video; first day of iris

[wantsnudes]

I require advice. Does anyone here know how to care for a swan? More specifically, what do their diets consist of, and where I might procure it?

I understand the birds are waterfowl, but I am not certain their preferred foods would be found in a typical pet store. Moreover, this particular swan is quite fussy, and will surely protest at being fed many things.

Any input would be much appreciated.

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video; un: juno

[beautifulbeast]

[Ears perked forward Juno considers the question.]

I know most birds eat greens primarily? I think? I've never spoken to a swan before but I did have several birds as classmates at home.

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[wantsnudes]

By "greens", I presume you don't mean the kind of salad leaves and vegetables a human would eat...? Perhaps I should go foraging for more appropriate plants.

[beautifulbeast]

Mm, well, the birds I know do eat salad greens and vegetables. I do too actually. I think though we animals are more like you humans than what you consider animals here.

If the swan you know really is picky though, you might want to try greens and vegetables anyhow. Is it someone who has turned into a swan? Their taste preferences might not be so different just because they're in a new form.

[Action / Inadvertent Network] I am so sorry.

[envoyoftwilight]

[Guess who is a swan for Iris. It's her. It's she. It's the black swan who woke in a frenzy and just about tried to trash their entire place in a foul panic. It's the black swan who is currently pulling on his shirt with her bill while making a variety of swan sounds.]

...!

[What is she going to eat. What is she going to wear. Where is she going to sleep? How is she going to survive this cycle?]

[Action / Inadvertent Network] are you though

[wantsnudes]

[Yusuke is trying valiantly to check the network for responses when he feels that tugging on his shirt. Exasperated, he tries to pat the swan on the head, but considering she might bite, he thinks better of it and withdraws his hand.]

Please, try to calm down. I'm seeking assistance as quickly as I'm able.

no

[envoyoftwilight]

[It's probably smart of him not to touch her head. Midna is already feisty when she wants to be. As a swan, that temper issue of hers has probably increased a good tenfold at the very least.

She prods him. He's not reacting quickly enough. He should have had the answers to this all along. That's not feasible and logic somewhere in her bird brain she knows that. It's rapidly overpowered and drowned by her other instincts, however.

And beneath all of that, she really just wants to curl up in his lap. She issues a lyrical sound that is somewhere between a tweet and a subtle 'honk.']

video; un: bungeegum

[nobodylikeshim]

[ He blinks. ]

You're really taking care of the bastard of the skies, huh? [ Hm. ] Ah, wait, isn't that geese?

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[wantsnudes]

Swans are beautiful, dignified creatures! [...The hissing and clattering going on offscreen may suggest otherwise.] I agree you must be thinking of geese.

[nobodylikeshim]

Ah, is that so?

[ The expression that Hisoka makes at the hissing reflects just how beautiful and dignified he finds them. ]

I believe you're right. Swans are just elegant assholes... are you sure you'll be okay? It seems like this is a good way to end up bullied by some water fowl.

text; un: magicowl

[getting_better]

Swans mostly eat the parts of aquatic plants. Roots, stems, leaves, etc. They have also been known to eat small amounts of fishes, frogs, and worms too, but mostly greens. You also have to serve in water so get like a dog dish or a bowl, put some fresh water and then just dump the stuff inside and watch them go.

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[wantsnudes]

A dog dish? I surely cannot inflict such a grave insult upon her.

Perhaps fish will be worth a try... I'm uncertain about the rest of those listed, but I will keep them in mind.

text; un: magicowl

[getting_better]

It's good you respect and love your pet and all but, there's nothing insulting about it. Also I wouldn't recommend just sticking to fish. A bird diet if not balanced could lead to health issues.

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[lonenowa]

['Wow, a reasonable question', she thought. It's the second normal post Noire has seen since she created her username. Many, if not most of the community on this application, seemed to be more worried about themselves. Herself included.

This place had its fair share of weirdos, but this person seemed sensible. She felt compelled to respond.]

𝘕𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮𝘴 𝘐 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘐'𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘴? 𝘖𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘥.

...𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵, 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘸𝘭 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦? 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺?!

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[wantsnudes]

She'd be gravely insulted if I called her a pet, but she is indeed in my care in a similar fashion.

And yes, she is aggressive.

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[lonenowa]

𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺.. 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘥? 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘺? 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘯𝘰𝘵, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 '𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭' 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦, 𝘴𝘰 𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘣𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘦. [Weren't she just going on about the allure of normality just a moment ago?]

text; un: NEO

[superultra]

uh?
are you keeping a swan?

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[wantsnudes]

Yes.

[piercedyourheart]

yusuke kun i hope you didnt steal a swan or convince it to come home with you so could paint it
...wait
you wouldnt do that right

[wantsnudes]

Painting her?

Excellent idea, Takeba-san. I will do just that once she has calmed down.

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[curriculum_fictae]

... Please tell me this is a real swan and not a transformed person.

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[wantsnudes]

She is transformed. Why would you hope for her to be a real swan?

un: mustlovedogs

[inuko]

If they're Iris Moonblessed just feed them whatever they want, the worst that happens is they have a stomach ache for a week and then you can tell them do better next time

Works for me

Meat is best if you can swallow it whole because it can be harder to tear into smaller pieces but beaks are amazing and don't forget it

Also veggies are fine I guess, the stuff at the ponds in the parks in Greatmoon aren't bad if your swan Iris friend feels like exercise and diving

[wantsnudes]

Taking her directly to the pond may not be a bad idea. I will see what she thinks to such a suggestion; thank you for the advice.

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[arrowroot]

Oh! I'm an animal trainer and I specialized in birds for a long time. Though I never considered training a swan specifically...

Still, I could probably offer some tips!

[wantsnudes]

She doesn't need training, as such, merely basic care. So if there are any pointers on how I should handle this, by all means please share.