[ TONIGHT, dear Asgardians, there is a pale young man on your feed. He seems a bit perplexed! Also slightly uncomfortable and perhaps a bit famished. Poor boy. Looks like he could use a nap, really.

EITHER WAY, he bites his lip just a bit before clearing his throat and speaking. ]

Ah, so if I'm to be correct in assuming -- this will be broadcasted across the city to each and every person who has a communicator like this? Almost like the Internet then, just in an even more prominent real time.

[ a pause, he's actually kind of nervous. BRINGING ATTENTION TO HIMSELF: not his thing ]

Right, so, I apologize for being a bother as I'm sure you've all heard this question a thousand and one times but, these Gods -- do they truly exist?

[ another pause before he lets out an 'oh!' as he remembers ]

I forgot to introduce myself -- my name is Edward Cullen and I'm new to Asgard. I'd say "thank you for having me" but I'm not sure if that's warranted just yet.

[ A slight grin before he reaches over and turns off the feed ]

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[When the device comes on, no one is probably expecting Ranka to be dressed in a cheongsam as she starts to sing this. She finishes and waits a second with a big smile on her face.]

I was just thinking the other day that it would be good to get a job. I don't want to just sit around anymore. I actually did this a lot back home for businesses that wanted advertisement! If anyone would like, I could do it here too.

I don't mind wearing a costume and working to help out the business as well.

If anyone's interested, let me know!

[In all honesty, he's rather glad that there wasn't some sort of auto transmit option to show his arrival, since it had been anything but nice and orderly. He'd been yelling, frantic, and more than a bit rude to the maid who'd been trying to explain everything to him, but once he got used to everything?

Well, there's a very calm if not slightly cross looking man coming across the network right now.]

Bit rude, don't you think? Pluckin' a fellow right out'f something important in order t'do a bit of coloring?

Guess there's no helpin' it. Do have two questions, though.

One; when you're plucked out'f space and time, what happens to what you were doing?

And two; anyone ever heard th'name Rose Tyler?

-et it now! It sort of works like a huge Xtransceiver! This isn't so different from the C-Gear, huh Reshiram?

[ the feed clicks onto the face of a curious girl, peering into the holographic screen. beside her is a huge white dragon, which she looks up at to address. she rummages through her bag, taking out a map. ] This definitely doesn't look like anywhere in Unova... that maid wasn't kidding. I wonder if there's an "Asgard City" in Johto or something.

[ she looks back up to the screen, and gasps. ] Oh, is it recording? Sorry! Uh... hi there, everyone. I'm Hilda, and this is Reshiram - don't worry about his size. He's really gentle, honest!

We're not really sure what we're doing here... I mean, I don't remember anything teleporting me away from Castelia City. Reshiram and I flew up as high as we could, but there's no Pokémon anywhere! If anyone knows anything, I'd really appreciate it!

[She noticed a while ago that Asuka's name was gone from the contact list. And she's even tried sending messages to her regardless of the fact that they don't really go through.]

( [Asuka; technically private] )

[The bracelet is a harsh mistress and is turned on without Hikari knowing. And its not a really good moment for her. She's looking kind of numbly at the door of a room in the Baldr Welcome Hall There's no name on it anymore, so that fills the silent moment with over a thousand words worth of an explanation.

When she notices her bracelet is on and recording, ahhhh starts and freaks out a bit because she didn't know and she didn't want- But she can't do anything about the situation, the bracelet's recording and she's got to turn it off now. But first, apologize, politely!]

Ah... I'm sorry! [bows with a pretty far-away expression] The bracelet turned on without me knowing. I'll turn it off now.

[At that, shuts it off.]

Oh would you look at that. [Finally, something about this place that seems to impress Gwen Cooper who appears to be trying to pull back from her screen]

Oh I'm on, right. Hello. Gwen here. Erm. [She pauses, as if to edit her words before speaking] So I got the letter and the lovely little bracelet thing, and the faceless lass has been so very helpful. [Too soon for sarcasm? Never]

[She pauses again and now the irritation she's been feeling is etching it's way across her face]

I have got a few questions, like oh, I don't know. Who the bloody hell signed me up for this rubbish? Jack! If this has anything to do with you or that place I am going to murder you with my own two hands.

[Well now here is a girl, or maybe a woman, depending on how you look at her, who looks like she could be an up-and-coming Hollywood starlet, with all-American good looks and blonde wavy hair. In fact, she's a little unearthly beautiful. There's something a little unsettling about it.

She also looks pretty pissed.]

So, okay, not that I'm not glad to be out of bugfuck-middle-of-nowhere USA, but these gods or whatever could have, you know, bothered to ask.

[When the feed flickers to life, there is a very sheepish looking Himari peering down at her bracelet. For a moment, it looks like she’s about to say something very important, but all that comes out is:]

E-Eh...! Um...

[A pause, and Himari takes this moment to think about what to say a bit better. After a second or two of hesitation, she smiles a bit awkwardly and starts talking again.]

I didn’t think I went for that long of a walk, but it seems like I ended up wandering around for a while? I don’t understand how, exactly... but it’s even stopped snowing while I was out! [Hums, like she’s deep in concentration, before giggling.] It looks like I lost my bracelet, too, but I’m glad the nice guard returned it to me in good condition. I wouldn’t want to have something that was given to me get damaged.

[She thinks for a moment, like she’s forgotten something, before gasping and peering down at her bracelet with a big smile.]

Oh! That’s right! It looks like a lot of new people arrived here since I last checked! To all of those who are new here, my name is Himari, and... I haven’t been here for a long time, actually, but I’m happy to help with any problem you might have!

[And with that, the feed is shut off.]

[The video feed opens on a man with black hair and very bright blue eyes. His coloration is nowhere near as remarkable as the facts that his clothes are torn, and that he's covered in blood. He looks as if he's made some attempt to wipe it away, so the blood on his face is smeared, and the areas around his eyes and mouth are more or less clear. With that much blood, someone must have gotten seriously hurt.

In spite of this, Zack's smiling, but there's an intensity to his gaze. He knows what he wants to say already, and he says it.]

Cloud, you there?

[He's aware that there are others here. He did listen to the maid, got his briefing. He's used to taking in large amounts of information quickly. That's what SOLDIERs do. But Cloud's his first priority. He has to see if he's here, make sure he's unhurt.]

Cloud? You'd better be all right, okay? I'm counting on you.

[The slight teasing note in his voice masks a deeper seriousness that anyone paying close attention might pick up on.

He almost asks for Angeal--he thinks he saw Angeal right before he got here, but maybe that was a hallucination brought on by... well, dying. Maybe this is a hallucination. He can't be sure. If Angeal's here, he'll say something, but that might be too much to hope for. His first order of business is out of the way. Even if Cloud doesn't answer back, he is going to go out and look for him, until he either finds him or is satisfied that he isn't here.]

Everyone else, I'm Zack Fair, SOLDIER, First Class. [Name and rank come to his lips automatically, and he stops himself. He must be much more out of it than he'd realized (after all, he is addressing everyone covered in blood). His rank doesn't mean anything anymore. The company left him behind. He'll do the same. He amends the statement.] Ex SOLDIER. For what it's worth.

[He almost sounds like he's joking, a bit of self-depreciating humor. No sense being too serious, right? Right.]

I'm in-- [What was it again?] --Heimdall, so I hope you're ready for a new roommate over there. Don't worry, I clean up my own messes. If I know you, I'll get your back in a fight, and I don't bite. Nice to meet you.

[Somehow, if this isn't all a last minute illusion, he's still alive. He might not know how that could be possible, but he's going to try to roll with it. In spite of everything, it feels good, to be alive. Now, if he can just find Cloud...]