WHAT: mental breakdowns and existential crises
WHO: Koizumi and those who notice his sudden absence
WHEN: between 3/7 and 3/14
WHERE: Koizumi's apartment
WARNINGS: triggering and content warnings for: depression, thoughts of suicide, mental breakdown. will edit with any further warnings.

( the one left behind )

||Text to Lin Beifong||

Hello. My name is Aqua and I'm wondering if you still need people for the police station.

Filtered away from Koizumi

This maybe a silly question to ask but...what do people do on Valentine's day?

[The video turns on with a girl with longer blue hair looking confused at her device. Her fingers appear to be hovering over one button then another before tapping on the screen.]

It's not a camera...or maybe it is. Kindda looks like something Master Eraqus would use...but he's not here. And Terra's not here either...

[There's a sigh as she carefully puts the thing down to start looking around. That small little device certainly won't help her.]

Hellloo! Terra! Master Eraqus!

...Anyone here?

Another year has come and gone. I didn't think the months would pass by this quickly, even more so than where I was before. It makes me wonder how much longer any of us or myself will stay here.

Regardless, happy new year everyone.

I hope this year brings more joy and happiness to you than the year before.

Not sure who's out there listening, but I'm gonna take a guess that everyone got the same story coming in.

Anyone buying it?

[ Because he's not, but he's keeping as much emotion out of his voice as possible, even though this situation is a new one even for him. ]

Tasha, if you copy this, tell me it's something we can take care of.

Well, guess I'd better go check the rest of this place out, huh? See if there's a way out.

Well they would call it fiction, wouldn't they? Magical nonsense. What muggle would ever believe in it?

Sorry. Hello. Excuse me, but has anyone about happened across an owl? Just curiosity, you understand. If you happen to see one, could you let me know? I assume this strange function works in two directions, so I would appreciate it. Thank you.

[ The feed clicks on with a background score of faint mutters, fading in and out as if someone's thumb was briefly pressing over the mic. ] I gotta say, this waking up in a completely different place thing is getting kinda old. [ pause. ] Not that it's happened a lot, but I figured once was more than enough. As for the idea of having been fictional before – right. Sure. Somebody really outdid themselves this time around.

Now, I'd ask if anyone's been able to find a way outta this place, but something tells me the answer would be a no. So I guess I'll just stick with an introduction.

The name's Steve Rogers. Anybody know where I can find a good gym around here?

I hate to bother everyone with questions about another holiday, but I've been reading up on Christmas and... well, I'm kind of confused.

Are we supposed to celebrate the religion or Saint Nick and his magic, and is it for one day or twelve? I keep seeing both in the books.

Oh! And Jack, you're mentioned in the books, too. I thought you'd like to know.

I never thought I'd be around such Darkness again. How those creatures came and went, they're nothing like I've faced before but eerily familiar.

With the year ending, I hope we won't have to be subjected to such things again. I think all of us would want to ring in the new year in a more festive and happier way.

I already knew everyone thought I was fictional so we can skip that. Hello.

I'd like to note that the ballpit doesn't have any of those tubes I get to crawl into like all big play places are supposed to have and this is a let down as a new arrival here. You know what I'm talking about, right? The ones with the tiny windows at dead ends and going through them makes your hair stick up with static and they always lead to a slide eventually?
You're really missing out not having those.

Which do you think is worse? Never waking from your dream, or never being able to dream?

 Lydia Martin is home safe.

Everyone who helped... I'm really not exaggerating when I say we couldn't have done it without you.  Some of those fights were a lot closer than I'd like to admit.

Anyone who can't venture with us but would like to help, search for Midnight Channel Rescue on Brickstarter.  Unless we get someone on the team who can throw a wide variety of energy attacks, we have to keep falling back on technological substitutes, which... don't come cheaply.  This one was about six thousand dollars.  I think we can streamline that, with practice, but until we do...

Who: Everyone.
What: The fancy anniversary/homecoming ball.
When: Saturday evening, November 9th.
Where: Four Saison's Ballroom.



[ You made it to the ball. Presumably, you will have an awesome time and/or be completely miserable.

Through the doors is a giant dancefloor, with a small orchestra on stage. They're playing beautiful music and later in the evening they'll be replaced with a DJ who will then pump up some sick beats. You can be like hot damn that's my jam.

This ball is full of fancy decorations, fine dining, dancing of all sorts, alcohol??, tears, everyone trying to look their best, and Dinkerton wearing a golden crown and high-fiving a crowned Coulson. The tables are circling the dance floor if you're going to sit down the entire time or you need to eat that food. ]

USE THIS POST TO ACTIONSPAM/LOG UP ALL YOUR BALL ACTIVITIES

[Here's a wizard. He doesn't look happy. At all.]

Whoever it was that messed with my friend's mind... Never do anything like that again. Not with him and not with anyone else.

I'll make you regret it.


[And since Sirius is Sirius and nothing if not dramatic, the feed ends with what looks like a little purple explosion.

Don't worry, no wizards were damaged in producing this video.]




[Private to Alisha]

Hey, love. We urgently need to have a talk, concerning my lacking manners and your immense attractiveness.


[Private to Rudy]

Are you coming to that dance?


[Private to James and Lily]

Hey, married people. Does your kind still have fun?


[Private to Sheska]

Will I see you at the dance, love?


[Private to Once-ler]

I need your input, mate.


[Private to Rogue]

I haven't heard from you in a while, Rogue. You have to meet me, so you can remember why you don't like people.

How're you doing?

I've never been to a homecoming before, but it does sound like fun. Going to a Ball, however, I've only caught a glimpse of that, so it'll be interesting to see how the two concepts will come together.

I know the dress code isn't strictly forced, but where would you be able to find a dress at the last minute? [Because heaven help her, she might actually buy a dress for this..

...Or maybe she won't. >.>]

We're done, New Moore.

We're breaking up. Anything you want to call it. You've done enough.

While I am glad everyone is back to normal, the event left a few things left unsettled. [As calm as Aqua sounds, there's a hint of nervousness in her voice.]

Would anyone like extra firewood? I have more than I'd...like. [By firewood, she means the coffin she slept in. Really the dang thing takes up way too much space.]

Is everyone doing alright? Does anyone need to be healed or need anything? I'm gathering up a few books that might help with our latest...animal problem. [There's the sound of shuffling and a few books being moved around.]

After locking up the shop I'll be heading over to the library.

If anyone needs anything, please don't hesitate to ask.