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[glacio]

[ when Elsa clicks the feed on, the camera isn't focused on her, but on a little itty baby fox kit that looks very much like this, but with pure ( snow ) white fur, much like this. she's just a wee little thing, standing at Elsa's feet, and just- waiting. tail wagging, ears perked. and when she yips it's just this little tiny sound, excited and pleased and-

oh god, Elsa has no idea how to take care of her, she just loves her so much already, and that's clear by her tone when she finally speaks up. ]

Hello, everyone. As you can see, I have a new friend! Which, I know, it's probably silly to address you all about this, but I've never had a pet before and I am rather happy to have her around. The only problem is that I've had her for over a day and I'm still not sure what to call her. [ she turns her locket to face her now, expression hopeful ] I was hoping I could get suggestions from all of you, if you wouldn't mind.

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[scramasax]

[His brow is lifted some; he's just gotten done eyeing up the screen - its shape doesn't quite look like a puppy's, it's face isn't a wolf's...]

Er -- is she a fox... my lady?

[Very restrained. He suppresses a bit of a throat clear into a laugh. His voice dries up a bit.]

I... didn't know they - could be suitable pets.

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[ Wow, okay. She'll be little to no help at all with the important question at hand: a name!, but baby. So, here's a video of not a snow-white fox, but a snow-white wolf, and her own tail is wagging wildly behind her, both of her ears pricked toward the screen.

For a few seconds, she prances with only front paws, and keens almost excitedly, as if she's fussing over it, and then after the kit's yip, she vocalizes back with a reassuring chuff. They aren't the same breed of canine (and even if the fox was something else, it'd be all the same to her), but she still communicates at it like a mother, whether it or Elsa can understand her. ]

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[fewerdays]

Cute.

[voice]

[glacio]

Isn't she? Thank you!

[voice]

[fewerdays]

Have you come up with a name yet?

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[caditquaestio]

...relieve yourself of the creature.

Take it past the river and leave it to its ways.

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[glacio]

I can't. And I won't! She was given to me by the fairies of my court, and for very good reason.

[glacio]

I haven't. None that are particularly original, at least.

[glacio]

Oh! Hello.

[ Elsa's quick to turn her locket back towards the fox again, taking a knee so the kit can step closer, get a better look at what's on the screen. her little paws moving up to rest on Elsa's knee once she sees oh, friend! she doesn't quite howl, but she's sort of trying, her snout lifting up towards the ceiling and making little "oo oo oo" sounds before she's back to sniffing the locket again, complete with an "oh, careful!" when she starts to maybe try and mouth at the locket, too. what? maybe it's meant for eating, even if there's a new friend inside of it ]

[caditquaestio]

Listen - no, truly, listen. No good can come of foxes. They eat what they catch: dogs, cats, children. And they don't take to the taming.

With dogs, you become, as they say, the bigger creature. Not the master, the leader. With wolves, the same. They stay in your pack while you show strength and wait obediently for your death to assume status. They've the mind and the patience. Foxes don't follow. They overcome you, and if they well and can't, they leave to their own devices. Did you not think of why they are never in a pack?

Trust me: there's merit in the creatures. And back home, we've tried to keep them. But they don't lend themselves to the life, and only harm comes of it. We saw one tear apart a toddler, thinking it prey.

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[sangilak]

[ OHHHHH NOOOOOO, IT'S SO CUTE. ]

What sort of name did you want?

[ she can suggest some water tribe names! ]

[fewerdays]

Do you want it to be original?

[glacio]

She is! And I didn't either, not until the fairies told me she would be. I think she's... different, you know? She needs someone to take care of her, and I'm flattered they thought of me.

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[glacio]

Something more original than Marshmallow, at least.

[ since that was the name of her scary snow-bouncer HEHHH ]

-- I'm really not great with names by any stretch of the imagination.

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[sangilak]

[ what's a "marshmallow"? sounds swampy. ]

Hmmm, well, I can give you some names from the South Pole? I don't know if they'll be what you want, but it couldn't hurt, right?

[glacio]

I would! She's special, so I think she deserves a special name.

[glacio]

[ s q u i n t ]

She is not going to eat anyone. The fairies assured me she was safe to be around, and that she would grow to be like a companion to me. Why would they lie about something like that, if she was truly a danger to any of us?

[caditquaestio]

Because it is in the way of men to look at something frail and sweet and think it harmless?

[glacio]

Please do! Any suggestions would be a big help.

[ another downside to not actually knowing a lot of people outside of the palace staff - before coming here, she didn't actually know many different names. and it's not like she went out of her way to talk to them all... ]

You'll have to come by and meet her, she's a sweetheart.

[glacio]

I'm not sure the fairies here really fall under that generalization.

[sangilak]

[ oh, spirits can korra ever relate to that. thanks, white lotus, for keeping her in a compound away from everyone outside her family and tribe for her whole life!!

she tips her head to the side, thinking for a moment... ]

"Siku" means 'ice', but that might be a little too obvious, huh.

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[smallshoes]

Ohhhh! Isn't she just the most darling! Her little face is so sweet! You know, I - I think I'd call her something really refined, she'll grow up to be very elegant, I think. Like... Like Marguerite Lula!

[Forgive the squealing— cute things are her lifeblood.]

[caditquaestio]

All right, then tell me in honesty: do you think the animal a creature you can master, or are you holding it close for stubbornness' sake?

[soudacan]

... hahaha, it's pretty cute. Why not call it Kitsu or something?

[ Souda's essentially telling her to call it 'fox'. He's not creative with pets. ]

[scramasax]

She is quite beautiful. [First two words not quite contracted, all around muffled and sheepishly polite - complimenting a pet is a polite thing to do, but it's still certainly honest; most striking!]