[VIDEO/ACTION]

[bellyofthebeast]

i. VIDEO
[ A familiar face is on the screen. She looks a little like she's been living life rather... uh, naturally. To the earth. Mud bathing, the like.

Despite that, though, she's looking good. Happy, even. Her pumpkaboo is clinging onto her shoulder, as per usual, as she looks around and starts to speak once she's sure the camera is on. ]

Uh- Hello. It's Shyvana here. I left rather suddenly last time, and for that I apologise. I am back now, and will be returning to my duties as a Sword of the Saviour. I look forward to serving you all. [ She bows slightly, and the pumpkaboo waves as the transmission ends. ]

ii. ACTION
[ Later during the day Shyvana can be seen slightly cleaner and more rested. She's walking around the shops, marveling at the various foods that come packaged these days and seeing if she can catch anymore familiar so she can catch up.

Her merry band of pokemon include a trapinch running to keep up, and aforementioned pumpkaboo rested on the Trapinch's head. They are rather small, so hopefully they don't trip anyone up while they're in a mad dash to catch up to Shyvana.... ]

Comments

[bellyofthebeast]

I've seen more decent. But you beat mine, at least.

[ she strokes her chin. It's a little grimy but it's kinda smooth... or at least, it's hair free. Grime and scales on the other hand... ]

I came back from around. I traveled a bit, saw what's left of the world.

[morituri_nolumus_mori]

[ Rincewind can appreciate the smooth, scaley (though dirty) chin now that he's assured she's not as hostile as he assumes everyone is. He nods. ]

The whole world still where it belongs?

[bellyofthebeast]

The world is how I remember it, at least. Whether it belongs where it does is not up to me to decide.

[ Strange man you ask some strange questions that she does not know how to answer. ]

[morituri_nolumus_mori]

Fair enough.

[ The topic of foreign lands and unexplored geography interests Rincewind. Only, he has no intention of ever investigating for himself. The idea is that the more he can learn of a place and the dangerous perils it presents, the more reasons he'll have to stay home. ]

Sounds like you've been out there before. Learn anything new?

[bellyofthebeast]

Last time I was out there was... not a lot of time to take in the scenery. I would recommend you take a look to experience it yourself if you uh, can make it.

[ she doesn't know how flimsy you are. If you are flimsy. You look flimsy. Very raggedy and flimsy. Nothing on her massive shoulders and abs, in any case. ]

[morituri_nolumus_mori]

I think I'll pass. Besides, I'd only remember the blurry bits anyway. It's not worth going out there and risking my life.

[ He prefered threadbare. It, at least, alluded to him being useful at one point or another. ]

[bellyofthebeast]

There's nothing life risking out there. [ she blinks, not even knowing that it was something to be worried about. ]

And the world is so expansive. So beautiful. But so is the Union.

[morituri_nolumus_mori]

Are you sure? Most things have some kind of beauty to them. Most things can also bite your head off.

[ He's very sure of this. Plenty of pokemon out there with mouths as wide as his chest. Most of them happened to have sharp, meat-rending teeth too. ]

[bellyofthebeast]

Well, that is true. But how can we know that these wrap band thingies won't tighten and snap our hands off?

[morituri_nolumus_mori]

... Eh? That's rhetorical, right? They don't actually have ... a history of doing that?

[ Cue panic. ]

[bellyofthebeast]

Not as far as I'm aware, but if you can think it, it has probably happened or will happen at some point.

[morituri_nolumus_mori]

Thanks. That's just what I needed. More things to worry about. I'll be grey in no time.

[bellyofthebeast]

I'm sorry- I didn't mean to worry you. It is simply something that I thought was obvious.

[ uh oh. ]

Pretend I said nothing.

[morituri_nolumus_mori]

It's too late. The thought's there now. When I think I'm safe, it'll slink out of whatever desk it was hiding under and loom.