001. video; un: cendre

[holocast]

[The video opens on someone who...well, is rather clearly used to using devices such as these to address people. Cleanly centered and well-grounded, focused easily on the man sitting at the table in what looks like one of the nicer apartments available. Not as upscale as his tastes would like, but sufficient for the time being.

His accent is unmistakably French, and his words are easy when he speaks; another thing he seems practiced at.]

Fellow Moonblessed – hopefully this message finds you well, despite all the chaos currently occurring throughout Lunatia. I am Lysandre, a recent arrival from the Kalos region of the world I'm from; more to the point, I'm a scientist and inventor. I specialize in communications technology, mainly, but with regards to other disciplines... Let's say I learn quickly.

The level of technology here is slightly beyond my own world's, but I've been acquainting myself with it since my arrival; I'm interested in speaking to those who have been doing similarly.

I'm also a Pokémon trainer, though I understand that's a bit more uncommon in this place – Pokémon are our dearest companions, and as such something has struck me as odd about the creatures populating this place. Some of them seem intelligent, but the others...

[He gestures a little, vaguely, both to imply the all of that that he finds the others to be, as well as to serve as a placeholder while he figures out what he wants to say.]

They seem a little simple, and strange behind the eyes. Are all of them like that?

[...Lysandre.]

Either way... Thank you for your time, and remain well.

Comments

[tigerpoet]

Oh - Nakajima Atsushi, pleased to meet you. I'm a humble teacher, nothing as impressive as your work.

[holocast]

I wouldn't say that. Teachers have some of the greatest impact on the world through what they do, even if not nearly enough people recognize that.

[tigerpoet]

You're too kind, really. I can only aspire to be as great a teacher as that.

[holocast]

It's an aspiration worth holding onto.

[tigerpoet]

What made you want to go into your field?

[holocast]

I want to do what I can to help people. Bringing them together is an important part of that, I think... Connection and communication are things that people can't really live without, at least not happily, and not for very long.

[tigerpoet]

I think that's a wonderful goal to pursue.

[what a nice person!!]

[holocast]

I always wanted to be the sort of person that gives - the sort that brings beauty into the world. It's...important to me, moreso than anything else.

[tigerpoet]

I think I know the feeling. I'm a writer as well as a teacher, so.

[holocast]

Are you...? What genre, if you don't mind?

[tigerpoet]

Primarily historical fiction, although I have branched out into fantasy a few times. I mostly write short stories.

[holocast]

Perhaps I'd like to see them sometime, if you're amenable.

[tigerpoet]

Certainly. I have a collection of stories that I wrote in Prismatica published, it's called In a Sea of Stars, I believe you can find it at the library?

[holocast]

I'll be sure to look into it.

[tigerpoet]

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts sometime.