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( Luceti Relationships )

-Under construction. Also, if you believe your character has had enough interaction with this one and that they should be on this list, just leave a comment and let me know!-

It's about time I did another one of these.

Most of you have already seen it -- experiments where organized groups were needed to help keep things in check. The Blue Rogues are there to take care of most problems, but as large as that group is, even they need a little back-up sometimes.

That's where Brave Vesperia comes in. Besides doing a few odd jobs here and there, helping out New Feathers, or aiding those returning from a kidnapping, we either do what the Rogues have no time to do or help them out during the more chaotic experiments. It's pretty obvious that we've been a little quiet lately, and there's no real excuse for it either. Personal problems holding the guild back can only go so far before it becomes an excuse to do nothing.

But in order for us to get back into full swing, we need more members. You don't have to be a fighter in order to join -- any skills you think would be helpful to the guild and Luceti as a whole are welcome in Brave Vesperia.

If you're interested, I'll need your name and whatever skills you think will be useful. Thanks.

Also, to all current members of Brave Vesperia -- just update me on how things are on your end.

[The voice speaking should definitely be familiar to those who know Yuri, but it's a bit younger-sounding and has a very definite snob-tone to it.]

If I have to spend one more day in this pathetic excuse of a settlement, I'm going to be absolutely sick. Surely someone here could've thought for even a moment to improve upon this backwater dump. Honestly, it's not as if any of you do anything half the time.

Ugh, this entire place is about as sanitary as the lower quarter. Commandant. You had some form of authority back in Terca Lumireis -- use it here.

[Action]

[Yuri's just chillin on his bed, adorn in noble's clothing with his hair tied back, looking like he owns the place. He also looks a little younger, but there's no way of knowing exactly how much younger he is hint: he's 18. Housemates, feel free to march in, knock him out, and throw him in a closet -- he'll thank you later.]


[[OOC: ... Yeaaah, he's hated the attitudes of the nobles from his hometown his entire life, so the choice was pretty clear there :|;]]

You know, I'm almost disappointed things like last week don't happen more often around here. Maybe with a little less destruction, though. Still, it's better than being bored or depressed all the time.

... Oh right. Got a bit of a weird question for you guys. What are the names of medicines you use out in the field back home? I'm not talking about the kinds of things they stock in the clinic -- I mean quick and easy to use things you could use in the middle of a fight.

[Filtered to Judy]

Maybe we should look around some of the shops for things for the kid while there's still some downtime around here. Unless today's not a good day for you, anyway.

[Entire post is filtered against Zagi. He's not taking any chances here.]

Now that things have settled down, there's something I have to tell everyone.

I don't think anyone saw this coming, but ... Well, in about two months, Judy and I are going to be parents.

We both know this isn't the best place for this to happen, and it really wasn't something we were planning on either, but now that it's happening, we're going to see this through. As out-of-the-blue this is, we could use any support anyone's willing to give during this time. I could definitely use a little advice on this sort of thing as well.

I ... guess that's it.

[Filtered to Estelle]

How are you holding up?

[At first, there's just pacing. It's a bit heavy, so it's not a stretch to assume whoever's doing the pacing is pretty pissed off. This goes on for a few seconds before it stops, silence for a moment or two. After that time passes, there's one solid SLAM and the sound of wood splintering a bit.]

DAMMIT!

[Action]

[Wherever Yuri was before, he has stalked off to the forest, which he's now on the outskirts of since he gets lost too easily. Anyone who heard him and investigated will see him standing there, really trying hard not to look as upset as he feels, with his fist partially embedded in a nearby tree. Idiot likely broke a knuckle or two doing that as well. His journal is tucked behind him, under that huge belt he always wears, and it's slightly open, which he won't be finding out until someone says something through it or someone points it out to him.

He doesn't look like he wants to be bothered but he really needs it. Approach?]

... Been a while since it's been this chaotic.

With the Captain sent home, I'm taking charge of Brave Vesperia again as it's acting leader. If anyone needs the guild for anything after things have settled down, just ask for Yuri Lowell and I'll get back to you.

To all of Brave Vesperia's members; I've spoken with Vyse and we'll be providing back-up for the Blue Rogues. This means if you see a fight going on or someone threatening to kill others here, you have to step in and put an end to it, as long as it doesn't endanger your own lives. We're not killing anyone either, but I'm sure you all already knew that. After all, we're doing this to help prevent causalities, not create them.

Only members who are able to fight should be involved in this, and on top of that, only members who haven't been affected. I'm ... not exactly sure who the leaves available, so I need to know who hasn't been affected and who's around to help out. We've lost a few members, so whether you can help out or not, let me know that you're still around.

Also, if anyone else out there who hasn't been affected wants to help us out with all this, let me know.

[Filtered to Flynn and Rita]

... I won't be around for part of tonight. Make sure no one goes near Estelle or Judy.

[Filtered to Judy]

I've got something to take care of tonight, so I'll be out for a little while. I doubt anything'll happen, but just be careful anyway.

[Action]

[Yuri's just kinda chillin' in the living room of his home, seemingly relaxed with his journal next to him, but the guy is actually starting to get a little panicky with everything going on at once. Judy's pregnancy, Estelle being a target, all the chaos, and on top of that, taking charge of BV once again. Calm and cool-headed as he can be, all of that wears down on a guy after a while.

Either way, he's near an open window just in case something goes on a little too close to the house, so anyone inside and outside House #12 is free to bother him for whatever reason.]

[Locked to Rita, Flynn, Estelle]

This is probably a bad time, what with the old man's second kidnapping, but there's something you guys need to know about. Head over to the living room and we'll talk there.

[Action]

[And just like the last time he gathered people in the living room, Yuri's waiting there (likely with Judith unless her player doesn't want her there or whatever the case may be). This ... was definitely not going to be easy.]

[[OOC: Due to different timezones and people being busy and the like, it's perfectly fine to have Yuri break the news to your character over the journal instead -- just make up an excuse as to why they can't go to the living room. Or, if you still want it to be [action], then state in their thread that they're coming in alone later. It might make it easier and faster to thread out separately, too. Although, a mass reaction with everyone in the room could be a lot of fun, too. Whatever you guys want to do, really o/]]

[In the background:] ... You've gotta be kidding me. Again? [And wandering over to the journal now.]

... Alright, who the hell took the front door to house twelve? And what for? If you needed a door that badly, the shops are always up and running, you know.

[Locked to Senel]

Mind if I ask you about something?

It's starting to get a little too routine for me around here. Yeah, things pop up every so often, but once the day's over, it's right back to the same old thing again. Guess I should try new things while I'm here, at least to pass some time. Hell if I know what, though.

Well, I guess I'll figure something out eventually. If all else fails, there's always sparring more often.

... That reminds me. Does everyone here have fighting experience or am I just assuming too much?

[Filtered to Estelle, Raven, Rita, Judy, and Flynn]

Have any of you heard from Karol recently?

[Filtered to Judy]

Feeling any better?

Time passes pretty quickly in this place when you're not paying attention. Kinda makes me wonder what goes on back home while I'm stuck here. You know, whether time stops or keeps going or ... whatever. If eight months passed there too, then I really hope someone did something about that little problem we have there.

... What was everyone doing before they got thrown into this mess, anyway? I wonder if some of the older residents even remember.

( [Filtered to Estelle, Flynn, Rita, and Judy] )

( [Filtered to Judy] )

( [Filtered to Raven] )

Sorry if I got a little annoying over the week. Guess it really wasn't as dangerous out there as I seemed to think it was. Well, at least that's over with, or at least it seems like it. I'll take a wild guess and figure everyone came out of this thing alright, for the most part.

If the end of this experiment is anything like the last one, then they'll probably start up with the mass kidnappings in a day or so again, if not right away. I'd say that everyone should be paying attention to their surroundings, but that should go without saying. I guess that tidbit could be sort of useful for some of the new guys around here, but I'm sure they've been warned at this point. Hope so, anyway.

[Filtered to Vesperia Crew (sans Duke, because he probably wouldn't care anyway) | Hackable]

... Looks like they took Judy.

[Action]

[As is probably expected, Yuri is heading through town with the intent of going to the barrier. He knows it's pointless to attack it, but having Judy kidnapped makes him want to at least look at it or try something, just so he doesn't feel too useless. He's armed, but that's nothing special -- in fact, it just gives him something to base excuses off of.

He does seem a little less approachable than usual, but anyone is free to bother him, either in town or in the forest, for whatever reason.]


[[OOC: Ffff, really sorry for the repost, guys :|; I'd explain the reasoning behind it but it's massively tl;dr, so let's just say "it was suggested by someone that I do so when the event was officially over to hopefully avoid 'an hero' retardation later on" and leave it at that :|b That and I wanted to change it around a little because it sounded weird after a while--okayshuttingup]]

Hey, is everyone alright? I think another experiment is blowing through this place, so try to take care of yourselves.

... No one needs anything, right? If you need something, just tell me. I've got nothing better to do anyway.

[Long pause goes here.]

... Something has to be going wrong somewhere. Just tell me if something's wrong and I'll do what I can. I'm not going to expect anything out of it, you know.

[Paaaaauuuuusssseeee.]

... I think I'll check around the village, just in case.

[Action]

[If Yuri knows where you live, you can bet your ass he's knocking on your door to make sure, in person, that you are totally and completely okay 8| That goes double for the Vesperia cast -- he might even visit you guys multiple times to make sure nothing changed since his last visit. And you can bet he's going to be clingy as hell with you for the entire week, Judy. No one's touching his woman but him 8|

Seriously.

Others can feel free to stop him while he's on his way to someone's home.]

[[OOC: Yuri usually keeps the amount of worry he holds for everyone under wraps. With the amount of 'concern for the safety of others' he has amplified, this is what happens :|b The more he likes you, the more concerned (and possibly clingy in that "No one is allowed to talk to you or go near you unless I know/like them" way) he'll get about what you're up to, who you've been talking to, what you're planning on doing in the near future, and where you are.

tl;dr, think "overprotective big brother (or in Judy's case, boyfriend) from hell".]]

It feels like it gets more and more depressing in this place every time I open this thing now. And loud, too. Not like I can blame anyone, really. I kinda feel like screaming and breaking things myself.

We really have to do something about the mood around this place, though. Everyone being depressed or pissed off on top of all the kidnappings isn't going to make things any better. Guess I'm stating the obvious with that one.

Thinking about it, I feel bad for all the new guys we've been getting. Getting thrown in some weird place, being told that they're lab rats now, and on top of it all, everything being so damn dreary. Sorry about that, guys. It's not like this all the time, seriously.

[Filtered to Karol and Rita]

Hey Karol, I need to talk to you about a few things. You too, Rita.

[Action]

[As he has been since he found Stella, Yuri's doing a little patrol in several areas -- along the river, by the lakeside, and through town. You know, all the places where it's near impossible for someone who's been in Luceti for over half a year to lose their way. That forest is still a hell-hole to him :|

But yes. Feel free to run into him at any of those locations. Just note that if you want to catch him in town, it'll probably be dusk/fairly dark outside, since he'd be heading home from his patrol by then.]

I need a healer down by the lakeside as soon as possible.

And ... Senel? I found Stella.


[[OOC: Ffffff, I hate posting so often Even though the post is directed towards any and all healers + Senel, anyone else who knows Stella is definitely welcome to see this and join up over here.]]

[The journal, accidentally knocked over (and not picked up or closed due to Yuri's lack of caring about it at the moment), turns on by itself just in time to hear someone flop onto a bed and groan.]

... I shouldn't have gone down there. [sighs] Man, any more of that and I would've died.

[The rest can't be made out clearly. Not that it really matters -- Yuri's just grumbling to himself at this point.]

[Filtered to Estelle and Flynn]

Hey ... You two got a minute? There's something we have to talk about, so meet me in the living room.

[Action]

[And as promised, Yuri (along with Judith) is in the living room, waiting for the other two to arrive. Hopefully this would go smoothly. Hopefully.]

It seems like this is another varied one. I guess it keeps things a little more interesting around here, if anything.

So, what did everyone get hit with, anyway? It didn't seem too horrible, last I checked.


[[OOC: Mr. Probably-Cursed-With-Bad-Luck over here is unaffected, amazingly enough. He's mostly asking out of curiosity and boredom and because almost everyone is making action-only posts and I tend to avoid those just in case something else comes up action-wise that needs my attention ;_;, but if he sees an opening, he might tease your characters about their effects. Maybe. Depends on what it is :|;]]

... Huh.

Unless I can't count, I'd say it's a little more than usual this time around.

... Is it just me, or did a lot of people disappear recently? I wouldn't put it past Rita to run off on her own and not tell anyone, but something's telling me that's not the case here.

Anyway, if anyone sees a girl with short brown hair, goggles, and one hell of an attitude problem, let me know. Try not to tick her off, either.

Haven't heard anything about Zagi in a while now either. I'm glad for that, but unless he's disappeared too, I suggest those who know about him or are being targeted by him still stay on alert.

... Speaking of people I haven't heard from in a while -- Hey, old man. You still alive?

[Filtered to Azure Kite \\ 30% Unhackable]

Does your arm ... usually fall off like that?

[Filtered to Judith \\ 70% Unhackable]

... Wanna do something?

[[OOC: Also, anyone in Vesperia House (or anyone who may have been able to see Yuri on his way back from his spar with Kite) is free to ask why Yuri came home a few days ago looking like he got in a fight with a bear.]]

[Entire Entry Filtered from Zagi | 45% Hackable]

With everything that's been going on lately, there's no way I can let myself get out of practice. I'm doubt I'm the only one who needs this either, what with that experiment throwing everyone off.

What I'm talking about is a spar. With Zagi running around, I'd like to be in better shape than I'm in now. After all, he won't keep missing where I live forever. Not like I can't take him now, but it'd be nice to be prepared for it.

So, any takers?

[Edit: Added after thread with Stahn]

Stahn told me there was someone called "Chosen" that Zagi's after. Anyone know who that's supposed to be?

[Locked to Judith]

I ... guess we need to talk, huh?

... This isn't such a bad week at all. It's definitely one of the better ones I've had since I got here, that's for sure. I doubt I'm the only one who's thinking along those lines, either.

[The above message has been scratched out, but is still fairly readable.]

... Forget I said anything.

[Edit: Filtered from Zagi]

I know some of you have come across this guy already, but there's a nutcase named Zagi running around here now. He's only interested in killing me as far as I know, so if he starts harrassing you, just tell him you don't know a damn thing about me, let alone who I am, and he should wander off on his own.

And whatever you do, don't fight him. If you hurt him, then he'll never leave you alone.

He's pretty easy to spot too. If the fact that he's screaming my name every other minute isn't enough of a clue, that multi-colored hair of his is enough to let you know who he is.

I'm working on some idea to try detaining him now. If anyone's got any input they'd like to throw my way, go for it.

... huh. I didn't realize I'd been so quiet lately. Guess I was a little busier than I thought.

It's about time that snow started melting. It'll still be a few weeks, but we'll finally be able to finish off that tournament from a while back. Well, if anyone's still interested in it, anyway. I've got the rankings from the last match somewhere around here, so it's up to those involved if you want to keep going. I don't see why you wouldn't, but hey, I'm not gonna make your decisions for you.

Lots of new faces around here, and thankfully none of them are ones I recognize. As much as I like having people I know around, this isn't the best place to meet up. Besides, I doubt it'd be people I enjoy being around showing every time. There are some guys I really don't feel like dealing with again, seriously.

[[OOC: Taken :|b Commenting afterwards is totally and completely welcome. And commenting is open to all o/

Warning: There be some NC-17 stuff going on in the Judith thread. Cover your eyes, kiddies.]]

... well, could've been a lot worse. Good thing I didn't run my mouth too much.

Are things getting a little better out there, at least? Hate to think the entire place went to hell while I didn't have the sense to pay attention.

[Filtered to Judy]

Feeling any better?

[Filtered to Raven]

Meet me outside.

... is it ...

... oh. Claus, Estelle, Raine, do you think we should go now?

Oh, and to that old guy who came in the house and that knight-lady. Me and Estelle are just gonna go outside for a little. We'll be back soon.

[There's shuffling and the like, along with the sound of someone wandering around the room. After a while, it stops and the voice of a young boy can be heard.]

... where am I? This doesn't look like one of the inn's rooms ...

[Action]

[... welp. There's a long-haired nine year old sitting on Yuri's bed in clothes that are way too big for him, looking extremely confused and probably a little scared. Anyone in the house is free to walk in on him or whatever.]


[[OOC: There isn't a ton known about Yuri's childhood, but there's enough to go by that I won't have to make up some wild stories or anything crazy like that. The only thing that's unknown is who raised him kid's got no parents and doesn't remember them, so I'm going with the conclusion that the lady at the inn he always talks about in skits is the one who took care of him when he was younger, along with various other people in the Lower Quarter.]]

... seems like a lot's been going on in the background for a lot of people. Guess peace and relaxation for a little while is too much to ask.

Probably should've done this sooner, but I figured I might as well say something about Brave Vesperia again, just in case anyone else feels like joining up and helping us out. To make it simple, we're a guild that focuses on helping the people here with whatever they need, as long as it's for a just cause. Sounds pretty broad, I know, but we manage. When we're not doing that, we team up with the Blue Rogues to help out with the larger experiments that go on in this place. It makes things a little easier and helps cover more ground that way.

Our main goal here is to get rid of the Malnosso and get people out of here. However, there isn't much we can do about that until we know more about them, in terms of where they are and ... well, what they are. Still, we'll get it done.

I ... guess I kinda sound like I'm in charge of things, but I'm not anymore. The original boss is here now, so I'll be leaving things to him from now on. That reminds me, it'd probably be good for all of the current members to meet him at some point. Might be a little tough to try getting everyone together, though ...

Anyway, that just about covers it. Any questions, just let me know.

[Filtered to Karol]

Hey, you should probably let everyone know who you are! Might be a little easier to come across the other guild members we've got here that way, anyway.


[[OOC: ... LJ decided to eat my last post, and on top of that, decided to say that everything I typed up before was a lie, so have a not-as-good-as-the-previous-post ... post.]]

Damn, that was such a pain. I won't miss that experience.

I'll take a guess and figure everyone's back to normal now. Good thing nothing too horrible happened to this place while that experiment was going on, unless I didn't catch it. Everyone else doing alright?

Also, I just wanted to mention that I haven't forgotten about that tournament that was going on before. It doesn't bother me much, but with the snow and ice on the ground, it makes things a little unfair, depending on peoples fighting styles. Things'll resume there when the weather conditions are better.

[Filtered to Emil | 50% Unhackable]

... you alright?

[At first, there's just dead air on the other side, but eventually, the sounds of ... something getting up and shifting are heard. The journal's camera is catching some sort of strange looking tail moving around lazily. Whatever's there suddenly yawns, sounding fairly high-pitched and ... uh ... just imagine the cutest thing possible yawning. Think of kittens or something. Either way, when it finally speaks, the voice should sound pretty darn familiar to anyone who's spoken to a certain Yuri Lowell, except it has an odd, ethereal tone to it.]

... what--

[Suddenly, dead air once again, for a longer period of time, before the tail moves away from the camera's view, the sounds of something wandering off (perhaps to look at a mirror) are heard, followed by more silence, then the sounds of more wandering.]


[[OOC: Meet Tales of Vesperia's version of the summon spirit of earth, Gnome, who apparently can't speak normally and occasionally makes high-pitched little cute-thing-yawning sounds. Cutest little bugger ever. Too bad for Yuri, he's far from having any knowledge of Gnome just yet, so he has no idea what the hell he is, doesn't want to know, and has just wandering over to a corner of his room to sit down and have a staring contest with the floor, figuring he's just lost it and he'll eventually snap back to reality in an hour or so. Poor bastard.]]

[Action]

[Well, here we are, kids -- the barrier. The two invited along, along with the two that hopped on-board, have all gathered on this joyous day to watch Yuri look like a complete moron make an ass of himself fail epically ??? PROFIT attempt to effect the barrier in any way possible with Dein Nomos.

After approaching the barrier, he activated the sword's power, sending a swirl of energy around him as he held it up, only for ...

... absolutely nothing to happen.

Not only did the barrier get the dirtiest look in the world out of Yuri's sheer frustration that he failed so badly at doing something to it, it's time to take a break before heading back and that'll be a treat all on it's own.

Everyone's free to interact with either each other or Yuri, who's gone off to lean against a tree somewhere nearby. He doesn't look too bothered, but it's pretty easy to tell he's ... aggravated.]

[Voice]

Damn it ...

... Albert, we're heading back.


[[OOC: I meant to do this in the previous post, but I felt it was a little ... too backdated, so ... here we are :|b]]

Estelle, Judy. Let's head out.

I'll have my journal with me if anything comes up. Shouldn't be gone for too long, anyway.

... huh. It really did follow me here.

Looks like I might be taking a little trip to the barrier in a few days.

[Filtered to Albert]

Those bastards probably messed around with it, but still -- I think I just got something pretty damn useful.


[[OOC: Yuri got Dein Nomos, a very powerful sword from his world that doesn't belong to him, lololololol ... well, he was borrowing it before ending up in Luceti, anyway. Poor guy thinks he can take down the barrier with it and is getting all excited.]]

... it bothers me that I don't remember the last few days, but something tells me that a good chunk of it is the cause of this headache I'm having right now. Maybe it's about time I hit that bar... nah, forget it. Might make it worse.

Ju-- ... nevermind. Everyone else alright?

Man, even Karol's here now ...

I think I've been wandering around outside long enough. Guess I'll head back.

[Action]

[Yuri's heading in the direction of House #12, but he's being fairly slow about it. Totally open for bothering, yes.]


[[OOC: ffff Flynn and Yuri having nearly mirrored posts was not intentional :|]]

It's probably obvious by now, but Brave Vesperia's out of that hole. There's a lot more down there than weird rooms with files in them, I'll say that much.

[Filtered to Albert]

Want the report in person or over this thing?

[Filtered to Raine if she's sane now]

Find anything worthwhile in those ruins?

[Filtered to the Blue Rogues]

How're you guys doing out there?

[Voice]

Looks like the tunnel splits off into different directions every so often. They all hit dead ends, and it's ... interesting. Not the dead ends, obviously. But anyway, I'm pretty sure we ended up walking under the village, especially if I'm right about what the branched off areas are for. Right now, even though it's a little dark, I'm pretty sure we're coming up on some kind of door. If we are, guess we're gonna end up busting it open.

Raine, are you seeing anything like that on your end?

[Action]

[Indeed, Brave Vesperia did go in the direction underneath the village, and by now are just reaching the end of that part of the tunnel. They're just about reaching that door now, so after a short break, taking it down should be high on the list of priorities. Meanwhile, Yuri's likely just ... hanging around said door. Yes.]


( OOC Explanation Stuff )

[[OOC2: Action thread for busting open the door is up now :|b]]

[Filtered to Brave Vesperia]

Alright, time to get moving and check that place out. We'll all meet at that hole, but don't do anything crazy until we're all together.

[Filtered to Estelle]

... you wouldn't stay home even if I asked nicely, would you?

[Filtered to Flynn]

Nice going with those signs. Next time, hit someone with them!

[Action]

[Yuri's already on his way to the sinkhole area as he makes his filtered messages. He seems calm, but something about him gives of an aura of being ... well, aggravated. When he reaches the effected area, he sits nearby, trying to relax and get his thoughts straightened out before his members arrive.]


[[OOC: Even though Yuri's waiting for Brave Vesperia members to arrive, other people near the hole can feel free to bother him.]]

( OOC ROSTER )

... looks like this 'sinkhole' problem is getting a little too close to the tournament area, so we're gonna have to put the tournament itself on hold until something's done about it. Wonderful.

I didn't look over that thing in person, but I got a good enough view thanks to our local aerial weatherman. Doesn't look too safe to go poking around in yet, so being a hero and jumping in when the ground's probably still shifting around doesn't sound too bright. But hell, do what you want. I'm not stopping anyone.

( [Filtered to Brave Vesperia] )

( [Filtered to Flynn] )

Edit: ( [Filtered to Estelle] )

Seeing that this whole thing is going down in a week or so, I might as well get the word out now.

Some of you probably already picked up on it, but there's gonna be a fighting tournament during the fall festival. The ground rules are still being worked on, as well as the actual set up, but it'll all be together by time everything else is ready. If you want to be a part of it all, just head over to it during the festival before the tournament starts and we'll explain the rules and get you in there.

Speaking of which, we'll probably need some healers around too. Might be nice if a few of you stopped by while the fighting's going on. It's a tournament that we're going for, not a massacre.

Now's probably a good time to get some practice in before it all goes down. I'm up for a spar myself, if anyone's interested.


[[OOC: Remember, even though in-game the tournament is a walk-in sort of deal, in order to actually participate in the tournament, you have to sign up OOC-ly. Go here to do so. There's been an edit to the post as well, regarding potential announcers.

Also, thread with Estelle contains Tales of Vesperia spoilers.]]

Now that things have calmed down, looks like a lot's going on around here. I'd rather not get involved, but just being in charge of Brave Vesperia throws me into the mix automatically, I'm guessing. Good going, Yuri.

With everything that's happening, I sorta feel bad for the people just getting here. Good luck wrapping your heads around everything, guys. I've got a feeling even the people who've been here for a while are having trouble.

( [Filtered to members of Brave Vesperia] )

( [Filtered to Vyse] )

( [Filtered to Estelle] )

[Voice]

Everyone, try to stay inside and keep a weapon with you. Should be pretty obvious by now that something's not right.

[Filtered to Yu]

I told you to stay right behind me -- where are you?!

[Action]

[By now, Yuri's gotten back to the house and is making preparations to make it incredibly difficult/annoying for any vampires to get in. Thankfully, that's easier for him than it would be for most, considering there are huge stacks of books all over the house that look ready to fall over any second. Anyone in the house is welcome to either help or to make sure Estelle doesn't try to be "an hero". On top of that, anyone is welcome to start banging on the door in a "ASDLKFASL; HIDE ME" attempt. For any vampires, note that I don't plan on having Yuri change or be infected, and if you attack relentlessly, he will try to kill you, so use discretion with that.]

[[OOC: I'm assuming Yuri took KKM!Yuri (Ri) back to the house with him, so correct me on that if you have other plans for him, Kukki. Also, he's only yelling at Yu out of worry -- not like he's pissed or anything. Maybe.]]

It's almost that time again, so I might as well get this out while there's still time.

Back where I came from, I was part of a guild called "Brave Vesperia". The boss isn't here right now, but I'm sure he'd be pretty ticked if he had half of his guild here and no one keeping it going for him. So, until he gets here, I'm keeping it alive.

I'll admit, the guild never really had much of an aim -- "to do justice for others and punish the unjust" and "to obey the guilds laws no matter what". We already have the Blue Rogues for protecting the town and all that, so I figured until we get a better game plan, Brave Vesperia could do things like escorting the new guys or people released from their kidnappings back to the village, escorting people who can't fight as well as most to more dangerous places, and various other requests. We're pretty open for just about anything from deliveries to scouting out areas.

Doesn't mean we don't have our standards too. If it's not in the guild's interests or goes against the guild's laws, we're not going to accept your request. We're not lapdogs just because we do just about everything. And if we catch anyone doing something they shouldn't, we won't ignore that either. Same goes for members of our guild -- we won't be merciful if you break our law. And it's a pretty easy law to remember.

Always act in the interest of the guild.

There are others, but that's the main idea behind them all. Bottom line is this -- we need more members if we're gonna do things like escorting the new arrivals, especially when we usually get a ton at a time. Even if you don't want to officially join and just want to help out every so often, that's alright too. We already have a few members, but if this is going to work out, we're gonna need more.

Just let me know if you're interested or have any questions.

( Private to self | 40% Hackable )

[The occasional floorboard creaking, along with footsteps, can be heard every now and then, but it's nothing highly significant.]

These things will be gone pretty soon, but I have to say -- I'm starting to get used to having a few see-through buddies around. Kinda gruesome looking, but it could be worse. They can't hurt you either, so that's a plus.

Besides, messing around with them is a good way to pass the time. I can't be the only one who's figured out a way. And if I am, then maybe I'm a little more bored than I first thought.

( Filtered Parade for Yu, Emil, Judy, and Estelle )

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[There was a reason there were occasional floorboard creaks throughout Yuri's voice post -- he's walking around the entire house continually, upstairs and down, just to get on one of his ghostly visitors' nerves. And smirking. And occasionally chuckling a little. Housemates are free to stop him and ask him why the heck he's all over the place instead of answering through the journal.]


[[OOC: Hell yeah, found a way to post without flaunting epic spoilers. *overly proud of self* I need a life. One that I won't sell a day or two later.]]

I have to say, I'm kinda surprised. I didn't except any of the houses to be empty, but I guess the previous owners went on a permanent vacation. I didn't mind the apartment, but this is much better.

I've been noticing kids have been showing up a lot, lately. It'd be nice if no one showed up at all, but come on ... I could've sworn I just saw a girl half my size being led out of the forest the other night. That's pushing it.

[Filtered to Judy and Estelle]

I think it's about time Brave Vesperia went back into action.


[[OOC: Estelle, Judy, we're in House #12 now o/

Also, uhm ... Zero? I'm guessing if and when we ever do the spar between Yuri and Nina, it's going to be massively backdated, because he definitely wouldn't have skipped out on it when he said he'd meet with her >>; Or we can just assume it went on, in which case I'd say that Nina won (although Yuri would've at least put up a good fight). IM me later and we'll work out the details or ... something.]]

[Filtered from Diavolo/Doppio and Kadaj]

Someone mind telling me who these two are and long they've been announcing to the world that they've got a screw or two loose?

Besides that, I should probably start sparring a little more. Don't want to get rusty with Nuthouse-Breakouts A and B running around.

[And so, in a small clearing by the lake, there waits one Yuri Lowell, along with Estelle, who had asked to tag along. He didn't find the sword he had with him before he ended up in Luceti, so he just made due with one of the standard swords he found in the shops.

For now, he's just waiting for Yuffie to show up for their little spar. Feel free to go over and bother him before or after the match.]


[[OOC: Just a little warning -- tags are gonna be a little slow at some points. I'm still making his icons and fixing ones I don't like too much.]]

Man ... isn't there anything to do here? No monsters to fight, no adventures to set out on, nothing new to see ... maybe traveling around spoiled me a little. I just feel so restless in this place.

... hm. Hey, anyone as bored as I am up for a little sparring? It'll pass the time, at least.

Estelle, are you settling in here alright? I mean, it's not like we're going to stay, but we might as well be comfortable until we get out.

[There's silence for a while, until the sounds of someone attempting to get up and making some sounds of being in pain are heard.]

Heh, didn't think she hated me that much.

[More getting-up-from-the-ground-now sounds are heard, a fairly long silence, then.]

... so, even heaven's gone to hell.

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[Anyone in the forest might notice a long-haired male with black wings, standing around and looking up at the red sky with a look that's somewhere between "amused" and "well that's new". Feel free to bother him.]


[[OOC: A-alright, quick explanation. At the point I took him, Yuri had, in simple terms, fallen unconscious. Considering he woke up in the middle of nowhere and has wings now, he kinda thinks he's dead, even though something tells him that's not the case. So ... yeah o/; And that comment about "heaven going to hell" was directed at the sky being red and there being a feeling of chaos around. COME ON, SOMEONE HAD TO SAY IT ;_;

... and yeah, just so it's known, even though Yuri looks fairly girly, the guy has a deep manly-man voice, so ... yeah :| Just saying. snaskla still nervous wtf]]