tushanshu | 1st Proverb

[When the feed kicks on, a slightly dorky looking young man appears on the screen - another new face, it would seem, but maybe less perturbed than most. In fact, he's beaming, all pretty white (if a little gappy) teeth and three big, bright eyes fixed on the camera.

...Three?

He speaks, his voice almost incongruously velvety.]

Helloooooo?

Hello!

Well, I have to say, this was a bit of a surprise! I was thankful for the welcoming committee, but I wasn't expecting to wake up in anything resembling this! In fact, it's the third largest turtle I have ever encountered! Wonders never cease.

[There isn't a trace of sarcasm to be found anywhere in his tone.]

The suite is much better than my apartment, I must admit. I might grow, in time, to miss the steady chanting in the wee, dark hours of the morning...but for now, I'm going to enjoy the change of pace!

After all - I haven't traveled this far from Night Vale since...well, since I backpacked through Europe when I was younger! And let me tell you, there were no turtles involved in that.

Except the one.

But he was a total. Jerk.

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...You've met a turtle with a bad personality?

[Yes, that's the bit that confuses her. She's never met one that wasn't fairly placid and benign.]

[ .........................................have a face gaping in disbelief at the screen. ]

Your voice is so pleasant. How the hell is a voice that pleasant?

...You, uh. Is that...an eye on your forehead?

If it helps any, this turtle isn't much of a jerk. More -- rude. Well, I suppose less rude and more aloof. Not really chatty. Which is a shame.

[He's not even bothered by any of that overall strangeness. Seems roughly about average-ish for most non-humans? Or, you know, alternate versions of humans.]

'Third largest turtle'? You mean like, you've seen even bigger turtles?!

This turtle's decent, but has a hard time chatting with us. Something about the size difference, and that it speaks telepathically. Which I gather makes it hard to talk to tiny things like us, except in dreams.

[Zel won't comment on the eye: back home, it meant either 'experiment from sorcerer with dubious ethics' or 'mazoku with poor disguise skills', but... this place was weird.]

Third largest turtle?

[Oh, hi.]

Hello! [ Kara likes new people. ]

Welcome to Keeliai.

Chanting?

[Yes, because that's the strange bit here.]

[Three eyes. Three eyes. The guy has three eyes. That may be the strangest thing he has seen yet in this festival of culture shocks. Deep breath.]

You should have been here a week ago. Would have really emphasized the... wonders here. [Sans dreaming. No wonders there. Only nightmares.]

I'm Will Graham.

[Sei is going to. Stare. For just a moment before speaking.]

...Bit of an odd bird aren't you?

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