[When the NV is turned on, there is the soft murmur of voices; the sound of one person talking, and then a second, and they go back and forth for a few minutes in what could only be called question and answer. Routine questions, really. The feed turns off before text appears.]
Whatever I put this pen down to paper will be sent to everyone, from what I have been told. And yet, written thoughts can only accomplish so much. I can only wish for but a moment of time, to articulate myself clearly to whomever it may be who is reading this now.
[The voice feed turns on again, though this time it’s because it should; a voice in the background explaining how to use it, for which a general thanks is given.]
I see. A rather simple notebook indeed; there has been nothing of this back home. I can only guess as to the reasons I would need it here. [Pauses.] I’ve been told that when one traditionally steps off this muddied field, the first thing they should ask for is if anyone they know is here. I see no reason to find familiars in the land of the dead.
[The feed sounds like it was turned off after that; everything is silent, until the soft humming of
a slower version of a simple tune can be heard.]
But if this is in fact the land of the dead... I expected the Abyss to be different.