[It's early morning, and the video starts with a view of a dimly lit house. Moments later, a girl takes a seat in front of the camera...a girl who's last appearance on the network was brutal, to say the absolute least.

But now she's here, alive and well.]

Hello, everyone.

[She stays totally still for a moment, staring downward, as if she doesn't ( Read more... )

[The only sound at first is a steady, slow dripping sound... There is something massive in front of the camera, somewhat misshapen, but it's difficult to make out exactly what it's supposed to be at first. The lighting is simply too dim. It isn't until two brilliant points of gold-yellow appear within that dark mass that the thing's identity ( Read more... )

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Yae, wait!

[All that is visible is a painfully shaky view of the Southern District. Trees blur into misshapen smudges of green as the one responsible for this video - whoever it is - runs. Who she's chasing, however, cannot be seen.]

Please stop! We don't have to keep running!

[The view seems to shift, perhaps to the front who whoever is ( Read more... )

[There is, as can be expected, another box of chocolates being shown on the camera, awaiting discovery by one of the residents of Nautilus. No more than a few moments pass before the intended recipient arrives - Sae, who seems surprised by the sight of the strange object on the table.]

Was that there before?

[She walks over to the table, ( Read more... )

[A small, nervous-looking Japanese girl that the people of Nautilus have not seen in quite some time sits in front of the camera, looking at the screen...for a moment, anyway. Soon she glances away, hesitating before forcing herself to raise her head.]

Hello, everyone.

[She glances away from the camera once more, again looking embarrassed and ( Read more... )

[In the midst of the chaos of the reality storm, the network has provided Nautilus with a surprisingly normal sight - a young girl slowly stepping through the Eastern Gate, returning from a trip home ( Read more... )

[The following note is found somewhere obvious in Russia and Latvia's house, late on Sunday Night.]I'm very sorry for doing this so suddenly, but there is something that I must take care of in my world. Or, at the very least, I must see it for myself ( Read more... )

[Sae has finally found the courage to start looking through her diary for more than a few minutes at a time. Sadly, this hasn't extended to actually interacting with others on the network, yet, but it's a big step in the right direction. Still, it's her journal, and she wants to...no, needs to use it for it's intended purpose. She had never ( Read more... )

[The camera shows an overhead shot of the Eastern District - not the beach, or one of the Manhattan areas, but a quiet spot near what looks like a pond. The camera very quickly pans away from this view to a grassy area nearby ( Read more... )