I knew there was a reason I never went back to school.
[They don't even have uniforms at the school he would have gone to.
But itch itch itch and he accidentally pulls down his sleeve slightly, and Leo can catch a quick glance of the word 'WATER' written in glowing ink on his wrist.]
They do live under bridges. They like dark places. But they live in other places too.
[He doesn't quite get why Leo's words are a slap in the face, but he'll accept that. The next question is distracting anyway.]
Water runs deep and dark. You can't see what's in it until it's grabbing you and dragging you down into the depths. Humans aren't suited for it, they swim slow and struggle not to drown. A single mistake and you're washed away, never to be heard from again.
I mean, it kind of depends on what it is? But it's not as big of a deal for us, I guess, because Dirt Face can spy on us whenever we touch the ground, even if we don't say her name.
In the sense that it flies and it's as aerodynamic as I could make it, maybe. But no, it's an actual ship. I made it so it can sail on water, too, but we've gotten the most use out of it by flying. Less likelihood of sea monster attacks.
Uh. Probably? Depends on what exactly you need for it. And you'd have to tell what kind of materials you'd be working with, or some of the calculations could be off.
...I don't have any blueprint paper here, though? Or rulers.
The safest way to travel through the Known World is by boat, but even boats get attacked and destroyed by trolls all the time. Flying would avoid all the water-based trolls.
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Date: 2021-06-18 01:23 pm (UTC)[They don't even have uniforms at the school he would have gone to.
But itch itch itch and he accidentally pulls down his sleeve slightly, and Leo can catch a quick glance of the word 'WATER' written in glowing ink on his wrist.]
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Date: 2021-06-18 01:40 pm (UTC)[ he sees! the word! and it actually does catch his interest, because well - ]
You got one, too, huh?
[ holding up his arm, where the words burning someone circle his wrist like a really messed up bracelet. ]
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Date: 2021-06-18 01:48 pm (UTC)...yes. I haven't seen anyone else with them yet, so I thought I was the only one.
'Burning someone'? Are you a Cleanser?
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Date: 2021-06-18 02:00 pm (UTC)I've seen one or two, but I don't know what makes us all so special. And I'm gonna say - probably not? Is that like a janitor, or what?
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Date: 2021-06-18 02:27 pm (UTC)[They also use flamethrowers and bombs, not magic, but still.]
Do you think everyone has words on them?
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Date: 2021-06-18 02:34 pm (UTC)Wow. Okay, no, that's definitely not what I am. Infected land?
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If we all do, then they're good at hiding them. Which I get! [ glances at his wrist. ] Mine's not exactly sunshine and rainbows.
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Date: 2021-06-18 03:36 pm (UTC)[Yup.]
There's nothing to be ashamed of. Accidentally hurting someone is a normal fear. Nobody want to hurt their friends.
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Date: 2021-06-18 09:23 pm (UTC)...Yeah, I guess. It's just kind of a slap in the face, is all.
[ he does not explain why. moving on. he gestures at lalli. ]
Water, though? What's that about?
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Date: 2021-06-19 12:32 am (UTC)[He doesn't quite get why Leo's words are a slap in the face, but he'll accept that. The next question is distracting anyway.]
Water runs deep and dark. You can't see what's in it until it's grabbing you and dragging you down into the depths. Humans aren't suited for it, they swim slow and struggle not to drown. A single mistake and you're washed away, never to be heard from again.
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Date: 2021-06-19 02:18 am (UTC)[ ...aha. oh? oh. that's a lot. hm. ]
...Okay, I can respect that. Being underwater kind of freaked me out, too. But, uh. What exactly are you expecting to drag you under, dude?
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Date: 2021-06-19 02:23 am (UTC)...
Things that are better left unnamed.
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Date: 2021-06-19 02:25 am (UTC)Wow. Okay, yikes. Then I won't ask.
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Date: 2021-06-19 02:29 am (UTC)[He pauses, and he frowns.]
Didn't you know that? That's one of the first things we learn, alongside the names of the Gods.
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Date: 2021-06-20 11:56 pm (UTC)[That gets the biggest of raised eyebrows.]
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Date: 2021-06-21 12:21 am (UTC)In the sense that it flies and it's as aerodynamic as I could make it, maybe. But no, it's an actual ship. I made it so it can sail on water, too, but we've gotten the most use out of it by flying. Less likelihood of sea monster attacks.
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Date: 2021-06-21 12:41 am (UTC)Could you draw up building plans for an airship? Ones that I could take home?
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Date: 2021-06-21 12:50 am (UTC)Uh. Probably? Depends on what exactly you need for it. And you'd have to tell what kind of materials you'd be working with, or some of the calculations could be off.
...I don't have any blueprint paper here, though? Or rulers.
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Date: 2021-06-21 12:54 am (UTC)The safest way to travel through the Known World is by boat, but even boats get attacked and destroyed by trolls all the time. Flying would avoid all the water-based trolls.
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