[ For those of you who know Kula, she seems a little more serious today than she normally is. She doesn't have a huge smile plastered to her face; instead she's got a lolipop in one hand, her look a mix between haxy and stoic. Kula'll idly lick and munch at the lolipop as she speaks. ]

You guys seem to get really upset when someone else has control of you. It's like you're not used to it or something? Anyway, it's really weird. Didn't you guys have governments or something back where you're from that you had to answer to? Maybe a boss at a job or a teacher at school or something? How are the gods any different than that? No matter where you are, you're going to have someone telling you what to do.

[ She shrugs, obviously not seeing how her statement could bother anyone here in Asgard. She tends to be selfish and singleminded, unable to understand other people, and today isn't an exception despite her serious demeanor. ]

I think you all need to relax and take a deep breath. It's not that bad here, and all the gods really want out of us is to make friends! And if you say that's bad, then you just must be a bad person, because making friends is the best thing ever.

[ As she says that last line, her cheery self seems to kick back in, but only for a second. She's back to linefacing before she turns off the feed. ]

[ Private text to K' ]

Are you okay? I haven't heard from you since you know what... I wish we still lived together.

-no such thing as a 'murder magnet', Kaito-niichan. You're just making stuff up!

[The video feed is elevated, looking down on Conan's head from above and slightly behind. The pseudo-seven year old may not be aware he's being filmed, but the childish persona is in full force -- cute, slightly petulant tone of voice, and his forensic unit paperwork and notebooks out of sight in his brightly coloured school bag. Unaware of the scrutiny being directed at the top of his head, Conan continues his complaint.]

Anyway, Uncle's a detective, so it's not surprising that in the line of work, we'd encounter cases!

[Cases, he says… You know, the last time he checked, Japan’s crime rate was supposed to be low. The teenager’s fiddling with his bracelet causes the sound to oscillate for a moment. His tone, however, maintains steadily unimpressed, and perhaps just a little incredulous. ]

Uh… huh. And you wanna tell me how you manage to just happen to stumble on these ‘cases’ wherever you go? It just tells me that if I wanna get to the bottom of all this weirdness lately, I’d better start with the center of it all. Who is, naturally, the most suspicious guy.

[The look that Conan gives Kaito is baleful -- not helped as he takes in the bracelet, realises that he is being recorded.]

You make it sound like I'm responsible! I'm investigating!

So am I! I’m in the process of documenting the natural properties of detective-brats and their ability to somehow self-sustain their professions. Seriously, you attract weirdness. And dead people. You know, I wouldn’t be surprised if cosmic karma was all ‘oh, hey, it’s that brat again, let’s make him trip over some dead bodies’.

[Conan rolls his eyes as Kaito's monologue continues, quickly becoming distracted by something he's spotted off camera. He stops walking; caught up in his speech, Kaito doesn't immediately notice.]

-- and if I can reverse-engineer that, I’ll be a millionaire. I mean, who wouldn't want an all-purpose murder repellant? [Beat] Oi, detective-brat, you listening?

[Turning as Kaito does, the feed swings round to show Conan opening the door of a shed that opens the street. As the door swings open, a man is revealed. His posture, his unnatural lack of colour, the fact that without the shed door holding him in place he falls to land flat in front of Conan -- it is immediately obvious that they've found a dead body.

There's a moment when neither of them react, and then Kaito swallows audibly.]

I repeat -- murder magnet.

Turn that off.

[ ooc: this is a joint post between Conan Edogawa holmes_fanatic and Kaito Kuroba requisite! they will both be replying to this post! double the fun, yes. ]

[ The video feed shows Sophie, standing before a large tree somewhere in Gefion Park. For once, she's dressed in a dress that wasn't provided to her by the Welcome Hall. A summer dress that Shu picked out for her when he was still around... ]

Everyone... I want to make a friendship pact. Asbel taught me this tradition from his home when he was young. I'll show you all how it's done.

First, you carve out your names on a tree... like this. I'll write my name first.

[ Since she's the only one there at the moment. She turns around to face the tree and moves closer, using a pointed rock in her hands to carefully carve out her name: S O P H I E. It takes about a minute or two since she's focusing hard to write her name perfectly and writing isn't something she's great at.

She backs away to look at her work, then turns around to face the video feed again. ]

There's no one else here right now, but... everyone's supposed to join hands in the center. Like this.

[ She sticks out both her hands, one hand on top of the other. After a few seconds, she pulls her hands away and lowers her arms to her side. ]

And that's how you make a friendship pact. When you form a friendship pact, it makes your friendship last forever.

I wish I could stay in Asgard forever, with all my friends... but I know that sometimes people leave here. And when they leave, they sometimes forget. [ A small frown. It saddens her to think about it. ] So, I thought if I can make a friendship pact, I can seal my friendship with everyone forever. We can always be friends, even after we're separated.

...Umm... you don't have to make a friendship pact with only me, if you don't want to. You can make one with all kinds of people.

If anyone wants to make a pact with me, come to the park.

[The feed starts with a pretty happy Damien. In fact, he looks kind of anxious... or excited. Either way, he forgets to filter the post to the one person he's directing the message to.]

Argenta, I did it! Remember what we said a while back? Here it is. [He holds up a small ice sculpture that is in the shape of some four legged animal that is shaped to be similar of a tiger. Or a panther. ... Something...] Sorry it took so long, but I finally got it. Ice magic can be a bit tricky sometimes...

[As Damien sighs while looking down at the small ice sculpture, Jinjing the panda is in the background, toddling in the room... being its cute self. But then--
( cut for image )

Damien turns around in the middle of that happening and he looks pretty shocked right there.]

Jinjing, what are you doing--?!

[And the video gets cut off there.]

[Hanging in the Odin Welcome Hall. Itsuki offers a smile and a typically composed look to the bracelet.]

Greetings, everyone. Perhaps not all of us have had a chance to go through the publicly available, ah, discussions with our resident trickster god. I thought that I'd perhaps offer a little executive summary of information which was new, at least, to me, to those who haven't been able to. It is attached as a text file to this message.

Of course, I would love to hear other thoughts on these matters. My own opinion is that Loki's argument was reasonably compelling. No matter what our true affiliation is, there is certainly no purpose to be served by not even appearing to be cooperative. For my part, I'm inclined to say that cooperation is in fact the best route for all our interests. [Though of course he'd say that either way.]

( attached file )

[added after this thread]

( video; private to Hel )

[The video starts, and Korea grins and waves. He's clearly standing with the camera in a way to show off the clothes he'd won (in particular, this outfit). He grins and waves cheerfully to whoever may be watching.]

Hello, hello! I haven't met everyone, but my name is Korea and I've decided to make lots of new friends!! I mean, I have the old ones, but I want more for....certain top-secret reasons! Is there anyone who wants to be friends? [So direct!] I'd like all sorts!! Oh, but, especially girls! 

I have a couple of questions!

[ Anyone who remembers Jade's last post will probably be relieved to see that her room is pretty much clear of the jungle of flowers and plants that she'd grown before. You can actually almost see the floor! ]

I know Hanako has Nashi, but does anyone else have a pet? Does Asgard have pet stores?

[ She holds up two fingers. ]

Secondly -- what do people usually do with money they earn here? Other than just buying silly things.

[ Three fingers! ]

And lastly, I've got time off from both of my jobs this weekend! Does anyone want to do something?

[ All of this being social is exhausting and so much fun, Jade is still thriving on it. ]

[ Good morning, Asgard. Starting from 7 AM, you will wake up to this very important (!!!) audio message from Hanako.]

...

[ ... Okay, a couple minutes after 7 AM.

Ahhh, so nervous... it's not like she's not used to speak in the network, but this is the first time she ever makes importantly extensive announcements like these. It takes a while for her to speak after she opens the feed. ]

Ah, hello again. I'm going to take some of your time to make an announcement.

We have decided on a date for the Arbor Day event that will be hosted by me and Damien-san. If you remember our video post from a week ago, you'd know that we were working on a project to restore the flora that was ruined during the flood. We have made a lot of progress from that day, and I'm glad to say that almost everything is ready and set to be used.

I would like to thank all those who offered suggestions in the other post, by the way. Plus... the Drawing Life users for accepting to help with providing us various gardening tools, those who offered to spread awareness through advertising in their usual locations, Sasamori-san for the help with the leaflets' graphics, and everyone else who supported the project with either money or other material help. We wouldn't go this far without your contribution to the cause.

[ And then, a small pause so she won't fall victim to anxiety in the middle of the speech. ]

The Arbor Day will be occuring in three days from now, in the Sigyn's welcome hall starting from 7 AM. [ She makes sure to spell that very well. ]

I will be distributing coupons and leaflets around the city. If you'd like to help out, you only have to head for the Sigyn's welcome hall and pick whatever amount of leaflets you want to distribute. We have made plenty of them to use, and we would appreciate some volunteers for the task.

Thank you in advance. To all those who will participate, I'll see you in three days.

[ Finally! ... The feed turns off. ]


[Action]

[ Hanako can be seen around Sigyn shortly after the message, attaching some green-colored sheets here and there, handing some over to natives and even going inside shops to distribute various coupons with the same messages on it. Other than the slogan written in the link, there are different phrases she came up with. Like...

"Help us return Asgard to its beauty. Save the green!"

"Nature is the true meaning of life. Make a change and let the flowers bloom again!"

"The gods created them, the flood destroyed them, our hand can give them a new birth. Don't waver, join us!"

"Let's show the gods we can make Asgard more beautiful without their help. Join us!"

"One day to return all the green to Asgard. That's all we need, with your aid."

... Yes, all cheesy as hell. But hey, convincing enough.

You can meet her up, ask her wtf she's doing and/or help her out, or just have idle chats. New people are more than welcome! Anyway, she's going to do this for the whole morning and part of the afternoon. Come at her bros. ]


(( OOC: INFO ABOUT THE EVENT IS ALL HERE! Also you can threadjack or threadhop if you so wish, everything goes!

ETA: Fixed the link above, sob. ))

...Everyone?

[ Sophie sounds worried, like everyone might have left her suddenly.

On the video feed, she's sitting in her bed at the Thor House. Her hair is left untied, not in her usual twin tails. Slightly messy too, like she just woke up. She's a little sullen-looking today or maybe she's still tired...? She did just wake up from sleeping for almost four days straight and hasn't even bothered fixing herself up yet. (And back from a canon update sleep.) ]

I remember Asahi told me that there might be others out there that are like me. I can't grow up and I can't die. Is there anyone else that's like that in their world? And I was wondering... does anyone know if there's a way to become human?

I've already asked Pascal, but... I wanted to know if there's anyone from different worlds that know of a way. Or if that's... impossible... then, what do you do when everyone that you love leaves you behind?

I... want to grow up with everyone else.

Sophie? [ The recording should end here, but Sophie usually forgets to shut it off. There's a knock on the door, but before long it opens and STRANGER DANGER i mean Cheria pokes her head in. ] Oh thank goodness, you're awake! Were you sick? You've been sleeping for the past four days, so I was really worried.

Four days? ...It felt like a year, Cheria.

A year? What do you mean?

[ And the video feed ends. Magenta is Cheria (peachbutt) obviously. ]

[ Hellloooo, Asgard! This is one of your local weirdos on the network today! She has a question... It is serious and important out of everything in the world--okay, not really! But she thinks it's important. ]

Do you guys like dramaaas? Like Asian dramas? Or like Spanish novelas? Though I think it would be difficult to display an evil twin in the use of shadows... [ Stroking her chin. ]

What about action? Action-oriented stories are pretty cool, too! It's fast and furious--everyone likes an adrenaline rush, right? [ Hehehehe. She's trying to imagine things like a racecar movie. It's pretty cool. Moving on! ]

Sooo What I'm trying to ask is... What kind stories do you guys like, huh? I really can't decide! That, or I have no idea what I should do. [ It sounds vague only because she assumes everyone knows what she's planning on doing. Or she thought she told them. Either way, it's weird. ]

... If I can't decide anytime soon, I might as well make it an Asgardian satire.

---

( FILTERED FROM DAMIEN AURELIUS CAUSE SHE IS BRACELET-SAVVY NOW YEAAAAH )

Oh, yeah. What kind of birthday gift would you give a boy that is like... Thirteen? Fourteen? Around there. I just needed some ideas here!

I was going to see if I could get him a pony, but apparently that isn't a thing anymore. [ No, don't judge that when she was young she wanted a pony. Also if you say porn, she will kill you. ]

[so he heard that Gefion Park was a popular place! back home he liked taking a break from his knightly duties by laying out in the nearby forest, enjoying the sunshine. so he thinks exploring the park might be fun! maybe he'll even find a place he could relax like he did back home.

while walking in the park he notices he's being followed. by a small white rabbit.]

Ah... hello there, little one. [he crouches down to offer his hand for it to sniff] Do you live here? [the rabbit sniffs his hand but then... takes a little chomp on his finger]

O-Ow.. ah, are you hungry? While I may not be food, I may be able to find you some. Uh.. i-if you'd like. [the rabbit looks up at him & castor takes this response as permission to pick the fluffy thing up in his arms

SOOOO now he is wandering the park with a white bunny in his arms! feel free to approach!]

[When the feed turns on, someone who appears to be a young boy pops up on the screen.  There's a blank expression on her face as she observes the screen before her a bit more then she finally speaks in a slightly more interested tone.] …Fascinating.

[She wants to play with the bracelets functions a bit more.  The technology this thing possesses is truly amazing.  But she resists the urge to fiddle with the device more.  She can do that later, for now she has to get more information on this place.]

Good day to you all. [Her voice is calm and somewhat deep in her attempt to show a false masculinity] I have been informed briefly about this bracelet as well as my whereabouts and my purpose of being here. I assume all others who have been brought here, voluntarily or not, are here for the same reason.

Though I highly doubt anyone would come here of their own volition.

Well, whatever the case may be, I require answers and I would appreciate any cooperation. Any kind of information will be of use. How large of a population there is here, what has and has yet to be restored in this colorless world, etcetera.

I would also like to know about this power the maid failed to elaborate on.

Has anyone seen a Pikachu anywhere? He went off early in the morning since the water's gone. He probably got excited and went to explore, but he hasn't returned (several hours now). I think he might be stuck somewhere.

He looks like this:


Depending on how you approach him, he might bite or shock you, but he's usually nice especially if you have food and pet him.

Thanks in advance.

[ You can go ahead and say that you've seen the yellow mouse somewhere! Or even say the Pikachu was stuck in some small opening he tried to get through. Other than that, Red might be seen around Asgard, kind of checking things out and stuff. Maybe peering through shops or whatever, checking bushes, looking for Pikachu that got too excited and ran off without him...

Yep, this is the story of his life and you can bother him on his search. ]

[ The feed opens to show two familiar faces in the network. One of them, a certain purple-haired shy girl, is leaning back from the bracelet's camera and is visibly uncomfortable, basically looking away from it as if she's not acknowledging its existence. Aside from that tragic drunk post, Hanako never had to deal with using the video feature, but just this once she thought it was proper.

She'll let the boy next to her begin the speech, fidgeting around. However, he's just as awkward, except that he's acknowledging that the camera is turned on. He clears his throat so that his voice doesn't do anything funny when he talks and speaks. ]

Hello, everyone. Um... I was thinking that since the water is gone now, we could try and fix the plants that drowned. And while we're doing that, we can also probably plant some trees around Asgard and make it Arbor Day some time next week.

Arbor Day is just a day where you plant trees and care for plants. I know it sounds like community work and all, but we would really like your help. [ Doesn't a greener Asgard look better anyway?! He looks over at Hanako to see if she wants to add anything.

She was awkwardly trying to get her hair to cover that half of her face completely, and when Damien calls to her, she gulps and tries to speak out as well... still facing away from the camera. ]

O-of course the flowers, gardens and smaller plants in general received the worst damage, so this plan won't include only trees. We'll have to use all the seeds we can find and plant them in any spot where soil is available.

[ And then a short, awkward pause on her end. ]

... I would appreciate the help of those in the Sigyn house who have the power of Growth like me. Even if it's minimal, I'm sure that together we can make the work faster. Perhaps even those with Energy Lending might give us a helpful hand.

But anybody can help too! It doesn't start without digging a hole and planting a seed, after all. Maybe there would be more colors if many people help out.

... Yes, that too. [ Fidget fidget. ] We haven't decided on the day yet, but we will let you know as soon as we sort it out. It won't be sooner than a week from now, though...

And if there's any questions, we can try to answer them the best we can.

[ And with a small smile, he turns the camera off. ]

[ ooc: This is a little forward-dated to when the flood is gone! Also, Hanako and Damien will be replying in separate threads. o/ ]

[It's been some time since Castiel posted, because his life has been alternately full of drama and oddly peaceful; the former times take his attention, the latter he's been trying to enjoy. But there are things to be done, and he's not going to fall into complacency.]

Many of you have likely seen Sam's information on the gods of this world. For those that have not, it can be accessed here.

I am interested in hearing of those who have encountered gods in their own worlds, and what they were like as well as what occurred. For those that have not encountered gods themselves, any experience with supernatural beings that might be considered religious in nature, such as angels or demons, would be of note as well.

[[ooc: Castiel is starting some scouting for people who might have some sort of interest or experience that would be useful in the little rebellion that's forming, so anyone who'd like to have their character involved, this is a place for them to start becoming so~ If you can't think of a good reason why they'd respond though, feel free to PM me and we can handwaive something!]]

[ inb4... why did it have to be rising water woes......

so, er, it’s kind of apparent that rising water’s kind of traumatic for velige. ever since the water first started rising, he’s been feeling a distinctly uncomfortable. a sort of an ashamed disquietude. and while it’s no different from his usual pokerface, it apparently bothers him enough to the point where he’s willing to send a message out to the network in an attempt to assuage his uncertainty. ]

I need a favour. Define whats it like feelin sad.

Or tell me a sad story.

Doesn’t matter if it’s real or made-up or whatever. Slong as its supposed tmake people feel something.

[ he thinks about this for a moment, then amends it-- ] Slong as its supposed tmake normal people feel something.

... did I get here at a bad time? I think I got here at a bad time. You 'Gods' should... probably get your plumbing checked out. Juuuuust saying.

[ have a kaito sitting cross-legged with a backdrop of what appears to be... more rising water. yeah. he's wearing a gakuran, and is apparently soaked from the legs up.

so guess who's kind of. stranded on a rooftop somewhere in the Loki district. well, for a given value of 'stranded, because he can totally get himself out of this situation whenever he wants, but. just. not in a way that wouldn't suddenly attract all sorts of wanted attention. have a pout.

he's also shuffling a deck of cards, and looking increasingly bored. ]

So is anyone else stranded high and dry, or is it just me? I don't know about you, but sitting around here watching the water rise is getting seriously boring. You know it's bad when it makes watching paint dry sound exciting in comparison.

Anyone want to chat to pass the time? Jokes, riddles, stuff about your grandma's knitting club-- honestly, just give me something to work with. I'll take anything.

[ Yozora hates it when she has to announce the loser club's Important Events. Believe it or not, she gets shy. And when she gets shy, you can be sure that she has her trusty horse head by her side. Or in this case, on her head. She's been wearing it since this morning. ]

Attention, Neighbors Club! To make use of Kodaka's winnings from Asgard's last atrocious contest that I never want to participate in ever again, we're holding an event open to club members and normals alike. It is, of course, aligned with our club's mission and vision. Through this activity, we aim to improve our abilities in fostering teamwork and camaraderie among people we may not necessarily agree with on a day to day basis, and hopefully inspire the beginnings of beautiful friendships among the citizens of Asgard.

... Or something like that. Oi, Meat! I don't want to do this anymore. Explain for me. [ puts her hands behind her head and her feet on the table ]

Don't talk to me directly while you're wearing that! This one person already thinks I approve of things like that! From now on you have to say "That damned Yozora says..." before I respond! [ but she already responded ] I'm going to have to repeat everything you said because I'm sure no one was able to hear it because of their horror!

[ as if to try to counteract the horror sena's saying everything with an overly bright smile ]

Attention, Neighbors Club! To make use of Kodaka's winnings from Asgard's last atrocious contest that the superior me was able to avoid participating in unlike the other pitiful people who shall remain unnamed, we're holding an event open to club members and lowborns alike. It is, of course, aligned with our club's mission and vision. Through this activity, we aim to improve our abilities in fostering teamwork and camaraderie among people we don't agree with me with on a day to day basis, and hopefully inspire the beginnings of beautiful friendships among the female citizens of Asgard!

Thanks to the advice given to me by the athletic Saki-chan, I realized that the bonds of friendship can often be forged through teamwork and trial by fire! Which is why for our next club activity we'll be having a paintball game! [ the gleam in her eye could be interpreted as an excitement. but to be more accurate it is the gleam of a bloodthirsty cheating cheater playerkilling levelgrinding cheater. ] But because it wouldn't be fair to you to have to be pitted against me, we're going to make things interesting! Instead of a more usual paintball game, we'll be having two kinds of games! One will be to emphasize the importance of teamwork: having to work together to protect one person on your team!

As for the other game! Zombies are really fashionable right now... I'd let the cute Eucliwood-chan turn me into a zombie... [ get a grip! ] The second battle will be with a zombie apocalypse theme! Players will fight to survive until the end of the first round! The people who were taken out will become zombies attacking the people who survived the first round!

...Or something like that. Hey Kodaka! I just realized, some of the people here might not even know what paintball is so explain it to them!

[ he sighs, face palming at the embarrassing comments Yozora and Sena are making. He's behind both girls when they speak. ] You know, it's not like I knew there was a contest going on and I was the only one in my house hugging people.

[ but oh right, explaining things. he looks like he's taking this seriously thinking about this. ] Well, paintball is sort of like a game of tag. To tag someone, you use the paintball gun full of paint pellets, err, paint bullets instead of your hand. [ why must he be the one to explain he is so awkward turtle!! Usually there are teams, so teamwork is important in order to create a strategy to beat the other team. A person is considered out if they get hit with a paintball in this case. When you're out, you have to sit on the sidelines for the normal rounds.

[ he raises a finger ] Try to not shoot anyone in the face as that won't count and hurt the other person a good amount. [ just in case anyone was getting the idea to. ] This is a game, after all, but if anything does happen we have some healers here from Sigyn who'd probably help you out. Bruises are probably going to happen if you get shot at close range.

[ he rubs his chin... yes, that is most of it. ] We'll have two rounds. One will be normal and one will be considered the "Zombie Game." During the zombie game, it'll be harder for the non-zombies to win, but whoever wins it will be considered Asgard's first paintball champion.

[ pauses, looking around. ] I guess if you have anymore questions, we'll try to answer them. This event will take place on [insert day 100 ic date, Gefion park, and the exact time.].

[ The feed goes back to Yozora the Horseface. ] That is all!

(ooc announcement here!)

Hmmm, a lot of the people here have gone out and gotten jobs despite not actually needing them. It's surprisingly, you'd think more people would want to avoid the extra work...

[He pauses for a minute, looking thoughtful.]

I'm feeling kind of bored, so for those of you that have jobs, how different are they from the ones you had in your world? What made you decide to take the job you have here?