[For once, Kurotsuchi doesn't look indifferent or mocking - not even annoyed. Even his practiced neutrality seems off, and the effect is almost as though he's uncomfortable.

Nor is he even looking at the device, gaze instead fixed somewhere past it - as if just switching it on, starting the recording had taken what nerve he had.]So... an event, is ( Read more... )

[Silence for a few moments, like the feed had been switched on accidentally. Then, a rather unpleasant clatter - whatever got knocked over seems to have had a lot of metal-bits and possibly now some broken-glass-bits with it. And some muffled, distant cursing in the background.

Then a brief pause, followed by a louder, nearer thump. And a rather ( Read more... )

So that garbage is finally gone? Such a strange excuse for a holiday - is there an actual meaning to it, or is it as pointless as it seems?

Though I'm having trouble imagining what importance can be derived from having to clear fake bats from my lab every day for the past week.I suppose it's better than clearing out real bats ( Read more... )

[Sound of footsteps, echoing slightly. Something like a creak of metal. A distant clatter of wood.

In the middle of it, Kurotsuchi's voice is comparatively clearer, if distracted, as though talking to himself.]

It's not bad... will take some effort to clean out, but at least there's room. Materials will take a while to find, but...

[Small pause ( Read more... )

[The figure seated on some kind of mattress is recognizably Kurotsuchi - just... a bit different than usual. The hair's much shorter, and the makeup simpler, if still present. Overall, he seems a bit younger, but nothing seems to be bothering him, as he idly flips through a collection of papers ( Read more... )

[The only sound that the PCD picks up is some faint breathing, though after a moment the noise changes to a somewhat more pained intake of breath.

Eventually something rustles, and there's the creak of wood.

And then more silence, before a tired sigh finally cuts through the quiet, followed by equally tired laughter.]My... A bit different than I ( Read more... )

Strange event, wasn't it.

[For once, not actually complaining, or mocking or... much of anything.

There's silence that stretches just a little too long, before he continues, tone closer to normal.]Though I see we've acquired several newcomers in the process. Welcome, I suppose - my doors are always open to new subjects ( Read more... )

[Though it's a video feed, everything is black, not even specific shapes discernible in the darkness, apart from being able to tell something is there ( Read more... )

So is everyone going around drinking everything they find again? Honestly, most of you should know better than that. Curiosity is a good thing, but don't be surprised this time if you don't like the outcome ( Read more... )

[There's a high-pitched, if distant clatter in the background - like something sharp being dragged across metal. It's a discordant sound, unpleasant, and accompanied on occasion by an equally sharp scream, the noise animalistic... if not quite ( Read more... )