Video 001: A Sudden Realization

[claws_n_teeth]

[This is insane! This can't be happening! When he went to reach for his weapon, there was this... this... communication device. He had thought he was pulling on the handle of his cleaver until it changed shape, but that's... ridiculous, right? He had to contact someone then. Anyone would do at this point, his situation was looking grim. There were

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[rendtheskies]

[well this was new. ...and amusing really]

Sorry, but this isn't Teppelin. I also don't think you'll be striking down anyone anytime soon.

[claws_n_teeth]

...Who are you? How did you get this frequency?!

[Great. Now they know he's here! They don't know where he is yet though, right?]

[rendtheskies]

[small laugh]

If you were trying to talk on a secure line, you're out of luck. Everyone and anyone can hear this.

Name's Fang.

[claws_n_teeth]

...

What... do you mean... everyone and anyone can hear this....?

[Shiiiit.... Well that was just his luck. Now what? He had to do something to stop this 'Fang' from coming to find him and killing him or something.]

Well uh, I just... what I meant was...

[rendtheskies]

I mean exactly what I said. I'm sure there's probably a way to encrypt your calls, but I haven't had a chance to look myself.

You said your name was 'Viral', right? Sounds like you were in the middle of some kind of military operation.

[claws_n_teeth]

[Well that makes sense. If he wasn't trying to not look too terribly pathetic, he would face-palm at that.]

...I see, well I will look into it!

That's a way of putting it. I guess you could call it a 'war'.

[He's not so ignorant that he didn't know what it really was up until recently. Before, the humans could barely fight back. That was simply a massacre, but he supposed with that group fighting back now it was more like a war.]

I was the head of an operation against a rebel faction.

[rendtheskies]

A rebel faction, eh? What was the cause?

[claws_n_teeth]

...Cause?

[Probably survival. But that hardly was of any importance to Viral. His orders were to search and destroy, and they're fighting what has always been the status quo, thus they are rebels.]

They're fighting because they feel it necessary to overthrow the Spiral King. For whatever reason. Less of them would die if they just crawled back into their holes.

[rendtheskies]

The Spiral King? I take it that's your leader?

[claws_n_teeth]

Our leader, our creator, whatever you'd like to call him. The only thing you need to know is that his rule is absolute, and these humans wished to defy him. Thus, my job.

[Sure, that sounded like a tyrannical dictator, and most people probably wouldn't think very highly of his sentiments, but who was he to care?]

[rendtheskies]

Hmm you mentioned something about that. "Humans". You make it sound like you're not a human yourself.

[claws_n_teeth]

No, I'm not. Absolutely not. I'm guessing you are, since this hive seems to be nothing but humans.

[rendtheskies]

Whether or not I'm "human" might depend on whose definition you're going by. But I am for the most part.

So then what's your story? If you're not a human, what are you? Can't really see anything too different, except for those impressive set of choppers you have going on.

[claws_n_teeth]

I say, you look human, you act human, you smell human... I'd be hard-pressed to say you were anything but human.

[Oh, you've only seen his teeth, well then let him just display the paw hand that isn't holding the Dreamberry.]

I'm a beastman. I thought it would be obvious, but since I'm not on my home planet, I can foresee having to explain myself often.

But at any rate, I will humor you. What is it that makes you 'less human' by someone else's definition of the word?

[rendtheskies]

"Smell" human? You can smell through this thing? [taps the screen in half curiosity. or maybe the fellow had gotten caught up in his statement. either way, it amused her.

aaand she'll be taking a gander at that "hand" you have there, mate.]

A beastman, huh? So I see. Well I can't say I'm too surprised. I've seen worse than that back home.

[small smirk] To put it in layman's terms, I got a curse that makes all other people believe I'm sort of monster just waitin' to destroy their world. They're not all wrong, but the image could use some work.

[claws_n_teeth]

I can't smell you. But if I could, I bet you would smell human, even with that 'curse'. Human smell is difficult to get rid of.

[Still, the 'curse' was an interesting concept. Almost like a 'werewolf' sort of thing, like the lady of the onsen had been, except she had always been a beastman, but she could transform to hide the fact.

It was almost enough for him to put aside his disdain for humanity for curiosity.]

How does it make people think you are a monster when you look and act just like them? I'm pretty sure your sense of smell is too dull to even mention it, but you still seem human, even through this little communication device.