Voice

[gundhamster]

[As the recording starts, there's the faint sound of movement in the background as Gundham is exploring a bit of forest.]

So, as it seems our 'hosts' - if we can truly call them that - are intent on keeping us here, it would behoove us to acquaint ourselves with the surroundings. I will say that as far as prisons go, this is not the worst. However, I do have a question. Are any that can access this familiar with the local wildlife? I've been attempting to observe but having just arrived, I'm sure my scent is unfamiliar enough to have them on edge.

However... there is wildlife here. That in itself is... unexpected.

Comments

[phoenixwiz]

People who normally don’t have magic. My aunt and her family fall under that category.

[gundhamster]

I see. Such odd ways language evolves for mortals...

[phoenixwiz]

Yeah, it quite frankly is funny to see words evolve and change in meaning over time.

[gundhamster]

Of course, the usage of a word like that would also imply that there are those gifted with arcane talent...

[phoenixwiz]

That is true. My world has magic, no matter how hidden it can be.

[gundhamster]

[Gundham is still in the whole 'this might not be real' phase so he's just going to raise an eyebrow at that claim for the moment.]

I see. Just how hidden is this magic you claim to have knowledge of?

[phoenixwiz]

Most of the time and highly guarded, no matter what. The magical community of my world is that protective of our magic.

[gundhamster]

And what is the point of hiding such a thing away? Would it not be for the betterment of all if it were accessible to those without the talent to use it innately?

[phoenixwiz]

Sadly, that’s not how it works in my world. And there is another issue of blood purity, it is really complicated.

The ministry in charge of the magical affairs in my world was plagued with problems I just can’t discuss right now, but to make it short, corrupt government officials ruined it.

[gundhamster]

Blood purity...

[Gundham makes a disgusted sound and spits. Something he's very familiar with, considering his reaction.]

Those that trouble themselves with such things are simple weaklings, clinging to imagined purity so as to keep others from usurping the power they themselves stole.

I apologize for the state of your government...

[Given how skeptical of the whole thing surrounding Avalon he still is, he starts to wonder if somehow he's connected to the corrupt government.]

[phoenixwiz]

Thanks for the sympathy: there were talks about fixing the ministry from the inside and, yes, there were a group of people who blindly believe in the concept of blood purity.

In short, yes, that is really disgusting of them to think that way, Gundham.

[gundhamster]

Such short sighted fools are not worth attempting to persuade, and fixing such institutions from the inside is often a losing battle. Such institutions are designed to be resistant to such efforts.

Still... it sounds as if where you are from is in better shape than my own home... which raises several questions that I must contemplate.

[phoenixwiz]

So your home had more problems than mine? What happened over there? I am sorry that something terrible had affected your home in some form or the other.

[gundhamster]

What the world is currently recovering from would be best described as the biggest most tragic, most despair inducing event in human history. Entire nations have crumbled, and the world remains at chaos, though the violence seems to have started to subside at the very least.