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[bertall]

I'm hoping I didn't wait too long to ask this, but is it normal for some eggs to take a really long time to hatch? I've had it, uh... Let's see|

I think since the start of this month? I had two and one already hatched, but the second one still hasn't done anything. I didn't mess anything up, did I? If I did, is there any way to fix it? Will it still hatch, and if it does, would it be okay? I'm not even sure what it's supposed to be yet, but I'm starting to get worried.

[❀4] [video/backdated to friday]

[styxiedust]

[For once when the video opens up, Botan doesn't seem to be in her shop. Her surroundings are unclear, but wherever it is the sun is setting--and with it, the greyish aura around her is fading. She's apparently holding her gear steadily in one hand while cradling one of her Phantump in the other arm.

Her expression looks...serious for a moment, then she shakes it off and smiles gently.]

Hello, everyone. Botan here. I suppose there's no actual reason for making a broadcast for this, but at the same time I feel it's been a long time coming.

[The Phantump in her arm opens one eye, then immediately closes it.]

You're all aware that not everyone is human when they arrive in this world, of course, so it shouldn't come as a shock to anyone for me to say that I'm one of those people. It's just the nature of what I am that I've kept mostly quiet about--rather, my line of work, since I'm not exactly what humans built me up to be in their lore.

[Lore? That implies that Botan is older than she looks, though she says it's a job, so what is this--]

I am what humans in common terms call "the Grim Reaper" or a "shinigami"--death kami, death god. Though I don't like either of those titles, they sound pompous.

[Oh. The Phantump in her arm doesn't open its eye again, it must already know about this.]

I merely guide spirits over the River when their time has come, compared to other spirits in my line of work I'm actually somewhat recently employed, but it's still been a couple of centuries or so, I can tell you a little bit. [Ahem.] What I'm getting at is this: I'm the Grim Reaper, ask me anything.

[The feed shuts off there.

Well. That was something.]