[Video]

[verbose_evoker]

[There's a purple-haired, robe-clad elven man woman elf tapping at the video screen as if they only had a vague idea of how the communicator was supposed to work. After a moment, they set it down on the ground near their feet, camera facing upwards. The ship, as background, is recognizeable with all the video movement. The elf looks down upon the communicator, looking not particularly happy.]

Probability, on some level, has at least failed in one of its repeated and oft-fantastically-sucessful attempts to throw me into a pit of inconvenience. And yet I can only imagine that this object's activation will only lead to deeper such holes.

[The elf facepalms, apparently taking a moment to think.]

I am indeed aware of this being some sort of recieving and transmitting device, before one makes the assumption that I am speaking to myself. I lack my familiar presently, so it would serve no purpose regardless. I request information, to fix my absence of knowledge regarding this environment. It appears to be Screened against any divination, leaving conventional information requests my immediate recourse. Though if one desired to make things this difficult, one could have not stored my component pouch and spellbook in such an easily-accessible area and been done with it.

[They throw their hands into the air, frustrated.]

To be blunt and repetitive, though the situation somewhat calls for it: Where am I and how would one leave?

[To think this could be escaped with a Plane Shift or (less likely) Greater Teleport, but, well, Conjuration...]

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Re: [Video]

[damn_it_jim]

No, I expect you to use the grey squishy thing between those pointy ears and think. There are a lot of civilians here just trying to go about their daily lives, and if you feel the need to whip out some metaphorical anatomy and measure it...

[The ears look Vulcan, the rest is... well, Bones may be a doctor, but he's getting no clues as to what the specific anatomy being whipped out would be.]

Well, I'd be the one stuck patching them back up again. As usual. So restrain yourself if it won't make you pull a muscle to do so.

[Video]

[verbose_evoker]

[The elf gives the camera a displeased look. V could start at least five rants with his counterarguments as the subject, but fundamentally, he's got the right idea. V sighs and holds in their emotions.]

I will not argue against your point, as I agree with your concerns. I have recently learned firsthand of the collateral damage that can occur through ill-use of even a single, albeit powerful, spell, and have taken pains in my daily spell selection to reduce the resultant capacity for destruction. Were you to have delivered your argument several hours ago, I may have contested it, but I have indeed learned the lesson. Whether you consider this concession a pre-emptive failure or mere prudence is at your discretion. Mage Hand.

[The camera rises of its own accord to be at a more natural angle. There's a faint purple glow at the edges of the screen. V could easily have picked it up manually, but this is also a test to see how the healer (?) would react.]

[Video]

[damn_it_jim]

Why you apply some common sense isn't my business. That you choose to helps keep my headache to a manageable level, so thank you for that mu--

[He pauses at the command and the sudden shift and glow at the edges of the screen. His reaction takes the form of a world-weary sigh and a hand lifting to pinch the bridge of his nose.]

Oh, you're one of those sorts. If you're the particular strain where stating your intentions out loud involves sudden wardrobe changes... just don't make a mess. You'll find the local library near the heart of the port town called Poseidon. It's a few kilometres away from the ship. The locals have set up accommodations for us there, too.

[Video]

[verbose_evoker]

Indeed. This sort. I will not apologize for my abilities.

It would be prudent to visit Posiedon instead of wandering around in what appears to be a wasteland, though I still require the other component of the direction-magnitude vector from my position.

[Video]

[damn_it_jim]

What gave you the impression I was asking you to?

Bones greets that preemptive bit of defiance with a slow lizard-blink..

You can't swing a cat at the people from the ship without hitting someone claiming to use magic. Just don't frighten the horses, or fill my emergency room, and I couldn't care less. As for direction-magnitude vector, have you tried just asking someone for a lift?

[Video] so much late

[verbose_evoker]

I am quite capable of extended locomotion under my own abilities, thank you, but I will follow such advice, considering that you did not fully answer my query.

[damn_it_jim]

Unless you use the metric system for distances, why waste my time and yours with a scale you wouldn't have any use for?

The road in the best condition will take you away from the Old City and towards Poseidon. Follow that.

[verbose_evoker]

Very well; I shall make haste. [Getting tired of talking to this guy, so V is just going to hit the "ignore"-equivalent button.]