010 ⊗ [VIDEO] August 8th, Noon

[pishirogane]

[It isn't a clean scene because this is recorded in the office. Documents are on their side, unable to be read, and Naoto isn't going to take complaints about organization today; talk to her later if you must nitpick.]

Greetings. While I have a feeling the majority of you know me, I'll introduce myself for the few who don't. I am Naoto Shirogane, Shooting Instructor at Morning Training and Agent at the Kuzunoha Detective Agency.

Introduction and credentials aside, I wanted to report a very recent investigation that my Meister and myself conducted on the cave system located near Death City. There appears to be an odd mist of Madness within the tunnels and while thin, it's potent. We're offering to escort groups who wish to practice combating its affects into the caverns. I advise having a few missions under your belt and not to merely drag a Meister or Weapon with you for this exercise. All interested parties will contact either myself or Kanji, and please do so as soon as possible. We cannot guarantee it will remain for much longer.

Thank you.

[The address is concluded and the feed turns off.]

Comments

[voice]

[want_the_world]

Hm.

[That is odd, and interesting.]

Are the usual signs of Madness infection happening, like the mutated animals?

[voice]

[pishirogane]

No. That wasn't present.

[voice]

[want_the_world]

Really.

Have the levels been steady since May?

[voice]

[pishirogane]

From the document, they were probably higher.

[voice]

[want_the_world]

Higher before?

Still, you'd think the reason for it not dropping back to nothing would be obvious.

[voice]

[pishirogane]

Yes. It cancelled out the Meister's ability.

Indeed. We'll be investigating it further.

[voice]

[want_the_world]

[Mello makes a thoughtful noise, part of which is relief he hasn't encountered that variation before.]

Have you got anyone with calming abilities going?

[voice]

[pishirogane]

We're planning to ask Amaterasu-sama. She was the one who encountered it before and the only one with Calming Wavelength left.

[voice]

[want_the_world]

Heh, I was thinking of her, too.

I don't suppose there's any way Weapon abilities can be learnt, like Soul Menace can for Meisters.

[voice]

[pishirogane]

[Who wouldn't think of the wolf really.]

I haven't uncovered anything of the sort. It only seems as though Weapons learn a new ability by collecting a Witch's Soul.