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.

Comments

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?

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.

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.

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.

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]

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.]

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?