Dec. 21st - Video - Filtered from the Important People (aka Tavros and Chika)

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[There's a nice view of the park, and a sudden 'crack' of a bat hitting a ball, and said ball can be seen sailing away. Eventually Masaru can be seen chasing it and bringing it back over. Even though it's winter one can see he's sweating - he's been at this for awhile. Finally, said with all the solemn seriousness he can manage:]

....am I an asshole?

[He taps the ground with his bat for a second, looking rather unhappy.... then hits the ball again - and a crash of broken glass and a cursing Masaru close the video out]

video; December 21st

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[This time when the video starts Alois looks rather upset and shocked. The apartment behind him is in total chaos, almost as if he has just had worst temper tantrum and flipped everything upside down. There's clothes, blankets, pillows and some of the tableware on the floor, drawers emptied and chairs have been knocked down.]

Claudia has gone missing! [He cries out with tears in his eyes. This clearly is a great misfortune.] She must have wandered off while I was at work. If anyone sees her inform me immediately! She doesn't like cold places and also goes by other names, such as Baby Doll, Queen Victoria, Claudette and Claude. You can't miss her.

[He wipes his face to his sleeve and looks down at his lap. His suddenly expression changes from the sad to angry, almost furious, as he remembers to add:] Also, don't you dare to fucking hurt her.

[ooc; Yup, there's a big tarantula wandering around Casualty Communal. Feel free to find it, or get shocked by it.]

o6. ♌ december 21st / text

[moirailcompass]

:33 < im back
:33 < and i heard about what happened
:33 < or at least some of it
:33 < s33ms like something is always happening in this city =//
:33 < who is still okay?

december 21st // fifth misfortune [text]

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Would anyone want to buy a unopened bottle of tequila for a better price than in the overly expensive store?

I don't need it nor want it.

Trading it for food that can't be found in a convenience store is fine too.

Entry #A-3: "Ask" [December 21st] [Text, Action]

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[It's been ten days since L found out his weapon form and went through his first disastrous attempt to resonate with someone. Both processes left him a little tattered around the edges, and though he hasn't consciously decided to avoid people and practice a little more caution since then, he has been doing so. In fact, he hasn't even left his apartment in that time frame, so today marks his first time outside in over a week.

Though he doesn't like to admit it, he's needed a little bit of time to recover from the violently failed attempt at resonation with Mello, and a bit of distance from people in general before he could even gather the motivation to try again with someone else. The brittle, sharp memories of the experience starting well and then beginning to destroy him are vivid, and he isn't anxious to experience that again. What he's learned makes him stop and more carefully consider the type of person he could possibly achieve resonance with.

Balance seems to be important to the process. He considers Mello and Near's success as polar opposites; what clashes socially might actually be complementary in regards to becoming partners for the purposes of Weapons and Meisters. But L is a strange soul, perfectly balanced for what he is and not very well for anything else. Even in his own world, he is set apart, and the only person he can think of successfully resonating with, without a doubt, is his handler Watari, who is dead, and certainly not in Death City.

Even though it's chilly, with Christmas just four days away and the city decorated to reflect it, L is out in his shirtsleeves, with no coat and some pretty sad-looking shoes. He's discreetly hanging posters when he's fairly certain that no one is looking his way, moving quickly, never lingering for a long time in one spot. Just to make sure that as many people as possible end up seeing it, though, he ends up posting his ad to the network, as well. He keeps it simple and to the point.]

MEISTER WANTED

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES; DIFFICULT RESONATION, BUT POTENTIALLY VERY GOOD OUTCOME IN THE EVENT OF SUCCESS. AGE, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND SPECIES DO NOT MATTER, BUT THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS ARE A MUST:

1. PROFICIENT AT BAKING
2. RESPONSIBLE PERSONALITY
3. FIRM WITHOUT BEING OVERBEARING
4. INTELLIGENT (OR QUIET, IF STUPID)
5. HYGIENIC
6. CAPABLE OF DRIVING A CAR
7. WILLING TO COHABIT
8. GOOD AT READING PEOPLE; SOCIALLY ADEPT, ABLE TO NAVIGATE CROWDS QUICKLY
9. SOOTHING VOICE, CALM TEMPERAMENT
10. NO DRUG OR ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY (OR DISCREET ABOUT IT)

SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY, PLEASE.