rebuttal 03 ► [accidental video; now with 100% more ruffles]

[mr-fancy-car.livejournal.com]

[The video accidentally switches on as Miles sets the communicator down somewhere, and it begins recording his movements. It catches him walking a short distance away, stopping in front of a mirror and deftly tying his cravat with practiced movements. His fingers are quick; in fact, he doesn't even need to glance down at what he is doing or how those ruffles look until he's done.

When Miles returns to his communicator, he realizes that it has been turned on - which means everyone on the network has gotten an eyeful of him putting on his cravat. He does a very slight double-take, but otherwise keeps his cool as he sits down in front of it, organizer in hand.]

...

I have heard that Meister abilities are closely tied to the skills we possess and the powers we had back in our respective worlds. With that in mind, I have been pondering the possible forms of my own ability. Needless to say, pondering is only what it is, and I can only wait until I reap the fruits of my training.

I address this question to those who are now aware of the true nature of their powers: Did any of you expect the Weapon forms you take, or the abilities you have received?

Private to Death the Kid

May I ask you about law and law enforcement here in Death City?

[OOC: Franziska may threadjack from time to time, especially when you're a Weapon. She just wants answers.]

[VIDEO]

[wiredgod.livejournal.com]

[The video clicks on to show Bold Lain, laying on a floor of thick wires. She's toying with one, twirling it around her finger and being the picture of someone bored out of their minds]

I'm bored. Someone take me on a date.

[She sighs and sets a wire aside, looking to the camera] Ne, Bya-chan? Let's do something fun, what do ya say?

September 7, 2009 - Tuesday

[voyeur_moon]

[The weather's going to be a bit more bearable today, but a lot of you are probably wishing that there's a communal swimming pool in Death City right about now.]

[Today's temperatures are 95/79F (35/26C).]


[Today's the last day to make the Activity Check for the month of August, if you haven't yet! Please head on over to the follow-up post if you somehow missed the main AC post.]

September 7 Morning [Video]

[alphaspider]

[The camera view starts from the floor, and then moves to the wall and along the wall. And then you see the camera peeking around the corner of the wall just as the bathroom door next to it shuts. Cue a few quiet snickers here, and then the camera sneakily moves forward to the kitchen. The target seems to be the pot on the stove! There’s a nice view of the target before the camera is creeping over to peer at the contents of the pot. Looks like a nicely-colored soup is bubbling in a low simmer in the pot. Lots of things you won’t recognize.]

[Camera moves to its owner, Kuroro. He’s grinning.]

His cooking is a lot better now, isn’t it? China must be a good teacher.

[And then Kuroro puts the communicator on the counter as he gets a bowl and scoops some for himself. He’s om nom nomming a few seconds later.]

This tastes really good, you know. Like-- [pause]

Like... [Pause, and you can see Kuroro’s face turn green, and grey, and ultimately white. He calmly puts the bowl back down to the counter, and as he’s reaching for the communicator, his eyes roll up into their sockets and he promptly disappears as he keels over to the side and out of view.]

[THUD!]

[Nothing moves in the video feed for a minute after, and then Kurapika comes into view. People who are familiar with him might note that he looks different--his hair's been cut short to something actually... boyish. The camera’s perfectly positioned to catch the confusion registering on Kurapika's face when he sees Kuroro’s presumably prone body on the kitchen floor. He looks up, sees the bowl and the pot and frowns as he makes all the relevant connections.]

... Hey. I know you don’t like my cooking, but there’s no need to play dead just to show me how bad it is.

[The frown on his face turns impatient when he doesn’t get a response, and then he’s stepping closer to the stove, dipping a spoon into the soup to taste it himself.]

... But it tastes just fine...

[Another moment where he’s just staring and frowning, and then he finally decides to check on Kuroro--disappears from the camera view as he bends and crouches over the man. There’s the occasional slapping sound, Kurapika asking, “Are you dead?” in a low mutter, and then a long stretch of silence, and finally--]

[An ominous shnick.]

[Viewers are free to assume that something like this is happening off the screen.]

[ooc: Let’s just say that someone’s been experimenting in the kitchen with relevant mission earnings and Chinese herbology.]

video;

[closedmarket.livejournal.com]

Hong Kong. I have your cat.

[look! video! of a... naked, furless, very sad-looking cat, held up to the camera under the arms. actually, it might look a tad traumatized, if the shaking is anything to go by.]

[this creature is pulled back just enough for China to peer around the side of it, looking just as dejected (if not more) than the feline.]

[he glances at it.]

[glances back at the camera.]

[opens his mouth...]

I believe it would be better off as emergency rations at this point, aru. Do you agree?