[ When this post starts up, it doesn't look like it's from any of Yuri's worlds. That's because it isn't. It's just some regular school, obviously on break for lunch, and there's a girl with her hair tied back in a ponytail. She's got a green ribbon in her hair with a little golden butterfly clip in it, her bangs still down and cleanly cut. It's a different school uniform. This one's got a plaid green skirt with a plain white, short sleeved blouse and a little green ribbon beneath the collar. It offsets her bright magenta hair quite a bit, but that's why she keeps it tied back to make sure it doesn't seem overpowering.

There seems to be some kind of conversation going on between her and two other girls all sitting with their tables turned together in the classroom. ]

Hiroshi's sister told me that he's going to ask you out, Yuriko.

What are you going to say?

She's going to say yes, obviously.

What, are you expecting me to make chocolates or something? It's already Valentine's Day, it's not like I can go back in time to!

[ The girl who certainly looked like Yuri laughed a little as her friends started teasing her about how that's better since she'd probably kill him if she had made chocolate, hitting one of them in the arm, but rather suddenly stopping and shutting her eyes. ]

Yuriko? What's wrong?

I'm fine, I'm just-- Dizzy. I think I'm going to go to the nurse's office. [ 'Yuriko' stood up from the table, her hand supporting her on the desk as she did, her friends looking pretty concerned. She smiles, waving her other hand dismissively. ] I'm fine, I'll be back later. Tell the teacher I went to go rest.

[ With that, she makes it to the door, opens it, and there stands Hiroshi with a bouquet of stargazer lilies. ]

Y-Yuriko!?

[ He clearly wasn't expecting her to open the door right as he was about to come in, but the flowers dropped to the ground as suddenly so did the girl, completely fainting. The video seems to black out at that point.

It doesn't seem like it's done if you keep watching though. About 20 seconds of blank screen later, it looks like the sun is setting in the window of the nurse's office as Yuri starts coming to. Her hair is down now, her ribbon and clip taken off to the side desk along with her reading glasses case and her backpack on the floor next to it. The lilies were sitting there too. She sits up slowly, looking around then looking down at her hands. Obviously something is wrong. The school nurse comes in after a second though and she quickly puts her hands down, looking up attentively at him. ]

Are you feeling any better? It seems like you fainted at lunch time. And on Valentine's Day of all things, poor dear.

[ Yuri looked up at her, there definitely being a different look in her eye than there was before. Instead of that carefree attitude, she looks like she knows something's very, very wrong. ]

I'm fine. I need you to call someone to take me home, just in case I get dizzy again.

[ That wasn't the reason. She had no idea where she was or what was happening, that was the reason. Last thing she remembered was.. well, it was disappearing so that her soul could reincarnate and the person who she became after that could live a happy life. Not suddenly waking up with very vague memories of everything that had happened in this life quickly being forgotten as her old ones start reawakening and she doesn't know why.

The nurse gives her a look because she looks anything but 'fine' right now, but goes to call someone. The video ends after Yuri quickly jumps out of bed and goes through the things next to her, the backpack, trying to find a wallet to figure out what the hell is happening. Why the hell she's pretty sure she's alive and whoever used to be here is fading fast. ]



{{ OOC NOTE: Replies will come after Yurippe gets to her new home. Her time, it'll be a couple of hours later, but consider it real time for anyone replying! It's timey wimey stuff! }}

[ It's been a difficult few days. The time since Battler was saved, since he's been home, had been something of a wonder to Yuri. She hadn't seen him for the first bit of it, since he'd had to deal with the press and the police, but after that they spent their time together, and finally they were able to be together, but it wasn't something that could last forever.

There was nothing holding Yuri here anymore. Nothing worrying her, nothing that she couldn't let go of now. Nothing except the fact that she didn't want to leave Battler, but that.. wasn't a reason to selfishly hold onto a life she didn't have anymore, especially when it meant they would just grow closer and she would end up getting stuck or disappearing in a moment of thoughtlessness the second she stopped actively forcing herself to stay. So as she flickered the video on, it seems like she was having a little bit of trouble coming up with what to say. Something heartwarming? A beautiful goodbye?

No, she should probably just keep it light. Yuri smiles, a warm smile, and waves. She's speaking quietly. It's fairly late at night, after all, though Yuri's fully dressed. ]

It's time. I thought I was going to come up with something really heartfelt to say to everyone, but in the end I don't think there's anything I really held back from any of you. So I'm just going to ask that someone take Battler out for drinks and make sure he doesn't do anything stupid tomorrow. Other than that.. I guess the only thing left to say is thank you.

I'll stick around for a few more minutes to let anyone get anything they want to say to me in.

{{ OOC: Don't worry, there's a way plotted out for Yuri to come back, but she does have to disappear for now. So she totally thinks this is goodbye.. but there'll be another post after a bit! I'll reply to this post for a few days until I post the new one, though Yuri won't remember anyone in that post at first since she'll be alive without her memories yet. I'll explain more then! }}

Christmas Wish Lists. Go. At least 5 items minimum. Anyone can reply, I may or may not actually get you something, but even if I don't at least it's up here for everyone to see.

Don't say ridiculous things like your own planet or you'll end up with a planet-sized lump on your head!

I either want a dog or this cat.

Can I get someone to say they'll take care of one once I'm gone if I do?

Riley and Jin: Get over here, we need to talk!

[ A RATHER SHOCKING VIDEO SUDDENLY APPEARS ON SCREEN!

Look it's Yuri drenched in her own blood in the Rokkenjima kitchen! Of course, the blood didn't pool or anything, so it's possible that she wasn't killed there. It's hard to even tell what she was killed with, there are so many brutal injuries on the body, even her thigh high socks are torn!

Of course, she is already dead so she groans after a moment, then looks over at the camera irately. ]

Alright, who the hell killed me, where, and with what!? Everyone better get looking for Clues right now!

[ That said, anyone who replies may get replies from any one of the possible culprits. Was it Battler? Lambdadelta? Bernkastel? Eva-Beatrice? Perhaps it was Ange? Though the girl seems to be off on her own for now. What if Yuri staged the whole thing? If that's the case, what did she do it with and where?! ]

[ There's actually a slightly upset look on Yuri's face. It's not like she's about to start crying or anything, but she looks a little worried. ]

Did Ange worldhop over to someone else's world and camp out? I can't find her. Don't tell Battler, I don't want him to worry if she's just moping somewhere.

Attention!

I'm looking for hackers, aliens or people from the future with crazy technology, or someone who knows how to program something into a previously existing game like a really cool weapon that can kick ass even though it's basically a cheat.

This is to save someone, not because I want to play a video game, promise.

I need someone who's willing to occasionally off me too in order to log me out who promises not to freak out if I go brain-dead for a while.

[ locked to Suguha & Kirito ]
Any luck getting a NerveGear set?

So this is what the kids are all using these days, hm?  It's no wonder everyone around here has been so preoccupied with their little gadgets. Too preoccupied to chat with their own mother.

[She sighs dramatically before shrugging, obviously she doesn't actually care.]

Before I get ahead of myself, I'm Kyrie Ushiromiya, Battler and Ange's mother.  Now I am going to need to hear every story you may have about either of them here - you know, to get caught up on all I've missed.

[...well, Oriko doesn't seem to be bothering with theatrics this time. If anything she looks completely exhausted; slumped at a table with several stained cups of coffee with that distinctly frazzled, crumpled look of someone who hasn't had any sleep in the last 24 hours. That idiot version of her has managed to create a complete and utter mess for... herself... and urgh things had been going so well. Or at least, mostly according to plan.

Personally, she considers herself just a bit too busy right now to be doing this sort of thing, but some things need to be said.]

Hello. Again.

As you probably gathered, I was under the influence of a virus in my previous announcement. Any promises made are hereby considered null and void.

That's all. Carry on with your day. Miss Tomoe, we need to discuss things.

[and yep, feed cuts out.]

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[Once Kirito was out of sight, he hightailed it out of the dungeon into the next town, and its there that he brings up his access, having noticed the recording duck icon in the corner.]

You all saw that, right?

I don't know what to do anymore, except walk this road I've made for myself.

Suguha, sorry. Your brother made an enemy out of the whole game for the sake of the many.

<ooc: video starts at 11:00 to the end.)

Dear Community,

I need your help.

I happen to be part of a friendly neighborhood crime syndicate. My sister is a cop and she is dating. However, thanks to my criminal connections, I know the man she is interested in happens to have his dead girlfriend taxidermied in his basement. (No, I don't know how she died. I'm pretty sure the fact that she's taxidermied in his basement is warning sign enough.)

How do I go about getting her to realize that he is not a good match for her without getting stabbed?

From, Worried Brother

[[All tags will be anon unless otherwise stated!]]

I want to know about the different kinds of "worldhopping."

Do some of them work when others don't?


(( OoC: Her world is sealed off, for the safety of all not already there. ))

[Video]
[A girl in a strange dress with too many ribbons appears on the screen. Her expression's briefly surprised, and then she points her finger at the screen accusingly.]

Oh, come on, why did you ditch me, Drama Drama Duck? You should've known you'd want me back!  There isn't any comparable products to Super Uber Lambdadelta brand. Even if you replace me for the newest model, it won't be the same. You can't tell me you'd already gotten bored of me! Well, I see you saw the error in that since I'm back.

It's Feburary here already? Awww, I missed Valentine's Day already!  A wonderful day for stuffing yourself with chocolate until you get sick of them and then some more, and I missed it. I'll have to make up for it. All the more chocolates! Mountains of them! [Chocolates begin raining around the girl as she continues speaking.] Ahh, my mouth's watering already! Though I don't regret missing out on that red string virus. There's only one for me, you know!

[She leans back in her ridiculously over-ruffled pink chair, relaxing.]

I'm seeing some new faces, so I'll introduce myself. I'm Lambdadelta, the Witch of Certainty and the strongest witch around. I'm a really fun girl if you get to know me!

[Action]
[Hey, Bernkastel? There's a hill of neatly, carefully wrapped Valentine's chocolates waiting for you. All of it lovingly homemade with magic. The pile is so huge that it'd pass more for a large store display than a gift left for someone. A note's been left with familiar handwriting on it, "To My Belated Valentine~ ☆(⌒▽⌒)☆ <3"

Guess what? Most of the chocolates aren't even trapped in any way! Lambdadelta's in that good a mood.]

[ The post starts with Yuri raising both hands in front of the video, showing off her rather obvious lack of a string. She's not affected by this one. (Thank god, she would've been pissed about it.)

Right now she's just decided to give a rude little PSA to everyone. ]

Hey, morons! Stop asking what the hell a string is doing on your finger when there are like 50 other people who asked too. Either check out the other posts or stop complaining.

Anyway, why are so many of you shocked about this? Aren't there a ton of Japanese people on here? For those of you who aren't: It's said that God tied red strings to people who are destined to meet in some way. Two people connected by the red thread are destined lovers regardless of time, space, or anything else. It's basically like a soulmate.

In other words, it's pretty stupid since all of that corny crap isn't real to begin with and the gazillion posts about it are flooding my page. Anyone have anything interesting to talk about?

[ Sorry guys, even if Yuri's involved now... she's still not that interested in this kind of thing. At least if she thinks it's not real to begin with and especially when she thinks someone, even the community, is trying to toy with something as important as caring for others. That is to say.. maybe she's even a bit ruder than usual because this is actually pissing her off. ]

Stupid. [ And the video cuts off. ]

[ First of course, is text to get everyone's attention.. ]

ATTENTION DUCKS!

[ Then it switches to video. ]
Yurippe here!

[ She waves, smiling. She's actually in her desk in the prinipal's office/SSS headquarters right now, not in Rokkenjima. Mostly because rain as background noise makes this less exciting. She points at the screen dramatically. ]

Next month, I want to host an event that will put to the test all fighting styles and determine who on the community is truly the strongest! Consider this a challenge, fighters. There will be two divisions, one for physical strength and one for super-human talents. You can enter either division as long as you follow the rules set out for each one, which I'll announce at another time.

For now, I need a few things to get this started: [ Yuri holds up one finger before her. ]

One! Multiple arenas. If your world has a unique, deserted area that you think would provide an excellent and challenging course for a fight to occur that won't get us arrested, volunteer here. [ Yuri lowers her finger, putting her hand off to the side. ] For one of the more dangerous courses, I'll be activating Guild's traps and Guild territory will act as a field. I'm looking for more than one field though, so just because someone has suggested one, it doesn't mean you can't.

[ A second finger up! ]

Two! Refreshments. There'll probably be an audience right? So there needs to be drinks and snacks. I'm not asking for full course meals or anything, but definitely things like popcorn and meat buns and.. hot dogs on a stick. You know, sporting event food.

Three! Prize sponsors! I've already got a couple of ideas, but clearly the grand prize should be something ridiculously awesome. If you're the most powerful in more than one universe, you deserve it.

Four is Equipment. A camera crew would be nice for the people who don't want to get worldhopped around to the different fighting arenas but still want to watch, but I'm sure we can work something out with our community devices for that. If someone could get some bleachers for stadium seating for an audience, that'd be great. I've got projectors and lots of other equipment left over from the SSS for a lot of other things I'll need, but those sorts of things are definitely needed.

Last but definitely not least! Five! [ A sweet smile and Yuri excitedly leans forward, then back in her nice big chair. ] Volunteers! Brave ones too. If you're going to be refereeing fights, I can guarantee some people aren't going to be holding back so you're going to definitely have to have guts. Possibly immortality. I'll be there since it's not like I can die again, but I'll need eyes in multiple places to keep track of things and people to hand out refreshments. Oh! And on-site medics. Don't want anyone dying, obviously.

That's it, other than that I think I can work out things like that. If you think you'd be interested in fighting, don't volunteer yet. I'll post a sign up later once we get more things together and come up with a roster. It'll probably be sometime mid-February so we've got plenty of time to prepare. Questions?

[ There's something strange afoot in the middle of the quad! Okay, okay, maybe not that strange. It's two particular short-skirted, thigh-highed girls with nearly identical haircuts, even down to wearing their hair up in the same fashion with some peculiar hair bobbles. They're also wearing the same shirt right now, small t-shirts that say in pink and red "YURI/ANGE 2013" on the back. Their skirts and thigh highs are the same as they ever were though, but perhaps the strangest thing about this scene is that they're going up to random people and putting on something of a show. ]

Sugar! [ For her part, Yuri is quite enthusiastic as she holds out a cupcake (store-bought). ]

Or spice. [ Ange is, if possible, even more deadpan as usual. She too holds out a cupcake (also store-bought), though clearly a different type than the one Yuri is offering. ]

We've got everything nice! And~ [ Yuri moves closer to some random guy as he expresses interest in her cupcake. ] We'll keep it that way if you vote for us for president and vice president, got it?

[ Random guy nods and takes Yuri's cupcake, then gets ushered off. Despite that Yuri was the "sugar" part of the duo, her cupcake is actually a spice cake cupcake. Ange's is a sweet white cake. Yuri turns to Ange and puts her hands on her hips. ]

See Ange? I told you campaigning wouldn't be that bad.

Yeah. [ But instead of an 'you're right' kind of agreeing, it's more a 'whatever you say' kind of agreeing. It's obvious from her expression. ] I'm just having the time of my life. [ You could at least bother to seem enthusiastic instead of just deadpan, Ange!!

And with that, they both move along to the next person. Yep, they're continuing this silliness from person to person. ]

{{ OOC NOTE: Threads will be 3-way with both Yuri, Ange, and your character! }}

As of right now, no one worldhops to my world. If you do, I will shoot you in the leg and worldhop you back to your place myself.

That goes for everyone, dead, alive, or otherwise.

[ Yuri's voice didn't have any playful tone to it, it doesn't have any semblance of her normal mood. Her serious tone is perhaps only made more serious by the fact that she's piecing together a semi-automatic. ]

This place isn't safe anymore, for anyone. So don't think about ignoring me. Any questions? You've got one hour to ask them. I'll be out of contact after that.

Attention everyone who knows Kyon! I figured out his real name.

It's "Kyororin."

It's no wonder he goes by Kyon.