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[youngestboxer]

[Video]

...Hey. I went to the ruins recently, and...

[Is that a moogle in the background?]

--And anyway, we saw... things in there. Blue things. No matter what we tried, all we could do was slow them down. And we tried a lot. They could break out of my isolation, and lightning would only stun them.

And...

One of them... I think he was this guy's friend.

[He nudges the communicator over. Yes, that's definitely a moogle. It appears to be quietly sniffling on Yuta's bed.]

It looked just like him at first, but when we tried to talk to it, it turned into one of those things and started chasing us.

[He takes a deep breath. Frankly, he'd wanted to put those things from his mind once he was done with the place, but after watching his new friend cry for a while, he'd come to a different decision on the matter.]

If anyone here knows anything about them, please tell me. Thanks.

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[all_onis_are_true]

*That, sir, is a hella quick response.*

What kind of blue things.

[youngestboxer]

[Yuta responds just as quickly.]

Blue monsers. The one that his friend turned into had a pompom and wings like him, but there was another one with a lot of eyes, and then another one that was like the pompom one without the pompoms. They were... really warped looking.

[all_onis_are_true]

If it turned into one of them, that means it must have already died at some point while it was there. Possibly by one of the other ones, but I couldn't say for certain. There wasn't anything you could do for it at that point.

[youngestboxer]

[His eyes go wide before he quickly presses his face into his hands. It takes a moment for him to lower them and reply.]

...That's what I was afraid of. So if you die in a place like that, you'll...?

[all_onis_are_true]

Become one. It doesn't matter how you died.

[youngestboxer]

...That's horrible.

[all_onis_are_true]

*He doesn't reply, but you definitely get the impression he agrees with you.*

You saw one of the alternate ones too, it sounds like. They're not restricted by a single form, I've noticed.

[youngestboxer]

...Can't be. And I don't even wanna think about what it would've been like if there was one that specialized in running.

[He gives a shudder.

[all_onis_are_true]

That would be the short, flat one. Thankfully, it doesn't particularly specialize in TURNING.

[youngestboxer]

...Did you run into one like that?

[Oh god.]

[all_onis_are_true]

Once. Back home. I only ever saw it once though.

[youngestboxer]

Wait... You had to deal with these things at home?!

[all_onis_are_true]

*He nods.*

I'm not sure why they're here. I have a theory that perhaps new arrivals bring creatures from their homeworlds with them, but without knowing if anybody's recognized any creatures from their worlds, I cannot confirm it.

[youngestboxer]

Have you tried asking around?

[all_onis_are_true]

It might be worth a shot. I admit I haven't exactly done a lot of outreach on this yet.

*Maybe partly because he's not sure he wants to know if he's WRONG.*

[youngestboxer]

I can help ask around if you'd like. I'm getting interested in this, too.

[all_onis_are_true]

Let me know if you do. This may be vital to my research.

[youngestboxer]

I'll make sure to tell you if I find anything out.

[gogoghostpowers]

Yeah. I ran into them in this old abandoned building a few weeks ago with some other people. We couldn't do anything to them--we were just lucky we outran them.

[youngestboxer]

Weird... we could at least stun them for a bit, or isolate them to give us some extra time. Did you have anyone with abilities like that with you?

[gogoghostpowers]

We managed to hide and hold them off with, like, holding the doors tight, but none of our powers really did anything to them. They just kept moving through them like nothing really happened.

[youngestboxer]

[Yuta nods.]

We barricaded the doors a lot. It was the most reliable way we had of keeping them away.

How could nothing affect them, though? Especially if the doors were enough to stop them...

[gogoghostpowers]

Well, I know Palom tried to use some magic on them, but it didn't do anything. Maybe it's only blocked by something physical? I don't know, none of us were exactly looking to go punch it.

[youngestboxer]

Yeah. I was too scared to even get near them. Especially after what happened to Kupo's friend...

[gogoghostpowers]

...what happened?

[youngestboxer]

...

It turned into one of them.

[gogoghostpowers]

What?

[youngestboxer]

...

[He puts his hands to his forehead, hiding his face.]

Yeah.

[gogoghostpowers]

[Danny spends a while silent, trying to absorb this and work out how to respond.]

...How?

[youngestboxer]

...Someone who contacted me earlier said that's what happens if you die near them.

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[82the8th]

They're spreading now, are they?
How iiiiiiiinteresting.
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[youngestboxer]

what do you mean theyre spreading

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[82the8th]

I had only seen them in one hive8lock! It sounds like the 8lue8easts are populating more of the w8stes now.
I wonder how long it will t8ke them to try to move into Sirocco? :::;)

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[youngestboxer]

you dont think theyll really do that do you?

[82the8th]

Just try to think like th8y would!
You can live in a 8unch of shattered, a8andoned hives, or you can live in the lap of luxury riiiiiiiight next door.
Which would you choose?

[youngestboxer]

[It takes a while for the reply to come.]

now we really need to find a way to stop them.

[82the8th]

I already have a gr8 idea for how to stop them!
8ut I cannot do it alone. I will need the Hiroshi human.

[youngestboxer]

what do you need him for?