002 ♌ [video]

[fundemetal]

[Once again, Leo's face appears on the screen, his eyes looking full of energy as always. He's tapping his fingers on the desk in front of him, tapping out the alphabet in morse code.]

Hey everyone, Leo here. So, uh... [He scratches his head with his other hand, trying to think how to explain his idea.] I noticed that there's not really any sort of protection put on these like cellphones back home to keep you from butt-dialing people. It's bad enough that the curse is making people tell others things they don't want to... [A pained look.] Can't do anything about the curse, but I thought it might be a good time to do something that might help against those accidents.

I made an application that I can program onto your starfish communicators that will give you a sort of lock on your device. Unlocking won't automatically post anything, you'll have to get at that the same way you do now. Locking it will keep you from accidentally calling anyone or making a video that everyone on the network can see when you're not intending to.

If you want to meet me to get it, I'll be out in the park the next few afternoons. If you're busy while I'm there, but want it, just let me know and we can work something out. I'm asking for 5 starfish coins in exchange for the installation. All things considered, it's a really good deal. [With that, the recording ends.]

[ooc: there will be an open log post going up soon, so you can reply here or there, depending on if you want to talk over the SFC first or jump right into action. Action can be hand waved via commenting here, but you gotta talk to Leo in some form IC if you want it installed. The app is completely optional and has mod approval. So if you or your character doesn't want/need it feel free to move along. He's just trying to help people out.]

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[fundemetal]

Sure.

[He turns off the SFC and heads out of the house to the coral. He has some time to kill before he promised to be in the park for anyone who wants his program.]

[Leo spots Nanaki and as he approaches he waves.] Yo.

[action]

[findsrisks]

[Nanaki gives a cheerful wave as she hurries over.]

Hey there!

[action] forever

[fundemetal]

So, where's the best place to get ice cream here?

[action] forever

[findsrisks]

Well I don't know if it's the best place-

[Honesty curse and all.]

-But there is one place I like going to, over that way.

[And she points vaguely in the direction of the amusement park, it's over in that area.]

[fundemetal]

[He looks in the direction she's pointing.] At the amusement park? Haven't been that way yet.

[findsrisks]

It's not in it, but it's close to it. And the amusement park is pretty cool, I know a guy who works there.

[fundemetal]

What's he do there? Seems like it might be a cool place to work.

[Leo follows Nanaki's lead toward the ice cream place.]

[findsrisks]

He's part of the defense force, and I think that's just his area he patrols. But he also takes care of goats or something so maybe he has two jobs.

[Hopefully Hubert doesn't mind that description.]

[fundemetal]

Saber said something about the defense force. I keep meaning to get around to signing up for that.

[findsrisks]

I used to think we had no real use for a defense force, since it was always pretty peaceful in this city, but after what happened...

[She's worried about the people who brought them here, and what they plan to do with them when they're done with their experiment.]

[fundemetal]

Things seem pretty peaceful since we fixed the coral, but can't shake the feeling that it won't last forever. Or that the peace might not even be real.

[He's worried about that too.]

[findsrisks]

Yeah, I know what you mean. But I haven't seen anything-

[She falters for a second there. Normally she doesn't refer to her visions so casually, especially not to someone who doesn't know about them, but the truth curse made her blurt it out without realizing.

But she didn't specify visions when she said seeing anything, so after a second she picks it back up, trying to carry on and act natural.]

-unusual! Y-yeah, I haven't seen anything unusual in the bubble since then, so I think it's okay for now.

[fundemetal]

[Leo notices her failed attempt at being natural.]

Spill it. That's not what you meant. What do you mean you haven't seen anything?

[findsrisks]

[Stupid truth curse.

Well at least there is one event she can refer to, though it's pretty obvious it's not what she meant before, since she gets out a few false starts as she tries to word it without getting tripped up over not being able to lie.]

Well, there was, ah, a couple months ago there were monsters in the city. But everyone got powers and it was kind of like an RPG so they weren't so dangerous.

[fundemetal]

That sounds like a combination of fun and insanity. Also not too different from back home.

[He pauses.]

But I'm pretty sure that's not what you meant. [He nudges her in the side.] Whatever it is, it can't be that bad.

[findsrisks]

[Fuck.

By now she's slowed to almost a stop, and she's looking down at the ground as she slowly shuffles along.]

...it's not easy to talk about, okay? I'd be better at avoiding it entirely if it weren't for this stupid curse.

[fundemetal]

Yeah, I've had to talk about some hard things because of this curse, and it sucks. If you want I can answer whatever question you have for me after you get this out, ok?

[findsrisks]

[She really is curious about Leo, and there's a lot she wants to ask, but she's already decided to wait until after the curse is over. She can appreciate the power of a lie, and she knows how awkward it is if that power is taken away.]

Mmn, no, it's alright.

[But then again, maybe this curse is a good thing. Leo will have to believe her, because she can't actually lie here.

So yeah, her demeanor changes as soon as she realizes that, and she stops trying to stall. Leo said they could be friends, and he had trusted Nanaki with the half-god thing. The least she can do is trust him with her secrets.]

When I look in mirrors, I see how people are going to die.

[fundemetal]

[Leo's eyes widen and he stops walking.] Dude, that must suck. Does it happen every time you look in the mirror or only when someone you know is close to biting it?

[findsrisks]

It's not even just people I know, it's everyone. Strangers, friends, anyone.

But the visions only come when someone is close to dying, so it's not a constant thing.

[It's why her hair is often messy, though. If she sees someone's death in a mirror, then she can't see her own reflection.]

[fundemetal]

It's good it's not constant, but can you get around that by looking in other reflective surfaces that aren't a mirror?

[findsrisks]

Actually no, one time I saw a vision by looking at someone's eye at just the right angle to see a reflection.

Don't worry about it, I've seen it all my life and I'm used to it. The reason it's tough to talk about is because people don't usually believe me when I tell them they're about to die.

[fundemetal]

[Leo frowned.] Damn. I was hoping that wasn't the case. I'd offer to make you something that was reflective but not technically a mirror.

[He claps a hand on her shoulder in a consoling manner.] Generally, people don't like dying. So being told you're going to die... you wouldn't want to believe it. I don't think it's just 'cause you told them.

[findsrisks]

[The touching comes as a surprise, and it gets her to finally look up at Leo.]

...so you believe me?

[He's not yelling that she's wrong, or telling her she's imagining things, so that's a good sign to her.]

[fundemetal]

Even if the curse wasn't making you tell the truth, I'd believe you. There's a god of prophecies where I'm from. I bet if you were a demigod, you'd be one of his kids. Not that they're the only ones who ever see anything. But they're the ones who would probably have a power like that.