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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[Video]

[prinsects]

Your world has got them.

Is that what you're saying?

[Her expression is flat, in the way of a sarcastic "How quaint". Judging by the way other people are talking over this system, you'd think it wasn't even a possibility but an accepted norm for a majority of other realities.]

[Video]

[teaspectre]

[ Well someone sounds like a grumpy-pants, Annie thinks. Although in fairness, she has heard of this whole ... more than one world thing. And from the whole, whopping two that she's heard of, they both seem to have 'ghosts'. Besides; she's only been here for barely a day. ]

Well no, I was- Sure, okay. My world has ghosts. Is that such a bad thing?

[Video]

[prinsects]

No.

[She tilts her head and narrows her eyes a tad at the image. Debates giving her locket a rub with her glove, but no, she doubts that "cleaning the screen" would do anything - it still looks like it could be a technical error...]

It just seems as if I grew up in a strange one.

[One without ghosts, or magic, or supernatural creatures of any sort (unless one counts zombies, but magic didn't make those).]

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[gordianknots]

[Waver perks when he hears England. It's nice to hear the country mentioned by name, and a familiar accent.]

It's a bit of both. The record can be replied to at someone's leisure, but conversations are more like a live broadcast.

Unfortunately this definitely isn't England, although may I ask what part of there you're from? I grew up in London.

[Video]

[teaspectre]

Oh.

[ Not entirely technical, but then Annie hasn't realized it's happened yet. Can't help you there. ]

Strange how? 'Cause I didn't know there were anything like that in my world until- until later in life. Sort of just happened all at once, really.

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[teaspectre]

Oh, alright. That makes... more sense, actually. --Bristol, most recently. Been there about half a decade. Kind of stuck there, for now. You know- life.

[gordianknots]

What year is it for you? I feel like if I compared it to Skype things might not land exactly.

I suppose there are worse plays to be stuck.

[teaspectre]

Oh- no I know Skype. I remember it. Sort of; I didn't use it much, but I know it. It was um ... Two thousand nine? Ten? I think ten.

[gordianknots]

Ah, excellent, it's 2016 for me. I honestly think "Skype, but with magic faerie support instead of the internet" should just about sum it up.

[Video]

[prinsects]

It seems many of the people here have something to say about the paranormal. There's a girl asking others to tell her all about the magic in their world.

I don't think that anyone in the world I know had ever seen a real ghost, ghoul, vampire, or fairy in their life.

[Video]

[teaspectre]

Pfft, magic. [ ... Oh, wait. ]

Well, normally they don't broadcast what they are- and you can't even see ghosts, or hear them, unless you're one of the supernatural types. Usually. Mediums can sometimes hear them, but you've got to be legitimate.

[teaspectre]

Magic... fairy support.

Yeah alright, that sounds fair. And accurate. For this sort of place. Fairies and imps and things- that's a bit weird though isn't it? I don't think we had fairies where I came from. But then, what do I know? [ Clearly this is amusing. ]

[gordianknots]

Well, from you question, I surmise that ghosts and vampires are a bit of a common occurrence, yes?

[teaspectre]

Erm. ... Common enough, I suppose. Although I'd say humans definitely out weigh the supernatural.

I think.

[gordianknots]

So ultimately, why not magic faerie internet? It'd make as much sense as what you're seeing back home, at any rate-

--wait. You think?

[thebreakingwave]

Hullo Annie! I'm Harry, from England, and we've got all three of those back home.

[teaspectre]

Well I can't know exactly who's a- a supernatural type and who isn't. I'm not psychic.

[teaspectre]

Hello Harry! From England. [ Annie stop. ] All three? And that's- that's normal? Are you... [ Vague gesturing. ]

[gordianknots]

But you have experience with the general area?

[Video]

[prinsects]

And what might your experience with ghosts be - are you a ghost, or a medium? Or -- other?

[Vampire, other supernatural, someone who's simply had dealings with ghosts and mediums... As poker-faced as she's gotten by now, her tone's smoothed out to almost cheerily casual.]

[thebreakingwave]

Completely normal, yes. I'm not one of those three, I'm a wizard, but my school had both ghosts and werewolves.

[ There are vampires elsewhere, but they don't usually end up settling and working in Britain. ]

[Video]

[teaspectre]

[ Uh. Have a slightly stumped and speechless Annie, if just for a moment. ]

I... have some experience. I mean I've met a few. Helped a few cross over, even. Actually a bunch- with a friend of mine who's a medium. I'm not. A medium, I mean.

[teaspectre]

A little? I guess? I know a few, if that's .. what you mean.

[teaspectre]

A wizard? [ Whoops, that sounded sceptical. Ahem. ] A school for wizards that has ghosts and werewolves, too. Like... As students?

[ Honestly if she stops and thinks about it, no vampires would be ... understandable. ]

[gordianknots]

Basically what I was digging at, yes.