text; un: reiner

[hometown]

What are some things that are considered "normal" where you're from, but aren't normal here? Or what's something that's unremarkable here, but would be the stuff of dreams back in your world?


( ooc: this is a mingle! make your own top-level, tag around, go nuts. just use cws as appropriate! )

Comments

[chimaerically]

Right, exactly! And don’t get me wrong, there were people like that back home too, but it really was just down to luck — if you ran into someone kind, they would help you, and if you didn’t… Well… So I’m really glad that here it’s a more organised effort.

Oh! We have fairies and monster hunters at home, too! Um, our fairies are actually a lot like the phones here — they’re little familiars we use to communicate across long distances! But I don’t think that’s very common, or maybe I’ve just been unlucky, because every time I mention it I get weird looks, ahaha…

[melodymania]

Most people in my world are the latter of the two.

What cute fairies. Nothing like the ones in my world. The ones in my world make a habit of kidnapping people, changing them, and leaving false copies behind so no one ever suspects a thing. Very different fairies.

[chimaerically]

Oh! Oh dear. We have a fair number of monsters that can shapeshift or pretend to be people, but you mainly find them in dungeons, so they're not really a common concern... I don't think I would like it very much if I had to deal with your kind of fairies.

[melodymania]

Trust me, most everyone from my world feels the same about our fairies.

Though just for transparency. I am technically a fairy but I don't do that. The whole kidnapping thing. Not my style.

[chimaerically]

...Oh. Hmm. I don't imagine you would tell me if you were the kind of fairy who does kidnap people, right? That's probably something one would prefer to keep a secret, right?

[melodymania]

Ah true! BUT! Counter point.

Why would I tell you what the bad ones are like only to deny being one if I am? You would know my MO, my schemes, my overall plan.

Rather, I did it as a means of showing I am not indeed like the ones I described. I don't steal people.

I make deals for favors. And the occasional soul.

[chimaerically]

I... suppose that sounds reasonable... Still, I am all too familiar with entities who deal in favours of the sort you'd give up your entire soul for. Where I come from, we call them demons, and when one bargains with them, disaster follows.

[melodymania]

I've devoured my share of demons too. So I get that.

Thing is, people have to willing give up their souls. More often than not, I ask for favors. Small things for someone to do for me. Things I can't do myself, because of the rules of this world and my titles.