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Post by opius on Jul 30, 2022 19:55:01 GMT -5
"Terrified!" He laughed. "I thought you were a werewolf, or a fey thing ready to steal one of us. Things were a little intense back then, and I thought..." He shrugged and rubbed the back of his head. "I had misconceptions about magic and the kind of people who used certain kinds. But I don't know. I guess over the last few months I just kind of learned... Folks are folks. Sometimes folks are really different, but they're still folks." He looked her over.
"So be yourself. The ring will keep them from using magic to find you, and if anyone suspicious asks... I dunno, tell them you're from Skyshroud. Most bumpkins can't tell a Tabaxi from a Tressym, and we don't last long enough in any town for them to figure it out."
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Post by CautionCat on Jul 30, 2022 20:01:00 GMT -5
"Mmmn... Maybe tomorrow. I don't want to scare people at the beginning of evening. I am dark furred, and I am sure Nikatos is terrifying enough." She snorted, smirking.
"I will sleep as myself, tonight. The cooler air is nicer for it. Unlike a wild fox, I do not grow a winter or summer coat, it is... just the same all year. I do not shed the same way, with the magic. So it is... just there. A sort of... between coat. But I am sure if I am like that, more, I will have to brush it like I would my hair every morning."
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Post by opius on Jul 30, 2022 20:02:57 GMT -5
His brow raised a little. "Oh... Oh I've seen you do just your hair. That is... an undertaking." He pursed his lips, paused, and came to smile. "And I think I know what my project will be..." He chuckled and nodded. "Right then! You're gonna need a hand..."
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Post by CautionCat on Jul 30, 2022 20:07:11 GMT -5
"Most tell me to just cut it off." She pursed her lips, and furrowed her brows. "It is an undertaking, but I enjoy having long hair..."
She blinked some, curious about what ideas he had. "You are not going to make me a hand are you?"
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Post by opius on Jul 30, 2022 20:11:15 GMT -5
He furrowed his brows. "Wh- No. But actually, that sounds like a really good idea- an automaton that can brush hair... A barber! Made of metal and wood and-" He paused, pinched the bridge of his nose, and shook his head. "Small form projects- no. A brush!" He laughed. "A really big brush. I can use aluminium for the prongs, a bit of hardened alchemists wax as an epoxy softener, I'm sure I've got some durable wood. That'll keep my hands busy for a while, and you can watch and talk my ear off. And by morning, I can help make sure you've got no mats!"
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Post by CautionCat on Jul 30, 2022 20:15:11 GMT -5
She blinked a few times as he rambled about making a machine, paused, and dialed it back down. Chuckling, she smiled. "My old brush is kind of wearing out, but it has pig hairs for the brush part of it. You think... prongs will work just as well?"
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Post by opius on Jul 30, 2022 20:18:30 GMT -5
He nodded. "I think I can give it a shot. A fine enough gauged rod, it should be stiff enough to pull a knot, but flexible enough to bend without breaking. And with a rounded end..." He had begun rambling again, scratching his head as the crafting logistics unraveled in real time.
"Honestly, I think you need something a bit more durable with all of... that." He gestured at her in wide, vague circles. "And something less scratchy as well. May as well try it out, not harm in that right?"
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Post by CautionCat on Jul 30, 2022 20:22:02 GMT -5
She nodded, grinning wide. "I do not know what you are thinking, but I trust your craftsmanship."
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Post by opius on Jul 30, 2022 20:24:01 GMT -5
He nodded, hands on his hips, and turned about face. "Then let's hosey ourselves a shop before you drag me off to sleep."
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Post by CautionCat on Jul 30, 2022 21:00:26 GMT -5
"Yes, I will make sure you will sleep! You do not want to end up with darker rings around your eyes, do you?" Although, that did add to his appeal...
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Post by opius on Jul 30, 2022 21:01:38 GMT -5
He rubbed an eye some. "Oh. Gosh, yeah. We could all use some better sleep... I'm starting to look like Alain." He paused. "More than usual. And I don't like that."
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Post by CautionCat on Jul 30, 2022 21:02:30 GMT -5
"Is it really a bad thing?" Konane raised her brows. "I mean... Maybe it is, for you."
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Post by opius on Jul 30, 2022 21:04:18 GMT -5
He cocked a brow as they stood before the entrance of the forge, looking toward Konane. "Wh- dark circles under my eyes? Me? I don't know about that. I think it looks... disheveled. Tired. Sad." He shrugged his shoulders. "That said, I haven't looked into a mirror- a good mirror, in quite some time..."
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Post by CautionCat on Jul 30, 2022 21:07:33 GMT -5
"Is it bad that I like the look? You always had sad eyes, though. Like the woman in the picture. That's... her, right?" Konane started shifting through her bag, finding her brush, her comb, and the little pocket mirror with engraved metal on it. She took it out, and popped it open, turning it for Alastair to take a look at himself.
"She was very pretty."
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Post by opius on Jul 30, 2022 21:24:51 GMT -5
He looked at himself for several moments and frowned. "...It's... a little hard to tell in the dark." He chuckled and frowned. "...Yeah. Her name is- was Lily. She, uh... Well, I suppose some of my better features did come from her." He smiled slightly. "Physically and... otherwise." He glanced in her direction and chuckled.
"I'm glad you like my eyes. I, uh... Well, they're one of the things I'm pretty content with too."
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