[ video ]

[braveoff]

[ The face that appears in the feed is friendly and smiling, very guy next door, his eyes sparkling with curiosity. Just a harmless dude with a question for the city. ]

Hey, Hadriel. My name's Drake, I'm... not exactly new, but figure I should introduce myself anyway since I'm about to ask a personal question. I'm from a human world where there isn't any magic. But I keep hearing that people here have powers and I'm curious what kinds. I've met a couple healers, and that's pretty amazing. And helpful -- thanks, guys, if you're watching.

So. What can you do?

[ The feed shifts like he's about to turn it off, then thinks better of it and adds: ]

You can ask me anything in return, but my answers probably won't be as interesting.

∞1. [text]

[whip_poor_will]

Hey.

[That's it. That's the post. No tl;dr info-dump, no questionnaire, no nothing.

[Is she doing this social media thing right?]

01 duckling ; video

[quacked]

[ Like probably many people in hadriel, Duck hasn't had the best few months lately. Distractions are really good when things suck though. And of course hadriel is usually pretty good at throwing some kind of distraction at him - and this one actually isn't a bad one. Not really.

So, that brings him here; a skinny boy of around eleven or twelve, freckled face a bit too close to the video feed. ]

Hi everyone! My name's Duck. Those new houses in the city are pretty cool, right? I decided to move into one of them - look, it's this one - [ The camera moves to the side, showing that Duck is standing next to this slightly unsettling little house. It swings back to Duck again a few seconds later. ] See the face on it?

Anyway, it's really cool, but it's got nothing inside, and I was wondering if anyone would come and help me move some stuff? Not that I'm not strong enough, but... [ But he's not strong enough. Not to bring in all the funny looking furniture he wants anyway. ]

Well, I'd really owe anyone who helped me! I have some canned carrots, I could give you them as payment if you want.

Also... if anyone, like, wanted to live there too, that'd be okay! I wouldn't mind. Especially if we're friends already. Living by yourself is kind of... [ Insanely lonely and sometimes a little scary. ] ...I don't know, boring.


Oh, and also if any of you ever find any comic books around here, or if you have any from before you got here - you should show me! I'll show you mine too! Besides the ones I borrowed from Ellie, I haven't found any around here, and it sucks.

So. Yeah, that's it. Thanks to anyone who helps! [ And with a friendly wave, the feed cuts off. ]

[video]

[dreamsallotted]

[Seel did not look amused. His almond eyes were narrowed, and while his androgynous looks might be beautiful, right now he looked positively bitchy. It had taken him a few days to recover himself after his murder and subsequent resurrection. He wasn't all there yet, it would take time. But he was well enough that he could put on a good front. Seel had a lot of practice after all.]

I didn't think I'd ever have to say this. But at least one of you have proven yourself to be so unpredictable and downright moronic that it deserves to be said.

Don't drink my blood. Don't touch my blood. That goes for Calanthe and Pellaz as well. It's a caustic poison and if you ingest it or inject it, you'll either die horribly or transform. We're not human.

Find yourself another snack or another way to satisfy your sick urges.

And I promise, any of you having similar thoughts, it won't be so easy.

[Seel repositions himself, folding his hands together to keep himself from fidgeting. He really wanted a fucking cigarette.]

Now, who around here would be the leading the Guard? As far as I can tell you are incompetent at best and willingly corrupt at worst. It was my understanding that you were supposed to keep law and order and protect the individuals here and those who cannot defend themselves.Clearly, your methods are not working. I suggest you find me before I have to go find you. At least make yourself look willing to change and accept help.