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Hello everyone! This is Saihara Shuichi's first post and I'm pleased to post on his behalf that today is his birthday!
Since Saihara-chan is the kind of guy to think telling people it's his birthday is a bother or a burden and, therefor, will miss out on any birthday wishes people may want to send him, I'm doing it for him~
( ˶ˆᗜˆ˵ )
It is, after all, my sworn duty as the best boyfriend to ever live.
(*•̀ᴗ•́*)و ̑̑

More seriously, I just want him to have some nice things to read later from nice people around Ellipsa~
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No party obligations as Saihara-chan isn't much of a party guy.
No gift obligations either!
I wanna keep him busy most of the day so he can come back to one big birthday card in the form of this network post.
o(≧▽≦)o
Thank you~!

[Indeed, replies from Shuichi will come later in the day. Kokichi may reply if he thinks it's necessary. Please don't make him think it's necessary?

Also, set up around Nightwake and the various districts are posters with a photo of the demon's face on them, a party hat drawn onto it sitting at a jaunty angle, that reads, "Have You Seen The Birthday Boy? Now You Have," with Kokichi's signature included. The bottom of them are cut into little tear off strips that read "Thank you" and...on the back of is copious amounts of glitter barely held on by glue.

Some of the posters probably have a smattering of glitter sitting at the base of whatever it's been pinned to thanks to gusts of wind or maybe others ripping off the little strips.

For those of you who have no warning and go to take a strip for yourself, enjoy the glitter that sticks to your fingers and gets everywhere. Apparently Kokichi can't help pranking people even when trying to do something nice for someone else.]

[it took a long time for mystery to decide to do this, mostly because he's still doing a lot of learning and he's been handling it by himself... however, you know what they say about the cat. (but it was satisfaction that brought it back and all!) so—]

I find myself curious, and I apologize if someone else has already asked about this, but what is the point of celebrating a birthday?

WHO: Moros and YOU
WHAT: exploring the city with a Pokémon egg in tow
WHEN: early september, pre-event
WHERE: all over the city
WARNINGS: n/a
NOTES: Moros is the embodiment of Doom! Please check his info and doom permissions posts prior to tagging in.

( won't fade away )

[Here's Rumi trying to do the whole be cool, act normal thing on the network again. Okay, okay, actually she looks friendly, happy, excited!]

Hello! My name is Rumi if we haven't met yet and since I'm making posters about this at Music Club meeting, I figured I obviously should post this here too! I obviously really should have done this a long time ago but better late than never...

[And yeah, aside from putting those posters everywhere, she'll put this to her Cinder, Ellipsagram and everywhere else too.]

If anyone's interested, I'm offering singing lessons. And also how to play piano and/or keyboard, guitar, keytar and violin lessons. Or you know, there probably should have been a and/or before that violin thing too because obviously you can choose only one those instruments and not like all of them...

[ . . . How obvious was that part? Whatever. She's still a socially adorable awkward dork despite all of her time as an idol and idol in training and here too.]

Ah, and this is open to anyone. I mean everyone, whether you have zero experience and you're just interested in learning any of that now or if you have some experience of any of them or whatever else. You don't even need your own instruments, well besides your voice for singing, I have multiple of all of them but you can buy your own too before we even start if you want to do that.

[Thank goodness for Melody, her Pikachu, being about to play something offscreen because Rumi almost forgot to say that part which also reminds her to add something else too.]

As for me — I've been singing for all of my life, and I've also played some of those instruments for most of my life too and I just really have a lot more free time here than I've had back home in years.

[Or you know, Mira not being here again means that she's not as busy with Huntrix as she could be but she would have offered these lessons sooner or later anyway! Also yes, Zero inspired her to play violin again after who knows how many years of not playing it when she's been busy with other things and didn't have time for every instrument ever back home. Please ask her how many she has tried to play!]

So ummm, let me know if you're interested in any of that and we'll figure out how to start and also decide a time and a place and we'll make it work! Also never ever be too shy to reach out now or later either, this offer is always open from now on, so feel free to send me a message anytime later too or let anyone know about this later too if they don't see this for whatever reason.

[Note; we'll be mostly handwaving the teaching part, we can play random stuff during it but I, her player, have absolutely no music talents at all to actually teach anyone anything unlike Rumi, she can do it and she knows what she's doing!!]

[ It's been nearly a year since this face appeared on the network. Moros looks as detached as ever, straight-backed and distant. His skin is still grayish, his white hair still long, his cheekbones still fabulous. He looks at the camera and addresses it in his soft, polite voice: ]

It's been some time since I was last here. I would ask someone to fill me in on what has changed, but it feels like not much has.

[ His brothers are still around, at any rate. Plus what may be one other Chthonic God… Hm. ]

I am Moros. When I last addressed this network, I asked about fate. Now, I would ask about prophecy. What are your thoughts on it?

[The camera turns on and suddenly there is a large pink eye gazing at the broadcast. Some honking from off camera makes the eye scoot back to reveal a Sprigatito's face and form. Given the collar they wear and the name tag 'Jasmine', this is the same pokemon who accompanies Zayne to work as a therapy helper. She lets out a trill, tilting her head at the other creature nearby, who is still making bunny noises.

Oh! Right! It's recording!

Jasmine then pads over to grab a small item but as she holds it in her mouth, it's revealed to be Zayne's hospital badge, picture and all. She paws at it as if she's trying to introduce him to the network, trying to point at the picture. Then she puts it down and lets out a happy chirp; anyone with a pokemon amulet may hear instead "This is my papa!" Jasmine then holds up...is that a drawing? It's not a very good one considering neither of the creatures there have thumbs but it can be noticable that there is a green blob with pink dots and a brown blob with wings, black dots and lines that is supposed to be ears and a humanish figure with the best attempt for dark hair and green dots sporting a triangle on top of its head. It's supposed to be a party hat, they tried their best.

Jasmine continues to meow and holding the picture up as best as she can. The translation for those who can pick it up is "My papa has his birthday coming up!"

The camera then moves away, almost as if the one holding it is flying to the desk next to them. Because they are and it focuses on the calendar. A brown paw taps a specific day, which is tomorrow as of this recording, and honks. As if they're letting people know that this particular day is somehow important. Then they move back with the camera and join Jasmine, revealing themselves to be Clover the fairy bunny with both of them holding more odd drawings including what appears to be a cake and confetti. Both animals speak at the same time while moving the pictures back and forth, chirps and honks saying the same thing:

"Wish him a happy birthday when you see him!"

Even without the amulets, both of them hope the message gets across. They do freeze when a voice from the next room is heard.]

That's odd. I thought I put my badge on the table here.

[Both animals look at each other, worried that they might get caught. Jasmine jumps towards the cat tree while Clover grabs the phone and shuts off the feed.]

WHO: Emet-Selch and Hythlodaeus
WHAT: exploring the Pokemon Dimension!
WHEN: now-ish?
WHERE: see above
WARNINGS: None atm

( A whole new world to explore )

WHO: G'raha Tia, E'kayan Tia, Y'tajha Mhasi
WHAT: General Log for the three
WHEN: Anytime we want
WHERE: Anywhere we want
WARNINGS: will mark where necessary

WHO: Yoroi Kagon & YOU
WHAT: training montage
WHEN: early september, pre-event
WHERE: all around the city
WARNINGS: n/a

( aka theme from rocky )

[The video switches on. Miles has the camera pointed at him with it leaned against something on his desk. He has notes scattered around between him and the camera but it's hard to read any. Likely due to them all being turned over before hitting record. Behind him are a pair of leather gloves and a leather jacket laid out on the bed in the background. His pale blue eyes look at the camera as he speaks.]

I waited a while before making this announcement. Had to be sure he wasn't going to turn around and come back. He's prone to doing that.

Scourge the Hedgehog has left Ellipsa.

For those who I requested assistance in keeping an eye on him, you are relieved of your duties.

And before people ask or say something stupid. I do not care that he's gone. No, I do not miss him. I am just as perfectly fine as I was before he disappeared and as fine as I have been since I noticed his disappearance.

That is all.

[Miles cuts the feed.]

WHO: Hermes and Squall Leonhart
WHAT: unlocking Dragon Blessed powers
WHEN: early September
WHERE: Abandoned Castle
WARNINGS: TBA

( lullabi )

[ Hermes stands beside the magically polluted river that surrounds Nightwake. He's holding a glass of river water and looks excited. ]

If you are a Spring power holder with the ability to purify liquids, pray go to the river surrounding Nightwake. I believe that, with the coordinated power of enough Springs, we can purify this river of its magical pollution.


( ooc: this will work! if your character would help out, please tag in! )

WHO: Chipp and YOU!!
WHAT: Chipp's deathday party
WHEN: Sept. 3rd!
WHERE: Daikichi no Enko, central Nightwake
WARNINGS: Should be none! Aside from food crimes. But I'll change this as necessary.

( the soup's actually not too bad this time if you pick out the weird bits )

WHO: Reiner Braun and Annie Leonhart
WHAT: unlocking Dragon Blessed powers
WHEN: early September
WHERE: Abandoned Castle
WARNINGS: Potential content warnings include: child soldiers, war, death, PTSD symptoms, racism, racial oppression, genocide, cannibalism, and human experimentation.

( blue sky )

WHO: Yoroi Kagon and Hythlodaeus
WHAT: unlocking Dragon Blessed powers
WHEN: early September
WHERE: Abandoned Castle
WARNINGS: n/a

( satin soul )

I've been wondering... what people's favourite emotions are.

[This was, it seems, a spur of the moment kind of question. Raphael is in his room in the Haven Hotel, sitting on the floor, a half-finished painting spanning the entire wall behind him.]

I'm still learning about them. There are so many I don't even have a proper name for.

[He rests his chin on the heel of his hand.]

So... which is your favourite to feel? And why? What-- How do you experience it when it happens to you?

private to Lucifer

Are you busy, Luce? I have something I want to talk to you about.

WHO: Reiner Braun, Hythlodaeus, Levi Ackerman, Frieda Reiss, G'raha Tia, Eren Jaeger, Annie Leonhart
WHAT: mingle log for their exploration
WHEN: late august/early september
WHERE: spring segment
WARNINGS: Potential content warnings include: child soldiers, war, death, PTSD symptoms, racism, racial oppression, genocide, cannibalism, human experimentation, discussion of self-sacrifice, and discussion from violence.

( higher, oh higher )

[Baizhu is in his shop, as usual. The rows of small wooden drawers behind him are clean and neat. There is a small white snake with pink, oddly human eyes curled around his shoulders.]

I find myself unfortunately in need of one or two more suppliers - people who would be willing to venture to corners of this world that my health will not permit me to journey to.

[Since he recently lost one of his best ones... well, needs must. If he has to pay a couple more to replace that kind of expertise then he will.]

Payment is a flat rate for your time plus bonuses based on the difficulty of the request and any unexpected problems you might face. I'm willing to negotiate individual contracts.

[He smiles slightly then ends it there, before sending a message directly to Hu Tao.]

private to Hu Tao

Director Hu, do you have a moment?

WHO: Any Music Club members, anyone who wants to join or check in
WHAT: Music Club log!
WHEN: Assorted nights in late summer/early fall
WHERE: Shining Karaoke in Blossomcrown
WARNINGS: Nothing yet

[This is a Music Club mingle! Characters are able to work on any project they wish, talk about music, and eat the free food Rinku ordered in for the meetings. Tag each other, have characters work on their WIPs and talk shop, make plans! This covers multiple meetings throughout the months, so characters can attend one or many and have threads take place at any time.

While there's no current big show to prep for, if one does arise, feel free to put the prep in here as well, and I'll edit accordingly!]