[Anyone who's in the mood for something lighthearted after last night's explosion, you're about to get quite a show.

For those who don't know, Rei picked up a kitten yesterday - a small orange Scottish Fold, to be exact. And she has decided that Rei has slept just a bit too long, so just before the morning announcements wake up the household, the kitten begins climbing cheerfully over Rei's head and kneading her scalp. As Rei is lying on her side, one little orange paw pushes the video button, treating the prison to a close-up view of Rei's face as her eyelids slowly flutter open, red eyes glazed and heavy-lidded.]

Hmmmph?

Mrrrra. [The kitten jumps off her head and begins batting excitedly at her nose, her face becoming visible at the edge of the screen. Finally, Rei sits up and cradles the kitten in her hands, peering down at her curiously and giving everyone a much better view of the fluffy orange bundle.]

Are you hungry, Asuka? Tsukasa-san - [She glances over to her side.] - I believe Asuka is hungry.

[Anyone surprised that Rei should have gotten a kitten? Surprised by the name? Not surprised at all? Amused by the show? Please, do weigh in.]

I'd like to pose a question to the rest of the prison: who here has the ability to heal injuries? I know of some-- King Yuuri, Princess Zelda, Ryu and Rukia-- but I'm certain there are a few I'm not aware of, and there are recent arrivals to consider as well.

Before anyone grows worried, there's no emergency; this is just a consensus of sorts that will be helpful to have. [Her professional, plain tone backing this up]

[Action // Location: Graveyard, before nightfall]

[After she was done with the network, Tear headed straight to the graveyard. It had taken a shameful length of time for her to go there, even the excuse that she hadn't been able to find in herself to sing was an incredibly weak one she couldn't even tell herself. Once the tombstone inscribed with the boy's name was found, the girl stopped in front of it; a moment of silence before solemn notes began to ring out across the grounds.

It wouldn't bring him back, it might not even let him rest, but-- it was the only thing personal she could do for him]


[[occ: She'll be going through a few; the hymns have absolutely no effect coming from them right now unlike the mass heal, but her volume is about the same for those interested in discovering/ hearing her. Replies WILL be slow, I apologize uguuuu]]

[Tsukasa had asked Rei before, and she didn't seem to be really strongly against the idea of having a cat... so he had left her a note asking her to meet him at the pet cafe around lunch.]

[He headed there early, not content to just pick the cats up one by one, and climbed into the pen with the kittens, sitting in the middle of it and letting the kittens crawl all over him.]

You all have favorites, don't you? Y'knoooow~

...Favorite color? Place? Time of day? Letter? Number? Person? Article of clothing? Word? I dunno--Element? Phrase? T.V. show? Animal? [All said fairly fast because SOMEONE'S happy today, but you should be able to catch at least some of it.]

And you gotta tell me why. I'll even give my answers to even up the playing field.



...Oh, yeah. Roxas, Xion--S-some other people I know. It's not crummy outside, right? We should hang out.

[It's moving day for Rei! She doesn't know when Tsukasa will want to move in, but she's ready to start building her home right away, so she brings her small bag of belongings to their new house in Sector 5 and unloads her things into the smaller bedroom. She doesn't need all the space of the bigger one. Tsukasa can have it.

On her way, she stops by to grab her request from Acumen, tucking it into her bag for the moment; once she's unpacked, she sits on her bed and stares at it for awhile. There's a strange ache in her chest, a feeling she almost recognises but finds difficult to place, and suddenly the house seems much too big and cavernous for her alone. Feeling a sort of reverse-claustrophobia, she escapes to the front step and sits there.

Still staring down at the picture Acumen has sent her. It was a good choice. She still remembers the day it was taken - Misato had insisted on a picture, and she'd also chosen the pose, despite Shinji's desperate, red-faced refusal. Finally, when Rei had softly said that it didn't bother her, Shinji had agreed to it.

Rei hadn't noticed until it was printed that she was smiling at the time.

With a soft sigh, she draws her knees up to her chest and stares. Where are they now? Are they alive? Did they overcome Instrumentality?]

Voice - Private to Tieria

Tieria-san. I have chosen my house and spoken to Clyne-san about cooking lessons. Would you still like to join us?

[She's got something else to ask, too, but she's leading up to it.]

Ahahaha!

[Sakamoto's cheeks are red and his aimless, not entirely in one direction, walk is back again. Earlier that morning, after realizing that everyone was healed and that things were alright, he had downed as much alcohol as possible in order to get himself drunk again. This was probably the longest stretch of days that he had gone being sober... Ever, really. But now that the ordeal was over, he could go back to being silly and reckless and happy!

....And then he bumped into a wall.]

Ohp! Did that really happen? I didn't feel it! I guess I'm drunk again, ahahaha!

[But a grin spreads over his face and he pumps a fist in the air- He's just so relieved that everybody's alright again! But he wanted everyone else to be just as happy as he was- So he decided that the best thing to do would be to spread his cheer to everyone else by giving them hugs! It didn't exactly occur to him that some people weren't very fond of those...]

((OOC note: Hey everyone! In this post, Sakamoto will be giving hugs to every character he runs into! We need so some super happy spectacular cheer after that emotastic event.))

[So, Mami's finally out of the hospital and back to her farm. Yaaaaaaay! Even more yay is-- the veggies are all grown now!

...To the point that it is time to give some to others! So, she flicks on the voice thingy and starts talkin'.]

If anyone wants lettuce, radishes, or cucumbers - the ones at m' farm in Sector Five are all grown now, and I'd be happy t' give some out!

[Early Morning - Open]

[Those who are out and about in Sector 5 this morning may notice a Rei, wandering the streets and peering up at the buildings around her. She has decided that she's going to move out of the shelter after her conversation with Axel, to try and find a place she can call home. She's not exactly sure what she's looking for - house or apartment? Large or small? - but she plans to live alone, and she knows she wants to be close to Sector 6 so that she can reach her LCL tank easily.

She carries an umbrella just in case it begins to rain, and just as she stops to examine a small house, it does. She opens the umbrella and tilts it over her head, then continues walking. She's more used to apartments, so that will probably be a better choice.]

[10:00 AM - Closed]

[Rei pushes clothing idly around the racks as she waits for Elizabeth, still no closer to having figured out what she likes or doesn't like when it comes to clothes. Hopefully Elizabeth can help her pick something for the Defense Force gathering, and maybe something new to wear every day. She does look at other girls, after all, and she knows that she doesn't dress like most of them.

Still pretending to be interested in the products in front of her, she watches the door, waiting.]

Good morning inmates. It is the 63rd day of the third generation.

I would remind all inmates that preparations for the school are nearly finalized, under Princess Euphemia's direction, and enrolling for courses is highly encouraged.

Also, as this system will be altering the weather default to significantly warmer temperatures tomorrow, today will be overcast with light, sporadic rain.

Requests for the following inmates are waiting at the entrance to Sector 0: Amaterasu, Tsukasa, and Richard Foley. Princess Nunnally, a remote unit is currently delivering your wheelchair.

[Euphie's actually been feeling a little better after another long nap. In fact, she's practically sitting up if you ignore all the pillows keeping her in place as she makes her video post. She's still in pink pajamas and she looks tired, but she doesn't sound as sluggish as before.]

It's hard not to think about sleep with so much of it going on. Does anyone have any favorite bedtime stories or lullabies they want to share?

[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?

Hey -- can anyone here heal? Anyone who's still awake? I have a favor to ask.


[defense force filter]
I need a few volunteers for tonight -- in particular I need at least one person who is capable of using ranged abilities such as magic, and at least one healer. I don't want anyone who was out the night Tatewaki was killed unless there's no other options. We need to take a real close look at that magic circle.


((ooc: backdated to earlier in the evening))

[The moment Rei hears the word comatose, one thing springs to her mind and will not disappear.

Tieria-san...

He appeared to be suffering from the sleeping sickness yesterday. What if he winds up in the hospital? She doesn't want to bother him if he is feeling unwell, but there has to be some way to find out -

- finally, she runs to the hospital, letting the bots know that no, she is not injured - she's here to assist with the ill any way she can. She'll get them into beds, fetch and carry for them, anything. And this way, if Tieria-san comes in, she'll know.]

((ooc: anyone who needs help dealing with a body, feel free to comment here and Rei will help you! Sure, she's got an ulterior motive, but her heart's in the right place!))

I am letting everyone know, if anything happens, or just if anybody wants to talk.

I will be awake on the network tonight, until Acumen makes his announcement.

The defense team is trying their best to be cautious, but I will help and listen over the network. If you feel sad, or afraid, or just lonely...I'll stay connected.

I can open a private channel, if you would prefer that.

I am Lain, and I will be here.

[There's been a lot of talk about this defense force since the murder last night, and Rei's been thinking a lot about that. Not only has she been looking for a purpose since she arrived, another mission to give her life meaning, but now she has the heavy weight of Instrumentality hanging around her neck - she feels a desperate need to atone, to help the world that still exists. So, once she's fully thought it over, she asks:]

Who is the leader of the defense force?

[Later - open to all]

Does anyone have experience with treating psychological trauma? I am with a boy who is non-responsive and may be hallucinating.

Since it's so well into the morning, I think I'll just leave you these. Let's see if you all can figure them out.~


When is it bad luck to meet a white cat?

Take away the whole and some still remains. What is it?

You have a barrel of oil, and you need to measure out just one gallon. How do you do this if you only have a three-gallon container and a five-gallon container?

What is broken every time it's spoken?


Let's start out simple, shall we?

...Morning.

[He would say "good," but, Sakamoto knows that he wold start on the wrong foot if he tried saying something like that.]

I have realized that I probably don't know half of you- More than half of you. I understand that it is possibly due to my irresponsible behavior and silent assumption that things were under control, and that I would be contacted if something dangerous occurred, but I can't help but admit the news I heard over the headset today disturbed me.

I am Sakamoto Tatsuma. I am going to walk through the prison and make sure that others are not wandering around unnecessarily- It would probably be best to stay inside, until we find out what has caused the death of this inmate.

I'm afraid I can not match the name with a face, but it is familiar.

If anyone has any leads regarding the situation, please contact me.

[Sakamoto is deeply bothered by thoughts of death- Not of his own, because that was a risk that came with his field, and because he had somehow survived the battles with the Amanto. Why he had survived, he wasn't sure. People told him it was because he was a great swordsman, brought hope back to the Joui- Perhaps that was true to an extent. But he had retired from service after seeing too many friends die.

This was different, though. His friends had signed on as Joui, knowing that they were going to be killed. They had died for their country.

This person had died for no reason at all. And if there was one thing Sakamoto hated most of all, it was unnecessary violence.]

[Private to Fletcher:]

...Where are you? How, ahaha... How are you?

((OOC: Anyone can tag him if they want to run into him as he scans the prison, too! He'll be around all day trying to get the kids back inside and anyone else he thinks is helpless somewhere safe and perhaps guarded.))

[Private to Tsukasa]

Hey Tsukasa~ It's time for our playdate!~

[Road is rearranging the living room, humming to herself. She's getting ready for a very fun afternoon with an interesting boy she met. Tsukasa looked like he needed some cheering up~ She'd be extra nice and make it a very fun day for him.]

[ooc: open to Tsukasa only! Tyki can start a separate action thread if he wants

[Risa has discovered the arcade! Glory!

She doesn't recognise any of the games, but she gets the idea of most of them - she walks straight past the dancing and instrument games, which are just hopeless with her coordination, and chooses a fighting game near the back, Deadly Battle IV. Before long, the arcade is filled with whoops of excitement and groans of aggravation as she battles her way through the monster, the ninja and the kung-fu master.

The battle with the token girl proves to be the hardest - she's really throwing herself into it, her feet twitching when she kicks and her voice raising and raising in pitch.]

C'mon... c'mon, you can do better than - omigod, how did that hit not kill you? I'm gonna beat you into the ground, you...

How do you recover from pain... emotionally?

[The writing was neat, clear and sincere, written with black ink anonymously in a big squared-white card sticked at the illustrious board. More cards, paper and pens of many different colors were there as always.]





[ooc: Just for caution, Ade doesn't write with her distinctive hand-writing and color. Everybody feel free to write a reply. Anything is valid and welcome!~]