[Voice+Drawn]

[First things first, at the top of this entry is a drawn approximation of a symbol that a lot of people will have probably seen in on the sign of the HQ in town.]


For those of you new or not aware, somehow, this is the symbol for the illustrious SOS-Brigade, a club dedicated to finding the mysteries of this world as well as ensuring that people within it lead a worthwhile existence. We're even in the guide, so at least try to show some braincells about it! We're going to be accepting new applicants now, so show up if you're interested.

[Yes, he knows that's weak as opposed to usual but... well, he doesn't care right now]

Same for clients! If you have a mystery, have had a mystery before, or think you will in the future, come to us and we'll work it out.

[A little beat before- oh right...]

Filtered from Sanji]

One more thing! Anyone who has any special foods from home that they would like cooked, speak up now! For that matter, I expect numerous answers for this!

( [Filtered to Sokka] )

( [Filtered to Mitsuru] )

( [Filtered to Naoki] )

[Action]

[And then, last but not least, Haruki's got some things to attend to regardless of if people answer or not. Sure he'll be hanging around the club-room most of the day, but he's also going to be hitting up... wherever Winry is to try to find her. He's kinda not really talked with her much since... then. He figures he ought to try. He didn't see a point giving her a heads-up on the journal either. So he will be around town but mostly for the search.]

[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?

[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...

[Action/Voice]

[Haruki is currently walking around the dining room of House #10. Weird stuff has happened lately, so he's going back to basics. Thing is, he meant to make a voice entry, but stopped before he ever started. As such, the journal records this. He's currently at the make-shift pen thing they have set up for Sekai - his chick - here in the kitchen. He's making sure she's getting fed, so you might hear some chirps here before-]

...This sucks, doesn't it?

[There's a chirp there before he sighs and shrugs This next part is said to the chick and therefore not at the journal, so he might not be that easy to make out everything perfectly] I mean, Tear's up and gotten kidnapped, Shion's MIA, Miu's MIA, Yuzu's... [... He pauses there, and groans] Whatever. That snowboarding thing was pretty fun.... [Well that reminds him-] At least Chikane's taken over the Seventh Heaven. She can cook even if she's a weirdo. I mean who molests someone's win- [...Wait] Dammit. [There's a chirp there! It seems confused, as far as chirps go]

[...Wait. Wait. That just. No. He grunts before looking back at the book and blushing. Hr forgot it was there, briefly, He scrambles get up to the table there and looks at the journal with a taken aback face - his first photo in this entry]

Disregard that! Jeez! [...!! New topic! He brainstorms and!]

So who thinks the Malnosso/Organization have been getting stupidly uninspired lately?! I mean, really, a lot of the more recent experiments have been John's doing or that invasion or other stuff like that. I mean the last experiments where that suggestion thing in later July, that body swap in later September, and the last one before that was all the way back in June, which... [...Which he has a horrible memory during, so he falls silent before sighing. He regains his mojo quickly though]

But still! Hypnosis? Body swap?! What is this, a children's show?! I mean those are so generic and cliche! In the past we got stuff like say people going crazy or... well the point is the Organization are a bunch of ignorant rat-bastards! I mean come on, I could be a better evil overlord than that. I could think of better experiments. Bet all of you could too. [...Actually-]

Like say... like say an experiment where the village disappears! Everyone wakes up naked in a large plot of land and we need to fend for ourselves for a week! It'd be like a survival reality show except not fake! Or maybe an experiment in which half the town becomes telepathic and the other half becomes like [...] Oh, I got! Half the town becomes a telepath so strongly for one other individual they feel everything they do. But they can't eat, so they need to rely on the other person to keep them alive!

Oh like! And experiment in which people's right hand gets replaced with someone else's right hand, and then when you find and get back your own right hand, if you put it back in place you turn into a kappa! Come on, something cool like that!c

And what's more, start talking to us again! I mean you guys just called us rats and I only saw it once, but I know you used to!

C'mon, Organization, throw me a bone here!

[Action]

[This is a special open-action post. Namely, this post takes place DURING today's SOS-Brigade meeting. I figure it's a good way to explore the Brigade's interactions with each other there. There's two important bits of info that Haruki is hitting up today. The first is him going into detail about the favor that the SOS-Brigade has to fulfill with Gokudera about throwing a party for Tsuna. He'll be writing some key notes on the white board (or rather forcing someone else, I'd think Yuzu, to do that) and then taking a few odd suggestions before he gets to the second order of business-

He'll add it as an afterthought, but it's the introduction of sos_chorus, which I'll write out because it's important and lulz:]

Oh, and this idiot here's called Kyon. He's boring and such, but he'll be out new member out of the generosity of my heart; he'd be rotting away like a moron if he wasn't here. As such, you all better be giving him stuff to do! Alright, dismissed!

[This is an open action post FOR THE SOS-BRIGADE right now. Feel free to threadhop all over the place in here. Also, any visitors to the SOS-Brigade at the meeting today? Feel free as well. Aside from this though, he's going to make one voice section on the journal-]

[Voiced]

Oi, is there some guy named Tsuna out there? I need input from you.

[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?]

[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]

[Written]

Oi. This is a meme. Anyone else is free to do it.

1) Pick 42 people you know
2) Next, input the list of them through this to put them in a random order.
3) Number them off from 01 to 42.
4) Then fill out the questions using the people who correspond to different numbers

[ASSUME THAT RIGHT HERE IS A RANDOM NUMBER CHART. You know those old school ones?]

01. Rena
02. Albert
03. Buffy
04. Arche
05. Tai
06. Yuzuriha
07. Kaito
08. Stella
09. Makoto
10. Natalia
11. Shirley
12. Miu
13. Mitsuru
14. Atsuro
15. Istara
16. Hayato
17. Estelle
18. Walter
19. Neku
20. Guy
21. Tifa
22. Tear
23. Rohan
24. Shinpachi
25. Usagi
26. Minato
27. Alphonse
28. Shiki
29. Patchouli
30. Senel
31. Yoohoo
32. Cloud
33. Atoli
34. Elise
35. Uriko
36. Rika
37. Hanyuu
38. Shion
39. Rosalie
40. Emil
41. Winry
42. Arthur

( Not cut ICly )

[...If anyone seriously wants to do this meme with any of their characters I can give you the html for it. I don't imagine anyone does. But still.]

[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.

[Voiced // Action]

[Haruki here sounds so, so, so, tired and beat up in general here, but he's going to all the same be staggering back into town after being lost alone in the woods and/or mountains for the last whatever, likely the last two days seeing as how he recalls things "finishing" on the 20th. In his hand he's got a journal-made photograph of Leon (the one from Star Ocean 2) and he's got himself covered in various cuts/bruises.

He's also got his spare arm holding his side, which still really smarts As the same, as he stops to pick up his journal (which he dropped hap-hazardly into a little hole in one of the trees two days ago, he's going to give a pained by triumphant whoop into it when he activates the voice]

Mission accomplished! Hah! ...SOS-Brigade, we're having a special meeting tomorrow. A celebration at Seventh Heaven and no one is allowed to not short. Ellise, we'll do the contest there. Bunny, if you could pick me up at the forest that would be great, I think I'm right by that barracks.

[Grunt, and then a light thud as he leans against the tree he's been talking at here. This hurts a lot more than he thought and more importantly, he's really hungry, haven not eaten properly for the last few days. Still, he's smiling]

Oh, and did anyone lose a gun that won't shoot? I found one.

Shion! Al! You better not have skimped on the penalty just because I wasn't around! ...Rena, I hope you kept them in line!

[He's going to grunt here... and then slide onto his butt. Sleep is good, yes. Or at least rest]

( OOC Explanation )

( [Private // Written // 75% unhackable] )

[Public // Written]

ALRIGHT! Luceti! The SOS-Brigade is officially seeking all robots! And anyone that can use something that makes non-instrumental music! We need them for a karaoke event! I expect the best!

Oh... and you all told that one chick you want a bit of class, right?! Well the SOS-Brigade is going to put on a play real soon now! We're going to put on a A Journey to the West! We're going to put an effort into that so expect a fantastic show!

...Oh. And any of you that have amazing super-powers or come from cool worlds or something, I wanna talk to you now. Right now! Really, if you have done any cool stuff in your life or are from a cool world I want you to talk to me!

[And then there's a scribble here, before he gets to the next part...]

Anyway, I'm going swimming tomorrow. SOS-Brigade, everyone else! I expect you all to come with me! And all the girls better be wearing bikinis! There's no beach but it's summer and swimming in the summer means bikinis! Got it?!

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY: You all saw Hanyuu's plan, right?! Well we're doing that tonight! No objections! We're all going to catch fireflys and whoever gets the most gets to be Brigade Chief for a day tomorrow! I expect you all to be there! Failure to show up to the SOS-Brigade's Super Firefly Hunt will result in a penalty!

Oi, Shion. How're you settling in and stuff? Winry, you too. Need any more help on that automail stuff?

( [Filtered to Uriko // Written //75% Unhackable] )

( [Filtered to Yuzuriha // Written //75% Unhackable] )

( [Filtered to Guy // Written //75% Unhackable] )

[OKAY SO OOC TIME GUYS: Do you guys want to play out the firefly hunt? If so, I'll make a thread in this post for everyone to threadjack all over in to do it in. Otherwise, we can assume it. Up to you Brigaders]

[Voiced]

...Y'know, there's been a lot of kidnappings lately, hasn't there? I mean there's been bigger drop-offs before and such, but in the last week or two there's been a lot. Thing is, I mean I hadn't been here all that long last summer but I seem to remember something similar happening last summer. I don't think we had a calender though so I'm not sure if it's the exact same time or anything.

...Whatever. Stupid aliens.

[Pause, grunt, and then some clothes rustling] Doesn't look like rain today.... Oi! Rena! Shiki! Porcupine! Any and all members of the SOS-Brigade! Summer's no good if you don't enjoy it properly, so in the absence of a public pool we're going swimming at the main lake! [Another pause, and then a sigh] When it warms up or something. It's still muddy-looking outside.

...Jeez. [And then there's the sound of some clothes rustling again before he stands up and clicks this thing off]

[Voice]

[Haruki is in Kamui's body, and so this is Kamui's voice, but that isn't his concern right now]

YOU GODDAMNED ALIENS, COME OUT HERE AND TALK TO ME! Talk to me right now, you assholes! You've taken Brigade member after member but now you's broken the camel's back! You can't do this! You cannot take her! [And he slams Kamui's fist clean through a window here before slamming the book shut. He assumes it stops recording, but it doesn't...]

Dammitdammitdammit they can't take her from me. What fucking good is being in a world like this without that? Come on...

[Written]

[Haruki is writing this with red ink. He got the idea from Tear, but it was mostly for kicks. And because red is a nice manly color and he's in high spirits] That was awesome! I mean come on, a giant alien squid?! It was even named C'Thun, I heard him say it to someone! C-freaking-Thun! How awesome is that, I mean really?! I bet everyone interacted with the thing, right?! Tell me stories guys, did you see anything? That was pretty much the coolest thing ever.

Jessie, did you see it?!

[A pause, complete with him tapping his pen on the paper, making some red dots on there. And then there's a squiggle before he continues with:]

Alright, SOS-Brigade, head-count time! I want to know who's out and about and everything. You better all still be here, you better I'll be expecting all of the following to reply, and I'll be marking you off when you do!

• Bunny
• Arthur
• Tai
• McKura
• Al
• Hanyuu
• Uriko
• Excel
• Mai
• Kyonko

Oh, and Yuzuriha. If you still want in, next meeting is tomorrow at noon. Hear that Brigaders?! Tomorrow at noon, you better all show up unless you got a good excuse. Bunny's going to be bringing calamari as a penalty! So expect some good food too! We'll be making plans for what to do from here, like handling that play then too.

[Filtered to Guy // Unhackable]

...Oi, I'm coming back to your bar. Be there.

People of Luceti! You all like that barbecue, right?! Remember that it was put on by the glorious SOS-Brigade! Don't you forget it! If any of you have experienced strange happens, are experiencing strange happenings, or plan to experience strange happenings in the new future, drop by our office, due to open tomorrow in the center of town!

Also if anyone is interested in joining, pipe up now! Our current members include myself, the leader, god_is_a_dude!

We also have totallynot, prosaical, moon_bunnies, sandwichofdoubt, goggle_syndrome, 2ndunitcaptain, sing_thrush, kenpo_kitty, and last but not least, alchemielemon! However, we are always looking for more minions!

[Filtered to the SOS-Brigade + Hanyuu]

Hey guys! Excellent work on the bonfire, I think that might've just aced our festival back in the fall! We got a smile on everyone's faces and we got to see some really interesting stuff! However, we can't drop the ball now!

I've revised the plays a bit more now, and it's still on! I'll be giving you a revised script in due time but more importantly, it's time for us to set up a new official headquarters! There's a building in the town square that no one's using and we're going to claim that one! We're going to get that done by the end of the day and then...

Well we all deserve our own private party, right?! Failure to report will result in a penalty!

...Also Hanyuu. Wanna join us as an official member?