[sup guys. have a pretty purple-haired lady sitting across from the camera, beaming excitedly. you can tell she's trying hard to maintain a professional demeanor, but she is just TOO excited to keep it all in! she's sitting in a place other than her room, today -- wherever it is, it looks very nicely decorated in pinks and purples, with a touch of white and gold. in fact, is that a desk she's sitting behind?]

Hello again, Asgard! For those of you I have not met, my name is Rarity, and it's a pleasure to meet you all!

I come to the network today with an exciting announcement! I know I have spoken to some of you about the boutique I was planning to open, but it is now officially open! You can find the Carousel Boutique in Freyr district, just two blocks away from Draupnir, the theatre. We specialize in the finest in luxury clothing, and I also take commissions and custom orders for anything you might need!

I hope to see you all there soon!

[ooc: Shop info post! :D You're welcome to turn any thread into an action type thing too if you want your character to just come in to the store.]

[ Yozora hates it when she has to announce the loser club's Important Events. Believe it or not, she gets shy. And when she gets shy, you can be sure that she has her trusty horse head by her side. Or in this case, on her head. She's been wearing it since this morning. ]

Attention, Neighbors Club! To make use of Kodaka's winnings from Asgard's last atrocious contest that I never want to participate in ever again, we're holding an event open to club members and normals alike. It is, of course, aligned with our club's mission and vision. Through this activity, we aim to improve our abilities in fostering teamwork and camaraderie among people we may not necessarily agree with on a day to day basis, and hopefully inspire the beginnings of beautiful friendships among the citizens of Asgard.

... Or something like that. Oi, Meat! I don't want to do this anymore. Explain for me. [ puts her hands behind her head and her feet on the table ]

Don't talk to me directly while you're wearing that! This one person already thinks I approve of things like that! From now on you have to say "That damned Yozora says..." before I respond! [ but she already responded ] I'm going to have to repeat everything you said because I'm sure no one was able to hear it because of their horror!

[ as if to try to counteract the horror sena's saying everything with an overly bright smile ]

Attention, Neighbors Club! To make use of Kodaka's winnings from Asgard's last atrocious contest that the superior me was able to avoid participating in unlike the other pitiful people who shall remain unnamed, we're holding an event open to club members and lowborns alike. It is, of course, aligned with our club's mission and vision. Through this activity, we aim to improve our abilities in fostering teamwork and camaraderie among people we don't agree with me with on a day to day basis, and hopefully inspire the beginnings of beautiful friendships among the female citizens of Asgard!

Thanks to the advice given to me by the athletic Saki-chan, I realized that the bonds of friendship can often be forged through teamwork and trial by fire! Which is why for our next club activity we'll be having a paintball game! [ the gleam in her eye could be interpreted as an excitement. but to be more accurate it is the gleam of a bloodthirsty cheating cheater playerkilling levelgrinding cheater. ] But because it wouldn't be fair to you to have to be pitted against me, we're going to make things interesting! Instead of a more usual paintball game, we'll be having two kinds of games! One will be to emphasize the importance of teamwork: having to work together to protect one person on your team!

As for the other game! Zombies are really fashionable right now... I'd let the cute Eucliwood-chan turn me into a zombie... [ get a grip! ] The second battle will be with a zombie apocalypse theme! Players will fight to survive until the end of the first round! The people who were taken out will become zombies attacking the people who survived the first round!

...Or something like that. Hey Kodaka! I just realized, some of the people here might not even know what paintball is so explain it to them!

[ he sighs, face palming at the embarrassing comments Yozora and Sena are making. He's behind both girls when they speak. ] You know, it's not like I knew there was a contest going on and I was the only one in my house hugging people.

[ but oh right, explaining things. he looks like he's taking this seriously thinking about this. ] Well, paintball is sort of like a game of tag. To tag someone, you use the paintball gun full of paint pellets, err, paint bullets instead of your hand. [ why must he be the one to explain he is so awkward turtle!! Usually there are teams, so teamwork is important in order to create a strategy to beat the other team. A person is considered out if they get hit with a paintball in this case. When you're out, you have to sit on the sidelines for the normal rounds.

[ he raises a finger ] Try to not shoot anyone in the face as that won't count and hurt the other person a good amount. [ just in case anyone was getting the idea to. ] This is a game, after all, but if anything does happen we have some healers here from Sigyn who'd probably help you out. Bruises are probably going to happen if you get shot at close range.

[ he rubs his chin... yes, that is most of it. ] We'll have two rounds. One will be normal and one will be considered the "Zombie Game." During the zombie game, it'll be harder for the non-zombies to win, but whoever wins it will be considered Asgard's first paintball champion.

[ pauses, looking around. ] I guess if you have anymore questions, we'll try to answer them. This event will take place on [insert day 100 ic date, Gefion park, and the exact time.].

[ The feed goes back to Yozora the Horseface. ] That is all!

(ooc announcement here!)

[Jimmy's sitting in a recliner he just bought when he turns on the video option on his bracelet. Under his right arm is a sad looking puppy that's shaking like the air in the house is frigid. It's not. He's just scared of the video display in front of them. It's another dog. Other dogs are terrifying.]

So I need to get Sam here neutered before he starts spraying. Is there anyone out there that'd be willing to help with that?

[He pulls a face while looking at the dog that's trying to climb into his shirt to get away from its terrifying alien clone.] I might also need a dog trainer.

I noticed a few new faces showing up on the bracelet and that and Sakura-chan's question made me think maybe it was time to put these out there again. Sorry for the long-timers -- I'll try and keep this short so there's as little repetition as possible!

Info on Asgard.
Sam-san's guide to the Gods and Powers.
Edmund-kun's summary of the situation here.
My own guide -- more detail than Edmund-kun's but it's incomplete!

We're working on a compilation of all three guides to make things easier, but for the moment you'll have to make do! Let us know what questions you have that aren't answered or that you'd like to see addressed -- Sena-neechan, the neighbours club is on the list, but you volunteered to do the write up, don't forget!

There's also a magic-centric guild for those interested in learning more about all sorts of magic. You can contact Aladdin-kun or Judal-san directly, or register with the guild here.

If you want to learn more about self-defence, try The Citadel. For using the powers that the gods gave us here, you want to listen out for a meeting of the Teacher's Council! That's when volunteers from each of the houses gather so you can ask questions and practice using your power with people who kind of know what they're doing. By the way, I'm one of the volunteers for Hel, so feel free to ask questions about Body Control.

Help Wanted!

- Making / Stocking Emergency Kits! We have two emergency kits for each Welcome Hall, and are gathering supplies to make more. The kits are free to anyone to use in an emergency situation and currently contain basic first aid supplies, canned food, torches, candles and space blankets. Seth-niichan and I are managing this project. We welcome donations of canned or packet food, cash or time, especially if you're someone with the power of drawing life!

- Volunteers with Healing Magic / Power Transfer / Damage Drain are always welcomed at the Hospital in Sigyn! Incidentally, the hospital blood bank is now available to Travellers who need blood to survive. Ask the lab staff for details!

- Musicians / Artists / Cooks / Anyone with experience in parties I have an idea I want to run by you! Please get in touch.

And that's all! It got long after all ... sorry! I'll try to do better next time.

[Filtered to Seth | Hijiri | Loewe ]

Movie night's off.

((ooc: replies may be slow as I am on slowatus/Conan's moping so please feel free to threadjack/mingle/all that good stuff.))

[ He had found the anonymity option, and he intended to use it. What was the point of having a name to your post, to your reply? That was truly yours? Even if there was no Net, and this was all different... change never comes easily. Still the same old you.

Here's hoping. ]

Eh?? Hello?

If this works like a forum as advertised...!

[ There's a long break. He collects his thoughts and continues. ]

This bracelet is very... unique. I would also use that same word to describe Asgard as a whole, but now I think 'impressionable' would be more accurate.

( ;ﾟДﾟ) There's another word too, but I don't really want to make anybody angry.

Oh! Is anyone here from Ikebukuro? I know it's a little hopeful to assume that I'll personally know anyone currently in Asgard who claims they are from there. Still, it can't hurt to ask.

Honestly, I believe the only intent I should have right now is finding familiar faces, despite my doubt. So, I have another question!

Um.

Is there no Internet?