sheep_game | if you have a problem you think a gun could help solve...

[Hi. Azdaja is wearing a silver spade-shaped brooch, and you may assume she'll be wearing it every single day, indefinitely.]

Alright, some updates:

We have managed to acquire a freezer and blood bags for the blood drive, so we should be all set on that front. No further action necessary.

Shadow Fiend and I were discussing possible rites we could do for the sake of weather-proofing the barn or making any other practical improvements to our living situation, and since we have so many magically-inclined individuals on our team, she suggested some kind of competition or duel of some sort -- not to cause any harm, but to show off your most aesthetically impressive spells that might dazzle an audience. Those of us who are not able to participate could act as judges or otherwise use Herd Mentality to generate prizes for the winner. Lemme know your thoughts.

And finally, I talked to Blossom about what it might take to make a hot spring or something, since Fafnir was asking about it. Apparently, we need to dig a huge hole, build a campfire around it, and spend a night talking about things that calm us down or put us at ease. At least half of the flock would need to do it to make it work.

Where is Fafnir, anyway? He was the one who wanted a hot spring in the first place.

_{[ without looking up from filing his nails, ]}

Haven't seen him.

_{[ he makes a point of confirming the sight of the brooch, smiles pleasantly when it's there, then primly settles in for Talking Time. ]}

I can cooperate with both endeavors. But Az, nobody really HAS to solely warm the bench, so far as I understand it. Don't you think you could show off, too, with that transformation ability of yours~? I'd say it's rather impressive in it's own right.

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It's hardly magic, though.

And I have been emphatically informed by this point that humans are outright scandalized by the sight of a nude body, as it's illegal to be naked where they're from.

[Can you fucking IMAGINE?! blows her mind every time]

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If he's the one who wants it the most, he should at least help with the work.

It's rather amusing, really. Though also annoying, as it's simply not comfortable wearing clothes all the time.

Will your audience care about such semantics? You're putting on a show, not presenting a proof.

Maybe... a smoke bomb~? Some well-placed fog to render you into but a silhouette for the sake of tender eyes? Come now, you're a Rose, you've got to have SOME thoughts about the art of making an... impression, on someone.

Right? You get it.

And if you're in your natural body, they simply do not parse that you're naked. It's only once you appear to be human that they lose their minds, as if they don't also have a body.

[make it makes sense!]

[Shrugs]

I mean. Sure. Wouldn't want to shock their innocent eyes.

I don't think me just changing bodies is going to be all that dazzling, since just about everyone did that a dozen times in a row during that thing with the lights. I'm not saying I won't do it, just that if the object of the rite is to be impressive, I don't know if that's going to do it.

I'm not even the only person in this pasture who can do it naturally. I'm not even the only person in this barn.

Hear, hear. Hand him the shovel~.

It's because, for whatever reason, humans haven't developed a method of keeping their reproductive parts protected naturally.

You are the least proud dragon I have ever met. Have some decorum. If it weren't for all the sophisticated tool use mucking things up you would be the apex predator of this ecosystem! Primal awe is an entertainer's best friend. You're telling me you don't have one single soul-shaking roar in you?

[laughs]

Lots of animals seem to find junk hanging out to be naturally appealing, though...!

Leave it to humans to get neurotic about it, haha.

Not sure. I can't remember the last time I practiced.

But if you have suggestions on how to become more terrifying, I'd love to hear it.

[remember that one time she did everything in her power, including fear-bombing the pasture, and couldn't frighten Melody? Absolutely devastating.]

Magic duel! Magic duel! Or maybe it's more like a pageant? Wizard pageant! Wizard pageant!

Wizard! 👏 Pageant! 👏

Let's see what tricks are up your frilly wizard sleeves!

[should you wish to talk to Shadow Fiend this fine day, you can catch her going over Rose's stores and/or the meat locker, carefully tallying up what they've got squirreled away for the winter, and setting aside small amounts of stuff for a Clover care package]

Let's see, one sack of apples... Maybe a second one? How many apples do six people eat, anyway? Some dried herbs...? You can't really eat dried herbs, though... Maybe a medium-ish pygmadillo...

One of the judging criteria is gonna be how cool their frilly wizard sleeves or the equivalent thereof look while they're casting spells!

In that case, I shall decree a major part of the work to be helping with costume acquisition.

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Hmm~ Only if we give all participating wizards the same amount of help getting costume components!

Or maybe we should make you all do it yourselves, to see what you can come up with...

_{Was the diaphragm typically just mammals or was that the.. nevermind, I can generalize.}

Pull deep in your muscles to fill your airway to capacity and pace what you say to rests that build anticipation rather than interrupt it.

And try to get your spines to stick up, but not right away. Right before you tear something apart, or something.

I'll certainly keep that in mind. But does that mean there will be someone or something to tear apart at the demonstration?

It's starting to sound like we'll need a first rite to create the props and costumes for the second rite.

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