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[tumbleweeds]

look i can do it too. try and figure out what i'm saying, jackass. i'm speaking your language, so it shouldn't be too hard.

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[tumbleweeds]

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The what?

[ SORRY ARAGORN THAT WENT... COMPLETELY OVER HER HEAD. ]

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[therangerking]

Halflings. They call themselves hobbits.

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[tumbleweeds]

I've heard stories about them. [ But she hasn't met any, not yet. ]

And... what is it that they say?

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[therangerking]

"At service to you and your family."

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[tumbleweeds]

... And what was your question?

[ She is so confused right now. ]

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[therangerking]

[ Beat. He chuckles. ] Nay, it matters not.

How come you to speak the language of the wild so well?

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[tumbleweeds]

It's part of my job.

Besides, I like animals.

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[therangerking]

Your job?

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[tumbleweeds]

Have you ever heard of a being called Coyote on your world? It's relevant, I promise.

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[therangerking]

[ Pause. ]

Nay. I have not.

[ What is America. His world is only Europe okay. ]

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[tumbleweeds]

He's considered a god, where I come from. A trickster and a creator, who gave fire to the people and who usually takes the form of-- well, a coyote.

He's my boss.

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[therangerking]

[ God = Valar. Boss = Leader. ... Servant of God = ... ]

You sound too youthful to be one of the Maiar.

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[tumbleweeds]

One of the what?

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[therangerking]

The Maia. [ Beat. 'Helpmeets' of the Valar will probably seem an alien language to someone who isn't from his world. She's confused by 'halflings' already.

... Translation: ]

Servants of the Gods. [ Another beat. ]

Men call them Wizards.

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[tumbleweeds]

Uh. [ UHHHHH. ]

Well, I've never been called a wizard before, but the gods back home try to blend in with mortals. People don't really believe in magic anymore -- they don't believe in gods half the time, either.

But every minder -- two for each god -- is given a gift, to help them with their job. So I guess that could be... wizard-like.

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[therangerking]

[ ... Wait, give him a moment. He's kind of confused because of the same word but different meaning thing.

Slowly: ]

I believe that we understand 'wizard' differently. The Maia's magicks were not given to them.

[ ... Understatement of the year.

He can't help but feel sorrow for her world, one in which magic is no longer believed in. Magic left the world along with the Eldar, and he knows that the world is lesser for it.

But he shakes his head, and when he speaks again, it's clearly on another topic. ]

You are a beastspeaker?

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[tumbleweeds]

I actually have no idea how wizards work, so there you go.

[ She's never read Harry Potter. It's sad. Of course, she never read Lord of the Rings either. ]

Not exactly.

[ It's weird, being so open about all of this, but in a place like this it's good to get the fact that she is Not Someone To Fuck With out in the open. Besides, the fear gas had her stampeding, had Sulu watch her mid-shift, and her nanite tattoo was visible in several forms. ]

I can change into any animal at will.

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[therangerking]

[ A soft, appreciative hum. ]

'Tis a useful skill.

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[tumbleweeds]

It is.

[ There's a slight laugh. ]

Of course, a friend of mine -- he serves the goddess of victory. So his power? Victory. It makes sparring with him a pain in the ass sometimes.

[ She misses him. ]

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[therangerking]

[ ............ What. ]

What then is the meaning of fighting?

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[tumbleweeds]

Victory comes in different forms, I guess.

Plus he tends to not mind when I shapeshift in the middle of a fight, which is good practice for me.

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[therangerking]

[ Different forms. Like riding to a suicide mission for the sake of a diversion. ]

Aye. It does. [ Softly. ] There are not many who see it.

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[tumbleweeds]

It all depends on what your goal really is.

[ Keep Coyote alive, no matter the cost, and so she'd gone and faced an entire cult by herself. It's a miracle she survived, was only knocked out (while a grizzly bear, nonetheless, there were so many) and found by a demon's minder. ]

He could probably explain it better than I could.

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[therangerking]

Nay. There is little else that needs to be explained. [ Beat. ]

Those who think otherwise cannot be convinced by words alone.

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[tumbleweeds]

Mm. [ It's more to herself than anything, but... ] Think I used to be one of those.

[ She isn't one to fight for the good of everyone; just for her and her people. But it used to be just for her, just to win, and she'd realized what was wrong with that too late. ]