[When the NV turns on, it's being held very awkwardly and the view is skewed. Alice comes into view and behind her are several young children talking all at once and rather loudly. She tries to shush them, and Jack's voice can be heard nearby with another boy's. She laughs.]

Jack. Jack! It's on!

[She tries to turn the NV so it will get both of ( Read more... )

This might seem an odd question, but how does one commemorate another's death here? I was told that there is a cemetery but because of what happens at night, most people are cremated and their ashes are sent away from the island. Is there, perhaps, a memorial of some sort for the unnamed deceased or perhaps something very generalized for others to ( Read more... )

[Someone does not look particularly happy today. Though pale and somewhat worn, she cares little for how people will see her. Her post is urgent. She sets her hands on her hips. There are some bandages on her arms and hands, but she doesn't really seem to care.]I've had quite enough of this ( Read more... )

[Throughout the day, as you go about your business, when you take a moment to check the network, you might be surprised to find...drawings. Yes, drawings, all of them made with a child-like scrawl. While you can't see the culprits, you can certainly hear them; there's laughing and giggling throughout the day and excited chattering. At one point, a ( Read more... )

This might be a rather odd question to ask but I

[Alice pauses in her writing, agitated. She's not even sure that she wants to ask this question. She knows part of the answer but she needs to be entirely certain-- Enough people confirmed it for her last night on Shikamaru's transmission.]

I was told that this city can bring people back from the ( Read more... )

( the night before )