[ Ryo had been figuring out the functions of the communicator and was going through the literature provided in the basket over tea when Touma had made his presence known. It's not that he eavesdropped, but he did catch bits and pieces of the conversations through the network (it made him a tad uneasy, and he can't wait to learn the private functions soon enough.)

He was anxious and restless and took it upon himself to prepare another batch of tea for when Seiji returns with Touma.

... And maybe Touma would like the candy and the rest of the cookies he didn't touch from his basket. ]


(( OOC: Post is backdated a little after Touma Hashiba's arrival. ))

Good morning, inmates. It is the 123rd day of the third generation. I am pleased to note that no new inmates were freed from their restraints. The system appreciates your cooperation.

The weather will continue to be warm, so be advised against doing activities without sufficient hydration or cooling.

Inmates Hiling Care and Hokuto Sumeragi, the items you requested are available by the entrance to Sector 0.

[Nill is up bright and early this morning, taking her time to look around the place further on her way to the shelter's dining area. Once there she's... a bit lost, not used to such big areas or the little robots. Thankfully she'd been shown to the kitchen itself before and goes to stand by the entrance; people and robot watching while she waited was pretty interesting.]



((OOC: intended for Nakama, but feel free to come keep her company while she waits if you want~))

[The video comes on, and Allelujah is visible through some drool on the communicator. He has a bird on his shoulder, and he's smiling gently at it, before looking off into the distance.]

- really don't know what kind of bird it is. Maybe I should look it up.

[He pauses, and shakes his head.]

Of course I can't take her home. Akito's cat might get to her… it's kind of a shame.

[A rather scruffy little kitten climbs into Allelujah's lap, and his eyes widen slightly before he reaches down and pets it on the head.]

You're so small… kind of like how I used to be.

[There's a loud bark, and the communicator goes skittering across the floor towards Allelujah.]

Huh? Oh… I didn't realize I dropped it. Wait, is it record -

[He shuts off the video.]

[Her brief encounter with Kallen still weighed heavily on Euphie's mind and heart. Her talk with Ryoji had helped, but then the night brought an onslaught of nightmares. She stayed in bed until late that morning, but it felt like she'd never closed her eyes.

Still, she didn't want to worry anyone, so she forced herself to get up. Her body was stiff and sore because of the wounds to her stomach from the werewolf attack and the lack of rest made her limbs heavy and sluggish.

The nightmares that plagued her were still fresh in her mind. In one of them she'd let herself succumb to the remaining geass that Cross hadn't been able to dispel. She'd happily let it take over and was hurting—no, killing—the people she had come to care about. People she loved. And all it took was a simple knife from their kitchen. She could almost see the blood stains on the floor she was walking now.

Her steps slow as she hears voices in the main room.]

Lelouch? Are you home?


(OOC: Housemates, if you want to tag in separately from the main thread you can!)

((OOC: As discussed on the Monday meme last week, Komui is calling a meeting for the Order members to fill him in on what he's missed, discuss Important Matters, all that jazz. We are handwaving the actual invitations so please presume that your kid was asked by Komui -- if you don't want to participate it's all good, just please let me know whether you want your muse's presence handwaved or whether you want us to play as if they were ICly absent. This is a mingle post so please make new threads and tag around; if you don't tag Komui he will tag you!))
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[Half of the library room Komui procured for his meeting is a holy mess. Within two hours of being here he's spread papers from wall to wall. The other half, however, has some light refreshments -- the bots can be seen bringing them in, so no Komui had no hand in making them (if any of you were worried). He'll go ahead and make his announcement to get things started once everyone seems to be here.]