[Yukari abruptly wakes up, upon hearing a dreadful racket. She looks up to see the mysterious creatures growling and sometimes clawing at the windows. There are even more of them behind the first ones.]

Oh dear. We have guests.

[Shizuru wanders around the Gardens, sighing heavily.]

Happy Birthday... to me.

Then again... How on earth, or wherever this actually is, is this supposed to be considered a 'happy' birthday?

Spending a birthday without Natsuki? Unheard of.

[Sighing again, she sits down gracefully, pathetically drawing circles on the ground.]

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[The voice post starts in the middle of what seems to be a moment of desperation. The panicked gasps that could be heard are almost immediately stifled once she realizes that something from this Vine-thing has appeared. There seems to be muffled conversation for a moment or two before a voice -- clear, demanding, and only slightly trembling -- ( Read more... )

There's a library after all. There's a place labeled "Arcade" near a lake, and if you take the boardwalk you should see a lovely building.
( [Sketch appears here, slowly and meticulously] )

[When the mirror turns on, a young lady is shown bent over a pile of her belongings, still wearing the white shift all new arrivals wake up in plus some oversized hat with various pins clipped onto it, all while throwing around her things. Obviously, she hasn't quite noticed the fact that there's a mirror "recording" her.]

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"Damnit!"

With an annoyed expression on her face, Tenshi switched off the device she had been gifted, and resisted the urge to throw it against a rock. Why was this silly thing defeating her? Why was it mocking her? The stupid thing should move the way she wanted! She had meant to press B, not A! Why didn't the figure in the device dodge ( Read more... )

[Stepping up to lightly touch the mirror, Shizuru smiles and then steps back a bit so she wouldn't fog up the mirror.]

Ara, seeing as how Queen of Hearts-san was able to use this to talk to me, I assume I can do the same. I have no idea who will be able to see this, but at least, there's a hope that someone, anyone, will see this.

[She gives a ( Read more... )