006 | Video

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Name: Prompto Argentum
Date: 3/2
Format: Video

[Once again it's Prompto, coming to you live from his watch! Only this time he's not in the kitchen surrounded by loud people, but in the stable! With a chocobo. Who is trying to groom him. Still better than the last video he sent out.]

So, the full moon's pretty early this month and last month I saw a lot of people asking for help with the whole "turnskin" thing. I can only help if you're, y'know, a dog, but I saw like three last month so...anyway, some quick pointers-slash-tips for suddenly finding yourself with a tail and a chocolate allergy.

[He misses chocolate.]

Which that's the first thing--it's not always the case, but like. Don't go nuts on the chocolate or the coffee or the onions or whatever until you know it won't make you sick? Maybe nothing'll change and you can eat everything you want! But don't risk it. Start small. Get meds from a pharmacist just in case.

[The chocobo "kwehs", like she's agreeing. Prompto reaches up to pet her beak.]

Also tails? They suck? But there's plenty of places that make pants for people with tails so love yourself, get pants with tail-slots or get used to skirts. Don't be me and be wearing regular pants when your tail comes in. It sucks, and then you can't sit down the entire day. What else...get used to shedding, your tail will out you so just accept never being able to hide your emotions ever, you'll get used to the smells and the sounds but maybe get a face mask and earplugs until then, there can be some weird changes you never think about until they happen trust me I've been there, congratulations on your silver allergy...oh! And packs!

Surprise! All of us turnskins are turning into pack people. Even the bears. Even if you don't like people normally, you're gonna be way happier with a person or two. You know how cats sometimes just have their human? Get a human. Or a vampire. Or a dragon. Or--you get it. This isn't just the bond stuff, this is "I feel like crap, why do I feel like crap, oh I spent an hour out shopping now I feel better" stuff. Get a pack. Love your pack. Just don't do the cat thing and bring live mice to your pack unless they like that sorta thing. Heck, there's enough of us canine turnskins that we could probably be pack, if people want that.

[And he's rambling! And he's starting to think this was a bad idea so he's gonna wrap this up now.]

So...yeah. Advice from a guy who's been here for nearly a year! Ta-da!

Comments

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Uh...heights? Small spaces? Creeping up on me? Sudden noises? Anxiety's a bitch.

[Heh. Bitch and he's a shibe.]

But it's not loud! And it's more of a weird scream anyway and I try to not, y'know?

[weiward]

[he hopes he can remember all this: heights, small spaces...okay, so no encouraging prompto to climb trees or anything. no pranks. try to keep his voice down. those last two are a little harder for him.

wei wuxian finally exhales. yeah, it should be fine. lan zhan's always, what, teen feet away?]

A tail isn't so bad. The sharp teeth are the scary part.

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I mean, they'll get pointier too but it's not like I'm going to--oh, damn, you're afraid of dogs?

[Why else would you be afraid of the teeth?]

I promise, I'm still mostly human! Just a furry's worst nightmare!

[weiward]

[he winces. either from being found out or just hearing the d-word in general.]

Since I was a child.

[he's ashamed of it, but he also can't help it. and it's extra complicated here, where he wants to make friends. he'll just have to focus extra hard on the 'mostly human' part of turnskins.

wei wuxian blinks and lifts his eyes again.]

What's a 'furry'?

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[Right. Minimize the dog behaviors. He can do that.

But can he explain furries?]

Uh...furries are people who for various reasons make or commission full body fursuits? It's like a-- [wait crap he probably doesn't know what a theme park is, or a mascot] --a really elaborate costume! And they're all animals, though they're not usually super realistic? I did a photoshoot for someone who had this purple fox suit and their partner who had a crazy bright yellow rabbit one.

[weiward]

They like fur that much? [wei wuxian's eyebrows lift at that, one hand unconsciously lifting to the top of his robes.] But it's so itchy at first. And you sweat more, and it stinks when you sweat more. I have to take a bath every day.

[he frowns, but it quickly fades. a purple fox. he's pretty sure he saw one of those after too many jugs of wine one time.]

A rabbit one! Say, if someone liked someone who wore a rabbit fursuit, would they be a furry too?

[you're doing amazing, prompto.]

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[Oh dear.]

Probably? People use it to describe people in the suits and people who like people in the suits or furry art so...yeah, they'd probably be a furry? Why?

[weiward]

[wei wuxian laughs, clapping his hands together in delight.]

That must be what Lan Zhan is! He loves rabbits so much, it's so cute! I don't think it would bother him at all if I turned into a yellow rabbit! He pretty much already said so. Maybe I should - ahhh he seems to prefer white rabbits though...

[he rubs his nose as he thinks about whatever scheme is rolling around in his head, finally coming to a conclusion.]

Instead of a costume, I should just wait for more of mine to grow in.

[he kind of hated it before. now? well he's not going to shame lan zhan for his kinks.]

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[Prompto chuckles a little.]

I mean, he can like rabbits and not be a furry, especially if he likes you without the fur.

[weiward]

Ohhhh.

[he nods slowly. then he probably isn't a furry, because he can say for certain now that he liked him without the fur too.]

It's still cute, though. Maybe I could get him a bunny somewhere.

[and that reminds him.]

Where did you find your big chicken?

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[Wei Wuxian you disaster.]

She's a chocobo, and she came with me from home.

[weiward]

Oh, sorry.

So do chocobos taste like chicken?

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[Prompto sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose.]

Why is that everyone's first question...I don't think so.

[weiward]

Everyone loves chicken! And that's a really big bird. The pheasants that I used to hunt can't even compare!

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Yeah, but you don't hunt chocobos! You ride 'em. Most worlds have those horse things, yeah? Eos has chocobos.

[weiward]

I'd eat a horse if I was hungry enough! But I understand. She's kind of cute.

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She's the cutest, and she knows it.

[Prompto reaches up to give her some feather fluffing, which prompts her to let out a please kweh]

Also way less terrifying than horses.

[weiward]

What's so scary about horses?

[not that he rides them every day, but he has.]

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My world doesn't have 'em. We have spiracorns, which are way larger with a horn longer than most people are tall. And they're murdery.

[weiward]

That sounds like a monster.

I wonder how they taste.

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....why is that what comes to mind first?!

[weiward]

Well what comes to your mind first?

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"Oh shit it's gonna gore me again"?

[weiward]

Again?!

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Yeah, they really don't like it when you're tracking down garulas through their territory. Or get near their territory at all.