003 ⚘ journal entry

[skyglider]

Sender: Link
To: Everyone
Subject: Hello.

[The Story Eater has been vanquished and most of the elements it summoned have disappeared. But caches of Malice that appeared during the event have stubbornly remained around Reverein. Link isn't much of a journal post person, but he decides to say something anyway.

First, an imprint of a picture appears, along with an arrow pointing directly at it and a big, bold X.]

Don't touch the purple stuff.

[... That's it, that's the post.]

Comments

Sender: Zelda

[multidisciplinary]

[ Link, would it kill you to elaborate. ]

You might consider explaining why.

[skyglider]

[Yes.]

Ah. Of course. Because it hurts.

sender: sora

[oathkeeper]

what is it? grape jelly?

[skyglider]

Definitely not. I don't recommend eating it.

sender: Nameless Wanderer

[threebetrayals]

Which purple stuff? And why?

[skyglider]

[He imprints the same photo as above.]

It stings.

sender: sheik

[sagesurvivor]

did you touch it?

[skyglider]

Is it that obvious?

sender: beat

[stillarhino]

what if you already did

[BEAT???]

[skyglider]

[BEAT..........]

It causes pain. Are you alright?

Sender: Norimune

[kikuichi]

What kind of purple stuff, kid?

Hard? Soft? Liquid? Sticky?

[skyglider]

[He can't describe it terribly well, so he imprints the same photo as above.]

Soft. Ooze-like. I suppose it does feel a bit sticky.

sender: Flowey

[your_best_friend]

What happens if little old me touches the purple stuff?

[skyglider]

It'll hurt.

Sender: Azula

[itstillhurt]

Anybody who needs to be told not to prod the repulsive glowing ooze is probably a lost cause.

[skyglider]

Ah. That may be going a little far.

Sender: Nico di Angelo

[refantasma]

is it another thing we have to fight? will it effect zombies?

[skyglider]

No. Definitely do not fight the purple ooze.

[... ... ...]

What's a zombie?

sender: bennett

[rotacalamitas]

Umm. Just asking for a friend. What would happen if you did touch it?

[It's Bennett. Bennett is the friend.]

[skyglider]

[He doesn't need to ask, he already knows. AND HE'S A LITTLE WORRIED.]

It causes pain. Longer exposure might cause aggression.

Are you feeling alright?

sender: Link

[timesensitive]

It's not lava, right?

[skyglider]

No. Definitely not lava. It doesn't burn, but it does hurt.

Sender: Naminé

[lethechained]

Okay. I won't.

[ Simple as that. (Is everyone else really struggling that much with these instructions...?)


But, you know, ]

What are we supposed to do with it?

[skyglider]

Thank you.

[Listen, they're all unhinged maniacs and they've been through a lot recently--]

... I'm not sure yet. Still working it out.

Sender: Asura

[abyssbound]

It could use some salt.

[skyglider]

["could use some salt?" What-- ... wait.]

Did
Did you eat it???

Sender: Kratos

[flamberge]

Noted. What is this stuff exactly?

[skyglider]

It's called Malice. It started appearing when the Story Eater summoned nightmares from our worlds. Apparently it has yet to disappear entirely.

Sender: Gokudera

[bakudan_bambino]

Is there any way to get rid of it? Anywhere you’ve seen it most abundant that people should avoid?

I’m gonna throw bombs at it.

[skyglider]

Not sure yet. I heard there's some on the road to the plaza...I was going to try to get rid of it.

Ah. Good thought. Bombs might work.

Sender: Ralsei

[a_sweet_little_peach]

I wonder if it's any good to cook with. A lot of poisons, if heated sufficiently, can be safe to consume. Tasty, too.

[skyglider]

Really?
I think this may be too dangerous to cook with, but...I'm interested to know what substance you're talking about.

sender: velvet crowe

[daemonise]

[Oh, hey. It's the chicken kid, which can only mean one thing:]

Let me guess. You touched the purple stuff.

[skyglider]

[Got it in one, Velvet!]

Yes. I've lost plenty of health to it in the past.

sender: phantom

[removal]

Is this related to nightmare energy in any way?

[skyglider]

Perhaps. It's hard to be certain.

Sender: Alastor

[lonelysmiles]

Well, color me intrigued! What is it?

[No promises on not touching it, but would be interesting to know a little more about it regardless.]

[skyglider]

Malice. It's from my world.

Sender: Xiao

[whirlwindthrust]

How do you get rid of it?

[skyglider]

Still working that out. So far, not lightning.

sender: riku

[retrieves]

you know what it is?

[skyglider]

Yes.

Sender: Gen Asagiri

[fun_thementalist]

... okay, I won't, but ...

what does it do, my friend?

[skyglider]

Pain. Longterm exposure causes aggression.

Sender: Futaba Sakura

[mwehehe]

Why? What's it do? You can't tell me that and expect me to NOT touch it.

1/2

[skyglider]

Yeah. That's fair.

[He'd do that, too.]