[Private to self - Filter Interrupted]

Okay, so I know he was cursed, but damn. "Serial Rapist." "Serial Killer." Those....hurt.

[Accidental Video]

[As the video clicks on, you have a very odd angle of Thomas' lap, and a small, very fluffy kitten You here a very exasperated sigh and then the video is cut off.]

[Audio]

And that was Justine.  Apparently she needed to say hello.

[Voice]

How long now? A week? I don't think Kobato's coming back any time soon. Is she. When I saw her portrait in the Hall I sorta hoped--- [A sigh.] Just like Louise...

You know what, I think there's no way to help this deal. This... missing everyone, wishing they were still here even if you're happy they're back home? Here's wondering if anyone ever stops feeling like that. I mean, what was THAT yesterday if not NASTY. All that hate boiling up.

...Maybe I just wish I'd done more for Louise...

---Ehh. Anyway: to the point! Is anyone hiring out there?

Mister Chrono's been gone for a while too. So. Time for me to go part time-hunting. I have clerk experience at a magic shop, can wield a sword, cast water spells and am pretty good at baking! [A little sheepish laughter.] ...That has to make for an interesting CV, right?

[End Voice]

4) She can always find something to complain about.
5) She hates everything on earth, especially me.
6) She can't sleep at a normal hour.
7) She goes off without warning to live with strange men.
8) I have to constantly worry about her.
9) There is a deranged witch trying to cut out her heart.
10) A deranged witch trying to kill her means a deranged witch trying to kill me.
11) I have to protect her and myself from said witch.
12) She's making the journey back to Wall take far longer than it should.
13) She's plotting to steal my mushroom.

As if I'd need a curse for something like this, when I've lived the majority of my life this way.

The anti-hate speeches several people on the netowkr are giving are even more pathetic, since something like that won't work against anyone who is affected by the curse for the day.

[ooc; So late, but pretend this was earlier? Sasuke is unaffected by the curse because he lives by hatred, so he's not bothered by this curse at all. Just getting this up before I sleep, so I'll catch tags in the morning!]

I think I hate them.

People call them monsters, and... I think I understand why now. They lose their hearts so they can kill without conscience. That's what people say, at least. They can kill without feeling anything because they don't have feelings. Is it in exchange for their powers?

My brother became a Contractor after an accident. I haven't seen his real smile since that night in Siberia when he promised he would protect me. When I told him about how Nika confessed to Tanya, he couldn't understand love. Not... not in the same way as me, but in a way that he couldn't understand why a person would love. And he called Mama an "unnecessary person".

When Tanya became a Contractor, she tried to hurt Nika. Nika, who had just confessed that she liked her the day earlier. They had walked home together holding hands and laughing that day. When she became a Contractor, it was like she forgot everything.

I hate them. I hate Contractors for taking away Shion and Tanya— No, I hate the Gates for taking them away. I hate the Contractor who killed my Papa and tied me up. Even though he-

Can they even feel pain anymore?

[ooc: A- a little late! Please forgive? ;; ]

[voice]

Anger is a strong emotion. A wish for someone else's unhappiness can be granted if someone strives for it long enough, but not without consequence. If you hold a grudge for too long, its sentiments will rebound on you, and often on the people around you. Many who are unhappy now have been wishing unhappiness on others.

I spoke about this when the City gave us buttons to press, and they were pressed anyway. Still, people come and people go, and everyone manages their anger differently. It is still worth saying.

[A clink of glass.] Just something to consider. This may be a curse, but it seems to bring out hidden irritations that someone might already have. It might be a good idea to address them and let them fade away, rather than hanging on to annoyance too long.

Oh, and Clef-- [But the post cuts off here, with a click, for everyone else.]
( [locked to Clef] )

Citizens of the City!

Today, I believe I have reached a greater understanding of the world in which we exist together. It is a frustrating place, of sorrow and anger and terrible hairdressers. I understand your rage. Trapped here, away from our loved ones, among blanket-thieves and insensitive people who buy shoes which clash with their hair, at a loss for entertainment, your frustrations are immense! I, Ayame Sohma, understand your pain, your horror!

But never fear, for I come with an ingenious? stunning? --ah! invaluable solution! You must not be afraid of strong feelings, for they are the signs of a strong heart! Let all your anger out! Channel your rage not at each other, but into the fiercest words you can manage and direct them at--

Baby Hiro!

Don't feel too badly about yourselves if he shouts things in return. It's merely his way of proving that he listens!

(ooc | Bedtime! I'll pick up tags in the morning. |D)

Want to know what irks me to no end? Evil. Evil is everywhere! In the City, back home, on all of our worlds, it might even be your roommate.

There are people out there who kill, and injure people, just for fun! And so many say that the deities are evil, and quite frankly, I understand why. It's horrible what they do, what they make us do day to day. But there are worse.

Worse are the people who deceive the rest of us, by playing the victim. By pretending that they're not all that evil, but let me tell you, they might say that it's different now, but they're liars! And remember, even the littlest crime or, say, bank-robbery, should be taken seriously, and are not to be ignored. Keep your eyes peeled.

[OoC: He's been watching the network, and figuring out the curse; he does feel the need to rant a little bit, but- he's mainly faking. Jerk.]

[Voice/Action Post]

[You can tell from background noise that she is walking around, specifically, around her shop. When she speaks, she is clearly angry.] I just don't get it. It's the winter! Shouldn't these plants be dead? I mean, there's just all this green. I've been noticing it since the other weekend. There's just too many trees and bushes, and especially smaller things. They're always underfoot or overhead- I mean, I must've run into four trees toda- [a loud noise of something smacking into something else]

Five trees today! Aren't these things supposed to be bear by now?

[OoC: Hating on plants, due to a certain incident here, that technically has yet to transpire. STFU, it's an ongoing log.]

...

I see. So this is the true nature of people. I shouldn't be surprised, after so long. I should expect it when it comes to humanity, and yet... Is this place also beyond help?

That is truly disappointing.

[The video has a hand-held, Blair Witch quality to it, as Penny is making this entry while walking through Xanadu. The snowy garden is visible behind her (if, that is, you can see it past her outrageous outfit, which consists of a snowflake sweater with a bright blue winter coat over it, rainbow gloves, two scarves, and a fuzzy gray hat with ear flaps).]

So... that curse today? I thought I'd, you know... get out of the City for a little while, take a break from the hate, have a nice walk. Great idea, right? Right.  [From the look on her face, she disagrees.]  Except for the part where I overestimated by navigation skills and I have no idea where I am. I mean, I'm in the garden, but I don't know where I am in relation to where I want to be, which is... pretty much anywhere that's not here.

Does anyone out there have any tips for getting back to the main part of the City? Should I be looking for moss or calculating the angle of the sun or something?  I'm somewhere between... two dead flowerbeds.  And some trees.  Help, please?

[She pockets the device and the video goes blank.  Those with sharp hearing might pick up on a cheery but muffled Penny rendition of "When You're Smiling".  After a moment, she stops, retrieves the device, and adds the following.]

And I don't want to hear anything about how much you hate people who get lost, how much you hate redheads... how much you hate people wearing hats... none of that.  I don't hate people who hate things, but I could do with a lot less of it.

[Beat.] 

In before "I hate people who don't hate people," too.


[ooc: I've been wanting to do a totally pointless post like this for a while.  Don't ask.  If anyone else is wandering around Xanadu and wants action, I'm good with that!]

( [ private | unhackable ] )

( [ private to flynn | unhackable ] )

So we're supposed to wax poetic about the things we hate, huh? I'm not really in the mood. But here, have a bunch of things that should pretty much be banned from life.

Not because I hate them, but because they make you look like an idiot. And I kind of hate them. But mostly, this is just a friendly fashion PSA. Aren't I nice?

1. Lucite heels.
2. Pleather.
3. Cargo pants.
4. Combovers.
5. Backwards baseball hats.
6. Plaid.
7. Skinny jeans on fat people.
8. The color orange.
9. Split ends.
10. Perfume that comes in a bottle more than eight ounces.
11. Cubic zirconia.
12. Clogs.

Now you can't say that I didn't warn you.

voice post

What's wrong with everyone today? Why is everyone so filled with hatred?

I've ... I've already figured out that it must be a curse, but it's a pretty damn stupid one! Who would make everyone hate each other? Think of all the things that could happen because we suddenly decide to hate, instead of understanding one another? Come on! Try and act like this isn't happening to you. Don't you realize that's what you've gotta do? Just ... damnit. I know it's just talking about it, but all this negativity ... all this way of no one being able to talk to others ... isn't that bad?

Yeah, I guess there are a lot of things to dislike about being here. There are curses like this. There are curses that take away people's eyesight. There are curses that make people talk about what they want to change about themselves, even if ... they'd rather keep that to themselves. And people are brought here and forced to be away from the people they really care about. But some people get second chances here. They get a chance to live, and exist, and be happy. Wouldn't it be better to beat the deities by trying that? Wouldn't it be a way of showing that we've really got a chance to be happy, even in a place like this with all these conditions?

I don't know if it's possible to beat a curse, but everyone should just try. Please! At least realize this is stupid!

[pause, pause, deep heaving sigh]

... At least I tried.

I don't hate you.

I loathe you.

This has been quite fun and all, but don't you think this little Game should be done and over with? I've sat by while these s-called deities have had their fun. It's time to go back. Back to Shibuya, of course.

My Shibuya. The one that is in sore need of fixing? Since the majority of human beings are far too simple to understand what they have been given, there's so much that needs repaired. Unlike some, I actually have a job to do, no thanks to my dearest Proxy and his friends clearing out half of the help...

It wouldn't be all that bad, if this place was actually entertaining. Never in my life or beyond have I ever had to be subjugated to such mundane, repetitive drivel...

Come now, City. Do something exciting.~

Another new year begins. It's still weird - before seeing the end of the year at home, I've seen two of them here. I wonder what will await me when New Year's Eve comes at home, because I have a feeling something big will go down before that happens, yet. Maybe all our fates will be decided before the year runs out.

As for here, I should probably be miffed that the deities interrupted the three-day period after New Year's, but truth be told, it didn't really surprise me - almost been expecting it, even. Looks like it's right back to the old routine.

And then, thank you so much for everyone's great Christmas presents! I truly love them all.

Oh, but you know what I hate? I mean, of course, I hate the curses, but even more I hate the memory wipes, and the destruction of any notes I try to take and -- seriously, deities, are you scared of us? Are you scared we'll find you out, scared that then it'll be all to easy for us to beat you at your own little game? I wonder!

And I hate being told I'm just a dumb kid by people who think they've got it all figured out just because they can't do anything except contribute to the violence in this world. I don't hate the people who do it, because some of them are ones dear to me, but sometimes it just grates being talked down to just for having other ideas!

I also hate it when I get mochi stuck in my teeth. And when I put too much stuff in the dishwasher and it ends up staying dirty, or when things get stuck in the vacuum cleaner... or when my network device posts without me wanting it to, for that matter. So much for "modern technology", really!

Finally, what I especially hate is when the City forces me to post all the stupid things I wrote or said up to the network!

[Video/Failed encrypted signal - Yes City, you are being stared at by Huey who happens to have a cloth bandanna tied around the lower half of his face. And yes, he does look more annoyed than he usually does.]

Welcome to the Dark Afro Show, and I'm your host Dark Afro. Today's message is brought to you by Haterade.

[He holds up a bottle which looks exactly like a bottle of cherry Gatorade, only that the label has been replaced by a piece of white paper with the word "Haterade" scrawled across it.]

Today we'll be talking about things that are stupid. And by that I mean really stupid ass people.

Now intelligent people would take the warnings being given to them about the dangers of this place. But some people like to think that they're invulnerable because they're rich or probably get everything the want by whoring themselves out. I also forgot to include the ones who think they know all just because they're older than you and expect for you to have the baseline intelligence of a damn servant. Or be like some retard thinking that BDSM means battle driven simulation mechanic. I mean how stupid do you have to be to screw that aconym up? There are kids that understand what that means. Myself being one of them.

Oh I can hear them now. [He makes his voice sound high pitch, kind of like a valley girl while flailing about and moving his arms in the same fashion a angry female would do when they go into "OH NO YOU DIDN'T" mode.]Dark Afro don't know what he's talking about, he's just a brat. He ain't no adult. So he don't know nothing about adult stuff so he just shut up.

[He takes a sip of his Haterade and speaks in his normal voice.]

Fuck that noise. Stupid people have no true bearing on this world except to breed more stupid people and get in the way of smart people. If there are anymore of you dumb asses out there come on out and find me. I'll even give you a picture dictionary just in case some of the baseline words I'll use are still too damn complicated for you. This is Dark Afro, shut the Hell up, I hate you all.

[ooc: Links not Inc-ly.]