Message 2

[wherethereislight]

Type: Text
Sender ID: wherethereislight (Shadow)
To: Public
Subject: Rifts
Warnings: Nothing? Just a grumpy hedgehog yelling at people to get off his lawn boat.

Stop going into the rifts. They don't take you wherever they show.

[Sincerely, a hedgehog that's getting tired of people landing on his damn boat.]

Comments

[octoblot]

That does appear to be the case: I haven't seen one that showed those people again after that first one, but I have seen at least two other rifts with glimpses of places I knew.

[wherethereislight]

[Rifts appearing that know what to show the individual in question. And it's been someplace from their home. Entering them though only takes them somewhere else in this world.]

Were you thinking about your world before they appeared?

[octoblot]

As a matter of fact, I was indeed thinking of my world when they appeared...

Perhaps that's what causes these rifts to appear? Because I don't believe I've had one that appeared when I was merely thinking about business matters or places I need to go here for daily necessities or the like, now that I'm thinking about it.

[wherethereislight]

[...The ones who have shown up uninvited, they were inviduals connected to his world in some way. Or people that knew him. Even when he walked through a rift, he landed somewhere that Surge and Kit were present.]

Is there some connection you have with the ocean?

[octoblot]

[Well, that's quite the question to throw at him here.]
 
I suppose you could say that: Night Raven College, which is the school I attend, is actually situated on an island known as "Sage's Island", thus we are surrounded by the sea.

[... It's not technically a lie if he says that, right? Right.]

[wherethereislight]

[See we didn't even need to bring up the freaky tentacles.] It's possible, where people exit is somewhere tied to their home then.

[octoblot]

[Thank you Shadow for not mentioning Azul's freaky tentacles on a public post that everyone can see.]

You might be right... ah, by that logic, I suppose that means there was something about you or your residence that was reminiscent of something from your unwanted guests home?

[wherethereislight]

People that know of me. How annoying. [Ugh. Really seems to be the case. Why couldn't they fall on anyone else from home?]

[octoblot]

I see.

[Hmmm]

I don't have a lot of experience with this particular type of potential magic that may be in play, but I can certainly try to look into it and see what I'm able to come up with researching the matter.

[Okay now he is definitely lying and not just by omission, but Shadow doesn't need to know that.]

[wherethereislight]

[...] What's in it for you? [His business makes Shadow think he doesn't just do stuff for free.]

[octoblot]

[You're right, he doesn't.]

Obtaining the knowledge of how these rifts were made as someone interested in magic is a worthy interest, is it not? And perhaps, if a method is found to undo the damage they are currently doing, perhaps there can also be a way to refine them in a manner that can be used for a more lucrative purpose.

After all, while they are a nuisance right now, it would certainly be a convenient method for traveling for those here who may not want to rely on ships or other crafts to reach a destination in this place...

[wherethereislight]

[...He'd charge a fee to use them, wouldn't he?]

Consider collaborating with others with similar interest to make progress. If I discover further details, I will inform you.

[octoblot]

[oh absolutely]

Understood. I look forward to hearing from you again should you find anything, Shadow-san.