⒈ video/action for dissimulo

[steelbody]

[ The video shows an adult man, dressed in a red coat-mantle-like thing with black armor-like clothing underneath- this guy's clothes defy description, man- who appears to be in his twenties to early thirties at the very most, despite the white hair, giving the camera something vaguely like a frown. However, his tone throughout the entire message

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[ethericbit]

Hey, at least you didn't come when there were bodies everywhere. That made it even more depressing than usual.

[ normally he'd say that in a bitter tone, but he's in a good mood now that everything's all over ]

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[steelbody]

I don't know, it's not exactly a new sight to me, I can't say it would affect me much. But bodies everywhere, you say...? What exactly happened?

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[ethericbit]

Hey, don't ask me. This place just likes to screw around with us. Anyway, it's over, so it doesn't really matter for you. Why'd you ask?

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[steelbody]

Just curious. [ ... ] And I'd like to at least know the history of the place I'm going to be stuck in.

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[ethericbit]

[ eyebrow raise ]

There was, uh...well, bodies everywhere. People we all knew and stuff. They weren't real, though.

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[steelbody]

... [ He narrows his eyes thoughtfully. ] So they have the ability to make fake corpses? [ a short pause as he thinks out loud to himself ] ...That's definitely some very advanced magic. No, that's not just magic. Something of that level is more likely to be some form of sorcery.

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[ethericbit]

Sorcery? So that kind of stuff exists where you're from?

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[steelbody]

Yup. Not just sorcery, either. So does magic. In fact, I'm a magical being myself.

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[ethericbit]

Ha, what, are you supposed to be a fairy or something? You sure don't sound like one.

[ manly men cannot be fairies ]

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[steelbody]

Heh. Do I look like a fairy to you? [ ...Then he suddenly realizes what's wrong with what he just said. ] Oh, sorry, I guess that's incorrect, since you can't see me. But no, I'm not a fairy. Unfortunately, I do not have wings. [ That "unfortunately" is said with a tint of sarcasm. ]

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[ethericbit]

Ha! But then what are you, a ghost or a monster or...what?

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[steelbody]

Two things. You could say I'm a ghost. I'm dead, after all, but most prefer to call me a spirit, since that's the official term. I ascended to a higher plane of existence after I died. I'm a also a Servant, a spirit of that type that made a contract with a magus and received a physical form through magic. This is just temporary, though. ...Man, I never even realized how complicated all this stuff is until I explain it to someone.

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[ethericbit]

...Yeah, you're right. I don't think I got a word you said. Sounds pretty sweet, though. [ archer i'm sorry he's a jerk ok ] So that means you're a ghost butler?

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[steelbody]

As I thought. [ It's okay, they're both jerks... ] No, I'm not an actual servant, so I'm not a butler. ...Although I do sometimes do things that can make me one, I guess, but Servants like me are rare in that regard. I just happen to be good at housework and have a young lady who's a bit lazy when it comes to chores for a Master.

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[ethericbit]

So if you guys usually don't do that kind of thing, why would you be named Servants...? [ SIGH ] Whatever! Doesn't matter to me, anyway. It's all way too complicated.

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[steelbody]

Because we serve our Masters. It's just that it's in a different way than you'd expect. [ ... ] Well, if you say so. In that case, sorry for bothering you with all my uninteresting complicated talk. [ is he being sarcastic? it's hard to tell... ]