video: un: capn_benny

[rotacalamitas]

[The camera clicks on, initially capturing a view of a partly cloudy sky. The camera moves downward, bringing its owner into view: Bennett. He's got what appears to be a pair of wings on his back.]

Hey there! Bennett here, coming to you live from the rooftops of Camelot, haha!

[He switches over from the front camera to the rear, presenting a gorgeous view of the city below, as seen from the rooftop of a building, and a particularly tall one at that, judging by how far down some of those buildings seem. How did he get up there? Don't worry about it.]

I recently got my Wind Glider back, so I thought it'd be pretty cool to get an aerial view of the city. You know, gliding high above the city, talking about some of my favorite spots here... All that fun stuff! Anyway, here I go!

[He runs, and leaps into the air off of the rooftop he's on. But rather than dropping, he seems to float in the air, suspended above the ground below while he points his phone at the sights of the city.]

So, starting off, in my opinion, the best crepes in town can be found at that place over there! [A gloved hand comes into the shot, pointing at a cafe down below.] And over there [pointing at a very wide building now] is the hospital with the friendliest staff! They don't give me grief even when I end up there for the fourth time in two weeks. Aaaand... Ah! Down there is--Whoa!?

[Suddenly, without warning, a powerful wind picks up, blowing Bennett and his glider lopsided. Knocked around, it causes him to let go of his phone, allowing it to plummet sstraight to the ground. The last thing seen before it hits the ground is Bennett's horrified expression moving farther and farther away until it hits the ground, terminating the video.

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A minute later, it comes back on, back in Bennett's hand and broadcasting his face again. There's a clear crack running down the middle of the lens, causing him to look like he's been split in two, and both the video and the audio is crackly and distorted.]


A̵w̶w̵ ̷m̸a̷n̴.̵.̶.̴ ̴I̸ ̸t̷h̵i̴n̶k̶.̷.̶.̶ ̶I̴ ̵j̵u̶s̵t̴ ̷b̵r̷o̶k̴e̷ ̶m̶y̸ ̸p̶h̶o̷n̷e̴,̸ ̸g̷u̶y̷s̷.̵ ̴ ̵W̶h̴a̸t̵ ̸s̸h̶o̵u̴l̴d̴ ̶I̷ ̵d̶o̸?̵

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[originaldragoon]

I think your phone device is a bit too damaged to communicated fully.

[Looks like she's going to have look up what crepes were.]

[vrepit_no]

That's great! I'm glad this wasn't your first time out. Hang gliding is fantastic, though usually from a higher starting point with known updrafts in the area back home. Did anything beside your phone get injured?

[Perhaps, you know, you]

[rotacalamitas]

Y̸o̷u̸.̸.̴.̵ ̷w̴a̵n̷t̵ ̵t̶o̸ ̷g̷o̵?̶ [Definitely not a response he was expecting from her. He's built up a mental image of her since she's a knight and yet she does a spectacular job of surprising him every time they talk.]

O̸h̵,̴ ̷u̶h̶h̵,̶ ̸y̴e̵a̵h̴,̷ ̷o̸k̸a̵y̴!̷ ̷I̷ ̴c̶a̶n̵ ̴s̵h̷o̴w̵ ̸y̶o̷u̷ ̶w̷h̸e̷r̴e̸ ̸i̷t̶ ̴i̷s̷!̶

[rotacalamitas]

G̶i̷a̷n̷t̷ ̷k̵i̵t̴e̷?̵ ̸A̷r̷e̷ ̶y̶o̵u̴ ̶t̴a̶l̷k̴i̸n̸g̴ ̷a̴b̸o̸u̵t̸ ̷m̶y̵ ̵w̴i̸n̴d̷ ̸g̶l̶i̴d̸e̴r̶?̷

[Giant kite is a new one for him.]

[rotacalamitas]

M̵m̴m̴.̸.̴.̴ ̶I̸ ̷d̴i̶d̸n̴'̵t̸ ̶t̶h̷i̴n̵k̸ ̷a̶b̶o̸u̵t̷ ̷u̶s̸i̸n̴g̵ ̶m̷a̵g̸i̵c̵ ̵h̸e̶r̸e̸ ̷f̴o̵r̴ ̵f̵l̶y̷i̵n̶g̸.̵ ̴[That's actually a smart idea. The winds here definitely feel different compared to what he's used to riding back home.]

A̵h̴h̵,̷ ̴b̵u̷t̵ ̵w̴a̴i̸t̵!̴ ̷I̴ ̷o̶n̵l̵y̸ ̶k̸n̷o̸w̷ ̸h̷o̶w̶ ̷t̴o̴ ̴u̷s̸e̸ ̴f̸i̵r̶e̴,̴ ̶a̶n̵d̶ ̶e̴v̵e̸n̶ ̵t̵h̵a̵t̴'̵s̷ ̶k̸i̶n̴d̶ ̵o̵f̴ ̸a̸ ̵s̵t̸r̵e̵t̴c̵h̴.̸

[rotacalamitas]

A̴h̷h̵,̴ ̷c̷a̸n̵ ̵y̶o̸u̴ ̴r̷e̸a̴l̵l̶y̶?̵ ̵P̷l̵e̷a̴s̴e̵,̵ ̴t̶h̸a̴t̷'̶d̴ ̶b̶e̵ ̴a̷w̴e̸s̶o̷m̴e̷!̵ ̶M̵y̸ ̷p̷h̸o̷n̷e̷'̷s̸ ̷i̷n̶ ̷p̷r̵e̸t̸t̴y̶ ̸-̴-̶[the static gets heavy, obscuring his words, even though he's clearly still talking] -̸-̶o̵p̵e̸n̴ ̵t̷h̸e̶ ̷m̵a̷p̵.̵

[...Yeah, it's bad.]

[notquitetamed]

If you got elemental it covers all elements. I've been able to do some stuff with water and fire, but wind definitely comes more naturally to me.

Where are you? Might be easier to just show you in person.

[rotacalamitas]

T̵h̵a̷n̵k̵f̸u̶l̶l̶y̶,̴ ̶I̴ ̴g̴o̴t̵ ̶p̷r̴e̵t̴t̷y̴ ̶l̵u̴c̸k̷y̷ ̵t̵h̶i̴s̶ ̶t̸i̷m̵e̷!̴ ̶I̷'̴v̴e̵ ̷h̸a̷d̸ ̸s̴o̵m̷e̵ ̷p̸r̶e̸t̸t̷y̵ ̵b̶a̸d̴ ̵a̵c̵c̴i̶d̷e̵n̴t̶s̷ ̶w̵h̵i̶l̵e̵ ̷w̸i̷n̶d̴ ̷g̵l̴i̶d̸e̸r̵ ̵b̸e̷f̶o̵r̷e̸,̷ ̸l̷i̸k̶e̶ ̷o̷n̵e̴ ̷t̵i̶m̸e̷ ̶w̸h̵e̷n̵ ̸a̴ ̵s̵t̵o̵r̵m̵ ̴s̶u̶d̴d̵e̷n̷l̴y̷ ̵r̶o̵l̶l̵e̷d̶ ̸i̶n̸ ̵o̸u̴t̷ ̷o̶f̴ ̸n̸o̶w̶h̷e̵r̷e̴ ̷a̸n̴d̸ ̵I̴ ̵g̴o̸t̶ ̴s̶t̵r̴u̶c̴k̸ ̶b̴y̴ ̸l̸i̶g̸h̷t̷n̸i̷n̴g̴.̵ ̵I̶ ̷d̴i̷d̵n̷'̶t̷ ̸e̴v̸e̴n̸ ̵h̶a̶v̸e̶ ̴t̵i̷m̷e̵ ̴t̴o̵ ̸t̶r̴y̴ ̵a̴n̸d̵ ̷g̸e̵t̷ ̸o̸u̶t̷ ̶o̸f̷ ̸t̷h̶e̷ ̵r̶a̷i̵n̵ ̵b̵e̷f̷o̶r̵e̸ ̷i̸t̴ ̶h̸a̷p̵p̷e̴n̸e̵d̵.̵

[He sounds way too nonchalant about this tragedy.]

[rotacalamitas]

W̶h̷a̵t̸ ̸d̵o̸ ̷y̷o̴u̷ ̷m̸e̵a̸n̵?̸ ̴.̷.̶.̴A̷w̴w̷ ̸m̶a̷n̴,̶ ̴a̷r̶e̵ ̶m̸y̸ ̵m̸e̷s̵s̶a̷g̶e̵s̵ ̵n̶o̷t̴ ̴g̸o̸i̷n̶g̴ ̴t̶h̶r̸o̶u̸g̵h̵?̷

[That's just great. He heaves a sigh. But he will tell her about crepes! he's determined now!]

T̵h̷i̴n̷!̴ ̴P̵a̷n̸c̵a̵k̷e̶s̵!̷ ̶W̷i̴t̷h̸ ̶f̷i̷l̷l̸i̵n̶g̸!̸ ̵A̷l̴l̷ ̷k̸i̵n̶d̸s̴!̵ ̶D̸i̷d̵ ̵y̷o̵u̵ ̷g̴e̸t̷ ̶t̷h̵a̵t̸?̶

[rotacalamitas]

A̷h̸h̵h̴,̴ ̵t̵h̴a̷t̴'̶d̶ ̵b̷e̶ ̶g̶r̶e̸a̶t̴.̸ ̶I̶ ̴d̸i̸d̶n̴'̷t̵ ̶t̵h̶i̷n̶k̷ ̴I̶'̷d̵ ̷g̸e̴t̵ ̷s̶o̴ ̸a̴t̶t̴a̴c̸h̵e̴d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̵m̸y̷ ̵p̵h̷o̵n̴e̸,̷ ̷b̸u̸t̴ ̶i̵t̴ ̴r̵e̶a̶l̸l̸y̴ ̴d̵o̷e̸s̷ ̵m̷a̴k̴e̵ ̴m̶y̸ ̷l̴i̵f̶e̵ ̵a̸ ̷l̸o̵t̷ ̶e̴a̴s̵i̵e̵r̷ ̸w̶h̵e̷n̸ ̷I̵'̴m̴ ̸o̷u̶t̴ ̴e̴x̶p̷l̵o̸r̵i̸n̴g̶.̸

[Gone are his days of hauling around mapmaking tools. Now if only his phone could store rope and other adventuring supplies.]

[doctorintern]

[ Oof. Hopefully he'll be able to receive the address. ]

All right, I just sent it. Did you get it?

[konpeito_aji]

Yes. Such a contraption is foreign to me.

[beaumains]

[ "He's built up a mental image of her since she's a knight and yet she does a spectacular job of surprising him every time they talk." Yeah, that was Gareth, alright. ]

We can get some while you wait for whoever it is you find to fix your phone!

[ Look, see, she can care about his technological tragedy! But mostly, crepes bro ]

[concierto]

[My GOODNESS. His head hurts just trying to understand all of that in the static.....]

Secondly, Bennett... You'll need a new device. That much is sure or you'll give the entire city a headache...

[originaldragoon]

That came through this time. [At least she has a general idea of what they are now.]

[saxum]

[ Ah... the sound and audio quality is a bit. Grating. ]

Perhaps it would be best to address more caution in the future. [ Not that he knows that's pretty useless in Bennett's case. ] The repair of these items... does it require funds?

[scension]

That is lucky. [...He thinks? He's no stranger to weird, partly distorted voices, and even he has to hit replay on this one.] Falling from that high up can really take it out of you.

[The last time he fell down from a comparable height without his wings was semi-deliberate, but that doesn't mean it didn't suck!]

And the, uh, contraption you were using to fly, is that damaged? I've never seen anything like it.

[vrepit_no]

[Concern.... mounting...!]

Or land? Did you have a medic with you?

[rotacalamitas]

O̷k̴a̵y̸,̶ ̶s̵u̸r̸e̷.̸ ̶L̸e̴t̷'̴s̷ ̵d̶o̴ ̶i̶t̵.̷ ̷I̶t̸'̵s̷ ̴n̶o̸t̴ ̴l̵i̴k̴e̵ ̸I̷'̷l̴l̴ ̸b̶e̶ ̸a̷b̶l̴e̸ ̶t̴o̷ ̸d̸o̵ ̷m̶u̷c̵h̶ ̸w̴i̴t̷h̴o̸u̸t̴ ̸m̵y̴ ̷p̶h̵o̸n̵e̴ ̴a̵n̵y̶w̵a̷y̵.̵

[He wasn't very good at using it, but it's become a very useful gadget to him.]

[rotacalamitas]

O̶h̵.̶.̴.̷ ̸T̸h̸a̶t̸ ̴s̶u̸c̵k̴s̴.̷ ̵I̵ ̴g̷u̴e̸s̶s̴ ̸i̵t̶ ̷m̴a̸k̷e̴s̴ ̴s̴e̴n̷s̷e̸ ̵t̴h̵a̴t̸ ̷o̸t̸h̸e̷r̴ ̷w̴o̷r̷l̶d̷s̷ ̵m̶i̴g̸h̶t̴ ̵n̶o̶t̸ ̴h̵a̸v̶e̴ ̸g̵l̵i̸d̵e̷r̵s̶.̵

[Just like how some people were used to these phone devices but he's never seen one in his life.]

A̵n̵y̷w̶a̸y̵,̵ ̵i̴t̷'̷s̶ ̶t̷h̶i̶s̶ ̸t̴h̷i̷n̵g̸ ̶I̷ ̵a̴t̸t̵a̴c̸h̴ ̷t̴o̴ ̶m̸y̴ ̸b̷a̵c̸k̴ ̸a̸n̷d̸ ̸i̴t̴ ̷l̸e̶t̴s̴ ̷m̶e̴ ̴g̵l̵i̴d̶e̵ ̵t̷h̶r̶o̸u̸g̵h̴ ̴t̴h̸e̷ ̸a̴i̸r̷ ̴a̵n̵d̸ ̴r̸i̴d̶e̷ ̵w̵i̵n̶d̶ ̸c̵u̵r̵r̶e̷n̴t̸s̸.̴

[rotacalamitas]

A̴l̴l̸ ̸e̸l̷e̶m̴e̴n̴t̴s̷?̷ ̶W̴h̸o̵a̷.̶.̶.̶ ̶t̶h̸a̷t̵'̶s̵ ̷a̵m̵a̵z̸i̴n̵g̶.̶.̵.̷ ̶I̷ ̷f̵i̷g̵u̴r̶e̴d̴ ̴i̵t̷ ̴w̴a̸s̷ ̸j̵u̵s̵t̸ ̴o̸n̴e̸.̶ ̴T̸h̴a̵t̷'̵s̷ ̶h̵o̴w̵ ̴i̶t̴ ̷w̷o̵r̷k̶s̸ ̶b̷a̷c̸k̵ ̵h̵o̵m̷e̷,̵ ̴a̷n̸y̷w̷a̵y̷.̴

[That is equal parts amazing and terrifying to him. He can't wait.]

U̸m̸m̷.̵.̷.̷ ̴L̷e̵t̴'̴s̷ ̸s̸e̸e̷.̴.̶.̵ [Well, he can't check his GPS, so he's gotta go from memory.] .̴.̶.̷A̷h̷,̶ ̶r̷i̶g̸h̶t̸.̴ ̶T̶h̶e̵ ̷h̵o̸s̶p̸i̴t̸a̵l̵ ̸w̷a̴s̷ ̷o̵n̶ ̸m̴y̶ ̸r̵i̵g̸h̷t̸,̷ ̵s̶o̵.̶.̷.̶ ̷I̴'̶m̸ ̶o̶n̷ ̴t̵h̷e̵ ̵w̶e̴s̷t̷ ̴s̷i̷d̷e̴ ̶o̵f̶ ̵t̶o̴w̷n̴.̶ ̴T̸h̶e̸r̶e̵'̶s̸ ̵a̶ ̶f̸o̷u̶n̸t̵a̸i̸n̴ ̴n̵e̶a̷r̶ ̴m̶e̵.̷

[rotacalamitas]

[It is lucky! And Bennett would know a thing or two about luck, seeing as how he has none to his name whatsoever.]

A̸h̵,̶ ̴y̶o̵u̴'̴r̸e̷ ̴t̷a̷l̵k̵i̶n̷g̷ ̸a̷b̴o̵u̶t̷ ̵m̷y̸ ̶g̶l̵i̵d̶e̶r̷.̶ ̷P̸r̵e̸t̶t̶y̶ ̷c̴o̸o̷l̶,̸ ̵r̷i̴g̴h̴t̶?̷

[rotacalamitas]

A̵h̴,̴ ̵t̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̵i̴t̷ ̷i̸s̷!̷ [Success! Bennett goes to open the attachment, and...!]

.̵.̷.̵I̷t̸ ̶w̶o̷n̷'̶t̷ ̴o̶p̶e̵n̸.̸ ̸

[rotacalamitas]

[Sorry, Zhongli. Let it be a lesson to you to never break your own phone.]

M̵m̷m̶.̶.̶.̸ ̷P̴r̷o̸b̷a̴b̸l̷y̶?̶ ̶I̶ ̶c̷a̷n̴'̶t̶ ̶i̴m̵a̸g̶i̸n̴e̶ ̷a̴n̶y̵o̵n̴e̷ ̵d̶o̴i̶n̶g̸ ̶r̸e̴p̸a̶i̷r̶s̷ ̶f̴o̴r̸ ̶f̴r̴e̵e̴.̸

[rotacalamitas]

That time? Actually, I got knocked out of the sky and landed straight in a freezing lake. But hey, it beats landing on the ground, right?

[He's got low standards.]