Ensera talks to the weirdo troll

* dancingBlade [DB] has begun pestering mysteryTrails [MT]
@dancingBlade
DB: Hello there, you obviously don't know who I am, but I'm bored and I want to talk to people and learn about them
DB: You could have the experience of being the second person to have a long conversation with me
mysteryTrails
MT: O- Sounds more ~ interesting ~ than what I've been doing -O
@dancingBlade
DB: ~~~~~~=> So tell me about you, yourself, your hobbies, your job, your lineage, and everything else
DB: I'm curious
mysteryTrails
MT: O- Where do you want to ~ start ~? -O
@dancingBlade
DB: Anywhere
DB: I'm not picky
mysteryTrails
O- Okay then -O
O- Name's Renlif, and you are? -O
@dancingBlade
DB: Ensera
mysteryTrails
O- Well, Ensera, I'm just a troll who likes to travel -O
@dancingBlade
DB: Sounds interesting
DB: ~~~~~~=> Tell me about your travels
mysteryTrails
O- It's a ~ lot ~ of hiking around the Alternian wilderness -O
@dancingBlade
DB: I've never been there before
DB: Tell me everything you know about it
mysteryTrails
O- It's not just one place, you know -O
O- Just the unsettled areas around Alternia -O
@dancingBlade
DB: Then tell me about every place
DB: I'm eager to hear
mysteryTrails
MT: O- Where do you want to start? -O
MT: O- My home? -O
@dancingBlade
DB: Like I said, I'm not picky
DB: ~~~~~=> Start anywhere
mysteryTrails
O- Hah! -O
O- As you say -O
O- I live off the coast, not too far from the ~ ocean ~ -O
O- It's not bad, but the land is ~ flat ~ and not that fun to treck around -O
MT: O- Raydad lives there though, so I can't complain -O
@dancingBlade
DB: Who's Raydad?
mysteryTrails
MT: O- My lusus -O
MT: O- He's a ~ sea pancake ~ beast -O
@dancingBlade
DB: I've never seen one before
mysteryTrails
MT: O- Really? -O
@dancingBlade
DB: No ~~~~=> What are they like?
mysteryTrails
MT: O- They're pretty ~ calm ~ most of the time -O
MT: O- He splashes a lot of water, though -O
@dancingBlade
DB: Interesting ~~~~=> Please continue talking about your travels
mysteryTrails
MT: O- Okay -O
MT: O- The ~ shrubland ~ looks boring, but there's enough of it that you'll find something ~ new ~ every time -O
mysteryTrails
MT: O- Forests are good for when you want to see more animals -O
@dancingBlade
DB: Fascinating
DB: I'll say, this conversation is much more pleasant than the last long conversation I had
mysteryTrails
MT: O- Oh? -O
MT: O- What happened in that one? -O
@dancingBlade
DB: The last troll I talked to questioned me as much as I'm questioning you
DB: They weren't the most pleasant or interesting questions, too
mysteryTrails
MT: O- Do you have an example? -O
@dancingBlade
DB: I told him about the ruins I frequently explore while I wander through the desert with my tribe and my impatient nature
DB: He questioned my methods of exploring the ruins
mysteryTrails
MT: O- Ruins? -O
MT: O- Ruins sound cool -O
@dancingBlade
DB: Which resulted in a fairly long back and forth about the fragility of the ruins and the overall benefit of me stepping foot into them
DB: I'll at least tell you that I live in the desert as part of a wandering tribe of trolls
mysteryTrails
MT: O- Huh -O
MT: O- Okay, but -O
MT: O- What are those ~ ruins ~ like? -O
@dancingBlade
DB: When I'm not foraging or scavenging to keep the tribe's supply in good condition I wander out and explore any nearby ruins
DB: They've managed to survive the conditions of this harsh desert for countless sweeps
DB: but they exist in a fragile balance
DB: Whenever I step foot into any ruins, it always begins a countdown to when it will inevitably collapse due to the breaking of that fragile balance
mysteryTrails
MT: O- Of course -O
MT: O- Having respect for where you're exploring it the most important thing -O
MT: O- But that doesn't mean you can't at all -O
@dancingBlade
DB: Thank you for understanding
DB: My curiosity and desire to uncover the secrets of these ruins is what drives me to dance through every day like the desert breeze
mysteryTrails
MT: O- I know that feeling -O
MT: O- It's why I like seeing new places so much -O
MT: O- Something to keep you going -O
@dancingBlade
DB: That troll also taught me a little more about the various blood colors of our species
DB: What is yours?
mysteryTrails
MT: O- Violet -O
MT: O- You? -O
@dancingBlade
DB: I'm violet as well
mysteryTrails
MT: O- Didn't you say that you lived in a desert? -O
@dancingBlade
DB: I did
mysteryTrails
MT: O- Don't your fins dry out? -O
MT: O- Even I need to go swimming sometimes -O
@dancingBlade
DB: I never paid attention to them throughout my life here
DB: I've always kept myself tightly covered and wrapped to prevent getting too hot
DB: I should consult with my hawk lusus about this sometime soon
mysteryTrails
MT: O- Probably not a bad idea -O
MT: O- Dryfin sucks -O
@dancingBlade
DB: I hope I won't have to deal with something like that in the future
DB: But, we got side-tracked
DB: Please ~~~~=>continue describing your travels
mysteryTrails
MT: O- Mountains! -O
MT: O- The mountains are my ~ favorite ~ place to visit -O
MT: O- Cool and misty and hard to get to -O
MT: O- Mountains are the best, hands down -O
@dancingBlade
DB: I'd love to explore someplace as exotic and interesting as what you're describing
DB: This desert is ungodly massive and ever-shifting
DB: It's akin to a prison, sometimes
mysteryTrails
MT: O- Sounds like a fun place to visit -O
MT: O- But I wouldn't want to live there -O
@dancingBlade
DB: Indeed. As soon as you make even a small distance into the desert, you'd become trapped by the shifting landscape and endless sand dunes
mysteryTrails
MT: O- Hah! -O
MT: O- Sounds like fun! -O
@dancingBlade
DB: I invite you to try visiting this place, then. I'd be glad to make a wager on your ability to escape once you lose sight of whatever landscape borders the desert
mysteryTrails
MT: O- I'd take that bet -O
MT: O- But I have no idea where your desert is, so not today -O
@dancingBlade
DB: Unfortunately that is painfully true
DB: And it's become painfully true that I must pack my things and keep pace with my tribe, now
DB: It's rare for me to even have a conversation this long, and to enjoy it no less
DB: So thanks for the chat
* dancingBlade [DB] has stopped pestering mysteryTrails [MT]
mysteryTrails
MT: O- Thank you too -O
MT: O- Boredom comes for us all -O