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Greetings, everyone! I have a social experiment that I hope you all humor me with:

The purpose of this is to speak about subjects honestly without the worry of revealing ourselves. We can talk about any topic you wish, but try to keep it fun and positive. Only comment anonymously! If you break this one rule and respond while logged in, I will freeze that thread immediately.

To start, please put the topic you wish to talk about in the subject line. There will be sample threads with different subjects to give you an idea.

Well then, let's begin!

( OOC: This is an in-character anonymous meme. All comments are anonymous in our characters' point of view unless stated otherwise. Just put your character's network username on the subject line if you want them to reply "logged in", but Eclair will freeze that thread. Eclair is just testing the waters a bit with this experiment, observing the humans and near-humans and their shenanigans. )

heartlessswordsman

( CW: death magic and corpse stuff )

mayoninofukucho

[It's after dinnertime on another rainy evening when a new video pops up on AOL. Hijikata has never posted anything on the network before (beyond responses to other people), so he's not exactly a familiar face... but those who do know him may be surprised by the changes to his outfit and the large black wings on his back. He looks a lot more composed than usual and gives the camera a slow blink before starting to speak.]

My name is Arashi. I am the familiar of Hijikata-san, whose body I am inhabiting by means of familiar fusion to bring you this message. I am afraid that I find myself in need of some assistance.

[He seems to be in a hotel room, and attentive listeners may be able to catch the occasional high-pitched little noise in the background, as if there were guinea pigs or other small pets running around. Arashi keeps a straight face.]

It has come to my attention that Hijikata-san has been struggling to reverse the impact of the wishes that were made about two months ago. I cannot maintain the familiar fusion state for very long, so I seek the support of anyone willing and able to keep him away from the sunlight for a day.

[What the reclusive crow tengu isn't telling the viewers: due to the heavy rains he decided to check on his bond partner, only to find his hotel room full of mayonnaise mascots. When the flooding began Hijikata had fetched them in a panic from the smallholding farm the owners of which had been letting him keep them in an enclosure, and their presence immediately made it clear to Arashi that he never fixed his messed-up magic. Hijikata had just finished preparing a familiar fusion essence in his room for later use in an emergency, and ultimately it was used much sooner as a result of the ensuing fight.]

Please come to Room 306 at the main inn if you are interested. I cannot offer gold, but I am able to train users of wind magic and help awaken it for novice users of elemental magic, or otherwise I can offer some rare items.

Just as a warning, there are some... creatures here.

[The mayonnaise mascots are harmless, but kind of creepy looking in his opinion. They are unnatural, wholly unnatural. The sooner they disappear the better.]

(OOC: This is open for anyone, no dibs (after all we've got time loops happening around here!). Villains and pranksters are also welcome (after all Arashi is such an absent familiar that he wouldn't be able to tell who Hijikata's friends are, or if he has any at all). If you'd like to plot anything specific out I have my CR meme post here!)

heartlessswordsman

Let's see... I've never put anything on this network thing before, so. Here's hoping I do this right...

[There's a pause, accompanied by the sound of rustling while this guy tries to figure out wtf he's doing. Zel can't technology for shit ok, give him a minute.]

Okay, there. My name is Zelgadis, and I'm interested in hearing more about alchemy. Specifically, I want to learn more about how it pertains to the creation of chimeras. Nothing I've been able to read so far has been of very much help, and I'm unable to preform alchemy myself, so I was hoping that reaching out like this might yield better results. So... hm. I didn't think this through very well... That's about all I have, I think. If you're able to use alchemy, or know someone who can, please get in touch with me.

...Okay, now how do I turn this off--

[And then it abruptly ends in the least cool way possible.]

forgeabettertomorrow

[When the video comes on, it appears that Darin is down at the Red Spring training grounds. There are a number of people practicing their magic, but Darin doesn't seem to be taking part.]

So...I've been doing a lot of thinking. I know that a lot of us come from worlds where we used to have abilities, but now we're here and we've been gifted with magic. And...don't get me wrong, I'm actually pretty pumped about the idea. Back home, I didn't have mana so I couldn't use magic but here I can.

But, I also spent the better part of my life honing abilities I don't have anymore and that's...jarring. Especially with some of the crazy things going down, I feel like I'm less prepared in a fight than I've ever been. Especially since my magic hasn't really given me a lot of offensive capabilities.

So, I was wondering if anyone out there felt the same? Has anyone else lost abilities that they feel kinda...weakened or sluggish without? And, if so, I was thinking of starting my training up again. Back home, I used to train with the royal guard and I think it's about time I get back into that routine. If anyone else has any training regimens or just wants to find a good sparring partner, I'm definitely open. I'm gonna try and come down to the Red Spring to train a few times a week.

Any takers?

[This might just be a thinly veiled excuse to start a fight club. Who knows??]

wizardbard

[As the camera turned on, there was a gothic looking young adult fixing the settings so the lighting could show him well on video. Taking a breath as he glances around to make sure he did it right before he spoke.]

Alright... Think got the hang of this-Now, hello. Seems this place has some version of Camelot, different from mine back home. Well it's generally pretty old actually comparatively, this world let modern times not affect it at least.

The name is Douxie, not sure why I was brought here, all I know is that the magic I used to have under the guidance of Merlin has all been changed to just kinetic. Mind you I am very much able to handle it, but it feels odd to be just stuck with one field of magic for now.

Anyone else here in the same boat? That is, anyone used to be magical back in their worlds? From what I gathered there seems to be all sorts pulled in here.

heartlessswordsman

[Unlike everyone who isn't an asocial loner, Zelgadis prefers to keep his face off the network. He doesn't even really want to address the network at all, but he's kind of reached a point where keeping to himself isn't really working out. Sooo this is him stepping outside his comfort bubble, good for him.

Well, kind of stepping out of it. He just goes ahead and skips a proper introduction completely in order to get down to business.]

You'll have to forgive me if this seems like a stupid question, but the sort of technology that you have here doesn't exist where I'm from. To say that everything feels overwhelming is an understatement, but before I get too off track...

[There's a deep sigh, the sigh of a man who is just So Done with all the ridiculous curveballs that life keeps throwing at him.] This... microwave device, I believe is what it's called. It's not supposed to be smoking, right?

[Maybe he should have asked someone for technology tips before almost setting his hotel room on fire. Sorry about the smoke, hotel.]

emet_sulk

[ Sometime during the month, an image is uploaded (the infamous LONG BREAD), accompanied by the following caption: ]

Assist me in proving a point to my unrepentant friend: this is not how one slices bread.

incinerators

[ The video opens up with Pyrrha herself; the training ground is in the backdrop, and she releases one of her hands that was holding her phone up so she can give everyone a little wave. ]

Hello, everyone! My name is Pyrrha and I'm a new arrival; forgive me if this has been asked before, but I have a question regarding healing magic.

I would like to get some magic training in, but I'm finding that it's difficult to figure out how to learn healing magic by myself. Therefore, if anyone has any small wounds -- cuts, bruises -- that you wouldn't mind me trying some magic on, please feel free to let me know. I'd also like to see if I can do other things besides simple healing, so I'd appreciate it if anyone could offer some advice.

[ It's an odd request, she realizes, but there it is. ]

Though...if anyone does have any tips on ways that I can train by myself, I'd love to hear them. Again, I'm sorry if this has been asked before. This sort of power is...very new to me.

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Entries tagged with slayers: zelgadis graywords

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