First Invention [Video]

[greatevillaugh]

[Jack appears on the screen, tapping the device. The sky can be seen behind him at the angle the camera is being held, and it's red. Whoever this kid is, he's in the western district.] Is this thing on? [He clears his throat.] Now, I can see how anyone would want me as part of their evil scheme, but really, all you had to do is ask. And maybe

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[mercury_gaze]

[Geez, man, bad timing to be so happily evil.]

...Why would you even want to be evil?

[greatevillaugh]

Because. Evil is cool. And has fewer rules. Ever hear the phrase 'the dark side has cookies'? For those metaphorical cookies.

[mercury_gaze]

You wouldn't be saying that if you'd been here an hour ago with something truly evil trying to eat you.

[greatevillaugh]

Uh...I guess not. What are you talking about?

[mercury_gaze]

....[soft huff, she shouldn't be so rude.] This isn't a good time to go around being happy about being evil. We just finished fighting for our existence.

And no one here kidnapped you. [And she's starting to believe that Nautilus didn't either, but she won't say it.] The city called you, and you answered, even if you don't remember doing so, you chose to come.

You're in Nautilus now, and no longer in your own world.

[greatevillaugh]

Oh. Uh...so I guess all that deal brokering was to no one, huh? That's kind of awkward.

[mercury_gaze]

Mm-hmm...

[Not that there aren't other bad people in the city, if not now then they come and go. So maybe it wasn't to "no one", but seriously...]

[greatevillaugh]

So...uh...I'm here now, then. Now what? Is there somewhere for me to stay?

Oh! Do they have a scrapyard here? That could be really useful.

[mercury_gaze]

There are welcome houses in each District. [A bit of a flinch.] Ah...assuming they weren't destroyed by the dark city. Here. I'll send you a map.

[She does so, the Welcome Houses marked.] I don't know if there is a scrap yard. [She's hesitant to tell him that he could probably will just about anything he wanted into existence right now, even being new Bending would be so easy for him to do right now...]

[greatevillaugh]

[Jack looks at the map.] Wow, I'm not too far from the one in the Western District! I'll just go there.

[mercury_gaze]

....Be careful. None of the dark city should be left, but I don't know if the giant spiders are still around there.

And I'm not talking plate sized spiders, I'm talking horse sized, so...yeah...

[greatevillaugh]

Spiders? [He squeaked.] I'll...uh...keep an eye out for those. [He starts looking around nervously. This isn't the first time he's run into giant spiders like that, but he didn't like it last time, either.]

[mercury_gaze]

[She nods.] If there are any left they're not too smart. Get to the welcome house and you'll be fine.

[greatevillaugh]

Right! Okay, just get to the welcome house. This should be easy.

[mercury_gaze]

[...she hesitates before saying anything else.]

You should rethink the whole "evil" thing, it's not worth it.

[greatevillaugh]

Yeah? What makes you say that?