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| [Good morning, Vatheon! There was a ten-year-old on the feed! He appeared to be submerged in studying in his room. There were books on Alchemy, Herbology, and other worlds opened on his desk. Selim was enjoying a snack of one of those life-like chocolate hearts. The letters “t-h-e-r” were still visible, but whatever came before was already consumed. The sfc moved as if something was carrying it. There was a peculiar sound with the movement. Selim turned to look directly at what was carting around the SFC.]Oh. That’s where you have gone. [Taking the SFC.] And you managed to turn this on.
[He turned the communicator to aim it at the robotic fox.] My uncle received this for Christmas. Isn’t it so cool? [It settled on it’s robotic rear to cock it’s head to the side.]
Did everyone get one of these chocolates? The appearance might be a little scary, but it does taste good.
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| [ So, with everything that had happened in the past month, Cheria ... needless to say, she spent valentine's day mostly alone, in her room, trying to distract herself from the day in general.
She really didn't expect to receive anything. But then, she woke up today, and ...
Well.
She had received the confetti, the chocolate heart, and the note.
It was ill-timed, admittedly, and while the sentiment was nice, the reminder engraved into the ... literal chocolate heart wasn't exactly the sort of thing she wanted to wake up to. Still, Cheria was far from one to be ungrateful for gifts, so she figured it may be a good idea to thank whoever did this.
TO THE NETWORK! ]
To Whom It May Concern ...
I appreciate the sentiment behind the gift of chocolate and confetti. Thank you. I'm afraid the timing for such a thing isn't the greatest, but it was very sweet of you to send it regardless.
Sincerely,
Cheria Barnes.
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| [The landscape is cold and snow-covered, but waves from an equally cold ocean crash near by. In the air, seagulls cry as they fly around, and oddly seem to be getting louder as a voice seems to narrate his thoughts.]( Do you ever dream of the world like I do? )[There's a collective noise of exasperation at Hubert, but the dream more or less ends there mainly because a bunch of randomness happens thanks to Asbel's mask and Malik dragging them all off to take care of a monster problem.
However Hubert doesn't wake up right away, and should anyone look to interact with him in the dream they'll find him at the bar alone, lost in his own thoughts.]((ooc: key - Hubert, Pascal, Malik, Sophie, Asbel.
End of the dream is interactive, or you can talk to him after he wakes up!
Taken from the Tales of Graces f: Winter Drama CD, slightly tweaked and edited to work for dream purposes.)) |
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| [ Cheria doesn't really want to show the network how bad she's feeling right now, and how bad she has been feeling. So, as a result, there is a text post from her on the network today. ]
For those who knew them ... Captain Malik Caesar, Sophie, and Asbel Lhant have all returned home. Sophie left about a month ago. Captain Malik and Asbel, only a couple days ago.
[ Yeeeeaaah, Cheria is not doing well. At all. ]
[ Filtered to Hubert ]
Hubert, Pascal and I were talking ... would it be all right if we moved in with you? If you're not okay with that, we'll understand. It's just, being in the house without everyone there is ...
[ She trails off, because there are so many words that could describe how it feels. She decides to leave it there. Hubert will know what she means. ]
[ Filtered to Calcedny ]
I'm not sure if you remember me, but I never got the chance to properly thank you for helping me back then. When we became children for a little while.
So, thank you.
( ooc: Permission granted by Inc to mention Cheria and Pascal talked before she posted this. ♥ ) |
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| Aaaassssssbeeeeelll!
[ There's a call of someone's name here, and the sound of a girl breathing heavily. Obviously she's been looking for someone for a while, and running around all over the place to do so. ]
Huuuuuberrrrt?
[ She stops, and though the rest of the world can't see it, she's looking around again for the people she's called out for. ]
S-Sophie? Asbel--
[ And, without any prior warning, she suddenly breaks down into a fit of coughing. It lasts for quite some time, but when she comes out of it, it's pretty obvious she's crying. She's lived with this illness all her life, so she's used to the random coughing fits by now (though they are no less easy to deal with regardless) ... but she hasn't ever been in a situation before where she didn't know where she was at all. She's a scared, sick little girl now. ]
G-Gram ... pa ...
[ She manages to choke out that last name while crying. ]
( ooc: I'm on hiatus, so I'll be extremely slow ... but I've been waiting for this curse to happen for a while, so I had to take advantage of it to have Cheria be a heartbreaker. She's in the Plaza, so feel free to come help a little sickly girl if your character is so inclined to do so. ) |
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| [Nothing seems out of the ordinary when Bulma turns on the feed, considering the apparent curse going around right now, but when one takes a second glance they'll realize that she's dressed in rather unusual clothes similar to this excepting the color scheme being shades of black and the symbol being this.
For any player of Sburb or Sgrub, they would realize that this implies Bulma has not only gone god tier, but is evidently the Seer of Space in her own "session."
She doesn't look too pleased with this turn of events, though.]Yeah, I'm not a teenager anymore, Vatheon, I'm not really into the weird exotic look. [To apparently demonstrate this, she pulls the hood over her head--which then obscures her eyes.]Seriously--what even is this? I can't see-- [A beat.]Actually, I think I can see. What's that about?Ugh, whatever! This is stupid. |
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| This is becoming ridiculous! I seem to have fallen victim to a switch of items yet again. I'm getting rather tired of this nonsense... [As irritated as Hubert is, he's not quite as furious as he was last time because there's something else that concerns him. This doesn't quite seem like it did with the accidental gift exchange.
He takes a breath and stops speaking, but only to pick up a small pistol and hold it in front of his screen.]This is what I found on my nightstand this morning, after which I found my dual blades to be missing from their usual place. There was no box this time. And this... gun... [He pulls the trigger, but there's only a 'click'.]Has no discernible ammunition, similar to my own weaponry. I don't think this is a case of misinformed locals, but I am at a loss as to what else could be going on. Any input on the situation would be helpful and appreciated. Thank you. |
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| "Huh? What's that thing?"
"That? Look, there's a caption beside the picture. It's called ... Mistletoe?"
"Mistletoe. Mistletoe is part of a Christmas tradition in which two people who meet under it must kiss-"
".... so, wait, is that two people who meet intentionally or unintentionally? Does it say?"
"uhhh let's see... no it doesn't give specifics. The kiss is said to bring good luck and health-"
".... H-Hey, Asbel ..."
"Although it has been used to treat some ailments, the berries are in fact poisonous and should not be touched by children."
"Asbel ..."
"hm? What is it Cheria?"
"Um ... there's ... something on the ceiling."
"On the... hey it kinda looks like this picture... It's Mistletoe!"
"And we're under it."
"O-Oh yeah..."
"Ah ..."
"W-what should we do?"
"W-Well, it's traditional ... but we can pretend we didn't see it, if you don't want to?"
"If we did that wouldn't it be bad luck?"
"Maybe ... should we do it anyway?"
"W-Well I guess it is a tradition..."
"O-okay."
"R-right."
[It's suddenly quiet, but it's pretty clear what they're doing. Probably a little longer than they intended.]
((OOC: Joint Asbel-Cheria post. Cheria is purple, Asbel is black :3 ))
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| [ The news feed comes on, and poor Cheria doesn't look so good.
Like, seriously. She's looking like she'll fall over at any moment. Obviously someone made herself sick.
But she still seems to be trying to go on with things, because that is how Cheria rolls. ]
Asbel, Sophie, Pascal, Captain Malik ... [ She almost says 'Hubert,' but nope, Hubert hasn't lived with them for a while. She remembers that and stops before she can say his name. ]
I thought it would be easier to contact all of you here, rather than individually. Dinner's going to be a little late today ... I ended up oversleeping a little.
[ And from the looks of her, she should still be in bed. ]
Just thought I would let you all know ...
[ And with that, the feed turns off. She's off to go start dinner. Someone, please make her go back to bed? Even if you're not immediate family, she really shouldn't be up and doing anything in her state. ] |
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| [ OMG OMG OMG you guys! THE SFC IS RECORDING! AAAAAAAAAAAAAA -- ... ahem. It's cooking with Sophie today, apparently. She's talked about crablettes, but that's not what's on the menu. Actually, it appears to be cake - and with her is none other than her beloved not!mom, Cheria. Sophie is even wearing a cute little apron with the words, "Kiss the Cook" across the front. She's also carrying another apron for Cheria. This will become important in a moment. ]
Cheria and I are going to make cakes today, so we can share with everyone who wants one.
[ Happy Happy. A-although Sophie, do you not realize how many cakes that would be ._.a ]
Cheria says it can be messy to make a cake, so I have to wear this over my clothes. I don't know why you have to kiss a cook though. Does that happen a lot?
[ Because do not want. She turns to Cheria after a moment, holding up a blue apron. ]
Here Cheria, I found this one for you. [ Enjoy your 'Hands Off My Sexy Behind' apron, Mom. ]
We're going to make cakes with chocolate, and cakes with apples, and cakes with crabs and fish. Mithos, do you want one too?
[ So put your requests in now before someone plays damage control. Also say hello to Pinchy, the live crab she found when she went to the water. And as she's turning away from the SFC she offhandedly comments to the other woman. ]
Cheria, what does a "sexy behind" look like? Is it like a peachbutt? |
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