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[nottame]

[Incoming video!

Of nothing but up a wall and a ceiling in Caer Glaem's interior, sadly. Toboe's not quite got it around his head through practice yet that opening a video connection doesn't mean necessarily getting video back. He's sitting nearby; any human who'd be close enough to see him would see a kid lying along a wall with his arms crossed under his neck, craning his head forward to squint at the locket's display. Beaming brightly and speaking with breezy enthusiasm.]

Uhh... hi!

We can all talk to each other like this, right? Everyone who got one of these lockets from those little ones with the wings.

-- My name's Toboe!

[Riding a happy to-himself sigh.] Wow, they're being so great here. At that feast -- I don't remember if I've ever eaten like that. [Bounces up in a laugh.]

Say, I, uh...

I've got a friend who got lost once. While he was alone, and dying, he said he, uh. [This - isn't going to sound quite to everyone else as he means it.] Dreamed that he was in Paradise.

But this is all real, huh?

I mean -- I know it's not perfect! The courts want us for a war, right? But -- are they gonna make us fight?

No matter what - [He picks a wee bit of the cheer back up.] man, it's great being around so many people like this.

[A flourish of a hopeful laugh.] So-o-o... I wanted to say hi!

Oh, uh -- hang on! [Speaking of people!] If anyone knows if you have any wolves here in the Drabwurld -- I mean, I guess someone would be pretty sure they know that, since we live here and all -- I guess I'd like to hear a little about that, too! [Still a smile in his voice.] -- I could explain! If, you know, I should or anything. I could try just getting closer to the locket, but I dunno if I would show up right - and I think that the people with wings saw me, but they didn't seem too bugged...

[Warms back up, laughs again.] Anyway! ...I sure did end up talking a lot, huh. It's, uh -- really nice meeting you guys.

Comments

[noirant]

An explanation wouldn't hurt.

[ Felix has nothing to offer. He's been here a day, and he's never seen a wolf outside of illustrations; coyotes and ghouls drove them out of the swamps long before he was born. But he'd still like to know what on earth this strange bundle of cheer is so interested in vicious wild animals for.

He smiles warmly. ]

It seems real as these things come, locket and all. You said that you spoke to the people with wings?

[ Imps brought him here, not fairies. He's picturing some sort of enormous chicken-feathered chimera. ]