They're testing a new robotic armor in Afrrika. It seems that a single witch can move it, and it is based on our land systems.

I think that's interesting, considering Karsland Engineering has proceeded to get better and better all the time. Even with the untimely accident with the Jet Striker after all...

Still, I wonder what kind of advances we could be making in such a short time. I've still got my ipad from the last time I was here, and haven't let anyone look at it.

I didn't realize I would get back access after all this time. It's been more than a year.

Hello everyone, I was here approximately 3 years ago according to my interface. I am Perrine-H Cloistermann of the reinstated 501st. I have room to talk to you all now and I'm rather happy to see everyone right now.

Even the irritating people, but my has it thinned.

No matter. I am here, and thank you for providing countless hours of catching up.

I pose a question for everyone who is in the military on the community, or knows people who were in it and/or in a situation where the genders are segregated for the sake of work.

What do you think of fraternization while on duty? Does it work out for you? Or are you in a situation where it's not worrisome to talk to the others? I ask this because Commander Minna recently lifted the order to keep the mechanics from talking with the Witches. I can't say I blame her for her reasons, but is something like this a problem in other worlds?

Jak. Your friends are high strung. Especially the ottsel thing.

They're pretty 100% sure they want to toss me into a dungeon to let this blow over. I escaped out a window.

So... what do you get for girls from Japan for a birthday? We've got limited supplies here unless we go to London but I heard from Sanya that she and Miyafuji share the same birthday. So... I was thinking that I could probably get something for her, but I'm at a loss of what to actually get her.

Any suggestions?

So um... Miyafuji isn't as bad as I thought she was. She might be loud, rude and uncouth but... she did save Captain Barkhorn's life with her healing magic.

So I guess I should try to be nicer to her...

Remind me if I slip again not to do that.

[It had been a long boiling string of things for Perrine. Even if she had the comfort of her new computer to retreat to (and all of those Sakamoto pictures she found), she was completely incensed at Yoshika, and it showed. Confronting her in the shared communal bath, she got right in her face as soon as Yoshika was in the middle of drinking milk.]

Perrine: Miyafuji! Just how insensitive of a person are you?!

Yoshika: Huh?

Perrine: Today is the very last straw! You give us rotten beans for breakfast! You put a mop in my face. You slurp while sipping your tea. And to top it off, you take a bath with the major! You raccoon-dog!

Yoshika: Raccoon...

Perrine: That's right. If you don't like raccoon-dog, you can be a mongrel!

[Ouch. Yoshika is seeing red and it's clear she's trying not to hurt Perrine with that glare.]

Yoshika: How mean! What gives you the right to call me that?!

Perrine: Country bumpkin, acting all chummy with the major!

Yoshika: Country bumpkin? I'm from the same country as Sakamoto-san!

Perrine: Like I said! It's "Major" to you! How many times do I need to tell you?!

Yoshika: She told me to call her "-san", so that's what I'm doing!

[The two are now in each other's faces. It's going to be a fight.]

Minna: Now, now, that's enough.

[At last, a voice of reason as a beautiful redhead previously identified as Commander Minna shows up.]

Minna: Fighting is prohibited. If you do it again, your punishment will be...

[She trailed off for effect and Perrine was immediately scared into line, as she goes into attention, awaiting judgment.]

Minna: One week of toilet cleaning. Your answer?

Yes ma'am! [The pair chorused.]

Minna: Then it's settled.

[With that, Perrine waited for her to leave before sweeping out angrily. She had really had it up to here with Yoshika.]

So I've been reading some newspapers in the local area and there has been talk of a computer being built to a smaller scale than the building that it is housed in currently. While I know that the community has one, I was wondering if anyone could get me one. I have electrical power sockets but they might be a problem. I've included a drawing of what it looks like.



If anyone could help me out with this, it'd be appreciated. I'll probably need, what do they call it, a laptop or something even smaller. So I can keep it among my things and not let Miyafuji or anyone else use it.

Thanks in advance.

If your world- or your country- had a legend about people with powers who would appear when the country was in danger, would you think they were heroes? Or would you think they were bringing destruction?

If I may ask, what are the methods of healing like in your world?

[The feed suddenly clicks on, the sudden sound of swords clashing against one another is all that is heard before the camera pans over to see the two warriors fighting. Only... there's something strange about one of them, the one that Link is fighting is in all black, entirely. In fact, the only color on the man are his eyes, they're completely red.

...The interesting thing here is that the other swordsman looks exactly like Link, just like his shadow.

Whenever Link went to slash at him their blades would bounce off one another, and then the young man would jump back and look at the other one with a cold gaze. He was surrounded by a haze, it looked like he was standing on water even, his tunic entirely blue, he was drenched from head to toe, the water dripping off him as he panting slightly.

How could he even beat this guy...? Already Link was covered in wounds, the blood had gone through his tunic and his blue fabric was now covered in red. He was... losing.

Link went for the guy again, he thrust his blade at him, but the shadow jumped up on it, balancing on the tip of the sword, the creature had no weight at all to it. It went towards Link, it's own blade piercing into his shoulder and Link let out a yell. He pulled his blade away from the shadow, stumbling back, clutching his wound.]

Dammit.... [he cursed under his breath, the blood passing through his hand as he holds his shoulder, completely covering his fingers now.

He was desperate, his hand moved from his shoulder and he clenched it in front of him. A light began to shine all around him just as the shadow went towards him again, and Link brought his hand towards his side, getting ready to use Din's Fire. He yelled again and brought his blood-stained hand towards the ground, and with it he unleashed some magic he had learned, the fire surrounded him and he blasted away the shadow.

The shadow stumbled, trying to get up and regain its own composure, but Link was too quick after that, he grabbed his sword and ran towards the creature, but the shadow brought its sword up at the same time. Link managed to hit it through, he brought his sword right through the chest of the beast, but the creature managed to stab him right into the side. The creature let out a gasp and it soon melted away, disappearing into the water all around him.

Ah... he won. Link was breathing heavily, the blood flowing from him and he soon stumbled, now down on his knees and looking at his crimson hands, his sword had fallen to the ground too.]

Hah.... N....Navi? Do we have anymore.... potions?

N-no, we're all out!

Ah I... could really use one.... [Link then collapsed to the ground, the water all around him turning color from the blood, but he just passed out.]

(ooc: replies will come from Link hours later. and tl;dr Link fights Dark Link and uses Din's Fire as a distraction before finishing it off and passing out.)

This isn't funny. I've already been reprimanded today because we have a male in the middle of the witches quarters. Can anyone tell me how long I'm going to be stuck like this?

[She holds her finger up where the pinky is attached with the red string, and Perrine looks extremely cross.]

[You have Perrine running around the kitchen, late at night. Seems like during the ski trip she had obtained an ipod and was listening to the songs on it. She was humming as she ran around, trying to get everything together, mixing flour, chocolate and generally making a mess of things.

The water whistled and she scrambled to cap the double boiler, as the earphones popped out and she was, well, listening to a cover of the Beebs. If anyone asks, she was listening to covers. Not the Beebs himself.]

Oh no, the water, ack, the chocolate, nooooooo... Major, I can't give you chocolate like this...!

[Just another day at the 501st Joint Fighter Wing base in Britannia. While some people, ie Shirley and Lucchini were slacking off, others like Sanya and Hartmann were sleeping the day away, there was a small group of people who were training. It was here that Perrine could be seen maintaining her weapon, a Bren light machine gun.

She's disassembling it with swift efficiency, checking the components and feeding a brush through the barrel. After some time, she's in the process of oiling up the components before reloading it. The magazine next to her is an experimental 75 bullet cartridge, for long sorties since her specialty was gun and running.

Humming to herself, she's humming an old tune, but it's new to her as it's a newly crafted Liberion song.]

Praise the lord, and pass the ammunition, praise the lord, and pass the ammunition, praise the lord and pass the ammunition and we'll all stay free♪

[Normally one wouldn't notice this, but the community seemed to decide to show it off. A young woman in a pantsless military uniform was addressing a small council of people, discussing the new recruit and treating Yoshika Miyafuji as a Sarge in the military.

For anyone who would know their history, the two men in the room was Winston Churchill and Hugh Dowding of the World War II Allied Airforce. But the girl, Minna, looked distinctly German in appearance.

It seemed they were discussing why the Neuroi were coming irregularly, but Minna promises that they will be able to defend against their aggression.

The scene changes abruptly to the base where Perrine is getting food when she makes a face.]

Miyafuji, what is this?

[She holds up a bowl of natto and she holds it at arms length.] This is intolerable! This food is rotten, you can't serve it to us!

Yoshika: Eeh? But natto is good for you. And Sakamoto-san liked it.

[Perrine sputters.] Saka...! You can't call her that! It's Major to you, MAJOR!

Yoshika: But Sakamoto-san told me to call her that!

That's not the POINT! Even I don't call her Sa-... saka... saa... [She goes bright red trying to force it out] That's not the point! Just don't call her that anymore!

What in the world is this?

[Perrine pokes the screen a couple of times, frowning at it.] This isn't the radar. This is well beyond anything I've seen before...

[Reading more, she seemed to be twisting dials and poking things. The exterior is a very dated room, someone might recognize as being from 1944 in a military base. Still, she keeps fiddling with the machine and trying to get it to work.]

Why is it showing me this thing about ducks? What is this? [And she pokes it again a few times.]