( Introspection )

[Video]

[It had been laundry day. Jaune's wearing a different outfit today. He's also blatantly wearing a red and gold bracelet on his right wrist. He knew what it would look like to other people who knew him well enough, and those are the people he's seeking to manipulate. The risks of getting caught basically stealing it are outweighed by the advantage of making his point. He might not outright physically harm his friends, but he'll do whatever he thinks is necessary to hurt the people who hurt the--him.]

Hey, it's the incompetent idiot again here to talk to you about something way more interesting and lucrative than free totes. It's always felt like that being normal is actually more unusual than being super-powered here. I'm not normal, but I'm also not capable of destroying entire cities and I won't pretend that I am.

I don't know if half of what everyone here claims is actually true, and you do have those abilities, or if you're just full of shit.

Actually, I think it might be the second option. [Shrug.] That's not my point. I need to find someone. I'm sure most of you know her, Emerald Sustrai. She's very good with words and manipulating other people. Good people, like a lot of you are. I wish that's where the threat ended, but she aided in murdering someone very important to me. I won't lie and say I won't hurt her when I find her. Think about what you would do if it happened to you, or someone you loved, except it really happened to me. She is going to burn for what she did. But I need your help.

If anyone has any information about where I can find her, I'll pay you 200 red bills upfront. But wait-- [Smirking.] If your information turns out to be useful, and you're not just lying because you're another greedy corrupted fuck, I'll reward you with 5000 red bills for your efforts. [Where would he get that much money? Nowhere legal.]

So yeah, help me find her and stuff and I won't have to cause property damage to do the right thing. I'm hoping it doesn't come to that. [He really doesn't sound like he's hoping it doesn't come to that.]

[Action (Monsters and--)]

[After that announcement, Jaune will seeking out his friends and family, visiting the places he most frequently sees them. Occasionally, he might see someone committing a crime. Instead of arresting them and waiting for the cops, he starts to beating them up, until he gets tired of it or they stop putting up a fight and he continues looking for a select few people. Hopefully no one saw that. He might accidentally run into a stranger or acquaintance, stopping in shock and frowning apologetically. He's good at pretending to care, because he remembers being able to care about strangers.]

Sorry, are you okay? [And he'll extend his hand to help them up, offering a sheepish smile.]

[Action (Heroes)]

[Overall, Jaune considers himself pretty adaptable. He's better at reacting than planning, and he doesn't let himself get stuck in a single mindset. But right now he feels stuck, and he can't pinpoint why. He just wants nothing more than to be around his friends. Looking pensive, his better half heads for Remnant House, as well as Dave and Jeff's apartment. If he sees someone else he knows on his way, he'll probably stop to talk to them.]

A. VIDEO; OTA
[ Wherever Weiss is right now, it isn't her usual home or her office. It's not the Skyrise or one of Schnee Company's builings. It's clearly some kind of balcony with a panoramic view of Nova City behind it. She seems like she's a little irritated at something and she's wearing something somewhat more formal than her normal attire, though her hair is still in its normal style. She gives a distinctive, impatient look to someone off-screen of 'well? hop to it' before focusing her attention on the video. ]

Hello everyone. As of today, I'm announcing Mercury Black as Nova City's new deputy. Those of you who have a problem with this can deal with it because frankly, I've done a good job so far and I'm tired of being questioned every single time I do anything when so far it's turned out substantially better than anyone seems to expect of me.

You'll also notice that I've opened a new branch of Schnee Company in Attleton. It's time to stop resting on our laurels.

[ Honestly, nothing seems too off except that Weiss seems to be in a less than ideal mood. She looks off the camera again, a man's voice saying "All you have to do is sign here, Guardian Schnee, and it's yours." ]

It's about time. [ The video clicks off as she mutters that last part, moving away from the balcony. ]

B. TEXT; PRIVATE (to whitley, winter, and sun)
It's about time we go back to living the way we deserve to. If you're willing to offer something up to prove you're not planning on being a leech, I'd be happy to have you.

[ And included is an address in Nova City to her new home. ]

C. ACTION; OTA
[ Well this was... unfortunate. Weiss had just barely woken up and saw what she had thought was herself slamming the door on the way out of the brand new Attleton location. She had no idea what was going on and frankly this wasn't how she wanted to start the day after the ribbon cutting ceremony. She's must've hit her head on something, that would explain how she could possibly see herself walking out of here too.. Uhg. Weiss sighed and went into her pouch to grab some aspirin only to find all of the Dust was gone out of it. Her next thought went to Myrtenaster- also gone.

...Did she get mugged by someone wearing a wig? As far as disguises go, herself against herself had to be the weirdest and most effective. What was she going to do, report herself to Blaze for mugging herself? As importantly, where did her jacket and petticoat go? Did the thief take those too? (What kind of Guardian actually had to deal with this kind of problem?) Even if she wanted to report it, her device was gone. Great.

Weiss frowned at her reflection in the window, then headed to Genessia City to grab one of her old outfits from the old house. It was closer than Nova so she wouldn't have to keep wandering around in the show without frills or a jacket, at least. There's not much left there since she brought most things with her, but her dress from her first Christmas party was and it was clean, so Weiss is going around looking extra snowy as she walks her way back to Nova City. The thief appears to have taken her car too. Feel free to encounter her anywhere on the walk back to Nova, looking rather concerned in general. ]

[This is bad. The last thing Fred remembers was undergoing the ceremony of purification, and now he was in some strange cave filled with grisly pods. He already started to make sense of his situation, but it still left him with too many unanswered questions by the time he finished listening to this hologram.

What is Genessia? How did he get here? Is the malevolence present? Was the purification successful? Are his friends here too?

He supposes the first thing he can do is take the hologram's advice and ask the network using this phone-thing. There was only in one slight problem...

Fred is mute.

Oh well. It's not the first time he surprised a whole group of people.]

Video

[After fiddling with the controls, Fred managed something. He thinks. He quietly peers into the camera and examines every edge of it. He won't know if it's working until he tries. Fred gave his best to look like he has something to say, then, a disembodied voice that doesn't fit Fred's youthful appearance comes through.]

"These are his words...
To anyone who can hear this, my name is Fred. A Rivell of the Grinsil Brigade. I need some help."

Who: Anastasia Leonheart & Ayame Sasaki
Where: Atelier Iris
Why: Kimonos are in style this season

[Anastasia hadn't expected to hear from one of Satsuki's friends, and in a unexpected way. An adorable panda plush doll and a note hoping to meet. And a meeting was certainly arranged, thanks to Satsuki.

Anastasia was on her way to the tailoring shop in Genessia city, riding in style in a limo with the soft and squishy panda plush in her arms. This trip to the shop had two objectives; to meet Ayame Sasaki and be fitted for her very own kimono.

Anastasia just simply loves dressing up.

In time, the limo slows to a stop outside the tailoring shop, and she steps out, smoothing out her long skirt. After looking around, she doesn't see Ayame, so she must be inside. Anastasia approaches the door and steps through it, still holding onto her panda plush to calm her nerves.]

"Miss Ayame? Are you here?"

Who: Team Abyss of Jade, Anise, Sync, and Luke
What: Jade purchased a new house
When: This afternoon
Where: Attleton

Jade went house hunting last week in Attleton. Since last winter, he lived in a cheap apartment shared with Luke, but it never crossed his mind to purchase a house until he noticed buying a house in Attleton is cheaper than he thought and they are in abundance in this city. He messaged his friends, his homeworld mates about the idea of sharing this house, and gave them information as to what it would look like. Eventually, with ease came to an agreement to combine their efforts to live together.

On a Saturday morning, the house is officially purchased under Jade's name, and he's waiting in front of the house where his friends gathered on the front lawn.

"This is the biggest house I found. It has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, so each of you gets a bathroom for yourself. This house has a pool and basement too. The backyard garden is bigger than the frontyard, and there's a garage too, so that's a good room to store a bicycle."

A pause, a beat, and Jade smiled. "Well, you don't have to stand there. This is our house now, so it's ours to explore." This is Jade's best idea ever.

xxxxxxxxxx"Consequentially, I am not one of the good people.
xxxxxxxxxxI am one of the terrible things."

xxxxxxxxxx — Marianna Paige

Who: Cassian Lynch, Trahearne, Abel Nightroad, Tannusen (and possibly more, will add as needed)
What: Multiple threads involving the Quiet Minds event and its aftermath.
When: First thread is on Friday the 13th. Subsequent threads are anything from a few hours to over a week later.
Warnings: A LOT. Graphic violence and gore, on-screen character death and dismemberment, cannibalism, attempted sexual assault, mentions of past assault, and more angst in the aftermath than you can shake a tree at.

 [Video - Sonico: Bad Version]

 *There's a Sonico on the screen, dressed in just her pyjamas - a rather flimsy lilac vest and shorts set. She is lying lazily stretched across her bed and she blinks into the camera with lidded eyes*

Someone bring me cake. Cake and macarons. Make sure the cake is chocolate. And candy. Bring me candy.

[Action - Meanwhile - The Good in Genessia]

*Sonico is carrying a very heavy looking rucksack today, full of many of her belongings. In the park, Sonico starts to unload what she has - knick knacks, clothing, jewellery. Anyone passing by will be offered the goods, for free. On top of that, she is asking every passer by if they need any help, and she is being very insistent*