I ship it

[20:45] <Boas> Excuse me, *Squeak* I am Boas, Ethnos's lusus.
[20:45] <Pehria> You stare at the thing. It seems to be floating. Honestly, you couldn't really care right now.
[20:46] <Ethnos> Ethnos nods, eyes continuing to dart to the tree cover above Pehria.
[20:46] <Pehria> You kind of did before. But now that you know...not really.
[20:46] <Pehria> "What are you looking at, Ethnos? I'm trying to talk to you here."
[20:47] <Ethnos> "ohh.. Nothing."
[20:47] <Ethnos> "though you Cannot Deny you have Changed, Physically."
[20:48] <Pehria> Well, /someone's/ being rude. And really wants to discuss something you really don't want to discuss.
[20:48] <Ethnos> C'mooooon stupid sparrows.
[20:48] <Pehria> "What's going on here, Ethnos?" You ask her. "I don't want to bother you, ok? I'm sure you don't want to talk to me at all. I just want to fight something."
[20:48] <Pehria> "So just...let me be on my merry freaking way, ok?" Her glances are making you nervous.
[20:49] <Ethnos> "oh?" You raise a brow. "was that you that Threw a Stone through my Window then? just Trying to Find a Fight?"
[20:49] <Pehria> Dammit.
[20:49] <Pehria> "That was nothing." You say curtly.
[20:50] <Ethnos> "yes, that Hole in my Window is Certainly my Imagination."
[20:50] <Pehria> "In any case, I'm looking for big monsters around here. Something that's like what is on my planet."
[20:51] <Ethnos> "you Never did Mention how you are not on your Planet Currently."
[20:51] <Ethnos> "did you Discover a new Method of Transportation?"
[20:52] <Pehria> "I told you, I'm looking for monsters. I was curious about other planets so I thought I'd look at them."
[20:53] <Ethnos> Your tone falls flat and sarcastic. "oh well of course, why did i not Simply do that all of my Grubhood? i Ought to have simply Sprouted Wings and Flew."
[20:54] <Pehria> Ugh. This wasn't going to go anywhere. You couldn't exactly tell her how you got here, and frankly you really didn't want to. You wanted to avoid this type of conversation as much as possible, and of course you see /her/. Great. "It's not that simple." You say.
[20:55] <Ethnos> Dammit. The birds left, didn't they? How else were they NOT going off on more 'CHANGE IS BAD' tangents?
[20:55] <Boas> *Squeak* She's lying, it is that simple.
[20:55] <Ethnos> You perk up. "is that so? it is a Game Mechanic then, Boas?"
[20:56] <Pehria> "I'm not lying.
[20:56] <Pehria> " You say. Jeez you really don't like this lusus.
[20:56] <Ethnos> "you Contradicted yourself."
[20:56] <Pehria> "Where?"
[20:58] <Ethnos> "when i Inquired as to how you Came to be Here, you Shrugged my Inquiry off as being as Simple as Wanting to See other Planets. like Pupa Pan Insisting Grubs can Fly with enough Positive Thoughts."
[21:00] <Pehria> "I never insisted that." You cross you arms in front of your self. She's just trying to push your buttons.
[21:01] <Ethnos> "then you are Avoiding my Question. ah."
[21:01] <Ethnos> "you Intend to Keep Discoveries to yourself like you Horde Drugs."
[21:03] <Pehria> Welp. You're pissed. "Wow. Okay, first off, I don't 'horde' drugs. I'm not even an addict. Second, I'm not avoiding the question. I stated my purpose for why I'm on this planet. I'm sure that you want me off this planet. What more do you need?"
[21:05] <Ethnos> You let out a derisive snort. "yes how Rich. the Addict Denying she has a Drug Problem. why Argue when i already Saw the Truth quite Plainly?"
[21:05] <Ethnos> "i would Like to Know how you were able to Traverse Planets, as i would Like to do so myself."
[21:06] <Ethnos> You hesitate, then add, "if you are to Insist on being Stingy, i could Offer an Exchange of Information?"
[21:07] <Pehria> "Wow. Look who's all high and mighty now. In any case, travel's impossible for you. Sorry. There are probably ways, like alchemizing something, but other than that there isn't any other way."
[21:07] <Pehria> An offer? Who does she think she's dealing with? You'd be offended, but you need to stand stoic against that insult.
[21:08] <Ethnos> "hm." You turn, almost jovially, to your lusus. "Boas, is this Correct? does the Former Empress have Special Flight Capabilities Exclusive to her?"
[21:09] <Boas> *Squeak* Probably not, unless she made wings on her own.
[21:09] <Pehria> "Do you have /any/ monsters on this stupid planet? Any at all?"
[21:09] <Ethnos> "and i See no Wings on you."
[21:09] <Pehria> You're growing tired of this conversation.
[21:10] <Ethnos> "i am not at Liberty to Share this Information Freely." You remark, smug.
[21:10] <Pehria> "Fine. Then I'll go find them." You say, and turn around to walk into the jungle.
[21:10]  * The_Birds call from the trees. "There's a lot of them here!"
[21:11] <Ethnos> "yes, because the Locals have been so Hospitable to you so far!"
[21:12] <Pehria> "They don't seem to be too hospitable to you either." You turn around just to smirk at Ethnos.
[21:12] <Ethnos> "of course, i Might Know where a Quite Formidable Creature is. or at least, the Direction they went in."
[21:13] <Ethnos> You fold your arms, confident. "of the Two of us, i am not Covered in Bird Scat."
[21:13] <Pehria> "I'm sure there are a lot. I'll run into one eventually."
[21:13] <Ethnos> "Fine then. Enjoy your stay. you could be Here a While."
[21:15] <Pehria> "I'm not really interested in being here a while." You murmur to Ethnos. "I intend to fight and train up, and love to get out of here as soon as possible.
[21:17] <Ethnos> "was that how you have Recovered so Visibly? Fighting and Collecting the.. Candy that Drops from the Monsters? is that where your Flight has Stemmed from?"
[21:18] <Pehria> "Candy? Jeez Ethnos, you were supposed to be the one who knew all this crap. It's grist, and it's used to build stuff with all of our machines. Collect that stuff, and maybe you could make a jetpack or a flying set of wings or something."
[21:19] <Ethnos> "that would Require quite the Horde. am i to Believe you have Collected that much so Quickly? if so, why come Here if your own Planet is so Lucrative?"
[21:20] <Ethnos> She's lying about something. You know it. Boas knows it.
[21:21] <Pehria> Dammit, dammit, dammit. You search your brain for something. "They stopped coming out." You said simply. Nothing else you can say, right?
[21:21] <Boas> Excuse me, *Squeak*, can I ask you something?
[21:21] <Pehria> "No."
[21:21] <Boas> Have you *Squeak* died recently?
[21:21] <Pehria> You wrack your brains. "Not that I know of."
[21:22] <Ethnos> Your head snaps around, curious. "has she Died?"
[21:22] <Boas> Oh, ok. *Squeak*
[21:22] <Boas> Just asking.
[21:22] <Ethnos> "if she Died, wouldn't she be.. Dead?"
[21:22] <Pehria> He knows something. More than your sprite. Or, at least, he's chattier than your sprite.
[21:22] <Ethnos> "not that she shouldn't be, Rightly."
[21:23] <Boas> Nope! *Squeak*
[21:23] <Pehria> "Do you really want me dead?" You ask Ethnos. You promised not to antagonize her but...just too good.
[21:23] <Ethnos> You oggle. "...how?"
[21:24] <Ethnos> You frown, forcibly clamping down on the first remark  that tries to snark out. "..of course i don't."
[21:24] <Ethnos> "it's just the Law of Nature you're so flippantly Disobeying."
[21:25] <Ethnos> "and Evolution."
[21:25] <Ethnos> "and Common Sense."
[21:25] <Ethnos> Darn it, tongue.
[21:25] <Pehria> "You seem to be all about nature." You say, gesturing to the entire world. You want your heart to say something - she didn't want you dead. But it remains silent.
[21:26] <Pehria> "I'm not about common sense and evolution. I fought that, see? I fought all of it just by living. And I'm gonna continue fighting it."
[21:26] <Pehria> "Now."
[21:26] <Ethnos> "yes, you Caught me. i Created this Place."
[21:26] <Pehria> You approach Ethnos, getting in her face. Regrettably, you're shorter than her but you know how to be intimidating and get what you want.
[21:26] <Pehria> "Tell me where a monster I can fight is."
[21:27] <Ethnos> You hold your ground. ...You're taller than she is. That's.. Kind of hilarious.
[21:27] <Ethnos> "Tell me how you got Here and i Will."
[21:27] <Pehria> "No."
[21:27] <Ethnos> "then you have your Answer." You turn on your heel and start causally retreating.
[21:27] <Pehria> You know you can coerce her. You're a higher blood caste than she is, anyhow.
[21:28] <Pehria> "Stop." You say. You're pulling the Heiress card now. No going back.
[21:28] <Boas> (Roll Intimidate)
[21:29] <Pehria> ((19+1=20.))
[21:29] <Boas> (Ethnos roll insight)
[21:30] <Ethnos> ((17+3=20.))
[21:33] <Boas> (Well, sadly, ties go to the defender)
[21:33] <Boas> (So ethnos succeeds)
[21:35] <Pehria> You need this. You just want to fight.
[21:35] <Pehria> "Tell me."
[21:35] <Ethnos> Your step wavers for a moment.
[21:35] <Ethnos> But you keep your back to her. "you are not the Heiress."
[21:35] <Ethnos> "without your Title, you are Nothing but a Wailing Grub."
[21:36] <Pehria> You steel yourself. But you feel nothing.
[21:36] <Pehria> "At least I'm not a heartless bitch." You hear yourself say.
[21:37] <Pehria> Well, you also mean it.
[21:37] <The_Birds> "Well, you've also got a buncha bird poop, so it kinda balances out"
[21:37] <Ethnos> Your hands curl into fists. You want to retort. You know you can't. "..if that is what you Want to Believe." ...That hurt. But you didn't escalate.
[21:38] <Ethnos> Inwardly, you celebrate the sparrows' input for once.
[21:38] <Boas> No, Ethnos, you're a good person! *Squeak* You saved all those animals!
[21:38] <Pehria> You turn towards the birds. "At least the shit is outside my body. Honestly, she's got too much of it inside."
[21:39] <Pehria> You glare at Ethnos.
[21:39] <Ethnos> You wince. But don't correct Boas.
[21:39] <Ethnos> "i Made you an Offer. if you Refuse to do Business in a Fair Manner, then go on."
[21:40] <Pehria> You're starting to feel kind of heavy, and you really don't want to deal with that. You really don't want to deal with her right now. It's all her fault, anyway. Forget it, you're tired of this place.
[21:41] <Pehria> "I refuse to do business with you."
[21:41] <Ethnos> "then go Find your own Monsters."
[21:41] <Ethnos> "and i will Find my Answers."
[21:42] <Pehria> You're done. You leap up into a tree, and then you jump further up into the sky, and begin to take off.
[21:42] <Pehria> You want to go home.
[21:42] <Ethnos> You hear a rustle, and turn to look as..
[21:42] <Ethnos> "is."
[21:42] <Ethnos> You stare.
[21:43] <Ethnos> "...she can actually Fly." Well. Fuck you sideways. You were mostly kidding.
[21:44] <Boas> She *Squeak* probably woke up.
[21:44] <Ethnos> "...huh?
[21:45] <Ethnos> " You're only half listening, still staring openly.
[21:45] <Ethnos> Because that's a flying seatroll.
[21:46] <Boas> She *Squeak* fell asleep and woke up.
[21:46] <Ethnos> "is that.. a Metaphor or Riddle? Because i am Sure she has done that many Times."
[21:47] <Boas> A little bit of *Squeak* both.
[21:47] <Ethnos> "..." You tear your eyes away from the sky. "is that something only she can do?"
[21:48] <Boas> No, you too! *Squeak*
[21:49] <Ethnos> Your jaw sets firmly. "then Teach me How."