TEXT | UN: MUSICOLOGYMINOR + ACTION (OPEN)

[youwouldntdownloada]

WHO: Yasuho Hirose, her Duck, and You!
WHERE: Libra App, Local NotPetsmart
WHEN: May 3
WHAT: Yasuho has a NEW PHONE!
WARNINGS: None; will be added if needed.

[UN: MUSICOLOGYMINOR]

Since I can't avoid coming online on this app it seems, I am going to ask a question. This device here- I found it the other day and picked it up because it looked like one of those really old PDA systems and I was curious to see if it still worked, but not only does no one recognize it but now Paisley's moved all of my phone apps and data onto it?

(Paisley lives in my phone, no I don't know what she is.)

Can anyone recognize this?

[The picture was fortunately taken with her old phone, and summarily transferred with everything else- meaning a very easy upload of...

Wait a minute.]

Unrelated but which of these should I save for to get for Polly? I don't want to keep using the bathtub for her swimming time.

[Ooo... ... ...Aaa... ...looks like she's trying to choose between a slightly less than bog standard baby kiddie pool, and a more dedicated (and portable) smallish pet pool.]

[ACTION - THE NEAREST PETSTORE]

Many people bring dogs into the pet stores, and some even bring their cats, but today is an interesting day indeed because this. Is neither of those things.

There appears to be a duck in the store! Not the weirdest thing but definitely not common! Yasuho mostly just follows the little waddler around while fiddling with her phone, occasionally looking at pet bowls and mats. And more occasionally, pausing at the dog sweaters and looking down at Polly the Duck.

"Maybe I should get you a little ribbon..? Or...maybe not..."

They're having a blast. They're having a ball! Find Yasuho and Polly doing all of these things and more!

Specifically, 'More' seems to mean-

Erm.

...Well 'More' appears to mean Yasuho stooping down beside Polly, and looking at a roll of tape. Any kind of tape really. Washi tape, scotch tape, painter's tape...

(But not Duct Ta-)

"...where did you even find this..."

"W-ak!"

Comments

text; un: jcarter_news

[phoenixwiz]

You got yourself a pet duck now? That seems to be interesting. I haven’t gotten myself a pet just yet since the uni dorms don’t seem to allow us to keep any pets on campus.

As for the matter of swimming pools for Polly to swim on, maybe try getting the smaller pool with the wavy patterns?

un: musicologyminor

[youwouldntdownloada]

It followed me home actually. I was going to try rehoming her, but other things seemed more important at the time.

And now mom's attached...she keeps posting gram pictures with her, so I guess I'm in this forever now.

Oh-

The pictures are a little misleading sorry- they're both the same size. One's portable, while the other one has designs and a ramp and stuff...

[phoenixwiz]

So wait: Your mom likes her so much to the point of her posting pictures of her online? Might explain why I have been seeing so many duck photos lately on ‘gram.

Ah okay. The two pools are of the same size, I understand now.

[youwouldntdownloada]

She sure does...Polly does have a cute little hair do I guess...

Yep! I just don't know if I should cheap out and go for the one I can't really store away easy, or splurge on the foldable...We're in a decently sized townhouse, but that isn't exactly 24/7 Pool space...

[phoenixwiz]

Yeah, that is a really tough decision to make. I would be stumped on which pool to get if I had a pet duck too. I didn’t know that ducks would need a lot of space for swimming until now.

[youwouldntdownloada]

It makes sense if you think about it; they're normally seen in the water right?

The pool isn't super big at least, and I want to take her to other places with water when I can...they're surprisingly affectionate, I'm kind of attached too!

[phoenixwiz]

Yeah they certainly thrive in the water and love swimming in there a lot.

(Says a guy who is a swimmer and has water magic and is cursed to have bird flight these days.)

Oh absolutely. The pools are still small enough to carry around, which is great to have for pet ducks. Whichever pool you are going to pick in the end, Polly’s going to enjoy it very much. Besides ducks are a LOT better than those pesky geese in the park.

voice; un: shadeshift

[sunforging]

Oh, I got one a' those phones myself. Seems you're supposed t' be able t' cast magic'n shite with it? Ain't sure how that works yet.

un: musicologyminor

[youwouldntdownloada]

[Yasuho replays the voice file at least three times to make sure she heard that right, all while staring emptily at the rock in her phone.]

The phone is magic?

[Yes, that's what she said Yasuho!]

[sunforging]

'Parently? Got me beat on how that works, I ain't figured out how to set it off yet.

[youwouldntdownloada]

[Yasuho takes a few moments to Consider the Phone again.]

That seems dangerous...

For the phone I mean?

Like normally I would worry about breaking a phone, but now I'm worried that if it breaks it'll explode or something.

[sunforging]

Dunno, honestly. Figure if it's made t' cast magic, s'probably built to handle a lot?

[youwouldntdownloada]

Like a Nokia?

[yasuho no]

Ugh, if I had time to figure this out I could probably get over this, but Paisley was able to use all of my apps before- what if she can shoot lightning now...

[Great news! She can't, and not just because that has nothing to do with the ARCUS' master quartz.]

[schoolingfish]

The second pool looks nice. The ramp would probably make it easier to get in and out of. And maybe you could take her to the lake sometime to swim out there? Although if you do that, you'll have to be careful of the gooses.

Gooses are evil.

[youwouldntdownloada]

That's what I was thinking too.

Uh...that first point I mean. You already covered one of the reasons I'm worried about a trip to the park like that...the geese here are really violent!

[schoolingfish]

yeah...i wonder if there are any safer lakes around here you could visit

[youwouldntdownloada]

In Kaisou?

I can probably find a pond, but I don't know if it's an easy bet to find any natural bodies of water without waterfowl in it...it's probably a big part of the natural order.

[schoolingfish]

You're right. I guess I figured the other waterfowl might be nicer.

[youwouldntdownloada]

I definitely have a better time with ducks than geese...

I think swans are known for being worse though...Maybe it's their size?

Text | UN: ecraig

[fiddlestick]

[Oh hey Elliot recognizes that!]

Huh? That's an ARCUS. It's a kind of phone that people in my past life would use.

Where did you find it?

un: musicologyminor

[youwouldntdownloada]

[!

!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-] So you know how this works then?

Oh- I found it at the Goodwill by the way, I was just browsing...

It was the only one I saw there if you were wondering.

Are they really magic?

Do I need to worry about this?

[It's time for Questions Forever!]

[fiddlestick]

The Goodwill huh? That place really gets the most unique things...

And yes, they're magic! It's powered by that crystal inside it. But it should be perfectly safe to use. To use the magic part you have to actively channel it, I don't think it's something someone could pull off in their sleep.

[youwouldntdownloada]

They made me leave with a broken rubber chicken once...

Well if you say it's safe I'll trust that at least. I can't think of anyone who would know better than someone who...well...knows what it is...

[She's very slowly unpacking all of these matters. It's sort of been overshadowed by this whole Demon Zodiac thing.]

What does actively channeling mean here though? I'm pretty sure I'm not magical, but I also didn't think I'd wake up with pink hair and a haunted phone.

[Maybe she is magical...........................................

...or maybe she's just haunted. Aw.]

[fiddlestick]

Yep, it's safe! I have one of my own and it's never gone off on its own.

[So nothing to worry about!!]

Well...it's a little hard to explain, but basically if you have the capability, you can learn to draw upon the magic power within the quartz within the phone to cast magic of your own!

[youwouldntdownloada]

That's a relief...

...Uh...

[There's a pause, presumably spent IRL staring at her phone and the stone in it.]

...how do I find out if I have capability?