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[healeveryone]

[Action; at the greenhouse]

Get--out!

[Is throwing garden shears at a villain too violent, when Rosalia just wants him out of the greenhouse until somebody who's supposed to deal with this stuff gets here? One of the drawbacks of being confined at home from age eight is that the third-grade lessons on stranger danger tend to fade away even without the amnesia. Never mind, Rosalia's got a hose and she's not afraid to use it. The villain in question is dressed like a starfish and why on earth any starfish villain wants to break into a greenhouse is beyond her, but he should be able to take it.]

Just stop it already and go away! You're not even scary.

[And okay that's a lie, she is scared, but she's also angry.]

The ocean is that way. Okay?

[Text; a while later]

Hey Palom, can I ask you something?

And to everyone else, if you know how to fight or do anything else like that - why did you learn? It's something I've been thinking about for a little while now.

(4% spent on early life after adoption. Move on, nothing notable here.)

Comments

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

*Whuh oh. Rozy's in trouble! She came over to tell her about the power of flowers, but it looks like there's a situation. She crouches below the plants, moving closer to the duo.*

[healeveryone]

[Rosalia hasn't noticed, so she's going to keep nervously trying to keep the villain at bay.]

I just want a few carrots, that's all!

Pay like anyone else! And why carrots, anyway?

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

*Silent like the ninja, she waits, gauging the situation. No need to interfere unless absolutely necessary -- but no sense in giving away her position either.*

[healeveryone]

[Meanwhile, Asteroidea's tried to advance further into the greenhouse only to get another blast of the hose and a quiet mutter about how is she going to pay the water bill for this? But when she speaks again, there's a definite nervous edge to Rosalia's voice.]

Please, just go.

[life_is_megas_wonderful]

*Tsuruya gauges the setting. She could try that flower ability, but it'd sure cause a mess. She snags a smaller flower pot instead. She can pay for the damages for that at least. Just gotta wait for the right moment...*

[Text]

[trustycrowbar]

I still don't remember. But I get the feeling that I had to learn in a hurry.

[Text]

[healeveryone]

Was it dangerous where you come from? Do you remember?

[Text]

[trustycrowbar]

no, I don't think so

not that dangerous, anyway

nothing really adds up yet

[Text]

[healeveryone]

But even so, you had to learn?

I don't really know what's normal when it comes to things like this.

[Text]

[trustycrowbar]

Yeah, but I wasn't trained, I don't think.

I just did what I had to do.

[There's a pause, then...]

Does this have anything to do with the imps last time?

[Text]

[bravegreen]

I dont remember exactly why but i think i had to know for jobs.

[Text]

[healeveryone]

Jobs? Like what?

[Text]

[bravegreen]

I remember helping a person find a rare monster. We had to fight other aggressive monsters to protect it though

[Text]

[healeveryone]

So you learned that way?

[Text]

[bravegreen]

I must have. I don't remember learning any other way.

[nomen_est_numen]

Oh, hey, you CAN type with feathers.

I have the suspicion that learning kung fu was just the done thing where I came from. It seems far too natural to be an oddity.

[healeveryone]

So everybody did it where you come from?

[nomen_est_numen]

Probably not everyone, but I think it was very prevalent.

[healeveryone]

Was there any reason for it?

[nomen_est_numen]

Reason? That is something I hadn't really thought on. I think it became a necessity.

I think there was a legend about someone bringing the art to China, and a few people learned it and used it to defend villages against brigands. Then the brigands learned it and then more citizens had to learn it and it simply escalated into something of a national occupation.

I think everyone at least knew what kung fu was, even if they didn't practice it.

[alittleblackmagic]

((Sorry for the lateness! I've been on unannounced hiatus the last few days; I should probably announce it.))

[It seems Palom has finally learned how to type. ...Sort of.]

y8es! waht is it/

[healeveryone]

You were serious when you said you could teach me magic, right? That black magic you use?

[alittleblackmagic]

duuh!! ivhave nuthing lse to do

[healeveryone]

Then can you teach me?

[video]

[alittleblackmagic]

[After some fumbling and delay, even if Rosalia's not around to take the message, he'll activate the video.]

Yes!

You really wanna learn?! That's great! What made you change your mind?!