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[ghoulking]

[ Kaneki comes to video wearing heavy dark clothes as usual, but his face marks seem to be looking a bit better since his last video. ] Hello new imPorts. I hope things haven't been rough on you since your arrival. I'm Ken Kaneki and I've been in this world for 4 and half years, and I'm part of Aegis Force.

To start this video, a lot of people have been ported-out recently. Currently my coffee shop is looking for workers, so if anyone wishes to give a hand, that would be great. We serve Japanese home made pastries and snacks, specialize in coffee, and we also provide exotic foods for imPorts. [ he is not going to outright say what that means... ] If you want to apply to the job, let me know.


To the newcomers, I've been keeping a Frequently Asked Questions, which you can read on the link that follows- [ kaneki will write the link for the F.A.Q, if anyone is curious ] and I'm also one of the people keeping extensive notes on everything that has happened since 2015. [ there is a for the NOTES, if you want really heavy reading ] If you don't want to read any of that, it's fine. I can still answer any question you might have, regardless if you've read the documents on not. [ he knows it's A LOT... ]


Finally, US government and New Zealand Government have both agreed on building a memorial on Death Island for those imPorts who died in 2008. The memorial will be joint with this month's Swear-in, it seems. It's now out of my hands, honestly, all I did was bring the idea to them, but I'm glad we will have this chance.

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[namesaquestion]

I'd be willing to work part-time.

[... .. having a gengar is Hard.] Also provide bodies time to time.

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[ghoulking]

[ NEVERMIND THAT FIRST PART, WHAT MATTERS HERE IS: ]

Are you killing people?

[namesaquestion]

... Gengar eat the life energy of humans.

[ghoulking]

Can he eat anything else?

Niko, you can't just let your Pokemon kill people.

[namesaquestion]

Hmph. They can't. I tried it back when he first became a gengar. Doesn't work. Best I can do is let him feed on bits here and there but he still has to hunt. I'll get used to it... but I don't have to like it.

That's how nature works.

[ghoulking]

No, it's not Niko, not this world's nature. You know what will happen when people find out your Pokemon is killing because "he still has to hunt". [ they'll kill it. And Niko may think his Pokemon are invisible, but that's being naive ]

I'm not going to be involved with that anymore. [ he is tired of being the body disposal and being involved in death and people dying all the time. ] So you should start thinking about your options rather than just say "that's how nature works"

[namesaquestion]

Why do think I brought it up? I know what you eat but Ok. [As much as he's trying to pretend he's calm? He's not.] You don't want the odd body every other month? Fine. Whatever. Forget I brought it up. I'll figure out another way of getting rid of the things while I ensure my pokemon doesn't starve to death.

[Nikolai, you idiot. That's guilt-tripping]

[ghoulking]

And because you know what I eat it should cross your mind that I don't go around killing people and shrug about it because "it's how nature is".

The fact that you just say "getting rid of the things" so blunty does not help your case either.

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[plentystrong]

Doesn't anyone here know how to keep it simple?

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[ghoulking]

It's not that it's complicated, the problem is that there is a lot happening.

It's entirely up to you if you want to know about it or not.

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[plentystrong]

[ So far, Catra's been mostly winging it in the few days she's been here. She gave the pamphlets she received upon arrival a quick glance and then tossed them.

Which quickly turned out to be a mistake, because of course it did. This new world is different enough from home to be disorienting, and by now, Catra's willing to read things about it.

So naturally, she skims the first few paragraphs of the FAQ. ]

Okay, so... no getting out, huh? But I heard that people leave. And sometimes come back.

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[ghoulking]

We can't leave on our own accord, but the machine that brought us here, the Porter, can send us back and forth at any time it wants. We have no saying in it.

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[plentystrong]

What? That is ridiculous!

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[ghoulking]

A lot of things in this place are, in all honesty.

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[plentystrong]

I'm starting to see that.

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[ghoulking]

It takes a while getting used to, but eventually you will.

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[plentystrong]

Yeah, well, nothing else to do, right?

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[ghoulking]

I always say hopefully you won't stay here that long. Most people stay only for a year or so before they are returned.

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[plentystrong]

An entire year? That's bad enough!

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[ghoulking]

Hopefully it won't be four an a half. [ because those sure have been long years ]

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[plentystrong]

I'm guessing that's how long you've been here.

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[ghoulking]

Yes. Arrived September 2014.

Not all is bad. It's just a long time, and it makes you wonder why.

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[plentystrong]

No kidding! What do they need us for so badly that they can't do themselves?

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[ghoulking]

That's also a mystery neither the Porter or Lachesis are willing to answer.

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[plentystrong]

Lachesis is this goddess person, right? The jerk who brought us here?

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[ghoulking]

Yeah. The jerk who possessed the Porter, and then left it in charge of a power AI.

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[plentystrong]

Wow. I know someone who'd have a field day with this. Too bad she isn't here.

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[ghoulking]

A friend?

She might show up, the Porter likes to bring people from the same worlds.

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[plentystrong]

[ Is Entrapta a friend? Catra doesn't know. She doesn't think that's the word, exactly.

Even if Entrapta is brilliant and has fantastic hair. ]

More like a coworker. An underling.

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[ghoulking]

[ If Entrapa is just an underling, why mention her? ]

Well, in any case, there is a chance anyway.

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[plentystrong]

[ NO REASON ]

Is there some cheat to finding out if someone from the same world is already here? Or do you just gotta run into them?

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[ghoulking]

The network does have a list of imPorts currently in this world. They could be using alias, but most aren't - you can look for you - ah... - acquaintances.

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[plentystrong]

[ That's... useful information actually. ]

Okay, then. Guess I'll have a look.

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[ghoulking]

[ kaneki is a very useful man ]

If you need anything else, let me know.

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[plentystrong]

Sure, I'll do that.

[ Catra, thanking someone? Only once in a blue moon. ]

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[ghoulking]

[ he is fine with that, honestly ]

Good luck.

[janus_scholar]

I wanted to thank you for your comprehensive notes, they've been very helpful. I have not caught up on all of it just yet, but I appreciate the straightforward way that you've compiled information and explained it.

[ghoulking]

Oh- there is no need to thank me. When I was a new imPort, I would have liked to have these as well, so it only seems like the right thing to do.

Though the notes are so extensive...

[janus_scholar]

I can imagine. It must have been a struggle to make sense of this alone.

That's why I don't mind the meticulous nature of your work. In cases like this, I say that more is better.

[ghoulking]

To be fair, I arrived four years ago, not much had happened then. [ well, a LOT happened then, but not four years worth, for sure ]

In any case, if you have any questions, let me know. I'll try to answer them the best of my abilities.

[janus_scholar]

I’ll be sure to, thank you. Oh, but a quick one, while I have you: Should I be concerned that the Swear-in will be taking place on “Death Island”?

[Because that sure doesn’t sound encouraging.]

[ghoulking]

Oh- well.

I don't think so. Death Island has had its history long time ago. The name stuck due to it, but I believe they changed it - it's just what everyone calls it unofficially.

[janus_scholar]

An unfortunate moniker. I'll try not to take it to heart, then.

[ghoulking]

Pretty much. Hopefully the place is a lot nicer than it sounds, despite its history.