[Video ~ Introduction]

[sebastian_verlac]

[There's a disarmingly handsome face on the network, peering at the screen with mild but open interest. He looks as if he may have just stepped out of an old fashioned literary romance novel but his tone sounds more relaxed than some brooding romantic hero's should be.]

Mirror, mirror. What is it that you are showing me?

Other dimensions?

Hello? Can anyone hear me?

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[shiningwaters]

Hello. And yes, there are other worlds--dimensions--here. I'm Aqua. It's nice to meet you.

[sebastian_verlac]

Aqua? Hello. I'm Sebastian.

[He gives a pleasing smile.]

Can you tell me more about these other worlds?

[originaldragoon]

Yes, people can hear you. Your mirror is showing a community that connects to other worlds.

[sebastian_verlac]

A very interesting mirror it is then. I'm glad I found it.

[shiningwaters]

I don't know a whole lot about the worlds found here, but there are many more than I've ever seen. Worlds where people with powers or magic are common, and worlds where it's unheard of.

[sebastian_verlac]

Magic? You speak of it so freely.

[His face becomes slightly more guarded.]

Are you a Downworlder?

[shiningwaters]

It's fairly normal where I'm from.

What's a Downworlder?

[originaldragoon]

Interesting is one way to describe this place.

[sebastian_verlac]

And what place would you be in?

[originaldragoon]

The world I am from is called Endiness.

[sebastian_verlac]

It's... a name for certain beings in my world. Warlocks, vampires, werewolves, faeries... Are you any of those?

[sebastian_verlac]

Endiness? I haven't heard of it before.

Oh, and I'm Sebastian. I should introduce myself quicker, shouldn't I. Manners and all that.

[He grins.]

[shiningwaters]

No, I'm human. Just one with magical abilities.

[sebastian_verlac]

Then you're not simply a Mundane either.

[shiningwaters]

Things may not be as easy to classify here as they are where you're from. There are a lot of people here who are perfectly normal humans who just happen to have magic. And there are others who aren't human who don't have magic.

[sebastian_verlac]

[He pauses then offers a smile.]

I apologise. I'm not used to such direct communication with other dimensions. I must have a lot to learn.

[shiningwaters]

[After a moment, Aqua smiles lightly too.]

It's all right. It's strange for everybody when they first find the community.

[sebastian_verlac]

So this happens a lot?

[shiningwaters]

There's always someone new arriving, and they can't always believe that they're communicating with other worlds.

[originaldragoon]

[She nods some.]

I am called Rose.

[sebastian_verlac]

I can believe it. I'm just surprised to have found it in a hand-mirror that was so carelessly left lying around.

[sebastian_verlac]

So, Rose, have you any.. special powers? It seems that this connects to other worlds that have more than simple Mundane humans in them.

[shiningwaters]

The way people access differs too. Some use mirrors, others use books, but most people use computers.

[sebastian_verlac]

What are computers?

[shiningwaters]

They're a kind of machine that allow people to access a network of shared information and communication.

I don't know how to explain it well, I'm sorry. They're not common where I'm from.