Good morning, Marina! Also, hello new people that arrived this morning! If you need any help, I would be glad to assist you in any way possible!

[Elizabeth is rather in a good mood....or hiding some of the morning people she dealt with already. Right now, she is sitting in front of the desk in her room of the estate in Sector 5. She is lightly swinging her feet back and forth in her chair, making the finishing touches to a doll that is standing right in front of her. A doll that looks like a young girl. White curly hair that adorns a black top hat with ribbon and a blue rose on it, light pale skin, eyes closed, a black and white dress with various frills at the edges of each layer. Her legs are covered in dark blue tights and matching dress shoes. Other noticeable things is a large gold pocket-watch under her arm and a white baton in one of her hands.]

Ta da~! It's finished! All I need to do is give her a name. Anyone have ideas? [Or you can ask why Elizabeth has such a strange doll in her possession. To some people, it's actually her Angelic Layer doll she has been working on for days.]

[The view from the communicator shows the fake sky of the dome, as if the owner is laying on their back... or at least the communicator is. There's a groan, and the view abruptly shifts.

The sensation of disintegrating into nothing and then being abruptly reformed is a bit jarring, and it takes Rolo a few moments to adjust. A couple moments more to realize he's still alive somehow, and another to pose the most obvious question to the world.]

...What?

[There's a bit of fumbling with the device, after which the feed is abruptly cut off. It appears he's not quite ready to go public yet.

Though anyone in sector two might be able to come across a somewhat shaky and unsteady "Lelouch" with a ball and chain attached to one leg.]

Ah... hello? It looks like I disappeared again...

How long was I gone for this time?

[The video flicks on, revealing a young man with light brown eyes an dark brown hair, and two earrings in his left ear.]

Prison, huh?

[It's not something he wasn't completely unprepared for, but to be suddenly pulled into it was confusing.]

This brochure was very helpful. Thanks to those who put it together. I noticed something about a defense force... I'm guessing I have to wait until this chain comes off, though, right?

[He's not going to deny his crimes, but he's not going to share them, either. He does wonder how he got caught by this AI, though.]

One more thing... has anyone seen a girl with goggles and white hair, possibly answering to the name 'Yurine'?

[Well, that explosion woke her up well and she just couldn't fall back asleep. However, she feels funny. Her hands and fingers feel numb and soft, a slight tingling feeling. Maybe it will wear off in a minute....]

[But, hey, a new day! Spend some time with Ciel and her Angelic Layer doll is finished! She needs to share that with Lelouch as well, and find some other things to do. She is getting better at putting her hair up by herself and getting ready, putting on her communicator and turning it on to hear any other messages from the network. Though, right when she reached to put away a cute bunny that she dressed up herself, things got freaky. White clear strings just laced out of her fingers, grabbing onto the plush doll. And the bunny moved.]

[Sorry, network, but have a screaming wake up call.]

Um, everyone! Something really strange happened to me this morning! Look!

[She put the camera onto the rabbit, moving one hand up and the other down, going into some pattern. The bunny is walking and twirling around. But, hey, she is staring to smile a little.]

Ah...This might not be bad at all!

[There's a long line of bamboo at the beach, their stalks curving gently over the quiet trickling of waves. Further back on the beach are colored lanterns and little tables with pens and sheets of paper and string.

You're supposed to write poems or notes to your loved ones who can't be with you today, right...?]


((event-style posting; comment here to get tagged by other people. sorry if this infringes on the people who posted recently, I was going to post this this morning but had to go out... consider this a post for people who don't have quite enough substance for their own action posts!))

[It's been far too quiet for Q's liking. That one fellow with the green hair had everyone in a tizzy when he told them they were virgins. Well, if they like sex so much...]

Who wants to have prison sex?

[The camera snaps on to show two fit slim girls, one blonde with pigtails and the other dark-haired, doing gymnastics; cartwheeling easily, landing flips, moving in perfect sync with each other, like dancing.

[The dark girl does an easy backflip, high into the air, and spins out of -- the little tabletop arena where she's been playing. The moment she passes over the edge, she goes limp, and simply falls into place in Lelouch's hand. He turns towards the communicator -- it's sitting on a nearby chair, because he's wearing one of the game headsets.]

...it's occurred to me that not everyone knows about our Angelic Layer resources. I thought it might be a fun diversion for those of you looking for something else to do with your time. If anyone is interested in trying it out, I'd be happy to explain.


[filtered to household]
I'd like to have a word with you all about Soubi spending the night last night. [pretend you all noticed him sleeping on the couch]


((ooc: might be slow tagging, sorry guys))

[This was not where he last remembered being. And the chain is not something he remembers either. The basket is useful only for the information it provides that he had not had before. He has no memory of being moved, but his change in location, the addition of the restraint, and the basket implies everything otherwise.]

The warden seems to have made up its mind about my stay here. [deadpan]

Are there others who have been kept?

[It's been hours since they left the hospital but Lelouch is still in a good mood. Between Nunnally walking, and settling on a satisfactory -- if hardly ideal -- solution to his other little problem, today has been a very positive experience overall. That means he's actually going to get to enjoy this little chess match with Ciel that he's had set up.

[He's inside setting out the materials for Angelic Layer that he acquired, in case Elizabeth comes along with Ciel, and with enough that if Nunnally or the other girls are interested in learning to play, they can.]


((ooc: belatedddd but very backdated to around dinnertime. housemates welcome to learn about Angelic Layer; and Ciel, Lizzie, and Sebastian were all invited))

[Ciel is sleeping in late. He gave specific orders to Sebastian to let him sleep longer than normal...and that is mostly because he doesn't want to wake up and face the fact that his father is gone. Again. It's taken him three years to get to the point where he is only a brooding little Victorian child. But now that yesterday happened...he's been set back a little. Just the knowledge that his father came back from death and then went back just to die...it seemed so unfair.]

[So as the boy begins to stir, he reaches over to his desk for his ring...but then he accidentally knocks his communicator to the floor. Of course, it hits those magical buttons so that a video of a startled, sleepy Ciel appears on your screen. He doesn't realize right away that it's on video, but he probably will when he starts hearing voices from it.]

Stupid thing...

[Sits up a little and takes his ring. Slides it onto his thumb and caresses it ever so slightly. He shows this to everyone who is watching. Everyone who is watching also gets a nice fancy view of his normally-hidden eye. The contract doesn't appear over it, seeing as Sebastian is currently attending to other business...but the other eye is a pink-purplish color as opposed to his normally deep-blue. Both of his eyes narrow as he stares down at his ring.]

Father...

[[OOC: /Works on bringing activity up.]]

[Elizabeth has been worried this morning. Her mother and dead uncle are gone now, sadly no chance of saying good bye. It saddens her a bit, but she isn't going to let the slumps get her down! She remembers that the school is finished and classes are running currently. Should she join or if she mentions something about it, Ciel would say something and Sebastian will have to take care of her lessons as well. So complicated for her to make decisions, even though rich girls like her don't really go to school and have tutors do everything for them.]

[She decided to think about this over a nice, warm cup of tea. She put the catalog under her arm as both of her hands are being used to carry the plate of tea, carefully and making sure not to spill any on herself or the ground. Outside the mansion is a small table with two chairs, which was perfect for her. She set the tea cup down and took a seat, already getting to read the catalog. She knows how to dance, so maybe she can help with Ribbon's dance class....]

[Anyone passing by the large house in Sector 5 will notice the thinking girl with her tea. Care to help her out or just bother her on this nice morning?]

[The video flickers on and soon. There. Standing before you...is the man of your dreams and for some reason...you are so drawn to him. You want to know him, you want to be him, hell, you just want him in general.

This tall, dark, and handsome stranger cranes his head to survey his area, smiling magnificently, and then in a booming, sultry voice, speaks.]

What a wonderfully convenient facility.

[He directs his attention to the screen. Is he undressing you with his eyes? Why yes. Yes he is.]

Hello, ladies. How are you? Fantastic.

Might I inquire as to what your man smells like? Does he smell like an Old Spice man?

Does he smell of adventure?

If not, perhaps I can be of some assistance. [Smile and TING his teeth ~*~SPARKLE~*~.]

[brief flickering and the video screen successfully pops up!]

These new machines always do get the best of me.

If someone could direct me to the North Pole then I would most appreciate it.

[note: Santa will know the names of all characters that have Christmas in their world! HE'S SO WATCHING YOU]

[Concerned girl is concerned.]

There is a lot of sudden new people arriving today, aren't they? Well, Acumen said that he is going to fix it. Just wondering, but do you guys found anyone from your world visiting?

[Maybe the question can distract some of the madness going on here.]

KESESESESESESE!!

[The video cuts on the the sight of a man with pale white blond hair and red eyes. The uniform he's wearing is navy blue, but what will stand out the mos is the shiny black and silver cross around his neck. He's grinning in a slightly mad way.]

You think you can hold me here like this? Ha! Who put you up to this? Hungary, that she-man? Thought she stuck to frying pans. Faking a prison isn't her type of joke.

Or hey, did West think this would keep me from going to Africa? [His accent gets even thicker to where some may have heard "Vest" instead.] He needs me in Africa!

( Is it a mirage? )

Hn. Madara. End your little game.

[Suddenly the video comes on and dark eyes stare blankly into the screen. The face is so familiar. Almost unchanged. But it's softer. Less sharp. Lacking the weathering of age.]

I'm in no mood for it.

[When Frances wakes up in such a different place than her bed...and on the ground, she immediately shoots up and stands. Before she can even look at the communicator that's sitting over her eye, she grabs it and throws it to the ground, thinking it was some strange child's toy. In the process of grabbing it, she pressed a series of buttons and then the hit to the ground made a picture of an older looking woman appear on the screen. She was very regal-looking and looked very angry.]

What is this? [Stands there, looking thoroughly displeased.]

[Day 75: It had initially seemed like a very promising day for mail! Until, well, Q's package. With her minor back injury, it was a small slice of agony, forcing her to abandon her carefully-planned route to go straight to Gin's house first. The rest of her route is accomplished with relative ease, but the mail lady has markedly less enthusiasm than usual, and occasionally she can be spotted pausing to rub nervously at her back and scowl.]

LETTER RECIPIENTS

• Peregrine Mendicant: a letter from Ribbons.
  
• Lavi: a letter from Allen.
  
• Ushiro Jun: a letter from Jennifer.
  
• Lacus: a letter from Euphemia.
  
  MASS MAILERS
  
• Course Catalogues: to Elizabeth Middleford, Jun Ushiro, and Wolfram.
  
• From Sakura: individualized thank-you cards to Lizzie Middleford, Jun Ushiro, Allen Walker, Kitty Pryde (aoa), Yuuki Kuran, and Neil Dylandy.
  
  PACKAGE RECIPIENTS
  
• Gin: package from Q. A very, very, very heavy package from Q.
  
• Saya: package from Diva.

--

[Fortunately, once she arrives back at the post office and sees what awaits her, she cheers right up again.]

[Sorry it's a little late, the day kind of vanished.; Mail submissions for Day 76 go here!]

I think we should have a memorial service for Itachi.

He'd hate that.

Tonight on the beach. I'm not your social director so if you want stuff bring it.

[The sun has set and the stars are back in their appropriate positions following the astronomy class. The only thing people will find set up on the beach when they arrive is a bonfire.]


(OOC: Event style for action. Specify whether it's action or voice.)