anise

[polliwog]

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[sexyasmieu]

[ HELP she holds her breath anyway and flails about until deposited on the platform. then lets out a gasp. ]

Aaah, that really surprised me...

[polliwog]

[ help. it's only natural. he stays wading in the water though, staying afloat just beside the platform. ]

Not to worry! It isn't real! But it certainly feels that way, doesn't it?

[sexyasmieu]

[ fortunately, anise is a kid who can bounce back from thought-she-was-going-to-drown almost immediately. ]

Yeah! I didn't know the simulations could do this...

[ she dips her hand in the water experimentally. ]

Is this what it's like where you come from?

[polliwog]

It's similar! I was not specific enough, I think...

[ so it is a little generic in its water. but the platform she's on is made of a silvery material, designed in ornate swirls of metal and embedded with blue stones, not unlike all the jewelry he's wearing. ]

Still getting my bearings. But I think it's lovely even so! [ the sky is a little dark, but clear, and the water is a gentle spring, so the surface of it reflects the stars without much interruption. ]

[sexyasmieu]

I guess it is nice to have something that reminds you of home. Everything else on this ship is like, super weird.

[polliwog]

It is indeed super weird.

[ he rests alongside the platform for a moment, looking at her. ]

How are you adjusting? Doing well enough with your rooming situation?

[sexyasmieu]

Hmm... I was worried when it turned out there were three of us in one room, but we actually managed to come to an agreement! It turns out Luke's a real gentleman, hehe.

Who'd they stick you with?

[polliwog]

Oh—Luke did mention something about that. [ he frowns a little ] I wish they would give proper accommodations for all of you, though...

[ they didn't even get more space?? ]

I am with Isabel Lovelace—she is an excellent partner! I have no complaints! ...Except that I will surely get in her way.

[ BECAUSE THESE ROOMS ARE TINY ]

[sexyasmieu]

It's good that you get along! But yeah, the rooms must be pretty small for you...

[ our giant fish man... ]

Is it weird, being around lots of humans?

[polliwog]

It is different. But not in a bad way.

[ the people here have been fun, even if there is the occasional... misunderstanding. he's always liked hylians, and humans are adjacent. ]

Are there only humans in your world? Is everyone else considered a monster?

[sexyasmieu]

Pretty much, yeah. Other than like... cheagles, I guess?

[ i don't want to think about katz ]

[polliwog]

I have never heard of a "cheagle!" [ o: other nonhumans ] What manner of people are they?

[sexyasmieu]

They're furry little woodland creatures with big, fluffy ears. They're considered holy beasts by the Order, and with the power of a Sorcerer's Ring, they can talk to humans and monsters alike. I traveled with one back home!

[polliwog]

Oh—they can communicate with monsters! How fascinating. I'd have never thought it possible.

[ not that bokoblins would be interested in talking, probably. ]

[sexyasmieu]

I guess I've known one other person who could do the same, but that was kind of a special case, too...

[polliwog]

A very rare skill indeed...

What sort of things did they talk about?

[sexyasmieu]

From what I can tell, ligers mostly talk about how they want to eat smaller creatures.

[ a shrug. ]

They're not that complicated.

[polliwog]

[ he laughs a little, water reverberating around him. ]

And here I wondered if the line between monster and man might be blurrier than I thought.

[ he's still kind of wondering, considering he's been mistaken as a monster a few times. ]

[sexyasmieu]

[ she laughs a little too! ]

So are there lots of different kinds of people where you're from? Zoras and Hylians and more?