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[challengesworld.livejournal.com]

[When you are an angel who has yet to entirely catch up with human invention, many things are completely mysterious to you. Like teapots, or telenovelas, or comic books. Angels didn't need stuff like that, but Cheriour decided that if he is going to be here, he is going to learn all he can about these things.]

Um, hello. Yes. I have some important questions. You see, I found some things in the city, and I want to know what exactly what their purpose is. I'm not terribly well informed on inventions, and people are the best source of information, so, erm, here I go.

First of all, umbrellas. What a strange name. Um-brell-las. Brelly-ums. Erm, what do they do? Are they weapons? Because I stabbed a chair in the tower with one, it's pretty sharp...but why do you need the cloth for it? I don't get it.

Second, what do you do with those weird blowing things that you often find in bathrooms? The ones that spew hot air in your face. Are they used for cooking? Like, if you hold one over food, it gets it hot. But why would you cook in a bathroom...?

And last but not least, please elucidate the meaning of this very odd thing I found on the bathtub yesterday.

[There's a squeaking noise.]

What is the purpose of having a small yellow rubber duck?

[Today's derpiest angel brought to you by Things-That-Don't-Make-Sense-In-Cheriour's-Head.]

Comments

[parslunae.livejournal.com]

[ yeah well guess who misses all of that because he's nocturnal and left his grimoire inside ;; this guy, who is...more or less just sort of walking across the lawn, inspecting various plants where and there, and looking up at the tower c: ]

[challengesworld.livejournal.com]

[Oh, somebody is out there? Cheriour catches a glance of him while walking past a window, and within seconds, he has teleported right in front of the little guy, looking deadly serious.]

Tell me what a rubber duck is. Now. [A pause as he remembers his manners.] Please.

[parslunae.livejournal.com]

[ LHDFSGKJSDGKJSDGKS YEAH NO YLLIT ISN'T ANSWERING WITH WORDS, he's just making a surprised sound and hastily jumping back from this....appearing guy ]

[challengesworld.livejournal.com]

[He looks concerned, cocking his head at Yllit like a curious bird.]

Oh, sorry about that, just spotted you out the window and said "oh, this guy should know about things". I guess you don't know, do you?

[parslunae.livejournal.com]

Who....what are you...?

[challengesworld.livejournal.com]

I'm an angel of the Lord. I am Cheriour. And you are?

[umbrare.livejournal.com]

[OH MY GOD THAT SQUEAKING. THAT SOUNDS LIKE SQUEAKY CHEW TOY SQUEAKING.

Wherever Cheerio is, Dog is shadow-teleporting there. Behind him.

And looking surprisingly human today.]

Rubber duck??

[challengesworld.livejournal.com]

[He just turns around and grins at who he think is a new guy, squeaking that duck again and again.]

Oh, hello...!

[WAIT A SECOND HERE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE FORCE HERE]

D-Dog?! Is that you?

[umbrare.livejournal.com]

Ah, you figured it out faster than Adel. [Which isn't surprising, but still.]

[challengesworld.livejournal.com]

Yes, well, the power you are giving off is enough to make me recognize you...

Weren't you, um, a dog before this? Or am I mistaken?

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[umbrare.livejournal.com]

I see.

This form generally takes too much energy from Euri to sustain. We've fixed that issue, though.

[umbrare.livejournal.com]

Not to say I prefer this over being a dog. The latter is much nicer.

[challengesworld.livejournal.com]

Oh, have you? That's nice. Though, is this just another one of your forms, or is the dog form more what you actually look like...?

[And he beams.] Oh, I understand! I have a true form too! But it's rather...how to say this...not really something I'm comfortable being around other people. It's not what they're used to.

dictated;

[retenir.livejournal.com]

Umbrellas! They're for protecting you from rain.

dictated;

[challengesworld.livejournal.com]

...I had no idea the rain was so vicious! I'm guessing you use these umbrellas in battle, don't you?

dictated;

[retenir.livejournal.com]

Battle? Don't be silly.

dictated;

[challengesworld.livejournal.com]

O-oh, you don't battle the rain then? Why do people hate it so much though?

dictated;

[retenir.livejournal.com]

Because it's annoying and dirty.

dictated;

[challengesworld.livejournal.com]

It's not that annoying! Honestly, if you didn't have it, plants wouldn't grow.

[tabbytastic.livejournal.com]

The umbrella... did you open it?

[challengesworld.livejournal.com]

...

How do you "open" it? I didn't see any keyholes on it...

[tabbytastic.livejournal.com]

Under the flappy fabric part, there's like... braces? Reach under there and slide the thing they're all attached to.

[not going to warn him to watch out. Maybe he'll get poked in a clock or something. She can hope.]

[challengesworld.livejournal.com]

[After a few minutes of looking it over, he finally finds the thing and slides it open, making the umbrella open with a large whump. Unfortunately for Taby, he had it faced away from him, so no poking of the clocks today.]

Oh! Oh, it opened! Wow. Huh. It looks like a shield. I think I've seen these before in this form.

[And he'll just be swishing it around. THIS IS SO EXCITING. 8D]

[tabbytastic.livejournal.com]

[damn. oh well, she can still hope that he'll trip and fall or something. maybe he'll stab himself in the throat.]

You should see what kind of things it can protect you from.

[challengesworld.livejournal.com]

Ooh, tell me! Tell me what it can protect me from.

[THIS IS INFORMATION HE NEEDS TO KNOW]