[Adachi looks extremely uncomfortable one what amounts to a massive video chat with an entire city. The fact that he's holding his head like its about to split open doesn't seem to be helping him any.]

U-uh... hey, Asgard?

[Wow that was timid; he might have been overplaying it a little, but his head was killing him at the moment.]

Did anything... weird happen to anybody last night? 'Cause weird sure happened to me.

[He started rubbing at his head, moving his hand away to reveal a nice bruise where his head had hit his bed post when he blacked out.]

...feel like m'on a bender without the actual bend.

[It's been so long since Ryoji's last appearance that his voice may sound unfamiliar. It's lacking the usual cheer to it as well, sounding tired and hoarse. Not only is the transition from gray to normal difficult on him, Ryoji has heard some things that have caused him mental strain, and now he's here to talk about them.]

This is Ryoji Mochizuki. I'm sorry, but I lost my bracelet for a while. I'm sorry to those of you I've worried. If anyone needs to meet up with me, I'll be waiting.

[He trails off with a heavy sigh.]

In the meantime, I hope you don't mind if I ask for answers. I'd like to know what happened recently, and how I can help. I'm seeing some damage... a-a lot of damage, so I can assume there was some sort of attack...

[His voice starts to break under the pressure of all his worry, and he clears his throat.]

Thank you for your help.

[Those checking their bracelets today will be welcomed with the image of Ryoji's smiling face. He's not at Hel, actually, but walking through the city, clearly unconcerned with how many passers-by may find him strange, babbling so excitedly to his bracelet.]

Hello there! I haven't really used this in a while, have I?

[He responds to posts, but never really saw a reason to make posts of his own.]

So I just got a new job working with Souji-kun and the others. It's a lot of fun, but it needed something else a little bit exciting... I hope no one minds that I've set up my own booth as well!

You'll have to come down to see what it is I'm offering, but while I'm here, I thought I'd ask a question...

[Ryoji grins mischievously.]

You of course don't have to answer, but should you feel like sharing... I want to know what your first kiss was like! Was it with a boy? A girl? Were there fireworks like in all the movies? I really hope everyone had a very romantic and memorable experience. Kisses make people feel happy, after all, and I love seeing people happy!

[...Yeah, it's really a mystery what his bright idea for a booth was.]

((OOC: Should anyone want to see his kissing booth, feel free to tag him here and mark it so I know if you want him to have the booth completed or not. I'd assume it should be up by Day 416.))

[ Hey Asgard, how are you holding up in this heat wave? Wearing thin clothing, eating some ice cream, staying indoors? It’s certainly no weather to wear anything long sleeved, such as hoodies, and hey, look, it seems like a video feed is coming from Naegi. You know what this means in this heat; you might actually see him without that dumb hoodie of his. Oh my Loki, it’s a miracle. ]

[ He never seems to take it off, even going as far as to lie that it’s a safety helmet so he could keep it on. What’s his deal with never taking it off? It is a mystery, but now with this heat wave, it’s the perfect excuse for him to take it off. Ohhh, you might actually see him in different clothes!! Let’s take a look once the camera turns to finally get off the ground and towards the broadcaster. Aaaaaaand-- ]

[ … He’s wearing a short-sleeved version of his hoodie. ]

[ Well… That was a complete bummer, but anyway, that’s not that whole point of this video feed.The whole point? Well.. Let’s turn the camera once again, off of Naegi and then to the… thing in front of him. ]

[ The camera is focused on a pile of clothing, mainly unrecognizable if not for that almost annoying vibrant, yellow scarf. Who was wearing that during a heat wave anyways? In the middle of the lump, there’s a wiggling movement, and then a little black ear pops out of the folds of fabric, followed by beady eyes and a tiny pink nose that’s twitching slightly as the rabbit sniffs the air. ]

[ Now the camera back on Naegi. ]

Is it, uh… “normal” for people to turn into animals here…? Because I’m pretty sure that Mochizuki-kun just turned into a rabbit...

[ Don’t even ask him. He was just speaking to Ryoji one second about the Mirror thing and the next, this… As if the whole volcano, heat wave, fire giants a while back, and whatnot wasn't bad enough... ]

Do they turn back after a while or do I have to do anything to help?

[ He doesn’t mind helping! He… just really doesn’t know where to start with this. ]

[ But Ryoji’s going to do his best to help out! He might be just as confused as Naegi, but he has an idea as to how to figure out where to go from here. He’s managed to dig himself out of the pile of clothing by this point, and has carefully hopped over to Naegi’s side. It takes him a minute to balance on his hind legs, but he waves his front paws in the air before moving his right paw over the left. It seems he’s asking for something... ]

Huh? Is there something you need, Mochizuki-kun?

[ Yes, there is something! Ryoji bounces on his hind legs again, impatient, and then holds his left paw flat, moving the right paw over it back and forth. Come on, it’s totally obvious. ]

--Oh!

[ Naegi only finally gets it (he’s not the brightest crayon in the box…) and he starts searching through his pockets. He should have what Ryoji wants around here somewhere…. Aha! His notepad and pen! Phew, this thing is really coming in handy a lot, with notetaking whenever he’s with Kirigiri-san, being stuck in the Mirror World, and now this time. Good thing he brought it along so kneeling down, he hands it to Ryoji. ]

The pen slips in his paws a few times, but within seconds, Ryoji is scribbling away. He pauses after a while, gives what appears to be a satisfied nod, and then nudges the notepad back at Naegi. Look what he drew! ]

( click for a beautiful drawing by a bunny )

[ ...Sorry, Naegi. It’s too hard to draw kanji, so hopefully this is intelligible. Hope that the rest of Asgard can figure it out… ]

[Private to Ryan Farrow, Souji Seta, Matsuri, Yosuke Hanamura, Sandy, and Ellie]

[A short while later, Ryoji has been provided with a pen and notepad in an attempt to communicate with the network. It’s a little difficult to draw with no opposable thumbs, but he’s done his best. The picture is supposed to explain a little to the people he met in the mirrorverse (and to the people whose names he can recall). He was supposed to explain to Ellie when he was back to normal (though this hardly counts), so why doesn’t he explain to everyone? He wants to apologize anyways.

He nudges the notepad with his nose so Naegi will prop it up and show it on the feed.]

( and another Mona Lisa made by, yours truly, a rabbit )

[Well… it’s at least understandable to Ryoji. He’ll see if the others can puzzle it out.]

[Ryoji's normally a cheerful, or at least enthusiastic presence in Asgard, but he's been gone for a few days, and now that he's returned, he looks a bit worse for wear. He looks like he hasn't been sleeping much, and his voice sounds strangled, like he's holding back tears. He clears his throat and smiles apologetically.]

Um... sorry I haven't been around for a while. I lost my bracelet, so... I didn't know that would happen to me. That going gray thing... but I suppose that it could have been worse, considering what everyone else was going through.

I'm sorry that happened to everyone. If anyone needs any help, and there's anything I can do, please let me know.

[Even if he looks too exhausted to really help out. He sighs heavily and shrugs.]

I... guess I should tell anyone if they didn't know before. Minato Arisato has disappeared.

[He turns the feed off before he loses his composure.]

[Remembering what one of the gods suggested to him, Akihiko turns to the network to ask for a specific favor…] Hey! I hope everyone’s having fun at the festival! We should hold these more often! There’s gotta be other occasions to celebrate, right?

By the way, does anyone know how to sew? Not just patch things up, but to actually sew clothing pieces together? I’ll pay for your time and all the materials, of course. Whatever ya need. Hit me up if you’re interested!

( [Locked to SEES & Investigation Team] )

I can't believe I'm saying this, but mister traveling god is right. The city needs a little cheering up. How come the only cool one is kidnapped and we get the leftovers? Geez.

Sooooo. Since I don't have my fun magic anymore, I'll leave you a little gift instead. I call it "this is how dumb travelers look when trying to be fancy", starring the Vanaheim roadtrippers.

[As soon as Jack finishes talking, a bunch of pictures start showing up on the screen. The first ones are pretty harmless, a few landscapes from the train, and the buildings that make the beautiful city of Vanaheim.

But the dinner hall comes next. And just like Jack said, everything looks fancy as hell. There are lots of natives, both human and elves, but there are travelers too. You can play "where is Waldo?" with this thing, seriously.

And now it's time for the individual pictures! The initial bunch isn't very funny, so they pass by quickly. Jack surrounded by children, wearing the clothes certain pair of girls chose for him. Tardis and Alice being cute together. Ninian being her usual gentle self, Akihiko being a dork in a white jacket.

The photos that follow those are left more time on the screen. You know, until your eyes are burning with their fabulous.

Let's start with Equius and his suit.

Plus Elphaba failing to grasp the meaning of fancy.

That's Uther in all his frowning glory.

Ninian had an extra outfit for the night.

And so did Akihiko, who thought speedos were a good idea.

Wait, we can't forget about about Jamie's adorable kilt!

Jack comes back on audio to chuckle at that one.] It seems our travelers like some air around their legs. And that's why I left the best for last, since obviously our skirts wearers must stick together.

[And there is Pyro in red robes. Jack's chuckle becomes actual laughing.] Watch out, Bobby, don't let your Juliet break so many hearts with those clothes.

[He should make an announcement about him moving out from the halls... but like hell he's letting everyone know where he is living right now after this post. Enjoy the pics?]



((ooc: If your chara went to Vanaheim and you want me to add them to the list, drop a comment here!))

[As big and wondrous as Asgard is, Akihiko won’t turn down the chance to explore a new place – maybe even find some additional challenges along the way.

Besides, in all honesty, it will be nice to get away for a while, and try to take his mind off of all the heavy stones weighing down on him.

Akihiko greets the network with a friendly grin, determined to show optimism and encouragement toward others, as usual.] Showcase our talents, huh? So they wanna see if we can win this war without our original powers.

[He lifts a clenched fist just then, in a display of strength and resolve.] Fine with me. Come on, guys! We can take this challenge! Let’s throw out some ideas. What’ve you all got in mind to show ‘em? And this Vanaheim place – have any of you ever been there before?

[He lowers his fist after a moment as his expression softens a bit.] Oh, and for people that wanna stay here, help us take care of things till we get back, okay? [There’s at least one person in mind that he isn’t sure about, as to whether or not he will want to go.] But don’t worry, we’ll convince ‘em for sure!

They have some nice games here. Since everything here is pretty much provided for us, I've gotten a chance to relax away from dealing with work all the time in ways I never even dreamed of before. It's nice. I'm sure the gods thought of that and that's why they're doing this. But, uh, that isn't what I wanted to talk about. Well, it sort of is sort of isn't. I know not everyone is like me...

What I really wanted to ask about is the presence of a police force. I mean, everything seems pretty calm and peaceful now, but that's because we're all still getting our bearings. It's not like everyone brought here is going to be calm and peaceful all the time. So, I guess what I'm asking is if anyone had any thoughts about that?

And government, too, this place seems like it's just waiting to become a City-State or something along those lines. Maybe we should start looking at things more in the long-term, since we're all apparently stuck here for the rest of our lives. I mean, all right, maybe even if we ourselves have peace our whole lives, what about any children that are produced? And their children? We might want to look at setting something up for the future.

I'm Adachi, for anyone who doesn't know. I know I haven't made my presence all that clear on this thing before, so for formality's sake: everyone, it's nice to meet you.

[The feed starts up to show a very sleepy looking young man with a pale complexion, and a small beauty mark near one of his eyes. He seems troubled and has his arms wrapped around his waist as he sits at the edge of his bed, for the recording.]

Excuse me?

[He speaks softly, smiling despite the upset look on his face.]

I know it might seem to be a very silly question. But, the world hasn't ended has it?

[He laughs lightly, seemingly amused.]

No, of course it hasn't. I'm positive it didn't. I witnessed its saving. [A beat.] That being said, I'm looking for an organization known as S.E.E.S. I think...I owe them an apology.