un: blackbirdtarot | video

[drewthetower]

WHO: August and anyone else
WHERE: Network, maybe his place
WHEN: end of January
WHAT: why are y'all like this
WARNINGS: swearing!

[The video opens up on a very chaotic sewing room, with a dressform that's half-covered in a project, a raven-that's-not-a-raven perched on a perch above the dressform, and one very frazzled August, hair in the messiest bun and glasses a little skewed.]

Okay, just. Okay. Since we are apparently getting more and more people from not here and y'all are showing up in the worst actual stuff--hi. August Villareal, "blackbirdtarot" on literally every form of social media, I give tarot readings and take clothing commissions when I'm not dying in college. If you happen to be a bird-nut, my aunts run Crowley Sanctuary for Birds, we're always popping up places for this bird or that bird or getting this grant or the fucking goose incident.

[Goddammit Lucy. Goddammit Goosetavo.]

Anyway. If you are from Not Here and have found yourself now here, hit me up and I'll make you three outfits, or help you get three outfits if you want jeans. Free of charge. I've made some wild shit doing this, so unless you want me to make you fucking armor, I can probably figure out how to make damn near anything.

[Gods.]

Everyone else--you gotta pay, and everyone's gotta pay if you want tarot readings, my hourly rates are listed on every profile I have. [His phone goes off. August checks it, and then sighs.] Also, I've been told on no uncertain terms that everyone who can use this app is apparently invited to my place next month, because my aunts are coming over and they never met a group of people they didn't want to feed and they have no chill. It'll probably turn into a potluck, gods...

[He goes to turn this off before pausing.]

Oh, if anyone speaks French or Spanish and needs help, hit me up. I'm still learning Greek, but I guess I can help with that too.

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[drewthetower]

[August whistles, and Julian (the shadow bird) flies down from his perch to come stand in front of the camera.]

Julian.

[suzume_odori]

[And just like that, Suzume's day is moving from 'good' to 'AWESOME'.

Not that she hasn't seen crows and such before, but this is a BIGGER crow, up close even! There is immediately a large smile on the girl's face, before she hurriedly moves to thrust the phone at....nothing.

There's nothing there don't worry about it.] Hoshi- Hoshi, look, it's big..! It's bigger than crows!

[Nothing is changing about the nothing! The phone moves back, and Suzume continues to beam, wide smile on her face.] Hello Julian!

[drewthetower]

[Eh, kids are weird. Whatever.

Julian preens and lets out a rather loud caw!]

[suzume_odori]

[Well, Julian certainly has All of Suzume's attention. Almost shyly, she waves at the camera- even if it's a bit tricky to do while keeping it in frame.]

I hope mister Blackbird gives you lots of shiny things, and food.

[As almost an after thought, she adds-] ...is that why you're so big?

[What do you mean ravens are different birds.]

[drewthetower]

[August starts to pet Julian's head.]

No, ravens are just this big. Julian's a little bigger than some, but ravens are actually pretty big birds.

[suzume_odori]

Mn, Julian's not a crow..?

[A raven? ...Ravens sure do look like crows then...] Does that mean he doesn't like the same things..?

[drewthetower]

What "same things"? He's a bird, so he likes most things other birds like. Sorta. He's apparently not a normal bird, but he acts like it.

[suzume_odori]

Like shiny things..! [she protests. Wasn't it obvious! Crows are the ones that like shiny things after all.] Crows like shiny things the most.

[drewthetower]

Oh, he likes shiny things. I've just mostly trained him not to go after shiny things that belong to other people. Unfortunately for everyone, he thinks "belongs to other people" is something he gets to decide.

[suzume_odori]

Oh.... [Oh no ....]

...So he's a bad bird..?

[drewthetower]

No, he's just a bird. Birds aren't humans--they can't be bad like humans can. Most of the time, anyway. Sometimes the smart ones know what they're doing, but most birds can't.

[suzume_odori]

Oh....

[Well, if he says so. But-]

...

[A low whisper-] ....Is Julian one of the smart ones?

[....Julian can probably still hear that.]

[drewthetower]

[Pleased caw!! as August just sighs.]

Unfortunately.

[suzume_odori]

[Oh no...............

Mister August you have her most sincere of condolences.

And Julian!!! You're getting a frown!]

That means you have to listen to Mister Blackbird, and be good.

[OR ELSE. ...nothing will happen, but she is Clearly very threatening, yes.]

[drewthetower]

[August gives Julian a Look, who realizes what's going on and hangs his head with a sad caw.]

He'll try.

lmao we can probably wrap up here with properly scolded magic birds I think

[suzume_odori]

[And to that, she simply beams.]

Good.