PARADISA LOST

[Another morning, another room. Integra had tried not to sleep the night before to keep her from being moved again by forces unseen, unknown, possibly hostile... But of course she had succumbed evenatually, and sure enough she was waking in unfamiliar surroundings.]

...Why?

[ooc: Loss continues, for Shayera.]

[This was getting most tiresome. Waking up yet again in a new place, devoid of the bodyguard she had acquired the previous day, Integra was getting most irritated at her captor.

Slipping out of bed, she padded barefoot over to the other, surprised to find it held a woman this time. Did this mean anything? Were they all captives?]

Excuse me?

[ooc: Loss continues, for Amoretta Virgine.]

[This morning when she woke up, Integra knew something was amiss but not quite what. She seemed healthy, uninjured, and could remember no scheduled appointments she was late for.

But then it hit her.

She couldn't hear Walter already making breakfast. This simply would not do, didn't he understand they had appointments to keep today?

Slipping out of bed, she went to go and wake him, only to find she was not in the Hellsing estate, and the man sleeping in the room adjacent was not the familiar shape of the family retainer.]

...Who are you?

[ooc: Loss start, closed to Abel Nightroad.]

[Filtered away from children and anyone who would wish them harm]

[While she had preached that getting involved in castle fighting was futile, as their energies should be directed towards leaving always, Integra was still a human woman and these were children being snatched by a veritable monster.

She has kept quiet for now, absorbing the information others had been finding in their research and the morbid tally of missing youngsters. When she does finally speak up, her tone is hard as steel and filled with disgust, though not at her fellow prisoners for once.]

With the panic that has gripped those imprisoned here, it seems that so much vital information is being lost or left scattered where it is of little use. While such a situation is rightfully distressing, it is vital for the well-being of those captured children, and the ones left at risk here, that we do not lose our heads.

There has been a lot of good research done so far, with potentially useful information shared from many different sources.

An excellent start was made yesterday to keep the various pieces of information collected in one place. In an effort to keep order, I must request that anyone providing one of these 'gathered research' lists, would make sure to include the page numbers of the previous ones in choronological order.

[She then begins to write in neat and precise handwriting.]

First Collection of Research

# Information regarding various mythological and legendary child-snatchers. (Compiled from various sources in the library).
# Disappearance Eight.
# A drawing is found of a creature that appears to be a man/tree hybrid. The words "No Escape" are written above the drawing. (Found in the crime section of the library).
# The blood tree is noted to store the blood of the children until there is enough to be consumed, cannot be reasoned with or destroyed. Only human sacrifice has been proven to return missing children. -- Note; would offering a small amount of blood per person to fill the gauge be permitted?
# Residents attempt to satiate the tree with blood bags provided using castle wishes.
# An account is found of a boy in 'Maplegrove' seemingly falling to his death down a gorge, where the bloodied remains of a cow are strung up the next day. (Found in "True Strange Sightings on Planet Maplegrove")
# A diary entry is found about a child (Deema) having nightmares as well as disappearing children. (Found in the library).
# More cows are slaughtered in a thick fog, and the blood gauge rises.
# Another image of a tall figure is found.
# & # IMPORTANT: Safe houses have been organised for the remaining children. It is vital if you know a child that is not currently there, that you escort them immediately. Information was also found on an exocism that banished the creature. (Found in a book called 'Bloody Branches').
# Disappearance Nine.
# Disappearance Ten.
# Clearest photograph found of the abductor. (Taken from the Hendersons photograph album).
# Blood tree saplings are discovered south of the original.
# The name 'Slender Man' is attributed to the kidnapper.
# A diary entry is discovered about a child attempting to see the Slender Man.
# A story is shared regarding strength drawn from kidnapped children.
# Confirmation this is not the Beldam, as well as an eyewitness description.
# A further drawing is found, depicting the figure with a skull-like face.
# Death the Kid speaks of seeing Slender Man previously while dealing with 'spiders'.

[ooc: Open of course, tags may be slow as notifs are completely down at the moment.]

Who: Integra and Legato
When: February 3rd
What: Eris starts to have an effect on both
Where: The gym
Rating: Creeper? Idk...

( Dark Obsession )

( Walter )

( Alucard )

So, it seems there are people here who can take the initiative if pushed to. I had been beginning to wonder.

[Christmas at the Hellsing Estate had always been extravagant. A massive tree decorated in whichever fashion had taken the young Integra's fancy that year - perhaps a Russian theme, or one year all things blue so that the house looked like a shimmering ocean from head to toe.

This year had been traditional. The baubles glittering red and gold from the tree, under which all the presents from Integra had been wrapped in the colour theme and neatly labelled. One for her father, one for Walter, and even one for Alucard - even though her subconscious mind knew that was illogical in time frame.

It was her happiest year, just eight years old and past the young stage of not quite understanding the holiday, but not yet too old to enjoy the magic of Christmas. Sitting beneath the tree, she plucked at one of the fancy ribbons and leaned back to accidentally knock her cup of cocoa over the rug.]

How bothersome.

[ooc: Open as an open thing.]

[To say this world was different from her own was an understatement, the supernatural creatures abounding in far greater quantity and variety than she ever could have dreamed. With Alucard's amnesia combined, it would have been a simple matter to step back from this fight she was not officially charged for - after all, this was not England.

But Integra didn't know the meaning of retreat, and she would be damned before she allowed any world she resided in to be overrun by creatures without any attempt at culling them. So it is that she is seated in the lobby today, calmly flicking through the pages of the journal as she begins to make notes on any resident who has openly remarked themselves as other than human.

A cigar rests between her lips, and every so often a languid spire of smoke would be exhaled to hover in a cloud above her head. From the nearby window, turtledoves were cooing softly on the windowsill.]

I would appreciate speaking with anyone who has prior experience in dealing with creatures of a supernatural nature. If you wish to speak to me privately, that can be arranged.

[ooc: OPEN FOR KISSES and other stuffs... hurhur]