Who: Spock and Winter
When: Afternoon of December 9
Where: Fayren woods
What: Second date makin' it all the way to second base awwww yeah
Other: Both are still their AU selves

( Let's go die of hypothermia! )

Who: Kirk and Spock
Where: Star Trekless House
When: Morning of December 10
What: The aftermath of the AU event
Other for when I inevitably forget: Spock is back to his usual Vulcan self

( I thought we were bros )

Who: Anastasia, OTA
What: AU aftermath
When: Buttmunch o'clock in the morning
Where: Nova City
Warnings: Water freezes when it gets cold enough. Also, talk of executions.

( A Princess and a reality )

Isn't this something.

[Says the young man with dark hair, he seems pretty lax.

If anyone knew his sister, 18, they look identical, especially the eyes. If anyone care to look at his orange armband on his left, it would read 'Park Ranger']

So I'm suppose to accept the fact that I was kidnapped by spirits and brought here? And no one has met one thus far? So are they really called spirits or some name someone decided to give them?

Still, like anyone else I imagine, I got places to be, how inconvenient.

Fine, let's do the introduction, shall we?

I'm Android 17 from Universe 7. If there is a job that's Park Ranger related, go ahead and share it here. Whether it's an animal or monster, it doesn't matter. I'm flexible working alone. If there isn't a sanctuary for them, is there a reason?

And... Anything else I should know about this world is appreciative.


[[ooc: He's pulled from after defeating Brianne de Chateau]]

[ VIDEO ]

[ He's dressed as usual now - his expression might be hard to read, for most. It's the same hunted expression, though, that he wore for a lot of the past two years, before Genessia. Before his death. ]

So, uh.

I attacked three people I didn't recognize. Durin the whole, thing, last week.

Dunno who any of you are - and. You ain't gotta trust me.

Lemme know if you had t'spend any money gettin yourself healed up, and. I'll pay you back.


... As for everyone else. Sorry for threatenin everyone. Again.



[ TEXT -> Orihime Inoue ]

heading to work now. sorry. won't happen again.


[ TEXT -> Cassian Andor ]

saw your texts - after. you all right?


[ TEXT -> Minato Arisato ]

you ok?

[Karla feels awful, to put it mildly. Throughout the past week, she had craved nothing but battle, a ravenous hunger that could not be sated. She cared not if she got hurt, or if others got hurt. She just followed the sword, as if it had a mind of its own.]

[Now, she's finishing yet another Holodeck's simulation, by striking down a generic sword-wielding opponent, and the room changes back to its plain, empty form. Karla stands still, gripping the hilt of her sword in a calm rage directed only at herself.]

[This cursed blade, only good for cutting people down, cleaving flesh, and spilling blood, nothing more. Karla asks herself again and again, why does she wield it? She ought to break the thing before it completely takes over her mind. She raises the blade above her head, preparing to strike the ground and hopefully shatter the blade against it...]

[But then she freezes. Even now, her brother is somewhere in Elibe, seeking opponents to cut down, trying to sate the hunger of the blade that will never be truly satisfied. Karla has to see him again, and hopefully bring him back home. And for that to happen, she needs her sword.]

[She brings the blade in front of her, gazing at the shining blade, an expression of longing on her face. She then collapses to her knees, propping herself up with her arms. Everything hurts, from her heart to her muscles. She's aware that she hasn't done much to fulfill her basic needs, like sleep. And with the blistering cold weather, can only lead to one thing. Tears begin to trickle down her cheeks. ]

What...what have I become...?

[anonymous text]

How are you supposed to go back to your life when you realize that you can't protect anyone? That you are never there when they need you the most? That you just bring them more danger?

[It had nearly been a month since he got here, and Goku was starting to get a little nervous. Even with trying to cut back on the size of his meals (after spending about half of his starting income on the first day), he didn't have a lot of money left. When it came to their house, Chi-Chi was always the responsible one, handling food, money, housing, and whatever other concerns that they might have. Goku was much more carefree about anything that didn't involve fighting, but he couldn't rely on Chi-Chi to look after all of that here.

Still, trying to think of what his wife might do in this situation did remind him of something that she had told him after the victory party for the tournament between Universe 6 and 7. He figure he'd turn to the community, since that would be easier than trying to find something he was looking for in the newspaper.]

[Video]

Does anybody need to hire a person to deliver stuff? I heard that the strongest guy in my universe does that for training, an' I really wanna catch up to him! [At least, that's what Chi-Chi told him when he asked why a space-truck was parked in the middle of Bulma's party.]

...Oh, or anything that involves fighting would be good too! Someone told me 'bout this bounty huntin' job, which might work, but that's only if the people I'm trying to catch are really strong.

[Realizing that he should try to act a bit more formal (as that's what Chi-Chi or King Kai would tell him if they were there), he gives a small bow towards the camera.]

Thank you for your consideration!

 [video]

*Sonico appears to be in some kind of bar or nightclub. Anyone who recognises the place will know that she's grsbbed herself a seat all alone at the Hangar Queen. She isn't dressed for a fun night out, nor does she look especially happy*

The thing is...

*As she starts to speak, she actually just seems downright miserable*

That's not the kind of woman I am. To anyone I met, or anyone I saw... I promise you. I'm a better person. I really am.

*She drops her gaze as she keeps trying to convince herself, and takes a drink from her bottle of beer*

And Mobius - he - He's a good man. He's a wonderful man. We all said and did things - I - Please. He is a good, good man. Forgive him for the actions that he did not fully realise he was committing...

*Then she stares away at some unknown spot and is too slow at wiping her eyes, a few tears escaping and splashing down her cheeks*

I'm sorry... I'm so sorry.

[Action]

For anyone wanting to find her, or anyone already in the Hangar Queen, Sonico is that girl sitting on her own, half way through one of those buckets of beers that are supposed to be shared with several friends.

[hello everyone, this hermit has finally decided to come out from hiding. he looks annoyed, really, and he just pushes up his glasses before speaking.]

I seem to have been able to avoid the current... events, as well as interact with anyone involved. It was a miracle, really. But that does beg the question- does anyone know just how people are chosen for these kinds of things?

Honestly it just seems random, and I'm probably going to just stick with that conclusion until proven otherwise.

Locked to Orihime

Are you alright? I haven't seen you in so long. I was... kind of worried, actually. Sorry. [hopefully she was alright during the event!]

Who: Szel and Dorothy, changing into Szel and Tannusen
Where: Fayren, then Everglade at the Rectory
When: Early hours of the 10th, at sunrise
What: HIIIIIGHWAY TO HELL only it's not fun and super shitty and no one is happy also warning for potential talk of abuse/mutilation/death/everything that Christmas is clearly all about happy holidays

( As I claw your fucking throat away )

[ Noah didn't like this.

Granted, at the moment she didn't hate this situation either. A second shot at life, even if it was only technically life, still meant that she was no longer alone. She couldn't go back home, because a certain replacement plan had proven more than adept at beating her (and then making sure to work with her original goal, before Noah found making spells too much fun). That much she could accept.

But getting beamed into a weird place, where everyone was kidnapped from entirely different worlds? Strange.

But how much of her ability did she still have? If she was still in this quasi-spirit form, could her magic still work? Well, it was enough for her to have a solid body, just like in those pocket spaces, but it wasn't like she was surrounded by mana to use.

The weird device that came with her in the pod she woke up in was still in her hand when she decided on something to... test the waters with.

A finger pointed to the sky, she sent out a spark that burst from her finger, flashing to the sky. Phantasmal bunnies dropped from the sky like snowflakes over Genessia City, and would do so for roughly a minute. It was a harmless magic... well, mostly harmless. But if people started talking about bunnies again, Noah would know that she was still strong.

If Noah has no past to go to, Noah will make her own future.

She turned on that odd device, taking a moment to stare at it. The tail end of about five seconds of her spell might be visible if someone were looking closely enough at her screen. She spoke to it. ]


This thing is on, right?

Okay. Noah has two very important questions. How much do you like bunnies? And how many bunnies have you seen outside of myself?


[[As a heads up, anyone who looks at the spell she just cast will temporarily be fascinated by bunnies... including Noah herself. As that sort of thing might be a bit overpowered I do have a permissions post if you'd rather opt-in/out of something like that.]]

[The last thing Winry could recall was that feeling of blacking out. It had been an awful feeling and she couldn't quite put her finger into describing the feeling in her own mind. She just knew that perhaps...She felt like she had been dying. She could recall her last moments clearly. Her last thoughts and the last thing she said.

So when she found herself suddenly waking up, something she really hadn't been expecting she was admittedly a combination of worried, scared and just plain confused. As she climbed out of the pod quickly, she looked around, grabbing the items that had managed to fall to the ground, hitting the water.

As she nervously left the Bay and soon spotted the hologram, which was quite interesting, to say the least. After listening to it, she started to fidgit with the device and eventually turned it on.]

Hello, hello. Is this on? [She checked briefly for a moment, before nodding.]

Looks like it's on. This is much different than a normal telephone. [She waved slightly.]

Hello, my name is Winry Rockbell and I guess I would be what you call new around here. [Which was a very strange thing to say, but she had a reason for turning the device on.]

I need to ask for directions to the Commons and also possibly for the welcome center. Unless there are maps in which case, please forget I asked.

[She smiled for a moment before it faded briefly. She was thinking about how the others might be doing at home. She figured with what was happening to her it hadn't been going well...But she wanted to have hope too as she turned the device off. Once the device was put away she was already going around and exploring.]

[so this has gotta be some sorta palace, right?! there's no goddamn way that he just suddenly ended up in some totally random island or wherever this was! ryuji had listened to the girl on the hologram, he read the pamphlets, he even walked through the town! but all he was getting from all of this is that this was definitely a palace he had wandered into.

but why wasn't he changing clothes? maybe whoever owned this palace didn't think of him as a threat yet? huh.... either way! he now figured it would be best to talk to whoever is here on the weirdo device he was given.]

Uuhh... hellooooo? Testing testing, one two three or whatever the hell. So I really just talk into this and- ah, okay. Alright.

[he cleared his throat!] Ehem! Name's uh... [should he even give his name? this is a palace after all. but at the same time he wasn't in his skull outfit so... maybe it was alright for the time being.]

Name's Ryuji Sakamoto. Just arrived here. Um. I'm in highschool, I love ramen, and going to the arcade... [why is he treating this like a dating app?!]

So yeah! Do we really just.... get jobs and live here? [what a weird palace.]

( inner thoughts )

--

Audio;

[the feed is quiet at first coming from 'Cloud Strife', before a small huff can be heard. he tosses his device onto the bed where it bounces once, catching a voice.]

What do I got left...?

[it's clear that he's talking to himself, his voice picked up and the sound of something being opened (a fridge?). ...]

Eh. Maybe later. [fridge door closes, followed by the sound of running water as he gets something to drink. a minute passes in near silence before the sound of something joining the bed can be heard, Cloud laying down none the wiser to his device being on.]

Hoo boy. At this rate I'm gonna hafta put some nails in a bat. 'Til I can afford new weapons...if I can even get any. [a beat] Take up martial arts...get a gun. [...no way was he touching guns again if he could help it. he had experience with them, but he'd MUCH prefer swords again.] Mm. Scratch that...

[he rolls onto his back in bed, tiredly staring up at the ceiling.]

Time stops... But...what am I going back to?

[the feed seems to continue on for a while yet, but when it's clear that there'd be no further sound, it idles out and submits]

[This was unexpected, to be dragged away from the place she knew, away from her family and particularly from the whole... fact that things were probably not great if she had to guess from what little she could have gleaned from the situation there.

But she could roll with the punches, at least, so the information was quickly stowed away and the device being fiddled with to make sure that she knew what the heck it was useful for. Which is why she seems to appear calm at the very least, sitting on a bench in Genessia somewhere.]

Look, I'm not going to beat around the bush here. I have somewhere to be, I have things I need to do so if anyone has any idea on how to get out of here, I'd appreciate it.

[A brief moment of pause, though that's the sound of a nail tapping on wood.]

Pretty sure I'm not okay with the whole being kidnapped thing. Any further information beyond what was available from that cave and hologram would also be appreciated, at the very least.