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[the video starts near one of the blood blisters, though by 'near' it's clear the video taker has no particular interest in getting close enough to be in a potential splash zone. the video itself is more focused on the pair of blood hounds gathered around it.

when a voice speaks it's with a heavy czech accent and only after scratching that sounds like he's writing something.] I suppose it is customary to make greetings here, as a new arrival, so hello. I am Viktor.

[he clears his throat like he's glad that's over with, onto what he apparently really wants to talk about. the video pans down to a pale finger tapping his notebook, one page blurred and off the the side with what looks like confused formulas trying to figure out how the hell an omni works in his frame of knowledge, the others with notes on the bloodhounds.

one noticeable feature to people without paleblood is he keeps drawing/referencing mushrooms on the beasts, which clearly aren't there.] I've been curious about this fungal growth, especially as I've noticed it on more than just the eh... stag dogs.

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Yeeeaaah, you're hallucinating, hate to break it to you.

Oh. [a pause to process that then:] Which aspect exactly? My hope would be the... hm, blisters? As good a word as any.

[Right, can't just tell a guy he's seeing things so broadly. But he looks like of impressed.]

Hey, you're taking that news better than most people would. [A smile and then he pales a bit.] Oh wait, blisters? Man, don't go near those things. Those are definitely real. And dangerous. It's the mushrooms that aren't really there, but you're not the only one, pretty sure it's a paleblood thing for this month.

word to the wise, might wanna take your doodling elsewhere
unless you want blood on that notebook

[ and no, she doesn’t mean one potentially large burst of a blood blister. those hounds can’t get to every polluted zit before monsters come sniffing in the vicinity. ]

[ also, just because – ]

where else are you seeing mushrooms

Eh, I was in what can only be described as a placenta when I first woke here. [he finally lifts the omni to be used properly, waving a hand to dismiss that whole rather gross affair] Hallucinations of mushrooms? Rather on the nose but far more pleasant at least.

[just the scritch scratch of more notes as he nods along to that] I assume the danger is when they... pop.

I assume you mean because of the 'blisters.' That... is a good point.

[yes ok, maybe he will take a few moments to answer because he's finding a place even farther away, preferably behind some walls. in truth he's already gotten most of what he wanted anyway]

The dogs have them, as do some people, though none seem to be causing any distress. There are masses of them spouting in most areas, though I cannot say how normal that is in this place. Some are even familiar, which I cannot say I was expecting.

know far too much about the mushrooms. I had them growing ON me, growing on my skin, buried into my muscles. and ever since i can't stop seeing mushrooms everywhere, even on my food. i HATE mushrooms, this place only made me hate them more.

I have been told they're a hallucination, which I find less helpful given how nebulous reality has proven in the last few days.

A shame, I rather like mushrooms. If they begin growing in my muscles I may need to reevaluate that.

no. no no no no no no no. there truly were mushrooms growing OUT of my skin. i'd offer to show you what's left of the marks, but i don't know you and they're in places where it's not suitable to show another. i hate mushrooms. i want to throw cans of cream of mushroom soup at the moss king.

that and the beasts that come flocking
have you seen one burst yet

[ also, interesting to note that he’s crazy. okay no, not crazy, just severely misled in his perceptions. vi herself is a bit lost on how this trench place operates but she can at least confirm: ]

btw
the bloodhounds didn’t have mushrooms on them
i’m guessing these non distressed people didn’t either

Not yet, just what I assume is the aftermath.

[though given what little he's heard maybe random pockets of gore could be a norm here.]

Yes, I've since been told I am hallucinating, which is incredibly irritating as it means I cannot truly trust any observations I make as I try to settle. A shame, the technology here is fascinating, at least compared to where I was before.

That... is fair enough, I suppose.

This Moss King, the mushrooms are his doing?

[ welcome to trench, bud. where everything’s a little gory and a lot unpredictable. ]

if you’re praising any part of this place, that says a lot about where you came from

[ listen. vi’s fresh off of jungle games and catacomb exploration. she’s not a fan. ]

Eh, I have spent my first days here remembering how to use my limbs then watching the land form great cysts of blood as I question my perception of reality.

All in all? Preferable to one of the Piltover elite's galas. Certainly better company.

[not that he even goes to those, and yes it is a joke. mostly. in all honestly he isn't sure vi exists anymore than the mushrooms do so he's not that worried about appearances.]

Have you been here long? You seem properly jaded.

[ the video is one that jinx is inclined to ignore entirely. people seeing shit that isn't there is just another tuesday for her to begin with, but it really seems to be the case in trench for a whole bunch of people.

but that zoom and focus on viktor's notes makes jinx squint and pause. she's spent long enough scrutinizing the handwriting from that hextech research journal to register the familiarity. the name viktor is also pretty sus, but what are the odds anyway? ]

do you have a thing for shrooms or...?

If by 'a thing' you mean understandable concern that vast quantities of it have been growing out of places they should not. Living people, for example.

Though I have been told I am hallucinating. Appropriate subject matter, I suppose.

up here you are

there's a place down in the catacombs where mushrooms the size of fists will grow right out of your body if you touch the spores
maybe you're meant to be down there

Not unless I planned on joining the corpses or fungi, which I cannot say I wish to. I think I'll stick to the "fresh" air. Better for the lungs.

Have you been to these catacombs then?

.. you've seen them too?

[ The girl clearly sounds surprised as she's saying it. It's that genuine kind of surprise that you can't hide from your voice unless you really try to do so, and this girl clearly isn't trying.

Because it's just a relief to hear someone else talking about it as well. Since-- ]

I haven't heard anyone else mention them either, but I've also seen them in a lot of places! I was starting to wonder if it was just normal, and that that is why no one was talking about it..

Yes, in fact- [he turns his camera to the blood hounds nearby and their impressive antlers, which are covered in fungi in his perspective. the video wobbles a bit as he stands, the scrape of his crutch so he can move to show areas nearby that mushrooms are clustering on the walls.

well, good to know it's not just him indeed, there's even a vague hint of relief in his tone at that. not that mass hallucination is something to hope for.] Do you see it? Along the antlers especially. I have been told they are hallucinations for the 'palebloods' this month, though I do not understand what exactly that means just yet.

[ … can’t be. what are the chances that there’s another piltover with bullshit elites who spend an exorbitant amount of time finding any and all reason to flaunt their wealth and power?

so sorry, vi here will be ignoring all else in these texts. she won’t even give him credit for his lack of enthusiasm. ]

you’re from piltover
topside
city of fucking progress

[ okay. that last one has been slightly modified. ]

You got a point there. The whole squid thing is hell of a crash course in what to expect from this world.

[He nods in confirmation of that.] Yeah, I watched a guy get covered in the corrupted blood inside and pretty much instantly become a huge monster that ate like three people before anyone could say 'holy shit!'

[well, that response is curious, mostly that instant of relief that someone even knows what piltover is. assuming it is the same piltover of the same time, but it is a start.

and that attitude, that is familiar. if this was video the quirk of his lips would be impossible to hide.]

No, I was born in the undercity, though I have lived in Piltover since being accepted into the academy. That disdain is refreshing, I must say.

A shame we are secretly invertebrates and still must suffer from back pains. If anything tells me the cruel truth of this world it is that. [dry as dust there.

and he hums in consideration at that gruesome scene, making a face. yes, definitely keeping farther away.] Do you know what these dogs are trying to do then? They don't seem to be feeding on the... blisters.

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