video, un: momo-chan~♥

[yesdoubt]

Name: Momo
Date: July 6, the day after eclipse shenanigans
Format: Video

[It's been a little while since Momo's had to network post about anything, but the video opens on him leaning against what appears to be the back door of a cottage, with a wide grin that reveals his sharp canines.]

Hey everyone, I've got a weird question, but before that, I want to answer a couple of other people's weird questions! Since we just got a bunch of newcomers, I was thinking of doing a PSA kind of thing on my radio show tonight - answering questions people might still have that haven't come up yet or they might feel awkward asking in person. So if any of you new guys have any questions, even if you want to ask them anonymously, ask them here and I can give you an answer before I roll it into the show tonight! And oldbies, if there are any useful things you took a little while to learn that you think might be good to know for a newcomer, let me know! It'll all be here too, but the show will let me put it all in one place so you all don't have to dig through a bunch of conversations for the useful stuff, and maybe find some more detailed answers for anything I'm not sure about.

It'll be at 10 tonight, so you know. I do mean any questions! [His wink at that is innocent enough, but he's definitely implying that since it's late night, the nature of the questions doesn't matter so much.]

And now for my question... [He turns his phone around to show his backyard, which is fairly large since he lives in a cottage, but currently entirely occupied by garden stuff.] Does anyone know what options I have for getting a water feature or something that a merrow can comfortably fit in? I've got a fair bit of space to work with like you see here, but I don't think they have like...portable pools in this time, and I actually haven't seen much of how they build proper ones here and how long it might take. So if anyone knows a little more about construction and timing for that kind of thing, I'd be really grateful! Or if there's any weird magical alternatives I don't know about that I should look into.

Anyway, that's it for the moment, so let me know, okay? [He turns the camera back towards himself to wave with one red-nailed hand before the video ends.]

Comments

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[plasticasshole]

[Connor responds with a video of his own backyard, where a huge pool takes up most of it.]

If you have a Witch, it's easier to build a pool. I admittedly didn't help much myself, but it took a couple of months of magical labour, not including the clean up afterwards.

Who is it for?

[yesdoubt]

[Well, that's a useful comparison. He does remember Connor from their initial meeting a while back, and more importantly that he's another merrow to consult on this topic.]

I am a Witch, so that's a start. Do you think it'd be possible to cut the time a bit if more than one Witch was working on it? [He worries about Yuki running off somewhere weird like he did during those temporary arrivals, but also doesn't really want him to have to sit in the bath when he needs a lot of water at home, so a few months is a bit daunting.]

My partner showed up with these last arrivals, and he's turning into a merrow, so I want him to have somewhere close by he can use for water when he needs it.

[plasticasshole]

I don't see why it couldn't work. Having more than one Witch would likely be a huge help.

[He'd offer help too, but... a Witch would be a much better choice.]

If your partner ever has any questions regarding his changes, he's free to ask me. I realise there aren't many Merrow Mirrorbound here, so I like to offer my help where I can.

[yesdoubt]

I'll look into if there's any businesses or anything in the city that do it, maybe, they might know how much more people changes the time needed.

[He figures there's got to be somewhere that at least specialises in water features, and a pool can't be any harder to build than a fountain or something.]

I'll let him know! He's a little bit shy, so he's mostly asking me things for now, but I do actually know more Merrow Mirrorbound than I would've figured considering there's not that many overall. But you've been here a while, right? Experience is always useful to have!

[plasticasshole]

Yes, I've been here for over a year now.

[Hard to believe, even now.]

I hope I get to meet him anyway. I like to meet my fellow Merrows when I can. It's always interesting to see the differences between us, too.

[yesdoubt]

Oh, you're one of the really longstanding ones...that could really be a big help!

[When he's been trying to suggest another friend of his get help from more experienced Monsters of their type and they've been having trouble, it's nice to have someone offer early on.]

He's easy to recognise, so I'm sure you'll meet him sometime! He's super handsome and has long silver hair. And a ring like this.

[Momo taps the black ring on his left hand, shaped like a musical repeat symbol. It's a unique enough design to be easily identified on someone else.]

[plasticasshole]

[He knows a few people with long silver hair who could be objectively described as "super handsome", but the ring gives him a better idea- he hasn't met him.]

I'll be sure to look out for him. I hope building your pool goes smoothly. If you want to gently heat the water, you can use enchanted rocks, by the way. It keeps the pool from freezing over when it gets cold, too.

[yesdoubt]

[If questioned on that Momo would probably just switch his judgement to the even less helpful and extremely subjective "most handsome", anyway.]

Oh, I'll have to look into that, my darling doesn't like the cold...and I guess we're going to be heading into the cold season before too long. [It's a weird thought, since he arrived at the tail end of it and it makes him more aware of how long he's already been here.] It's a shame they don't seem to have hot springs or anything here, that might've been good for merrows in winter.

[plasticasshole]

There are bathhouses, at the very least. And I do recall there being hot springs during the snow last July.

[So there are options.]

Hopefully they'll do the same this winter. They were nice.

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[gekijou]

I have a question.

[Yes he's probably texting him from like 2 rooms away.]

[yesdoubt]

[yuki pls]

oh, my darling sleeping beauty has risen from his slumber~
do you want me to come inside or do you really want to ask me in public (*´艸｀)

[gekijou]

I didn't mean to fall back asleep.
Actually, I have a lot of questions, so come back inside when you're done.

[yesdoubt]

well now i'm going to be wondering what the questions are!!! ｡゜(｀Д´)゜｡
what if i just came in now
are they complicated questions ｢(ﾟﾍﾟ)

[The real question here is if Yuki actually has questions or if this is just an excuse to get him inside again.]

[gekijou]

I wonder if you'll even be able to answer them without some research. Good luck, Momo.

[Teasing. They're stupid questions, some of them, and serious questions, others. But, admittedly, mostly what he wants is to see Momo's face as the first one to grace his eyes in the morning (is it still morning?), and to make sure he knows he doesn't have to go to so much trouble for him. As usual, he'll lose that particular discussion, but he's going to try]

[yesdoubt]

[It's more like early afternoon, but that's the Yuki Life.]

ok i guess you'll have to wait then...
see you in a bit darling ( ˘ ³˘)♥

[Calling that tease to see how long Yuki can hold up for, though he will come in eventually if Yuki doesn't come out to get him first. "Eventually" is just the operative word there.]

[gekijou]

[Brunch time...?

But wow, Momo trolled the trolling, clearly, and Yuki makes a sound of protest that probably can't be heard outside, although he looks around himself suspiciously anyway, like someone might've heard it.

He lasts approximately two minutes, sitting on the edge of the bed with his loose pants and shirt, combing fingers through his hair and wondering if he ought to braid it at night because there's nothing like anti-static pillowcases here... But those two minutes are really hard and he just.]

Momo

[yesdoubt]

yuki~~
i thought you wanted me to finish this up first? ( •⌄• ू )✧

[SPARKLES INNOCENTLY.]

video! 1/2

[trost]

[ With the light enchantments that lower one's inhibitions in place, Jean hears the open call for questions and speaks before his mind can stop him. ]

Why are some people here eating pink cotton? [ Cotton candy, he means. ]

[trost]

[ He then stops, looking shocked at the words that seamlessly rolled off his tongue. It's probably a stupid question, and he was keeping it in because he dislikes making a fool out of himself in front of others!

Please don't make fun of him for being so clueless. He comes from a backwater walled country where they have practically nothing. ]

[yesdoubt]

[Momo definitely grins at the question, but it's more of a "that's cute" sort of grin.]

What a cute question! [And then he just says it. Thanks Momo.] It's called cotton candy because of how it looks, but it's basically just coloured sugar. When you heat it up enough, you can "spin" it into really thin threads, so that's how you end up with the "pink cotton" look.

[trost]

How is this cute ... [ Wow. He feels called out. At least he's not being made fun of. Anyway, this explanation peaks his interest. ]

So it's just sugar that's been given a cotton-like consistency? Is this the kind of thing people come up with when things are peaceful? [ He's confused, impressed, and wants to try cotton candy. ]

[yesdoubt]

Basically! Conflict drives certain kinds of inventions, but peacetime drives most of the fun ones. [Bar things like planes becoming more of a transportation keystone, or those things wartime inventors trip over while trying to invent something else.] While you've got the chance, you should definitely try out the stuff here you can't get in your world. Why not experiment if you've got to be here for a while anyway, right?

[trost]

You have a point there. There are a lot of things I've been looking to try.

[ Now he sounds rather sheepish, rubbing at the back of his head. ]

... I don't have much money yet.

[yesdoubt]

Well, that's easy enough fixed. It's not hard to find part-time work here, and most of it's pretty interesting if you're not used to magic!

[Momo is a practical type when it comes to that sort of thing, considering there was a phase of his life where he was doing 3 or so jobs at once on top of training and trying to break into the entertainment industry.]

I did all sorts of part-time jobs back in my world when I was younger, but even stuff I've done here that's similar to what I've done before has had a new spin on it because of the magical aspects. Or there's riskier stuff available if you've got experience with that, and it usually pays better.

[trost]

I'll pass on risky unless there's a good reason for it. [ He's had way too much of that already, and it's stupid to him to risk your life for a bit of money. If Momo knows anything about their world from Mikasa, he might guess why Jean sounds so dismissive. ]

I've never done anything like part-time work. What sorts of part-time jobs did you have?