stones of farspeech, november 7

[sealedvessel]

[It's been like two weeks since pumpkin carving happened. A cute and fun event that probably doesn't seem that important to most.

The Hollow Knight begs to differ.

The voice on the network is non-descript. The default for those with no voice of their own. You might've assumed that, with how little they communicate even considering their muteness, the Hollow Knight just doesn't have a lot to say.

You would be wrong.]

The purpose of surrounding oneself with the hue of death willingly still escapes me, even as time passes. It still remains, like a mockery, and no one understands the danger of it. Do they just not care?

I swear these virulent spheres are up to something and no one here will be safe until they're gone!

Even a trace of the light's influence should be destroyed, not simply carved into a decoration. It's inviting doom on us all. Just how much more of it is present here? How far does it reach?

Why does it have to be so orange?!

[...they're ranting about a color.]

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ac..tion?? but still using the stone anyway bc whatever its right there

[lightlessfuture]

[ They were taking a nap in the sun when this happened so hearing a nondescript voice come out of the stone was...surprising, at first? Then they actually paid attention and looked at the name, and... ]

OK

[ They move slowly to get up but honestly, if their sibling is yelling about orange, then they're probably fine...?

They probably didn't go far, anyway. So they're wandering into the house, into the room they share with their big sibling, to see what's up. ]

[sealedvessel]

[Honestly, this is the part where there would be upset bug hissing noises, but the stone isn't picking that up as valid speech. Funny, that. Although at the same time, the Hollow Knight is... confused. How did that happen. They were just thinking, as close as they could get to thinking aloud, and suddenly the stone was reacting?] What. Is this. [Now, THAT. That goes through on the stone.]

[yourattention]

Because orange is the new black.

[Listen, he gets that he should probably take this seriously but also it's such a good set-up.]

[sealedvessel]

[They didn't intend for this to happen, they don't even know how this is working, but they forget all about this at that response.] WHAT DOES THAT MEAN.

[antepone]

[ ... there's a lot going on here. ]

Are you talking about pumpkins?

[sealedvessel]

The abhorrent round flora. Yes.

[scourgingstars]

[Well golly if that wasn't just several interesting points in a complaint about pumpkins.]

Well, I certainly can't speak much to why one might not wearing the trappings of death and its symbolism. But I can say I don't much care for the decoration myself.

[sealedvessel]

No one should. Far worse than merely death. Traces of Radiance... infection... No one should trust it.

[tokenflavortownie]

[Listens to this.

Looks down at the pumpkin she's currently carving out.]

Well, it is the season. Is there anyway that things can be made more comfortable for you?

[sealedvessel]

I do not know.

What is a season?

[fireindreams]

[Quite a curious set of words. However since Grimm cannot recognize the voice due to its non-descriptive nature, he does not know who exactly is speaking.]

Are you referring to those curious objects known as pumpkins? I admit the color can be off-putting but I believe they are harmless.

[sealedvessel]

Don't trust them. It's never harmless. Dormant, maybe. [THEY HAVE A LOT OF FEELINGS ABOUT THIS]

[lightlessfuture]

SIBLING-DOES-NOT-LIKE-ORANGE-ANYTHING
INCLUDES-PUMPKINS

[ They're helping™. ]

[demonpuppy]

[...oh. Oh no. They really did mess up, didn't they?]

A-are you the big one...?

[sealedvessel]

Compared to my little sibling.

Yes.

[hyperlit]

[They'd been baffled by the presence of pumpkins, certainly, but not...violently so. This is new.]

WHAT-IS-WRONG-WITH-ORANGE

[sealedvessel]

Everything. It is the light. Blinding, consuming, searing light, shining from inside. Taking over everything. It's here.

[forwearemany]

We do not understand.

...You are speaking of pumpkins?

[sealedvessel]

Yes!

[They don't understand what's so strange about this!]

[vagabone]

[That's right, he can use his rockphone to chat! Which is amazingly helpful, because he's bored out of his skull over here.

And confused.

The voice that the stone provides is flat and dull, though, nothing like how he actually would sound.]

What's wrong with orange? You know pumpkins are good to eat, right? They're just vegetables.

[sealedvessel]

I don't trust them. That color is never a good sign. Worse than seeing corpses.

It means infection.

[lesbeau]

What did a color ever do to you?

[Now this sounds like a story she really wants to hear, because this guy sounds like a total nutjob.]

[sealedvessel]

It destroyed my father's kingdom. [Yeah. That.]

[ofsterlingstuff]

"Virulent"?

[she's eight and what is this]

[sealedvessel]

Dangerous. Infectious.

Like a sickness.

[crosslaced]

....you could remove the pumpkins around your living space.

[Said after like half an hour of just trying to figure out what orange light this stranger is so upset about.]

[sealedvessel]

And simply accept that the others will still be present?

[achievementhunter]

...Are you talking about the pumpkins? [Oh honey, buttercup, pumpkin pie. They don't mean to make fun but also this is hilarious.]

I assure you, pumpkins cannot harm you. They have no intent to kill. They are a naturally occurring type of vegetation- the only influence light has on them is their rate of growth.

[sealedvessel]

Yes.

[Why is this so difficult for people?]

They are wrong. Nothing should be that color. I don't care how innocent people think they are.

[prettypurpleparlor]

[Muffet isn't one of the first to reply. When it comes, her response is... measured, thoughtful.]

If orange is a dangerous color in your home, are there other colors with meaning? Is there one that means safety, to you?

[sealedvessel]

[The answer is immediate. They don't even think about it.]

White.

[catpiper]

[Hey! They don't like orange! That's weird, but it's whatever. She doesn't understand 99% of what they said outside of that, so she has an incredible solution to their problem.]

We can paint over the orange things and make them another color.

[sealedvessel]

[At least by now enough people have spent time trying to convince them that, no, the pumpkins aren't infectious sleeper agents of the Radiance.]

...Do you think...?

Would that... help?

[fortunefavored]

...dude. What are you talking about, exactly? Are you angry about an orange?

[sealedvessel]

An orange?

It is a color. Not an object.

[oh no don't tell them]