[His room looks like something from a horror house and he has headache from all the noise over the communicator and in the room next door--not to mention the noise that woke him up far too late into the night when a certain person came home with "company"--and Itachi can feel the urge to possibly hit something.

And now the kitchen has also been distorted and he can't find what he needs to make tea.

...Why did he agree to move in with Kitty in the first place?

He needs a distraction. And since the people here seem to enjoy answering questions...]

Something for your thoughts. If you had to know the day of your death or the manner of your death, which would you choose?

Neither is not a viable answer.

{OOC: Action open to people in the house.}

[ ...well, isn't this just fascinating.

you might find Jade wandering very sedately down the street; he's easy to spot because, at least at the moment, he has an orb of light in the air above him. he needs the light, almost less for actually seeing than for the furious scribbling he's doing in a very small notebook.

to himself, as he walks: ] An escalation, certainly... But what does it mean?

What the fu--

[Having only gotten about three hours of sleep before the siren rips through the air, Saki is not impressed. She's still in her clothes from the previous day, sprawled out lazily on Jun's spare futon (and trying not to roll over and accidentally crush the cat who decided to sleep with her) -- but then she gets up, and when she opens her eyes, the room is still pitch black.]

((OOC: Once again open to housemates and friends!))

[She doesn't think there's anybody home when her knocks go unanswered. It isn't so much the concept of being a polite house guest as much as the fact that she stole the school's coffee maker and needed someone to open the door for her. When no one does, she lets herself in, setting the thing down on the kitchen counter.]

Naoya! [Calling up, ideally to the second floor but really just shouting,] Where do you keep your mugs? [Then, mostly to herself,] Can't find anything in this place...

[There's a soft hum at her feet and Saki glances down to see quite possibly the most evil looking cat ever, sprawled out and purring and batting at her shoelaces with a paw. She gives it a gentle nudge with her foot.] Uh, shoo! Go. Go on.

[... why do people even have cats.]

((OOC: Open to anyone who has a reason to be at Jun and Naoya's house.))

If you were running the prison, what would you do differently?

[She's in the library, having taken up an entire small table with books, a few empty paper cups that were once filled with coffee, and a pad of yellow lined paper; she's been writing for a while. At her feet is a medium sized shopping bag, filled with everything she owns that's worth keeping -- which isn't much.]

Good evening to both old, as well as new inmates. Hopefully all those who have arrived have grown somewhat adjusted to the environment here despite the startling circumstances. [ politeness aside -- he clears his throat. ]

My name is Howard Link and I am an inspector for the Central Branch of the Vatican. Currently my assignment is to act as an escort for Allen Walker for an undetermined duration of time -- time that I am expected to keep even here. Thus, I would like to know all of those here who are acquainted with him. Just names will be sufficient.

Thank you in advance.

[[ooc: Link wants to know all about your CR with Allen 8). feel free to threadjack everywhere.]]

[Time for some answers. Cross is marching toward Jun's place (yes, he knows where it is because he's Cross), wearing a stern expression. Cross not happy, Jun got some 'splaining to do.]

[Little does he know that he has yet another hurdle to pass before he arrives...]

((First thread is Midori, and then he's on the lookout for Jun. Allen also has threadjacking rights!))

[It's a little while before she actually makes it to Jun's house, hair still damp from a very hurried shower. Knocking at the door, perhaps a bit more excitedly than necessary.] Jun!

I pinched myself three times, but I’m still not waking up. It’s really very strange. [ small considering pause ]

On TV, there’s always a big emphasis on how intimidating a prison is. It’s supposed to be a place that no one wants to go after all. But this one is...different. It’s very beautiful -– as if it belongs to the top ten best places to visit. [ smile. a perfect n_n face. ] If I didn’t know any better I’d think that I won a prize!

[The voice coming across the communicator sounds very tired.]

Mathematics class will be canceled for today. That is all.

[Click.]

[Jun's never been good at staying out of trouble. And with the monsters back, he's out on the prowl...or more correctly, Bel is. The dark doesn't bother Bel, but what the both of them might see in this place...that's anyone's guess, isn't it.

He stops in a park to call out over the communicator, and his eyes glow like pinpoints. His voice is mostly the same, but carries a strange, barely-there echo to it.]

Is anyone still outside? Tell me roughly where you are and I'll find you.

[It's what his host wants, and he'll do it. And unlike the time before, this time Bel won't let him see anything.]

Hey, uh...nurse ladies? Did that work? Can you understand me now? [Are they nurses? Those books didn't really have pictures of nurses in clothing sao...um...like whatever these women are wearing.] I'm right here, so don't runaway! You're supposed to get somewhere safe. Can't you hear me?

Hey, I--[His voice abruptly stops and there's a gasp and then silence for a moment before Alma continues with a voice filled with confusion and possibly even fear.] Wh-What happened to your...?

[Another gasp that sounds more like a choked gurgle and then a cry of pain that is cut short.]

{OOC: Alma found a pack of Nurses and tried to talk to them. >>}

[Midori's transporting an armful -- several armfuls, actually -- of fabrics from the store to the shelter when the entire street goes dark.]

[Her immediate response is to faceplant.]

[The fabrics go everywhere and her hands hit the ground first -- hard, enough to scrape and break the skin of her palms. There's a mild, subdued 'ngh' as she rights herself to a sitting position, reaching down to poke at her ankle, angled in a slightly funny direction.]

[It's a bit hard to get herself up and she doesn't want to leave the pile of fabrics behind, even though they'll all need to be cleaned now, but she does manage to pull herself to a bench a few feet away.]

What's going on? The -- [yeah, everyone can probably see that the lights are out] -- is everyone okay?

[After he's gorged himself on lunch, Allen heads to the arcade to wait for Asuka. He's dressed down a bit, with Timcanpy riding happily on his shoulder, and will be entertaining himself with Pac-Man until she arrives. It's sort of a lazy day today... Maybe everyone's preoccupied thinking of things to write to the people they're missing.

[So, maybe it's more melancholy than lazy. But there's nothing wrong with a little of that. And he definitely prefers it to having some sort of crisis to handle where lives are at stake.]


((Feel free to encounter him while he's playing around at the arcade~))

[Jun does not like hospitals. He also does not like being ill when there are things to do. People to help. So Jun managed to evade the hospital robots and escape the place, and for a while, he felt fine.

But now, Jun is currently wobbling through a part, flushed and a bit sweaty from a massive fever, and...talking to a tree. He appears to be asking 'Captain Wingnut' for directions to his house, before thanking the tree and wandering off...in the completely wrong direction.

Seems it was a bit too early to leave the hospital, after all.]

[ooc; Jun has a very high fever and is currently hallucinating. He's wandering all over Marina--feel free to either help him or make things worse. :D]

[The communicator comes on, and a tall, good-looking blond man is peering into the video. A few of you may recognize Peony.]

You can hear me now, right? I just wanted to say, this is the classiest kidnapping attempt anyone's ever made on me. Also the only one that got past the "attempt" part. Whoever you are, you do great work. The butterflies are a really amazing touch. They manage to puncture all the alarm of waking up to find out you've been abducted.

And, while I'm admiring, is this device fontech? I've never seen anything quite like it before.

[ Sounds a little panicked ]

Guys! Guys! We have a problem!

I've got dropping life signs in Sector Five!

((ooc: The request for help consists of a DF member (or members) coming in to break up the fight.))

[A very familiar face stares at the screen, although he seems much...calmer than normal.]

...I've heard this is a prison. I'd very much appreciate if one of you could give me more details on that matter.

[He chuckles.] My little brother and I have some work to be getting back to.

So this thing is like a cellphone, oka - woah!

[A semi-familiar face peers into the communicator, blinking hard.]

This... this isn't where I'm supposed to be. Why am I under the ocean? If Loki's playing some sort of trick on me, this isn't funny.

Um... hi! Can anyone tell me where I am? My name's Jun Takashi.

[[ooc; Naoya-route Jun, essentially. /will dance around this to prevent muncest]]

[just.this face. a very familiar yet extremely feminine face.]

[then-]

Alright Noah. Come on out. I'd call it clever, but I've already seen it before. This place is packed. Disgusting.