video;

[the_human]

[You've probably seen this kid running around for the last two weeks, shrieking excitedly when he notices you're a human being (or fish person, or troll, or whatever; he's pretty excitable). But it's only now he attacks the network, all smiles and cheer.]

Holy SCHMAO, you guys, I've never seen so many humans! This is amazing! Where I'm from-- well, my name is Finn, first off! Finn the Human, from the land of Ooo! I'm basically a knight there, it's pretty great. I fight evil and stuff with my brother! But I'm the last human being ever, and I've never seen any others before-- but here you all are! Which is awesome!  We should all get together and talk about human stuff. What do you eat? Do you like bacon pancakes? What about--

[Oh wait no he had a message here. Finn takes a breath and adds:]

Anyway, uh-- I know things are kind of bumslops right now, but, uh, you gotta just keep your chin up! Sometimes being a hero means nobody likes you very much, or they think you're wrong, or even making mistakes. But as long as you're trying to do the right thing, you're all right!

Oh, and-- if anybody needs lessons in being a hero, I'm totally free. I've got, like, a billion years experience in it.

Comments

[the_human]

Ohhhh. Yeah, probably not. But that's really cool! Can you fly? How big are they? What color are they? Are they instead of your arms or on your back?

[reassures]

[It takes a few seconds, because she's not overly fond of the video feature, but she flicks it on nonetheless. Have a slightly awkward looking older teen with wings, which are fluttering slightly just in view. She waves at the feed, but goes back to typing after.]

They're too small to fly with.

[the_human]

[He beams at her.]

They're beautiful!

[reassures]

[She goes so red at that. Nill doesn't necessarily blush too frequently, just because the occasion rarely comes up, but man she is bright red right now. She sputters, which sounds a little strange because no vocalizations to go with it.]

Thank you.

[the_human]

You're welcome! So-- how'd you get them?

[reassures]

I was born with them.

It's something that's-- normal, where I come from. I don't think it is anywhere else.

[the_human]

Huh. It might be! But even if it isn't, it's still really cool. I wouldn't know. About the normal thing, I mean, not the cool thing.

[For a moment he gropes at his back, as if to feel for wings.]

Are they always white?

[reassures]

I wouldn't either.

[She smiles briefly, and turns the video feed off again, because wow she really dislikes using it.]

They are. I don't think wings change colors. [ ... ] I used to know a boy with very big, orange wings-- and he could fly.

[the_human]

Woah! Cool! Flying must be awesome. Sometimes Jake flies us around, and his girlfriend flies all the time, but it'd be totally math if I could do it myself!

[reassures]

It seemed very cool-- he was very cool, too.

Is his girlfriend a bird?

[the_human]

No, she was a rainicorn!

[A beat. He adds, somewhat uncertainly:]

Do you have them? They're suuuuper long-- I think Lady is fifteen feet-- and really skinny. And they're rainbow! And they can fly! And they've got four legs. They kinda look like horses, but they've got a horn, and they can fly. And they're rainbow!

[reassures]

I've heard of unicorns, but never a rainicorn. They sound amazing.

[She suspects it may be best not to tell him that in most cases, unicorns are a myth. Most cases that she knows, anyway.]

[the_human]

She's pretty awesome. She and Jake had babies-- dog-rainicorn babies! They're super cute.

[reassures]

Are they also fifteen feet long?

[the_human]

I think Kim Kil Whan might be, but the rest aren't. I think. I don't really know!

[reassures]

Your world sounds very-- different from most.

[the_human]

I dunno! Nobody seems to know about candy people. Maybe you can only have one or the other.

[reassures]

I'm not sure it usually works that way.

Even if it does, your world sounds nice.