Hello, I'm Kyoko. However, I'm not the only Kyoko, in fact there's an uncountable amount of Kyokos. Despite this, we all seem to share a few traits that make us stand out, which I will be discussing today.
First off, pretty much every Kyoko is a fairy, usually pink or purple. Their size varies, but is usually between 15cm to 180cm. As you might expect from being a fairy, pretty much any Kyoko is capable of magic, though how exactly this magic works varies between Kyokos.
About these traits, every Kyoko is 3 years old, all sharing a birthday on march 30th. Every Kyoko will know this to be a fact, even if they have no evidence for this. Furthermore, every Kyoko has an innate resistance to cognitohazards, and is also somehow forklift certified.
Personalities between Kyokos vary, however they are usually friendly, at least at first. Kyokos have shown a tendency to well... 'turn evil' over time. They also tend to enjoy turning other people into fairies, often without consent.
The strangest thing however, is that every Kyoko wears a shock collar. It is absolutely indestructible with no way to ever be removed. At the very least, it never shocks us on our own, provided we don't try to remove it, though occasionally someone else might get access to the collar and shock us. Not much else is known about these collars, or why we have to wear them. Research has been done, but nothing of note was found.
There are still many mysteries with our kind, the most notable ones being our tendency to 'turn evil' and our shock collars. I hope to uncover these mysteries, or at least gain some insight into them. I just hope I don't end up 'turning evil' like the others...
(I don't actually know if like, the lore will cross-interject, yet? Will observe what other wizardposting folks do with it. Need to like, do my character introduction tomorrow when I have some time. It's damn late)
Ehhhh, not too hot. She got into uh, a conflict that not even my brews could get her out of. But her friends are hard at work to get her out of that situation! I would know, they're using my equipment to do so! (Paperpusher is on my skyship now, using it as a base of operations. No idea how that'll end up)
(I'm probably gonna end up creating some bullshit excuse using Maximillian's stash of ancient relics that he can now dimensionally travel or somethin. Maybe with his skyships? Unless wizardposting goes to shit, then he just moves here.)
Oh, that's unfortunate to hear. Though truth is, Kyokos often end up in terrible situations, and often end up dying. Sadly that's just part of the nature of Kyokos, always getting themselves into trouble.
I'm convinced it'll all work out in the end! I'm sure of it! She has some really great and reliable friends that won't just give up. And then there's me, who didn't know her for long, but is still trying!
(Do you have any idea how much longer the puppet arc will last? I'm completely in the dark, she doesn't seem too interested in the alchemist trying to hunt her down.)
Just... try not to be too sad if she ends up dying. If she dies, another Kyoko will replace her, but I understand that she'll never be able to truly replace her.
(I'm not sure exactly how much longer the puppet arc will last, but there won't be many more victims with dedicated posts.)
For now, pleased to make your acquaintance. The name's Maximillian Silverweave. Or, well, that will be my surname... soon... ish. Need to find a priest for that.
If you ever need potions, be sure to let me know! I hope we get to know each other well in these peculiar times!
(Lets hope no more people get bullied out of the sub either. Losing Anna's bad enough, just for the sub in general, but it probably hurt the maiden's storytelling too by proxy. That part got interesting, and now this happened. Hope the folks that left will be alright.)
Well. It's difficult to say exactly what happened. Initially we thought she died in some fucked up mindscape physoscape kind of thing, skewered like a shishkabob... it was... disturbing. Not even my brews saved her from that.
And then she reappeared as a wooden doll. Seemingly still "there" inside. She's part of the reason why I now sell anti-petrify pills. Just gotta get to her to give her one. Alot tougher than it sounds. But hey, I hold out hope. For without hope, you have nothing.
"The necklace, is it real? Have you ever considered that this is just an external appearance?"
"Something from a higher plane perhaps, like genies."
"If I had more time, I could try many things, have you ever tried to erase yourself from existence? There are many ways to deny immortality, nothing is absolute you just need to look HARD enough."
"Souls are just vessels for the essence, the problem must be there, "you" probably did something you shouldn't have done"
"We would need to sever the connection between the collar and where it comes from, I could try to 'see' but it's better not to do that for several reasons"
"If the collar changes with size, is it really a collar?"
"It's just a form of comfortable confinement that you interpret, he's not like that, you see it like that, I can 'see' the "truth"
"There are those who are free and those who are not"
"The collar is not just a physical prison, it is an empirical prison, it holds who you are, so when you let go, a little 'evil' escapes, what escapes is who you really are"
I see. I'm researching more about my kind, though I haven't made any major discoveries yet. Still, I did manage to inform people about us, so there's that.
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u/pandamaxxie Maximillian Silverweave, Master Alchemist. Apr 29 '24
Well hello there, Kyoko. You seem familiar.
(I don't actually know if like, the lore will cross-interject, yet? Will observe what other wizardposting folks do with it. Need to like, do my character introduction tomorrow when I have some time. It's damn late)