01 ~ video

[darkwingsofkilvas]

[The video shows Naesala casually lounging against the side of a stone building, in his usual dark outfit. It's a wide enough shot to show his wings resting against the wall behind him; he seems to be holding his yimo out at arm's length while he's recording.]

Well then. It's a festival dedicated to tying knots. Makes you wonder what form of the festivities happens in private, doesn't it?

Don't bother scolding me for saying it. I know that's been the question on everyone's mind.

At any rate, I met a most interesting group of people at one of the bars here. They invited me to a Erol'an poetry reading at a place near the docks. I don't know what to expect from it, but it ought to make for an interesting night.

[Naesala seems pretty satisfied with the turn of events, too. Look at him, making friends with hipsters.]

If only all my interactions with the locals were like that. Do yourselves a favor and don't walk close to the colleges if you have any extra appendages. You might not escape with all your feathers intact.

Comments

[driverslicense]

Then...they are not so fragile.

They must have been extremely annoying. [The people at the college, that is.]

What were you doing there?

[darkwingsofkilvas]

I was only walking by the place. Sometimes I see interesting buildings from the air that I like to take a look at from the ground as well.

At any rate, I'll be avoiding it in the future. I'd rather not get hassled like that again.

[driverslicense]

That seems to be a wise decision. [It's probably barely noticeable, but there's a bit of amusement in his voice.]

...You could wear a disguise if you want to fly.

[darkwingsofkilvas]

[Naesala almost, almost starts laughing at the idea.]

And how exactly would a disguise help me? If I'm the only person in this city with raven's wings, I'm instantly recognizable. It doesn't matter if I'm putting a mask on my face or not.

[driverslicense]

Land, and then hide them. There are coats big enough.

[And if not, there's always putting on a robot suit pretending a hunched back...or even pretending to be a different race entirely.]

You are not too prideful for that?

[darkwingsofkilvas]

[Yep, he's definitely snickering now.]

No, I'm not. I did something similar before, though it wasn't easy to pull off. I just can't believe you're encouraging me to do it. I'll keep it under consideration, how about that?

[driverslicense]

Why would I not encourage someone to do it? [It makes it easy for Naesala, and it doesn't harm anybody, after all.]

Overzealousness isn't good, either. [He got chased around for a bit by an evangelist, himself; the memory of how annoying that was is still sitting at the front of his mind.] A disguise is good if you cannot harm them.

[darkwingsofkilvas]

It's just a suspicious thing for someone to do. No one wears a disguise unless they have something to hide.

... Which, I suppose I would have something to hide, in that case.

[driverslicense]

Some people use a disguise to fit in.

[Chase, for instance—his appearance was copied from a human.]

A good disguise doesn't look suspicious. [He tilts his head.] Can you shapeshift? [A reach, maybe, but Chase has three forms, not including his human one, that he can cycle through. He's done it once as part of an operation, in fact.]

[darkwingsofkilvas]

I can shapeshift, but that's not going to look less suspicious. I turn into a raven. A raven about as tall as I stand in this form, to be specific.

[driverslicense]

They won't know it's you to hound you. [At the most, they could ask Naesala if he was related to that big raven they saw, probably.]

[...But that probably won't solve the main issue, it's true.]

You are content with staying away from there?

[darkwingsofkilvas]

Yes, true enough, but it's quite attention-getting all on its own.

At any rate, I am happy to avoid the place. You have nothing to worry about.