video | un: empyrean

[lightofkshahrewar]

WHO: Kaveh and you
WHERE: the app
WHEN: early May
WHAT: A new arrival complains about a weird development in his life.
WARNINGS: none!

[ The video opens with a shot of a certain sparse as fuck tiny basement apartment, before the phone's owner adjusts the available options, switching from the rear camera to its front-facing counterpart. The user posting under the name 'empyrean' turns out to be a young man in his mid-to-late twenties with a pretty face, long golden yellow hair, and oddly distinctive red eyes. He hasn't yet realized they're no longer brown. ]

Is this thing on? Yes, okay. Ahem.

[ At first he's only muttering to himself, but as soon as he verifies the recording is live, he begins properly. ]

I've been doing some reading. It seems this app appears on someone's phone shortly before strange things begin to occur? I'll admit I hardly understand half of what you people are talking about; it all seems too strange to be true. But, considering I've just had my own supernatural encounter, I'm not in any place to judge.

[ Kaveh reverses the camera again, this time revealing a small green plant-like creature perched contently on his knee. It's a Budew, but he doesn't know that. ]

Can any of you explain how my roommate's plush toy just came to life? I'm not really sure what I should do about this.

Knowing him, he'll probably blame this on me somehow.

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video | un: shinope

[killerapp]

[The hell. Yuuki is on video just to make sure this guy sees the judgement.]

That's not a plushie, that's Wardah. Why are you in sensei's apartment?

[lightofkshahrewar]

Okay, I'll bite: what exactly is 'Wardah', then? Because it was a stuffed toy as of yesterday.

[ He doesn't like this kid's tone. It reminds him a bit of a certain someone, which immediately rubs him the wrong way. As for his second question... ]

I don't know who your 'sensei' is. You shouldn't share personal information on the internet, anyway.

[killerapp]

She's a Budew, and if you're in his apartment you have to know him. Abasi al-Haytham?

Video; un: Cactus

[admonishinginstruction]

[It's easy to tell that Abasi is on campus, walking towards his office after class. He pauses for a moment when he realizes two important things: one: Kaveh's eyes are a different color, unless he'd been wearing contacts the day before, and two: Wardah was sitting on his roommates knee, not terrified like it normally was.

In addition, Kaveh could actually perceive the Pokemon.

Shit. But, stay cool.]

That's not a plush. It's a Pokemon.

[lightofkshahrewar]

[ If he'd wanted to ask Abasi about it, he would've texted or called him directly. He's not pleased to discover Abasi nigh-instantly found out about his post on the network. ]

Oh, right, that explains everything.

Because I absolutely know what a Pokemon is.

Could you have at least warned me you started collecting possessed toys before I moved in?

[admonishinginstruction]

It's not a possessed toy.

They're a type of... magical animal. Wardah is a Budew, which is a small grass type, as you can probably tell. You just... didn't realize what it was until the Libra app showed up. You've seen the other Pokemon I have, you just didn't actually see it.

[He sighs.]

I'm on my way home, I'll explain more when I get there. [A pause before.] I'm stopping somewhere for dinner, what do you want? [Since he now has to Explain stuff he was hoping to not have to for a bit.]

UN: hikari-vi | voice

[whiteshroud]

[Look he knows full well this is just another person noticing the supernatural for the first time. But sometimes, sometimes - he needs to cause chaos]

I'd suggest making sure your affairs are in order, or running. If horror movies are any indication, dolls that begin moving on their own are never good.

[lightofkshahrewar]

What!?

[ He looks down at the Budew, which just looks back at him with the most peaceful little baby smile possible. ]

But I don't... I can't move it, I'm stuck.

[ Kaveh is weak where cute little creatures are concerned. Once an animal sits on him, he's doomed. ]

[whiteshroud]

[Jun will make a click of the tongue]

Best to start making your farewells then.

un: yaksha / voice.

[alatum]

[ having observed some of the other responses xiao decides to add his own (in the most deadpan voice possible): ]

You are in grave danger, you should run.

(technically he doesn't respond only because he's freaking out a little)

[lightofkshahrewar]

[ THIS IS EVEN SCARIER THAN THE OTHER MESSAGE HE GOT ABOUT THE SAME THING. The quiet raspy voice of this user makes him sound like a demon himself, or at least someone who absolutely knows what he's talking about. What is this, a horror movie phone call?!

Kaveh is probably going to die. Oh no, he never got around to making a will. Wait, does he even need a will if he's basically got nothing but debt to his name? What will his mother say when she hears he got mauled to death by a tiny little plant... thing? Will there even be any body parts left to find?!

Such is the vivid imagination of an artist run wild. ]

video; un: wisteria

[reenforces]

Ah! It looks like you've made a friend.

If I told you what was going on, I'm not sure you'd believe me. So here's a good place to start: take a selfie and look at it very carefully.

[Says the guy with BLUE HAIR and PURPLE EYES]

[lightofkshahrewar]

[ It's a weird request, but "wisteria" has asked so reasonably that Kaveh can't see any reason not to humor him. ]

...!?

[ That is NOT how he looked in the mirror this morning. Goodbye, boring baby browns and hello freaky crimson eyes! What's up with his pupils, anyway? ]

That's new. Extremely new.

[ The weirdest part is it took him a lot longer than it should have for him to realize what was wrong with this picture. At first, seeing himself like this seemed completely natural, only for it to eventually click that his eyes were completely different from how they've been his entire life. ]

voice; un: 000000

[scryption]

That isn't a toy. It's some kind of animate plant.

[THANKS ZERO HE COULDN'T TELL THAT HIMSELF???]

It doesn't appear hostile. Unless you try to harm it, you're in no danger.

[lightofkshahrewar]

You're right, it doesn't seem hostile. That's why I'm reluctant to remove it.

[ The Budew smiling up at him so contently just makes him feel oddly guilty, for some reason. ]

It's such a tiny little thing. What if I accidentally hurt it?

Video: UN: hotgoss

[bebest]

Okay, so important question: have you ever heard of Anabelle?

[And then, because you people keep having FULL ASS CONVERSATIONS on this thing without screening anything:]

Regardless, you should get the roommate you're DEFinitely not sleeping with to help you deal with it.

[lightofkshahrewar]

[ Oh god oh god oh god—okay, moving forward, no one can know he lives with Abasi al-Haytham, his life is spiraling rapidly out of control BUT MAYBE HE CAN STILL SALVAGE THIS ]

Can't say I've met her, sorry.

But I am definitely NOT sleeping with my roommate, or anyone else for that matter!

Video | UN: sorey_not_sorry

[notevensorey]

[Sorey will take pity on Kaveh, the poor man. Have a British psychologist for your troubles, sir.]

I'm afraid this is something of a rite of passage for all newcomers for this app. I assure you that the cute little Budew isn't going to kill you, unless you're allergic to pollen.

I'm Dr. Sorey Shepard, one of the professor's colleagues in the organization we're part of. It's nice to meet you! If there's anything I can do to help you get acclimated or answer any questions, I'm happy to help!

[lightofkshahrewar]

[ Bless you, Sorey... throwing a drowning man a life preserver. ]

Luckily, I've always been blessed in that department. I don't have any plant allergies.

Nice to meet you as well, Dr. Shepard. My name is Kaveh Karim.

I'm feeling a little bit silly now about the whole thing, but this absolutely wouldn't have happened if my roommate had been honest with me from the start.

video; un: Astral

[bxbxbxbx]

[Kat finally gets around to starting her own phone's camera, and in doing so treats Kaveh to the sight of a white-haired young woman with pink eyes. ...and an equally-pink dragon head stuck on the top of her own head like some kind of weird living hat. She keeps her eyes focused directly on her phone, while the dragon head seems to be preoccupied with staring at something else past the phone.]

Technically, the weird stuff was already happening and you just couldn't see it until now. Now that you can see it, though, you're probably going to start having some things happen directly to you instead of just around you. As far as what kind of stuff, honestly, you should probably expect anything.

[lightofkshahrewar]

Thanks for the warning.

[ Today has already been a lot. And this is just the beginning? ]

video | un: lastlullaby

[end_singer]

Ah, it seems you've made a friend. Hello, little one.

[There’s really no getting around it, this is a skeleton on the feed. ...A skeleton in a cloak with cat ears.]

[lightofkshahrewar]

[ Is that... a skeleton? A moving, talking skeleton? Wearing cat ears!? ]

I—

[ Maybe he's still dreaming? Maybe this is all a dream, and he never actually woke up from his nap earlier. ]

Um, hello there.

video, un: k.bear

[squished]

[ This looks like one of those creatures that Yuuki owns... Pokemon, they were called? She's pretty sure that's what he told her. ]

Hey, that's a cutie! Make friends with it, maybe? Doesn't seem very hostile, so maybe your roommate won't be too upset about it?

[lightofkshahrewar]

[ He appreciates her enthusiasm, at least. ]

One would hope, but unfortunately I'm rooming with a very difficult guy.