Voice | un: overlords (Forward-dated to September)

[steponme]

I'm sorry if I mess anything up, I'm still rather new to this sort of technology.

I wanted to ask other moonblessed about vampires in their worlds. Such as whether they actually exist or not, and what they're purported to be like.

I'm a vampire myself, and it's been [...] enlightening to hear about the sheer variety that exists out there.

[Yeah, sure, that's a word for it.]

And if there are any other vampires out there... how do you deal with it?

[He's being vague here, but he has reason to believe that any number of the struggles he's faced in living here may be universal among other vampires to some degree.]

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[steponme]

[Shell Overlord is totally a perfectly normal name--]

Half a year? I've hardly been here a month and it feels like it's been forever.

Do things always get as... crazy as they did last month? I don't know if I can handle having my apartment literally floating away again.

[noblegarnet]

[Sure, buddy.]

Unfortunately, something or another happens every month. Nothing since I've been here has been on the same city-ruining level as Tempeste, but it can be dangerous.

"Expect the unexpected" is kind of a useless piece of advice, but it's relevant here.

[steponme]

I see... then perhaps I'll be lucky and this will be the last major thing for another six months.

[He can dream, right?]

But I guess it makes sense for things to be chaotic, in a world like this, bringing in people from all different sorts of worlds... and I thought the moonblessings would be the hardest thing to deal with.

[noblegarnet]

Yeah, I hope so too.

[Give them a break, Prismatica!! And then it didn't.]

At least we're all in it together, and the Prismals are almost always willing to help us when we need it. It's nice, in that way.

[steponme]

That, too -- the generosity of the locals here really do make things a bit easier.

Perhaps even more so for me -- I'd be struggling just to live if they didn't have alternatives to make adapting to life here easier. Even if some things aren't perfect, it's nice to know they're really putting in effort for us.

[noblegarnet]

We're doing a lot for them just by being here, so even if they weren't as friendly, they'd have reasons to help. If you've seen any of the greenery on the way to Amegahara, that wasn't there when I first got here.

[Chroma sure is something...]

I don't know much about what they're doing for people who aren't humans, though. You're getting what you need?

[steponme]

[Well, that explains why the planet was being described as "dying" despite looking more lively than anything he's seen back home.]

For the most part. The climate where I come from is a lot colder than it is here, so it's been hard to go outside. But they directed me to a place that puts cooling spells on fabric to prevent overheating. And they have pills I can take that give me the same nutrients I'd normally get from drinking blood. It's not a complete replacement, but it does make things easier.

[noblegarnet]

It is the hot season right now, so I'm not surprised it's uncomfortable. Since you're Cordis, you might be able to use ice magic yourself.

[It sounds handy, but he guesses it's a trade off with the other traits, like every other blessing.]

There are things you can buy to have it available outside of the moons, too, when you get enough Chroma... but it's kind of a gamble.

[steponme]

Ice magic, huh... but what do you mean, a gamble?

[noblegarnet]

The person who sells the bracelets for it is kind of suspicious.[That's one way to put it.] The other things he sells have worked well enough, but sometimes I can't access the magic I bought the bracelet for. It's kind of inconsistent.

[Putting aside things like the rain-induced power drain, of course.]

So they're nice to have for the convenience, but if you do get it, it's better not to rely on that alone.

[steponme]

Hmm... I'll keep that in mind. Honestly, even having it as a potential back up would be nice.

[...well, that and it sounds so cool?? Literally.]

[noblegarnet]

[It is cool... though less literally for Ferran.]

That's my thought, too. It's better to have the possibility of another option than nothing.

[steponme]

Mm. Particularly for something like this. I can't exactly change how my body reacts to higher temperatures, after all.

[Total heat exhaustion in 70 degree weather, RIP.]

[noblegarnet]

That would be too convenient, wouldn't it?

Well, the guy's name is Lumi, and he shows up around the end of the month, though it's never in the same spot. If you ask around at that time I'm sure someone can point you to him.