[Normally sleep wasn't hard for Namine. But since the arrival of a couple of... unwanted figures from her past, the stress and nervousness wasn't doing well for her at night. And when she actually could fall asleep, they just ended up being nightmares.

It's late, and she doesn't want to disturb any of her roommates with questions or talking out loud ( Read more... )

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[The sight of a smiling teenager is nothing especially rare or exciting, but the happy look on Roxas' face is less fleeting than usual. If he's not glowing, he's certainly much brighter today.]Guess it's that time again, huh? Lots of people being pulled lately. I know they're studying the Core to figure out how it works and why, but I wonder if ( Read more... )

[The feed clicks on and we can see an image of a man's face. His bright eyes are wide with something like curiosity, and he's kind of grinning as he turns the device in his hands with a low whistle.]

Man, this is way fancier than any equipment I ever got at work. It's the swankiest walkie-talkie I've ever seen! [He gives an amused laugh, then ( Read more... )

[ Drag, drag.The sound of fabric shifting, dragging along, and shoes on carpet. It's one of the walls of a starter apartment being broadcasted, and the unmistakeable sounds of someone walking. There's a moment of only that, the sound of pacing, really, and then a feminine voice: a sigh. The woman passes by the feed -- only her waist and hips ( Read more... )

[ For the first few seconds of the feed, a middle-aged guy is staring hard into the camera, looking perplexed. Probably a common sight on the network whenever a newcomer appears, but this guy is wearing a green-and-white eyemask along with a smart-casual shirt and tie, like he started to dress up as a comic book hero but got lazy after that. He can ( Read more... )

[The audio begins with a faint and distant voice, probably a couple of feet away from the NV. They seem to be speaking-- no, yelling at someone. Then there's silence.

A wretching sound.

And a very sort of... disgusted yelp.]

LUFFY--! [Chopper proceeds to toss the extra weight that had not just fallen on him but ended up uncomfortably on his ( Read more... )

[When the NV clicks on, it’s angled to show a man’s legs. He appears to be sitting in a familiar dug-out and it’s very dark. Anyone who’s been in Siren’s Port for longer than an hour will know just how bad this situation can be ( Read more... )

[The background is all books, and the video feed is facing Tyrell side on as he blearily rubs his eyes and sits upright in his chair. The burly warrior might look a bit out of place sitting in the library in his fighting garb, but it’s where he’s been mostly holed up recently - his friends back home probably wouldn’t recognize him now ( Read more... )

[ The feed turns on, and there is a light shuffling of tiny feet. Inhuman feet. Four of them. It's a kitten! A rather noisy one, at that. Then, a child's voice. Polished down to the last syllable, but caring not to sound pretentious. Some of his words are deliberately stressed to factor in confusion. He's also getting good at hiding that cocky, ( Read more... )