(video) an orb speaks

[incessantness]

(honestly, there isn't anything too big here. just a girl, young with hazel eyes - tapping, poking, and yelling into the poor charm.

... accidentally activating video.)

... I don't understand this. They said this is useful, but it's just pretty. I can make pretty things too. HELLO????

(grumble, grumble... confusion?)

(an ooc note! fushi has many forms, as explained and shown in this post here. feel free to opt-out if you'd like!)

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[touchofcashmere]

Oh! [scared him right out of his skin] H-hello? Can...can you hear me?

[incessantness]

HELLO??????? WHO ARE YOU?????

(more screaming. it seems that fushi believes that screaming will make it go through.)

[touchofcashmere]

STEDE BONNET!!!! [screaming? screaming.] HUMBLE PIRATE CAST ADRIFT ON A STRANGE SHORE!

YOURSELF?

[incessantness]

FUSHI!! I'M FUSHI!!! ... JUST FUSHI!!!

(fushi is a mood, a vibe.)

WHERE ARE YOU???

[touchofcashmere]

AH, DO YOU MEAN THAT SPECIFICALLY OR METAPHORICALLY? BECAUSE I'M NOT CERTAIN I CAN ANSWER.

NICE TO MEET YOU THOUGH, FUSHI.

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[starguy]

Oh, cool! Hey there!

[ Peter waves, having figured out how to turn on video. ]

Putting holo-comms in a necklace-thingy, these people thought of everything.

[ A laugh. He picks it up closer to his face for a second, squinting, then holds it back to try and put himself in frame. ]

Thanks for the mic check. You're picture's on, in case you didn't know.

[incessantness]

(oh my god, kill this thing with fire. it projects people. people talk on it. she was not expecting this.

her face, however, is priceless, as big eyes blink before she throws it far, far away.)

Who are you?! What do you mean, my picture?!

[starguy]

[ That's quite the picture, seeing a face and then nyoooooooooom, floor. ]

Hey! [ He's yelling. Does that actually help? He assumes it's far away. ] I think you threw your comm!

[ He is going to keep yelling now. ]

I'm Peter! You left your, uh, video on! I think that's how these things work?

[incessantness]

(here's the thing, as immortal as fushi is, the world is still in its infancy... what's exactly a video? great question.)

... Is video your face? I see your face...!!! Are you friendly??!?!

[starguy]

[ Peter laughs. He too had to learn what comms were, once. ]

Yeah! That's my face!

[ As her face comes up to the screen, he stops yelling, and waves. ]

Video is the... hm. The means that we're using to talk right now? Well, video and audio. I'm guessing these necklace-thingies have [ a camera, a microphone, a holo-projector, ] stuff built-in that lets us talk in real time. So I'm not a recording, and neither are you. Does that, uh, make sense? I'm not great at explaining tech.

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[quizpersona]

[ He puts on his best bored but completely normal voice for this. ]

Have you tried turning it on and off again?

[incessantness]

... What does that mean? Turn it on and off?

(to some of us, technology is still very archaic, ok...)

[quizpersona]

That's a greeeat question! Can you guess the answer? No?

Try breaking it! That's how you turn just about anything off.

[incessantness]

... I'm not going to break it, are you trying to fool me?

They told me it's precious. What is turn off, anyway?

[quizpersona]

Eh!? I was trying to help but now I'm being accused...

[ Y e s, though, he sure is. ]

I guess I'll indulge you and explain it anyways. Turning something off is when you stop something from working.

[fatalism]

[ oh look, what a blessing. he'd recognise that voice no matter where. time to settle some scores with this particular clown. later though... ]

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[theleadingman]

Interesting trinket, isn't it?

[Balthier doesn't seem terribly startled, at least, though certainly curious.]

It's not often one finds treasure that talks.

[incessantness]

... Are you the treasure?

(romantic, in other contexts, but fushi really does think now that it is speaking by itself.)

[theleadingman]

Hm. That depends entirely on who you ask.

[But, for clarification:]

In this case, no. I'm a person, much like yourself.

[incessantness]

... How would you know I'm a person, though? I've met other beings.

[theleadingman]

One need hardly be a hume to be considered a person. I've met all sorts, as well.

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[emyoji]

It's working. Hello there.

[He even waves at the projected image, holding his hand back close to him so it can be seen--using cellphone logic.]

Are you trying to reach someone or is this an open greeting?

[incessantness]

I'm just trying to understand this thing. Do you know how it works?

[emyoji]

I think I have an understanding. It's only a theory, but it does seem like these are enchanted charms linked together. Maybe they share a common source or are part of a set?

[incessantness]

Do you think we can replicate this? Make it just for us?