1st Lt. Soma Peries

... our house is gone. It's just ... gone. I mean there's portions of it, but they're not ... it's just burnt beams and some of the walls.

...

...and the ... and the flower shop, too.

Ah ... I don't know what to do. Even though it's been raining my skin still feels cracked and dry. At least the dogs are all right. And I'm tired of sharing this little space with everyone and I'm sure Mao has a terrible headache.

I ... want to go home. Is there anything I can do to help anyone?

It's getting uncomfortable up here. Reminds me of ... that summer. With Sergei. Or when the air cyclers on the station were broken temporarily. Maybe we should move down to the lower level for a while, Mao. It doesn't get sun, so it must be cooler there. I know you're not taking it well either, I saw you sprawled across the couch sleeping through the middle of the day.

... Has it really been a month? I must have been preoccupied with work. This heat is killing all the flowers. Listen to me, all I can talk about is the heat, that's how bad it is! The dogs don't seem to mind, though. I suppose it's because they breathe fire. At least we're not all suffering.

How is everyone else holding out?

...

On the subject of the magic ability fluctuations... I can make plants grow how I want them to. By thinking. Is this how magic works? It's strange. I was watering one the snapdragons and I thought that they should straighten up and maybe be a little brighter and ... they did. Right in front of me.

As long as I can do this, I may as well see how much I can do with it. Mao, I'm going to decorate our house with living plants and I'm going to weed our garden.


[ooc: And, as long as it's ok with the involved parties, Soma will make a little rosebush maze around Mao's little white house. :3 And possibly grow morning glories into Allelujah's room.]

...I'm not sure what's going on, and I'm not sure I want to know.

But the bonfire was nice. Let's do that again sometime. When it's ... calmer.


Mao, we're staying out of the way. Allelujah, Ed, Al, Citrine, Wrath, Bou-san, Lockon, Hikaru, Tsukasa, Kyousuke ... when did I make so many friends acquaintances...? I hope you're all right.

Miliena, thanks for the ... hats. They're ... remarkable.

( Filtered//Mao//Ed//Maybe hackable if you TRY REALLY HARD :| )


[ooc: Maybe hackable if you TRY REALLY HARD. No matter what, strikes only visible to Mao. Because they were deleted, but Mao is psychic~]

( Private//Hackable )

Hey, hey, Mao~ let's go do something nice! Maybe we can bake a cake. And I'll get some new books from the Library.



[ooc: Soma's canon birthday is 5/21 AND I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL REL INFORMED ME so here have a "whoops I forgot" post. OTL]

[Soma is whispering] Mao, Mao~

[furtive silence for a moment; then a meow]

Shh, Kyrios.

Who names all of their pets after their mobile suits, anyway?

Mao, please come get me. Everyone in the house is going insane. Someone I don't know was killed, and the house is being locked down. My other attempts at getting out have failed, and I would ... rather not draw too much attention to myself.

I'm definitely safer with you. Definitely, definitely.

[footsteps; Soma goes silent. Then there's a loud meow, and she shuts off the recording.]

[The recording starts with Soma speaking cheerfully.]

I know this isn't the best time, with everyone going missing, but the flower shop is open for business again~ well, not right now, since this terminal's a ways away from the shop and I-- Oh, Allelujah, is there something you need...?

Allelujah: Soma. ...Marie. I'm sorry for having to do this, but it's for your own good.

Soma: Don't call me Marie--!

[Her sentence ends in an undignified yelp.]

Allelujah: I told you, this time, I'm going to protect you.

Soma: [screams, though definitely in anger rather than in pain] Hey! What are you doing?! Put me down!! Mao! Ulquiorra! Where are you?!

[Their voices recede into the distance; after a while, the recording times out.]

( Filtered to Mao )

The flower shop is now hiring.

It's ... almost in good enough condition to be opened again, but not quite. And most of the flowers are dead, but we'll start growing new ones.

At least I can rely on Mao for help! Right, Mao~?

( Private//Lockon//Unhackable )

( Private//Citrine//Unhackable )

( Private//Hackable EXCEPT by known CB members )

...

This ... this is very familiar. I had this dream before.

My phone isn't working.


Hello? This is Soma Peries. I ... I'm looking for a place to stay. Temporarily.


Sergei, are you here too...? Or am I on my own this time?