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[experiencepoints]

Who: Nightingale and you!
Broadcast: Video to all
Action: On the Bishop
When: Now!

[When the video starts, Nightingale is just facing the camera, sitting in her room. Her fox is circling her, like it's demanding attention, but she's just ignoring it. Notably, the fox is also wearing a little purple party hat.]

So... As of yesterday, I've been here for a year.

[She pauses for a minute.]

A year by my world's calendar, not Earth's. Earth's calendar is stupid.

Anyway, when you factor in the time I spent at my last interdimensional shithole, it's been about a year and a half since I've been home. I know there's a lot of people here who have been gone a lot longer than I have, but... The homesickness just doesn't get much easier, does it? I'm even starting to miss the shitty fast food place right near my place.

Shit, I'm even starting to miss the last interdimensional shithole. At least there we had a purpose, even if the place sucked. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy that we're not having half the people here getting killed once a week, but... There's no goal here. We just try to get nebulous 'ratings' to win at a completely unknown 'end'. We're being fucked with constantly, and...

[She has to take a moment before she continues, taking a deep breath. Then she lifts the camera, turning it around, to show a large crate on the ground, opened. There are: A large pile of party hats and poppers, several rubber snakes and small stuffed birds, and below that, quite a large number of what look to be glass bottles. (Of course, every single thing is purple.)]

That got a lot more depressing than I meant it to. Anyway, since I've been here for a year, I got this from the 'sponsors'? The drinks taste like shit, but they're strong, so... If you want to get nostalgic and talk about your homes or whatever and try to be less homesick, or if you just want to get smashed, I guess, party on the Bishop. Everyone's invited, and people from that shitty castle have drinks reserved already.

Comments

[experiencepoints]

I don't know!

[bloodbiter]

Perhaps we should ignore them and let them do as they will?

[she's not trained for this!!]

[experiencepoints]

I am extremely worried about 'what they will' is!

[bloodbiter]

All the same, they seem rather determined...

[experiencepoints]

They are and I don't understand this.

[bloodbiter]

What is it that's confusing? They wish to help you feel better in... their own way.

[experiencepoints]

I'm homesick and want to be drunk, so there are ponies forcing a party on me via supplies dropped by the asshole forces imprisoning us here.

Why is this my life?

[bloodbiter]

I... That is a rather broad question.

[modern speech still throws her off sometimes, medieval fantasy game 2 strong]

[experiencepoints]

It's also a rhetorical one.

I just want to get too drunk to think about this shit for a while.

[bloodbiter]

Take care not to make yourself sick.

[but other than that she's not going to stop her]

I will admit that when you made your broadcast, I was looking forward to hearing about your world.

[experiencepoints]

... I can tell you about it, if you'd like. What I remember, anyway.

[bloodbiter]

I should like to hear, if you're willing. Being able to learn about different worlds is one of the things I like most about this strange place.

[experiencepoints]

... Okay, but I'm not sure where to start. It's... a pretty normal world? We've got skyscrapers and cars, computers and phones, magic and monsters... What else should I say?

[bloodbiter]

[a small laugh]

To be entirely honest, none of that seems normal to me besides the magic and monsters. Of course, being here and back in the castle, I've seen a great deal of the other things you mentioned... But it still seems strange.

[experiencepoints]

Only in memories, I hope. I'd be pretty confused if you saw a car at that castle.

[laughtrack.wav]

[bloodbiter]

I may have seen one or two in a game, but... Mostly from other memories, yes. What is it like, having them there normally?

[experiencepoints]

I don't know? I mean... I don't know how what it's really like to not have them. I never got my license, so I can't drive, but... We can get pretty far to distant dungeons that way?

[bloodbiter]

Your license?

[tilts her head a bit]

Why would you drive to a dungeon, if I may ask?

[experiencepoints]

You need a license to drive a car.

To kill the monsters inside and get stronger. Look for treasure. Things like that?

[bloodbiter]

I see. The monsters in your world only resided in dungeons...?

[jrpg, meet high fantasy]

[experiencepoints]

Not only. But treasure is mostly in dungeons, and they have stronger monsters, and there's more information so you know what to expect. It's easier training.

[bloodbiter]

How interesting... It sounds much different from my home. Are many people in your home taught how to do battle, then?

[experiencepoints]

Yeah? Most, anyway.... Some people choose not to, but most learn. Not a lot actually actively pursue it outside of school, but...

[bloodbiter]

How interesting. If I may, can I ask why that is?

[experiencepoints]

Why to which part?