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[The room is black.

Pitch black. Well... to be fair, the walls and floor are black, but there's light, obviously. Because there's Abel!

Fast.... fast asleep, propped against a wall and sitting on something. Hard to tell just what though.

It's clear the man isn't dead though, by the steady rise and fall of his chest.

No wings. No fangs. No claws. Though his coat looks tattered and his hair is down, the mans glasses sitting off to the side and softly catching the light.

He's motionless for quite some time... before there's a gentle movement on his part, a hand raising to rub his eyes, then hunt around groggily for his glasses.

Oh, he's awake now!]

[The communicator slowly flickers to life, covered partially by a hand. The sound of running water is apparent. A tap is on in the bathroom, and over that, the sounds of coughing.

Someone hasn't gotten any better.

And it's about to get worse.

The hand slides off the screen, Abels pale, almost gaunt looking face visible. He looks like he's about to be sick, grasping the sides of the sink with one hand in a white knuckle grip, the other splashing another handful of water into his face.

It isn't working. The coughing starts anew... but is suddenly choked off, his whole body going rigid...

Before a two tone scream cuts the air.

( ooc cut )

[[ooc: Abel has transformed! Helping him will be up to Alucard and Washu. He won't be hurting anyone, but he will be running and hiding. Comment logs are not only more then welcome, they are encouraged ♥]]

Eald'narche? Arthur? Yes, you too Cain. I have the food situation planned out here for the next few weeks or so. We just need to meet to see if everyone else agrees with it. I'd tried to ration the food between us all as evenly and fairly as possible considering size, age and current health.

[That last part just applies to you, Cain.]

Someone should be out hunting at all times to see if we can find anything else. Arthur, would you be willing to work out shifts with me about that? I think that's just about i-

[And his breath catches. There's a soft, almost pained sounding groan, and a single, deep, painful sounding cough. Was that the sound of something spattering?]

...

Not now...!

[The feed cuts off sharply]

[[ooc: The food shortage (and now total food deprivation) is already starting to take it's toll. Abels refusal to nourish the nanomachines and now his inability to take care of his own body is forcing the nanos to react and attack him. He'll be full out flickering in and out of the crusnik by Friday. This is Doc-mod approved ♥]]

... Oh, we're looking a bit bare here...

How many others are starting to run a little... low on food? Anyone?

The monsters are looking a bit scarce too... [Of course, the proverbial black hole would be worried about a food shortage]

Maybe we ought to start pooling what we have, before it's all gone.

[There's a great deal of banging going on. Rattling, banging, clacking... an assortment of sounds that suggest that whoever has their communicator in is probably making a mess. There's the sound of running footsteps...]

Where on earth could he...

Alucard! This isn't funny! If you want me to stick close by, you have to meet me half way and not vanish! It makes watching you extremely difficult!

[There's a pause... and now he's talking directly to the communicator]

I need someone, anyone out there to tell me if they see him! And do not approach him right now, he's extremely unstable at this time!

( [Private, 90% unhackable] )

[He sounds tired, almost exhausted to the bone, but there's a hint of a smile in his voice]

Is anyone else having strange dreams? What an odd week this has been, really.

Oh! Thank you for the tea, and the extra ammo. Whoever dropped it off... Well, thank you. I was all out of tea.

... I won't be in the high school for a little while. A few days, actually. If anyone needs me, call me, but I'm afraid I won't really be available to travel anywhere.

Don't worry....


Everything's fine.

[Look who is finally showing his tree! No clue as to how much life is left in it... But anyway.

There's a few rather pretty looking purple flowers still hanging from it, while the rest of the tree is heavily laden with... pomegranates!

Abel is quite clearly enjoying some of the sweet arils from it, playing with one of the purple harebells on a branch]

I'm glad it turned out so lovely! I was sure all the cold weather would kill it off prematurely.

[He hums a bit, nudging the flowers a bit]

What kind of flower is this anyway? I'm sure I've seen it before...

[[ooc: Abels plant grew harebells (bluebells) and pomegranates! Of course, the pomegranate meaning will stem from the Christian symbolism, and the bluebells according to the language of flowers means humility and grief. Feel free to burst his happy bubble and explain~]]

Merry slightly belated Christmas, Discedo!

How many of the rest of you got plants? I wonder where they even got them from... Does this mean the scientists have seeds somewhere or something? Huh... I wonder what kind of plant it is...

Well, anyway!

I know it isn't much, but I made presents for a few of you! For those who didn't get one, I do have plenty of left over candy here. I'm amazed, Seth hasn't managed to find it all yet. Sure is nice being the tallest!

[And indeed, Abel has many presents!

( ooc cut! )

[[ooc: Feel free to either assume he dropped them off by your door or he hunted you down to give them to you. Action logs are welcome~]]

Who put up all the mistletoe? And how on earth did you ever have the time?

It's cute though, we really do need to think of some more decorations other than this.

[[ooc: Optional comment log for anyone who happens to decide they want to be in the high school!]]

[Fail!Lock to Cain]

Cain, I'm going to try and fit a third bed in that room, so I need you to do something for once and move some things around before I come back. Seth, I want you to help him and do it without killing each other. Please.

And Cain, I'll be picking you up some more blankets. I'm getting tired of feeling your cold hands down my back at 2 AM, they don't belong there and you're old enough to sleep by yourself. You'll be warm enough without me. Thank you.

[/fail!lock]

Hey, are we going to do anything for the holidays? Anyone? Not just Christmas, all the other ones, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa if anyone celebrates that... Er... I don't know the rest of them very well.

I mean, at least a secret santa sort of thing maybe... or a tree, or a pretend tree. We could go catch things for a pot luck.

Just throwing ideas out there?

[It's Abel! He's turned on the communicator, and he's looking a bit... concerned. He is aware that the communicator is on, because he leans pulls a bit to the side, so that the desk behind him can be seen, and starts talking in a soft, hushed whisper.]

I need someone to tell me... just what is going on right now behind me. There's something in here, but every time I look, it stops...

[He pauses right there, perking a bit, and it's clear to see why. The student desk behind Abel appears to be... doing a little hoppy dance. Rattling loud enough and bouncing enough to be just noticeable. Quickly, Abel whips his head around, and the second he does, the damned thing stops moving.]

It's moving! I know it is! You all saw it, right? Right?! Tell me someone saw that!

[He glares at the desk and turns away again, and almost immediately it restarts it's antics. Again, he spins around sharply, and the desk cheekily ceases all movement. There's a pause, before a glimmer of an idea crosses over his face, and he turns away from the desk with a heavy sigh....

Before spinning suddenly around the second it starts moving.]

Oh no you don't! I saw that! Don't think I didn't! You can't fool me!

It's... certainly gotten a great deal noisier out there, hasn't it?

What on earth is going on anyway? A party maybe?

Sorry it took so long to get back to you all.

Yes, I'd like all of you who asked to know that I'm perfectly fine. Really.

I'll be at the church more often though, I just don't like sitting around uselessly all the time, and I think it's about time I get back to work at a church for once.

Maybe some of you who are interested in attending would like to go too? It wouldn't hurt to at least check it out, right?

[He does NOT want to be left alone in that church with Maxwell all the time, someone needs to distract the neurotic man before he drives Abel insane.]

Sundays, for those of you who don't know, are the best days to come around and sit for mass and prayers. I'd really appreciate at least a few people, it's a little sad to look out over all those empty pews.

I'll still be living at the school though, no worries about that, I promise.

What else was I going to say...

Oh... Advent starts on the twenty seventh!

[The communicator flickers on, located on a shelf just above Abels shoulder. It's looking down, right enough so that it can film what is on his lap.

A bible?

Well, don't forget, he is a priest. One finger gently roams down the old pages, stopping occasionally difficult passages, or maybe as he misses a line.

However... the one he has paused at... he lingers at just a little longer. Just a little more than the others.

"Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation."

His hesitation remains for a moment, before a few pages are slowly flipped, that finger coming to rest on another quote.

"But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation."

The silence in the room and on the communicator is heavy, as if the weight of centuries had settled down on that moment. The mans shoulders are lowered, have been since the beginning, but what once looked like relaxation now seems to mimic exhaustion.

A hand raises to his face, perhaps to straighten his glasses, when he looks up, and spots the communicator. There's a flicker of something across his face, some unreadable emotion, before there's just a sigh, and he grabs the thing, shutting the bible firmly.]

Archbishop? [You know who you are, pal.]

I'm coming over to the church.

[Well, someone from the church has to play counter weight to Maxwells grump act. You can very distinctly hear Abel munching on candy, and the sound of something hollow being tossed away now and again.]

Who put all these little doll heads...

Oh! Hello! Happy Halloween everyone, I hope you're enjoying yourselves! Did anyone else get doll heads glued to the wall? It's kind of eerie...

Anyone find material to make costumes yet? Got your scavenging parties set up for tonight? I still have some candy left over from the little item rain we had, so I'll be more than happy to share it with anyone who comes by tonight.

I'd give you all the normal diatribe about using a few bright colors in your costume or getting a mask with good eye holes, but there's really no fast moving traffic here and I don't think we have much by way of masks... Well, just keep close together in a group and remember to go out with someone who you trust and who can defend themselves well. We don't need any monsters taking advantage of this day at all, do we?

Stay safe and have fun out there! And for heavens sake, try to avoid pranking? Please? Or at least doing it too much, I don't want to have to clean up the mess tomorrow...

[FIZT. The video feed is on, and oh, Abel is just BEAMING. Truly a smile of TRIUMPH.]

Little Washu!

I know you probably don't remember this I know I nearly almost didn't, but I just felt I had to make it known, you know.

Just to prove a point.

Link to the conversation

It's been a month. And I haven't been hospitalized or sick or injured only that's a lie, but it's not like you can tell anymore or anything of the sort!

...

I probably... should have actually bet something on this though, huh?

It stole my glasses!

[Someone is sounding a little worked up over there]

I have to sleep, you know! I close my eyes for an hour or so and when I wake up, they're gone!

Eald'narche, it got under the cabinets, what do I do?! I can't see a thing! Do we have any rabbit treats here, I can't feed it what I have all the time, it'll get sick!

[There's a few rustling sounds, a stumble... and a thump, followed by a surprised yelp. Oh, he's not hurt, he just banged his shins against something. He groans, obviously annoyed here]

Does anyone have any carrots?

[There's an extended moment of silence, all you can hear is some plastic shuffling around. He's cleaning his mess! Well, inhaling a good chunk of his own personal candy mountain left a lot behind. Also, insert remorse here.]

I think I might have eaten a little too fast...

[Yeah he lied about pacing. Thought he was, turned out he wasn't. Oops!]

I'm not sick though. So, technically you can't say 'I told you so', and you know who you are.

Ah, but that reminds me. All this candy and such. Do any of you have a plan about celebrating Halloween at all? Passing out candy or making costumes? I know the children here would probably enjoy that.

And I've noticed that quite a few people were talking about receiving candy over the past few days, so I know we must have a great deal, other than what I have here.

Maybe we should have a little costume party or something?

I.. I never got to use the communicator when I first received this wonderful gift here. I've been a little busy.

But now that I've been a tad freed up, it gives me a chance here!

Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you whoever sent me the treats! The chocolate, the caramels, the tea, the biscuits, the china, the milk, the hard candies, the marshmallows and the chocolate turtles are quite possible the best thing that has happened to me this week and I love you so much.

I have no idea how you got it all into the room but this is perfect. Thank you!!!

[And now please hold forever as Abel inhales his mountain of candy]