voice; forward dated to past midnight (action open to anyone around?)

[velveteened]

( there's a slight sound of rustling after the feed clicks on, as oz makes himself more comfortable on a seat in the observatory. why he's there late at night — night by circadian rhythms, anyway, simulated nights on the moon — is anyone's guess, or maybe it's obvious enough. in any case, when he speaks up a moment later, he sounds to be in a good enough mood. )

What's your favorite story? Scary ones are probably best for late at night, but what I really want to hear about are everyone's favorites. For instance, something about a princess and a dragon, or maybe a mystery with a twist ending, or something out of history....ah, if you make it up or adapt it from a book, that's fine too! Or even if it's a real one that's happened to someone you know, ( and a light laugh ) — don't worry, I don't tell anyone!

But it's rude to ask without giving my own preference, right? I can start with mine, if anyone wants.

( he'll tell people about holy knight. all about it!!!! don't ask him about it. )

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no it's too late he's committed

[the_human]

I'll tell you after you tell me about Holy Knight!

it was nice knowing him

[velveteened]

Holy Knight is a really popular book series in my world — in fact, the most! That's because it's so well-written that almost everyone can't help but enjoy it.

( at this point he's half-expecting break to cut in and claim the opposite but WHATEVER HE JUST HAS BAD TASTE )

It's about a man named Edwin, who was born the fourth son to a viscount — which is to say that he'd be out of luck for a lot of social aspirations, since his older brothers would get the first chances. He's serious but has a bright personality, and he's excellent with a sword, so he, together with his servant Edgar, go on a journey to become the next Holy Knight and stamp out corruption! Along the way, they meet all kinds of people who need rescuing and also teach them lessons — and more enemies, of course.

( not that canon ever specifies what a 'holy knight' actually is but ok )

It's a long book series, so there are a lot of smaller stories from it I could tell you about if you want!

[the_human]

[Luckily for Oz, he's got a captive audience.]

WOAH! That sounds so awesome! Do they do it, does he become a Holy Knight?

[velveteened]

How could I ever spoil it? ( he asks on a laugh. ) You'll have to read and find out!

[the_human]

But it's not here!

[velveteened]

( AU CONTRAIRE )

Did you know the library used to rent electronic books?

( he has them totally legally. sorta. maybe. )

[the_human]

Yeah, but-- wait, but do they have a library here?

[velveteened]

That'd be nice, wouldn't it? But I found a way a while ago to read them on my tablet! I could send them to you.

[the_human]

Oh, yeah, please? I'd love to read em! I haven't read a good adventure in a ridic long time!

[velveteened]

I'll do that, then!

( iT'S A PRETTY HUGE FILE, SO IT'LL TAKE SOME TIME TO SEND. finn is in for certainly something )

In the meantime, could you tell me about Hansel and Gretel?

[the_human]

Oh, yeah, totally!

[See, the thing is-- well, there's been an apocalypse in Finn's world, right?]

Once upon a time, way back during the Dog-Rainicorn wars, when dogs were really poor and junk, there was a litter of dogs! Nine of them! Butter and Wanda and Josh and Martha and Juan and Elizabeth and Stan and Hansel and Gretel-- and Hansel and Gretel were the runts. So their parents were like, oh man, we can't feed all these pups! What are we gonna do?

[--so some stories are a little . . . warped.]

So they were like, pups! You gotta go! And their mom bit and snapped at them until they were, like, in the middle of the forest, and then she covered her tracks so they couldn't follow!

So then the pups were like, oh my glob! What the flip are we gonna do? And Gretel was like, oh my god, I totally know! So she used all her senses-- looking and listening and, uh, others, and smelling-- and she found a good scent! So she tracked it and tracked it and finally found this huuuuuuuge house! It was made of bones and meat and candy and cupcakes. And Hansel and Gretel, they hadn't eaten in, like, forever, so they started eating the house!

[velveteened]

( one day oz will hear the original story and squint really hard at finn. today is not that day. )

Eating the house! I can understand them being hungry, but what if someone lives there?

[the_human]

Well, someone did! It was a superold sky witch, and she was SUPER MAD! She yelled at them for a while and then captured them! She put them in cages!

[velveteened]

Oh no!