[video]

[goneonenight]

[The feed turns onto a face that may be familiar to some. Her hair is much shorter, her eyes larger and her cheeks fuller, but it’s unmistakably Yoruichi, even if she only looks about nineteen right now.]

[She looks rattled, but determined not to let her recent arrival get to her all the same. Still, her words are hurried, betraying her obvious distress.]

If there’s anyone out there from the Onmitskidou, or the Gotei 13, or Seireitei...or Rukongai, I guess, can you let know? And if you know why all these humans can see us--

[She stops and pulls in a deep breath, her face firming]

I got an explanation but it doesn’t make sense. Since when are humans even capable-- [the last is a mutter, almost to herself] So just. If this thing’s working and you have some information, it’d be a big help.

[She bites her lower lip, then reaches out to turn off the device]

(ooc: Backdated to earlier today.)

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[ text / anonymous ]

[wentviral]

[ Interesting... ]

And why wouldn't humans be able to see you?

[video]

[goneonenight]

[Well, seeing text appear is odd to say the least, so it takes her a few moments before responding]

I guess a few of them can, but most of them just don't know we're there.

[Pause]

Until they die, anyway. They can all see us then.

[ text / anonymous ]

[wentviral]

That does not answer my question. Why wouldn't they be able to see you?

[video]

[goneonenight]

We're shinigami. Humans can't see us unless they can see spirits.

[ text / anonymous ]

[wentviral]

[ If this were his own world, he'd simply dismiss this person as crazy and stop responding. But after spending his time here... well, he's heard, and witnessed, stranger. Wesker was, first and foremost, a scientist, and a lot of what he's seen was bizarre even by his standards. Though it inspires a desire to learn more rather than incredulity. He'd like to cut some of these things open and see how they work. ]

And you are saying that normal humans can see you now? That you have been given physical form again?

permatext;

[boughtabookstore]

I take it you aren't human.

sticking with video!

[goneonenight]

No. Are you?

[She's still not used to words just appearing, but she's not going to let it keep her from trying to find out what's going on]

alas roslyn hates showing her face

[boughtabookstore]

I am. Why would you think humans couldn't see you?

no worries, video's just easier for her

[goneonenight]

Because most of you can't see shinigami and other spirits. You tell stories about us, but you don't really know we're there.

[boughtabookstore]

Some of us here are well aware of the existence of spirits. Regardless, it would seem coming here something has shifted.

May I ask what, precisely, you are?

[video]

[trickstermentor]

[Looking slightly less worn around the eyes than he might appear to those who've met him before, and a good deal better shaven, a mid-twenties looking Urahara happens to be mulling it over himself.]

You know, that is an excellent question...

[video]

[goneonenight]

Kisuke.

[His name comes out in a rush, she's so relieved to see him. So relieved, she doesn't notice he's rather older than he was the last time she saw him.]

Is anyone else here--do you know what--did they tell you anything else--

[video]

[trickstermentor]

Yoruichi-san, you're not making an awful lot of sense yourself when you garble at me like that.

[video]

[goneonenight]

[She glares at him]

Well, nothing else around here makes sense, so why should I?

[video]

[trickstermentor]

Eh heh... a good point.

[chubbybun]

Another spirit?

[goneonenight]

Yes.

[She looks curious]

Are you from here?

[chubbybun]

Nay, I am of Asgard. I ask because Jack Frost was equally surprised that we could see him.

[goneonenight]

I've never heard of him. Or Asgard, sorry. Is that a country?

[chubbybun]

'Tis the realm eternal.

Thou art not of Midgard, then? That is, Earth? This place is mostly human, perhaps because it is a version of Earth.

video;

[gained_a_level]

Yoruichi...

[ Okay, it takes only a few instances of people being of a different age for him to realize there's a pattern. ]

I believe the Initiative is at least partly to blame.

[ Shame on you, Cas... laying blame on them without any proof. ]

video;

[goneonenight]

The Initiative?

[She did hear a bit about that, but she'd been so frazzled upon her arrival that it hadn't really registered. But more importantly than that...]

Wait...how do you know my name?

video;

[gained_a_level]

Yes, the ones who -- [ A pause. ] Of course. You wouldn't know about them yet.

They're the ones who are responsible for bringing us here... conscripted us to fight in their war against the United Earth.

...I... consider you a friend, and have for some time now.

[ Not that he does as good a job at mentioning it here than in Attollo. ]

video;

[goneonenight]

But...we've never met before...?

[She looks so confused, Castiel]

video;

[gained_a_level]

[ The angel's stoic expression takes a turn toward crestfallen. ]

No. We have met many times. [ He squints. ] Although none at so young an age.