video: un: ontherocks

[queenking]

[It must be that time of the month, because there's another newbie on the network. This one, a 20-something woman with riotously curly blonde hair, is sprawled on her back on the beach, holding the Omni up above her face. It's not a great angle, but whatever.]

Hey, if one of these places sells calamari, s'that cannibalism? Cause I love that shit. Also I got so much sand in my ass crack right now I'm gonna be shittin' pearls for weeks.

[She could just...leave the beach. Does she know they're allowed to leave the beach?

She...likely doesn't know they can leave the beach.

Saxsice ends her foray into social media by dropping the Omni on her face and cussing as the feed ends. OW FUCK--!!

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[thinkfirst]

I've no idea.

[ It's an admission as much as anything, made apologetically. ]

I certainly haven't managed to stop worrying, though I also haven't found a solution. It... seems prudent to try and make the best of what hand we've been dealt, and if that means making a home here while keeping an eye out for a way to get back, then that is what I shall do.

[queenking]

[Saxsice lets out a wry, shaky laugh.] That's...way more grown-up than I think I've ever been. Kinda more leanin' towards losin' my temper and screamin' at someone.

[thinkfirst]

[ Flynn can't help but laugh a little himself, a humorless sound based entirely in understanding. ]

If that's the case, may I suggest doing something extremely physical where screaming is encouraged? That is... usually when I pull out my sword. You're supposed to yell and hit things when you're fighting. Then, once you've worn yourself out, you can think clearly.

[queenking]

Oh, that's a good plan. I guess I could catch some rabbits. [A beat, then she explains:] I turn into a wolf, there's a lot more screaming and growling and stuff involved when you hunt that way.

[That...explains almost nothing.]

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[thinkfirst]

Um.

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[thinkfirst]

[ What a strange thing to be suddenly told, but perhaps Flynn is already adjusting to this place. After all, he turned into a squid and then back into a person on his best friend's lap. ]

Yes, I... imagine that there is a great deal more growling. Involved. You may wish to be wary should you choose to do that; there's a strong tradition of hunting monsters here, given that they hassle the city and its residents.

[queenking]

Huh, go figure. [Saxsice appears wildly unconcerned, arching her eyebrows for a moment in thought, then shrugging.] Don't run around town, gotcha. What do these monsters look like? We talkin' Frankensteins and stuff?

[thinkfirst]

...I'm not certain I know what sort of monster a frankenstein is. They're... so far beast-type monsters, although I admit I've seen a few ghosts as well.

[queenking]

They're like kinda...staggery...person mish-mashes. [Terrible description, thanks Saxsice.] We talkin' like...wolves and stuff, I'm guessin'.

[thinkfirst]

Staggery...

[ Give him just a moment to... try and put any of that together. Staggery, like drunk? Person mish-mash, like... multiple people?

Or maybe... ]

Do these things wear bow-ties, by any chance?

[ This is the closest he can picture. ]

[queenking]

...I mean, uh. If they wanna, I guess?

[thinkfirst]

[ Give him... just a long time to think about that one.

A long.

Long time.

Flynn's brain sort of visibly restarts, and he shakes his head like a wet dog, recentering himself. ]

Well! Regardless, I'd advise caution if you are going to transform. I would also advise that you leave the beach unless you want to be surrounded by a great many confused squids becoming people.

Also, there are homes in the city. You can just... take one, as strange as that sounds.

[queenking]

Huh. [Saxsice's turn to be a little taken aback, before shrugging.] Guess there's not much market for realtors here, huh? Good to know.

...homes are pretty, uh. Pretty damn permanent, aren't they?

[thinkfirst]

...if you're saying that it would be... an acknowledgement that you may not make it home, then, symbolically, yes. They are.

However, I don't believe that you living in a home would preclude you working on that problem. It would give you a safe place to sleep and a roof over your head while you do, in fact, and believe me when I say those things are essential.

[ Flynn grew up in the Lower Quarter where too often people didn't have those things, and it was plain to see the toll that took on their mental health. No one is solving societal issues sleep-deprived and rain-wet and sick. ]

[queenking]

...well, that's some damn fine logic. [She sounds almost -- annoyed about this. Stop your being right, Flynn.

So she stands up, shaking the sand off.] Well. All right. Guess I can be sad indoors as easy as outdoors.

[thinkfirst]

[ But being right about things is his third-favorite thing to do. He can't help it. ]

Precisely. You'll be much more... um, effectively-sad. Indoors.

If you require any assistance with procuring a house or food, please let me know. I would be more than happy to help.

[queenking]

Oh, you the real estate guy around here? [She gives him an appraising frown.] Kinda fancy clothes for a realtor.

[thinkfirst]

Oh, no, certainly not. I'm a knight. My only expertise is that my friend and I claimed a home for ourselves and haven't been kicked out.