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!) ]

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[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.

[abnormalizes]

I've met plenty of people way scarier than you.

[palewanderer]

[ huffing out through her nose ]

My purpose is not for fear. But... it is difficult, to be among people. You are the first not to be unsettled at all.

[abnormalizes]

Some people get picky about 'normal human' things. It's a little bit silly, honestly.

[palewanderer]

[ ccconsiders that, then shakes her head slightly ]

It is a kind of defense. Sometimes not needed, but better to have than not.

[abnormalizes]

That's true. I guess a lot of people who aren't human are really powerful.

[palewanderer]

Yes. And... it does not always take power to do harm. If they are not following "normal human" rules, they are harder to predict.

[ she frowns into the distance for a bit as she says it, then pauses and refocuses on Evangeline. ]

You... knew. That I wasn't human.

[abnormalizes]

Yeah. I can't actually see any non-human parts of you, but I work with nonhumans at my job, I'm pretty good at picking up. The vibes, I guess?

[The way they talk, the way they see the world.]

[palewanderer]

[ she hums, a little amused ]

There is little point in hiding "the vibes." The rest... only some can see.

[ there is something... ironic, perhaps, in that the majority of people can only see her puppet in a shape she can't actually fully force it into. the law of draconification is that to become a dragon is to be permanently changed; there are no take-backs and no loopholes, even via a projected avatar.

the light dragon doesn't have the best grasp on humor, but that does seem a little like a good joke to her. ]

...Would you like to?

[ offering both hands ]

[abnormalizes]

[Taking her hands without hesitation.]

I would love to.