prismatica | ➹ •||• 1st Shot ( video )

(OOC: Just a note! There's a chance you may also get replies from Noel! If you don't want any threadjacking please just leave a note in your subject line or the tag somewhere for us!)

Well, that was definitely an interesting way to start off our stay...

[ It's been a couple of days and everyone's hopefully had some time to process and recover, so now is probably as good a time as any to pose this question, get people's minds off of what all just happened. It's being shot from an apartment living room with a view of the city from a window in the background. ]

My name is Serah Farron, and I have a question for the other... moon blessed here. [ She says a bit unsure, no air-quotes, but they're implied. ]

If it's not too personal to ask, I'm curious what kind of backgrounds and worlds other people come from. Was it very different from this one, or is it sort of the same?

I used to be a time traveler, and I enjoy learning about history, besides. I'd appreciate any answers, thanks!

[ With a welcoming smile the feed ends. Serah will be matching whatever format people choose to respond with. ]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ So professional! Considering what he says about the state of things in his world she's definitely taking note of the fact that the video is one of the better few in terms of stability and staging. Someone used to presenting a good image, or public speaking perhaps? ]

I'm sure you will. Our world had the... "help" of the Fal'cie for a long time, or I don't know that it would have advanced as quickly as it did. They've simply always been around. I think it says a lot if your world has gotten so far entirely on their own.

[ Not to sound patronizing. The Fal'cie are a bit of a touchy subject to people on her world now a days, for all the crap it's turned out that they pulled... ]

Do you have magic on your world, too?

I hope you don’t mind me asking what the Fal’cie are, since we don’t have those where I’m from... which must be a good thing, from what you’re saying. In any case... well, we generally don’t think of it as being magic, but we have what’s called bending, where you’re born with the ability to control one of the four elements. That seems like magic to some people here, anyway.

I don't mind at all. [ They can't hurt anybody anymore, so it's easier. ] Fal'cie were beings with godlike power. For a long time they controlled nearly every aspect of our lives. We always thought they looked out for us until we found out that they were actually using humanity for their own goals.

[ But, let's backtrack a bit. ]

They had the ability to turn people into what we called l'cie. It was like... becoming a Fal'cie's pawn. You'd be branded, and given a task, a Focus. If you failed to complete it you'd eventually turn into a monster... If you managed to defy it or see it through you'd be turned into crystal, but still conscious, in a way. Like an eternal dream.

[ It's all a bit heavy for a first time conversation, but there's no point in lying about it, either. ]

So... yes. Your world is better without them.

They were overthrown a couple of years in my past, and since then humanity has had to learn how to get by on their own. So in a way we've had to start over, with a little bit of leftover technology to help out. Too much depended on them.

[ But honestly she's more interested in the bending, but transitioning is a little tricky. She smiles a little sheepishly. ]

Sorry, it's a pretty complicated subject. But I'd love to hear more about bending, if you're up to talking about it?

Edited 2019-03-31 02:07 (UTC)

...

Honestly, that makes me really glad that the spirits in my world generally decide to stick to themselves and rarely interfere with our business. That... certainly sounds absolutely awful and I'm glad for you all that they're gone.

[BECAUSE WOW WHAT ELSE DO YOU SAY TO THAT]

But anyway, bending is essentially... well, we control the elements with our bodies in a way similar to how non-benders use martial arts. I'm a waterbender, so that's what I'm most familiar with, so I can use water for combat as well as some practical applications like freezing things, melting ice, drying things... that sort of thing. Some waterbenders can also use it for healing, but you'd need to be specially trained for that and I always focused on the other aspects.

[ No that's a pretty apt response tbh. ] So are we. [ She's had about her fill of fal'cie and their games, but let's not dwell on that. ]

Thank you. And... really? We have nothing like that on our world. The most anyone can do with the elements are certain types of spells. It's more like a short burst. It doesn't sound like what you're describing, though? When you say you can use it for combat and practical uses, and you control it with your body...? Ah, I don't mean to be rude, but would you mind showing me what you mean?

[ She isn't trying to ask him to perform on the spot, honestly, but she can't quite picture what he means. ]

Ah, I see... I think I've seen people doing things like that here, but we can maintain it to a certain extent.

And hm. I can see if I can show it to you, if you like? Just let me get a glass of water and I'll show off a little bit of what I can do.

➹ •||• 1st Shot ( video )

(Tarrloooook!)

(It is he!)

no subject

2/2 (Forgot to add the 1/2 last tag, sorry!)

no subject

no subject

no subject