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[leitstern]

Travel is good for the soul, I hear.

But why?

When I was only twelve I was bestowed by the good grace of my sire an education in a delightful city thousands of miles from home. Dare I have a pleasant outing, you ask? The majesty of the finest library in the world seldom shielded me from the opposite of being in heaven; nursing frostbitten fingers and sleeping alone in the dark.

No, travel is the most dreadful punishment. For the fiercest soul is made to pine for the comforts of home. Where one is free to laugh and stroll amongst friends.

… I miss mine dearly.

Forgive me for occupying your valuable time with my musing but I must ask:

Do any of you pine for your world left behind? Is home something you miss?

[Do you feel homesick, Avalon?]

UN: Rubitsune; Audio

[rutilance]

Hello. [ The voice is young, likely a child. ] I am hoping to learn how to do archery, but I don't know where I could find an instructor. If anyone knows someone who can teach and doesn't mind teaching a thirteen year old how to use a weapon I would appreciate the information. And just in case anyone wants to complain that a teenager is looking for training in a weapon because you think teens shouldn't fight, I would suggest looking around and realising that we have to defend ourselves, [ She wasn't 'subtweeting' Darin, just people who would have his initial reaction to her knife. Honestly, if he's as good of a smith as he says he is she'll probably ask him to make a bow for someone her size... Maybe. ]

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[fireandhoney]

[The video flickers a few times as the user tries to figure out how the device works, and at one point he shows up upside down or the camera is facing the wall.]

How does this thing work?

[Finally, he seems to figure it out and the camera is facing him, held steady.]

So, this is odd. Pretty sure this place isn't a plan of Oblivion and I would know if I had died and gone to a very odd afterlife. I think. I am terribly confused by everything going on right now.

Wouldn't be so bad if I hadn't lost my powers. Fus ro dah! Iiz slen nus! Odahviing!

[He looks at the skies, like he's expecting something.]

Nothing.

01, video: un: capn_benny

[rotacalamitas]

[The video starts out zoomed in really close on a boy's eyeball, catching him mid-sentence.]

--thing working? [A brief pause.] ...Ah! Cool, I think I got it working.

[A brief pause, as the camera pans back to catch a full glimpse of his face.]

Anyway, I dunno how common it is to do this sort of thing when you're new, but I thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Bennett, of Benny's Adventure Team! ...Err, I guess that last part doesn't really matter yet. But it leads into my question.

[Another pause, as he considers his words.]

You see, I know this place has things like school, and jobs, but... What I'm really all about is adventuring! You know, traveling the countryside, diving into the darkest depths of caverns and domains, all for the sake of finding treasure and uncovering the lost secrets of the world... That sort of thing? [He speaks with so much passion and love for his chosen "profession" in life.]

There's gotta be so much of this world out there just waiting to be discovered, right? So, umm... What I wanted to know was, there are other people here who feel the same way, right? I'm not the only one who's already itching to explore... Right?

[In other words, he's trying to find adventuring buddies.]

video; un: shepherdess

[troubadamsel]

Greetings, one and all. I have an... inquiry, I suppose I'd put it, about the ... rather ghastly quests we've been offered.

For those who've been here longer than I... are these type of quests normal for this place? Manipulating emotions like a child's plaything to outright murder... If we are supposed to be heroes intent on saving all the realms, I must say these actions hardly seem heroic at all!

[ After a moment, there's the gentle 'coo' of a bird off-screen. Maribelle hesitates, then sighs. ]

... All right, there is another reason I'm using this device. During the tournament, it appears my behavior was... less than savory. If I offended anyone - 

[ The 'coo' is a bit louder this time. Maribelle bites her lower lip, then resigns herself. ]

... To those I did offend, I offer my most sincere apologies. I should have known entering would have brought out the worst of me, and yet I did it anyway, for the sake of greed. As a representative of my world, it is my duty to ensure I leave a good impression on all, and behave much less like a snob.

... Admittedly, the latter is difficult for me. For those who struggle with a similar behavior, I ask for advice on tempering it, lest I offend others again.