017 Things Acquired [video; ACTION for Goldenrod]

[ossifragant]

[It's been several months since Greed last posted to the network. He's actually not on camera when the feed turns on, instead a very concerned Feraligatr is holding the 'Gear, setting the camera down carefully on a couch.]

That's fine, Bido.

[Greed sounds... tense, but not terribly concerned.]

So, I know this is nothing new at this point, but those weird looking hybrids that have been running around? Clearly diseased or something. I'd be holding the gear myself, but, well...

[And as if on cue, Bido twists the camera around so Greed comes into view-- he's transparent in places, looks like his legs have somehow vanished altogether, and with the red splotches on his face, he, well...

Looks a little too much like a Yamask for comfort.]

This is goddamn creepy.

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[video]

[solas_ion]

No kiddin'. It's looking like most of us ended up one hell of a mess.

[In the background, an enormously fluffy black tail swayed lazily.]

Me, I can live with this for a while. Gotta suck to be shit like a ghost or poison-type, though.

[video]

[ossifragant]

[He shrugs after a moment.]

Dunno, I could be part Krabby or something. That would be pretty lousy, too.

[video]

[solas_ion]

Having a huge set of claws instead of hands sounds like a pain in the ass, yeah.

[video]

[ossifragant]

As long as this doesn't last for hours, I'm not gonna be worried.

Though I wouldn't mind being something fluffy instead of a ghost.

[...]

How long do you suppose this'll last? I'm hearing some conflicting stuff.

[video]

[solas_ion]

Shit like this usually holds out until the start of Samhain, I think--that's the end of the month.

[video]

[ossifragant]

You notice how October seems to be a mess no matter what, and then one of those weird weekends happens the following month?

I wonder what's up with that.

[video]

[solas_ion]

October's been like that about as long as I've been here, far as I know. I've never really gotten it either.

...You ever think about whatever's in control of this place? If it's a force or one of this place's gods, I don't know--maybe it just loses its shit around Samhain.

[video]

[ossifragant]

Maybe.

What's Samhain, by the way?

[video]

[solas_ion]

Festival from back home; marks the end of the harvest season, and it's the time when the lines between this world and the next are a little thinner. It's kind of an outdated tradition by now.

[video]

[ossifragant]

I see.

It sounds a little like the celebration here at the end of the month. I wonder if they're related in some way?

[video]

[solas_ion]

I think they are--like mine's the ancient version of it or somethin'. I can't remember, Carmen knows that shit better than me.

[video]

[ossifragant]

Maybe I'll ask her sometime-- that's pretty interesting to know, isn't it?

I'm sure there's things like that I'm not familiar with from my own world.