Exploring My World - Revisited

[Recording On]

There is a young woman wearing a dark grey sweater with long white collared shirts underneath and casual dark grey pants, sitting in a wooden chair. The face is androgynous, but with a hint of femininity. The dark black hair flows down to the shoulder blades, while a small streak of purple hair hangs down in front of the right eye. The young woman starts fidgeting with her hands while trying to think of something.

"Dear diary… No. That seems weird."

After mumbling a bit, she continues.

"Hello everyone!"

She facepalms and cuts herself off before thinking about it again.

"How about I talk about who I am? Yea that sounds good! Alright, let's start at the beginning a bit. So I woke up and was able to do anything and everything I wanted. It sounded cool, but there were some bumps."

She took a deep breath and shook her head.

"I skipped over a lot of things."

She starts to mumble to herself, then she stays quiet. She looks around aimlessly. It is easy to see she is thinking about something. Then she speaks up.

"I met some people who were my friends and then we became a family. It was fun while I knew them, but I wasn't really strong back then. I travelled with them, as an adventurer, but I was in no way ready for actual adventuring. I had read stories of adventurers before becoming all powerful. Those stories sounded cool and I tried to imitate something like that, but since it was real, I would start to understand how difficult it really is. The way I acted and my lack of knowledge was an insult to the adventuring profession."

She stood up and started pacing back and forth in front of the chair. During the time she talked, she would gaze back into the lens of a camera.

"I didn't learn my lesson then and continued to get killed. For a while at least. I also intervened and essentially made the world convenient for myself, when I was the one who was supposed to adapt: to learn and to grow."

Slowly sitting back down and taking a deep breath to calm herself down, she continued.

"Well I'm still learning. The family I mentioned was very precious to me, but they decided to move on. That was what they wanted and I do respect them for their decision. I do feel lonely, but that is ok."

While that last bit had a somber feeling, the smile that was shown seemed to brighten up the mood in the room. Even if the lights were still dim in the slightly dark grey room, the room brightened up with that smile.

"They had left about a month ago. That was why I decided to record this. For myself to grow and to announce what I am going to do next. Even if I created this world, this universe, there are people who will always get hurt. I want to at least try something to help them. Directly or indirectly, I want to help."

She stands up from her chair.

"Follow me!"

Slowly the camera follows the young woman. Along the way the camera catches a glimpse of the furniture and utilities in the room. Some really comfy looking chairs and couch, a counter top and full kitchen, a desk and a computer with its own swivel chair, and a couple doors along the way.

The young woman opens one of the doors and inside as the lights turn on a futuristic looking lab is revealed. White floors and blinding white florescent lights give that clean room feel. Test tubes with varying liquids, microscopes, and different machines all around on the countertops. The main attraction and where the camera is being led to and is right behind the young woman.

"So I was thinking. People who feel that the world has turned against them or lost all hope, usually find help from strangers. Young and old. Each person has their own view on life. Just from a stranger, someone might find the courage to change their life, their world! I wish to do something about those people who have lost their way."

She looks away from the camera to her left and a little down.

"I know I cannot be there for everyone. I know that might be wrong of me. Even just intervening might have more consequences than what would happen if I left them all alone."

She turns toward the camera, grabs it and moves it closer to her face. With eyes filled with determination and a small grin, she sets out her future.

"I will do what I can. I won't use my all mighty powers, but I will use what I have at my disposal."

She turns the camera to the main attraction in the room.

"I spent some time this past month doing some character creation. I know it does seem weird, as it has been pointed out to me many times, but I will wear these 'costumes', and go out there as the stranger I am and help those people."

There was a container and something was inside. As the camera focused, the inside of the glass container had an elf.

It was a tanned skinned male elf. Bark and leaves covering the outer part of his body with a leather like armor and cloth that can be seen underneath. The brown hair and green eyes would help conceal him within a forest. He wore a crown like headpiece out of bark and leaves.

The camera was moved back into the air. It floated there as the young woman moved next to the container to some kind of terminal. There were arrows on the left and right of the screen each pointing in their respected direction. The camera zoomed in on the center of the screen as it was directed to by the young woman.

[Kerell - Specialization: Archery and Tracking]

Then the young woman spoke up.

"I wanted to create these strangers, these costumes, for me to wear and go out there to help others. I won't know too much about the person I am helping other than a picture, a name, and a little bit about them and their problem. I need to look into more details about them. If I just made all their problems go away or forced the world to change around them, that just feels too unnatural. So I want to help them with myself, rather than my power."

She tapped the right arrow on the screen. The container with Kerell disappeared and another container appeared.

An older human woman, about 40 years of age. She had tight fitting work clothing and a set of strong arms. There is a crest on her shoulder with the symbol of the main police force in the region of Suul.

[Naka - Specialization: Earth and Fire magic]

"I won't only be in one place as there might be people on the other side of the world. So there are things that might change depending on my environment. See that patch there?"

The camera turns and focuses on the patch.

"That will change to where I am. Of course there could be someone who is familiar with the different individuals in the regional police who could spot a costume I am wearing; if they do and I am unable to get out of it, I will just run away. I will discard that costume and make a new one that could work as a replacement. I want to help people, not waste time trying to explain myself."

The camera zoomed out at this time as the right arrow is pressed again and another container with another costume appears.

A lizard-kin man. He has sky blues scales with white-blue like tattoos on his face that have a small shine on them. He wears a very fancy blue vest and pants. He wore glasses on his face. The clothing complements his scales and there is a hole for his tale. His snout is shorter than most other lizard-kin. He has a gem encrusted rapier at his side.

[Waquell - No Specialization]

The young woman paces around in front of the costume, while she continues to talk.

"These costumes are what I will wear and change into when I need. I would have had more, but creating a character takes time. The first one went through many designs before I settled what is now Kerell. That one took a week on its own. They are extensions of myself in a way as well. Like clones that are me and able to act."

The young woman then points to herself.

"Just like those costumes, this is the one I wear. This is now me. I am me and Kear is me. I wasn't sure in the beginning, but now I find myself as this woman. A few years ago I found this is who I really am. I find it interesting that after wearing this costume for so long, it became home for me."

Like a lightbulb turning on, the expression on this young woman goes from inspiration to flustered.

"I see now. I should have started off like this."

She bows her head a little and straightens herself out, before addressing the camera.

"Hello, my name is Kear!"

With a cheer from herself, Kear walks a little closer to the camera.

"I am a person who wants to help people. I am new to a lot of things and I have a lot to learn, but I plan to do my best. I will help people with the best of my individual ability."

[End Of Recording]