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[wonderland_vogue]

[After the last post debacle, she's being only a tiny bit more careful. Just a tiny bit.

Though she sounds bored if not with a faint hint of curiosity in her tone.]

Probably not the best time for this, but I have to ask now that I've poked around a little. How many of you here are older than, say, a thousand years or so? I'm just curious.

On another note, what are your thoughts on the... captors, I suppose, feeding on the various emotions as it were? Such a thing isn't really... uncommon where I'm from, so it's always interesting to see a new side to it from those not as familiar. We have another name for them, as well, but that is something I'll leave to all of you to be curious about.

Though I'm sure someone here could enlighten you on the term if she so felt inclined.

o1. [ video. ] (backdated to the 14th.)

[invariances]

[ At first the person shown in the feed is completely covered, forehead to chin in wrapped linen rags and handcrafted goggles that look as though they've been repurposed from a flight helmet. As the video focuses though, she pulls her coverings apart to reveal her face as she speaks. A young girl, of about nineteen, dark-haired and dark-eyed and freckled enough to suggest she's seen quite a bit of sun in her short life. ]

I haven't introduced myself to the inhabitants here at large yet, but. My name's Rey. I've a few suggestions to offer everyone who isn't used to this kind of dust and debris in the air; my former home was essentially a desert wasteland, wracked by sandstorms, so I've got some experience with this that might be useful.

First — whenever you venture outside, cover every part of your face, eyes included if you're able to acquire some goggles. [ She holds them up to demonstrate. ] If you don't have a pair, I could probably fashion you some with some extra parts, provided you have some clear plastic for lenses. Make sure the eye covering is air-tight around your face. For your mouth and nose, use fabric that allows breathability; you want to limit particles, but not impair your breathing.

Second, for items in your home that are left out, turn them upside-down to ensure they accrue the least amount of dust, possible. Fine-mesh netting over your windows instead of screens. Make sure you cover up cracks in doors and entryways. Try not to venture outside during the worst of the storm, the harshest gales, because the sand and particles will be whipped up so hard that they actually might strip you of your clothing.

If you need any assistance with any of this, I'm happy to help. I know how hard it can be when you're subjected to the elements, like this.

That's all.

[ The feed clicks off. ]

Video 2 (Backdated to the 12th)

[toiletseat_girl]

[the video opens on an awkward looking teenage girl, sitting cross-legged on a bed, wearing a tank top and a pair of shorts. she's holding a sheathed sword in her lap.

finally, she speaks]

Okay. I'm looking for someone to teach me how to fight. Fist-fighting, martial arts, swordfighting, guns, I don't care. I'm just sick of everyone else fighting my battles for me.

I guess that's about it. Just--lemme know if you can help. Thanks.

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[anoshe]

I've been stuck in my rooms for three days. I don't have words for how incredibly bored I am. I may well go mad.

So! In the interests of getting to know some of you better, let's chat. I have a question to start things off. What is one thing you wish people could know about you without you having to tell them?

For example, I wish I didn't have to explain that I am royalty. It's a bit awkward, and sounds like bragging, when really it's just the fact of who I was born to. So I'd choose that - or the fact that I prefer red wines to white. Then no one would ever have to worry about serving me the wrong thing. Actually, that one might be even more convenient.

What about you? At least some of you must be just as bored as me.