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riverview2017-08-06 07:04 pm
tenthousandmiles) wrote in riverview2017-08-06 07:04 pm
001 ☼ video; un: ginko
[So he's been given to understand this "network" is something like a bulletin board, except people can contact each other in real time, a bit like sending letters through the uro passageways but even faster. Honestly, he's kind of fascinated by the whole thing, but it's still a bit overwhelming, even if the notion of different worlds and planes of existence isn't entirely foreign to him. Hence ... why the video feed is a bit overly zoomed in, and starts out upside down before he realizes his mistake and rights it.]
Ah, it seems some of the creatures from my world followed me through the portal. If you're capable of seeing them, you might have noticed what seem to be ghosts or phantasms floating around--they're called mushi.
They're not sapient, and most are harmless, but some can cause trouble, so if you feel suddenly unwell or notice anyone exhibiting unusual behavior, don't hesitate to contact me. My name is Ginko. I am a mushi-shi, which means handling such incidents was my livelihood before now.
[There's a brief pause. He's not really great at this whole "meet and greet" thing, considering he never really stays in one place long enough for that to be necessary, but...now that he's gotten the business part of this out of the way there are a few things he's curious about.]
Has anyone seen the portal that brings us here? I've heard myths and legends about portals to alternate worlds, but I've never actually seen one.
I'd also like to learn more about these devices, and how they work. Where I’m from, we still communicate through letters, so this is truly astonishing to me. I could tell you some stories about my home, in exchange.
[ooc: Canon never really specifies what makes some people able to see mushi and others not. Believing in or being aware of spirits etc or having a connection to nature in some way probably helps, but honestly feel free to assume your character is able to see them, if that's something you're interested in! They look vaguely like this]
Ah, it seems some of the creatures from my world followed me through the portal. If you're capable of seeing them, you might have noticed what seem to be ghosts or phantasms floating around--they're called mushi.
They're not sapient, and most are harmless, but some can cause trouble, so if you feel suddenly unwell or notice anyone exhibiting unusual behavior, don't hesitate to contact me. My name is Ginko. I am a mushi-shi, which means handling such incidents was my livelihood before now.
[There's a brief pause. He's not really great at this whole "meet and greet" thing, considering he never really stays in one place long enough for that to be necessary, but...now that he's gotten the business part of this out of the way there are a few things he's curious about.]
Has anyone seen the portal that brings us here? I've heard myths and legends about portals to alternate worlds, but I've never actually seen one.
I'd also like to learn more about these devices, and how they work. Where I’m from, we still communicate through letters, so this is truly astonishing to me. I could tell you some stories about my home, in exchange.
[ooc: Canon never really specifies what makes some people able to see mushi and others not. Believing in or being aware of spirits etc or having a connection to nature in some way probably helps, but honestly feel free to assume your character is able to see them, if that's something you're interested in! They look vaguely like this]
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Two, actually. Not ... exactly like this though, no.
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If I can ask...what were they like? Was it a similar portal mechanism that brought you both times?
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[He’s used to a bunch of reactions to this response, so he’s basically feeling Ginko out with that info. Buckle up, Ginko, the explanation is coming.]
Attollo was a place that needed our help to function, I guess. It fed off of our energy, in a way.
[A way Ed did not want to talk about.]
The original people that brought us there weren’t so bad, but they weren’t getting the results they wanted so one of the sisters took over and things kind of went downhill rapidly.
Purgatorium, or Purg as we called it… Is a little harder to explain. We were there to atone for our sins, we were made to suffer. There was no sunlight or electricity in the lower level, anyone that had powers didn’t until they earned them back. We had to fight monsters to survive … even to eat.
The gods there changed a few times and eventually seemed to disappear all together. Purgatorium itself kept bringing people in, but there were … less horrifying things going on without someone there to mess with us. Without gods it also brings up the question of how people come in, my theory has been that there had been portals but the gods in those worlds controlled them to some degree when they were around, at least.
It’s- like this place is a combination of those two, only more pleasant.
[A sigh. This will probably come up later, so better to avoid the confusion Ed figures.]
I’m not done yet, either. After I leave this place and go home I’m going through another damn portal, I don’t even get to go home after all this.