[The video opens up to a teenage girl. She might look pretty normal at first glance, but there are horse ears on top of her head, and she happens to take up the whole couch she's sitting on because she's a horse from the waist down. Her horse half is also fully clothed and covered, which might explain in advance her question.]

Um... Maybe someone can help me. I don't have enough clothes, and I can't find any that will fit. These won't last forever either!

[She hides her face in her hands for a moment, burning with an embarrassed blush, then she lowers them again to wring them together.]

No one I've talked to knows how to make clothes for centaurs and I-- I just really need clothes.

[And her embarrassment at asking this publicly gets too high so she hurriedly shuts off the tablet.]

[It's a theater - anyone could see that because of the amount of ropes, pulleys and backdrops all hanging around the place. Of course there were also the actors themselves, half out of costumes and makeup, lounging around the piano and various bits of furniture. The netbook was set up in such a way that it caught most of the people around, including a rather amused Takegami sitting at the piano it self. He was also not as fancy dressed as normal - longish hair curling around his face, arms bared and jewelry glinting on wrists and fingers.

One of the actors - a woman with wild hair and wilder face paint - leans in close to him and in a serious sing-song tone, starts talking.]

Seems a down right shame.

[Takkegami laughs and plays a couple chords.]

Shame?

What a nice, plump frame.

Frame?

Business needs a lift. Debts need to be erased. Seems a down right shame, with meat being as it is, what it is, if you get it?

Ah!

Good. You've got it.

[Takegami laughs yet again, and starts playing a version of this song, accompanied by the actor and he himself singing Todd's parts. Once done, he leans in to the netbook and blows a kiss at the watching public before turning it off.]

–hhhgh...

[behold: the underside of a table. if...you're aware of what the underside of a table even looks like, that's surely what you're looking at.

until a hand lifts and then gracelessly drops onto the screen with a heavy THWUMP.

a grunt.]

Get...backhh... [exhale. the view tilts, then dramatically shifts.

behold: Martin's face, sideways, on the floor. red-cheeked, bleary and slow-blinking.

cue nasally, confused sound:] Mruh–?

[a long stretch of just staring, squinting periodically. he is...sure these are words he can read on this screen. hang on. just...a second...........


nah. nah, he's just gonna...gonna let the screen drop flat and display the table again, rattling a little with the careless move, while he mumbles something unintelligible, topped off with some kind of whiny noise.]

[Saori is once again up on the rooftop while she's making the post. ]

I've been here for a while, but I couldn't help notice this just recently. This place doesn't really have a good tea house. Before I arrived here, I ran one such establishment and I would love to run another one. Still, I can' t do this all by myself. I'm curious if there's anyone  who would be interested in this idea. I realize the selection would be limited due to our current situation, but it's better than nothing. 

[private filtered to Margulis]
Well, I got a lot of time on my hands. I know you're still up for that sparring match so name your time and I'll be there.

[ she almost made this anonymous, but in the end concluded she could figure out a way to ask what she wanted without incriminating herself. ]

I have two questions for everyone.

1) Are there people here who have more than human abilities that can affect other people's minds? And if so, are any of them willing to help others train in resistance of mental interference?

2) How many people here have no experience fighting?

Oh actually 3 questions, I guess. I wouldn't mind finding a few people to spar with, if anyone else is looking. I used to do martial arts as a hobby, so I'm not entirely inexperienced.

[ ooc: if anyone wants to log out / action sparring encounters just let me know! ]

On my world, we have something similar to Valentine's Day, but it goes on for a few weeks. So I know that I'm late for Valentine's, but I'm not too late for that holiday!

And I know that...well...maybe this isn't really the time to be doing silly things like celebrating holidays...but I don't think there's any harm in it. Everything has been quiet lately. And I have all the candy anyway, so...

[And here comes a list of names: Anduin Wrynn, Jaina Proudmoore, Taicea, Jesse Pinkman, Painwheel, Demyx, Koltira, Nana, Raven, Collette.]

I don't know where everyone lives, so...tell me! Or come see me! Happy Valentine's!

[ooc: This is Med'an's list of people who are getting candy (except for Jaina, who gets a charm bracelet). We can commentlog this, or he can drop things into mailboxes! Let me know if I've missed anyone (Med'an loves to have friends, don't be shy)!]