[It's a very dark apartment, and it's hard to make anything out at first. But humming comes over the feed, echoing oddly and sounding rather ethereal. It's enough to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up ( Read more... )

[After some text-based keysmashing, the video feed eventually comes on to see a little girl of about ten, with frizzy red hair and a dirty, ripped little dress, glaring at the camera. She doesn't say anything, but merely continues to mash at the buttons. She doesn't seem to realize that it's on.]

Well, I'll be thinking that we're needing sommat comforting, aren't we? Anyone want to volunteer and idea for a cake for the apartments?

If it has jam, I might need some more. Have to keep that for a boy what's got too big a sweet tooth.

[Locked to Willy]
[A long pause, and then, taking a deep breath:]

... So, you was saying?
[/Willy]

All right!

Ryuzaki, I know you're 'ere, love! Where you been sneaking off to? There's been this nice young man looking for you, seemed distressed what he'd come here and not caught you. So, out of the woodwork, young gent, and come back 'ere and help a lady with her pies.

[It's stiflingly hot, and the delicious smell of cooking meat cannot quite overpower the faint and lingering stench of sewer ( Read more... )

I do hope everyone is feeling better, now.

Where's my baking trays, now? I swear, if these ghosts're stealing again...

Right, loves! Come on up to Room Five-oh-two! I got me some nice pies up 'ere, stuffed with the finest meat this place got to offer! Get 'em while they're still hot!

Oh, an' who was that boy what was asking after that daft Ryuzaki lad?

Blimey! If it ain't one thing, it's another, ain't it! If it ain't a video, it's a rampagin' idiot along the fifth floor!

I ain't comin' out, and you lot? You better not come up!

He comes in 'ere...

Badou and Heine, eh?

Not to mention Giovanni and Ryuzaki. Maybe bein' 'round me is bad luck for 'andsome young lads. An' now there's this 'ere tape...

[There's a bang, as if she's just slammed something onto something else, and then some furious shuffling sounds, followed by a few more bangs.Still, mustn't let it keep us down, eh? Still got ( Read more... )

Well, maybe there was a mass exodus, but I think we shouldn't feel too lonely on that front.

But anyways, we shouldn't get too down. They ain't 'ere, eh? Probably back home. Probably for the best.

Still, I got some nice pies if anyone's hungry for 'em. So come an'get 'em!

Shame that nice boy ain't 'ere... seemed right hungry, he did.

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