*Loblast   LV16    ATK 20    DEF 3

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An young-looking man with an blackened scar on one ebony eye, and a scarless white eye to contrast it, stepped into seeming existence all of a sudden. His stance was weary as the Human took in the vanta-black locale. To the Human's well-hidden shock, the red outline of a child could be seen, a small red heart in place of where one would truly be in organ placement was as they waved to him and said,*Hey there, Mister! It's nice to meet you!  The man unconvincingly smiled for a moment, taking in the voice of the greeter and likening it to that of a youngling swiftly. "Uh.. Hello there, can I.. inquire about this place?" The response was eager and quite immediately,*Of course! What is it?  Well, at least the kid was friendly. "Well, where exactly are we?" The outline-phantom paused, putting a hand to its nonexistent chin for a solid 20 seconds before an answer could be offered up. *I don't know, really. Buddy here has only said we're at the start.  That wasn't too useful, but at least they had tried. So, now for something similar. "Who is Buddy?"  *Oh, they're a voice that found me,  the child said as they waved one arm to the void in the distance.  *AH, I SEE ONE OF THE GUESTS HAS GROWN INTRIGUED BY THE SITUATION. SHATTERED HOPE, WAS IT?  As he turned to where he heard that voice, the freshly titled Guest saw a odd, but not yet gruesome sight, of a floating torso with a head sewn onto it by the neck. However, that was far from the most pressing matter at the second, as this "Buddy" knew that which the Human had not chosen to reveal. "How the hell do you know my name?!" Shattered Hope said as he grew angrier by the moment, eyes very slightly narrowed as a sensation of unreality molded with his nerves.  *AH, I SUPPOSE THAT IS PRESSING, ISN'T IT. WELL, IF I AM TO ALLOW SOMEONE NEAR THEM AND THEIR VESSEL, I SHOULD OBTAIN BASIC INTEL, NO?  SH said with a rather vicious expression as he glared in the direction of the voice,"What else do you know, then?" *THAT YOU ARE.. RATHER DISTRUSTING. WOULD YOU PREFER YOUR NAME REMAIN HIDDEN TO OTHER GUESTS?   The young man snapped at "Buddy" in a venomous tone,"Obviously, you- you..!" He.. Didn't know what this "Buddy" was. And chances were, neither did the kid who seemed to not understand the danger here. Or at least, that it mainly came from the voice if it could discover the Guest's real name, since the phantom-child was wincing lightly, though mainly at the conversation.   *ALRIGHT. WHAT NAME WOULD YOU WISH US TO USE?   He said without a moment's pause,"Shattered Hope."   *..AS YOU WISH.   Taking the chance, Shatter sighed a bit and asked "Buddy" in a questioning tone,"Where exactly are we?"  *AH, THAT'S SIMPLE. WE ARE IN A SPECIAL TYPE OF VOID, YOU SEE.  The Human crossed his arms, but was content with the answer for now. The crimson outline-kid decided they would just keep calling the Guest 'Mister' until more came along.

*As the change sets in, a pure white child, hiding from them all, turns to someone else unobserved and makes a 'Shh' motion to cover their grin as they raise a black sharpie and look somewhere.