[They're getting a pet! Johnny is very excited about this since he hasn't picked out a pet in decades. But someone is keeping him waiting.]

Cherry hurry up and get here! There's so many animals here I don't know which one to choose.

{OOC: Feel free to run into Johnny before Cherry arrives, both of them at the Pet cafe, or after while they are on they way back home?}

[There is a kitty that has his chain off now. He's been hiding, for the most part, and avoiding people. Defenseless is not something Cheshire really enjoys. He's prowling around like the cat he is, and could be just about anywhere. He's a little hungry right now, and there are many delicious smells in the dome. He's keeping pretty well hidden but the occasional flash of a red eye might be seen. And he's not above a bit of curiosity. He has currently ditched his communicator. Annoying human toy that bothers his ears. Plus he didn't know how to turn the obnoxious thing off. So he probably won't understand you unless you speak English (????) or cat. =|

Run across him? Try to pet him? Feed him? Be food for him? Provoke him? Etc Etc]

[The video clicks on and you see Charley standing in what appears to be a kitchen, with a table behind him covered in plastic bags from the convenience store. He clears his voice.]

I went shopping in Sector Five today and while I was there I came across a cat.

[He bends down and disappears from sight for a moment before reappearing with a cat cradled in his arms.]

He has a collar so I assume he isn't a stray. However it doesn't have his name on it, only a very distinct cross.

[He carries the multicolored stripped cat closer to the screen so he could show the collar clearer.]

Does the owner wish to claim him or perhaps someone who knows the owner?

[Johnny hadn't been in bed when he'd woken up this morning. He'd worried because he knew his master hasn't been feeling well and shouldn't be up walking around. After taking the time to compose himself he'd decided to just wait and see if his master would return home or at least contact him.

But he hadn't heard a word nor seen his Master at all today and it was now late in the afternoon. After hours of pacing around and trying to keep busy he'd decided to go out and look for Johnny. He was currently walking around somewhere in Sector 3, hoping to at least catch a glimpse of his missing master. So far he'd had little success and hesitantly decided to ask for some back up.]

If anyone knows the whereabouts of my Master, please let me know. I...can't find him.

[He goes silent and the connection cuts off.]

Master...where are you?

[When Lucca starts talking, it's obvious she's already figured out how the new headgear works. Well, some parts of it anyway. She doesn't quite know about the filters yet -- but she does know it works as a communications device.

So, no "AHHH WHAT IS THIS" for you, Marina - but she does have questions.]

... Right. Hello to whoever's listening, I'm Lucca Ashtear. I just arrived, and I'd like to know a couple of things. If anyone can answer these questions for me - thanks in advance.

One: Is it possible to be returned home? On that note, has anyone ever attempted a jailbreak?

Two: Does time work here the same way as it does in...mmm...wherever everyone else is from?

Three: What the heck is with these restraints? Yeah, I helped take down that chancellor, but he wasn't a good guy to begin with. And overthrow of a government - that's insane. [A brief pause.] Unless...hmm...does that mean we succeed at...

[An even longer pause as Lucca mutters to herself, too quietly for the communicator to pick up.] ... Also, if anyone could tell me more about this place, I'd appreciate it. ...I suppose that's all I have to say for now.

[End transmission. Do you dare contact her?]

[The video comes out and it's a boy blond boy with dark eyes and glasses staring at it intently with a huge grin on his face.]

Greetings, fellow priso--! [He stops, looking thoughtful and speaking as if to himself] Uh, inmates...residents...maybe...Marina..ers is nicer? Well, anyway--

Hello there! [back to smiling at the camera, because he's cheery, cheery, cheery]

I'm new here today, and while I would love to get to know all of you--really, I'd love to, it's not everyday that a boy like me gets sent to an inter-dimensional, sub-aquatic, high-tech prison--but I have an important dentist appointment to get to back home and can't miss it. Getting a root canal and Dad'll kill me if he has to cough up that kind of a copay and I don't even go--[yes, he did say that all in one breath, and might be more than a little nervous]

So...how fast can I get out of here on good behavior? And this chain kind of hurts...

[Duo is bored. He's sitting in his room in the shelter, glaring at the bot standing guard at his door. Still restrained, he supposes it's a good thing he can't go out and get in trouble with the current semi-lockdown on the place because of last night's murder, but still... he's bored. He wants out. He hates being locked up. Getting restless, he paces the length of the chain in one direction, then back the other. Used to sneaking around and being quiet when he needs to be, the grating sound of the ball dragging behind him cuts through him like a knife. So, he's been biding his time until it's gone.

But, frankly, this has really gone on long enough.]

What the hell is there to do around here?!

[He's on edge. Two days seems to be the limit. Cherry had his chains off in two days.

That means a certain someone may have had his removed, too.

That means he needs to keep Cherry occupied. But how? He's having problems even wanting to leave the house today. So he's in the house--said person can't enter if he doesn't let him.

Time to get things rolling.]

Hmm... How about a fun game~? I'll create a scenario and you can answer on what you would do if you were stuck in it.

Let's say you find out you have an admirer. Now, you don't like the person that way, but they're pushy. Maybe they won't take no for an answer. What would you do?

And don't be afraid to ask in return. It's a fun distraction.

[Rayflo is currently enjoying the sights from one the top branches of one of the trees on the edge of the training fields, keep a look out for Cherry's arrival. Smoking a single cigarette to help pass the time. It probably would look precarious to any passerby who looks up and notices him, but he's light and the branch won't break. It's always fun to see the way a location looks from up high, how tiny things below can seem. How important and meaningless it can make you feel at the same time.

But Rayflo is also looking forward to this fight. It's been a while since Cherry and he sparred and Cherry is so aggressive when they do. It gets his blood excited just thinking about it.]

Don't keep me waiting, Cherry.~

{OOC: Feel free to bother Johnny while visions of beating Cherry into the ground dance in his head.}

[If you come near the dojo, you might hear the sound of someone practicing fiercely.

Once inside there is a young boy striking wooden dummies. Except the blond is not practicing. Wooden sword in hand, Wolfram is just beating the dummies merciless.  

Wolfram is angry. So. damn. angry. He's furious at His Majesty, at himself, at Marina, at goddamn everything.  

No matter how much damage he inflicts, he doesn't feels any better. How come every time he convinces himself that he is starting to feel better, that he will able to move on, someone says or does something that leaves him right where he started!? He is so damn tired of not knowing how to think or how to feel. Damn it! Damn this place! Damn you, Yuuri!!

CRASH. 

... Shit, he broke the dummy. Too bad he doesn't cares. Will just keep on hitting the other dummies.] 

[Rayflo feels like he was hit by a truck. Sleeping in his coffin usually helps him feel better, but now he's wondering if someone took out his dirt and replaced it with rocks.

There are only a few reasons he's ever felt this bad and only one of them can get near him at the moment. And Johnny's a bit too annoyed to private this.]

Cherry you jerk...you said you weren't hungry, but you attack me in my sleep?

{OOC: This happens before Kuja comes to visit.}

It feels so much better to be rid of those awful shackles. How many other people had to endure that for three days?

No time to celebrate. There is work to be done.

[Screened to Grell Sutcliff]
Good morning, Grell. Put on your best face because we'll be seeing each other today. Where do you wish to conduct the meeting?

[Screened to Charles Chrishunds]
Unhindered, now would be ideal to get together so we could have a private conversation regarding specific issues.

[Tsukasa's up early in the morning. Or rather, he's up late. He spent the better part of the night wandering around, exploring, and now he's curled up in a heap in the park.]

[His face is pale, and he's shaking, and it's clear that he's having a nightmare. But he's silent through it, despite that.]

[The sound of paper rustling is heard followed by a sharp intake of breath and a very unpleasant growl.]

Master, what have you done now? [It's said softly, making it unclear if he's talking to himself or not.

But it's clear that he's very upset about something.]





[ooc: He happened to wonder by this sign up sheet and saw that he'd been signed up without his consent. Feel free to ask him what's wrong and try to stop him from strangling Rayflo when he finds him.]

[Hello Marina. Instead of Sakura's cheerful loli voice, there will be an incredibly loud crash coming through your headsets instead.]

H-hoe!!

[And the sound of someone kneeling down to somehow recover the mess...]  Oh no...oh no....

Ouch!

[ooc: Sakura's broken a dish at the Uchiha household and has accidentally knocked her headset on. 8| She's been so tired all day, but adamant on not showing it and now it's backfiring on her. Closed action to Sasuke and Itachi if they want~]

Anyone else expecting some kind of bloody, cursed Easter egg hunt before the day's over?

[In the park there are several benches set up almost like pews in a church, white and decorated with flowers at the edges and along the backs. Instead of two sedate columns with rows of benches pointing towards some dais, the benches are in rows facing each other, and in the center of the aisle between them is a long table with a substantive buffet of brunch food: colorful red eggs, fruit salads, muffins and rolls, glazed ham...

[The buffet table is extremely distracting. Allen is dressed in his full black-and-red uniform with a cloak and the Rose Cross worn over it; he keeps glancing at the buffet table as he stands right -- temptingly -- in front of it so that everyone can see him, with occasional glances down at his book to make sure he remembers his lines.]


Thus we give thanks and glory unto you, Father, and glory to the Christos, and glory to the blessed Virgin who bore him...


[He is trying not to rush, but he is mentally censoring out optional parts of the ritual to more quickly get to the eating part.]


((ooc: Event post! Feel free to post a comment here establishing what your character is doing during or after the ceremony, and other people will thread with you, or you can comment to someone else's comment~!))

It is a mystery to me how those ranging from dangerous to delicate can possibly be grouped into a common area of containment. If safety and protection is indeed the primary concern, the reason behind our presence here, then why is it that potential harm is a possible constant threat?

[Screened to Grell]

My dear, I have stumbled across a portion of a monologue you must hear. I do believe I see a nearly identical reflection in the plight expressed by this Richard character.

Why I, in this weak piping time of peace,
Have no delight to pass away the time,
Unless to see my shadow in the sun
And descant on mine own deformity.
And therefore, since I cannot prove a lover
To entertain these fair well-spoken days,
I am determinèd to prove a villain
And hate the idle pleasures of these days.

Shakespeare is not a name I was familiar with but am quickly growing to be fond of. Do you recognize?

[Before you can hear any voice, it was more of chains shaking sound. Waking up with that present, and one little bot that flew around him, a small buzzing noise, before resting on his shoulder. Finally, someone spoke up. It was a man, who sound pretty well, after reading the message.]

How surprising. Can't lie about the crimes, however. [Smirks a little.]

Would anyone care to give me the smaller details about this place~?

[It hadn't taken long to set up, but he did find a nice bath area to section off--not enough to completely prevent people from entering, but enough that anyone would notice it was probably meant for a private evening. The communal baths turned out to be much nicer than he expected.

And he noticed that they are co-ed. He just hopes no one...unpleasantly unexpected shows up. Now to contact Cherry.]

[Voice]

Chris, it's ready.~ You can show up anytime now.

{OOC: Threadjacking is okay as long as all the players involved are okay with it. The thread between Rayflo and Charley is closed though unless stated otherwise.}