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Who: wild city & their new elf (he's not an elf) & friends
Where: wc dorms
When: day 507 morning

[ Good morning, zoo friends! The sun is not exactly shining today, but you're locked in your dorm!

And the newbie is curiously... not in his room? The door's unlocked, open and still unchanged.

Where is he? ]

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[ It won't take a lot of investigative skills to find your newbie in the kitchen. He might have found his way out there because he was hungry? His stomach definitely growls when someone enters. But eating... is not his first priority. ]

[ Currently, he's going from place to place in the kitchen: turning on the faucet, flicking on the light switch, opening the fridge door with a delighted gasp every time. Watch him long enough and it's like he has the zoomies and is trying to make some kind of song from all the little noises from how he's going around. ]

This is amazing!

[ Please feel free to stop him at any time or he'll be doing this all day in every room without any care in the world. ]

[purestdust]

[ Well. He is heading to the kitchen for food, but he stops in his track when he sees him, in favor of just observing. He doesn't say anything or try to alert him to his presences, instead he just tries to see how long he's going to go on for.

It takes him a bit to come to the conclusion that just staring is probably a little rude ]

Welcome to Wild City.

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[ Maybe it's rude to others! But the new guy either doesn't notice or doesn't care - or both! Until he speaks that is and he stops abruptly. Turns on his side a bit like a water sprinkler and looks sheepish. ]

Oh! Right - Yes, hello! This is a welcome.

[ A beat. ] I'm Elf-Boy!

[ For as confident as he says that he sure is just saying the last part of his stage name... proudly? ]

[purestdust]

[ good people who care about social conventions would be extra exhausting. The energy seems a little exhausting too, but he thinks he can take it ]

It's nice to meet you, Elf-Boy. I'm Pretzel.

If you like the kitchen, I'm sure you'll enjoy the rest of the dorms too.

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[ He'll calm down eventually. Maybe. High-energy is as much a coping mechanism as it is a natural state. But he's cheerful at least.]

Nice to meet you, Pretzel. [ He thinks a moment before waving a hand in front of his own face a bit before asking: ] So where would you recommend a guy check out next in this big place, then?

[purestdust]

I'm partial toward the laboratory. It is where I spend most of my time, after all. If you'd like, I can take you there.

Do you know what type of things you are normally interested in?

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A laboratory, huh. Is that anything like, oh, I don't know... a spell room?

[ He asks as much with some consideration and then looks a bit sheepish. ] I'm... not really sure?

[purestdust]

That would depend on what a spell room looks like. I don't believe I'm familiar with it.

Then, can you tell me if you have all of your memories?

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Me either? It just sounded neat!

[ A pause and then a slumping of his shoulders. ]
That's a no. Again.

[childeishly]

[ childe has to stop himself from walking into albedo. he hadn't expected him to stop moving all of a sudden! he's about to ask him what the hold up is when he notices him watching the wild elf i'm kidding that's managed to get in. ] ...ah. [ he chuckles, moving around him when he finally address the newbie. ]

Hey there. [ he throws up a wave. ] If you think that's amazing [ motions to the light. ] there's plenty more where that came from. We have a pretty big dorm. I'm Caeli, and it's nice to meet you.

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[ Sometimes you only embrace the share embarrassment of your actions when people start speaking to you. At least he jumps straight to acceptance pretty fast even if he's still blushing. ]

It did seem pretty big. I was just kind of following my stomach? [ and got distracted: ] Nice to meet you, Caeli! I'm Elf-Boy. So what's your favorite part of this place?

[ he says that way too proudly and moves on way too quickly for that to be his name (probably?) - ]

[childeishly]

I can show you around as soon as we get some food in you then. [ going to step into the kitchen and take on of his shoulders, wheeling him over to the fridge. ] Pick out what looks good and I'll cook you breakfast.

Is that... right... [ going to take out his phone and, ah, that explains it. ] We can pick you a new name if you like. A profile is... not something to be taken to heart. Wild City's theme is... bread, but you don't necessarily have to stick to that.

Now that sure is a loaded question, h- hahaha. I have a few people I really care about, and... there's a lot of things I've never seen before here either. If you like exploring I have a car, something I learned about [ and learned how to drive. ] while here.

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Oh - [ His stomach grumbles its betrayal - ] You know what, yeah, food would be good.

[ He doesn't even balk at being wheeled around and while there's still! A fantastic gasp of delight at the fridge he fights the urge to stuff his head in just to see how cold it is. But his hand does linger a touch too long, as if seeing how cold it is exactly or getting distracted by the question. Who knows! But he'll pull out an egg. ]

Bread. Is there really different names for bread? [ he's sure there is but he just calls it bread ] Is a jelly tart bread?

Is it? I'm sorry. I just... Thought it was a good thing to ask? To know about you and this place. But mostly you.

[childeishly]

[ childe plucks the egg from his hands and then goes over to the stovetop. he sets it aside for now, going to grab a pan and then some butter, cheese, ...and a few more eggs. ]

I think you'd be surprised to see how many different kinds of breads there are. [ going to take out his phone and search hoogle for a big big BIG bread list. ] I know I was. Desserts count, I think. Korone chose one. [ ... ] Let's keep shopping. You like jelly?

Nah, you're fine. It's just a real broad question. I guess I could just go off on a tangent, haha. I can tell you what kind of things I like... that should be an easy one - fighting, cooking, fishing, sparring... [ rattles off a list that seems to alternate between murder and malewife. it's probably jarring. ]

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[ As a prince he's(?) probably not really cooked before so between the stove and the cooking he's watching! With rapt attention. ]

[ peering over his shoulder. ] Desserts should definitely count! They're all doughy and gooey, they're sweet bread! [ Hmmm does he like jelly? He thinks he does. ] I know it sounds delicious?

Huh. That's a list. [ He's not too phased by 'fighting' and 'sparring' even if it distinctly feels like not him, but he doesn't really question it; ] They all kind of go together...? Do you like baking? How about sword fighting?

[childeishly]

[ going to crack the eggs into a bowl and scramble them, setting them aside and then dropping a slab of butter in a warming pan. ] Ever made scrambled eggs before? [ he'll explain each step as he goes along if no. showing him how it's done and all that. ]

I don't see why not. I don't even go by a bread name. I actually chose one as an afterthought, once I realized we had a theme.

If you keep that up you're going to make me want a jelly donut instead of these eggs. [ gently pokes him with the end of a spatula. ]

Yep and yep! We'll have to find out what you like too. I'm... guessing you don't remember anything?

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Uuuuuuuhhhhh. [ He takes a long time to think about that. There's some things in that noggin, but not a lot in this regard - ] Uh! I've definitely had an egg. And not the one I was holding a few seconds ago. I've eaten eggs? Probably. Yes.

[ He should probably know how to cook eggs though, right? That seems normal? He'll just watch like a good student ]

So I could go by Elf-Boy then. [ He's kidding, mostly. He thinks about it ] How about Matzah? I could do a pretty good knock knock joke with that one. 'Matzah matta with you?'

[ He's just like that, but the poking just ends in a laugh ] Hey, if you want jelly donuts I won't stop you - I'll even help eat them!

[ For a moment his expression falters at the follow up question and he sighs. ] Not... really? I mean. I know things. I can still read... and I know what an egg is, obviously. But, uh, most everything else is a blank?

[protectshisown]

[Oh, isn't that familiar?]

[He leans against the wall just inside the kitchen, watching the newbie zoom around as he explores the kitchen. He can hardly blame him. He hadn't been much different upon his own arrival, save some amount of caution from Viking life.]

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Oh! Hey there, buddy! [ He pipes up the moment he sees Hiccup: ] You wanna help me out?

[ He seems way too at ease with everything else - or maybe he's just focusing on the fun stuff. Either way he doesn't wait before pointing at an oven nuzzle: ]

Would you move that little button three times any time I make the water go whish?

[protectshisown]

[Surely that's fine. It's like that sometimes.]

[He moves over to the oven.] All right.

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[ He grins! And turns the faucet it on. ]

Come on! Isn't it amazing. The water flows in really fast! And that warms without a flame. It's like magic.

[ ....Rye's been here longer than you have, Callum. ]

[protectshisown]

[Clicking that button.]

Isn't it? [Listen, it's been months but its still cool!]

It's not magic though. Well, technically not, this place gets a little weird, but there's a scientific way it's done that anyone can do if they have the skills.

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I can tell it's not actual- actual magic - [ A beat. Because he thinks magic exists? It's not unfamiliar, but he's ???? ] I think.

[ He's going back from the sink to the fridge - opens the door to the cool air as he thinks about it. ] Do they just put little tiny fires underneath and there's a lid the button takes on and off?

[protectshisown]

You must be familiar with magic to tell that easily. I thought it might have been magic at first.

No, it actually uses electricity. There's a machine that can generate it and I can also explain how that works...mostly. I understand the parts at least.

But I also know if I start, it'll be hours before we get the doors unlocked. [HE KNOWS. Because that's what happened with HIM.] So we should cover the basics of where you are and get the starting tasks done.

Then I can answer all your questions. Deal?

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Really, you think so? Because I'm not sure. Magic just doesn't seem all that weird to think about it?

[ But given everything else about this morning maybe that much is obvious... ]

A machine - what - [ He stops himself from continuing his line of questioning a bit sheepishly. One hand goes to the back of his neck as he glances away with a laugh: ] Um, yeah. Okay. Caeli and Pretzel have told me a bit already?