[Those who come by the studio early will find that there is a note on the door. The door isn't locked, the supplies are set out as they have been each day at the beginning of class.

The teacher will not be coming today.]

{OOC: Yeah, someone didn't take a certain person showing up yesterday very well. Anyone who wants can react to the note, tag each other about the art class, etc, since Soubi won't be showing up and it'll be there all day.}

[Hiling can be found in the park, perched atop a picnic table, her legs swinging beneath her. Occasionally adding to their number with a gentle blow into the bubble wand, she watches them float around her and away. After all the excitement of yesterday, she can only hope today will be half as interesting.]

[ morning, and the incident is over; all well and good, of course. but he and Tear did make plans to meet and, ah, compare notes, so Jade is in the park this morning, waiting for her.

...and, because he doesn't like to waste time, also performing something of a Fonic Artes exhibition. he draws the glyphs with his mind and a circle lights up around him; then he speaks the incantation, and a BURST of rock erupts from the earth, or a HAIL of icy water falls down upon it. this is something Jade likes to do, every few days, to check on his limitations in this place. it doesn't feel like a Fon Slot Seal, but that doesn't mean it won't give a little, if he can feel out how it works.

so: if the light show in the park catches your attention, feel free to ask the nice man in the military uniform what he's doing. ]

[somehow he's ended up in a hospital room with a feverish Jun, but he can't relax while listening to him mumble and turn in his sleep, so he has relocated to a well-decorated waiting room area, curled up with his legs tucked up to his chest. the worst of his injuries are mostly fixed, but he is ignoring the rest of the pain and the aches and the protesting of his newly-repaired bones.

[he has Jun's headphones on again. it's helping him not to think about everything that's happened.

[they're all gone again, but he has so many questions still. so many things he wants to know... but instead of missing them or regretting the lost opportunities, he's going to just -- focus on the music. he told himself he wasn't going to worry anymore]

[she flips the communicator on mid-song. soft singing]

I know an old lady who swallowed a fly~
I don't know why she swallowed the fly~
I gu~ess~ she'll die~

[abruptly stops]

....It's not fair. Acumen shouldn't be allowed to do mean things like this. I want to see my family again! It's been so long since I've seen any of them too. I wish I saw Papa.

[Private to Gin]

Gin! You're taking me out today. [so insistent]

[ooc: SOB. I hope this is okay Li!]

[It's afternoon, and Ushiro's been released from the hospital with a warning to not exert himself too much.]

[As if he'll listen.]

[He's dragged himself to sector six, to the training hall, and found a training dummy. He starts to punch it, not caring that he should probably be wearing gloves for this, not caring that he's not even trying to punch properly, not caring that he shouldn't be doing this anyway.]

[Kana's gone. She didn't deserve to be here, but she's gone. At least that Kana got to live. At least he got to apologize.]

[But Kana's gone, and it makes him want to scream in frustration - instead, he just continues to punch the dummy.]

[In a small side room in the athletic center, there's something that looks rather like a Jacuzzi. One couldn't be faulted for mistaking it for such, if it weren't for certain key discrepancies:

• The water in the pool is not clear, but rather sludgy and gross-looking.
  
• There is a human girl kneeling by the side of the pool, one ear underwater, and restrained in place with metal clamps around her neck and head.

The girl is not moving. If you look closely, though, something under the surface is.]

((It's feeding time, so if anyone wants to flip out and make terrible assumptions about what's going on here...! Since I'd rather avoid time paradoxes, I'd rather do only one thread in this post (though multiple people in one thread is fine). FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.))

You know, if someone told me that I'd end up in a underwater prison controlled by a dumb robot with a bunch of weird freaks and stupid stuff happening -- I'd call them crazy.

And just look where I am now. I wonder how long it'll take before they have to wrap me up in a straitjacket.

[Private To Naoya]

I need to talk to you.

My dear Midori... [smirky at the camera~]

Happy to loan you another piece of clothing, but I'm going to need my coat back, kitten.

((OOC: He is clothed, despite the icon. I just found it apropos XD;))

[ His legs have actually started to ache from all the walking. The knots in them ease as he kneels in front of the strange tree in the park, but he wants them to keep hurting. Anything is better than being allowed to think.

The power in the tree is almost a beacon; a soft light in the back of his mind, one that lured him from the mindless circling in the park. But, even here, he feels like he's struggling to breathe.

Gone... just gone. Stolen away, back to his replacement, back to the threat of that man and... leaving him alone.

He can't breathe, can't see... the dirt under his fingernails as he digs them into the ground isn't enough to distract him. ]

Subaru... [ breath hitches ] Come back.

[Today is music class day! Technically it's the second day of the class, but since the first fell on the same day as GIR's event, today is the first 'proper' lesson.

Zelda will be letting her students know that her fellow teacher, Jun, will not be attending because he is not feeling well. Therefore, today's lesson will focus mainly on the ocarina and harp, along with any instruments that the more experienced students are familiar with. For the most part, Zelda will be concentrating on the beginners today, teaching them how to work with these instruments and how to play a few simple songs. The advanced students are encouraged to help them.]

((OOC: Please tag under the appropriate header inside the post. Feel free to interact with each other.))

[Elizabeth has been worried this morning. Her mother and dead uncle are gone now, sadly no chance of saying good bye. It saddens her a bit, but she isn't going to let the slumps get her down! She remembers that the school is finished and classes are running currently. Should she join or if she mentions something about it, Ciel would say something and Sebastian will have to take care of her lessons as well. So complicated for her to make decisions, even though rich girls like her don't really go to school and have tutors do everything for them.]

[She decided to think about this over a nice, warm cup of tea. She put the catalog under her arm as both of her hands are being used to carry the plate of tea, carefully and making sure not to spill any on herself or the ground. Outside the mansion is a small table with two chairs, which was perfect for her. She set the tea cup down and took a seat, already getting to read the catalog. She knows how to dance, so maybe she can help with Ribbon's dance class....]

[Anyone passing by the large house in Sector 5 will notice the thinking girl with her tea. Care to help her out or just bother her on this nice morning?]