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

[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?

[drewthetower]

No, but I'm also a grown ass adult. This kid was like. Twelve. Maybe thirteen.

[whiteshroud]

[He gives a shrug of the shoulder]

Well, since he's fine, I'm sure it'll be a learning experience for him.

[drewthetower]

That's for fucking sure.

[Seriously.]

And a warning to everyone else who might be serious about fighting that fucking goose. [. . .] Think anyone will go as a goose for Halloween?

[whiteshroud]

Who knows, maybe.

[He wouldn't rule it out]

Speaking of costumes, thanks for the Alisa outfit. It worked out great.

[drewthetower]

Any time, Jun. You're the only one I do full cosplays for, after all. No issues with any of the pieces?

[whiteshroud]

[Awww, he's special]

Mm, no issues at all. People really seemed to like it too. I gave out your name a few times, so you might end up with some more customers.

[drewthetower]

You are my favorite, and I should probably start giving you commission for every customer you send my way during con season.

[whiteshroud]

[He shakes his head]

You don't have to do that. You already do a lot for me as it is.

[Making him costumes, putting up with him, looking out for him like right now...

...]

You don't think...I could've been on that filter by mistake, do you?

[drewthetower]

[And here they go.

August frowns, thinking.]

How did the filter get set up? Like, was it a Libra-made filter or...?

[whiteshroud]

I'm not sure how exactly. Mirabel made it to be filtered to "possessed people only".

She doesn't know anything about my past or even my powers, she just knows me as a coffee shop employee who likes anime. She shouldn't have reason to suspect me. And from the sound of the conversations she was having, it didn't seem like she was that familiar with some of the respondents.

...At least, not well enough for them to share something personal like that.

[Because yeah, he's been around enough possessed people to know they just don't tell anyone about what they are]

[drewthetower]

And Mirabel probably wouldn't know how to make a filter like that, anyway. Not if she doesn't know the people.

[So.]

I'll be honest--the only person I know who's possessed is apparently Mirabel. I have no idea what possessed people are supposed to be like. Like, what are the signs?

[whiteshroud]

[...Yeah. None of the Madrigals were what Jun would label as tech savvy

He'll put his hand on his hip.]

They're not obvious. A possessed person will have stronger abilities than average people, with the power scaling based on what is possessing them. Sometimes when they have strong emotions, things will break around them.

And finally, there's the contract price. Every possessed person must fulfill a price set by the being that possesses them. What the price is will vary from person to person, of course.

[drewthetower]

And, let's be real, you do sorta fit that first point. Then again, I fit that first point, and I sure as hell ain't possessed.

[So there's that.]

Do things break around you when you're emotional?

[whiteshroud]

[Yeah but you're like part demon August so that doesn't exactly help]

I...don't know. [He shrugs a little] I don't really get as emotional as you or Dad do, so I can't really say.

[It's not a brag or an insult. He knows he's never really been as in touch with his emotions as the other two. ]

[drewthetower]

[He wasn't going to say that, but...yeah, Jun's never really been emotional like that.]

And you absolutely have no...price? Like, is that a compulsion or actual money or...?

[whiteshroud]

...Sometimes, but not always. Like I said, it varies. For some, it might be as simple as eating large amounts of food. Or it could mean you cannot tell lies, or you must perform a certain action regularly.

I haven't had anything like a compulsion yet. But.. [He bites his lip] Last month at the soccer match, my powers wouldn't work when I tried to teleport one of the losing team out.

[drewthetower]

I mean, weren't you guys up against a god or something close to it? That would make sense. Something able to kill people and then bring them back to life could totally fuck with your powers.