sticksandbones | [Netbook]

[Getting used to the Netbook is both a tedious task and effortless, all at the same time. Alice has gotten him used to long-range communication devices, and while the exact function is different, he's not so startled by its potential.

(Unfortunately, that does mean Nicole gets wrapped up in the testing. She will be forced to sit and watch as he doodles in his own book, just to watch it appear in hers.)

((That also means everyone else gets to see his doodles of her beforehand. Oops))

Once he's confident in the function, though, he squirrels away within a corner of the room and gets to writing. His handwriting is... a little rough.]

Dodo... Dodo... Dodoco

(Hahaha, I'm just kidding, I know that isn't how this works.)

Name's Varka. Back home I was a Grand Master, and a few other things. Here I'm just a common guy. No need for titles — we're all friends here, right? If you see me around the grove, I look like this. ->

[Helpfully, Varka includes a drawing of himself.]

Let's see. How do introductions like these usually go. People want to know stuff about me, right? So! My favorite food is wine. Second favorite is a little dish I created. It's got juicy chicken thighs, potatoes, sausages. My knights called it a Hearty Indulgence, but me? I call it dinner. Heh.

I've trained the current generation of knights back home, and I'm happy to do the same here. I'm a pretty good teacher overall, even if Miss Nicole probably thinks I leave something to be desired.

To be honest, I'm an open book! You can ask me anything you want. Oh, and if you're one of the shy types, I'll ask you a question first. That way you feel obligated to answer. Haha, got ya now.

Alright then, here goes:

You leave on a long expedition away from home. Your bags are chock full of standard survival gear, but you have room for something non-essential. Could be food, could be a special drink, could be a stuffed bear. What are you picking?

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[ Fascinating! She attempts to doodle an identical tiny Varka by using the one he had drawn earlier as a frame of reference. ]

[Likewise, he draws a tiny Nicole beside it. Nothing sinister, just a cute little drawing of her most pleased expression.]

This does seem to be working just the same as our respective notebooks! Ah, what a pity. If only one could feasibly pretend to act like someone else.

[ Just little witch things: openly talking about your lighthearted plans for potential identity theft. ]

Oh well!