Who: Dr. Franken Stein and Anyone
Where: The Plaza
When: Evening, September 30th (backdated)
What: Another new arrival (at long last!)
Style: Prose preferred but we can do action, too
Status: Open!

Maybe it was the lighting, Stein thought, as he stared somewhat blankly at the screen of his desktop, at the new design he was devising, a replacement headbolt to counteract the increasing bouts of madness he was experiencing. Marie had been after him to "cheer up" his living space, adding more lights and hints of color, and while he was inclined to think her suggestions were just her being her usual optimistic self, she might be on to something.

Maybe it was the effect of Asura's madness: anyone already susceptible to madness was a prime target, and he fit that profile a little too well.

Maybe I'm simply working too hard, Stein thought, leaning back in his swivel chair, taking off his eyeglasses and kneading his brow with the backs of his wrists. He'd practically been living off cigarettes and inspiration the past few days and even with the kind of control he had over his body, he needed something more substantial.

As he pulled his hands away, the shadows of the lab seemed to ripple and hiss for a moment, before snapping back into silence. Maybe it was just pressure on his eyes, or low blood sugar.

Tea, make himself a pot of tea and be done with it, he thought. He pushed his chair away from the desk, propelling it across the floor toward the kitchen.

Pushing the door open with his elbow must have taken more energy from his momentum: he felt the chair catch on the metal strip on the threshold and tip over backward...

He expected to hit the floor with a crash, but he felt the fall continue as he dropped, first through empty space and then through water...

...Folk passing by might find a tall man in a white lab coat, drenched to the skin and lying on his back amongst one clump of coral, a tipped-over roller chair to one side among another clump.

"A fall like that... should have rendered anyone unconscious..." he notes, stunned.

Who: Fina & Yu
Where: She's out for a walk, meeting up with Yu for the first time in person!
When: September 7th

Fina was on her way down to one of the markets to find some fresh fruit. The girl spent the early morning getting ready and trying on a different set of clothing that her usual silk dress. She found something in a magazine and now she wore a white skirt, leggings and brown boots with a sweater over top of it.

While she was going down the street, she stopped temporarily and saw what she thought was a strangely familiar face. Fina did not know better than not to stare, she did so with her head tilting and her finger on her mouth.

Who was the young man coming her way?