☆40☆ [Video/Action for Blackthorn City, backdated a day or so because... yeah uh... yeah]

[tearsofademon]

[So today, from the 'gear of a certain lazy mage, comes a video not of said mage or any member of his menagerie... but of a certain work-a-holic king.

With a Swablu on his head.

Oh, by the looks of things he's trying to get the bird off his head, but every time he tries to swat it off, it just hops and dodges out of the way before settling back down immediately after. I guess it likes Sion's hair.

Of course, most of what the 'gear's microphone is picking up? Ryner's snickering.]

Guess someone really appreciates how much time you put into your hair, Sion.

[Sion looks this way indignantly.] That's not--... [and then he sees the 'gear] Ryner, are you recording this?

[And now the video quickly shifts away as Ryner tries to innocently hide the 'gear behind his back.] Of course not.

[The Swablu, having made itself more comfortable on Sion's head in his moment of distraction, gives a content "Swa~", and then the feed is cut.]

[[ooc: blue is Sion]]

Comments

Action

[tearsofademon]

[well, he'd really rather do this gently, so he's not going to try pulling the talon with so much force that it has to open or anything.

gentle tugging as well as rubbing the leg in an attempt to get it to loosen its grip, on the other hand...]

Re: Action

[dreamsofahero]

*if you pulled too hard it'd just end up yanking on Sion's hair, anyway. :| slowly it might be letting go, though, while Sion holds on to its other leg to keep it from grabbing his hair again that way*

Action

[tearsofademon]

[well that's improvement, anyway.

He'll continue to try to coax it into letting go, though, his hands ready to grab hold and keep it from re-attaching itself at a moment's notice.]

Re: Action

[dreamsofahero]

*slowly but surely, the swablu's grip is pried loose....*

Action

[tearsofademon]

[slowly but surely, yes, good...]

Re: Action

[dreamsofahero]

Ah, I think that's it....

*carefully shifting his grip to try to better hold it and pull it down from his head now*

Action

[tearsofademon]

Easy now...

[will just kind of help with that then, try to make sure the bird doesn't get hurt]

Re: Action

[dreamsofahero]

*is now holding the bird rather than having it sit on his head, so, success??*

Ah, I think that does it...

*"swablu....." it sounds a little put out, though*

Action

[tearsofademon]

[Ryner pets the Swablu's wing.]

Don't worry, little guy. I'm sure you can convince him to let you sit up there again some time.

Re: Action

[dreamsofahero]

You're saying that like you expect it to stay with us, Ryner.

Action

[tearsofademon]

It seems to like you, anyway.

Re: Action

[dreamsofahero]

You mean it likes making a mess of my hair.

Action

[tearsofademon]

It didn't make that big a mess of it.

Re: Action

[dreamsofahero]

*"swablu swa~" the swablu is protesting being held there, especially not when there's such a comfortable head right there...*

It's the principle of the matter.

Action

[tearsofademon]

But it likes it up there.

Re: Action

[dreamsofahero]

Then why don't we see if it wouldn't prefer your head instead?

*holds out the swablu like he's going to put it on Ryner's head, at that...*

Action

[tearsofademon]

[raising his hands]

Hey, we don't need to take it that far...

Re: Action

[dreamsofahero]

*"swablu swablu!" looks like it's getting restless at all this now..*

Are you quite sure...?

*continues to hold it out*

Action

[tearsofademon]

Very sure.

Re: Action

[dreamsofahero]

I don't know, I think it might like you after all...

*though even as he says that, the swablu finally manages to break free of his grip, zooming into the air*

Action

[tearsofademon]

You're so sure about that?

Re: Action

[dreamsofahero]

*"swablu~" look out, it's wheeled around and is now zooming right back at them.....*

Well, there's only one way to find out, isn't there?

*ducks :D*

Action

[tearsofademon]

Aaaaagh!

[Swablu flying straight toward > attempt to duck out of the way a second after it would be useful]

Re: Action

[dreamsofahero]

*"swa!" you may feel yourself buffeted by a pair of cottony wings as the swablu hits your head, then uses it as a platform to launch itself into the air again and zoom straight for Sion's hair.

"Swa~"*

Action

[tearsofademon]

[...not entirely unexpected...]