[The feed flickers briefly before it reveals a young woman eyeing the camera -- and then who doesn't seem to want to look at it, glaring off beyond it with a faint scowl. A fleck of what looks like blood marks her cheek.]

[This is Uruki . . . who has been here since November, and yet never posted to the main network.]

Stephanie Brown is gone.

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[The NV clicks on, set atop a table in the kitchen, focused on Loki who is seated in a chair with his arms crossed on the table top, chin resting on one forearm.]

I want to donate something to the Newcomer Political Whatsis Auction. But I am at a loss as to what.

[One arm unfolds, stretching out, and he drums green lacquered nails on the top of ( Read more... )

[Video plays: time lapse photography of a sunrise in glowing pinks and gold, over a stunning vista of craggy, ice-covered mountains. A chintzy chime-like sound effect trills in the background. A smooth, genderless voice with no definable accent speaks in clear, precise cadence, a little stridently, while a text transcription of the words runs along ( Read more... )

Oh. Ohhh boy. Woah.

[There is a blur of movement. Whomever is operating the NV isn't even going forward at the moment, and the feed still sways back and forth. It's like an infant trying to walk in first person. Different things are caught on camera, but they don't stay in focus for long until the person gain their footing again. The few things that ( Read more... )

[He's sitting outside on the roof of a building, in cargo shorts and a hoodie, holding a steaming mug of the mead, snow is all around him, but Loki seems entirely neither bothered nor aware of it. Bringing the mug to his lips, he takes a thoughtful sip.]Happy New Years, Siren's Port, consider this the proper way to start a new year off right ( Read more... )

Guys...

[Oh look, it's that scrawny new Yosuke that arrived a couple months ago. And he's making panic face. Everything is horrible! People are missing! Pay attention, someone, HELP! You get the idea. Panic face.]I can't find Nara Shikamaru! He didn't show up to training today so I thought he might be tired or sick or something, but then when I ( Read more... )

[The feed switches on to Ukyou, looking as bright and cheerful as ever. He was smiling warmly and even bothered to bow to the network.]

Salutations my friends! I hope you are all keeping well?

[On the charm offence much?] I've pulled myself away from the hard and grueling preparations for tonight's party, to make sure you all had your invites ( Read more... )

[ Claire is sitting at a table, only two boxes on it. Her hair is back in a ponytail, a simple gray cardigan covering her shoulders. Hairstyle aside, there's something definitely different about her. ]Does anybody have any old furniture they don't use anymore? I'm trying to make my new apartment a little less...empty. It's creepy. All I have is a ( Read more... )

( Cut for offline thoughts )

[The effect of Loki's villain slouch is lost on a thirteen year old body sitting in a kitchen chair with the NV resting on the table top. Before him is a clear glass of water.]The darkness of Solstice, the longest night of the year, is banished by the first rays of dawn, Yule's light ( Read more... )