video! because is there really another option we can use isn't txt disabled

[asheaveniswide]

In the interest of mine own ongoing entertainment, I have an offer to make to my new fellow Adventurers.

[Hey it's a new guy! And he holds up.. well it looks kind of like a smart cellphone if you squint really hard, but it definitely isn't.]

This is a hunt book, as designed and manufactured by ancient Allag. Upon being activated it tells me of any interesting creatures or beings that are about that may prove a diverting challenge to subdue, ranked by calculated difficulty and risk it poses to the local populations. While we are far from any guild which may reward any such hunts, should a mark appear I am willing to bring any interested in testing their mettle against it.

[Some people just really like hunting, ok? The device is put away.]

However there are ... restrictions. Should it offer up a mark that is exceptionally rare or vital to its ecosystem, alternates to slaying it are required; become creative with how you choose to subdue such a target without inflicting significant harm. If a slain mark is edible, it must be eaten, and as it seems this train has food storage room this should be a welcome addition to otherwise unappealing meals. I will not have waste for mere trophies and tales around a dinner table.

[Zenos makes a small gesture with one hand.]

I am to understand some of you have little battle beasts of your own. These are certainly welcome, but be mindful of your prey. Nature has little interest in rules and regulations. This is not a safe activity, and I expect those who wish to attend to be able to hold their own within reason.

Comments

[bakegarasu]

That’s right. Red team usually has the pure combat missions, but if your hunt book thing targets something that we’re after, you’re always welcome to come along. And at least then you’ll have backup if you need it.

You do d a lot of hunting in your world, I’m guessing? The train tends to pick significant items for us to keep, after all.

[asheaveniswide]

Not as much as I would like, much comes before such pastimes. But when I have the leisure to indulge.. Mayhap the train seeks to keep me occupied and not looking for my own entertainment.

[His tone suggests it's a joke but it really, really isn't.]

The differences in numbers makes such an exchange across teams a wise idea. I wonder why I was not offered the crimson, if indeed it is those chosen for combat skill. Hm. Mayhap I too, need to gain more experience..

[bakegarasu]

I'm not sure if it's experience or something else. There's a few on the red team I wouldn't immediately think of as fighters before something else. I try to not read too much into it. We've got a whole load of other mysteries on the train to worry about.

[asheaveniswide]

This however is the mystery before me. One must surely wonder after it. I have heard a little of some of these other mysteries, though the most interesting do not seem to be in the introduction leaflets.

[bakegarasu]

No, they're a little outdated. Hopefully we can update them soon - pretty sure Eva is in charge of them. Tidus, too.

We've been given a little information about how we got here, but not a lot - there's others better equipped to talk about the tethers that tie us to the train than I am. It's a lot of... metaphysical stuff that I'll admit I don't understand.

[asheaveniswide]

I believe I have met "Tidus".

[Opinion's still out on that one.]

Perhaps then we are on the same level of understanding. An intensely detailed explanation would likely elude me, for all that I would likely be unfamiliar with the terms being used.

[bakegarasu]

I've been doing my best to stay on top of stuff, but yeah. Talk about souls and stuff... I grew up in... a more criminal setting. It wasn't exactly a common topic of discussion.

[asheaveniswide]

I was raised in a place where such things do exist but like magic, are largely completely and utterly irrelevant. There had always been more important things to be concerned about. If it's to be a common occurrence, I suppose I'll be spending a bit more time in this train's library..