Text; UN: Shroud

[whiteshroud]

WHO: Jun Nightroad (UN: Shroud)
WHERE: Network
WHEN: June 17th
WHAT: Information Query
WARNINGS: None!

[Jun changes his username to something different, so it should be unrecognizable as Jun to most people. He uploads a picture of a sketch:]



Does this symbol mean anything to anyone?

[That's it. That's the post. What a chatty guy]

Comments

[whiteshroud]

Would you believe I've decided to increase my engagement and online clout?

[Jun absolutely no one who knows you would believe that]

[drewthetower]

Jun I love you you are my best friend

you would sooner die than do any of that

[whiteshroud]

[...]

Yeah, you got me there.

[Can't even deny it. There's a long pause before he finally types out. ]

Someone filtered to people with possessions on the app. For some reason, I was on the filter.

[drewthetower]

[Fuck.]

you wanna come over?

[whiteshroud]

[A pause]

Alright.

Your room?

[drewthetower]

yard. Julian needs exercise so I'm out there

-> Action

[whiteshroud]

Understood.

[There's a moment where he's hesitates going over, but eventually he decides to do so. So there'll be a flash of blue light as Jun appears in August's yard, near something taller than him so the neighbors can't easily see someone teleporting in]

[drewthetower]

[Thank god for trees!

The second Jun teleports in, Julian is flying over to check him out as August comes out with two bottles of soda.]

Over here, Jun.

[whiteshroud]

[Jun's in one piece, but between the nightmares made real and the bombshell he got dropped, he wasn't exactly up to mustering the usual smiles and pleasant energy. He'll hold out his arm for Julian to land on before making his way to August.

Ah, the sodas. August is the same as ever. There's a slight twitch at the corner of his lip as he takes one of the bottles]

Thanks August.

[drewthetower]

[He's like 80% sure Jun has no appetite so. Drinks!]

Yeah, of course.

[Julian caws.]

Yeah, I know Jun's not feeling well, that's why he's here.

[Honestly.]

You wanna talk about it or talk about literally anything else?

[whiteshroud]

[Aw, Julian. Jun will give an appreciative look. Sure you may be pointing out the obvious, but you're helping buddy.

As for the question....he's not sure. Part of him knows you should talk about this kind of stuff, but he has no idea how to go about how and the thought of doing so makes his stomach tense.]

I don't know....maybe something else?

[drewthetower]

I can speak bird now. Like. Properly. Julian fucking loves it.

[Well Jun did ask for something else.]

[whiteshroud]

Speak bird?

[Well, that's a new one!!]

Like, fluently or you found a book that wasn't crap?

[drewthetower]

Like I think demon magic plus being around birds plus demon magic turning me into a bird thing equals fluent bird. Or mostly fluently, I'm not sure if birds just all speak like that or if I'm missing like. Grammar and some shit.

[whiteshroud]

[.....Were Jun in a normal mood, this is the time when he would pipe in with "so it's because you're turning into a furry" or something like that. But he's not in the mood for that]

...I could see that. You do have a special connection with birds, so it'd make sense you could talk to them as your power grows.

[drewthetower]

[Yeah, the lack of furry jokes is a big, big sign. Julian flies off to go do bird things.]

That's my guess, too. This is also how I know the goose in the park is just a being of pure chaos in a feathery hat.

[whiteshroud]

[Do you miss the furry jokes August]

Oh yeah, that guy. Did anyone actually try to fight it?

[drewthetower]

[Kinda!

At that question, though, August groans.]

Yeah, one of fucking preteens or teenagers or something--one of the fucking kids, and I think he's isekai too. Had to go over and heal his ass because he didn't know what the ER was, Jun.

[whiteshroud]

Oh...

[Oh, Jesus. That's a worse answer than he was expecting. When that post went up he didn't think anyone would actually go after the goose. Of course a kid wouldn't realize they were joking, and that alone makes him feel pretty guilty]

Sorry. I was just joking around on that post. I didn't think anyone actually would...

[Gah.]

[drewthetower]

No, yeah, I know, it's not your fault. The kid did it the day before that post went up, apparently.

[Which is concerning on its own!]

[whiteshroud]

[ Oh. It's not his fault? Whew.

... ]

Well that was stupid of him.

[drewthetower]

Like I was trying to be understanding when I realized he might be an isekai kid? But there is only so much understanding before it's just fucking stupid as fuck. He's okay now, at least.

[whiteshroud]

Mm, I don't think you can blame that one on being an isekai. Glad he's alright though.

[drewthetower]

I mean, if he doesn't have geese where he's from...

[whiteshroud]

When you encounter new things you haven't seen before, do you try to fight them?