[This could not be more awkward, but Mikael has told himself he can manage it. The last few months he's been-- listless, to say the least. Raphael has his own share of problems and it's something of a blow to the younger angel's ego to recognize he's become so dependent on another's day to day presence ( Read more... )

[Unfortunately, the actual 'video' component of what the NV's recording is only several square inches of lush carpet. The audio is somewhat muffled, but Mikael isn't saying much at the beginning and what he growls at the end isn't going to explain much to anyone.

A crack-- like lightning striking or a book being hurled at a wall. Then a bang to ( Read more... )

[He's been keeping to himself the last few weeks-- that was how it had been in Japan, as well. Mikael can't immediately rush in and start forming connections, oh no. He needs to see the city for himself and watch its people from a distance. To begin with, he's always an observer ( Read more... )

[The image doesn't flicker because Mikael has handled both a phone and a video camera before and the NV-that's what it's called, right?-mere functions as an ingenious combination of the two. So there's very little rustling or worrying of the device. One second the video's off-the next it's on. Easy as that.]

Hello. My name is Mikael.

[If a viewer ( Read more... )