you're going to be amazing

[As those with special assignments start on their way, everyone capable of and willing to receive it receives a message over the magic mental connection that links them all in this illusion. It's the Little Mermaid's voice—Sayori's voice—loud and clear, brimming with affection. With passion and pride, as she speaks from the bottom of her heart about her friends in the Bureau.]

( The Reclaimers )

[She'll answer any responses after the CTAs have concluded.]

[ here's another one of those weird posts!! whomst is this??? ]

i talked to the hunger again. i have information.

the main thing is that its like legion but it's made up of an entire world. or it was when it stated it's probably more now. they were people but they're not anymore. the man i talked to wasn't being possessed like i thought he was he's a spokesperson or something and he was the one who started it. he gave me this big villain speech about how life is pain and meaningless and about how he wanted to break the laws of reality or whatever to become more. i guess literally everyone in his world agreed with them that they weren't happy with limited by laws of existence and all fused together or something. they want to expand and occupy the same space as other things and basically consume everything with their shared unhappiness. he told me that i was the only person who didn't agree with him and everyone the hunger got is together without suffering and they're not dead but i don't believe it. he really wants people to see things his way.

he's also been trying to kill the director and seven of her friends. he has a theory that he has to kill all eight of them to stick and i found out he's right. i know it's hard to trust ms. lucretia but she means well and i think it would be REALLY bad if it got her so i think that we have to protect her and those other 7 if we find out who they are. i'm betting the group of 8 thing why she's still alive after dying so many times.

[ though maya herself is starting to catch up!!! ] her plan is to starve the hunger but. ryuji was right that it's in the celestial plane. like, for real. i saw john eating it. it was horrible.

there's something else i need to tell you all so come talk to me in person when we start the mission. and please don't ask me if i'm okay. i just need a little more time.

[ (all replies will be text unless otherwise noted!) ]

[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.]

[ Well it's been, like, a week or so, so it's about time for Alex to share a thing or two. ...Probably just one thing.

One day, Alex will address the Reclaimers at large without it being about the Raven Queen. Today is not that day. ]

I talked to the Raven Queen again
I'm sure a lot of you aren't happy to hear that but my brain hasn't been hijacked this time, made sure of that
There's still something I think all of you need to hear

First of all, I asked about Niel and sent some messages
He's alright, and happier
He's resting

Second of all, considering what a fucking mess Wonderland was, I asked about what happens when we die and why we come back and if we'd have to worry about her sending to collect or some shit
She told me it's different with the sacrifices, enough that she's turning a blind eye
But if someone dies more than three times she's going to intervene
Things will "start getting really strange" she said

[ Does he want to... Alex settles on no. ]

No one's in a hurry to die here, I assume, especially not with the fact that we lose something every time we do, but some of us are pretty fucking reckless
I'm counting myself in that
So I thought this would be important for everyone to know
Be cautious, stay safe

[ well, there's a peculiar message on the network today. ]

does anyone actually remember anything about the hunger?

any details about it? what it looked like? what it did?

because i think i saw it.

[ no emojis? proper grammar? no exclamation points or jokes? did her account get hacked??? ]

[ (all responses will be text unless otherwise noted!) ]

[ A few days after the return to the moon base, Aziraphale handed out copies of a handwritten letter to the (mostly very confused) residents of New New Aspen. Luckily, before he could act on his plan to go door-to-door and give a copy to every Reclaimer on the Moon, Kokichi intercepted him and helped him upload it to the network instead. You're welcome, Bureau of Balance. ]



Roommate's note: if any of you don't forgive him, you'll live to regret it.

Sincerely, SHSL Supreme Leader of Evil (So you know I mean it!)

( transcript under the cut! )

[At first, all you can see is blue before the gleaming light dims, reduced to staining the whole image like a filter. Sans stares wide-eyed at his bracer. It's not entirely clear he's aware he turned it on. His left eye flickers blue and, thanks to all the magic leaking, aqua-tinted yellow. Sans scrubs at his eye sockets. Is he crying? He seems as surprised by this as anyone watching might be. From the angle, it's clear Sans is on the ground. His liveriverer orb floats passively in the background.

Sluggishly, he seems to remember that his bracer is on, and looks back down at it.]

That show--I can't remember, but--You can't go. Stop working there. "Don't forget me", someone said that. I can't, I can't focus.

[Monsters are very sensitive to emotions. Sans is no different. His voice changes. One after the other, like reading off a list, he explains himself as dispassionately as possible. His voice still quivers.]

I went to the Night Show. To record it. I did record it. Didn't remember anything when I actually got out of the show, so I tried to watch the video. Passed out on the floor. That kind of emotion--that's, that's toxic. It's violent.

I don't think I remember-- [No. He's still recording. Focus, Sans.]

Listen to me: don't go to the Night Show.

Hi, everyone. It's— been awhile since any of us have seen New New Aspen, and some people here have never seen it at all, but Matthew Hollyweather is here. I'm sure there are other people who have run into him, too, but he asked me to keep my eye out for a couple of things— including messages for him to take back.

I know a lot of us made friends there, between the townsfolk and the cats. If anyone has any words for Matthew to pass on, I think he would really appreciate it. It sounds like the town is doing well, but they're still in a period of major transition. Our mission there might be done, but it never hurts to help boost morale.

[The fact that Matthew himself is here dealing with 'personal business' that he doesn't seem interested in sharing still concerns her, but for now, this will have to do until she can find more. He hadn't been comfortable asking her for help with anything else, so she plans to take the request he did make very seriously.]

Hey quick question for all of you other folks with patrons or deities or whatever to get power from
Just wondering, is there any way someone could maybe trade?
Hypothetically

[This has been on Roxas's mind for a while]

Does anyone else find it weird that we keep finding stuff for Fantasy Costco wherever we go?

Like, those robot parts in Lucas's lab, and I found a bunch of fliers in the mine on Maru.

Was there anything in New Aspen?

It's just, kinda weirding me out.

[So this happened

Over the network comes a familiar, if slightly robotic sounding voice. And also this jingle]

HELP!

I'm stuck in a storage room! I can't get the music to stop!

[Ughhh Qrow sounds tired, as he kinda always does. But they're going to do this. So, let's do it.]

So, if you didn't catch the update earlier, there's something big, metal, rusty, and appendaged underneath the lake. It's probably what's poisoning the water, and it might be relevant to everything else going on. Ryuji managed to Ishisaru and his gang to agree to help out, and Suwa will be looking the other way, but we still need need two things.

First off, we need a distraction to get everyone looking the other way. Maybe even called to another part of the city. I figure we're loud enough as a gang to pull that off. Ideally, we don't wreck the place we're trying to look after and we don't hurt the people we're trying to help.

[He doesn't think that needs saying, but sometimes, it needs saying.]

Second, and more importantly, we need a plan for getting whatever that is out of the water. It's big, it's heavy, and it's right down at the bottom there. We're trying not to disturb this place, as much as possible, but we need to pull that out and away. If you've got ideas on how to get that done, now's a good time to go forward.

We want to do this sooner than later. We're starting to see a lot of pieces in play, and that usually means things are about to kick off. So let's be ready to move.

hey so
i asked that guy yoritaka about lucas and found out some shit you guys'll wanna hear

[He's enduring overblown rumor hell for his efforts so y'all better appreciate this!!!]

these guys found lucas passed out at the edge of the desert five months ago, and he was alone
they've never heard of anyone called killian
that one needler lady who guards the lake nursed this guy back to health herself so it ain't like lucas could've been hiding him

plus uh
apparently he's a hero around here
fixed their whole water supply and shit so they didn't all die

[This doesn't necessarily mean Lucas is innocent but it DOES mean they'll have to tread carefully if they don't want to make enemies of the whole damn town.]

think our first step oughta be to ask lucas about killian
something ain't right here

[Blake is used to the slightly more high-tech functionality of her scroll, but the bracers at least offer enough basics to get by. In the interest of accessibility, she figures a brief call will suit her and Lion’s purposes just fine.]

Hey, everyone. Since we have some downtime between missions, and there’s a lot we all have left to learn about this world and its culture, Lion and I were thinking it could be something of a group effort.

Ah, so it’ll be able to hear me from over here? [ Lion that’s not the point-- ] Um… After all, the library is quite… extensive, and many of us might re-read the same books without realising it. It would make sense to coordinate efforts if we can - and there’s no harm in getting to know everyone a little better, either.

Right. There’s plenty of recreational reading to be done, too. What we’re proposing is a sort of book club— nothing too formal, but a way for people with like interests and ideas to keep in touch with one another and discuss. If there’s anyone here who’d be interested in that sort of thing, we’d love to hear from you.

Or just stop by when it's in progress, if that’s what you would prefer. Anyone is welcome to come along. Have a good day, everyone!


(ooc: Blake, Lion.)

[It's happened a few times since they've arrived, which seems like a lot longer than it has been. But the video function will switch on for Roxas, and then switch off after a few moments, usually at some point late at night.

Finally there's some text.]

I need a way to sleep.

Or a way to stop thinking for a bit.