"Would poultices work as a repellent?" he mused teasingly. "I just figured I'd need them on hand for all the poking!" Aaaand there it was, just a moment later. His eyes widened in comic betrayal as he pressed a hand to his wounded shoulder dramatically. "Ah, well... yes. Yes I suppose there's that. I'm still not one to say it aloud often. It's the sort of thing I grew up hiding on my world," he admitted, smile returning with its crooked tilt. "There was safety in letting people make incorrect assumptions about you, there. But you're right, that's what I am here, with all the fur, feathers, and scales that come with it." And occasional shedding, but luckily Rory had another animals on the farm that he didn't seem to mind one more too much.
Her joke was well-timed, and he smiled weakly, shaking out of his bad memory at her quip. "I couldn't speak to that. It, ah, didn't come 'up' in conversation. Wessex, the current Queen here and an Ascended working for the Voice, summoned one using borrowed magic. That was how she killed Rae's Guardian in the Spire basement, the one who was set to guard that portal against Ascended using it," he explained. "I don't know how she even knew about them... but she wasn't shy about using it to try and kill me along with Rae's Guardian." Best Ingrid knew what she was getting into by hanging out with him, in case she wanted to change her mind about hanging out with the Loreseekers in the future. Jigano had a terrible track record with the local monarchs.
Eirachi, though, was a less personally-fraught and more interesting topic for him to pursue. "So she's more of the dangerous than the helpful kind of deity?" he asked curiously. "Are there any offerings or attitudes that might appease her?"
As with so many men everywhere, regardless of world, mention of feminine hygiene products had Jigano nonplussed. He was glad she gave him an 'out' by changing the subject to the guild, and though he was teasing about the forms and requirements he wasn't joking about being glad to have a fresh mind among his colleagues. "Never heard of ramen," he admitted cheerfully as she added the pin to her hair tie, wearing it in a nontraditional yet very-Ingrid kind of way, he decided with a grin. "But we can get you some fresh fruits and vegetables to take back if you'd like something in the way of food." They probably had mostly meat in Halo, from the sound of the climate. "Though you should stay for awhile, or else come back soon. Fiat Lux is fast approaching, and there's going to be a party with plenty of food and drink. Honeybeer, ale, wine, cider, and harder drinks if you know which stalls to ask at," he added with a wink, wondering if she was anything like Edrei in that regard as well. "Also dancing and music and games. The Loreseekers will probably be putting up a booth to try and get some more new recruits, too, if you'd be up for lending a hand. We can probably pay you in socks by then, too, if that's your going-rate," he added innocently, though mischief sparkled in his eyes.
Her joke was well-timed, and he smiled weakly, shaking out of his bad memory at her quip. "I couldn't speak to that. It, ah, didn't come 'up' in conversation. Wessex, the current Queen here and an Ascended working for the Voice, summoned one using borrowed magic. That was how she killed Rae's Guardian in the Spire basement, the one who was set to guard that portal against Ascended using it," he explained. "I don't know how she even knew about them... but she wasn't shy about using it to try and kill me along with Rae's Guardian." Best Ingrid knew what she was getting into by hanging out with him, in case she wanted to change her mind about hanging out with the Loreseekers in the future. Jigano had a terrible track record with the local monarchs.
Eirachi, though, was a less personally-fraught and more interesting topic for him to pursue. "So she's more of the dangerous than the helpful kind of deity?" he asked curiously. "Are there any offerings or attitudes that might appease her?"
As with so many men everywhere, regardless of world, mention of feminine hygiene products had Jigano nonplussed. He was glad she gave him an 'out' by changing the subject to the guild, and though he was teasing about the forms and requirements he wasn't joking about being glad to have a fresh mind among his colleagues. "Never heard of ramen," he admitted cheerfully as she added the pin to her hair tie, wearing it in a nontraditional yet very-Ingrid kind of way, he decided with a grin. "But we can get you some fresh fruits and vegetables to take back if you'd like something in the way of food." They probably had mostly meat in Halo, from the sound of the climate. "Though you should stay for awhile, or else come back soon. Fiat Lux is fast approaching, and there's going to be a party with plenty of food and drink. Honeybeer, ale, wine, cider, and harder drinks if you know which stalls to ask at," he added with a wink, wondering if she was anything like Edrei in that regard as well. "Also dancing and music and games. The Loreseekers will probably be putting up a booth to try and get some more new recruits, too, if you'd be up for lending a hand. We can probably pay you in socks by then, too, if that's your going-rate," he added innocently, though mischief sparkled in his eyes.
