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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[ziggyzoggy]

Easy enough. I don't stray too far.

Now, 'bout that turtle...[Poor little thing isn't even big enough for a snack. :c]

[survivra]

Are you going to tell me I should eat him, cast him aside, or wrap him in goose down?

[ziggyzoggy]

[Goose down?? He's not sure she's joking, just raises his eyebrows.]

No, I was gonna suggest ya feed him.

[survivra]

[ you'd be surprised at the strange shit unseelie suggest when it comes to turtles ]

Oh. [ she'd certainly been joking—but she almost deflates that it's not a crazier answer. ] Well. Yes, I ought to do that. What do I feed turtles?

[ziggyzoggy]

I'm no expert, but I think it depends on the kind of turtle he is, an' how big he's gonna get. Lay out a variety: some fish, fruit, vegetables.

[Cheese and bread would definitely be a bad idea. My knowledge, not his, although he could probably extrapolate from it. He gives the locket a one shoulder shrug.]

See what he likes.

[That's probably the best way. Most of the time, you can't go wrong with things that are in their natural environment, but that just begs the question what the environment is. It's a question that has him tilting his head to regard the little thing again.]

I wonder what kind ya have there.

[survivra]

I’ve no urge to mother even turtle babies, apparently. [ SIGH. BUT SHE CAN FEED IT, SHE SUPPOSES.

Katsa raises the turtle up to eye level to peer at him. ]

Some sort of fierce beast.

[ziggyzoggy]

[More like fiercely cute. Going to have to feed it, if you want it to be useful.]

Maybe. Maybe a riding turtle.

[IT'S MORE USEFUL THAN IT SOUNDS.]

[survivra]

If you’ve a competition for slowest mount. Unless you painted runes for speed on his shell…?

[ she covers her mouth with a hand ]

Imagine seeing that running at you.

[ziggyzoggy]

[Good, at least he can make her laugh. With a noncommittal wave of his hand, he keeps at it.]

Ah, but the Pandaren turtle seem to do fine enough. A well bred turtle can keep up with a good horse or wolf, though it don't look so elegant.

[Do feel free to ask how big those get, Katsa. :3 ]

[survivra]

I've never heard of any turtle that can do that. What in the Middluns is a Pantene turtle?