1st Sand Coffin [Video/Action]

[fifth_kazekage]

[Gaara has read the letters, and thinks this is just another sadistic experiment at the facility. He gets up out of bed and curiously looks around the room, making a mental note of the trunk. Where is the communication device? It might have been misplaced during the transfer. He needs to find a way to access the public network.

He leaves the room and walks swiftly through the hallways in a brief exploration. Eventually, he wanders into the library and finds a computer, recognizing the electronic device from the facility. With some experience, he navigates the functions and figures out how to post a video.

He stares impassively at the screen for a few seconds.] Doctors, Consortium, Val. [Addressing all three to see which one, if any, would actually respond to his call.] This is an amateur tactic. Rather disappointing.

[Now, to figure out what is this week’s experiment. They’re not on schedule for an F3 expedition. Strange.]

Sai. [Brief pause.] Kankuro, Temari. Report in.

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[video]

[absolute_perception]

[A rather impassive stare comes through the network. He doesn't appear to be holding on to any device and he's not in a hallway either. The background shows a green orb and numbers floating in the air scrolling down. Elian is reading everything.]

There is no Consortium that I am aware of. You are the third person to mention Val. I assume you are from Facility.

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[fusedstars]

[Consortium and Val. Oh he knew of those names, yet not of the person talking. Regardless, someone else from the facility? Not sure if this was a good sign, or a bad one. Was certainly helping in linking the tower to the facility.]

You are from the facility as well I take it?

[video]

[fifth_kazekage]

......

[No Consortium? Gaara narrows his eyes in suspicion. He knows better than to trust anyone he doesn’t recognize.]

Yes. [A vague answer. He pauses briefly before asking.] Are you a new arrival?

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[fifth_kazekage]

Yes. [He quirks a brow.] Is that unusual?

[These people could be natives from the F3 location, Gaara reasons logically. There were usually more monsters than civilians, but every location was different.]

Are you a native of this location?

[video]

[absolute_perception]

[The question certainly was justified. With all that's been going on, Elian definitely doesn't take any offense.]

If by recent you mean within the last seven days, then yes.

[The violet collar is peeking through from behind the collar of his over-sized jacket.]

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[fusedstars]

[If only, Gaara. If only. And Hei's expression doesn't change as he speaks, still deadpan.]

No. We are from the facility. [Or were possibly.]

And before you say anything, this isn't facility 3. Some of have us have been taken out and placed within this tower.

[video]

[fifth_kazekage]

I trust the others have explained the circumstances to you?

[The redhead frowns, a bit perplexed by the change in collar and design of his collar. It was always only black, silver, and gold. Why purple now…?]

......

[He reaches toward his own neck and feels the protruding tubes.]

…Have the collars been replaced with more restrictions?

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[fifth_kazekage]

I wouldn’t have thought otherwise. Unless you had been placed in the F2 location instead.

[That doesn’t shock him because he still thinks they are trapped within the facility.] Another part of the space station, then? Hmph. [He maintains a calm expression.] They can be as ruthless as they choose. They won’t succeed in breaking everyone.

[video] I'll tell you when I'm done >>

[xroyal_bratx]

[ Why the hell did that voice sound familiar and they said Kankuro and Temari. She knew those names from a couple of years ago. She also knew that Temari was still at Facility.

The mention of Sai definitely confirmed to her who it was that she was staring at, and he wasn't a different one. In fact, he was the one she knew. The one she knew from years ago. He was one of the few that had the biggest impact on her. ]

[video]

[xroyal_bratx]

[ This wasn't something she was expecting, but it was a possibility.

A possibility that she hoped for.

Maybe it was time that it was answer...maybe, but why?! ]

[video]

[xroyal_bratx]

[ it shocked her to no end that she was seeing someone she missed for so long. ]

[video]

[xroyal_bratx]

[ Words couldn't be expressed right now. She just had a moment to calm down. ]

[video]

[xroyal_bratx]

[ Then the emotions kind of just came.

She closed her eyes. God, all of this was taking a toll on her right now. ]

[video]

[absolute_perception]

Briefly.

[As far as Elian knew, it was better not to compare places just yet until he had more information.]

The collars do not restrict us. However, it is important that you do attend the scheduled maintenance on a bi-weekly basis. I know not the consequence for skipping on appointments. It seems that they are coded by color. Mine is violet. The code is unknown at this time.

I would assume that the abuse of power would result in a restriction.

[video]

[xroyal_bratx]

[ She just teared up. ]

G-Gaara.

[video] I think I'm done

[xroyal_bratx]

[ There's a few short sobs from her as she tried to calm to calm herself down, not even aware that it was still recording. ]

[video]

[fifth_kazekage]

Briefly… [He frowns a little.] Once I obtain the communication device, I will send you a link to the post that Shikamaru composed.

If their purpose wasn’t meant to be restriction, then they are useless. [He looks down, but can’t see the color of his collar at this angle. Not without a mirror.] What color is the one around my neck? [He didn’t commit the maintenance schedule to memory either, but it’s on the paper back in his room. Which also looks different from before.]

The restriction has always been lifted in F3 locations. The levels are reduced once the residents return to the F1 location.

[video] 1/2 Good fucking God, Ishtar O_O Actually, that wasn’t so bad XD

[fifth_kazekage]

[His stern expression eases a little at the sight of a familiar face.]

Ishtar.

[video] 2/2

[fifth_kazekage]

[Then, the sight of her tears make him tense up immediately. He frowns, fixing her with a very serious look.]

Are you injured? Where are you?

[video]

[absolute_perception]

Violet.

[The ability to obtain more information about the place that has created so much pain and confusion among those he met is certainly important to him in better understanding where they come from. His passive features and stoic expression gave way to a nod.]

I would not discount the collar's uses just yet. I have yet to understand fully their function. Perhaps it is a means of classification. I have seen other colors. The lack of restrictions has me bothered.

[video] It could have been worse >> 1/2

[xroyal_bratx]

[ She took a moment to calm her nerves, and the sobbing would quickly cease as she wiped the tears from her face.

Hei was right, she couldn't be depressed forever. She had her moment, now it was time to move one.

She wasn't the same anymore. At least, not like how she was in the past. ]

[video]

[xroyal_bratx]

Gaara...no...I'm fine..Where are you?

[video]

[fifth_kazekage]

[Somewhat stiffly.] Thank you.

[His lips twist in a slightly wry look.] Of course not. Classification? [He folds his arms across his chest.] I doubt the Doctors would answer, if posed with that question.

The usual colors are black, silver, and gold. Are there other new colors?

[His next words are muttered in a dry tone.] The current lack of restriction is related to the appearance of monsters. For whatever reason, they choose not to condemn the residents to death. At least, not the warriors.

The civilians, however, require protection.

[video] but it wasn't =P nyah nyah

[fifth_kazekage]

[He knows Ishtar better than that. He has seen her happy, angry, distressed – a number of moods. People don’t cry unless they are sad or in pain. He wants to know who the hell is doing this to Ishtar. She does seem to be prone to getting into trouble a lot…

Gaara snaps out in his sharp cutting-through-bullshit tone.]

Don’t lie to me, Ishtar. You are crying. What happened to you?

[After a brief pause.] I am in the library.

[video] ahahahahahah yeah good for you isn't it?XD

[xroyal_bratx]

[ No, but she didn't feel comfortable talking about personal stuff over a computer. She wiped the remaining tears off of her face as she spoke again, her tone strangely calm, and worried. ]

There's a lot I need to talk to you about, but not over these things. I don't think it's safe enough to. Where are you in the library? I am here as well.

[ She mused looking around. ]