#i would take a stupid fishing over a hunting pic any day!!!!!

[hotgirlmeg]

the men who post photos of themselves hunting and include the fucking animal are 100000000x worse than the men with a fishing pic

[brasskier]

Here, have an angsty, tiny little fic about Jaskier finding an abandoned shack on the way down the mountain and living as a hermit for a couple months until winter. Inspired by the absolutely hysterical mopey bard pics we got from Witchmas. I’ll eventually put it on AO3, but for now just read it here, below the cut.

When Jaskier stumbles upon the little shack three-quarters of the way down the mountain, he only intends to stay there just for one night. Take a load off, keep safe from any stray monsters that might be lurking about, and ensure he won't accidentally run into a certain witcher. But the shack is actually pretty cozy, and there's some furniture left inside that with a little TLC could easily be salvaged. He's close enough to Caingorn to drop by if he needed something or wanted to workshop a new ballad. So just for the night becomes maybe for a week or two to get my head back on straight and then is further extended to I don't have anywhere to be until winter so why not fuck off and live in an abandoned shack? 

He fixes it up nicely, nails the bed up good and tosses his bedroll over the frame so he's no longer sleeping on the ground, tinkers around with the stove until he can properly cook a meal on it, dusts and cleans until he's not sneezing incessantly from the dust any longer. Hunting becomes not only a necessity but a hobby of sorts, and even more than small game he finds himself relishing the tranquility of fishing in the river. He's still not the greatest cook on the continent, but he's managed to avoid giving himself food poisoning. He'll set back on the road for Oxenfurt closer to winter, but in the meantime this is his home. He revels in his newfound self-sufficiency and finds he has little desire or need to drop by town anymore, so he doesn't, and settles into a routine as a temporary hermit.

Geralt is sure he's dead. Every now and again a too-chatty bartender or innkeeper will ask him, "are you that bard's witcher?" He always says no, and they always keep prattling on anyway. "He was a sweet enough fellow, used to drop by 'round these parts time to time, always had that witcher with him." Geralt would grunt and nod along, struggling to be better at controlling his temper with his child surprise now sharing his company. "No one's seen 'em in a while. Reckon he's dead, the poor sod. What a shame." What a shame indeed. Geralt didn't dwell on it, pushed the thought of Jaskier's death (and his guilt) far out of mind. It was the damned bard's own fault if he got himself killed.

After the second or third identical interaction, Ciri (always too bright for her own good) seemed to catch on, summoned all her courage, and asked Geralt about it. "You had a bard, didn't you?" He did have a bard, she'd slowly learn. His name was Jaskier, he was a royal pain in the ass, and he was probably dead, most likely from his own stupidity. She knew better than to trust that Geralt would let someone he held only contempt for tag along with him for decades, but she was reaching his limit on interrogation. She didn't push any further; maybe when she finally got to meet Yennefer she'd know more.

A roving band of Nilfgaardian foot soldiers pressed them out of the way and further west. Geralt and Ciri were finally on the last leg of their journey up to Kaer Morhen; they just needed to head east and every so slightly north, and then they'd be safe. At least it wasn't terribly cold; the threat of capture meant they were wintering far earlier than usual, the trees still cast in orange and gold. But they were exhausted and never really out of harm's way. Which is why, when Geralt caught sight of an unoccupied little shack, he decides they're going to stop a little early, spend the night within the relative security of four walls. He tethers Roach to a nearby post, explains the plan to Ciri, and heads towards the door. 

The shed is cleaner than Geralt had expected; far cleaner, he'd almost go as far as to say immaculate. It looks lived-in, a half-finished cup of tea still simmering on the table. Clearly, he'd misestimated the vacancy of the shack. No matter, perhaps the resident might take pity and agree to house them for the evening. He turns back towards the exit - looking like a trespasser will not help his case - but he's too late, and a voice stops him while his hand hovers over the doorknob. The voice, it calls his name. Uncanny realization settles in his gut; he'd recognize that voice anywhere.

It was a pleasant evening, sunset painting his room in pink and orange through the window, and Jaskier was enjoying his evening tea when he heard movement. Eyes wide, he catches his breath in his throat to keep from crying out, and shuffles as silently as possible back to the bed to retrieve his dagger. Moments like these were where he'd silently wish Geralt was still there, and then immediately resent himself for even having the thought. He was a grown man; he could take care of himself. Blade in hand, he clapped his free hand over his mouth when he heard the door creak open, footsteps clomp through his kitchen, a little girl's voice. He dragged closer to the source, weapon drawn, legs trembling. And then he sees a shock of silver hair, the glint of steel. He'd recognize this intruder anywhere.

"Geralt?" He called, inflection somewhere between questioning and accusatory. The witcher turns slowly to face him, dirt caked against his cheek, and for a moment Jaskier feels like he might just pass out. 

"Jaskier." He grips onto the table to ground himself, thoughts spinning. And then he catches sight of her, blond curls tucked under the hood of a sooty cloak - the child surprise.

"You're…" he breathes, crossing the space between them in a few easy strides and kneeling before her. "The child surprise." He smiles fondly - looks like Geralt has finally stepped up to take responsibility. The girl cast an uncertain gaze up at Geralt. "Right. I'm Jaskier. Geralt and I, we were… well, we, uh, used to travel together." We used to be friends, or at least he used to think they were.

"I'm Ciri," the girl replied, still obviously skittish, brow knitted with confusion and uncertainty. "Geralt said you were dead." Jaskier snorted, falling back on his heels with laughter and startling Ciri.

"Dead? Brilliant, Geralt!" He waved a hand in front of himself. "I know that's what you wanted, but - gods! - did you run around telling the whole Continent that? Or did you just feel the need to feed your child surprise this lie?"

"The whole Continent told me you were dead," Geralt huffed, arms folded across his chest. "Everywhere I went, 'you that bard's witcher?' Everyone assumed you were dead - 'no one's seen the poor bastard around in months'. What was I supposed to think?" Jaskier straightened up, opened his mouth as if to speak, but Geralt kept going. "I don't-- I never said--" He raked a hand through his hair. "I never wished you were dead." Geralt wasn't sure what he expected - an exaggerated rebuttal, an exasperated shake of the head and a finger pointed towards the door, anything - but instead, Jaskier simply slunk back to the kitchen, slipped into the chair, and dropped his head in his hands. 

"Sorry," he mumbled, and Ciri tugged at Geralt's arm. "I'm just-- I just-- it's just a lot, you know? Gods, it's just a lot." Geralt eyed the setting sun through the window - if he wasn't going to let them stay, they needed to get a move on. Jaskier seemed to sense his antsiness. "You can stay the night. Ciri can have my bed." 

"Thank you, I…" 

"Don't." Jaskier waved him off, rising from the table again. "Just don't leave the place a mess, and I want you gone first thing in the morning." Geralt nodded, and Jaskier lead Ciri to his bed. "It's not much. Sorry."

"It's plenty," she replied, settling in. "Thank you." 

"Where will you sleep?" Geralt asked, tone as nonchalant as possible. Jaskier shrugged.

"I'm not tired just yet." He gently lifted his lute up by the strap from the corner. "Think I might play for a bit, just to settle me my mind."  Usually, Geralt would've rolled his eyes, told him to shut up - you play that damned thing all day, just go to bed - but this was Jaskier's home, and he did little more than nod. "I'll be off for Oxenfurt in a week or two. If you find yourselves needing shelter again, it'll be unoccupied." 

"Thank you." Jaskier disappeared outside, and soon the soft strum of lute strings floated in. Geralt laid out his bedroll next to Ciri and settled down for the night, trying not to eavesdrop on lyrics he realized might be about him. Eventually, the songs slowed, and then dropped off entirely, and Geralt fought the urge to get up and carry the sleeping bard inside like he’d done on a handful more occasions than he’d care to admit. Instead, he fell into an uneasy sleep, and knew that come morning light when Jaskier awoke, they’d, as promised, be gone again.

[leafsbabe]

how Travis Konecny is like as a boyfriend (mlm)

- Travis is a chaotic little gremlin filled with mischief and love

- he plays so many pranks on you but all of them are harmless

- but he also loves to be soft to you

- that mustard yellow hoodie everybody loves ? he lets you borrow it

- he only ever sleeps in his underwear except in winter then he’ll also wear fuzzy socks

- he loves to cuddle and is a blanket hog so prepare yourself

- he loves it when you play with his hair

- too many romcoms

- like, y’all watch to all the boys i’ve loved before once and now his hand is always in your ass pocket

- together with complimentary words about how nice your butt his

- he just generally like touching your butt in like the most innocent way there is for butt touching

- but(t) like… you can also touch his so who’s the real winner here

- hates it when you spent time with the boys and don’t pay attention to him

- he’ll just plaster himself all over your back and be like “that’s my boyfriend, get your own”

- but he also wants all of you to get along so that’s hard

- he has a couples name for you and matching outfits

- doesn’t think roses do the job so he gets you food to surprise you

- will eat half of that food though

- he gets pouty if you don’t wear his jersey on game days

- Travis will follow you around and just pout at you until you kiss him

- and then he’ll make you wear his jersey

- if anybody ever makes a weird comment he’s ready to throw down

- whenever you’re about to… have some fun… and one of the guys tries to text any of you he will definitely send them a pic of the situation to tell them to fuck off

- he wants to thoroughly romance you but he can’t really cook and isn’t the best at gifts so he just looks up romantic quotes on sticky notes and puts them in all your stuff and around his apartment

- Travis want to take you to his lake cabin in the summer so that you can have a carefree love filled little getaway

- but like he also wants to fish and hunt a it you don’t have to participate if you don’t want to

- the first time he sees you in camo he busts a nut

- does that thing where he gets a truck and fills the back with pillows and blankets and then you drive out to a field and look at the stars

- and get bitten by a billion mosquitos but hey you can romantically put creme on each others bites ?

- is that cute in a gross way or gross in a cute way i can’t tell

- he’s a total charmer and even though he doesn’t come of as eloquent as some other people might do he’s not stupid

- he knows his feelings and how he sees your relationship and knows what he want

- he’d never push you but he would want to move pretty fast

- and i’m not talking about like sexual stuff because let’s be real he’d be ready to go at it on the first date

- but he wants to define the relationship pretty fast, he want to call you his boyfriend and to make it official, for you to move in together and get a puppy and start planning a future

- but he knows that could overwhelm you so he tries to calm down a bit

- but like the hints he’s throwing out are hard to miss

- when you spoon it depends on the day but he likes being the little spoon a bit more than being the big spoon

- but most of all he likes sleeping with you by his side

[dimpledsarcasm]

Little Text I wrote waaaay back when they released the teaser pics (you know the one of them around the campfire?)

Clarke you didn’t kill him. You didn’t kill him. Is all that was going through my head as my eyes flitted to Bellamy beside me. He was next to me, but so so so far.

Although it happened 125 years ago I still couldn’t get over it. Ha you’re hilarious I snorted to myself.

Apparently Bellamy couldn’t get over it too. Yeah that’s why he held you when Jordan played us Monty’s video.

My eyes flitted to him again, but he wasn’t staring at me, he wasn’t even staring at the fire and was instead looking out at the landscape. What I would give to know what was going on in his head… There was a time when I used to know exactly what he was thinking, but that phase was long past.

My eyes raked over his side profile. The beard he grew in the years we were apart, the fire cast shadows on his face, but his freckles were ever more prominent. God I had forgotten how many freckles he has. His unruly brown hair, that was currently being stroked by Echo. My eyes moved to her, only to realize she was already staring at me. The hatred in her eyes was unmistakable. I couldn’t blame her, I had left the guy she loved for dead.

My eyes moved back to the fire. Never in a million years did I think I would let Bellamy die.  I had let a village be bombed for him, I couldn’t even kill him to save the human race. Damn I’m pathetic… and a horrible person. I added as an afterthought.

I wonder what would’ve happened if he had never opened that door 131 years ago, if I had shot him. The Blakes would both be dead. I’d be a pariah and heartbroken— yeah as though you aren’t that now. But, I wouldn’t have been separated from my mom, “Wonkru” would never have happened, nor the cannabilism… But I wouldn’t have met Madi. I wouldn’t be a mom.

My head had gone through all of those scenarios in the 6 year period where it was just me and Madi on the surface of the earth. What if the shot hadn’t killed him, but just disabled him. He never would have forgiven me for Octavia’s death, but… No Madi, remember Madi Clarke.

I sighed. At least he was alive. That’s all I could tell myself. I looked at him again, Echo be damned, at least he was alive.

I still couldn’t get over the beard. He looked like a man now, no longer the reckless man-child, all heart and no brain, he’d been way back when. No, now he was a mature, self-assured individual and I’m sure the woman holding him is what led to that.  

I closed my eyes and looked at the ground. Damn I miss the days where I could suppress my feelings, where they didn’t affect everything I did. Didn’t they though Clarke?  

For once, I could utterly disagree with my internal voice. No, they didn’t. Even when I was with Lexa, she encouraged me to think with my head. My heart twinged. Her face flashed before my eyes, hair to the side, brown eyes wide filled with happiness and… love, lips parted in lust. How self-assured she’d become in bed. I smirked.

Then her face flashed before my eyes again, but this time dark blood pouring out of her mouth, eyes wide in shock and lungs heaving up in down, taking in her last breaths. I closed my eyes tighter, forcing the image out of my head. It’d taken me a long time for that not to be the thing I saw whenever I closed my eyes— well whenever I closed my eyes other images flashed by; the expanding bloodstain on FInn’s shirt when I stabbed him, Well’s makeshift grave, Anya’s mud-spattered face as she died, Jasper cradling Maya’s radiation-destroyed body, my dad’s face filling up the screens of the Ark knowing he’d be sentenced to death, the—

“Clarke?” I snapped out of my reverie.

“What?” I asked breathless

“We’ve been trying to talk to you for the past couple minutes,” Echo said with an edge to her voice,  “If you’re not alert Clarke you’ll put us all in danger.” I looked at her. There were so many things I wanted to say and even though my eyes flashed in anger, I exercised master restraint.

“You’re right. I’m sorry, it won’t happen again.” I said, trying my best to keep any anger out of my voice. She wasn’t worth it. I would not let her get the best of me. Not to mention, she was also right, we were on a foreign planet with who knows what out there and I couldn’t afford to be off my game… Man, what a familiar feeling, I snorted.

“Clarke?!” Echo said.

“Yes, yes, what were you talking about?” Shaw chuckled and I ignored Bellamy’s concerned eyes, I could feel his stare burning into my skin and I felt a blush rising to my cheeks, thank god I could blame it on the fire.

“Well, we were discussing as to where we should be headed tomorrow, downstream or upstream the river.” Miller said. I glanced at him.

“Wouldn’t upstream be best? There’s an advantage to higher ground.” I replied automatically.

“Yes, but as I was saying, downstream obviously will bring us to a larger body of water and that’ll be important for farming, not to mention that if we need to get away or cover our tracks we can just hope in and float or hike down.” She explained.

“While that might be true, we still don’t know if the water is drinkable, not to mention what’s the weather on this planet? If it’s flashfloods, we’ll be grateful for the higher ground.” I retorted.

“Bellamy already said that.” Echo say flatly.

“Oh. Well, then I agree with him.” I replied feeling my cheeks heat up. My eyes flickered to Bellamy to see him staring at me intensely. There was a flash of a smirk on his face and I looked away, the blush creeping up my neck.

“Figures.” Muttered Echo.

“Okay well let’s put it to a vote. Upstream?” Jackson said looking around. I raised my hand, so did Bellamy, Shaw and Miller. He paused, “I guess it’s decided.”

“Whatever.” Echo huffed and went back to stroking Bellamy’s hair.

~~~~~~~

While being alone with Madi and my radio it had seemed simple.

We woke up in the morning and gather berries from the surrounding area, in later years, we’d make jam and spread it on edible bark. Once we’d had our breakfast, I’d teach Madi some theory, we’d go through English, history, science… all of the things I learnt on the Ark, I tried to teach her. Next, Wwed go swimming then we would dry off and have a quick lunch of smoked meat (whatever we caught the night before would have been stewing till we ate it).

In the afternoon, I’d move on to practical training, fighting skills, weapon making, sewing wounds, hunting and later, driving. Madi’s village was a peaceful refuge for vegetarians, from what I could deduce, so Madi knew a few things— mostly what she had learned on her own before I showed up. She was a star pupil, or maybe I was a good teacher? I think it was a bit of both.

In late afternoon, we’d set up camp, initially Madi would collect wood and eventually we’d start taking turns making food, we’d sharpen and clean our weapons and I would sneak off with my radio to chat with Bellamy. It didn’t take long for Madi to deduce what I was doing so this was unofficially declared the moment in the day for alone time.

For supper we’d eat a mix of the meat or fish we caught and some random vegetables that Madi had dubbed yellow strings. And then we’d get ready for bed. I would draw a bit, Madi would practice her writing as well as drawing the star maps I taught her and we’d end the night with my telling her stories about my friends. It was our quiet peaceful routine.

Quiet. Simple. Easy.

It was unlike anything I’d ever experienced. On the ark, although I’d had a pretty sheltered childhood, it was always about rationing, best behaviour at all times and a lot of wondering what earth was like. Not to mention the grief. The grief when my friends’ parents were sentenced to treason and got floated, grief for the nonstop bullying Wells and I got, grief for my dad getting floated, grief because I thought I was going to be floated…

When I finally made it to earth, the grief didn’t change. It became tenfold and next came stress, survival stress. Basically it was do or die. I ended up taking charge. I guess I had been bred for it. But, that’s essentially what happened. Of course Bellamy and I butt heads initially due to it. He was the de facto leader and I, princess (god I hate that nickname), swooped in to challenge his every move. Of course, it wasn’t my fault his every move was the opposite of what I thought needed to be done…

But then people started dropping like flies, we were picked off by the grounders one by one and our morals were questioned to the point that even calling them morals is a hoax you used to sleep at night.  Of course I also fell in love and had sex, etc.

Then our ‘reinforcements’ came and that ended up being a mess as well. I ended up killing the boy I loved and would later murder an entire mountain full of people.

I fell in love again and then watched that person die too. Then I had to worry about a stupid crazy homicidal robot starting a cult ridding people of free will.

And the last couple months before the Earth went to hell was spent on figuring out how to save the human race. Saving the human race was the mantra that had been ingrained in me from the very beginning. On the Ark, I learnt that nothing really mattered a part from saving the human race. Nothing else.

So when primfaya happened and I was the only person left on the surface of the earth (everyone else was either underground or in space)… Well, thank god for Madi because otherwise, I definitely wouldn’t of made it. My mentality of saving the human race transferred onto Madi. I became her default mom, and her, my daughter and she was all that mattered. Still talking to a preteen girl for 6 years wasn’t exactly socializing in my opinion.

Which is why it wasn’t only Madi and I. It was Madi, I and Bellamy, or rather a radio, but I just maintained the idea that he could hear me and couldn’t respond. I knew that was total bullshit, you don’t hang out with Raven Rayes for ages and not realize that the radio waves would not be making it past the radiation clouding the earth, let alone through space to the revived Ark.

Yeah no way he even knew I was alive. But, I pretended anyway, because the alternative— the idea that I truly was alone and couldn’t talk to Bellamy, or worse that Bellamy and the others hadn’t actually made it to safety— well there’s only so much a person can take before going insane. So, I spoke to my radio. I told Bellamy all of my fears, all of the little victories, like when Madi wrote her first English sentence or when I found the edible bark, I told him about the new discoveries and my theories on what to do next. I spoke to him about Lexa, and Finn, and Wells. I told him everything. In one of my loneliest (horniest) moments I told him the fact that I missed having sex, masturbation just wasn’t cutting it anymore (that was never mentioned again)…

So, seeing him again, after speaking to him everyday for 6 years? Well, that was a pretty massive shock to my system, not to mention that he had gotten even hotter during that time.

Those 6 years had given me plenty of time to deal with Lexa’s death and realize I was completely and utterly in love with Bellamy. Of course I also acknowledged that it was the Clarke of 6 years ago that was in love with the Bellamy of 6 years ago… Somehow that didn’t translate into my brain when I first saw him. Instead all I wanted to do was discreetly pinch myself, because there was no way he was here with me. The second was, this must be true because even my imagination wouldn’t have been able to fathom how hot he’d be with a beard. And we fell back into this routine of Clarke and Bellamy.

Quiet. Simple. Easy.

Granted we were also dealing with his sister, Octavia, turned overzealous-dictator, a shitton of ex-felons and a war on the last survivable place on earth… But it didn’t matter because it was Bellamy and I and we could do this.

At least I thought we could. That is until I saw Echo run into his arms for a PG13 make out session, that is until he called ‘spacecru’ his family and didn’t include me, that is until he betrayed me by turning my daughter into a weapon… putting her directly in the bloodthirsty vision of Octavia who’s homicidal tendencies seemed to have gone on steroids since having last encountered her above ground.

So I left him to die.

Alright I know, stupid move, clearly turning Madi into the head of Wonkru was the best, most nondestructive choice at the time, but I didn’t see it that way and I reacted brashly. I still needed to apologize for that I guess. It was interesting that he had forgiven me so quickly though, blaming it on my “mama bear instincts” (he finally recognized what Madi meant to me). The speed in which he had been quick to lose that grudge really proved to me that he definitely was no longer my Bellamy. He seemed to be a mature, level-headed, amazing man that I no longer knew. We are strangers. And that probably broke my heart more than seeing him with Echo did.

I removed my eyes from the fire and looked around me. Actually all of these people were strangers now and for the quadrillionth time since primfaya I felt like bawling my eyes out.

That was something I discovered during those 6 years—how utterly emotive I could be. Jeez the emotion oozing out of me disgusted me. But, because I was able to focus it on Madi all this time it was okay. Except Madi was still in cryosleep and I was here with a guy I might possibly still love, his girlfriend (who hated me), a random-ass stranger that was cool, and just an overall blast from the past couple of friends, not too mention I had just found out that two of my closest friends had lived an entire life together filled with happiness and a peaceful ending so that we could live, so that the human race could survive.

Yeah my poor isolated self could not keep up with the varying situations.

I got up, feeling angsty. I definitely needed to loosen some of the tension I felt building up.

[oldladydatin]

My Besties Brother

When my ex husband and I’s relationship was falling apart, I kept that shit to myself. This is who I am in a relationship, loyal to fault. I’ll defend your honor in public even when I know you’re wrong. People didn’t know. Until the last few years everyone thought we were the perfect couple, people would comment how adorable we were constantly. The last few years I told people, things got so bad I finally felt like I needed a support system and the girls I went to school with saw me break into tears randomly and eventually I told them why. I told a few guys when we decided it was over. But generally people back home, people who were close to us didn’t know until the end. When I put that on facebook I didn’t make a big deal about it. I talked about moving and just didn’t mention him. Our family knew and they were upset. The weirdest part, his family was upset with him for losing me, my family was upset with me for leaving him. When I changed my status on facebook things got weird. Men I’d grown up with, ex boyfriends, men who added me but I wasn’t sure how I knew them, men I worked with, started messaging me. I’ve had a few men say they were in love with me, others say that had crushes on me but were afraid to tell me. Men who just messaged me to tell me my ex husband was stupid for letting me get away because they could only dream of having a good woman like me in their lives, and some of those comments were by his friends. Recently though was the absolute weirdest. My best friends brother has told me he has had a thing for me forever? I did NOT see this coming at all! 

My best friend is a lot older than me. I met her when we were both working at Walmart and I was just engaged. At some point she invited me to a party and it was just like the parties I grew up going to and her family was super laid back and we just clicked. She’s somewhere between my parents and I’s age. When I met her brother he was married and I was married, and when I was married I was committed, I didn’t see other men, like honestly barely even checked out other men, I was all in and that’s how I am when I’m in a committed relationship. I loved his wife, she was hilarious and we all hung out all the time. His wife decided to have weight loss surgery because they were having trouble getting pregnant due to her weight. I remember feeling guilty around her because I also had trouble getting pregnant. I went on this rather extreme PCOS diet, I chose that rather than going to the doctor for fertility treatments or any of that crap. It was expensive but on my 24th birthday I was pregnant and I was so happy because I knew I wanted to be a young mom. About the time I found out I was pregnant, they also found out they were pregnant but it only went on a few months and then she miscarried. So I felt guilt. Eventually though she had weight loss surgery and they had 2 little girls and shortly after his wife had a complete personality change. I always wondered if that was due to post partum depression or the weight loss surgery but she developed a pretty serious drug and sex addiction and left him and her two girls. I couldn’t ever wrap my head around this. He was such a nice guy honestly, like when she was extremely large I’d watched him put her shoes on for her. He worked, he cared for the girls, he catered to her and she still left. Towards the end he claimed to be injured on his job and fought for disability and eventually won. I never got that because he still played softball, my daughter, my bestie and I went to his games every week. He fixed cars in his driveway, plowed snow, hunted, fished, everything with his injuries. I didn’t ever say anything and I didn’t get involved. I feel like I’m in charge of my karma and he’s in charge of his and that’s how I approach these things. He’s gone through 2 more wife's. Maybe developed his own drug habit, had his own personality change. My bestie and I kind of make fun of him behind his back because now he has 2 more kids and more ex wife's. He always chooses horrible women. 

One day about a month ago he messages me and asks when I’m coming home. I think this is odd too because him and I don’t talk? Like he’s not my friend his sister is. I tell him I don’t know it’s hard to get time off. I start asking him if everything is okay because he never messages me and eventually this leads into a I’ve always been interested in you, I wish you would move home, you guys can live with me. I think he’s lost his mind, maybe he’s lonely. He starts telling me his new girlfriend is cheating on him with her ex husband and we talk about that. I think okay I’m right he’s just lonely. It’s something I’ve learned to look for the past 2 years, and sadly my mistakes have helped me spot it. Some men message me because they’re lonely or feel alone in general, they don’t feel complete and they want a woman to fix that, they are unhappy and want someone to fix that, they’re a mess in general and just want someone who is going to fix that. I’ve learned to spot this and I’m glad because I don’t want to complete someone and I don’t want someone to complete me, I was to find someone who is already complete on their own, I want to find someone who will only add to my life, not take from it. I also don’t want to feel dependent on a man to be a whole person, I am a whole person. So when he says him and his girl are having issues I completely disregard his statements about wanting to be with me and just assume he’s lonely and maybe he needs someone to talk to and we talk. Well this happens again the next day and he wants to talk about the possibility of me moving home. It happens the next day and the day after that, I hear from him in the morning when he’s getting ready for his day and at night when he’s heading to bed. I start to wonder if maybe he’s not lying? If maybe out of nowhere he decided to tell me he’s had feelings for me? I considered telling my best friend but then I think she’d be excited by that and she’d encourage it because she also wants me to move home and I don’t want to get her hopes up because I don’t think that’s my home anymore and I don’t see myself with this guy. 

Then friday comes and nothing, saturday nothing, sunday nothing, and then I hear from him monday morning. He tells me he went on a youth hunt with his daughter and yes he did. Here’s the unfortunate truth about my life. I’ve never had a man that really loved me, I never had a man who had my back, I just haven’t had that. Even my ex husband who didn’t lie or cheat on me gave me conditional love and if I didn’t meet his conditions I was on my own. Eric was in it for himself much like the men I was with before my marriage and so my experiences don’t stem from healthy relationships. Then men in my life have taught me to look for lies, inconsistencies, and games. Eric used to quit texting me on friday, saturday and sunday. At first I made excuses for him, like well he’s a single Dad and he’s out with his kids and they’re more important, until he showed me he was a bad guy. Soon I realized no he was out with someone else, whenever he went long stretches without text me it was because he was with someone else and he pretended to not understand why it upset me so much but it was because he made me feel cripplingly insecure because I knew he didn’t love me, he never had my back, and he had no idea what loyalty was and I don’t think he cared the only thing he cared about in life was himself. I look for that now, I have men who message me on dating apps and want to talk and talk until friday, saturday and sunday come along, and that’s the point where I back away. I don’t need someone who is only interested in me monday thru thursday. So this whole thing immediately made me back off and I wasn’t as quick to reply and I wasn’t as emotionally open. I figured his girlfriend and him made up and she’s free on the weekends and not free come monday and he’s bored and looking for attention and I’m good, I’ve been that girl enough times to know it doesn’t make me happy. 

So the messages drop off but he starts wanting to have more sexual conversation which is just weird because it’s my best friends little brother. Soon he wants me to send him sexy pictures. I’m at the point emotionally where I am beyond tired of men acting like I exist for their entertainment. I refused to send him pictures, I hadn’t deleted my bdsm page yet and I directed him there and told him there were sexy pics on that page. He makes 100 excuses as to why he can’t log on that page and see them and is like just send me some. I refused, if you’re too lazy to get on a website and look then you must not be that interested. This whole scenario is quickly annoying to me because he’s just like every other pos guy who messages me and being as I’ve known him for a long time and this idea of him as a good guy, it makes me disappointed in him.

 I message him eventually to tell him that I was planning on coming home for Christmas and he doesn’t act happy or excited or anything? So I was like you don’t seem excited about that and he doesn’t respond. At this point I’m over this situation anyways so I just quit texting and he quits texting, I think he could tell I was annoyed. Today he messaged me “so are you gonna fuck me when you come home.” I was instantly pissed, I said no. He said why not, I said I’m not some whore you can order up, you have a girlfriend, and you weren’t even excited I was coming home.” He claims he was really excited I was coming home, and then like slows his role. Let’s just say there’s a list of people I would love to see when I go home and one of them is a man, and it’s not this man. I have no more time for men like this in my life, I’d rather be alone. Just yesterday I blocked 2 men for unsolicited dick pics and surprised the hell out of a friend when he asked when the last time I masturbated was and I said at least a month. I’m just not in the mood. Eric took so much from me, and every guy after has taken just a little bit more and I feel broken and I feel like this isn’t what I need in my life a this time. I’m taking a year off from dating, which means my blog is about to become boring. Of course I’m now working two full time jobs and studying for a national nursing certification, who has time for dumb boys. I don’t.

[elliotthezubat]

DEATH CITY DAYS CHAPTER 102

from snake monster battles, to magical girl stories, and retellings of monte cristo

*there's a note left for Naho, Lei-Lei, and Genny*

genny: ??

lei-lei: what do you think it is?

genny: it's a note.

lei-lei: =3= i can see that.

*it has a cartoon bear smiling sticker in the lower corner*

Note: "Dear charges--Today's lesson is search and destroy. I'm hiding somewhere on campus. You have until the end of the day to find me. Warning: I am super-incognito. 💗 Tezca"

naho: ok then, let's do this!

*Any clues in the room? Hmm...Looks like the closet door in the classroom is opened slightly...*

lei-lei: *peeeeeek*

*creepy eyes are staring out* OWO

lei-lei: found hi-

*the bear head rolls off its shoulders, stopping at Genny's feet...there's no head on the body*

genny + naho + lei-lei:...............*SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAM*

Head: OWO *a slip of paper falls out of the head*

naho: ?? *picks it up*

*The paper is a receipt for breakfast at the DWMA cafeteria*

naho: come on, this way!

-elsewhere-

Eijiro: *face close to the glass* "Ooooo! Look at that one!"

mina: coool! *taking pics with her iphone*

ochako: wow, look at the jelly fish!

kaminari: QuQ;;;;;;

Tokoyami: "??? Something wrong?"

kaminari: i-i-i'm fine! i just- uh- BATHROOM BRB! *runs*

Tokoyami: "...Maybe he doesn't like crowds?"

jirou: *sweatdrop*

Todoroki: "It's pretty relaxing to watch..."

ochako: yeah. they look so pretty, dont they?

Todoroki: *glances* "...Yes."

ochako: ^^

Todoroki: "..." .\\\. *looks back at the fish*

Iida: "Hmm...Excellent form for movement..."

ochako: oh look at that one!

Todoroki: "H-Huh?"

Iida: *looking*

-she's pointing to one jellyfish-

ochako: it almost looks like a hot air balloon.

jirou:....i dont think i'll ever be able to unsee that now.

Iida: "Hm, it does."

Todoroki: "I wonder whether there's any jellyfish superhero...with a hot-air balloon."

mina: that would be totes cool!

-elsewhere-

Lucy: X~X "Everything hurts...My hair hurts..."

kirako: what happened?

Lucy: "Training...Kunikida had me do 'roadwork'--jogging for hours..."

kirako: oh dear. ^^;

Lucy: T~T "Not make me move. I just want to die here."

kirako: ^^; want something to eat?

Lucy: *nod nod* "A smoothie?"

kirako: sure thing. ^^

-elsewhere-

Rin: *walking through snow, checking the map*

stocking: *looking around*

Yukio: "The GPS tracker still isn't working...I suggest heading to the Shrine first."

stocking: good call.

-the shrine is just up ahead-

gilda:.....*shaking* b-buh....

Rin: "Where're the priests and such?"

stocking: hm....?? gilda?

gilda:...bu....bad....energy.....

Yukio: "..." *turns off the safety* "What kind of bad energy?"

stocking: ...something in the shrine?

Rin: *looks up* "..."

*something comes rolling down the hill from the Shrine*

stocking: ?? ...hello? is someone here?

Rin: "...Guys? Does that thing rolling down the hill look human-shaped?"

stocking: ?!?

*It's...Shura!*

stocking: !!!!!! shura!!

shura: *she's out cold*

stocking: *running over to her* rin, help me get her up. we need to get her back to the inn!

shura: nnh...mama....

Rin: "Got it!" *lifts her*

Yukio: *looks behind them, scoping for any threats* "..."

-something watches in the distance-

-elsewhere-

Tachihara: "Man, I'm this old and still have to have roommates?"

naoya: ah, suck it up, cupcake.

Tachihara: "I will suck nothing up!"

hirotsu: my sincerest apologies for your apartment, naoya.

naoya: ah, its fine. no skin offa my nose.

Tachihara: *grumbles* "We at least getting a TV?"

naoya: duh, of course.

Tachihara: "With a PS4?"

naoya: sure, why not.

Tachihara: "WOOT!"

-elsewhere-

sayaka: *on the bus to hoozuki* ^^

Passenger: *looking out the window* *sighs*

sayaka: ??

Passenger: "? Oh...Sorry. Just thinking..."

sayaka: ah.

Passenger: "The Ripper..."

sayaka: yeah, i've heard about that. *shudders* (magical girl murders....freaky.)

Passenger: "Makes you not want to leave your house..."

sayaka: well _im_ not scared. (YES I AAAAAAM!!!! DX> )

Passenger: "??? I am..."

sayaka: understandable. .u.;;

-at akanegasaki high school, it's lunch time-

arisa: *nom*

Matsuri: ^w^

Chisato: *eating quietly*

haruka: not to soil the mood, but have you heard about the recent murder?

Chisato: "..." *nods*

Matsuri: "Aw, that _does_ sour the mood." -~-

arisa: eh, nothing _we_ couldnt handle.

???: what are you, stupid?

arisa: -_-#

mika nishinaka: didnt you hear? this 'ripper' hunts magical girls. so that makes you four perfect targets.

arisa: you know what nishinaka? bite my ass.

mika nishinaka: WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?!

arisa: you heard me. go legally brain dead. from lack of oxygen. from choking on my whole ass.

mika nishinaka: why you little-

mika's friend: whatever, come on mika, those losers arent worth your time.

mika's friend 2: yeah.

mika nishinaka:...tch- you got off easy.

arisa: >XP

Matsuri: ^^; "Went better than expected..."

Chisato: "Unbelievable. Can't you try to stay calm?"

arisa: i could do that if she wasnt such a biatch all the time.

haruka: ^^;

Chisato: "In school, could you try not to curse so much?"

arisa: *grumble* =~= i swear, summer break cant get here sooner...

intercom: attention, will arisa narumi, chisato shion, haruka kanade, and matsuri hinata please report to the principal's office?

arisa: AW COME ON! D8<

haruka: normally i'd assume arisa was in trouble again, but they did call all of us, so i'm assuming it might be a briefing?

Chisato: "In all likelihood."

Matsuri: "Great!" *leaps up* "Let's get going!"

-elsewhere-

Rin: "...She's still not waking..."

gilda: *patching up shura's injuries*

Yukio: "The injuries are consistent with any number of demons...The slice here seems most indicative of a serpentine one, such as a hydra."

stocking: do you think she's poisoned?

Yukio: "Given how shallow the cuts are, I think that's a reasonable assumption. But it'll take time to check her blood."

stocking: *sigh*

Rin: "...Shura, come back to us...You can't die like this..."

shura:...nhg...nghuh? uhh...my head....

stocking: take it easy, shura.

shura: huh? st-stocking? what're you doing here?

stocking: we could ask you the same thing. you just left without a word.

shura:....heh, i guess the fruit doesnt fall far from the tree after all...

stocking: well, you're my friend, so of course i'll be worried.

shura:....*small smile* guess i have a lot of explaining to do, huh?

Rin: "What happened? Are you poisoned?"

shura: i dont think i am, i doubt hachirou would do that to me...

Yukio: "Hachirou...Why wouldn't he?"

shura: well, i should start from the beginning, shouldnt i? well, im in a contract with a demon known as hachiroutaro okami, the patron deity of the towada area.

Yukio: "The one Fujimoto saw?"

shura: yeah, that one. guess he told you, huh?

Rin: "Only how he found some thief and a hydra."

shura: =3= well, i didnt enter the contract directly, my ancestor, tatsuko kirigakure, did.

stocking: so why are you here?

shura: i heard the illuminati was causing trouble up here. it even woke up a yuki onna from her sleep.

stocking: that explains the blizzard.

Yukio: "The Illuminati didn't give you those injuries: Hachirou did. Why?"

-she explains everything-

stocking: ?!?!?

Yukio: "...That sword is from Hachirou..."

Rin: "Damn...Shura, I'm sorry. It's like a curse."

shura: yeah, dying young isnt fun at all...and i still need to have a kid too.......so if any of you know any cute guys~..

stocking: THIS ISNT SOMETHING TO JOKE ABOUT!

shura:..right...sorry....trying to lighten the mood...

Yukio: -_-;

Rin: "Then let's beat the shit out of Hachi and kill his ass!"

shura: cant. he's immortal.

Yukio: "And even in death, the contract with Shura would continue."

Rin: "Then hit his weak point! Or threaten him!"

shura: not much you can do about this, i'm afraid....*removing bandages* my injuries are healed now at least.

Rin: "?!" *looks at Stocking and Yukio* "Come on--help me out here! Don't you have some plan?"

stocking: im trying to think of something...

shura: just give it up. my fate's pretty much sealed.

Yukio: "..."

Rin: "BULLSHIT! You still have to be alive to teach me more! I need you here to help me kick Satan's ass!"

shura: ...heh *hair ruffle* you still got a long way to go...stocking, i hope you can forgive me for being a shitty tutor.

stocking: *wiping her eyes*

Rin: *shaking in anger and on the verge of crying*

shura: give shiro and mephisto my regards, ok?

Rin: "You have to be kidding me! I--"

Yukio: "Get some rest, Shura." *picks up Rin*

shura:....and stocking. thanks for being my friend.

stocking:...*nods* *exits, tears falling*

-elsewhere-

Inka: *looking in the mirror...tugs one of her eyelids*

sasori: what's up?

Inka: "...Is something off with my eyes? They look...different."

sasori:...huh, they do look a bit different.

Inka: "I wonder why...Puberty?"

sasori: maybe it's a side affect of the adora burst?

Inka: "I wonder if it'll give me a growth spurt, too..." *tries to stretch herself* "URK!!!" *still stretching herself* "...Am I taller?"

-elsewhere-

Kafka: *looking at his right arm* "..." *rotates his shoulders*

-a game can be heard being played on the tv-

Kafka: "???" *checks*

walter 2: hello~

walter 3: hello~

walter 5: hello~

Walter Prime: "Hey!"

Kafka: "... ... ...What the hell are they doing here?"

walter 2 + 3 + 5: playing smash.

Walter Prime: "I'm kicking butt!"

Kafka: "..." *facepalm* "This just seems...insulated. Don't any of you--I mean you--have other people to play against?"

walter 3: maybe

Kafka: "..." *sighs, reclines in a chair, just staring at the screen blankly*

walter 5:.....so did you confess to etta yet?

Kafka: *covers his face, groans*

walter 5: i take that as a no then.

Kafka: "...It's probably too soon. We almost got killed by our abilities...She knows I'm this unclean...bug. I'm gross."

walter 2: never know if ya dont try.

Kafka: "..." *stands up, exits*

-elsewhere-

Chisato: *sitting with the others in the Principal's office*

headmaster: i assume you all know why you're here?

arisa: nishinaka started it!

headmaster: ...not that. you've been tasked by the hoozuki's DWMA branch to investigate the ripper murders during your patrols.

Chisato: "Us? That's..." *inhales* "We will take this mission seriously!"

headmaster: you'll also be assisted by a veteran magical girl from death city. feel free to introduce yourself.

sayaka: hey, im sayaka miki nic-

arisa: *SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*

sayake: -ce to meet...you...

arisa: oh, my, gee, i am SUCH a huge fan!

sayaka: d'aww. (*SQUEEEE* I HAVE FANS! >w<)

Matsuri: "Yay, new friend!"

Chisato: -_-; "Could we maintain some semblance of integrity?"

sayaka: r-right, right. *ahem* so basically, i'm gonna be joining you gals on your patrols for a while.

haruka: how nice.

arisa: *INHALE* im good, im totally not gonna faint.

Matsuri: *offers a brown paper bag* ^^;

-elsewhere-

Rin: *crosses his arms* "..."

stocking:........

Yukio: "True Cross won't have reinforcements until later tonight--the weather is getting worse."

Rin: "Goddamn it...Why can't Shura just cancel this contract..."

stocking: i feel so helpless....i just wish i could speak to this 'hachirou' and give them a piece of my mind!

Yukio: "If we could only convince him to cancel the contract and free Shura...But like Hachirou, she's too proud."

Rin: "..." *sniffs* *looks around* "???"

gilda: !!!

Rin: "You felt it too, right?"

Yukio: "???"

stocking: *opens the door* !!!!!!!!! s-she's not there!

-meanwhile-

shura:...ngh....nhuh?

???: "Welcome back."

shura: hachirou?

Hachirou: *stares at her with multiple eyes* "You have healed."

shura:....?! w-why cant i move?

Hachirou: "One look into our eyes, and we can keep you in place."

shura: tch- you cant just keep me prisoner here just because _you_ are. plus you have that yuki onna around now, so shouldnt that keep you busy? i may look like your beloved tatsuko, but im not _actually_ her!

Hachirou: "You are Tatsuko--"

shura: the name is Shura Kirigakure! live with it!

Hachirou: "Be quiet!" *walks down the steps* "You are ours..."

???: like hell she is!

shura: ?! *turns*

stocking: CROSS-SLASH!

Hachirou: *knocked back* "Wh-What abomination is this thing..."

shura: stocking!

stocking: you ok?

shura: y-yeah. you really shouldnt'a come here.

*something appears over Stocking's shoulder, coming at her fast--*

stocking: i wanted to, you're my friend... !!! *turns*

*a snake explodes from Hachirou's body, like an arm, wrapping around Stocking's body and biting down*

stocking: *screams out* GAH!

shura: !!!!

Rin: "Stocking!" *leaps, slashing at the snake* "Let go of her!"

Yukio: *aims--*

Hachirou: *already on top of him, smashing their foot into Yukio's head into the snow*

stocking: *struggling to break free*

Hachirou: *wraps snakes around Rin and Stocking* "Cease your movements. Tatsuko, I thought you better than to put others in danger for your sake."

Rin: *trying to bite the snake* *NOM GNARL GROWL*

Hachirou: *looks at Shura's hair* "...A flame that attracts such moths..."

shura: *glares*

stocking: *trying to cut herself free*

Rin: *flames on* "GET THE FUCK OFF OF ME!"

Hachirou: *lets out a loud hiss, the fire and Stocking's angelic and demonic properties overwhelming Hachirou for a moment*

stocking: *SLICE*

Rin: *rolls down the hill before he regains his footing*

Hachirou: "AH!" *slams a snake arm at Stocking's head*

stocking: !!! *dodge*

Yukio: *still under Hachirou's foot* "Stop this..."

Hachirou: "We will no longer wait...Tatsuko, we proceed."

shura: he's just a kid!

Rin: "AH!" *swings, slicing the snake arm that is attacking Stocking*

stocking: thanks.

Hachirou: "They hardly look like kids. And if they are, what does that make you, Tatsuko? Has age made you feel guilt for these humans, these abominations?"

Rin: "Any time...Now let's slice him until there's nothing left!"

shura: i told you, i'm not tatsuko!

Hachirou: "...Wait..." *lets out a chuckle* "Oh, I see...They are hybrids...Interesting...With such properties...I could use them for breeding."

Yukio: "?!"

Rin: ._.; "...Oh, fuck no, you nasty fuck."

stocking: I MAY BE INTO TENTACLES, BUT THAT DOESNT CHANGE THE FACT THAT I'M MARRIED, YOU SHIT!

shura:....waaaay too much info.

Hachirou: "...Tatsuko. Move here." *steps off of Yukio, kicking him over to his back*

Yukio: *gasps, groans...* "I-I can't move..." *struggling to lift his hand to his firearm*

shura: NO WAY! im not gonna do _that_! he's way too young for me.

Hachirou: "NOW!"

Rin: "Oh, fuck this noise--" *swings his blade--* *SLICE*

Hachirou: "AH!"

Rin: "Stocking! Together!"

stocking: right, heaven and hell. REPENT MOTHERFUCKER!

Rin: "AHHHH!" *brings down the sword from above, while Stocking kicks Hachirou up and slices from below*

Hachirou: *groans, but laughing* "You foolish brats! Look at her! Tatsuko is getting old! Her life force ebbs even as you persist with this foolish endeavor! She will die once the contract is complete--"

Rin: "Shura's going to live even older than that!" *slice, slash*

shura: ......

Hachirou: *grabs Rin by the tail--*

Rin: "OW!"

Hachirou: *flings him into Stocking*

stocking: GRK-

shura: hachirou! stop this!

Hachirou: "Why should I? When this is over, you will live on through your children...A phoenix reborn, over and over..."

stocking: and how do you think _she_ feels?!

shura: !!

Hachirou: "We know how she feels. The desperation to keep living. The desire for something more beyond this isolated world. Her loneliness...She is what I want."

Yukio: "...'I'? What happened to 'we'?"

Hachirou: *constricts snakes around Stocking and Rin*

stocking: !!!! grk-

Rin: *gasping, his face going blue*

shura: please, stop this!

Hachirou: "Not as long as you live."

shura:....alright then. *aims the sword at her neck*

stocking: !!! SHURA, DONT!!

Hachirou: "?!" *lets go of them* "Put that down--"

Rin: "Son of a...Shura, stop! We'll...We'll think of something! Bro! Do something!"

Yukio: "...Shura, put it down..."

shura: if i die now, i can end this. for your sakes.

stocking: that wont solve anything!

Yukio: "...I know another way. One where you don't have to die."

shura: ?                            

Yukio: "Hachiroutarou!" *offers his hand* "Will you form a contract with me?"

shura: !!!

Rin: "?!"

Hachirou: "..."

Yukio: "It would be to your advantage, and to mine. If you continue to force her--" *gestures to Shura* "--she will kill herself. That is not what you want."

Hachirou: "...Your terms?"

stocking:...

Yukio: "Free Shura from the demon sword contract--and give it to me, along with the regenerative ability of her blood. In exchange, you will not have to worry about conceiving a child. I will conceive one for you."

Hachirou: "..."

Rin: *epic squick face* "...Wha?"

stocking:...what.....the.....fuck....

gilda: *looking at a book on genetics*... ??

Hachirou: "...What did you say--"

Yukio: "Oh, I'm sorry--did I stutter? I'll repeat: you want another child with Tatsuko. To do so would simply make you a pale imitation of your true hydra form. But if had me conceive a child with her, you avoid that step of debasing yourself to a lowly human or lowly human-demon form. As well, your fixation on hypnotizing your victims--I mean, your intended? It is...Well, it's beneath you. I, however, already have a close, intimate relationship with Shura--"

Rin: *INTERNAL SCREAMING*

stocking: WHAT?!

Rin: "THIS IS SOME SICK SHIT, BRO!"

stocking: AND WHAT WOULD SHIEMI THINK?!

shura: hey, this is no time to be gambling my life for the sake of ships!

Yukio: *ignoring them* "--so it is easy for Shura and me to engage in congress to conceive a child."

Hachirou: "...That's not why you want this. The real reason is...you want my demonic power." *points at Shura, Rin, and Stocking* "You're envious of them."

stocking: oxo;

shura: ....

Rin: "...Wait..." *slight smirk* "Nah...Nah! Yukio, you're not--..." *he stops smiling* "...No...Yukio! You can't be serious! This can't be about--"

Yukio: "Rin...I'm sorry. I want to become stronger. And with Hachirou--"

Rin: "No! This is not you! Think of us! Think of Shiemi--"

*BANG*

stocking: !!!

Rin: *collapsed, shot in his chest, bleeding*

stocking: RIN!!!

Yukio: *not even looking at Rin* "Shura...A pointless death does not suit you. You can still be of use to me. You've been...kind to me all this time. I don't want you suffering from hypnosis for some rape, or to die by suicide. I promise, I'll treat you well."

shura:....

stocking: yukio.....im sorry....but this is too much. *aims sword*

Yukio: "...Stocking..." *aims his gun* "Don't. Rin can survive that bullet. You won't."

stocking: yukio, do you _really_ want to be threatening your boss's daughter?

Yukio: "With this power, he won't be my boss. And True Cross will have a new lord: Hachiroutarou."

Hachirou: "..."

stocking: why you son of a-

*BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG*

stocking: *collapses*

shura: !!!!!!!!!!!! yukio! h-how could you?!

Yukio: "Well, my lord?"

Hachirou: "..." *chuckles* "I like you. Very well."

*snakes wrap around Shura, holding her in place against a tree*

shura: yukio, please, you dont have to do this!

Yukio: "This is for your own good, Shura. Consider it a blessing."

*one snake forms a hand, a finger touching the mark atop Shura's chest*

shura:....im not going to forgive you for this. just so you know.

Yukio: *silent*

*the mark is pulled from Shura's skin, tugging at her body and soul*

shura: grk-

*the mark is ripped from Shura*

shura: *screams out*

Hachirou: "Now, my charge...Kneel."

Yukio: "..." *gets on his knees*

Hachirou: *takes Yukio's shirt--and rips it open, bringing a finger to his chest* "Ah...I haven't been so excited since Tatsuko..."

Yukio: "Thank you, my lord. Like a phoenix, rising from the ashes--"

*SLICE*

Hachirou: "!!!" *coughs up blood*

Rin: "I'M RIGHT BEHIND YOU!"

Hachirou: *gasps*

-SLASH-

*Hachirou's head...rolls off his shoulders*

Yukio: "..." *smiles* "Good work."

stocking: *wipes blood off*

shura: WHAT?! b-but, you were both shot!

stocking: bullet-proof vest~

Rin: "...Wait, what?! Yukio didn't give me one!" *pulls up his shirt, showing a vitamin bullet lodged in his chest* "Yukio, you jerk!"

Yukio: *shrugs* "I only had one!"

shura:......

Yukio: "..." *looks at Shura* "You are now free."

-the blizzard intensifies-

Rin: "??? Oh, right--the Yuki-thingie. Well, we can deal with that...Hard to see now, though...I--GRK!"

stocking: !!

Yukio: "Rin--" *his voice is muffled--before something sounds like it was slammed into the snow*

???: "Unacceptable...Unforgivable!"

stocking: ?!

*something is seen rising from the snow...and it wraps around Shura*

shura: ?!?!?!

???: "You thought your flames and powers were enough? You haven't sliced off all my heads!"

stocking:....aw shit.

*a snake monster--the hydra's true form--towers over them, refusing to let go of Shura*

Hachirou: "FREEZE THEM ALL!"

stocking: well NOW what?

Yukio: "Rin should've burned him when he had the chance!"

Rin: "How is this my fault?! You shot me!"

stocking: now's not the time for sibling squabbles!

Yukio: *grunts* "Rin, burn it, but don't look into its hypnotic eyes. Stocking and I will give you cover."

stocking: *swords out*

Rin: *nods* *runs alongside Hachirou, making burning slices at its sides*

Hachirou: *swinging its tendrils--its eyes meeting Rin's*

Rin: "..." *collapses*

stocking: RIN! DX<

Yukio: "Damn it...How do you slice something when you need to see it?"

???: "Just be faster than its sight!"

Yukio: "..." -_____-#

stocking: ?!

*WHOOSH*

Shima: *waves* "Howdy!"

stocking:......*PUNCH*

Yukio: "...I knew he was in the room next to us the entire time. That's why I threatened to fail him...But no, no one listens to me..."

Shima: X__X

Rin: *lying next to Shima* X_X

stocking: sowwy~ there was a bug~ ^^#

gilda: >~<

Shima: *bounces up, with a black eye* "Hey! I was in the same hot spring inn, undercover on YOUR DAD'S ORDERS--and I never once peeped on you, and this is the thanks I get! ..." *looks Stocking up and down* "You're looking well~"

-PUNCH-

stocking: so sorry~ there was another bug~ ^^##

Shima: X_X *two black eyes*

Yukio: "...I'll wake him up..." *scoops up snow--and shoves it down his pants*

Shima: "AAAAAAH! I'm up!"

Yukio: "You wait until now to show up?!"

gilda: *shaking rin* >^<;;

Shima: "I was...busy." >_>;

stocking:......*SUPLEX CITY BITCH*

Rin: @w@ "No, Pops--you added too much garlic..." *shakes himself awake* "...Gilda? ...Shura!"

Shima: X______X

stocking: hmmm.... *lightbulb* i have an idea, rin, use this! *hands him a pocket mirror*

Rin: "Oh, like the gorgon!"

Yukio: "...You know _that_ story?"

Rin: "I know things!"

Hachirou: *roars* "YOU ARE MINE FOREVER!"

shura: ...... (what was.....i born for?)

Hachirou: "I AM TIRED OF BEING ALONE! I WILL KEEP YOU FOREVER! YOUR CHILDREN FOREVER! NOW, SLEEP WITH ME!"

shura:.....alright.....you win......

Hachirou: "...GOOD. INCREASE THE BLIZZARD! HIDE OUR PATH!" *slithers towards the lake...*

{shura: *looking up at the clouds on a hill*}

{Fujimoto: "There you are--Woo! What stinks?!"}

{shura: ...wasnt me.}

{Fujimoto: "That cigarette in your mouth, smart ass!"}

{shura: didnt _you_ used to smoke, ya crate of hippos?}

{Fujimoto: "I stopped years ago, but the stress you cause me makes me want to start! ...'Hippos'?"}

{shura: you know, hypocrite? it was a play on words.}

{Fujimoto: -_-# "You can be that clever, yet I keep getting reports about..." *flips through his notes* " 'Skipped 3 days of classes. Drinking on the roof.' Then you were partying until 4 AM, somehow super-glued Mephisto's desk to his ceiling--Wait..." *looks up* "...How...did you even..."}

{shura: really good super-glue.}

{Fujimoto: "..." *lets out a laugh, sits next to her* "...How old are you now? 30? 40? 108?"}

{shura:.........why're you here? just to lecture me more?}

{Fujimoto: "...Mephisto is kicking you out of True Cross. Your education is done."}

{shura: WHAT?!}

{Fujimoto: "There's no point to it. Take the degree and leave. You're bored in class, you don't like being stifled, and I'm sick of coddling you--Go get a job."}

{shura: well maybe i dont _want_ a job! >3<# you sound like an old curmudgeon! ......it's cause of those kids, isnt it? they've changed you.}

{Fujimoto: "Shura...Is this how you want to spend the rest of your life?"}

{shura: so? im gonna die young anyway, so why should i even care anymore? besides. *looks at the sky, silent tears falling* i dont even know why i'm alive to begin with...}

{Fujimoto: "..." *pats her shoulder* "I know...You just have to live. I want you to live. It's okay to be alive. You deserve to be alive."}

{shura: how can _you_ know that?}

{Fujimoto: "...Because I have to tell myself that every day."}

shura:.....(is it really....)

Hachirou: *pulls her and himself into the lake*

shura: .....*spots something* ?? (is that-)

stocking: the target's straight ahead!

Rin: "Then shoot me at it!" *blindfolded with his own scarf*

shura: !!!

stocking: *flings him* dont forget to use the mirror!

Rin: "Riiiiiiiiiight!" *SPLASH* ("CHEESE AND CRACKERS, IT'S COLD AS BALLS!")

shura: rin?!

stocking: HEY, SCALES! OVER HERE!

Hachirou: <WHAT?!>

Rin: *keeping his mouth shut, as he slices through the path of Hachirou's back*

Hachirou: <ARG! THE BLUE FLAMES! IT BURNS!>

shura: !!!!

Rin: ("Okay, that's been enough seconds...I should be near the head...") *pulls down his scarf, keeps swimming, pulls out the mirror* ("I can't hold my breath forever...") *looks through the mirror--and sees a giant eye* "?!" ("There it is!")

Hachirou: <SPAWN OF SATAN! I WILL KILL YOU!>

stocking: RIN! THE MIRROR!

Rin: *closes his eyes, swings the blade--and lands at Hachirou's neck*

Hachirou: <ARG! STOP! TATSUKO! MAKE HIM STOP!>

shura: !! YOU GOT THIS RIN!

Rin: *screaming underwater, as he completes the cut, beheading Hachirou*

Hachirou: *inhuman screaming, its tendrils holding onto Shura...until their grip lessens*

shura: !!!

stocking: *dives in and flies back out with shura*

shura: *cough cough*

Hachirou: <TATSUKO...I DON'T WANT TO DIE...>

stocking: if you really did love her, you wouldnt force her into this!

Hachirou: <TATSUKO...DON'T LEAVE ME...>

Rin: *coughing up water*

shura:......i really do feel sorry for you....

Hachirou: <...>

*something explodes from the water--its the head of Hachirou*

Rin: "Oh, come on..."

shura: !!!!

Hachirou: *opens its mouth, tentacles erupting out, tying up Shura* <YOU ARE MINE! ALL OF YOU! YOUR HAIR! YOUR ARMS! YOUR LEGS! ALL OF YOU IS OURS!">

shura: grk-

Rin: "Shura!" *summons more blue flames* "Come on! Burn up already!"

Rin: "Shura!" *summons more blue flames* "Come on! Burn up already!"

Yukio: "Its regeneration exceeds the rate of Rin's flames..."

stocking: shit...

Yukio: "...We're out of options. Shima. Yamantaka can sever those tentacles--"

Shima: O_O; "Come on! It'll kill me!"

Yukio: "Not literally--so do it."

stocking: make yourself useful for once, shima.

Rin: "I'll make as many flames as I can! Stocking, catch her when Shima slices her loose!"

stocking: right!

Shima: "You're all crazy! Why so reckless over this?!"

stocking: because she's our friend!

Yukio: "..." *grabs Shima by the collar* "And she is reckless, too."

Shima: "..." *gulps*

Hachirou: <NEVER FEAR...WE'LL BE TOGETHER FOREVER...>

shura: grk-....will......you......

Hachirou: <WILL I...?>

-SLICE SLICE SLICE-

shura: SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY!?!?!?

Hachirou: <ARG! YOU ROTTEN TROLLOP! I'LL-->

*blue flames cover Hachirou*

Hachirou: *screams*

Shima: "He's too fast--" *swinging his staff*

Yukio: *firing--until he is captured by a tentacle* "GRK!"

shura: yukio! *SLICE*

Yukio: *coughs...it's knocked out*

stocking: rin, shura, let's triple threat this big bad!

shura: sounds like a plan!

Rin: "I got one more in me..."

Hachirou: "Tatsuko...Don't..."

shura: for the last fucking time *slices her ponytail off* IM SHURA, MOTHERFUCKING, KIRIGAKURE!

-TRI-BLADE ATTACK-

Hachirou: "NOOOOOOOOoooo..."

*an explosion of snow and blue flames covers all...*

Yukio: *collapsed in the snow*

stocking: *pants*

Rin: "...I-I'm done..." *gets on his knees* "Woo..."

shura: ha...ha....

*from the snow...something slithers...*

stocking:....is that?

shura:....huh...tiny little thing, isnt he?

*a small snake, sliced along its side, emerges*

Snake: ._. "..." *slithers away*

-net'd-

gilda: gotcha.

Snake: ._.

shura:.......................GILDA CAN TALK?!?!

gilda: ^^;

Rin: "I know, right..." *falls on his side* "When we get back...just dunk me in the hot spring...Clothed...I want to heat up..."

-the blizzard seems to have stopped-

Rin: "...What? _Now_ the snow stops?"

gilda: i-i convinced her......to go to sapporo....to hibernate.....

stocking: that's good to know.

Rin: "...MVP, Gilda..."

gilda: ^w^

Shima: "...Is it safe to come out now?"

shura: should be.

Shima: "WOO! Okay, good work, team! ...Wow, Shura, the new hair...Kind of boyish, but hot!"

shura: yeah, plus it should be cooler with it being summer soon.

Shima: ^w^ "Great! Pools, bikinis, water slides, bikinis--"

-PUNCH-

Shima: *dead*

stocking: golly~! what's with all the bugs up here~? ^^####

Rin: *still lying down* "Thank you..."

Yukio: "...Shura..."

shura: hm?

Yukio: "...Back there...I was only...I didn't mean it. I would never..."

shura: oh, what, are you too good for me or something?

Yukio: O\\\\O; "N-No! That's not it at all!"

Rin: *back on his feet* "You better not hook up with Shura! Shiemi will murder you! Besides, Shura's like our sister! Our really older sister!"

shura: ah, im just bullshitting you, four-eyes! and rin's technically right. 737; in a way.

Rin: ^w^ "Great! So, now that you're not dead, you can get back to teaching us!"

shura: yeah, and stocking's tutoring....

Yukio: ^^; *clutching his arm...*

gilda:..a-are you....ok?

Yukio: "I...think I'll need medical attention. I feel like I broke it--"

*a helicopter is heard overhead*

Rin: *looks up* "?!"

stocking: huh, how convenient.

Yukio: "They did say True Cross would be here by tonight..."

Shima: *leaps up* "I made sure to call them for assistance, too! Aren't you happy I came~?"

stocking: well, we should probably head back to the inn now.

shura: sounds like a plan.

Yukio: *struggles to move*

shura: hey, you ok?

Rin: "...I can stay to check--"

gilda: *still has hachirou in the net*

Shima: "I'll stay until the True Cross medics see to Mr. Okumura~ It's the laest I can do, my fair beauty~"

Snake: ._.

stocking: *walking away* i dont think kid will take to kindly to you flirting with me.

Shima: ^^; "...It's fine, right? Her husband isn't the jealous sort, is he?"

Yukio: "He'll kill you without regret."

Shima: ._______.;

shura: and given that he is a shinigami, he could probably revive you just to kill you again.

Rin: *limping* "...I'm glad you're here, Shura."

Shima: Q_____Q "...I think I need medical now. I'll wait here with Yukio..."

-elsewhere-

Asher: *reviewing the grocery list* "..."

cassidy: anything else we need?

Asher: "...Um...I think Izumi's having a rough time..." *looks at cookies*

cassidy: oh?

Asher: "She's gotten more quiet. I think something must be up about this time of year." *grabs the cookies, puts back some chips they got for themselves*

cassidy: hmm...well, today is maka albarn's birthday.

Asher: "...Oh...I didn't..."

cassidy: it's fine.

Asher: "...I'll text her tomorrow, or see her for mentoring..."

cassidy: *nods*

Asher: "...I think I'm done."

cassidy: alright, lets head to the register then.

-elsewhere-

Cafeteria Cashier: "Hmm? Bare man? No--everyone who's been through here has been fully dressed."

genny: no, 'bear man' as in b-e-a-r.

Cafeteria Cashier: "Oooooooh...No, but I did see an ape. They bought a muffin and some iced tea."

naho: did you see where they went?

Cafeteria Cashier: "They went to the hall and left--they had on gym clothes and a basketball."

naho: thank you very much. let's go!

Cafeteria Cashier: ^^; *waves*

*there are still a few students roaming the halls*

naho: *looking around*

*The gym is empty...Looks like basketballs were put away...The doors to the locker rooms are open...There's an empty DWMA mascot uniform in the corner--an exaggerated big-head Lord Death suit that a student wears for games*

lei-lei: hmmm.... *points to a door*

*no sound from inside...*

lei-lei: they're in there. i can feel the ki of two people...

genny:...'chi'? you mean soul perception?

lei-lei: same thing!

naho: *opens the door*

*it's dark inside...there's a light switch by the door*

naho: *flips the switch*

*looks to be sports equipment...bin of baseballs, bin of towels, stacks of track hurdles...*

-the three start looking-

naho: *checks the baseballs*

genny: *checks the towels*

lei-lei: *checks the hurdles*

*When Genny pulls back a towel, she is greeted by a horse's head*

genny: *SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAM*

*a head pops out of the towels*

???: "Who's that?!"

naho: !?

???: "..." *lifts the towel, revealing someone* "Oh, Enrique! My horse mask!"

genny: found him.

Enrique: *pops up behind thehurdles* "Gou?"

lei-lei: awww, how cute!

Enrique: *holds up arms*

???: "Thanks~ I try to moisturize--"

genny: TMI!

???: -_-; *puts back on the horse head--it's obviously Tezca* "How did you find us?"

lei-lei: questioning and soul perception.

Tezca: " 'Soul perception'?! Darn it, that's too easy!"

-elsewhere-

Free: *staring at a wall* "..." *sighs*

milia: ~?

Free: "..." *musses her hair*

milia: *giggle*

Free: "Sorry, kiddo--Just thinking about clans..."

milia: ah.

Free: *shrugs* "Sorry I don't have a big family like Eruka does."

milia: it's ok, papa. i understand how it feels to be lonely too...

Free: *nods* "..." *pat pat*

milia: ^^

-elsewhere-

Dabi: *in a school uniform* "...I hate this."

himiko: i think it's kinda cute!

Twice: *in a schoolgirl uniform* "YES! ..."

banshee: ^^;

Mustard: -_-; "I prefer my own uniform...This one lacks the seriousness befitting me."

tomura: too stuffy....and why plaid pants?

Dabi: "Some poor colorblind bastard."

banshee: let's try and focus on the objective for now.

Dabi: "Right. The coordinates point to that school, so if it's got some connection to what the painting is hiding, we'll find it there."

-elsewhere-

Yukio: *in a hospital bed* "..."

Shima: *cutting up an apple* "Thought Rin would do this for you..."

yukio: he's still recovering too.

Shima: "Jeez--broken bones in your arms and ribs...Was that because of Shura's hug?"

yukio: that's-

Shima: "Or was it because you were so desperate to get that hydra's power?"

yukio: that was an act.

Shima: "Pretty convincing act...You must've been drawing upon something really real, something visceral, to get that kind of performance to trick even me..."

yukio:...what are you saying?

Shima: "Well, when I have to do my spy thing, I usually base what I'm doing in some basis of truth--some real life experience, some real desire. Helps make the performance seem real. And if you wanted that power, and if you wanted to surpass Rin..." -3- "And if you wanted to get Shura pregnant~<3 Then I guess you kind of wanted some of that..."

yukio: =_=##

Shima: "Good thing you injured yourself like you did, though. Maybe that'll give you a reprieve from such suicidal training methods you've been practicing."

yukio: ?!?!

Shima: "What, you think a spy wouldn't notice? If you're going to be that reckless, I can think of less dangerous methods. Hell, if you're going to be reckless, you might as well join the Illuminati..."

yukio:..........

-elsewhere-

stocking: *ACHOO*

shura: *sniff* =~=;;

Rin: =_= "This sucks..."

True Cross Nurse: "Yes. Who could have imagined that jumping into freezing water would give underdressed people a cold..." -_-;

stocking: and i was hoping to enjoy the sights of aomori too..

True Cross Nurse: "I'll pick you up a pamphlet..."

Rin: -_-; "Rude pain in the..." *looks around* "How's Gilda holding up?"

nurse: xey're doing alright. it will take time for xem to heal...

gilda: *bandaged up, out cold*...adri.....an....

Rin: "..." *sighs* "Good for xem dealing with the snake..."

nurse: i dont think the snake did this damage....i think xey were attacked by a 3rd party...

-elsewhere-

Todo: "Report?"

pazuzu: i got the little snakey right here~ *holds hachirou up in a little pet carrier*

Snake: "Ssss..." ._.;

Todo: "Excellent. Did you have any difficulty?"

pazuzu: not really~ i did see an old friend.....i enjoyed beating xem to a pulp~<3

Todo: "...Let me ask you something. Did you _need_ to beat xem to a pulp? Could you have done this mission faster, more efficiently?"

pazuzu: =3= what, just having a bit of fun on the job~

Todo: "This is work, not fun. If you want 'fun,' do it on your off-time."

pazuzu: 737

Todo: "Let's get the specimen into holding...I'm sure someone will be happy with this."

???: todo, are you there?

Todo: "..." *answers* "Yes, sir--I am here."

lucifer: the knights of true cross are paying special attention to the immortal demons. it's becoming more difficult to obtain materials. worst case scenario, we may need to prepare father's body with what we already have.

Todo: "..." *nods* "I understand. I am recruiting the Chosen."

-elsewhere-

Chisato: *looking around* "Nothing yet..."

-a figure is seen running into an alley-

Chisato: "..." *following*

??: your soul gem...give it to me.

Chisato: "Sorry, but that would be breaking the rules..." *fighting pose*

???: *wielding a flaming sword* then you leave me no choice. *charges*

Chisato: "!!!" *takes out her pistol, aims, and fires*

???: *slashing*

Chisato: *still firing but backing up, trying to find an exit* ("Damn it...She's insane!")

???: *jumps up, bringing her sword down*

Chisato: "!!!" *takes out both guns, firing both--but her back hits the wall as ??? comes down at her--*

-WHACK-

Chisato: *she's knocked down*

???: your soul gem....give it to me....i dont intend to steal it, i just want to see it.

Chisato: "N-No...Please, no..."

???: *examining*.....hm.....looks legit...you got lucky.

Chisato: "What? What was the point of this...?"

???: *walking away* you should learn how to spot fakes. *flees*

Chisato: "Wait..." *trying to get up, but too weak* "Get back..."

arisa: chisato!!

Chisato: "Get her...She's running away."

arisa: *scythe out*

haruka: we should probably get chisato to safety first. it would be bad to go alone.

arisa: but—

Chisato: *collapses*

arisa: !!! *picking chisato up* come on, sayaka will heal you!

-elsewhere-

stocking: *wearing a medical face mask* and that's my report.

Mephisto: "Thank you, sweetie--I know this is difficult, notwithstanding your medical recovery."

stocking: yeah. it's a lot to take in...

Mephisto: "Best to sleep on it--you will have time when you get back to consider it further."

stocking:....yeah. night dad. love ya.

Mephisto: "I love you too, sweetie. Get some rest."

stocking: see ya. *hangs up*......*dials kid*

Kid: "Stocking!"

stocking: hey kid. how're you holding up?

Kid: "I-I'm fine. I heard from others--Are you okay?"

stocking: more or less- *ACHOO* *COUGHING* gleugh... =~=;;

Kid: "Aw...Are the doctors treating you well?"

stocking: yeah. today's been crazy...i really wish you were here.

Kid: "...If you ever need me, I can be there immediately..." *holds a hand up to the webcam*

stocking: yeah. i cant wait to get home. just imagine it, you waiting at the airport, i come back and you pick me up and spin me around.

Kid: *smiles* "It'll be reality soon enough...I love you."

stocking: love you too, always.

Kid: *smiles* "Sleep well. I'll talk with you tomorrow. Please, be safe."

-morning-

Chisato: "..."

Arisa: so that’s what happened.

sayaka: hmm, that does sound suspicious.

Chisato: "She was relentless until she saw my gem."

arisa: it's the ripper, it _has_ to be!

Chisato: "Perhaps...We can't be irrational how we approach this..."

arisa: but think about it, the ripper has been targeting magical girls, and attacked you, i dont think it's just coincidence.

Chisato: "How do you suggest we proceed?"

sayaka: we should probably keep an eye out for this person.

Chisato: "I wish I had more information to help..."

-elsewhere-

haruka: .....

{???: "Time to wake up, little sister."}

haruka: nngh.....

{???: "You can wake...buT I CAN't..." *grabs Haruka's shoulders, leans in*}

haruka: !!!!!!!!!

{*this woman's pale fingers grip Haruka's shoulders...this woman's eyes are pitch black...what is coming out of her eyes? Is that...ink?*}

{woman: murderer, murderer MURDERER MURDERER MURDERER MURDERER-}

haruka: !!! *trying to break free* k-kanata, stop it!

???: "Haruka! Wake up!"

haruka: *bolts up and yelps, panting*

*It's one of her maids*

Maid: "It's okay...You just had a bad dream..."

haruka:...r-right...

Maid: "...May I bring you anything? Water?"

haruka:...y-yes. i'll be in the shower then.

Maid: "As you wish." *exits*

haruka:.....

-elsewhere-

miyuri: *peeeeeek* is it ready yet? is it ready yet?

Chuuya: "Just a little more...These things take perfection."

miyuri: okaaaaay. *sitting on the kitchen bar stool, swinging her legs*

sonia: *packing some things into the boxes*

Chuuya: "Want some juice?"

miyuri: ??

Chuuya: "Orange? Or grape juice?"

miyuri: ????

Chuuya: "..." *pours a small amount of orange juice into a glass with a straw* "Try some."

miyuri:....*sniff* ....*siip* mm, it's good!

Chuuya: ^^ *pours more* "Drink up."

miyuri: *siiiip* ^w^

sonia: i'll have milk.

Chuuya: "You got it." *pours some milk* "No chocolate?"

sonia: maybe another day.

Chuuya: "Okay." *sets out french toast*

miyuri: oooooh! *shiny eyes*

sonia: it smells delicious, papa!

Chuuya: "I hope so." *sets out maple syrup* "Dig in!"

sonia: thanks for the food. *nom*

miyuri: *nom!* mmmm~ yum!! ^^

Chuuya: *smiles* "How's packing going?"

sonia: i think most everything's packed up now.

Chuuya: "Excellent. We'll be able to visit today."

miyuri: YAAAAAY! ^o^

Chuuya: "I hope you'll like it...Should be lovely rooms."

-elsewhere-

Viktor: *wiping a cloth over his magnifying glass*

Vulcan: "What's wrong--been studying the wood pattern under your desk too intently?"

Viktor: "Ha ha--funny. No, an organized desk is a perfect desk. What's wrong, haven't figured out how to make the toilet have an animal theme?"

Vulcan: "HA! I already figured that out!" *playful shoulder jab*

nozomi: ^^;

Akitaru: "Good to see them getting along..."

Takehisa: "Hmm...Is that what you call it?"

tamaki:....

*a scream is heard from the bathroom*

Vulcan: "Oh, hey--someone found the new toilet!"

tamaki: oh my god, i thought that was a joke.

Vulcan: *serious face* "I never joke about the animals."

tamaki: ok, ok. sheeh.

Petra: *screaming* "WHY IS THE TOILET A HIPPO'S FACE?!"

-elsewhere-

Kid: *in the kitchen with a mixing bowl, reviewing a recipe* "Hmm...Is that going to be enough sugar..."

shiori: wha kid doin?

Kid: "Baking. I wanted to see which kind of cake I could make when Stocking gets home." *smiles*

shiori: have some? *reaches hands out*

Kid: "Not yet, unfortunately--raw cake batter can be dangerous to eat..."

shiori: *pout*

Kid: ^^; "You can have some cake as soon as I finish baking, though."

shiori: *hugs his leg* thank you.

Kid: *head pats* "You're welcome. Let me just finish mixing together the ingredients..." *takes the mixer, plugs it in* "You can taste some of the frosting when we put it on."

-elsewhere-

Joker: "Is she behaving herself?"

scarlet: well....

nana: *hiding under her bed, snarling*

scarlet:.....it's a work in progress.

Joker: "Oh dear..." *looks under the bed* "Nana~ If you come out, I'll give you a cookie!"

nana: *HISSSSSSSSSSSSSS* >n<

Joker: "Hmm...Do you want me to bring out the punching bag?"

nana: *backs up under the bed, still growling*

Joker: -_-; "This is harder than I thought...Hey, Red, how do you deal with kids?"

scarlet: ....hey kiddo, we arent going to hurt you, we promise.

nana: .....

Joker: *nods*

scarlet:....*sigh* my suggestion is maybe give her some time to adjust for now.

Joker: "Well, I'm hungry--I'm going to make something..."

scarlet:.....

Joker: *turns on the stove, sets out a bowl of water*

scarlet:....i think she's more scared than anything.

Joker: "..." *nods* "Understandably. She didn't have the best living environment."

scarlet: ...

Joker: "At least the food here will be better...An actual bed...Not getting...Well, you know."

scarlet:......*awkward back pat*

Joker: "Hey, don't get soft on me, Red." *awkward smile*

scarlet: just being sympathetic. dont expect a hug or anything.

Joker: "I wasn't." *smirks as he puts the pasta into the pot*

-elsewhere-

Mori: "Faster, faster--Move that desk to the left."

mafioso: -_-;

mafioso 2: it's going to take me days to get all our computer data back up to speed. -_-; you're lucky i have a recalling memory type ability.

Mafioso 3: "No one likes a braggart."

Mori: *looking outside the newly repaired window in his Mafia office, looking over Death City...smirks*

miura:......*glances at his hands*

Mori: *his hands are barely shaking*

miura:.......

Mori: "...You three--get to the reception area. The new furniture should arrive."

Mafioso 3: *sighs* *leaves*

-the other two exit-

miura:......sir-

Mori: *collapses onto the new couch*

miura: .....sir?

Mori: *covers his face* "What am I doing back here..."

miura:.....*sitting next to him*

Mori: "...I know why...To take control of this business. To exert my will again! ...Because I can't control myself..."

miura: *listening*

Mori: "...When I want something so badly, I obsess over it. Plan it...I didn't plan for the Rats, or my psychotic break. How do I account for that in the future to not be weak again..."

miura:...you're still only human, and making mistakes is normal. the best thing i could suggest is learn from those mistakes.

Mori: "...So, don't see them as mistakes...but as opportunities..."

miura: i suppose that's a way to view it.

Mori: "..." *smiles* "Perhaps there is something to be learned from 'Rintarou.'" *smirking...but there is still a quiver in that smirk*

miura:......

elise:.... im gonna go for a walk, is that cool?

Mori: "??? Where, Elise~?"

elise: -3-; just around the building. catch up with everyone and stuff, y'know?

Mori: *smiles* "Very well. Say hello to Higuchi for me."

elise: BRB~ *walks off* .................

Mori: *lies back down*

*Mafiosos roam the halls*

elise:......*looks ahead* hiiii, higuchi~ ^^

Higuchi: "Oh...Hello. How are you, Elise?"

elise: ok, i guess. getting used to everything....so Q told me you and gin adopted him.

Higuchi: *nods* "...We thought it was best to give him a more stable homelife."

elise: lucky for him....so, go on any trips lately?

Higuchi: "Just...out of town, more or less."

elise: out of the country, perhaps?

Higuchi: "Yes....?"

elise: and you even brought rintarou a little souvenir, how nice. ^^

Higuchi: "I hope so..."

elise: yeah, it's a very pretty doll.

Higuchi: "Does she remind you of anyone?"

elise: it look exactly like rintarou's doll...*gives a knowing look at her*

Higuchi: "...Yes, it does."

elise:....its kind of unfair. i've been with rintarou for over 30 years, and while he's changed, i havent...

Higuchi: "Why do you think that is?"

elise: because he refuses to grow-up completely. he unconsciously keeps me in this form to cling to his childhood. well he wouldnt _have_ to if his dad didnt mess everything up for him!

Higuchi: "So when you...weren't with him..."

elise: i could have come back whenever i wanted to, but i chose not to, i guess i was kind of mad at him for changing into a different person, and i still kind of am.

Higuchi: "Then why come back? He hasn't changed."

elise:...even with everything horrible he's done, deep down, i know he's still the same crybaby dork i remember.

Higuchi: "Hmm. Maybe you could awaken something else in him."

elise: maybe.....*rubs her eyes* i really miss the old rintarou....he was my best friend, and he still is.

Higuchi: "Do you think there's really any of that left in someone like him? After what he's done?"

elise: i think so. even so, im still part of his ability, so i'll stick with him until he dies.

Higuchi: "Hm. If you could, try to improve upon him." *leans down to eye level*

elise: what do you think i've been doing? =3=

Higuchi: "Try something different. Everything's not the same since we first left this place."

elise:.....do you think if he apologized for what he did to those girls, he'll be forgiven?

Higuchi: "I don't know that that would be enough."

elise:....right.

Higuchi: "...Well, I have to review inventory..."

elise: ok then, bye~ *walks off*

Higuchi: "..." *walks in the other direction*

gin: ......

Higuchi: "Hey. How's progress?"

gin: just about got everything unpacked.

Higuchi: "Good..." *rubs her arm*

gin: you ok, ichiyou?

Higuchi: "I spoke with Elise."

gin: i heard.

Higuchi: *small laugh* "Following me around?"

gin: *smirking under the mask* i just have really good hearing.

Higuchi: "Of course..." *sighs* "I can never forgive him."

gin: yeah... in all honesty, i preferred it when hirotsu was in charge.

Higuchi: *nods* "Maybe another time..." *shivers* "And I think it's his fault for what Elise has gone through."

gin: *hugs*

Higuchi: *hug, pat* "Thank you."

gin: any time.

Higuchi: "...Okay. Let's get this work done. We still have the training facility to re-design."

gin: yeah. i better get back to the weapon storeroom before katya talks everyone's ears off.

Higuchi: "Have fun...This is going to be a long day."

gin: yeah.

-elsewhere-

kirako: how does he sound, yosano?

Yosano: "Pretty well...All signs point to healthy."

kirako: that's good.

Yosano: "...How's the baby room coming along?" *writing in her chart*

kirako: it's doing well.

Yosano: "Is Dazai doing anything to help?"

kirako: mostly moving in furniture. we even found some wallpaper with sailboats on it and its going to look so cute! ^^

Yosano: *smiles* "Consider me surprised."

kirako: ^^; he's trying.

Yosano: "After his disappearing act while the rest of us were fighting on our own, I'm still suspicious." *picks up a bone-saw*

kirako: ^^;;

Yosano: "How're your feet holding up? Need anything?"

kirako: does back pain usually happen during pregnancy?

Yosano: "Yes, that is normal for many expecting parents...Are you keeping up with exercises, walking?"

kirako: *nods*

-elsewhere-

Mantis: *rubbing his face* "Ugh--what an annoying time..."

izzy: yeah no shit.

nailfile: my head's still reeling.

Mantis: "I was locked up with crazy people...At least you fought someone."

pixie: so what happened?

Mantis: "Yeah--you fought someone underground?"

-izzy explains most of what happened-

Mantis: "...Fucking clown people? Creepy."

pixie: yikes!

izzy: no shit.

Mantis: "...Did the clown even pay us?"

-elsewhere-

Saria: *unpacks her lunch* "What's everyone having?"

genny: im just having some fruit.

Asher: *pulls out a peanut butter sandwich*

Axel: *puts ketchup on his fries*

lukas: *he brought some mille feuille*

Kanin: "Oh, that looks fancy!" *smiles as he takes out some pasta, passes prepare lunch to Amelia*

Saria: "Really fancy!"

lukas: thank you.

Axel: "Anyone got summer plans?"

saria: my dads and i were planning to visit the grand canyon and mt zion national park.

Kanin: "Oh? Have you been before?"

-elsewhere-

Stein: "How do you think the new students are coming along?"

marie: they seem to be doing well.

Tezca: "Resourceful!" *shoves a stick of gum under his mask* "How about you two?"

-elsewhere-

Justin: *knocks on Arachne and Giriko's door*

arachne: may i help you- oh, you're that priest.

oriko: good afternoon, ma'am.

Justin: ^^; "Yes. Hello. I'm Justin Law. And this is Oriko." *holds up a bag* "Giriko asked us to bring this..."

arachne: i see. thank you. he's asleep right now.

Justin: "Ah..." *looks around* "You have a lovely home."

anna: *in her little play pen, plaing with blocks*

oriko: *tiny wave*

anna: abba?

Justin: "I see Anna's doing well..." *takes out of the bag some wrapped items*

arachne: ??

Justin: "Giriko said something about 'surprises' for his children..."

arachne: ^^

Giriko: *yawns* "Hey..." *stretches*

anna: is dada!

Giriko: "It's Dada!" *picks her up*

anna: *laughs*

Justin: "We picked them up..."

Giriko: "Oh, cool--cleaning stuff."

arachne: ^^;

Justin: "You...clean?" ._.;

oriko: ??

Giriko: "...I mean, more than I used to?"

arachne: old habits hard to break~?

Giriko: -^-; "I think I've cleaned up more...I don't leave beer bottles..."

arachne: *head pets* ^^

Giriko: -\\\\- *soft purr*

-elsewhere-

atsushi: *looking at vacation pamphlets*

Kyoka: "Ideas?"

atsushi: oh, check this out. 'standard island'.

Kyoka: "...If it's 'standard,' it sounds boring.”

atsushi: *sweatdrop*

Kyoka: "What is there to do?"

-elsewhere-

Rin: *knocks* "Yo, Stocking..."

stocking: *wearing a medical mask* come on in.

Rin: "How's recovery?" *he's still bandaged*

stocking: still a bit cold....say, you can control your flames now, right?

Rin: *nods* "Still getting the finer points, but at least I'm not burning people."

stocking: can you light your tail up a bit?

Rin: "??? Um...Like this?" *tries, getting a small fire on his tail*

stocking: *holds her hands up to the fire* ahhhh, nice and warm. ^w^

Rin: ._.; "Well...Happy to help?"

-elsewhere-

fani: why are we doing this again?

Meme: "I think it'll be good for you. Crona's nice..."

fani: *grumble* 7_7

Meme: *knocks on a door*

mami: yes? oh, meme. good to see you.

fani: *sniffs* !!!! the gorgon's spawn is in there!!

mami: !!!

Meme: "Fani!"

fani: hmph. >n<

mio: -_-; would it kill you to give someone a chance?

fani: for all i know, yes.

mio:...... *siiiiiiiiiiiigh*

Crona: "Hmm? Mami? Who's there?"

mami: meme and mio and someone named 'fani'.

fani: 7,7

Crona: "Oh! H-Hi, Meme, Mio." *smiles* "Nice to meet you, Fani..."

fani: you're one of gorgon's arent you?

mio: please excuse her, she has trust issues with humans.

fani: i dont need you speaking for me! >n<

Meme: *frowns at Fani*

Crona: "Oh...Um...Thanks for thinking of me as 'human'? I guess?"

fani: =~= why am i even here??

Crona: "??? Oh? Are you feeling sick?"

Meme: "Fani is...on probation with the DWMA."

Crona: "???"

mio: long story short, she's kind of a rogue witch.

Crona: "O-Oh...I'm sorry."

fani: .....

Crona: ^^; "So...I guess you invited Fani given my earlier...um...'probation' as well?"

mio: more or less, yeah. no offence.

Crona: "None taken...I'll make some tea, and we can talk."

-elsewhere-

Chuuya: "We're here."

miyuri: WOOOOOOOW!!!!

sonia: it's so big!

Chuuya: "Ready to check it out?" *holds up keys*

miyuri: what's all this green stuff out here??

Chuuya: "It's grass. A plant."

miyuri: *she starts rolling around in the grass* it's so sooooooft! =w=

sonia: ^^;

Chuuya: ("Glad they didn't put down pesticides...") "Well, just avoid the sprinklers..." *opens the door* "Come on, Miyuri--let's see the rooms."

miyuri: OK! *runs inside*

sonia: she seems pretty excited.

Chuuya: "I guess new experiences can do that..."

sonia: i guess so...seems she's been having a lot of those. i just hope she doesnt get hurt.

Chuuya: *sighs* *nods* "She'll need some boundaries...and supervision."

sonia: *nods* i'll try and help her calm down a bit more.

Chuuya: "Thank you..." *enters* "Miyuri? Where are you?"

miyuri: *pokes her head out of a small closet in the staircase* MIYURI FOUND THIS ROOM! ISNT IT COOL?? ^u^

Chuuya: ^^; "That’s the closet."

miyuri: ooooh, can this be miyuri and sonia's secret fortress?

sonia: ^-^;

Chuuya: "Maybe something softer--with pillows."

miyuri: a pillow fortress?

Chuuya: "Or a 'blanket fort'?"

sonia: why not both?

Chuuya: "Or a 'blanket fort'?"

sonia: why not both?

miyuri: *GASP* CAN WE _DO_ THAT?! CAN WE CAN WE CAN WE?? OwO

Chuuya: "Just need to buy the blankets and pillows..."

miyuri: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!! ^o^

sonia: we also need to buy you some more clothes too.

Chuuya: "So, a mall trip..."

miyuri: mall?

sonia: it's a big building with a lot of stores inside. they sell lots of things there, like clothes, food, movies, and other things.

miyuri: FOR REALS?!

sonia: yes, for reals.

miyuri: SO COOL!

Chuuya: ^^; "We'll focus on clothes, first."

-elsewhere-

Kid: *sighs* *looks out the window*

lord death: feeling lonely, kiddo?

Kid: *nods* "I thought preoccupying myself with work would help--yet I finished it all."

lord death: hmmmm. say, why dont we go to the park?

Kid: *smiles* *nods* "Okay." *opens the door*

-elsewhere-

Crona: ^^; "So, I do some missions now and then..."

fani:...i...see...

Meme: ^^; "Crona has saved a lot of lives."

Crona: .\\\\.;

fani:.....

Meme: "Death City is a place for people to rebuild lives...especially after what they lose."

fani:....*bites her lip as tears fall*

Crona: "??? Miss Fani?" *holds up a box of tissues*

fani: i dont know what to do....lady liluye was all i had...all i have...

Crona: "...Like L-Lady Medusa..."

mami: ...*hug*

Crona: "Y-You don't have to do what others tell you to do...but here, you do get the chance to decide for yourself what you want."

fani:....i just want somewhere to call 'home'...

Crona: *smiles, nods* "Then maybe Death City could be 'home'?"

fani:....can humans and witches really get along?

mio: yeah, it's kind of what we've been trying to tell you for days now. -_-;

Meme: *small tug on Mio's cheek*

Crona: *nods* "Some do. There's always some bad apples in any group..."

fani:.....alright gorgon, i _guess_ i'll try to take your word for it. 7_7

Crona: ^^; "Cr-Crona. Please."

fani:...r-right...chrona.

Crona: ^^ "...Want more tea, Fani?"

fani: s-sure.

-elsewhere-

Dumas: *curled up in bed*

haydee: *sniffs his hand and licks it*

Dumas: "..." *pets her* *small sigh*

marquis: you ok, dumas? miguel made scones.

Dumas: "...I'm just tired. Thanks." *sits up* *sighs*

marquis: wanna talk about it? it might help. ^^

Dumas: -_-; "You wouldn't understand...I mean, aside from imprisonment. And abandonment. And--"

marquis:........

Dumas: "...Sorry. ...You know why I'm in this hell?"

marquis: *shakes head, tearing up*

Dumas: "..." *pat pat* "I got wrongfully arrested and put into a black ops prison."

marquis: oh no, what happened?

Dumas: "I'm not quite sure myself. My ship was accused of smuggling illegal materials. The prosecutor said it had something that had to be covered up for 'national security.' I never knew...If I only knew who told the cops, I'd kill them..."

marquis: i wish we could help.

Dumas: "..." *nods* "I know. So do I. Without knowing what to do, not much to go on. I can't just kill everyone in the French police and courts--that's not practical."

Cervantes: *from the kitchen* "IT'S ALSO HIGHLY ILLEGAL!"

marquis: hmmm....

Dumas: -_-# "In any case, that life is gone forever. My job, my freedom, my Mer--..."

marquis: your car?

Cervantes: *from the kitchen* "YOUR MERMAID?"

Dumas: >_<# "No, you idiots! My fiancee!"

marquis: D8> ohhhh. *HUG* you poor thing! TT~TT

Cervantes: *from the kitchen* "...WAIT, IS HIS FIANCEE A CAR OR A MERMAID? I THINK THE FIRST ONE IS STILL ILLEGAL, TOO."

Dumas: -_-;;; "I appreciate your pity...But it's done. She has a new husband, a child...She's happy, I'm sure."

marquis: ....why dont we go out for dinner later? it might help!

Dumas: -___-; "Fine. Cervantes can even order from the kid's menu again."

Cervantes: "YAY!"

-elsewhere-

tomura: what.......the hell.....was THAT this morning?!

banshee: a flash mob, most likely.

Dabi: -_-; "Noisy."

himiko: *singing along*

Twice: *dancing*

tomura: -_-#### will. you two. STOP THAT.

himiko: ruuuuude.

Mustard: ._.; *looks around* "Where is our residence?"

Twice: *whispers* "The music is in my soul."

banshee: it's here.

Mustard: *looks*

Twice: "OOoooo!" *frowns* "Too bougie."

*It's a Brooklyn brownstone, 3 stories tall with a stoop*

tomura: it's doable.

Mustard: "Looks tiny...Couldn't our benefactor find something bigger?"

-elsewhere-

Akutagawa: *staring out the window*

Q: ~?

Akutagawa: "...Does this neighborhood look suspicious?"

Q: how so?

Akutagawa: "No way this place is as pleasant as it appears...Look at that woman walking her dog. She's likely a trained assassin."

kuniko: *sweatdrop*

Akutagawa: "...Let me question her..." *moves to the door*

kuniko: siiiis! ryu's acting weird again.

Higuchi: "Ryu, stop acting weird!"

gin: ^^;;

Akutagawa: "...I'll run a background check." *opens a laptop*

gin: *sigh* ryu, dont you think you're being a bit paranoid?

Akutagawa: "...We were attacked. I do not want that to happen again."

gin: ......

Higuchi: "...Ryu... *sighs* Just...make something for Q to eat."

Q: french toast! french toast!

Akutagawa: "...Very well." *closes the laptop, goes to the kitchen*

gin:...im worried for him.

Higuchi: *nods* "...Ideas?"

gin: ....well, there is one, but i dont know if _they_ will like it.

Higuchi: "???"

-elsewhere-

atsushi: did anyone else feel a cold chill just now?

Lucy: T_T "I don't feel anything...Every one of my muscles wants to kill me."

Kyoka: *eating crepes*

sylvia: *eating a chocolate crepe*

Lucy: "Am I any stronger now?"

atsushi: i think so.

Lucy: TWT "Yay...Thank you, muscle mass..." *collapses*

atsushi: *picks her up* ^^;

-elsewhere-

Kafka: *pacing outside a door*

george: you ok?

Kafka: >_>; "I'm considering how big a fool I am."

george: something up?

Kafka: "...You're too young to understand."

george: -_-; im 16.

Kafka: "Which is why my desire to date Etta is none of your business! ... ... ..."

george: oh, so that's what's got you all hung up, eh?

Kafka: "..." *covers his face* "What if she says no..."

george: you dont know if you dont try, i know, cliche thing to say, but that doesnt mean its not true.

Kafka: "..." *sighs, knocks*

etta: yes?

Kafka: "...Etta, would you like to go out? ... ... ..."

etta: sure, out where?

Kafka: "...I didn't think that far ahead. Um...Dinner?"

etta: that sounds lovely! ^^

Kafka: "Gr-Great...Um, French or something else?"

etta: hmm. oh, maybe we can go to a cafe? those are always nice!

Kafka: "Great! Shall we say 6?"

etta: perfect! im gonna get changed now, kay?

Kafka: "So will I! See you at 6." *turns*

george: well?

Kafka: "... ...." *whispers* "I don't know what to wear."

leroux: why dont we pick something?

george: 0_0 how long were you-

Kafka: ._.;

-elsewhere-

Fitzgerald: *seated in his lounge* *looks over files* "Hmm...Looks to be good business."

louisa: sir?

Fitzgerald: "Looking over the records of the shipping company that approached us..."

louisa: ah, and you have a meeting with mr danglars coming up, yes?

Fitzgerald: "Yes...Has Mr. Eckleburg finished the background check?"

-elsewhere-

Chuuya: *setting items on the mantle*

miyuri: *rubbing mito's belly*

mito: =w= *purr*

Chuuya: *opens another box* "..." *sighs* *takes out a photo*

sonia: ....

-it's rain's photo-

Chuuya: *sets it at a memorial he is setting up* "..."

sonia: ....*hug* do you think she's watching us?

Chuuya: *nods* "She has to be..." *hugs her*

sonia: .....

Chuuya: "...Let's set up the rest..."

-elsewhere-

Joker: *has a black eye* #w# "That won't get you out of eating your vegetables, Nana~"

nana: *HISSSSSSSSSSSSSS*

Joker: "But Nana, how will you get big and strong for our next sparring session?"

Viktor: ._.; "...This is some family drama I do not need..."

nana: you probably poisoned them!

Joker: "Nonsense! Your uncle Viktor loves them!"

Viktor: "...How do I know she's not right?"

Joker: *glare*

scarlet: why dont we make you something simple first? a pb and j, and we'll even let you watch us make it so you know it isnt poisoned.

nana: what if you poisoned it beforehand?

scarlet:.....*siiiigh*

Joker: "I'm stumped. I guess we keep eating until she gets hungry, too."

nana: D8<

Viktor: "Too bad--this pasta is delicious!"

Joker: "Scarlet, pass the garlic bread."

-elsewhere-

Ivan: *pacing*

lydia: <vanya...>

Ivan: *shaking his head* <All gone...>

lydia: <well im still here. so are gogol and elizaveta. zoey's here too, but i know you cant stand her.>

Ivan: *groans* <I suppose 3 out of 4 is good enough...> *sighs* <Maybe the others' return will help...>

lydia: <hopefully they arrive soon...>

Ivan: *nods* <Back to security review...>

-elsewhere-

???: <Mercedes! He's crying again!>

mercedes: *picks him up* shhh <it's ok, sweetie.> *hums*

Albert: *sniffs* T^T *holds onto her*

Fernand: <Unbelievable...> *reviewing news on his phone* <Getting walloped in the market...>

mercedes: ...

Fernand: *sighs* <I need to make some calls...Damn it, Danglars...>

-elsewhere-

Kafka: *looking in the mirror* ._.; "...I'm not sure this is me."

leroux: well, cafe's are a rather casual setting, so it should be fine.

Kafka: "...I'm going to crawl back under my bed--"

leroux: *dragging him away from there* oh dont you think you can get out of this, mister!

Kafka: >~<

Walter: *snaps a pic* "You'll look back on this day with fondness! Or humiliation..."

-elsewhere-

eugenie: *having a tea party with her dolls*

Danglars: *yelling into the phone in the other room* <I did what I promised--now back off! I can't keep bailing you out!>

mrs danglars: ......

Danglars: <...For crying out loud, fine! I'll see what I can do! I meet the American tomorrow, I'll bring it up...Why are you even trying to sell sunflowers? ...Who the hell wants Iberian sunflowers?!>

eugenie: <more tea, uncle lucy?>

lucian: <thank you, gigi, that would be lovely.> ^^;

Danglars: *hangs up, growls as he grabs a jacket to exit...* *spots Lucian and Eugenie* "...Hmph."

mrs danglars:.....

Danglars: <Why did you bring him on this trip? He just wanted a free vacation?>

lucian: <sir, i'm still your secretary. -_-; >

Danglars: *holds up his phone* <Um, yeah? I think _this_ is getting the job done. Maybe instead of tea parties, you could be answering my calls, filing my paperwork, getting the research for the meeting tomorrow--and where's my suit from the cleaners?!>

lucian: <you dont have to shout, sir.>

Danglars: <Just answer the question!>

eugenie: =~=

lucian: <it will be here tomorrow morning, now please stop yelling, you're upsetting your daughter>

Danglars: "..." *smiles at Eugenie, but it looks fake* <Hey, sweetie? While we're here, is there anything you want to go to?>

eugenie:....<i want friendly's.>

Danglars: <Okay...Lucian, book a reservation.>

lucian: <im sure you dont need a reservation for->

Danglars: <Then why go for such cheap fare?! Only the best for my family!>

lucian: *siiiiigh*

Danglars: <Now, Daddy has some important meetings, so be a good girl...> *pats her head*

eugenie: =3=

lucian: *whispers* <we'll get friendly's later>

-elsewhere-

Kishiri: "So, let me get this straight--your dad's job takes him throughout Europe, right?'

vivian: pretty much, yeah. *sips her milkshake*

Kishiri: "Neat. Which countries have you been to?"

vivian: i've been to england, germany, france, romania, luxembourg, some parts of russia, norway, sweden, switzerland, and a few others. im actually half english-half german.

Kishiri: ._.; "...I've been to Reno?"

-6-o-clock-

etta: isnt it cute? ^^

Kafka: "Y-Y-Yeah?" *staring at her, not the cafe*

etta: ^^ well, shall we order?

Kafka: *pulls her chair out for her* "A-After you?"

etta: *sits down* ^^

*seem to be other couples seated around the cafe...*

Kepuri: *squeeing everywhere*

Waiter: "Greetings." *looks at Etta and Kafka* "What may I get you?"

etta: i'll have a raspberry iced tea to start. franzy, do you want anything?

Kepuri: "A-A-A green tea lemonade?"

etta: ^^

Waiter: "Very good!" *hands menus* "Our soup today is broccoli cheddar. I'll give you a few moments to decide on your items." *smiles, leaves*

Kafka: "Raspberry does taste good..."

etta: hehe, ^^

Kafka: "...Are you feeling better?"

etta: im fine, why do you ask?

Kafka: "Sorry, I didn't mean to be too serious off the bat...It's just been a trying number of weeks."

etta: yeah, it has been. it's kind of lonely without our guests, but oh well.

Kafka: "I'm sure we'll see them. It gives us a bit more room now."

-elsewhere-

Motojiro: *sets down dinner*

leo: it looks wonderful. *smiles*

Motojiro: ^\\\^ "I hope so..." *sits next to her* "More water?"

leo: *she nods*

-manic laughter is heard in the other room-

leo: ^^; i see kati is enjoying the game room.

pushkin: ^-^;

katya: *cackling as she shoots in game*

Motojiro: "...I should soundproof that room."

leo: probably a good call.

-elsewhere-

Chisato: *looking out a window* "..."

sayaka: see anything, chisato?

Chisato: "Not yet..." *small groan as she shifts*

sayaka: say, what did you wish for?

Chisato: "...It's complicated. It had to do with my father."

sayaka: oh?

Chisato: *nods* "He used to write and draw children's books."

sayaka: ooh, cool!

Chisato: "I used to think so...Other people didn't. He rarely made money from them."

sayaka: *listening*

Chisato: "...He would get drunk..."

sayaka: !!!!

Chisato: *shakes* "The things he did to Mama...Then when she died…” *steadies herself, wipes her eyes* "...I wished for my father to go back to how he was, to be kind again...When he did, he stopped making children's books...I still have all of them, to remember when we were happy."

sayaka: *gross weeping* uguuuu... TT~TT

Chisato: "!!! S-Sorry." *pulls out a packet of tissues* "Here." *offers one*

sayaka: *BLOWS* s-sorry bout that. i havent cried this hard since i read the last chapter of mermama. *hic* its so saaad. TT~TT

arisa: chisato, you there?!

Chisato: T~T; *answers* "Speaking."

arisa: we found that girl you saw the other day! matsuri and i are in pursuit!

suzune: *running along rooftops*

Chisato: "Your location?" *checking her map*

arisa: we're on 15th street!

???: *watching, smirking*

suzune: *SLASHES*

Matsuri: *dodging* "Jeez! Can't we talk this out?"

suzune: if you just let me see your soul gems, i'll leave you be-

arisa: i dont think so, ripper!

Matsuri: "Y-Yeah! So just stop fighting!"

suzune: tch- suit yourself then. *slashing*

arisa: *blocking with her scythe*

suzune: *spin kick*

arisa: *jumps up and kicks suzune through a window* THAT'S for hurting chisato!

Matsuri: *looks through the window* "..."

arisa: *jumps in, still attacking*

suzune: *blocking, as wine bottles get broken*

Matsuri: "!!!" *follows*

-SLASH SLASH CRASH BANG-

Matsuri: "Hmmm..." *shines a light onto the scene*

suzune: GRK-

Matsuri: "!!!" *pushes Suzune into a rack*

suzune: GAH!

-the rack then falls onto suzune, knocking her out cold-

Matsuri: "... ... ..." Q________Q "I KILLED SOMEONE!"

arisa: i-i-im sure she's fine! sh-she's just knocked out! ^^;;;

Matsuri: "I'M GOING TO JAIL! OR HELL! OR HELL JAIL! WAAAAH!"

arisa: matsuri! chill!

sayaka: holy cannoli!

haruka: oh goodness!

Chisato: "That's her...Is she dead?"

Matsuri: "WAH!"

sayaka: *checks* she's still got a pulse, and i can hear breathing, but we should probably get her out of there so i can heal her and bring her somewhere safe.

Chisato: "Right." *helps Sayaka lift Suzune*

-elsewhere-

Rin: *groans* "I wanna go home..." *flails on the bed*

stocking: soon, rin, soon

Rin: "I can't be the only one feeling stir crazy..." *pokes Yukio's cheek*

Yukio: -_-# ("My ribs still hurt to talk...")

-elsewhere-

Kafka: ^^ "That was...surprisingly delicious."

etta: ^^ glad you liked it, franzy. ^^

Kafka: ^^; "I have to say, I hadn't considered slicing bread into butterfly shape. This was a good choice. Thank you, Etta..."

etta: hehe ^^

Kafka: "..." *gulps* "I'm glad you survived that fight." ("..." *SCREAMING INTERNALLY*)

etta: yeah. i think in a way, you saved me too.

Kafka: "M-Me? I didn't do anything..."

etta: well, your ability did fight mine, so...

Kafka: T_T "...I hate my ability..."

etta: franzy-

Kafka: "...Sorry. I didn't mean to do self-pity. That's all I act. That's not what I want you to think of me..."

etta: i dont think its _that_ bad.

Kafka: "R-Really? ...It's gross...Not like your ability..."

etta: so? goethe tells me there's been weirder abilities, so i doubt a giant roach is anything to sneeze at.

Kafka: "...Nothing to sneeze at? NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT?!" *groan-whimper, as he transforms*

etta:.....

Kafka: *gravelly voice* "Well...This is the true me. At my worst. Ugly. Monstrous. A craven bug."

etta:....even if it is scary looking, i dont think it's bad at all.

Kafka: "...Really? Why?"

etta: because it's still you. *small smooch on the snout*

Kafka: .\\\\\.; "...Th-Thank you." T\\\\T

etta: any time, franzy. ^///^

Kafka: "...So...D-Did you want to walk before we returned?"

etta: sure!

Kafka: *he's still in his roach form* "... ... ..."

etta: um...franzy?

Kafka: "Y-Yes?"

etta: you're still roach mode. ^^;

Kafka: O_O; "...Please turn around."

etta: *turns*

Kafka: *reverts to human form, his clothes reappearing*

etta: oh.

Kafka: "Okay, I'm back to normal...Well, human, anyway."

-morning-

suzune: nngh.....nuhh....my head.....where....where am i...tsu-

arisa: alright you, up an at-em!

suzune: ahh, not so loud, i feel awful.

Matsuri: ^^; "I understand. You've had a rough time. Would you like some water?"

suzune: um...yes-

arisa: TOO BAD!

suzune: er-

arisa: you, start talkin!

suzune: i- what's even going on?

Matsuri: "My friend tends to be a bit abrasive. Here, let me make things more comfortable..." *places a neck pillow onto her*

suzune:....what?

sayaka: *chuckling* >u<

Chisato: *facepalm* "What even is this..."

Death the Kid: ((No, wasn't trying to make a Lego Movie ref))

arisa: alright, explain why you've committed murder on innocent magical girls then?

Chisato: "And what did you mean by 'fakes'?"

suzune:....im only trying to spare them, and it's not magical girls in general, im targeting illegal contractors.

haruka: ?!

arisa: huh?

-suzune then explains-

arisa:...holy shit.

sayaka: .... illegal contractors, could the wings of magius have something to do with it?

suzune: wings of magius? i've heard about that from various places, but i dont know much. so yes, the reason i've been killing illegal contractors is to keep them from turning into wraiths and causing problems.

arisa: still, that doesnt justify murder.

Matsuri: "..."

arisa: we have every reason to take you to the authorities.

suzune:....so?

arisa: dont act so casual! you killed innocent people who did nothing to you!

suzune: if i let them live and become wraiths, more people would have died!

Matsuri: "But the case has been solved. We should focus no saving these contractors..."

suzune: ??

arisa: saving them? how?

sayaka: well, the only way _i_ know is by officiating a contract with the DWMA.

Matsuri: "..." *looks down*

suzune: can i leave? can i just leave?

arisa: oh no, _you're_ still under house arrest!

suzune: since when?

arisa: since last night.

Chisato: *looks at her watch* "Which would be around 10-ish?"

suzune:....

haruka: i dont think we got your name.

suzune:...suzune amano.

Matsuri: ^^;

-elsewhere-

himiko: first day of school~ first day of schoool~

banshee: fortunately, no one knows who we are here yet, so we should be good, i hope.

-a lion man watches as students enter the school-

Twice: "We're just completely normal students...Nothing to worry about..." *INTERNAL SCREAMING*

Mustard: *tugging at the collar of his uniform*

lion man: ah yes, welcome to Silverwing Academy! i'm vice principal Leonhart.

Dabi: "Hello, kitty."

leonhart: your classroom is right this way.

-there are quite a number of students-

-one student is in the corner, mumbling to themselves...they have on a full-face mask-

-on one wall, there is a picture of a darker skinned woman with a semi-mowhawk style haircut with the plaque 'principal jocelyn 'incredigal' boyer'-

himiko: fancy.

Twice: "OOooooooo! I like!" *rubs a hand along the poster*

banshee: that's incredi-gal, right? she was really popular during the 80s.

leonhart: yes, that's our principal. *smacks twice's hand* stop that.

Twice: T3T

-a tall young man is at the front of the class, speaking loudly about rules with a hearty and friendly laugh-

tomura:.....*grimace*

Dabi: "Hmm...Where's our teach?"

tomura: here is your classroom, your teacher will be mr lastic.

Mustard: "Where're our seats?"

himiko: dibs!

Mustard: "H-Hey!" *scrambles for one*

girl with parasol: oh?

Twice: "Nice umbrella! ARE YOU AN ALIEN?!"

girl: oh this? i have a rainy day quirk, so i take an umbrella with me wherever i go, my name's Reina Rivers, by the way.

Twice: "Hello, Miss Raindrop!"

Mask: *mumbling something about newspaper clippings...their unwashed smell is reaching Banshee's nostrils*

reina: actually, my hero name is gonna be 'Drizzle'

banshee: *grimace* oh...oh dear lord. *covers her face*

Tall Boy: "HA HA HA!" *All Might face, dramatic pose* "Stevi! Didn't I encourage you to practice proper hygiene?! New York school board policies promote a healthy body towards building a healthy mind--"

Stevi (Mask): *groans* "I know. I was busy...Can I go to bed now?"

tomura: *glare* (this guy....he's pissing me off so much right now.)

boy: hey, anyone know where the class prez is?

Mustard: *whispers* "I thought it would've been the loud guy doing the poses..."

tomura: if that's the case, im disintegrating myself here and now.

*the door is kicked open--crushing Mustard*

???: "Okay, you scum-sucking bottom-feeders! At attention!"

Tall Boy: *stands up straight*

Stevi: *groans, just puts their head down on their desk*

-the others look-

*A female student is at the door...She marches her way to a desk, slams her foot onto the chair, and shouts--*

Student: "WHO ARE WE?!"

students: SILVERWING!

Student: "I CAN'T HEAR YOU! WHO ARE WE?!"

students: SIVLER WING!!

Student: *raises her arms* "ALL HAIL YOUR QUEEN!"

Twice: "..." *bows down* "QUEEN!"

Mustard: X____X *slides under the door, crushed*

reina: is he ok? ._.;

Dabi: "His...Quirk is recovery. He'll survive."

reina: ^^;

Queen: *slams herself into her seat, kicks up her feet, pulls out a notepad...*

Tall Student: "Excellent opening call, Class President!"

Queen: *blows a bubble*

Mustard: X_X ("How the hell is she Class President...?")

tomura: .....

-elsewhere-

stocking: *yaaaawn*

Rin: "Zzz..."

stocking: *inhales* ah....

shura: i think the cold's better now. let's go check out the sights of aomori!

Rin: *turns over--and falls out of bed*

stocking: that does sound like fun.

Rin: "Ow..." *gets up* "What's going on?"

stocking: well, seems shura and i are better from our colds, so why not check out aomori a bit?

Rin: "Sounds good..." *stretches* "I doubt the others can go, though..."

shura: i think they were key-transported back to death city last night.

Rin: "?! Yukio didn't even say 'bye'!"

shura: he did leave a note.

Yukio's Note: "I went back via the key. Enjoy Aomori. I'll see you at home."

Rin: "..." *sighs*

-elsewhere-

mrs danglars:....

{mrs danglars: *weeping*}

{*a door is heard opening*}

{mrs danglars:......}

{Danglars: <Good evening! What's for dinner?>}

{mrs danglars:..........}

{Danglars: <...I said, 'What's for dinner?'>}

{mrs danglars:.......<i miscarried....>}

{Danglars: <... ... ...> *puts back on his coat and hat* <I'll get take-out.> *heads to the door*}

{mrs danglars: *sobbing*}

mrs danglars:....

lucian: hermine? you ok?

mrs danglars: i.....im fine....just thinking....

Eugenie: *coloring in the corner*

-elsewhere-

boy: *nomming on bread*

Man: <Hey.> *knocks him upside the head* <There's a fat one.>

-someone in a fancy outfit walks by...likely has some money on them...-

boy: hmm.. <got it> *runs out and trips* <ow!> *whimpers*

Fancy Person: <??? Oh, you poor boy...> *leans down, offers a hand* <Are you okay?>

boy: *sniff* <i-i think i hurt my ankle!>

Fancy Person: <Come on, let me help you up...>

boy: *takes the person's hand....and stabs them in the hip*

Fancy Person: *gasps* *screams*

Man: *reaches into the Fancy Person's pocket, ripping out their wallet* <Run!>

-the two run-

{*in a garden, at nighttime, a man is hunched over a hole he is digging...next to him is a small box...*}

{-sounds can be heard from inside-}

{Man: *muttering* <Quiet...Just a bit longer...> *the hole is deep enough* <...> *picks up the box* <...> *inhales deeply*

{-WHACK-}

{Man: "GRK!" *he's knocked down, dropping the box*}

{-the lid comes off, revealing a crying baby-}

{Man: *struggling to get up--*}

{-KICK TO THE HEAD-}

{???: <what the hell? a kid?>}

{Man: *knocked out, collapsed on the ground*}

{baby: *crying*}

{*lights turn on in the house behind ???*}

{???: !!! *takes the baby and runs*}

Man: *checking the wallet*

boy: <anything good, uncle bert?>

Bertuccio: <Shh!> *takes out only a few bills* <Pheh. Bet they didn't even tip well...>

boy: =3=

Bertuccio: *looks at the boy* <Did you get their blood on you?!>

boy: <no, i made sure not to!> >3<

Bertuccio: <You better not--you know laundry day isn't until next week!>

-elsewhere-

*a man walks with a cane...*

edouard: <papa, im bored.>

Villefort: <Well, what do you want to do?>

edouard: <i wanna go to the park and play.>

Villefort: *groans, clutching his back* <I...have paperwork to do...>

edouard: <but papaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa>

valentine: <why dont _i_ take him, dad?>

Villefort: <Thank you. He's all yours.>

valentine: <ok. come on, eddie, i'll even get you some mcdonalds on the way.>

Villefort: <Valentine...Don't spoil him.>

valentine: <im not spoiling him, im just trying to be nice.> -_-;

-elsewhere-

Fitzgerald: *seated across a table* "..."

Danglars: *fake grin, reclining in his chair*

Fitzgerald: "..." ("This feels familiar...Only I think I was on the other side...")

daisy: *adjusts glasses*

lucian: *nods*

Fitzgerald: "Now, I've reviewed your proposal. Well, I didn't review it--I have people I pay to do that and think for me."

daisy: (it's amazing he gets _anything_ done.)

Danglars: "I as well." *gestures to Lucian*

lucian: ...

Danglars: "Now, let me show you what Danglars Shipping Enterprise can do for Manhasset." *nods to Lucian to turn on the 3D projector*

lucian: *doing so*

*An airship appears on the projector*

Jordan: *pops up from behind the couch* "OOooo!"

Danglars: "Yes! The Danglars Inter-Coastal Airship 4300X Grande is the vessel you need for all of your international shipping needs!"

Fitzgerald: "..."

Danglars: *pointing to features on the ship, rambling--* "On-board navigation. Quintuple turbines. Can carry 2 tons of freight anywhere in the world!"

daisy: two tons?

Danglars: "What, that not enough? Fine--" *takes a stylus, writes over the projection* "How's 5 tons?"

daisy: .......

Jordan: *reading the projection* "Wait...Danglar Inter-Coastal...D-I-C...Dude, did you name your thing "DIC(K) Ship Grande?"

lucian: *stiffles laugh*

Danglars: "?!" *glares at Lucian before quickly turning back* ^^; "Sir Francis, please consider what I'm offering to your company. Never again will you have to contend with nuisances of the ocean, the water causing wear-and-tear on your ships or precious cargo. No one yet owns the air--and you can capitalize upon it!"

Fitzgerald: "..." *yawns*

Danglars: "!!! M-Maybe a live demonstration--"

Fitzgerald: "You brought it?"

Danglars: .____.;;; "N-No, it's back in our manufacturer in Rome--"

Fitzgerald: *stands to leave*

Danglars: "!!! Lucian, do something!"

lucian: we can offer a free trip to rome to see for yourself.

Danglars: "WHAT?!"

Fitzgerald: *stops, turns around* "Ooo...Hotel included?"

lucian: why yes. ^^;

Fitzgerald: "Meals included?"

lucian: of course!

Danglars: *jaw drops*

Fitzgerald: "Wonderful! My assistant will schedule the visit." *shakes Lucian' s hand*

lucian: ^^;

daisy: ._.;

Jordan: "Cool! For my room, I'd like a queen-size away from the ice machine--"

Danglars: *glaring*

Jordan: ._.; *hides behind the couch again*

Danglars: *barely able to hold a grin as he shakes Fitzgerald's hand* "We'll see you then! I'm sure you'll love our airships..."

Fitzgerald: ^^ "I'm sure I will..."

Danglars: <Lucian! Let's go!>

mary: *peeeeek*

lucian: <yes sir.>

Danglars: "...Your child?"

Fitzgerald: "...Yes."

mary: really? OwO *HUG* DADDY! >w<

daisy: ._.;

Fitzgerald: ._.; "..." *pat pat*

Danglars: "Huh. I have a little ankle-biter, too. Are you feeding this thing?"

daisy: mary isnt a 'thing', mr danglars. she's a human being. -_-;

Toby: O^O

Danglars: "Can hardly tell--she looks like a gremlin..."

Fitzgerald: "... ... ..."

Toby: "..." *stands behind Danglars, lifts his leg...*

daisy: .___________.

Danglars: "If there is one thing I admire in business, it's honesty. Isn't that right, Sir Francis?"

Fitzgerald: "You're a gross tiny little man who has been rude during this entire visit."

Danglars: "..." Q_Q " 'Tiny'?"

daisy: <-<;;;;

lucian: um....sir?

Toby: ^w^ *lowers his leg, walks back to Mary*

Danglars: "Wh-What?!"

lucian: you...your leg....

mary: *picks toby up*

Danglars: *looks down* "?! What the he--"

-elsewhere-

Dumas: "..." *removes something from around his neck...it's a ring on a string that he was wearing like a necklace*

{Dumas: <I think...this one. Want to see it closer?>}

{mercedes: <it's beautiful, alex!>}

{Dumas: ^^ <Let's try it on...Pardon me? Could we see this ring there?>}

-…-

{morrel: <congrats, dumas.> }

{Dumas: <Thank you, ma'am!> *salutes* <I just wish it was under better circumstances...>}

{morrel: <yeah...>}

{Danglars: *sweeping the deck, grumbling to himself*}

{Dumas: <Before he passed, he asked me to handle some business--mind if I head out?>}

{morrel: <go right ahead.>}

{Dumas: *nods, departs*}

{Danglars: *watches...then rushes to Morrel* <How can you let him take over?!>}

{morrel: <i was just doing as captain leclere asked.>}

{Danglars: <That's absurd! I'm more qualified! That child doesn't even know which way he's walking!>}

{Dumas: *behind him* <Whoops--wrong way!> *looks at his compass*}

{morrel: <i dont know what to tell you.>}

{Danglars: *growls...then sighs* <Look, if you listen to me, I could increase this business ten-fold! I know someone with some really good cargo that he needs to move--now!>}

-...-

{fernand: <damn him, what does mercedes see in him?>}

{Danglars: *sips from another bottle* <Not his talent, I'll tell you that. She's probably just some gold-digger...> *starts counting bills in his wallet*}

{fernand: <HOW DARE YOU INSULT HER THAT WAY!> D8< }

{Danglars: <Wow!> *holds up his hands* <Sorry! Hit a sore spot, I see...> *ahem* <In any case, he's off on some errand to some Noirtier or something. I even saw the logo on the wax seal on the letter--some trippy stuff...>}

{fernand: !!! <thats-....*whispers* that's mimic's logo.<}

{Danglars: <!!!! ...> *whispers* <What is 'Mimic'?>}

{fernand: <they're a terrorist group and enemies of the country>}

{Danglars: <...> *a grim smile comes to his face*}

{fernand: ?? }

{Danglars: <And if someone was found carrying material for just such an organization?>}

{fernand:.....*wicked grin*}

lucian: sir?

Danglars: *goofy smile* *humming*

lucian:... *sigh*

-elsewhere-

Rin: *staring at a jellyfish in the tank* "..."

stocking: they look pretty, huh?

Rin: "Yep...The zebrafish looks all kinds of funny."

shura: they sure do.

-elsewhere-

-knocks on lucy's door-

atsushi: ???

Lucy: "???" *looks through the peephole* "??? There's some woman outside."

atsushi: ?? *looks* oh, that's just gin...wait, why is she here? um...hello?

gin: yes, may i come in. dont worry, i have no ill intent.

Lucy: ("Gin? That's...Oh, marbles...") -_-; "Hey, I'm not in the Agency, so I have no beef with you. But if it's about Atsushi--"

gin: i'm here to speak with you too, miss...lucy, right?

Lucy: -^- "Yes."

-and so-

atsushi: so you want us to become friends with akutagawa.

gin: yes, if it helps.

Lucy: >_>; "You'll understand if I'm hesitant given his prior encounters with Atsushi..."

gin: it is understandable, but still, ryu does need friends outside the mafia, and i think it could help him.

Lucy: "...Is he still following his 'no-kill' policy?"

gin: yes.

atsushi: well, we have considered befriending him in the past...though it's not going to be easy for us.

Lucy: "..." *sighs* "I get the feeling of being alone. I wouldn't want that either..."

atsushi:....we'll consider it, but can you join to supervise him?

gin: sure.

Lucy: "And perhaps we should meet in a neutral area."

-elsewhere-

Chisato: "Is this a good idea? Someone should stay."

arisa: my mom said she'd check on her. and i think she's still mad about last night's winery incident.

Matsuri: T~T "I'm sorry..."

arisa: hey, it's alright, no one was hurt too bad, and sayaka did heal her.

-elsewhere-

suzune:.....*looks at her charm* ..... (tsubaki...)

{Tsubaki Mikoto: "Suzune? Time for bed."}

{small suzune: ok. *yaaawn* ^^ good night!}

{Tsubaki Mikoto: *smiles* "No bedtime story?"}

{suzune: bedtime story! bedtime story! ^w^ }

{Tsubaki Mikoto: "How about 'The Kind-Hearted Witch'?"}

{suzune: ok! ^^ }

{Tsubaki Mikoto: "Once upon a time, there was a small girl in a village. She stood out in her community because of her bright shiny hair..." *playful hair-tussle*}

{suzune: hehehe ^^ }

{Tsubaki Mikoto: "She was truly beloved...And she was also magical."}

Suzune:.....

{suzune: tsubaki! tsubakiiii, where are you? *looking around* come onnn, we're gonna be late!}

{*a flower petal passes Suzune*}

{suzune: *glances*}

{*it looks like a camellia petal*}

{suzune: tsubaki?}

{*a shadow begins to loom...*}

{suzune: ah-... !!!! }

{*it's like a human body in a kimono dress...only the limbs and head are flowery vines...*}

{suzune: w-what? *notices something; tsubaki's charm* !!!!! n-no....}

{Wraith!Tsubaki Mikoto: *a whooshing sound escapes from her branches, as flower petal descend onto Suzune*}

{suzune: grk- }

{*the petals are practically drowning her...*}

{suzune: tsubaki! stop! its me, suzune! please!}

{Wraith!Tsubaki Mikoto: *growls out--* "Suzune..."}

{suzune: !!! tsubaki!}

{Wraith!Tsubaki Mikoto: "...Move..."}

{suzune: *shaking, summons her sword* what...what do i do?}

{Wraith!Tsubaki: "..." *releases her vines at Suzune*}

{suzune: !!!! *slicing* *crying*}

{Wraith!Tsubaki: *knocked around, blood coming out of the vines as this Wraith wails...*}

{suzune: *something surges within her, and flames come from her sword as she attacks, sobbing as she cuts the wraith down*}

{Wraith!Tsubaki: *gasps, as her form collapses*}

{suzune: *collapses to her knees, sobbing*}

suzune: (you became a wraith.....because you contracted illegally....) *clutches her charm* (i dont want anyone else to share that fate....so that's why.....) *bites her lip*

-elsewhere-

izumi: ....

Saria: "Hey, Izumi!"

izumi: oh, hey saria. whats up?

Saria: "Not much--just taking a walk. How's your day going?"

izumi: pretty ok, just thinking i guess.

Saria: "??? Something on your mind?"

izumi: just...i guess im confused.

Saria: "Oh?"

izumi: i mean, im an albarn now, so i have a lot to live up to....and im confused if i want to be like maka, or if i want to stand out as my own person....but i feel like im always going to be compared to her. how can i live up to someone i've never met?!

Saria: "...Wow. That's...kind of a lot to take in. I guess I'd ask, do you think others are comparing you, or are you comparing yourself to Maka?"

izumi: !!! .....i guess it's the latter....

Saria: "Which means...you're not feeling confident in yourself."

izumi: kind of hard to be. im only really an albarn because mom's marrying him...i dont have any real talents or skills, and i freeze up in battle.....did i really do the right thing coming here? to become a meister?

Saria: "Well, you are in NOT--you don't have to go into EAT. You do get to decide what you want to do next, even if it's not combat. I'm sure there's other things 'being an Albarn' could mean. And what do you mean you have no talents? You're smart and friendly, and those are important qualities."

izumi: hmm.....but i dont want to abandon asher either...

Saria: "You think Asher will move onto EAT?"

izumi:.....i didnt ask them.

Saria: "Worried about putting pressure on them?"

izumi:....i guess. and they have enough to worry about...

Saria: "..." *pat pat* "We still have the rest of the semester. I would focus on getting through the rest before deciding anything...Maybe your dad could help."

izumi: yeah....im kind of nervous about asking him, though.

Saria: "I'm sure he wants the best for you, given what you've said. Do you think he'd understand where you're coming from?"

izumi:....i dont know....im kind of scared.....my previous dad was-.........not exactly a nice person......

Saria: "Oh...But Mr. Albarn's not like that..."

izumi: r-right......i'll....talk to him after school....thanks saria, you're a good friend.

Saria: ^\\\^ "Thanks. Just want to be supportive."

-elsewhere-

naomi: BROOOOO!!! OH MY GOOOOSH >w<

Tanizaki: "???"

naomi: *INHALES* YAMAMIN IS DOWNSTAAAAIRS!!!! >w<

Tanizaki: "..." *holds up a brown paper bag for her* "Um, I'll see her in..."

naomi: actually, she's here for the consultation office.

-in the consultation office-

frances: so, you've suddenly gained an ability, you say?

misa: y-yes.....it really scary....

Producer: "So we thought it best to speak with you."

frances: i see. it seems after the mist incident, multiple people worldwide have been gaining abilities left-right and sideways. miss yamamura is no different.

misa: ....i...i think i killed someone with it.....he-he turned into a tree.

Producer: "..."

frances: i see. well, it would be advisable to train this ability in order to better control it. there are training centers around the city if you wish.

misa: ....

Producer: "Which center would you recommend?"

frances: well, there is the special ability department's education center.

Producer: "Could we have their contact information?"

frances: *hands them a business card*

Producer: "Thank you. Misa, shall we...?"

misa:...*nod* i-i dont want to hurt anyone with this ability....

Producer: "Right. Our driver will take us..."

-elsewhere-

Rin: *looking at jewelry at a vendor stand*

shura: oh, this looks pretty cool!

stocking: oh these earrings are so cute!

Rin: *picks up a bracelet* "This could work..."

shura: getting a present for your girlfriend~?

Rin: "Wh-What if I am?!"

shura: d'awww, ^^

Rin: >\\\\>; <Pardon me...I'd like to buy this?>

shopkeeper: <ah yes> ^^

-elsewhere-

felisia: *sewing*

shion: *watches*

Mephisto: "She's quite talented, yes, Shion?"

shion: *babble*

felisia: ^^

Mephisto: "What do you think it'll turn out to be?"

felisia: you'll just have to wait~ ^^

Mephisto: "Oh, the suspense!" *holds Shion*

-elsewhere-

Fujimoto: "..."

Yukio: "Zzz..."

kyouko: im home.

Fujimoto: "Welcome back...He's still asleep."

kyouko: ...any word from rin?

Fujimoto: "He's still there, traveling with Stocking and Shura."

kyouko: ah.

-elsewhere-

Lucy: -^-

Akutagawa: "..."

atsushi: ^^;;; so.....heyyyy...... ^^;;;;;;

gin: ^^;;

Akutagawa: "Hello. I still have not killed."

atsushi: i know, you dont have to keep repeating it, you're sounding like a broken record.

Akutagawa: "...I don't have much else I thought would be interesting to discuss."

atsushi: oh, we did hear you had your crimes pardoned...

Akutagawa: "Yes. Now I have to consider what to do now that I will not be at risk of being arrested for past crimes..."

atsushi: maybe going back to school?

Akutagawa: "Hmm...Not sure. Are you still attending?"

atsushi: yeah, we are.

Akutagawa: "Hmm...Not sure. Are you still attending?"

atsushi: yeah, we are.

gin: chuuya probably wont be returning, since he has a lot on his plate right now.

atsushi: oh yeah, how's that other girl he adopted?

gin: she's doing well.

Akutagawa: "Gin and Higuchi have adopted Q."

atsushi: *remembering the incident at the train station* ....good for them. owo;;

Akutagawa: "Yes, I think so as well. So far, Q has also not killed people."

Lucy: "You both better not! I'm stronger than I was before!" *flexes her arm*

Akutagawa: "... ... ...I hadn't noticed."

Lucy: >_<#

gin: ^^;;

atsushi:....sooooo, do you have hobbies?

Akutagawa: "...I like art museums. I like classical music."

atsushi: i see.

Akutagawa: "It'll be good to visit a museum again. Gin and I used to go to them before, um, 'work' started to pile up more."

gin: *nods*

Lucy: "Hmm...I suppose a museum visit would be low-stakes..."

atsushi: that would be fun. ^^

Akutagawa: "Yes. I know there's the Kirby exhibit, as well as a new calligraphy exhibit."

atsushi: *nods* how about we head over after lunch?

Akutagawa: "Oh? Who's cooking?"

gin:....ryu...we're in a cafe. -.-;

Akutagawa: "My question still stands. What if the chef intends to kill us?"

gin: ryu, please.

Lucy: "...Miss Gin? Has he always been like this?"

gin: *sigh*

atsushi:....ryu. please get therapy.

-elsewhere-

Rin: *on webcam* "So we should be home soon."

kyouko: great to hear.

madoka: *smiles*

konekomaru: sounds like you had quite the adventure.

Rin: "Yep! I--" *sneezes* *rubs his nose* "Ugh..."

madoka: still sick? ^^;

unagi: did renzou give uncle uwabami my letter?

Rin: *wipes his nose* "Yeah, Shima ran off after the mission to head home. I'm sure he delivered it."

unagi: that's good. *smiles*

-elsewhere-

frances: *listening to her flowers* hmm...i see....*dials the phone*

Cervantes: "Oh! Well, I'm not sure, we have a tremendously loaded schedule..." *flipping through an empty schedule book*

frances: ....are you sure about that?

Cervantes: OwO;;; "Weeeeeeeeell, I may be able to fit you in...We got a few minutes after our next big mission..."

frances: and that would be?

Cervantes: OWO;;;;;;;;; "We should be back in our office in..." *talking off the phone* "How long does it take to fly from Timbuktu to Death City?"

marquis: owo~?

-knocks on the door-

Cervantes: "EEEK!" *jumps*

Dumas: *looks through the peephole* "???" *opens the door*

marquis: who is it?

Dumas: "Someone from that consultation office..."

Cervantes: "OH MY GOSH, OUR INSTANT TELEPORTER WORKED! WHAT A SURPRISE! WE ARE ALREADY BACK IN DEATH CITY! Yay!"

frances: may i speak with mr dumas~? ^^

Dumas: "...Here I am. What do you want?"

frances: you three. over here. now. ^^# geoffery, be a dear and escort our three friends over to the office~ ^^

Cervantes: QwQ;

Dumas: *slight shudder but frowns*

-elsewhere-

Dabi: *looking* "Why is gym held in the basement?"

tomura: ....

Queen: *frowns* "Are you an idiot? Do you not know how expensive New York real estate is?"

Gym Teacher: *blows the whistle* "Assume the position!"

himiko: ooook!

Tall Student: "Ready!"

reina: *taking stance*

Mask Student: *stands a bit back from the wall, ready to move*

Twice: "??? 'Position'? What? It's just gym. Is this dodgeball? WE DIDN'T EVEN PICK TEAM CAPTAINS!"

Queen: "Oh, you're going to die today..."

Mustard: "...What?"

*SHNITCK*

*spikes poke out of the ceiling*

Dabi: "?!!!"

*a laser gun turret pops out of the floor*

Twice: "Ooooh, I get it...So, it's a laser light show!"

Gym Teacher: *blows the whistle* "Begin!"

*lasers fire at the students, a fire pit opens behind Mustard--burning his bottom*

Mustard: "ARG!" *leaps*

reina: welcome to the basement.

Tall Student: *hearty laugh* "Nothing like a rousing bit of calisthenics while avoiding almost certain doom to light a fire under you and make you go, go, go!"

Mustard: *running* "I'M ON FIRE!"

Tall Student: "See? He gets it!"

himiko: *dancing around* wheee!

Queen: *she's moving a bit too much, as if she predicts where each attack derives*

Dabi: "..."

Twice: "Son of a--" *holding up Mask Student as a shield*

banshee: *shaking* ah-....*frozen on the spot*

*a rope suddenly loops around Banshee's wrist...*

banshee: !!!!

*the rope tugs, pulling Banshee up from the floor and into the arms of--*

Peter: "Relax, newbie! Just your friendly classmate picking you up!" *smiles*

banshee: s-sorry about that...

Peter: *smiles* ^\\\^ "Think nothing of it!"

[PETER DITKO! The aerobatic superhero! His wrist bands are tech support to help him swing around! Years of training and innate balance allows him to swing from the highest ledge and leap above your head!]

Gym Teacher: *blows his whistle* "Damn it, Ditko--get down from there! That girl's obviously not ready for this..."

Queen: *dodging* "How revolting..."

banshee: ^-^;;

Peter: "??? Hey, you okay? You looked like you were...tearing up?"

banshee: !!! *wipes eyes* sorry for that, i just.....b-bad memories, i guess...

Peter: "..." *nods* "Y-Yeah...This place is a pretty rough training course. I've seen others react worse..."

banshee: ...no one's actually died here, right?

{???: just you wait sis, im gonna be the greatest hero yet!}

banshee:......

Vulcan: "??? Hold up. I thought you lived with your grandmom. When were you at Hajima?"

shinra: it was....on and off, mostly....it was scary there, but to be honest, it was better than being with my grandma, and locked in the pantry.

lisa: where the hell was child services?!

shinra: i know, right?!

Vulcan: "Fix that upper body strength!" *checking the pistons while talking to Shinra* "And while you were there, they experimented on you?"

shinra: i think, but i think i also repressed most of it.

Vulcan: "...Sorry."

shinra: it's all good.

Vulcan: *sets down the wrench* "Okay, that's enough for today..."

-elsewhere-

Assi: "--and he was dressed really tacky, like he was colorblind and shopped consignment."

Shotaro: "Wooooooow...Airship?"

mana:.... <-<

Emine: "How can one procure such an airship? Perhaps to drop items down upon my enemies?"

-elsewhere-

Akutagawa: *points to calligraphy* "This one is Shen Zhou's 'On Growing a Beard.' Notice how well spaced are the characters."

atsushi: huh. neat.

gin: ^^

Lucy: "Hmm...So, you do research this stuff? Is this all they have? Just stuff about beards?"

Akutagawa: *hard stare* "No." *points* "Emperor Huizong's 'Poem of Fragrance.' Using the slender gold style."

atsushi: i see. *side glance to lucy that says 'i have no idea what any of this means, help'*

Lucy: *puffs her cheeks* "So, is that 'regal' or something?"

Akutagawa: "To simplify, it means the strokes are thin and sharp, showing precision suited to elite writing. notice the flaring, quick movement of the brush..."

gin: ^^; (at least ryu's enjoying himself.)

Akutagawa: *looks at a display* "Here, you can try your own hand at calligraphy..." *picks up a brush*

atsushi: hmm...

gin: *already writing something; the kanji for 'family'*

Akutagawa: "..." *small smile before he orders--* "Tiger. Doll Girl. Write something."

atsushi: *writing something* ._.; *he just drew a tiger* .....*sweats*

gin: that's pretty good.

Akutagawa: "It's...cute."

atsushi: um.... thanks. ^^;

Lucy: -_-; "First, my name is 'Lucy.' Second, I can't write, so..." *holds up a painting of a smiley face*

atsushi: that's really good, lucy.

Lucy: ^^ "Thank you!"

atsushi: and, maybe i could teach you to write?

Akutagawa: "...The line is thicker along the bottom, adding some tension to the overall piece..."

Lucy: "I would like that."

Akutagawa: "..."

gin: ^^;

-elsewhere-

higuchi: *looking at a book on parenting life hacks*

Q: *picks up a lighter--*

kuniko: Q, no!

Q: "???"

higuchi: Q, the lighter's not a toy. it can hurt someone if used wrong. why dont we play some candyland instead?

Q: "Can I be the yellow piece?"

higuchi: sure thing.

kuniko: im gonna go finish up the laundry now. *exits*

Q: "...That lady..."

higuchi: ??

Q: "Miss Rain."

higuchi:....*bites her lip*

Q: "Mori seemed weird after she died."

higuchi:.....when-....when you were captured, she was really worried about you.

Q: "..." *nods* "Yeah."

higuchi:...im a bit jealous. you and chuuya...and ryu and the tiger....were some of the last people that saw her...s-sorry, im not trying to blame you for anything. its just...i miss her so much.

Q: "...Do you want a hug?"

higuchi: *sniff* but first, i need to make sure you arent hurting yourself, ok?

Q: -^- "I'm not." *holds up his hands*

higuchi: *soft hug*

Q: "..." *hug*

higuchi:......*smiles*

Q: "Sorry."

higuchi: it's ok. im not mad at you.

Q: "...She was nice."

higuchi: yeah. she really was.

Q: "Chuuya seems to miss her, too."

higuchi:...

-meanwhile-

-a soft breeze blows-

Chuuya: *approaches a tombstone*

-rain's...-

Chuuya: "Long time..."

-…-

Chuuya: "Glad to be back here after so long."

-.....-

Chuuya: "You can imagine a lot has happened...and that one surprise I didn't know..."

-birds chirp overhead. squirrels scamper. even in this place of death, life goes on-

Chuuya: "Rain...That child you found...I'm still surprised. Sometimes, I think you were too kind for your own good." *his eyes are full of tears*

-...-

Chuuya: "I just wanted you to know, Miyuri and Sonia are well. I'm taking care of them."

-a soft breeze blows-

Chuuya: *sighs, wipes his eyes* "Th-Thank you, Rain..."

???: figured we'd find you here, chuuya.

Chuuya: *sighs* "Hello."

elise: i'll let you two talk it out. *walks off*

mori: chuuya. *nods*

Chuuya: "Sir..." *gets up* "I see you're up and about."

mori: indeed. it has been a hectic few months for us all, hasnt it. likewise, i want to thank you for your hard work. it's thanks to you we can safely walk the streets again, after all.

Chuuya: "...It was just business."

mori: regardless, i wished to speak with you. and since you were sooo kind enough not to tell me your new address, i figured the only logical place for you to be was....well....*glances at rain's grave*

Chuuya: "...You have some nerve coming here."

mori: ...

Chuuya: "Don't think I have forgotten it...every last thing you did to her."

mori:.......

Chuuya: "I will never forget it. You may be my boss, I may respect that..." *looks up at him, his eyes filled with a deep hatred* "But I will never forgive you for what you did to Rain."

mori:...you loved her, didnt you?

Chuuya: "You're damn right I do."

mori:......i see. then i have no further business here for now. come along, elise.

elise: kay, lets go get crepes, i havent had one in soooo looooooong!

Mori: *smiles at Chuuya, tips his own hat, departs* *walks with her...the hand by her side is shaking slightly...*

elise:.....*glances back at chuuya*

Chuuya: *glaring after Mori*

elise:....you know he has every reason to want to try to kill you now, rintarou. you do know that, right?

Mori: "Shh...Let's...just be on our way. Crepes await..." *struggles to smile*

elise:.....

-elsewhere-

sayaka: so how come the rest of you became magical girls?

haruka: we could ask the same of you.

sayaka: well, i used my wish to heal my friends arm that i _thought_ i had a crush on, but turns out i just liked his music. we're still friends though. <3<; he's also kind of my other friends ex-boyfriend but thats neither here nor there.

Arisa: "That's rough, buddy." *stretches* "Well, honestly, I was kind of different before I got my powers."

sayaka: how so?

Arisa: "Would you believe I was a lot shyer, timid, and weak?"

sayaka: i didnt know you back then, so who am i to say?

Arisa: -3- "I used to get bullied all the time...I wanted to die."

sayaka: oh no! D8>

Arisa: "This one girl, Mika Nishinaka, was horrible to me...Then I met Kokoro."

{kokoro: DONT THROW AWAY YOUR LIIIIFE! *yoinks arisa back*}

{Arisa: *crying, shaking her head* "No...I don't want to live anymore!"}

{kokoro: but there's so many wonderful things in this world! i dont know what exactly's bothering you, but im sure it'll get better soon. *smiles*}

{masara: ...}

{Arisa: Q_Q "H-How do you know that?"}

{???: *growls*}

{masara: kokoro, we got company.}

{monster: *a large lizard like monster appears, hissing*}

{kokoro: *weapons out* masara, stay with her, i'll handle this one! *she fights the monster off*}

{Arisa: *watches...her eyes widening*}

{kokoro: let's finish this! HYAAAAH!}

{-the monster vanishes, leaving behind a pile of grief cubes-}

{kokoro: *phew* that was a close one.}

{Arisa: "... ... ...WOW! THAT WAS INCREDIBLE!"}

{kokoro: all in a magical girl's work. ^^}

Arisa: "Kokoro inspired me--so I faced that bully Mika and never looked back."

sayaka: wow.

Arisa: =W= "Yes, I am amazing."

Matsuri: "..."

sayaka: how about you, haruka?

haruka: oh, nothing really special, just a girl from a rich family with a-...i had a sister, b-but she was stillborn.....

chisato: i've never heard anything about you having a sister.

haruka: they dont like talking about it...

sayaka: and how about you, matsurin?

Matsuri: "I...used to be blind."

sayaka: ....

Matsuri: "I wished to see...but since then, I feel like I forgot something about myself."

???: indeed you have, dear sister of mine~

sayaka: ?!?!?

-a figure in purple drops down from the roofs-

???: hello girls~ i hope you dont mind my dropping in~ fufufu~

Matsuri: *tenses*

chisato: *aims pistol* just who the hell are you?

???: please, allow me to introduce myself, my name is Kagari Hinata.

haruka: ?!

Matsuri: "What? ..." *shakes her head* "No. No, this can't be!"

kagari: say, i see you met suzune! where is she, if i may ask~?

Arisa: *keeps her mouth shut* "..."

kagari:....nothing to say? very well. *STAB*

Arisa: "GRK--" *coughs up blood, collapses*

Haruka: "Arisa!"

kagari: *glances at her* oh? my my, how curious~

Haruka: "?!" *backs up*

kagari: you made quite an interesting wish, i see. you felt like your parents didnt love you enough, in favor of your dear elder sister, kanata, right?

Haruka: "..." *shaking her head* "N-No...Stop..."

kagari: so you decided to wish for her to disappear, effectively erasing her....

arisa: ?!

kagari: by contracting illegally....and getting away with murder~ *laughs* selfish, selfish murderer~ cold blooded sister killer~ ahahaha~<3

Haruka: "STOP IT!" *something glows in the middle of her head...pulling in her face*

kagari: you think you're such a perfect, pretty face, but under that beauty, is a hideous monster~

Haruka: *screams, as something explodes out of her back*

arisa: !!!! HARUKA!

Haruka: *her eyes are pulled inward into one, swallowing her face and silencing her screams--before multiple arms rip out of her body*

sayaka: w-what the hell?!

kagari: fufu- for now, i bid you girls adeu~ *grabs matsuri and flees*

arisa: MATSURI! GRK- o-ow...

*The Wraith that was Haruka lunges at Sayaka*

sayaka: !!!! *fending it off with her swords*

Chisato: *firing* "Sayaka! Heal Arisa!"

sayaka: right! *healing her*

arisa: nghh..

sayaka: just hold on, it'll be ok... *notices her soul-gem* ._.;; (oh crap, im low on magic! if i run out here, then im basically screwed!)

-something bursts from her soul-gem; an armored mermaid?-

sayaka:....*SCREAMS* WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU?! WHAT THE FUCK?! WHAT THE FUCK?!!!

armored mermaid: *attacking the wraith*

Wraith: *swinging arms at the Mermaid*

armored mermaid: *slashing with swords*

*The Wraith's eye charges before releasing an energy blast*

-SLICE SLICE STAB-

*An inhuman scream erupts from the mouthless Wraith...*

sayaka: chisato! now!

Chisato: *aims...hesitates...*

Wraith: *charges up again*

Chisato: "!!!" *fires*

-BOOOOOM-

Wraith: *collapses...starts to revert...*

-the armored mermaid vanishes, leaving sayaka's soul gem cleansed-

sayaka:...ah...what....was that...?

Chisato: "HARUKA!"

-haruka's crumpled body lay lifeless on the ground-

arisa: !!!

Chisato: "..." *can't speak, just holding Haruka, crying*

arisa:....*grips fist* that bitch....i'm gonna kill her! *runs off*

sayaka: arisa, wait! you arent fully healed yet!

Chisato: *still holding onto Haruka*

-elsewhere-

kagari: there we go, now you cant run off~ ^^

Matsuri: *tied up* "Let me go!" *struggling to free herself* "Why?!"

kagari: lets see if _this_ jogs your memory~ *pokes her forehead* boop~

Matsuri: "!!!"

*FWOOSH*

{Child!Matsuri: *sniffle*}

{???: matsuri?}

{Matsuri: "H-Huh?" *looks up*}

{tsubaki mikoto: *smiles* are you doing alright?}

{Matsuri: "...Just feeling sad..."}

{tsubaki mikoto: *hug* why dont i tell you girls the story again?}

{kagari: oh will you, miss tsubaki!?}

{Matsuri: "I-I'd like that..."}

{tsubaki mikoto: ^^ of course, girls.}

{-...-}

{Matsuri: "..." *listening...*}

{suzune: *whimpering*}

{Matsuri: *spots Suzune...sees the bell on her collar* "..."}

{suzune: *hic* *sniff*}

{Matsuri: "..." *approaches*}

{suzune: ?! *looks up*}

{Matsuri: "It's okay...Don't be afraid..."}

{suzune:...t-tsu...*hic*}

{Matsuri: "...Tsubaki..."}

{suzune:.........*shaking*}

{Matsuri: "Hey...It's going to be okay...Do you want to be friends?"}

kagari:.....i was the one to find tsubaki's body.....that little brat, suzune....i want her to suffer....so that's why i'll kill you in front of her, and then kill her. hehehe....AHAHAHA!

Matsuri: "Wh-Why?! Stop! You don't need to do this--"

???: "No. She needs to die."

kagari: oh suzune! did you get my message? *holds up her phone, which has a selfie of herself and the captive matsuri*

Suzune: *aims her sword--and lunges*

-SLASH SLASH CLANG-

Matsuri: *staring, shocked...tries to break out of her confines*

kagari: AHAHAHA! oh what's this? playing the hero?! after all the blood you spilled? after you took our tsubaki away from us?!

Suzune: *eyes widen, as the ferociousness of her attacks increase, stamping onto Kagari's foot before swinging her blade again*

Matsuri: "Oh god oh god..." ("What do I do...")

-dont give up, matsuri, i believe in you both-

Matsuri: "!!! ...Tsu-Tsubaki?"

kagari: *SLASHING* AHAHAHAHA!

Suzune: *being pushed back* "..."

Matsuri: "..." *breaks the restraints, rushes at them...*

kagari: eh-

Matsuri: "Beam Blades!" *hard-light blades emerge from her hands*

kagari: oh?

Suzune: "?!"

Matsuri: *swings her blades at Kagari*

kagari: very well, TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! *summons illusionary doubles of herself* AHAHAHA!

Matsuri: "..." *narrows her eyes*

Suzune: *glancing at each one*

kagari: do you really think you can stop me? i wont stop until you suffer like she did!

Suzune: "...I doubt that."

Matsuri: "..." *aims at one copy*

kagari: ah-

Matsuri: *SLICE*

kagari: GRK- m-matsuri....*laughs* h-how could you? and to your dear big sister too~?

Matsuri: "...I'm sorry." *knocks her in the head*

-POW-

kagari: nghh....

Matsuri: "..." *looks at Suzune* "You look hurt..."

suzune: she got me good....*coughing blood* s-shit....y-you ok, matsuri?

Matsuri: "Yes..." *helps her up*

suzune: *stumbles* please, dont bother with me...

Matsuri: "Be quiet. You need help..."

suzune: you'd really help a killer?

Matsuri: "...Why do you do it? Why do you kill?"

suzune:...tsubaki contracted illegally...she became a monster as a result....i dont want any other illegal contractor to share that fate...

Matsuri: "And killing them is better?"

suzune:.....

Matsuri: "...Let's get you to medical."

suzune:....you hate me, dont you?

Matsuri: "I just...don't want anyone else to die."

suzune:....

-elsewhere-

Jeje: "..."

Mikuni: "La la la..."

Johannes: *trying to capture a cricket on the windowsill*

metsu: *checking the money and writing notes*

Jeje: *looks over the notes*

-mostly just how much money was made that day and such. work related stuff mostly-

Mikuni: "New dress for Abel! Do we have the money for it?!"

Johannes: *holds up the jar with the cricket* "New specimen!"

metsu: depends on if we have coupons, and also that is a cricket.

Mikuni: OwO; "..." *hunts through the newspaper for coupons*

Johannes: -_-# "It will be a _vampire_ cricket..."

Jeje: "Ssss..."

metsu: *sigh* *glances at the calendar* .... summer will be here before we know it.

Johannes: "Yay!" *opens the closet, dives in...exits in an old-fashioned swimsuit with a duck floaty on, holding a kiddie pool*

Mikuni: *already has Abel in a sundress and holds a pitcher of water* "Fill up the pool!"

metsu: *sweatdrop*

-morning-

frances: good morning, gentlemen~ ^^

Dumas: *looks around, feeling a dangerous aura*

Cervantes: *sipping his drink through a straw*

frances: mr dumas, i've received some interesting information about you through a contact of mine~ does the 'chateau d'lf' ring any bells to you?

Cervantes: "Hang on...I remember being around there..."

frances: my contact mentioned they know who put you there, i will allow you to visit europe to meet them, on condition that you three will officially join the consultation office~ now gentlemen....do we have a deal~?

Dumas: "IT WAS BLACK OPS, CERVANTES--HOW WOULD YOU--Wait, what?"

frances: i'll add an additional wager, do so, and i wont tell anyone about your little 'prison escape' friend~<3

Cervantes: "..." *slams the drink down, slides it away...adjusts the straw, crosses his arms* "Pardon me, ma'am, but we are an independent operation, not for 'joining.' We are, how should I put it...three...three...Um...Three blind mice? Three stooges--"

Dumas: *covers Cervantes's mouth* -_-# "And what, if you tell, I have to run off again?"

marquis: OxO h-how does she know about that?

frances: well, if you three wish to be arrested, by all means, run off~

Cervantes: OxO

marquis: yeeeeah no thanks. ^^;;;;;

Dumas: -_-###

frances: do we have a deal?

Cervantes: *gulps* "I-I'll leave it to Dumas..."

Dumas: "...When do we leave?"

-elsewhere-

izumi: dad? you up yet?

Spirit: *yawns, stretches* "Yeah...Hey, kiddo."

izumi: can i talk to you about something?

Spirit: "Sure..."

-she explains everything-

Spirit: "Izumi...I'm sorry."

izumi: you're not mad at me?

Spirit: "Of course not! I mean, I would never be angry with you over what you want to do. I'm sorry for not letting you know that more..."

izumi:....i still dont know what i want to do...

Spirit: "Well, I can say one thing: I don't want you to drop out of the DWMA--not yet. You still have the rest of this semester to finish..."

izumi: i wont. i'll finish through NOT classes before i decide what i want to do...

Spirit: *nods* "Okay. Whether you stay or not, I promise, I will support your decision--so long as you stay in some school."

izumi: ok. *hugs* thanks, dad.

Spirit: *pat pat* "You're welcome. Please, don't ever be afraid to talk about this..."

-elsewhere-

Rin: *snoozing in his plane seat*

stocking: *looking out the window*

Rin: *shifts in his seat, muttering*

Flight Attendant: "May I get you something to drink, ma'am?"

stocking: some raspberry iced tea please.

Flight Attendant: "Right away! And you, sir--"

Rin: *sleep talk* "Fizzy lifting drink..." "

Flight Attendant: "..." *writes down 'soda'* "And you, ma'am?

shura: im good.

Flight Attendant: "Very good." *leaves*

Rin: *sits up* "Hmm...Did we forget someone?"

-elsewhere-

Shima: *somehow buried under snow*

-elsewhere-

stocking: probably no one important.

Rin: "Yeah, you're right...When we get home, I need to scoop up the ice in the back of the freezer, make it into a snowball, and throw it at Bon."

-elsewhere-

Bon: "..." *writes a note: 'Toss something at Rin'*

-elsewhere-

Walter: "He's been in there for hours...Or maybe just minutes."

leroux: did something happen?

Walter: "Nothing much--he checked the mail, took some package for himself, ran into your room--"

-inside-

Kafka: *opens the package, showing a book* "TEACH ME TO DANCE!"

-outside-

leroux: oh dear...

Walter: "--and I just keep hearing some '3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3' pattern with music. I think it's the waltz?"

leroux: seems so.

-elsewhere-

Tall Student: "A HEALTHY LUNCH IS JUST THE THING TO FILL EVERY MITOCHONDRIA IN YOUR BODY WITH THE ENERGY IT NEEDS TO GET THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY! HA HA HA--"

Dabi: =_=### ("Kill kill kill kill--")

Queen: *feet on the table, sipping a milk carton*

banshee: ^^; he's....enthusiastic...

Peter: "I guess we haven't had the best introductions yet--Hi, I'm Peter!"

banshee: komachi.

Masked Student: "...Stevi."

Tall Student: "CALL ME SIMON!"

Twice: "Wow, you're a tall drink of water, ain't ya?!" *suddenly pulls open Simon's mouth* "HOW DID YOU GET SO BIG?! DID YOU EAT ALVIN AND THEODORE?!"

tomura: *glances at queen*

Queen: "...'Queen.' I said it in class. You deaf?"

himiko: noooo, like what's your naaaaaame!

Queen: "...I'm not fucking telling you my name."

himiko: ruuuuude. =3=

???: *a lanky student with big glasses* "Nevermind her--Queen's just always a little anxious around strangers..."

Queen: "SHUT UP, STANLEY--I KNOW WHAT YOU DID AT THE VOLLEYBALL GAME!" >_<

Stanley: *whistles innocently*

banshee: ... ^-^;

Mustard: "So, what do people do for fun at this school--"

Simon: "HOLD THE PHONE!" *hands his phone to Stevi*

Stevi: "..." *holds up the phone* *thumbs up*

*music kicks in*

Stevi: *films as a flash mob starts*

-the students start dancing and singing-

Dabi: =_=#

tomura:.....(i...fucking....hate this place.)

Twice: *doing the monkey*

-elsewhere-

Kepuri: "Okay, try them out, WASHU." *she's designed robotic butterfly wings*

WASHU: ^o^

GET: -_-#

Kepuri: "Okay, now try flapping..." *jotting notes*

GET: *tugs on Yohei's pants leg*

yohei: *hug*

-elsewhere-

Tanizaki: *reviewing files*

atsushi: have any plans for today, tanizaki?

Tanizaki: "So far, just scheduling the next jobs and interviews for potential jobs..." *stretches* "I think I'll head out to run some errands."

kirako: *hands him a list*

Tanizaki: "Oh?" *reviews* "Seems do-able...Anything to add?"

-mostly the list includes snacks, bandages, baby toys, printer paper, and such-

Tanizaki: "Looks like a bit, though...Anyone up for going?"

sylvia: i-i'll come along..

Tanizaki: "Oh, cool!" *hands her a bag* "This'll help with carrying stuff."

sylvia: i-i'll d-do my best!

Tanizaki: ^^; "We'll even pick up some snacks."

-elsewhere-

principal: so you wish for us to rehabilitate miss amano, miss hinata?

Matsuri: "...I don't know whether it is the right thing to do in the long term...but for now, I think it's our best shot..."

principal: hmmm, well, she will need to be rehabilitated in the detention center for at least a week, just to evaluate her.

Matsuri: "...No visitors?"

principal:....i cant guarantee that at this time.

Matsuri: "...Okay. Is there anything else?"

principal: i've contacted miss kanade's family, and the funeral will be scheduled for this weekend.

Matsuri: "..." *shakes*

principal:....*pats on the back* she was a good student, and a good friend.

Matsuri: *breaks down crying*

principal:.....*awkward hug*

-elsewhere-