Ah....

[ The moment the feed fixes on him, Sasaki gives a small wave with his free hand toward anyone who will see this. There's a smile on his face but it seems strained, even as he then straightens the lapel on his jacket; he looks so professional, if not like he's trying to not look worried about what's going on. ]

Hello. My name is Sasaki Haise, Rank 1 Investigator for the CCG.

[ Take a deep breath. You can handle your subordinates, so you can handle speaking to strangers. ]

That information left by Miss Schnee was very helpful, but I admit it is a little weird to just take this in stride as it's essentially a kidnapping, isn't it? That or a dream but this feels too real to be one. I have a job and kids... er... subordinates waiting back home for me and a very important mission I'm to be involved in.

[ Yeah he thinks that's about it. Wait. ]

If anyone has any additional information I should know on this place, it would be quite appreciated, thank you.

Who: Armin and Mikasa
What: Clothes shopping, a couple unfortunate run-ins with magic arrows, and a date
Where: Around Nova City
When: A day or so before Valentine's
Warnings: None so far!

A week after he arrives, Armin already has a job nailed down, but he's still wearing Eren's too-large clothes, given his uniform is pretty much in tatters. As such, he can't really argue when Mikasa drags him to the mall to get him something of his own to wear.

He hasn't been avoiding it, exactly. But he's still wary of technology, it's strange to be in a new place without the Travelers along - the constant hum of psychic activity in his head - and he's been wrapped up in learning how to be an administrative assistant, spending most of his off hours on it too. Besides which, if he's honest... he's still at a stage where he can barely believe he has Eren and Mikasa back, and he feels a lot better when they're close by. So except for work, he hasn't been leaving the house much.

Still, it's probably about time he sees a little more of the city. He keeps his eyes open, taking in everything on their walk. Which is why he notices an arrow sticking out of the bushes. Thinking it odd, given the circumstances, he wanders over to pick it up, lagging a couple seconds behind Mikasa.

Unfortunately for him, he hasn't been paying very much attention to the network, either.

It seems like a perfectly normal arrow - he just can't think of a reason it would be out here. "Ouch!" Well, it's definitely still sharp.

WHO: Open!
WHAT: Attleton gets consumed by a monster-filled maze. Issues ensue.
WHEN: Saturday Feb 28th, Early evening.
WHERE: Attleton City
WARNINGS: Violence, chaos, possible character death. I'll add other warnings if it comes up.

A fairly unremarkable Saturday passes in Attleton without much event, or cause for notice. As the sun begins to set and late afternoon sets in, though, everything starts to change. What begun as the distant sound of inhuman roars and hisses from the Arena progressed on to minor earthquakes, as any unfortunate enough to be in the Arena at the time would see thick walls of stone rising up high around them to form the centre of a maze.

The labyrinth begins it's steady spread across the city. Slowly, at first, but gradually picking up momentum as the buildings are engulfed and surrounded by a maze of twisting, branching and winding corridors, all remarkably hard to distinguish from one another. It aimed to trap all residents in it's wake, disorientating them so the hunters within might be able to find easy prey.

The roars, the serpentine hissing fade into an eerie, oppressive silence, the fall of dusk giving the walls long, dark shadows. A few hours remain until nightfall.


[OOC: This is an open catch-all, so everyone feel free to tag each other and have some 'dear Gods what just happened' fun.

There are medusa and minotaurs lurking in the labyrinth - I believe Timmy'll be handling confrontations with them if that's what you're looking for. As a side note, they appear human until they attacked or are threatened, at which point they show their true colours.

OOC post for questions is right here! And as mentioned, if your character is an Attleton resident who wants to avoid the mess, feel free to assume the maze somehow skipped them.]

How fascinating.

[The voice, brisk and business like, contained almost no hint at the venom he desperately wanted to inject in his words. Instead, it was evident in the cold, displeased gleam in his eyes that were just visible above the collar of his tracksuit.]

Not only are we whisked away without our express permission, there's water everywhere. That's sloppy craftmanship, if you ask me.

[Not that anyone really was. If they were in Honnouji, he would already be submitting a call to maintenance, because that sort of water coverage was simply not allowed anywhere near where high grade electronic equipment would be. Somebody would be feeling the consequences of this.

After a moment, he spoke up again-- this time, in a more detached tone.]

...I'm going to need a better coat.

[ Weiss takes a deep breath. This is something she's sure she should've done long ago. They had decided only to alert certain people because it would be easy enough to turn it against them and say they were the bad people if he hadn't done anything first. She just wished that his crimes hadn't involved her and her friends as the first thing she could name with clear evidence. ]

There's a threat that's been here for some time that we haven't made a public fuss about because everyone here deserves a second chance to make their life what they want of it. Rest assured, those who have pasts they want to leave there deserve that right, but if they come to Genessia and decide their idea of a good day is to, for example, kill or kidnap and torture teenage girls, then they deserve to be put in the spotlight and to spend their time here locked up in a cell.

[ After a brief second, she turns her video to a computer screen that has Torchwick's official mug shot displayed that she pulled from the Vale archway. ]

This is Roman Torchwick. Torchwick is wanted for murder, assault, theft, armed robbery, terrorism, kidnapping, torture, illegal acquisition of weapons, acts of discrimination based on species, attempted massacre, and a number of other crimes I'm not inclined to list because we'd all be here for a long time. He's also not a very nice person and his choice in fashion is questionable at best, but that's irrelevant to the matter at hand. [ She mostly just wants to insult him with that one. ]

At least four of those crimes have been committed in this world and if you have any doubts, consider me proof. [ Weiss held up her hand to show the symbol carved into it, freshly scarred over by now. She pulls her hand back, the camera back on her face instead of on Torchwick's picture. ]

Anyone who sees him who isn't capable of handling themselves against high-level combat abilities should report sightings to Schnee Company and their local City Guardian's office immediately. Anyone who brings him in alive and appropriately constrained themselves will be rewarded monetarily, but please don't risk yourself unless you're incredibly strong and durable in a fight. He does have an Aura, which means he can survive damage that would otherwise be fatal to humans many times over.

[ She decidedly has no problem attempting to start a manhunt even if all it results in is making it harder for him to sneak around. ]

People who do things like this deserve to be brought to justice.

( A couple of private messages )