[Since she lacked the luxuries she possessed on Serenity, no that wasn't meant to be ironic, Inara had to wander to Freya's kitchen to prepare her tea. Things have finally calmed since that incident only a few days ago. It's hard to imagine so much can happen in so little time and then be gone just as fast. And, learning what the future may yet hold for everyone here.]

[So much was relying on these visitors, and Inara couldn't help but feel a little powerless. She had always remained outside of conflict, and while she's had training, never once had she been called upon to fight, not even during the war between the Alliance and the Independents.]

So the Gods truly do posses some sense of humor, it that's the power they have chosen as a blessing. [Could Charm even be considered a power? If the Companions Guild even found out, there would most assuredly be an uproar.]

[At least...it was a non-combative power.]

Tea is usually better served in company. If anyone would like to join me, you are more than welcome to come.

[There's a handsome, David Bowie lookalike greeting the video, but that's probably secondary to what's behind him. A pair of large, white wings are clearly sitting on his back. There's a coldness in his eyes, and anyone that's come face to face with him might recognize this man as Lucifer. Otherwise, he'll keep it to himself for now.]

I can't say that I'm uninterested, especially by who you would associate me with. But I feel like gods should know best to not attempt to employ me for any kind of loyalty. Simply asking may have been wiser.

[But with address to the gods done, he sighs. Now he just looks bored.]

I was almost worried that I was in the realm of gods who made me mortal for their own amusement. Instead, I don't even seem to need to worry about treading on their feet. There is no one here that I can see to be worth that effort.

So, humor me. What are the tales that you have heard of the devil? If the gods have the power to bring me here, then I'm sure there are many cultures and beliefs that they have reached. I'd like to see which ones they picked.

[At first it looks like the video might be an accident, given how he never really looks at the screen. But as he starts speaking it's pretty clear that this is deliberate.]

Though these gods have attempted to deceive us once, if their words are true this time, then there is no other choice than to fight this war for them. I care not for their incompetence, but I can not let this miserable world end my own.

So how many of you intend to fight? Your reasons are not of importance, only your decision.


[a BIG pause]


I am also... [oh god he doesn't want to do this YOU CAN TELL HE DOESN'T WANT TO DO THIS AND HE'S SO ANGRY HE EVEN HAS TO but it's been days so this looks like his only option. he'll say this with the biggest scowl on his face, sounding like he wants to murder someone. which he does.] looking for a man. He is from Hi-no-Moto, claiming to know Tokugawa Ieyasu and spreading vile lies about the Toyotomi clan. Should you meet him, inform me at once and tell him that Ishida Mitsunari will tear the skin from his body and make sure his head leaves his neck in the most gruesome manner possible!

[and the feed ends there, with a death threat.]

[Someone's curled up on a big comfy couch in Odin with a book open and a few more piled up next to him. Shock. If you bother to look closely enough to check the titles, though, Hanbei seems to be done with all that reading up on modern technology for now, and he's now wading through stuff on...multiverse theory, alternate realities and timelines. Huh.]

So, there already seems to be a pretty solid network of theories in place about all possible variations of reality existing. Including ones that are very similar with only minor differences.

But there's plenty about that in the books already. I'm not looking for theories, I'm looking for evidence - since I think I've seen a few things here and there to suggest it. People who should know you but don't, people who shouldn't know you but do... [and now the one that really interests him, after ceilingcatting all over Hisahide's intro] - people with names and backgrounds that match someone you know, but who clearly aren't the same people. How many of you have run into something like that?

Oh, and if anyone in Hel has seen Kuroda Kanbei lately, tell him to go outside before he starts to mold, will you? Sunlight is good for you.

[Kanbei was recently dropped, so he probably won't have been seen in a bit! But Hanbei hasn't found out about that yet. :( ]

[ there's certainly been a lot of grumbling about cupcakes recently, and Takane has... words.

... She also has an apron, her hair pulled back into a ponytail, and a mango in her hand that she's concentrating on peeling. Yes, dear audience, she may be addressing you, but the mango has her attention. ]

A solicitous greeting, current inhabitants of this plane. May your expeditions both in the realms of culinary and culture venture forth with favorable results.

[ peeeeeeel. ]

I had hoped you would reach an understanding by your own merit, but I will offer you this thought.

Would you, perhaps, care to ponder what the salvation of a world and the baking of exquisite treats share?

((OOC: Work in fifteen, so tags will come tonight! Also making mango cupcakes, awwyeah. She'll happily welcome taste-testers.))

[A voice post pops up on the feed today. It starts off with silence, then a man begins to speak. No alarm, no hysterics but he is very much new and sounding contemplative. and if you listened closely, possibly the strains of this music]

To my understanding, this is the point in which worlds converge. How interesting that there are places beyond the land of the rising sun, beyond seas and the edges of the earth - beyond where the stars and spherical objects dance there is an unfathomable multitude. I had not entertained this idea previously, but ah. Such is the limits of comprehension.

This is a thought that can drive weaker men to hysterics and confusion, but all is mere opportunity.

Tell me of the worlds you resided in before your emergence here. But only that which is treasured and valued. I have no interest in the mundane. These treasured things may be actual material or that which is metaphysical. I care not for which you choose.

If you are of the land of the rising sun and have been diverged from the midst of your... noble struggle, I look forward to seeing which of you have been seemingly called forth to join me.

[There is a low, somewhat ominous sounding chuckle before the feed ends.]

[The first thing that fills in the screen is ROSES. ROSES EVERYWHERE. And to follow up, it looks like a boy has searching around for someone. Although if you look more closer, it seems like judging from the nice legs, long hair and cute face? It's definitely a girl wearing boy's clothing.

And if you're around in the gardens, you may have noticed that this girl has been stretching her legs in the same place for the past five minutes. She looks kind of at a loss on what she should do next.]

Hm... Y'know, I thought that she would be hanging around in a place like this. She enjoys being around flowers, so it would make sense. Besides... It is a big garden, so we could've missed each other by an inch. Maybe I should give it one more go around before heading back to that place with the maid?

Now that I think about it, it's pretty creepy with how the people around here act. [If she could describe it, it would be like they were puppets in a play. No feelings, no emotions, no soul-- It's like seeing someone who wasn't all that there. It felt like they just went with the flow towards whatever anyone had told them to do. Maybe what disturbed Utena the most was how Anthy acted similar to these people at times... Even if she did not want to admit it.] C'mon, Utena Tenjou... Let's ask for some help.

Um, yo! Has anyone seen a girl with purple hair, green eyes and dark skin? Her name is Anthy Himemiya and she's a very kind hearted girl. If anyone has seen her around, then I'd appericate it if you could tell me where she is!