[ Souji is perched around the backside of a large statue of a horse. Behind him is a fantastic view of Paris; it's nighttime and beginning to snow. He's wearing a dark black cloak and a white half-mask.

The camera moves to focus on a couple. The male croons tenderly at her and the female responds in kind. Their passion for each other clearly increases as the scene progresses, to Souji's obvious distress.

As they exit, hand-in-hand, a red rose comes into focus on the snow-ridden ground. A gloved hand reaches down to pluck it up. Souji's face comes back into full view. He's already breaking down in stacatto sobbing - hot, angry tears pouring down his cheeks and onto the rose - when the voices of the lovers return to add insult to injury.

Destroyed, individual petals of the rose fall back to the snowy rooftop. Souji's fury rises exponentionally as he struggles to control his breathing before darting back to the statue, which he nimbly climbs atop while proclaiming his intention to seek vengeance on the couple - obviously the female in particular. ]

You will curse the day you did not do... All... That... The Phantom... asked... of you...!

[ Sinister music backs up his last (harshly) drawn out syllable while the camera pans up, out, and away. ]


(ooc: visual reference)

I know it's around here somewhere....

[There's Nanako in her room. She's digging around her closet for something. Then she pulls back with a box.] Ah! Here it is!

[She blows on the top of the box because it's dusty, but it just ends up in her face.] Ah...ah...

[And she turns away and then....] ACHOO!

[A loud, thunderous sneeze.

Which blows out the wall of her room, exposing it to the outside.]

....oops.

[Turns towards the door.] Dad! I sneezed and broke my wall again! I'm going to the store to get some wood to fix it!

[And then she flies out of the hole in her room.]

((OOC: Because I like little girls with superpowers, so she's from superhero world.))

I've almost done it. I've almost got every ghost Pokemon there is.

So, I got a question for everyone.

Ever hear of Giratina?

((OOC: Gotta catch 'em all, Pokemon! Because I go with puns.))

[The recording starts and Krad is singing this song.

He sighs after he's done.]

I wish they'd stop making so many creepy songs. Do the fans really enjoy this sort of thing?

((OOC: Krad is a Vocaloid.))

We've been waiting for you! Why didn't you respond to the alert sooner?!

[There's a crackle and sounds like a radio response, but it's too faint to hear.]

Don't give me your excuses! Go already! That monster is going to get to the city in less than five minutes! The others are already there! Get your vehicle there now and make the Striker Z NOW!

[Another faint response.]

JUST GO!

[A frustrated growl.] Damn brat. Teenagers! Really, whose bright idea was to make it so only teenagers could pilot the mech to fight the aliens and their giant monsters?!

((OOC: Commander of generic mecha/power ranger type show.))

This virus is giving me headaches. Who of you all remains in original world? Wait, that will say nothing, of course all would think that. Everyone, describe your world. Then it will be seen who is affected and who not.

(Linka's not affected, but, being the proper perfectionist that she is, has decided that she can't take it anymore and will make a list of who is and isn't.)

[The video opens at night, by London Bridge; there's no cars or people around save for several Fingermen that seem to be patrolling the area, guns ready.

For a long while, it's very quiet; the Fingermen seem very tense. Until suddenly there is the swish of metal slicing the air, and two Fingermen fall, knives sticking from their throats.]

"It's him, it's him!"

[The Fingermen begin shooting as V emerges, flying past them, slicing as he goes. For a while, it seems that V has the upper hand, until two Fingermen grab him, guns pointed at his throat.]

"Knock 'im out, we can't have him awake to--"

[The Fingerman is cut off as the sound of throwing knives rings out again; the Fingermen drop dead, knives sticking out of the back of their throats.

And then, from a rooftop, a second V leaps from a nearby rooftop. The only difference between the two is that the second V's hat is pointy instead of a pilgrim hat.

V nods at his comrade.] "Much thanks for that. Is it ready?"

[Second V nods. In the distance, there is the sound of music swelling, and the opening chords of the 1812 Overture begin to resound. Both Vs look towards the bridge, watching expectantly.

A fiery burst rocks one end of the bridge, then another, then another, and Londong Bridge begins to explode bit by bit and collapse into the river in a fiery mess.]

[  It's a wonderful calm day in Narima. The sun is shining, birds are flying, the clouds are pretty... Teenagers are rocketing across the sky, walls are being demolished, and multiple young women are vowing to marry a single person.

All pretty normal.

So normal that Xanxus, dressed in traditional yet causal japanese clothes (stfu i cant remember all the names :I , just steps around all the madness without blinking. Just casually checking his phone for the time.

Just walking along, with an empty bento box Kasumi sent him yesterday in hand.

...Until THE EVIL OLD LADY WHO PREYS UPON ALL JUUSENKYO VICTIMS finds him that is. And promptly splashes him with her evil ladle of ice cold water.

Then, it's a giant liger padding down the street in agitation. Bento box hanging from his mouth. The phone is abandoned. ]

((ooc: Xanxus is in Ranma 1/2! /o/ THIS IS TOTES FOR ROSIE BB. )
 

Kyaa!

*Retasu is clinging tightly onto a Lapras with white ribbons attached to its head. They're not that far out to sea, but she looks really worried anyway.*

Um... p-please don't let me fall, Lory-san... please, okay? *takes a deep breath* But I know we have to go this way or we'll never be able to get to the next Gym! I just wish the ferry weren't out of service...

(Those who get all the fandom in-jokes, have a cookie.)

[And welcome to the sound of gunfire and moans that might be familiar from October.]

If we die for that twinkie, I don't care if they don't eat each other! I'm finding a way to kill you!

[Some shouting that can't be understood.]

You....WHATEVER! Just keep shooting until we can get back to the humvee!

AH! Get away from me! [And there's the definite of someone's head exploding.]

((OOC: Zombieland~!))

[Ah, the peace and quiet of the country -- cicadas buzzing, birds chirping, grass waving -- interrupted only by:

( Video behind cut )

Are those Elrics beating the everloving crud out of each other? Why yes, yes, they are. They don't appear to realize they're being taped.]

[OOC: Specifically, 0:05-0:12 (the silhouettes in the foreground) and 0:23-0:27ish.

ETA: Video now cut. Sorry, guys, it was late and I wasn't thinking.]

[Keiji is just sitting there. Upside. Floating. And space can be seen outside the window! At the moment, he's looking at a square piece of plastic, tapping one side.]

They say they want my opinion on this...but these numbers are more Funabashi's expertise. Jeeze, just because I'm supposed to be a representative doesn't mean they need my approval for stuff like this!

[Sighs and lets the data pad float away as he turns to look out the window.] People are too sensitive. Worried about something so trivial as that just because this is supposed to be a peace keeping conference. Would anyone really take offensive just because one person has one or two more staff members on board?

((OOC: Sci-fi AU~! He's on a space station.))

[The video starts in Hogwarts, where the third year students of Gryffindor are leaving the charm’s class. Ryo run a hand through his hair, he look paler than usually and very tired. The teacher is staring at one of the now very burned desk, murmuring to himself.]

“I will never understand how he did it. “ Ryo frown his brows in confusion. “ It was only a cheering charm.” 

[He sighs, look through the window and his expression darkens at the view of the sunset.] I should go check if Crocker has the Wolfsbane Potion ready.