[It's a calm, still night in Marina. Anyone outside enjoying the evening, on their dates perhaps, might spare a thought for the blanket of featureless night that covers the high dome.]

[Look up at the right time tonight, and you'll notice a rather jarring change. One moment the obscure shroud of darkness, and the next the dome is suddenly emitting a gentle light. Starlight. Suddenly the entire dome is covered in a sparkling array of stars. Different sizes, some even slightly different colors. Someone from Earth might recognize familiar constellations.]

Good evening, Marina. I hope everyone has enjoyed the celebration today. Winry and I had a gift to add to the festivities -- the night sky, especially tonight, should have stars looking down on us. She did a wonderful job making the projector, so we all owe her our thanks.

Ah, it was nothing, really. I'm just glad to be of help. Ahahaha!

This is what the sky looks like on Earth, my world of origin. We will be able to make more templates, if anyone can point us to a stellar map of their home world.

There'll also be the likeness of a moon, though it's in the new moon phase right now. It should go through all the phases every thirty days, since that seems to be a common feature.

The projector will also shift slightly every day as goes along with the seasonal flow here, but we can always set it to any particular point in time if there are star- or constellation-based holidays that fall outside the seasonal flow.

I hope you enjoy the starry sky!

((OOC: Obvious font color is obvious, but if not: Blue = Winry, Pink = Lacus. Tags may be answered by Winry or Lacus, just specify if you want one or the other. Lacus and Winry are in the park. Threadjacks are encouraged (unless marked closed or private)! As Winry said, there is no moon in the sky for now, but there will be. The moon will go through its phases as it would on Earth unless the template is changed, rising and setting each night. Enjoy~))

[There's a chuckle, because Muraki is watching everything from the background, not bidding on anyone, but seeing who wins. Rido has been amusing so far, but it's obvious he doesn't have everything he needs.]

[To Rido]

You seem to be having some trouble, tonight. Would you like to have more breathing room?

[It had been bothering him for hours, but he'd managed to ignore it with a few extra pills--ones Sasuke does not know he carries. Having his Sharingan activated for so long--and so often in the recent days--must have aggravated his symptoms more than he expected. Usually the pills are enough.

He and Sasuke are walking back to their residence in silence, and he can feel the burning sensation like the heavy tickle of a flame in his chest. It's not one he can ignore or push back. He opens his mouth to breathe in--

And coughs. And coughs. He can't stop.

He brings his hand to his mouth, but it's too late, there's blood on his lips and in his palm and Itachi reaches out to prop himself against whatever might be there--a building, a lamp post, anything--still coughing.]

{OOC: For anyone who may be a bit confused: Itachi has a terminal illness. It has many symptoms resembling tuberculosis, but the exact illness is never stated in the manga.}

[What with how badly his condition was acting up the other day, Yoite should probably be taking it easy. And, for the most part, he has. He's remained in the room he arrived in, only came out once to give Haruhi his 'money', and after grabbing a couple loaves of bread retreated.

All the hubbub going on throughout the day about this auction nonsense has made him mostly want to hide in his room. There was a time or two he considered asking where a basement was, but decided against it, figuring if they were at the bottom of the ocean they probably couldn't get much further down.

Hunger is imminent and unavoidable at this stage. He's sat long enough he's decided. Now, that he isn't bound by that heavy ball, he shouldn't have to bother anyone to retrieve him a meal. It's very pathetic. He's extremely pitiful without Kira and he can hardly stand it. So. Back to the kitchen he's headed. Keeping close to walls, just in case he has a small attack, and also if anyone's out still trying to avoid people. Long, silent, determined strides. If it seemed worth it, he might spirit his way into the kitchen then back to where he's taken up residence, but it doesn't.

Maybe he'll find some more math to do after he feeds himself before bed. The ones Lenalee gave him were finished a couple hours after she had left that day.]

[Waiting inside the Club, the place was known for playing all types of music: electronic, dance, house, pop, etc. None of those were heard but only romantic ballads, just for the mood of the people who were celebrating Valentine's Day. Adrianna was sitting on a chair facing the bar, leaning her left arm on the stool with her face in one hand and the other holding her drink. She was drinking a strawberry margarita, every once in a while looking at the entrance to see Faith, Len and Rin arriving.

She was thinking about her date with Len, and she didn't know what to do. How is she going to react? What would Navid think about someone dating his girlfriend? Why does she feel nervous with only thinking about it?... Okay, okay! She needed to calm down and only relaaaaax. Ade didn't want to ruin the happy upcoming atmosphere and her only priority was enjoying the night with her friends.]

[Okay, enough of this date auction hullabaloo, it was time for something a little more fun. They hadn't played this game in a looooong time, so it was way overdue!]

It's time for a game!

[Both Hikaru and Kaoru put on a hat, evil grins upon their faces~. They moved in unison. They spoke in unison. They put on their whole routine, hoping that everyone would pay attention to them and play their little game.]

Join us, one and all, and play the Which is Hikaru gaaaame~!!


[ooc: All spoken text is bolded to indicate that they are both speaking in unison. For those of you who are not familiar with their "routine," I will provide two clips for you. the first. the second. HAVE FUN. 8D]

[Having missed the auction, Conrad sets about searching the Shelter for Yuuri to see how things went. Hopefully he's not out on a date already!]

((OOC: Please ask before tagging. Recalibration in process!))