CAN WE FIX IT?! (ROADBUILDING POST)

[opheliac]

Who: people who signed up for this
What: infrastructure building between Trench and the city of Riteior
When: earlier this month
Where: OUT IN THE WILD

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★ IC NETWORK
★ OOC REFERENCE

— MAKE YOUR TOP-LEVELS BELOW! i got bullied into making this post.

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GUERRILHA

[siriusly]

[Manabu's been through a lot of strange things as a member of the SDF, more dreadful things in the nightmare and Trench...yet despite all of that and the years that have passed, he still has it in him to find things novel and strange. perhaps that's one of his better traits: the ability to still be surprised means he's not lost his spark.

that said, "teen kid who can grow to sixteen feet and also a monster" is probably not impossible in Trench of all places, but it's surprising that he's not trying to actively kill him in the process, like Varian had.

so, once Falco's done the changing, Manabu peers up...up at the new shape the kid's got.

uncertainly:] Can you still understand me like that, Falco?

[grice]

[ understand, yes, but sometimes from a height, you don’t quite hear the tiny voices with too much clarity! falco hears someone though, and when he catches sight of manabu from down below, he’s sure to lower his limbs into a crouch and keeps his head nearly touching the floor to be as close to eye level as he could.

the thunder-rumble is not in the distance, but from his throat! ]

[siriusly]

[whoa. uh.

well, he's...impressive? it'd be wrong to call an ally ugly, but this form is definitely...

uh.

impressive.

Manabu double-blinks, then swallows.]

I, I take that as a yes... [he hesitates. so no words, huh? that might be a problem.] Maybe we...should've come up with a signal system first. How about just a thumbs-up, thumbs-down kind of thing?

[grice]

[ oh. oh!!!

falco begins using his hands for a bundle of different gestures. one will find that this in itself is a language. does trench help translate this? we sure hope so!

but what this signing means altogether is: can you understand this, sign language? ]

[siriusly]

...

[crickets.]

Um. If...if you're trying to tell me something, I'm afraid I'm not quite...getting it...

[grice]

[ oh bananas. the giant bird seems a little distraught and embarrassed with his hanging head, but soon after, the bright, snowy whisp of an omen settles on top of his head. falco's omen was the tiniest of pygmy falcons, with a woman's voice, but she relays what wishes to be said: ]

Is this better?

[siriusly]

Oh! [he startles a little, then relaxes.] Actually, that works out pretty well! Forgot about that, eheh...

So, so you can keep a pretty good eye out up there, yeah? Give us a warning if something's coming our way.

[grice]

[ roger that! which isn't actually said this time— falco is pretty clear in his response: a grand, monstrous chitter as he shifts to work and do just that: keep his eyes out and ears open. ]

If there's anything else you'd need help with, Mr. Manabu, just give me a call.

[ falco gives a little grumble, and perle corrects. ]

Oh, I apologize. "Just Manabu".

[siriusly]

[so weird.

Manabu breathes out a weak laugh.]

Right... I'll leave you guys to it. Let-- [he winces a little at a nearby KABOOM - that'd be Jinx, clearing the road.] Let's...let's do our best.

[which may not be too hard, he thinks...would monsters even bother messing around with something so large? are they smart enough to know better?]