[Hello Vatheon. Were you enjoying your day? Was it nice and quiet? No? Whether or not that was the case, it's sure as hell not quiet now - especially for you Villa residents - as there is suddenly the shrieking voice of a not-a-death-god-in-a-death-god's-body ringing out across the network.]

WHAT THE GODAWFUL FUCK IS WRONG WITH MY VISION?! And nobody tell me this is normal, because I have been human before, and human vision is not like this. Any vision I've had is nothing like this. What is that?

[He swings the SFC over to Liz's sleeping form in a nearby bed, but--]

Wait, of course none of you regular viewers are going to know, because you're not the one stuck with this! There's not supposed to be some weird orb stuck inside her body, and I am seeing entirely too much as it is.

[Now he turns the camera back to himself, teeth bared for all the little it means without fangs.]

For the record, because apparently going through all this crap for two and a half years wasn't enough, apparently I have been hit with yet another repeat curse. This is Karkat Vantas in Death the Kid's freaky body, I am not even close to knowing how to handle this, and Kid--

Either you contact me right fucking now, or I swear to the death god responsible for your existence that I will trash your block.

[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.

[As time goes on in Vatheon, Maka finds it much easier to ignore the silliness happening around her (well, unless it's Very Dire, in any case and absolutely needs her attention) so when the feed flips on she doesn't seem worried or irritable or even a little upset, just slightly sheepish.]

Ah...hello, everyone! I haven't been on the network in a while, I think, so...I'm going to try and get back into the habit?

[Though the problem, and she knows this is a problem, is she doesn't have very many interesting things to say or even anything particularly relevant to ask, so she plainly doesn't know what else to say next.]

Um, so, has anybody read any good books lately?

[Thus she will default it to a subject she's more than familiar with (besides souls).]

[It looks like Rin is finally getting out of his slump. He actually looks cheerful today, and there's a good reason for that.

When he appears on the network, he's wearing an interesting outfit that might be familiar to some, grinning like a dope. The glasses and the scarf came from the Nostalgia Nook, but the jacket, gloves and boots are more worn and faded, giving the impression that he likely snagged them from his father's closet rather than finding them elsewhere.

(He did find them elsewhere. And no, he didn't ask permission to borrow them.)]

Check it out! I found these glasses at the Nostalgia Nook, and they totally look like Dad's! Just in time for Halloween, right? I mean if I can't actually get to Paladin here I might as well dress up like the best Paladin ever for Halloween!

[Rin you are a Class A Dork.

He holds his arms out, doing a little turn with his sword on his back, thinking that he looks awesome but really he's just being silly. But the glasses do look kind of nice on him, oddly enough.

But eventually he decides that's enough for now, and he takes the glasses off and sits back down in front of the SFC.]

Okay but really, that's not what I wanted to talk about. I was actually wonderin' if anyone wanted some like... serious cooking lessons. See I offered to teach Minako, and I know there's a few others who've been interested, so I figured I'd offer properly and all that.

Just let me know - if I get enough I might even start an actual class! That'd be cool, yeah?

[It's sometime at the end of Friday that Darkleer makes this post. He didn't want to ruin the festival for anyone beforehand, but now that it's coming to close, he thinks it's a decent time. For once, Darkleer is appearing on the network without his glasses willingly. He's honestly an open book without them- blue on yellow eyes filled with a bit of sadness, loss, and tiredness. Normally he wouldn't take off his glasses for anything, but- she was his auspitice. She deserves his all, even if...]

Princess Zelda of Hyrule is no long in Vatheon. I imagine many of you knew her, as she was well engaged in much of the community, including the Welcoming Committee and crafting the tunics which assist in breathing underwater. It is also thanks to her that we have been able to find out more about our situation trapped in Vatheon. She was an excellent leader, a keen and intelligent woman, and the finest auspitice one could have asked for. We will all be blessed if she is brought back to Vatheon at some point in the future, yet even if not, we were all fortunate to have her in our midst. I doubt I can take her place, but if you have any questions about Vatheon and its purpose, I will do my best to answer you.

Coincidentally, if there is anyone in Vatheon who possesses a calm head, knows how to settle disputes evenly, and isn't afraid of clowns, please contact me.

Mr. Captor, I would also like to speak with you.

[There's a moment of silence, and then he takes a breath before reaching down for his glasses. He puts them on again and feels the better for it.]

With all of that said, Vatheon, I would like to make you all an offer. In order for this to make sense, however, please allow me to explain a device known as a syalladex.

( Sylladices 101 )


[After the post completes itself, a document containing a list of different kinds of fetch modi becomes available.]

[Okay, so Yukio's done a pretty good job of staying out of sight since he arrived. Good thing, too. Between the shock of waking up in a new world, meeting his deceased father, and (already) fighting with Rin, he's got more than enough on his plate already, buuuuut he needs to get himself out there at some point. Might as well be now.

He's smiling that neutral smile of his when he turns the video feed on, sitting in his room in the villa and trying not to look as awkward as he feels. How do you go about introducing yourself to a population that already knows who you are? Okay, he's sure that not everyone knows who he is, but the last few days of "reunions" have sure made it feel like that. WELP, might as well go with the truth.]

Ah... I've been told that I've been here before, but I thought it would be prudent to introduce myself properly anyway. My name is Okumura Yukio. I'm a Middle First Class Exorcist with the True Cross Order. I would like to apologize in advance to those who might have known me before, as I may not recognize you now.

I was also wondering if there are any specific residents in charge of the clinic, or if that's been left to the locals. Thank you.


[ooc: For those living in the villa, feel free to jump into action and stalk Yukio down in his room. He needs to be smacked for hiding all week anyway.]

[What better way to celebrate being home from the clinic than to--]

You know, it's really jarring being away from home for years, then going back for what feels like hours, then coming back again and realizing you were gone for three days. You see people that you haven't actually seen in a long time and it feels like you see them every day, so it's not important, but then you come back and realize that it is.

[--Say something stupid and rambling, okay maybe she's still a little out of it from the whole insanity thing.

Or this is some weird reacharound way of saying she misses her dad.]

I don't know. I don't get it. If Vatheon wants me to see those idiots, then why doesn't bring them here?

[Okay, maybe a reacharound way of saying she misses everyone and to work past her lingering jitters.]

Also, memo to everyone: being in the hospital still sucks and the food's terrible.

[ Someone's soaked. And he's someone that disappeared about three weeks ago today. He's... not in a very good mood, but then again, when is he ever? ]

Okay, which one of you was it!?

[ Yeah... definitely not in a good mood. ] Zelda!? Maybe you, Kohaku!? Shing!? Zelos or Lloyd!?

[ He wipes his face off with a towel. ]

I take a nap for one hour and then I wake up soaking wet and in front of the Coral!? [ Clearly, Occam's Razor says someone did this as a prank, and he didn't just disappear and come back without remembering it. ]

[Renge appears to be sitting in her room, finger placed firmly against her chin. She was thinking about what she had been seeing in the past day. people asking questions and people seemingly answering, usually when she expected people to knot answer. What made it more amusing was the fact that people reacted afterwards. This seemed like a best idea as any to find out a little something, something.]

I do hope that everyone is okay, I've noticed that people are unable to lie, so I thought that I might as well ask a couple of very important questions.

[Kufufufufufu~ Now what to ask?]

Question one. Do your or did you ever have a boyfriend or girlfriend, either here or back home? If so what was or is it like?

Question two. If you've never had a partner, is there someone you have your eye on? Don't worry, I won't tell a soul. [Oh no, but stuff like this would be wonderful for future doujinshis, of course. Or she just wants to know and fangirl over it, which ever comes first of course.]

[Davesprite looks like he just woke up. Amazing that he feels more tired after sleeping for three straight weeks. Note to self: try to avoid that in the future.]

I'd say this is for the sake of science or something along those lines, but since it's truth week, I doubt it'd let me say that. So, I'm just going to say that this is me exploiting the hell out of this curse by asking this question publicly.

[Dramatic pause!]

What are your most embarrassing guilty pleasures? I'm surprised nobody has asked this already, Jesus.