[video]

[husbun]

[The video feed opens to Yarne’s face entirely too close to the camera. He holds his phone in both hands, clearly unused to using such a device, and slowly pushes it away from him.]

Hmm... [His hum is a little louder than it should be.] How do you know if this thing is...Hey! H-how’s it going?

[His long, furry ears droop. This already feels lame, but he’s determined.]

So...there’s been a lot of stuff going on, hasn’t there? And it all seems pretty dangerous, too! I’m used to dangerous things, really, but I thought it would be better if I kept to my apartment for a while and, um...conserved my strength. For later.

[Yarne can already hear his mother yelling at him in his head. There's a pause here as he tries to convince himself he sounds believable, but then he continues.]

So, I’ve been thinking! I need to get out more, and it’s not just because I don’t have any Chroma or food left. Or because I’m worried my muscles will atrophy, leaving me in all sorts of dangerous situations where I could die. [The drama!] But there are some extenuating circumstances, you see, and...I was wondering if there’s anyone strong out there who’d be willing to protect me? In return, I’ll let you pet my ears! That’ll earn both of us lots of Chroma, right? So, it’d be beneficial to both of us, and you’d be my own personal knight! Kind of.

[He’s ending on a smile because, truly, this sounds like an absolutely wonderful idea.]

That’s it, I think! If there’s anyone strong out there who wants to protect me and earn some Chroma, you should let me know! The stronger, the better, as far as I’m concerned. And there’s no one softer than a Taguel, I can promise that.

Comments

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[husbun]

Do I need to speak up?

[He leans in closer, raising his voice.]

Are your parents home— [And he lowers his voice again.] Actually, they're probably too busy if they have a kid, huh?

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[wearingguess]

What is the matter with you?! I am not a child!! Besides, you don't look that much older yourself!

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[husbun]

Isn't 'I'm not a child' something a child would say? And you wouldn't know how I old I look, you've never seen a Taguel before.

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[wearingguess]

By that logic, you don't know how old I look either! Is this how you treat everyone who tries to help you out?!

[husbun]

What? How is that logic? No matter how I look at you, you look like a human child! I've seen plenty of humans. All of them are taller than you.

[wearingguess]

As a matter of fact, I—

[ ...no, no. after keeping it secret all this time, he can't admit he's not human just to prove a point to this ridiculous creature. ]

...happen to be the top student in year two at the Magnostadt academy... after having mastered the entire year one curriculum in just one month... which means my magic is more than powerful enough to defend a single fool of a Taguel!

—and by the way, you do realize that height isn't how age is measured, don't you? There are plenty of people [ there are at least two ] who are both older and shorter than I am.

[husbun]

Hmm...magic is pretty powerful, but I doubt you're anywhere near as strong as Laurent. He and his mother know pretty much everything there is to know about magic.

[He's not trying to be antagonistic here, but he loves Laurent! He has to make some sort of comparison. He misses his mage buddy, even if he's terrifying at times.]

As a student, shouldn't you know that almost every animal gets bigger as it gets older? I thought everyone knew that.

[wearingguess]

[ titus is about to fucking lose it, what is this guy's major damage

ok ok it's cool he's cool ]

How unfortunate for you, then, that Laurent and his mother are not willing to protect you. [ he is 97% certain that he definitely knows way more about magic than either of those people do but whateverrrrrrr ]

At a certain point, all animals also stop growing. Or do you think that when you are twice your current age, you will also have doubled in size?

[husbun]

H-hey! You can't just talk about people you don't know like that! Laurent's mother died protecting everyone. You're a real jerk, aren't you?

[What is this brat's problem? Talking ill of the dead like that! Yarne's fur bristles.]

Just so you know, I can double...no, triple my size whenever I want to. Maybe I'll do that to protect myself from you.

[wearingguess]

Well, how was I to know that?! It is your fault for saying they know everything about magic! That is present tense and it clearly implies they are both still alive!!

Aahhh, do whatever you like! I would not protect you even if you begged me! And I never wanted to touch your filthy ears in the first place!

[husbun]

She does know everything! I'd explain it to you, but...but it's probably too complicated for a child to understand!

[wow he did not expect to fight a child today]

That's good! Because when I change size, my ears only get bigger and fluffier, like pillows and blankets! I'll keep 'em to myself!

[wearingguess]

You are awful, and you are a thousand times more childish than I am, and it is no wonder you are all out of chroma, and you ought to be ashamed of yourself, and if Laurent were here I am certain he would agree with me! And your giant ugly ears probably smell horrible!