Anon RP Logs VII

[misterpartridge]

Chronology within each month: top => bottom!


December 2017

Mari visits Henry and offers him the long-missing dresses back if he establishes cordial relations with Culver and Penny, the latter of whom he immediately seeks out and ends up learning about his turbulent history with her.

Kosozuel visits Shinsaku and "gifts" him an unconscious Nicky, which is immediately commemorated with a threesome, after which Shinsaku introduces Nicky to Japanese decor and cuisine.

Henry delivers Helene's dresses to her, and they end up having an emotional conversation about their difficult relationship.

Axel re-introduces himself to Henry and gives him and Rietta massages, then meets Zoe (now called Xena), whose memories were erased once more, and introduces her to the others at dinnertime ... after which they spend some time alone together.

Umeko's son approaches Penny in the city, and they take an amiable coffee break together, but his inquisitive behaviour and eventual requests for access to Hillford Manor make her flee home ... where she encounters Harold and helps him decorate the Christmas tree until they are interrupted by a mysterious woman who claims to be her sister. (Note: "Jenny's" account was turned into Brett's as this was her only appearance; she appeared as a double of Penny.)

Henry is finally reunited with Rose as she returns from her latest long mission.

Nicky visits Shinsaku, and after a few drinks they decide to use Jonah's time machine to travel into the past, but things don't go according to plan, and they end up stumbling over the lost Candy.

Henry prevents Umeko's son from abducting Helene and hands her over to Caleb, then runs into Harold and nearly ends up killing him before Caleb intervenes, which leads to the unsupervised Helene being taken ... and eventually waking up in her abductor's hideout, where he has some revelations for her.

Caleb hunts down Umeko's son, who appears to him through illusions and allows him to reunite with Helene and learn of the old connection between the two of them.

Penny comes across an injured Harold and tries to help him, but is apprehended by Henry.

Caleb updates Henry on his successful rescue of the real Helene, and Henry gets to work on figuring out the identity of the decoy.

Shinsaku wakes up to find Candy having prepared breakfast for him and Nicky, but Kosozuel is also silently present.

Violet text-messages Penny about her wedding planning, and she ends up coming over with the babies to support her.

Lily looks for Jonah at the farm and encounters a mysterious gas .. that ages her tremendously.

Dana offers to fund Culver's latest business venture ... and he gets Caleb on board, after which the deal is quickly sealed, albeit Henry has concerns.

Candy runs into Suzaku, who tries to make her feel better about her situation but doesn't succeed.

Henry offers Celena the orange tree, and she accepts.

Ash applies for a side job as a tailor at Culver's new business of all places.

Jonah calls Shinsaku to ask for help with Lily's condition, but the samurai arrives at the farm with something else in mind.

Culver tells Caleb that their first client was pleased with his suits, after which Henry calls a meeting on the matter.

Shinsaku and Nicky run into Umeko's son while shopping for groceries, but the inevitable confrontation is interrupted by the same mysterious gas Lily encountered.

Henry tells Fake!Helene about her original identity, and when she wants to atone for her crimes he hatches a plan to help her.

Umeko's son, turned into a child by the mysterious gas, runs into Cake while looking for food in a local church.

Suzaku takes Candy to a Christmas festival and introduces her to Japanese fashion, games and food.

Alkaid and Ena manage to get their new TVs set up and running, but their joy is short-lived.

Xena spoils Axel with expensive Christmas presents, but they turn out to be stolen, and Henry ends up delivering her to Shinsaku in Japan ... where she promptly draws his ire and receives a harsh punishment.

Henry meets with Naoko and Axel to reward them for a year of good service and discuss a few last matters before his departure.

Henry has one last meeting with his wife Rose to discuss his plans to leave.

Sorry, Kurome, Mitsu can't come to the phone right now--she's kinda tied up (get it?).

Henry goes to meet his boss and runs into Mitsu and someone else; it doesn't really go well from there.


November 2017

Shinsaku's devil lover comes for a visit, assaults Mitsu and Helene, inadvertently vandalises a bathroom and a sitting room, and eventually decides to take Shinsaku's tree away from him to study it.

Helene flees from the scene in the west wing and informs Henry, who ascertains that Mitsu is alright and starts searching for Shinsaku and his abductor.

Henry passes out in public after an exhausting search and is taken in by Maude, who helps him look for Shinsaku until they eventually meet Suzaku.

Sakiko arrives at Hillford Manor unannounced to collect Shinsaku, but only finds Mitsu in his chambers and embarks on a small odyssey through the house with her until she finally gleans more information from Henry.

Henry confronts Mitsu over her betrayal of Helene, and Harold sweeps in to save her, after which Shinsaku returns for a brief interlude that is observed by Henry and Sakiko.

Harold joins Rose for a bath, and they discuss the sakura tree's disappearance and jab at each other's assumed personal weaknesses.

Jonah and Candy are captured by henchmen of Shinsaku's devil lover and face a miserable fate.

Ms Avocado arrives at Hillford Manor and is greeted by Rose, who loses no time to badmouth her entire team and gossip about the leadership crisis.

Susan calls Anderson to make dinner plans, and they meet at a local restaurant for some mother-son bonding time.

Umeko calls Sakiko to discuss the sakura tree's disappearance and her new leadership position, and soon after she visits her for a similar talk... with an unforeseen twist.

Umeko meets with Henry and reveals her plans for the Portland team, which leaves him concerned as he meets with Caleb to discuss some personal affairs.

Shinsaku receives a present from his devil lover in Hell, then observes as he works on the tree and gives it various new abilities.

Umeko approaches Caleb to offer him the area supervisor position, and he asks for some time to ponder it, then asks Helene for her opinion (albeit without revealing the whole truth).

Ghost!Sakiko seeks out Suzaku to tell him of Umeko's betrayal, and to their surprise Shinsaku returns from Hell as well, after which they contact the necromancer to provide a new body for Sakiko.

Culver shows Anderson his warlock and werewolf abilities, but he refused to believe in either despite the evidence, which leads Werewolf!Culver to demolish the McDonald's in his bank.

Shinsaku's devil lover gets to work on Jonah and Candy, and it turns out to be an agonising torture.

Mitsu wanders into the north wing's kitchen and meets Penny who treats her to tea and food, but when Helene arrives a fight breaks out.

Henry becomes acquainted with the former alleged banana assassin, then has a talk with Umeko that turns into a battle with multiple unexpected consequences.

Caleb realises his wife is possessed by Umeko's ghost, and she tells him that her plan fell through before leaving. (This thread takes place in the middle of the one above.)

Shinsaku informs Suzaku and Sakiko that Umeko's usurpation is thwarted and they can return to Japan, and after a brief shopping trip they meet him at Hillford Manor.

Shinsaku calls Rose to discuss his impending return to Japan, which ends in an agreement on a temporary servant swap, then he speaks with Caleb about Helene and Mitsu and sends Sakiko to muddle the former's memories of her assault by his devil lover.

Shinsaku checks on Mitsu, muses about her siblings' continued mistreatment of her, and instructs her to follow Rose's orders in his absence ... after which Mitsu attempts to apologise to Helene for endangering her, but end up triggering her newly repressed memories back to her conscious mind.

Harold makes a move on presumed widow Rose, but she rejects him, after which she receives her temporary maid Mitsu and starts teaching her some new skills.

Jonah explores his devil captor's castle, finds Candy still alive but baldy abused, and learns that her brother's devil lover Jazith has been possessing his dog, upon which they all attempt to find a way out of their prison.

Nadezhda introduces herself to Culver as his interim protector and inquires about a few open questions on her checklist. (Unfinished)

Jonah reunites with Celena and Lia, having found magical means to get back to Portland, but since Candy is somewhere in the area alone the young couple sets out looking for her.

A retelling of what happened to Jazith and Cake after they were magically transported to Portland.

Shinsaku, Suzaku, Sakiko and Naoko arrive in Japan, and once the damage to the house is taken care of Naoko calibrates the portstones.

Umeko's son has a doctor check on Henry who's finally recovering from the lightning strike, and once he's properly taken care of he sends him home to Hillford Manor where he meets Helene and learns about their soul merge situation, which prompts Helene to make Caleb tell her the truth about Therese and Jakub's past as well as his own work.

Shinsaku tests out his portstone by travelling to Hillford Manor, where he comes across Henry and fills him in on a lot of information he can't remember, then takes him on a brief visit to Japan.

Culver's joy over his new storefront acquisition is ruined when he comes face to face with Anderson's lawyer Ash ... which causes him to complain to Anderson ... and ask Caleb for support (and rope him into his new business venture) ...until he ultimately calls Dr. Reese's office.

Dana convinces Anderson to drop the charges against Culver and leave the matter to her instead ... and Anderson updates Ash of his decision, after which Ash runs into Violet at the coffeeshop.

Shinsaku meets with Umeko's son in Henry's stead, and after a brief but intense battle he returns to Hillford Manor and helps Henry get a better understanding of his family's convoluted history.

Helene brings Henry up to date on more family matters he can't remember and introduces him to both their children and Caleb. (Note: this thread happens in the middle of the one above.)

Alkaid gets on Nicky's nerves with his fretting over the loss of his connection with Jonah ... until he decides to recruit Ena for a rescue mission ... but end up leaving Nicky behind, which leads to him falling into the hands of Kosozuel (formerly only known as Shinsaku's devil lover).

Shinsaku checks on Mitsu and gives her access to Zoe's laptop, which triggers recollections of her old life and end in him having Sakiko suppress all her memories.

Culver turns to Henry for advice regarding his lawsuit, and to his surprise they get along far better than they did before Henry's near-fatal lightning accident... until Culver shares the wrong piece of information.

Suzaku tries to hit on Naoko while she works on the portstone calibration and is thoroughly rejected.

Culver uses his session with Dr. Reese to vent about Anderson's lawsuit and his encounter with Ash until the latter calls him with an update about the situation.

Umeko's son contacts Henry again, but he rejects his offer of friendship and informs Shinsaku, after which Umeko's son lures him out of the house by impersonating Culver.


October 2017

Shinsaku asks Umeko to give Zoe the memories of Sakura, and the situation almost turns into a usurpation before an agreement is reached.

Hilda updates Rose on the outcome of her night with Shinsaku as well as the portstone project, and she convinces her to not delay the next date and see him again that very night. (Hilda)

Helene, having had her memories restored, reunites with Fem!Caleb, who tells her how she got her tree back, then goes pick Lily up from Jonah's place and returns to find Helene injured after avenging her in her absence. (Fem!Caleb)

Hilda and Shinsaku meet up for their date, which is interrupted by Helene shooting him down and getting into a violent argument with her twin, but resumes and culminates in a steamy spa visit. (Hilda) (The first half of this thread takes place in the middle of the one above.)

Sakiko and Suzaku, left to mind the family residence in Japan, bicker about her cooking, his sex life, and Shinsaku's neglected dog.

Culver visits Anderson at work, updates him on his troubling life situation and tells him that their mother is visiting.

Culver visits Dr. Reese, a therapist recommended by Anderson, and has a fruitful first session with her ... after which he returns home and runs into Shinsaku, who agrees to restore Penny's memories after ascertaining that Harold will make her his dependent as the new orange tree assassin.

"Sakura" appears during an argument between Harold and Hilda and bestows the orange tree upon the former, which leads to a battle between the siblings that has to be broken up by Rose. (Hilda)

Vi and Jack have their first dancing lesson with Axel in The Barrel, not without some friendly couple bickering before and after.

Harold takes Penny out on a dinner date and overwhelms her with luxury presents until Umeko appears and restores her memories, which makes her take off and reunite with Culver.

Shinsaku makes Mitsu shoot herself in front of Helene, lets Hilda feed the body to her tree and discusses Celena and Harold with her, then creates a temporary vessel for his now ghostly servant. (Hilda)

Penny updates Helene about her restored memories and her bad experience with Harold, and they confront him together, which actually turns into a positive conversation.

Hilda visits the peach tree farm to make Celena her dependent, and it goes extremely badly until Caleb sweeps in to save Celena and Jonah. (Hilda)

Shinsaku visits Jonah after the altercation at the farm, and once Celena returns he discusses her options with her, then heads back to the mansion to have a talk with Caleb.

Umeko checks on Shinsaku and connects him with Sakura's necromancer, who arrives from Europe and provides Mitsu with a permanent new body.

Henry confronts Helene about her undue trust in Caleb and Harold, and it becomes a bitter exchange of unpleasantries.

Harold catches up with Rose and tries to hatch a new plot with her, but is ultimately just put back in his place, after which she meets with Henry and they discuss their current ongoings.

Culver has his second session with Dr. Reese, and they discuss the role his siblings, mother and fiancée play in his life.

Henry finds Humboldt wandering around, and when he gets sick he calls Helene for backup, which leads to a relatively calm talk between them ... during which Humboldt wanders off again and is found by Mitsu, who brings him to Shinsaku, eventually leading them back to Henry.

Shinsaku holds a meeting with Rose and Henry, and they agree on the new distribution of dependents among the Portland team, after which he meets with Harold and allows him some time with Mitsu. (Note: the last part this thread should have happened after the one below.)

Helene confronts Shinsaku to see her sister and is desperate when Mitsu doesn't recognise her, at which point Rose interferes and reveals that she is her new protector instead of Caleb, along with some more personal revelations. (Note: the first part this thread should have happened before the one above.)

Henry punishes Helene for badmouthing him to Rose, then justifies himself to Caleb, and eventually confronts Rose over the same matter.

Henry meets with Culver to inform him of the new dependency alignments, and things quickly go downhill.

Alkaid visits Culver, reminds him of their pact and (re)teaches him a couple of spells, then they decide to play a prank on Nicky.

Henry strikes up a conversation with Umeko, but it quickly takes a bad turn, and Shinsaku has to get involved, after which the two men spend some more time together.

Culver starts feeling sick, and when Penny goes to fetch him an ice pack she comes back to a large wolf that starts wreaking havoc on the mansion.

Henry fights Werewolf!Culver, and in the morning they figure out that it was him who caused all the damage.

Shinsaku strikes up a conversation with Alkaid and visits Jonah at the farm with him, which culminates in a trip to Hell that quickly goes downhill for all of them.

Jonah, having gotten separated from the others, finds an unexpected ally on his mission to rescue his lost dog from Hell.

Helene and Henry have a run-in in one of the demolished corridors, and after a brief call with Dana he catches her feeding Mitsu, having broken into the locked west wing.

Culver reveals to Penny that he is the werewolf, and as night falls he turns again and the destruction begins anew, eventually interrupted by Henry after a brief repose.

Shinsaku, effectively held captive by a charismatic chain devil, manages to negotiate freedom for himself and Alkaid.

Shinsaku is welcomed back to Hillford Manor by a worried Henry, and after an exchange of news he takes Mitsu back off Helene's hands.

Culver seeks out Nicky for help with his werewolf curse, and he tells him about a rather complex cure and teaches him to control the transformation for a start.

Sakiko and Suzaku have run out of food, and when they want to head out they notice that Shinsaku's dog has grown to a huge size, which soon turns into a much bigger problem.

Henry demands an update on the werewolf cure from Culver, and the argument quickly escalates into a fight, after which Shinsaku checks on Culver.

Shinsaku ensures that Werewolf!Culver doesn't cause further destruction, and once he turns back to normal he reunites with Penny and Brettford.

Henry invites Shinsaku for brunch, and afterwards they start repairing the items damaged in Werewolf!Culver's rampages with kintsugi.

Henry finds his kitchen flooded and receives support from Naoko, whom he then sends to interrogate Culver about the incident.

Shinsaku meets with Umeko to discuss the trouble with Culver, the mentorship for Sakiko, and a few other matters relating to the organisation.

Naoko arranges for a meeting between Culver and Henry, but despite a generous helping of opium tea it doesn't go over as hoped.

Helene comes across an unsupervised Rietta, takes her to Axel's sickbed and talks about Henry with him.


September 2017

Henry finds Ena in the cellars, and when she takes him to Nicky they work out an agreement about Suzaku, Jonah and the remaining fiends.

Henry informs Shinsaku of the newly hatched plan, which he endorses.

Harold catches up with Henry and learns of his history with Penny, but they are interrupted by Culver, and eventually Shinsaku has to intervene in the ensuing chaos.

Henry assaults and murders Jonah and entombs him in the family crypt, fulfilling his part of the deal, while Shinsaku keeps him company.

Shinsaku updates Suzaku about the latest events, then has him fix Harold, which leads to Suzaku taking pity on Culver and improving his condition too.

Henry, accompanied by Nicky's familiar Val, cleans up the murder site before moving Jonah's body to one of the more remote gardens.

Henry and Shinsaku discuss Jonah's fate and Sakura's heirs before spending some leisure time on music and drinks.

Sakiko runs into Suzaku while looking for Culver, and when they start to conspire against Shinsaku he sweeps in to intervene.

Ms Plum delivers Suzaku back to Shinsaku, and he apologises and undoes the changes he made to Shinsaku's and Culver's minds.

Helene and Henry once again discuss his poor relations with Penny, Caleb and Culver, after which he has some drinks with Harold.

Harold visits Celena at the farm and learns of Jonah's disappearance, and after returning to the mansion he meets Rose for the first time.

Penny confronts Shinsaku over what he did to Culver and ends up giving up the orange tree and her memories.

Axel reunites with Henry after a long time of separation, and they talk while collecting ingredients for the kitchen from the gardens with Rietta.

Shinsaku and Ms Plum discuss implementing stricter rules within the organisation, then hear the newly arrived Ms Mulberry's guilty plea and administer her punishment.

Shinsaku visits Henry to update him on the conclusion of the punishments he dealt out and to say goodbye.

Helene consults Henry on how to help Maude, and an argument over Jonah ensues and ends in an interference by Shinsaku, after which Henry has a vexing talk with Harold.

Culver calls Jack but ends up having a wild marijuana-fueled conversation with Violet instead ... until he ends up at the wrong bar and has to be rescued by both of them

Ms Plum, having taken Shinsaku to Japan, shows him his new home and Sakura's favourite spots in the area.

Humboldt wanders the mansion and ends up revisiting family memories with Henry, who afterwards runs into Suzaku and sets him up with Nicky for the restoration of his human body.

Jonah's dog Nye leads Celena to his burial spot, and she and Helene manage to dig him up.

Harold attempts to set up a plot with Rose, but is outwitted, potioned and humiliated by her and Henry. (Harriet)

Suzaku returns to Japan and immediately manages to draw Shinsaku's ire by bringing a girl back home from grocery shopping.

Culver, still a mess after all his ordeals, meet Penny, lost and without orientation after having her memories wiped, and they start to recover their relationship.

Shinsaku calls Henry to exchange information about the latest events and decides to return to Hillford Manor and resolve the situation.

Helene visits Henry with Humboldt to apologise, but he insists in breaking relations off with her.

Suzaku fakes a negative pregnancy test to pacify Shinsaku, but the charade immediately fails and things escalate from there.

Harold refuses to show Henry respect, and they argue and bicker, after which Henry has an unfortunate encounter with Mari and is finally found by Helene. (Harriet)

Jonah wakes up in hospital to find Celena filling out adoption papers for him.

Henry welcomes Shinsaku back at Hillford Manor, and after catching up on business they go for a garden walk and run into Culver.

Henry seeks out Caleb to discuss his liabilities, and the talk is as short as it is unpleasant.

Shinsaku confronts Helene over Jonah having been unearthed, and they have an argument (although she also introduces him to Tinder).

Axel and Rietta run into Humboldt and take him to the garden to feed the koi fish, but he ends up losing his treasured locket.

Jonah tries to apologise to Nicky for betraying him but is rejected, however Alkaid is happy to take him on board as his new warlock.

Caleb checks on Lily when he suddenly loses his tree as per Shisaku's orders, and the two of them finally reconcile.

Henry, distressed at the sudden and unexplained loss of his tree, first runs into Culver and then says goodbye to Helene, who drinks age-down potion with him to relieve their happy childhood one last time, which ends in teenaged encounters with Harriet and Ms Plum. (Teen!Helene & Teen!Henry)

Shinsaku saves Humboldt from drowning in the pond and, with help from Ms. Plum, retrieves his lost locket while philosophising about reincarnation. (Note: this thread takes place in the middle of the one above.)

Shinsaku checks on Rose and, pleased with her composure, rewards her with some steamy hot tub action... until they are interrupted by a down-aged Culver. (Teen!Culver)

Teen!Caleb, having drunk the age-down potion, is caught stealing clothes by Helene, and by degrees they figure out that they are married as adults. (Teen!Caleb & Teen!Helene)

Shinsaku has his way with Harriet after promising her a tree in exchange, but Rose arrives and foils her maid's plan. (Harriet)

Teen!Henry comes across Teen!Culver, and while they attempt to deliver Rietta to Helene they are intercepted by Shinsaku, after which Teen!Culver runs into Penny who just returned home. (Teen!Henry & Teen!Culver)

Axel runs into Shinsaku, and they look for the missing babies together while discussing the situation.

Teen!Henry finds Teen!Helene and Teen!Caleb and jumps to the wrong conclusions until they manage to defuse the situation. (Teen!Caleb, Teen!Helene, Teen!Henry)

Rose comes across Teen!Henry, spends some quality time with him, and, as soon as the age-down potion wears off, sex-swap-potions him for Shinsaku (Teen!Henry) ... who ends up spending a long night talking and arguing with Hilda. (Hilda)

Culver calls his mother Susan and invites her over because he needs some comfort and support.

Harriet runs into Penny and uses the opportunity to convince her that they are high school friends and that she should date Harold, eventually revealing that they are one and the same person. (Harriet)

Helene collects her babies from Shinsaku and Ms. Plum, but ends up getting her mind manipulated into believing the former to be her husband ... followed by a change of sexual orientation that leads her to a sensual encounter with Rose at Caleb's expense.

Penny meets up with Culver for a date, and he introduces her to Susan, who decides to accompany them for a pre-date coffee before leaving the two to an increasingly emotionally intense talk.

Shinsaku receives a Tinder message from Zoe and agrees to go on a date with her, but the outing turns into a robbery, after which he takes her home to Hillford Manor, reunites her with her sister Helene, and eventually has Ms. Plum turn her into his obedient servant.

Shinsaku gives Hilda her tree back, then helps Zoe after a minor accident and spends some quality time with her. (Hilda)

Hilda receives a visit from Helene who tells her that the Hilda part of her disappeared, and afterwards sets the teleport spot idea into motion with Naoko and Shinsaku. (Hilda)

Hilda meets with Helene, who is still missing the original Hilda's memories, then seeks out Shinsaku on her behalf and has a long personal talk with him after an unpleasant incident with Zoe. (Hilda)

Shinsaku offers Caleb to earn his tree back by servicing him, and they have a very rough time together. (Fem!Caleb)


August 2017

Helene seeks out Henry to once more ask him to rethink his relations with Caleb and Penny, and after she leaves without success Axel arrives and ends up driving Henry to the thrift shop to try and retrieve the dresses Rose gave away.

Ms Plum arrives at Hillford Manor to check on Shinsaku's progress with Suzaku, which quickly turns into a brief fight that prompts him to pick the boy's training back up.

Henry finds out that Caleb had Lily's memories altered, and the ensuing argument leaves the little girl in distress.

Helene angrily confronts Caleb over manipulating Lily's mind and exiles him from Hillford Manor until further notice, then has a stern talk with Henry as well.

Henry approaches Penny to convince her to stay at Hillford Manor, but as usual it devolves into a fruitless argument ... and not too long afterwards Helene seeks out Penny as well.

Culver brings a farewell letter from Helene to Penny, and together they confront Caleb ... which results in an ad hoc abduction to Marseilles.

Rose reveals that she found Henry's gallery of nudes as he returns to her from his recent tribulations.

Caleb and Culver get situated in Marseilles and run into Ms Olive, then visit the tailor for new suits.

Henry learns that Penny was left alone with Helene's children and urges her to return to Hillford Manor, where they negotiate their current and future relations.

Jonah confronts Shinsaku over the upsetting recent events and makes him drink sex change potion, after which they are joined by Suzaku. (Shinko)

Ms Olive informs Ms Mulberry of her encounter with the foreign tree assassins, and she reveals that Therese has returned to the Marseilles team.

Lily, stressed and sad about her parents' sudden absence, seeks out Penny who tries to console her.

Rose and Henry spend some time being intimate and verbally sniping at each other, still adjusting to being the sole masters of Hillford Manor.

Suzaku show Fem!Shinsaku the progress he made in controlling his tree and creating illusions, and afterwards they tell each other some more about their lives and the people who matter to them. (Shinko)

Ms Olive finds Culver and Caleb and blackmails them into coming with her and Ms Mulberry to see Helene ... who lays down strict rules for a chance of her coming back home with them.

Lily seeks out Rose, who manages to bond with her over make-up and girl talk.

Suzaku meets Alkaid, and once he learns of his relation to Sakura a confrontation between Nicky and Fem!Shinzaku occurs ... and quickly culminates in Suzaku's death, after which Alkaid and Nicky find a new vessel for his soul. (Shinko & Pigeon!Suzaku)

Penny catches Harold rummaging around, and they get to know each other over some wine, after which she puts him to bed and catches up with Culver who has bad news from Marseilles (and briefly gets intercepted by Ms Mulberry).

Pigeon!Suzaku finds Fem!Shinsaku who is tasked with finding a new body for him, then they are suddenly joined by another one of Sakura's heirs who followed the current trouble to its source. (Shinko & Pigeon!Suzaku)

Penny and Axel come across each other minding their respective protégés in the garden and decide to share the child-minding duty.

Alkaid brings Pigeon!Suzaku to Nicky who administers a slow poison to him, and he retaliates by exposing the recent ongoings to Jonah in hopes that he will call a stop to it all, which ends in an unexpected agreement. (Pigeon!Suzaku)

Jonah visits Lia to demonstrate his newly gained immortality.

Caleb and Culver discuss their options of getting Helene back over dinner when they are joined by Ms Fig, who has her own special demand of them.

Caleb and Culver break into the Louvre in Paris and steal the crown Missy requested ... after which Caleb reports back to Helene, causing a tense argument that eventually sees a good ending.

Suzaku tells Fem!Shinsaku about the latest developments with Nicky, Alkaid and Jonah, and he speaks with Sakura who decides to make him her successor and put a stop to the decimation of her family. (Shinko & Pigeon!Suzaku)

Culver calls Penny in distress as the Marseilles team wants to keep him with them, and she gets Caleb and Helene to intervene ... which is direly needed as Culver is arrested for the heist at the Louvre.

Henry follows Fem!Shinsaku's music and get updated on the latest events, after which they bond a little over firearms. (Shinko)

Suzaku seeks out Fem!Shinsaku to inform her of his latest plan, but she doesn't approve and leaves him to Sakiko's company. (Shinko & Pigeon!Suzaku)

Fem!Shinsaku asks Jonah to support her and her grandson in their struggles, and while he is still feeling vengeful he agrees to lend a hand.

Jonah and Henry have an unpleasant encounter, and right afterwards Henry seeks out Naoko for support in safeguarding the mansion.

Suzaku meets Penny and hits on her, then tells her about his predicament until Shinsaku arrives with the news that strange being invaded the mansion. (Pigeon!Suzaku)

Jonah and Nicky discuss Suzaku's situation and the lack of evidence for Sakura's death ... until a beaten up Alkaid arrives, reports that fiends have invaded Hillford Manor and goes to fight them with Jonah (with only moderate success).

Jonah, Nicky and Alkaid find the fiends' den with the abducted children and Ena, and after an initial confrontation ends badly Jonah enlists Henry's support for the rescue. (Note: the first half of the thread is missing.)

Caleb discusses Helene's succession with Ms Grapefruit and Ms Olive, and after swiftly arranging it the reunited couple enjoys their last day in Marseilles.

Henry leaves Axel, Lily and the babies with Professor Hashimoto to protect them from the fiends.

Jonah strikes a deal with a fiend and (temporarily) sacrifices Nicky, but it backfires on him.

Culver returns to Hillford Manor and reunites with Penny, but they are interrupted by a fiend, followed by Shinsaku administering some serious discipline. (Man!Penny & Fem!Culver)

Ms Plum and Sakiko eat together and muse about the sakura tree and Sakiko's family.

Henry catches up with Rose, then later on runs into Man!Penny and finds out what happened to Culver. (Man!Penny)

Suzaku comes across Henry and kicks off a very bad first meeting, after which Harold asks Henry for a talk and tries to pave the way for a united family.

Fem!Culver, still mentally afflicted by Shinsaku's punishment, seeks him out believing she is part of the sakura tree, and after having his way with her he seeks out Henry for an exchange of updates. (Fem!Culver)

Penny collects Culver from Shinsaku's room and alerts Rose to his alarming state ... and she immediately confronts Shinsaku and finds a compromise with him, after which they are joined by Henry.

Helene arrives back at Hillford Manor and gets an update on the latest events from Penny, which she then conveys to Caleb.

Caleb and Shinsaku discuss Culver's punishment for the incidents in France and Caleb's own conduct.

Penny takes care of Culver, who is suffering from the effects of his illusion punishment.

Henry and Helene are attacked by fiends and saved by Harold, but he and Henry quickly fall out once again.

Rose helps Culver cope with his trauma by providing him with alcohol and drugs and listening to his wild rambling.

Henry meets with Shin to discuss the situation at the mansion, but before long they are joined by a disoriented Culver.

Suzaku catches up with Shinsaku, but soon enough Culver arrives for another round of pain and ecstasy.

Penny runs into Harold and lets him pry her woes out of her, then introduces him to the messed-up Culver.

Harold meets Shinsaku and ends up shooting him, which is met with quick retaliation from Henry and ultimately handled by Suzaku.

Alkaid meets a drug-addled Culver and ends up making a pact with him.

Ms Plum catches up with Shinsaku to discuss the punishment for the Marseilles team.


July 2017

Henry invites Helene for dinner, and they are interrupted by Harold who was necromanced into Jean's body by Sakura.

Helene and Harold inform Celena of Jean's fate, and as expected she doesn't take it well.

Penny visits Culver in hospital, and they share some sweet moments together.

Caleb finds out that Lily considers Henry and Rose her parents as well and discusses it with Helene, only to get an unexpected offer of help from Sakura.

Henry shows Ena how to do laundry, and when they run into Nicky an argument ensues and ends in Henry being transformed into a rabbit. (Rabbit!Henry)

Sakura meets Henry!Ena, and after an ad hoc recruitment attempt backfires she seeks out Nicky at Starbucks.

Rabbit!Henry manages to explain the situation to Helene, and she confronts Nicky, but he insists on maintaining the spell until Henry learns from it. (Rabbit!Henry)

Sakura runs into Shinsaku at the mansion and recognises him as her former lover, which leads to a passionate reunion.

Jonah runs into Henry!Ena and asks her to find Rabbit!Henry for him, and once the spell is lifted by Nicky he carries out an assassination attempt on him. (Rabbit!Henry)

Nicky consoles an upset Jonah, shows him his luxurious pocket dimension and invites him to peruse it however he wants.

Henry updates Helene about his rabbit spell being lifted, and after they spend the night together Rose returns home and collects her husband.

Jonah shows Lia Nicky's pocket dimension, but accepts her invitation to live at the farm with her and Celena.

Shinsaku meets Penny and enjoys her hospitality.

Sakura checks on Caleb, leaving a subtle warning about his efficiency.

Sakura trains Shinsaku, then takes him to Jonah so he can take his first official assignment from him.

Rose decides to get rid of some of Helene's old clothes, and when Henry protests she decides to bring "Hilda" back. (Hilda)

Helene checks on Celena, invites her over and consoles her some more over the loss of Jean.

Harold comes across Hilda and ends up arguing with her, after which she runs into Shinsaku, learns of his connection with Sakura and suddenly finds herself targeted by them. (Hilda)

Sakura takes the promised head off Shinsaku's hands, then leaves him to come across Helene, who soon discovers her brother's body with Rose and takes it very badly, giving Caleb a hard time trying to reason with her as she swaps identities to Hilbert. (Hilbert)

Jonah takes Nicky to the theatre where Sakura meets them to deliver Rabbit!Henry in exchange for the serum to heal her tree, and after a long discussion it is decided that a resurrection is in order.

Shinsaku runs into Caleb and confirms Henry's fate and his relationship with Sakura.

Sakura catches up with Shinsaku and explains her plans to leave for Japan and leave one of her heirs in his care.

Rose has to deal with Hilbert's delusions and ends up dismissing him, then finds some much-needed relaxation with Axel. (Hilbert)

Hilda has a run-in with Shinsaku that leaves her doubting her sanity, then reunites with Hilbert who is similarly afflicted. (Hilda & Hilbert )

Sakura introduces Shinsaku to her heir Suzaku whom he is to train during her absence from Hillford Manor.

Caleb confronts Hilda as he finds her checking on "her" babies, and after a difficult start he gradually wins her over. (Hilda)

Hilbert runs into Caleb, and he seduces him just in time for the potion's effect to wear off. (Hilbert)

Violet wakes Jack up from a hangover by letting construction workers into the house, and soon enough they're vividly bickering until Axel calls about the agreed-upon dancing lessons.

Suzaku and Shinsaku bond in the form of endless bickering while trying to acquire some alcohol.

Penny tries to spend some time with Hilda, but has to ask Helene to take over before long, and after the twins sort their identities out it's up to Shinsaku to play a more heroic role than he did before. (Hilda)

Suzaku introduces Shinsaku to Lily, but the encounter is cut short, after which they turn their minds to the training Sakura asked them to do.

Harold meets Caleb, who offers him support in regaining his rightful inheritance and then goes on to spend some time with Lily.

Jonah explains Overwatch to Nicky, which isn't all that easy due to cultural differences.

Shinsaku meets Rose and, after some banter over champagne, challenges her to a play fight that gets rather heated.

Penny seeks consolation over the constant conflict from Culver and convinces him to move away from Hillford Manor, which she then communicates to Helene while he immediately acquires the supposedly haunted house next door.


June 2017

Jonah seeks out Nicholas to have Dr. Lemon resurrected, but they find his soul gone and get some information about the killer out of Henry.

Nicholas meets Miss Sakura, learns the reason for her murder of Dr. Lemon and kills her, only for her to possess Jonah soon afterwards.

Henry discovers that Miss Sakura lost her body and discusses the next steps with her, but she decides to divert her attention to setting him and Culver up for a sexual encounter.

Jonah confronts Henry once more about Dr. Lemon's death, and they are soon joined by (ostensibly) Aimee.

Henry and Culver go out for a disastrous dinner date.

Jonah asks Henry for a bedroom, and after some more bonding and talking decides to accept his adoption proposal.

Sakura tries to recruit Nicholas for the organisation in the guise of a new servant, but he makes quick work of her.

Axel drives Jonah to Dr. Lemon's house and helps him collect his dog and belongings.

Culver shows off his latest Craigslist acquisition to Henry, but an accident occurs, in the aftermath of which Henry spends some leisure time with Lily and Rietta.

Jonah tries to use Dr. Lemon's time machine to bring him back, but instead ends up with a stranger from 19th century Japan.


May 2017

Little Henry confronts Helene with Harold's accusations, then returns to him with the true story behind their father's and servants' deaths. (Babu!Henry)

Harold and Henry's negotiations over a necromancy for the former quickly come to a hostile standstill, and afterwards Sakura checks in on Henry to propose a new plot that would entail recruiting Harold and re-orphaning Jonah.

Harold turns to Helene and Caleb with his request to be necromanced.

Aimee, having made the decision to leave for the afterlife again, says goodbye to Henry, after which Sakura arrives to update him on a few changes in their plan.


April 2017

Henry gets a visit from a strange Culver-lookalike. (BatB crack RP)

Henry receives a call from Catherine, and once he checks up on her he finds her possessed by a pear tree ghost.

Helene asks Penny if she will cease being Caleb's adopted sister, and she explains her reasoning for not wanting to comply.

Penny meets with Henry to discuss the long-brewing sibling relationship dispute, but as usual the discussion bears no fruit.

Sakura stops by at Hillford Manor and deceives Henry with various illusions before revealing herself.

Culver, having gotten a thorough personality make-over from Miss Sakura, stops by in Henry's wing, and once he leaves she drops in herself and announces that she isn't done yet.

Culver calls Henry and reveals Sakura's latest modifications to his personality, which she proceeds to adjust on Henry's end as well.

Sakura approaches Penny disguised as Culver and breaks the news to her, after which she meets Jakub!Culver in person.

Hilbert!Henry meets Jakub!Culver, and confusion ensues.

Helene visits Hilbert!Henry to ask about the outcome of his talk with Penny, and on top of the bad news she gains insight into Sakura's latest mind games.

Jakub!Culver visits Hilbert!Henry, but he is occupied with the idea of joining the memory of his sister in his tree.

Henry, having had all his memories restored, starts implementing the physical segregation of house and grounds, and when Helene confronts him things quickly escalate.

Jonah arrives at the mansion and meets Catherine for the first time, but an argument about Aimee between him and Henry leads to an ugly turn of events.

Helene rushes to the hospital to check on Catherine, and since her situation is dire she and Henry decide to take some serious and secret measures.

Henry brings a recovered Catherine home, and he and Helene tend to her, after which he checks on Rietta and Lily and ends up accidentally ingesting some potion. (Babu!Henry)

Aimee comes across little Henry and takes him in, but he has investigations to conduct with Catherine, which ends in several shocking revelations. (Babu!Henry)

Caleb celebrates Lily's 10th birthday true to style.


March 2017

Helene can't find Catherine and Humboldt and asks Henry for help, suspecting an abduction attempt.

Henry and Helene have brunch with Catherine and invite her to move in with them, but she makes lasting peace between them her condition.

Culver and Violet run into each other walking their dogs in the park.

Culver, having found and read through Harold's journals, tries to get some information about him out of Henry, but it proves difficult and ends in him demanding the journals back.. ... so Culver delivers them in the evening, using the chance to confront Henry with Harold's suspicions about their father's death.

Helene conveys one of Henry's core conditions for peace to Caleb, and while he is not inclined to comply with it he suggests that she speak to Penny.

Axel uses tea time as an opportunity to bring Henry's curse up with him, and the conversation quickly gets emotional.


February 2017

Catherine meets Henry in person for the first time, but when she wants to have lunch with him and Helene the conflict between the twins becomes apparent, and later in the evening the two of them speak in private.

Henry meets with Nicholas to discuss the return of Helene and her family as well as Aimee's resurrection ... and when Ena joins them ... Henry decides ... to reevaluate her servant duties with her.

Henry and Culver have a run-in that quickly escalates into a physical argument.

Penny meets Catherine, who promptly makes her talk things out with Henry (it doesn't end well).

Nicholas, Alkaid and Ena throw a surprise birthday party for Jonah.

Helene visits Henry in the aftermath of the incident with their mother and Penny, and with the former's guidance they begin to make amends.

Henry and Helene burn the old servant contracts and remember their losses together.

Culver gives Horace's journals back to Henry, sharing some new insight into the reason Catherine left right after the twins' birth.


January 2017

Culver tells Penny about Brettford's first word and learns that she will move out with Helene and Caleb, and since he considers the move to be Henry's fault he decides to take matters into his own hands. (Hilda)

Culver informs Caleb of his accomplishment, but he is not as happy about it as expected, and neither is Rose.

Lily is visited by Lia in her new home, and they are soon joined by Helene and Celena.

Caleb notices that Lily is unhappy in the smaller new house and consoles her with stories of his own modest childhood.

Sakura finds Hilda in the hospital and muddies her memories of Helene, but after a talk with Rose she reverses it. (Hilda)

Culver drags Jack into his search for the missing corpse, and after finding out there isn't actually one he tries to take him on a road trip.

Rose visits Hilda in the hospital, and they discuss the others' move and the conditions governing their own relationship. (Hilda)

Culver visits Hilda in the hospital and has to face the choice between staying with Rose and moving with Penny, and once he leaves Ms Plum stops by with a few questions about the Portland Team. (Hilda)

Jonah asks Hilda for help in finding his ghostly mother, and it turns out Aimee is ready to leave the world of the living behind a second time. (Hilda)

Culver visits Penny at her new home with Brettford, and more and more memories of their romance return to him.

Rose and Hilda have a further argument over the area supervisor position and Hilda's will (Hilda)

Henry checks on Nicholas, and after a chaotic start they settle down with Alkaid and Ena and discuss the current matters at hand.

Henry and Rose manage to reconcile and come to an agreement about the prior points of contention.

Henry encounters a very peculiar ghost in the corridors of the mansion and has to be saved by Ms Plum.

Penny encounters another pear tree ghost conglomerate when she visits Culver at the mansion.

Dana and Anderson agree to let Culver adopt Brettford (conditionally) and call him to inform him of their decision.

Naomi checks on Henry, and after a status assessment she introduces her sister Naoko as his new maid.

Violet tries to experiment in bed, but Jack doesn't appreciate it in the least, which leads to a small relationship drama that finds a happy ending.

Jonah visits Henry when another pear tree ghost attacks, leaving him afflicted and in need of help from Nicholas.

Jonah recovers from the ghost attack at home in Nicholas', Ena's and Alkaid's company, and when his dead mother comes up in conversation Nicholas suggests resurrecting her and immediately follows through.

Caleb arrives at Hillford Manor, and he and Henry go ghost hunting.

Henry runs into Culver and Brettford in the hallways and, after an argument over the usual matters, sends him off to live with Penny and the others.

Ms Plum discusses the area supervisor position with Rose and half-heartedly accepts her self-motivated proposal of a double-headed lead.

Henry receives a call from his mother Catherine who wants to come visit him and Helene.

Henry and Naoko consider working together to catch the ghosts more efficiently, but in the end he sends her after the evacuated rest of his family.

Ms Plum returns to the mansion and informs Henry of his and Rose's promotion, and after a phone call between them Rose makes Naoko's acquaintance as she arrives at the spa resort.

Culver runs into Violet in Jack's bar, and they bicker about various issues.

Axel announces his return to Henry, and they spend some time with Rietta and discuss her future.

Mari handcuffs Henry and Culver together with demonic cuffs, and they struggle to get along for even just a minute.

Rose takes a look at Henry's amended will and decides that the changes are to her satisfaction.

Jonah meets Anderson at Starbucks ... and has a lot of curious questions about his family for him.

Henry chases down a pear tree ghost in the city and encounters Dana, Violet and Ms. Sakura in the process.

Culver visits Penny, but his attempt at making her a meal ends in the house burning down.

Catherine calls Henry to announce that she is preponing her visit, and after a terse discussion between him and Helene they decide that she will be hosted by Helene alone.

Alkaid meets Sakura at Starbucks, confusing her for Aimee ... and after some possession fun he brings her back to the mansion and introduces her to Ena ... and Nicholas. (Note: the thread got fragmented.)

Caleb and Helene settle in at the hotel, and in the morning they meet Catherine who has finally arrived from France.

Henry runs into Aimee at the mansion, and they have a nasty clash that ends with Henry having to be healed by Axel.

Aimee meets Axel in the aftermath of her fight with Henry, and for the first time he hears her side of the story.