[The feed turns on to a darkened room, the camera taking a moment to adjust and reveal a figure in shadow. It's Bridget, sitting with his knees to his chest in a corner of his bed. He's seen better days... His clothes are tattered and his face is smudged with dirt. His expression is somewhat blank and he's just staring off into space. His slender fingers fidget with the ragged yellow bow around his neck, picking away... When suddenly he turns his attention down, to the communicator. His dry lips part and he mutters Roger's name, as if he only just realized he was even there.]

...

O-oh...It was my birthday, a few days ago... wasn't it?

[Bridget shifts, lowering his legs and crossing them on the mattress. He crinkles his nose and rubs his neck, as if he hadn't moved in quite a while, and looks down at the camera with life in his eyes. It wasn't like Bridget to hide away, even with everything that had happened with the city- and his family- and he realizes it's time fix to himself, just as he always did.]

...Oh, Roger. We need to get outside..!

A-ah! W-what are those things outside with the nurses?! D-daddy, I don't know what happened but, um, I heard screaming and I just... froze! I- I couldn't move! I didn't think it was because I was scared, but I guess that makes sense... But luckily I came to my senses and got out of there.

Johnny, Rae-Rae, Zappa, daddy, stay safe... I don't see as many as I did yesterday, but I've never seen those strange zombie men before. H-hey Naruse-san? Um... Are you okay too? A-and Ms. Shiori?

... Hey! I can fight, you know! If anybody needs help with the hospital, I'm your man! Really, I do great work, I promise! Just um, give me a call or something! My name's Bridget, and I'm a bounty hunter! Okay?

I guess if I'm needed at the bar I can do that too. A man's work is never done, y'know.

Snow..! Ah- I can't wait to make a snow man! Oh- Johnny and Tess? Will you help me? I think it'll be rather hard to build one using one arm.

Rae-Rae and Ryou, will you come out and play, too? Um, Zappa? I know you like to hang out with the girls all the time, but I would like it if you would come, too... I-if you have time... Shinji, you better come out, too! And bring Wolfwood with you, he's too grumpy all the time, y'know?

I'm going back to work! Shinji said it was alright, but I wouldn't have taken no for an answer anyway. Sorry if anybody is still worried about me, but I can't sit around forever. I'm sure I can work with my arm strapped to my chest. It's only a broken collar bone and some cracked ribs. I carry trays with one hand anyway, and I don't need both hands to fight if I get into trouble! My ribs don't hurt enough to weaken me anymore. U-um... The bar's not really open yet, but I'll be helping with some other things until it is.

Daddy and Johnny? Uh... do you think it's alright to go back to Latimir yet? I really want to go back home, and Rae-Rae said he's going back too... I want to go with him. Is it okay? I hope we don't have to move. I really like it there...
Sorry, Daddy and Johnny! But me and Raenef want to run back home to make sure nobody takes our apartment! See you later, hee hee~

HEY! Ah- My name's Bridget and I just wanted to say I'm ready to help out! I only have one good arm, but I'm pretty tough! And I'm a bounty hunter so I can handle a whole lot, you know.

I live in Latimir with my family, so um... Anybody can ask me for help, but if Latimir needs me, they get priority, okay?

Hey, um... Police officers? I asked if I could help out a really long time ago when officer Redfield was still here, is that okay?

U-um... Are earthquakes normal here? I don't think I've ever felt on before this.

I think I would like to go home now. I think that I should have a long time ago, but I didn't mind keeping people company here at the hospital. Ah, Rae-Rae? Can... Can you take me home?

U-um... I slept all day, I'm sorry. Happy father's day. E-even those of you who made families here, you count too...

...Happy father's day, daddy.

A-aaooouch!

[Bridget stomps a heavy shoe on the pavement and huffs, stopping to give the communicator the attention it obviously wants, since it shocked him.]

Darn it! This is the second time this happened! I'm really, really busy, you know. I have work, I'm getting to know my new roommate, and Hol Horse is sick and just randomly got angry and started to try to attack me! I don't feel like talking right now, I have to go to work and I'm not very happy, oka-- huh?

...Hello? Hellooo... Is anybody there? ...Hol? Shinji? Kadaj, are you trying to sneak up on me? This isn't fu--

[There's a piercing, loud yell of a second party and Bridget's stifled gasp before a strong, sickening, metallic "CLINK". Bridget cries out and there's the sound of his shoes scraping against the crumbling pavement as he slips and stumbles forward, reeling from being hit in the back of the neck.]

Nng... Ah- STOP!!

[Bridget growls a little and drops the communicator and the video clicks on as he reels around, ignoring the pain to attack his assailant, whipping his yo-yo skillfully at... it? Whoa, he has no idea who or what this thing  is, but it's armed with a bat and more than just a little scary... Still, Bridget tries his best to defend himself. It's a slight miscalculation on his part, or maybe this creature is just really fast, but when he looks up he's staring at it's chest only less than a foot away and before he knows it--]

KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!

[Bridget's scream echoes through the streets as he's ceaselessly attacked by the unknown individual, metal bat pounding against his unprotected body. He can't fight anymore. With one strong blow he's knocked out, camera timing out somewhere along Lander to his limp, bruised and already broken body being pummeled by this unfamiliar, bat-wielding beast.]

Um... Hello? Has anybody out there seen Zappa?

Zaaaappa~ are you here?

...

Oh dear. *Siiigh* N-nevermind that. I'm sorry to bother everyone.

Uh, you have OTHER THINGS you should be thinking about now, you know. Gosh, you grownups always prove me right in the end. You're all dumb.

( Private to self//badly locked )

Shinji! Can I have more shifts please? A-and can I do more than take care of the tables? I could really use the work right now. And can I bring Roger with me?

Aah... I'm glad things are back to being at least a little normal, but I'm getting really restless. Does anybody need help with anything?

[Locked]
Sometimes I don't think he'll ever get better. I don't know what to do.

-ver here when I need him...! l-look what they did to her... I don't know wha- what's happening anymore- I wanna go home...! I just...

[He means to make an entry, but he definitely doesn't mean for the communicator to record so early. But it's a slip of the fingertips, whatcha gonna do? He's actually crying quite emotionally- sobbing even, as he gathers a few things together. Finally, he can be heard pep-talking himself and trying to calm his weeping. He toughens up and picks up the communicator, willing to settle for the hoarse, slightly more masculine voice he's left with.]

... I'm staying on the roof with Shinji. Leave me alone.

[OOC- so there's death everywhere and he saw that headless girl. On top of the stress he already had, this is quite enough to rattle the boy.]

Jeez... um...

I'm really, really, REALLY sorry for the way Testament was acting recently, everyone! I- I wish I could have taken it back or shut him up or something, but he's ~reeeaaally~ stubborn. Um... w-we're not a racist family, I swear! He's just really set in some of his ways and- well- I'M not racist, I promise! 

{Voice//Japanese}
See, I can even speak Japanese! I like Japanese, and your culture too! I've learned a lot since I got here and I want to learn more!

{Back to English//Text}
So um... Please forgive him, okay? He was just cranky. I'm really sorry daddy made you all upset...

Thank you...

[Once in a while a light blue blur speeds past the camera, which he's set up on a shelf. It's hard to see, but it's definitely Bridget. When he rushes past from the right, he drops Roger on the floor and stops to scoop him up. When he stops, it's easier to get a good look at him: He's wearing a light blue velvet dress with white trim and light blue satin sash, puffed out with a white cancan. The sleeves are kind of puffy with white frill at the ends and he's wearing white tights with clunky, shiny navy coloured Mary Janes platform shoes. He looks a lot like some sort of lolita doll. It's rare that Bridget even wears dresses anymore, but he tends to wear them exclusively at the Northern Lights bar to draw in more customers. (such a clever boy.)

After picking up Roger he disappears into his bedroom for a couple of minutes and returns wearing a decidedly more masculine, if not strange outfit. A tight fitting top with really long, baggy shorts with dangling suspenders and straps and a couple of criss-crossed belts and a hat along with it with the occasional oversized accessory. He models it in front of the  communicator, tries out a couple of dance moves to see how mobile he is in it, and then flexes one of his arms. He chuckles to himself and sets Roger aside before picking the communicator up off the shelf and talking into it. Some may notice his voice is cracking just a bit...]

Hey! Whoever left me the clothes, thanks a lot! I could always use more of them. This outfit is the best, I can't wait to go out in it!

I guess I have a nice new outfit to wear to work now too, huh? I'll bet they'll love it! But um... I don't really wear dresses anymore. Ah- I-it's still very pretty, thank you! I like it. It seems like a lot of people found lovely things today. Is it some sort of holiday?

*Dzzzzt* EEEYAAAOUCH-TCH-TCH...! Ah! Aaah, hey!! Jeez, I'm sorry, okay?! I just forgot! And I don't really know what to say right now, since all I was doing was healing from big cactus prickles and going to work...!

Um... ah... Okay, I'll try, just don't shock me again, sheesh. Today, uhhh... There's lots of repeated messages on the network. And lots of people repeating that they see repeated messages. It's quite a redundant day today then, isn't it?

I'm gonna start Japanese lessons with Naruse, so that I can learn how to speak it better, and read it. I look forward to that!

Umm... I miss Livio. A lot. A WHOLE lot. He was really like a big brother to me, and I know he would help me feel better about what's going on with Knives and Legato all the bad people Wolfwood, Shinji, and the police my friends were talking about before.

I guess that's all... please don't shock me again? I almost dropped my tray!

( Private to self, thinks he locked it but FAILS. )

KYAAAAAAH!!

[The communicator clatters to the concrete and the video clicks on, revealing what looks to be a young girl (If you don't know Bridget) in white pants and a pink spaghetti strap shirt sitting on a curb, knees hugged close and head slumped down. The arm facing the camera as well as his pant leg and jaw are riddled with needles. The feed remains trained on him while he huddles there, trembling with pain for a minute before he slowly raises his head and scoops the communicator off the ground. He looks down at it, aware that the camera is on, nose pink and eyes red with tears he won't shed and he smiles. He could be brave.]

O-oh um... Sorry about that! This big cactus... thing. It attacked me. Bloody thing came out of nowhere! H-hah... Uh, it... really hurts. But it's not so bad, really! Jeez... Since this is on, though, look out for these cactus monsters walking around! Kadaj, is this what happened to you that day?

T-Tess? Johnny? Umm I think I'm gonna go ahead to the clinic now. I-its really dark, so I promise I'll be careful. Oh! Zappa! There's some soup in the big pot on the stove, if you want it? You probably shouldn't wait up...

Hoo! Ah- We're kicking more butt than I thought we would! So is it true that we had to team up like this, or we couldn't fight? I didn't know that when I found Kadaj! I just thought we could start showing these monsters who's boss just for fun!

Dad! How are you holding up? Who are you partnered with? I hope you two are okay out there!

H-heeey, Kadaj! Told you this would be fun! This one wants more!