[Somebody's had a good deal to think about for a while - he's a bit pensive]

I think everyone knows about the new crabs now. Some of them are bigger than I am... And I we've all heard what happened to that kid...

[He trails off here, clearly angry - beating up a kid is something that you Do Not Do, especially when everyone's trying to survive. When he speaks again, there's steel in his voice]

Point is, nobody goes out alone anymore. It's not worth it. If anyone needs any help - needs someone who can fight - let me know and I'll be there.

[He's half talking to himself here, and it's incredibly easy to hear he's worried]

This isn't right - she wouldn't just leave like this! Not for this long, and...not without telling me where she's going.

It's been two days. I hope she- she isn't...

[He trails off into a pained silence, then speaks again after a pause]

Has anyone seen Blaze?

[Blaze dropped. D:]

[He's quiet and pausing frequently - it's obvious he's still thinking through this]

When we fought the monster, there weren't a lot of us, and we were pretty tired...no one had full power, either. It worked as a distraction but didn't do much damage...

I wonder...if there were more of us...

What if we...

Does anyone know how to make a seal?

[Have you ever seen Silver when he's angry? No? Here's your chance - right now his tone is nothing but controlled fury]

Whoever did this:

I don't know if you're listening, but if you are...you've made a mistake.

I will find Aerith, and when I do, she'll be safe.

When I find you...well. You won't be.

Has anyone seen Sonic lately? I know he doesn't really stay anywhere, but...I haven't seen him around.

He's okay, isn't he?

[Is that worry you hear? Why yes it is. Somebody's pretty upset about this]

I- I have a friend who's ill. He said it was normal, but I don't think that's true - something that bad couldn't be normal-

He needs help. Can anyone come?

[Hey, Flute, he's talking about Raiel. Plot tiems?]

I keep hearing about Valentine's Day...

What is it? Is it like Christmas?

[Still screened from Blaze, Aerith, and Yachiru...and now from Hamel for good measure. He's still got his mind on that conversation]

It worked.

...kind of.

I didn't get to say what I wanted to say, but at least we didn't fight...too much...but it turned out okay...

[...yeah, even he's starting to realize how bad this sounds]

What do I do now? What's the next step?

[/Screen]

[Screened to Naoki//Easy]

It's Naoki, right? Why did you say that to Sephiroth?

I'm not mad or anything - just curious.

[/Screen]

[Screened from all the girls Silver knows (i.e. Blaze, Aerith, Yachiru)//Easy]

[The microphone is on, but there's a few seconds of silence - he's trying to put his thoughts in order]

Um...I...

There's this- I think I...

[He falls silent again. Over the next minute or so, there are a few false starts, as though he's started talking and thought better of it. Finally, he spits it out]

How do you know if you- if you- if there's someone who-

How do you talk to them?

[TO CLARIFY: Silver is trying to figure out whether or not he likes Blaze and how to tell her if he does. The very idea of such, however, has fried his thought process. HAVE FUN, GUYS~]

[Once again, he sounds pretty tired. This likely because he's still recovering from being smushed by a building. Yeah, he does good work sometimes]

I...I don't think I ever said thank you to the people who...who dug me out. A few days ago.

So...thank you. I think I'd still be under there if you hadn't-

[A few seconds of silence as he considers the implications of that]

...thank you.

[Yeah, he sounds completely exhausted. He still hasn't fully recovered]

I am never going into the subways again.

I don't think anyone else should, either...

[His voice is flat and a little less than amused]

So everyone knows: I am not a Mazoku, whatever that is.

...neither is Blaze.

And the pianist is crazy.

[Voice post, and it's very easy to hear that he has no clue where he's going with this. He's also being pretty quiet - he obviously doesn't want a certain someone to overhear this]

Um...Sonic told me about Christmas and...what you're supposed to do, and...uh...

I've never done this before.

[he's trying to gather his wits, brb]

I have a friend I want to spend it with, and...and, um...should I do anything...special? For her? Because it's Christmas, or...I don't know...

[/post]

We've got food now...and a lot of it, from the looks of it.

[There's a long pause as he gathers his thoughts]

...does this normally happen?

[Voice post - Silver has no idea how these things really work, but some kind soul at an internet cafe has showed him how to post. Have a very confused hedgehog]

Someone told me I could communicate with people through this thing, so...um, hello. My name is Silver and I'm looking for answers.

Someone told me this place is Manhattan, but what's Manhattan? Where is it, and where's Soleanna? And how did the city get to be like this? It wasn't Iblis, was it? It couldn't be Iblis, it's too cold here for that!

If anyone could give me any answers, I'd appreciate it.