♞ 001

[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.]

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[shiningwaters]

[All those shadows and the movement within? Aqua can't help but be guarded.]

Hello. I'm guessing you're new?

[fearbringer]

[There's a long silence before Pitch responds.]

New to what?

[He'll be surprised if he actually gets an answer.]

[shiningwaters]

To the community--it's a kind of message system between worlds.

[Well, until she knows for sure if he's trouble, no reason to be hostile.]

My name is Aqua. There are a lot of other people here, and if you need it, we might be able to help.

[fearbringer]

[... Wowwww she sure can hear him. She must be a believer.]

No, I don't need help. I'm--

-- I just want to know what this is.

[shiningwaters]

That's honestly the best description I can give. Others might be able to get a better explanation, but my world is better developed in magic than in technology.

[mightletyouknowme]

What is that even suppose to be?

[fearbringer]

My home.

[Creepy right.]

[mightletyouknowme]

[Very.]

Why does it look so weird? Are you some kind of creep?

[fearbringer]

What do you think?

[makewayforroze]

Hello? Is someone stuck in there?

[fearbringer]

... I'm here.

[Not really commenting on the "stuck" thing one way or the other.]

[makewayforroze]

Are you alright? It doesn't look safe there.

[fearbringer]

It isn't.

[Video]

[material_guy]

Think yer camera's broken.

[Video]

[fearbringer]

It isn't my camera.

It belongs to whatever this place is.

[Video]

[material_guy]

It's a gift it gave you. Yer welcome.

[Video]

[fearbringer]

Somehow, I doubt that.

[sandinmyboots]

Hey! Hello, new person! Do you need an intro, Mr. Shadows?

[fearbringer]

Depends. What kind of intro are you thinking of?

[sandinmyboots]

Wow! What a strange object I've found that links me to a strange and otherwordly presence! What can I expect from this and what do people know about it?

[fearbringer]

All right. Impress me.

[video]

[fallen_stage]

[The view behind Kuja is a balcony overlooking a stretch of water, like a lake or a wide river. The sun is shining on the water and flowering plants are in decorative vases about. Kuja themself is half leaning on the balcony.]

Beautiful...

[But Kuja isn't looking at the scenery in their own world, but at the video itself.]

Ah, pardon me, but those shadows: are they a local phenomenon or your own power?

[video]

[fearbringer]

My own. They are beautiful, aren't they?

[He's pleased that someone else notices that.]

[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.

[video]

[fearbringer]

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