[A gentle, inviting voice with just a pinch of sadness makes its way to the comms. A woman on a crummy couch is sitting there, with cats milling around in the background. The lines on her face seem to come from either the ravages of time, or sorrow. Possibly both.]

"Hello, everyone. You've probably never heard of me; I mean, I've never really been invited to any parties or anything. Oh, um, anyway, I'm Natalie. Ever since that scare with the ghosts, I've been a little afraid of leaving the house. My husband moved on some time ago, and it's been...difficult without him. I still have my cats, of course." She weakly smiled as one leaped over her lap.

"Oh, sorry about the sob story. Anyway, I thought of meeting people through the newspaper, but it looks like they've stopped making deliveries. We were very private people, my husband and I. No children, and we didn't do much entertaining. I guess it's been kind of lonely, now that that's gone." She sniffed, wiping her nose.

"So, if anyone would like some company, I'd really appreciate it. It's not much," she said, gesturing to her dilapidated surroundings. "but it's home."

[ooc: here begins the Empress plot. You can respond in the main comment body, or visit her house in a comment left below.]

Who: Any and all of the residents in Attack on Mansion
When: August 3rd
What: Levi returns from his visit to home. There are things he would like to tell the others.
Where: Attack on Mansion
Warnings: Spoilers for Shingeki no Kyojin manga, until chapter 71.

Levi made his return to the Mansion with Petra, who was waiting for him at the dream docks. Filled with thoughts from home, he called for everyone from their world to join them to talk with them. That was, of course, if they wanted to. He was prepared to have talks with one at a time or a bigger briefing - whichever would be more convenient for everyone.

He at least would like to talk with Mikasa after the new information about the past that he came to know, but that also depended if she wanted to talk about it.

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[ Lucy looked more than a little disgusted when she saw the newspaper this morning. Particularly the bounty section. ]

Honestly, what kind of repulsive, inhuman monster would want to hurt a unicorn? [ She slapped the newspaper with the back of her hand in scorn. ] Well, they'll get what's coming to them - we'll make sure of that.

[ Harvesting a unicorn's horns. Ugh, it made her want to puke. OH SPEAKING OF PUKING Wait a second... ]

Oh! Satsuki? You wanted a demonstration of our magic, right? Would you like to meet us, and I'll show you what I meant?

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[ While waiting for her response, Lucy decided to go for a walk in the forest, as much wanting to get some fresh air and exercise as looking for a good spot to train. Of course, she wasn't alone and we're not talking about certain dragons that are always with her, but a peculiar spirit in particular. Wanting to spend time with Plue as she walked, she followed behind the critter as he himself followed after a blue butterfly. ]