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[treadingdawn]

There is a man trapped in an apartment with two bound young ladies for dinner.

So where can I find a special kind of clover? Preferably for good luck? He may need it.

Comments

voice;

[bonescientist.livejournal.com]

He's going to eat the girls?

voice;

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

No. I would hope not.

voice;

[bonescientist.livejournal.com]

But you said, quote, two bound young ladies for dinner. That implies the man is about to cannibalize them. That is not good.

voice;

[thenormalsquint]

Sweetie. Caspian isn't trying to say this guy is the next Gormogon.

voice;

[bonescientist.livejournal.com]

But-- ...oh. He implied the man was there with the girls for the duration of dinner time. Well, he should have been more precise.

voice;

[thenormalsquint]

Yes. Maybe. I'm sure other people thought the same.

[No, only you got that mixed up, Brennan. Sorry.]

voice;

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

When I have the Archenland Ambassador for dinner the last thing I am doing is cooking him.

voice;

[bonescientist.livejournal.com]

...Right. I mistook your wording. Though in my defense, I've dealt with several cannibals before. It's not an impossible scenario.

voice;

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

Is that some kind of innuendo?

voice;

[bonescientist.livejournal.com]

Which part? Innuendo means indirect or subtle implication or insinuation, often lewd or derogatory in nature.

voice;

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

Well. Someone told me to look it up.

[Innocent. Maybe.]

voice;

[bonescientist.livejournal.com]

[Pause. She's just confused as all heck now.]

Maybe misunderstanding is a better descriptive. At least on my part.

voice;

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

There are two girls bound together in an apartment. To my understanding they are 'cuffed' and an acquaintance of theirs is going to remedy the situation.

[Pause. Then he adds.]

For the duration of dinner.

voice;

[bonescientist.livejournal.com]

Yes. I understand the situation, now.

[A beat.]

I'm sorry I mistook you for a cannibal. That was... presumptuous and probably a little rude.

voice;

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

It's all right.

Are those common in your world?

voice;

[bonescientist.livejournal.com]

Not terribly, thankfully. In some societies it is still practiced, though those are quite rare nowadays. If one practices cannibalism, they are most likely mentally unwell.

voice;

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

Where I come from we do not eat Talking Beasts, much less any human.

[Those pesky giants on the other hand...]

voice;

[bonescientist.livejournal.com]

Well, normally, we do not either. But some people can be mentally disturbed in a way that drives them to consume human flesh.

[Wait.]

...Talking Beasts?

voice;

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

I see... And yes, Talking Beasts. Beasts that talk.

[There has to be a better way to explain this.]

A badger with speech?

voice;

[bonescientist.livejournal.com]

[Long silence.]

You have animals that actually speak? In words? They form recognizable phonetic combinations such as the ones we are using to converse now?

voice;

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

[Also a long silence.

Very long.

And then...]

Yes we do.

voice;

[bonescientist.livejournal.com]

Really? That is fascinating! Do they all talk, or is speech unique to some special line of divergence or mutation in specific species?

voice;

[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

No not all of them, that's why there are beasts then there are Talking Beasts. A Talking Bear will be much larger than a mute bear, and even the smallest of Talking Bears will be the biggest of the mute ones.