[It takes her a few minutes to find the name she had written down, amidst everything she had hastily shoved into one garbage bag.]

Uh -- Gino Weinberg, head of the Defense Force? I need to talk to you.



((OOC: This post is open, albeit with eventual hackable privacy filters being set up. Also, no guarantees on a warm reception, either; someone's in a mood.))

[The video function is turned on, but seems to be fixed on the user's foot. The angle displays purple stockings, a red shoe, and a ball and chain wrapped around a skinny ankle. The voice that follows is clearly feminine.]

Get it off.

Please?

Figures. After all that whining and throwing a fit about monsters there'd be an onslaught of retarded voices all repeating the same thing.

'Are you guys okay?'

[Laughs.]

Take a roll call. It might save everyone the irritation of having to listen to the same thing from four different people.

[Have a Vanitas. laughing.]

This place is turning into a real house of horrors.

It's great. Give me more.

[As for what he's doing? He's keeping to the tops of the buildings. Just watching. Occasionally there is a monster that comes his way. But he just beats it down with his keyblade.

Also he's unleashing his Unversed about the place. Perfect opportunity for them to blend in with this batch of creatures lurking around. He's enjoying every minute of this. If anyone wants to antagonize or gripe at him, well he's just going to have a good laugh.]

Wonder what you think of all this darkness, Keyblade Master.

Don't worry, everyone. I'm sure the brave men and women of our Defense Force will keep everyone protected in this uncertain time.

Make sure to bother them with all your insignificant frets.

[Now that the ball and chain is gone, Vanitas finally feels power returning to him. Off in Sector Four, darkness bleeds off of him. From it spawns five little creatures that instantly pool into the ground and scatter off in different directions. Unversed are now unleashed upon the denizens of the asylum.

He's noted that he can't create more, possibly due to more restrictions. Vanitas growls a little under his mask, irritation levels rising further. Just what does that machine think it is... Watching the Floods wander off, he sets himself to looking around. Nothing suspicious about some teenager in a mask walking around. Nope, not at all. It's about time he got better used to the layout of this prison. Perhaps he could run into someone that could potentially be useful...

The problem is the Unversed. Vanitas isn't stupid enough to be caught near them. He'll steer clear of the little horde he's created, only spawning more of the current batch meets an untimely end. After all... The thing they do best is appearing when you aren't quite expecting them too and attacking.]



((ooc note: The Unversed can be found in any sector you wish to be in. They usually come in groups of 2. Since Vanitas can simply create more as soon as another is defeated, encounters can also occur at any time during the day. Vanitas is also available for action, though only in the morning.))

What's one thing that you don't have here that you absolutely want or need right now?

[And for anyone who happens to be wandering around at this time around the beach you'll find Axel sitting at the water's edge, feet barely touching the waves and with a single cigarette between his lips. Yeah, it's lit, and of course he's smoking it, but he's not trying to make it a habit or anything. It's just that he'd rather enjoyed the taste of it the first time and figured he'd give it another shot.

Plus...these things are supposed to relieve tension or something, right? Even though it's cold out and everything. Not like it matters.]

Of course that doesn't have to be an item, you know.

[Al looks a little bit shaky and weary.]

I think... I'm okay now. Acumen said that there was a stabilizer adjustment so my memories were overlapping... I think it's all sorted out now though... I remember a lot of things... including what happened during the four years I traveled with my brother. So many things happened that I forgot... and so many people I didn't remember... I'm glad I do now.

[He smiles a little bit.] I even remember meeting you two in Xenotime, Russell and Fletcher.

And Alfons... I'm glad I got to meet him here, even if it was only for a short time.

[Private to Ed]

Brother... where are you? I want... I remember everything... I remember you dying... and I... I just need to see you... Please...

Gin has left. This is most distressing. He was my friend.

In the interest of replacing him [no sense mourning forever] I'll be taking applications for new friends beginning [wait for it] now.

Tell me what makes you unique, special, or otherwise not mind-numbingly dull. A description of your past. Briefly. Oh, and I suppose your name as well.

[Kamui can be found meandering around the streets of Sector 5 fairly late at night, perhaps looking a bit lost. He also looks more than a little on edge, especially since Silent Hill was in full swing last night. He approaches a street corner and stops, looking around for a long moment before frowning.]

I guess they're not here tonight...

[VOICE]

Are there any grocery stores aside from the one in Sector 5?

Ahhh. So that's it, then.

[Her voice sounds very sly yet soft once she realizes where she is. A prison. Well. This certainly does interrupt her plans quite a bit, doesn't it? Maleficent releases a steady sigh once she's finished reading the message and taking note of the tasteless ball and chain attached to her ankle.]

Such a pity. I was so looking forward to reuniting with the princess. It was her birthday, after all. [Pause]

...Although. I suppose I am not wrong in assuming that there might be many princesses here already.

We simply must acquaint ourselves~

[Now that everything from last night is over and BB's had some time to think, he knows that being idle here isn't going to do him any good. Sure, the arcade is a blast, but after hearing about that defence force, he knows he should at least ask. After all, if any of the others arrive here, they'll probably chew him out if he doesn't!]

Soooo, guys. I heard about that Defence Force thing last night.

Anybody around that a guy can ask about it? I mean, it sounds like what I'd be doing back home anyway, and you could obviously use an awesome guy like me around. [BB doesn't boast ever, what are you saying] With all those monsters, someone who can see in the dark would be good, right?

No one knows what it's like

To be the bad man..

[Ho~hum. Trying to fake sincerity here.]

To be hated..

[Sigh. You all knew it was coming. This couldn't last longer than a few seconds. He laughs hysterically.]

Oh man, what a joke!

That's the second time I've seen those monsters. Whoever's doing it -- Acumen or whatever -- just cut it out already. I've seen better horror movies back home.

And what's with the cold? Don't tell me this place is actually going through autumn. It's such a useless season -- tch -- it doesn't even exist anymore!

[The feed turns on to reveal a blue-haired girl, but to certain members of the prison, her hair color won’t be what draws their attention. That symbol on her chest looks awfully similar to what you would get if you flipped Organization XIII’s emblem...]

Excuse me. I’m terribly sorry to bother everyone like this, but has anyone seen two boys or a mouse who are dressed like me? It’s very important that I find them if they're here.

[ static. a brief video appears, of a giant blue eye. more static, this time with a teenaged yelp in the background.

[ the video comes back, it's the sky this time. dimly, the same voice can be heard calling out, apparently to his surroundings: ]

Riku? --isn't funny! --onald? --fy? Anyone?

...Hello?

[ then a sneaker comes down into view and there is an audible crunch. ]

--Ack!

[ click. IF YOU HAPPEN BY, you might see Sora on his knees, holding his cracked communicator up to his ear hopefully. ]

[Oh doesn’t he just sound so amused through the network? At least his tone sounds amused, despite how much he’d love to break a harddrive or two.]

Fun little trick this so-called warden’s got. So what’s it take to go and play with the other kids or is solitary confinement the only answer this Acumen guy’s got?

[A little heh.]

What a joke. Too bad I'm not really laughing.