User blog comment:Smash The Echidna/Ask STE's Characters/@comment-5842470-20151002232614/@comment-1942179-20161225212214

"There are many places around the world surrounded by ghost stories and morbid mysteries. I can name three off-hand, however, that I have actually been to. Dusk Woods zone, south-west of Station Square, is said to be a cursed area full of lost souls. Many people have gone into the woods, never to return. However, after my investigation I've found that it's more due to the fact that the inside of the woods is so thick with thorny brush and shrubbery that navigation is exceedingly difficult. Not to mention it's always very dark; very little sunlight makes it through. As far as I'm concerned, there are no ghosts. Still, the woods is blocked off by a large, barbed wire fence to keep people out."

"The second place, on the other hand, really was haunted. It was a faraway island full of less than friendly ghosts. These spirits were only active at night, and they attacked me and my friends while exploring their land. The reason they weren't so keen on having visitors was because they were guarding their treasure, the legendary spring of the Miracle Water."

"Ah, how thrilled I was to discover that beautiful landmark after two years of searching. But I digress. We managed to "defeat" the ghosts by reaching their sanctuary, and managed to negotiate with them. They may not have been the most hospitable, but they weren't bad people at heart."

"And finally, there is the Tempest Kingdom, or what remains of it. I do not know what tragedy befell them, but it seems that all the inhabitants of that kingdom have died long ago. I've encountered many ghosts in that area alone, some friendly and some hostile. As much as I would love to learn the history of that place, I don't believe I would last long in that dreary climate."

"Meanwhile, the only monsters we've ever encountered were genetically engineered. Of course, that doesn't make them any less of a monster, but you get the idea."

"And for the record, if there's any genetically engineered, artificial mobian out there hearing this, don't take that the wrong way. I'm not talking about you when I say monsters."