deal 004 ❖ [video]

[intogold]

Good evening, dearies. [Rumpelstiltskin is all smiles, as per usual.] And I do hope everyone is well

[It's totally sincere, of course. Of course.]

I was hoping, perhaps, for just a bit of advice!

[He wiggles his fingers a bit, drumming them together before he speaks again.] These little shadow creatures -- the Heartless... does anyone know anything about capturing them? So far my magic mostly seems to send them scattering. To bits.

[To regroup wherever Heartless go to regroup.] But I'd love to take a closer look at one, examine this darkness to better understand it.

Well, any input would be delightful.

And that aside, if anyone has any business, the door to by shop is always open. Belle, dear. I may be heading out for a bit of exploring. If you are about, would you mind terribly minding the store?

[A bit of a pause and he adds, off-handedly.] Sebastian, do tell me how things are going with you, hmm?

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[Video]

[blitz_acing]

Maybe you should try a gentler kind of magic.

[Video]

[intogold]

[Ah Tidus, a face he's genuinely glad to see. He still finds the blond interesting, after all.]

Alas, gentle isn't my, well, strong suit.

[Video]

[blitz_acing]

[Yay, he's interesting! He smirks a little.]

It's not your strong suit, but I have an idea.

[Video]

[intogold]

Oh? Have you? [Color him curious, then.] Well deary, I'm on pins and needles.

[Video]

[speakstojeffy]

I'm doing very, very well Mr. Stilskin. How have you been?

[Too innocent to sense the sarcasm. ]

Oh, but you should stay away from the heartless! They look all cute and everything but they can really be very dangerous.

[Video]

[death_is_a_riot]

Ehhheheheeh~! Another person interested in the darkness... why so many all at once...?

[The question was asked more to himself than to the man the video was intended for. ]

Why is it that you are seeking the heartless~?

[Video]

[blitz_acing]

Well, part of one. Maybe if the Heartless is slowed down, we can catch it.

[Video]

[intogold]

Well that certainly is a start. It may well make corralling it somewhat easier. Hmm.

[Not a bad idea at all.]

[Video]

[blitz_acing]

Yeah, now there's just the rest to figure out. There are a lot of people here with different abilities. I'm sure they can help too.

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[intogold]

[Well that is a first being called that. But he smiles, regardless.] Oh, quite well, deary. I can't dream of complaining.

Yes, dangerous, but that is precisely why I am interested. Since they are a threat, I want to understand them better. To better guard against them, of course. [Probably.]

[Video]

[intogold]

We're surrounded by it and little else. There's only so much to catch one's wandering eyes.

[But Rumpelstiltskin smiles.] Because I do not understand them. Their origin is foreign from my own magic. And I wish to find out more about it.

[Video]

[intogold]

Perhaps. But there is a saying about too many cooks, deary.

Still, you may be on to something. I wonder how to contain them as well. Hmm.

[Video]

[blitz_acing]

What's the saying?

Somehow, I don't think the standard kind of cage is going to work.

[Video]

[speakstojeffy]

[The explanation makes sense to her. ]

Then maybe you should talk to my friend Ven. His real name is Ventus. He knows all about the heartless. He even helped me learn how to turn them into flowers just in case I ever need to.

[Video]

[death_is_a_riot]

The heartless aren't difficult to find, not at all~! Just ask for them and they will appear...

Caging them however...~

[He snickers a bit behind a sleeve covered hand. ]

They can be very slippery... Do you have anything that could hold one~?

[Video]

[intogold]

Too many cooks spoil the soup. Even those with the best of intentions.

No, certainly not. But something spelled perhaps... Well. I have a few notions.

[Video]

[intogold]

[He's good at pretenses of sense.]

Ventus? Hmm. Now that is interesting.

Flowers? Well well, I'd like to see that quite a bit!

[Video]

[intogold]

Oh they're like most scavengers, yes.

[Another grin here, but it dissolves into a short, manic burst of laughter.]

That's my current project! Build a cage to hold a shadow. It sounds quite challenging, doesn't it?

[Video]

[blitz_acing]

Oh, good point.

What did you have in mind?

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[watchesthesea]

Why exactly would you want a capture one?

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[iscursednomore]

This actually sounds like an interesting idea~? I do have a vast variety of spells, I don't actually know if any of them will be able to capture them.

[Video]

[mountain_sage]

I don't know about capturing them...but I have met some people who have learned how to summon the Heartless and command them.

I don't know how they did it, though...

[Video]

[speakstojeffy]

Mm! If the heartless ever attack maybe I can show you.

[there would be no reason to use the power otherwise. ]

I can tell him you are looking for him if you want?

[Video]

[death_is_a_riot]

[Manic laughter matched by wild amusement. ]

Very challenging~! Impossible even... some might say~! Impenetrable enough to hold a figment... and what kind of bait would be used to lure them~?

[Video]

[intogold]

Well if they are indeed creatures of darkness, perhaps the trick to holding them is light, mm?