[thankfully he only had to be kept in the room with a ball and chain (that had seemed kind of...excessive and medieval to him, really) for one day. So now Tsuna is out wandering around - and getting lost. He's sort of almost made his way out of sector zero, but this place still seems pretty confusing to him. His headphones seem to have been modified into the communicator, with a visual screen added over one eye. Well, at least that was handy.

Truthfully...well it was a pretty impressive place, being underwater and all. But it still kind of freaked him out.

But now, he's been wandering around for hours, and- well...he's kind of hungry.

Which you can probably tell if you get close to him, because his stomach is making loud, loud noises]

[ Here's a video of the park, Marina! It's sort of shaky before a redhead with an eyepatch and a uniform like the other Exorcists steps into view. He grins and is holding something small between his fingers, twirling it. ]

Hey, prison buddies.

Who wants t'see something awesome?

((ooc: have to run out! will tag back once I am stuffed full of takoyaki and taiyaki. 83))

[you know, it's pretty distressing to think you're on your way home only to be trapped (again) in an unknown place, but this time you're suddenly cut off from any other living being AND chained to a very heavy iron ball like some kind of medieval criminal.

It became pretty fast that he's trapped in this place...wherever it is. But he's also pretty much unable to leave the room, either. So eventually he manages to press the right button that switches the communicator on.]

Ah! there it went--! u-um...is anyone there? Reborn? Gokudera-kun? Yamamoto? Anyone? Someone please answer!

[truthfully, he wasn't sure at all what anyone could do, or what kind of people might be out there otherwise.]

/I hope everyone else made it home all right.../



((OOC: Introoo for Tsuna~ He's been confined for a day (or longer, if he doesn't behave), so yup. Poor guy is trapped. Also, /wordswordswords/ text are thoughts o/))

It's really nice out...

[He's murmuring to himself, standing alone in the park. Tsuna's head's tilted upwards though his big brown eyes are closed, and he's smiling a bit to himself. He's going to see Akito soon you see, and he's very excited and nervous. He was finally going to tell him what he had wanted to tell him since he found out himself.]

[His kitty ears twitch slightly, and Tsuna lets out a little sigh. Everything was very peaceful right now...]

( Waking up all alone in one's mind... )

[A reach for the communicator, before flicking it on and listening for a moment. Has it really been a day, nearly two? Huh...]

Mmm...I guess...we're back. [A small smile at that]


((From now on, muses can private things to one of the three if muses should wish ♥))

[Not being allowed to leave the room while Riku is still sleeping, and having not been able to get too much information out of Kairi as she's only been here a few days, Sora resorts to playing around with his communicator]

Hey! Hi, hello. I just want people to know that I'm okay... I'm pretty much back to normal... except sleeping is hard [SLEEP!? That's the last thing his body is interested in right now] And I want to thank everyone, and anyone who helped Riku get put me back together. And for taking care of me, and Riku and Kairi while I was gone.

Oh! Oh! And what have I missed? Axel said I missed Christmas! [SO SAD!] What else happened while I was all souless and stuff?

[Dino's face appears on the headset, smiling happily.]

So, a good friend of mine came to the prison today.

[The camera moves around a bit as Dino adjusts it, and finally comes to stop on a small harmless looking turtle that opens his mouth in greeting.]

Say hi to everyone, Enzio!

( Private to Yuuri, Conrad, Fletcher and Roxas )

( Private to Tsuna )

( Private to Kaito )


((Akito may or may not reply to this depending on who you are))

[It feels to Bakura, like he's been locked in the darkness forever. The Spirit had gotten angry at him for revealing too much information to Sora, and had since kept him trapped inside his own body. He is locked in his soul room, left with nothing but his worries about what is happening outside his dark prison. The Spirit would give him glimpses, enough to let him understand what was going on, but that was almost more torture than being left completely clueless.

'Please...please stop.'

It had been going on for days, and by now Bakura's pleas were being completely ignored.

Watch this. The spirit tells him. I'm doing this for you.

'I don't want this...'

You wanted a friend, and I got you one. You're never satisfied, are you?

The Spirit is showing Bakura what they're doing. They head to the arcade, after making a quick stop first.

As they sit, and wait at the arcade, Bakura can feel his heart breaking. He doesn't want anyone else's life ruined because of him. Because he is too much of a coward to stand up against his Darkness...or to live without him.]

[Akito's sitting up on top of the tallest building he could find, asking Agito to get them up there. Legs swing idly over the edge as he thinks to himself.

After a moment he flicks his communicator on. Reluctance is in his voice, but he has to ask. He'd like to be separate, but...]

Neh...I wanted to ask something...

There's been something I've been thinking on doing...some of you know I share my body with Agito and Lind. I've been thinking...Sentience-san says he can split us apart into our own bodies.

I'm not sure about it yet...but I know my brother doesn't approve of the idea. Does anyone have an idea of what I should do...if I do decide to? I don't want to make him mad...

...oh. And Jennifer-chan. I'm sorry I didn't show up last night. I was...busy. Onii-chan wanted me. [Not saying more than that]

[He's trying his best not to sound hesitant and miserable. But he needs to prepare for tonight, and he'd like to think he doesn't need help to find Bakura, but...he knows Sora wouldn't be happy with him if he decided to be stubborn.]

Private to Tsuna

Tsuna? I need a babysitter.

Private to Axel

Hey. Axel.

[There's a loud groan as Tsuna pulls over his blanket so that he is completely covered. He's curled up under it, in a ball, with his eyes shut. It would be an understatement to say that he was confused, because in fact he was very flustered and puzzled.

It goes without saying that he's not accustomed to being confessed to. Last time that had happened it had been Haru, who had told him – after he saved her from drowning following her "attack" on him, and while he was clothed only in his boxers – that he was the only one for her. Talk about traumatic; especially when she started to chase him around.

So there was Tsuna, hiding in his room, trying to figure out what to do. Being confessed to by Akito had made his feelings all muddled, and he wasn't sure what that meant. Did he like him too..? But, didn't he like Kyoko?

Another groan. He really needed someone to help him understand all of this, so he used his communicator to call for the first person he thought of, who was currently absent from their room.]

D-Dino..?

AH HA! [You might hear subtle hints of things exploding in the background—small things! It's really more like popping. Nothing at all to concern yourself with!]

Now that the prototype is done, I'd like to—what was that phrasing again? Ah yes!—wish you all a Merry Christmas. My gifts for everyone should be making their way around.

((OOC: See this post for details on the randomized kissing couples and how Mistletoe-kun operates. Feel free to comment here directly to Anissina or to play out your random kissing—just make it clear in the subject please!))

[There is a loud crash, and then the sound of some muffled movement, as Dino chases after his headset that had gone skittering across the floor, and had turned on sometime during the chaos.]

What in the world is…

[There’s a pause as he reads the message, and he lets out a nervous laugh.]

Well damn. Hello? Is this on? [He presses a few buttons, and accidentally turns on the video feed. His face appears, looking a bit distraught, and a bit unbelieving of the whole situation.]

What’s going on here? Prison? Really?

[Riku puts his communicator on in the early morning, thinking of asking anyone if they had seen Sora. He doesn't care if it's still morning, he's bothered that his best friend failed to return last night.]

( That's when he notices the breathing... )

[Riku's voice comes over the network, loud and trying to hide his panic.] Is anyone a Doctor?! It's Sora he...I don't know what's wrong. Is there a doctor or a healer or anyone?

I know that the food supplies won't last... and everyone is concerned. I don't know if there's anything we can do about it, on such short notice. But I had some food stored away for a midnight snack sometime.

...I've been eating lightly. I'd -- like to share it, if anyone hasn't eaten yet.

[you guys don't know how srs biznss this offer is for an Allen]

[With a little effort and running into a few walls, Sora has made it outside with some of the food from the kitchen. Well someone has to eat it before it goes off! He's got a chair with him and with a good fira spell, the chair is ablaze. It is SO NICE to have his powers back. Its all he can do not to run around in circles from the amount of ENERGY he's got with them back. But he'd probably run face-first into a wall, so he doesn't]

Hey, people... I found a packet of those hot dog things left over from Yuuri's birthday party... and some sticks to cook them on. Just follow the fire out front if you want some, or want to cook your own food on the fire.

[Its just like camping on the play island!]

OUCH!

[Tsuna's been awake for about five minutes, and he's already ran into almost anything possible in his room. Why is it so dark? He wonders, and promptly smacks his hand on the wall as he searches for something. There it is!

He reaches inside the drawer and grabs onto his pill container, flipping it open and grabbing two of them. Quickly, he swallows them, going into Hyper Dying Will Mode. He has to find out what's going on, and if his friends are alright. So, using the immense light from his flames, he journeys out into the seemingly empty halls after grabbing his communicator]

Hello? Is everyone okay? If anyone needs any help just ask; I have a source of light...

Gokudera-kun? Yamamoto? Akito-kun?... Anyone?

[After making sure Yuuri and Akito were safe, Conrad gingerly makes his way to the kitchen and makes himself a ziplock bag of ice which he wraps in a towel. He takes a seat on a stool and opens his uniform jacket and shirt, revealing a large red stamp across his chest, vaguely shaped like the sole of the shoe of one Kaito Wanijima.]

[Wincing very slightly, Conrad applies the ice. It's going to be one serious bruise in a few days. He can't dare let Yuuri see him looking like this. He saw how exhausted healing Akito's cuts made Yuuri, and there's no way he's going to chance that happening again.]

[As long as he's in the kitchen, he may as well make some tea and snacks for the boys waiting in Yuuri's room. Conrad rises and goes to start a kettle, his movements stiff and pained, though he hides it relatively well.]

((OOC: Wide open party thread is wide open! Threadjacking and multiple threads and mingling are go. Conrad made a voice post to gather volunteers but anyone else who wants to say their character contributed something, that's totally fine! Also, please assume Conrad made a voice post yesterday to invite everyone again.))

***

[Anyone who comes to Sector 5 will find it decorated in a very Yuuri-centric way. And by that, of course, we mean looking like a baseball memorabilia shop's merchandise has expanded to take over the rest of the block. The pizza parlor is decked out and there's pizza of course, as well as a variety of food, drinks and snacks that make up the standard baseball food groups.]

[Head outside toward the bowling alley or skating rink, you'll find the streets are lined with baseball posters with the Red Sox prominently featured and lanterns and crepe paper that have been strung between light posts. At the bowling alley there are also baseball themed desserts. In the skating rink, a baseball cake complete with candles.]

[Everyone is welcome, gifts or not! Don't forget to wish Yuuri a happy belated birthday. &hearts]