Network - Video [Backdated to Early Morning, November 10th]

[kree_soldieress]

[The video comes on with Lauri-Ell surrounded by racks of plants and pots and little green growing things. Anyone familiar with her or who helped with the greenhouse would recognize it to be such, the glass and metal structure on the roof of the Blue Dorm. The door of the greenhouse clearly closed behind her, but blurs of color fall occasionally through the shot beyond the clear glass. There are light sounds with them, of crystal hitting stone outside or lightly hitting glass above.

But here Lauri was in the video, her Tellphone clearly propped up against a plant pot or something because her hand is free and holding a small, softly pink crystal in her hand.]

I am not certain who may or may not have had a chance to wander out into the city at this point, but I would advise caution to those who choose to do so. There is currently a strange form of precipitation occurring.

[She raised the pink crystal to emphasize her point.]

Be not fooled. These are not pretty little baubles. No, these are something else entirely. When I took this into my hand I was greeted with knowledge and memory that is not my own. I am more familiar with processing such events given how I was trained. However none were so disturbing as this.

[She grimaces at that statement.]

This one involved a little horrible man with a mouth that was far too big, taunting someone. I admit, if I were ever to encounter someone who would so willingly speak of such atrocities committed against someone's mother right to her face while trying to ask for the person's assistance... If I ever find that man, I believe I shall show him what justice is.

[Yes, she had not liked her glimpse of Hojo at all.]

I advise great caution. If you can avoid these, please do so. These are not to be used for decoration. I shall attempt to see if there is a means by which to safely destroy these crystals. Such violations of one's experience are horrid and should not be done so lightly. I will be going to the forge today to acquire some containers that we might put the crystals we encounter into to keep them safely sealed away. Hopefully this shall be met with the approval of others.

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[Video]

[areasontohope]

[Yuki's seen one or two, and that was more than enough for him to know to leave them the hell alone. He wasn't going to tell the people whose memories he'd glimpsed and would just keep everything to himself. Yet he was cheered to see someone else get angry at such things happening to the people here.

So he turned the video function on.]

I wonder if there's somewhere safe to collect them and just throw them away so that no one sees them.

[kree_soldieress]

[A wise young man, ready to leave the true heart memories of others aside.]

I was going to tend to the plants today, I know it was my day, but perhaps you could render me assistance when you are free? I want to go to Gili's and take one of the cooling barrels with her permission and make a secure metal lid with a small hole that people can pass crystals through without being able to reach in and take them out?

[areasontohope]

[He nodded.]

I can do that.

[And while he had no idea what exactly she was talking about, if whatever she was planning on doing would assist people, he was all in so Yuki nodded a little more.]

I'm free now if you need my help.

[kree_soldieress]

Thank you, Friend Yuki, I would appreciate this.

[She took a deep breath, because all of this was so stressful.]

I am very used to this transfer of knowledge and memory. I do not think it is a good thing to allow to happen.

[areasontohope]

I'm not sure why this place did such a thing, or how it happened.

[And idly he wondered if the Aspects knew and what they would say. Or if they'd remain silent.]

I should be there in a few minutes, I'm going to leave here now.

[kree_soldieress]

Magic, I would expect. That often is the answer to things that are troublesome.

[She smiled in gratitude at the pending arrival.]

Thank you my friend.

[areasontohope]

[He was quiet as he reflected on the magic comment. He recalled sensei talking about it too in a not so pleasant way, but he was still resolved as he headed out the door. It wasn't long before he was knocking on the door to see what he could do to help.

And he'd packed his satchel with a book or two to use as a makeshift umbrella.]

I'm here.

[kree_soldieress]

[Lauri was happy to open the door to the greenhouse, and she made room for him to come in.]

Thank you for your arrival.

[areasontohope]

[He still had the book bag over his head, the blue one that crazy gnome had given him. But he nodded to her.]

If we can get these things taken care of, that's more than thanks enough.

[kree_soldieress]

[It's a nice bag, she does approve.]

I will offer thanks anyway. There is so much crystal here. It scares me.

[areasontohope]

[Yuki sighed and shook his head.]

I feel really bad for anyone who's had memories of theirs looked at.

[And hopefully there were none of him.]

[kree_soldieress]

Indeed. It seems a violation.

[Her own crystals... she wondered what people would see. Little of use she suspected. Much time spent guarding things and at war. Perhaps that would make them sad.]

[areasontohope]

[Yuki sighed and pulled out his gardening gloves in preparation for handling these things.]

We could sweep them into a huge pile and dump them..

[Though honestly here he wished he could just set them on fire.]

[Video]

[gadaboutdetective]

[Llewellyn was not enjoying this. Not at all. He thought he was done with this sort of thing now that he wasn’t in a world where they were practically a scheduled occurrence. He already suffered from cluttered, chaotically racing thoughts on an ordinary day. Having thoughts, memories and emotions from other people’s memories made that all a lot worse.]

Mm… If you have any luck in destroying them, let me know, but containing them is a good idea too.

[He sounded a little off when he called, but he did want to reach out.]

And I agree, this is a horrid violation of one’s privacy. But… It seems to be a trend with these kinds of worlds? Er- and on that note, I do apologize, but I believe I happened upon one involving you and a cat…?

[And while he felt rather bad for having seen something of hers… It was probably the more pleasant memories he’d happened upon between here and the Sphere. It rather made him wonder how she’d handle Pretzel for an afternoon.]

[kree_soldieress]

[The idea that her suggestion may be good relieved Lauri, but she had wished it wasn't Llewellyn who had spoken to her of it. After all, there was a second memory she had seen, and she didn't know how she would broach that properly. At least he had started the discussion with this one of her and...]

What is a cat?

[gadaboutdetective]

[Her question makes him second guess what he’d seen a little. Had he been mistaken…? Or did she call cats something else, perhaps…]

Uh- small, furry creatures. Not like Pretzel, though. Generally small pointed ears, they don’t bark… [How do you explain a cat?] Well, I thought it was cat… Sounded like one, at least to me. It was, um… an orange striped creature. You seemed to be trying to figure out what to feed it.

[kree_soldieress]

[Oh, she didn't call cats at all. She had no concept of cat beyond Chewie, and all she had ever called him was beast or furbeast. There was a reason she had called Pretzel a Scent-Beast.]

Ah! You mean the fur Beast is called a cat to humans! That is good to know. He is a very good beast. He is my sister's home companion, and a very wise beast. Is aware of right where the fish monger is.

[gadaboutdetective]

[Llewellyn was starting to catch on to this now, and it started to make a lot more sense. It did, of course, make him wonder what she called other things… But, one matter at a time. So it had been her sister's pet… His brow rose slightly as she mentioned the fish monger.

… Had she taken the cat with her to find it food?]

Yes, we call them cats, but furbeast suits them well. [He grinned a little, they were very fluffy creatures in his experience.] The fishmonger though… Does that mean it assisted you with finding its meal? I only caught a glimpse of you discovering the canned food’s unpleasantness and your decision to go out to find something better.

[Ever curious, he couldn’t help ask how it all turned out.]

[kree_soldieress]

[He could always ask. Lauri would no doubt have funny word choices.]

Of course it assisted. Why should i not seek the guidance of the furbeast in finding what was suitable to it? He guided me to the monger and selected the fish. And carried it out.

[gadaboutdetective]

[He would definitely be asking, if only so he knows in the future when referring to things so he doesn't confuse his friend.]

I... Well, I do see your logic. We usually pick out Pretzel's food for him, though. Actually- here we have to make it by hand. I'm sure it was delighted by your uh- thoughtful decision.

[kree_soldieress]

[Was Pretzel not capable of choosing for himself?]

The Beast had a fish as long as my arm. He was happy.

[gadaboutdetective]

[He probably could, but his choices might not be the healthiest for a dog considering how much he enjoyed begging table scraps already.

As long as her arm? He could almost imagine this cat being dwarfed by the size of it’s supper.]

I’m sure he was a very happy feline indeed, with a meal like that!

[kree_soldieress]

[Dwarfed and pleased for it the Beast had been.]

Yes, he ate well. While I was in battle to save a child.

[gadaboutdetective]

[Llewellyn certainly didn’t doubt that.]

I imagine he did- Er… A child? It sounds like there was more to that day than an outing to feed your furry friend.

[The question popped out without thinking really, as tended to happen with Llewellyn.]

[kree_soldieress]

Oh yes, I fought Cotati and saw my sister again. And experienced Earth entertainment.