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[ The locket is floating.

It’s the only explanation for the view that the item gives – a young man, out on the walls of one of the castles, the moon curved behind him. His arms are crossed in front of him, not touching the device as it records. Black eyes (all black, like the depths of the sea) regard it for a moment and then one hand moves, gestures at the locket. ]

Well, well.

[ His head tilts, and while his lips don’t turn up, one may get the feeling that he’s smirking. ]

I must say, this is an interesting turn of events. One that even I did not see coming.

[ His voice is almost monotonous, but there is something like music in it – like whale song. ]

To be pulled away to the Drabwurld, asked to take part in this war. I wonder if they truly know what they are doing. [ His hand returns, head moving back so that he can look straight at the camera. ]

I hear there was a battle. One should expect such things, in war. I suppose I should ask about it. [ He doesn’t. Instead- ]

Tell me, Shardholders, something... interesting.

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A man who lives underwater has spoken with me about whales.

[ He sounds rather disproportionately pleased about this. ]

Whales? What's a whale?

[ This... actually makes him pause. ]

Do they not have the ocean in your world, Lumina?

...Sort of?

Gran Pulse had massive oceans, but they were swallowed up by the chaos centuries ago.

[She shrugs. She wasn't around to know what she was missing.]

You will have to tell me of this chaos.

[ Dear chaos of other worlds, please don't kill the whales. XOXO The Outsider. ]

A whale is a great being that lives within the oceans.

Well we probably used to have them. Everything on Gran Pulse was gigantic.

[How to explain the chaos.]

Chaos is like...a darkness that swallows up almost everything it touches. [Except her, of course.]

It sounds like the Void. It birthed everything, and everything will return to it -- all of the lights, swallowed.

Should I find a whale here, I will show you.

Chaos is a lot more complicated than that. Especially mine. Even if it did disappear when I wound up here.

[Lumina is not happy about that. Most of the time.]

Alright. Is there an ocean here?

You are tied to it?

[ He nods. ]

So the maps would suggest.

I'm supposed to be.

[Grumpy chaos child is grumpy.]

Maybe I'll go see it.

As I am supposed to be tied to the Void. But neither are here, are they?

[ He doesn't like it much either, Lumina. ]

There are things within the deep that no man has seen.