[Ashton sounds tired, and his voice is shaking a little. There might be the faint sounds of hospital equipment in the background.] I hear... things, outside. What's going on?

Please... tell me it's not like that beast I just saw. There was this large brown... thing! I think it was like a horse, except it had these huge antlers and it just kept... staring at me.

I-I'm kind of scared. [Someone just had one really weird nightmare.]

[She's gotten soft. Fighting a group of enemies used to be a daily occurrence that she hacked through and then moved on from. Now she's barely ten minutes into a fight and she's gotten hit at least five times.

The sandwiches she brought for patrol are long gone, and thick monster blood splashes over her own bleeding wounds with every slice through a raptor she makes. She was able to activate a prayer, surrounding herself with a corona of light that should have repelled all physical attacks, but half of the lizards are still managing to hit her. And she's already got less than two minutes of that protection left. Power reduction is such a bitch.

She strikes down what by all rights should be the last one, but it lets out a screech with its dying breath and another pack comes running out of the fog. Dammit. Sword at the ready, she ducks into an alleyway in the hopes that they won't be able to swarm her this time.]

[The voice turns abruptly on to the sounds of the communicator clattering to the floor, and the sounds of struggling and flailing.]

Gah-- What are you-- Lavi! Put me down!



((ooc: action for Lavi and Allen, also open to Naoya. voice open to anyone. warning for Lavi/Allen threadjacks everywhere))

[Action]

What are these things...? [Sitting in his big comfortable chair looking out the window at the fog. He swears he sees something...moving out there. What is it? For a split second he sees something that is clearly not...safe, and it's trying to get into his mansion. He hears the scratching and banging on the walls and it's just not a good thing.] How dare these creatures try to break into my mansion...?

[Walks out into the entrance area, strangely unafraid and turns his communicator to voice.]

For any of those who happen to be near my mansion, I would suggest you get inside. Those monsters don't exactly look friendly.

[Filtered to Elizabeth.] Stay safe, Lizzie. Don't do anything reckless... [He doesn't know where you are, otherwhise he would be yelling at you to come to him where he thinks it's safe.]

[Action again. He doesn't need his communicator for this.] Sebastian. Don't let those things get into my mansion.

[[OOC: This will hopefully make up for my abrupt two-day absence. Feel free to interact with him. It would be lovely.]]

[Getting a yawn out of the way, before he makes his call to Kitty (the elder).] Morning, Kitty. I don't suppose you've got any time for those lessons today? I know yesterday was hectic -- and I'm all kinds of sore -- but time is short.

[Not that he felt the need to sweeten the pot at all, but it never hurt to offer something in return.] I'll even bring something to eat.