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[fearbringer]

[Today, DramaDramaDuck is streaming a rather strange video post: it's filming a dark, cavernous cave from the ground up. At first, the place appears to be empty, but if one looks closely they might notice that the darkness is actually moving-- tendrils of shadow swirl through the air, occasionally flicking close to the camera. Not long after, slow, quiet footsteps can be heard, followed by...]

What...?

[It's low and muttered, and the speaker clearly isn't expecting a response; the feed shakes suddenly as the device is picked up, and then it goes black.]

Comments

[video]

[fallen_stage]

[Well shadow/dark magic isn't necessarily evil in Kuja's world. heck, the most common one is nonletahl. So Pitch is spared that cultural assumption

Kuja leans in for a better look, eyes shining, since the unfamiliarity of the shadows make them all that more interesting.]

Absolutely magnificent! Do you passively affect shadows like that, or is it a talent you have? I've never seen magic quite like that, so forgive my curiosity if it is unwelcome.

[makewayforroze]

You really don't think scaring them hurts them?

[mightletyouknowme]

Then you haven't seen mine. Not that you're allowed to.

[fearbringer]

I'm sure I will soon.

[fearbringer]

You really think children should grow up in a completely sanitized environment, devoid of anything difficult or unpleasant?

They'd be in for a rude awakening once they hit adulthood.

[video]

[fearbringer]

Both, but mostly the latter. I can do whatever I want with them.

[mightletyouknowme]

[Her eyes narrow, unimpressed.] What is that suppose to mean?

[makewayforroze]

No, I think they have enough to do as children without needing to be targets. They'll have more once they're grown, so they shouldn't suffer as much now.

[fearbringer]

Oh, nothing.

[fearbringer]

So what you meant to say was "No, but actually yes".

[makewayforroze]

No, I don't. Were you...ever a child?

[mightletyouknowme]

If that was a threat, I'm not afraid of anything that looks like you.

[fearbringer]

Of course not.

[fearbringer]

It wasn't a threat. It was a simple statement of fact.

[shiningwaters]

A lot of times, they reply to other people's posts, or make some more of their own--whether updating what's going on in their worlds or just making conversation. It helps keep the community from accidentally posting on you. Sometimes people visit others' worlds.

[makewayforroze]

You're not the only thing a child has to worry about, even with adults doing their best to protect them.

[mightletyouknowme]

There's no way I would ever let a creep into my house.

[fearbringer]

And how do they do that?

[fearbringer]

You won't have to.

[fearbringer]

No, I'm not.

They try to hide kids from all that, too.

[mightletyouknowme]

You're an idiot. If you even try to come here, I'll make you pay.

[shiningwaters]

Well, usually, it required people to have powers over that. But lately, everyone seems to be getting some kind of device from the community.

[fearbringer]

... Aha, so that's what this little machine is for.

I wonder if I can make it work.

[fearbringer]

Challenge accepted.

[shiningwaters]

Just be careful when you first use it. If you don't know where you're going, you might not end up in the best place.