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Rita Skeeter ([personal profile] quickquotes) wrote in [community profile] prismatica2019-12-10 03:16 pm

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( It has taken Rita most of the time she's spent in Lunatia thus far to understand enough of this 'technology' to send out a broadcast. She's not the type to let such a little hurdle as unfamiliarity get in the way of reporting the news, and she is glad to announce her success with her very first article! )

UNDEAD YET DEADLY

The inhabitants of Lunatia might seem an uncouth lot, with their scales and their horns and other extraneous appendages. However, the natives of this world appear positively genteel when compared to who, or should I say, what walks amongst us, attempting to blend quietly into the shadows. Fortunately, I, Rita Skeeter, freelance journalist-for-hire, am here to shed light on the situation.

The Moonblessed by the name of ‘Ambrosine’, is a self-confessed practitioner of the Dark Arts. She is also known to post on this network under the alias of ‘undyingsoul’, which should tell you everything you need to know already. If you still require an explanation, know this: every magical child from the youngest of ages is taught that death is permanent. Any individual who attempts to meddle with mortality is faced with a fate worse than death: the eternal corruption of the soul.

Why does this matter, you might ask?


Those of you from my own world might know of the evilest Dark Wizard of our time, a man so evil that even after his defeat we still refuse to speak his name, only referring to him as He Who Must Not Be Named. In the name of ideological superiority and in search for the secrets of immortality, this Dark Wizard murdered thousands of people, witches, wizards and Muggles alike.

To use a more local frame of reference: as many of you will know, the city is still recovering from the aftermath of the rampages of another Dark Wizard, Asmodeus, who used his powers to control the minds of many innocent bystanders. Could Lunatia withstand another attack so soon?

While Ambrosine has not shown any untoward predilections to violence yet in her time here, evidence suggests she has so far murdered one innocent person in her quest for immortality thus far, as well as a unicorn (a most sacred magical animal).

How many more deaths will she cause? Can this type of individual truly be allowed to walk around our society unchecked? My recommendation would be to lock her up and throw away the key before she can cause any more harm to befall others.

After all, there’s enough to get used to in this new society without wondering about murderers in our midst. As so succinctly put by local resident, the charming thirty-six-year-old Mr. Valmont: it’s positively exhausting!


( After the main text in the article, smaller lettering reads: if you have leads which require any further investigation, or any information you would like me to know, please contact me here.

The name, again, is Rita Skeeter.
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manufactured: (018. when i'm god everyone dies)

[personal profile] manufactured 2019-12-10 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hence the filter. He knows better than to put this out there with a name attached.]

That depends on the child, I find. Even then, discussions of death and what can be done with it usually do wait until the child is somewhat older. But there are things that can be done with it. And there's no sense in fearing what you can control.

Do you fear death, then? Not as a threat, simply a matter of idle curiosity. For all your knowledge of magic and those who use it, you still are afraid of such things?
manufactured: (021. and the world gets smaller)

[personal profile] manufactured 2019-12-10 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
You seem to believe that people should fear it. Or at least respect the alleged permanence of it.
manufactured: (001. your world is an ashtray)

[personal profile] manufactured 2019-12-11 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
I'm aware of what I'm really asking, actually. I'm curious about people, Rita. Surely someone in your particular line of work can understand that.

What you're describing does seem to be an ideal, however, if a bit of a mundane one. Although I'm interested in what you would consider "success", now that you've brought it up. Fame? Personal fulfillment? Some sort of goal being met?
manufactured: (021. and the world gets smaller)

[personal profile] manufactured 2019-12-11 11:33 am (UTC)(link)
[...that's the goal and yet you're doing things like this. holy shit, this is delightful just for the sheer "hell is wrong with you" of it all.]

And I suppose everyone that's angry with you now simply doesn't understand the necessity of your work.