[You might expect the video to show a traditional Japanese room given the account it's coming from, and you'd be right. Masamori, dressed in a dark green kimono, is sitting at a low table looking off to the side with a smile on his face and a teacup in his hand. The table has a few empty bowls and two pairs of chopsticks scattered across it, along ( Read more... )

[The video shows a long, traditional Japanese room, with one wall open to the air, the cliffs next to the building, and the sea below. There are two figures sitting in the room. One community members might recognize- Masamori, dressed in his black work clothes and wearing a black scarf decorated with large red dots. He sits cross-legged, with his ( Read more... )

What do you think is unforgivable?

[The sound is a little rough, slightly staticy- it sounds like a cell phone. A teenage boy is speaking, his voice growing steadily louder and more panicked.]

Hey, aniki! Are you there, aniki? Hello?! Hello?! Aniki! Answer me, dammit!

[There's a small groan, and a tired voice that community members may recognize as belonging to Masamori answers.] ( Read more... )

[The post is in bits and snatches, fading out and overlaying.

An oddly-dressed older man hunched over on the ground in front of you, his scarf pooled around him. I'm sorry, he says, as if he's in pain. Good job.A town below you, spread out between hills, covered in the half-light of twilight or false dawn. You watch a while as lights are flicked ( Read more... )

This came up on Charles' post, but I thought it would be best to share with the community. If you have a technique on your world that blocks mind-reading and similar powers, it might be effective against this virus.

I get the feeling I should post before this place makes me.

So, what do you look for in a leader?

What would you do for the power to change things?

[It's night, in what what looks to a children's playground, if the dome of knobbly yellow plastic with flat areas surrounded by railing dominating the picture is anything to go by. Masamori is sitting on what looks like a black rock right in front of the yellow dome, his right elbow resting on his leg and his left hand holding a cell phone to his ( Read more... )

I guess I'll have a go at this asking questions thing.

How do you guys get along with your families?