video ; forward dated -> 06/01 (open to both courts)

[teaspectre]

[ Despite the inherent excitement that is likely what lead to her being actually, properly visible to people outside of the supernatural realm, there are just some things a ghost cannot shake off. Like the fact that while on recording, regardless of how corporeal they are in person, a ghost is still a ghost. She's visible, but only to an extent. Like a hazy, transparent projection, embossed against the image as if poorly photoshopped in. ]

So does this thing record or is it more like a .. live broadcast sort of thing? Kind of hope not, but if it is, hello! I guess.

[ If there was something she wanted to say ... well, she doesn't seem keen on saying it. Or perhaps there'd been nothing of great importance to begin with. She just sits there looking amicably pleased, watching the little transmission locket in pure interest. ]

... I'm Annie by the way. From England- since I've noticed this isn't England anymore. [ Look she'd only paid partial attention to what the fairies had said, to begin with. ] Anyway, bit of a strange question. Thoughts on, er, vampires? Werewolves? ... Ghosts? Just curious. Study purposes, personal interest. That sort of thing. 

[ Another beaming little smile and the transmission ends. She really isn't good at this. ]

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[gordianknots]

I apologise for not mentioning it sooner.

[Waver's much too used to names being politic back home. Not that the title isn't just as ridiculous as his first name.]

[teaspectre]

Oh no, it's fine. What are you a professor of? Or are you one of those ... general professor types?

[gordianknots]

Chemistry, although for a while it looked like I might be a general professor type. I teach at a private uni in London.

And, for the sake of curiosity, which side of these court factions are you on?

[teaspectre]

Hm. Can't imagine teaching at a university; gosh I can't imagine teaching any sort of school. Maybe children, that might be alright. [ Off topic, Annie. ]

Court? Oh! You mean like with the fairies and the .. Imps. I'm in the Seelie court. I think. The one with all the fairies. And you?

[gordianknots]

Honestly, the students aren't the problem. The battles with uni administration is what makes things a lot more tiring. [Nah, not off topic at all. He likes talking about work.] What do you do back home?

Unseelie, the opposite end of the spectrum.

[teaspectre]

Ah, yes. Politics of the administrative kind. The worst of the worst. [ She sounds very know-it-all wise. Sort of. ]

I'm um... between jobs, right now. Nothing as prestigious as working at a university- I had a job at a pub a little while ago. Didn't... work out so well, actually. Sort of a- a stay-at-home mom, now.

Unseelie is with the imps, yes? What's the big difference between the two, anyway?

[gordianknots]

[Oh he could tell so many stories about the administration he has to deal with.] I'd say that sounds relaxing, but I know enough people with kids to understand that that is really not true.

The ideological difference is chaos versus order. And the Unseelie side is a little darker and grimmer, from the looks of the background on your video.

[teaspectre]

Oh, no they're not- really kids. They're sort of in that .. flying the coop, stage, anyway.

[ A fact she seems to sour over. Or dishearten. ]

So ... Seelie is order, Unseelie is chaos. That isn't some big metaphor for good and bad, is it? [ Frown. ]

[gordianknots]

Oh, goodness, then I misspoke. My apologies.

[Waver makes a little eeeehhhn noise before continuing.]

They're a spectrum, but they don't fall neatly into good or bad. You can be a giant dick and promote order, or like to chaos chaos for higher ups if it serves an ultimately good purpose, as two examples.

[teaspectre]

No, no. That was on me, I never said. [ Laughing just a little too hard- but only just. ]

Oh, okay. That makes ... a lot more sense, actually. Order and chaos not necessarily being good and evil- I like that.

[gordianknots]

Fair enough.

Think about it more like Greek mythology. The gods aren't good or bad, they just make things more or less crazy for the mortals. And they're at least better than the Titans who are more game for chaos.

[teaspectre]

Right... Okay, yeah.

There's nothing like the Titans here, are there? Like in the Unseelie court or something?

[gordianknots]

Not that I know of, but do not quote me on that. I might end up being hilariously wrong in the future.

[teaspectre]

Oh good. Chances of that happening are low, I hope?

[gordianknots]

I really hope. Has anyone filled you in on what happened in the past two months?

[teaspectre]

No. Wait, yes! Well, sort of. Someone mentioned there'd been a big sort of .. battle or something. Just missed it. But that's all I know. Have you been here longer?

[gordianknots]

About two months now.

And eh, I am not sure a battle would be a good term for it. Fight, definitely. The queens plopped groups into the other's side and asked us to do some harm to the opposing side, essentially. A month prior, there were simply some oversized worms mucking about that needed to be taken care of. I'm not sure if those belonged to anyone in particular.

[teaspectre]

O-Oversized worms? [ Because clearly that's the only important bit. ]

[gordianknots]

Er. Yes?

[teaspectre]

They're gone right? Like completely and totally?

[gordianknots]

As far as I know.

This ins't some worm phobia that I've accidentally hit, is it?

[teaspectre]

Er, no. But who wouldn't be averse to- to giant worms! That's normal!

[gordianknots]

Wait, wait. Vampires are a thing back home, but giant worms are out of the question?

[teaspectre]

Yes! Vampires are human-shaped, with human faces and- and worms are gross anyway, but having them be enormous?

[ She shudders, visibly and in much, much disgust. ]

[gordianknots]

[Waver feels a little bad laughing, so he manages to stifle it.]

I think that your levels of normalcy may need to be adjusted then.