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

[draculabackwards]

Madness mist? Were you able to determine where it came from at all? *Why would something like that be sitting near the city if not for a witch?*

[pishirogane]

We have an idea, but that isn't for open discussion presently.

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[vintage_magic]

Y'all found mist that causes Madness? Has that ever happened before?

[Some of the creatures she and Lezard have fought before have given off Madness but she's not heard of it being caused by mist.]

[Video]

[pishirogane]

Yes, but it's been months since.

[Naoto's being vague. She can't just say it on a open network.]

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[vintage_magic]

Huh. But if that's the case, why should something like that appear again now?

[Video]

[pishirogane]

It's most likely something that's been left behind and gradually dissipating.

[Video]

[vintage_magic]

Left behind... By a demon or something else?

[She's not heard of a kishin egg giving off mist but she supposes it's not impossible.]

[Video]

[pishirogane]

That is what we suspect. Since the emitter was there before, it may be a factor in the lingering presence.

[Video]

[vintage_magic]

The emitter? [She had missed the mission in the caves...] Like the one they said was on top of that mountain back in March?

[Video]

[pishirogane]

Yes. Exactly the same.

[She remembers not seeing Lily, but she didn't know she had been entirely absent.]

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[vintage_magic]

I don't remember hearing about one in a cave. Did it give off the mist then? I never got close to any of them...

[Although that was probably a good thing with how Lezard reacted to Madness at times.]

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[pishirogane]

They weren't made to release Madness in clouds, just amplify the wavelength itself. It would be more likely for a Kishin egg to have created it.

[Of course, that's not the answer.]

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[vintage_magic]

Do you think it was one that was missed back then? But months seems like a long time for something like that to linger.

[Defeating the demons generally seemed to clear away the Madness they gave off too.]

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[pishirogane]

It does seem strange. Still, there's nothing else in the cavern so we may as well take advantage of the opportunity.

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[scatterflower]

I'll have to check with her to be sure, but Asuka and I will probably want to go in there with you sometime. The more practice with dealing with that stuff the better, after all.

[draculabackwards]

Ah, I see. But you came out of it safely with Kanji, correct?

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[pishirogane]

Asuka-san? She's your new partner?

[Huh. She didn't know Chika got another.]

[pishirogane]

Yes. It caught us by surprise though. We didn't expect it to be as strong as it was.

[voice]

[want_the_world]

Count me and Near in.

Any idea where this falls on the Madness counter's scale?

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[scatterflower]

Well... I'm not sure if you'd really call her new anymore. We've been partners for a while, actually.

I... I didn't mention it to you guys?

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[pishirogane]

I see... You may have, but I don't recall hearing about it.

[voice]

[pishirogane]

Alright.

Hm... I would say medium-high. [She should've taken one for a precise measurement.]

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[vintage_magic]

Is it really safe to do that? Mysterious Madness-inducing mist seems more like the type of thing to keep folks away from. And what about other possible side effects?

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[pishirogane]

We've already experienced what it does. It's the same as training with the normal Madness wavelength; you'll hear voices, maybe see things, and feel mentally and physically exhausted afterwords. If you don't experience it now, you'll be vulnerable facing it on the field later.

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[scatterflower]

Oh. Sorry. If... if I didn't, I'm sorry that I didn't say anything. I guess things have just been pretty busy with the arcade and everything else.