aefenglom | 002. [ video ]

[ His video is set up so he can clearly show his entire face on the network as he talks. The camera seems steady, and he is leaning forward, propping his chin on the palm of his hand as he talks. His expression seems almost annoyed, though not serious. ]

Everyone has seemed rather upset. I guess for good reasons. Mostly, at least.

[ There's the slightest pause, as if he's trying to figure out the best way to explain it. ]

But, with that, I think we need to start looking forward, and I feel like an overdue distraction might be the best way for us to take the first step.

[ He closes his eyes, and tilts his head slightly. ]

A party. Something fun where people can dress nice. Something like a masquerade, I guess. Or a formal party of sorts. I guess it would depend on what others are interested in or what the participation will be.

If I see interest, then I don't mind starting to put stuff together.

Maybe it would be a good time to make amends if you hurt anyone. We could use an unoccupied larger house.

But, I wouldn't want to do it alone, so there is also that.

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[ Sir, if you had posted about literally anything else, Lux would have some questions. Like why he is clearly a deer but has hands. That seems a little... Odd? Was he always like that? She's so curious.

But he's also speaking her language, which is why she is positively beaming when the feed turns on. ]

That sounds like a great idea! I've never been on the planning side of things, but I have attended more than a few formal parties. I would be happy to help.

[ Please let her help. ]

[ Ask him about his hands, someday, Lux. He'll think he's being punked. ]

I'm glad there's some excitement in something that will help us make progress.

[ Smile. ]

So of course I'd be glad for the help.

[ She's super nosy, don't think she won't. ]

I think, after everything that's happened, many of us want something like this, even if we might not realize it.

[ But she doesn't want to dwell on something so heavy. Lux tilts her head slightly. ]

I take it you've coordinated something like this before? [ He seems to have at least something of a handle on things. ]

I've organized several things, personally. Something this size? I can't say, which is why I don't mind having others help.

If it were a smaller event, I wouldn't have asked others to help me.

[ Yeah. That level bossy ]

[ Someone who knows what he wants and isn't wishy-washy about it. Refreshing. ]

Most of the parties that I've been to have been quite large. [ Does that sound like bragging? It definitely sounds like bragging. ] Our King insists on pulling out all of the stops when it comes to certain holidays. I'm happy to bring my experience to this, but you may need to explain what a masquerade is.

Same on that account. Except the King thing. We don't have kings where I'm from. [ Oh - and. ] A masquerade is like a ball - where we wear masks to hide our identity.

For some like myself it might be super effective, but for our more human looking friends, masks can be.

That doesn't surprise me. Most of the people I've met here come from places without a king or monarch. There are even those from different versions of the same world. [ It's confusing. ]

Is a mask enough to obscure someone's identity? It doesn't sound like a very strong disguise to me.

Yeah. I'm seeing the same thing. I'm the only one from a world like mine, though.

It is for some. Not for me, but I'm going to check into enchantments. Maybe we can do something cool.