"001" [ VIDEO ] Cleverly Filtered
How does this work again? I'm to speak into it?
[ The video feed is shaky, as is the speaker's voice. This is just another introduction, from yet another hapless victim of the Core.
Or - not. This is Grell Sutcliff, but in disguise. Face, voice, hair, eyes, even the teeth are different. To an observer, this is no immortal soul reaper; this is an ordinary human. A bit of "help" ensures that any trace of supernatural aura is utterly masked.
And the feed itself is carefully filtered from the few residents of Sirens Port who know about this disguise ]
Er... Look. I've no idea if anyone can hear this - and if I'm inconveniencing you by doing so, I'm terribly sorry - but I would like very much to introduce myself, and say... and say that I'm...
[ He swallows hard ]
I'M SO AFRAID!
What IS this place, where am I? It's so cold and dark and dreadful! And I'm told there's ~monsters~ about -- EEEEEEEK!
[ The video feed pitches and rolls - apparently the NV has been dropped. Several moments later, it's picked up again. ]
Ah! Just a cat. But it had a terrifying shadow! Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! I don't know how I'll manage on my own! Isn't there anybody who can help me? Please!
[ The video feed is shaky, as is the speaker's voice. This is just another introduction, from yet another hapless victim of the Core.
Or - not. This is Grell Sutcliff, but in disguise. Face, voice, hair, eyes, even the teeth are different. To an observer, this is no immortal soul reaper; this is an ordinary human. A bit of "help" ensures that any trace of supernatural aura is utterly masked.
And the feed itself is carefully filtered from the few residents of Sirens Port who know about this disguise ]
Er... Look. I've no idea if anyone can hear this - and if I'm inconveniencing you by doing so, I'm terribly sorry - but I would like very much to introduce myself, and say... and say that I'm...
[ He swallows hard ]
I'M SO AFRAID!
What IS this place, where am I? It's so cold and dark and dreadful! And I'm told there's ~monsters~ about -- EEEEEEEK!
[ The video feed pitches and rolls - apparently the NV has been dropped. Several moments later, it's picked up again. ]
Ah! Just a cat. But it had a terrifying shadow! Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! I don't know how I'll manage on my own! Isn't there anybody who can help me? Please!