[intro] [audio]

[notananchor]

- what, I've never - dev - like this before!

You keep turning the - on and off! Stop - ssing it!

Hmph. Fine. Am I doing it right now?

Hn. I think so.

Okay, so... whomever can hear this, my partner tells me this "D-Comm" can be used to communicate with people far away.

I'm looking for information. For now, you can call me... Graywords, but I'm not exactly eager to give my full name just yet. Anything you can tell me about what this place is would be helpful.

My friend, you need to work on sounding approachable...

((Italics = Impmon))

Comments

[telapathetic]

Psyduck!

[notananchor]

... What the hell is that?

I don't know, actually.

[telapathetic]

Psy yi yi!

Psyduck! Duck!

[notananchor]

... yeah, uh, moving on now...

[audio]

[enemyofallwholive]

...pfffffff.

Approachable. Yeah, tough thing to come by on that one. Get used to it.

Nice try on the mysterious loner act, but it's not going to work too well, Zel.

[audio]

[notananchor]

...

Lina.

I should have known you were involved with this.

Re: [audio]

[enemyofallwholive]

...

You phrase it like it's somehow my fault.

[audio]

[notananchor]

Prove to me that it isn't.

1/2

[enemyofallwholive]

Oh, give me a break Zel, of course I-

2/2

[enemyofallwholive]

...

Okay, I guess I actually can't PROVE it...

That doesn't make it true, though!

Re: 2/2

[notananchor]

Somehow I doubt that.

Either way, I could use some explanations.

[Lina is taking this FAR too well]

[enemyofallwholive]

Well, let's see.

To start with, you're not the first Zel that's been here. There was another Zel.

See, this world is connected to multiple worlds. But a lot more than just the Lord of Nightmares' worlds. Every world that exists has different iterations of itself in the multiverse, and the multiverse itself has an infinite number of possible realities out there.

You've been drug here against your will by yet another omnipotent being named Yggdrasil, the 'god' of this reality. He's also saddled you with one of the natives as a partner! Congrats, you're stuck together.

Re: [Lina is taking this FAR too well]

[notananchor]

...

What does it say about my life when that sounds perfectly believable?

[enemyofallwholive]

Oh, good, good! You're reacting far better than a lot of people.

See, the rest of us have been here for awhile. Gourry & I ... yikes, it's been about four years? Amelia came just after us...

...

Xellos has been even longer than that.

[notananchor]

Hold on.

I said it was believable, not easy to take in...

... Wait, Amelia's here?

[enemyofallwholive]

Eh, same difference. Still easier than most folks.

But yeah, she's been around. Last I heard she was helping DATS - the local peacekeeping force - with a lot of the injured people from the world almost ending last month.

[notananchor]

...

World.

Almost ending?!

[enemyofallwholive]

...THIS surprises you?!

[notananchor]

Is that any reason to treat it so casually?!

[enemyofallwholive]

What's better, stressing yourself out until you have ulcers?

[puddingbrain]

Zelgadis!

I've been looking for you for over a year, where have you been?!

Hiding in the putrid ruins, I bet. Lina and I aren't ever going to set foot in there again...

[notananchor]

... For a year?! What are you talking about, Gourry? What the hell are the Putrid Ruins?

[audio]

[sorewahimitsudesu]

Oh, good!

It quite well took you long enough.

Re: [audio]

[notananchor]

... That voice.

Xellos.

Re: [audio]

[sorewahimitsudesu]

Yes, indeed! Hello there, Mr. Zelgadis.

Fancy hearing from you again!

Re: [audio]

[notananchor]

Hmph.

I'm in no mood, mazoku.

Re: [audio]

[sorewahimitsudesu]

That would imply there are times you are.

Re: [audio]

[notananchor]

Then take that as a hint and get lost.

Re: [audio]

[sorewahimitsudesu]

Because you really expect that to work.

Re: [audio]

[notananchor]

No, not really. But the point stands.