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[devwocean]

Who: Orphaner Dualscar and YOU!
Where: Wandering about the city. I haven't gotten old Douchefin out and about in a while.
When:Style: Starting with prose, but I'm fine with following your lead
Status: Open!

[It has been so many sweeps since he's simply been able to walk around without a care in the world.

Despite himself, he has to admit that he's becoming comfortable here. He hasn't seen the Grand Highblood in a little while, though he's well-aware of his proximity when he's at his hive at Ordo. He has a moirail who seems to be doing a good job of keeping him calm and stable, not to mention a kismesis to keep him entertained. The emotional hurts of various romantic failures have lost their sting.

He's turned to other pursuits now, and has picked up reading again, and watching television, and even swimming for the pure pleasure of it. It seems as though even the threat of sea monsters is not one that will arrive any time soon.

He picks up an ice cream at a vendor and wanders along, nibbling at it delicately with his sharp teeth. It's a vice that he's picked up here, and he loves the sweetness and the biting cold of it.

Feel free to bother him. He's in such a terribly good mood]

Comments

[rebull]

[There is now a small finch on your head, Dualscar.]

[devwocean]

[What is with small winged creatures using his head for a perch?? He scowls and waves at it to try to scare it away. Hopefully it won't start singing.]

[rebull]

[Still there.]

[And uh, so are two others. There are now three birds on your head.]

[devwocean]

Wwhat the fuck!

[He waves frantically at them, striding towards a restaurant and glaring around to see if there's anyone who is watching him]

[rebull]

[People are watching you, of course. Because now there are like, 20 birds all over you, tweeting away happily and seem to be quite amazing at dodging all your efforts at swatting them away.

[unconchonable]

[Dualscar is hardly the only one our and about right now, in fact, Eridan is taking this time to walk his chocobo around. The poor thing's been kept in the back lawnring and has hardly gotten to stretch its legs at all. Eridan's only leading him around also, he's almost of age to start riding, but not yet. Though, when Eridan sees his ancestor, he half wants to get his attention, half wants to hide behind his overgrown flapbeast.]

[He still doesn't know how to act or feel around Dualscar, so turning tail and hurrying back to the hive seems like the greatest option--but his chocobo thinks differently. Definitely with how the blue colored bird is pulling Eridan towards his ancestor, despite how much he himself is yanking and cursing at the disobedient chocobo. But once they are basically right in front of Dualscar, Eridan straightens up and tries to better compose himself. He definitely wasn't just pulled over by a chocobo fascinated by the older version of his master.]

I--Hello, Dualscar, uh sorry about Dua--[Oh that's right, he definitely named his chocobo after his ancestor... awkward.]

Dual--uh--la... Dualla, yeah. Sorry about Dualla, they're a bit fuckin' dense and owerly curious for their own good... So, what hawe you been up to, hawen't exactly seen ya in a good fuckin' while.

[Oh god everything is so awkward and it hurts.]

[devwocean]

[Dualscar certainly notices the oversized blue bird heading towards him, not to mention the young troll hanging onto its harness and cursing at it.

He watches them come, utterly bemused, and then wrinkles his nose at the smell of the thing. It pokes its enormous beak at his fin and he ducks away, holding up a hand to protect himself from it]

Wwhat in cod's name is this thing, Eridan?

[unconchonable]

[Eridan definitely swats at the bird as it tries to poke at Dualscar. It lets out a disappointed "Wark" but pulls back obediently.]

It's a chocobo. They're good as mounts and shit, when they're fuckin' listenin' like they should.

[A leveled glare at "Dualla" as he makes that remark. The bird looking a touch annoyed at it, but otherwise standing proper.]

Is this honestly the first time you'we seen one?

[devwocean]

They're not nativve to any wworld I'vve evver been to. [Dualscar looks at Dualla with a more speculative eye now, considering its possible uses] You lookin' at joining the cavalreaper squad, boy? [He's joking, and smirks at Eridan in a friendly fashion - at least, for Dualscar]

[p2iioniicii2t]

[ It's hardly the Helmsman's intent to come across the seadweller, but he can't exactly change course when he sees the man. He has nothing on hand, it had just been a trip out to touch the coral and then he'd been heading back to the hive where he'd stay the rest of the day. He felt uneasy around people, after all, but there wasn't any avoiding it sometimes.

He ducks his head down, continuing. It would be up to the highblood to let him pass unbothered, and he wonders if he might just be that lucky this time. ]

[devwocean]

[Dualscar has just turned away from the ice cream vendor and sees the Helmsman coming, ducking his head and looking small in a manner that tells Dualscar that he saw him]

Wwhere are you off to, boy?

[p2iioniicii2t]

[ He shrinks down further when he's taken note of, deferentially keeping his dimly glowing eyes focused on the ground. ]

To my hive. May I therve you, highblood?

[ He's really gotten used to this over time. Dualscar, for all the power he had, treated him surprisingly well. At least he didn't have to worry about any danger to himself as long as he behaved properly.

It wasn't too difficult to do so. ]

[devwocean]

You may.

[Dualscar is aware that Signless disapproves of the fact that he requires Psiioniic to come to him regularly, though he's been relaxing the requirement slowly over time. He still cares about keeping the Helmsman properly trained for when they go home, to a certain extent, but also he simply likes having him around every so often. A little taste of proper highblood lifestyle. And that's worth a little inconvenience to the Helmsman]

Come, wwalk wwith me. Or float, wwhatevver. [He heads for a park nearby, which he knows is generally not crowded.]

[withoutasign]

[Here's one nubby moirail, bouncing up next to Dualscar's side.]

Hi, Dualscar!

[Don't mind him as he slides his arm through yours.]

[devwocean]

[Oh. Dualscar looks down at him in startlement as he gets right up close and personal almost before he even noticed him. He's not unhappy to see him, though.]

Wwell, there you are.

[withoutasign]

How're you?

[Signless invades everyone's personal space, it's just something he does. Dualscar is no different; if anything, he's more likely to have his space invaded, on account of sharing a quadrant.]

[devwocean]

[Dualscar knows he's no different, and he's honestly okay with it. But it's just not something he's used to yet.

He pats Signless' arm]

You knoww... I'm happy.

[Which is something he can admit, only because he knows Signless will appreciate it a lot. Dualscar's happiness seems to be an obsession of his, for reasons Dualscar is not entirely clear on.]

[life_binder]

[ By now, the presence of trolls doesn't disturb Alexstrasza in the least-- as if it ever did. She still holds a great deal of curiosity about their species, but it's so far abated and left her content with letting circumstance decide if she'll ever have the opportunity to learn more.

Never the less, she slows and inclines her horned head in greeting, and makes a good show of pretending not to eye his ice cream in curiosity. ]

Good day to you, troll.

[devwocean]

[He sees her acknowledge him politely, and that's nice to see. She's obviously not a troll, and his steps slow as curiosity touches his purple eyes. She's the first horned being he's seen that wasn't a troll, and he wonders what she is]

Good day.

[He nods to her politely] My name is Orphaner Dualscar, though.

[life_binder]

My apologies. [ Once in conversational distance, she slows to a stop. ] I am Alexstrasza, it's nice to meet you.

[ There's still no denying she's interested in that snack of his. Hey, even dragon queens like treats every so often. ] I was simply wondering where you obtained that.

[devwocean]

[He glances down at the ice cream in his hand and then turns, pointing out the ice cream stand where he got it] I got it there.

May I ask, wwhat species you are?

Since I horribly dropped the last thread with you HERE IS ANOTHER GO

[nos_servabit]

[Jacob is just passing by when...oh, he remembers you. He stops, smiling amiably at the troll with that bright blue gaze of his.]

Enjoying the local treats, are you?

Yay!

[devwocean]

[He vaguely recalls meeting Jacob before, and pauses. He's in a far better mood than the last time, at least]

They're nice and swweet. Though wwe do have somethin' like this back home.

[nos_servabit]

[He raises his eyebrows slightly at that, looking curious.]

Is that so? What does your species have, then?

[devwocean]

Wwe do havve candy an such. Not cold and melty like this, but swweet. [He grimaces as a bit runs down to his fingers and lifts it to lick it off]