((OOC: Backdated like whoa to during the event, as Dani has been busyyyyy))

*Kyon or other residents of the house may have heard the doorbell ringing. Should they investigate, they will find one Ryoko Asakura standing with her usual smile. They may also notice that her appearance is a little worse for wear - her clothes appear to have been burned, and she even seems slightly frazzled.

She's also holding a nice, big kitchen knife in one hand.

Gosh, isn't it great to have such good friends...?*

Well, it is Halloween day. How did everyone's costumes come out? I know a lot of people made their own like I did.

[Aimed at Kyon, not really private or anything]

Did your costume come out alright? I think I got the measurements correct, but I was a little unsure...

((OOC: Ryoko is wearing the outfit pictured way in the back of this. Sob no love for Ryoko.))

Halloween... I can't say I know too much about it, but it sounds like fun nontheless. I've already prepared a costume for the occasion... Hopefully, the town won't try to play any nasty trick on us during it, but I'm not very optimistic...

Oh, I almost forgot. Kyon, have you gotten a costume yet? I would be happy to make one for you if you haven't. Besides, the selection at the store is a little lacking, don't you think?

Could I speak with you for a moment?

I must say, I wasn't expecting two events so soon after one another. This place is always coming up with new surprises, huh?

I know there are a number of translators out there, so... if one of you would be willing to translate a few phrases for me, I would be very thankful. I remember a little from school, but not very much... If someone could teach me enough to get by, that would be wonderful.

[Private;Unhackable]

As I thought...

[Filtered to Kyon]

Nagato has become a drone. It would appear we are the only ones remaining from our specific area.

[/Filter]

The only thing available was my old uniform from when I was attending school in Japan. I'm a little disappointed, but it's still nice to see something familiar from home nonetheless.

I wasn't expecting to see snow in the summer. It looks like they really can do whatever they want with this place, doesn't it? Still, I'm a little worried about the way the message ended... It was a little weird, don't you think? I wonder what it all means...

[Filtered to Yuki]

What are your thoughts on the message from Grady? Particularly the ending.

Forcing us to kill each other or be punished... This place is crueler than I thought. How could they force us to do such a thing?

Everyone, please be careful.

((OOC: Like most of the population, Ryoko is armed. She has sewn herself a crude garter with a makeshift sheath of cloth to fit the small kitchen knife she has filched from her house. Aside from small changes in movements to prevent the knife from cutting her by mistake when sitting and the like, it shouldn't be too noticeable.))

Excuse me, but could somebody please help me? I seem to have found myself in an unfamiliar room, in a house that is definitely not mine. I also found some creepy photographs of myself and people I don't even know...

[Private, unhackable]

Odd... my data link was definitely severed when Nagato and I fought. So why...

Perhaps this is the widely believed "reincarnation" that so many humans speak of? No, as I am still myself, this cannot be. The so-called afterlife, then? Hmm.

It worries me that I could be stripped so easily of my powers, although that might be a side effect from my data link being severed. Still, I have never heard of a case of a humanoid interface being brought back in such a manner.

Interesting... Let's see what this place has to offer.