[network] @gardenGnostic; video; FYI trolls are garbage; Day 88 [open]

[eclecticbassist]

[ Well, Vriska got right down to business being terrible. Jade figures she should warn everyone to expect similar bullshit in the future, so in true PSA form she's talking to the camera; her dog ears are held back in distress. ]

Hi, everyone. So... what happened yesterday was awful-- what happened to Vriska, I mean. I guess I wanted to explain why she would agree to be... you know, murdered. On camera. [ Insert long-suffering sigh here. ]

You've probably noticed that she is not human. She belongs to a species called trolls, and they are, um, pretty messed up; that stunt she pulled might even be tame by their standards. Violence is basically a troll's first response to a problem, in excess. They're melodramatic like that. [ She makes a huffing noise that was supposed to be a humorless laugh. ]

Oh, and there are two more here; you might want to avoid them if you're squeamish. I doubt they will pick any fights with other species, though, so don't worry about anyone... else coming after you. Just be careful not to become collateral damage.

And look out for the horns, I guess.

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[despiteeverything]

[Frisk clenches their fists a little at the words "kill or be killed." Boy that sure brought up memories.]

Someone I knew used to say that's how the world was too. He was wrong, but it took him a long time to see it.

[A long time, and a lot of hurt. All of this just seems so insane. Frisk can't even imagine Toriel or Asgore trying to encourage that sort of thing in other monsters.]

Where I come from, there's monsters. Not the anomalies here. LOVE's really really bad for them. [oh right] The acronym kind.

[And consequently is in fact very much frowned upon.]

[eclecticbassist]

Hm. Maybe the trolls will figure that out before it is too late. There's... not many of them left-- less than a dozen, and they're all basically children.

The acronym kind of LOVE is bad for everyone, I think. Do you mean they are frail?

1/2

[despiteeverything]

[Frisk isn't any kind of expert on the concepts of long-term viability of limited gene pools and genetic bottlenecking, but even they're sure that such a small number is probably a bad thing.]

I hope so.

[At the question though... Frisk freezes a little. With Jack's threat hanging over all their heads...]

@determination, voice; private

[despiteeverything]

[At first it might seem like they cut the conversation entirely. But no, they were just switching to Network+. And constructing a filter over this conversation.]

Sorta, yeah. They're... they're different than humans. [They hesitate, very uncomfortable.] The more you want to hurt them, the more you do.

permaprivate!

[eclecticbassist]

[ Did-- Did she say something wrong? Oh my god are they okay-- ]

[ Oh. Phew. ]

Okay, so it's a magic thing? [ Jade uses 'magic' as a word for things human science hasn't quantified yet. There's a natural phenomenon in this kid's world that makes monsters (which are possibly a species-- if she knew monsters were diverse enough to include, say, goats and skeletons, she would guess family instead) susceptible to murderous intent? Sounds legit! She's on board, and kind of touched that they would trust her with this information. ]

Don't worry, I will not tell anyone. [ She wonders if monsters would still have this weakness when any special abilities have been removed, but isn't too keen on finding out. ] Um... are there any monsters here? You sound worried.

[despiteeverything]

Mmhmm. Monsters are made of magic.

[They're glad she picked up on that so quickly.

Still, worried is almost an understatement. If they weren't so open about their family on the network already, they'd be more tempted to try to hide it.]

Mom. And Sans.

[Yeah.

....yeah.]

[eclecticbassist]

[ Hmm... their mom is a monster, but they don't include themselves on the list. Were they adopted, then? Because that's adorable, and in better circumstances she would say so. Sans is presumably a friend of theirs. ]

Are they with you-- er, um. Don't answer that-- if you don't want to, I mean. I just wanted to make sure you know that they are okay. [ Are, not if. ]

[despiteeverything]

[Frisk does smile a bit at that.]

Yeah, we're all safe n' together.

[For now, and Frisk is going to make sure they stay that way.]

We're going somewhere that guy's not supposed to be.