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[The normally poised and controlled Lydia is very much not what anyone is getting in this video. In fact it seems to be turning on after having been thrown across the room and being returned by someone that isn't Lydia given she's currently snarling something in some foreign tongue while throwing a vase at a wall off screen. That's... not... great. Probably.]

Eddie. [The word is strained, attempted to be something other than rage filled as she's taking the device to perch it on a nearby table which finally shows the Zoroark who's darting off to the side almost immediately. But the vision of her is clear enough, her normal clothing but there's bits of skin seeming to disappear with crackling black electricity almost with the briefest moments of what seems to be bones. Mostly in her balled fists and various other parts of her body that are exposed. Odd.

She's sucking in a deep breath that sounds more like a hiss, teeth almost bared in an attempt at a smile that is far more vicious than it has any right to be.]

Whoever took my brother, I demand you return him right this moment or I will find you and you will not like the consequences of your actions.

This whole place has done nothing but prove to me time and time again that there's no reason to trust anyone here. There never was, but many of you have shown me just how horrible of people you are and how selfish you can be. Asking for things that are only for yourselves when you could literally do anything to help the others here or help anyone other than yourself. To improve lives, but no, nothing but filth to be found.

[Her rage has slowly subsided to a sneer, though nothing else about her has changed.]

Disgusting creatures. But the worst are always like cockroaches, aren't they?

[With that she's scooping the device up again to focus on just her face and that's just her whole face shifting from smooth pale skin to nothing but bone and red eyes.]

You took away the only damn thing I gave a shit about here and expect me to just roll over and accept it? You clearly don't know who I am. [And off that device goes. She... might have lost her composure a little.]

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[Well, that was kind of terrifying but Peter swallows his nerves and feels like he has to say something.]

I hope you find your brother.

[... That's not the commentary she expected. Congrats on taking the wind out of her sails at least a little bit.]

Thank... you?

I just... can relate a bit. I have a sister. She isn't here but...

[He shrugs, looking a little uncomfortable.]

[Deep breaths, deep breaths. She's just going to take a seat in front of that table now and rest her cheek in her palm. The whole black electricity and skeletal shifts seem to be dying down, at least.]

This is the second time I've lost him. And I lost a brother before him back home. Needless to say it's a... touchy subject.

I'm sorry.

[His voice is quiet but sounds sincere.]

[She's... not entirely sure if she wants to continue this line of thinking, but.]

At least he can't die a third time here, I guess. [Though it's upsetting to think that going home means they are very much dead and gone.]

What? What d'you mean... 'third time'?

Long story. Let's just say death isn't exactly permanent back home if you do something, but you have to die to still be alive. The second time was against a group of adventurers back home.

Death is...

[He begins but suddenly shudders and clutches his head, uttering a small sob. Nope. Nope. Blocking those thoughts out... It takes him a moment to compose himself again, breathing hard.]

[What on Earth? It's not hard to pick up those sorts of emotions, even through video like this. On one hand she wants it and on the other maybe not the time.]

I take it something bad's happened to you back home?

I... I don't know.

[There's a clear wince; his eyes look dead for a moment as if he's shutting something out.]

I mean, yes, but... it seems like some sort of nightmare. Maybe I'm still dreaming.

[Oh, it's so very difficult to hide the smirk that wants to crawl to her lips. This is intriguing and she, honestly, wants to try and learn a little more.]

A nightmare? I hate to tell you, darling, but none of this is a dream. If you'd rather talk about this in person, I do have a private residence out in Everglade. I specialize in... mitigating suffering, as it were.

What do you mean?

Mm. Well, to put it simply, what I am now is a type of being that eats emotions. Causes no damage to the person in question, but it does get rid of it [No it does not.] and I'm quite fond of the taste of suffering in particular~ Which seems to be the duress you're under.

You know that sounds weird, right?

I do come from a world where adventuring and slaying monsters is kind of the normal thing to do. And where there's more than just humans. So yes, actually, I do know it sounds weird to basically everyone else here. [She's been here too long to say that it doesn't.]

[He sighs and looks downward.]

I've only been here a couple of days. I guess I have to get used to things being ... not like home.

You'll grow used to it eventually, everyone does, from what I've seen~

But like I said, if you want to take me up on that offer, I'm fairly easy to find in Everglade. Or if you just want a cup of tea or some such, it does get lonely sometimes. Or, well, it had and will become that way once more.

I don't need...

I'm fine.

[It's clear by his flat voice and expression that this is very far from the truth.]

[Guess who doesn't believe a word of that.]

Either way, the offer still stands if you change your mind, darling~

You've got your own problems.

I can't do anything about them. You could do something about your's. Maybe that makes me feel better, who knows?

So I should do it for you?

I mean, that it makes me feel better to at least offer. Overall it's better for you, isn't it?

[He's used to numbing himself and suppressing his emotional pain. The offer isn't easy for him to take.]

I told you I'm fine.

That's why I said the offer is there if you ever need it. I never said you had to do it now. Perhaps you should listen a little better~

.... Now you sound like my dad.

Probably just as old, if not more so. Elves live a long time, after all~ And I'll admit I might be a little biased, I do feed on emotions. Full disclosure~

Elves?

... Yes? As I said, where I come from, we have way more than just humans. Elves, dwarves, orcs, halflings, all kinds of others.

Like a fantasy novel.

If that's the sorts of species you have in those sorts of things, then sure?

Yeah, they don't exist in my world.

[Adachi was used to the crappier cell phones, so the free smartphone he's got kinda blew his mind. And you can do so many fun things with it. Like this!]

"Took?" Yeah right. If I had to look at your bitchy face all the time I'd leave too!

[Sorry Lyds angry is not a great look for you.]

Yeah, yeah, whatever. Unless you're going to say it to my face I couldn't care less about your opinions~ [That does oddly cheer her up a bit since it switches from wrath to mocking. Huh.]

[Man, she switched to text too? Damn, that's boring. Just one more parting cheapshot for the road, then.]

Then I'd have to look at it. Not tempted. Nice of you to leave it out though.

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[Enjoy your middle finger, Adachi, she's sure it translates into basically every language ever.]

Go bother someone else little ant~

[Given what he's going for, that may as well be a round of applause. Thanks Lyds. Sometimes it's just nice to be noticed.]

[ Well.

That sure is... something. Something deeply alarming, in fact, and Cassian watches the meltdown with growing unease, which soon enough turns to alarm. He knows what Lydia is capable of, he knows who he is - and he knows what other citizens of Everglade have deemed acceptable temper tantrums upon losing loved ones.

He isn't wholly without empathy when he responds, certainly too concerned to be gloating as he feels it would be within his right to do. After all the harm she has caused others, she is due to have some inflicted on her in his book, but pointing that out wouldn't be deescalating. ]

I take it you are speaking of your brother.

[The very last person she wanted to see commenting on this is him. He's at the top of her list of people to rip apart from the inside if given half the chance to do so, which is doing nothing to calm her down.

In fact she's fully baring her teeth at him and there's the glow of red of those eyes instead of the normal mortal facade she tends to put on.]

No fucking shit, you absolute fucking moron.

[ He could be berating her for lashing out but... It's kinda pointless and it's not like it bothers him.

So he just gives her a pointedly bored look. ]

I just wanted to voice my concern.

[Concern? Concern? She's not believing that for a second and her reply is almost immediately hissed through clenched teeth.]

You and I both know that's a lie.

[ He lets a hint of disdain bleed into his features. ]

Would you prefer I were gloating, Lydia? I think not.

[The only reason he'd been interested at first was the anger. But then he notices the skin disappearing, and watches the rest all the way through to her revealing the bone and red eyes.]

That's an interesting ability, miss.

[Of all the things to focus on, it had to be that.

Deep breaths, Lydia, calm down. You already slipped past that you weren't what you said you had been in the past, no need to let this get further to you.

She's pointing the screen away from her and towards a wall for now as she's settling her appearance again, though her voice is easily heard.]

That's what you got out of all this?

I was watching more than I was listening.

[Sorry, Lydia. TL;DL. He tuned out the ranting in favour of watching something that was more interesting to him.]

What kind of magic is that?

[Enjoy the continued look at the wall. Even if she can be heard pacing not too far from the device at this point.]

Which part? The bones existing like that or the skin disappearing? There's two different answers.

Let's start with the bones existing like that.

[He can guess what general branch of magic caused it, but he's never seen someone do that with magic before. It's genuinely fascinating for him.]

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