networkinthenight | @daylit; audio.

Hi! I’m Daylight. Um… I know a lot’s been happening and we’re all trying to figure out what we can do to help. It’s actually why I’m making this post now, honestly.

A few months back we had this scavenger hunt event. It was run by Ms. Robin- [ he falters here, the memory of her latest post still fresh in his processors.

he shakes his helm, grateful that no one can see him, and continues on: ] -and I got something for participating in it. It was a phrase from the forest spirits' language. The one where we use with the ocarinas and language app she also set up for us in our tablets.

A friend of mine- Riku, he's really nice - he said he also got one. So did someone else after the event. So I’m thinking she must have given to everyone who participated in it and I'm hoping you guys, if you have it, can pass them along to me. I want to try and use the phrases we have to figure out more about their language. Make more phrases, find new words. Stuff like that. I want to talk to them. See if they can direct me to the green-eyed spirits.

[ you wanna what now day- ]

So if you guys got anything similar to this, you can let me know here or in my inbox or in person or whatever works best for you. I, um, will try to pay you guys if you want something in return.

Umm… Yeah… That's it, I guess. Thank you.

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Oh. Okay- That makes a lot of sense.

[ unfortunately.

after a few seconds of silence on daylight's end, perhaps to mull over this bit of information, he offers a hopeful: ] I want to work with them, though. We're all aiming for the same goal, right? Trying to do what we can to make sense of the world.

We don't have to be opposed to each other. [ they all... most definitely got off on the wrong foot but day wants to believe they can get along. ] I just think they're... Scared? Does that make sense?

I presume so.

[he hasn't had enough extended conversations with them to know if the spirits are as confused as the residents, but it would make sense.]

Scared of us? Or of the situation? It's possible we're diametrically opposed and our success may lead to their failure. In which case we may not be able to do much to improve relations.

Though I think it would be beneficial for them to be on our side.

I don't want them to get hurt.

[ daylight sounds genuinely upset at the idea of his and others' success meaning failure and worse for the spirits. despite... everything that's happened, daylight wants to believe they can all work together to figure this mystery out. ]

Well- That definitely convinces me to try and hear them out, see if we can hash things out at all. Better to try and try not, right?

[ er- not when it possibly involves getting ripped from limb to limb, day. ]

[He can actually hear that. At least someone cares about what might be innocent forest spirits.]

It is, just be careful. Do not take unnecessary risks when it might be a trap.

I'll do my best to be careful, sir!

[ he almost salutes but remembers, oh, right no video- haha... whoops. let's lower that arm and continue now, ] The last thing I want to do is accidentally cause trouble for anyone. Especially the spirits. They're probably going to have it pretty rough for the next few weeks. If anything we can do helps them out, I'm all for it!

[You are precious beyond words.]

It may be wise for them to stay in the forest and lay low. There are many who won't be kind about what has happened, regardless of who's at fault.

I know and I'll definitely keep that in mind. I just... [ he knows he's going to sound silly or, worse, ridiculously naive but he wants to say it- ] I just hope we all can reach an understanding soon.

Because, um, because- We gotta work together, right? In order to solve what's happening in the world here. I think that should include the spirits since they were here first and they could hold a lot of keys to the puzzles we're trying to fix.

We do, and their input would be beneficial, but that's assuming we're all working towards a shared goal. What they want might not be the same as us.

They live in the complete darkness of the forest, what if bringing the sun back exterminates them?

...

[ daylight freezes up when that's brought up. ]

Do you- [ he needs to reset his vocaliser, as if he doesn't want to even say the words he knows he needs to say. ] Do you really think that's a possibility? Our friends will end up dying if we... if we do what we need to do?

It's certainly possible. They don't seem to be injured by the bonfire, so that light isn't hurting them. But if the sun comes out I'm unsure what will happen to them.

Perhaps they will become nocturnal and all will be well.

[That's overly optimistic and he knows it.]

[ daylight falls quiet after that. long enough that it'll be understandable for anyone to think that he had dropped the connection altogether.

but then he speaks, uncertain and soft but clearly stubbornly set in his words: ]

... We gotta help them more than ever then. If we're here to save the world, that includes everyone here. [ he lets out a huff under his breath, muttering to what he thinks to himself. ] We gotta. It isn't right if we don't even try.

We will try. My only caution is to remember that they may not want to help us out of fear for their own self preservation. It's only natural.

It may not even come to that, just be careful.

Thank you for your concern, sir. I'll do my best to be careful. Last thing I want to do is cause an incident. Even if they don't want our help, I don't feel like it's right to not try.

[ so into the spooky murder woods he and soldat will go. fingers crossed this will end will for them. ]

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