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[Three... two... one... BZZZZAP!]

OUCH! [Utena bolts upright with a shout. She was laid down on her bed only a few seconds ago, taking an afternoon nap after pulling an all-night watch for Gohl. With or without Prydain's say-so.]

[Hissing painfully, she rubs a hand against her lower back as sits up.] Geez... that really smarts. [Looking past her shoulder, the camera focuses up at her face from the side. She makes a grab toward the communicator, fingers obscuring the camera's view as she pulls it closer.]

What's it even doing there? I thought that I--... Chuu!

Eh? [Chu-Chu can be seen standing on her pillow, tilting his head curiously at her.] Did you move it there, Chu-Chu? You were probably playing with it, huh? Chuu?

Well, I guess it's not such a big deal... The shock isn't so bad, but try to be more careful for my sake next time, okay? [...] Wait. This date... [She blinks at she leans toward the camera to get a better look at the communicator.] ...It's my birthday today, isn't it? Huh. I never thought that I'd be spending it in a place like this.

[Then, as she looks up, Utena ends up staring straight at something off screen.] Wait a second, that's-... But it's only been two days! [...] Still, that scent... it's just like-...

[She runs a hand through the bangs of her hair, clearly perplexed at the growth rate of this plant and letting out an exasperated sigh.] Oh, I just don't get it!

[As she turns around to step out of bed, her foot catches on part of the cover on the floor and she starts to fall. A graceful tumble forward that lands her flat on her face and with a hard thud. The communicator, being pulled along with the ride, slides down and the viewers catch a glimpse of her plant with white roses in full bloom. The recording times out once gravity finally takes over and it tumbles over face down with a clatter.]

[BZZZZAP!]

-ch! [The communicator falls down onto the floor with an audible clatter, and she grumbles before picking it up and and lazily tosses it over onto the bed.]

It's already that time, huh...

[Unaware of the recording, Utena flops down noisily onto the mattress with a tired sigh and the squeak of old bedsprings. A long moment passes in silence before she starts to speak up again.]

It's gotten so quiet again. I guess that's a sign that he's really gone. [...] I wonder if the Disciplinary Committee will be disbanded.

[...] This really is a sad, broken place. It feels like one minute there will be someone there to talk to, and get to know. Then the next minute, they're gone. As soon as you even blink.

[She rolls over and lets out a small hum.]

Heh. I don't even think that I trained this much back at home. I was always just watching my senpai doing their training. [...] I wonder if that ever helped me beat them... [There is another pause, as Utena gazes up at the rose signet ring thoughtfully.]

I should probably take a bath.

Okay. This is definitely weird. Much weirder than usual... and that's saying something.

[...] Well, whatever. Just don't try to harrass Himemiya or try to feed Chu-Chu anything strange, and we'll be fine.

[[ooc I apologize for any slow tagging on my part. I haven't been feeling very well, and it's really been cramping my style.]]

[BZZZZAP! The communicator emits a shock, and Utena can be heard letting out a small cry as her hand recoils away from it.]

Again...

[Meanwhile, in the background... Chu-Chu can be heard letting out some pitifully sad sobs.]

Uu, chuu...

[Sigh] I told you so, didn't I? That eating so much candy would make you sick... or at least give you a stomach ache.

Chuu, chuu...

Mmn... Look, just try to take it easy for now. I'll try to make some tea, and that should help you feel better, all right?
Please don't cry anymore, Chu-Chu. I don't think I can afford to lose any more sleep.

Now, what was I going to ask about...?

[...] Argh! I hate it when that happens! Oh well... Maybe it will come to me later- [Click]

...

[There is an extremely long pause that follows once the recording starts. One that almost makes you wonder if Utena meant to turn on her communicator at all. But then she lets out a heavy sigh, and the faintest sound of a pillow being squeezed tightly between her arms can be heard.]

I'm... ...not very good at this, am I?

Prydain and Seifer... you were both counting on me, and I only let you down... I let myself be controlled, and acted out selfishly. I forgot who it was that I was really supposed be protecting in the first place, and in the end...

...

I couldn't protect anyone at all.



...I'm sorry.

[Click.]

[[ooc After watching so many of her friends die right in front of her and recalling how she was affected by the chip, Utena has been moping around in her room for the last two days and cutting herself off from mostly everyone else. - I'm sorry for the lack of tags during the event itself. I was having some unexpected voice issues.]]

[Click. The video starts recording face up toward... a hand? More than likely Utena's hand, even if she doesn't seem to notice it. She can be heard walking a few steps, along with the faint sloshing sound of water being shifted around in an old metal bucket.

After a moment, she ends up setting each of the items down one at a time. The communicator down on its side, and the bucket located somewhere off screen. For the moment, only the girl's shoes can be seen, and something can be heard being dipped into water and promptly pulled out. Soon she can be seen walking away with an old shoe brush in hand, dripping with water from the bristles. From this distance, the viewer can see that she standing in front of one of the walls Sho Minamimoto vandalized, dressed in an old hand-me-down blue jogging outfit with her hair tied back into a pony tail. Strangely enough, some of the tips of her hair seem to be stained with red.

Some of the paint on the wall has already been scrubbed away in some places, but just barely. As she rubs the shoe brush against the wall, Utena can be heard muttering incoherently but vehemently on occasion before the recording times out.]

[There is a soft hiss along with the sound of a bandage being peeled off. Aged adhesive is a bastard.]

...looks like it's almost gone.

[She shrugs part of her jacket back on, giving it a light tug at the sleeve.] ...Mm? Oh man... Maybe I should try to learn how to sew. It's not like I'm going to be able to find a replacement uniform in this place.

[Sigh] Um... Hikaru, Kaoru... I'm really sorry if I let you both down. I ended up getting lost in that weird fog from before. That and... ["...I really should have asked for more details on the perp."] Well, I just messed up. Let me know if I can ever make it up to you, okay? It's the least I can do.

loyal_inferno? How are you feeling? I hope that you were able to find your friends again after that whole mess. ...You're really not that bad a fighter either. [She lets out a short laugh.]

What else...

[There's an audible click as she starts to flip through old posts.] The exploring team...

[Another click, followed by an uneccessarily long pause compliments of Rolo's Geass.]

AHHHHH!

[[ooc Oh, she saw what you did there, crystal_eyed. Also, possibly backdated if this falls out of the range of the Geass on the second day. ]]

[The communicator is bumped on with an audible clatter as the pocket of her jacket is slammed roughly into a wall, and the sound of something metal can be heard falling to the ground with a clatter.]

Ouch... It's so cool and ░░░░░░░m the fog. My fingers are starting to get sore from c░░░░░░░░ ░░░ sword all this time.

[She takes a breath, letting out a deep sigh.] How can it be this hard...? ░░░░░░░ is only a block away, and I swore that I would ░░░░░░ for them.

...

Better hurry.


[After a moment, she leans down to pick up the fallen weapon with a grunt, and then proceeds to simply keep on walking forward through the dense fog.]

[[ooc Not as planned.]]

[BZZZZAP! The communicator emits a shock. Right on time. But... no one is there?]

Ughn... Just... a bit further.

Man, how did it even get back here anyway?

[A hand brushes up against the receiver, and it can he heard sliding across the floor.] Got it!

[BZZZZAP!] Ouch! That really smarts, you know!

... [Sigh] All right, all right. I've got it.

Um... Sorry for being so quiet, everyone. After I got over my cold, I couldn't even find my communicator.
It turns out that it just fell under the bed. At least the shock didn't catch any of the dust bunnies on fire...

Obviously a lot must have happened, so... ["This is pretty awkward..."] I'm really sorry.

[...] Hey, does... anyone know how to grow and care for roses? When a friend of mine disappeared, she kind of left this packet of seeds behind, so... I was just kind of wondering.

[A loud sneeze.] Ugh... This is the pits.

[Sniffle] I never used to get sick like this back at home, but then again... there was never weather like this in the late summer months either. It's freaky. ...If I had known that something like this was bound to happen, I would have gone out looking for some warmer clothes. ...Oh well, it can't be helped much now, huh?

Ah- If anyone was worried about that recording from last time, I'm fine! Honest.
I came out of it with nothing worse than a few scratches and some burns, so no one needed to worry to much. I... guess I'm still grateful though. I didn't think that so many people would get that worried about me.

Oh, and I have to thank you too, Cube-kun. You're a real lifesaver for mending my jacket like that. Let me know if there's any way I can owe back the favor someday, all right? [...] You too, Seifer.

You know, now that I think about it... Himemiya has been really quiet lately. I haven't seen her around here lately e-eith- [Another loud sneeze.]

[Another sniffle, followed by a tired groan as she flops back onto her bed.] It's strange. I hope that she's still doing all right, wherever she is right now...

[Click. The communicator turns on to... darkness, but the sound of pattering rain and shoes sloshing around. ...Pretty quickly, for what it is. The view shuffles around, tucked inside of a pocket.]

When is this rain ever going to stop?

...-Eh? Souji-kun? Why is he...?

[The sound of running can be heard, along with a heavy blanket whipping around. It must be her cover.]

What are you doing out here? It's dangerous without anything to protect yourself from this-... [...] Are you... okay?

[Suddenly, there is a sharp intake of breath and her feet slide back. A clatter can be heard as she raises her sword up quickly, but--...]

AAAAUGH! [The communicator comes flying out of her pocket as an ice spell manifests and lands a strike against her, causing it to slides over the ground for a few inches. The camera is focused up toward the cloudy sky, with the rain pattering on it and blurring it.]

Ughn... What was-... W-wait! [She can he heard getting up slowly, before shouting as the acid starts to burn. The blanket is quickly retrieved and pulled around her as she catches her breath.]

[The frequency times out without her even realizing that she dropped it.]

[[ooc ...and sometimes, friends can be so cruel. I hope I did good, Doc.]]

[Private to Prydain and Seifer; Hackable]

There's something that I want to talk to you about. Well... maybe it's more like asking for a favor.

I've brought someone back to the rowhouse, and I'm letting her stay with me for awhile. At least long enough to keep her safe until she figures things out here.

Someone from my own world was brought here. (...or maybe you can call it few someones?) Her name is Hime- ah... Anthy Himemiya. We were roommates back at Ohtori Academy.

Anyway... I'm kind of sorry that this is on such short notice. But then again, most things here are like that, huh? I just felt like you should know what's going on here.

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( Private to Cube; Hackable )

[She lets out a breath, flopping over a table and muttering halfway into it.] Earthquakes that turn out to be volcanic tremors... big cracks in the street that I nearly tripped over in the ash-filled darkness, murderers and monsters... [Groan] I'm tired. Why can't my life in middle school ever be normal?

[[ooc Assuming that Utena helped escort Anthy back to the Gohl Ave. rowhouse across the street, commentlogs for the two of them are go!]]

[Filtered from Gateau; Hackable]

[There's a grunt as Utena slams her fist into the ground.] This is bad...

hakai_aniki! The one who shot bardforblood; just who the hell do you think you are?! I don't understand you!

Even if you weren't the one who killed Cube-kun... why did you have to kill him too?! Don't you realize that you're putting his life and others in danger all over again by having them both end up in the hospital together! Idiot!

He could have been captured, or made so he wouldn't be able to hurt anyone else who didn't deserve it. But you--...!

[Her breath hitches, clearly angry and frustrated.] ... You'd better protect him. If you don't, then you're no better than his killer!

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President... You don't have to worry about me anymore. You never had to start. This city didn't really suit you anyway.

Seifer, it's getting light enough to see, and I have somewhere where I need to be now. - I have to go.

[[ooc tl;dr Cube's death and Saburo's killing Gateau only had a difference of a few minutes. On top of that, the revived all end up sent in the same place. The hospital. Yeah... Stupid robot brain.]]

This is bad... it's already been more than a week already.

( Private; Hackable )

Um... I'm sorry if I worried anyone with my being quiet. There was someone something I was trying to find. I guess it look a little more time than I thought.

But... a lot has been going on, hasn't it? Is everyone all right? ...Maybe not.

[Filtered to Gohl Rowhouse Residents / Touga Kiryuu; Hackable]

I'm going to the hospital tonight. If anyone needs anything else before I head back, then just let me know. I'll try talking to one of the assistants there.

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[There is a sigh, and the frequency fades in and out with a bit of clicking.]

This-... [Click.] ...-on happening. [Click.] ...-ks like the rest are fine, and I've already heard from the others.

Huh?

[...]

...and that would be my frequency with the recording button on next to it, wouldn't it?

[Text]

Sorry about that. I was trying to find something out.

...It seems like Ritsu-kun's frequency doesn't work anymore. He must have gone back home. That's good for him, I guess. I'm sorry that we couldn't have that game of "kick the can" that you wanted before you had to go.

The same with Raidou-kun, but... That can't be right. He left his sword behind, so he couldn't have just-

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Che. [There's some running up stairs, which–after a few minutes, is quickly followed by some running back down. The clanking of a sword rattling in its scabbard can be heard, as if it's being carried by hand.]

[Shouted inside.] I'm going out for a bit! [...and a door closes.]

[[ooc Utena has gone out looking for Raidou Kuzunoha in the city, Shakko in hand; possibly Cube too. She's been listening and keeping an eye on things over the last few days. Also, strikeout = thought, therefore unhackable.]]

...and that takes care of the other.

Father's Day, huh? Even if time is supposed to frozen back home, I still can't help but worry.

If I'm not there, then I hope that I can still make up for lost time, mom... dad... I wonder if you'll believe such a crazy story about being brought to another world like this.

Incense, water... Heh. I promise that the flowers won't be cheap. Maybe... I can even ask Himemiya if I can borrow some roses from the greenhouse.

Just... wait for me, okay?

Magical powers, monsters and... something out there that just-... changes people completely! Not just their attitudes, but... [Sigh] This is too much.

[She takes a deep breath.] Okay. Focus, focus. Still... things have gotten really bad, haven't they? I wonder if there's a better way to a least protect everyone from the danger.

[...] I mean, maybe it's wishful thinking. No one can try to be everywhere at once. But... that doesn't mean we can just give up, right? Nothing will be able to move forward that way.

...Oh, I don't even know what I'm saying anymore.

Souji-kun, Kanji-kun, I heard about what happened to-... Did you find her again? Is that girl going to be okay?

[Private to Touga; Hackable]

You know, President... You can't just stay in this building forever. I know that sounds kind of cold, but I think that Prydain would be really upset if he found you were snuck in here under our watch in the first place.

But it can't be helped, I guess. Look, I'll-... I'll help you find a place where you can stay once things settle down. Just try to behave yourself while you're here, okay? Please.

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