Exaltation the Second [Video]

[dodgecharms]

[A wild Secret appears! She looks like she's making sure that her COMP is working before she starts talking - clearly unused to making video communications.]

Um. Right. I've been here for a while, and I guess it's about time that I should actually introduce myself.

So, hello, Hinoto-ri. My name is

[she pauses, looking apprehensive, inhales deeply, and then...]

The Most Secret And Sorrowful Of The Bearers Of The Endless Destiny Of All Creation Which Wander Amidst Forgotten Sights And Fallen Tears Along the Tread Of Ancient Ashen Footsteps Through The Shadow Of That Which Comes And Into That Riotous Cacophony Which Births All Fools And Steals All Beauty, Who Heralds Through Her Silence The Stillness And Chill Of Those Who Were Not Born And Who Will Not Fade 'Till All Things Fall And In That Most Grim Harvest Form The Final Restful Tomb Of All Awakened Life And All The Sleepless Dead.

[She pants, letting her breath catch up. She does seem a little bit proud about getting that all out without passing out, though]

My friends just call me Secret.

Anyhow, I was kind of wondering about the places the rest of you come from, and I have a question that might seem a little weird - do your worlds have Exalts?

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[dodgecharms]

Well, not actually. Or at least, I don't think so.

They're called that because they're empowered by the five elemental dragons.

[greatergone]

I don't know what you mean by that. But, if you look in the sky at night, it's somewhere out there. [In the infinite beyond.]

[forceofnature]

Great! We'll make it RC for short. Like the trucks.

[echo_of_a_jedi]

An energy field that connects all living things. It is formed by and nurtures life, and it binds the galaxy together. Some people can harness it in various ways to sense, control, or change the world around them.

[greyerrant]

I never jest.

[travelsthefarthest]

Ah, I see. Sheesh, that's an awful lot of effort for a title that isn't even really accurate. [He's more joking than finding fault, for the record.]

Imbued by a god, huh? I've seen a god or two in my day--or, well, so they claimed, in any case--but I think the power of a god is kind of a subjective thing. I mean, in some places the stuff I can do might seem godlike, after all. [Controlling fire is just one of those abilities that tends to make you seem like a god! He's not really complaining, but he never had time to bask in potential godhood, so maybe he's a little bitter about that.]

[dodgecharms]

...really? Never?

[dodgecharms]

What's a truck?

[dodgecharms]

Oh! That sounds a lot like Essence, then.

[dodgecharms]

Yeah, I rarely actually say the whole thing.

Well, where I'm from, the power of gods isn't really subjective at all. Though it varies.

[dodgecharms]

Wait, there's other worlds there?

[greatergone]

There are thousands of worlds with people of one species or another living on them.

[virtualbirdwatching]

If you don't mind me asking, how did you get such a long name?

There probably aren't a lot of people that would know about those, but I can't blame you for asking.

[echo_of_a_jedi]

It stands to reason other worlds would have other names for it. All the people talking about the "Collective Unconscious" around here seem to have the same idea too.

[forceofnature]

A foul, pollution-spewing cancer on the ecosystem.

Oh, that's not a reflection on what I think of you, though! It's just a catchy name.

[greaterdays]

So.... they're like superheroes who got their powers from dragons.

[she is totally getting this concept!]

[dodgecharms]

[Actually, that's pretty accurate.]

What's a "superhero"?

[dodgecharms]

[Just... give her a moment to let that sink in.]

Really?

[dodgecharms]

I lost my original name.

Yeah, I'm kinda getting that feeling.

[dodgecharms]

Oh.

[ACTUALLY that's kinda apt. Whoops.]

Well, it does sound kinda cool. Though it'll have to go out the door if Ben shows up here.

[forceofnature]

Why? Does he have rights to being named after terrible human inventions?

[dodgecharms]

No, I mean the Cacophony part. His name is the Conductor of the Cacophonic Steel Chorus, and I'd rather not deal with him making stupid jokes about conducting me or something.

[forceofnature]

OK, stop me if this is obvious, but how does Conductor of the Cacophonic Steel Chorus shorten to Ben?

[dodgecharms]

It's what he likes to be called.

[forceofnature]

And I like to be called Your Divine and Most Beauteous of All Nature's Blessings, but we can't always get what we want.