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[occulthymns]

[When the recording starts the bracelet's camera is focused on some kind of aquarium. It isn't completely filled with water and it has quite a few rocks and logs, some of which stick out above the water. On first glance the tank looks empty, but if one looks close they can see a little red claw crab sitting under a log inside.]

Does anyone know what kinds of things crabs do for fun? I'm keeping an eye on this guy for someone else, and I know I've got his food and home down but it looks kind of boring in there. Especially since he's all alone! Do they even make toys for crabs? He looks like he might break stuff with those claws....

Oh! And what kind of information do I need to give out to get a licence? I've never gotten one of these things before, so I'm not sure if I need to bring something or... what, really.

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[samantha_grey]

Get a ride out to Utgard and visit the office I'm sending you directions to. They'll tell you what to do. It's just tedious. That's all. You'll get a time for your test eventually.

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[occulthymns]

A test? Geez, they really take this stuff seriously.

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[samantha_grey]

Apparently some of the magical plants are hazardous if people don't know what they're doing. Personally, if you're even a tenth as good as you were claiming the other day, you shouldn't have a problem with this stuff, I'm betting. I think they just want this worked with by people who know what they're doing.

That, and they're anal.

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[occulthymns]

Or the humans here are shitty when it comes to this stuff! It wouldn't surprise me, humans aren't very useful most of the time.

It's annoying though, I thought I had finished with tests years ago.

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[samantha_grey]

Eh, just think of it as a speed bump. Besides, your boss has one anyway, so it's no big deal. Life's full of speed bumps all the time.

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[occulthymns]

Or some of the humans here are just stupid.

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[samantha_grey]

On that, I would agree, though personally I'd change 'some' to 'most.' I don't run into too many bright ones.

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[occulthymns]

I've only ever met some tolerable ones here. The ones back home are a lost cause.

So i is, so it is...

[samantha_grey]

Most places are full of idiots. I think that's kind of a given. You get used to that after a while. I gave up beating sense into them not long after I started meeting them, though there is satisfaction in watching them beat themselves up under the influence of a good illusion.

[occulthymns]

Good illusion...?

[samantha_grey]

Heh. Storytime.

So, don't ask me how I got into this fight. I know who's at fault, but that's not important. I was up against some hulking brute of a joker. Couldn't hurt the bastard for my life and the one time he hit me, he nearly broke something with a glancing blow. Problem was he was just too strong and too dense. So, I figured the only person who could actually hurt him was himself.

I made him see his worst fears with an illusion. It caused him to bash himself unconscious trying to get away. Surprisingly effective.

[occulthymns]

Oh, you were being literal.

[She isn't that phased by the illusions thing. She's got a cousin who excels to a ridiculous degree at that. But she's curious -]

Why were you fighting him?

[samantha_grey]

It was a martial arts tournament I got roped into. Lot of crazy crap happens when a bitch of a naga crimelord's running a kumite off the coast of Ireland.

[No... she isn't actually joking.]

Oddly enough, I took fourth... or was it third? I kind of lost track of things after that. Had more important things to worry about, like getting away from said crazy naga and her goons.

[occulthymns]

... What the fuck is a kumite?? And an Ireland??

[samantha_grey]

It's a competition where people see who can kick the other's ass. The winner was the best at kicking each other's asses. Ireland's an island, a big one. A lot of drunks live there, with bushy red hair and pale skin. It rains a lot, and there's no snakes, so that witch used to call herself the last snake in all Ireland.

[occulthymns]

... An island? It doesn't sound very pleasant.

[samantha_grey]

I don't know. I prefer it when things are dark and gloomier weather wise, so it never bothered me. The fights were anything but pleasant, but Viper was a bitch anyway, so no surprise there for me at least. Besides, I don't like snakes.

[occulthymns]

Two of the gods I worship are snakes.

[samantha_grey]

Bully for you. Doesn't make me like snakes more, Euri. [And it made her wonder more about the girl, given that she was dating a spider and worshiped snakes.] Besides, I don't worship jack shit.

[occulthymns]

I don't care, I just don't want to hear anymore shit talking about them.

[samantha_grey]

We're probably best not to discuss the tournament then. They come up often enough.

[occulthymns]

It doesn't sound that impressive, anyway. [Namely because the winner of the tournament here is training her, and she think he's awesome.]

[samantha_grey]

Well, on that, we agree. It was an idiotic idea, though there were some interesting people at it that I didn't completely despise. Kind of wish Rufus was around. He'd probably know how to handle this shit better than I am.

[No, he wouldn't. He'd just have known how to make it look like he knew what he was doing.]

[occulthymns]

Having a hard time settling in...?

[samantha_grey]

Yes and no. I never settle in. I stopped doing that over a year ago, and I'm not getting settled in here either. Violent, sociopathic moments make it hard to make yourself part of a community. However, I know some folks who would handle this place better than I did. They'd already have plans in motion, and me I'm still waiting on bloody paperwork.