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[otakuro]

[VINDICATION YES WEEKS OF WASTING HOURS READING ABOUT THE MOST POINTLESS CRAP HE'S EVER HAD TO STUDY COME TO FRUITION PRAISE THE GODS HE HAD BETTER GET SOME KIND OF MEDAL WHEN THIS WAS DONE

No wait this was a bad thing ahem yes very bad the proper thing to do in this case was to maintain a certain air of decorum and er grave sincerity yes grave.  ...Atsuro can't help grinning slightly anyway as the COMP feed flickers on.]

Look sharp, guys.  Those of you who were around back in October know what this means.  For everyone else...  The news broadcast probably could have stood to be a little more informative.

Let's do a quick recap.  Back in October, about a week before the 23rd, we started noticing that a few of us were acting a little strange.  This escalated over the next few days until some of us were brainwashed into trying to attack people and some of us were brainwashed into being terrified of everything that moved.  And, uh... sometime during all this, all of these giant scorpions started falling from the sky or something; I don't know.  It was probably a totally related natural progression.  Anyway, on the 23rd itself, a really huge scorpion monster appeared, and a few of us had to beat it off.  We compared notes afterwards and realized that the behavioral changes all had to do with what star sign you had.  If you have no idea what that is, just hold on a sec.  The important thing is that the ones who were attacking had the sign of Scorpio and the ones who were frightened were Leos, Taurii, and Aquarius...es...ii.

I know a lot of you aren't from Earth, or if you are from Earth, you're not from the right time period to even have Scorpius or Taurus as constellations anymore.  I can do a quick explanation of astrology if you want, but it's really a lot of trouble for something that's pretty much meaningless for you - It has to do with what day of the year you were born in, and which imaginary pictures formed by stars in the sky were closest to the sun then.  There are 12 of them, and each one is supposed to mean different things about your personality and the people you'll fall in love with or something.  ...Try not to think about it too much.  You can just take a look at the little ID cards you get when you come to the city and your completely arbitrary sign should be listed there.

Anyway, we're already off schedule.  The 21st - that's today - is the first day we're supposed to be under the sign of Taurus.  If a monster appears, it's probably not going to happen for a few days so it looks like the government is trying to quarantine everyone before it does.

The one thing is... I don't want to undermine our great government or anything, but I don't think their predictions are right.  Scorpios were the main targets last time because the sun was swinging into that area of the night sky; Leos, Aquariuses, and Taurii were affected because of something to do with the relationship between the signs. I never could find any consistent information or an exact chart or anything, but I don't think it's just going to be the same people as six months ago.  We'll be able to gather more data after this round, but I think everyone should be on guard for emotional changes, regardless of what your sign is.

...Also be on guard for giant bulls, because that's really not going to be fun at all.

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[nemophila]

[Excuse you astrology was totally cool and not pointless at all oh man Horoscopes this was his JAM man]

Leo and Aquarius have some of the worst compatibility with Scorpio-- but as for Taurus, that's usually nebulous... they're exact opposites, but sometimes it's argued that it makes them an ideal match. That's probably what you were thinking of, and why those people had problems last time.

On the other hand, Scorpios are usually seen to conflict with Aries and Gemini as well, if it's a romantic relationship we're talking about.

For Taurus, they have just as bad of a compatibility with Leo and Aquarius as Scorpio does, but a Taurus getting along with a Libra is arguably even more difficult, due to their typically instinctual and intellectual sides respectively.

Perhaps it's following the same pattern because of elemental dominance in the signs? Leo, Taurus, Scorpio and Aquarius are usually viewed as the strongest representation of Fire, Earth, Water and Air signs. Though it doesn't make much sense for Taurus to come next if Scorpio was what happened last time, since Sagittarius should've come after.

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[belfire]

wow you're like astrology detective - crackin' the cases on zodiacs and misconceptions of relationships between this and that sign.

but srsly, that's kinda troubling. so like anyone could flip out and go crazy? well i mean taurus ppl are obvs gonna be the main flippers, but everyone else = ????

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[trollsdragons]

[Have one chin-scratching Xellos, Atsuro.]

Well then. This world gets stranger and stranger every day, it seems. Is there any known source for these changes and creatures?

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[capitalbackup]

[Miyako find this post far more informative than the government's notice, and taking her own notes on this. Astrology is one of the few things she never took too seriously. And the star associations would simply remind her of a certain someone.

After she's done writing some quick notes, Miyako reply to the post.

If Atsuro ever met a certain Hotsuin, this person resembles him to an almost frightening degree. Only her voice and feminine features denote her gender.]

How difficult would you consider the monster to be, if one appears?

[If it's tough, it potentially means dealing with it while watching out for affected people.]

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[echo_of_a_jedi]

I was about to say, if there's a different "main" sign being affected, wouldn't the secondary problems hit a different set of people, too?

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[all_wound_up]

Oh no, not again... last time was so scary!

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[greatseal]

[This is either the worst or best time for something like this to happen. But if Minako were to give her honest opinion she'd say "best." It's easier for her to have something to focus on right now.]

I think the most important question is, why has this only happened twice so far?

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[bondsofsuffering]

So just because I'm a Pisces doesn't mean I'm safe from the weirdness. [Gosh darn.]

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[risingshepard]

So basically, we're likely in a boatload of trouble just because of our sign. Wonderful. Might as well slap a 'do not approach' note on everyone that's a potential threat this month.

[Only not really, she's just being dry-witted as ever.]

Just one question though--what about the signs that weren't affected by that whole mess?

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[blitzkriegzwei]

Looks like it's time to fight again, eh, Atsuro?

[Ludwig almost seems a little excited for what might be another round with his battle buddy. Of course, his focus is really on the sheer amount of damage this potentially could cause the city and its people, but this is him trying to be casual.]