Sakura Kyoko // 佐倉杏子

----→ Twenty-Three [Video] ←----

2012-01-13T21:41:23Z

[The feed suddenly opens to see Kyoko leaning against a wall, heaving while holding her bare stomach tightly with one hand. Red, disgustingly thick, chunky liquid comes from her mouth, and she coughs and sputters as she vomits it up. Her clothes are torn beyond recognition- her entire chest is exposed save for the other arm wrapped across it. It's clearly scarred, especially over her heart, from what can be seen in the dim light of the place.]

[Something metallic clatters on the ground among all the liquid. She doesn't seem to notice.]

[This continues on for a while, until there's simply nothing left to come up. She keeps coughing, and out of reflex pulls the arm off her stomach to pull out her soul gem from seemingly nowhere. Standing up straighter, she examines it closely, looking half delirious and half absolutely shocked.]

[It's pure and beautifully red, with not a sign of corruption in it.]

...

There's no way.

[The feed ends.]

----→ Twenty-Two [Video// Moments before the Animus' post] ←----

2012-01-07T07:21:09Z

[Kyoko is running, running too fast to see her surroundings. She's panting, and the PCD screen shakes as she strides.]

Mami! Yuma! We have to get ready, if that dream-seeing guy is right!

[She stops. What is she running for? She looks panicked, regardless. She doesn't know why she's so anxious, but suddenly a wave of panic just hit her, and it shows.]

There's a something bad coming, and I think it's a Walpurgis-

[And then suddenly, she freezes. Her entire body stops, breathing included as she drops the PCD on the ground. It shows nothing but the sky-]

[And a horrible, bloodcurdling scream erupts from the offscreen Kyoko, followed by the sound of shattering.]

[The area explodes with light and the howls and screams of unearthly creatures, magical energy filling the entire Southeastern quarter, and only huge, black symbols appearing in the sky can be seen before the screen shuts off.]

----→ Twenty-One [Video] ←----

2012-01-04T22:40:41Z

[For a moment, it’s just Mami’s face on the PCD screen, grinning in a very unusual fashion for her. She looks cocky, almost.]

Hey, Adstringendum!

[Her words are much more forceful and confident than usual as well. Odd.]

I just wanna let you know that I’m not going to make tea and cake for you guys anymore, ok? Ms. Nice Mami is gone! I’ve grown out of that. You better get beggin’ if you want some!

[Oh, Mami will be so embarrassed. ~~Why hadn’t Kyoko thought of this prank before? Diabolical, isn’t she.~~]

So, yeah! Better get used to it! ‘specially you, Beat!

[She tosses a beautiful gem up and down- and it’s at this point that she realizes it’s red and everyone can see it.]

….Crap.

[Suddenly, the door slams dramatically open!! And Kyoko--wait, no that can’t be Kyoko, right? Rubbing her teary face with one hand and wailing her own name like a kid?]

Kyokoooo, something’s wrong! Yuma didn’t mean to steal your body! It was an accident!

[She looks around, and if you look closely, you can see a blue gem in her hand.]

Mami-oneechan, where did Kyoko go?!

[The feed clicks off.]

[ooc: the magical girls swapped bodies! You could get tags from all of them. C:]

----→ Twenty [Video] ←----

2011-12-23T02:21:08Z

[In a large contrast to her last appearance, Kyoko looks marginally happier with the scene around her. She's smack dab in the middle of the festival, holding a large bowl of udon topped with scallions. Wearing a (surprisingly pretty) kimino with a cherry blossom print, she grins as she stares straight into the camera.]

Hey, all you newbies- it ain't always this nice. Enjoy it while you can, and don't let me catch you wasting anything.

[Slurrrp. She takes an overly large bite of noodles.]

Mami, Yuma. New year's coming and I don't know how long this is gonna be up. Wanna celebrate early?

[Her grin gets wider.]

I'm sure we can steal some fireworks.

[ooc: custom comment page is turned on.]

----→ Nineteen [Video] ←----

2011-12-06T07:41:24Z

[The PCD has been dropped on the floor, and is at such an angle that it broadcasts a view of an entire room, an empty one, save for Kyoko in the middle. Her back is turned, and at her side she clutches a glowing jewel in her hand, her shoulders shake slightly.]

.... Goddammit.

[She's quite for a few more moments, a few more ragged breaths, a few more shakes of her shoulders.]

GODDAMMIT!

[A bright flash of light comes from the gem, and a spear is produced from it. In a single motion, Kyoko readies the spear to go straight through the thin wall of the house-]

[Before she drops it, and it clatters to the ground. Still clutching that gem, almost as if she wants to break it, her breath catches and the feed turns off.]

[ooc: tags will be slow!]

----→ Eighteen [Video// failfiltered to Sayaka] ←----

2011-11-18T07:04:15Z

[Kyoko looks a bit strange- halfway between mischievous and even a bit... flustered, maybe? Embarrassed, perhaps, but that side of her expression quickly fades away as she begins to speak.]

Hey, you, did you hear about Mami? She got asked out on a date! Don't know the guy, but whatever, this has to be fun to watch.

So, what I want to ask you is...

...

[And then the unusual expression for Kyoko returns.]

Wanna come to that prom thing with me?

[A long, long pause.]

....Just to spy on her and to make sure that guy ain't a creep! Don't get any ideas, okay? Keep that simple mind of yours clear! I'm your senior- you better listen to me, kid.

[She again tries to cover it up with a grin, but it isn't so successful this time.]

[And the feed is turned off, Kyoko left completely unaware that everyone could see it.]

----→ Seventeen [Video//backdated to the 31st] ←----

2011-11-02T02:22:45Z

[At first, all that is seen is an abandoned building, seemingly in the North Eastern section of the city. On the wall, there is a strange, glowing portal of sorts, emanating with light piercing the fog that couldn't be anything natural. The camera is pulled away to show Kyoko in her magical girl outfit, looking more serious than she ever has before. She has her spear out, waiting.]

A witch has hatched over here. I don't know how many people are here already, but I don't need any more dumbasses getting trapped. Stay away if you don't want to start killin' yourself.

[She scoffs.]

Tch. What kinda idiot would leave a grief seed here?

[She scowls, tapping her foot a bit.]

Mami. Yuma. Sayaka. Get over here.

[Her frown turns into a brief smirk as she grins with almost excitement.]

You haven't gotten rusty, have ya?

----→ Sixteen [Accidental Video] ←----

2011-10-13T01:30:26Z

[The camera clicks on to show nothing but apples, apples upon apples sorted into piles. A girl, long red hair tied up in a ponytail, paces, stomping with each of her steps.]

The damn animus...making me like that...a goddamn weak-

[Her words are drowned in a growl.]

And then they tricked her too, goddamn it! Those bitches tricked her somehow, I know it!

[She picks up an apple quickly. Juice dribbles down the side of her hand as her fingernails bite into the red skin. Pausing for a moment to stare intently at it.]

It's just like back then, believing in that shit. That somethin' would just take it away and everyone could be happy. She's acting like him.

[A scowl plasters her face as she bites into it angrily.]

No matter what, I could've found a way to do it myself, without them helping! They're the same as that rat bastard. I would've found a way. We're not going to....I'm not going to...

I'm never becoming that! I'm not gonna freaking let it happen! I'm not turning into one of them!

[Again her words are lost as she consumes the apple, the space between bites becoming smaller. She's tearing into the fruit, stripping every last piece of flesh from it before tossing the core at the wall and picking up another yet one. She bites and tears at them as a wild, rabid animal would, finishing one and moving on immediately to the next, never pausing, never taking a second to calm down her frantic breathing.]

[Eventually, the feed turns to black as apples collapse onto the screen, obscuring the view entirely.]

----→ Fifteen [Voice] ←----

2011-09-28T22:36:49Z

Uh, hey, everyone...

I just want to say...um...since people are going all crazy and stuff...uh..I....

....

Please don't get hurt. Or fight. I'm really worried.

[She sounds like a wreck.]

----→ Fourteen [Voice] ←----

2011-09-05T05:31:50Z

[It's clear that the voice being broadcasted isn't stable at all, tremors disturbing their words.]

....That dumbass....

[Something slams into a wall or a table.]

Just left like that, without even letting me know!-

[There's silence for a few moments. From network posts she went through after the fact, he had left days ago. She'd just been too busy with her own issues to even notice.]

If he comes back, I'm...kicking his vampire butt, ugly-ass demon face or not!

...

...idiot.

[The feed clicks off.]

----→ Thirteen [Video] ←----

2011-08-21T07:58:21Z

[When the screen clicks on, it shows Kyoko smiling. Not the familair, cocky smirk that she usually gives, but instead a warm, genuine smile. Hands behind her head, she seems inviting, even in the face of the buises and scrapes that cover her.]

[It's a bit disconcerting, considering the intense rage that graced her features for three days straight previously.]

Oi, Mami, Yuma. It's been kinda a rough time, hasn't it? Let's do something fun, 'kay?

[There's a small twitch to her eye, a quick motion of her lips.]

And I haven't heard from Casti. I worry, ya know? Anyone seen him? The guy's always getting himself into trouble. Never know where he is.

...

That goes for everyone else too.

[The giggle that she gives is clearly not natural.]

[The feed clicks off suddenly.]

----→ Twelve [Video//Offline] (BACKDATED TO THE SECOND because hugga fails) ←----

2011-08-05T00:53:48Z

[As the feed clicks on, the first thing that one would notice is the incredibly loud, fast-paced music, blaring from what looks like an over-the-top DDR machine. On said machine, stepping on each of the arrows in perfect timing, is Kyoko, hair swishing back and forth as she dances. She's almost inhuman how fast she's moving, really. Clearly someone has had a lot of practice.]

[Unlike her last posts, or the days when she was stripped of her powers, she seems to be genuinely smiling, cheering for herself and grinning all the way.]

[Hitting every single arrow on time, bells and alarms sound, the screen brightly proclaiming her victory. From off-screen, she's handed a strange looking doll, frowning a bit as she holds it, before she breaks into a laugh and a wide smirk.]

Hah! Never thought I'd see this little bastard again. Glad our reunion is like this.

[She turns to the camera, clearly aware that it was on this entire time.]

Hey all of you people here! I'd say I was feeling up to a challenge, but then I'd be sayin' I thought someone could ever beat me on this.

[She holds out a box of pocky.]

Anyone wanna go and try anyway? I have snacks!

----→ Eleven [Video] ←----

2011-07-03T06:54:16Z

[Kyoko's sitting on a swing today, in a playground that seems absolutely ruined save for said swing. She looks pensive, but without the furrowed brow that usually accompanies deep thought with her. Rather, she looks casually curious as she swings a bit, rusted chains squeaking against each other.]

Hey, all of you.

[Back, forth, back, forth.]

...

If you had one wish that could be granted, what would ya wish for?

[She drags her feet in the ground still wet from the flooding, slowing her self a bit.]

And don't say some crap like "I'd wish to send everyone home!", because I already know that.

[A final pump, and she jumps off, landing with perfect grace. However, she looks down at the ground.]

One more thing I wanna know.

[She turns, and gives a smile that's not entirely happy to the camera.]

Would you give your life for it?

----→ Ten [Text] ←----

2011-06-21T18:32:48Z

Anyone know if there's a place remotely livable in this dump? This apartment's cramping my style already.

----→ Nine [Accidental Video] ←----

2011-06-11T03:37:49Z

[When the feed clicks on, Kyoko's sitting on a bed in a nicely furnished apartment. Unusually, for her at least, she looks exhausted.]

[In her hand, she's holding an exquisite looking gem. However, the gem's inner red liquid seems to be, well, corrupted. Dark, ink-like blackness is eating away at the redness, almost overtaking the entire jewel. ]

[Out of her sleeve, Kyoko pulls an even stranger-looking object, a seed like thing, one that seems to be standing up on a needle point on its own. She puts the two together,

[Touching this object to her gem seems to pull the darkness out of the gem, leaving the jewel sparkling and the seed even more pitch-black on the inside. Kyoko looks visibly relaxed and rejuvenated.]

[Turning the now-clean red gem into a ring on her finger through what seems like magic, Kyoko lies back on the bed, holding up the seed and examining it.]

...

Hey, I wonder if anybody-

[She pauses, as if thinking for moment.]

...Or maybe it would be better to keep it.

[Lowering her hand, she shoves the seed into her pocket and puts her hands behind her head, yawning slightly.]

----→ Eight [Video] ←----

2011-05-27T19:07:13Z

...

[Kyoko's looking strange today. Her normally furrowed brow is looking softer, and that usual, mischievous grin is gone. She looks tired, fed up and even a bit upset. However, she speaks evenly.]

Hey, is everyone holding up? You all were crying about the zombies, I didn't think you'd all last through the week.

....

Hey, Billy, Casti, Blondie. If any of you turned into one of those damn things, I'm kicking your ass.

[This is concern.]

----→ Seven [Video] ←----

2011-05-23T02:03:51Z

[The feed opens to show a red-headed girl looking intensely into the camera. Her hard glare suggests aggression, but it softens after just a moment into curiosity.]

Hey, I don't know if any of you people in that wastelands-city can see this, but I'm coming to check you out whether you like it or not.

[She smirks slightly.]

Any warnings you want to get out of the way to repay the one I'm giving ya? I'm hoping for a warm welcome.

[Sarcasm. Another grin before the feed closes.]

----→ Six [Video] ←----

2011-05-10T02:47:25Z

[The screen clicks on to show one Kyoko Sakura sitting on a couch in a nicely decorated apartment. It's quite clean and well-furnished, an abnormality for Adstring.]

[She's bobbing her head back and forth to the background music, smirking a bit at the lyrics.]

Hot and dangerous, that's me all right. You all better damn believe it.

Hah! And you guys were running around, whining how all these events were so bad.

[Why yes, she has her hot pants on enough, dressed in short jean shorts and a half-zipped up jacket.]

But I don't believe in that crap anymore. I ain't wearing one of those necklaces.

[She keeps grinning and rocking to the music until the feed times out.]

{ooc: Responses will be slow because, see, there's this paper that won't write itself. :| }

----→ Five [Voice] ←----

2011-05-01T22:06:41Z

Hey, you.

[Yes, you. You with the face and ears that are listening to this.]

Now that the drama's over, have you seen a witch around here? Usually I'd be able to find them myself but those damn animus seem to be screwing with me.

Normally, they cause humans to kill themselves, so if you see people jumping off buildings and shit give me a call, okay?

[Click.]

----→ Four [Voice] ←----

2011-04-21T03:44:47Z

Damn, Sunday's going to be pretty interesting to watch.

[Kyoko Sakura: Raising the bitch level of Adstring since 2011.]

----→ Three [Video] ←----

2011-04-06T02:45:26Z

[The screen flicks on with a snarl, coming from (1) very large panther that has had the every so bright idea to wander into the (Plant and scorpion infested) house of (1) Kyoko. Clad in gothic-looking clothing, she doesn't look battle-ready. However, her face and posture tell a different story. She waits, ready to move and taunting the animal with noises and gestures, a smirk wide across her face.]

....Come at me, you bastard.

[The panther roars from frustration. Kyoko holds a beautiful red gem in her hand, and from it, seems to magically draw a spear much larger than herself.]

[After a second passes, Kyoko charges forward. The spear breaks into pieces, instantly forming a chain-whip which binds the creature just as quickly. With a quick snap from the chain the panther is sent flying out the window, snarling and roaring all the way. Kyoko stands triumphant, before marching up to the window, sticking her head out, and calling to the creature-]

Be glad I didn't kill you, asshole!

[Slam. The window closes with the screen of the PCD.]

----→ Two [Voice] ←----

2011-03-29T23:40:10Z

[The PCD clicks on to the sounds of someone chewing fruit loudly, the person in question swallowing and taking a moment's time before speaking.]

So, let me get this straight: We're all stuck in this crappy place, there's no way out, people come and go at all times, and we're just supposed to lie here and take it.

....

And there's no guarantee that people or anything else from our own world will come here either, huh.

[Her tone of voice does not betray whether this fact is a good thing or a bad thing, or at least what's audible between all that chewing.]

Well, does anyone know if there's any buildings that aren't completely crappy to live in?

Oh, and I'm Kyoko Sakura by the way, if you're really that curious.

----→ One [Video] ←----

2011-03-21T22:56:30Z

SAYAKA!

[The recording opens with a scream, a scream of confusion, surprise and anger. It tapers off after a few seconds, proceeded by panting and mumbling, feet shuffling on the ground seemingly as someone stands up.]

…
…This must be a barrier. What the hell just happened? Did she just become a-

[The sound of hair moving can be heard, as if someone is shaking their head.]

It can’t be. That can’t-

[Munch. Chew. Whoever is talking is eating something, or rather, wolfing something down.]

…Dammit. Better find this out myself and beat that crap out of her.

[Strange sounds can be heard, those versed in magic will recognize a transformation when they hear one. The feed clicks off.]

Sakura Kyoko // 佐倉 杏子