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[Horst again! A tired looking Horst, holding a cupcake.]

I'm going to visit friends soon, so dear brother this message is mostly for you.

We have another housemate, Miss Alice Liddell. And I promise under pain of smashed kneecap that she's the last. She's just so adorable, I couldn't help but take her in.

The rest of you: if you'd like to visit darling Alice, I wouldn't suggest doing it here.

Merlin, Arthur, if you'd like another wild night, I suggest trying the pomegranate.

[Private to Usagi // Unhackable]

[Aaand now he's dropping that tired-but-happy look. He's neither.]

We need to talk.

[This is a familiar scene: there's not a chance anyone who isn't very familiar with the church would recognize it, though. There's a blur, and a second later, yup, Johannes's sleeping face.]

In light of this new event, I thought it was only fitting I conduct an experiment.

[Horst nimbly climbs on top of his brother. Instead of the irritated glare he usually gets, Johannes just sighs.]

At least budge off my diaphram, Horst, you are no delicate flower and I can't breathe

[Horst obliges, because he's not a total asshole, right? But it's too dark, even for him, to make out the colors of those odd objects floating over Johannes's head. So he lights a candle.

Johannes looks at him, realizes there's something Not Right. Because they have hearts over their heads--Horst's some murky blue-green-red when he looks at his brother. Johannes is pretty sure he has it in contract that hearts are not allowed within 100 feet of him.]

Hey, hey, before you shoot them out of the air, look over here.

[Johannes is apparently too tired to argue, or he's learned that sometimes Horst has a good reason for asking for certain things. Either way, the hearts over his head turn blue when he sees Horst.

This seems to startle Herr Vampire, because he doesn't say anything, and the silence is a little awkward. When Johannes turns away, there's another blur and Horst hugs him.]

Horst! Let go of me RIGHT THIS INSTANT, you pervert--

[The PCD has been balanced precariously on a table, and it's knocked off the edge and goes dead.]

[OOC: Pretty sure it's obvious, but blue is Horst, green is Johannes.]

Have a question for you.

[For as unusually brief as Horst is being, he seems very relaxed. Content, even.]

[The feed has been going for a while, showing one very, very muddy Horst lying on the floor in a cellar. He could be sleeping, except he's not breathing or twitching at all. He looks peaceful, and dead. Like he just crawled out of a grave and died again anyway.

There's a little pine tree, barely a foot tall, nearby; Alphonse will probably guess what that is, although Horst clearly didn't have time to plant it anywhere.

The precise moment the sun is below the horizon, there's a blur onscreen, Horst is gone, and then all that can be heard is a yawn. It's followed shortly by...]

Gottverdammt, this was on all day?

[/end feed]

[Private to Kurotsuchi // Unhackable]

[An hour later, a clean, and for once clean-shaven Horst is onscreen]

You've been working on Yuca Collabell. Has he been released from your capable hands yet?

[Has Horst eased up on Johannes? I know you were all wondering. But no, no he has not. For instance: He has his stash of snowballs, but he's up on top of the church where he can see and hear anyone coming in (or out).]

Hey. Anyone on Red Team, I've got a nice fort up here.

[If you thought Horst looked tired during the week he couldn't sleep, that was nothing compared to now. He doesn't say anything for a while; a muscle twitches in his jaw, and he seems about to speak a few times, but it's a long while before he does.

He forces a smile.]

One thing you can say for this place: it's easy to get away from it all.

[He shifts, careful to avoid showing too much of Mina; they're out camping in the night, God knows where but they're not wearing much. Vampires snub the cold!]

Too bad these PCD things don't pick up the stars well. Really: just take a moment to look at them.

I see we've all survived Christmas! What a busy holiday, hm? I don't know about the rest of you, but mine was the best I've had in years.

[Private to Kurotsuchi]

My heart's beating again. ...Your doing? If so, I owe you.

[/End Private]

[OOC: Everyone in the city will wake up to find a LOT of snowmen outside. Some of them are personalized.

For example!

CLOUD: would wake up to find snowmen similar to this outside his window.

Comment to find out what your character's was ;D ]

[Horst is in his supah fine Victorian clothes, twirling his hat idly] Right. I guess I'll get this started.

[Throat clear. Kneel in front of the PCD.] The holidays are upon us and I have a parade to run. Cloud Strife, I'm on my knees asking you to come and have fun. If you're really good, I can see to it that Santa tosses a candy cane in your direction. It just won't be the same if you're not there, so please, come.

[The PCD is set on a table and Horst, yawning, steps in front of it. He's wearing the same style clothing as everyone else, but he doesn't seem overly excited by them.]

Not bad. Wrong color for this 'out of the grave' look I've developed, but on the whole I give you a 9 out of 10, Animus.

Good Lord, I'm still exhausted.

[PCD off, Horst is going back to bed]

[Horst has been up late playing around with the PCD, trying to figure out more of it. But he looks exhausted, and not just because he's tried to stay up.

He puts his hand on the door of his makeshift bedroom, but decides at the last minute not to open it; the sun's still up. Why is it still up?]

Obviously the new event's in effect, but I don't feel a thing.

[ooc: Have some Greed and Envy, Horst. Wait for iiiit...]

Originally, the plan had been for sky writing, but heavy rains ruined that. So instead, a large smoke message appears in front of the Temple of Heaven.

REI

COME PLAY CARDS WITH US AT [X,Y]

FRIDAY AT SUNDOWN

- USAGI

Yes, it may have been Horst's idea, but he's not a suspect, he's asleep when the message goes up. Usagi is free to take all the credit.

[VOICE]
I'm hosting a poker game this week with Herr Roland. Who's interested? You can count on the stakes being interesting, and if you're of age there's free liquor.

[Text:]

CARDS:
- Faye
- Hawke
- Roland
- Usagi

GAMES:
- Black Jack
- Poker
- Go Fish

[Private to Rhode]
I'm staying out of this mess, but I did want to see that you're all right, kid. So, are you?
[/Private to Rhode]

Current Mood: bored

[Horst is standing in a room with no defining features, you're WELCOME, Johannes.]

Come one, come all!

I never thought I'd want to say that again. I'll need to come up with a better catchphrase before I open the yet-to-be-named Night Club Extraordinaire.

Anywho, I'm off. Keep your chins up, the week's almost over.

[TEXT]

Usagi, I believe I've figured this out. Here is the real picture, as promised:

( Under heeere )

[END TEXT]

[OFFLINE:]

Horst has left breakfast/dinner for Johannes on one of the work benches. There are no guarantees as to how it will taste.

Current Mood: amused

Not that I minded the carnival, but whoever dropped me off here instead of the fairground deserves a tip.

I don't know if it's possible for people in my condition to sleep walk, but I know I didn't buy this contraption, so I apologize to whoever I pick pocketed. Rest assured, I'll put it to good use.

[Horst takes a moment to play with the video, zooming in and out on himself, pulling faces, and changing the hue.]

That's much better. Now I assume when I hit 'send' this will go out to the masses. Anyone out there? Hello? My name's Horst Cabal and I'm in desperate need of a place to stay. It's getting very late. I'll gladly pay you for a room.

[He grins and hopes it's not too obvious that he hasn't a penny to his name. Damn Johannes for insisting on keeping all the money in the train.]

Of course if you want to do plotting, you're always free to contact me via email. AIM is trickier because I have a weird sleep schedule.

1) Horst is a vampire. He can mesmerize people, although he limits that mostly to women. Can that affect you?

2) Horst's mind is fairly guarded, thanks to his being a vampire. If your character has powers that might affect that let me know?

I've been sussing all this out for a while, so: let's start with the pre-Adstring canon.
( If you were really clever.... )

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Horst Cabal

January 2020

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[Video // Failed Private]
[Video // Private to Yuca]
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The TL;DR: Before and After, and wtf is up with Horst's relationships

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