[There's one thing for sure, the network sure has been... quieter lately. Maybe Rider was taking his time to explore. Or maybe he actually calmed down.]

[Wait, no, that's impossible.]

[As evidenced by the jovial and infectious laughter that first greets the video. Rider is sitting somewhat seriously, since this is an important query (for him).]

Ha, all this talk of war, it's refreshing! Well, perhaps not refreshing for most of you, but I certainly have been restless without some sort of battle ahead of us! The prospect of a great war, that is what I have been waiting to hear!

[He claps his hands together, loudly. Though everything Rider does is generally. loud.]

So, I have a proposition for all of you, my friends! This is certainly not a battle won alone, if we are to face the likes of great dragons and other divine beasts, so we should ally ourselves together. We must form an army! Of course, there is no better to lead it than I, Alexander III of Macedon. If you should ally yourselves with me and take arms, I will do my best to reward you for your efforts. [He laughs] Indeed, perhaps after being a denizen of my army in this case, you shall find it too great to leave!

[This all sounds extremely arrogant, but... Rider is very self-assured that people will be volunteering left and right to help out. It's how his mind works.]

I wish to hear of your skills, whether they be ones granted here or skills you possessed in your homelands, but I will turn away none from my army. [a grin] We are all in this together, after all!

((OOC and Update: If your character would be interested, please comment here so I can keep track ooc!))

[Having just arrived, River's missed out on some exciting stuff. It's probably for the better, though, since she seems unsettled by what little she's gotten. The transmission is audio only, but you can hear the tension in her voice.

Although her question may be a little odd.]

Do you all have faces?

[The young man is smiling quite widely, as if not the slightest bit troubled by anything at all. In fact, just looking at him, one would think that all is right in his world.]

This is certainly an interesting place, isn’t it? So far I’ve found the hospitality quite suitable, and while the decor could use a little work-

[And here he reaches out a hand, touches a gray-ish banner, turning his crisp white sleeve against it as if to compare.]

I suppose I could make myself at home. There are however, a couple of things that I’m afraid I absolutely can’t do without.

[And now, finally, there’s a slight waver to the confident tone.]

Gil? Alice? If you’re out there, you need to come find me. I’m a little lonely, and surely you wouldn’t want me to get it any trouble, would you?

[Senji comes into view, and it seems as though he's walking around, glancing at the different areas of the house each time he walks into a room.]

So first things first, just checkin' to see if this bracelet shit is working just fine. Seems like it so far, it's just weird to have to use an accessory to talk to people.

Second... uh-.. since I'm new around here, where's the best place to work out? There has to be somewhere. I asked that maid about the locations and shit, but it slipped my mind to bring up the most important question, where the hell can a guy go to lift some goddamn weights?

I mean I could always just do push-ups and everything in my room but still...

[having gotten used to the bracelet's features by now, Keine's post this time seems flawless, mostly!

She'll be appearing on the feed now, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly in her signature gentle little smile, as she addresses the audience~]

My, my! So many new arrivals, and all in the same day! I'd like to extend a warmest welcome to each of you newcomers. I am Keine Kamishirasawa -- written in Japanese Kanji as 'wise sound', and 'upper white valley stream' -- of House Sigyn. It's a pleasure to meet each and every one of you.

[she pauses a moment, as if to give some time for any listeners to absorb this information]

Now, I understand not everyone might be all that enthusiastic about cooperating with the Gods here and completing the task given to us, but why not stay any negative emotions about the entirety of this circumstance for now, and follow along for now until a way home is discovered? Let us all get along together, shall we?

[another thoughtful pause~]

Some of you might have noticed that any special abilities you might have possessed back home are now no longer present -- everyone here is given an ability unique to their own assigned House, perhaps as a safer replacement to what they might have possessed before, or perhaps as a sort of preparation against some sort of intruder upon this world; nothing that requires the use of these abilities has happened as of yet, however.

Speaking of abilities, I happen to possess the Healing ability, as do some other members of House Sigyn; should anyone be injured in any way, please, do not hesitate to seek our help.

If anyone has any questions or simply wish to converse with me, feel free to reply to this message.

Once again, welcome to Asgard, and I hope to get along with each and every one of you.

[and with a nod, she'll touch the bracelet on her wrist to cut the feed shortly after]

[Alice's first thought upon stepping out of the arrival room was that this place was nothing like the Abyss or Oz’s world. Her second thought had been to get to Oz, because that damned sewer rat and Leo had clearly gone insane, thinking to take her Oz, just like that!

Her third thought had been one of muted panic, because she didn’t even know if they were even here in this world.

She fumbles with the bracelet a bit, throws it against a building twice before she finally figures out how to get the weird picture thing to pop up when you pushed the jewel. Aaaand no sooner had she managed to get the video function working before she flicks long chestnut locks over a shoulder before narrowing violet eyes at the weird device.

She draws a slow breath... then simply explodes.]

Oz! Where is Oz! WHAT HAVE THEY DONE WITH OZ?! I'll kill the wretched fools like lambs at the slaughter! You hear me you damned sewer-rat?! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH OZ, YOU WRETCHED PSYCHO BASKERVILLE?!