[open] Cow.

[convictionary]

Who: Gaius and various and assorted people.
When: 5/11
Where: Gresser
What: Cows
Rating: S for stupid, probably with some light curses and terrible metaphors.

RANDOM ENCOUNTER:

[And that was when Gaius turned to his companion(s), warming to the story.] So the second ham was tossed into the air and the juggler reached for the torc-

[And that was when a small herd of goats ran past them.

...

There's probably something chasing the distressed goats, huh. (Hint: it's probably a bear.)]

COW:

["Moo," said the cow, distressed. There was three of them, tired, wary, staring at the heroes who likely stared back at them. Gaius stared, at least, though who knows...maybe his companion had a natural instinct for tending to cows and was running to care for them. He hesitated.] What are we getting for this, again?

OBLIGATORY MISSION AFTERMATH:

[Because they are and he looks tired and vaguely done right now. He is going to order a sundae with some fruit he never heard of because he can.]

Comments

[convictionary]

Nope. [Drawled out, so, truthfully, it probably sounds more like nnnooooope.] You know what else we don't have?

[carptricks]

[does. does he want to know. he's curious. he has to ask. he's falling into this trap]

What else don't you have?

1/2

[convictionary]

[There's a pause. There's a long enough pause that it deserves its own comment. Brace yourself.

Are you braced?

Okay.]

2/2

[convictionary]

Toilets like here.

[Enjoy that thought!]

1/2

[carptricks]

. . .

[carptricks]

[Kaito decides to just. keep walking. without making any further commentary. NOPE. HE IS NOT ADDRESSING THAT ONE. HE IS NOT THINKING ABOUT IT. NOT AT ALL]

[convictionary]

[Meanwhile, to him it's a day which ends in -y. You know how long it took for him to understand how the bathrooms worked in Blanc?

Actually, not very. He's not a total idiot, but shit. Everything's so decadent here. Airships and indoor plumbing...fridges...it's pretty nice.]

So, Strings. What's a television?

[Yes, he also might be amused at that reaction.]

[carptricks]

[technology is so fascinating isn't it, Gaius]

A box that displays moving pictures, used for entertainment. Think of stage plays, only they're transmitted on a screen from miles and miles away.

[not getting into the science-y aspect of it at all]

[convictionary]

[And don't they have those in Blanc? Now I think about it, some of the events mentioned screens and projectors and the like.]

Huh. You don't say. So whaddya usually watch on them?

[carptricks]

[STEAMPUNK TELEVISIONS]

Whatever's playing at the time that's good and entertaining. Actually, there's a really great series back home about a masked superhero where--

[oh good lord stop him before he gets started]

[convictionary]

[Nah.]

[carptricks]

[well enjoy Kaito ranting like a total fanboy over this SUPER COOL SUPERHERO SERIES where the main character is a VIGILANTE who operates OUTSIDE THE LAW and PUNCHES BAD GUYS IN THE FACE and HAS A COOL COSTUME and DOES REALLY COOL HERO THINGS]

[because that is the exact kind of series he'd be into]

[convictionary]

[-and he nods along, tuning out about a third of it but listening to the other 2/3rds of it-]

You don't say.

[And.]

Huh.

[A few minutes later, cutting in-] And nobody pays him?

[carptricks]

[he looks bewildered by this question]

Why would someone pay him for being a superhero?

[convictionary]

Ain't he working? He's gotta eat and sleep and all.

[Doesn't get it.]

[carptricks]

He has a day job. Being a superhero is more like a hobby.

[true selfless vigilante-ism.]

[convictionary]

Gods. [Horrified at the implications right here. He doesn't just say it, he breathes it in horror. It might just be one word, but it's a very dramatic one word. There's people like that out there???]