Video - UN: Runeseeker (CW for Body Horror/Headlessness)

[onerthes]

If you want to get ahead in life, I recommend keeping a good one on your shoulders. The alternative is troublesome.

[Badum Tish.

That dryly delivered and awful joke was said by Vira-Lorr's head, which was resting on a metal plate in front of her. She was seated in her fortune teller's booth, relaxed back and reclined in her chair, wearing a particularly high necked Ao Dai that completely concealed the clean cut from sight. Trails of smoke extended from within the collar, floating upwards. Her head, meanwhile, was resting in the spot that the crystal ball usually would, looking about as acrid and "Over every last minute of this" as she possibly could. There was no way in which she was pleased by this.]

Ahem. It appears that some of the masks are a bit too effective at making us seem like monsters. This was an experience I was not planning to have again. But, rather than search high and low for blood in this situation? I will tolerate it as long as I must until it returns to normal. The discomfort is ... minimal. It's just very disorienting.

However, until this remedies itself, I will be sticking to the shop closely. I don't have a collar to keep from losing my head after all, you understand. And... [she switched which leg was crossed on top of each other and, in the process her leg accidentally bumped her head, causing it to topple over with a yelp of distress.]

This! This is exactly why I am not going out right now! Damnit! I'll have whoever's head for this!

[The answer came when a small litwick hopped up on top of the table and waved at the camera angle beatifically, touching a button and blessedly ending the feed.]

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Re: video | un: sharpshooter

[onerthes]

[She was back in her seat again head in her lap. Good news? No blood, so... yeah... that was a very good thing. A bitter laugh and she winked at the screen from her lap.]

Let me head you off there. I don't need an intern. That might be cutting things too close.

[Both of you stop that!]

[azurestar]

[He shakes his head and waves his hands.]

No no, I literally saw the headless horseman ghost riding through the street the other day! Sooo on the bright side, you've got a headless buddy to talk to.

[onerthes]

Oh joy. An actual Dullahan? They're atrocious creatures in my experience. We had to kill several in my world. [Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh] Well, if it causes any trouble I'll whip my spine out and get it back in line.

[... because Dullahans did that.]

[azurestar]

[He did not know Dullahans did that and it shocked and kind of confused… and disturbed.]

Is… is that something you can actually do?

[onerthes]

Thank the gods, no. But the old stories of dullahan from this world say that they did it. In ours, they were large armored knights without heads and their spines did not have anything to do with matters.

[azurestar]

Dude, who thought of the spine thing as a great add-on feature?? That's totally creepy and makes no sense! Like, how would it hold itself up to use the whip if it has no spine??

[onerthes]

Well, they're fae and monsters associated with death, so creepy is kind of normal, wouldn't yoou say? And I think their body is kept mobile based upon magic more than natural biology.

[azurestar]

That's what I mean! They were already creepy, they didn't need more creepiness! [He shudders then lets out an exaggerated 'ugh'.] Yeah I guess, but it's still dumb.

[onerthes]

[She managed an awful laugh.]

You're the first to call it dumb. I might just remember it if I ever get to do it. It is kind of a foolishly silly thing to turn your spine into a whip isn't it?

[azurestar]

[He crosses his arms and grins a little.]

I bet some emo edgelord thought it was cool and badass.

[onerthes]

Based on what I can tell? Earth legends from what you call the Dark Ages are all very "Emo Edgelord meets Religious Zealotry." I am pretty sure that's a big part of it.