you're going to be amazing

[A few minutes after the Voidfish's impromptu all-minds poetry reading on the 25th, Michael makes his own more traditional broadcast!]

Did everyone on the moon hear that just now? Everyone in here did, but - that was the voidfish! I didn't even know you could do that, buddy, that's great! And I'm glad you liked the poem, too. I thought that might be a fun holiday snack.

[okay, he got distracted there, but back to the bracer:]

...it'd be nice if some other people visited it today. Really drab in this room.

[That's an excuse. The poetry reading was the most loud and obvious thing to happen here, but Michael noticed the rest too. Two stars...

He already had suspicions. He put them right in the last two lines of the poem. It just feels so sad, all the time. Maybe that could've been about anything, but Michael's come to learn that people are the hardest thing to miss. Did it have a friend once? They're different in size; maybe a parent or a child? That's weird to think about, but for all his fondness, he knows the two of them really aren't the same sort of creature. Just look at how pretty it is.

He's never been the most tactful person. But the thought of yelling about all of that over the network feels bad. He's not unwilling to share; it didn't seem like a secret. Just...maybe a little more privately.]

Gooooooood morning New New Aspen-slash-Moon Base Alpha!

[This is...perhaps excessively chipper. Especially for Church.]

This is your local very handsome and capable robot Church here to ask a very important question: who here cooks? Who here bakes? And why is baking its own category when it's really just cooking but with an oven full of bread?

If yes, have you ever made latkes? Challah? Those little...those little jelly doughnuts I don't remember--sufganiyot, that's the stuff! Are you good at baking and frying things in oil, really, is the real question here. Can you take direction on how to make-slash-fry these things?

And finally, who wants to help celebrate being alive?

[Sans posts a basic rundown of everything that happens during a "default" loop.]

we need to keep track of what's going to cause changes
far as i can tell, this is what happens if we don't do anything
you do something that changes it, you tell everyone here what you did and what changed and when
we're not getting anywhere if we don't keep track of this stuff

[So, this is the basic IC info sharing post! Go nuts!]

[The message comes a few loops in. At least enough for everyone to recognize that there's definitely looping happening, but probably before it's fully realized how that can be used to the advantage.

There's been a lot of waffling over whether or he should ask this. A lot of turning the bracer on and off, typing and re-typing the message.

Finally at the start of the next loop, it goes up.]

This place is real, right?

Like, Boarbumps? The Town? They're actual places that exist.

This isn't just some simulation or something that the relic created?

[If anyone goes looking for Roxas, he will probably be found not too far from whatever their starting area is.]

Hi everyone, it's Kaede Akamatsu! ヾ(＾。^*)♪～
Does anyone remember that book Goro-kun found back in New Aspen last year?

I think I've finally figured out how to use the runes! I haven't decided which one to try first yet...

I don't know if I'd really say I'm a real Rune Fencer yet or anything, but I think I'm starting to figure it out!

Soooooo... I wanted to see if anyone wanted to work together with me on it! ♪♪(o*゜∇゜)o～♪♪ I know I still need to work really hard on my swordfighting, and there's probably some other stuff in this book that I haven't figured out how to use yet... it might not be a bad idea for a bunch of us to get together to practice and study! My music teachers always told me practice, practice, practice! ♪♪♪ ヽ(･ˇ∀ˇ･ゞ)

I'm in the dojo if you want to hang out! (*゜▽゜ノノ゛☆ ^byebye!

[ooc: kaede has reached the first rank of rune fencer! oocly, only characters with a combination of a strength, charisma, or wisdom-based path can become rune fencers, but that wouldn't stop kaede from trying to encourage people to give it a try. feel free to text her or just go straight to action in the dojo, and as always, you can reach me @ jaderhade!]

[Halloween has come and gone, but not everyone had the chance to celebrate. Things have been pretty awkward since Monika's arrival and she chose to avoid the party in hopes of not making it worse. However, after receiving a nice little gift, she's in much higher spirits.

So she send out a video a few days after the holiday. It's starts with her smiling with a wave, a book in her free hand.]

Hi everyone! So after my test of initiation, I actually got a copy of one of my favorite books from it! It's called "Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein! You can probably guess how I got inspired by my username ahaha!

Anyway I wanted to read one of my favorite poems from it if that's okay! I rarely get to do this anymore, and I was hoping it might inspire others to maybe share some poems or other writing too! [Monika turns the book in her hand and flips it open to a bookmarked page.] This one is what the book is titled after.

[She clears her throat before she start to read:]

"There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.

Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.

Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends."

[Monika lets out a breath as she closes the book with a smile on her face.]

Shel Silverstein really was a genius. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it! Thanks for listening!

[ Time for a lesson. Did you know that the Bracers can access some videos? There's like...a knockoff Netflix. Probably ask Lucas or Ms. Zarves about it. The point is, that exists, and the network can access it!

Fun, huh? ]

( behind door number 1....... )


[ ...So that happened and it's almost all that happened, but a bit of text accompanies it, like: ]


By the way I think I accidentally started a death cult in Lyrabar, please don't freak out this time I swear I have it handled and am not crazy

[ ...Yeah that's it that's the post. ]

[ good day, reclaimers! do you feel up to being assaulted by a wall of kaomoji? nope? TOO BAD. ]

HEY EVERYBODY (＠´ー`)ﾉﾞ it's honoka!!
I rly hope everyone's doing better after after our last mission ＼(º □ º l|l)/ it was really rough!! make sure to take care of urself if you got messed up, ok???

that's not what this post is about exactly i just thought that was important to say lol ANYWAY!!

idk how many of you guys know this but back home i'm actually a school idol (￣▽￣)/♫•*¨*•.¸¸♪ that means i write songs and perform concerts with my friends (we're called μ's! like muse not mousse lol) and it's a lot of fun ♪♬((d⌒ω⌒b))♬♪

and one of the most important things about being an idol is making people feel uplifted! that's what my friend back home nico-chan says. so i've been thinking about it and i really really REALLY want to put together and hold a big concert for everybody before our next mission!!!! with everything that's happened, i really hope some good music could help to cheer everyone up a little bit ♬♫♪◖(● o ●)◗♪♫♬

so i just wanted to ask if there was anyone who'd be interested in helping out, or even performing maybe? i'm a bard and i'm good at singing and dancing, and i think i can teach some people if they want to learn!

ヽ(o´∀`)ﾉ♪♬ you can message me or comment here if you want to help out! thanks!

[And now for something completely different.]

[This is the most well-filmed bit of video Mista has put on the network in almost a year now. That's because he's mad as hell and has an ax to grind. Plus, this? Is a public service announcement. It's for the people.]

[The weird thing is that, as he tantrums into frame, it becomes obvious that he's wearing normal human person clothes. Like, a shirt that fits, and buttons, and isn't a crop. Real human pants. In colors that don't cause eyestrain. Except for the hat, which still looks like it was made by an insomniac clown. Is he okay???]

[He holds up a poster to the bracer. It's formatted like an Old West-style wanted poster, including the giant text across the top and a terrible artist's depiction of the criminal. It's little more than a stick figure, but the clothes might be recognizable if you really try. Popped white collar, black suit, gun, sunglasses, cigarette. It's Wolfwood. It also says Wolfwood on the bottom, so I mean. Easy enough.]

I come to you people today on this day to tell you of a goddamn crime that's occurred and the bastard responsible! This guy— [He stabs the paper with one angry finger.] —stole and lost the last of my clothes from home in Wonderland! Or maybe just threw 'em away 'cause he sure didn't seem sorry.

[Probably because he thought they were garbage.]

I'm seeking restitution for emotional damages. I know there's like fifty lawyers here for some reason, who's gonna represent me?

[Hello, new Reclaimers, it's . . . this is happening, get used to it.]