[Oh, hey, Asgard. Remember this girl? She may look eeriely similar to the one whose skull blew into a million pieces earlier in the day. Though, thankfully, her head seems to be fully functional and intact this time around.

You really wouldn't think she had any sort of traumatizing, life-threatening experience at all. She appears to just be sitting outside in Odin district, enjoying the late afternoon, perhaps during a rare dry spell, though one couldn't precisely tell which district it was unless asked or they happen to come across her. Once again the bracelet appears to be perched on some sort of surface; maybe a crate or something she dragged over. Rose herself seems to just be sitting on a bench, a body brush in one hand and what appears to be a washcloth in the other.

And why? Simply to care for her beautiful pony, it seems. It's docile enough to stay still as she runs the brush through its coat, particularly over several blotchy, pinkish spots on the otherwise unblemished hide.

After a moment, she turns to the camera. Smiles, like the entirety of Asgard didn't witness her death only that morning.]

I hear soap and cold water are effective measures in reducing the discolorations bloodstains bring. Do any of you think such attempts would prove fruitful on horsehide, or shall I open the forum to other propositions?

Also, suggestions as to where I may shelter this fine equine specimen would be appreciated. As convenient as it is, I don't imagine I can leave her tied to a post outside the Odin house until the remainder of my days within the confines of this city have been spent.

[This time it takes shorter for Hanako to start speaking, although her shaky and quiet voice did not change considerably. Taking initiative and posting in the networks is still nerve-wrecking somewhat, and she's been struggling a lot to talk with everyone in general. Everyone as in, the people who didn't overwhelm her too much.

Yesterday she was too busy having a date at the Great Library with Hisao (trying to search for info about their powers, and not being much successful at it) and was just a little aware of the things that happened while she was away. But the most surprising thing was what she'd found on the desk in her room when she returned...]

Um... I... I saw that a f-few of you people... got hurt rather s-seriously yesterday...

[Pause...] I don't know of w-who attacked you... but... I am sorry it happened... and I hope you all w-will be alright... This must be... rather terrible for you... I am sorry for n-not being able to... word this properly... u-um...

And... I would like to thank... all the people who offered me help when I got i-in here... one of my friends was sent here as well and I found him... s-so... just, thank you guys...

[She decides to cut the feed for now, not finding anymore words to say. Social linking is hard and emotionally draining, sob.]

[FILTERED TO HISAO ONLY~]

Hisao... There's something I need to... show you... Something I found when we returned yesterday...

[ The video turns on, and a delighted-looking young girl in a flamboyant show outfit appears on the screen. She appears to be somewhere in Freya district, lions prowling in the background. ]

This bracelet is soooo prettyyyy! [ She jangles it back and forth, apparently jumping in place, shaking the screen. After a while, she composes herself. ] Asgard, right? I hadn't heard of an 'Asgard' before. It's kinda grey...could do with some razzle-dazzle!

But the lions are so adorable. I saw some people running away from them; are they always here? Silly-billies, you just need to know how to handle them. I'm Regina, by the way! If you need a lion-tamer, just call me and I'll be really, really happy to help! [ A giggle. ]

And if anyone's seen a circus in town, let me know. They'll be waiting for me. Moe's making stew for dinner, and you know what they say...it's stew-pendous.

[ She wanders around a bit more, looking more than a little lost and cooing at the lions, before the video flickers out of life. ]

[ A girl no less than seventeen years old and in a sleeveless floral dress appears on the feed, giving everyone her sweetest smile. She looks pretty happy despite being taken to another world. ]

Hm~ If they're gonna give me something to talk to others with, that must mean there are others here like me, right? Ehehe, wei! How is everyone? Being kidnapped isn't a very nice thing to happen, so if it happens to you, you should kick him right away. That doesn't sound like a good idea right now, so you shouldn't do it. Aiyo, but I need to get back home soon, you know. There's a game I have to watch and a movie I have to catch! Speaking of movies, has anyone seen Hong Kong or Macau? Tell them I have their tickets already!

[ no Taiwan no one wants to watch the new Jay Chou movie with you ]

But looks like I'm going to be stuck here for a while. This is really bad. [ Taiwan wants to fight her own battles. She looks more pensive, and a little hesitant. BUT SHE CHEERS UP AGAIN. ] I'm sure we'll all get back home soon, though. Hey, I know, why don't we all get to know each other? I'll start! Ahem.

My name is Taiwan and I'm from, ahaha, Taiwan... My house? It's Freya. I'm turning a hundred and one this year and my favorite bubble tea flavor is taro! I like music, movies, sports, karaoke, and lots of other things, um. If I had to pick my favorite country aside from my own, it'd be Japan!

[ Beat. ]

J-just the country! I hope he didn't hear that... Anyway, nice to meet you! I hope we all get along and stuff.

 [...The communication opens, but no sound comes out for at least half a minute. When it eventually does, it's a very quiet and shaky female voice coming through. Hanako has some valid reason why she doesn't want to show her face in front of strangers.

She seriously hopes a certain pair of her friends have been pulled in as well. Otherwise things are going to become awful for her.]

G... Greetings... My name is Hanako Ikezawa... [A pause.] ... I-I'm looking for m-my friends... and... I wondered if there's a library here...

... [Another pause, then a gulp.] Hisao... Lilly... If you can hear me, please... please tell me you guys are okay...

[The feed is abruptly cut short.]

[So look at who finally dragged himself away from the library.

This time, Vyse is in his own bedroom in Freya, (...and an observant eye might notice the room is a mess already) looking somewhat more subdued than the last time he showed up on the network, thoughtful even.]

Hey, I got a question...

We all got brought here from our own different worlds, right? Whatever we were doing there, suddenly we're here now. And those gods can brings lots of us from the same worlds, right?

So I guess what I'm wondering is... Have any of you had someone you know show up and not remember you anymore? I don't get how it could happen. Did the gods do something to them when they got taken here?

Um... [A pause. Wait a minute, the gods did do something to all of them!!] Besides the powers anyway!

[Not even filtered from the person this is about. Discretion, what's that

Just as he's about to end the feed, though, he stops, as if remembering something. He smiles now, almost looking embarrassed.]

Oh, I'm Vyse, by the way! Guess I forgot to introduce myself last time.

[ACTION, somewhere close to Odin House]

[Miles' plans of staying safe in the House were ruined the moment he saw two civilians trying to hold off one of those...those ice creatures. When no one came to their aid after several more seconds of watching the scene, he finally stood up from his spot close to his window and quickly put on a thick jacket and a long black coat, as well as woolen gloves, the black hat he had received from the district snowman some time ago, and a scarf. After getting into a pair of brown boots, he strode out of Odin House.

Perhaps if he had not yet made progress on his power, he would have simply asked someone else to take care of it, or stayed in one place. But these fairies were made of ice. He could liquefy ice now. All he had to do was catch the creature off guard and perform his own parlor trick.

The gray people dodged and ducked as they tried to get their hands on the thing; both of them were armed with crowbars. Luckily the fairy had its back to Miles, and as he approached, he held a finger to his lips when the civilians caught sight of him. As the three of them grappled together, the prosecutor ran forward and thrust out a hand onto the back of the fairy's head (just think of Scar from FMA, only not in the face).

The fairy screamed as it began to melt, and kept on howling and shrieking - fairy expletives? Maybe.]

Keep its claws occupied!

[Using the crowbars, the two gray men did as they were told, snagging the fairy's wrists before it could rake Miles' warmly bundled hand - or rather, hands, as he used both to speed up the dissolution process. Soon all that's left of the fairy is a puddle, and the men thanked him profusely before he shooed them back to their houses.

That was a close call. If the men had acted just a second later, he would have been scratched. Badly.]

[VOICE, barely seconds after that]

[Somewhere in the distance is a shriek; it's quite hard to tell if it was from a fairy or someone else. He manages to keep his voice steady, however, even between gasps. Miles can't believe he managed to dispatch one of those things. With help, yes, but...still.]

I can...I can melt these creatures in seconds with ice magic. But I will need a diversion...or a means to restrain them. 

I am currently in Odin District, close to our House.

[The feed starts on what might not be an entirely expected place: the library in the Odin District. Here, a young man is sitting back on a table, a sizable stack of books beside him and a wide grin on his face. He's not paying much attention to the bracelet in front of him though, but at the shelves of books around him.]

Whoa! This is incredible! It's one of the most amazing things I've ever seen...

How did you all get all of these books in one place? It's got to have taken a long time. Does even Valua have these many?

But you guys do! And you're just letting us look at them whenever we want...

[Clearly awed, he finally looks away from the shelves and to the bracelet.]

I guess books can't be that hard to find here. I don't have that many of them back home, but you sure have a lot of them.

[This is clearly an important point to repeat. And now he points to the stack he'd set beside him, grin growing even wider.]

You guys even have all these books on sailing! I don't know how long it's gonna take me to finish all of these.

This place is amazing!

[Wait, what, there's a war and worlds to save? Nevermind that, there are books on sailing to be read!!]

...Hey, anyone know if there are any maps here?

Ooh? What's this?

[ tap tap. seems maya's finally found her bracelet, and she's obviously pretty mesmerized by it.

At least, for the moment. ]

I don't know what's going on, and to be honest, it's kinda weird, but this place is so cool! I'm sure Nick would scold me for saying that, but he's not here now anyways. ... Oh!

[ This'd be a good opportunity to ask, wouldn't it? ]

Um, I think that maid tried to explain what's going on, but I didn't really get it. [ as in, she wasn't paying attention. ] So could anyone fill me in? And tell me if you meet a guy named Nick! He'll probably introduce himself as Phoenix or Wright, but just call him Nick! Oh! One more thing! Is there any place to get burgers around here? I'm starving!