[The video turns on to show Professor Labrador at his workshop. It looks really neat and tidy and he's currently working on some sort of raygun while next to him are dozen of test tubes and containers of brightly coloured liquid. All of these potions and medicines are really potent though some seem to be unlabelled as Labrador is one of those rather absent-minded inventors. He's very good at what he does but he's can also be rather air-headed. And it's fortunate that he's on the side of good!

Anyway, he smiles brightly at the camera.]

Good day, brave crimefighters of Vatheon!
Do you have any need of special gadgets or potions to help in your crimefighting?
If you do, just say the word and I'll do my best to make some for you! Price isn't really an issue, there are other ways you can pay besides with money after all~!

[He chuckles a bit at that. Perhaps Lab isn't quite as good as he appears? Is he really a demon with an angelic smile? Who knows really? Or maybe he just has a bit of a sadistic streak :3

If you do come to visit Lab, do be careful. Things do have a tendency to explode and well, he's booby-trapped the place so no one can steal his work.]

That was certainly an... interesting curse. [In all reality, Darkleer despises any curse that messes with their memories like this, but he's keeping on a neutral polite tone.] My congratulations to the Head Nurse and company for the creativity. As for our more recent arrivals who were not aware of how intense the curses can become... Well, I hope this was a learning experience for you.

The recent curse is not what I wish to focus on, however. Recently, the fine Miss Kanaya Maryam and I came to discussing the Welcome Brochures. We both noted that they are perhaps a bit out of date, and do not address some of the more pressing matters that newcomers are thinking of when they first arrive. So, her and I wish to revise them.

As this affects us all, I would like to know what information you think would be important to included, and what questions should be a priority in answering.

Kanaya and I have already come up with a few ideas of our own.

We believe that one of the most important things to deal with is addressing the difference in the passing of time with Vatheon and our original worlds, how it is impossible to get back of our own free will, why we are here, things such as that. We will include things in the original document on how to get housing, of course.

Please, let me know what you all think. Thank you. Kanaya has made a more comprehensive list of things she believes should be added, and I can send it to you if you wish to look over it. If you have something to add, I am always open to suggestion

[There is absolutely no sense in not acknowledging that something has happened, all the polite worries of "I don't want to be a bother" aside. This is a big change, and though Maka is not going to let it break her down, it still hurts like hell.

Thus, when the feed clicks on, Maka's voice is steady, but completely lacking in any sort of emotion.]

Excuse me, I'm sorry to interrupt whatever you're doing, but Rin Okumura has gone home.

[She shouldn't be upset, she has no right to, she knew this would happen eventually. Nothing lasts forever.

No, she shouldn't be negative and mope, he might come back after all.]

I just thought anybody that knew him might like to know. [A pause before she adds:] And if you think that gives you a right to punch him when he comes back, you'll have to go through me first.

[That final confirmation reassures herself, falsely or not. Yes, he will come back, giving up hope is the absolute last thing she should be doing right now.]

Thank you for your time. Sorry for the bother again.

[Now that the curse is over, Anya has some important questions that actually don't involve sex or money. Well, mostly.]

So, I got that the coral has a hold on us thanks to these cultist tattoos. I didn't realize it could make us all act loony enough to think we were comic book supervillains--or superheroes--but all right, they can use it to mess with our heads.

How did the whole... city-changing part work? Was that a perception thing, did we all just think we were robbing banks? Or did something physically change into real sacks of money for that week? ... Not that I was robbing banks, and if I was, I couldn't be held accountable for my actions.

I know this last curse was pretty harmless because no one ever really dies in comic books... or sometimes in real life... But I'd like to know just how much reality-bending power this thing has.

[No theatrics or flamboyant language today, just one tired vampire. He'd like to say he's only tired because he just woke up from one of those comas that aren't actually restful, but that's not the case.]

It's been about twelve days since Rinoa Heartilly left the city, I meant to say something but then, well, I wasn't available.

It's been nine days since Sola vanished as well. Considering the usual three-day rule, I suspect it isn't a temporary thing for either of them.

I still have access to Rinoa's apartment and much, if not all, of Sola's things are still here at the house. If either of them had something that belonged to someone else, let me know and I'll see if I can track it down.

[And with that exceedingly clinical and neutral announcement made, he just shuts off the recording.]