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1st Circuit - Text for Both Courts, Video-locked for Unseelie

[There's probably a better way to do this, but at least he can put out feelers and see what he's working with. Since the decimation of Caer Scima Hiro's been a little more than bitter toward the Seelie and while he doesn't want to have anything to do with any of them, he realizes that as a scientist he needs to gather as much information as possible.]

It's been a long month, hasn't it? I'm not used to any of this. Monsters? Destroying people's castles? It's weird. I was getting ready for class one day and the next I came here and then the fighting started. I think I'm going to fall really, really behind in my homework. Makes me wonder…what do you miss most about home? I can't be the only one who really misses advanced tech (computers, video games, even the old stuff like VCRs would be okay at this point.) And I know, I know, the Station exists but it's not the same. So, what about you guys?

[If he can figure out what people value? Maybe they can use that to their advantage, too.]

[Unseelie Locked]

[Now comes the hard part. With that out of the way the video function of the locket clicks on and it's obvious that the locket's hanging from something in front of Hiro. He's in a room at the Station, ever-recognizable blue hoodie hanging loosely on his frame but the sleeves pushed up to his elbows. More importantly than that? He looks a little nervous.]

…hi. My name is Hiro Hamada. I don't know most of you, but I hope you're listening anyway.

[He pauses and looks to the side, evidently looking at someone else who's in the room with him. Deep breath, Hiro.]

It's not a secret that we lost this battle pretty bad. That's a fact, but I think there's something we can do about it to help recover. I know there are other people that don't know how to really fight, or there are people who can only fight with weapons. What if we could do something more than that?

[Give him a second and he's holding up his hand. It looks as though he might completely freeze up but after a short moment a small fireball appears in the palm of his hand. He wants to put it out immediately, but he pauses long enough to at least look at the locket again.]

I couldn't do this when I first got here. [And the fireball vanishes.] Think about how much stronger we'd be as a court if everybody could wield a couple of spells. Even if it's not something you want to use for offense even picking up a few for defense is better than nothing. I know there're a lot of magic users here but…well, Lemina and I have been working on something pretty cool.

[He's going to lean forward and pick up what looks like a piece of paper with a class list and a list of elemental spells written on it to show the camera.]

The Guild's designed to not only teach people how to unlock their own magic ability but hone it and build up to becoming a better magician. We have a few ideas how to use it to help our side of this war. We're going to start classes soon for anybody who's even kinda curious. [A pause.] Look, I didn't even really believe in magic before I got here and knowing the little bit I learned saved me back there. It'd be really cool if you guys considered it and you can always ask Lemina or me if you have questions.

[Actually…he looks off screen toward where Lemina's sitting.] Maybe we should do that now?

[ooc: This is actually going to be open to both Seelie and Unseelie because of the mage university being started by Tzilan just outside of Redgate. Lemina's been putting up flyers around the Station and Hiro just doesn't realize it and has a very strong bias against the Seelie. You can check out more about said-Guild in the class link above, and you can sign up your character here. As an aside, Lemina will also be teaching classes at said-university on her own, but will be keeping the Guild as something separate. edit: also Lemina might pop into some threads as well!]

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[Hey, Hiro, it's your ~~least~~ favorite person.]

A good bowl of shio ramen from Ramen Don. And perhaps the coffee served at WildKat.

[Of course, Joshua does miss certain people, but he doesn't want to admit that or drag them into Drabwurld affairs by mentioning their names right this moment.]

[/HISSING.]

Ramen and coffee? Please tell me that's not together because that sounds pretty gross.

[/sprays you with water]

Absolutely not. Generally, it would taste pretty bad together considering that bitter and salt do *not* go well together like that. At least, not for my palette. I wouldn't do it specifically just because I think WildKat's owner would have many words to say about that. None of it good.

[Mr. H takes his coffee seriously.]

Well that's because most bitter things are kinda gross even by themselves. WildKat's owner isn't a fan of ramen, or isn't a fan of competition?

[And then, after a moment--]

We don't serve ramen at our cafe either, but we serve a lot of sandwiches and stuff.

He isn't a fan of doing things like drinking coffee with shio ramen. He'd be very miffed at me for ruining both a good dish and his best coffee.

WildKat mostly serves donuts and muffins to go with the coffee. They compliment each other well enough.

Kinda sounds like somebody who doesn't know how to go with the flow. Lucky Cat's big on pastries, coffee and sandwiches…and whatever else Aunt Cass felt like serving that day. The nice part about living above a cafe is there's always free food.

[He's still being very cautious with you, Josh, don't think he isn't.]

Oh, he certainly knows how to go with the flow. He has to be, honestly, just by being an artist as well as a barista. He just has an obsession with coffee. A slightly unhealthy one.

I would imagine that you've gone on more than one raid.

[Hiro can be cautious all he wants. Joshua doesn't care...he just finds it funny.]

What's wrong with an obsession with coffee? Could be worse. What kind of an artist? Maybe. There's a reason Aunt Cass started locking the freezer at night.

[Joshua has Hiro ever told you you're kind of a jerk? Because seriously.]

Oh, nothing wrong with it, per se. I just wonder how he has the time to keep up with it. His more famous stuff in Shibuya is his graffiti art, but he does other things, too. Furniture, ads, and a lot of other stuff. To him, everything is a canvas. The only thing that changes is the 'brush.' He's completely anonymous, though. Nobody else even knows this talented artist is even a 'he.'

But does the lock deter you or do you take it as a challenge?

[Nope. Not once. Or, well, not aloud.]

Gonna guess part of it has to do with DRINKING some of the coffee he's serving. You'd be surprised how many people get a second wind from the stuff. Too bad you don't have any examples of his work. It sounds kinda cool. That's not a real question, is it? If people didn't want locks broken, they wouldn't make them so easy to break.

I'd be the wrong person to ask for examples of his work regardless. He also creates special pins that some Players can use to defend themselves, but for anyone else they're just your average, very stylized pin. Sadly, I'm not a pin user, but I know someone who is.

Your poor aunt.

Players in that death game of yours, right? How can pins help somebody protect themselves? Hey, my aunt knew what she was getting into when she took us in. Kinda. Sorta. ...okay not really. ...she's the best though.

Simply put, there's power that a Player can tap into. I think the best example would be the Player Pin, which is not only indicative of your status as a Player in the Game, but will allow you to scan the thoughts of the people around you within a certain radius. Any Player can use that pin. Another example that's more to do with defending yourself is that there are pins that will allow someone to use pyrokinesis in battle or psychokinesis.

The way you talk about her, she must be well loved. She just has her hands full.

Edited 2015-03-16 09:15 (UTC)

Free telepathy. Cool. Does that mean that other people can read the Players thoughts, too? And that's gotta mean there're pins that can be used to outright attack players huh. You don't know how they're made, do you? [Big ideas, this one.]

She is. [He loves his aunt a lot okay. She's kinda all he has left as far as family goes.] Aunt Cass never had her own kids and she probably wasn't expecting to have any so she's been figuring it out just as much as we have. I've been living with her since I was three.

No, the Player Pins block scanning attempts, too. You can't scan Reapers, either. They have a natural immunity to mind reading. I know that Player Pins are made by the Composer, but the other pins I think are made by my artist friend. He's a sort of guardian for the game, making sure Reapers are playing within the rules, as long as he can catch them.

Regardless, she's family. She sounds like the type who wouldn't regret the decision to take you in.

[Joshua also makes a mental note that if he comes across a Cass Hamada, he's totally going to meet her.]

Pretty useful pins then. Too bad nobody else can make them, I bet you could do some pretty sweet upgrades on them. Yeah...sometimes we stress her out a lot but I kinda hope she wouldn't regret that sort of decision.

[And now he really misses Aunt Cass. Thanks Josh.]

From what I've heard she doesn't even know I'm gone.

Perhaps if he ever bothers to show up, I'll point you in his direction.

[...Poor Mr. H.]

I've heard the same thing, and I'm willing to bet quite a bit that it's one of the few truths we've gotten.

[Considering he hasn't outright vanished from existence by this point, he thinks there's actual truth in that statement. Not to mention, it's the only reason he agreed to coming to the Drabwurld.]

Are you expecting him to?

[Poor Mr. H, indeed. If Hiro ever finds him here he's going to attach to the man and ask a billion questions.]

You think they're lying about everything else? [He had that suspicion, too, but it'd be interesting to see what the Seelie side had to say. Considering.]

Not exactly, but it's either going to be by his choice with the fairies or he'll be kidnapped by imps.

[...Joshua would seriously laugh if Mr. H got kidnapped by imps. Angel-napped by tiny imps.]

It's hard to say definitively, but I don't take either side's word as absolute truth. I'll respect them, their position, and their power. They just haven't earned my trust, and even then it'll only go so far. They are, after all, the Fair Folk.

Since those are the only two options, I'd think so. What does that really mean though? "The Fair Folk." I don't know a lot about fairies or anything besides a bunch of old bedtime stories. You don't trust anything?

Then if he arrives, it'll be in his own time. I'll just hope for sooner.

It's a euphemism for the term 'fairy.' Just like wee folk or good folk. I would assume they coined the 'fair folk' because of how they usually appeared to be tall and radiant, beautiful and angelic. Though, some were also described as wizened old trolls.

Nope. I especially don't trust that they'll care for us if we lose our shards. They have no reason to, do they? It's because we carry these shards that we were brought here in the first place. Once that's gone, what use are we to them?

From what I've heard they bring new shardbearers once every two months? Maybe you'll be seeing him way sooner than you think. There's a huge difference between fairies and trolls though. Kinda sounds more like somebody messed up big time. I don't doubt that either. [Doesn't mean he likes it though.] We don't really know what happens to us when we lose our shards though, do we? You know, besides dying.

I certainly wouldn't object to it. I've missed his coffee too much. Nobody can brew it like he can.

[And he's missed Mr. H's company, but, again, he's not going to say it. Joshua really doesn't need people trying to work angles on him like that.]

I would assume they'd use something different to refer to the trolls. Regardless, 'fairy' can also be considered a blanket term for elves, dwarves, gnomes, and other such creatures than your traditional fairy.

I don't, but it's possible that someone else who's been here longer does have the answer to that question.

I'm sure he'd be so touched to know you missed him only for his coffee.

[He has some suspicions but...eh. It's Joshua. For all we know he misses Mr. H just because he misses messing with him.]

Sounds like the easiest way to confuse somebody. As for the shards...I'll start asking around. Somebody's gotta have an answer. People have been here for months.

He'd expect it, and then tell me to cough up the yen needed to pay for it. He doesn't believe in actually giving away free coffee.

[Can't it be all of the above?]

I've heard some have been here for years, too. It certainly couldn't hurt to ask around, though I suspect that we'll need to be careful that it's only in-Court inquiries. The natives don't seem particularly fond of us at the moment.

1st Circuit - Text for Both Courts, Video-locked for Unseelie

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