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[When the video starts, it shows Regis behind the counter at Valeo. Oddly enough, while it is obvious Regis knows he's recording, his eyes keep shifting off camera--even when he's speaking--as if he is watching someone or something he doesn't quite trust to be left to their own devices.]

I apologize that I haven't had the chance to post this sooner. For those who knew Will, he has been sent back home. Strangely enough, his Pokemon team has remained behind.

[There is a scuffling off camera and Regis actually turns toward the sound this time, frowning slightly as he does, before turning his gaze back.]

Since they have spent so much time with Will at the house, I think it's a good idea for them to remain there; however, I did want to let anyone who was close with the Pokemon know they are welcome to visit them at any time. As those of you who are familiar with Pokemon know, they are just as intelligent as we are, and they obviously miss their partner. Once the weather warms, the large back yard at the house will be per-

[Regis' words cut off as the arm that is not holding his tablet is suddenly pulled to the side. As he turns in that direction, he pans the tablet as well so everyone can see it's Will's Chansey, Arete, who he has been watching all this time. The round, pink creature has what can only be called the most disapproving "Mom" look on her face.]

Yes?

[Arete makes an unhappy sound and once more pulls on his arm. A little harder this time. A resigned look crosses his face, but instead of closing the video when he turns back to the tablet, his expression changes to one of desperation as he very clearly mouths the word 'HELP!" Another sharp tug on his arm results in him being dragged away, the tablet clattering to the counter and giving everyone a nice view of the shop's ceiling before eventually timing out.]

iustaegis

Hello, everyone! This is Pyra, and I have important news!

For the past year, Honerva and I have been monitoring the energy levels around us, specifically that which makes up the barrier. While the barrier appears uniform, it's actually made up of four distinct signatures of energies. These energies fluctuate throughout the year, and there happens to be one that tends to come out in greater quantities than the others. After studying these energies some more [ And with greater concentration and effort on their part, certainly, because none of these energies can be detected alone-- ] we've discovered that at the point of touch or contact, this energy is undeniably generated, and the unique bands travel towards the direction of their corresponding temples.

If anyone is wondering, we haven't detected any energy generated by touch that might be traveling elsewhere, such as towards the Crawling One or Winged One as mentioned in the archives.

I'm sure some of us remember the following messages received two months ago, "Balance must always be kept"; before that from the Archives, "Balance, [The Winged Lord] told His followers, must always be kept"; and from Nalom last year, "Remember to keep the balance." It might just be that the balance that they're referring to is the four energies in relation to one another, and currently, it seems that Rawna's energy has been dominating for some time. [ Hopefully, however, not for long. ] It doesn't seem productive to simply discourage those aligned to Rawna from engaging in touch, since despite all of these messages of balance, we've seen some definitive changes in this city alone from what we've all accomplished together. We've come so far!

Since Ainir of last year, myself, Honerva, and Lup have been working on a conduit together, forged from nicean and sildar ores, the same ores found in the chasis units of the locals, to take in the excess, unbalanced energy into its core. We're hoping that we'll be able to help correct this balance in a few different ways. Our purposes for this conduit include:

• creating an exoshield around us to help explore outside the city's barriers

• creating a haven with the conduit like a checkpoint or a satellite base outside the barrier

• powering and protecting vehicles as they travel outside the barrier

• to be simply worn by individuals who engage in more touch than others to divert excess, imbalancing energy into the conduit instead of upsetting the balance of the barrier that protects us all.
I'm happy to report that we've presented this prototype and the goals to the researchers, and they seem interested!

Of course if anyone is interested in refining and continuing to work on these projects along with us, just let me know! A fair warning, though, that even though the researches are interested in what we can discover, the priests are not very supportive.

And if anyone is interested in exploring outside the barrier, I would be happy to lend you one of these prototypes to see how well (or faulty), our current version of the conduit works. I'm especially keen on anyone who is willing to explore further down the factory's mine shaft or those interested in finding the potential location of Fractured Hill.

(I would also like to thank Cloud for gathering all the scrap metals from the ruins to help with this project, Besithia for repurposing all the excess metal and continuing to investigate more on his own, Magolor who is no longer here but I've bounced ideas off of, and Noct for being so very supportive and tolerant of me coming home with metal shavings all over me.)

[ OOC: For fairness to all the people who wish to have their characters go beyond the barrier and limited slots, I'm going to only be counting those characters who expressed interested and responded on this post. ]

daikonrose

Hello! If we haven't met, my name is Kyoko Mogami! I noticed the research center is offering money for new recipes, but it seems like they want it to be some kind of team effort? In any case, I already had some notes written up about some of the dishes I've been able to make satisfactorily since I got here, so if anybody would like to help me with the taste testing and descriptions, I can neaten up those recipes for submission. And of course we would split the compensation! Oh, but I've also gotten some additions to my replicator since I wrote down those other recipes, so I can do a lot more now! So far I have kombu, bonito flakes, miso, soy sauce, sake, and tofu! So if you want to try something that's not in the notes, just tell me what it is! Nikujaga would be nice, right? Please contact me if you're interested!

jinzhong

[The camera flicks on to show a slightly scruffy Chinese man. A large tattoo of an eagle on his chest can be seen poking out from the top of his sleeveless shirt, and there's a tattoo of a Chinese dragon wrapping around his right arm. He looks like he could be a dangerous man...except for the fact that he's beaming.]

So, Havenwell, huh? If I heard it all right, sounds like we just gotta hug it out to get things back to normal around here. I gotta tell you, guys, there are definitely worse ways to save the world.

[He looks a little haunted on that last sentence, but he snaps out of it quickly, right back to his cheerful self - which is at least partially a facade.]

Look, I gotta ask, though...anyone seen a lady named Brigid? Redhead, kinda ripped, really pretty, some kind of American accent...New York? Brooklyn? [Boston, Jackie, but close enough. All he knows about America is from movies and what people on Konryu have told him. Which isn't much.] ...I dunno. Just thinkin', since she disappeared out of Aifaran before me, maybe she made it here, too.

[Ohhhh, he hopes she's here. He misses her like burning.]

twistedempathy

Has anyone seen Kiwi? They didn't come home last night, and their name isn't on my contact list anymore. None of the priests have seen them at any of the temples, and they're not in jail.

They usually like to sing and dance in town to brighten people's day. If you haven't met them yet, they look like this.

[Attached is a video clip of Kiwi holding a Flareon's front paws and dancing around energetically with her, apparently trying to teach her to sing? She skitters around with them on her hind legs, making a good faith effort to attempt to mimic their sequences of notes with bright yips and slightly (if you're being generous for the sake of cute) musical howls, fluffy tail wagging furiously. Will isn't in the picture, since he's holding the camera, but it's easy to hear him laughing.

He's not laughing now. He doesn't trust himself to maintain his characteristic smile or tone, having to look at people or talk about this out loud. ~~And if he's with Cor at the temple..... He doesn't want to trouble the older man with something like this, either. Cor has enough to worry about already.~~ Perhaps that's most telling of all; Will almost never used text if he can help it. He always prefers video, or at least voice.

When Akira, Goro, and Kei had vanished, he'd been terrified, knowing they could be in danger from lingering spider monsters, trapped under rubble, sick, or hurt. But now..... None of that is an issue. There's nothing else that could be keeping Kiwi from coming home. This time, he's just..... Tired, and defeated, and more hopeless than he's felt in a long time.

This entire message is pointless, of course. There's no way anyone could have seen them. But Will doesn't think he could forgive himself if he just..... gave up on Kiwi without at least trying.]

astralera

[ It is a rare moment when Era decides to record audio, let alone a video, but she does just that today. Her voice is happy and bright, the Coerthan (Irish) lilt of it far more prominent than usual as she speaks. The video as of yet shows nothing of value save for her socks. ]

Please welcome the most handsome hatchling in all the realms to this miraculous thing called life.

His name is Hythlodaeus!

[ She finally pans her camera upward to show off a fluffy Amaro chick approximately the size of a small housecat. The pile of dark down is currently digging his face into the nest of blankets atop her bed, though stops and peers up at her once she says his name. He wiggles excitedly, and Era holds back a giggle. ]

Hy~♪thlo~dae~♫~us~!

[ She sing-songs his name, and with each melodic syllable Hythlodaeus grows more and more excited, hopping on its little talons, just barely keeping himself from toppling over. At the last syllable he flutters all four of his tiny wings and let's out a delighted: ]

Gi-Gwee!

Yes, that's you!

[ The little chick seems beside himself with excitement, quickly tumbling over to Era's lap where she promptly shifts the camera so she can pat him without concern. There is a barely audible rumbling noise akin to a purr: Khr-Khrrr... ]

I should hope it goes without saying, but if anyone dares try lay anything but the kindest of hands upon him I will make sure you will live to suffer for your transgression.

[ She makes her threat in the same cheerful tone, though there is no mistaking that she means it. (◉‿◉) ]

twistedempathy

[Sometime relatively early in the squeaking problem, once it starts getting hard to sleep, Will finally makes his presence known on the network. He's still laying in bed as he flips the video on, hair a fluffy mess but mask firmly in place; the bedhead isn't helped in the slightest by the Flareon cuddled up against his chest, who seems quite intent on sleepily grooming him.]

Hi, everyone! I'm sure my household isn't the only one with a Rattata problem lately. Don't you all think they're getting louder at night?

Anyway, I noticed something! It actually seems quieter when I'm not trying to sleep alone--it's almost like they're avoiding my room when I've got a napping buddy?

[The camera pans as he turns it away from himself and the Flareon. Now, it's showing a Chansey curled up in a blanket nest; a Xatu is brooding over her like a mother bird, head tucked under her wing.]

I don't know, it could be just my imagination. But why not test it out and share our results here, if it's going to be hard to sleep anyway? If anyone wants to try sleeping together, with me or your roommate or whoever else you want, let's hear if you start feeling better!

[It's not even an innuendo. ~~Unless you want it to be, of course.~~ Shocking, right? He's just going to offer his services as a bedwarmer if people want them. For Science!11 Also for Cuddles.]

wannabethehero

[There's a little fiddling and rustling for a moment while the caller figures out what they're doing. And then once they get it - oh, it's that cute bard, dopey smile and all.]

Is it on? I think it's on. Hi, everyone!

I was talking with Will at the festival, and he gave me an idea; I wanna form a band! I was in a band in Delphi, but then I had to go travel the world with Miriam, so they've got a new singer while I'm away.

We'll need a manager - Manny took care of all of that. But he had me find other performers, so I'm good at that! So! If you play a musical instrument, I'm always in the town square so you can come talk to me about my band!

needmyspace

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[At least Keith knows how to keep a feed steady on his face. He's had a lot of practice at this. His voice is somewhat hushed, and he is in a darkened room, glancing back over his shoulder before he finally clears his throat and starts to speak.]

It was Lance's birthday on Sunday. And I totally forgot, and I think it might have hurt his feelings. So. [He takes a deep breath, glancing back behind his shoulder again.] I guess I'm going to throw him a late birthday party, so he stops sulking. Please, everyone, I could use some backup here. If you could just show up at the house this afternoon for a few minutes or something, that would be great. You don't have to know us. He'll just be happy to have people paying attention to him.

[There's some noise behind him, and he looks back again before standing up hurriedly and speaking in a hushed voice.] Okay, Keith out.

action

[Keith is pretty sure that Lance is aware that something is up, because he's been running around like a madman setting things up for what he hopes to be at least a decent little gathering. With luck, people have heard the message and will show, and that should help Lance feel a little better. Not that Keith cares, of course. He just wants his roommate to stop making snide comments.

By mid-afternoon, he's managed to set up a table with some food -- of questionable quality, but still edible -- and found a bot to play some music quietly. It's not like any sort of music he's ever heard, honestly, but it'll do the trick for now, hopefully.

Now to wait and pray that someone actually shows. Even better if they bring something with them.]

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