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Name: Prompto Argentum
Date: 2/8
Format: video

[In the background of this video, there's the (relatively) hushed sounds of a certain Sun King's voice, trying to get someone to stop and rest, as she should. He's being met with growls of "I'm busy!" along with some pots and pans clanging and chopping as she’s clearly trying to make Something. It might be a stew? There's still the remains of a varied breakfast and food packages that were just set on the table. Pointing this out does not appear to be much of a deterrent.

While all that’s going on, Prompto just sort of. Gives the camera a Look.]

So, I was going to let everyone know that hey, I'm back, Insomniac Delivery is back up and running, please do not try to eat my chocobo, photos will be back soonish, et cetera et cetera, but Caren dropped some interesting information at breakfast this morning and that takes priority. So.

[Pause for effect. An effect that is likely somewhat spoiled as more extreme measures of putting things on higher shelves is met with highly vocal protests decrying it as an unfair move.]

Apparently Dorchacht used to be a monster city.

[Yet another pause for further effect. And also a drink of coffee because boy, does Prompto need the (sugary, creamy, mostly everything but coffee) caffeine this morning.]

So, according to Caren's...contact? Before Drummond or whoever came around, witches lived in a separate part of the city because they were considered the dangerous ones. They said they treated the witches fairly and I'm pretty sure it'd be hard to treat people worse than how Dorch was when we got there, but, uh, maybe take that part with a grain of salt?

[And of course, in the midst of Prompto trying to explain, he’s interrupted by the menace in the background.]

This also could have been centuries ago so- no, I don't want tea. I don't feel like being drugged today, thank you!

That's not what-- [He lets it go. It's not that important right now. He plucks a ladle away from Caren.] It sounds as though they avoided the consequences of full moons without Bonds, but still engaging with one another.

[Prompto is just gonna ignore all that going on in the background. This is important. And also Ozy can handle Caren better than he can, let’s be real.]

They also told Caren about where Monsters and Witches came from, according to Dorchacht's lore, and what the Cwyld is...sort of. At least why it's a thing.

It's different from what they tell us here. According to their story, the Sisters freed the monsters from the True Fae and...Ozymandias! Don't put my knives there!

[And there she goes, back into the background. Specifically, onto the counter to save her knives. Her efforts are near-immediately spoiled as Ozymandias loops an arm around her middle and tosses her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.]

You're only going to confuse everyone worrying about something like that right now. If you’re not going to rest, at least focus. [He brings Caren back into view, setting her down, but keeping a firm arm wrapped around her. It would probably be a very nice hug under other circumstances.] What Caren was trying to say is that the True Fae then angered the Sisters by teaching humans magic. Thus, they created the Cwyld as punishment for their insolence.

Prompto, I trust you can manage from here. I'm going to remove the temptation to continue trying to cook.

[He barely waits for an answer before opting this time to at least princess carry Caren.

Prompto, meanwhile, stares in utter bafflement as they go off because that sure is a Witch princess carrying a freaking Chimera. Just for a moment, though, before he turns back to the watch.]

Yeah, what Ozy said. Anyway, uh. That was a lot, but there were other things Caren’s contact mentioned, but this is already pretty nuts so...any questions?

[[Prompto, Ozymandias, Caren. All three are available for questions!]]

Threaded | Top-Level Comments Only

It's no more reliable then what I've heard here. It may be possible to find certain texts in Dorchacht, but due to the leadership of the city, historical texts were purged.

You would have to ask carefully to find out if there was a hidden archive.

...see back home, that's just Ifrit.

[Moving on.]

But since weird magical mythical stuff happens a lot here, I'd say it's probably more true than not.

...all right.

I'm going to have to take a nap as part of it, aren't I?

I guess. Still, I think killing would go really, really bad. Like, who knows if that would solve anything at all.

[Which...she just chalks up to him talking about ifreets and such.]

Even though it seems to contradict what's been said elsewhere? Others seem to have noted discrepancies.

I see.

I have yet to visit that city, though it is something I will eventually do. I've not been here very long at all.

Are there any specific things to avoid asking about over there, if historical texts were purged? I would rather not be run out.

I know the type.

[She IS the type, but she's not about to just say that.]

Still, it sounds like a good card to have on hand...

Well, you've already seen the problems they have the potential to cause, worse if Dorchacht is correct in their recollection; and nothing is stopping them from doing more. Furthermore, it's clear whatever magics come from the moon don't care about the creatures of this world or the effect they have. Removing their ability to do any worse could just as easily be beneficial. What if the moons' magic is what's feeding the Cwyld, and removing that magic gets rid of the Cwyld, or at least stops it from spreading any further?

It's a more productive thought than wondering about the "True Fae", at least.

Of course. There's a lot of things to learn, of course.

But...so long as you're wearing the three stars-I have extras if you need one right away- you should be fine. It's more...don't ask about Morgana and how things were run for the past ten years, if you can? It'll upset the locals.

If you went for the more historical angle of how the city used to be-that may be better. It wasn't the current government by the way that did this, but the previous.

They tried to go with the idea that the city was always...suppressed.

The three stars? What does that mean, if I can press you for more information?

[She's a curious thing...]

I'll note the rest of that. I've gathered from locals, refugees, and some local publications that Dorchacht is the city that underwent revolution not that long ago.

There's people who hate that too, especially when it doesn't suit their own this or that view of the world.

True Fae, right? Wish one of those weird dreams would just show us when the Cwyld started...

[But that would be too easy.] Do you think it's really a curse, and not some magic disease?

Aha...eventually, yeah.

But not just yet. Just hold on one moment- [There's the sound of him moving around, before he puts on a record with calming violin music to play in the background.

Look he'd play music himself, but it's a hard to walk Caren through this and play at the same time]

Sorry, I always find this easier to do with music. So the first thing we do...is take slow deep breaths. Inhale for ten seconds, and then exhale for ten.

[see? no need to worry, he's got this.]

If the True Fae are the ones who were in that dream, then the Sisters were probably right to free the monsters. But if the Sisters created this Cwyld, they were wrong too.

So then you have no direct contact with this person yourself?

I see.

However, there's a significant difference between outright lying and unintentionally passing along mistruths in good faith.

[This has him pulling out pieces of half-conversations to find the relevant bits. While new information is welcome, he’s been too entrenched in briefings that focused on being succinct and to-the-point over the years.

And so, firstly—]

This is a slipshod way of presenting information.

But who was wrong first, is my question. And why drag the locals into it? And why drag us into it, years later?

No, after the nightmare we all had I avoided the city. I, uh, looked way less human then and didn't really like the idea of collars.

In my defense, I thought they'd chill long enough for me to make the video. Next time, I'm just going out with the chocobo.

The Cwyld makes travel really dangerous. I could be wrong, but I don't think anyone knew about Dorchacht until the whole Black City nightmare thing last fall.

[So, makes sense for stories not to add up.]

Yeah, but...killing?

[That's what he's stuck on.]

The easiest way, and perhaps the only language a god will speak. If you can find a way to bind a god, or gods, or whatever fountainhead of magic the moons are with a spell, all the more power to you, but it seems a waste of time, and more dangerous, when it's clear that - if the Dorchacht account is correct - the moon "goddesses" hate humans.

They will probably very happily try to kill you.

[Little to be done about it after the fact, but even so, it’s generally unsatisfactory.]

Chocobo or otherwise, think of how you want to inform the network before you make the post. Those of us who are new are already lacking context without having to sort through the intermittent banter.

Yeah, I honestly kinda forgot there was a bunch of new people. It's been a Week--anyway, I can try and give you a rundown, now that things are calmer?

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