[Maya turns on her headset's camera and it moves it around roughly, until it shows her younger-than-normal face. She smiles and then speaks in her higher-than-normal voice.]

Hi everyone! There's something great I want to show you!

[The camera turns around until it shows a a messy, unmade bed with purple sheets, and above it, a new poster hangs. There's even a signature on the poster, though it's kind of messy and hard to read.]

Ta da! Isn't it great!? Senti specially delivered it to me this morning!

[The camera shifts back to young Maya.]

So has anyone seen The Steel Samurai? The movie version is showing today at the movie theater! We should all go watch it today at the movie theater! I think I've talked to Hikaru, Cheri, Apollo, Spike, Kaguya, Tetris-man, Yuuki, and Yuuri so far... [Though she didn't quite mention today's showing to any of them before now...and never asked some of them to begin with.] Who else wants to come see it today?

[She doesn't like it as much as the show, but maybe she can get someone interested in it. It's easier to get someone to watch a two-hour feature than a marathon of an entire series' worth of episodes. That could come later.]

Don't miss out on the excitement and drama!

[The camera shuts off, and then after a moment, turns back on when she remembers something else she wants to say. In sharp contrast with her earlier cheerfulness, the postscript is in a worried tone:]Oh, and if anyone's seen Ema, please let me know me know.

[Shortly after the morning announcement...]

....huh?

Why is everything bigger than usual? [A bittyAki is wandering around the shelter, looking very confused]

This is weird...

Good evening, Residents! For those who I have not yet met or spoken to, my name is Aidou. It's a pleasure~

[There is a grinning blond holding a stack of papers with one hand extend as if holding something away from him.]

For the last few days I have been gathering as much information as I possibly can on the various worlds that have been connected through our presence here in Marina, and yet despite my strides in research, I have found very little overall.

So I'm posting these few yet very important questions to you, so that I can collect more data. Involvement in this surveying process is completely optional, but the more we know the more we can learn! If you want to participate, but do not want to give your answers over the network, then I can be found in the primary common room near the kitchens with the questions in paper-form. With pencils and pens!

( Onto the Questions! )

That is all! [Aidou winks, the more serious atmosphere broken.] For now. Thank you for your participation~

{OOC: Backdated to around sunset. Aidou is sitting on one of the commons room couches outside the kitchen flipping through the papers in his lap as he waits for responses. Bug him or comment to each other if you want! This log is open like a dimensional tear.}

Good morning, criminals. Today the first stage of "autumn" is now officially begun! The foliage of the trees is beginning to turn colors. It is quite a pleasing visual effect, I think. Well worth the effort. I understand that certain criminals have very strong opinions as to whether or not the remaining flora in the dome should also be made to experience the winter season. I am open to suggestions on that issue.

A number of the mini-discs from yesterday are missing. A minor issue, but I would appreciate it if you would return them.

This is...

...really for real, isn't it? I'm not dreaming? Or hallucinating?