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[manifestering]

Hello
If we have not met my name is Octavian
I am an alchemist and as always I am accepting small amounts of blood for a personal project

But that is beside the point

[Just, you know, getting it out of the way that he's always on the hunt for blood samples to save, anyway—]

The point is during our mutual excursions to maintain the integrity of this world
In the ruins I was set upon by a manner of vision
Very abrupt
not entirely welcome
In the water I experienced memories that were not my own
Something about a breed of serpentine people
Where are they
?

The recollection suggested they were not always serpents but perhaps once like us
A group brought to this place and changed
Was this previously known
and
has anyone else experienced these visions
?

[ooc; totes encourage threadjacking for sharing purposes!!]

Comments

[manifestering]

It is

The blood is to manifest the vessel
At which point I may possess it for a time
For compatibility purposes I would prefer human blood
but I have not tried other varities

im sorry for his 400 questions

[skelters]

Do you think there's anything I could do to help?

[ because He Will Find A Way ]

Sounds complicated ... How does this possession work? How long can you be in there for?

vash please...

[manifestering]

Will you press the keys for me
?

[this is actually a joke but he knows his little japes never come through properly... and yet he does not clarify, anyway,]

I enter the vessel
I remain in the vessel until its integrity fails
it is not a system capable of self-regulation as an actual body would be
The longest I have managed is about ten hours

[skelters]

I will, if that's what you need!

[ it's okay, because vash doesn't understand either way with how annoyingly genuine he is ]

Integrity fails .... that sounds bad.

Is it like a real body?

[manifestering]

[this fuckin guy.... well, it's funny, so,]

How quick are you at it
?

And no it is not
only visually
Inside it lacks the proper organs to maintain itself
hence
integrity issues

[skelters]

Um
Pretty quick? I think?
Is that important?

[ can't believe he'll start his career as a secretary like this ]

That must be quite an inconvenience ...

[ no, vash, you cannot suggest some weird frankenstein schemes, okay? ]

Could you ... enter something else that's not alive? [ vash, what did we just say? ] Like something still human shaped?

[manifestering]

Unquestionably so

Generally I would prefer not to
My goal is to live
However what did you have in mind
Some kind of mannequin
?

smh

[skelters]

You said it'll inevitably fail, right? So you keep having to make new ones. Maybe something that doesn't need those things might be better ...


Sorry! I didn't mean to offend you, please don't be mad!
I just thought ... I don't really know much about this, haha, forget about it! Sorry again!!!!!!!!!!!

[manifestering]

You are a strange one

Regardless
All human bodies inevitably fail
Still preferable to an unfeeling thing

[skelters]

You really think so, huh? Hahaha


You're right.
I'm sorry for suggesting it. That wasn't right of me.

[manifestering]

I am not upset
You would have to try harder to offend me
I expect no complete understanding

[skelters]

There's no way I will try harder to!!!!! :-(

[ also he feels bad like? does it have to be just human blood? probably from what he says!!! ]

[manifestering]

How excitable
Thank you I would not expect that either
All things considered you need not concern yourself with me

[skelters]

Haha, excitable, huh? That's me!! :-)

But I want to help!

[manifestering]

What for
?

[skelters]

What am I excited for?

[manifestering]

Why do you want to help me

[skelters]

Shouldn't people help each other out?

[manifestering]

For what purpose
I have no means to reward you

[skelters]

Haha, do you always help people to get rewarded?

[ don't answer that if you are going to say yes ]

I don't need anything, so don't worry! No strings attached!

[manifestering]

Setting accurate expectations early
Fine
If you like