❧ Flashback

[luministimods]

[After getting dug out, Nathan makes his way over to the general store, limping as he walks. He looks quite the sight with cuts, scrapes, and gashes all over his body (the worst of it is on his legs), and his suit is scorched, tattered, and just plain non-existent around his calves. He's even missing a shoe and looks a bit thinner than he was the last time he was there. But for a man who was crushed under so much debris, he doesn't seem in pain or anything; just inconvenienced.

Once he's inside the general store, he walks over to the vid screen, activating it so he can contact everyone's CAT devices and all of the other vidscreens around town. When he speaks, he doesn't sound strained, not like he has in any of his other appearances in the town and spacestation.]

I hope everyone can hear me and none of you were caught in that blast. I'm sorry it even happened, but--[He falls silent, his eyebrows knitting in concern.] There is much I need to tell you now that I'm here.

Please, meet me in the White Rabbit pub in half an hour. All of you. It's time you had some answers.

[The video transmission ends.]


Plot Details: Flashback

That was a close one! But thankfully, Nathan was found! Good job! Not only that, though, but something else was too. This is Nathan's CAT and it revealed a very, very interesting fact to Sophie and Fuu.

Yep, that is indeed the man in black. It's taken him a couple years to finally show himself--or rather, accidentally get recorded.

But you know what? Instead of me just sitting here explaining things, I am going to let Nathan do that for me. No doubt once everyone hears the transmission from him--and when they hear everything Sophie and Fuu have learned--they'll probably have questions. So! What a better way to discuss things than over dinner? The pub is unharmed, and Nathan is starving, and no doubt some people may need a drink or two.

All action and stuff will, again, happen in this entry. I'll make a starting comment with Nathan and we can go from there. This is kind of like a mingle/party post, so if people want private conversations with each other, you can make threads in this entry. In Nathan's thread, everything he says can be overheard, so people can bring things up again to him or threadhop, whichever works best. (Just in case, I would recommend tracking your threads if this does happen.) Also, if your character wants a private conversation with him, definitely say so in the subject heading! (And if your character wants a conversation with Ten or Wash, please say so too.)

What else... Oh yes! Those who lost powers should have them back in full now, and those gained them, well, you're back to normal. Balance is restored and all that. As for the town itself, the townspeople have started to clean things up. Oddly, things haven't been reset yet as they have when odd things happen. By the way, if people want to continue their other threads from the previous entry, you are more than welcome to do so! There just won't be any more searches for Nathan.

This plot will only last a week, so don't waste any time in getting to asking him questions! The sooner you ask, the more you can find out. When a week has passed (so until Tuesday evening), unfortunately, I won't be continuing those threads.

If you have any questions/concerns/etc, I'm making an OOC comment in here so everyone can use that! Or ping me through the usual channels~

Comments

[luministimods]

Oh, I do. His name is Ferran.

It isn't as big of a burden as you think. It's my job and I'm more than happy to do it.

But what he gains from it all.... [He frowns.] Only he knows for sure. Why anyone has done this in the past has always been different. But think about it for a moment. If he didn't want you to remember at all, he could have made it so, but it's only been temporary. Why do you think the things he does never last?

[wind_of_reason]

[Don't answer a question with a question!
Fuu rests her elbows on the table, propping her head in her palms. Why, indeed? What if the reason why is so outside her realm of understanding that she wouldn't even be able to guess at it! With a sigh she straightens up, folding her arms on the table. She will just have to build a hypothesis with what she knows.]

It must be to further us towards whatever end he's imagining and whatever gain he's foreseeing. He said in the video... that he's poked and prodded us towards perfection. Perhaps the experiences don't last, but how they affect us does. [She shakes her head.] I feel that there are a hundred varied threads within my grasp, but in the tangle I cannot connect the right ones together.

As I told you before, there are a thousand other prettier, smarter, stronger people that he could have stolen. I don't understand what makes us [a gesture at the assorted characters gathered around] so 'wanted'.

OH NO YOU DIDN'T

[manicurious]

There are not a thousand people who are prettier than me!

[luministimods]

[Nathan sighs exasperatedly] Ichijou, you're gorgeous, and you're very beautiful yourself, Fuu, but he doesn't do it for looks--at least, not what I can tell.

I think you may be onto something though, Fuu. That's sort of been my line of thinking.

[manicurious]

[Oh yes, he likes that. He likes that a lot.]

Why, thank you!

[wind_of_reason]

[BLUSHING! Just- blushing.]

I'm sorry Mister Ichijou. I suppose I meant, from my universe.

Th-thank you, Mister Nathan.
I'm not sure how Mister Ferran could find that valuable, but I hope we don't find out the hard way!

[luministimods]

[He nods, reaching for his glass, a sombre expression on his face.] I hope you don't either.