Entry 001 // Video

[neuroticalson]

...Dad? Bro?

[He's silent for a moment, as if expecting an answer.]

Where the fuck are you guys? Where the fuck is this? [He hasn't bothered to do any poking around of his own. He prefers to just be given the information he asks for.]

I, uh, sustained some injuries, so - [A few seconds of silence, and then a sigh of relief.]Or I guess I didn't

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[feels_no_love]

[Vlad is at his desk in vest and shirtsleeves, a raven-feather quill pen in his hand and a fire in the small hearth in the background.]

They don't pay attention to threats around here, my young friend, but you do get to keep the communications-machine.

This is neither Hell nor Heaven, though you can find scraps of each if you look well enough. You did die, however. We all did.

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[neuroticalson]

Wow, what are you supposed to be? [And that's about all the energy he has for making fun of Vlad right now.]

And I don't really feel dead right now. I feel pretty fucking great, actually. And I haven't heard of any sort of afterlife that involves chatting on fancy phones with random people.

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[feels_no_love]

"A Voivode who is rapidly becoming bored. And neither did I until it happened to me.

"Piece of advice; make a thorough exploration of your environs before you dismiss this place or jump to any conclusions. I spent a night and a half assuming I was in Hell and it was completely unnecessary."

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[neuroticalson]

I'll look around, I guess. Find whoever's in charge. I got something to show him.

[He reaches into his pocket for his knife. And then his other one. And then back to the first one again.]

...Okay. Well, someone fucking robbed me. Do you happen to know anyone here who makes a habit of stealing?

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[feels_no_love]

[A wry little smile] Yes. He is called the Admiral, and he stole a great deal from me when I first came here. They take from us anything that they think may be used to harm others, and restrict us further with rules.

Good luck finding him, however. I have been searching for weeks, and it seems the rumors about both his power and his mysteriousness are entirely true.

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[neuroticalson]

Yeah? So, are there a lot of like-minded people looking for this guy? I'm not much of a team player outside of family, but somebody took shit from me and I think that somebody needs to wish he was never born.

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[feels_no_love]

There are a lot of like minded people who are very displeased with this "guy", as you put it, and would eagerly take back what is ours. Unfortunately there are a number of others on the Admiral's side, and they will hasten to tell you that the robbery was somehow for your own good.

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[neuroticalson]

I'm the one who'll be deciding what's for my own good.

You one of the ones in for rehab, too, then? Some cop guy told me about that.

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[feels_no_love]

An excellent attitude. I always find it confusing how many here think that they can guilt, coerce, rule-pull or threaten us into changing when in reality, every inch of what we do is ultimately our choice.

Yes, I am also an inmate.

Bit of advice...there are some complete dribbling madmen aboard. Watch your periphery. [He scribbles down a few notes using the quill pen]

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[neuroticalson]

Well, from my experience threatening works pretty well when you want someone to do what you want. But doing is different than thinking. You can't change what people think. Good thing I don't give a fuck what people're thinking.

There's dribbling madmen everywhere after people like me. I watch myself pretty well.

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[feels_no_love]

I don't threaten into things. Reason can work surprisingly well, but threats? No.

You have a certain strength of will which I can appreciate. Good hunting. And if you actually find him, do let us know?

I have a pair of wings that I have been wanting back.

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[neuroticalson]

Not everyone does. But a lot of people do. And yeah, I'll let you know if only because I wanna see this guy suffer as much as possible. But I got first dibs if I'm the one that finds him.

...you a pilot or something?

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[feels_no_love]

[A broadly unkind smile] Well, if I am not immediately available, I can at least give some very creative pointers.

A pilot? Oh...right. Aheh. No.

You will soon find that things here are likely stranger than you are used to....

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[neuroticalson]

Oh, I'm plenty creative. Still, if I have to talk about anything, creative ways to induce suffering would be near the top of the list, so I wouldn't mind hearing about it.

I've seen some pretty strange shit. What kind of stuff are we talking about here?