001 [Accidental Video]

[neverabard]

[The device has been turned on, although it appears to be at the side of whoever is holding it. They do not seem to realize they are transmitting, and you are unable to see their face. When the person finally speaks it's the voice of a young man. He lets out a short, humorless laugh.]An animated skeleton? Gods, have I really

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[Mindspeak] To steal Ash's lovely idea~

[adeptible]

[That was a voice he recognized, though it was far younger than he remembered it. The thought that drifts over is rather obviously surprised.]

:...Wingbrother?:

[Mindspeak] Fwee~mind-magic

[neverabard]

[Blink. Was he imagining things now? His response might be a little louder than he meant it to be, but he's sort of freaked out right now.]

:Starwind?! Where are we?:

[Mindspeak] /gleeeeeeeeeee~

[adeptible]

:Calm, child. For the moment, at least, there is no danger.:

[Mindspeak]

[neverabard]

[He pauses for almost a minute before answering again, trying not to yell this time, but he can't really stop the flood of questions.]

:How did we get here? We're not dead?: [Starwind wouldn't be here if that were true.] :The last thing I remember is that mage, Krebain, he came back to the village...:

[Mindspeak]

[adeptible]

:He is dead. You are not.:

[Mindspeak]

[neverabard]

[That's a relief, but he wishes he could be as calm about this as you are.]

:Where is everyone else? Savil, Moondance, Yfandes...: [There's confusion abound, but pain is attached to that last one.]

[Mindspeak]

[adeptible]

[Practice.]

:Moondance is here. I do not know where Savil or Yfandes are.:

[Mindspeak]

[neverabard]

[Dammit. He wishes Moondance was here right now, he's slightly less intimidating than you, and he's getting a little frustrated by the short answers. This isn't a lesson!]

:Where is here?:

Re: [Mindspeak]

[adeptible]

[Yes it is, Vanyel. Everything is a lesson. And wtf he's not scary. Or intimidating or whatever. :| ]

:They say it is an underworld--a place where the souls of the dead are to reside.:

[Mindspeak]

[neverabard]

[You totally are intimidating, and it's partly because everything's a lesson with you D:]

:But you said we're not dead!: [Almost shouting again. He pauses again and starts again more quietly.]

:There are people in this... spelled mirror. They are telling me that gods brought us here. Is this true?: [Because he would love for you to reassure him that it wasn't, that the insane, half-naked woman was lying, and that this is some sort of mind-magic illusion.]

[Mindspeak]

[adeptible]

[...am not. How could you say such a terrible thing, Van? D: ]

:We are not dead. I do not know how or why. Gods did bring us here, though none that I have before heard of.:

[Mindspeak]

[neverabard]

[But... D:]

:Oh...: [Great! Just as he was getting an inkling of hope...]

:Are you near?:

[He could probably check that on his own, but this is the not so subtle way of asking 'please not!daddy, come find me!'. He has too much pride to actually say that though, and he half wonders if Starwind would expect him to locate his mentor on his own anyway. Lessons.]

[Mindspeak]

[adeptible]

:Have you left the dock?:

[Mindspeak]

[neverabard]

:No.:

[He's just been standing here like a fool, getting distract by all sorts of strange people.]

[Mindspeak --> Action]

[adeptible]

:I will be there as soon as I can.:

[And sure enough, he shows up only a few moments later, all green and silver.]

[Action]

[neverabard]

[Relief.] :All right.:

[He waits anxiously, but not for long. And he doesn't wait for the other man to reach him, he starts jogging towards the Adept as soon as he sees him coming, slowing down to a walk as he gets closer. He fights back a grimace, he must look like some lost child.]

Thank you, for coming out here. It's good to see you. [Mindspeak was one thing, but being able to see Starwind with his own eyes was much more reassuring...]

Is that a city out there? [He'd been so distracted by the mirror people that he didn't even notice.]