When You’re Lost “Here”

[The video feed is switched on with an audible click, among the sounds of shifting fabric.]

[At first, there's darkness until the view wavers and Maka appears on the screen. Her hair down; a mess--with a bandaid on both sides of her cheek and on her forehead. There is a sleepy expression on her face if not a tiny groan as the view continues to wavers; clumsily trying to place the device nearby. She sits up a bit, wincing at her aches before glancing over beside her; her voice murmuring but can be easily hearable.]

"Ne... Soul? Scoot over. I wanna to get under the blanket...'m cold..."

Mmn? ...Yeah, sure.

[Soul can be heard sliding over the top of the bed, his hand coming into view as he helps pull part of the blanket back for Maka to slip underneath. The other half is shifted over top of something else, and he can be heard letting out a tired sigh.]

...That better?

[She lets out a humming sound following by a mumble of "thank you" as she settles in again, turning her back to the communicator.]

[[ooc After finally coming out of hiding and heading back home, Soul decided to check up on Maka. They talked for awhile, and both being dog tired, ended up falling asleep together on her bed. No, not like that. Get your heads out of the gutter..]]

[There is a quiet, pained grunt.] Ow... My head.

How did I-... [There is a pause as Soul rises up to his feet, his shoes scraping against the pavement.] Y-you're kidding me...

[He palms his forehead, before a few fingers brush up against the receiver of the communicator. He lets out a deep sigh before beginning again.]

It looks like I'm back, Discedo.

...

I wonder if-... [There is a burst of energy, and then he gives a short chuckle soon after.] Heh. Cool.

[[ooc Soul's come back home, kiddies! He's been canon updated all the way up to chapter 58 of the manga, and has managed to slide back in chip free. (I hope that is still cool with you, mods.)]

Have things gone back to some semblance of normalcy yet?

Man… The next time I am made to babysit Death the Kid like that again, I’m going to start charging.
Since Shinigami-sama isn’t here, we’ll just put it on your tab, old man.

But for you, Shinji... I'm getting duct tape.

( Private to Demyx and Bulma; Hackable )

( Private to the gang from Death City; Hackable )

( Private to the Scientists; Hackable )

... Still no good, huh?
Oi. Didn't the scientists get what they needed? Then, what's the hold up? I still can't transform. Che. This sucks...

At least I can breath again... Thanks for bringing some of that tea over to the apartment, Yamamoto. It was a help. Though it can't be very easy to put something like that together, huh?

Maybe I'll try to drag a few of the others along with me by the time that opening ceremony comes along as a show of my thanks. I'm sure that I'm not the only one that is starting to feel the cabin fever around here.

Speaking of... If anyone is out in the city, then I'd like to ask some of you to keep an eye out for some new arrivals for me.
One of them is Chrona. Some of you might remember seeing her around before. Come on, Ace. The least you and the others can do is try to make up your damn minds. Hn... Short, pinkish hair, skinny as a rail and dressed in black. Dunno if Ragnarok would be with her now or not... At lot of things seemed different than before. Hm. Maka, I heard that you were out looking for her. Any luck yet?

The other is Death the Kid. It sounds like he decided to show his face around here again. Funny, because I thought the lack of stupid symmetry here would have sent him crawling back to Shibusen for good. ...Anyway, he's a bit of a standout and a freak. Primmed and pressed shinigami dressed in a black suit. His hair is black too and has three white stripes that go across it on one side. Just, uh... don't emphasis on that too much to his face. Maybe you can help him find his Weapon too, while you're at it.

[He yawns] Not sure what happened before with that earthquake from before... but I hope it isn't a sign of things to come. Otherwise, I'll be pretty pissed off if this week just becomes the calm before the storm. Very uncool.

[There is a pause, and then Soul starts humming along to the melody of a song. The sound of music playing through a set of headphones can be overheard before the transmission cuts out.]

[♪ We'll show you / Can't handle us / So cool, baby scandalous ♫]

[[ooc Note: Chrona is referred to as a girl this time around to fit with what Soul would know (or at least remember) from canon. Uh... sorry if it sounds awkward compared to before. Also, he got a MP3 player from the scientists, so feel free to rag on him for his taste in music.]]

[The sound of Chrona's muffled screaming can be heard. Right through the paper-thin walls, and to Soul and Spirit... right off their communicators in a creepy resonance.]

( [OOC] Cut to save space on your friendslist. )

Chrona! ... Shit.

[Soul lets out a loud yell, before he rushes at the door of the apartment, shoulder-first. Hurts like hell, but he just keeps at it.]

[Slam!] Dammit, why does this keep...

[Slam!] You bastard. You think I'm just going to let you get your way so easily!?

[Slam!] Wake up already! ...Augh!

[He stops for a bit, taking a deep breath. His shoulder is starting to hurt from constantly hitting the door and the chains that seal it.]

Nngh.

Dammit. I'm going to break down this door before he ever gets the chance!!

[And he gives the door a nice, firm kick before he starts rushing it again.] AAAAH!

[[ooc Soul is frustrated as hell at the circumstances, and probably won't stop rushing the door for awhile. So, Spirit, you better try to hold him back until he calms down before he ends up hurting himself, or else he'll just keep on trying until he tires himself out. Nevermind! It's cool now. Jackie and Bou are now officially awesome.]]

Edit: [[ooc Okay, um... So after a bit of clarification, the individual doors were not stuck after all. (Thanks for clearing that up for me, Bou-mun and Walter-mun.) So have some classic comedy, because retconning is for squares. Oh yeah, and um... Sorry about your door, Spirit.]]

...so I guess this place isn't a hellhole just for looks, huh?

The last thing I need to worry about is a Kishin being revived here too.

So I guess it is safe to say that I'm not in Shibusen anymore. I'm not sure if this is more of a blessing or a curse. Maybe both.

Thanks to that lady from before who passed along some information down to me, I think that I've been able to find my way around this place better than before. I'll have to try to thank her for that later. As for where I woke up... It looked like some kind of empty warehouse. There were some boxes that I found pushed in a corner, but most of them were empty and the last one looked like a corner of it had been gnawed through and was just spilling out sawdust everywhere.

Getting out of there was interesting too. The handles on the doors were so rusted that I ended up having to giving them a good kick. It's a good way of venting out some stress, if you ever want to try it. Even if my right foot smarts a little now.

Heh. And now I know that there are more people out there, and not just those half-dead mutts or some zombies that I haven't bumped into yet...

I'm Soul. Nice to meet you all.

( Private to Death the Kid, Dr. Stein and Deathscythe; Hackable )

Oi, and Chrona. I'm waiting for you to find me. I think that I'm closer to the port now, even if it doesn't help with that smell of rotting fish.