[Before anything else, Haruki puts up a rather paranoid filter on the whole entry. One he works very had at creating because, well... he's got his reasons, really. The end result is that:]

[Voice // Filtered from Pride // 98% Unhackable]

...Alright, first things first As many of you probably know, Luceti's own number one idol, Miichan of the SOS-Brigade is having a birthday party tomorrow! SOS-Brigade, you're required to attend! Blue Rogues, you guys ought to come too! For that matter, so should everyone else! I've taken the liberty of setting everything up so all you need is presents! After all, this is a girl's fourteenth birthday; set it up to be something awesome, alright?!

It'll be tomorrow, behind the Brigade building. I expect a good turnout, is that understood?!

[He sighs there and shakes his head. Alright, good enough. But then, considering something... he's got something else he kinda wnts to gloat about but isn't sure if he should... and maybe he's obligated to tell some other people. Anyone listening to this might notice him humming, of all things this song during this pause.]

...Y'know. [Should he say it? He laughs and then cuts off] Nah, nevermind.

But he should say something to a few people. He feels obligated to after that bit with Luka. ...Sokka? No, Winry will tell him, right? But he wants to tell him anyway. He needs to tell Shiki though. And Keiichi because he'll freak out. ...And Guy? Maybe Guy. Dammit this whole having friends thing is complicated. In the end, however-]

[Voiced // Filtered to Sokka, Shiki, Neku, Keiichi, Leon, and Usagi // 90% 100% Unhackable]

Oi! Guys! I've got something to tell you guys. [...But then as soon as he makes this entry he might lose his nerve? Oh well]

[Voice]

[It's been more than long enough. Haruki, without so much a sigh and trying to keep his voice flat as possible takes up the mantle of saying something he hoped he wouldn't have to say ever during his time here. Namely:]

Usagi, you've got a promotion. You're Vice-Chief now. [READ: Rena is no longer here. He's trying to keep the anger and hurt out of his voice... he's doing an okay job] Taichi, you're Deputy Vice-Chief now.

[And then he trails off before, well, he should clear up two more things, right? Well then, let's get the first one out of the way]

Keiichi, Naoki, Alphonse, Vash, [...He can't go with Mikage so-] Uriko. All of you guys report in, I've got special objectives for you. Leon, I figured out where to put the teleporter.

[But all that is specific to the SOS-Brigade, he's got something more public in mind, even if none of that was filtered. But before that...]

[Filtered from Sanji // 85% Unhackable]

[A clearing of his thought before] Oi! Oi! Anyone who is listening to this, tell me about the sorts of foods you made back home, particularly the ones that you can't make as easily here and as a result you miss! I'm looking for variety, variety, so preferably people not from some boring place like Earth ought to answer this! Or if you're from Earth, at least be from a different century than the 21st!

[Voice]

[This post is done on the fly, clearly, as he's setting out to do something else. Accompanied with his voice is the sounds of him putting on boots and throwing some stuff into a backpack]

Oi! SOS-Brigade, assuming you didn't hear them or missed their introductions at the meetings, as a result of our superior efforts of recruitment we have taken in three new members: Garnet - that little girl, Dizzy - that absent-minded looking girl, and of course Hinata - that new moe girl. [Who he has yet to torment, him. After he says Hinata's name he considers and-] Al, she might force you our of a job, actually.

[FOR THE RECORD: If your character wanted in but didn't talk to him, they aren't considered on the roster even if they have been walking in on meetings or whatever. If you want to arrange them having talked with him or talking to him now or something, that's fine. If they have been sitting in without talking to him alone that's fine too, just give me a heads-up here or in a PM or something please.]

That said, he next thing we should do is promote Miu's status; few people even know she's an idol. What kinda crap manager does she have, anyway?

[Well, whatever. Okay, got this on, and this. There's a dark mutter of something like "No one gave you permission to leave, Naoki" but he rolls with it]

Shiki, Neku, Rena, Chikane - I won't be back for dinner probably, so fend for yourselves and/or make Chikane or Rena do it. They can handle it.

[...Oh right-] Oh, right. Adell, Luka, I'm going to be meeting the two of you somewhere tonight. Ping in to figure out where.

[There's then some dark mutter which wounds suspiciously like "she better be up" because I mean, come on he waited until noon. He stuffs his journal in the bag after that and heads off to Winry's house first. It's time for Winry Day]

[Voice // Public]

[To start, there's a bit of clearing of his throat. He pauses before going on without abandon-] Alright! Some, many, of you will have by now witnesses out recent advertising campaign by now, correct? [Referring to Mikage and Naoki] That is to say, the famed SOS-Brigade! Many of you have been now seen the flier that my secretary produced, and as such there is no obligation to give us any introduction even for the ignorant, but in favor of those who might not be able to read, I shall generously provide one anyway-

We, the Spreading Excitement All Over the World with Haruki Suzumiya Brigade come to you with a simple but eloquent purpose! Namely, the SOS-Brigade is looking into the mysteries of this world! People who have experienced something mysterious in the past, have experienced something mysterious recently, or who plan on a mysterious experience in the near future should come to the SOS Brigade for them be solved! This offer stands open to any of you! It is impossible to miss out HQ in the square of town, so step forward there if you have such a mystery for us to look into! After all, such a think is necessary in order to ensure that people live a worthwhile life.

Besides this, after seeing out operations I'm sure that many of you are eager to join up, right?! Well, those of you are are, please step forward now! This includes any that saw the fliers, any who desire a greater point in existence, and you too Garnet! Speak up!

[SIDEBAR: If you character is expressing interest in joining the Brigade I have given certain characters free reign to come in and "question" them about their goals in relation to the Brigade and such, so there might be some threadjack by those ones. If you're really not okay with this for some reason please just say so in the initial comment or something]

[Voice // Filtered Adell, Usopp, and Hugo // 85% Unhackable]

Adell. Hugo. [Rohan was ruled out, and those other ones won't do, right? Vash is that broom and he thinks he heard something happened to that guy... maybe. Either way, he's a broom. The other two are pirates so- oh fine he'll throw a bone to one of them-] Usopp too. I need to talk to the three of you about something of paramount importance.

[Voice // Filtered to Winry // 60% Unhackable]

...Oi, Winry. How's your arm? [He had said that they were going to start planting now/soon, after all, but if her arm's too busted up then there might not be a point, right? She couldn't enjoy it... He's already gotten the materials needed, of course, but-

And for the record Haruki is affected, it's just not in this post itself. In the threads his thoughts will be signified with red brackets.

EDIT:] [Voice // Public]

Oh and old blue guy! Catherine! I got something I wanna talk to you about!

[Voice]

Huh... Spring, is it? [He snorts and then you might catch a shot of not his face but... the sky. Hes outside right now staring up at the peacefully clear sky today. ...On the roof of his house. But this - sometime after Al's picnic today, he was hit with a grand idea. A grand idea.]

I need to talk to Amaterasu. I know you're here; speak up! Oi! Sun goddess! [And then there's the sound of him rolling over onto his stomach to face the book more directly. He starts to make some scribbles to filter things. As he does though-]

What's more, Brigade. You might have noticed that recently there has been a girl reading in the corner of the Brigade room. Her name's Yuki, for the record. [Referring to bookaphile, of course. But that's all he says on that. Instead he finishes up his filter and-!]

[Filtered to the SOS-Brigade // 60% Unhackable]

( longer than I expected )

[Filtered to Usagi // 70% Unhackable]

...Oi, Usagi. Doing better yet?

[Voice]

Oi! SOS-Brigade. As some of you who aren't getting lost or being too busy with your new boyfriends or girlfriends or whatever now, we have a new recruit. I expect the full and utter acceptance of Mammon as the newest member of the SOS-Brigade! Is that understood? [...] Good.

[And then he grunts before yelling this next part - not at the journal but up the stairs but also such that the journal can hear it-]

Neku! Shiki! Stop sucking face or whatever and meet me in the living room! It's time for a proper introduction of our maid! [Namely Chikane who he recruited on the 21st but hasn't be assed to inform people until now. Chikane is presumably sitting next to him on the couch or is at least in the general area. Wearing something akin to this as her uniform.

And He's going to be sitting there on the couch, waiting for them. He's got Sekai in hand... Or well on lap. Despite not being fully crown Sekai is the size of an average chicken by now. Haruki is absent-mindly patting the thing on the head. Also, as a result of the before-mentioned Mammon House 10 has a new resident.

Namely in a very large fish bowl in the center of the main dinner table there is now a mid-size Bluegill swimming around. He has been in there since the 19th so this is hardly news to anyone living in the house (probably) but it's worth noting.]

[Voice // Filtered to SOS-Brigade // 85% Unhackable]

[The first part of this post refers to things spawned out of this post. Or rather, the aftermath/fallout of that post]

Project leaders; status reports! Usagi, how's Kaito Radio going?! Leon, how's the pad going?! Taichi! How's the advertisement going?! As you all were given specific and meaningful tasks, I expect all of you to be making notable headway on them.

Hanyuu, you too. How're the games going? If these other people aren't doing their jobs I might just need to use some of those penalty ides on them. After all, I'm already getting a distinct vibe that the exploration team is slacking.

Mikey! Shinpachi! Uriko! Let's see some results or hear some excuses! Do we got a path to those hotsprings trail-blazed? Do we got a map?! Markers?! I'm expecting the best! After all, you are my SOS-Brigade. Anything less would be an insult to our illustrious name.

Tch.

[Voice // Filtered to vipermirage // 75% Unhackable]

[This one is a result of this thread, actually]

Oi, hoodie-chick. Mammon. [...Clearly descriptive]

[Voice // Public]

Kaito, meet me by the tunnel entrance. A little snow can't hurt an android, right?

...Huh. Valentines has come and gone without another repeat. [He's not sure how he feels about that one. On one end last year was good: he met Hanyuu and had that... time... with Kyonko but on the other- well... Tch. He snorts again before] Whatever. Stupid holiday anyway.

[Voice]

...This is stupid. Something like that, and then Valentines is com- tch. Stupid. Moronic.

Oi! Luceti, listen up!

It has come to my attention that apathy and idiocy have taken hold of Luceti once more. The only diversions from this have proved to be the work of the Organization - through the recent experiment [...which he thought was hilarious, whatever he says] - and Paru, who is organizing a play. This is unacceptable! This level of boringness is unacceptable!

[...Well that and there's school. He goes to school but he doesn't mention that. Oh and villains, he guesses. But villains are more scary and stupid than interesting most of the time here, honestly. He grunts and-] To that end the glorious SOS-Brigade has decided to humor any possible requests that you might have! All this week a suggestion-box will be posted outside of the Brigade HQ. There, you can put in any praise, love letters, or what not you have for the sake of this SOS-Brigade. I demand that you give us further ideas! [This is mostly because he's bored and he saw that Albert of all people did it, so he figured it might be fun to try at least once]

Also! The SOS-Brigade is recruiting new members! Please step forward to submit your application to the greatest organization in all of Luceti! For those who have lived under a rock for your time here, the SOS-Brigade is as follows- Read on-!

( Advert for the Brigade )

[Voice]

Oh right, and as of right now, SOS-Brigade, as you might have noticed Rena hasn't been at meetings for a while. As such, Usagi is your new stand-in vice-chief. Obey her orders like you would my own unless they contradict mine.

...Oh and Neku. We need to talk.

[Naturally, the Suggestion Box works the same as the one in Albert's post. The difference is that - unknown to anyone who submits anything, of course - Haruki is going to end up reading choice ones out loud to the Brigade at the end of the week. Please feel free to get lulzy or even rude with them.

Also I'm assuming they are submitted anonymously unless you tell me the character signed their name]

[Voiced // Private // 70% Unhackable]

...Arthur, huh? And Tear. [A pause and then he grunts before-] This is stupid. This is so stupid. Tch. Damn aliens.

[A pause and then he brushes something. There's a chirp from Sekai before he hisses] This is starin' to piss me off. Leave my Brigade alone, dammit!

[And then he... punches a wall. And then the audio cuts off]

[Voiced // Public]

[...Before the audio cuts back in for this] Oi! SOS-Brigade! I've been lax with you guys coming for meetings, but no more! The Brigade exists for the sole purpose of providing [-me-] Luceti with a valid insight in the mysteries of this world! And along with that, an interesting life! But you all have been lax! Ignoring meetings, skipping out early! I've had it with this blatant insubordination!

As such, members of the SOS-Brigade, it is time for you to accept your divine punishment! A penalty! [He slams a fist down and then makes his point all the more with-] Capture the flag! SOS Capture the Flag! We will be playing SOS-Flag in two days time! Forty-eight hours! You must assemble whatever extra members of your team before that time! Assemble extra-Brigade members to assist you in ensuring victory!

Also, Kaito, you're in this too! You better perform the best you can for your master!

The base-teams are as follows; be sure to listen carefully!

[Written]

Team Soryu
*Rena
*Tai
*Yoohoo
*Yuzuriha
*Kyon

Team Ayanami
*Usagi
*Al
*Uriko
*Rika
*Hanyuu

Team Inazuna
*Leon
*Shinpachi
*Atsuro
*Miu
*Kaito

[Voice again]

Base teams, base teams! You better collect more members if you want to win SOS-Flag, particularly with I, Haruki Suzumiya, as the infallible and superior referee! You have two days; details will come at that time!

[A pause and then he shuts his book. He thinks this cuts off but it actually records a little more:] ...February, huh? Valentines is coming up then...

[Voice]

All that snow and not even a single yeti! Not even a yuki-onna?! I mean come on, this is the perfect chance for an interesting experiment and it's not even used?!

Oi! Oi! Did anyone see either of those? Maybe Jack Frost? I mean there was a Jack O'Lantern a while back, so there should be something like this for payback for all this stupid snow...

Rena! Where the hell're you? [A pause, and then someone might hear Shiki whine-yelling something in the background. And then Haruki groans audibly before he tags on, as an afterthought-] Neku, you too. How's things there?

SOS-Brigade, report! Statuses, now!

[and then there's a chirp from Sekai in the background and he closes his journal]

[Voiced]
[To be honest... Haruki still isn't 100% better. He's still not cool with Rena yet, not to mention anyone he happened to piss off when he was sulking. But there's stuff to be done; it's Christmas after all. And thus, he coughs before starting this awkwardly with-]

You know, plenty of you folks lack dates for Christmas, don't you? Huh... Well, whatever.

[A pause, and then he continues without abandon to the next part-] Christmas is a vasly inferior holiday to the likes of Tanabata or even Obon, but so long as there is something to celebrate, we might as well roll with it, right?! I mean, I never knew the Christian story behind it in detail, but that makes it so much more interesting. A mystery, even! How could those guys all see starts to lead them to a baby? A virgin that got knocked up? Makes me wish that someone from that time had showed up here at some point... [...A pause, annd then a sigh-] Well, whatever.

More importantly... getting ready for New Years after that. And anything the Organization or John does by way of a "celebration" for Christmas. You guys ever noticed they like American holidays?

[Voiced // Filtered to SOS-Brigade]

Alright SOS-Brigade! This Christmas we're going with something special and more awesome than anything ever seen for any Christmas since the birth of that Jesus guy! We're going to be forming a superior crack-team of super sentai Santas! We're going to be the SOS-S3! And with out might, we're going to spread holiday cheer and more importantly needed positive sentiment around the village.

Our mission will be to provide gifts to people, assist people who look like losers, and set people up on blind-dates. Your first objective will be met by the 20th of December. You will recruit as many people as you can to sign up for a mass blind date. A free gift! What's more, you will do this dressed as a SOS-S3-Santa suit which will be supplied for you in the next three days.

Whoever amasses the most names will be the victor of round one of this competition! Whoever wins the best two out of three rounds will be the Brigade Chief for the week following the first of January! Your roles will be as follows:

( assigned roles )
Are your orders understood, my SOS-S3?!

Now, Elf Support! You will be given the labor of amassing as many potential gifts as you can. You will be hording them in the back room of the SOS-Brigade HQ. Vice-Chief Rena will be given a temporary promotion to Elf Commander Rena, and she will be in charge of this gift hording! You will raid the bazaars, you will make new gifts, and you will even steal if you have to, but I expect that back room filled to brim by the time you get further orders!

Are we clear?!

[Voiced // Filtered to Shiki]

Shiki, I got an important job for you.

[Also, relationship post which I don't think I forgot anyone on but it's possible I did. Yerp. Comment if I did. ASIDE FROM THIS someone did offer to join the SOS-Brigade but the thread is still ongoing. If they end up getting recruited I'll be editing them into this post, and feel free to assume they had always been in this post. So... yeah...]

[FOR A NOTE: All of this post relates to THIS entry here. It's time to get the play off the ground. Fu fu fu- Anyway I'm thinking a mass action post would be good for this on Sunday. Any thoughts, anyone? Objections, questions, etc?]

[Voiced]

Alright! Holiday's over, Halloween's over, and we're done with all all that stuff! SOS-Brigade, Luceti, it's time for something important! We're not letting the gusto we've had this last week die down; far from it! The celebration's just getting started!

Listen up, Luceti! It's time for the SOS-Brigade to pave it's name in infamy to future generations across all myriads of worlds! We're going to shake you all to the core! We're going to wow you, dazzle you, and make your weep tears of sorrow and joy within five minutes of each other!

Coming forward at the speed of light and with the strength of an immortal thunderbolt is the SOS-Brigade's presentation of A Journey To the West!

Without any further delays, it will be happening this Sunday! There will be only two showings too, so plan your dates now!

( Not cut ICly, demands for people )

[...A pause, and then he thinks back. He thinks back and then with a much lighter tone-]

Rena, Shiki. We're having a house meeting in the living room. Neku, you're optional.

[..He grumbles there and then, evenly as he considers the meetings since the end of Halloween-]

And oi, where the hell is Shion? And why isn't the Seventh Heaven open yet?! Jeez...

[Voiced]
God this is so boring. What's with this? Jeez.

[Filter // 50% unhackable // for the SOS-Brigade]

Oi! I expect each of you to suggest at least one idea for the next event we should do today. And they better be good, you hear me?! There's no way the SOS-Brigade is going to do half-assed things. After all, the final choice is and always will be with me, the divinely inspired chief of the SOS-Brigade. Any and all of your opinions are just suggestions.

And Rika you better be making headway on that assignment!

[Public again]

[GROAN] This place sucks so much sometimes.

Oi. Mitsuru. Let's go talk; we'll meet at the-

[...]

Attention Luceti! Someone re-open the Seventh Heaven or otherwise make a new diner! This place really, really needs one!

[Voice]

Oh, COME ON! What the hell. SOS-Brigade! Report in now! Whose bodies are you all in?

[Grunt, grumble, grumble...]

[Action]

["Minato" here is chilling in town. Not unusual. Unusual is that he's flopped on a bench looking visibly cheesed off. DO YOU APPROACH IT?]

[Voiced]

So, who wants to help me find something to eat?!

[Written]



Attention people of Luceti! Some of of you might have seen our new advertising doll [not linked IC-ly] and with that might have expressed and interest in us, the infamous SOS-Brigade! In joining our ranks! Well, this is your chance! Speak up, and join our order!

We're the Spreading Excitement all Over the World with Haruki Suzumiya Brigade! The best club in Luceti or anywhere else for that matter!

( For the Brigade )

[Voiced // Public again]

...You know the more I think of it... not a lot of you are from Earth, are you? So not a lot of you know about stuff we all learned in history class. Like World War II or something. ...Weird

Hayato, you might still have one favor from the Brigade open Stella too, I guess but right now you better report in to House #10 later today! Got it?! Don't be late or I'll revoke your winnings!

Wait... that reminds me... Emil! Patchouli! As the popular vote winners, you two are to go on a date! Help us figure out a date that works for both of you!

[OOC: ALSO THIS IS QUITE IMPORTANT for Yuzuriha, Shion, and Yuzu your extended Brigade expectations ever has been added HERE. Plese tell me if you agree]

[Voice // Written (the list) // Action potentially]

SOS-Brigade, full roll-call! If you don't answer now unless I saw you earlier today you're going to get a penalty! And I expect you all to be keeping up our promise to assist those that were injured or retreated! To do less than that would besmirch the name of the SOS-BRigade!

Haruki Suzumiya ✓
Rena Ryuuguu ✓
Usagi Tsukino ✓
Alphonse Elric ✓
Uriko Nonomura ✓
Taichi Yagami ✓
Shinpachi Nagakura
Arthur Dent ✓
Hanyuu Furude ✓
Rika Furude ✓
Yuzuriha Nekoi ✓
Yuzu Tanikawa ✓
Shion Sonozaki ✓
Atsuro Kihara ✓

[NOTE TO YUZURIHA: This is assuming we went with the idea of Haruki picking her up post-injury. Or Walter. One of them. In which case she'd be at House 38 or something. If this isn't cool I can edit this]

Also! Some surprisingly big props for Walter!

Aside from that, anyone who is hungry after the fighting and wants a cupcake - the best cupcakes ever take that Ellise - and rice as well as some meat like at that old BBQ, I've set up a fire-pit outside of House #10! Be sure to enjoy the cupcakes and be ready to cast a vote on them later! There will be a test on this!

[Voiced]

[This is posted maybe seven minutes, tops, after John's little memo for the village. This is rushed and his voice is a little strained. He made the confirmation with John and this-]

Oi! SOS-Brigade! None of you are permitted to go to the front lines of this battle! Anyone who participates in this battle coming up are going to get harsh penalties! You hear me?! You all better not come back injured [And here his voice gets quite for a moment as he adds:] ...or dead... or I'm going to make sure that you serve me endlessly for the next few months!

We're going to be remaining in the village and helping out any people that retreat from the front lines! Get them water and basic help! Got it?! Oi, Caesar! You're manning defenses, right? Pen us down on that one.

God this sucks...

Oi! Housemates! House meeting! I expect all of you to meet me on the roof! Doesn't matter if it's at once or apart! Rena, if you don't come I'll come to you. Bunny, you going to keep staying here or... what?

[Edited after Raine's thread:] Brigade! We won't have a meeting about this, but I expect you all to live up to your jobs assigned here. Also does anyone know where the hell Excel is?! I haven't seen her at all lately.

[Private to self // Written // 75% Unhackable]

I officially refuse to believe that any of the Brigade will die. I officially refuse to believe any of them will get lasting injuries. I refuse to believe we'll lose. I'm going to have my match with Ellise properly and I'm going to win. I'll all be fine.