001 ☀ Video

[foreshadower]

[ The Shade, in all his immortal wisdom, seems to be holding his comm away from his face, like he's peering at the screen, holding it as far away as he can, while he peers at it. Finally, he nods, before he starts speaking. ]

Now, now. We're settled in, yes? I thought it was very polite to even give us these fine homes, these jobs, even these fine...tattoos. [ A look from him, a curl of his lip. ] Makes it feel a little more permanent than our usual little trips.

But you know, it's so odd, I was so used to being allowed to go where I please, I heard of few restrictions, beyond the necessity of play along, and yet! Apparently, we're not welcome to leave the country, without first warning our benefactors that we're leaving.

[ He paused, before pulling a sheaf of paper out of seemingly nowhere, shadows lengthening behind him, before light seeps back into the room. He speaks, and it's very obvious he's reading straight from the paper. ]

It is not safe or recommended to travel abroad without government knowledge. Please note that your status will designate AWOL if travel without governmental knowledge becomes habitual.

So. That's a little controlling, is it not?

Comments

[foreshadower]

Oh no. I was born human, and my powers didn't necessarily come with detailed instructions.

[dragony]

Mmm... so you thought you would have the lifespan of an ordinary human? When did that change?

[foreshadower]

Well, I found out when someone attempted to kill me, and I laid bloody in the streets for hours before I found that it wasn't blood, but something else -- and I could pull myself together.

Officially? I changed long before that.

[dragony]

Mmm. I meant when you understood it.

How long ago was that? Rather, how old were you, then?

[foreshadower]

Oh, I believe I was over fifty, then. I didn't look a day over thirty, and hadn't for some time.

[dragony]

So, it's harder for you to empathize with a mortal lifespan, because it was such a short time that you considered yourself one.

[ and seem pretty clueless in general, she doesn't add. seriously, how do you go twenty years without aging without thinking "huh, that's unusual?" ?? ]

[foreshadower]

Comparatively, yes. It makes it a little difficult.

[ Look, when you get powers from DC Cthulhu, it's not like you know if it's immortality or just extended life. ]

[dragony]

You may want to try a little harder, then.

You're rather the odd one out, you know.

[foreshadower]

Indeed I am, it seems.

Nothing I'm not unused to.