First Leaf - Fear Not This Night

[innercactus]

Who: Asteffiel
Broadcast: Yep | Video
Action: Marsiva
When: March 4th/5th?


Little Asuran Box, why am I cold?

[ At least, that's what Asteffiel assumes this thing he's holding is. Hope no one watching gets motion sick, because Asteffiel keeps turning it over and over, trying to figure it out. Enjoy plant-hands, the long leaves of his bottoms, the very obviously grown out of his feet leaves of his shoes. ]

It is still winter, yes, but I haven't been cold while dressed before. [ He finally rights the communicator, studying it a little close now.

Yeah he's made of plants molding itself into a human shape. ]

… Except when I walked into the pond. That was cold. But I am not wet now, so it is not that.

[ Silence as he thinks more on why he could be cold while clothed and not soaked. ]

Where is Crocus? This is not his house.

[ Finally something vaguely important to ask – although he still seems distracted. ]

Comments

[birdsbirdsbirds]

[aw, his smile gets a little less polite and a little more genuinely delighted.]

Asteffiel, what a good name. My name is Robin, like the bird.

[innercactus]

The one with red feathers on the front!

[ .... So close. ]

[birdsbirdsbirds]

On its chest, yes.

[almost. hopefully this guy isn't secretly calling him a cardinal or something.]

[innercactus]

Yes!

[ No, that's on its head. or top- ]

And small, not like moas. ... although I think moas come in pink instead of red, and it's pink all over.

[birdsbirdsbirds]

...I'm not sure I know what a moa is.

[he hopes that's the singular. he hopes they're still talking about birds.]

[innercactus]

A big bird.

[ That's helpful. ]

Maybe... this tall? [ He indicates his shoulder. Of course, Asteffiel is sitting on the bed, so this also isn't terribly helpful. ]

They don't fly, though.

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Oh, like Tallbirds.

[he means ostriches. but they don't have ostriches on his world. and they had ostriches on a previous set of waystations, but the locals all called them "Tallbirds". so that's what they are.]

[innercactus]

Yes! But pink. or white. .. or blue.

[ They come in a lot of colors. ]

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Oh... How strange. [...] I am most definitely not like one of those kinds of birds, then.

[innercactus]

Yes. Robins are little quick birds, and they help gardens sometimes because they eat bad bugs.

[ ... Probably not exactly how Robin wants to be remembered. ]

[birdsbirdsbirds]

[no you know what he can roll with this.]

It's a common belief where I'm from that robins bring springtime with them.

[innercactus]

Because... [ He knows this he knows this- ]

You see robins, and it starts warming up!

[birdsbirdsbirds]

There you go, that's right. [he laughs a little.]

You're pretty cute, Asteffiel. Don't get into trouble before you get transferred, all right?

[innercactus]

[ What's that about him being cute? He doesn't get it- ]

I will try! Although if it finds me I don't know how far I can get away from it.

[ ... Cause this place seems kinda.. in. ]

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Ah, well. I'm sure you'll find a way.

[good luck, weird little plant guy.]