Video - Seelie/Unseelie

[teenyoda]

[Stiles hasn't used the lockets until today, a day spent flicking mostly through the posts and seeing how to actually work this thing and, oh, okay. Like that. It was like a weird magical phone set to Skype. Okay. He could do that.

Smile into the camera, Stiles.]

Hey there, uh, fairy people. And non-fairy people. And, uh, the draconically inclined. Or furry. I don't... just... hi. So, in light of the whole worm thing, which by the way, eww, I have a question. Since there seem to be a lot of, um, not exactly human people around and ones who have skills with like, swords and magic and stuff, ah, what... hypothetically speaking, would someone who was just a regular, normal, average human be able to do here? You know, besides hiding under tables and throwing rocks ineffectively?

[This was a very important question, Drabwurld. He wasn't a werewolf or a wizard or witch or... any of the multitude of people here that he'd run into. His coordination was subpar and, well, he didn't really have any skills that included cutting the heads off of giant worms or not getting eaten by dragons if they felt the need.]

Just, ah, I guess just reply here, if you want. Or leave a message if you're looking at it later. 'Kay. Uh, thanks.

Comments

[teenyoda]

... Djinn? Like... Genie djinn? Lives in a lamp or bottle or something?

[redsea]

Yes! [ Wait. ] Why would they live in a lamp?

[teenyoda]

I have no idea. That's just where the one in Arabian nights lived. One of those oil lamps that looks like a teapot.

[redsea]

Oh. Mm, I suppose that is possible, but a djinn living in something you can wear or have by your side is much more convenient. I can't imagine someone carrying a lamp like that all the time. It sounds very silly.

[teenyoda]

Yeah, it was kind of weird in the story, but... I guess they didn't really think about keeping it on them.

[redsea]

[ It still sounds silly. ]

Well, the djinn from my world are different. They give you power you can use in battle. They only go to those who are worthy, though! [ Kind of. Preening. Not that Stiles can see, but he can hear it in her voice. ]

[teenyoda]

[That's because it was silly.]

What? Really? That... sounds kind of cool.

[Color him impressed.]

i swear i'm normally not as slow as molasses. i'm sorry!

[redsea]

Cool? [ Wow, no one's ever called her cool before. Without it, she's just a loser who is incidentally really good with a sword. ] Yes... it's very cool!

[ She almost exclaims it like he needed extreme convincing. ]

D-do you want to see it!? [ Now she just wants to show off. Look, if he says she's cool, then this might be her chance to impress and make a friend who isn't a weepy man with one eye. ]

No worries. =) I'm not going anywhere.

[teenyoda]

You wouldn't mind?

[Because hells yeah he wants to see a genie. Bring it on, lady.]

...next time i take longer than a day, feel free to yell at me LMAO

[redsea]

Why would I mind? [ She squints. He can't see it, but he can very well hear the change of tone in her voice. ] Unless you're one of the Unseelie...

NEVER

[teenyoda]

Dude, I'm not even one of the Seelie, no matter what castle they put me in. I'm a teenage boy who's normal and boring and pretty much wants to go home.

[redsea]

[ She hums in thought. ]

Well, alright. Give me a moment. Please hold this.

[ The last sentence isn't addressing Stiles, but one of the servants, who holds her locket and follows her as she makes her way out her chambers, down the halls and down the stairs of the castle. The video is on now, and he can see the profile of what looks like a princess from ancient China.

Yes. ]

I need to go underground. Have you been there before?

[teenyoda]

Under... huh? No, why would I have?

[What was she doing? Couldn't she just... whip it out? Hehe... whip it out.]

[redsea]

[ ...god, she wouldn't get the euphemism. ]

Well, for example, if you liked exploring... Or if you wanted to look for any secret exits in the castle should you need to escape. [ Beat. ] Just in case.

[teenyoda]

I'm less inclined to look for secret things in a castle that has things that could either eat me or turn me into a glitterzombie.

[redsea]

They can do that!? [ It's a joke, the servants say. Her cheeks redden. ] Oh. That is what I thought. [ no you didn't ]

Well, you needn't worry about that if you receive my djinn's power, but I suppose it also depends on how much magoi you have... and if you can actually fight. [ Oops. She quickly follows that up. ] It's alright! I am sure there are other ways for you to defend yourself.

Um, like... magic...

[ She's unsure about that one. People are only born magicians in her world. She doesn't know if this world is any different. ]

[teenyoda]

Ma...goi? Don't know what my magoi levels are at. You got a magoi checker?

[Rude.]

I can... sort of... maybe fight. Somewhat. Maybe.

I can do mountain ash circles. That's a thing. Oh, wait! There was this time [Guess who's excited now?] when I had to do this mountain ash circle around a while building, but then I ran short and I was standing there with like, a handful of ash and had fifty feet to do and I thought we were boned, but then Deacon said I had to visualize or something and dude... dude! The handful lasted the whole fifty feet. I kid you not.