sticksandbones | good morning starshine

Sure. You looking for any sort in particular?

Not particularly. Though, out of curiosity, what kind are we talking about here?

Air and ice manipulation, for my part. How did you discover your pet's... tastes?

Oh, he told me.

Ice is likely the better of the two. Can you make ice, or just manipulate it?

You can speak to many animals, or just him? Both. How does this work, exactly?

Just him.

Something physical would work better in this case. He needs to be able to consume it in one way or another.

Interesting! I should be able to help. You're at the inn, I take it?

I am. I'll meet you out front.

[should they perhaps have asked what one another looks like? or who they even are? maybe! kiera is just out here looking around for someone carrying a hedgehog. tiny baby? hello?]

[tiny baby is here!! sitting on Joshua's lap as he sits on the front steps of the inn, in fact. Is it convenient for anyone trying to get in or out of the inn? Maybe, maybe not. But he's allowed.

Hard to miss a man with a white hedgehog, at least!]

[oh, that is a baby.

fuck being convenient, honestly. kiera sits down on the steps right beside them, taking up more room, but at least they can coo at the hedgehog. and perhaps toss their hair a bit.]

Why, hello, Little Master Revati. Fancy that! We match!

[At the new voice, the hedgehog perks up a little from where he'd been curled in on himself before. It's only enough activity to peek - he's still very weak - but he's interested!]

He's a bit weak, so he apologizes for his lack of enthusiasm.

[Joshua's index finger pad slowly and gently pets Revati's forehead, upward from the direction of his nose.]

I don't guess you brought any cloth with you, did you? A leaf would probably work, too. Something to wrap the ice in, so it doesn't freeze his paws.

Of course -- that's very understandable.

[kiera is a noble. of course they have a handkerchief on their person at all times. they pull it out and set to flexing their fingers in the air above it, and sure enough, the moisture present in the air cools and forms into a rounded block of ice small enough to fit in between a little guy's paws. wrapping it carefully in the cloth, they offer it to joshua.]

I'll let you give it to him. I'm a stranger, after all.

[Aww, it's a little popsicle. Paw-psicle? Regardless, it looks like just the right size for the little hedgehog. Joshua takes the cloth-wrapped bundle, inspects it himself for a second just out of curiosity, and then hands it down to Revati.

Revati takes his own moment to inspect it, tiny nose twitching away as his expression seems to almost brighten. It's mostly that his skin is un-wrinkling from over his eyes, but still, the feeling is there. His little paws reach out, taking the handkerchief and holding on tightly as his tongue begins to furiously lick along the ice.]

Well! Seems like a hit.

[poor little guy must be awfully weak.]

Glad to see it. I'm around, should he require more.

How much has he consumed so far?

Considering I don't know how big his tank is, I can't really say whether he's close to filling up or not, but I've given him some. He's had some from a couple others.

[As Revati mlems away at the ice, Joshua reaches down and rubs the top of his head with one finger.]

There's no telling how long he'd been out there, either. He seemed content to wither away, but I didn't really feel like leaving him to Fate.

good morning starshine

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