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Video 001 | Lancer of Black

[Now that the nasty business of Moonblessings and transformations are done, Lancer's ready to talk more publicly. So he appears on video to ask this question rather than texting this evening. The pale, dark eyed man greets the camera with a glass of dark red wine and a desire for distractions.]

This place, or the moons above, seem hell bent on drawing out compulsions we never even had.

[Not going to think on that too hard. Lancer just finishes the glass of red wine he's holding.]

Please humor me if you are not from this world and tell me what you used to indulge in back home. Are you still drawn to it here? Can it even be found here?

Do the moons increase that for you or has it all changed now?

[A lot of questions but he really doesn't plan to investigate this too much. He just wants to hear what other people do for fun.]

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Hmm... well, back home I liked tending to my potted plants, watching the birds and bird hybrids I set food out for, and listening to the radio. It was pretty convenient since outside of the plants, I could accomplish actual work while I indulged my hobbies a bit.

It’s pretty similar here, although I don’t have the same kind of work to do. I do think the way the, ah, radio works here has its benefits and drawbacks compared to the one back home. It’s kind of nice that you can arrange things so you can just listen to your favorite radio show whenever you like instead of having to worry about missing it, but you’re also kind of inundated with choices in comparison. I guess it’s a wonderful problem to have, though...

I suppose some here are granted some fortune along with the situation forced upon them. I still have much to get used to when it comes to this device on our wrists myself but I should look into their choices of music.

Does your Moonblessing distract you from your hobbies?

The music’s interesting, if not entirely what I’m used to, but I also like... well, they’re called podcasts here, but I usually think of them as radio dramas. I suppose some of them are nonfiction, because some of them are ostensibly true crime. It’s an interesting way to learn about the history of this world, even if it’s just the small parts.

And hmm... I wouldn’t really say it does, no. The most I can say is that sometimes I find myself wondering if my houseplants are edible during the three moons specifically since I tend to get hit by Cordis a bit harder then, but I haven’t actually given in at any point.

[Learn about the history. That'd be something of interest to him.

If one is about Count Dracula he may have to try to break his wrist communicator though.]

I suppose then it is not too bad. It seems a lot of people are settling in or suffering their changes well enough here.

Outside of that I think I may take up these Podcasts after all. While I am uninfluenced and free to spend my time as I see fit, it may do me well to know about others a bit more. Do you know where I would look into historical legends?

[Well, in fairness, it probably wouldn't be about Dracula! It'd probably be about some vampire bat guy who drains people of their chroma and has thirty different dicks or something.]

Hmm... well, I did try to look into them in the Lunar Scientia's library and the bookstores, but honestly, it's kind of hard to find any historical or mythological fiction that doesn't take a hard left into erotica. Even the podcasts tend towards the raunchy...

[Another alteration to his legend he will not abide!]

I suppose everyone has their own corruptions of stories left from times forgotten. I should not be surprised that here would have it's own spin on such.

Thank you though for the information though. It will prove helpful, I am sure.

True enough. Though, given how this place works, I do kind of wonder how much of it is actually the truth... but anyway, I do hope you find something fun to occupy your time.

Thank you.

You have been very helpful and hopefully we will each find our way well enough here. Until we speak again.

You’re welcome, and don’t mention it. We’re all in this together, after all, so we should aid each other when we can.

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