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[ For the first time, Emet-Selch is trying out a video post instead of his usual text. The feed shows a man in his mid- or late-30s with long, dark brown hair that has been tied into a loose braid. His streak of white hair hangs free and frames the right side of his face.

He clears his throat and sits straight, looking at his device's screen (and therefore not into the camera, as the more tech-savvy would). ]

Greetings. I am-- My name is Hades. I am an alchemist...and a goldsmith. I manage a business known as Polydegmon's Lapidary and Brew within Camelot City. In light of the sudden surfeit of mushrooms this season, I would be willing to purchase any unusual or magical fungi you may happen across as you forage. I will also accept the more common varieties used in potion-making.

[ He pauses, glancing slightly off to the side as though reading something. In the background, something that appears to be a flying betta fish with iridescent scales glides past serenely. ]

Ah, I do take custom commissions on potions and jewellery, provided they are not used for nefarious purposes. And I have a grimoire that new alchemists may peruse should they visit. I do believe it is 'that time of the month' again.

[ With that, the video cuts off. ]

tantailizing

[Zidane might not be a knight, but he's a Lord with a knight under his employ. And with that power comes responsibility...]

[... mainly, a few photos pop up of Emet-Selch at CameCon with a group of kids, animating their toys and the awe on their faces. It doesn't seem like he's noticed he's been photographed.]

#KnightsofRound: Helping the kids find out which little hero is the champion of the Con.

[A follow-up comment from Zidane might have a short video embedded of the mini-toy tournament.]

emet_sulk

Polydegmon's Lapidary and Brew will be closed for a sennight, except in cases where urgent medical care is required.

My apologies for the inconvenience. I am not feeling well.

[ Short and to the point, as is typical of him. ]

leicesters

I'm going to go ahead and ask the obvious question here, but does anyone have any idea who opened up the veil between the living and the dead? Because they have a lot to answer for.

Of course, if this is you and you're listening to this, now would be a great time to come out and gloat about your evil plan. Come on, really lord it over us. You know you want to!

[It's a vague attempt at levity -- he doesn't actually think this will provoke anyone -- but it's not really convincing. If anything, he sounds more frustrated.]

The other explanation is that some inexperienced magic users tried to do a ritual that went horribly awry, I suppose, but you'd have to be desperate to do something so risky. Still, if that's the case, you should come clean about it anyway. If... you're even still alive.

[He's about to reach to end the feed, but a thought occurs to him, and he looks towards the sky.] Ah, right. One thing I do know is that what you can see in the sky? That's definitely the calamity. I went to the end of the world, so I can say for sure that it's the same thing. We can't afford for time to be unfrozen again.

( private to kate and rei )

inemeraldfaith

[It's a flower shop.
It's the flower shop that shows up in every single one of Aerith's video entries to the network.

She's panning her camera over a variety of flowers she has on display at the front window, freshly sprayed and watered.]

♪♫ Happy birthday to meeeeeee ♫♪

[Aerith is not a well-versed singer and thus this is a short-lived experience. She hums the rest of the song to herself and then points to the sign for Don't Stop Be-Leafing.]

If you need flowers for anything, please come on by. I'll be providing them at no cost in celebration!

[In the background, there's the voice of one slightly exasperated sky pirate.]

We've talked about this; we can’t give everything away for free.

[OOC: Feel free to address Balthier. He's what keeps the flower shop up and running normally.]

troubadamsel

[ The screen shows a refined, elegant young lady having tea. She takes one sip before smiling pleasantly. ]

Greetings, one and all. For those who I've yet to meet, my name is Maribelle. A pleasure, I'm sure. I promise not to take up too much of your time today - rather, I have a small, fun little "quest" of my own to offer everyone.

[ Her manner and voice sound as calm as a gentle breeze... but the look in her eyes is bone-chillingly cold. The snow outside has nothing on them. ]

There is a man here called Toshirou Hijikata. If you don't know the name, he's a human with short black hair and typically wears a commander's uniform. What I would like is a photo of him... wearing a humiliating outfit. I want his soul being destroyed in the expression. I want every single last trace of dignity he has left utterly vanquished. And I'm willing to pay extra for every additional photo taken. I'll start with one hundred G, but I'm also open to negotiation.

[ She then moves the phone, to show various magical items on the table - Magic Mask, Enchanted Pink Calcite, and Mirror Mirror. ]

If a monetary factor isn't in your interest, I'd be willing to be part with any of these.

[ Another silent sip of tea. Her smile never vanishes. ]

Now, before I send you on your merry way, no doubt someone is going to ask me why I'm requesting this, so I may as well get it over with. Last month, some of us wound up unwillingly switching bodies. Hijikata and I were such victims. While I was in his body, I remained inside and inconspicuous, so as to not damage his reputation or allow any misunderstandings to follow him once we retuned to normal.

As for him?

He decided to parade my body in a revealing outfit in a shady nightclub while plunging items into my bosom.

[ SSSSSIIIIIIIIIIP. ]

Happy hunting.

unknowntodeath

Out of morbid curiosity, has anyone of us otherworlders died during their stay here and then been brought back to life? If so, how does that process work?

I've heard there are other worlds (like this) where coming back to life happens but I'm curious to know how this place handles death.

Since we're connected to our familiars I can be imagine they'd be affected by our death too.

emet_sulk

[ He's only making a new post because he doesn't want to directly engage the dragon killers (not that it will stop them from commenting on this one, but hey). ]

Tell me, those of you who are mortal: why do you deserve the lives you have been given? Why should we save your depraved worlds from falling to calamity when all you are capable of is slaughtering that which you fear and hate? Your childish arrogance, hubris, and ego destroy far more than I ever could in a millennia, and yet you continue to cry out for your pathetic existences as though any of you mean anything in the grander scheme of things. As though you matter.

Civilisations crumble and fall. Mountains may be ground to dust, or new ones arise from the ocean floor. The world changes, and yet the selfishness of mortals does not.

I pity you short-sighted fools.

emet_sulk

Given the number of deaths of late, I am offering my services as a practitioner of death magic should any less than benign spirits be lingering.

I will send them on with minimal fuss and suffering on their part.

rutilance

[ The video starts on a particularly tired looking Ruby, the girl looking none-too-pleased and much-too-exasperated. She appears to be in an inn room. ]

Okay. I think it's time for me to finally admit that I need help figuring something out. I am trying to figure out what stones are useful for green mages, specifically with helping either concentration or control. I keep reading books but it seems like every one of them has a different answer, or there are details I don't really understand and...

I just want to find a stone that may help me train my green magic since it is... [ She pauses and purses her lips a moment before speaking again. ] Well saying my green magic is excitable would kind of be understating it. It's gotten better, but it still all rushes out really fast the moment I'm not working with dried plants, and that is sort of a problem since it's all used up before I really get any practice in.

In return for information I offer a nice meal, since my magic does behave for dried herbs and spices, and I've been learning from the cooks at the inn!

kiss_it_better

With the influx of refugees, it's clear that things are rather strained when it comes to resources such as space and other supplies.

I was planning on organizing a sort of soup kitchen, if you will. I could use more volunteers who can cook, though if you cannot and want to help we could use the extra hands.

I think we have a good amount of ingredients to start. Though if anyone has an open space where we can set up a kitchen that would be more convenient than setting this up outside of my home as it's a little out of the way from where most people are. I'm also uncertain how the pixies living in our yard would take to an influx of strangers showing up.

I understand the outcome isn't what some of us had hoped, but having something to keep busy with helps, I find. It is fine to grieve the dead, but we also have a responsibility to the living.

corpsewarblade

(TW: Murder/Sororicide, Betrayal, DR Spoilers)

[The last few months had given Mukuro a lot to think about- especially with regard to her own death back home. One part still didn't make any sense to her:

What had she done wrong? Why had Junko killed her?

...It was with those thoughts swimming around in her head that she sent another late night message to the network.]

27 AUG XX, 0324

Reviewing the strategy from a recent battle at home. I want to understand the rational for the decisions taken.

A soldier is engaged in a stealth/undercover mission. However, they have made a mistake that risks the operation's success, and have not realised their error.

The mission commander is in a position to eliminate the operative to preserve their mission, without exposing themselves in the process.

Is that course of action reasonable? To put it another way- under what circumstances would you consider sacrificing one of your own men to ensure a mission's success or to prevent it's failure?

Don't feel you have to answer.

🔪

bakudan_bambino

[This video must have been recorded earlier and taken a while for Gokudera to decide to post it. He's sitting in his attic apartment by a window, a leopard sleeping on a couch behind him, an open book in front of him, pencil in hand, and mug full of something steaming before him.]

Before I begin: Emet, thank you. The potion's working.

[Gokudera takes a small sip of his coffee? tea? looks like he's enjoying some peace. The glasses on his face fog from the drink and he sighs before fidgeting with his pen.]

There is something I've noticed about going from world to world... humans are so focused on finding out their purpose. The meaning of their lives. They're born wondering why they exist at all in most cases. How true is that for you? Does everyone wonder what the meaning of life is?

[Gokudera is visibly more well than any point in at least the last three months, still wearing his collar but looking a little less gaunt. He sets down the pen and chews on a stick of licorice root.]

Maybe I'm just having an existential crisis or something

But no one I've ever really spoken to in any of the three worlds I've been on has parents who were off-worlders. This is just one stop and we arrive with an objective.

It makes me wonder. Are there probably people who want to know what they're working with rather than against? That are in favor of the Calamity for chaos' sake? Who are sick of just doing what they're told?

I'm not saying I am, and I'm not looking for an argument or a debate. I'm just curious if anyone feels that way? Who isn't looking out for the safety of their home world? Why?

[He leaves the camera on for at least a minute of silence while he writes.]

Just trying to gain some new perspectives...

[The leopard behind him (very real and in that odd stage between cub and adult), gets up and approaches so much that it's no longer in frame, but growls and a paw can be seen swatting before the feed is cut off.]

forgeabettertomorrow

[The broadcast begins with a shot of Darin's forge, full of various workspaces and call kinds of tools. The forge itself is burning brightly in the center of the work floor and in the back you can see a waterwheel turning and depositing water into a small channel that Darin uses to pump water throughout the forge and subsequently his home.]

[He wanders on screen and takes a seat, addressing the camera.]

So, I've been doing a lot of thinking. Shocking, I know, right? But hear me out.

I've been here for about six months and my forge has been in business for the last couple. But with all of the different ways to facilitate trade between Camelot and its neighbors, I'm a little surprised to find there isn't some sort of business or merchant guild. At least none that I've found.

Anyway, I'm doing pretty well for myself financially, what with all of the quests and my forge and I got to thinking. How many of you have business ideas that need investors? Got an idea for a shop? Maybe even a product? Let's workshop it!

If there's anything I've learned, it's that plenty of alliances can be formed through good business, and with the recent business with Celliwig and Arthur, maybe it would be good to start finding ways to extend as many olive branches as we can...

So, who's got a dream they want to try and make a reality?

gundhamster

[When Gundham starts the video, one thing is certain. While his outfit is similar to what he normally wears it's definitely... different. Several vines wrapped around his arms like snakes and his overall demeanor is more... determined.]

I have been here for some time now. Almost a year by my count. During that time I've had time to think. Too much time. But, I've come to a conclusion. Everyone that is brought here seems to have some talent or aptitude that furthers this place's goal, some history that makes them a candidate for being here. My talent is not one that is generally suited to the tasks laid out before us, though my history is.

A friend once told me that the future is not a river flowing immutably in one direction, but more like the ocean. You can try to go anywhere, though it doesn't mean you'll always reach your destination. However, the friends that I've made and comrades I vowed to survive with have had that future taken from them and so, I've made a decision.

I will not cling to hope blindly, nor will I let despair dictate my life anymore. I will take hold of my own future, embrace my path, and become the villain this place needs, for the sake of those left behind.

[That last remark is said with a slightly different cadence. He's choosing his words very carefully as if to get the attention of someone.]

And Mukuro, we need to talk.

[With that, he ends the feed.]

corpsewarblade

[The video opens to Junko at her inn room, all decked out in a cute summer dress and sparkly makeup- an attempt has been made to coordinate the colours, but it definitely isn't perfect. Maybe don't look too closely. She gives a wave and her best grin to start off- ]

Heeeey Avalon! It's been an age since I last posted, hasn't it? Did you guys miss me? If you're new here, I'm the Ultimate Fashionista Junko Enoshima, and I've got a super exciting announcement to make!

My channel - ENOSHIMA - is now live! I got verified back at the start of last month, but like, given June was totally cursed it took me a while to get things up and running.

I'll be offering all the best fashion advice, makeup tips and tricks and other such- so please come and check it out! And hey, if you have any suggestions or ideas for things you wanna see me include, let me know, I'd love to hear it!

Whilst you're there- I'm working in collaboration with Darin at Forge Ahead, and there's some seriously cool stuff being made this month, so definitely swing by and say hello. We've got a couple of new daggers in production, so I'll be making a video in the next few days of the best way to conceal knives under a skirt and look good doing it~

To celebrate the channel going live, I'll be hosting another fashion show towards the end of the month or start of next month- thinking of featuring swimwear and other cute Summer Styles this time around! Keep your eyes open for more details nearer the time.

I hope you're as excited as I am~!

menphina

[ The video is just a dark-haired catgirl with her face against her hand. People might recognize her as a miqo'te if they're familiar with them! She's addressing the device while a little duck and dragonet play on the desk near a pile of colorful strings by her side. Some freshly cut flowers are stacked behind them, too. ]

Had enough craziness this moon. Adventuring here doesn't really have the same spark as what we'd do back home, though... and there's been a few folk heading that way, it seems. At least I'd hope.

[ Seeing friends leave is always sad. She just hopes they're safe! ]

Name's Megumi, Matriarch of the Utakata Tribe. Got a request for you lot.

[ Her ears flick, as she continues: ]

What sorts of adventures did you lot have, anyroad? Got a few bells before I'm off duty, and I like to write about them. Tell me about them, even the most mundane. Maybe a chocobo chased you around, or you tried to eat a moogle's pom. Something or the other.

[ She holds up a pattern by the strings, a chocobo and mog pattern (smaller and cuter designs though!) before setting it down. ]

That's what those are. Anyroad, there's a charm in it for you, as thanks. Or a potion. Wasn't much of a magical person outside of my healing, but I'm missing what I used to be able to do all the same. Somehow controlling plants just feels rude at times.

[ She twirls a string bracelet on a finger, from the pile she has on her desk. ]

Tell me a story then, aye? You can say the accessories bring good luck. Made by a Radiant Matriarch and all. That would be me, by the way. Don't forget it.

[ And she winks, before she ends her side to see what she'll get! ]

emet_sulk

It has come to my attention that the poison used in Celliwig's trials this past moon were sourced from my store.

If you have suffered side-effects as a result of it then please notify me here or privately. I don't believe my alchemy to be so poor as to leave side-effects, but I would like to be certain.

And no, I was not aware the potion would be used for the trials when they were purchased. Let me be very clear on that before you all start pointing fingers.

emet_sulk

[ The photograph attached to the post depicts the front of a small shop called Polydegmon's Lapidary and Brew. It's got that 'new store' look, where everything looks pristine and nothing has been touched by grime or dust settling in the corners yet. It's not the most terribly modern-looking place (look, the rent was cheap).

He wouldn't even be advertising it here if a certain someone didn't bug him to. Honestly, he could do without the publicity... ]

I am now accepting commissions as a goldsmith and alchemist. My hours are from midday to six, weekdays only. Or whatever it is you call them. No, my prices are not negotiable.

[ Attached beneath the above terse remark is the address to the store. ]

Additionally, I will NOT accept requests for items to use in warfare of any sort. At all. If I find that you have done so then I will make sure you regret it for the remainder of your days.

(ooc: Please respect that a character will suffer some kind of IC consequence if they try and use his products as IC war propaganda or in serious IC war efforts. Doubly so if they deceive him for it.

[CW: Discussions of warfare in certain threads. Please use discretion when reading.]

emet_sulk

[ Attached is a picture of one of the spider nests in the Red Hills. It's from a wary distance but there are no spiders visible; only their many, many webs. The picture comes with a VOICED message: ]

I had thought to tackle this task myself, but I quite overestimated the number of arachnids here. I would like to collect some of this venom for myself in addition to what this quest asks, and for that I require some help.

[ A pause. ]

A healer would be a boon but I care not so long as you are capable.

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