[Demyx is leaning on the backbar of the Boogie Boogie Uprising! machine, scrolling through menus.]

Hey, lets not be too bummed that Sentience got some time off, okay? Maybe the MCP was long overdue a cozy retirement!

So how about we all get together for something fun, huh?

What do you all say to a Wild Karaoke Party?

Tomorrow night, from 7-10, in Sector 3's Club. I'll get the bots to set all the stuff up, and uh....pull down a song list from the media library.

Someone volunteer to bring snacks!

Be there or be square!

...Oh yeah, and for the record of records...

 [Look who's filled up the top 5 high score slots! Yay, quasi-accomplishments!]

[For all of those who responded to the question that Takami asked over the comm, his voice sounds very different in this post, as he disguised it in the first.]

A-ah, excuse me? Sorry to bother you, inmates, but... Is there a gym in this complex? I've been wondering, since this place has so many things that I wouldn't find in a normal prison.

[Screened to Kyouya]

Kyouya! It's going to be overcast today, do you want to leave the swimming until tomorrow night? I don't know anything about this new warden, but maybe we can nudge it into giving us a clear night. [Giggles.] Just let me know!

[Screened to Russel]

... Russel, right? It's Reira Serizawa, the girl who won you at the date auction. Are you free tonight? I was thinking we could see a movie or something! Just let me know if you've got a better idea, okay?

Oh come on, Lana~ Haven't I been in here long enough? [The voice was young, obviously female, and even more obviously whoever it was was pouting like a child.] And when did you change my room assignment? I didn't know the GMP renovated their holding cells. [A small, prideful laugh.] Or maybe this is just for your esteemed guests of honor?

[There's a rattle of chains, and she lets out a frustrated grunt.] Merde... And what's with this chain? Do you think I'll desert again?

[She shifts to a low whine.] Come o~n! You took away my compact, but changed out my earpiece for this... [There's tapping on the side of the communicator.] Thing? Isn't an intercom good enough for you?

[Quieter.] Don't I at least get a shower? I feel disgusting...

Is it normal for Sentience to miss morning announcements?

[only day 5 for Tieria... but four days of announcements followed by nothing is a little... odd...]

[She lets out a low, defeated sigh.]

Is there anyone who has some experience with cooking that would be able to... um... guide me in the kitchen a little? I'm afraid I've only succeeded in making a mess and I'm not really the best at this type of thing, so... I would really appreciate the help.

Oh... and... uhhh... I... th-think I broke one of the microwaves. I know Sentience doesn't like destruction of property, but does anyone know if it punishes you when it's unintentional?

[Private to Reira]

Reira... [Long pause.] I was wondering if I could.... ask for your advice about something.

Oh, look at that -- we're back to our regularly scheduled selection of fun and games bar those lucky few who bought affections. I suppose I should decide whether to work or to play....

If we're talking Earth holidays though, isn't the next one Mother's Day? The UK version, at least. Does Sentience do that? Give us phones to phone home with and let mummy know that we're all okay, really, and please don't worry and a care package would be wonderful but defeating the point of Mother's Day. Fourth Sunday in Lent. Or will Sentience be making us celebrate that instead? Make us be good little prisoners who choose to give up something other than their freedom.

What nasty little habits would you give up? The odd choccy bar here? The occasional bag of sweets there? Or would you do Sentience proud and make it an effort to try and truly better yourself?

It's funny, though -- I was under the impression holidays and all those cute little things were meant to be special and their infrequent and vaguely sparse nature just made them that much more exciting.

I'm almost surprised that no-one's bothered to complain about the fact that the lack of a linear calendar means birthdays are difficult to calculate. I'd quite like someone to make me a cake.

It's probably best to keep everyone aware, and I don't find this to be a bad thing at all. Rido Kuran has vanished from the dome. I'm sure there are certain individuals who already know... [She pauses, knowing that likely Zero, and perhaps the other hunters would already be up to date with this] But I thought that people might be happy to know. At the very least Marina is a little bit more safe. I can't foresee him coming back either. [She might sound a bit confident at that.]

Probably a bit more sadly, though...Hanabusa Aidou has disappeared as well. It's a good thing, if he returned home like I did. I'm sure he's a lot happier this way. [She sounds a bit sad but accepting because she's happy for her friend. He's free.] If anyone had any plans with him I'll apologize on his behalf. He won't be able to keep those engagements.

[Reira arrives at Ashton's door around early evening, lugging a massive picnic basket and smiling broadly. She hasn't got a lot planned, but she's still hoping it'll be special. She helped with the food, after all! And maybe they'll stumble across a good place to end their date by chance. There's so little romantic promise in the places here, but she's done her best.

She's dressed casually for back home, but reasonably fancy for her time in the prison, with the cardigan tucked on top of the basket in case the evening proves to be cold. Her hair's pulled up in a thick, cascading ponytail of curls, and naturally, she's got a pale pink flower in her hair.]

Aaaaaaaash~ton~! [She sounds a bit winded, but still singsongs his name as she knocks on his door.] Ready for our daaaaate~?

[Filtered as much as Reira is able to Jennifer.]

Er, Jennifer... remember when you said you could teach me to cook or bake?

Could that happen really, really quickly? Like, in time for later tonight?

[The Doctor is vastly excited and standing right outside the Shelter. He's just been released from his restraints, properly, finally, and he feels full of energy. He can't help it, he has to tell somebody. Everybody! Turning on his video, he grins.]

I'm finally out of the restraints! Ohh, this is brilliant, it really is. [He bounces in position a bit.] I can finally take a look around, and I've really been wanting to properly do that, can't see much in restraints, not when you're in a straight line, and dragging yourself along and just walking from one place to the next ferried everywhere by bots. My ankle was getting very chafed. And tired. Ankles aren't meant for that sort of heavy...dragging. Anyway, there are a lot of things to see here, it's really all very complex. So I'm going to go see them!

[He's anxious, and itching to go, and then he remembers that he's the one making the video in the first place and he can turn it off and stop any time he wants. So he does, and then he runs off, for the sheer joy of running and being able to run. He's going to explore.]


[ooc: Feel free to godmod meeting the Doctor ANYWHERE (and at any time, let this serve for his all-day post, k?) because he is going to be ALL OVER. But primarily around the Library and in Sector 4. Sorry for failboat posting this before daypost this morning.]

[Not long after Ashton falls asleep, Reira finds that she's not going to be able to sleep tonight, not even after the insanity of the auction. So she dresses hastily, simple jeans and a loose blouse with a sweater-jacket overtop, and sets out to gaze at the stars once more. She finds herself at the park, sitting on the cool grass and staring up at the stars, wondering what's got her so worried.

Well, she knows, to a degree. Telling Ashton about Shin went better than expected, but that's left her feeling a bit guilty. Has she betrayed Shin by finding someone so quickly? Is she really ready to be moving on like this when her feelings for Shin are so acute? What will she do if, by some miracle, he appears here? Who will she choose?

She lies back, trying to let the beauty of the night sky soothe her, but her mind is still too active. She wishes she could talk to him one last time, other than those fruitless letters. She needs advice.

Why can't she just be happy?]

[It's a calm, still night in Marina. Anyone outside enjoying the evening, on their dates perhaps, might spare a thought for the blanket of featureless night that covers the high dome.]

[Look up at the right time tonight, and you'll notice a rather jarring change. One moment the obscure shroud of darkness, and the next the dome is suddenly emitting a gentle light. Starlight. Suddenly the entire dome is covered in a sparkling array of stars. Different sizes, some even slightly different colors. Someone from Earth might recognize familiar constellations.]

Good evening, Marina. I hope everyone has enjoyed the celebration today. Winry and I had a gift to add to the festivities -- the night sky, especially tonight, should have stars looking down on us. She did a wonderful job making the projector, so we all owe her our thanks.

Ah, it was nothing, really. I'm just glad to be of help. Ahahaha!

This is what the sky looks like on Earth, my world of origin. We will be able to make more templates, if anyone can point us to a stellar map of their home world.

There'll also be the likeness of a moon, though it's in the new moon phase right now. It should go through all the phases every thirty days, since that seems to be a common feature.

The projector will also shift slightly every day as goes along with the seasonal flow here, but we can always set it to any particular point in time if there are star- or constellation-based holidays that fall outside the seasonal flow.

I hope you enjoy the starry sky!

((OOC: Obvious font color is obvious, but if not: Blue = Winry, Pink = Lacus. Tags may be answered by Winry or Lacus, just specify if you want one or the other. Lacus and Winry are in the park. Threadjacks are encouraged (unless marked closed or private)! As Winry said, there is no moon in the sky for now, but there will be. The moon will go through its phases as it would on Earth unless the template is changed, rising and setting each night. Enjoy~))

[A podium and stage, decorated with pink and red, has been set up outside the shelter. Here's where the action happens...!]


[Everyone who wants to RP out their auction should make a comment here, describing what they're wearing and how they're feeling/acting in the comment. Don't say anything. You may optionally add context relative to the timing of the bidding, like mention that he's impatient for character X to go up, or is weirded out because character Y just bought someone else and she was supposed to buy him, or is anxious because she's the first one up there, etc.

[Then Minako responds with patter commentary, attempting to sell your character based on what she knows/has been told. She will put [Bidding] in the subject line. Respond to Minako's comments to bid. Just like in a real auction, the bid that is the highest or the fastest will be the one accepted!

[Please go up in increments of no more than 300 sentis at a time, and remember that 1500 sentis is a reasonable price for a date. Indicate in bold in brackets if you have OOC plans, like, "[He was confident he would win]" or "[She was starting to worry she didn't have enough cash]" or "[The thought of losing didn't even cross his mind]". It is common courtesy not to interfere with established plans; if you want to do something else, talk to the mun whose intentions interfere with yours.

[But try not to choreograph things too extensively. You have the right to decide what you want to happen to your character, but it's fun to let these things be spontaneous, and you don't have the right to tell other people their characters aren't allowed to do something IC just because it interferes with your extensively scripted plans.

[Minako will declare the winner of each auction, largely at her discretion, and then the bidding will be over.

[People may also start their own threads off the original comment with the biddee with subject lines like [Before the Bidding] or [After the Bidding] to interact with the person up for auction. Try not to do post-bidding threads until after the bidding is concluded -- for obvious reasons!]

Whichever one of you thought it would be amusing to sign me up for the date auction... it wasn't.

An auction, huh? How many can I buy~?



[Private to Yuuki Kuran]
... selling yourself like a common prostitute. Very well. If you want to be treated like that, so be it.

[Private to Kaname Kuran]
I'm disappointed that you'd allow this... She is meant for better things.

There’s the sound of someone playing around with the communicator, pressing buttons, completely unaware that he’s turning the video feed on and off, as well as the audio.]

What is this thing? What is this place?

[He’s reminded of when he first found Christmas town, only this confuses him even more. He didn’t go through a door, and this didn’t seem to be a place for holidays.]

Is there anyone else here? Can somebody please tell me what’s going on?

[Finally, he takes the time to stop playing with the device on his head and read the message it displays.]

This is amazing! It’s like a little world down here, underneath the ocean!

[He’s too fascinated with the fact that something like this actually exists to even realize he was in a jail, as a criminal.]

[There's the sound of objects clattering to the floor followed by Mikaela panting heavily in the background. Having just been pulled out of an epic battle between man and machine she's a little more than flustered. And now that she realizes that there's something on her face she's slowly transitioning into panic.]

Wh-What!? [Now there's hurried footsteps as she rises to her feet and starts running, fiddling with the device to start randomly switching between video and voice. Anyone paying attention will see her with her hair up, dirt, motor oil, and blood all over her face, and the occasional shot of burned through and ripped clothing.]

No! You--Bee!? Sam!? SAM!! BEE!! [Half paying attention to the message on her communicator she presses her back against a nearby building and sits before prying the thing off and nearly yelling into it. It's not a transformed Decepticon from the looks of it, but she'll never know unless she antagonizes it first. Voice clearly pissed and hoarse,]

Hey, HEY! You Decepticons are behind this, aren't you!? You won't get away with this! [Pause...then she gives off a little, cocky laugh.]

What makes you think kidnapping me will do you any good?

[a rustle, a snap then-] HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!~ [the sparkles may not be your imagination and Minako beams into the camera]

Hey everyone!~ As all you cuties might very well know, and if you don't well now you do, today is the date auction! Sentience has given me and C.C. the authority to run this fantastical event and - of course - what's a fantastical event without some fantastical people to be there?

IN OTHER WORDS - [whips out a rather formidable LIST and waves it just long enough for you to glimpse at some of the names already written.] It's sign up time! Everyone who would like to be biddee please respond to this message, and your name will be added to the list.

Remember, for those who sign up there are some requirements. 1! You must come in costume or dress or something just very pretty. 2! Biddees are allowed to become bidders if they so choose to. 3! THE DATE MUST BE DONE.

[and here she gives a rather devious smile] Those on the list that are...less than enthused will get a friendly nudge from our very own captain of the defense force, Gino Weinberg~ And of course, anyone who would like to...volunteer others are welcome to do so! The event will be announced by Sentience later today!

Hope to see everyone there!~

( OOC )

[Jennifer's in the cafeteria, putting the last, finishing touches to all her boxes upon boxes upon boxes of food and gifts and millions of ribbons everywhere and... Well, let's just say she's been up all night and she's highly caffeinated off of tea _{and then there was that coffee she found lying around the kitchen} which therefore means it's the perfect time to do a video call!]

[Video] Yoohoo! People of Mar~i~na! I've got lots of gifts for everyone, even if I haven't met you. [smile!smile!] So if you want to pick them up you can come find me or I'll come find you! [giggling. Today was going to be so much fun!]