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Prompto Argentum ([personal profile] clickclickbang) wrote in [community profile] aefenglom2020-02-08 09:56 pm

005 | Video

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!]]
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[personal profile] weiward 2020-02-10 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
Well, he does have an older brother.
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[personal profile] weiward 2020-02-10 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
[a little awkward laughter. he knows it's true.]

I guess we should all pull together.

[sigh. happy hour is cancelled.]
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[personal profile] weiward 2020-02-10 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
Council?

[oh no, politics, that's definitely gonna make things worse.]
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[personal profile] weiward 2020-02-10 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
How are they going to choose who's in those seats?
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[personal profile] fulgency 2020-02-10 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
It is on a volunteer basis. Those who wish to take part may. Each member of the council is afforded the opportunity to sit in one of those three seats.

No one council member holds more authority over the rest.
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[personal profile] weiward 2020-02-10 12:15 pm (UTC)(link)
What happens if too many people volunteer?
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[personal profile] fulgency 2020-02-15 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
That is unlikely to happen. Setting aside that not everyone will necessarily have an interest or aptitude in such politics, there is no telling when or if one might return through the mirrors.

[And it is not as though being on this council will somehow make one immune to the magics involved in the mirrors.]

Aside from that, I'm sure there will be a number of things of interest to the Mirrorbound. It seems unlikely that we will ever run into a situation in which we have far too many hands working on these motions.
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[personal profile] weiward 2020-02-10 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it's not something I'd be interested in either.

[wei wuxian imagines that it involves listening to old men talk and...he's had his fill, thanks.]
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[personal profile] weiward 2020-02-10 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah-

[seems like courtesy names aren't really a thing here. some of the people that he's met so far only have one name, period.]

That's me. And you're...Prompto. Did I get that right?
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[personal profile] weiward 2020-02-10 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[but if anyone's ok with getting with the time, it's him.]

Delivery and...photos! [his eyes widen, remembering the lesson that louis gave him about his watch. he takes his out.] Like the things you can capture with this?
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[personal profile] weiward 2020-02-11 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
[he only understands like half those words and he's still impressed.]

That's amazing! You can really keep a moment forever and show it to other people.
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[personal profile] weiward 2020-02-11 03:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you have any idea what's wrong with it?