Notice.

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VIDEO. It's about mid-morning on Saturday when the machine in the Center does something that it normally doesn't - namely, it begins to ping loudly, as though there's some sort of message incoming. It doesn't really matter who fiddles with it, as long as someone does; It isn't long before Cynthia appears on the screen, seeming a bit concerned but not alarmed. "Good morning, sweetheart. I was hoping someone would pick up." She pauses for a moment before continuing. "I know that infiltrating the bases has been discussed, and I think that if anything, now might be a good time to do it. I've heard that Commander Saturn has been spotted in Veilstone City - and a bit more pressingly, there have been reports of serious disturbances in the area around the Galactic base. "I don't know what he's up to, or the nature of those disturbances. As always, what you do about it is your decision. But since I know this is something you'll want to pursue, I thought I would let you know." She pauses again, glancing offscreen slightly before returning her attention to the monitor. "Whatever you choose, I wish you the best of luck. Hopefully you're all keeping your spirits up." And with that, the screen goes dark. [OOC: Welcome to the end of Week 16! Hopefully it's been a good one. No NPC response will be given to this post, though you can thread here amongst yourselves if you wish; we'll see you tomorrow at noon with a new log for your further adventures!]

Week 17.

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WEEK 17 There are disturbances in Veilstone. Although perhaps saying that there are disturbances in Veilstone is understating it; the first thing that's going to be immediately noticeable is the fact that there are few to no people outside of their residences. They're still there, they're definitely present in town, and it doesn't look like Team Galactic has done any mass recruitment recently; at the same time, they don't seem inclined to leave their homes unless their task is absolutely necessary. The reasons why will soon become apparent, the longer you remain in the city; soft bursts of force will ripple across the city from time to time, and every time they do something shifts. The edges of buildings will suddenly decay, aging before your eyes into something that seems to have been abandoned for years; sometimes parts of the streets will vanish as you walk, turning into something hard and rocky, seemingly still untouched by human intervention. Occasionally the leaves will turn bright colors and drop off of the trees, only to regrow anew again almost immediately. Perhaps most tellingly is the fact that your concept of the passage of time is no longer entirely halted - you're aware that time is certainly passing, though it's difficult to say in what direction. It's obvious now more than ever that time exists in a sort of fourth dimension, coming at the world from a different angle entirely to the more planar space that you're still not certain you're perceiving correctly; throughout all of this, the Team Galactic base remains sealed. Whatever it is you're going to do about this, you might want to formulate a plan of some sort this week. CURRENT LOCATION: VEILSTONE CITY POKEMON AVAILABLE: WITHIN CITIES SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY [OOC: Welcome to week seventeen of Azume; feel free to make as many top levels as you'd like and tag out to other characters! This post is for all of your interactions this week... at least until the weekend.]