ᴏɴᴇ ☼ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ/ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ʜɪɢʜᴄʀᴇsᴛ

[meteorstruck]

( when the audio feed turns on, there's little more than white noise and quiet mumbling, like the person making the broadcast wasn't quite ready, or they don't really know what they're doing.

then, there's a... distinctly australian-sounding voice. well. )

... oh! So that's how you do it. ( she giggles a little, and there are shifting noises in the background as she puts the device to her ear. )

Sorry about that! I've never used anything like this before, so it was a little hard to get the hang of. It should be working now, though, right?

( she pauses, like she's half-expecting an answer, like this is a conversation, but continues on quickly enough. )

Anyway, since it looks like a lot of people are using these... communication thingies to talk to each other, I thought it might be a good way to try getting in touch with my friends! There's so many people here... I'm not sure walking around and looking for them would work so well.

( she's tried something similar in the past with... less-than-satisfactory results, at least. thinking back on that stirs up some unpleasant feelings, though, and her tone sounds just a little bit less sunny for a moment as a result. )

Hm... I guess I should say who I'm looking for, huh? There are five of them: Fang, Hope, Sazh, Lightning, and Snow! If any of you guys are listening, be sure to tell me where you are, okay? And if anyone has seen them around, it'd be great if you told them Vanille is looking for them!

Ciao!

.†.[ S O N G ] .†. [1] Song for You | Accidental Video | Astralfield

[melodyoftheabyss]

[ The camera accidentally gets tapped into when Tear moves her arm. She was sitting on her bed in her current residence, staring outside the small window it provided. Albeit, she was concerned for her friends' safety, she was somewhat also taking care of someone else. It had been a while since she had been in contact with Jade and none of her other friends showed up before. there was a distant look to her eyes as she parted her mouth, and then words flowed out.

The soft melodic lyrics penetrated through the silence, as Tear was never out of practice when it came to the Fonic Hymn. It was, seemingly unfortunate, that she had not noticed the feed recording her as she sang. Eventually, the song slowly dies off, as Tear gets up, preparing to explore the district some more. The hotel, room also gave a glimpse of what Tear had dreamed up the night before. Not that she was aware of it, but the fields of white flowers littered the floor, giving off a hazy moonlit glow.

These flowers were Selenias, but Tear had no idea how they came to be. ]

❤1st serving | Video/Action in Crystalden

[7theavenbartender]

 (She's wandering around the streets--specifically one with bright neon lights. After roaming one-fourth of Crystalden, Tifa is getting a little exhausted as well.) 

This place is soo big. . (Back in Midgar, there would be tall skyscrapers and certain flashy devices, but nothing as advanced as this. It soon gets near evening time and Tifa is just overwhelmed by her surroundings. It's almost breath taking and confusing. The constant arrogant pedestrians aren't helping as well. It's as if they don't even notice her. A few say hi, but just enough to get by. Tifa pouts a little, and takes out her communication device she received not too long ago.)

How do you work this thing.  .? Hmm . .

(She's fiddling with her device just a little. It is a communication device. . right? Not realizing, she turns on the camera feature. As if her own communication device was watching her--or anyone at that moment. after a few minutes pass by, she looks up--almost feeling a little melancholy. She looks up to the night sky that passes the tall bright sky scrapers.)

I hope anything didn't happen to Marlene and the others. 

.†. [1st] N i g h t .†. [ accidental video/action > astralfield & various locations ]

[insufficient_half]

[ The video feed only turns on briefly as a figure shuffles in their sheets, allowing the device to be knocked off the edge of his bed. The soft sound woke up the sleeping teen, as he opened his eyes staring up at the ceiling. The white ceiling reminded him of the many times he had to visit the doctor's office for something that would never heal with medicine. He didn't know how many days he's been out, but it seems like he was far from death as he originally assumed. The sheets gets moved as he sits, up gingerly feeling the area where he was originally injured and flinched, knowing it still had a long way to go, but at least he was able to move without bleeding to death.

Pushing off the rest of the sheets, he examined himself and found nothing else but the dressed wound. His clothes might had been changed at some point, he wasn't sure when but the blood covered shirt and coat were no longer there. Slipping on his shoes, he took a few shaky steps towards the door. Leaving now seemed a lot easier than later, seeing he had not reason to stick around here much longer because he wasn't so severely injured. The pain was still there but it wasn't entirely hard to walk off with them. He noticed the device on the floor, remembering it to have been in his pocket when he arrived in this world. ]

An annoyance aren't you? [ but it might be useful for the future, so he picked it up unaware of its recording. ] I suppose it will have a use.

[ A silent comment before he moved towards the door, he locates a hallway. Strange enough, he didn't see his brother, but it wouldn't last too long, anyhow. It seemed like death slapped him in the face and then left him there to recuperate. The feeling of being useless and weak came to his mind, bitter look grazed his delicate features before propping himself straight and walking off, with the expressionless face. What he wanted was answers, and recuperating wasn't going to do much for him. Eventually the feed cuts. ]

1st fight | Audio | Highcrest -> Whitewood

[anyposition]

--ast it, what's the command to start? I said start already so--oh. Right.

*Why is this text to audio? Because he activated a extra accessory in his tech scroll? Because his device is smart enough to realize it's dealing with an idiot? Who can tell?*

Bet a lotta ya ain't up to hearing a sob story or a question about seein friends, huh? Gleamed a bit of this network stuff--pretty weird. Last I saw, computers couldn't do nothing but make flag waving images. Anyway, I think I got something most of you want:

A clue.

So none o'these native folks are especially talkative about this place, right? Well in my exploring, I ran across some weirdoes of varying sizes in some trees. Looked like fairies, so I guess they're fairies. That's not important.

The fact they're hostile? Totally important. Only people with somethin' to hide get that angry about an innocent guy mindin' their own business. But, see, there just so happens to be a lot of the big and lil buggers. So whaddaya say? Help a guy form an interrogation party to uncover what they know so we can blow this popsicle stand.

Stop. Tch, that'll learn those lousy brats--dousin a guy in honey and beez while he's sleepin--

*And the feed ends.*

1st Duel | Video (Action for Crystalden)

[succeedsatem]

(The video clicks on, and once again the image should look fairly familiar - a spiky-haired Duelist with a Duel Disk on appears after a few minutes, but his expression is a little more gentle and kind, also showing intensity and determination in his eyes. He's been traveling the majority of Crystalden since he arrived not too long ago, curiosity and awe in his voice while taking a bit of a rest.)

Wow...! If I didn't know any better, I'd say this was how Domino City will look in the future. Even these communicators look futuristic! Wonder if anyone from the gang's here too...

( video )

[spiritualist]

Does anybody know the TV schedule around here? Or maybe just a TV I can actually sit down at for a while. I think I'm starting to have withdrawal symptoms or something like that. If I don't know what's going on in Neo Olde Tokyo soon I'll probably lose it and a girl like me shouldn't have to face that kind of tragedy!

[She does look pretty upset! Imagine not being able to watch your favorite show? This is the kind of torment she's going through.]

Oh, but I probably should introduce myself. Hello, I'm Maya Fey and I would really like if you'd tell me all you can about television here.

Please.

[A large smile is on her face because you have to be polite and sociable, right? Of course you do.]

video;

[twitchyswordhand]

[The video flicks on, as it oft has a tendency to do around these parts. Owain took a quick moment to peer at the feed...you know, in a vaguely quizzical, bird-like way. Like a curious parrot. Just a quick moment, but it's the moment in which he went, "Did I do this right? I did do this right. Okay." Satisfaction. Because, dude, medieval canon, Crystalden tech. Doesn't always mesh naturally. Typing is still an art beyond his ken.]

Hey! Does anyone know where I can get a cake? Carrot cake. I need it quick. I'm looking for something that's...hm. A balance 'tween sweet and spice, a river of flavor running through a field of nuts! [Pause.] And, er, if the icing could have lettuce texturing that's even better.

[Yup. ...okay, fine, he can feel the stares.] ...it's my friend's birthday.