❧ ...Until someone loses an eye

[luministimods]

[randomly in the southern lawn of the town square, a silver view finder appears. pretty innocent looking, isn't it? and in actuality, it really is! only...what it shows might not be so innocent... nonetheless, observers will notice that the remaining residents who haven't been turned into dolls yet walk past it without noticing it at all. how odd.

a few minutes after its appearance, an unregistered CAT device sends an audio message to only the new residents, but those with keen ears will notice that the voice distortion is pitched a bit higher than normal. strange. the message goes as follows:]

Things are falling apart faster than I expected, so I can finally utilize this device while everyone is distracted. Use those prizes I gave you to get a glimpse of the truth! Thought you'd also like to know that he is safe and at home with his family far, far away from here. But please keep each other safe and beware R--

[the message, unfortunately, cuts off there...]

[ooc: Remember those gold coins embossed with the image of a lion and a sun? It seems someone has had something planned for them this entire time. Good thing you can recover it with your stolen item! Of course, there are some residents who can get one coin and others with two. Those with two will be able to use the view finder twice. Oddly enough, the view finder only will let you look at things in the four cardinal directions, and once you pick the direction, you can't move the view finder. So! Comment here ICly with the direction you wish to look at. Those of you with two coins can comment twice so we can let you know what you will see with your second choice. If you wish to comment/ask a question OOCly, you can as well!

Oh, and as a note, after you have used your coin(s) and return home, you will find that the lion paperweight has moved to a different location in your townhome. How or why that happened, well...you'll see soon enough...]

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[collector]

[Rather than reply by video, he just takes a quick walk to the town square after calmly insulting his door on the way out. Hey, it has it coming if it's going to start asking snide questions about his position on the High Council. His hands are in his pockets, and when he arrives, he examines the viewfinder with casual interest.]

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[When Mister Braxiatel comes over, Fuu gives him a bit of a bow and smiles brightly.]

Interesting, ne? It looks like it will take these golden coins, and it only points in four directions. I figured it might be good to try and have us both see all four views.

[collector]

Well, we might get lucky. [He smiles at her] Beauty before age.

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[She blushes at his compliment and bows. Taking hold of the view finder she considers for a moment, and thinking of Miss Verita who had given her the riddle to find the coin, turns it facing west. She then inserts one coin and peers through the lens.]

[luministimods]

[Instead of the western shopping complex, this is what Fuu will see.]

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[Fuu gives a surprised exclamation and tears her eyes away for a moment to motion Mister Braxiatel over.]

[whispers] It's like 'Star Trek' or, or, a medical lab or something! Take a look-

[collector]

[Brax steps over and glances through, but all he sees is a shopping complex. He looks thoughtful for a moment.]

I don't suppose you're any good at drawing?

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[Surprised, Fuu peers through again.]

Ah? So you can't see this. This place is seriously unfair. How does a view finder know?

[Hurriedly, she pulls her journal and a pen from her bag.]

I'm afraid that art is my least favourite subject, but I might be able to manage something.

[She starts sketching out the round thing on the left, then moves onto the panels - drawers? - on the roof.]

...I don't suppose you have a pencil instead? This black thing is going to be hard.

[collector]

Sorry. [He waves his silver pen, the one initialled 'T.V.G.', then puts it back in his pocket.] It's the only thing I have on me.

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

Ah, that's all right. It's mostly panels, so straight lines are okay. There are a couple of screens, but I can't quite see what's on them. And this strange black device... A scanner? A projector? It seems to be connected to the screens...

[She hurriedly sketches out the rest of the panel-drawer things so that she can concentrate on carefully trying to copy that black thing. While she's doing that-]

Say, is that pen the one that was taken from you? It must have been hard to get out of the game.

[collector]

Oh, I've fairly good hand-eye coordination. [He observes her sketch with interest.]

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[Fuu chuckles a little. Of course he does.]

And are you good at drawing? Because you get to be next!


[Fuu is trying to get in the details around the black machine when between one glance and the next, the shutter closes.]

Ahh-- That's it. [She tries to finish up the sketch by memory, makes some quick descriptive notes in the margins, then hands the book over to him.]

[collector]

I've a reasonable talent for it. [Brax considers for a moment, looking at the notebook and thinking about the best way to do the panorama, and then chooses to give his first coin to the north direction.]

[luministimods]

[Instead of the town hall, this is what Brax will see.]

[collector]

Hm. [With the careful precision of an architect rather than an artist, Brax sketches out what he sees.]

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

. . .
Wow, that's excellent. [Of course!]

[She frowns at the Town Hall, then looks back to the developing sketch.]

But it looks nothing like the room I saw. Not even a way for them to be connected - that looks like a wide-open space.

[collector]

[He finishes up quickly, handing the notebook back to Fuu] Your turn, I think. To the East?

[ooc: nooo! Not the east! Hard to draw! XD... but south might be worse.]

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

Certainly! I'd like to see what's really under the library.

[Taking back the notebook she swings the viewfinder east and inserts the coin. She's ready to draw the moment the finder opens.]

Now with the right account >.>;

[luministimods]

[Instead of the library, this is what Fuu will see.]

XD

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[Fuu makes a tiny strangled noise - this is going to be hard to draw.]

I wish you could see it, Mister Braxiatel. You might have some idea of what it is, at least.

[But she presses her lips together in concentration and gets to it. A tense five minutes later she sighs, finishes up the sketch with notes again, and hands the book back.]

The best for last?

[collector]

[He scrutinizes what she drew for a moment, seeing what he can make out of it. Then he puts in his last coin and checks out our good friend the south.]

[luministimods]

[Instead of the southern shopping complex, this is what Brax will see.]

[collector]

[Now that's very interesting. In silence, because he is too used to conducting his work in silence, Brax sketches what he sees with the same precision as before.]

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[Fuu watches in polite silence, but not-so-politely over his shoulder. In black-and-white, it really doesn't make sense. She waits until the time runs out to ask,]

What is that now? Another thing that doesn't look at all related to mine...

[collector]

We'll have to find out. [He looks over their completed notes, then nods to himself, certain that he has it committed to memory. Then he hands it all back to her.]

And we should check, just to be sure, if anyone else sees anything else.