☽ III: video

[inabluemoon]

[The video turns on to show a view of the apartments of Level 2 from what seems to be a fairly high vantage point looking down, as if the device is on a roof. While the user isn't visible on camera those familiar with Vanitas will probably recognize the doctor's voice.]

So many of you are fine with accepting that there's no way out of this place. Are you that easily distracted and complacent about being used by the Prismals? Do you just not have anything to go back to? Or maybe you just don't have something that this damned place is keeping you from doing...

[He laughs bitterly before stopping just as abruptly, voice dipping to almost a whisper.]

... Tch. Why am I wasting my breath?

[The video abruptly ends.]

Comments

[painalty]

If it helps, I was sent home twice, and in both instances, I simply picked up where I left off. As if time only started to move again after I returned.

[He pauses.]

Still, as a doctor myself, I understand that you'd much rather return home with your cure. I would, were I in your situation.

[inabluemoon]

[That's... Very interesting and he noticeably seems much more intently interested now. He's heard of people vanishing without warning, but never this extra information.]

Did anyone else seem to notice that you had been gone?

[painalty]

When I returned to my world? No, not at all.

[It's one thing for a person to vanish; it's another for a person to vanish for only a few days and then return with full memories of this place after some time passed in their home world.]

[inabluemoon]

... I'd like to say that answered one question, but all it does is raise about a hundred.

[And he really isn't sure if this news is reassuring or not.]

[painalty]

I apologize, but I doubt I will be able to answer all of them.

[Because the Prismals haven't been able to give him a lot of information about being tossed back and forth from his home and here.]

[inabluemoon]

I didn't expect you to be able to. You already told me more than I knew.

[painalty]

It's just unfortunate that this phenomenon cannot be controlled.

[He sighs.]