I can't believe it's come to this. But what am I gonna do?

[silence, followed by a sigh]

Anybody hirin'? I need a job.

Hello? Anybody on this thing?

[banging noises]

I'm lookin' for a girl. Comes from California. Back before the war, early twenty-first century. Didn't get her name but she said her dads're here.

Seems like she just disappeared. And what with all the monsters, chances're that there's some kinda trouble.

Anybody seen her?

Huh. There's somethin' you don't see every day.

Must've been a good night if I can't remember it. Real good, judgin' from the looks of this. Takes a lotta booze to get me back in America.

Not that France's all that great. But it's still better'n this shithole.

Course, s'long as the place's got bars, I ain't complainin'.

Now I just gotta find one. Then everythin'll be right as rain.



[ooc; Most, if not all, of Sol's posts will be voice posts. Typing and spelling require more effort than talking. And chances are, no one would be able to read what he was typing anyway.]

This journal is now being used for apurgatorium.

What the hell is going on?

One minute I'm sitting there, calm as you please, having a drink and relaxing. And now I'm... wherever the goddamn hell this is.

Ky? Megumi? Fuzz? Where are you?!

I hate this fucking city. Every time you start getting used to what's going on, there's another fucking monster. Or a disappearance. Or someone gets hurt.

So help me, I'm going to burn this fucking place to the ground.


[OOC; Sol is angry. Much like the Hulk, no one likes him when he's angry. When they like him at all.]

Now THAT'S what I call a good time! Something catching on fire's one thing. Something exploding is another. Coulda watched that baby burn all night. And judging from the light in the sky, looks like I did.

Just gotta find the rest of the group now. Saw some of them leave. Didn't see others. Got Reeve back, though, just like we wanted to.

Gonna stick around a bit, see if I can find the others.

Gonna be home a little later than I thought, kid.

Got some shit needs blowing up very important stuff to take care of.

Don't wait up!

Man, it's good to be back home. Can't believe I'm saying that about this place. But it's true. Kinda grows on you after a while. Like a fungus. Fact that the kid's here doesn't hurt. Nope. Not at all.

So, how's everyone doing? Settling in? Having problems? When's the next EOC meeting, anyway? Don't think that just coz we're back means we're gonna loose touch. We're family now, and I for one am looking forward to seeing my little princess grow up and marry the handsome prince. Get cracking, kids.

Just got an idea, what with all the festivities and all. What about having an EOC party?! A welcome home sorta thing. And you can meet the kid! Well, Fuzz, you've already met him. But that's ok. Have a little music, good food, a little booze.

What'd'ya say?

What in the damn hell is going on here? How many times are we gonna have to get moved all over the damn universe before someone gets sick of it and leaves us the hell alone?

Not that Doofus' world ain't all nice and pretty. And Miss Priss isn't that much of a handful once you get to know him. But damn it, I was finally getting settled in. I had a bar, god damn it. A BAR!!!! I don't have a bar in this stupid city!

Son of a bitch! And what the hell's wrong with everybody? Acting like they ain't never seen me before. Hello!? Bunch of jackasses. Gone two damn months, not even that, and they can't be bothered to remember me.

Well, the hell with them! Me and Fuzz and Doofus and Prissy Pants are going to start a bar! So there!

The hell is wrong with this place? One minute everything's all right, and the next we're in the dark AGAIN and the gates of Hell have opened up.

Keeps a guy on his toes, though.

Guess I oughta get out there and kick some demon ass.

My work is never done, I swear.

good thing ol fuzz aint here

dont think he an the cats would get along too good.

sure are a lotta cats here

Didnt peg ice for a crazy cat lady.

maybe i oughta start caling him cat lady

too many cats



[ooc; Sol and Ky had an argument precipitated by a misunderstanding. Since Saix ran off into the woods when he was a werewolf and hasn't come back yet, Sol went out by himself, got drunk, and turned up at Aizen's house. Aizen isn't there and doesn't know there's a surprise waiting for him when he gets back from wherever he is. Expect there to be one unhappy evil overlord when he finds out.]

Well, that was fun! Getting used to the breasts was kinda tricky, though. Don't see how you girls do it. It's like carrying half a person around on there. But it was a learning experience, so I'm not complaining.

Got a neat outfit outta the bargain! Don't have much to fill out this bra corset thing now, but it could always do double duty as a weapon. Poke someone's eye out wiht the sharps bits or something.

Think I'm gonna go down to the bar and have a celebratory drink. Sorta missed out on all that with the singing and the dancing.

Come on girls
Do you believe in love?
'Cause I got something to say about it
And it goes something like this...

Time for the Halloween party! This oughta be a lot of fun! Nothing like getting drunk and wearing costumes to really loosen people up.

Who else is going to the party? Fuzz, Ice, and I are going.

Fuzz's gonna be a werewolf, but only in a costume. I told him that he's not allowed to transform and eat the guests, full moon or not. I tried to get Ice into a pirate costume. If you can get him out of his dress and to ditch the dorky glasses, he's really kinda sexy and would make a really decent pirate. But he didn't cooperate. So, since he says he's dead anyway, I got him this zombie outfit; blood, guts, and strategically ripped clothes. I'm also gonna hide his glasses. And as for yours truly, I'm gonna be a vampire!

Hope to see you all there!

Hey Fuzz, guess what? I found a new friend for you! His name's Ice Cream or something like that and I thought I'd bring him home! At least until his finds his whiskey or whatever he's looking for. Guy must come from some kinda food world or something. Anyway, run the vacuum would you? Can't have the place looking all shitty when he gets here.

Hey kid, when's your shift over? We oughta have a party for Ice Cream.

Hey kid! Fuzz! Get ready, we're having another party!

I met this really nice lady named Scarlet. She's new in town and I thought it'd be nice of us if we threw her a 'welcome to Vertere' party. You know, have some fun before the avatars kill you? That kinda thing. Anyway, I thought I'd invite Axl and Megumi (AXL! MEGUMI! You're invited to the party!) and you could invite your friends.

You know, Pikachu and Doofus (get that guy outta the house, might help his self-esteem) and Fuzz's black coat friends (get inviting, Fuzz) and whoever else you wanna invite.

Hey people of Vertere! Party at our place! Tomorrow, 5pm!

Let's get cracking, kid. We gotta lotta stuff to do and not much time to do it!

Party at my place! Tomorrow night at 6:00pm. Lasting until everyone leaves or the place burns down.

Bring your friends. Bring some booze. Bring whatever you want.

Guest of honor's named Pikachu. You're gonna like him, kid. He's just like you.

Hope to see you all there!

Looks like I'm going to war again.

Hope old Fuuenken's got enough juice to take out a wanna-be god.

I dunno about the rest of you, but I'm thinking the white-haired guy's gonna have to die.

I swear, this is like Justice all over again. I turn my back on you people for a hundred years and look what happens!

Some things that'd be called Gears in my world and a few crazies and now suddenly everyone's getting all high and mighty, telling us what we should and shouldn't be doing.

News flash boys and girls. Just because you've got a bit of power doesn't mean you're immortal. Lot of us got power. And some of us kill would-be gods for a living.

Wouldn't want anyone to start playing with fire.