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[otakuro]

[The screen flickers on to a boy wearing an amused grin.]

Everyone!

I've got good news!  You're forgiven!  The angel I summoned said so himself; God would definitely forgive you in a heartbeat because man's heart is weak, as is his mind, and we're all, uh, susceptible to the workings of the Evil One, and even as we wallow in our filth and sin, we -- You know what, forget God; I forgive you.

Seriously, no one could possibly blame you for what happened last week even if some of us were lucky enough to be scorpion magnets.  Misery has it right - the important thing is to make sure that it doesn't happen again.  If you all missed the announcements from the higher-ups, the people who were affected most severely were Scorpios.  ...If you don't know what that means, in modern times on Earth - that's the 2000s - they were born when the Sun was in the sector of the sky dominated by the constellation Scorpio.  This makes no sense if you were born outside Earth or in a time when we didn't go in for ridiculous things like pretending arbitrary sky-pictures meant anything about our lives, but the important thing is that the sun transitions into Scorpio beginning on October 23rd.

Guess what last week was.

The next sign is Sagittarius.  The sun will shift into its sector on November 22nd.

So let's clear a few things out of the way - Everyone who was afraid, can you report in with your sign?  Same thing if you were a scorpion magnet, though maybe that's more of a subjective thing.  And everyone who's a Sagittarius, do you mind if we tie you to your beds from November, oh, 18th-ish to the 23rd?  Your choices are (Yes/Of course/Definitely).  If your name is Jun, (That's kinda kinky) works, too.  If you don't know your sign, Sagittarius goes from late November into late December - so the end of a harvest season into winter in the Northern hemisphere, and the end of spring into summer in the South.

I'll keep track of the data.  It's kinda my thing.

Oh -- this has nothing to do with anything, but I'm working in the computer labs of the university now.  Drop by if you ever need anything fixed or if you just want to say hi.

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[otakuro]

[Jedi?!! ...No wait that name means nothing to him though it does sound suspiciously like the Red-eye Order that used the Mass-Acceleration Factor to manipulate their surroundings though.]

Oh... I see, sorry.

...I guess it's hard to know for sure when there's so many more possibilities. When was your yearly ceremony, then?

[echo_of_a_jedi]

[Atlus's interpretation of copyright: the ultimate defense against canon-puncture.]

The date wouldn't mean anything, but it was mid-summer on our hemisphere of Dantooine.

[themortalhalf]

Beats me.

Might have nothing to do with it.

[But he'd rather there was a pattern. That you can prepare for.]

But might as well send your bill to the government while you're at it.

[Might just give him a paycheck and a goddamn medal with his name on, because as far as he's concerned, they either know something and aren't doing much about it, or else they know jack shit and are full of incompetent morons.]

[maybe_a_king]

I believe I'm an Aquarius. Is everyone sure something similar will happen next month?

[not_that_sasuke]

Do we have any idea why?

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[ineedthemforanalyzing]

According to however the people who hand out these cards determine it for people who don't know their birthdays, I am a Virgo. I guess that fits, from what little I know about astology...

[greyerrant]

What game is that? [ He looks annoyed, well, his helmet looks annoyed. </small.] I was not helpless. I was out oc control, there is a difference.

[a_pirate_meant_to_be]

So what exactly are we supposed to do about it? I don't really feel like staying in a cage around my birthday. It kinda kills the whole celebratory thing.

[pastalishe]

First of all, there's a time and a place for humor. Secondly, if you're going to be inappropriate, you could at least try to be witty. [She'd try to be stern, but- that next question!]

I- I would hardly call it terrified. [She was completely terrified.] I just didn't want to leave my room, that's all.

[Her room had Luca! And Gergo! And there was a Dive Machine right next door, when she started skirting dangerously close to IPD Breakout levels of freaking out.]

[autofocus]

... Scorpio.

....... Sorry.

[And he was being sincere about this, for once his eyes having a slight hint of regrets in his own actions.]

[cowardlyjustice]

Never afraid of these things, but I'll tell 'ya this, a straight up Capricorn that's also the best thing that ever happened during the beginning of every year.

Do I get a new year's birthday kiss soon instead?

[akihisaful]

Yeah, I know I get caught off guard with happenings a lot, but something like this is something I'd like to avoid forever.

I'm a... Libra, I think? I was never too keen on horoscopes back in my home world, so I'm not sure. I'm born in October 18th.

...Which was this month! Whoa, I completely forgot about my own birthday, haha!

[electricyousei]

That's why I just set her down in the park. There's no need to cause more chaos and damage to this place than has all ready happened.

[drakenguard]

Yes, rituals are very particular about what they're being cast for. It is a bit restrictive at times, but it means they're more potent when aligned with its correct function.

However, rituals of this nature do require a great amount of spiritual energy, magnetite, and organic resources - such as blood. Large quantities of it. We can possibly cast it with perhaps a pint or two, but its full effect won't be unlocked with such a meagre offering. If you know where we may get some, that would be helpful.

[Since they would be using the oldest of the oldest rituals, where human sacrifices had been no small thing. Not to say Yamato is expecting a human sacrifice - they had blood banks in their world after all, but he isn't sure if there is one in here]

[belfire]

Sure.

[A pause]

Did you two have a fight or something?

[all_wound_up]

It really saved me... I feel bad about reacting the way I did at first.

[theothermist]

[A pause. Then she gives a quiet laugh.] ... But don't tin-foil hats possibly amplify mind control?

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[meaningdies]

[Ow, Atsuro. Not funny at all.]

Good to hear that you've gotten a job.

And that was an interesting way to spend a birthday.

[Not horrible, but. Yeah. He'd have preferred to be under his own control.]

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[getoutclaus]

Sagittarius is next? Shit man that is terrible.

[He doesn't sound too worried, though.]

If you try and tie me to my bed, though, I'll rip your fingers off of your hands, though. So knot happening.

[otakuro]

...When you're not in control of yourself, it's the same thing as not being able to help yourself, isn't it?

[otakuro]

...We could celebrate half-birthdays instead! It might be a nice change of pace to have it in the summer - doesn't it get boring celebrating with the same surroundings all the time?

[otakuro]

Didn't the guy with the mask brief you on what to expect when you first came in? It seems pretty irresponsible if he forgot to mention that part.

[otakuro]

Um...

We share every letter of Scorpio except for the S unless you pluralize it? Sea-goats and scorpions are natural enemies? Or the gods thought it would be amusing?

[otakuro]

...But yeah! Hey, if it's that hard to miss, I'll take a look around sometime. I'm surprised I haven't seen it earlier.

[otakuro]

[Witty is his middle name sheesh.]

It's alright if you were. It's not like you were the only one affected by all this.