002 🕷️|| video

[angellust]

Type: Video
Sender ID: angerllust (Angel Dust)
To: general public
Subject: different worlds!
Warnings: nothing in main post, some swearing in the comments

[so maybe you're just browsing the network, minding your own business, when a new message pops on the screen. let's see, nothing out of the ordina--

what is that. no, really, Angel doesn't show himself on the network that often, so either you've seen him around, or you haven't. for those who haven't, he's a very tall, lanky, spidery-looking dude, with pink fur and pointy teeth and strange eyes. he has two (visible) sets of arms, and legs, on top of that! yeah, he's a real piece of work, this one. fortunately, he's not here to bother you about magic. he's here to bother you about other things]

Sup b- er. Pirates!

The name's Angel, an' I got a little survey thingie I'm conductin'. Like, the most informal survey ever, okay? Lemme tell ya, I've been here a little while, an' it amazes me when I hear about other worlds different from my own. It's incredible, like, a lotta you go through stuff I couldn't even imagine.

My question is, out of all the people you've talked to, which world do ya wanna visit the most?

I'll go first! [as cool as Angel usually is, it's obvious he's passionate about what he has to say] This kid told me about a world with little animals or monsters, or whatever, that are called Pokémon! There are a whole bunch of different species, an' I wanna meet 'em all! [wait. he calms himself] ...They don't have cats or dogs, but there are Pokémon for those, I guess. Sounds fun, right?

So, what about you, huh? Lemme know about other worlds you've heard about while bein' here. Or tell me about your worlds. I just wanna see if anythin' beats Kieran's Pokémon-world.

Comments

[octoblot]

Oh? Is there something specific that you are hoping to see, or does it not particularly matter to you what kind of magic I could show you?

[angellust]

Eh, doesn't really matter. mostly, I've been tryin' t'get a handle on my own magic! Er, the one I was gifted with when I got here. I'm not exactly the best at it, but I think I'm better than I was a month ago. Guess I'm just interested in seein' what other people can do.

[octoblot]

Oh! In that case, perhaps the better question would be to ask what kind of magic you've been gifted with. If you're a beginner, then... would it be safe to assume that it's something simple that can done with one of the elements of nature, like... ah, here's a small example, and you can tell me if it's anything similar to what I'm about to demonstrate.

[Since this is video, he can do a demonstration as he looks around at his workshop desk here he's sitting at, picking up a couple of stray leaves from a plant that he proceeds to hold up his magipen up for to generate a breeze that was previously not there in the room to allow the leaves to hover in the air... before he then has the leaves suddenly develop a layer of frost in the spot where they are hovering. They still stay there, hovering in the air, before he then waves the pen a third time and the icy leaves proceed to burst into flame, burning to ash.]

[angellust]

[hey, no fair! that's, like, three elements' worth of magic! Angel looks transfixed. the more he learns about magic, the more he wants to be better! he gives the performance a little clap. maybe Azul really is a magician]

Well! Ain't that somethin'? I can't control weather, or anythin' fancy like that. I guess the element I was given was metal. So far, I'm able to lift screws an' smaller things without touchin' 'em. But I'd really like to... I dunno. Bend a metal bar? Make it so hot it melts into somethin' else? Stuff like that!

[octoblot]

I see! That is certainly unique... in fact, that's one of the elements I would be interested in learning more about myself, as it's not often that I deal with metal in my projects.

[Usually, it's the more technologically savvy students in the Ignihyde dorm that would probably be the best people to ask about magic with metals, but none of them are here. Alas.]

[angellust]

[alas]

Weeeeell, I'd be happy t'show ya what I can do. Practice makes perfect, an' all that. Maybe we can hang out sometime, an' just work on magic spells together.

[...never in his life did Angel Dust think he would say something so silly. and he says a lot of silly stuff]

[octoblot]

Sure. I think that could be fun.

[... Ah.]

I just realized, I never did introduce myself, did I? My name is Azul Ashengrotto, and it's a pleasure to meet you, Angel-san.

[angellust]

Oh, uh. Nice t'meet'cha, back! But you don't have t'use the honorific, or anything. Just Angel's fine.

[it's weird to be addressed with respect like that... he doesn't deserve it!]

[octoblot]

[Don't be silly, of course you do! Besides, Azul has reasons other than "respect" for the honorific, so good luck getting him to drop it in the future, even if he does say--]

Oh, is that so? I'll try to remember that, then.

[angellust]

[hmm...]

Thanks. Anyhoo, we can meet up soon, whenever you're not busy, an' I'll show ya what I can do. It ain't much, but it's somethin' I've been hard at work practicin'.

[octoblot]

Wonderful. I'm not too busy later today or tomorrow if that works for you, but if not, then by all means, feel free to message me another time that works best for us to meet up!

[angellust]

Sounds good. Thanks for the input, an' the demonstration. Talk to ya soon.