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solnet2016-12-05 08:56 pm
peacefulwinter) wrote in solnet2016-12-05 08:56 pm
001 ♦ video (joint post with alilyinthemoonslight)
[More than almost anything else, what finally makes Winter realize she's in another place is that, when she fires up the camera on her phone to make a post to the network, nothing's behind her. No group shot of her team. No couch, slightly scorched from something burning that came in through the window during the invasion. Still, the most important things are here. That's really just Raquel and Lily at this point, but it's a hell of a lot better than being stuck here alone.
She starts to reach for computer equipment that isn't there, before she catches herself, letting out a soft chuckle and reaching for her phone instead to tap the record button. The backdrop is bland, a more or less undecorated bedroom as the setting, Winter sitting on her bed. The reason for that is probably the second person in frame; the women make for an interesting pair, but there's a certain air to Winter that says she's perfectly happy where she is and will need to be pried away with a crowbar if someone thinks otherwise. In deference to the sudden chill in the castle, she's wearing a mid-weight jacket and a scarf, discovered in the nearby clothing room.]
People of- no, that's not right, um- Fellow... whatever we are to each other, I suppose; I didn't exactly rehearse ahead of time, sorry.
My name is Winter Tsukuyomi; this is my partner, Lily.
[There's an amused smile from the taller young woman, side eyeing Winter's attempts to get started. Though, really, she has to be honest...] I probably couldn't have started any better. [She means it with love. Really.
Winter sounds theatrically and shakes her head, before continuing.] We've been here a few weeks now, but for one reason or another, we haven't really introduced ourselves beyond a few people when we first arrived, so- [She shrugs; it clearly doesn't seem that important.] -we figured now is probably a good time. We're not strangers to working with others to accomplish goals, however unusual, so! Pleased to meet you all.
I should mention a little bit about the place we came from. We, plus my sister-in-law - Lily's sister - Jasmine and her partner Marina - come from a fairly ordinary world. Moderately advanced technology, with cars and nuclear power and flight but nothing into space beyond a few moon missions; no magic or anything like that. No crises. A normal place... until we, and maybe another one to two hundred of us over a few years, happened. I'm here, and I'm my own person, but I'm reincarnated from another person. A girl from a time and place - from a world - far removed from my own, but all the same, I hold some of her memories and her powers inside myself. Lily's the same, as are the rest of us. Incidentally, the four of us are magical girls - we transform and fight things. Personally, I've about had enough of fighting for a while, but if that's what it takes, so be it. Cure Diamond has plenty left in her to take care of business.
I mention the whole reincarnation thing because I know about things that don't mesh with the girl Rikka was. She shouldn't know anything about mecha, or demons, or quite a few of the other things I've encountered in the place I came from. But all of us pulsed back things from those past selves, and over time we amassed quite a fighting force. [The look in her eyes is hard to read; there's a glimmer of cheer that's probably related to the friends she's made, but at the same time, there's a certain hardness that's likely related.] So if I suddenly start talking about robots or spellcraft or statues that walk, that's why. Life has been kind of weird for us, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. I don't know that any of us would.
Am I forgetting anything, love? [She looks sideways to Lily; this isn't a recording of a speech on a fixed topic like usual, so she can be forgiven wanting to check.
Lily meanwhile is still smiling, the look in her eyes lacking any of that hardness Winter might be showing. If only because she's so used to hiding it.] I think that covers the basics, but... hm. [She straightens her glasses - a nervous habit - and tilts her head back and forth a moment.] There's probably a few things...
I can definitely echo everything Winter says - but with the thought that we want to help, we also need to know HOW. Helping's... kind of what we do? As far as my transformation goes, Cure Moonlight was- is, I guess... fairly exceptionally strong even for other Precures like her. Which isn't my own boasting - this is just what I was given. I may not exactly look it, but if you need any heavy lifting in whatever capacity, I can help there. Beyond fighting though, we're pretty used to working on investigating matters - although admittedly that's sometimes worked out better than others.
I guess I've kept to myself a lot so far because I'm not sure what to do with myself. For anything we've dealt with this is ... a little bit outside my wheelhouse so far, but we're not going to get anywhere without putting a foot forward, so... We want to help, and we want to get to know people.
[Winter nods as Lily finishes, smiling softly as she turns her gaze back to the camera.] That's about the long and the short of it. I'd like to meet a lot of new people, and figure out ways to help get things done. This isn't my world, but I still want to protect this place. It's home for now, and that's enough. If you need help with something, or you just want to talk, give us a call.
[Winter waves at the camera, before reaching out to turn it off.]
She starts to reach for computer equipment that isn't there, before she catches herself, letting out a soft chuckle and reaching for her phone instead to tap the record button. The backdrop is bland, a more or less undecorated bedroom as the setting, Winter sitting on her bed. The reason for that is probably the second person in frame; the women make for an interesting pair, but there's a certain air to Winter that says she's perfectly happy where she is and will need to be pried away with a crowbar if someone thinks otherwise. In deference to the sudden chill in the castle, she's wearing a mid-weight jacket and a scarf, discovered in the nearby clothing room.]
People of- no, that's not right, um- Fellow... whatever we are to each other, I suppose; I didn't exactly rehearse ahead of time, sorry.
My name is Winter Tsukuyomi; this is my partner, Lily.
[There's an amused smile from the taller young woman, side eyeing Winter's attempts to get started. Though, really, she has to be honest...] I probably couldn't have started any better. [She means it with love. Really.
Winter sounds theatrically and shakes her head, before continuing.] We've been here a few weeks now, but for one reason or another, we haven't really introduced ourselves beyond a few people when we first arrived, so- [She shrugs; it clearly doesn't seem that important.] -we figured now is probably a good time. We're not strangers to working with others to accomplish goals, however unusual, so! Pleased to meet you all.
I should mention a little bit about the place we came from. We, plus my sister-in-law - Lily's sister - Jasmine and her partner Marina - come from a fairly ordinary world. Moderately advanced technology, with cars and nuclear power and flight but nothing into space beyond a few moon missions; no magic or anything like that. No crises. A normal place... until we, and maybe another one to two hundred of us over a few years, happened. I'm here, and I'm my own person, but I'm reincarnated from another person. A girl from a time and place - from a world - far removed from my own, but all the same, I hold some of her memories and her powers inside myself. Lily's the same, as are the rest of us. Incidentally, the four of us are magical girls - we transform and fight things. Personally, I've about had enough of fighting for a while, but if that's what it takes, so be it. Cure Diamond has plenty left in her to take care of business.
I mention the whole reincarnation thing because I know about things that don't mesh with the girl Rikka was. She shouldn't know anything about mecha, or demons, or quite a few of the other things I've encountered in the place I came from. But all of us pulsed back things from those past selves, and over time we amassed quite a fighting force. [The look in her eyes is hard to read; there's a glimmer of cheer that's probably related to the friends she's made, but at the same time, there's a certain hardness that's likely related.] So if I suddenly start talking about robots or spellcraft or statues that walk, that's why. Life has been kind of weird for us, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. I don't know that any of us would.
Am I forgetting anything, love? [She looks sideways to Lily; this isn't a recording of a speech on a fixed topic like usual, so she can be forgiven wanting to check.
Lily meanwhile is still smiling, the look in her eyes lacking any of that hardness Winter might be showing. If only because she's so used to hiding it.] I think that covers the basics, but... hm. [She straightens her glasses - a nervous habit - and tilts her head back and forth a moment.] There's probably a few things...
I can definitely echo everything Winter says - but with the thought that we want to help, we also need to know HOW. Helping's... kind of what we do? As far as my transformation goes, Cure Moonlight was- is, I guess... fairly exceptionally strong even for other Precures like her. Which isn't my own boasting - this is just what I was given. I may not exactly look it, but if you need any heavy lifting in whatever capacity, I can help there. Beyond fighting though, we're pretty used to working on investigating matters - although admittedly that's sometimes worked out better than others.
I guess I've kept to myself a lot so far because I'm not sure what to do with myself. For anything we've dealt with this is ... a little bit outside my wheelhouse so far, but we're not going to get anywhere without putting a foot forward, so... We want to help, and we want to get to know people.
[Winter nods as Lily finishes, smiling softly as she turns her gaze back to the camera.] That's about the long and the short of it. I'd like to meet a lot of new people, and figure out ways to help get things done. This isn't my world, but I still want to protect this place. It's home for now, and that's enough. If you need help with something, or you just want to talk, give us a call.
[Winter waves at the camera, before reaching out to turn it off.]
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Did I tell you about our efforts to reclaim the castle from her royal pain in the ass?
Nice to meet you, Lily, by the way. Sorry for the lack of video, I'm dictating this in my arm while I try to get some heating set up for the sleeping areas. I should have asked for better parts for this last time I made a supply order...
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I certainly wouldn't be opposed to that if it's something we can help with, though. Exactly how are you going about reclaiming it, if you don't mind my asking?
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We send in a team to kick the shit out of the shadows, bring in some light, and keep the shadows out until Ozuma can do his thing to claim the area. Stronger shadows tend to lurk in the queen's areas, so it's not an easy task, but the more we take back from her, the stronger Ozuma gets.
'Course, it also makes her angrier, but she's been making us angry for a year now. So it's a fair trade.
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Jasminesome people about their language over the years and slips herself sometimes, but she still keeps it to a minimum.] out of things and bringing light to shadows is sort of what we do.Wild shot in the dark, but how do these things react to powers that can purify things? Like... malevolent energies and such. Or have you ever encountered people with powers like that?
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We... had a divine being of sorts who probably could have done it, but she vanished shortly before you arrived. And frankly, she preferred to rip the shadows to shreds.
She was a good dog, you see. Unfortunately, that means we don't have any concrete evidence on purification.
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Evidence in fields that dictate life and death is always dangerous to collect. Which means it might be useful to do so, whether or not we can find a concrete way of doing so.
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Don't feel you need to fight the way Ammy did. She was one of a kind. I was just putting out there that while she was a divine beast... she was also a dog. A very good dog, mind you. But a dog nonetheless.