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[ There's a younger man in his early twenties standing alone, in his apartment room. He's pacing back and forth, looking around - the candy's already been discarded and the tape is sitting on the bed, apparently untouched

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[xangel_of_rainx]

[The voice that replies is quiet, and cool when she speaks, even-tempered and almost bordering on apathy. Still, there's a truth in her words; she's not lying when she says it.]

Ah...welcome, newcomer. For what it is worth.

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[spreadbare]

[ Altair visibly jumps for a moment, then collects himself; artifacts, after all, aren't supposed to talk. He turns towards the communicator on the ground, picking it up slowly. It doesn't seem magical at all to him, but... ]

...what are you, then? [ As if he's addressing the communicator and not the person talking to him on it. Hey, intelligent weapons exist in Faerun; why not an intelligent trinket? ]

[video]

[xangel_of_rainx]

[After a moment, the screen flickers to reveal Konan, offering him a sleepy gaze, golden eyes watching him intently all the same. She doesn't smile, but politely dips her head all the same in greeting before speaking.]

The device you holds allows those within the apartments to speak with one another over distances. You are simply in a room, apart from others.

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[spreadbare]

[ Altair glances down at the communicator, listening both to the voice and looking at the screen. He's able to control himself enough from a reaction when Konan appears - HELLO. Maybe this place isn't so bad. ]

Like a crystal ball, then? Except... not. I haven't really looked around yet; most of my equipment seems to be missing, and I can feel the undead here.

[ Altair is a relentless flirt usually, but somehow this seems like it's not the time for that. ]

[ Video ]

[bad_luck_stray]

[Butterfly flips the screen on, peering at him curiously, ears flickering to attention.]

Another newcomer.

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[spreadbare]

[ Okay. He's got the idea of how this works now. ]

Yes, that's true. I'm Altair Grayston. [ A small smile at the screen. ] And you are?

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[bad_luck_stray]

[He grins faintly, tilting his head]

Name's Butterfly.

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[spreadbare]

[ Altair nods, smiling at the camera - or at least... where he thinks the camera is. This, unfortunately, means the screen. Which is at least close. ]

Is there anything else I should know about this place, other than the undead and the apparently randomly helpful attractive girls?

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[notlikethemovie]

Welcome to the Jigoku Apartments, this town's infested with ghosts, most of them will try to hurt you somehow. If they won't some of the other apartment tenants will. [She pauses, rubbing her forehead with one hand.]

Which artifacts are you talking about?

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[spreadbare]

[ Well, that's all nice to know. Altair smiles at the camera, then moves it so that the screen's pointing at the computer. Thankfully this is also the direction of the camera. ]

That there. I'm not familiar with such things.

Thank you for the help, by the way -- [ He swings the communicator back around to aim at him. ] What's your name?

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[notlikethemovie]

Mika Whitepaws. [She looks incredibly tired.]

That's a computer, it functions as magic tome, allowing you to communicate with others in the apartments. If you'd like, you can see if someone will come over to show you how it works.

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[spreadbare]

Pleased to meet you, Mika. I'm Altair Grayston. [ He flashes a smile at her, though he does note her tiredness. Best not to push her. ]

As a magic tome? Like...

I think I have some idea, but I'd need someone to show me, I think. Could I have you come over, or would I have to find another person?

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[3monthssolid]

[The speaking voice is that of a young girls around the age of thirteen. It's care-free yet sounds slightly tired.]

It's a phone, I had to get used to it too.

You're in Jigoku now, better get used to it.

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[spreadbare]

I think I've got the hang of it now... at least the talking bit. I can figure out more then.

Is that what this place is called? Jigoku? It sounds foreign to me. [ Of course, his definition of foreign and hers are probably very different. ]

[Voice]

[3monthssolid]

You can get video and everything, it's pretty fab.

I think it's Japanese or something, you're best asking one of the others for that.

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[spreadbare]

Video. [ The way he pronounces it, the confused tone, pretty clearly indicates that he's not quite sure what that means. 'Fab', as well, is lost on him. ]

I see... I guess I'll have to ask somebody, then.

[ Altair clearly doesn't, in fact, see. ]

[Video]

[marno_malpercio]

[The screen flickers on, Marno's face slightly red. Altair might notice that the boy gives off a heavy sense of both evil and undead, but at the same time a strangely pure and untouched soul. He gestures a little.]

Umm, welcome. The ghosts seem to have kidnapped you too. They appearantly do that a lot. I'm Marno, it's nice to meet you.

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[spreadbare]

[ Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately?), Altair hasn't the skill to detect such things across the video. In person, possibly, but... ]

Well, it's a pleasure to meet you too. My name's Altair.

They kidnap people? It's random, then?

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[marno_malpercio]

It appears so. If you take the whole of us as a group, they seem mainly attracted to those with power or differences. Then again, this whole place is beyond my experience...