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[needling]

[ The video opens with an unhappy Kanji. Why is he unhappy, you ask? Because suddenly he's in the middle of Nevada for some reason and he was in the middle of working on a new sewing project when he was magically transported from Inaba to here. Wherever here is (Death City, was it? What kind of a name was Death City. Talk about depressing). Also, it took him a few hours to figure out how to use the PDA. He's not happy about that either. ]

Alright, I better get some answers fast, or someone's gonna get there ass kicked. Because this sure as hell ain't the textile shop, and I swear, if you hurt my ma...

[ A pause. ]

And where can a guy get a decent sewing kit, 'cause there sure as hell ain't one in this apartment.

01 [video]

[vetriscuri.livejournal.com]

[The PDA turns on without any trouble; he'd made sure to figure out how the damn thing worked before attempting a post of any kind. Austria is sitting at the desk, legs crossed, looking rather upset. His hands are clasped on the table in front of him, knuckles white--despite the calm air he's attempting to put forth, this belies his anger.]

From one war and into another, hm? Pity.

[Forcing his hands apart, he moves one up to massage at his forehead. For a moment he looks tired, stressed, before his face clears, and he's once again wearing a mask of calm.]

[01 → accidental video]

[rosy-wings.livejournal.com]

[the PDA turns on abruptly, and the picture moves fuzzily, as if the communicator's in motion somehow. it stops then, and all you can see are tiny feet in wooden sandals and the edge of what seems of be a petal pink yukata.

looks like the PDA had fallen out of someone's pocket, and its owner seems preoccupied with other things]

---lease! [a pause, then a frustrated sigh. mumbled:] But why...? It was working all right just a while ago...

[louder now, and a bit more determined:] One more time, then!

Key that hides the power of the stars, reveal your true power to me! I, Sakura, command you by contract: Release!

[it's obvious that the speaker is a young girl, and when nothing happens, she slumps down to the floor. a bit of her profile can be seen now, but her features can't be seen clearly from this angle. her hand's clutched around a key hanging around her neck]

But... I can't sense Clow-san's power here, and everyone disappeared all of a sudden. I don't understand. The man in the school said something about a war and witches, too, so magic...?

[and now she's looking around, as if trying to find something that would help her understand, and finally she spots the PDA on the floor, a startled, "Ho~e!" escaping her.

she scrambles over to pick it up and squeaks when she realizes it's been recording this whole time. as she fumbles to find the off switch, her features can finally be distinguished - honey-blonde hair and bright green eyes - just as the transmission finally ends.]

[[eta: and for the record, Liz has brought Sakura safely to the Communal. &hearts]]

1st Wish | Video

[wishin-onstars.livejournal.com]

[The video feed opens to the face of a fuming young blond who has been pushing buttons for the last five minutes trying to get a response out of the device. One will notice she has a strong southern accent.]

Ugh, finally. Now that this thing's workin', I s'pose I should start askin' questions. Like what the heck's been goin' on around here?! It's bad enough that y'all pulled me away from possibly meeting the man of my dreams, but now y'all expect me to fight? Hate t' break it t'ya, but I know as much about fightin' as a pig knows about flyin'. Which ain't much.

[She mumbles, looking rather grumpy.]

This isn't what I meant, Evenin' Star..

[Before reaching out and cutting the feed.]

[ooc: And that's about as much effort as I'm ever going to put into typing her accent.]

[Video]

[lost-for-rye.livejournal.com]

[The video feed comes on, but the picture is tilted sideways. The face that appears is smiling, but looks troubled nonetheless. He seems oblivious to the fact he isn't holding the PDA straight.]

They did say something about being able to contact people through this. [He pauses for a short moment, looking slightly uncomfortable.] I guess you all did a lot while I was at Russia's house.

This is America's house, isn't it? [He scratches thoughtfully at his cheek, looking unsure.]

I'm sorry to come by unannounced; I hadn't really been planning to... Actually, I'm not even sure how I got here. [He chuckles nervously.]

[There is a pause that lasts a few beats.] Is this really America's house? It seems like there's a lot of things...[He considers for a moment.]...different. But it's Nevada, so I suppose it must be?

[Still looking a bit confused about this all, he nevertheless smiles brightly.] Regardless, I'm glad to get to visit your house again, America. I didn't know you'd changed your customs procedure since I was here before. Though with how long it's been, I suppose that isn't surprising. Was it Tony's idea?

[Looking a little sheepish.] Aha, well, I hope this really does send messages to people...

[Muttering to himself as he messes with the PDA.] How is it that this turns of-- [Feed cuts.]

01

[beneathequalsky.livejournal.com]

[the video feed suddenly switches on to what the astute will recognise as the floor in the Communal lobby. and a pair of well-worn boots pacing back and forth across it.]

-ver heard of a kingdom of Nevada! [sounds like the end of a spiel! there's a little more pacing about, before the camera abruptly swings round to show the befuddled face of a young man. hello, Death City!]

Oh, and now the thing's lit up! Are we to fight magic with magic?

[the camera swings back to the floor, and it sounds like the pda is being fiddled with. and a very exasperated sigh.]

What kind of castle doesn't have any servants?