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Akibel Mowar is on his way home from the blacksmith's when he spots it. People are shrieking and fleeing from it, which seems reasonable, as it's a fuckoff huge snake with a mirror for a face. A big mirror.
Kib can't so much flee. He can shriek - he can lurch in the direction of the nearest house and try the door - it's locked. He can amble briskly...
He can break into a run when the snake gains on him and fall flat on his face.
And he can get eaten up.
And it's too bright too bright too bright and he flings his arm over his eyes.
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secondchance
I can do food and water! I am glad you're staying. Thank you for taking my father on an adventure.
secondchance
You're welcome. I was not expecting him to decide to collect a baby when I suggested we might be able to see a stork if we loitered near a creche.
My father is very himself.
If we can't fix death in time it will be very hard on all of us.
I think Father'll sort it. Then we just have to hope mortals aren't too unhappy among Elves - you aren't, are you?
secondchance
I like it here just fine, but I may be a temperamental irregularity. Being raised by Elves should help her be used to it.
He nods, reassured.
And the next day the festival kicks off with a spectacular lights display in the sky and a ridiculous amount of food and drink and a general atmosphere of rejoicing.
Macalaurë will sing that evening. Macalaurë's singing will draw the whole town into King's Square, though it can be heard anywhere in the city. Macalaurë does in fact make his brothers and his father sound decidedly mediocre. Macalaurë is clearly having the time of his life.
And then the singing breaks up into lots of social events through which Maitimo cheerily shepherds him. There's a dance in the palace.
secondchance
Ooh, dancing. Which Kib cannot participate in if they were hoping to dance to anything other than endless grace songs, but it's a nice pastime in principle.
Lots of people are leaning on the edge of the dancing and watching and drinking, Kib will not be lonely.
It is. Does Kib want to ask a girl Maitimo can point out some probably-amenable girls.
There are a lot of people around. There are a lot of people around and Eldarin hearing is very good and -
"Asking a man to dance would be an insult," he says carefully.
"Asking a man to dance would be an insult," he says carefully.
secondchance
"...Uh, why? I can't dance, so I've never exactly put it into practice, but the way humans do it as far as I've heard it's at least mildly flirtatious."
"Yes. So you'd be implying, at least mildly, interest in a man."
secondchance
"Yyyyyeah? I don't have any other interests to imply, here, I mean, if he's not into it he's not into it but insulting?"
"It is very insulting to imply someone would be sexually interested in a man. It is abhorrent and disgusting conduct. Don't - don't ask men to dance with you. It's wrong."