[It's been a couple of days since Ion's under-the-radar kidnapping, and Anise is getting restless. She can't stand being in the house for too long right now, anxious and worried and annoyed that the last time she was taken, Ion had been able to charge right in and rescue her. Now that it's his turn, she can't do a thing. How is that fair?]

[She's ( Read more... )

[All things considered, Anise shouldn't be too surprised. Luceti's done weirder things in the past, at least this experiment - if that's what it is - isn't hurting anyone. What really matters is that her housemates are back from that stupid draft.]

[Still, that doesn't make it any less annoying. You'd think living on the almost-outskirts of town ( Read more... )

[As usual, Anise has carelessly left her journal open while she's busy in the kitchen. Her voice is kind of faint - she's speaking from a distance, and addressing her housemates, it seems.]

Hey guys, I made some strawberry shortcake today~! ♥ I'm just about done with the frosting too, so-

[the feed is interrupted, though, by the distinct sound of ( Read more... )

[These past few days have been nothing short of weird. How does one react to being repeatedly told by several people that the life that you've known to be true is a lie, that they remember you being someone completely different?]

[This is why Older!Anise has decided to try and avoid people she (thinks) she knows for a bit. She escaped from Professor ( Read more... )

[You know how the journals have that uncanny ability to switch on at the most inopportune times? This is one of those times. When it starts recording, Anise's voice is faded - as if the journal's facing away or perhaps hurriedly being stuffed into a bag.]

Hey, Ion! I'm gonna go down to the barracks today! Tokunaga isn't fixed yet, and I should ( Read more... )

[It's late at night when Anise is returned to Luceti! Thankfully, there's nothing out of the ordinary about the little girl walking into the plaza, except maybe for the weary, exhausted look she's got on. Well, that, and the orange plush doll in her arms that looks like it's seen better days and... is in pieces? Suffice to say, Anise is most ( Read more... )

[It's a faint, early morning that finds Anise (finally) back in Luceti. Looks like the Malnosso put her back right where they snatched her - in the forest area behind House 1, right near the entrance of the tunnel that she had been headed for ( Read more... )

[Dated to some time in the afternoon, Anise is taking advantage of the pleasant weather and walking around the area outside House 1, heading for hers and Simon's Super Secret Tunnel. The journal picks up a bit of the conversation she's holding with a certain someone - ]-- That was one heck of a blizzard the other day, wasn't it, Tokunaga? I'm glad ( Read more... )

[Recently returned from her first kidnap, Anise is trying to limp her way back to the village by following the river. She knows that it'll eventually lead her into town, but she's kind of disoriented, probably totally lost, maybe even going the wrong way - but  won't ask for help just yet. She does, however, have a number of shallow cuts along her ( Read more... )

[And over the journals one might hear a little girl's shrill, irritated scream.]

Of all the people they could've come up with - why Gloomietta?!