Video Log 1

[kivaember]

 [The screen flickers and buzzes before focusing on a thoroughly soaked and annoyed looking albino. Gilbert, the albino, is dressed in what seems to be a black tank top and a dark blue pair of boxers. It is obvious that when he arrived here, he was either in bed, or dressed for it. He scowls down at the screen, and rakes his slim fingers through his hair, slicking it back before ruffling it in obvious aggravation]

Alright, this is some sort of...video thing. Great. Guess who ever kidnapped me was nice enough to stick a starfish camera on my face. Thanks for almost giving me a fucking heart attack. Jerk!

[Gilbert lets out a loud huff and the screen jostles, briefly peering at the floor when the albino moves to stand up. The screen remains staring at the floor, but Gilbert's voice is audible] 

What the hell is this place anyway? Looks like I'm in an underground Sea world. And what the fuck is this...tattoo thing? Tch, it's dark... 

[The screen is moved to view the dark mark on the underside of Gilbert's wrist, the faint glow from the SFC letting the albino have a better view of it. After a moment, the screen moves again to focus on Gilbert's angry face]

I'm usually a pretty cool guy, but if the freak who kidnapped me is watching this, you better damn well hope I don't find you! You better send me home soon, alright?! There's a case of beer in the fridge and if I don't defend it, Bruderchen will drink it all without me! That and...and I was in a middle of a raid! My character's probably dead now...dammit... 

[Gilbert frowns contemplatively at the screen]

Does this function as a phone too? Can I send SOS videos on it? Although I don't think the coastguard can help me unless they pack a submarine underneath their tower chair things. Hellooooo~ anyone out thereeeee~ or am I a crazy person talking to a starfish?

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[messianic]

[His response is calm, measured and utterly deadpan.]

There are others out here, yes, and we can hear you. But you might still be a crazy person talking to a starfish.

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[kivaember]

Eh? Who's 'we'? And shut up, if I'm a crazy person talking to a starfish, so are you! Where the hell am I, anyway?

[messianic]

Foreigners like you. There are a lot of us.

Welcome to Vatheon. I know it can be confusing, but maybe I can help.

[kivaember]

...

[Gilbert is a bit thrown by your calm temperament, and his anger fizzles out a little]

Va...Vatheon? Foreigners? Am I in a different dimension or something? Who're you?

[messianic]

[He nods calmly for his part.]

It could be a different dimension. We're not entirely sure how it works, to be honest.

But I'm Minato. It's nice to meet you.

[kivaember]

[Another dimension?! Great. Wonderful. Gilbert starts to feel a bit anxious now, replacing the anger fully]

Minato? One of Japan's guys...I'm Prus- Gilbert. Gilbert'll do. So tell me what you know about this place. Don't tell me there're monsters I have to watch out for or anything, because as fun punching up vampires or whatever is, I'm only in my underwear and I'm wet, so I'm not in the mood to deal with crap like that.

[messianic]

Sometimes there are monsters but--

...

...Your underwear...?

[Video]

[used2btoonpi]

Don't think on it too much, kid. Everyone talks to this starfish.

It's about the only thing that makes sense.

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[kivaember]

Talking to a starfish makes sense here? Ahhh, why do I have a feeling that this is a crazy, physics don't make sense world now... what is this starfish thingy anyway? Some sort of transmission...

[Gilbert looks more interested in the starfish now. He loves sophisticated technology like computers and mobile phones. He'll probably try to pick the starfish apart soon.]

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[used2btoonpi]

I've never seen anything like this, pal. I barely can get a damn camera to work.

[Watching curiously.]

Physics don't make much sense anywhere. There's always somethin' around to break them.

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[kivaember]

...

[remembers the shooting star hitting England in the head incident - amongst other crazy things.]

Yeah, I guess you're right. Hm...it seems like this starfish thingy doesn't look electronic though. It feels organic? Weird. Cool, but weird. Ehn. So who're you stranger?

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[used2btoonpi]

[A slightly off handed shrug.]

I dunno, but it's noisy and there's a bunch of weirdos all over it.

...Eddie Valiant.

[Former Toon PI.]

Who are you, blondie?

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[kivaember]

Hmm...

[Certainly met a few quirky people on it, and one fellow nation. But he'll ponder the mysteries of the camera-starfish later. When he was dry and had trousers on.]


Eh? Blondie? I'm an albino, not blond! [Huff, huff. Albino was more ~*unique*~ and interesting than drab ol' blond!] Hrn, but I'm Gilbert Weillschmidt [getting easier to use his human name right off the bat now.] Valiant? Ah, that's a pretty cool name... I'm gonna call you Vally now.

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[unnoticeable]

You don't have to be talking to a starfish to be considered crazy. Though, it's sometimes I good indication that someone might be a bit 'off their rocker.' [There was a polite smile as he offered a friendly enough wave, all things considered.]

At any rate, welcome to Vatheon.

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[kivaember]

...!

[Gilbert recognises Canada.]

You're here too?! Are all the nations here? [A pause] Is my Bruderchen here? What the hell is this Vatheon anyway? Tell me, Canada, I trust you over these...weirdos I'm talking to. [He is noticeably frustrated and confused.]

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[unnoticeable]

[Secretly he's really pleased to hear that but being the modest one, he offers a polite smile with an apologetic shake of his head.] S- sorry. I haven't seen your brother here. [There was a bit of a pause as he gave some more thought to that question.] Not in the time that I've been here, anyway.

As for your other question, there are several of us here, actually. For a while it was only Japan, Vietnam, and myself but America has recently showed up, again, and I was talking to Italy again earlier. They were here before but neither of them remember it so I don't think they'd be much help, anyway, with any questions. [No offense to either of them, but he wouldn't really point out either of those two as primary people to ask questions about Vatheon or anything to for that matter.]

As far as Vatheon goes, it's located somewhere under the ocean. Nobody is quite sure where or even if it completely exists a reality that belongs to any of the other people who have been brought here, but on the plus side there's an island that can be visited via an elevator. [That probably made things all the more confusing but he was trying to find some positive among the bad news.] Unfortunately for all intents and purposes, we're pretty much stuck here.

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[kivaember]

[Gilbert digests all of this information with a serious expression, mulling it all over. Hm, this was all troubling. So other nations were stuck here too, but, he never heard of them simply disappearing back home. He was pretty sure a massive shitstorm would've kicked up if America of all people vanished.]

Elevator? What? Ack! Never mind! [Gilbert scowls.] I'm soaking wet and cold! Where are you? Where the hell can I go and dry off and punch the guy who brought us here?

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[unnoticeable]

It's something that never really makes sense at first since it seems so... fantastical and downright insane. But after a little while the reality sets in... [A shrug accompanied a soft sigh before he simply moved on with the conversation.]

I'm pretty sure there's a long line of people who wish to punch whoever it was that brought us here so you'll probably have to wait in line. As for where I currently am, I'm sitting at home. I can bring you a towel and change of clothes if you'd like. As well, pretty much all of the stores are free except those in Nostalgia Nook, so there's always that option as well.

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[kivaember]

Nostalgia Nook, what? [Gilbert's tone gains a slightly whiny edge to it.] You're just confusing me, Canada! Nnh, but a towel sounds nice, and my sleep was interrupted by...this thing. Alright, where are you? I...don't know where I am.

[Video]

[yellowglasses]

I'd like to tell you that you could go back home but, well, from what I've gathered from talking to people here...nobody knows how to do that. I also hear no one's seen whoever is responsible for putting us all in this domed city.

[There's a pause. But Chie looks as if she remembers something and continues talking.]

Oh, right! The city we're in is Vatheon. It's sort of like Atlantis but that's all I really know about it right now, sorry.

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[kivaember]

Atlantis? So we are underwater? Great, so even if we do get out we'd have to swim several leagues to the surface... [Nations are immortal, but that doesn't mean they can swim around without needing to breathe, and their bodies are still subject to the effects of pressure. It wouldn't be pretty.]

...I'm getting lots of responses from people here though, so...this starfish thing is like a communicator to everyone else within, uh, Valeon or whatever? How many people are here anyway?

[Video]

[yellowglasses]

Yeah, it is. It's pretty strange looking though if you ask me.

As for how many people are in Vatheon, I have no idea either. I've only met a handful of people foreign to this city myself since I arrived, which seems to be around the same time you did, too.

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[kivaember]

So people come here at the same time? [Interesting...] This is weird. Why did...whoever kidnap us anyway, do you know? Because he could've waited until I was actually /dressed/ before snatching me up... [It was cold being in a soaked through tank top and boxers.]

[Video]

[yellowglasses]

I don't know that either, unfortunately.
I hear that the people here get contacted by whoever they are though on occasion, so maybe we can get some answers out of these higher ups on a day they do that!

[She realized at this point she wasn't even sure..who this guy was. Oops.]

Oh, by the way I'm Chie Satonaka. Nice to meet you.

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[kivaember]

Hrn. If they contact me I'm gonna give them a piece of my mind...I have shit to do back home. [Granted, that 'shit' is playing video games, but still! It was very important!]

Ah? Oh, I'm...Gilbert. Yeah. [He should probably use his human name around here.] Gilbert Weillschmidt. Are you from Japan? Your name sounds Japanese.