[The video snaps on and poor Tsubomi looks utterly beat! It's like she was in the middle of a massive fight. Indeed, she was. With her world's problems expanding, Tsubomi's grandmother took her team to a mysterious place to obtain a powerful artifact. However, to prove that they were worthy of this, they had to fight the previous Precure. Someone bent the rules, however, and instead of her grandmother, Tsubomi and friends had to fight Nagisa, Honoka and Karen!]

...hi, everyone. Sorry if I look worn down. I... kinda am. But...

[She holds up what looks like a jewelry box]

...Erika, Itsuki, Yuri and I got something powerful to help us. It's the Heartcatch Mirage. Grandma said it could grant us infinite power, but... I don't know how to really use it yet. Maybe we're missing something...

Oh! Nagisa? Honoka? Karen? Are you three alright? I hope we weren't too rough on you. I know we were supposed to fight you and all, but... well...

[Yeah, she's worried about them...]

Whoa, I missed my birthday.  Wonder how the hell I did that.  Oh, well, don't matter.

COME TELL ME HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY

[ The video opens up to Akiho wearing a certain pair of red glasses trying to look dramatic ]

"I have always followed my beliefs."

If a show can change the world then recreating it can do the same, that being said what sort of figures are held in the same light as a defender of justice? Gunvarrel is the best example but there are other things like mobile suits that people like as well!

[The video shows Yayoi's room as usual, but this time she's buried under a pile of blankets. Peeking out, she sighs.]

Good news bad news time.

Good news: We figured out why Royale Queen isn't waking up.

Bad news: The villains all survived and is still working to revive Pierrot who we THOUGHT we defeated. Even worse news still, they're looking for something called the Miracle Jewel. It seems to be incredibly powerful, and we have no idea where it is.

Did I mention they're now using Super Akanbe who are twice as fast and dangerous and can easily deflect our single attacks?

The upside to this is that we've got an attack to deal with it, and that the Super Akanbe is a teamkiller, in that it smacked Wolfrun across the battlefield.

As for, well.. me.

[Sitting up, you can see a row of bandages around Yayoi's middle, and arms. She's really beat up.]

This is even with Precure protective outfits. I can't breathe properly. Mom thinks I just fell down some stairs. Anyone got some quick healing stuff I can borrow?

I have a question. About viruses and things so, er. Can I have some help...

[There's not much when the video starts up, just mostly bare room with some like streaming in, landing on a blanketless bed. There's shuffling around in the background, and a crash or two as well.

Suddenly Haibara pops up. And up... and up. Apparently she's quite grown up now, and quite wrapped in the missing blanket. She's also scowling quite a lot.]

I hate viruses. At least I didn't turn into an animal this time. Could someone bring me some clothes please? I can't exactly go out and borrow Claudia-neesan's clothes, after all.

[And then suddenly baby Kamina! He jumps multiple times to get a better look at the computer (poor little guy's five years old and very short, give him a break), questions directed at the suddenly adult Haibara without end.

'what's that who are you talking to what's this do where are we can we go see outside I've only seen outside once with my dad do you know him what's that fluffy thing can i go check it out'

and there goes the very top of his head at a rapid pace. one can only assume he's off to scientifically determine the jumpability of the bed.

Haibara watches him go by with a bored look on her face]

Also could someone bring me a child leash?

[Seriously what is this? Ayumi is trying to hide herself from her classmates as she seems to be dressed in a familiar outfit to some. The Cure Black outfit fits her like a glove and there's so many people who could see her everywhere!]

This is so bad... [She murmured. Why did she have to get hit by the virus at school? Why couldn't it have been golden week or something?]

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[Whatever you're doing, the comm snaps up with this wonderful video. It starts out innocently enough - a little girl watching her parents, all dressed up and looking quite well, leave off for whatever they're doing, the child's grandmother by her side. The little girl's really recognizable, too - it's Tsubomi! Isn't she adorable?

Time goes on in a bit of a dilation. More and more, you see Tsubomi's parents return and leave, the girl growing older, always by her grandmother's side as the length of time her parents are away grows longer and longer.]

No! Stop this! I don't want them to see this! Not like this!

[The years keep going. 5... 6... 7... the entire time you see the ever-growing Tsubomi seeing her parents off with a smile, one that hides something so much more. 9... 10... 11... 12...]

Please, don't!

[It's 14 years since it's started and her parents walk out once more and once again, Tsubomi heads for their backyard and as she sits there, she catches sight of a mother bird tending to her young. At the same time, Tsubomi's parents return, having left something behind...

...only to hear the heart-wrenching cry of Tsubomi's despair and loneliness being released. 14 years without her parents and she finally cracked. Years without her parents destroyed her self-esteem and desire. This is the beginning of Tsubomi's change.

As the video ends, there sits the modern day Tsubomi, eyes pained as she realizes everyone saw that.]

I... I didn't... it didn't have the right to show that!

[She's on the verge of tears here, now...]

I know time's weird for my world, but if I'm reading the date on the community right, it'll be my birthday soon! I'm kind of excited... I mean, I know it's not my actual birthday - that was a few months ago - but it'll be close enough, right?

So, what does everyone normally do for their birthdays? I'm a little curious.

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[Ayumi was out with Fu-chan that day, looking at antiques when Fu-chan changed into a bracelet. So absorbed in how pretty it looked, she never even noticed a certain pink bumping right into her behind. Stumbling forward, she made an "eep!" noise as she looked over her shoulder.]

Ayumi: Um... sorry! [And off she tears off, embarrassed.]

[Just when she thinks she's clear however, a yell came from behind her.]

Miyuki: WAAAAAAIT!

[Absolutely shocked, Ayumi just kept running, wondering why she was chasing her.]

[Along a pathway, after Hibiki explained what they were trying to do, ie find Fusion, Ayumi bumped into Hibiki and Fusion sort of went wobbly for a moment.]

Ayumi: SORRY!

Miyuki: WAIT!

Hibiki: ... WAIT HOLD ON! [And Hibiki takes chase. The chase goes on for several minutes before Hibiki zooms in front of the pair, holding out her hands.]

Hibiki: HOLD ON THERE!

[And Miyuki goes crashing into Hibiki, sending up dust everywhere.]

Ayumi: Um... are you two okay...?

Hibiki & Miyuki: GAAAAAH! [And they burst free, standing up as Ayumi whimpers. But as one, they bow to her.] I'm really sorry about earlier!

Miyuki: I'm sorry for bumping into you. I should have been watching where I was going!

Hibiki: And I bumped your bracelet. I didn't break it, did I?

Ayumi: O-oh! Well the bracelet and I are all okay. Was that what you wanted to tell me?

[The pair nodded and Ayumi had to smile as she bowed and headed off.]

Ayumi: What strange girls. Normally you wouldn't chase after someone to ask forgiveness...

[Yesterday, Kanade was on cloud nine. Everything was going right. Her plans had gone just perfectly, and she'd managed to convey her feelings clearly and have Hibiki respond in kind. Basically, every girl's dream, right? (Well, minus the part about Hibiki being another girl, but that wasn't important.)

Today? You're looking at video of a lump under a bedsheet, lying down and curled into a ball.]

I can't believe I c-c-confessed to Hibiki like that...! How am I going to look at her ever again!? Oh, this is horrible...! I mean, I liked it, and yesterday felt great, but I can't just go that far with her... can I?

[A long silence.]

What am I supposed to do now? I kind of joked about it before, but now it happened, and... help?

[The girl trails off. You have no idea what her expression is under the bedsheet, but she sounds like she's working her way up to a major breakdown. Her door and windows are locked; she can't barricade her bookshelf from anyone coming in that way, but aside from that she's locked in.]

[Kirika...sounds very eager as she practically yells into the microphone.]

Hey, magical girls! I'm tired of you walking around strutting like you own the place. Friendship? Love? It's funny that you think that's what you're really fighting for...

Hey, you know what?

Let's have a fight. All you have to be is a magical girl and I'll fight you. It'll be real easy to put you liars out of your misery!

[Community, you are looking at... oh, what was that new Precure's name, the one with the long golden hair that saved Hayate a few weeks back? Cure Sunshine, wasn't it? Anyway, you're seeing her apparently training. Her long hair flows out behind her as she hops from point to point, and at one point skims across a pond as if skating on it. She makes various twists and turns that would make a normal person sick, and throws out punches and kicks from time to time, plus the occasional massive sunflower-shaped shield.

And all the while, there's a huge smile on her face; like she hasn't felt this alive in months. Which, truth be told, she hasn't. So she pinballs about with glee.

Several minutes of this pass before Itsuki sighs and sits down, looking in a nearby window at her still-transformed reflection, breathing hard.]

I didn't think it would be this tiring... but I didn't think this would be so exhilarating, either. Or that my costume would be so revealing... I wonder if there's something better I can be doing to train, though. I want to practice some more...

[Comment? Make suggestions? Poke fun at?]

[The feed turns on to reveal Kanade apparently in the Lucky Spoon's kitchen, silent; it takes a few seconds for her to work up the courage to speak.]

S-so I'm trying to find something new to make, since I can't make cupcakes all the time, or I'll get rusty with everything else. D-does anyone have suggestions? I'll understand if you don't, but I thought I'd ask just in case...

[She's wringing her hands while she talks, and is having issues making eye contact with the camera. Make suggestions/confront?]

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It's the day of the Tanabata Festival, and Yayoi is fielding traffic to and fro from the Mysterious Library and meeting people who are coming in with their own worldhops. You may see some of her teammates around including a fairy named Pop around today, but for the purpose of it, everything is funtimes!

There's a lot of people around and arriving at the front gates of the festival grounds, there's a ton of stuff to do, such as fish catching, food vendors and other assorted games. Have a ball and mingle. Because tonight, the Smile Precure are in for the fight of their lives.

Pegasus Day is upon us as well, since Marchenland celebrates the same occasion on the same day. So try not to ride the Pop!Pegasus around too much.

(ooc: minglepost, have fun, tag around with CR etc.)

Settle something for us, community.

Everybody's got viruses and anon posts and stuff and that's great BUT MY ARM'S STILL BROKE FROM THAT STUPID SKI TRIP

I'M BORED

[Itsuki is pretty obviously very spooked by something; what in the world could have happened?]

Girls, I'm sure you've all seen this post by now. I specifically have four problems with it:

[A screenshot of the pan across the Heartcatch team.] One, I'm not a Precure yet, though I recognize what I know will become my form. Two, Yuri can't transform, so her being there is physically impossible. [Another still, this one of the Suite team.] Three and four. We've seen Melody and Rhythm fight, and their team is two, not four.

Are there any other discrepancies? And more importantly... what does this mean?

[Five minutes after the original posting, there's new text:] And I almost forgot, Yayoi's whole team is missing, which is five more people that should be there but aren't. Isn't that odd?