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video; un: polaris
[ asriel has been described as an imposing figure, and the harsh lighting in this place does nothing to dispel that. it's a spacious room, and what light there is seems swallowed by the darkness of the shadows. the lamp on the desk beside him provides most of what there is, and it also illuminates the mess of books and papers he did not bother to tidy before making this.
his snow leopard daemon sits calm and still at his side, all except for her tail sweeping back and forth. there are the sounds of ravens chattering nearby unseen, but as the cat seems more attentive to asriel, they don't seem to be the cause of her anticipation. ]
I am Lord Asriel Belacqua. Few of you will know me, as I only recently found myself in this world, which is why I am here now.
For various reasons, I am interested in the pthumerians, but my research will take time and is more limited in some areas than I would like. I would rather hear it from the rest of you since the people alive here right now are more relevant than the opinions of authors who may no longer be with us. Do you consider them friends or foes? What role does their presence play in your lives? Do you approve of their influence on you? Consider me taking a neutral stance, so all sides have value; if it is worth mentioning, I would hear of it.
[ it's intended to be some encouragement to those who might wonder if their information isn't important enough (because it is), but asriel being asriel means it comes out sounding more like a command. ]
You needn't answer all the questions either, just whatever you like.
[ yes, the snow leopard talks too, but stelmaria's manner manages to be gentler, at least. ]
Given the implications of the illness problem, now seems an appropriate time for an exchange of information, don't you think?
his snow leopard daemon sits calm and still at his side, all except for her tail sweeping back and forth. there are the sounds of ravens chattering nearby unseen, but as the cat seems more attentive to asriel, they don't seem to be the cause of her anticipation. ]
I am Lord Asriel Belacqua. Few of you will know me, as I only recently found myself in this world, which is why I am here now.
For various reasons, I am interested in the pthumerians, but my research will take time and is more limited in some areas than I would like. I would rather hear it from the rest of you since the people alive here right now are more relevant than the opinions of authors who may no longer be with us. Do you consider them friends or foes? What role does their presence play in your lives? Do you approve of their influence on you? Consider me taking a neutral stance, so all sides have value; if it is worth mentioning, I would hear of it.
[ it's intended to be some encouragement to those who might wonder if their information isn't important enough (because it is), but asriel being asriel means it comes out sounding more like a command. ]
You needn't answer all the questions either, just whatever you like.
[ yes, the snow leopard talks too, but stelmaria's manner manages to be gentler, at least. ]
Given the implications of the illness problem, now seems an appropriate time for an exchange of information, don't you think?
no subject
[ it's stelmaria who speaks up again, which is not unusual given her nature. she acknowledges chizuru's meekness even if asriel does not, reminding him to ease up a little. they won't get very good answers being too overbearing. ]
Some of the others made them sound as inevitable as the weather, alien to us, and more a force of nature than anything. A driving force sounds rather more intentional and directed, so I want to make sure I understand you correctly.
no subject
[ Of course she has to preface what she's about to say. Chizuru would rather die than ever claim to be an expert on anything, despite the fact that she's nearly been in this place for a year now. ]
But from what I have seen.. sometimes it does seem very directed and intentional on their parts. Not that I'm saying they're all bad, but-- um, though it hasn't happened to me personally, I have heard that one of these Pthumerians has forcibly moved certain people to some sort of river of blood before, where they had to watch the corpses of people they loved.. [ Her voice is kind of tight as she says it. The girl clearly isn't even comfortable with the very idea, despite her only having heard about it, rather than personally experienced it. ] It sounded really scary.