On November 14th, 2010, I was struck by a single idea for a game ( Read more... )

[Yuuta comes on, and he looks a bit nervous. In the background, you can see glimpses of his place of solace, your typical Japanese garden with a zen rock garden, cultivated trees, and flowers growing in patches here and there.]Um... I know it's been hard on us, a lot of us suddenly leaving, but if any of you want to come over, I have tea. I was ( Read more... )

It's been so quiet lately. People keep disappearing...

Santa, if you exist in this world, can you protect my friends and keep them safe?

[When the feed clicks on, it simply shows an empty apartment, with a good view of the bed. Despite what it appears, there's some rustling around heard along with a couple of muttered curses. Eventually, a teen aged boy with dark hair appears on the feed, his hands giving off a light blue energy as he explores.]

[LOCKED TO RAPUNZEL]

Rapunzel, it's Yuuta. I just wanted to check on you and see how you and Pascal were doing.
I hope you're alright.
Would you like to come down for some tea?

[A few minutes later, this

error: message not received

appeared on his screen.]

['Lo and behold, Promenade. The camera is fuzzy at first, making out only a faint black hue before it focuses in on Dean in a navy blue shirt and a pair of boxer briefs with a bottle of Jim Beam in his left hand looped between two fingers at the knuckle.

Did he fall asleep that way?

Of course. You decide ( Read more... )

They all left. All of them. They're gone. Mother was right.

[Right now Rapunzel isn't home. Well, the home that they gave her here. She was in her tower, in her room, on her bed. Not that that can be seen. Her PORTAL wasn't anywhere near her. It lied there, forgotten on the floor. Forgotten by her, but not Pascal. He sat beside it, ( Read more... )

[Worried Yuuta is worried. There are bags under his eyes, it looks like he's been out all night, and hasn't stopped to really eat anything. His hands are shaking as he holds the camera up.]

Everyone, what is happening? Where have so many people gone?

[The camera shows the floor for a moment, and you can hear him trying to take deep breaths and ( Read more... )

Does anyone else think there might have been a connection between the riots and this many disappearances? It's just a theory. I can't help but think of this as strange.

Also, my house is here. I'm moving into it. If anyone wants to come in, go ahead; there's a photo attached, so it isn't hard to find. I have a key for you, Nike.

[and sure enough ( Read more... )

Was anyone truly surprised that it came down to this?

[There was always an uneasiness about the city all it took was for one dose of information to act as a catalyst. At least he wasn't alone in the city and managed not to get caught up in the whole mess.]

The uncivilized lot...

[there were other, more discrete methods for addressing such issues ( Read more... )