1st Splash; Video

[splendenpsychic]

Okay, I got this thing to work finally.  Why couldn’t we just get cell phones or something?  I guess this is easier to carry around though.  But, uh, wow, this is strange, and I don’t mean the usual kind of strange.  For one, that woman really creeped me out-not as much as some people have, but still.  For another, I can’t…uh…actually, never mind about that.

How about the fact that I’m human?  Yeah, uh-huh, I wasn’t expecting that one.  I mean, one minute I’m minding my own business at Mosaic, the next BAM, human.  Fingers and all. [he holds up a hand and wiggles his fingers, like…people wouldn’t believe him otherwise.]  But, uh, I don’t think I’m really cut out for this ‘fate of existence rests in your hands’ thing.  Sounds kind of…important.

Sooooo…my name’s George.  Anyone seen a blond guy by the name of Spike?  Or a girl with dark hair, her name’s Beck.  Please tell me I’m not alone here, guys.

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voice;

[synesthesic]

If the fingers bother you, we can take care of that.

voice;

[splendenpsychic]

No...that's okay. I'm, uh, pretty happy with my fingers, thanks.

voice;

[synesthesic]

I will leave my offer open in case you get tired of them, George.

That's a weird name.

voice;

[splendenpsychic]

It's Betta George actually, and really? I always thought it was pretty normal.

voice;

[synesthesic]

Who is Alpha George?

voice;

[splendenpsychic]

There isn't one. I don't think.

You know, betta, like the fish.

voice;

[synesthesic]

Oh god, not more fish puns. It's only cute when Feferi does it.

voice;

[splendenpsychic]

Well I used to be a fish, so...yeah. It kind of fits.

voice;

[synesthesic]

I suppose you do have that sea salt smell to your words.

voice;

[splendenpsychic]

I have-what? A smell to my words?

[He also has confusion now.]

voice;

[synesthesic]

Did I stutter?

[ She enjoys the confusion. ]

voice;

[splendenpsychic]

But words...don't have smells...last time I checked.

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[eccentricities]

Mosaic? Were you a piece of art before coming here?

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[splendenpsychic]

Well, no, not quite. It's a sanctuary for the supernatural.

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[eccentricities]

That sounds nice. What do you consider more than natural?

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[splendenpsychic]

Demons and people with powers.

It exists for the ones who don't have anywhere else to go.

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[eccentricities]

I suppose that would make all of us supernatural, then.

I see. Did you spend a lot of time there?

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[splendenpsychic]

A couple of years, yeah. It's an...interesting place.

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[eccentricities]

What did you do?

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[splendenpsychic]

Do...there? At Mosaic?

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[eccentricities]

Yes.

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[splendenpsychic]

Well...tried to survive, mostly. Stay off the radar of the psychotic dudes, and...yeah. It was better than just roaming the streets though, before that.

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[eccentricities]

So it was simply a safe house?

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[splendenpsychic]

Mmm...after we got rid of the guy who was trying to brainwash us all into an army, pretty much.

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[eccentricities]

What were you going to fight?

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[splendenpsychic]

That's a good question. I'm not really sure...normal people, I think? Or something? He wanted power or something, I don't know. He was crazy.

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[stakes]

Blonde like -- Billy Idol inspiration blonde?

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[splendenpsychic]

Exactly.

Also British, kind of grouchy sometimes.

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[stakes]

.. How do you know him?

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[splendenpsychic]

We saved the world together a couple of times. Well, he did most of the saving, really. I helped, though.

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[repulsors]

What, you don't normally have fingers? Seems like you're a natural with 'em. What were you before, then?

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[splendenpsychic]

Well I've been practicing...in the whole...less than a day I've been a human. I used to be a Splenden Beast. They look like fish.

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[repulsors]

They look like—

[ a frown, and his forehead drops into his hand, rubbing at his temples for a second. what the hell is a Splenden Beast. ]

Alright, I'll bite. What's a Splenda Beast?

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[splendenpsychic]

Splenden Beast. They're fish-like beings that levitate and have, uhm, strong telepathic abilities. They look like giant Betta fish.

I'm kind of lacking the telepathic part too now, though.

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[suppressthedark]

So you weren't human before?

[That's....oddly common around here, yeesh.]

[video]

[splendenpsychic]

Nope. I was a Splen-...a fish. [Might as well just go with fish 8| He's starting to think people here won't know what a Splenden Beast is anyway.]

[video]

[suppressthedark]

A fish?

[No offense, but he's going to blink. A lot.]

I, uh...wow.

[Yet another thing filed away in his brain under section 31, file A: "The gods here really don't know what the hell they're doing."]

[video]

[splendenpsychic]

A telepathic, levitating fish, but yeah. Basically.

You don't have talking fish back home?

[video]

[suppressthedark]

Uh, no.

[NOPE. JPEG]

But...then man, this has got to be extremely weird for you.

[video]

[splendenpsychic]

Yeah, it is. I probably looked like some crazy drunk dude when I was walking around earlier. Legs, harder than I imagined. Also, being kidnapped. Not pleasant.

[video]

[suppressthedark]

Yeah, I don't think any of us liked being kidnapped.

[....wait-]

...Well, any sane people.

[THAT ONE GUY THOUGHT IT WAS PLEASANT. Obviously, he was crazy.]

[video]

[splendenpsychic]

If someone actually liked being kidnapped, I think I would be honestly worried about their mental state.

What exactly are we supposed to do here, anyway?

[video]

[suppressthedark]

We're supposed to help bring back color...and fight in a war.

[His face has become far more serious now-mostly because this kind of topic wasn't something you joked about easily.]

[video]

[splendenpsychic]

A...war. [And watch the color drain from his face.] I'm not really cut out for a war. I don't fight or anything.