002-[video] John: Unwisely plan to do dangerous things...

[theheirofbreath]

[John's had a few days to settle in, enroll in school, and get bored. He's video posting in deference to the couple of people he's met who've been annoyed with the texting.]

Hey guys!

Uh, for those of you that haven't met me yet, I'm John Egbert. I've been here a few days now and I figure it's time to get started on climbing my echeladder again.

So,

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[video]

[skaldssong]

...Well, I was planning on snooping around in there sometime soon, myself. I guess I can chaperone.

Ah! Almost forgot to introduce myself. Name's Devola. Nice t'meet'cha, John.

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[theheirofbreath]

Hi, Devola! Nice to meet you.

Glad to have you. I figure we'll never get out of here if we can't even get through the dungeon, right?

[skaldssong]

Exactly why I wanted to give it a little look-see. Dunno what I'll find, but it's better than all the not-looking-into-things I've been doing.

[She grins.]

It's an early New Years resolution. "Stop slacking off."

[theheirofbreath]

I think it'll be fun too. I can't wait to find out if I have a persona too.

[skaldssong]

I think you do. I mean, everyone on the phone's contact list seems to, so it stands to reason, right?

When did you want to go through with this plan of dubious safety, by the way?

[theheirofbreath]

I was thinking maybe tomorrow night? I guess it depends on who's free though.

[skaldssong]

I'll try to keep my schedule open, then.

Also, I've gotta say, you're pretty gung-ho about this.

[theheirofbreath]

Of course I am! We're never gonna figure this place out if we're not willing to explore a little. And it might even be fun.

[skaldssong]

Can't argue that. Not at all... Well, okay. Maybe the "fun" part. But like you said, we'll see!

[She murmurs, half to herself.] It's been so long since I stuck my nose in there, I wonder if it changed.

[theheirofbreath]

You've been in there before? What's it like?

[skaldssong]

...Hm. If I had to put a term to it, I think it'd be "distilled Dark Hour."

All the creepy, not even half the space taken up.

[theheirofbreath]

So there's way more shadows in there than out here? Is that where the shadows came from in the first place?

[skaldssong]

Good question! They look like they come from it, but they don't have a punch-clock or anything like that that lets us find out for sure.

The highest concentration of the little stinkers is in that area though, that's for sure.

[theheirofbreath]

So.... either they're coming from in there, or there's something in the dungeon that attract them.

[skaldssong]

Yep. At the least, those are both pretty reasonable guesses.

Frankly, their level of sentience in general is kinda in question, but that's a whole other story.

[theheirofbreath]

Has anyone ever tried to find out if they are?