]

[This... is a disaster.

Slumped on the ground in defeat, Yuuki can't believe her luck at all. On the day she sets out to attend a school. An actual school for the first time, with other people her age, with other vampires and even humans alike, she gets kidnapped. How can this be her luck!? Dismayed, she stares at the device she's slipped off her ear, as though the words 'just kidding' will be written on it somewhere. Of course there's no such thing. For a moment, she can't help but wonder if her father is the one responsible. He had been the one most nervous regarding her introduction to society, and about attending school. In fact, she's only allowed to attend because her brother is going to join her.

After this, though, she has to wonder if her parents might just go back on their word and make her go home.

Which only leaves her one option....!]

I have to find a way out of here myself...

[Before her brother, mother, or father even know something has happened.]

[Option 2, Video]

[Luckily, this weird communication device is pretty easy to use. She's fiddled with it a little, and decides to try and test it out.]

Hello...? People can hear me, right? [Can they see her, too?]

It's a pleasure to meet everyone. [Friendly, and with a smile] I'm new here, and I was wondering if people could answer a few questions for me. First- has anyone heard of Kurosu Academy?

[Option 3; Pick your own adventure]

[Find Yuuki anywhere! Stopping to get snacks, exploring the school, lingering outside of the Blood Shack, or anywhere else public you might think of. She has no memories of Marina. Her event info can be found here! She also has a Permissions Post which is always up regarding her vamprism and abilities! Feel free to fill that out so that I don't step on any toes. ♥]

[ And it was going so well.

He shared an apartment with them for several days, a room with Euphie for some of that, and keeping that -- particular -- area of his chest hidden wasn't terribly difficult. He's always been on the modest side. Pajamas to bed, typical enough; avoiding the pool and the ocean, perfectly in keeping with his preferences to minimize any form of physical activity; shirt on through the heatwave... he was hardly the only one.

But Botani has been relentlessly, coercively relaxing. Everything here is so simple and easy. Doing what makes you most comfortable is so... simple and easy.

And he is soaked through from a mishap at the lagoon, which is not comfortable, so Lelouch's first impulse is to fix that, even though far from being in a locked room (or bathroom, or once Euphie's closet), he's currently outdoors where anyone could see him...

...he's going to pull his shirt up over his head, exposing a truly nasty-looking scar on his chest. ]


((ooc: if your character is the type to recognize these things, it's a pretty new scar, and he got it from being stabbed between his ribs and through his heart with near-surgical precision!))

| HEATWAVE EVENT INFO |

Just as it was nearly every day, Zero was out and about around the Dome. The need to keep going could be accredited to constantly being busy back home. Although that was mostly work, and not having any time for leisurely things. So he'll fill his time here with whatever.

One of those things was of high priority: The stables. He doesn't even always take one of the horses out, instead just relaxing or napping, much as he'd do at home. Sometimes - like today - he'll have a bag of apples and carrots. He'd come to favor a white one, and while she ate, he continued to brush her.

The arcade was another place. The video games were all more or less new to him, and not something they really had back home. Of course it was any of the games that involved a gun that caught his interest first, even if they proved to be almost too easy eventually. Skee-ball was also something he automatically excelled at, given his marksmanship skills.

In general he can be found around and about anywhere. Be it at Raw enjoying a (huge) bowl of ramen, picking up ingredients at the Convenience Store, or shopping around at Bull's Eye, etc etc. Feel free to come across him!

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( for Yuuki )
( No green thumbs here )

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( for Ichiru )
( You can only run so far. )



[OOC: DREAM AFTERMATH STUFF IS MORE THAN WELCOME. Please feel free to switch to action/brackets, I'll follow. Also he has a red bracelet which I'd love to exploit. Just saying. :''') ]

[Although he's very newly arrived, Sai is already out of that jumper and in a more comfortable outfit of an over-sized hoody and jeans. He appears fairly calm, too. Maybe even pleased, as he greets anyone watching with a partially sleeve-covered wave of his hand and a grin.]

Hi~ This really is some place, huh? It's hard to believe it's some kind of prison!

[He lets out a laugh. His list of crimes was very extensive, and he has no reason or desire to deny or atone for any of them.]

I can't say I expected to ever open my eyes again- [actually, he was at peace and accepting that he was about to die.] but I don't mind entertaining myself here for a while.

—Ah! Speaking of. I wouldn't mind some suggestions of what there is to do, here. Hmm. . .I especially like [violence and fighting and murder!] eating and generally anything that's really active and hands-on.

I'm Sai, by the way. Pleased to meet you all~ ♥

Um. Hello there. I’m Marinette. You all must get these posts a lot, but I’m new here and I just wanted to introduce myself.

[She gives a small wave to the camera and a careful cautious smile.]

I’m not sure what really got everyone here, but I’m looking forward to meeting you all and making friends.

[Of course, she was also eager to meet people and see if anyone had escaped from here, but she couldn’t just go blurting that out. This was a prison after all, and being that bold could earn her unwanted attention from the wrong people and the powers that be.]

I was a little in shock when I first arrived, so I didn’t catch a lot of the information that was transmitted. Is there anyone that has some time to give me a quick run down? I’d really appreciate it.

Oh! If there is a bakery somewhere maybe we could meet there?

Thanks in advance.

[Marinette gives another smile, more warm than the cautious one when she introduced herself. With a small self nod she ends the transmission.]

( unwilling vampire )

[A rather young-looking Zero, around the age of 13, has been wandering the Dome for some time, now. He has no real destination in mind, but instead is just trying to figure out where he is, in general, and how he even got here. It hardly takes much for him to grow frustrated; upset, as well, but that part won't outwardly show.

All he knows is that this place definitely is not home.

At some point he winds up near the Blood Shack. It's as if on instinct alone that he finds the place. He's already keen to the presence of blood in the air as it is with being a vampire hunter. . . . Only, it's been hardly a month since he was turned into a vampire— the very thing he now loathes with every fiber of his being. He still keeps a bandage wrapped around his throat, while also in part to hide a rather large "tattoo" on the left side of his neck.

The very heady scent of blood in the air affects him belatedly, hitting his senses like a ton of bricks. And immediately is he both desperate and hateful. He initially can't even breathe, trembling where he stands with a hand clutching his chest over his heart. The desire to enter the Blood Shack to ease just how much he's physically aching is overwhelming. His other hand moves to claw at the side of his throat where that woman sank her fangs into him. Turning him into an unforgivable monster.

. . .So he turns to run, scrambling to get as far away as he can from such horrible temptation.

He isn't fully paying attention to anyone who might be in the area, only glaring at them before sneering. His eyes are a brilliant and bloody red, unbeknownst to him.]

What are you looking at?

[ OOC: Replies will come from hatefully! Also, Zero can sense vampires, just as an FYI to any who might comment. ]

[Small Dragon]

op 1

[Seiryuu village was rarely visited by those that didn't wish to attack it. Yet it was still pretty left in the open. Those that arrive here might notice a small boy in a mask sticking close to a larger man. Every so often he yells at the smaller boy before he storms off into one of the huts. Standing outside the little boy looked over to a group of children and villagers that both ran and gave him looks of disgust. That is when he turns and looks dead at you...something that seems hard to do with the mask he wears.]

...Who are you?

[He looks tense ready to call on the man.]

op 2

[Alone in the dark the boy sits crying, the soft jingle of bells heard as he pressed his face against his legs. It was dark and he no longer had Ao...there was no one that seemed to care for him.

He had done something he was never supposed to do and because of that the village suffered so it was fine for him to be left alone...right?

However, the moment he hears foot steps he quickly stands up and looks at you...He tries to act tough for a moment.]

...leave.

[He had to protect this village...Ao always did that.]

[ Something that is red is....?]

[It's snowy. The wind is strong, pushing against your body. It makes it difficult to stand against the blizzard that blots out the sky turning everything to white. It's cold, too, the area mountainous with only scattered trees. The only thing you can be thankful for, is that you seem to be dressed appropriately for the weather. But the more you wander, freezing in the elements, you'd really like to get out of the storm and into somewhere warm. Looking down to try and keep the snow from hitting your face, you glance down, and that's when you see it.

In a world covered in white, red stands out.

Blood.

It covers the ground, staining the snow in a bright color that can't be missed. That's when you hear it, though. There's a voice up ahead. Looking up, you can clearly see a man. Smiling as though he had just won a prize, he speaks down to a little girl no more than five years old who stands in the midst of the blizzard.]

Are you lost, little girl? [The smile widens and he reaches down toward her. A snarl overtakes him, and lips parting, pointed fangs are clearly visible as he grabs her roughly] If that's case, then may I drink your blood? [The child is petrified, her eyes widening as the man grabs her, forcing her head to the side as he easily restrains her within his grip.]

...! Sto-- [She starts to cry in a young, terrified voice. You know and realize immediately that if you don't do something, he'll bite her.]

[Disciplinary Committee]

Hold it right there!

[With a hand held out dramatically, she points at you. It's dark, but thanks to the lamps that decorate the many crisscrossing paths of Cross Academy, you can both see each other clearly in the dark. Upon inspection, the one who's suddenly stopped you is a long haired brunette, dressed up in a black school uniform. You might not know her, but usually she is recognized as being the Headmaster's adoptive daughter and the younger sister to the infamous Kaname Kuran.

Adjusting an armband near her shoulder, she places her opposite hand on her hip.]

Don't you know it's past curfew? I'm going to need your name and class number.

S N O W Y S U M M I T

[ You find yourself in a wide snowy open. The wind is soft and there light snow falling. From the corner of your eyes, you can see a boy bundled up in a coat and ear muffs. His pale face was tinted with a slight pink as he blows against his mittens to warm himself up. It's one of those days where he's feeling good enough to be outside, and while grabbing onto another boy who looks completely identical to him, he turns back and waves at you. ]

C'mon let's play in the snow!

[ He chimed, a bright lit smile on his pale face as he grabbed you with his other free arm and attempting to make you run along with him on their adventures. ]

I hear near the entrance of the woods you can find rabbits and foxes.

[ He will continue to pull you along to humor him and play little hunting games with him until he starts to cough. His brother calls to you to help them out and the two of you help him back to their warm home. His brother tells you that he's unwell and he often gets cold. Once the three of you made it back to their warm toasty home, you are greeted with two adults, one female with a loose ponytail and the other a man who was a spitting image of the two boys but much older. The two of them pats the three of you on the head as they ushered you all inside.

The coughing one of the two boys was placed on the couch by the fire with a blanket. He seems to be very happy despite the cold and despite the fact that his health is unwell. The parents tell you it's going to be a bit before dinner and you should stay. ]

I F O N L Y
( Trigger Warnings: Blood, Vampirism )

[ comrades ]

[It's only your third time to be deployed out into battle. Your Fafner to some degree still feels foreign, despite the extensive training you've completed. It'll still take awhile before you're fully acclimated to when you connect* with the mecha directly through your nervous system; it feels akin to an electric chair, but it is imperative for you and the Fafner to perfectly sync as one being. You also are psychologically and emotionally linked via Crossing with the other pilots who have been sent out.

Initially the brilliant gold of the alien enemy, maybe one hundred meters tall, if not more, leaves you in awe. Even though you've faced Festum before (granted, only a couple other times), you're practically frozen in place. You can feel yourself begin to panic as it draws nearer, close to invading your mind.

. . .That is, until, from not far behind, a powerful laser strikes. The Festum is engulfed by a massive black orb. Similar to a black hole, the alien blinks out of existence altogether.]

Are you all right?

[You turn to see a red apparition of Kazuki beside you within your cockpit. He's at ease, wanting to check up on you.]

You're doing just fine. Just remember your training, and the times you've been sent out before. You aren't alone. All of us are fighting with you.

[Kazuki's appearance fades again as the battle continues. You're able to calm down thanks to his reassurance. Even so, you continue to remain linked with both he and everyone. If you need anything, all you need to do is speak up.

Soon, you're back in the hangar and exiting the pod-shaped cockpit, along with four other pilots, and Kazuki, who then approaches you.]

How are you feeling? Let's hurry on and go for our check-up.
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[ peace ]

Welcome to Rakuen. Feel free to take a seat anywhere.

[Kazuki says cheerfully from behind the counter. The air is filled with the scent of food, and the ambiance of the café is warm and friendly. A number of others are seated throughout, chatting amongst each other, while enjoying their meal. This isn't the true Rakuen, back on Tatsumiya Island, Kazuki's homeland, but Watatsumi Island's version of the café isn't too bad.

A boy, no older than maybe 4, soon approaches the table. In his small hands he carefully holds a tray with a glass of ice water on it. He lifts it up to offer it to the guest before returning to Kazuki, looking quite pleased with himself and expresses as such. Kazuki chuckles and lightly ruffles the boy's sandy blonde hair.]

Good job, Soushi. You're doing very well.

[It isn't too long before Kazuki goes to take the person's order. Curry is by far the most popular, here.]


[ooc: * Going along w that gif, initially connecting can make the nerves feel like they're on fire, basically. Also, BOTH OF THESE ARE LUCID for Kazuki.]

Backside of the TV

[You're in a maze. It might be a sauna, hot and muggy and thick with steam. Or maybe it's a strip club, dark with violet curtains covering the walls and secret corners with music pounding through the air and whispers you can't quite make out as you wander the corridors. Maybe you're in what looks like a video game with blocky, artificial looking dungeon walls and floors. Or perhaps it's a secret base like you'd see in an action movie, the kind with sliding blast doors and scaffolding to climb around on. Maybe your maze is beautiful, like a fairy tale, or the way a child would imagine heaven, full of clouds and flowers and somehow heartbreakingly sad.

You can wander around whichever maze you find yourself in. Maybe you'll stay there, maybe they all begin to blur together and you find yourself drifting from one to another as you explore the hallways. They all have one thing in common though; they're full of Shadows, dark monsters that you can sneak past or fight. Probably fight, since Kanji is with you every step of the way, folding chair sling easily over his shoulder and looking for some action. He's wearing a pair of glasses, and you may notice you have a pair on, too. Pick whatever style you'd like, but if you take them off your surroundings will be lost in a fog that makes your head hurt. Try not to get lost in it.]

A: Free concert time

[It was pure luck that, while out and about, Jae-Ha happened upon a music shop. Most all of the instruments present were more foreign than not, but that's to no surprise. He took one of the vertical wooden flutes, but even more pleasing was that there was an erhu. It actually looks almost just like the one he had at home, too. Of course he had to have it.

A little while later and he's back at one of his favorite places in this otherwise god forsaken Dome: perched right on the ledge of one of Marina's tallest buildings. The rain has eased up a little bit, but he came prepared with an umbrella, which he has resting against the structure just behind him.

Jae-Ha is at ease from the moment he begins to play. Sometimes a more playful tune, or at other times, something more akin to a lullaby. Either way, the music carries.]

B: Other

[Some time later he's at the Athletic Center. Although the bo staff isn't his usual or preferred weapon, he seems to be wielding it rather skillfully. When not doing so, he can be found engaged with one of the hanging punching bags. Which he's using for his fists, yes, but also his legs. His moves are very fluid, and again he appears to be a talented fighter, but he's somewhat avoiding using his right leg. Otherwise, he'd really send the bag flying off its chains.

He can also be found at the Media Store, presently inspecting a digital camera. Which he has no damn clue what it's supposed to be.]


[ooc: have a couple other examples. ♥ ]

( Cut action for anyone on the floating island prior to or during the Video )

[Video]

Good morning-! [Yuuki smiled and lifted a hand up next to her head to give a small wave to the camera, despite the gloomy weather.] Or maybe it is closer to noon now? My name is Yuuki. I think most know, but I haven't really used my communicator all that much since returning. I have a couple of questions for people who have been here for quite some time. [With a faint frown she continued.] I know this is a virtual reality- but I want to speak to the people who were here when individuals awoke from it and into our true prison. I'd like to know what you saw and experienced if you were there for it. And has anyone spoken to the engineers themselves? [There has to be a way to contact them, too.] I'd really appreciate even just the smallest bit of information you have to offer. Thank you!

[The feed went dark as she turned off the live feed to await any responses. That was-- until she remembered something. It flickered back to life.]

Ahh... one more thing. Does anyone know anything about... gardening? [It might seem like an odd question, but there it was.] If you have any skill in that kind of thing... I'd like to talk to you as well. Thank you again!

[Action - Some time after the video feed]

[While Yuuki was content to remain with her thoughts in the moment, there were a number of things she wanted to get done during the day, too. While the island was peaceful, she couldn't do it while up here, either. So after collecting her thoughts and having listened to what others had to say, she moved on up to the edge of the island. It really was high up. That was what made it isolated enough to find alone time, though, too.

Anyone who saw her could have mistaken the scene, should they have happened along at just the right-- or wrong moment. With a step forward she stepped over the edge of the floating island, and plunged down.

Happen upon a girl suddenly 'falling' from the sky?]