Video; A brief commercial interlude

[resenting]

[ In front of an unassuming store, Naofumi and Raphtalia stand next to each other awkwardly. They're dressed to the nines in costume formalwear, glitter and sequins blinding in the poor lighting. ]


I'll never make it to the ball if I can't cure my sanguis bloodlust!!"


[ In a flat, almost put upon tone: ]


Here, try this.


[ Raphtalia drinks the potion. One might almost believe her fake smile ]


I feel great! Just like an ordinary Prismal! Thank you, Mas-- Doctor Naofumi!


[ She twirls around, feigning complete recovery. ]


[ In a very bad monotone: ]


Heavenly Fowl Apothecary, for all of your potion needs.


No refunds, though.


[ With that, the video cuts out… but the sound stays on. ]


You could at least try to sound convincing!


Yeah yeah, the important thing is just that they hear the name.


"No refunds"? You don't have to let them know upfront that you're a cheapskate.


That was the most important part. Everything works, so if anyone wants a refund they're just trying to pull something anyway.

Wait- shit! How long as this thing been on!?


[ The feed abruptly cuts out completely ]

video

[originalshen]

[The feed opens to a trio of pretty prismal girls in what appears to possibly be a Caihong brothel, judging by the aesthetic. Another young woman can be heard from the recording end: "There, it's on! Say hello, girls!" The girls happily wave at the camera!

"And now if you press this right here—" Ah there we go, selfie mode! Instead of those other girls, we now get a vision of another local lady with a curious-looking man in soft green robes.]

That easy, is it?

["That easy!" as she hands the communicator back to its rightful owner. He stares at the screen for a moment, contemplating whether he should just turn it off - but those girls are coaxing him to try saying something, so eventually he relents.]

So people can see this, is that right? [Awkward!] ......Well. I suppose if anyone here knows of quiet areas to visit or stores that serve good tea, I'm...open to suggestions. [Ahem.]

That is all.

[Aaand after some fumbling (and more help and laughter from his friends), he manages to turn the thing off. All replies will be in voice from here on out!]

Video - Something borrowed

[beitangmoran]

[The feed starts in the rather nondescript living room of one of the apartments new arrivals get directed to when they first make it here. Home decor hasn't yet been a priority since Moran has arrived, and even if it were, he would leave it entirely to his more savvy housemate.

Addressing a video feed is a bit weird, because he is just talking at a machine, but his face is nothing but pleasantly inquisitive. He knows how to hide discomfort.]

Greetings.

I am looking for someone who could possibly point me in the right direction. I wish to have a fan custom made.

It needs to look like this.

[He grabs a fan on the nearby table and opens it, and though trial and error for a few seconds, manages to angle it so the motif is visible.

The fan is dark green silk, with a delicate drawing of a lotus flower and clouds in white on it. After a few seconds, he turns it around to show that the reverse has exactly the same color, except the décoration there is Chinese characters, also written in white. A few more seconds and he closes it and puts it away.]

I need it to be exactly identical, except for the colors which need to be reversed. I would be very grateful if anyone knows of a maker who could accomplish this.

video | un: vivelafrance

[ringlette]

[ Bonjour, Lunatia! Today, a certain face appears for the first time in the widespread network, though a good bunch of people already know her. The thing that stands out mostly about the young woman is the large hat neatly sitting on her head, obviously cut in half from camera view. Blue eyes happily staring at the camera, she begins speaking in a sweet, cheerful, but still composed tone of voice. ]

Greetings, everyone! For those who have not seen me before, my name is Marie. I know the past week has been stressful for most of you, including myself, but I am here to make an important announcement.

[ She clasps her gloved hands together, beaming. ]

Today, November 2nd, is my official birthday! I could have organized a wonderful party for the occasion, but I had a change of heart.

In fact, the party will occur on the same date of my new business' grand opening! I shall make another announcement beforehand, so please do sit tight and wait for me, my dears. I will not disclose too much for now... except that PrismaPlace will soon will brightened by a lot of beautiful smiles! Tee hee...!

[ A wink, and then she waves both her hands in goodbye. ]

That is all! Vive la France!

text; un: TheHollowKnight

[instilled]

A query:
What makes you you?
How are you yourself?

Please only respond if you wish.

👑 video, un: redemperor

[glorifies]

Good day, everyone. I hope you are all in a better state now.

[ Much like his last post on the network, he waves at the camera when the transmission begins. He's seated on a sofa chair with a coffee table in front of him. A shogi set can be seen in the foreground. ]

I'm not sure just how big the Japanese populace is here, but I'd like to send an invitation to play shogi. I do have a certain friend whom I play with every week, but it would also be nice to get to know more people—both through conversation and through a game. I also have a chess set, for those who don't know how to play shogi, so please let me know if you're interested.

[ He keeps it a secret that he's never lost in a game of shogi... or chess... or anything else that isn't basketball, really. u_u ]

My other inquiry is a little far off from board games. I was wondering - if you were given the chance to forget something about yourself, would you take it? [ He lets out an amused chortle, a little obvious that he's hiding something. Akashi is not the best of liars. ] It's a thought I've considered more than once now... I was hoping to get an outsider's point of view.

Anyway, those are all my inquiries. Thank you for your time.

text; un: shang yu

[zooming]

i don't recognise any of the constellations here, they're all different. so that means that other worlds have different ones too.

does anyone know the zodiac here? if so, what sign are you? i'm an aries.

Voice; un: daisy

[hearstheblood]

[The transmission is technically a video - though throughout it all the screen remains unevenly black and rough-textured, as if a piece of fabric had been tossed across the lens of the camera. The voice that speaks is recognizably Daisy Tonner's, though there's a faint burr and growl to it, as if it had been run through a sound modifying program. Or something.]

All right. Suppose anyone with an opinion can chime in, but this is mostly for the Sanguis lot. Or anyone else who gets . . . like that. Bloodthirsty.

[It's such a crawlingly, hideously personal thing to ask. But if there was ever a place she might find people who could come close to understanding her own situation, this might be it. And she has to try.]

How do you get through it?