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

[digiorno]

I just think it would be annoying to have someone rearrange your kitchen. That's all I'm saying. [A beat.] Ozy.

[There it is.]

Do we have any idea how old Dragon is exactly?

[fulgency]

Ozymandias.

[No, he's not answering the question.]

[digiorno]

Right, that's what I said. Ozy.

[CAREN'S GOING TO TALK TO HIM NOW YOU CAN'T STOP HIM FROM BEING A SHITHEAD]

[fulgency]

Ozymandias. Do not make me repeat myself again.

[Or you're fucking grounded.]

[digiorno]

How come he gets to do it!

[Prompto, he means.]

[fulgency]

He doesn't. He just happened to say it after I left the room.

[clickclickbang]

And I promise I won't call you that again.

[Look, you're scary and he is not gonna piss you off, dude.]

[fulgency]

All is forgiven. It was clearly an honest mistake.

[digiorno]

I'm going to call you that again.

[showsnopiety]

It's my kitchen.

[Thank you Giorno! SOMEONE IS ON HER SIDE GOSH.]

No, that didn't come up in the conversation. They did say their father has passed away.

[clickclickbang]

Technically I live here too, so it's also my kitchen.

[Prompto please.]

[digiorno]

But who organized the knives?

[This still isn't Giorno's business.]

[clickclickbang]

I'unno, they're just in the knife block. And either way, Caren needs to not cook for like. Long enough to get a nap.

[digiorno]

When is the last time she slept?

[clickclickbang]

Actually slept? You'd have to ask Ozymandias or Noct, I only got back a few days ago. Either way, even I can tell she needs to rest.

[digiorno]

[How many grown ass men does it take to get Caren to take a nap? Probably more than three.]

All right, noted. Carry on with the knives.

[showsnopiety]

Long enough that I don't need to be nagged about it.

[So. Awhile.]

[digiorno]

[Nevermind, Prompto is the only valid motherfucker here.]

You might need to be nagged about it.

Would you like to be bribed? I can bribe you.

[fulgency]

She has time to make enough food to last me for several weeks at a time.

She's hardly sleeping. I won't stand by and allow her to jeopardize her health like that.

[digiorno]

It is. I'm sorry about the knife theft.

The reason I'm asking is because I don't actually know how long dragons live compared to other monster species. Mythologically speaking, in my world they're supposed to have lived a long time, and that makes sense when it comes to cold-blooded creatures. If that's the case, Dragon's father might have lived a very very long time ago and had firsthand knowledge of all of this. If there's a grain of truth to it.

. . . Which is a lot of ifs.

[showsnopiety]

Compared to the other species, from my readings, they and the fae live the longest- so about four hundred years. So it could have been that long ago, or more recent.

But Dragon didn't have a reason to lie to me about this. So- we can say that there's a period between four hundred to ten years ago that this kind of city existed.

[digiorno]

That's a massive amount of time. Damnit. I'm not sure how to narrow it down further without an archaelogical expedition that we don't have the resources for right now.

What I'm most curious about is when this curse is supposed to have come down, though. If it's actually based in historical fact and isn't just a story. Dragon didn't give any information on that count, I assume?

[showsnopiety]

No, Dragon didn't. But the conflict, how monsters were freed from the control of the True Fae...

Not to mention the dream- it's interesting. Really interesting. I'm not sure there's a way we can verify any of what I was told from fact or fiction. I was told that all historical texts for the city were lost due to Morgana.

[ICK BLEH, hate her.]

[digiorno]

. . . Of course they were. [fucking morgana] Which just implies that there was something in the city's history significant enough to her that she wanted to hide it.

Regardless of the literal truth of it, a lot of myths come from a place of truth. Ancient conquests disguised as a battle of one god with another; the victorious god represents the conqueror. I don't think it would be easy or even necessarily possible to separate the metaphor from fact, but I do think it would be a mistake to dismiss it as just a story.

[showsnopiety]

I agree with you. This isn't something to casually dismiss, even if we aren't entirely sure of all the facts. We know that some time ago, a curse was unleashed. Whether it was human or divine doesn't matter. Just that it needs to be undone.

...speaking of stories. There was...also something else that Dragon mentioned that I think may be relevant to you.

[Asked for you and for Trevor but hey. She's not going to say that.]