[text] [video] BACKDATED TO MAY 9TH

[keepscalm]

Salutations.
Arthur Kirkland here.
I am finding that i am in

urgent
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[There are a few more messages that cross the line completely into incoherence, before finally:]

swithcign to video

[The feed flickers on, and-- yes, that most certainly is England. Or it looks sort of like him for all of two seconds before he doubles over with his head in his hands, blue and red psionic sparks crackling over his body as it shifts -- struggling between something like a tortoise shell and a werewolf, or something vaguely structured similarly to one. Spines ripple beneath his flesh and a few manage to extend outwards, easily tearing through his shirt (or what's left of it -- he's clearly been fighting with his body for quite a while now). His skin tightens over his bones and almost deadens in appearance before England finally reigns the shifting in for a moment.

He's still clutching his head with one hand, though the other has moved to his chest. Bruises show on his neck where it appears someone -- or something -- has tried to strangle him. Along with the bolts of psionic energy, wisps of fox fire occasionally burst into existence in the air around him, usually when he chokes on his own breath. With a strangled noise of pain, books come flying off the shelves behind him, thudding into a surface off-screen.

Finally, he finds it in himself to look into the camera. His eyes flicker with the alternating colours of the Vision Twofold, and at a close look, the multiple pupils of the Vision Eightfold can be found in the left eye whenever it flickers blue. His voice is hoarse when he speaks.]

Urgent assistance. Please.


[ ooc: a list of the competitors in the labyrinth, along with their powers, can be found here. as of now, it's still in-progress, but if your character was in the labyrinth and i have missed them, or the powers listed are inaccurate, please tell me so i can change it! c: also, THERE IS A REAL CHANCE THAT YOUR CHARACTER COULD GET INJURED IF THEY APPROACH ENGLAND. please be careful. ]

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video

[complementing]

[...holy crap.]

Where are you, Arthur? I'll be over ASAP.

[video]

[keepscalm]

[Minako. Thank heavens.]

Floor three. The library. [He squeezes his eyes shut, and manages a dry:] Just-- follow the path of destruction.

[video] - Hope it is okay if I threadjack

[busstopsign]

[Oh great he doesn't know what the hells is going on, but knows EXACTLY what is happening with his neck and if Jin won't be taking those pills, he's gonna grab the damn thing and just head on over.]

Don't move.

[video]

[complementing]

We'll be there soon, just--- hold on, okay? Whatever you do, just keep fighting it.

video;

[pitiedthefool]

Where are you. [...because holy mother of Almighty spells-- o_________O;]

[video]

[keepscalm]

Third floor li--

[But something in him tugs at the sight of Yu on the feed and he cuts himself off, cringing and evidently trying to get it under control.]

Sorry. Library. Floor three. Library.

[He's trying so hard to be coherent while his body warps and psychic and magical energy alike flickers around him. Christ.]

[video]

[pitiedthefool]

[...Beelzebub, he loves you and he'll let you finish, but Izanagi-no-Okami is the greatest Persona of all time behave yourself.]

Alright. ...I know it seems impossible, but try and stay calm.

[Just a rule in general, though if his hunch is right about the claw marks on his neck... there are Personae rejecting him. England may hear a quiet, deep voice amidst the chaos:

'Thou must calm thyself, lest they continue to run wild.']

[video]

[notagiraffe]

Mister Kirkland, where are you?

[video]

[keepscalm]

Third floor library-- I--

[His face twists in pain and he moves to cover the camera with one of his hands, so only his voice remains. He doesn't want Taiki to see him.]

Lad. Dunno if you can help. Don't- ngh-- don't want to hurt you.

[video]

[capax_infiniti]

[HELP OR JUST STUDY THE HELL OUT OF this is absolutely fascinating HE LOVES THIS TOWER SOMETIMES]

You look as though you could use a hand. As an adept of a magical variety, perhaps I could be of some assistance.

[video]

[keepscalm]

[Oh look a wise old man that sort of looks creepy. Well. Even if he is dangerous, England is fairly confident that he could kill almost anyone right now if someone tried something. He'll bite.]

Assistance. Lovely. Precisely- what I asked for.

[He pauses with a sharp intake of breath to fight it as his skin seems to almost zombify itself again, losing all signs of colour and life for a moment. The visions two- and eightfold both give way to empty black eyes, which disappear as he reverts back from the undead with a wince.]

Prompt. Would be the best. If you please.

[imperialsun]

[Oh so you mean get over there ASAP without sending a message, cause Naoya is GETTING OVER THERE.]

[keepscalm]

[Man he won't even recognise Naoya unless he's given a name. Naoya is the faceless sponsor that sort of saved his ass during the Strega fight.

England is preoccupied with trying not to set everything around him on fire in some way or another. Please excuse him as he clutches the terminal he's positioned at with white knuckles and gritted teeth.]

[grandhighblood]

[It's a low chuckle at first, but then it escalates into a wild cackle. He's very much familiar with the powers of Vision Twofold and Eightfold, so he knows exactly what's "wrong" with him.]

[video]

[keepscalm]

[Oh that laugh is far too familiar. Hello roommate, how are you doing.

England looks more annoyed than anything else, wincing as the werewolf-like form attempts to shape him again before he responds.] Getting the feeling that-- I'm not quite in on the joke. Care to elaborate?

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[evocation]

Where are you?

[video]

[keepscalm]

Third floor library. Watch for the fire.

[sovietbear]

[Ivan poked at the monitor until he was granted with a surprise. An England-in-pain surprise. Which, arguably, was a very nice surprise depending on the day. Today was not that kind of day, however, and he frowned a little] Angliya, what is wrong with you? You are looking.... little bit odd. [He squinted a little, looking over the Brit, a frown on his lips] Ah. Where are you? Perhaps I can be being of assistance.

[video]

[keepscalm]

[England grimaces. Intensely.] The library on the third floor, but-- [He isn't really sure how Russia can help with all this...whatever the fuck is happening with his body, when Russia is only a nation himself.]

Have you got any ideas?

[conquistador]

( Color Spain interested. At first, he just watches the message, intending to observe and learn more from there but when the feed changes

Spain sits up straight, lips in a tight line, and watching the scene unfold in front of him. He's rather speechless and is beginning to doubt what he sees is-- or was ever-- England. And then it's England again. Was that monster really him? Finally he finds his voice and asks twice (first in Spanish and again in English). )

Where are you?

[video]

[keepscalm]

[Oh god. That is not what he wants to hear right now. The translation function in his head is kind of inoperable right now (it's been shoved aside to make room for all the new shit), but he recognises the voice immediately.

Probably the reason that one of the chairs at the desks behind him bursts into flames.]

Library on floor three. I hope you aren't planning to wave a red cloth at me.

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[nodeviations]

Ah, I suppose this is what people mean by 'experiments'.

Normally I would not be so callous as to inquire about these things when you have clearly been through an ordeal, but I am afraid we do not have time to hold proper and tactful conversations beforehand. If you are doing better now, then I have some questions.

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[keepscalm]

"Better" is relative, but compared to when I posted this, yes, my status has improved.

What inquiries do you have for me?

Video; Backdated like whoa

[thousandcurses]

[Even from a distance, she can recognize the faint energies given off by her husband. And the bruises on his neck are frightening. A Persona rejecting him? This isn't good, especially his strong yet vulnerable state.]

Do you still require assistance?

[video]

[keepscalm]

[England has to take a few deep breaths before he can answer, his face betraying pain, as much as he'd like to maintain whatever composure he has left.]

If you can provide it, I certainly won't object.