first prank ≈ video.

[greenghost]

[For a long time, there is muttering and shuffling, and no real discernible speech. Just a view from the ground of tree tops, green and bright in the summer weather, from where a New Feather's journal lays open.]

[If one listens closely, they may here complaints about Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan and fallen angels.]

[A moment later, a curious face swims into view of a boy with pale skin, blue eyes behind thick-rimmed rectangular glasses, and a shock of wildly messy black hair. His expression shifts quickly from curious to annoyed.]

Oh, that explains a lot.

[A disgruntled sigh.]

The script is blank!! Am I writing my own City of Angels, wherein Nicolas Cage has tiny useless blue wings??

[He sits back and falls mostly out of the journal's view.]

This movie is going to suck. Just sayin'.

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Comments

[video]

[hisdarkmark]

[He grumbles something like "I've already been spoiled enough", but he pauses suddenly.]

...I'm sorry, you did what now?

[video]

[greenghost]

...Oh huh. That's kind of neat, actually. I'm pretty shitty at computers, maybe I'll figure out magic books and filters better.

[video]

[greenghost]

...long story. Stupid video game, meteors, Earth's destruction. Weird lurid blue apples.

Sounds a little like a pipe dream of some crazy stoner, but it kind of happened.

Or I think it did, at least. I mean there was kind of a meteor flying at my face. And then I was here.

[video]

[so_shik]

The filters might take a little bit of time to get used to, but the journals are pretty easy. It's all laid out with buttons and everything. Pretty hard to mess up.

[video]

[hisdarkmark]

[Sorry John, Draco basically has no idea what you just said. All he understood was meteor and Earth's destruction.]

So does that mean you're dead, or...?

[video]

[greenghost]

Yeah. It's sort of neat, now that I'm actually looking at it.

...oh, so I'm John, by the way.

[video]

[greenghost]

Good question! I don't really feel dead, but I could be. I dunno. I mean, I'm meeting somebody that's famous, in a way, I have weird little wings, and there's a magical talking book at my disposal.

I'd say that's a decent recipe for the afterlife. Maybe.

[video]

[so_shik]

Good to meet you. I'm Shiki. Welcome to Luceti. How far outside of the village do you think you are?

[video]

[hisdarkmark]

...you think I'm famous? [Yes that's all he took from that sentence. Thanks, John.]

[video]

[greenghost]

Probably not too far? I dunno. I'll let you know when I see civilization.

[The video feed shifts around a little while he actually stands up.]

Man, walking through a forest barefoot. Things I never really realized suck.

[video]

[grapecape]

[is there something funny about that...]

Once you've reached the village, I can show you to the most important locations to remember, if you need the assistance.

[video]

[so_shik]

Yeah, they're pretty infamous for dropping us off in the plain white uniforms. If you make your way into the middle of town, you can stop by the main clothing shop and see if your stuff's there. Orrr if you want something better, you can come by All Passions.

[video]

[chibifalenas]

So kind of like a crystal ball showing a play?

[voice]

[redjacketthief]

Uh, John. I appreciate you being fond of my work, but it doesn't change the fact that I've been here for six months and I still haven't found a way out.

[voice]

[hisapprentice]

Yeah, really weird. It only gets worse. ...Sorry.

[Video]

[moezama]

Ah, yea...you have to be careful with those. You can die if they ever get removed.

[ video ]

[lunas]

What kinds of movies do you like then?

[ video ]

[ratpack]

No. That'd make a lot more sense. Which is really saying something. So yeah, clothes and a blanket.

Hey, do you know if you're close to a village, though? See any lights or anything?

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Actually, it's not a talking book at all. I'm using the book to talk to you, kind of like a, um... what was it called again? Oh right, a phone.

[Voice]

[greenghost]

So I've sort of realized. It's still weird.

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

I don't know, I think phones are kind of weird too, but they're normal in a lot of worlds.

[video]

[greenghost]

...Not exactly, but sure.

[video]

[chibifalenas]

I'm sorry, we don't have anything like that in Falenas. I haven't even heard of that in the Scarlet Empire.

[Video]

[greenghost]

...ow, ouch. Guess I'll be careful with them, then.

[voice]

[greenghost]

Geez, wow. And we're back to lameness.