[Video] Introduction

[tenofswords]

[The video opens to a man in his early 40s holding the phone up to his head, before it pulls back as he sets it down so that it's leaning against something off-camera. The man is dressed entirely in gray.]

Normally I don't do this sort of thing, but was highly encouraged to do so.

[He takes on a professional posture, hands folded neatly in front of him.]

You may call me Mr. Gray. I cannot imagine why I was brought here and given the abilities I was, but this is a nice city I find myself in, even with the near constant rain. I also know a bit of Old English poetry.

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[notayoungman]

[ He's gruff and sounds like someone who long ago moved passed "always irritated" into "always fed up", and no you don't get to see his face because he's ~mysterious~ ]

They're not giving us reasons, or training. This world is not in need of so many heroes. I'm starting to think there's something they're not telling us.

[tenofswords]

That was my impression as well.

[notayoungman]

[ Such a relief to talk to someone more serious ]

Too many unknowns for my taste.

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[garotted]

Encouraged by who? You have friends here?

[tenofswords]

Nobody you need concern yourself with, good sir.

[garotted]

It's not 'sir'.

[ghoulking]

Welcome, Mr. Gray. None of us has a reason to why, Lachesis is the one who decides and she is silent.

Which authors are you familiar with?

[tenofswords]

Many, many authors. Some of which were never credited for their work, because it was before authors signed their names to it.

[ghoulking]

Very old English literature then. Perhaps you can teach people more about it, if it's of your interest.

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[extremeteenbible]

[ Merle doesn't know what the word "English" means, but he does like some poetry. ]

There once was a man from Faerûn,
For his wife he was over the moon,
So he carved her a duck,
And it just was his luck,
She was delighted from night until noon!

[tenofswords]

Where as gone the steed?
Where has gone the youth?
Where has gone the giver of treasure?
Where are the feasting seats,
Where the revelry in the hall?
Alas, bright goblet;
Alas, mailed warrior;
Alas, prince's glory!
How that time has passed away,
Obscured beneath the crown of night as if it never were.

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[littlemissfutility]

What abilities did you get?

[tenofswords]

I can become one with the shadows.

[trouvaille]

( Ignoring everything except the bit she's interested in; )

What poetry?

[tenofswords]

Old English. Anglo-Saxon, or in laymen's terms, most written works from my world's 7th Century to the year 1066.

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[viced]

Which city did you end up in, exactly? Not that they all aren't nice, but...

[tenofswords]

Maurtia Falls.

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[momchester]

[A woman in her late 20s or early 30s, chilling in a messy motel room.]

Hi. Name's Mary.

Are your, um, "powers" that weird?

[tenofswords]

A pleasure to meet you, Mary.

It depends on one's definition of 'weird'.

[exceptionalthief]

[Have a guy with a German accent reciting the opening line of Beowulf.]

Hwæt! We Gar-Dena in gear-dagum

þeod-cyninga, þrym gefrunon,

hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon!

[tenofswords]

[The Gray Man smiles and provides the next verse.]

Oft Scyld Scefing sceaþena þreatum,
monegum mægþum meodosetla ofteah,
egsode eorlas, syððanærest wearð
feasceaft funden; he þæs frofre gebad,
weox under wolcnum weorðmyndum þah,
oð þæt him æghwylc ymbsittendra
ofer hronrade hyran scolde,
gomban gyldan; þæt wæs god cyning!

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[am_i_a_monster]

I don't think any of us know why we got this chance.

Which city are you in?

[tenofswords]

Quite the mystery, isn't it?

Maurtia Falls.

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[baetiful]

Maurtia Falls does have a certain appeal, does it not?

[tenofswords]

If one doesn't mind the constant rain.