I wish to observe my Shadow. Call it foolhardiness or scientific curiosity, but I believe the experience would be enlightening.

However, it would be unwise for me to travel in the Darkness unaccompanied. While I am quite handy in a fight against humans, I regret to admit that a monster might be too much for me.

Who will come with me?

[The voice in the transmission is even, cultured, and precise: a young man in his twenties, educated, with an air of amusement.]What is the best gift you have ever received? What made it significant? Was it the monetary value of the gift, the use of it, or the context in which the gift was given? Or was it merely the sentiment, the affection of the ( Read more... )

[The voice recorded is crisp, speaking with precision and elegance and an air of something one might assess as condescension. He sounds to be in his early twenties, and rather like a school teacher.]

Considering our network is once again flushed with and angry and panicked voices, I thought I would bring to attention a certain matter.

Not ( Read more... )

[The voice in this transmission only appears unshaken. There is a harshness to his diction that suggests this young man is deeply concerned.]

My sister, Clover, has not returned home from class at Siren's Port university today. She left her NV at the dormitory so it wouldn't distract her from lectures [something he regrets nagging her to do, even ( Read more... )

Has anyone seen or heard from a young woman who goes by the name of June? She arrived to Siren's Port about two weeks ago. I haven't heard from her in well over a week, and her place at Tower Apartments has been empty the last few days ( Read more... )

[The voice is calm, steady and refined.]I was told I might use this net-device to contact others trapped here. Clover, are you there? Junpei, Seven, Ace, Lotus, June, Santa - please reply promptly if you received this message. I appear to not longer be on the ship, but in a wide field with signs and a chain link fence at one end. There is a ( Read more... )