audio (after shield is repaired and things are settling down at the end of the area)

[coffinturk]

[ Vincent isn't one to mince words. The message is relatively short and precise given its content. ]

We are all changing.

[ Yes. That is correct, Valentine. ]

The marks that appear are connected. But the changes are different even when two people seem to be becoming the same type of monster.

Contact me with the changes you are experiencing and the sigil's appearance. I will make a record.

Deliver it however you wish. Your thoughts on the changes are welcome.

Comments

TEXT RESPONSE OHOHO

[iron_stomach]

Aside from having access to healing mantras I never bothered to pay for, no noticeable changes. I'm going to assume the mantras are a side effect of this pending new demon. The sigil's definitely a unicorn, I've fought and devoured a few before. So that's probably what my new demon is.

Hooray.

HEAT STATEMENT IN EFFECT

[coffinturk]

I'll note it down. Changes seem to happen over time. Temporary changes may be useful to know as well.

[ Maybe it has to do with the biome or a moon warp but correlation is probably worth keeping record of. ]

AUDIO

[definitionofcrazy]

Guess it's a little complicated.

[Deep breath in, deep breath out. Her voice sounds odd, like it's distant and distorted- probably just the radio, right?]

Ever heard of a zombie? 'Cuz I'm pretty sure I'm like a zombie or something now.

[coffinturk]

[ Does he expect that Faith's definition of words is different from his by this point? Yes. Will he mention it? No. ]

Yes.

[ Then. ]

Traits? Instincts? What does your mark look like?

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[undyingcrow]

[Akechi hums softly. How to put this...]]

My sigil is a chimeric beast, not unlike myself. Horns, fangs, and a hooked snout... wings...

My own changes align well enough. Jet black feathers like a crow's cover my face and entire upper body, along with the wings upon my back. I have crow-like talons, with black, scaled hands, and my teeth have sharpened over time.

Ears like a big cat, a scorpion's tail before the water brought forth... alterations. At some point, I will grow a snout and my legs will take on the appearance of a white tiger's.

At the moment, they're more equine with bioluminescence.

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[coffinturk]

[ He's definitely writing all this down. ]

Chimera, hm. You mentioned you were among the first group to arrive. I know temporary changes happen. Tell me about what you experienced and the environment it occurred in.

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[propatriamori]

[The clipped nature of the message doesn't bother Edward. It's almost refreshing, having someone refuse to dance around any given topic.]

I couldn't tell you if I look any different. For awhile, in the water, I was half whale. But now I have legs again.

[He sounds disappointed over this, because he is.]

As for a sigil, it could be etched on my forehead and I wouldn't know it was there. If you've noticed anything, I'd be happy to hear about it.

[He is growing a sigil, but it's between his shoulder blades and so no one has noticed it.]

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[coffinturk]

The environment here seems to have a habit of bestowing aquatic traits. Temporary was probably good.

[ Imagine trying to travel with the convoy with a whale tail. ]

I haven't seen it yet. [ He doesn't bring up the reason why Ed can't tell him. That'd be rude. ] The next time you work with the guns, you can tell me what you should look like. I'll examine you for changes.

Permanent changes seem to manifest gradually. It may be another month before there's anything to notice.

[propatriamori]

Perhaps.

[Or, consider, he could have just stayed behind and been a whale forever.]

Well, you've seen my face and hands. I assume if it had appeared in either place, you'd have told me.

[And for as much as he appreciates Vincent, Edward isn't going to strip down in front of him. He's far too shy and post-Victorian to do something like that.]

I have noticed... tingles? In my feet. It's as though I'm picking up vibrations through the ground. I can tell who someone is based on their footsteps.

[coffinturk]

[ But whales can't use guns. All that water! ]

Yes.

[ He would have told Edward. Is he going to press and insist Edward let him examine anything else? No. The man's sensibilities are safe. ]

Hm, interesting. Does it ever change?

[ Whether someone's wearing shoes or suddenly has hooves instead of feet... ]

[propatriamori]

[This is what harpoons are for.]

I haven't noticed any significant changes. I haven't had it that long, though.

[And he's only recently learned that he should be listening for hooves. When he thinks about it, though...]

You... you wear metal? On your feet? Almost like a knight's greaves?

[He just figured that out! Hopefully he's not way off and embarrassing himself.]

[coffinturk]

[ Harpoon Whale. Look certain aspects of the past are terrible but also this is worth mentioning because of the terrible, morbid irony. :| ]

You can keep me updated.

[ This is definitely an ongoing project. ]

Yes. Something like greaves and sabatons combined on my boots.

[ After a short pause... ]

The style isn't common where I'm from. But it helps to have some hardened surfaces in close combat.

[ Few things forget being kicked by Vincent. ]

[propatriamori]

[Just saying, no one would be terribly upset if Black Gladys and her pod figured out harpoons and started using them against billionaire yachts.]

I will.

[So he was right! That pleases Edward; it isn't like having his sight back, but it's something, at least.]

I can understand that. They serve as both defence and offence, am I correct?

[A pause, as Edward thinks on the things he'd heard in the gun shop.]

There's something on your left hand, as well. I thought it was a prosthetic at first, but now I'm not sure. Please don't tell me; I want to try and listen more closely when I'm next there.

[He makes a soft sound that's not a laugh but not quite a scoff either.]

Listen with both my ears and my feet, it seems.

[coffinturk]

Yes.

[ There's more to his world's style of armor and defensive technology than physical pieces. But it's not going to be covered here. ]

Hrmph. [ He gave an amused snort. ] Yes, there's something there.

[ And he won't give it away. The challenge Edward sets for himself is reasonable enough. ]

Audio

[solitarysoul]

The month we had that storm I grew bird wings. The next month I got pricked by a thorn and grew hooves. Then I had moth wings last month and thus month I, uh...well it's hooves when I'm on land but a fish tail in the water.

I can't see my sigil well, so I can't really describe it. It's a dog, I think.

[undyingcrow]

Hmm... Well, my initial changes occurred in the heat of battle, not long after I arrived. In that time, I obtained the aforementioned talons.

[A small, simple change, but no less striking.]

In the following month, a Moon Warp occurred, and my entire body transformed. That's how I knew to anticipate the feathers, horns, ears, snout, wings, paws, and even a more bestial form that I could shift in and out of. I could also breathe fire.

When the Moon Warp ended, only the talons and my sharpened teeth remained. The following changes gradually occurred over the following months, and I suspect that once these more aquatic changes subside, my "intended" transformation will resume.

Re: Audio

[coffinturk]

Hm. Hooves, but a dog's sigil? And you were able to transform the tail caused by the waterways?

[ Some seemed unable to do that. Or perhaps they didn't try to come back to land? Vincent will need to verify. ]

Your ears and nose. Are they normal for you or part of your transformation here?

it’s showtime!! aka time to be a troll } text

[phantomshow]

You’re assuming everyone is changing.

[propatriamori]

I thought so! I'll be listening closely to try and figure out what, exactly, it is.

[Edward wonders for a moment what he should call listening through his feet, but then dismisses it.]

May I ask, Vincent, what changes you've witnessed on yourself?

[coffinturk]

[ Someone was bound to ask that. So Vincent had been prepared. ]

I've grown fangs and developed a thirst for blood. Fortunately, the monsters out there are good enough.

[ He'd hidden his movements and efforts to discover his limits over the last month. And now, his delivery of these traits are done in a tone that's quite indifferent.

Well, admittedly he's very used to becoming a monster. ]

I think most people would consider them symptoms of a vampire.

[ Was that a trace of humor? Maybe. ]

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[faceguy]

Well, mine has a skull, and now most of my insides are visible, so... that feels pretty self-explanatory!

[So he says.]

likewise a switch to text

[coffinturk]

Yes.

[ Is the simple answer because it's a silly thing to bring up? No. But it's all he gives Ren. Well, Vincent's earlier terse words suggest he's not one to speak much. Perhaps even less in text. ]

Re: audio;

[coffinturk]

[ Scribble. ]

Unfortunate.

[ You have his sympathies, Leo. Probably mostly the bit about the visible insides. ]

Is that difficult to maintain?

[phantomshow]

[Fair enough, Ren’s similar enough in that respect, at least until he’s warmed up to and made a bond with people.]

But you don’t know that for sure.

[coffinturk]

[ The next answer comes with a few more words. ]

Working under the presumption everyone will change is good sense. Recording the changes, permanent or not, even more.

[ The literal answers may not have the nuance of emotion which an audio transmission would give. What follows could be considered a sign of impatience. ]

Do you have a criticism? Speak it.