Action

[Sakura is used to appearing in other worlds but awaking alone isn't a common occurrence. She looks down at the weight on her stomach and gently moves the small chest without much thought. If she's here that means there is a feather here too but where is Syaoran-kun and the others?

She slowly moves, her gaze taking in the water and cave around her. It's safe for now and so she takes the time to go through the odd box. After reading through everything she stays in place trying to wonder what to do next. A sound echoes through the cave and Sakura pauses looking at it's opening.]

Syaoran-kun? Fai-san? Kuro-sama? Mokona?

Video

[It takes a while but soon that cute little determined stare is looking into the communicator. There is silence for a long moment before she starts talking in a delicate voice.]

Oh! Hello! I'm Sakura. I just woke up in this world. If someone could please help me find my friends. They should be here with me. Thank you.

[She smiles with a warmth that rivals the sun before the video feed cuts off.]

[A small boy wearing oversized glasses is peering into the camera with a look of deep concentration. He frowns as he manipulates the device in his hands. In appearance the boy looks to be six or seven at the most. But there is something in his expression that seems oddly older. After a moment he seems to make a decision, and his expression subtly shifts into a childish expression of worry.]

Can anyone hear me? I just woke up in this cave and found this device here. But  this doesn't seem anything like home. It's strange, isn't it? I thought I would remember coming to a place like this.

I read the papers, but it doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. Can anyone tell me what's happening here?

Schnee Company
Nova City Branch Grand Opening Gala and Genessia Scientific Research Foundation
G A L A

5pm-6pm: Seating
6pm-7pm: Dinner

Choices:
1. Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb w/ a Bordeaux
2. Pan-Seared Halibut with Roasted Asparagus and Beurre Blanc Sauce served w/ California Sauvignon Blanc.
3. Mushroom, Chestnut, and Camembert Puff Pastry Parcels (Vegetarian Option) w/ White Cabernet
(All items served with a choice of garden salad or spicy cucumber salad.)
(Wines will be substituted for those underaged or upon request with a choice of water or white grape juice.)

7pm: Dessert is served

Choices:
1. Hazelnut Chocolate Star Cups - Design ref. A dark chocolate balloon cup coated with finely chopped hazelnuts so that look like stars in the night sky. Inside, it's filled with a layer of nutella mousse and topped with a fudge frosting and a piped tempered white chocolate star.
2. Coconut Pannacotta and Pineapple Stars. Design ref. A creamy yet light pannacotta dish with star-cut pineapples with caramelized edges, covered with a thin and crunchy spun sugar display.
3. Tiramisu Glasses - Design ref. Tall glasses filled with a marscapone whipped cream, a layer of coffee-soaked lady fingers, and topped with puff pastry stars and berries.
(Dessert is served with a choice of a 6oz coffee, tea of choice, or hot cocoa.)

7:10pm: Weiss Schnee's Speech (Here.)
7:30pm: Live Music Performances by Celebrities: Muse and Minako Aino
8:30pm: DJ plays, Planetarium goes on for a star show while staff clears tables and chairs out to open a dance floor. (Modern and fun music selection, not full-on rave, but not classic ballroom either. There is a variety of music styles played, more upbeat in the beginning, then slower songs toward the end.)
11:00pm: Music is quiet, open mingle, and a fundraising area for the GSRF is opened.
11:30pm: As party closes and guests begin to exit, a fireworks show begins to say goodbye for the night and thank everyone for coming.

{ State where/when your character is in the header of your top levels and have fun! Remember: FORMAL WEAR IS REQUIRED! OOC info post if you need it. }

[the voice is kinda crackly at first, the reception finally evening out after a couple of moments]

Anybody want to explain just what the hell's going on?

[After a moment the video kicks on, revealing a very confused face.]

Anyway, I'm Declan, and I would really like either some help figuring this place out or a way home, thank you.

[Well, this isn't... TOO different from Kappa technology. Good evening, Genessia, have a new face. With a pair of wolf ears attached to it.]

I think I understand the general idea of the situation, but that doesn't mean I don't have more questions...

For introductions, my name is Momiji Inubashiri. I'm a white wolf tengu serving Lord Tenma, repelling intruders from... no, I guess that's not important right now. Until I can get back, I might as well be unemployed.

For the moment, my biggest worries are work and a place to sleep. If anyone knows of somebody who's looking for workers, I can offer strength, dedication, and a keen eye.

[What else to say...]

...Thank you for listening?

[Nailed it.]

Action

[For those near Genessia City, you might find something that's definitely new: a small bear, about the size of a cub, is running through the alleys. A communicator is in it's mouth and a trail of destroyed property is left in it's wake.

Maybe someone should do something...]

Video

[A few hours later, in a very different part of the City, a teenage girl starts up a video message. She stares at the camera for a few moments with a stare that seems partly angry, partly confused, and something else entirely. Her message is brief.]

Where's a hardware or military store? I need canvas, rope, and other supplies. I have money.

[The transmission starts out pure audio, just a single tone on a blank screen. Before the video starts distorting, static and glitchy images taking over along with garbled speech. Another few seconds and an image appears, a single reptilian eye with an iris of blue fire.]

gnihctaw syawla ma i gnihctaw syawla ma i gnihctaw syawla ma i gnihctaw syawla ma i gnihctaw syawla ma i

[The tone continues to rise, the sounds and images get more and more garbled and then... POOF! The whole thing suddenly resolves into a glowing cartoonish triangle man in a top hat and bowtie waving cheerfully.]

Hi, everybody, I just flew in and boy are my arms tired! Hahahaha!


[The little triangle floats around, giving his surrounding a careful look. Said surroundings are just a street in the city but... off somehow. Entirely in monochrome for starts and bizarrely still, as if time had stopped.]

So! Genessia City, huh? Can't say I'm a big fan of the summoning methods, but it's good to be here anyway! The name's Bill Cipher and I just can't wait to get to know all of you!

WHO: Eas and QUITE POSSIBLY YOU!
WHAT: Eas is causing trouble.
WHERE: Bright Sky Diner, Genessia City
WHEN: April 5th
WARNINGS!?: Property Damage/Violence/Maybe some other stuff?

( Nothing going on here, just running some errands. )

[Armin wakes in a hospital bed shaking, feeling alone and frightened and bereft. It takes him a few moments to piece together what happened, but then all the memories of the past week come rushing back - and he wishes they hadn't. The torture on its own, he might have been able to handle - but combined with the terror and trauma of his previous death, it had been too much. He runs his hands together disbelievingly, marveling that they're whole again, without pain or scar - or without new scars, anyway.

He takes out his phone, shying from the memory of his actual death. He'd have to face it sometime, but... not now. It's just too soon. He feels like he should take a few moments to compose himself before making a post, but, especially upon seeing he's been dead several days, he's not sure he'll be able to compose himself, without finding out what's happened - if everyone else is all right. And he wants to let them know he's okay too (physically, anyway) as soon as possible.

The camera is shaking a little when he turns it on, his eyes are wide and he's extremely pale. But, though his voice is tremulous, he's very much alive.]

I, um. I'm b-back, I guess. I'm s-sorry for anyone who h-had to see that, or anyone who w-was worried. But I'm b-better now.

Is... is everyone else all r-right. Sansa? Mikasa?

[Yuuki was currently sitting in the library, at work and looking rather bored to say the least as she used her free hand to stamp an incoming book before placing it to the side.]

I'm wondering if people here are allowed to change jobs? I mean this job is okay, but I feel like I want to do something more, or at least something difference.

[She put the device up against the books as she stamped another book, pushing it to the side.]

Does anyone else ever feel like they took up the wrong job when they first arrived here? I mean, I guess when I first took my job, I didn't know what I could be good at. Now that I've been here a while I at least know this isn't the job for me. But I still am unsure as to what I could do. So I guess I am saying I'm thinking of looking for another job and ideas will be of use to me.

( Closed to Luke Triton )

[Sometime after his unexpected encounter with Luke, Clive finally decides to give this videophone thing a go. He appears to be sitting on a bench somewhere in Genessia, leaning forward with his face very close to the screen.]

--that, and... oh, is this thing on already? [He lets out a small, sheepish laugh as he leans back and adjusts the camera's position to give everyone a better shot of him.] That was a lot simpler than I thought it would be.

Well, I suppose I should begin with a brief introduction. My name is Clive Dove and I'm from London, England. I've been here for a few hours already and have a general idea of what's going on here, although I still find it all rather hard to believe. But I'm sure I'm not the only one.

[He pauses for a moment. It's still sinking in that he's addressing hundreds of people all at once just by sitting here and talking to this screen. This newfangled technology, man.]

Let's see... Some suggestions on cheap flats to live in and decent starting jobs would be nice, but there's something else that I'd really like to know. For anyone who wouldn't mind satisfying my curiosity, tell me a little about your world, or just the area in which you grew up in. Is this sort of technology as strange and new to you as it is for me? Or perhaps it's old-fashioned compared to your world's standards? I'm curious to see how varied the population here is, and just how far our mysterious captor's reach extends.

[At first, Roman didn't think much of Weiss' public declaration of war. Zuko was a force to be reckoned with but he could handle Weiss. Thing is, her little business was getting a lot of recruits. If she just stuck to her corner of town he could happily forget that she existed, but at this rate Schnee Corp will reach the status it had in Remnant. The last thing he needs is that prissy little tyrant making dirty deals with the authorities while she still held a personal grudge against him. Best to nip this in the bud.

The video appears to be taken on a rooftop. He lounges against the railing, a glass of wine in one hand and a smoldering cigar in the other.]

Good afternoon! Roman Torchwick speaking. Forgive the anonymous video, but I'm choosy about giving out my personal number. The boys in law enforcement can't keep their hands off me and I'd hate to encourage them.

[He winks at the camera.]

Anyway, I'd like to talk to you all about the Schnee Company. You could consider this a public service announcement. I'm from the same world as her, so I've got a little preview of what we're in for if we let them set up shop here. See that file attachment there? Go on, take a look!

[He takes a drag on his cigar and blows a couple of smoke rings while he waits. For anyone who opens the file, it's a long word document about the Schnee Dust Corporation. It's truth padded by reasonably believable lies.]

That's some but not all of the accusations leveled at the Schnee Dust Corporation in the past few years. Human rights abuses, shady business deals with organized crime and politicians, drug and weapons trafficking... they even threw in some sex scandals to keep things interesting! If you doubt me, you can always go to the Vale subarchway and ask around. The specifics might be different since it's not quite like our Vale, but you'll get the gist of it.

Now I'm not one to judge, but you all seem pretty happy with your small business economy, unbiased justice system, and honest government. I know we all have to make a living, but when I see all these poor suckers falling all over themselves to be part of the Schnee Personal Army...

[He shrugs.]

Well, don't say I didn't warn you.


Private text to Mercury and Emerald

Meet me in the 12th floor lounge at 10 tonight. We need to talk.

Private Video to: Hikari Yagami, Setsuna Higashi, Katherine Hillard, and Salama

[It was Muse's "day off" from her constant street performing lately. She's exhausted and just wants a day to recharge her batteries before going back to work. Sitting on a bench near Stone Ridge, Muse contemplates who to call and ask if they wish to hang out today...]

Hello. If any of you are not busy today or tonight, do you want to go somewhere?

--

Action

[Muse haven't had the time to really explore Genessia City and all the other cities because she was too busy. She decides to go check out these places listed on her itinerary, written on a pink stationary with neat handwriting:

• Check out the Amagi Inn.
• Visit the local Shrine.
• Inquire at the Sand Gym.

Once Muse arrives at each place, she would look like she's lost, or a little timid and careful not to gather attention to herself. But with her baby-blue hair and her bright colored casualwear, she stands out anyway. Whoever is around any of these places, Muse would approach them carefully and say]

Uhm. Excuse me.

[The video feed starts up, and this guy is being shown in front of the camera. Sun does his best to change his voice to sound more..cutesy cat like. The cat for his part is just looking around boredly as he’s being held in front of the camera.]

Hey there. My name is…well, I don’t have a name yet. My owner, Sun Wukong, hasn’t given me one yet. But he has put me in charge of SSSN apartment, which is just purrfect for me. As new head cat in charge, my first decree is to ban all suits. Sun fought hard against this one because he loves suits, but I won out! No more suits in the house. Or ties, they are necktraps or something. I have spoken!

Second decree is..all tuna belongs to me. Not just tuna in this house, but in all houses. Bring me your tuna! And my third and final decree is that dogs suck. If you are a dog, I’m sorry, but you suck. That is all.

Also did anyone see the thing about the Candy Man being apprehended in Attleton? Sun totally did that. And he's proud that it was mentioned in the paper! He almost got blown up nabbing that guy.

ＡＣＴＩＯＮ, ＯＰＥＮ ＴＯ ＡＮＹＯＮＥ

Zuko hadn't been to work in a while. He took a temporary leave of absence following Weiss's kidnapping and subsequent rescue, determined to keep a watchful eye on her in case Torchwick was foolish enough to go after her again. But time had passed and Torchwick had yet to make a move, and Weiss had recovered enough that he felt comfortable with backing off a little. (Besides, he was sure she knew that he had essentially spent the past month tailing her.) And while the dragon problem in Fayren wasn't as much of a dilemma as it had been, it was still something that required attention.

Which was why the Deputy Guardian could be found in various parts of Fayren throughout the day, from the streets of the city itself to the more mountainous and forested areas where the dragons tended to dwell. It was important to ensure that the native populations remained unharmed and those human-like dragons that had seen to capturing virgins were eradicated.

ＶＯＩＣＥ, ＬＯＣＫＥＤ ＴＯ ＫＡＴＡＲＡ

You said we were supposed to be friends now, that you forgave me for what I did in Ba Sing Se and, you know, everything else? If that's true, then I would like to ask you for a favor.

[ awkward... ]

[Sorry, jack. Satsuki's back. The Nova City Guardian appears on the feed looking a little a touch roughed up, light bruises and hair a bit mussed, yet her expression is as stone-faced as always. Though those who know her well enough may realize she's actually pretty annoyed.]

Attention denizens of Genessia. To those who do not know me I am Satsuki Kiryuin, City Guardian of Nova City. Clarification of what the position means will have to come at a later time. For now I would like to bring notice to the Shrine Maiden position in the Genessia Newspaper. As of now, I am raising the payroll from two-star grade to three.

To anyone interested in the position, I would appreciate if you contact me before applying. Thank you.

[Private to Maka]

Albarn, contact me when you are available.

[Private to Elite Four]

Jakuzure, Gamagori, Fujisaki and Komeiji; meeting at Nova HQ in thirty minutes.

[Private to Hikari]

I have returned; I should be home in about two hours. I trust everything is in order?

[ 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 )

Part 1- action closed to Gintoki
( Under the cut )



Part 2- anonymous voice post to the network, OTA!

[This post isn't just anonymous, it's also been put through a voice filter. Even if he wasn't a wanted criminal, this is way too embarrassing to let himself be recognized.]

Good morning, fellow citizens! In the spirit of the holiday, I've got a question for all of you.

Say you met that special someone. Say you made a really awful first impression-- did something embarrassing, accidentally insulted them, maybe threatened their life, that sort of thing. How would you go about making it up to them?

[That's the sort of problem everyone has, right? ]