It's g...getting pretty cold, h-huh. How's-s-- ...is everyone okay? I don't-- [a pause; she takes a deep breath. it sounds shaky, probably from the cold] Even...b-blankets over the windows...maybe if I put an...nnother one up.

[...]

K...kinda...makes me miss Iroh. It's-s been a while... Or h...home. That too.

[There's a long pause; the same ( Read more... )

[The post flickers on, but Umi is nowhere in view. What the camera does record is blurry and a little shaky, but clearly there's an attacker -- small, blond, but otherwise the post is a little hectic and chaotic; it's hard to tell what's going on. In fact, it's hard to think that the video is intentional at all ( Read more... )

[The feed clicks on just in time to catch Umi watering her plant from Christmas with her magic. It's still pretty big, with bright blue-green leaves; it's also dotted with large, egg-shaped fruits. She stops for a second, looking at it fondly.It's really been a while, huh. Boy. Looks like I've got something to thank the Scientists for after all ( Read more... )

[The feed clicks on, and two voices can be heard.] All right! I think we've definitely waited long enough, huh? We'd better go ahead and start this!

Mm~ That'd be a good idea, or we're going to run of out time, Umi-san!

Yeah, I guess it'd take time to come up with presents, especially in a place like this. Anyway, I think I'd better screen the ( Read more... )

[About that time again? oh yes. very. ZZZZZZZT! However, the attempted victim of the zapping doesn't seem to be near the communicator; she's a few paces away, on the roof of the Gohl house. Looks like someone got saddled with a late watch shift! For a while there's only silence, and when she speaks, it's a little distant]

Seifer too, huh?... Jeez ( Read more... )

[sound of a door opening, and footsteps, and then-- STOP. WTF. SO MANY PEOPLE?!]

J-jeez...not this again--! What the heck?!

[...okay, no, how about we try a different approach here. Ahem.]

Well. With millions of new people, there's only one thing to do, right? Welcome to Discedo, guys. My name is Umi! This place is kinda disorienting, and ( Read more... )

( private//hackable )

[the audio clicks on and at first it's kind of muffled; a few short knocks can be heard]

Hey, Ryou, I understand if you're sick or something, but if you're just slacking off--

[a door creaks open, and a very...very long silence follows]

They didn't-- ...they wouldn't--

[another short pause, and there's a click as Umi pushes the record button; ( Read more... )

[The video feed begins; Umi's looking at the camera through a dark blue half mask. She smiles a little, and then pulls it away from her face.]

That time of year again, huh? Happy Halloween, everyone! The masks are a lot better than the costumes from last year. [...] Hey, I know we aren't gonna do anything special at the Lights tonight, but I made ( Read more... )

[the post begins to the sound of rustling.] Ngh-- wha? ...Well, here's this thing, but where am I? [...] Wait-- the hospital? You've gotta be kidding me!

[she's quiet for a minute, and there's some more rustling as she sits up; then a few clicks can be heard as she skims posts on the networkBoy, you people sure talk a lot for just a few hours ( Read more... )