Video; un: der Ritter

[anagnorises]

[Here's a new face. A dead-serious, possibly even angry (or maybe that's just the eyebrows) face.

Fakir doesn't waste time. He holds a picture of a duck up in front of the Omni, taking up the whole screen. It looks...well it doesn't look entirely unlike this duck. Still holding the picture up, he starts to talk.]

If you find this duck in one of the traps around, do not eat it. Bring her to me to look after. I think she followed me from my world - I recognize her from there.

[100% foolproof cover story! Definitely impossible for anyone to poke holes in, given that people may have seen the duck last month and he's only turned up now.

He takes the picture down.]

Thank you.

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[danserai]

F — Fakir?!

What is this?!

[anagnorises]

People are putting traps for animals around everywhere! I'm trying to be careful.

[Since some people may just walk into things, or be easily startled, or both.]

video, un: tabris

[peripheries]

If the duck is caught in at trap, it's probably dead.

[anagnorises]

[Fakir's breath hitches for a moment, before he glares. Just going right to his worst fears, are we?]

Just let me know if you see her.

[peripheries]

Is it a pet? You're very attached.

video; un: deku

[wannasmash]

Is she your pet?

[ He's already sworn off calamari because of the whole squid thing. Guess he's not eating duck either, until she's reunited with this guy. ]

Do you want help putting up lost duck posters?

[anagnorises]

She's not a pet. [It...hadn't occurred to him that of course people are going to assume that.]

But I looked after her sometimes.

...Do you think we could make enough posters? [It might not be a bad idea, especially since his understanding is that only Sleepers have access to these devices.]

[wannasmash]

[ He's heard of outside cats, but he's not sure how that works with ducks... ]

It might be more expensive, but I was thinking of just going to a printer. Unless you know someone who can make prints?

[ Midoriya has no knowledge of how to go about screen, wood, or linocut printmaking, let alone anything involving a printing press. His artistic skill is only moderately better than the duck drawing on display here. ]

I've been around the city a lot, so I know good spots to put them where a lot of people will see.

video | un: OZ

[swornto]

You're expecting your pet... duck? To show up?

[Do people keep pet ducks? He's never heard of it. Unless;]

Are you like the mama duck? [Did this guy hatch a duck egg and have the baby impress on him?]

[anagnorises]

The what? [Where did that come from? The mama duck?

It's a moment before he catches back up to the first part of what was said.]

She's not a pet. I just helped her sometimes. I saw her briefly earlier, so I know she's here.

[swornto]

[Oh, Oz is quite aware that the mama duck claim is more silly than it is likely.

Which is exactly why he swings the conversation back around to it.]

You know! How baby ducks impress upon the first person that they see? Maybe you were there when she hatched and now she's attached to you?

Or are you just nice to all woodland creatures? I have a friend you should meet if that's the case.

audio; un: doublehedgedsword

[laminae]

A duck, huh? Is she a friend of yours, or do you have a grudge against her?

[Look, either of those are viable options when you come from a place as strange as Ooo.]

[anagnorises]

[He blinks - but that's actually correct.] ...A friend.

[laminae]

That's cool. [Friend it is!] Can she talk or anything? Or are we talking regular duck here?

audio; un: padlocks

[enblightened]

Fortunately, such a creature is easy to see.

I am... ah, often in the forest. If I spot your little friend, I shall inform you.

[he doesn't ask questions, people have secrets for a reason]

[anagnorises]

[That's...actually a reassuring answer.]

Thank you.

Ah, I'm Fakir.

[enblightened]

Hello, Fakir. I'm Bigby.

Does this duck have a name? Though I suppose it doesn't matter, I do not imagine birds really react to a given name.

Video UN: glyphywitchy

[imaglyphwitch]

Who would eat that poor thing?! So small and cute.

Ok, I'm going to look out for it myself. Although...why exactly would a duck follow you from your world? Is it magic?

[anagnorises]

Thank you.

She's not magic. [Definitely no magic here! No transformations or anything of the kind!] But I saw her around the school a lot.

[imaglyphwitch]

So you're saying that a duck from your world followed you...here. Huh. That is really strange.

I'd hope that no one here would harm an animal on purpose, but you never know with some people. I'll try to keep an eye out though. There are going to be some people here that'd be willing to save the duck on principal, at least!

[Luz was one of them].

un: trienemybest; voice

[droptheious]

[Varian keeps the video off, to hide his corruption from the network at large- but he recognises this guy from Ahiru's memory. There's a surge of protectiveness in him, and his tone is uneasy - a sliver of annoyance slipping through. ]

I haven't seen any ducks around. What do you mean by look after.

[Why is the DUCK important? He hasn't quite put two and two together to make four yet. ]

I'm so glad

[anagnorises]

[This person sounds...weirdly suspicious? Oh well.]

Keep her from being eaten.

thank you for this gift

[droptheious]

[So weirdly suspicious. ]

Normally, when animals from home show up, they're connected to another person. Is she your pet? Did you just get...separated when you arrived?