[Valentine's day...

She should be ecstatic, but all she can do is restlessly pace the grounds and wonder about Ashton. Any minute now, that woman will be doing the procedure, and despite all her promises that it's safe - well, Reira can't help but worry, honestly. Not after everything she poured out to him last night, and the kisses they shared.

They should be out celebrating, she thinks sadly. Why do those dragons matter so much to him?

She stops at the beach, when Shin, who's been walked out at her side, starts to whimper and claw at her leg. She takes off her sweater-coat and lays it on the sand, then sits with Shin in her lap, who very quickly falls asleep. Her restless eyes wander the false horizon, looking for anything that might comfort her.]

[So, it's been a few days since her arrival, and Mami has found her way to the beach. It is a very nice beach, from what she can see. ... However, she came from a farmin' village, and she has only this to say about it:]

Ah wonder if we can go fishin' here...

[... Wait, that's not why she turned on the video thing! Okay, now she's talking at the... Well. Whoever's listening.]

Aye, well - this place is no' so bad, though I got a question. Wha's this - holiday ye all're talkin' abou'? Valen-somethin' day? Ah never heard o' it before.

[Naoya snorts at the list of crimes that scroll in front of his eyes. And laughing. A lot.]

This list is incomplete. Very much so. Then again, they'd probably run out of data if they listed them all... even if half of them are Loki's fault.

And what kind of crime is 'looking unreasonably fashionable', anyway? ... Though I suppose I can't disagree with that one.

[He shakes his head.]

Still... of course, He would seek to imprison me. And yet... this doesn't seem to be a place of His making. It's not His style, really... and there's a distinct lack of angels.

I suppose all I can do right now is wait. Unless someone here knows more about this place... this is broadcasting to a network, I can tell that much.

So who do I gotta play nice with to get Zangetsu back?

Valentines Day, huh?

[Kyoya pushes his glasses up from the bridge of his nose and shrugs. He's writing in his notebook while he's talking and barely looks up except to push his glasses up again. He's in his room but the door is open, and anybody could just walk right in if they wanted.]

I don't see what the big deal is.

[Sure he may get plenty of gifts from girls each year, but it's not like they mean anything to him. Fortunately for him, he's always had the distraction of the host club and his family's company to make him forget that he had nobody that could make the day special for him.]

It's just away for all the annoying couples to be more troublesome than usual, and show off that they have someone to the people that don't.

[But he's sooooooo not bitter at all.]

It's just an annoying, troublesome day.

[Nope. Not at all.]

[He'd been stalling, because he wasn't sure what would happen if he did this.

He had made a promise to himself that he would never do anything that could be considered disloyal to Kaname-sama again. But he had also made a promise to Lenalee.

Somehow to two of them could be brought together.

And that is why Aidou takes a brief leave of his house--something he hasn't been doing recently--to go to the shelter and leave a certain black box with a pendant inside outside of Lenalee's room. He almost knocks to get the attention of whoever may possibly be inside, but decides against it and turns to leave.]

{OOC: Feel free to run into Aidou BEFORE he makes it to Lenalee's room or AFTER, just put when in the subject-line.}

[Fou-Lu found himself wandering aimlessly around the dome after the encounter with Ryu and Saix. It had blown up in his face so completely that he couldn't have predicted it, even in his most pessimistic thoughts. He had been a fool to place trust in the Nobody, especially given he'd already been betrayed once. Mortals cannot change their ways, after all. All he needs is Ryu, and all that is left to do is throw himself into finding a way around Sentience's defenses.]

[But for now, he wanders. Without a clear purpose, not even bothering to hide how clearly dazed he feels.]

[she sounds so amused] Well, shit. Nothing like a good Valentines if you have alcohol and a bed buddy.

Too bad more than half the people here are tight asses underage. Though there's really nothing that's stopping them.

And I'm pretty sure none of us have bed buddies.

[ooc: strike outs can be heard by those people with incredibly good hearing. Faith doesn't keep it on the down low]