[As the feed switches on, it first shows the usual motions of a new arrival unfamiliar with the device's use: an upside-down image of a man who has not been seen in this city before, then quickly corrected and puzzled over. The man stares probingly at the camera, brow slightly furrowed, before flashing an irritated look and turning it off ( Read more... )

[The PORTAL switches on to show Sailor Mars looking at the screen, her expression calm but her eyes are hard as she speaks, her tone serious. She believes she's speaking to the other senshi, her manner business-like and brief]Everyone, I don't know if you can hear this but please be on guard. The enemy is tricky, we have to be very careful. I ( Read more... )

[The feed comes on to reveal the inside of a log cabin. Quaint place, the sort you'd travel up to for a solitary winter in the woods ( Read more... )

:33 < i just wanted to check that everyone got their invite
:33 < i hope the day is convenient
:33 < and gives the people who wanted to help enough time
:33 < also to say that with regard to the theme i understand there is a cat in your human alice in wonderland story
:33 < and that if that is the case i am the cat
:33 < it is me
:33 < there can be ( Read more... )

[The video feature turns on to reveal a woman with long dark hair woman wearing a shiny silver outfit and sandals. Upside-down. She's never had herself a phone that she needed to use before. Though it doesn't take her long to flip it right-side-up. Some may recognize her from Metatron's mirror as his hippie-woman God. She waves eagerly at ( Read more... )

[There's a moment of silence as the feed begins, perhaps as the speaker ensures that the PORTAL is working correctly. When the moment passes, the voice that speaks is cold and dry, with only the slightest hint of emotion.]For a world supposedly of dreams, this city seems awfully mundane. Then again, I suppose that would depend upon whose dream this ( Read more... )

[ SUDDENLY there is a woman on the PORTAL screen, her face half covered by her mask while the other half shows off her newly branded eye, and the scar now running down it. Some will recognize her from last weeks incident in the Unnatural where she exposed the ruler of the city as a child ( Read more... )

( And here's the promised post of Noah busting down doors in the unnatural to get answers. )

[ The PORTAL turns on, video and all, to reveal a man with dark hair and glasses, his nose and mouth covered by a surgical mask. If any of the older residents are particularly good with faces, they’re likely to notice the striking resemblance between the man on the feed and one Heda Genero. They aren’t related, of course; it’s just another mystery ( Read more... )

[There is silence before he speaks, and when he does, it's in a very business-like tone.]Citizens of... Promenade. Now that I've had some time to adjust to this place, I'm finding myself curious about a few things. I suppose I'll just start with the one, for now ( Read more... )