VOICETESTING

[palewanderer]

[ there is a girl staring intently at your face.

or... well. the amount of girlhood is debatable. if you're the ordinary sort, with no magical powers or senses and about the average amount of impure thoughts... yes, she's just a girl. a wild-eyed girl who looks like she desperately needs to be introduced to a hairbrush, but just a girl. those with magic senses or a pure heart, however, can see the glittering horns branching up and out through that wild hair, and the fur and scales decorating the sides of her face and the rest of her body.

she continues her wide-eyed and unfocused perusal of your face for several more seconds, and then huffs a disgruntled breath out through her nose, like you've personally disappointed her.

(unless you happen to be (a) Link, in which case: you are getting your face touched by clawed hands as her eyes somehow go even wider. you may not want to resist! those talons are impressive!) ]

Comments

[palewanderer]

[ she blinks once, the girl's gaze shifting to look a little more through her than at her ]

Not... you. He should be.

[abnormalizes]

Who's 'he'? -If I've seen him, I'll let you know.

[Since this girl is obviously more interested in Him than her.]

[palewanderer]

[ ...pauses. awkwardly.

the problem with knowing someone mostly by their true essence is it doesn't leave you with a lot of good descriptors for other people,

there's a soft ringing chime from the vicinity of the girl's back, and she blinks again ]

Link. His name is Link.

[abnormalizes]

[You could try describing him through vibes! That has a chance of working.]

I don't know anyone by that name, sorry. If I meet him, who should I say is looking for him?

[palewanderer]

[ that is also an excellent question that she does not have a great answer for. people are so difficult... ]

...The one who has his sword.

[abnormalizes]

That works! I can see why you want to find him. I'm sorry I'm not of more help.

[palewanderer]

[ she smiles a little bit ]

Thank you for trying... I know a name isn't much.

[abnormalizes]

It's something, at least. Can you describe what he looks like, or is this kind of just an 'I'd know him if I saw him' situation?

[palewanderer]

I would know him.

[ but she frowns a little, clearly trying to focus ]

He's... blonde. Pale-skinned... blue eyes...?

[abnormalizes]

Okay, got it. That narrows it down a little, thank you.

[How many blonde blue-eyed people in the immediate area could there be.]

[palewanderer]

[ "the immediate area"

...okay it is technically that, but "immediate" has a very different definition when you can fly at high speeds. ]

...Good. I wasn't sure... people are hard to tell apart.

[abnormalizes]

They really are, at least when it comes to the humans.

[Barely anyone here even has a prosthetic head or anything.]

[palewanderer]

[ that intense stare is back, and her nostrils flare a bit ]

But you are one of them...?

[abnormalizes]

I can be a human and still think humans are boring.

[palewanderer]

[ ????? tilting her head ]

[abnormalizes]

It's kind of a long story? But I think people who aren't human are a lot cooler and more attractive.

[palewanderer]

—oh. [ wrinkling her nose ] For mating.

[abnormalizes]

-Yeah, for mating. Sorry. Not a fan?

[palewanderer]

I am...

[ what's the right word. maybe she should have thought more about how she'd have to talk if she interacted with the little people...

maybe she should have thought more, period, before coming down? hmm. ]

It is natural? For others... you don't need to apologize.

[abnormalizes]

[Talking to people is hard for some humans who've been doing it all their lives, she can't expect Miss Has A Sword to be good at it.]

Okay. I just don't want to make you uncomfortable.

[palewanderer]

That would be difficult.

[abnormalizes]

That's good to hear. -Sorry if this is prying, but do you not talk to people much?

[palewanderer]

[ she shakes her head ]

Not until very recently...

[abnormalizes]

It can be pretty rough suddenly having to interact with people. I like talking to you, though!

[palewanderer]

[ there's a vague sense of movement, somewhere (her tail swishing, though Evangeline can't see it) ]

...I am glad you aren't afraid.