[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... )

[Hey Siren's Pull. It's Ciel again. This time instead of a jar of honey on his desk, he has a bowl of cranberry sauce. Why cranberry sauce? Well, that's because Thanksgiving is tomorrow. He seems a bit pouty as he sits, but that's usual for Ciel, after all.]Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day, just as it was last year here in this city. Last year I was ( Read more... )

( Cut for offline development )

[ hi port. tiny antichrist all up in your screens. adam is lying on his stomach on the floor somewhere, chin propped up in his palms, and there's paper spread around him with sharpie drawings all over them. dog is snuffling around in the background, and the poor thing's had a kind of headdress made of bits of leaves and feathers and string tied ( Read more... )

It's been awhile since I made a network post, hasn't it? [He laughs softly, holding his head in his hand.] And there's a new batch of people coming in already. Looks like the Core is, once again, back in business ( 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... )

Friday, April 29th was the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the grandson and granddaughter-in-law of Queen Elizabeth the II of England. While this may be of no interest to many, as an individual who served her predecessor, Queen Victoria, it's only proper to watch the happenings of an event I would have been invited to if it had taken ( Read more... )

Oof...things got really crazy there for a while, huh? Is everyone doing okay? I don't think I want to see another clown for the rest of my life...brr!

--but you know what's ten-thousand times better than clowns, everyone? Magicians!
And I think everyone could use a little magic right now, don't you think?

[She grins widely, tipping her hat to the ( Read more... )

( [accidentally recorded at the precinct:] )

[ The NV shakes around as Luca tries to sit it properly on his bed. When he has it, he backs up to plop down in front of it near his pillow, a book titled The Brave Monkey Pirate clutched tightly in hand. Without another word, he begins to read: ]

( cut for length; because this story is too cute not to share )