[He's still so new here and still trying to get used to this place, but... What was that about war he keeps hearing? It definitely isn't anything good and considering that right now he can't even protect himself, much less anyone else it just isn't good at all.

He sighs a little, before speaking up. Timidly.]

Um, hello. I-I hope I am not bothering anyone, but... I was thinking if maybe someone could possibly teach me sword fighting? If it's not a problem of course...

[More like he only needs to relearn how to fight, but looking at him it's probably hard to believe he's ever even seen a real sword, much less fought with one. To be honest, he doesn't want to fight, but even more than that he doesn't want to be useless when something bad happens.]

I'll probably need a new sword, too...

[His broadsword is currently too heavy for him since Asura's power is gone...]

[the video starts up and, hello you may recognize this fidgety tall lanky teen here! he might stand out awkwardly around Odin district but also often visits freya district a lot.]

Soo...

[looks like he's got something in his hands, something that resembles a dark green cloak as he turns it in hand thoughtfully.]

I was wondering.. Does anyone know what larping is? Live Action Role-playing? I, uh.. use to do it a lot back home. Figured it could be fun here too. I mean hey, even if you don't know what it is, you could still try it out and see for yourself- it's really fun!

[and he's looking a bit excited at the idea. till, he shrinks back a little, rubbing at his neck sheepishly.] If you want to know more about it, go ahead and ask. I could also try and show a demonstration? 

If any of you do have an idea what it is though that would be cool. Maybe.. we can plan something?

[HOW COOL WOULD THAT BE GUYS.. LARPING.. yeah okay just, gonna end it here. maybe he should think what kind of demonstration.....]

[ Click. An audio broadcast was being made in full session. However, there was no sound being heard as the audio cast is being made. For those who have almost perfect hearing will notice a faint sound being heard in the background. What was it? It would seem to be the sound of a low murmur reading while another familiar noise is being made. A more whisking sound? But don’t worry, Asgard, a voice will suddenly be heard after the first few seconds of audio. ]

Ririchiyo-sama? [ A female voice will be heard saying a very familiar name in a familiar way. Well, for those who know Ririchiyo and all. ] What are you working on?

[ Unfortunately for the other, no response will be given - or, at the very least, an instantaneous one. It would seem as though Ririchiyo was currently engrossed in reading the book that was laid out in front of her. “How to make pancakes” the header says, instructions being given in detail on how to go about creating such a thing. As she reads further on, she mutters the instructions to herself as she measures everything with precise precision, making no room for failure. ]

“Sift the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl with a sieve held high above the bowl so the flour gets a airing” … [ More instructions seem to be muttered when finally -- ] “2 tablespoons of the batter mixture” …

( cut for one-sided dirty talk )

[ And now would be the part where a loud and piercing scream makes itself heard. If this was any indication, it would seem as though Ririchiyo wasn’t quite as amused as Miketsukami. ] AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!! I WANT TO DIE—!!

[ As per usual, Ririchiyo is purple whereas Soushi is silver. In short, Soushi has been placed under a curse where he believes that he is, and always has been, female. Replies will be coming from onlyacurse  from Soushi's end. ]

[ On video is the pink haired Secret Service agent, standing in a kitchen, dressed in maid's costume, with a white apron on. The maid costume of course comes from her Master, who always has her dressed in the strangest things.

In front of her is a counter top overflowing with different ingredients. Vegetables, meats, breads, spices, pastas, and more, as if she were cooking for a large party. But the face on the girl looks unhappy, as she looks at her mountains of ingredients. ]

...I don't know what I should make.

[ Her voice is quiet and spacey, like she's hardly even awake. Even her eyes look like she's near minutes of falling asleep. That's just how she is, and even though her looks say one thing, inside, she's extremely worried about making the right thing. ]

...My... [ How to refer to Miketsukami... ] ..friend died, and I want to make something that will cheer up Chiyo-chan and Miketsukami.

Does anyone have any ideas?

[Charles has had a fair amount of time now to process Diva's absence, and even though he hasn't entirely made sense of it (or made peace with it), he's moved past the point of wanting to talk about it. There's a certain amount of privilege in being able to mourn her, after all, and he's not willing to share it. He is, however, getting a little restless with his hermit routine, which is why he finally picks his bracelet up in the evening to pose a few questions that have been bouncing around in his head.]

How far have people managed to take their god-given powers here? A potential upward limit, if you will. [He's careful to keep his tone mild, though the curiosity in his next statement is a little more difficult to hide.] Additionally, is anyone aware of whether or not these powers atrophy if left unused for an extended period of time?

[Still not entirely up for being social by any means, the recording would have ended there if he hadn't remembered another little thing that's been sitting in the back of his mind lately.]

--And consider this a public service announcement. Try not to eat in the library unless you have better manners than something that can be found in a zoo. No one likes crumbs ground into the carpet, especially those of us who have to work there.

[HELLO ASGARD. There is a very irked and irritated cyborg staring right back at you, looking unimpressed and obviously out of place. She's in Hel's district, having made her way back to the welcome hall after her adventure through the city!

Not.]

Okay. So besides forgetting to mention we're in a war, and that this place is inhabited by crazy assholes, is there anything else someone wants to tell me about this city that I don't know? You know, before I end up punching someone? I'm filled in on the whole coloring aspect, we can't get home, and we have powers. [A wiggle of her fingers here, to show how amused she is by that aspect.] Whoop-de-doo. Any hint about surprises would be fantastic.

[She is so thrilled, can't you tell.]

Also, bandages. Where do I find them. [She holds up a bandaged hand that is BRIGHT FUCKING RED and may or may not be dripping. With blood. Aha. Ha. Ha. Someone might have punched a wall when she learned she couldn't go home. WHOOPS. |D;;; Clearly it doesn't phase her in the slightest, she's not even screaming in pain. Though that may be because at home, she fried off her pain receptors a week ago. GOTTA LOVE SEER SHIT, IT'S WONDERFUL.]

Gonna need to know where I can get more. As long as it's not in the way of the "I've gone crazy with power" dumbasses.

I did not sign up for this.

[obviously the first thing he says and greets everyone with is his desire to not be part of any of this charade, much less when he has other things in mind which take precedence.]

[or when his head aches so much. but that’s neither here nor there.]

[as a matter of fact, he is not here to make friends; he doesn’t want them. but he would very well like to get some information out of these group of people who have been here for a longer time than him. a very important thing was to show that he was, in no way, incapacitated. he could hold his liquor, thank you very much. he couldn’t quite manage very well afterwards, though.]

To a place with no soba.

[and thus his priorities are currently skewered. what, expecting much from the guy with a lousy hangover?]

The hell is wrong with this place, ah?

[back to your regular programming as soon as he's not suffering post-drunk]

[Flickering video happens, and-- oh hey! This face may look familiar to a few. She's far from happy, but she's not really angry, either. More... confused and a tiny bit irritated. Her brows furrow before she addresses the feed.]

I'm saying right now that going from home to here to home to here again isn't my idea of a vacation. At all. I'm really more of a beach type of girl. Waves, sand, sun, that sorta thing. Really, I promise I won't demand my money back if I can get a flight home or however that works.

[Zessica sighs, sort of dramatically.]

At least I know the way to the welcome house this time. Who's still here, anyway?

[ The video feed turns on to show a purple-haired teenager in Freyr's house. The feed turning on causes the girl on the screen to jump slightly, as if she's startled. ]

Oh! Oh, it's working. [ Deep breath, Ellen. Okay. Okay. You got this.

She smiles nervously for a moment, holding up a paper in her hands. She seems to have clenched her hands and wrinkled the paper, but she makes her best attempt to smooth it.

And then, in a tone that makes it obvious that she's reading right off of the paper, she begins to speak. ]

Hello everyone. My name is Ellen Kurokawa. I'm a fairy from Major Land, though I lived in Minor Land and then Earth before arriving here. I love music and making new friends, though I don't really know much about making friends. I hope I can be friends with all of you.

[ She lowers the paper, looking nervous. Did she do well there? Did she do everything right this time?

She gives a bow to the camera. ]

Thank you! [ And, after a second to figure out what to press, the feed turned off.

Yes, she just did a self-introduction. To the network. Like on the first day of school.

Welp. ]

[ Though directly addressing the network isn't her strong point, Jasmine appears on the feed today to try and get over her awkwardness towards doing so. She starts off a little quiet, however. ]

Good day, Asgard. It's me...Jasmine...again. Um, well...

[ She straightens up and looks directly into the camera. This has been getting easier recently. ]

I have two questions to ask. One is more serious than the other. So I'd like to do that first...

One. The curses affecting the city: does anyone remember them all? And if so, what order they were in, and how long they lasted? Also, some of them were definitely more wide-ranging, so we'd have to chart the severity...oh, I ask because mapping out all of the city-wide curses might help us predict when the next one occurs. It's just a thought.

[ She seems lost in thought for a moment, before almost shaking herself out of it and taking on a more cheerful tone. ]

And two...would anyone be interested in dinner or lunch? As a group, my treat. But, ah, not dozens and dozens of people! A reasonable size. I think we need it after these recent curses and body-switches. If you're interested, please let me know. Okay then...thank you.

[When the recording starts the bracelet's camera is focused on some kind of aquarium. It isn't completely filled with water and it has quite a few rocks and logs, some of which stick out above the water. On first glance the tank looks empty, but if one looks close they can see a little red claw crab sitting under a log inside.]

Does anyone know what kinds of things crabs do for fun? I'm keeping an eye on this guy for someone else, and I know I've got his food and home down but it looks kind of boring in there. Especially since he's all alone! Do they even make toys for crabs? He looks like he might break stuff with those claws....

Oh! And what kind of information do I need to give out to get a licence? I've never gotten one of these things before, so I'm not sure if I need to bring something or... what, really.

It’s already this late... I’ve really let my guard down and what’s worse is that I seem to have a huge gap in my memory somewhere. [ A pause before she lets out a defeatist sigh. ] How troublesome.

[ As she’s mainly talking to herself, it’s safe to presume that Ririchiyo doesn’t know that her bracelet is on currently. Not long prior to making this broadcast to the public of Asgard, she had found herself in an unfamiliar place with no recollection on how she got there exactly. By the time she’d came around, she realised that she’d been asleep somewhere in the town where many grey natives hovered around aimlessly. However, the weirdest part of all of that had happened was that she, for a short while, was almost certain that she was back in her world for a short while. Currently she was having a hard time fitting the pieces together to form some kind of recollection of the events that had happened.

Then it dawned on her, quick as a flash of sonic sound. That’s right, a year and a half had passed which must’ve meant that she was absent from here for a long time. She couldn’t do the maths exactly but she did remember that the amount of days that had passed the last time she was here was 87^1/2 days and 3^1/2 months. Just as she was about to make sure that everyone else was okay, she remembered something else.

Soushi’s other secret he’d been keeping from her. His house arrest.]

( private to soushi ✉ most likely quite hackable )