001 | party moon cordis | video

[bloodisthicker]

[So you know, you're getting a video towards the end of Cordis cycle of... oh, it's a bunch of like, hand creams and body wash and shampoos and candles and stuff. There are a whole lot of them all arranged nicely on a counter? And there are a lot of different flavors... mostly floral, but some fruity and some woodsy and whatnot.

...the speaker is not onscreen, because why should he be. he is not the star of this show.]

I have found something wonderful, my friends. It's like Wan Shi Tong's library in the desert, except for good scents and hair care products. This-[he kind of pans over his haul]-is only a mere sampling of the offerings Moonlight Path and Body Works had for sale, and yet it's such a variety! It's not even that expensive! The stuff back home is expensive and there isn't quite as much variety! But it all smells fantastic. I just...

[CONTENTED SIGH.........]

I need more. I spent a lot of money, but I want to buy one of each product. This is such a fantastic vacation that I did not actually sign up for, but maybe it is a vacation I needed. This... is a good time I'm having here.

[oh no, this is stupid. at least he's having a good time and won't regret posting this whenever cordis is over. right? right.]

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[bloodisthicker]

...I'm not sure if that's been invented yet.

[sometimespawnskillkings]

It has been invented, and most sensible people wish it hadn’t been.

So, you should really think about whether advertising shampoo in order to get more shampoo is something you want to do.

You seem like a smart man, and I’m sure you can do much better things than that.

[bloodisthicker]

I mean it’s not that hard to make money here. All you have to do is shake a lot of hands and I, my friend, am very used to shaking hands. Maybe I should be more important and shake all the hands.

[sometimespawnskillkings]

And kiss all the babies.

Win at politics and at money-making.

[Temple thinks that is a much better idea than Tarrlok’s previous one, and much more suited to him. And so, his Cordis giddiness takes over.]

[bloodisthicker]

Yes. Yes, exactly. I will kiss so many babies on their foreheads for money. It will be very good.

[sometimespawnskillkings]

LMAO.

[Becase textspeak is the only way Temple can possibly respond to such ridiculousness.]

[So congratulations, Tarrlok. You broke the Temple.]

[bloodisthicker]

[.......hang on he needs to look up what that acronym means-oh.]

Thank you, I'll be here all night.

[sometimespawnskillkings]

BTW, are you drunk?

[Even though Temple is under the same Moonblessing as Tarrlok is, it hasn’t occurred to him that the moon might be responsible for Tarrlok’s behaviour yet.]

[bloodisthicker]

No...? I haven't touched anything today. I'm just having a good time.

[sometimespawnskillkings]

You sure about that?

Because, to me, it doesn’t seem like you’re acting like you.

[bloodisthicker]

Well, I am in a far better mood now than I have been since I got here, in no small part due to retail therapy. I think I’ve just settled into that vacation mood.

[sometimespawnskillkings]

I really don’t think “that vacation mood” can entirely explain your behaviour today.

[Because the Tarrlok Temple is talking to now strikes him as very different from the one that dealt with the vines in his bathroom. Not completely different but different enough to unnerve Temple.]

[bloodisthicker]

...Oh, I hope it's not the moon. That'd be annoying. I know certain people were a little more on edge last week after they got their animal features, but I thought I'd be pretty on edge if my ears suddenly migrated to the top of my head too. I wasn't, though!

[sometimespawnskillkings]

Sorry but I think it might be the moon.

I know I’ve been feeling odd lately too. And I have cat ears.

[bloodisthicker]

Oh, that’s annoying. I’m no stranger to the moon having effects on things, but I usually prefer it to be things I can control rather than mood alterations and transformations.

Oh well, at least people seem to love the fox ears and tail.

[sometimespawnskillkings]

Things you can control?

[Temple has no idea at all as to what Tarrlok means by that.]

[bloodisthicker]

Oh, you know how I told you about my waterbending? Our abilities are strongest during the full moon, so that’s what I meant.

[sometimespawnskillkings]

That’s really cool.

Does it only work with the moon from wherever you’re from or does it work with the moons here too?

[bloodisthicker]

You know, it didn't work with the other moon, but I think it's working with this one. Maybe it's because this is the one that has other effects on me? Or it might just be that this moon is the only one with a connection to water.

[sometimespawnskillkings]

Huh.

If it’s the second, I suppose that might also be why that moon affects you in those other ways.

[bloodisthicker]

Perhaps! I can't figure that out without any other waterbenders around, because it seems like I'm the only one here.

[sometimespawnskillkings]

So, you’re the only one from your world here too, then?

[bloodisthicker]

As far as I know, yes. I wonder how common it is, actually.

[sometimespawnskillkings]

Yeah, I’m wondering that too.

[bloodisthicker]

I guess it wouldn't hurt to put a survey together at some point, just out of curiosity.