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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Jul 21, 2017 13:08:42 GMT -5
"But what happens to them? On my birth planet they get eaten." -- "I said in the colonies, Oirdz. You said earlier they have different laws... is there anywhere around here we can go cliff diving?" The group stared at her blankly. Most looked suddenly very uneasy. "Hey, uh.. Ma'am.. why don't you... go sit back down, huh?" -- "Yes but if you come back here it's still illegal! And, pray, what would ever make you want to leap off of a cliff?" She seemed slightly flustered suddenly. "I just mean we have a lot of predators. I don't eat meat. I just wanted to know if you have any systems established for helping people who weren't made quite right. I know some worlds do that, and I think it's neat." -- "Why wouldn't you want to leap off a cliff? It's fun. And you can just wash the paint off before you return." |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Aug 9, 2017 22:38:21 GMT -5
The group stared at her blankly. Most looked suddenly very uneasy. "Hey, uh.. Ma'am.. why don't you... go sit back down, huh?" -- "Yes but if you come back here it's still illegal! And, pray, what would ever make you want to leap off of a cliff?" She seemed slightly flustered suddenly. "I just mean we have a lot of predators. I don't eat meat. I just wanted to know if you have any systems established for helping people who weren't made quite right. I know some worlds do that, and I think it's neat." -- "Why wouldn't you want to leap off a cliff? It's fun. And you can just wash the paint off before you return." "Uhh huh. I don't know what you think they need help doing, they can get access to medical care but anyone can do that." He didn't sound so comfortable anymore. --- "Why WOULD you? That's how a lot of people decide to off themselves, and falling is not fun. And, it's not paint. It's dye. you can't just wash it out." |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Aug 9, 2017 23:00:02 GMT -5
She seemed slightly flustered suddenly. "I just mean we have a lot of predators. I don't eat meat. I just wanted to know if you have any systems established for helping people who weren't made quite right. I know some worlds do that, and I think it's neat." -- "Why wouldn't you want to leap off a cliff? It's fun. And you can just wash the paint off before you return." "Uhh huh. I don't know what you think they need help doing, they can get access to medical care but anyone can do that." He didn't sound so comfortable anymore. --- "Why WOULD you? That's how a lot of people decide to off themselves, and falling is not fun. And, it's not paint. It's dye. you can't just wash it out." "Anyone can get medical care?" Silver asked, surprised. "Like, real medicine and not the local shaman?" --- "Falling is great fun, landing the wrong way is the bad part. And there's stuff for removing dyed colors." |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Aug 9, 2017 23:02:04 GMT -5
"Uhh huh. I don't know what you think they need help doing, they can get access to medical care but anyone can do that." He didn't sound so comfortable anymore. --- "Why WOULD you? That's how a lot of people decide to off themselves, and falling is not fun. And, it's not paint. It's dye. you can't just wash it out." "Anyone can get medical care?" Silver asked, surprised. "Like, real medicine and not the local shaman?" --- "Falling is great fun, landing the wrong way is the bad part. And there's stuff for removing dyed colors." The trallyr blinked. "Yes if they pay for it why not?" --- "Maybe on fur, but it really doesn't come out on these.. not fully... ever.... Honestly they just have to re-dye it" |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Aug 9, 2017 23:07:02 GMT -5
"Anyone can get medical care?" Silver asked, surprised. "Like, real medicine and not the local shaman?" --- "Falling is great fun, landing the wrong way is the bad part. And there's stuff for removing dyed colors." The trallyr blinked. "Yes if they pay for it why not?" --- "Maybe on fur, but it really doesn't come out on these.. not fully... ever.... Honestly they just have to re-dye it" "Ah.. and what if they can't pay for it, but need it?" Silver asked. --- Rith seemed about to say something, then stopped. "So what then? Banned for life from the planet? We could resort to paint on the colonies. Occii was constantly monitoring your goo levels, I'm certain he could paint you very quickly." |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Aug 9, 2017 23:13:37 GMT -5
The trallyr blinked. "Yes if they pay for it why not?" --- "Maybe on fur, but it really doesn't come out on these.. not fully... ever.... Honestly they just have to re-dye it" "Ah.. and what if they can't pay for it, but need it?" Silver asked. --- Rith seemed about to say something, then stopped. "So what then? Banned for life from the planet? We could resort to paint on the colonies. Occii was constantly monitoring your goo levels, I'm certain he could paint you very quickly." "Then they can't pay for it? They can't force people to give stuff out. It's not like it's gonna take an arm and a leg unless that's what you need." --- "I don't need paint, Rith. You get fined. It makes certain technologies not work. Occii is not a rulebreaker and I wouldn't ask him to be." |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Aug 9, 2017 23:20:12 GMT -5
"Ah.. and what if they can't pay for it, but need it?" Silver asked. --- Rith seemed about to say something, then stopped. "So what then? Banned for life from the planet? We could resort to paint on the colonies. Occii was constantly monitoring your goo levels, I'm certain he could paint you very quickly." "Then they can't pay for it? They can't force people to give stuff out. It's not like it's gonna take an arm and a leg unless that's what you need." --- "I don't need paint, Rith. You get fined. It makes certain technologies not work. Occii is not a rulebreaker and I wouldn't ask him to be." "Huh, okay. We just don't have many doctors on my world." She shrugged "But I guess we don't need too many. Thinking about it, I don't know anyone with disabilities beyond lost limbs, so I guess that kind of thing doesn't happen to us." --- "I thought it wasn't against the rules on the colonies. What technologies does it affect?" She paused for a moment, then typed on her tablet before showing him the screen. The question written there was "Do Trallyr molt?" |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Aug 9, 2017 23:30:29 GMT -5
"Then they can't pay for it? They can't force people to give stuff out. It's not like it's gonna take an arm and a leg unless that's what you need." --- "I don't need paint, Rith. You get fined. It makes certain technologies not work. Occii is not a rulebreaker and I wouldn't ask him to be." "Huh, okay. We just don't have many doctors on my world." She shrugged "But I guess we don't need too many. Thinking about it, I don't know anyone with disabilities beyond lost limbs, so I guess that kind of thing doesn't happen to us." --- "I thought it wasn't against the rules on the colonies. What technologies does it affect?" She paused for a moment, then typed on her tablet before showing him the screen. The question written there was "Do Trallyr molt?" ".... Alright?" The trallyr didn't know where this conversation was going. ---- "Some of the colonies, mind you. Color scanning is like thumbprint scanning for humans. Using color and voice data you can be identified." He glanced at the tablet and laughed. "No." |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Aug 9, 2017 23:35:57 GMT -5
"Huh, okay. We just don't have many doctors on my world." She shrugged "But I guess we don't need too many. Thinking about it, I don't know anyone with disabilities beyond lost limbs, so I guess that kind of thing doesn't happen to us." --- "I thought it wasn't against the rules on the colonies. What technologies does it affect?" She paused for a moment, then typed on her tablet before showing him the screen. The question written there was "Do Trallyr molt?" ".... Alright?" The trallyr didn't know where this conversation was going. ---- "Some of the colonies, mind you. Color scanning is like thumbprint scanning for humans. Using color and voice data you can be identified." He glanced at the tablet and laughed. "No." There was an awkward pause as Silver tried to think of what to say next. In a panic she bowed instead, thanked them for the chat, and fled back to her seat on the floor. -- She typed on the tablet again for her questions-a-real-Trallyr-would-already-know-the-answer-to before handing it back to Oirdz. "Do Trallyr regrow feathers? When the Rinamians pester Trallyr for feathers is that feather loss permanent?" |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Aug 9, 2017 23:39:22 GMT -5
".... Alright?" The trallyr didn't know where this conversation was going. ---- "Some of the colonies, mind you. Color scanning is like thumbprint scanning for humans. Using color and voice data you can be identified." He glanced at the tablet and laughed. "No." There was an awkward pause as Silver tried to think of what to say next. In a panic she bowed instead, thanked them for the chat, and fled back to her seat on the floor. -- She typed on the tablet again for her questions-a-real-Trallyr-would-already-know-the-answer-to before handing it back to Oirdz. "Do Trallyr regrow feathers? When the Rinamians pester Trallyr for feathers is that feather loss permanent?" Oirdz looked it over. "Not... really. They can but not fast and not comfortably. Unlike birds ours don't come out so easy unless they want too. if there's damage they might drop and refresh but maaybe. Some trallyr can't. So... sometimes." |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Aug 9, 2017 23:47:56 GMT -5
There was an awkward pause as Silver tried to think of what to say next. In a panic she bowed instead, thanked them for the chat, and fled back to her seat on the floor. -- She typed on the tablet again for her questions-a-real-Trallyr-would-already-know-the-answer-to before handing it back to Oirdz. "Do Trallyr regrow feathers? When the Rinamians pester Trallyr for feathers is that feather loss permanent?" Oirdz looked it over. "Not... really. They can but not fast and not comfortably. Unlike birds ours don't come out so easy unless they want too. if there's damage they might drop and refresh but maaybe. Some trallyr can't. So... sometimes." When she handed him the tablet again there was a promise written down rather than a question. "I will be more careful with your feathers from now on. You're ugly enough with them." She emitted slight cawing noise as she watched him read it. Silver's attention was caught by the window, and she tried to move closer so as to stare out it. |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Aug 10, 2017 13:41:16 GMT -5
Oirdz looked it over. "Not... really. They can but not fast and not comfortably. Unlike birds ours don't come out so easy unless they want too. if there's damage they might drop and refresh but maaybe. Some trallyr can't. So... sometimes." When she handed him the tablet again there was a promise written down rather than a question. "I will be more careful with your feathers from now on. You're ugly enough with them." She emitted slight cawing noise as she watched him read it. Silver's attention was caught by the window, and she tried to move closer so as to stare out it. Oirdz made a scoff at the tablet and handed it back to her. The window showed that they had entered some kind of metal tube which they were flying down. It was dark and nothing could be seen. Then it lightened up a bit and the transport slowed down, jostling it's passengers. It slowly turned and a large door ahead of them opened loudly. Bright light came in as the transport flew out into the air, the glass now above them as it started descending. |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Aug 12, 2017 22:24:09 GMT -5
When she handed him the tablet again there was a promise written down rather than a question. "I will be more careful with your feathers from now on. You're ugly enough with them." She emitted slight cawing noise as she watched him read it. Silver's attention was caught by the window, and she tried to move closer so as to stare out it. Oirdz made a scoff at the tablet and handed it back to her. The window showed that they had entered some kind of metal tube which they were flying down. It was dark and nothing could be seen. Then it lightened up a bit and the transport slowed down, jostling its passengers. It slowly turned and a large door ahead of them opened loudly. Bright light came in as the transport flew out into the air, the glass now above them as it started descending. She took back the tablet and watched out the window before typing again. She handed Oirdz her newest question. "Are most Trallyr bald by adulthood? Will Scrac-Trallyr be oddities? Our feathers are fresh and full." Silver watched out the window with a fixed fascination. |
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Post by Prooobably Not Jeffely on Sept 3, 2017 23:10:36 GMT -5
Oirdz made a scoff at the tablet and handed it back to her. The window showed that they had entered some kind of metal tube which they were flying down. It was dark and nothing could be seen. Then it lightened up a bit and the transport slowed down, jostling its passengers. It slowly turned and a large door ahead of them opened loudly. Bright light came in as the transport flew out into the air, the glass now above them as it started descending. She took back the tablet and watched out the window before typing again. She handed Oirdz her newest question. "Are most Trallyr bald by adulthood? Will Scrac-Trallyr be oddities? Our feathers are fresh and full." Silver watched out the window with a fixed fascination. Oirdz rolled his eyes. "No. I've never seen a bald trallyr." Coming into view were large, towering tree-like things, connected with thick cables and paths. The quantity of them and density is far greater here than what glyph saw on the other disc. |
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Post by The Scrac that Smiles Back on Sept 21, 2017 22:29:50 GMT -5
She took back the tablet and watched out the window before typing again. She handed Oirdz her newest question. "Are most Trallyr bald by adulthood? Will Scrac-Trallyr be oddities? Our feathers are fresh and full." Silver watched out the window with a fixed fascination. Oirdz rolled his eyes. "No. I've never seen a bald trallyr." Coming into view were large, towering tree-like things, connected with thick cables and paths. The quantity of them and density is far greater here than what glyph saw on the other disc. Rith took her tablet back, then handed it again to him. "Are your feathers like hair, continuously growing? Do you need to get your feathers cut? Are there fluffy Trallyr?" Silver gasped and turned to Oirdz, her claws unsheathing and she spoke and waved her hands in excited movements. "Can I climb the trees? The trees on Wafflenet aren't strong enough!" Unlike the rest of her body, Silver's claws were white with high clarity, catching the light and reflecting it in rainbows. |
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