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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[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.

[vagabone]

Not where we're from, I guess. Ah... try not to worry about it too much?

[sealedvessel]

I cannot... not worry. Not when it's just there.

[vagabone]

I've never even heard of the color orange making anyone sick, so... I think we'll be alright.

[He'd be more convincing if the voice created by the stone had any tone to it whatsoever.]

[sealedvessel]

I am not sure if that is a chance we can afford to take.

[vagabone]

Listen, we can't all be wrong, right? Does that make sense?

[sealedvessel]

I... do not know.

Maybe?

[vagabone]

Sure, it does. People have been eating pumpkin for, I don't know, centuries?

It's germs that make you sick, not colors.

[sealedvessel]

So it is unrelated. Truly?

[Nnnnghhhh they GUESS that makes sense?]

I still do not trust them. But I will leave them be... for now.