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[At Loki's demand, Wan Shi Tong is opening the journal and turning on the video feed. A large black and white owl towering over his journal once more.]

Greetings, residents of Luceti. This is Wan Shi Tong.

Upon my arrival, there was an incident regarding the library that I'm sure many of you recall.

After being slain at the hands of Loki, losing my memories as a result, and being barred from the library. I have been forced to evaluate this situation.

I do not remember or fully understand my previous motives, but I will admit that I was perhaps in error. Despite any good intentions I may have had at the time, it was wrong of me to treat this library as my own.

For that, and if I have offended anyone in the process, I offer my sincere apologies. I will no longer impose any rules upon the library without the rest of the village's consent. The knowledge here has been intended for the use of everyone by the Malnosso who has provided it, and it should remain that way.

As a further gesture of my good will, I will be putting my vast knowledge to further use for the good of the community. There are some worlds that have things called, advice columns. I will be offering one such entry per month as a means to answer questions and offer my knowledge. You may submit your questions in any form you wish, and I will honor any request for them to remain anonymous. These entries will be posted at the end of every month, starting with the 31st of this month.

Good day.

[Now Wan Shi Tong will look at something off camera.]

Now if you will kindly allow me access to the library, I would be most appreciative.

[And with that the feed cuts off.]

(( OOC: Questions for Wan Shi Tong's advice column can be submitted here.))

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[This man seems to have some understanding of spirits. This is certainly interesting.]

From my world there is the Avatar, who is known as Aang here. However, his performance during this ordeal has been... less than desirable. Any assistance you could provide would be most appreciated.

I've spoken to Aang in passing, but I'm not familiar with him. My job is a bit similar to this, though most humans can't see "spirits" or gods in my world. The difference of how involved the two parties are in this case makes this a bit unusual, compared to old cases.

How did you communicate with spirits in your own world?

Most don't communicate. I had to study them to understand their instincts and behaviors.

Intriguing. Most spirits in my world reside in the Spirit World, which is separate from the mortal world. Most humans are unable to communicate with them as well, but there are a few exceptions.

It's still the same case in my world, though there's no separate world. It's simply that only a small number of people are able to see or hear Mushi, so their effects on others often are overlooked or blamed on something else.

I see. Then does your world have an Avatar of sorts? You offered to be the bridge between myself and humans. The Avatar functions as that role in my world. Are you such a person?

There's no one person that has this job. There's a small portion of the population able to see Mushi, and a percentage of those people decide to make a living out of dealing with them. Most Mushishi, at least once in their career, have to mediate between a more intelligent mushi and the affected human population.

If things are more separated as it seems to be for your world, it should be noted that the mushi don't exist in a separate world. They get a lot more personally involved.

Oh? And how exactly do these Mushi get more personally involved?

[Learning about other spirits in other worlds is a subject that Wan Shi Tong is finding rather fascinating.]

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It depends on what they desire. Some become impersonators of children to be nurtured, some simply wish to make a journey towards the light of the moon or the sun... it depends on the species and what each organism intends to gain. Very few come remotely close to a human mindset, and have a very alien way of thinking.

[But he does have a knack for thinking enough along those lines to solve problems with them. It's why he suspects that Wan Shi Tong's drive is less based on desire and more on need, whether or not that's true.]

The Mushi seem to be quite different from the spirits in my world, and yet have some similarities. You also seem to be quite in tune with spiritual matters.

[He might be a little impressed and definitely curious.]

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