Video Post - 01

[eclipse_of_time]

[If nothing else, this sort of broadcasting and storage and communication device isn't entirely unfamiliar to Ming. But everything else certainly is. First and foremost her own body. Where's the pulsing thrum of her magical energy? Even the mark on her chest is dull and decorative. It's a frightening thing to see. She can feel the passage of time, something only once felt briefly. And terrifyingly. The seconds are moving by her, taking her with them.]

[She realizes she can't feel any any magical energy. Not in the atmosphere, not in the earth, not in the large creature that follows her. It's an unfamiliar beast, but one that looks as though it would be right at home on the paradisaical beaches of her island kingdom.]

[If this is a kidnapping, it's a frightfully strange one. She's nowhere near Numara. This place isn't familiar at all! But she's not restrained. Quite the opposite. She's made it to a bench in the little village she awoke in, and then that overwhelming feeling that threatens to steal her consciousness slips upon her and she sits, shaking and confused, to fiddle with the portable teleson.]

What...what is this place?

[There's a high note of fear and confusion in Ming's lightly accented voice.]

Something's wrong...something's terribly wrong...what's been done to me?

What's going to happen to me?

[Without her magical energy, what is she? Her magic is her soul, her consciousness, her very being! She's never felt so tied to this human shaped shell in all of her existence. She's certain she can feel the decay and dying of mortal cells. Is this mortal death?]

Please...if someone can help me...

[It doesn't occur to her to explain further - there's not a single sentient thing in her world that doesn't know her face and who she is. What she is.]

[Surely someone can aide her!]

Comments

[video]

[paladinlost]

It is, yes. However, this world hides so many secrets to uncover and so much beauty to behold that our frustration does not last long. You should try battling a few wild Pokémon on the road, and perhaps catch one or two. You'll find that there is much to learn from them, even if they do not hold all the answers.

[video]

[eclipse_of_time]

Well, I suppose I'll see what I see, as a friend likes to say. It would be nice to see something...new.

[video]

[paladinlost]

If there is one thing this world can offer, it's newness. That, and powerful, loyal companions.

[video]

[eclipse_of_time]

The latter I don't think I've ever lacked! But... if I cannot return to Numara of my own accord, I cannot. Fretful as it is, I suppose it's certainly an adventure!

[video]

[paladinlost]

It's likely to be the safest adventure you'll ever have, yes. I do hope you enjoy them.