[Allen is sitting in the shelter dining hall, surrounded by piles and piles of plates, bowls, and possibly one or two entire animal skeletons. He has his head resting on his folded arms.

[...it is a subtle distinction between this and the volume of food he normally consumes, but he has been here more or less all day.]

[The video clicks on to show a confused looking Rosa.]

I have some questions.

Why are people covered in little black stars and - I don't even know what that other person was covered in. I've heard a bit about some sort of illness. Can you please explain to me what it's about? Anyone?

[When Xion opens her eyes, it feels like it's the first time since Axel carried her home again. She thinks she remembers a guy with black hair, but....does Acumen arrest robots? ...really weird robots?

It's only now that she realizes that she is not in her own bed. And it isn't Axel's either...

...is that a needle in her arm?!]

You'll all be pleased to know I have parted ways with my ball and chain and even more favorably some meager semblance of my powers has been restored. I'm now almost as powerful as a Norwellian dung beetle or a Tranoville flea. [This is sarcasm, kids] But at least I'm not cursed with human-like abilities anymore. [No, really.]

How do you muddle through? Everything is so...time consuming. [Genuine interest.]

Also, you should really see what you can do about this sleeping problem. You're even less interesting to watch while you sleep.

(OOC: Norwellian and Tranoville are just planets I've made up. Any resemblance to actual or fictional planetary systems is incidental. But HE is not making them up.)

[Euphie's actually been feeling a little better after another long nap. In fact, she's practically sitting up if you ignore all the pillows keeping her in place as she makes her video post. She's still in pink pajamas and she looks tired, but she doesn't sound as sluggish as before.]

It's hard not to think about sleep with so much of it going on. Does anyone have any favorite bedtime stories or lullabies they want to share?

[Looks like conversation with Euphemia has brought up some memories of before Ichigo had been brought here. He hadn't been too happy with himself or the situation at that time. The fact he couldn't even answer Rukia's simple question is also alarming. It isn't right and he knows that. Doesn't mean he feels like discussing it publicly or in any way that other people could eavesdrop.

Something's different about his hollowfication. He knows this, but what he doesn't know. Ichigo doesn't really have any idea how bad it had been this last time and now he's not sure he even wants to ask. Sure, he knows his hollow side is violent, but to stab Ishida... To have that fight with Ulquiorra end like that... It's coming back and it's unwanted.

So at the moment he's sitting on the bleachers at the ice rink. Minding his own. Course that might not be how it is in a few minutes. The kid might end up breaking something out of frustration with himself and having all this shit on his mind.]