I was having a conversation with dear miss Riza the other day, and it got me thinking.

How many poor individuals trapped here have been taken from Earth~?

 [At first the camera shows nothing but a part of a blank grey wall, an ugly darkening sky, and passing scraps of the Mist. The Mist suddenly thickens rapidly before someone passes in front of the Forge and inadvertently kicks it against a wall. Now  Heine can be seen, not facing the Forge but staring off into the distance. He's quite covered with ( Read more... )

[Static first, then the forge turns on a moment after it hits the ground, apparently having fallen out of the pocket of its possessor. In the extreme foreground at the bottom of the screen is a discarded black shirt. Further back sits the owner of both articles, her gray jacket held against her chest and her knees drawn up to her chin. Her eyes are ( Read more... )

I would like to take the time to address the residents of this place ( Read more... )

[Screen flicks on and off a few times, as if the power switch is being tested. After the third time, it stays on, but no video feed is going through ( Read more... )

[The video clicks on to the sight of Kankuro, settled in a quiet place out-of-doors with some wood and basic woodworking tools at hand. He's evidently got his Forge propped up on something, since both his hands are occupied with what looks like a half-finished wooden box, something that'll be an appropriate size for rings or trinkets when it's ( Read more... )

[There is nothing for the longest moment, though the sound of the Forge being shifted until 'thunking' inside something hollow can be heard.

Then, just as the silence begins to return and settle, there's a long, drawn out note as a bow strikes the strings of an instrument, a deep, resonating sound, seemingly a test. After that single note, there's a ( Read more... )

 [The camera clicks on suddenly, then off. It turns on once more and stays on this time, but the only things visible are the wall and a section of the ceiling.

Then the Forge is tipped backwards and shows a very pale white-haired man, clad in a leather jacket. The leather is peppered with bloody bullet holes but the man himself doesn't seem too ( Read more... )