[Video] First Blade of a New Set [Backdated Aug 5th]

[sakuya_izayoi]

Celine appeared to be sitting in a chair, nervously fidgeting with a large, heavy pen. She would twirl it through her fingers only to catch at grip it for a moment before twirling it once more. She was only making this video at Emilia's urging, but that didn't mean it wasn't a good idea. It was, in fact, an excellent idea. Especially since even though she fought against the aliens, she hadn't been numbered for very long before the initial attack.

"Hello everyone." Her English was heavily accented but certainly understandable. Mostly French with a touch of German. "I am Celine Blanchefleur. It seems like a lifetime ago since the aliens attacked. And also since I bothered with the network publicly..." She looked a little sheepish but not truly embarrassed. "I am sorry for that."

"Truthfully I've merely been attempting to keep my days peaceful without any of this numbered business, but with the recent going-ons I've been rethinking this. Especially if a larger-scale disaster occurs again. I wish to make sure I am accessible to anyone who may need my assistance." Or make friends. Friends would be good too. "As such I would like to formally introduce myself to any new numbered re-introduce myself to the old."

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[Video]

[scarlet_devil]

And guess who soon shows up on screen? Speak of the Devil and she shall appear... more or less.

"Now Celine, was that so hard...?"

[Video]

[sakuya_izayoi]

"YES!"
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[scarlet_devil]

[And there she goes. ...Kind of predictable by now, and not as funny as the first time. ...But still funny.]

[video]

[jasminebloominginshadow]

Ah, well... welcome back. I don't know if I interacted with you before, but it's good to know some of the others are remembering us.

[sakuya_izayoi]

"Thank you. I don't think we've met before. It's nice to make your acquaintance."

A small hesitation. "It's... Less of a remembering thing and more of an intentionally avoiding thing. I had a nice quiet life before I became numbered. And then a very short time later the aliens attacked and... It was a bit difficult. That's all."

A short pause. "I'm sorry. That was rude of me. I didn't ask your name."

[jasminebloominginshadow]

[Jasmine grins]

I know how you feel, believe me. But my name is Jasmine. Jasmine Tsukuyomi.

[sakuya_izayoi]

"It's nice to meet you Jasmine." She returned the smile, albeit somewhat weakly. "And I'm glad I'm not the only one who has difficulty with my role. My only fear is that things will get more hectic now."

[charcoalfeather]

Rakka tunes in. She's laying back on what appears to be a bed, her bed most likely.

"O-oh, hey! I remember you." Despite that possibly sounding a little ominous, which isn't Rakka's intention, she's smiling. "It's nice to see you around again."

[sakuya_izayoi]

"Ah. Hello there. It's nice to see you again too."

A pause. She remembered this person... She did. But to put a name to a face was a different matter. "You're... Rika? No wait, Rakka, correct? I'm sorry. How have you been?"

[charcoalfeather]

"....Ah."

Rakak visibly pauses, smiling.... fading just a bit.

"R-right. I'm Rakka. Rakka Yoshitoshi. And, I'm fine!"

[Video]

[lovesickkiller]

"Welcome back," Misa says with a little wave. She can't really blame anyone for wanting to put some distance between themselves and the other Numbered, if they're able. But they're all stronger together, right?

"It's nice to meet you! I'm Misa Amane."

[sakuya_izayoi]

"It's nice to meet you Misa." She gave a small nod. "It feels like I never really left, to be perfectly honest."

Then again, she was one of the numbered who didn't move after the alien invasion came to a conclusion.

[lovesickkiller]

"Well, I guess it's part of who we are now, even if we don't use the network," Misa said. Not that she had much experience with that; the network had been a lifesaver for her during the dark days of no working cell phones.

[numberedshepherd]

[Lazarus is always glad to welcome someone back who's been away for awhile.]

I'm Lazarus. We did speak at one point, if memory serves, and it's good to know that you're still with us.

[sakuya_izayoi]

"Ah yes. It's nice to see you again too. I apologize that we didn't really get to talk much after we first spoke. Hopefully things will remain at least somewhat calm. I wouldn't mind getting to know the other numbered a little better."

[numberedshepherd]

Having talked to the majority of the known ones, I can attest to the fact that a great many of them are worth getting acquainted with.

Is there anyone in particular you're wondering about?

[Video]

[witnessme]

"Celine?" Uh, am I saying that right?

I'm Nux. It's my guy's name, but I like it better. I'm using it now, to represent my, uh, my new life.

[sakuya_izayoi]

"Yes that is correct." Or close enough. "It's a pleasure to meet you Nux. From that I take it you are one of the newer numbered?"

[Video]

[witnessme]

Yeah. N-not that I haven't been around for a little while, mostly in the background after the Mafia stuff happened like a year back. Little over that. D-dunno. I try to forget it.

Video;

[knights_king]

Uh. [Arthur smiled a bit nervously, chiming in--]

I didn't think it was a big deal.

[sakuya_izayoi]

"I suppose it's not... but all the same I'm not very fond of doing things like this."

[knights_king]

"It's up to you, isn't it? I think Emi wants you to reach out more because it would help you, but you don't need to force yourself.

I mean, she can be pretty strong-willed, but she wouldn't tease you too roughly."

[video] Shhh..I'm not late to the party.

[prismaticdestruction]

And then a familiar blonde child decides to respond, in french because she remembers!

"It's good to let others know you are still around and okay!"

Of course..Miss "Hide away when you are upset" isn't the best person to be saying this...

[sakuya_izayoi]

And of course the response was in french.

"Well, I suppose. I'm still hesitant about getting too involved in things. I know it's mostly just petty fear but still..."

Well petty fears and horrible nightmares but she wasn't about to bring that up.

[prismaticdestruction]

"Well..depending on what it is and everything, sometimes it's better not to get involved. I've kinda gotten to the point on I might as well help out as much as I can. I'm known so it's usually going to get to me eventually."

At least Dani's honest about this and probably explains why she's always in the middle of everything obviously....Mostly.

"But sometimes even then it helps in getting information you may not have before.]"