❧ 003 ❧ Video from laptop camera

[dominateartimus]

[The video starts with a rather empty wall of an apartment with a light source directed at it and a piece of furniture in the corner of the frame. A few seconds pass without anything going on, except for a black streak of fur chasing after a ball toy. Off-screen, Xander's voice is heard and he sounds rather calm for the most part.]

I noticed that a lot of people were sharing what they got from the lights.

[He walks in to frame and is seen wearing a dark long-sleeved shirt and jeans, but he's not facing the camera. He's intentionally keeping his back to the recording to lower the chances of people identifying him. He makes his way over to the wall.]

...You could say I was reluctant to share, but, I was busy learning how to control it better.

[With that said, he brings a hand up to it and starts to merge with his own shadow against the wall. It takes a few moments before he's a silhouette against the wall, but he's facing the camera now -- not like it was very noticeable.]

I can also take the form of someone else's shadow and not just my own. I don't have anyone else here to demonstrate that, so, you'll have to take my word for it.

[He starts to move up to the ceiling, disappearing from the frame. A few moments later, a bit of a thump is heard from behind the camera and the video ends.]

Comments

[text]

[synonymouswithdookie]

That's either really cool or really creepy. I can't decide which, but you'd basically be the world's greatest stalker.

[Text, laptop]

[dominateartimus]

I would never use it like that.

[Text, laptop]

[synonymouswithdookie]

What would you use it for, then?

[Text]

[dominateartimus]

I don't know and I have no information what the 'other me' used it for.

[Text]

[shiromadoushi]

Niiiiice! Movie ninja skills in real life!

[Text]

[dominateartimus]

I don't think I'm that skilled with it.

[Text]

[shiromadoushi]

You melted into the shadows. Doesn't matter how skilled you are, you DID it. Totally a ninja move.

[Text]

[dominateartimus]

I wouldn't exactly say 'melted' or a ninja either.

[handwritten]

[selfassured]

What happens if someone shines a torch on you while you're like that?

[text]

[dominateartimus]

I'm not sure. There's a possibility I might feel the heat.

[selfassured]

You might want to test that out then. Know for certain if it'll be a problem later on or not.

[Video]

[italktofish]

OUTRAGEOUS!

Can you do shadow puppets, too?

[Text]

[dominateartimus]

If you mean by transforming in to other things? I've only had a little bit of practice with it.

[Video]

[italktofish]

You don't even need to transform with what I'm talking about--even if that's outrageous!

[He is holding up his hands like he's making a traditional shadow puppet of a bird.]

Like this!

audio;

[metalbent]

Hey! [ She recognizes the voice, but...isn't sure if he's okay with her using his name over the network, certain people are weird about that. ]

You're doing something with your shadow? Like, Peter Pan?

[text]

[dominateartimus]

Hello. [He wasn't sure about using her name on the network either, but at least he recognized her.]

Sort of. I can disappear in to my own shadow. I'm sorry I wasn't clear with my explanation.

audio for sophie/text for xander;

[metalbent]

Nah, don't worry about it. Most people forget about the whole "hey Sophie can't see maybe I should explain my whole CHECK THIS OUT statement".

...So do you, like, become flat?

[Video]

[scramasax]

[Anthony is very intently piqued by the voice - and Xander avoiding showing himself in full aside, he's got some suggestion of an appearance to place to that and the name.

On the tail of some of the other responses, he responds visually out of a sense of courtesy - video for video, and if he recalls the man doesn't have no idea of what to expect. His words come out as just a little extra-tentative and restrained in their voice, all the same, but that's not with only one reason.]

-- It - would be useful - for -- ...subtlety, wouldn't it - ? [Those last three words a little rushed and low; he's well-aware that's cheap choice in words but "spying" and all terms closely-related-enough sound unfortunate, although it's

[Text]

[dominateartimus]

[He wasn't expecting that. Luckily, he had switched back to the laptop for responses.]

It would, but I'm not exactly eager to be a spy.

[Video]

[scramasax]

[Text response. The others've received responses in text as well and so he know that doesn't necessarily mean anything. A discomfited gnawing detracts from cohering his next thought to words all the same...]

-- Excuse me, erm - is it -- better - if... I - switch - to -- something else...?

[Check and then proceed.]

[text]

[healspec]

[well that is. surprising. aside from his own newly-granted healing powers, Ravi hasn't really seen many concrete examples of obviously impossible shit done by network members. he rewatches it a couple times, like he's trying to figure out the trick, but he knows there isn't one. it's legit.]

[the world has become a very strange place recently.]

How much have you tested it?

[text]

[dominateartimus]

Whenever I have some free time on my hands, but I haven't tested it's limits very much.

[Since he was pre-occupied with making sure he had all methods of getting out of the shadows down first.]

[text]

[healspec]

The limits would be useful to know. [the same goes for his own new Echoes, but it's slightly less ethical to go around creating test scenarios for that.]

[considers offering to help test that, decides it's too awkward to ask, doesn't...]

[Text]

[playerspooker]

Oh, that looks pretty handy. Definitely agree with the idea that you should check and see what happens when light is shone on you, though.

[Text]

[dominateartimus]

I plan on trying it out soon.