[Welcome to Victrola with it's lovely motto of what happens at Victrola stays at Victrola. Unfortunately for some people the City's devices tend to have a mind of their own and it's decided to record an interesting scene.

Sitting on a couch like he owns the place, which you know he actually does, is Chuck Bass. He's smiling at someone and seems to be inviting her to come over. After a few minutes the device gets placed down and Shalimar can be seen, sitting in a position that's clearly an invitation that says she's looking for a good time. ]

Care for some champagne Shalimar? [He offers her a class and she gladly takes it. She doesn't seem bothered by the fact that he knows her name. She leans in closer to him and grins suggestively.]

Awfully loud in here, anywhere a bit more private we could go?

There are perfectly good back rooms... [Have a suggestive smirk from Chuck.]

That so? [She purrs] Care to show me?

Anything for the lady. [He stands up and offers her his hand.]

Anything? This should be fun. [She takes his hand and stands up, grabbing the device as they start to walk towards the back she puts the device into her purse cutting off the feed.]

( OOC )

Aha~ how Kaspar cries. How Kaspar trembles.

Did you think to escape Samiel twice? Perhaps I should give you to my hounds...

[ooc: Comment log for Hellsing, Angel Crew, Lady, Video Post for everyone else. Alucard is shadowy and creepy, Rip is weepy, let's all have fun.]

So far the month has been really scary with some of the curses, and people have been very upset. I learned of the holiday that passed the other day though...and and...! I think that...if people can find it in their hearts to find things that they are thankful for...then even though you are trapped here...it's a step in the right direction! We can all help each other...! So...

I....am thankful for all of my friends! Because I don't always understand everything they've all been patient and helped explain things to me, and given me a home. I am also thankful for having a bed! Beds are great...! They are really fluffy and with blankets they are even better. And in a place like this no one has to sleep in the park. If you are sleeping in the park, I can help you! There are apartments and people are willing to take you home.

Because I needed help one day, and he stayed with me, I wanted to say that especially...I am thankful for....Silver the Hedgehog-san!




This is my friend Silver-san! He's a hedgehog. BUT BUT--! He shouldn't be treated different than a regular human! That sort of thing can bother hedgehogs. Hedgehogs are friends too! So please if you ever meet a hedgehog, please just treat them in a friendly manner, or else their feelings could possibly be hurt!

Th-Thank you!

[All that can be heard is a door slamming as the audio starts followed by a string of foreign curses.]

Goddamnit!

[Grunting, followed by the sound of a key turning and a heavy sigh.]

That's it, I'm locking the doors. Misao, do as you please, but I am not leaving the apartment today!

...I despise this curse.

[ooc: Someone is hit with 31 Flavours for grab bag, and is mint choc-chip ice cream again. X3]

The buttons are gone! If I pressed it I wonder what'd happen. Oh, and everybody keeps talking about turkey and Turkey Day and Thanksgiving and stuff. Am I supposed to say thank you for turkeys?...I wanna see a real turkey! Are real turkeys nice? Maybe I can pet one.

:: [voice] ::

You know, I really wish the City would stop turning me into a human. It feels weird and it's never fun. Seriously.

... I can't believe some of you people actually pushed the button. I hope you feel even a little remorse for what you did.

Oh, Youko. The date you asked for. [There's a pause as he shuffles some paper around.] January 19th. Does that work? That's what I came up with.

:: [video] ::

[C.C. is sitting on her messy bed holding her beloved Cheese-kun, like so. She is holding it tightly and seems very pleased.]

Together at last. Dreams do come true. It just isn't the same without you, Cheese-kun.

[[ooc; Pushed the button to receive her Cheese-kun. Yup.]]

( private || offline || thoughts )

I've had a few days to think, and here I am with my network device again.

I feel like I should say something. Suppose I should make a statement. But then, I've hardly been on the receiving end of reproach; I'm a little surprised. Not that I'm mad for punishment, but I certainly would have understood. Too well.

Because I've been impatient and selfish.

Nothing to be done about that now, of course. I'm just thinking - maybe it counts for something that I said it. It's not an excuse, and it also doesn't mean I'll quietly await whatever punishment one may see fit to bestow upon me - I've got things to do and things to live for and I'm not giving it up and away, sorry.

If... if someone died because of me... that was the one thing I wasn't thinking of. Ah, well.

Neither can I say I'm sorry to have gained what I did.

And then... what else I wanted to say: I'm actually sort of glad to be back. To see you all again.

(OOC: And that is that. As for HMD, my thread can be found here!)

So sorry about the lack of Thanksgiving food at the mansion, everyone. I really meant to try for a big feast, but I got sort of caught up. But hey, I'll do one later, okay? Hopefully before Christmas rolls around. We need to have a day that's just way too much food, and hanging around and being glad for each other. Timing just didn't work out for me. At least Penny had her thing going. Thanks for that, Penny- if it wasn't for you, we would've been eating ramen. Instead, there was a wonderful meal, and I have no idea how you managed to make that much food. Thanks for letting us mooch.

I've been pretty distracted lately, but I'm glad things are starting to get back to what passes for normal around here. I am sorry to hear about people coming back after going home, but- I mean, really, did you expect to stay? The deities aren't going to let you go just like that, when you decide to ignore your morals and push their buttons. I have a feeling there's going to be more backlash on the way, but I guess we'll just have to see. At least some people got to visit their homes in the process.

Hope everyone had a good Turkey and/or Non-Turkey Day, for the people around here that celebrate Thanksgiving. I know stuff's been pretty rough for some people, but I know I'm still happy to have a lot of people here, myself. There are still things to be thankful for, and hopefully more on the way.

( ooc )

Actually, this thing is a hell lot longer. But I haven't even finished the beginning, sooooooooooo...And I feel kind of bad.

Fandom: Rurouni Kenshin
Characters: Kaoru
Prompt: 66. Warning
Word Count: 694
Disclaimer: I do not own RK or any of its amazing characters.

( 66. Warning )

When; Thanksgiving Day (November 26th), all day, any time
Rating; G? PG at most?
Characters; Anyone! Everyone! You!
Summary; No one should be alone for the holidays.
Log; ( That's why the door's always open. )

[ In the background the sound of the Blue Light...which means whatever music is filtering through the device and some grumbling that sounds suspiciously like Amora Amory Felix...one may make out the words such as 'Thanks' , 'Turkey', 'Indians', 'A Lot', and 'Stupid'...also 'Fat'..also, also 'SMALLPOX BLANKETS'...yes, you heard.

Then follows the clink of glasses being swept together follows and then more grumbling, and a reiteration of 'Turkey' until there is a distinctive pause, so long you might think the device has turned off.

But wait.

...]

Well I don't even like turkey.


[ ...and further bar background noise before it cuts out. ]

[Accidental Voice]

[Dazed and more than a little bit confused. It sounds like an individual just waking up from a long night of deep sleep. ]

Nnng…I… [There is some shifting, accompanied by a long pause.] Huh… [Another pause and it sounds as though someone is attempting to sit up in bed.]

Ah…um… [Okay, this was a little disorientating, especially when half asleep.] where am… [There is a moment of silence, and then questioningly...] The hospital...?

Your celebration is a joke. Black humor built upon blood and shame, and you don't even see it.

I have no pity for you.

( Private//Hackable by Friends )

Thanksgiving really is a lovely holiday, isn't it? It's such a nice idea, I think, spending a whole day celebrating and thinking about the things we're thankful for. Sometimes it's easy to forget just how many things there are to be thankful about, especially in the face of bad things that may come our way. It's a hard thing, living here in the City with the curses and all, but there's so much to be thankful for, too. There are wonderful people and astonishing things and opportunities that we never could've had if we'd never come here, and I'm thankful for all of them.

We don't have Thanksgiving in Daventry, though I rather wish we did. It's rather like Mother's Day, I suppose--another holiday I've celebrated here in the City that I'd never heard of until I came here, and one that I really would like to take back with me when I go home. It's such a nice idea. And I'm sure my father would particularly enjoy the part about having a great big feast with the whole family, too. Especially since pie seems to be one of the most important points of the whole celebration. He's never met a pie he didn't like, but pumpkin is one of the ones that he especially likes. And it'd be marvelous if I could figure out a way to take him some of that cream that comes in the funny can, to go with it, but I don't know how easy of a task that would be.

But the part that's important is the thanks, and that's something that anyone can do, anytime and anywhere. And I am thankful, very much so, even despite some of the awful things that have happened here. I'm not sorry I came to the City, and I'm thankful that I've made so many wonderful friends here. I wouldn't have ever had the chance to meet my best friend if I hadn't been brought here, and I rather think that's enough in itself to make all the rest of it worthwhile. And I'm thankful for the things I've learned, and the opportunities I've had, and the memories I've made and shared with all of you. Even the silly lessons, like learning to ignore most anything Kanda says. That awful twit.

I'm thankful that, even while I'm missing home, I can still somehow feel that I'm at home. And I'm thankful that I have so many people I can count on, when I need them.

Blue, Miss Alice, thank you so much for having me the past few days. I really do appreciate it, and I'm sorry for the trouble I must've caused you, with the short notice and all. I won't impose any longer, and I'll find a way to make it up to you, I promise.


[OOC: And for those interested, my HMD thread is here!]

Thanksgiving. Interesting holiday.

With the memories I can pick up from the people of that period, I don't quite understand how it translates to the loving and fun feast some people from worlds with a United States of America celebrate.

But I like it.

Ha! And I ate a bit too much, I think.

I should learn to make that... Shepard's Pie for Keats. He kept going on about it.

I am thankful for many things, truly.

I am thankful I have lived so long. I am thankful for Father Julian, who instilled so much in me, and loved me as his own.

I am thankful to my friends far and near, here and at home. Those that are not with me, I keep you in my prayers daily. I hope you are well.

Those that are here? I pray for you as well, for the same blessings. Keep safe, everyone.

Moreover, I have decided to be thankful for the chances that I have here. A rare opportunity to stretch the wings of my being and fly, right?

There is... cobbler? Yes, there is cherry cobbler in the refridgerator, Keats. I don't remember precisely who it was from.

( [Private filter to Road and Grell // Unhackable] )


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( [Private filter to Solomon Goldsmith // Unhackable] )


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Too much time. Have you returned yet...Mister Saxon?


I'm still curious, would those boxes have been able to grant the dead a way home, too? We do have enough dead ones to test it now, after all!

Ha!

I didn't touch it. I didn't.

I had a chance... to go home. To see him.

But I did the right thing.

Also, Keats? We need to talk.

I think I have a plan for us. Something to do, to help here.

[Fumbling noise can be heard - the device has been turned on by it's owner. And a deep sigh; she's tired, cranky, but nonetheless, her voice is lighter than normal. After all, a great burden has been lifted off of her shoulders.]

What do I remember last- oh, right. That stupid... Guess it doesn't matter. How long has it been?

Oh, by the way, I'm going to throw it out there. I probably need a healer. I won't fight. Guess it was too much to ask to go back home without having this wound.

I don't regret it, though. It was worth it.

[ooc; And back from her canon update. Lady is now post game :D]