1st Element: Written

[raavashing]

[Wan decided to test the book with something written. It was better than looking like a fool and talking aloud to himself in a place full of cold-shouldered strangers who were obviously looking for more of a reason to fight him. He didn't know what he'd done to upset the town he woke up in, but it was clearly enough for them to be threatening to his person. And he really didn't want to get into a fight with anyone and risking harming bystanders.

Raava's silence was also a concern, but she had grown less talkative the longer they were joined. They didn't need to talk that often anymore. So he didn't put much thought behind that. Not yet, anyway.]


To the book that speaks back: Hello.

I have recently woken up in this place and I don't know or recognize anything about it. I've traveled all over my world and nothing like this village exists. I would like to learn more about it, but the people aren't very friendly and most refuse to speak to me.

So I ask you, hopefully helpful book, for your aid.

I'm not really concerned about my safety, I can handle myself. But I have a friend... an animal friend. She's a catdeer and she answers to the name 'Mula'. If there are a lot of catdeer in this place, she'll be the one with a bedroll and small travel pack tied over her back. Please don't hurt her, she'll do you no harm. If she runs, that's okay. Just tell me where you saw her and I'll get her.

Thank you.

Comments

voice/drawing;

[havesomedeath]

Oh, well, if you want to picture it, I can help! One second!

[And he just briefly sketches a cat in the journal, then a moment after it a deer. They're not amazing, but they're clear enough. Helpfully, he adds the word 'cat' with a little arrow pointing at the cat and the word 'deer' next to the deer.

Then he switches back to voice.]

Does that help?

voice

[raavashing]

[Wan looked at the picture curiously. Each clearly had features that a catdeer had, but were otherwise vastly different. The odd feet on the one labeled deer, especially.]

It does. Those are very strange animals.

voice

[havesomedeath]

They're pretty normal where I'm from, but it's pretty different from world to world I think! It's pretty interesting if you ask me!

voice

[raavashing]

Yeah, it is. I'll have to see if I can meet some of those animals while I'm here. From what I've been told, they're normal in this world, too.

voice

[havesomedeath]

Yeah, seems so! Of course, I'm sure there's plenty of creatures here that aren't in any other world.

I heard that there's sea monsters here and I've never seen those in my world, for example!

voice

[raavashing]

Things that people call monsters in my world are usually just animals or spirits they don't understand. I don't think there are such things as true monsters. Whatever is out there in the water, I do agree it would be nice to see and meet them if I get the chance.

voice

[havesomedeath]

Yeah, meeting them would be awesome! I wouldn't mind getting to see them up close and maybe talk to them.

But monsters are definitely real. I've fought some before.

voice

[raavashing]

How are they different than animals or spirits? What makes them monsters?

voice

[havesomedeath]

Well, I don't think I can really call zombies animals. And they're completely mindless, so I doubt there's spirits involved.

Those are the monsters I fought, anyway!

voice

[raavashing]

I've never heard of a zombie. But I suppose being mindless makes them different than animals, spirits, or even plants.

voice

[havesomedeath]

Oh, you don't know about zombies? Hm, we also call them Risen. They're reanimated dead people who go around killing people!

[Said almost in a sing-song kind of way, because isn't that fun?]

voice

[raavashing]

[So horrified right now.]

That's terrible!

voice

[havesomedeath]

Nya ha ha, I know, isn't it just? I haven't seen any here yet, though.

Well, except for that one curse a while ago when some people turned into them, but that was just temporary.

voice

[raavashing]

People were turned into them? What- who did it? Do they do that often?

voice

[havesomedeath]

Yeah, there was this curse that turned people into zombies and other kinds of monsters for a few days.

We get curses every so often, pew! Just like that. I don't really know how they work. And that's saying something, 'cause curses are my specialty!

voice

[raavashing]

Why would you curse anyone?

voice

[havesomedeath]

'Cause it's fun.

[Hope you weren't expecting a better reason.]

Re: voice

[raavashing]

That just seems mean.

voice

[havesomedeath]

Yeah, and? Doesn't mean it's not fun!

Re: voice

[raavashing]

I don't find being mean to others to be a fun activity.

voice

[havesomedeath]

Well, I can't really curse people without being mean! So it's not like it can be helped!

['Not cursing people' is not an acceptable option here.]

Re: voice

[raavashing]

You could choose not to curse anyone.

voice

[havesomedeath]

[...

There's just... several seconds of complete silence.]

Hmmm.

Nah. That's dumb.

Re: voice

[raavashing]

No. It's not. There's no need to do something like that to people just because you can.

voice

[havesomedeath]

I don't see why not.

And anyway, did you hear the part where it's my specialty? I can't just stop, that'd be crazy! Er, crazier than I usually am!