This is an outrage! How dare you kidnap the kingly me and bring me to such a dreadful place! I demand that I be brought back to my home at once or there will be dire consequences! [There are no consequences. He just wants to make a point, and it wouldn’t be like Tamaki if he weren’t dramatic while doing so.]

I was in the middle of something very important and I will not stand being absent for one second of it! if it is money that you are after, then you may name your price. My family is extremely wealthy and they will not hesitate to pay any amount in order to make certain that I return home safely! Yes, I can almost picture the tragic sigh now! Everybody gathered around the table, worried and waiting for news of my well being. [It’s a gift, really, to be as dramatic and over the top as Tamaki is.]

I must admit, however, that I am flattered to have been chosen by the gods themselves to help them rebuild this world! In fact, with my god-like looks, who else would be a better fit for a job like this than I? Why, my looks are already heaven sent! This must be just another way of bestowing other gifts on me!

Ah, but it is almost cruel that I have been blessed with such great beauty and wealth in a world where so many have neither! It is really no wonder that anyone would desire to hold someone captive when they had the fortune to be born into such marvelous circumstances. My captors must have been awed by me and that is why they choose to capture me like this! Perhaps catching even the slightest glimpse of my wonder probably provides even the smallest satisfaction for them – it must comfort them to know that it is possible for someone like me to exist in the world, and maybe, just maybe, some of my greatness will rub off on them.


[Someone clearly has no idea what he's talking about.]

Yes, I have decided! That is exactly what must have happened and now that I know this, perhaps I may be able to rest just a little easier as I wait for this terrible punishment to end.

Does anyone know if you can change the settings on these bracelets to make them more like...a journal I guess? Or know where to buy one? It feels kind of weird to just type everything up and post it instead of writing it down.

Oh and, uh...can anyone tell me more about the dragon attack that happened? I mean someone sort of told me the details but I don't really understand what's going on. Do we need to get ready for...war? Should we be walking around with weapons or trying to defend this place?

That's...it I guess. Thanks.

[ NOPE THAT WASN'T AWKWARD AT ALL..... ]

You know how everyone says to find something to do in times like this, just so you don't go crazy?

So, I've been cooking more. I was looking around a bit lately, and some of the food here isn't...really what I'm used to working with.

[ Thinks a bit on how to ask this. ]

Does anyone here have some good recipes? I'd like to try some new things.

[ Gosh, how...normal of you, Tokage. ]

There's been talk amongst my coworkers at the carnival that the ghosts have been gettin' restless as of late. A dangerous one in particular, I've heard, has decided to come out of hiding, too.

Have any of you guys ever heard of the urban legend about the Face Snatcher from the locals? I suspect it's only been brought up as of recently since strange things have been happening... Anyway, this is how the legend goes, for those of you who have yet to hear the tale!

( non-ic cut for an original Claire Stanfield urban legend! )

So, with that bein' said, I think this warrants a little warning to all of you. Be careful going to the Carnival at night and make sure to cover your face when you sense a dark presence afoot, all right? And remember, if you so much as peek, you'll be torn to shreds before you can even shut your eyes again! [His tone takes on a more light-hearted air.] I'm around sometimes on the job, but I can't promise I'll always be there to help when help's needed!

Hope this excited you guys just as much as it did me!

((ooc: TL;DR Claire will be working at the carnival at night from now on and will be fulfilling the role of the Face Snatcher. He won't necessarily kill anyone, but he'll be trolling the shit out of groups/loners who like to go to the carnival at night. I'LL BE SETTING UP A LOG SOME TIME NEXT MONTH???))

 [The voice on the other end sounds a little unsure but she still decides to ask.]

...has anyone else seen a man walk around today? He said something really strange to me then left.

Does that usually happen around here?

[ so, Tony's been kind of absent lately. he has a tendency to do that when he decides there's something more important afoot. in this case, the more important matter is reading up on this place and trying to find materials. what is the man without his prosthesis? it's just not right.

but see, it's kind of difficult to scavenge properly when you're stuck inside the city and can't get past the wall. so Tony's kind of frustrated. he'll pop up on the network rubbing his fingers along his beard and staring for a good few seconds before he speaks. ]

Yeah, see, I don't get it. First there's a giant dragon setting our asses on fire. Then there are little...Frosty the Snowman things that seem hellbent on getting their own fair share of alien ass. [ a pause. ] Alien. Alien? Yeah, no, that's right, we're uh, we're technically aliens here, so. Yeah. And y'know, I'm not opposed per se, but it's not really the kind of ass I'm typically used to. And now there's some crazy Viagra-popper telling me to watch out. Seems you guys got some problems you need to sort out.

[ and when he sits back, the feed takes a second to refocus on him. if you pay attention, you can see there are some electronics that have been dismantled in the background. is that a TV? it's unclear what, but he's definitely trying to build something back there, and the pieces are scattered around a helmet. ]

But anyway, back to my original point - I don't get it. You "gods" want us to save your little world, right? I can buy that. My own needs some help once in a while; whose doesn't? But that's a pretty hefty task, don't you think? So I- I think that, considering I at least have experience with this kind of thing, you're asking me for a favor, and I think I'm entitled to a little more than sharing a bathroom.

I— You guys are the ones that kidnapped me. You should know who I am, unless it's just this- huge, cosmic lottery that I lost. Which is starting to sound more likely every day. I can accept that, fine. But Tony Stark [ and there's a gesture towards himself ] does not share a bathroom, and he does not share it with Mr. Neatfreak Sasquatch. [ and then a vague wave at a closed door.

and Tony pauses before turning in that direction, his voice rising a little so Sam can hear him through the door— ] Which, by the way, Muttonchops? You need to put a tie on your doorknob or something whenever your Fuzzy Forest Friends come around. I don't like sharing, and I like the thought of people walking in on me in the bathroom even less.

God. [ it's just a quiet groan as Tony closes his eyes to rub his forehead. ] This is ridiculous - I haven't had a good Scotch in what feels like years; I'm starving. [ he points at the feed, giving everyone a Look. ] Y'know what, when Fury busts my ass for missing rehearsal for his boy band, I'm pinning it on you guys. Because for once, it isn't actually my fault.

[ and it ends there. ]


[ooc; in which we find out that he rambles when he complains. sup guys, Tony Stark is back in action. :3a]

[When Legault turns on the video, he's in a very nondescript room. A Freya bedroom, actually, with...absolutely no changes made to it aside from a small cabinet behind the bed. Other than that, it's as if it's a completely new room.

He's smiling, at least. When isn't he?]

How strange. I wasn't feeling well, so I decided to call...that's the right word, yes? Anyways, I decided to call Zen. He doesn't seem to be here anymore. What a shame. I've never been to a hospital, but I suppose that's where I'll be headed if I were to get hurt somehow. If you do see him, let me know. It's rude to ignore someone, I think.

[He doesn't really pause to linger; no wasting time in thought. It's more like he's rehearsed what he's going to say, actually.]

Did any of you know that the Folkvang Comfort House has special offers? I was quite surprised.

[And with those two statements out of the way, the video feed ends.]

[So enter Bayonetta, who's sitting on a couch in Thor somewhere, whirling around her pink guns to show off her boredom for the day.]

Let me ask you a question, dears.

[A pause as the guns whirl in her hand to the left. She's not really paying attention to them.]

I know that most of us had powers back home, before we came here. Some of you didn't, but then again, I wouldn't expect you to answer this.

[Those guns then whirl again over to the right.]

While it is nice to at least have something here to compensate, it's not always enough.

[Now the guns whirl faster, hilt up, barrel down to the floor before switching hands and then barrel down to the floor once more.]

So how many of you miss what you had back home? I'm beginning to get bored sitting here and waiting, to be quite honest.

[And at that, the gun barrels rise to the screen of the bracelet in the blink of an eye, the witch looking amused, before lowering them once again.]

It could just be me, however~ You can't blame a girl when she gets bored, now can you?