[ 01 ] Video; Possible Action for housemates?

[kingpawn]

[ The video starts rolling well before Walter's prepared to sit down and talk. What the viewer gets is about twenty minutes of a frail and sickly thin, older white man in his tighty whities, staring blankly into the screen. A bottle of wine is in one hand, continuously pouring the contents into a glass as he drinks them down only to refill it again. It's the alcoholic channel, with a few fascinatingly thoughtful jaw clenches and an unwavering staring competition with the lens. Finally, he clears his throat and speaks up. ]

So this is supposed to connect me to others 'like me?' These so-called imPorts...

[ He studies his empty glass, turning it in his hands. ]

There's one question that never got answered, and maybe you can give me some insight? Clue me in a little because I sure saw a lot of fire and brimstone a few days ago...

[ He looks up, dead eyes focusing on the screen. ]

Is this supposed to be hell?

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[kingpawn]

[ Friend is a very strong word...... but Walt doesn't bother to correct Toboe, offering a strained smile in response. ]

Oh! That makes sense. I wasn't even thinking of powers. The whole thing is so new to me, I thought you were some sort of werewolf -- I don't know if you have stories about them in your world, but in mine they're creatures of legend who live most of their lives as human, but every full moon they turn into a wolf -- sometimes a wolf-human hybrid -- and typically lose control of their sense of self and go on a killing spree.

[ He laughs quietly and then makes a sweeping gesture with his hand. ]

Yes, please. By all means, show me. I'm very interested to see your true form.

[onewiththewild]

[ in toboe's world, all wolves can do this. but apparently it's super strange, so Toboe is just going to say that it's exactly that. ] Hm-

I have heard of werewolves. They didn't exist in my world.

[ toboe will just drop his illusion for now, and in a blink of an eye, the kid is a wolf. There is no transformation, there is no fur growing. A moment there was a 14 years old kid, the other moment there was a wolf looking at the video. ]

[kingpawn]

[ Walt blinks and there's a wolf sitting there. He takes off his glasses and rubs his eyes before putting them back on. Yeah. Toboe's definitely a wolf. That's fascinating that an illusion could be so good it made him look human. (And a bit unsettling to a man who is obsessed with control -- knowing that there are some things here (illusions, powers, abilities) that can so easily deceive him.) ]

Wow. I've never seen anything like it. Can you still communicate in this form?

[onewiththewild]

[ toboe's ear moves in response but he eventually speaks: ] I can. With everyone. [ this actually includes animals. ]

[kingpawn]

That's incredible. This is really happening, right?

[ He doesn't think he's that drunk that he'd be imagining this. ]

[onewiththewild]

[ a small nod follows. Yes, wolves can nod ]

It is. It's really me.

[kingpawn]

And everything else is an illusion? Is that the only illusion you can create?

[ How is this even possible? His mind is officially blown. Because if Toboe is walking around with an illusion, technically he's always a wolf -- but then can he handle things tangibly like a human? Or is that all just part of someone else's mind? Ahhh so many questions! ]