NIGHT 1 - ETC

[fateaccompli]

[Jeez, you guys are really enthusiastic about all this, huh? Well, there's a very happy deer somewhere that's taking a lot of notes.

The sun has set and the stars are out—it's a new moon tonight . . .

[ the teams ]

White	Black
Hana	Viola
Katsura	Anna
Alex	Pascal
Kasey	Gale
Lisbeth	Russi
Morgen	Jun
Seo	Eliza
Roz	Kyriss
Fen	Kaname
Asato	Ren

[ the poll ]

Poll #18463 Day 1 - Best Match

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Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 22

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Which two people do you believe are a possible match?

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[ tonight ]
[You'll probably want to discuss the first votes a little more, since the results for the first night will come along with breakfast tomorrow morning (7PST Thursday) . . . but after that, maybe finding a quiet place to sleep—together, or separately.]

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Comments

[howintreeguing]

[pulling out a tupperware and examining it with interest! not opening it though]

I don't think... we have dragons, where I come from.

[bowtiedbones]

[they're very clean white bones. one is just a pigeon, and the other has a spiky skull with a beak like a parrot's]

They're pretty rare, even in places where they do occur.

[howintreeguing]

What... distinguishes them, as a... family... or... is it a genus...?

[bowtiedbones]

Dragon taxonomy at the higher levels gets tricky because you get people trying to sort out magical vs. non-magical animals, but they're typically considered a class. They're very similar to reptiles and birds, but the six-limb structure found in some species throws it off.

[howintreeguing]

Oh, are... some dragons magical and some... not?

[bowtiedbones]

All dragons are magical, and there's some other animals that are too. Like hellhounds! You could class them as canines, but dogs don't breathe fire and come when summoned.

[howintreeguing]

No, that's... true.

Do you... need to know a lot about... the biology of the animals that you raise?

[bowtiedbones]

Absolutely! Necrozoology is so important! If I don't understand what I'm summoning, the system the magic is braced on is going to be weaker, and the summon will be less viable. Taking care of a skeleton can be as much work as taking care of a live animal!

[howintreeguing]

Oh...! So, when you want to... summon something, how do you... begin?

[bowtiedbones]

The first thing is to prepare the skeleton. With a lot of my work, that means I have to get multiple skeletons together, and hope they're all similar in age or size. I don't work with incomplete assemblies.

[howintreeguing]

Why... is that?

[bowtiedbones]

A lot of subfossils are incomplete, and newer skeletons might be damaged too. A complete skeleton is more stable and easier to work with.

[howintreeguing]

Oh, I see. And... it doesn't matter if... the bones are from different animals, as long as... they're similar enough specimens?

[bowtiedbones]

Right, though of course using a single-source specimen gets the best results.

[howintreeguing]

What's the next step...?

[bowtiedbones]

Research! Ideally, I want to learn a lot about what I can expect from the animal's behavior and movements, even diet.

[howintreeguing]

Oh, skeletons... can eat?

[bowtiedbones]

They like to play with food, like some will chew on bones or try to catch fish even though they can't eat.

[howintreeguing]

Oh... so, do they... remember being alive?

[bowtiedbones]

Not fully. I don't work with specific souls, so they don't have their own memories of being alive, but they have enough knowledge to act how a live animal would. Their instincts and habits are in place.

[howintreeguing]

That's interesting! So you... use the skeletons and... subfossils, to learn about... the species at large...?

[bowtiedbones]

Yeah! These are animals that have died hundreds of years ago, but we can still observe them.

[howintreeguing]

Ohhhh.

[squirms slightly. bounces a single small bounce.]

That seems... cool.

[bowtiedbones]

It's soooo cool.

Want to see an example?

[howintreeguing]

Yes, please.