005 | Video

[clickclickbang]

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!]]

Comments

[fiddlestick]

Yeah...

I have a feeling there's seeds of truth in their story about where it all started, but the rest is embellished.

Still, it does seem to be a trend that Cwyld is connected to the Fae somehow.

[clickclickbang]

The "True Fae", whoever that is. Like, there are Fae who aren't from other worlds, right? When did they break off from these apparent asshole Fae?

[fiddlestick]

Yeah, the Fae normally seen in Aefenglom are "Lesser Fae" because they have human somewhere in their bloodline. True Fae....don't have any human lineage, I assume.

And I'm not sure. Maybe whenever they got tired of them being jerks?

[clickclickbang]

But when? And where are they--the True Fae--now?

[fiddlestick]

Well...

If Dewaint Forest is really where the Fae court is and where Cwyld started, like people say it is...

[...]

Well...I don't think our chances of finding them are very high.

[They ded. They so ded]

[clickclickbang]

...yeah, no way am I going that far into the Cwyld. No sir, I like not being half-daemonized.

[fiddlestick]

I can't blame you.

I heard they tried an expedition there once, a long time ago. A couple people survived but it ended...very badly.

[clickclickbang]

Like...zombie apocalypse badly or...?

[fiddlestick]

...Possibly. Whatever's there, it sounded even worse than the Shade you find in the Wilde we do travel in.

[clickclickbang]

Nope. No thanks, not going that far out, not this guy.

[Noooooope.]

But if it's just a curse, I wonder if there's a way to break it.

[fiddlestick]

Ahaha....don't worry, Prompto. I won't ask you to come along.

[Cause this one sure plans to go one day. Not anytime soon...but one day.]

That's what I want to know.

[clickclickbang]

[...he will let that "come along" slide for now. Gives him time to figure out how to get him to not go.]

D'you think it's too much to hope for the way to break the curse being friendship?

[fiddlestick]

Haha....

It'd be nice, wouldn't it? Who knows...we haven't ruled it out yet.

open -> private

[clickclickbang]

Yeah.

[A beat, and then he turns this private.]

Hey, do you have anything that can like. Help with trauma? For Caren.

[showsnopiety]

We might have to, if we get only dead ends.

[Sorry guys she's here to be a downer.]

[fiddlestick]

I know. I've been thinking about one day traveling there for awhile now.

I'm just...not counting on finding any living True Fae there.

[showsnopiety]

Likely not. But...we may find other things there. If we're so lucky.

[fiddlestick]

Yeah, if we're so lucky.

But I don't think we're making that trip anytime soon. We're nowhere near ready.

[showsnopiety]

Not in the least. We'd have to...I don't know.

Gain funding, various materials needed for a trip, wagons...possibly recruit anyone who wishes to join us...this would have to be a large effort, months in the making if we're serious about answers.

[fiddlestick]

Yeah. And we need a better way to protect against and treat Cwyld cases. No point in going out there if we'd all become Shades from the Cwyld levels in the plants.

[showsnopiety]

I wasn't even aware of a way of protecting against Cwyld, other then cleansing everything and don't get cut.

Which is...very unprogressive.

[She made a noise of disgust at herself.]

Then again, I haven't exactly been studying it, as I should have been. Maybe...

It wouldn't be a bad idea to sponsor something. I'm not a researcher.

[fiddlestick]

There's... some ways, to either ward it off or build up some resistance. I can't say any of them are ideal though....

[Sure, Elliot found it nice to have a higher resistance to Cwyld now, but he'd spent a couple months sick to get it. And he had no idea if it'd even work for monsters]

It's okay, I'm already looking into things. You could say that's why I work at the infirmary. [Well. It was PART of the reason] I'll let you know if I find anything out.

[showsnopiety]

I...see.

[Huh. That is strange, but that would explain why he might have been a little pale for the past few months. And...with Caren being a chimera, it might be worse for her, with the internal conflict of all of her parts.]

Thanks Elliot. I....mm. I also have a bit of a strange question, if you've been looking into medical things though...I'm not sure this counts.

[fulgency]

The odds are not particularly in their favor, no, but I would not underestimate their self-preservation.

We cannot entirely rule out the possibility.

[fiddlestick]

Eheh...yeah, that's true. Supposedly they were powerful, so there's always a chance they lived.

Just not sure I wanna put a bet on it.