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[motioned]

[Hello, Port. Today a certain redhead is sitting propped against a wall in a small building full of birds. Being friends with someone who has enough money to buy an entire aviary is pretty great. There are definitely at least three sitting on her as she begins to speak over the various noises.]

You know, I realized nobody had ever really seen inside here except me! But I like it a whole lot. It's really calming, and it's fun to take care of them all. Back home, I used to feed the birds that lived near the school, too, so it reminds me of my world a little bit. [As she talks, a pigeon comes down and sits on her head. Blinking, she looks up with a smile.]

I guess there are new people starting to come in now, too. I wonder if— [But then she pauses before looking quite panicked. She ducks down, and though the NV is pointed in the other direction now, there is the distinct sound of a bird hitting the glass wall of the aviary, as well as the muffled beginnings of a quack.

Birds are such intelligent creatures, aren't they?]

Comments

ACTION

[axetrid]

Yeah, I'll share with him.

I'm Astrid, by the way.

ACTION

[motioned]

My name's Ahiru! You're the girl who hit the guy with an axe, right?

ACTION

[axetrid]

That's me.

ACTION

[motioned]

Just tell me if you need more food later, okay?

ACTION

[axetrid]

I can't eat all your food. What are you gonna eat then?

ACTION

[motioned]

Oh, it's not mine! I live in a house with a bunch of people, so it's more like the person who owns the house's.

[Leaning in conspiratorially! Whispering!]

Between you and me, he eats a lot more than he really needs to.

ACTION

[axetrid]

Won't they get angry at you? Usually if you take someone's food they'll beat you up for it.

ACTION

[motioned]

They wouldn't beat me up!

ACTION

[axetrid]

Are you sure about that?

ACTION

[motioned]

Of course I am!

ACTION

[axetrid]

He must be pretty nice then. I've beaten people up over food loads of times.

ACTION

[motioned]

[Slowly extends the bag of food towards her...]

ACTION

[axetrid]

_{[Takes...it...]}

Well I'm not going to beat you up. That'd be pretty stupid of me.

ACTION

[motioned]

I-I know that! [nope.jpg]

ACTION

[axetrid]

_{[Takes another bite.]}

Really. If I was, you'd know.

Re: ACTION

[motioned]

I believe you!

ACTION

[axetrid]

You're clothes are really strange. Actually, everyone's been wearing really weird clothes. _{[And she pauses then before looking upward toward a billboard with a picture of a woman scantily clad.]}

And what in Thor's name is she wearing? Or should I say not wearing?

ACTION

[motioned]

Hey, one of my friends picked this out for me!

[She follows Astrid's gaze until OH GOD going red.]

I-It's an advertisement!

ACTION

[axetrid]

Is she a concubine, that woman? Who painted her picture so real?

What's an advertisement?