video; unseelie.

[survivra]

Well, now that that silver nonsense seems to be sorted out, I think we need to start talking about things we can actually fight back when they attack us.

[ About as direct a greeting into the topic of this message as you can get. Katsa sits somewhere outdoors, cross-legged in the grass with her locket angled to show the sky clear behind her: fitting for the mismatched colors of her eyes, unusually bright green and blue. ]

I know our High Majestic King and Queen [ the titles spoken with a hint of irony ] don't seem to care always how old someone is or how much experience you've with weapons or fighting when they decide to claim you. Whatever you think of this war, whether you'd rather run right into the Void right now or wait for it to come to you, everyone here should have the skills to unlock their own strength. It's better that you've the ability to jam a knife into a man's eyeball and never have to do it than find yourself at the end of an attacker's blade with no way to get out of it. You shouldn't have to rely on anyone else.

So I'll teach you if you've no experience of your own. I usually teach young girls—children—but I'll not turn my back if you need it. That includes how to use your shard—the thing that Seelie will try to take right out of your chest.

[ She moves to close the locket—then halts, fumbles, and picks something off the ground to hold flat in her palm to show anyone watching. ]

And what in the name of the Middluns am I supposed to do with this?

[ WHO HAS TURTLE CARE TIPS???? ]


( dated after boon delivery on the 25th! )

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video.

[survivra]

No. How many turtles am I going to be keeping in my pocket?

[ meaning she doesn't know why she needs to name it ]

[semiurge]

Well, you could get it a friend? [ Do turtles even need friends? Who knows? ]

[survivra]

Would it even notice if there were another?

One turtle is bad enough. Two is unnecessary.

[semiurge]

I think it still needs a name. How are people going to know it's your turtle versus some random turtle?

[survivra]

Is that a common thing to cause confusion?

[semiurge]

It could be.

[ There's doubt in his tone. He really just wants the cute turtle to have a name. ]

[survivra]

[ She frowns, but she doesn't argue. ]

Well. Fine. I told Hiro he should name him; perhaps you ought to help. I've no opinion one way or another.

[semiurge]

Oh, I don't want to take away naming rights from him. Let me know what he decides?

[survivra]

[ a minute later— ]

Leonardo. Does that satisfy you?

[semiurge]

[ Sorry, but that's going to make him start laughing. ]

Only if you find three other turtles that you can name Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael.

[survivra]

…Why?

[ WHAT ARE NINJA TURTLES PLS SEND HELP ]

[semiurge]

It's a comic from home, about teenage mutant ninja turtles. Well, and a tv series and a couple of movies. I guess Hiro's world has it too.

[survivra]

It's a what from—what?

[ Looking about as puzzled as bewildered as someone can be. uM ]

[semiurge]

Comics are kind of like books with pictures? [ This is a terrible explanation and Billy knows it. ]

[survivra]

So a children's story. With turtles? [ u do u, modern worlds ] Is there a tale behind it?

[semiurge]

Not always for children. Everyone reads comics.

[ Scratches his head, and he tries to recall the most relevant points of the story. ] So it depends on the version of the story, but either it was an experiment going wrong of some kind of ooze that turned four ordinary turtles into mutants that were really similar to humans? But turtles. They were all trained to be ninja and lived in the sewers, had a bunch of villains that they fought, and loved pizza.

[survivra]

….What in the name of the Middluns—all the Seven Kingdoms, and the Drabwurld as well—is wrong with the turtles in your world?

[ this is not a question this is a what the fuCK ]

[semiurge]

It's just a story? I mean, unless you find something radioactive or weirdly magical to dump your turtle in, it should be fine.

[ Nothing to freak out about here. ]

[survivra]

[ DAZED AND CONFUSED.MP3 ;w; ]

Thank the skies. I'm not planning to dump him on anything but water. Regular, non-magical water.

[semiurge]

That sounds like the best plan for little Leonardo.

Hey, next time you're not too busy? Would you mind if I came to visit him?

[survivra]

Of course I wouldn’t. [ She says that with some surprise. ] As long as you’re not dumping him anywhere.

[semiurge]

I solemnly swear that I will not try to turn your tiny turtle into a teenage mutant ninja turtle. [ He even puts up his hand like he's taking an oath. ]