[Liora watches, terrified, as the spirits push through the barrier. It's just like the attack on the lair. It's just like that training scenario in the holodeck. Even after those experiences, she hasn't gotten any stronger. Not strong enough to deal with what was happening now. And she curses herself for it.]

I don't understand...why is this happening!? What should I do...!?

[But then she hears the information about the safe house in her mind. She has no choice but to go there. But can she get there...?]

[She pushes through Fayren, trying to avoid the spirits at any cost. When a spirit did manage to get in her path, she would frantically cast her basic energy ball at it. All the while thinking that her light magic would be stronger...if only she could actually use it. But there was no time to think about that as she continued to scramble towards the safe house.]

[The last thing Futaba remembered was sleeping after hearing the news. The leader of the Phantom Thieves committed suicide? Did that mean that they had succeeded in their plan? Well, it was hard to tell upon waking up in some strange pod, surrounded by water. There wasn't much for sound, but there were the soft ripples on the shallow pool around her. Sitting up, she felt something fall onto her lap.

A necklace within the box, a smart phone, a key, and a pamphlet..

She honestly didn't know what to think right now. Hearing the news was such a shock, so maybe she was still dreaming? There was a smart phone, but it wasn't the model that she owned. Well, she had no idea where hers went, but she'd eventually get to the new one in her possession. At least her laptop was lying on the side of her. She tried to take a quick glance around, almost expecting to see shadows around.]

Is this... a Palace...? But wait.... I don't recall slipping into a Palace.. [Looking down to her clothing, she was still wearing her pjs from last night.] Maybe I haven't been detected yet? It's oddly peaceful here.... Is this a safe room?

[Rather than continue to question things she had no definite answers to, she decided to look at the pamphlet, hoping there was a map in there. Instead she found instructions on how to work a smart phone.]

... Boring. Wait, whats this about this necklace? Maybe this is a Key Item? I'll hold onto it for now. [Looking onward to find the red bills] Wait, this is a Palace right? Where is everyone else? [Suddenly it's clicked that she's the only one here right now and she's sort of freaking out.] J-Joker?! Panther! Mona?!

... Skull?
......... Inari?

[While she could call for the others, she had a feeling that they'd get the same response. Silence.]

...Okay, Futaba... Calm down and take a deep breath. Let's find out where exactly we are and who's Palace this is...

[She's just hoping she can do this without Akira being here with her. She's faced random strangers before, but it was always with Akira with her. Taking her belongings with her (or so she's assuming), she headed out to try to find some answers. Please don't mind if she acts odd upon stumbling on another person.

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[It takes a bit of time until a woman appears on the feed. Are those... angel wings? No time to focus on that. Around her neck was the necklace that she received and she looked a bit lost for words. By this time, Angela had already read the pamphlet, but it was a very strange situation that she seemed to find herself in. Figuring out the smart phone wasn't too difficult for her, it was just all of the extra information to take in. At the very least they had maps of this "Genessia" place that she found herself in. She'll eventually make her way to the Genessia Commonspace, but for now...]

So.... This is a completely different world than we're used to? I'm assuming there's no way out, is there...?

[She understands that much, but it still worries her to think about how the others would get by without her there flying around the battle field keeping them alive.]

Well, let me ask this instead. I'm assuming I'll eventually need to find a place to stay and a job to support my time here, so I'd like a few answers if it's not too much to ask for.

Oh, but maybe I should introduce myself first. My name is Angela Ziegler, I'm a doctor specialized in healing and reviving those who fall in battle for an organization called "Overwatch". [She paused for a moment before proceeding.] Well, I was anyways. My friends/allies called me Mercy, so I'll answer to either name.

My question is... would there be any hospital or clinic hiring for a doctor? I would rather nip this situation in the bud sooner than later so I don't have to worry about my funds while I'm here.

I did get a decent amount of information thanks to this pamphlet and hologram, but any other information that I should know about would be much appreciated. 

Thank you for your time.

[And with that, she'll continue looking around, keeping her guard up just in case.]

He's been watching some award shows back home, so it's no surprise for him to go to the Genessia Awards wearing his usual formal wear. During the whole show, Sycamore is impressed by the awards given to the winners and honorable mentions while sometimes questioning some of the awards such as the Unluckiest Person award. But one of the winners he supported is Sonico as he joined in the applause after she won the Best Singer award.

Once the after party has begun, Sycamore then spends the whole having some conversations and congratulating the winners. So far, it's just a normal night in Genessia. That is until the earthquake and the appearance of the mysterious spirits.

( The price of being selfless )

Action;

a. At the party

[she's not okay. she's not okay. she's not okay.

a massive gathering of people, free food, and mindless speeches? fine, she can handle that, at least she would be able to drown out most of the people and just focus on getting herself a meal. what she couldn't handle was another earthquake. suddenly at the sensation her stomach lurched, she felt like she was a little girl again, and all the emotions from that time came flooding back.

but no, push it all down, this was different- this was an entirely different earthquake. this wasn't another red hole incident. even so... it was so devastating that it reminded her of that horrific time. minatsuki had been wearing a pink dress for the occasion, and it was definitely going to get ruined, since she planned on using her branch of sin either way.

even after the earthquake died down minatsuki was off to the side, absolutely rigid, her hand resting on her earring and ready to yank it at any given moment. she wasn't okay, she wasn't calm, she looked like she was about to snap and really hurt someone, or herself for that matter. try and sooth her or stay away?]

b. Fight or flight

[and when the spirits started coming, that was when minatsuki let her irritation and anger out completely. she had already yanked off her earrings, the blood flowing freely now as she manipulated it and twisted it. her tendrils of blood swirled around her as she backed away from a group of vile void spirits as they came towards her.]

Fuck off! You goddamn-...!! [she lashed out with her blood whips, her whip wing crashing into the spirits and sending them back temporarily. they kept on coming towards her, however.]

You bastards lay a hand on me and I'll rip your fucking heads off! [she was screaming, shaking, and she felt like this was an enemy she just couldn't defeat. this wasn't like her at all, but she hadn't ever encountered something like this before. she was in a whipping frenzy with them, and if she didn't stop she would certainly hurt someone else in the area. try and stop her? be careful! you will most likely get whipped if you do!]

Video;

[she had managed to get away from the spirits, for the time being, but she didn't know if she could keep running from them forever.]

This is so fucked up! How the hell are we supposed to beat these bastards? Whatever I do with my whips... they just keep on coming back. I can't... [she can't do this by herself.]

....And the flowers, those aren't like any flowers I've seen before. [and she knows her flowers.] Do the flowers have something to do with all this shit?

[someone please talk to her she's having a mental breakdown.]

[ There were a lot of things Joan had been through. The earth shaking while she was in the middle of trying to convince the captain of the GCPD to let her consult with demonstrations? Not one of them, but not particularly disconcerting. Earthquakes were a thing. They weren't common where she was from, but they weren't unheard of. It was when the spirits came through, shattering any of the non-visual information that she'd gotten about them into a thousand non-experiential pieces, that was the kind of moment that had her jaw dropping.

Joan wasn't an officer of the law. She didn't even own a gun and she wasn't sure how a telescopic baton was going to do against these things, but she also wasn't going to leave anyone in the building. The officers were firing at the spirits and she was heading off to check the other areas of the department- interview rooms, file rooms, evidence rooms to make sure that no one had gotten stuck beneath something when the earthquake hit, and that there weren't any of those spirit things. She wasn't sure what she was going to do if she ran into one besides wack and distract, but she wasn't going to leave anyone behind. ]

Hello, is anyone in here?!

[ She could do what she could while staying out of the way of gunfire and hopefully spirits. Then safe houses, ASAP. ]