Good afternoon. Ah, I do hope I'm not interrupting anyone's luncheon.

[ a polite pause, as if to give you time to finish chewing, daub your mouth with a napkin, or otherwise prepare to be interrupted. then, so mild it almost doesn't sound careful or calculated: ]

I have a question, you see; merely an item of curiosity, and of course answering is completely optional. [ ♥ ] What would each of you call your... station in life? Class, occupation -- title, if any? Nationality? Species? Sex? Gender? And so on.

...I'll start, shall I? My name is Jade Curtiss, my class is baron, my occupation is military in nature, my title is colonel, and I hail from the Malkuth Empire. Human, male, and masculine.

[ cheerfully ] And I do apologize to the prison's more senior inmates for the almost certain redundancy.

[ The video flicks on to show a literally devilish woman, wrapped in a dark red dress that reveals a little too much on one side of her. ] ---Hm? Oh - hello? Yes, I think there's some kind of mistake here. I’m totally innocent. I didn’t do any of these crimes. [ a sigh ] How could you be so mean to me? I didn’t even get a trial, or whatever you call it… [ She speaks lazily, like she doesn't even believe herself. ]

I need to go home, I’m busy, see? I’m participating in a game and I was in the middle of an important part of it. If I don’t do my job, everything could go wrong. [Says this a bit more seriously, although there's still that childish smirk on her face.]

…Thank you! Now where is the exit?

Hello everyone.

I was hoping to have this together sooner, but I've posted a listing of the classes and who is teaching them for our new school in the shelter and at the educational facility. Please look it over if you signed up. I had to make a few changes after talking with Acumen because The Doctor and Willow are no longer here, but of course if anyone isn't happy with something, just let me know so it can be changed!

It would also be really helpful if you could fill out details about your class to make it easier for people to decide what they'd like to take. There are some guidelines to help and some slips of paper to fill out.

I'd also like to apologize to all our new arrivals. I'm sure not very many of the welcome baskets went out on time, but they are still coming! I'm working on a way to fix that from happening again even if something like the sleeping sickness is going on. You should have treats by tomorrow though.

[So much business to attend to! She isn't a princess here, but it almost seemed like she had more responsibilities now than she did as sub-viceroy.] On a more personal note, I'd like to thank Soubi, Gino, Cross, Kazuma, and of course, my sister, Cornelia, for helping me when I was being too stubborn to realize I was sick before. It's certainly nice to be feeling awake again. I'm very glad to be out of bed! [And at the moment she is sitting on a bench in the garden.]

[Private to Cornelia/Hackable]
I checked with Acumen [a longer pause than is strictly necessary] and the disc was still ready so I picked it up.

(OOC: Please use the OOC post for actually filling out the course info.)

[Rosa is unaware that she has turned on her communicator. You can see an elegant looking lady kneeling down and pulling at a ball and chain tied to her leg.]

Hurry up and take this off me, whoever you are!

[More struggling to take it off; no avail. Rosa is growing more and more irritated, and will lash out at anyone and everyone who dares to come near her. She's just in shock. ]

Tch! Where am I? Is this a joke? [ She stands up and picks up the communicator, and reads the message that's there.

Then her face fills with anger- Prison? She was taken away from her daughter without being sent to court? Bullshit! It's a lie! It has to be!]

Let me out! This is unforgivable! Why, why would you take me away from my daughter?

_{[She sounds indifferent, cold even as she speaks all of this. There's nothing to give away the fact that she's upset and in reality, she's not at all indifferent. Once again the bastard had lied to her, not that she should be surprised. She's upset, distraught inside. Even though she'd never said it, she wanted to return with him. He made the game fun, he was the only one who could truly make her real, who had enough power over her to actually kill her...And now he was gone.]}

To those who actually care, Battler Ushiromiya is missing. I myself have not heard from him for more than a few days, and I doubt others have either. This would lead to the conclusion that he's not here or he's very good at hiding. He's always sucked at hide and seek however so I prefer the prior assumption rather than the latter.

Well...It's about time the idiotic liar left this place. No one needs to deal with his womanizing, free running hands anyway.

I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get everything together, but I have a list possible subjects for the school as well as people who may be interested in teaching them. I made copies and put it up in the common room of the shelter. Please feel free to add to it. Some things may need to be combined into one class like the various sciences. I left extra sheets of paper if you'd like to make additional notes. Or you can just talk to me directly! I put names down to everything they said they might be interested in, but I'm sure they don't really want to have such a heavy class load, so please feel free to add your name anywhere and we can sort things out later.

We are making progress on the location and supplies. [Because Cornelia is working on that!] And I believe Kaoru and Hikaru are working on uniform designs. [She's not entirely sure she got a final answer on that.]

[After a moment] Oh, and Gino, the pictures of me have arrived if you would like to get together.

( Possible subjects and professors )

(OOC: Please be clear whether your tag is WRITTEN or VOICE. There are plenty of colored pens for your written responses and you may write notes to one another! Poke me or respond to this if your character already volunteered to possibly teach a section and I left it out. Skimming may have been involved!)

[Tsukasa looks a bit tired, but thoughtful, as he sits against one of the trees in the park.]

[... Finally, he speaks.]

If... if 'God' is supposed to be merciful, why do bad things happen to people who haven't done anything that bad?

No way, you've got it all wrong! There's no way a guy like me's suited for jail life. This fragile mind, this youthful body, by sentencing me here you've guaranteed the loss of my wide-eyed innocence, tearing away the one joy many young girls had been anxiously waiting for since I hit puberty!

Please, Oh Great Prison Robot of the Future, grant me sweet freedom!!

[ Those in the area will take note that their newest resident is appealing his case to a trash bot. ]

_{[What's this? Beatrice is taking a walk out in the rain? Is she crazy? Only slightly. After all, she did it all the time back home~]}

I have to say, I did quite miss experiencing a storm. After all, there's nothing more exciting than playing a game in the rain~ Isn't that right Battler? You of all people should know the excitement and thrill of being trapped in a storm! Iehehe~

_{[It's apparent now that she's outside, the sound of falling rain and footsteps splashing in puddles creating noise in the background.]}

Would someone like to join me for a rainy late night stroll? Things are always more enjoyable with company~

[Just as before, the cork-board between the Shelter's common and dining room lays bare, except for a single square notecard tacked to the center. On it, in green marker, a question is written in neat, capital letters.]

HOW DO YOU HONOR YOUR DEAD?

[There are other, blank cards present, and an array of colored markers readily available for any and all replies.]

((ooc: For that it's worth, the font will be recognizable to those characters who remember him replying to the last round of comments; but the handwriting cannot be traced back to any notes he wrote in his normal handwriting.))

So now that I've been here long enough. [She arrived pretty much RIGHT before the date auction yesterday, if that can be considered long.] I thought it might be important to introduce myself.

My name is Haruhi Suzumiya and I have won dates with several of you.

What I am interested in, is people who are not normal humans. Everyone here is apparently from different dimensions and home worlds, which in itself is interesting but I am wanting to know a little more about each of you.

Species

Occupation

The most interesting thing about you!

Please provide them now!

<sub>[The dreaded day was finally here and Beatrice wasn't one to wait. Armed with non-magic chocolates she'd slaved over and finally managed to make for Battler she made her way down the hall toward his room. She wasn't exactly sure why she'd put so much effort into making something for Battler of all people. Maybe it was just a means to spite him - giving him chocolates she'd made herself without the use of magic. A means of proving to him that she'd created something that he couldn't deny.

She shouldn't have been nervous but she was. However, she didn't show it, pulling on the mask she usually wore as she knocked on the door. In her hand was the small red box with a gold ribbon and butterfly tag attached to it - unmistakably hers as she waited for him to answer the door.]</sub>

Alleennnn~ [so sing songy today!]

Time's up! I've been waiting for so long~ You promised remember?~

Let's go!~

[ooc: Road is making this open so that she can torture Allen oh yes. she won't mind telling any curious char what it's about.]

[Takami does not reveal his name, but just believes that it is necessary to ask this simple question. He disguises his voice by speaking at a lower pitch than he usually does, although he is sure that he is fallible, it doesn't hurt to gather some information.]

Is killing justifiable? Please justify your claim regarding said matter.

If anyone is curious as to why I am asking, I am merely gathering data. If you do not wish to have your thoughts viewed by anyone else, I am capable of making conversations private. The technology here is slightly more enhanced than mine back home, but it is manageable.

_{[She's a bit hesitant at first, somewhat embarrassed to ask. But, stubborn as she is, Beatrice forges ahead and asks her question.]}

Would anyone be willing to teach me how to make chocolates the traditional way?

_{[Of course, she can easily make as much chocolate as she wants with magic...but for once she wants to put effort into something. That and the person they're intended for...Well they probably won't accept them if they're 'magic'.]}

[This morning the Composer can be found in the kitchen area. He finally took that kitten away from Minamimoto not that the Reaper will really care and Joshua doesn't want Sentience to get in a huff over a joke. Joshua will be returning it later in the day, because he doesn't want it either is really such a sweet, caring guy. And look. Joshua even gave the little thing some milk while eating himself. He doesn't really need to eat, but Joshua always likes good food. Well, good food according to him. It probably looks odd seeing someone eating instant ramen for "breakfast," but Joshua will eat what Joshua wants and that is all there is to it.

Now he taps his chopsticks on the container, with a giggle.]

Valentines Day now? My, we really are playing around with dates! Going from May to February.~

[Pausing to nibble on some noodles.]

For those not familiar with the holiday, it's more or less a romantic one. In Japan, girls usually make or buy chocolates for the guys. A month later, the guys get to do the same for the girls that had given them a present. It's a day to celebrate love and those warm fuzzy feelings you get about another person.

So, I ask: How does your home celebrate the holiday, if it even has it? If not, is there a holiday like it?

[And now he'll just sit back and eat. He hasn't done this in a while.]

Isn't she pretty?~ Her name's Beatrice!

[And Road holds up a cute doll to the screen. She looks almost exactly like a certain Golden Witch~ Except dressed in a completely different and extremely cute outfit.]

Thanks mama~ For helping me dress her! We should play again soon~ [and a smile for the camera, for those who don't know Road is referring to Jennifer~.]

( Private to Allen; )

They seem to have caught up with us, Sister dear.

[There's a jingling sound, followed by repeated metallic scraping and finally a sleepy feminine murmur.]

Oh, Brother dear, they have! Verrochio won't be happy.

What does that matter, Sister dear? All that matters to me is our happiness.

Are you happy, Brother dear? I'm not. I don't like being punished. It makes me want to cry. And these! [More jingling.] It's positively inhuman, Brother dear.

Que sera sera, Sister dear. We will have to find our own happiness here. All that matters is that we're together.

[A soft, wet smacking sound.]

I do love you, Brother dear.

And I love you, Sister dear. Now, how do you suppose we shall find someone to play with us, with the door sealed shut?

[They're not yet aware that their headsets are broadcasting all this to the other inmates.]

[Sakamoto is lying on the floor in the middle of a hallway after dropping Reira off. A day of being sober really did a number on him- Usually, Sakamoto didn't think very much, unless he was negotiating a business deal. And even then, his mind was very focused on the particular issue at hand (that too the big picture, Mutsu handled the details), and he rarely had time to think for himself. As much as he tried to keep thoughts of his head because thinking too much really bothered him, it hadn't work as well as usual without the alcohol clouding his brain a little. And even then, the fact that he was able to fully recount the encounter with Reira, for the most part, was a sign that despite drinking some heavy sake he hadn't been able to drink nearly enough for him to not be able to forget the night entirely.

But he was asleep now, at least, with a few incriminating lipstick stains on his chest and the edge of his shirt.]

[There's too much blood in the air. Aidou is having trouble ignoring it all and with the announcements over the network some time ago, he doesn't know how long it's going to last.

So much of it is in Sector 4, where their home is that Aidou decides it's better to leave than deal with the scents driving him crazy with bloodlust the entire night. Already he can feel his eyes reacting to all of it. So many different, delicious scents...

If you come upon him wandering outside, he's heading in the direction of Sector 5. Maybe the ice rink will help distract him. For added insurance, he begins speaking on the network.]

Of those still awake, how many people here enjoy the theatre? And I mean a real threatre, where you attend dramas and operas, orchestras.

Anyone?

{ooc: Aidou hasn't been sleeping well and he's a bit on the stressed side, so he's short-tempered, and the bloodlust is making him irritable. And Aidou will not have his kitty ears. Feel free to tease him and get a snippy response. XD}