Who: Xion, Roxas, and Axel Lea Axel
What: Back to school shopping!
When: Uh. Like a couple days before the start of the school year. Whenever that was.
Where: Staples Paperclips and Office Depot Workplace Repository. Probably.
Why: Mooooooooooooooooom.

[ Why did Lea get Xion and Roxas's back to school supply letters?

NO ONE KNOWS!

But they sure are on their way to go pick up all this crap. Two itty bitty kids and one towering flamesilocks beanpole. Xion tilts her head as she looks over at the other two. ]

I'm still confused about our letters going to Lea instead of us... what's that all about?

Not to be, like, that guy or anything but this weather's been a nice change of pace. Kinda like home? I mean, if I'm gonna die from heatstroke, better to do it on a tropical island than the middle of the desert in some broken-ass RV.

Wouldn't mind some AC though. Yo, I'm pretty sure even the jankiest crack den in the ABQ had AC, what's the deal with






Oh shit. Oh shit, my office

Hello everyone!

I hope you all enjoy your first day of learning CHEMISTRY. I am a little disappointed that my joke about the benzene rings and the ferrous wheel didn't go over as well as I had hoped, but it was only the first day. So that is okay.

Remember, your assignment is the Table of Elements. Remember it! A little tip: instead of memorizing it all at once, just check it a little bit at a time now and again. Or I guess you could say...

periodically.

Hehehe. Remember to brush up on your knowledge on molar heat capacity, electronegativity, aaand...oh, the laws of thermodynamics, but I probably don't even need to mention that. Duh! Silly me. I mean, who doesn't lay awake pondering the inevitable heat death of the universe resulting from the second law? Ha. Hahaha.

...

PROFESSOR PRINCESS BUBBLEGUM, OUT!

[ If it was not obvious, Princess Bubblegum is the new New Moore School System science teacher. ]

New students.

If there are any of you who are unfamiliar with the way schools work here, or who haven't been to school in a very long time, meet me in the lunchroom after school any day this week. I'll teach you what you need to know. Routines, study habits, how to fit in. There are tutors if there are subjects you don't understand.

I'll be tutoring math as well.

If you don't want to come to the meeting, I'll answer any questions privately.

[Lin appears, looking rather battered, bruises blooming beautifully over her cheekbones, a slim layer of gauze taped over her scars, and a long bit of bandage half hidden by the swoop of her hair over her temple. Her eyes are a bit glazed, and when she adjusts her stance it's clear that she has one arm in a sling. When she speaks, it's with a slight blurring of her words and a general air of distraction. It's pretty likely that she's on some painkillers right now.]

Now that the... timelines have resorted themselves, I have three announcements to make.

First... First is a commendation for quick and thorough action by the Avengers and their vigilante allies yesterday. It comes as no surprise, but we have been... remiss in recognizing their efforts.

[The chief nods in what is clearly supposed to be a short, acknowledging sort of way, but mostly winds up looking like she's afraid her head might come off if she's not careful.]

Secondly, while that was going on, the final list of those released has come in. They are as follows:

( Release list )

Any questions concerning these names may be directed... to the police station. The officers and secretary will do their best to answer as fully and clearly as they can.

[Setting down the list, Lin squares her shoulders with a wince and aborts an attempt at a deep breath when it evidently causes her pain.]

This leads me to my third announcement. As of this moment, I am stepping down as chief of police until such time as... my injuries allow me to return to active duty. Officer Koizumi will be similarly relieved of duty. If anyone wishes to visit him, inquire at the hospital. Captain Dangan will be assuming the role of Acting Chief of Police in the interim, and other changes to the roster will be instituted at his discretion. That is all.

[An abrupt motion on her part cuts the feed.]

So, I get this place is all hells of messed up sometimes. I can deal with that... but this?

[On-screen, Bro indicates up to the side of his head with one gloved hand. Poking out of his hair are a pair of orange and white striped cat ears, with tufts of black fur at the tips. The one he's pointing at swivels back independently of the other, out of the way of his finger.]

This is just fuckin' weird.

U-um... Hello?

I think...

I think I'm lost, and I can't find my way back home.



...Anyone?

Who: Xion and Vanitas.
What: Run-in number two.
When: Sometime this evening, aka Monday the 1st.
Where: Somewhere in town again. Nowhere specific.
Why: It's not like Xion's looking for him or anything. ... except, well, she sort of is. Roxas isn't the only one around here who can make impulsive, ill-informed decisions!


[ Truth be told, she's still getting over the shock of Sora's arrival. But everyone - really, everyone - has been doing so much to try and make her feel better. Make her feel like she belongs... and like it's going to be okay. Whatever reservations she still might have, she keeps them to herself. It feels disrespectful to the efforts of all her friends if she just keeps on worrying.

So she's trying to carry on like normal. "Normal" still being relative in a place like this, with no missions - and no school. At least she has her job at Paradox Pizza.

It's on her way home that she sees a glimpse of black. Is that...?

Without thinking, Xion speeds up to a trot, weaving between people as she tries to catch up. Wasn't that .. that boy? ]

Who: Roxas, Xion and Lea
What: Bodily tackling The bitties are asking Lea all of the questions they want answers to
When: June 22nd, before Sora's arrival
Where: The streets of New Moore
Warnings: Uh. Nope.

( And so it goes )

Who: Xion and Homura
What: Spending time together! Like Xion had said a week or two prior.
Where: ARRROUND. Robbin' Baskins maybe? Then elsewhere? Maybe the park? MAYBE THE PLAYGROUND? Wherever strikes their fancy.
When: Maybe the 15th or the 16th? We just don't know.
Why: Because cuties.

[ Well. She had promised her friend that she'd text her to hang out when things calmed down. And they hadn't, really, very much - in fact, things had been quite busy! But Homura was still her friend, and she wanted to make time for all of her new friends.

So she'd finally made the decision to text her, chirpily asking if they could go get ice cream and then find something fun to do! Which was pretty vague, but a pretty decent game plan in Xion's mind. What better way to spend a day with a friend, really?

And that is how she ends up in front of the ice cream store, waiting for the other girl. Dressed cute, as has become her way. ]

Well, I have to say, I was most definitely not expecting this. Although I'm sure that this whole situation came to a surprise to most of you as well. Having to doubt your own existence isn't a pleasant thing, I think. I'm sorry you all had to go through that.

In any case, hello, it's nice to meet you all. I'm Naminé.

I'd like to remind everyone that if you have sightings or anything else about the lion to report, you need to call the hotline, if you can. You're flooding the police station, and we can only take so many calls at a time...

If you're injured, the best place to go is the hospital, or the Baker Street Surgery! They'll get us any information you request, but you need to be treated! We can do some first aid here, but deep gashes like that really aren't the police station's specialty, and it's mostly down to me and one or two others right now - everyone else is out hunting.

And, um, thank you to whomever was nice enough to leave the flowers on my doorstep this morning. They're beautiful!

( [Private to: Xion, the Doctor, Dave Strider, Carol Danvers, The Once-ler, Sirius, Mr. Bro Strider, Koizumi, Tim Drake] )

( [Private to: Mr. Rudy Wade] )

Hello. My name is Aqua and new to this...island.

Am I to understand everything that was told to me in the hospital is true? That my existence...and everything I know, was as imaginary as the worlds and characters in books? I find this very hard to believe, though from what I'm told my skepticism is "normal".

I digress, if anyone knows of Ven or Terra or if they are here please, let me know. Any and all information would be helpful.

Thank you.

Hey.

Guess the time has come to be a little more obvious about this. Something strange just showed up. They're colorful monsters that are running all over the place. I haven't seen these ones before, but I know they're familiar. Thing is, familiar is bad. These things can hurt you. I'm not sure of what all they're capable of, but if you see anything, bright, colorful, and monstrous running around ... go in the opposite direction.

And—I was gonna try avoiding this, but here's a proper introduction. My name is Riku. Where I come from, and probably where other people come from, even if they just don't know it yet, some people have the power to wield keyblades. These keyblades are a sign of a strong heart. Recently, I ... well, I got named keyblade master. So while we're all stuck here together, I guess I'm in charge of looking after you all.

That—uh, that isn't to say you guys can't do it, too. I've seen people fight from all different types of places. And my best friend ... he's seen even more. But I can't slack on the job.

Anyway, if you have questions about these things, go ahead. I'm about to go personally check them out myself.

And Lea? It's time to see what you can do.

WHO: Vanitas and YOU?
WHAT: The abomination beyond all hope of redemption has landed amongst you.
WHEN: Afternoon, June 16th.
WHERE: Various spots around the city, as he observes and checks out his new surroundings.
WARNINGS: Some violence and Vriska's potty mouth.

( Now I'm in places I really shouldn't be. )