Network: May, An Inauspicious Arrival

[faileas]

The Network: May, An Inauspicious Arrival

The Watches Everyone who arrives in an unorthodox way and eventually shows up at the Coven for 'orientation', will receive a strange, watch-like device compliments of the Coven and Parliament. Miss Nessie or one of the welcome wagon crew will give characters a run-down of how to use the various functions and they are encouraged to test them out for themselves. It would be good for them to get in touch with their fellow Mirrorbound, of course! Fourth wall characters will not be able to make their own posts in the communities, so they may use this post to make "network posts" of their own by top-leveling. The log post is right over here.

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[trost]

[ how very rude. ]

Where? It's not exactly something you can buy in the marketplace.

[devilyouknew]

Maybe it's better if you don't think about it too hard.

[trost]

You're being cagey about it, and it's making me think you've eaten humans before.

But you're also warning people about the food, like it's something you know most people will find wrong. What's going on here?

[devilyouknew]

Look. I'm not human. My nose works different.

Regular food shouldn't smell good to me. If it does, there's something wrong.

[trost]

[ He'll always feel some disgust at the idea of eating humans, especially because a friend very dear to him was eaten alive, but at this point in time he doesn't feel like he has a right to judge. Jean's killed people too. His hands are dirtied. ]

Is it only the meat I should be avoiding?

[devilyouknew]

No. All of it.

I don't know. It's an illusion or something. I don't trust it.

[Unfortunately Takizawa doesn't realize that it's not the food, it's him. The idea that he might be able to eat normally again is too much of a mindfuck.]

[trost]

[ wao jean is going to lose weight at this point ]

With how magic defies logic, we can't rule it out ...
But I also can't go on without food.

[devilyouknew]

Can you hunt?

[trost]

I've assisted. My other friends are better at it than me.

[ Actually, the mention of hunting makes him think of another friend he knew. Of course, the image of her makes his heart sting as well. ]

Are you absolutely sure about the food, though?

[devilyouknew]

It's wrong. It has to be.

[He can't say he's sure. But he also can't believe he would be wrong.]

[trost]

I'll ... have to find out more about it. Not saying you can't be trusted, but I'm not the kinda guy who believes everything I'm told.

We also just met. My name's Jean.

[devilyouknew]

Takizawa.

Eat what you want. I don't care. You got my warning.

[trost]

I'm not eating anything here until I find out more about this. I've ... watched people get eaten back home. It's not pretty.

You also just dropped in?

[devilyouknew]

Yeah.

You have ghouls?

[Might as well ask. He hasn't heard them mentioned at all so far. Only mythological creatures here. Nothing he's come across in reality.]

[trost]

No. I don't know what a ghoul is.

Titans are what eat people.

[devilyouknew]

Titans? You mean like giants?

[trost]

There's way more to it than that, but pretty much, yeah.

For a long time, they were the main enemy we had to fight against. I've watched a lot of my comrades be eaten by them. [ Of course, things have changed drastically since learning the truth about titans, and he honestly doesn't know what's better. It's all shit. ]

[devilyouknew]

Seems oddly coincidental that they'd bring in multiple people from places where humans are food for other beings while serving us questionable food like this.

[It's absolutely coincidental and the food is fine, but he's doubling down on this.]

[trost]

[ He's still going to have to look into the food. ]

If you're right about the food after all, guess that would be them mocking us?

[devilyouknew]

Or we're surrounded by creatures that eat people.

[Not to be stereotypical, but look at half the population of this place.]

[trost]

I've considered that.

But someone I know from back home has undergone some changes. I don't want to think about her this way.

[devilyouknew]

Maybe she's not aware of it.

i lost this ..........

[trost]

I don't know. But I hope it doesn't come to that.

I really ... don't know what I'd do. [ He can't hurt Mikasa, but he can't let her continue to eat people if that's the truth about the monsters here after all. ]

[devilyouknew]

If there are no other options, it's not really her fault.

[trost]

Of course not. But I can't let her continue -- and I'm sure she wouldn't want to.