[IS EVERYONE WATCHING? LISTENING? HE SURE HOPES SO! It was time to try having everyone's attention! Hikaru wanted to do it sooner, but everyone was so concerned over the fire earlier that he knew it'd steal all the attention, and this he did not approve of!]

It's cold... [hugs himself, before reaching a hand out to place against Kaoru's cheek]

Ah Kaoru, come a little closer. I... I need your warmth! Let me hold you before someone tries to steal you away from me! I need you now more than ever!

It's okay, you don't have to be shy... It's okay if everyone sees! In fact, I hope they do, if only to show them that which they cannot have!

[So full of dots; it's not even funny]

So...is all this...normal?

Okay, guys. I know we've already had a firefight on our hands this morning, but we need to do more, and we need to do it fast.

We're all freezing and lighting fires, but never mind the obvious danger, those fires are burning up our oxygen faster than we already were. We're going to be in trouble soon if we don't do something.

Lelouch and Murata have put together that there's a control panel or something that will give us access to the prison's systems, and that it's probably in Sector 1 or Sector 5. If we found it, we might be able to turn on the ventilation, the electricity, the heat; the works. [a beat] Maybe even find a way home, who knows.

So, volunteers. Who wants to go on a scavenger hunt?

--Ah, and anyone who would like to help check out the park for clues about how that fire got started is also welcome to do so, but Kaname said he's already on that. He doesn't need help, but he'll report back to me with what he finds.

[ Joshua is not a happy camper. Nope. Not at all. That fire incident, aside, he is freezing. He's not really used to all this cold, His Shibuya never really quite getting cold enough to even snow. So at the moment, Joshua is pretty miserable.

Looks like he's been sticking this ordeal out in the common room for a change. Joshua doesn't care about how many people are there and what he's picking up when it comes to what they are thinking. He's cold. That's what matters here.

Which is why he is on one of the couches. Layered up. There's even a blanket wrapped tightly around him. Those violet eyes are peering out and doing nothing to hide his agitation and irritability. Whoever is responsible? If Joshua finds out? Well he might just be a little vengeful in his own personal way. But for now he's going to try to keep warm. Oh how he really misses Shibuya now... ]

[Muraki is in one of the commons rooms, holding a kitten in his hand, petting it.]

I found a small black kitten with green eyes wandering outside the dome. Would it happen to belong to anyone?