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[rideofthefearlings]

[ The screen turns on to show nothing but an almost completely black room. If the viewer watches long enough, their eyes might adjust to see dull shapes of what could be furniture but it's hard to tell. Then something darker than the gloom, a black-on-black shadow, moves past the screen and a voice comes across. For some, it will be audible and some, perhaps not. ]

What a charming little city you all have here. So bright and colourful, so full of life.

[ A disembodied mouth appears against the blackness of the background, grinning a razor smile. It's followed shortly after by a pair of bright gold eyes, the voice low and amused and confident, ]

And yet like most things there is a touch of darkness to it. With that in mind I pose a riddle, for those of you who choose to play along: when is a captive not a captive and a cage not a cage?

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((OOC: Remember to check out his permissions post for whether your character can see/hear him. Thank you!))

Comments

[deadmanbusiness]

I can understand why you don't want to give your name. Names are power after all. Giving someone your name is a way to give them power over you.

[He looks amused now. He's figured that this guy is possibly some sort of boogie in the night. Shadow creature. Probably likes scaring people in the dark. What's really amusing him is that he knows some people who deal with the monsters under the beds by stabbing them to death. They give the kids spears and say "if anything tries to scare you just stick them with this". And the kids do. Theo is imagining them meeting this guy. He thinks it would be entertaining.]

[rideofthefearlings]

I have heard that, yes. I remain decidedly unbound by that little loophole, however.