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Astolfo ([personal profile] riderofcharlemagne) wrote in [community profile] phonetasmal2018-03-27 10:42 am

[video] UN: danslalune

[The camera is rather shaky at the start of the video, through unfamiliarity with the technology. It soon straightens out to being somewhat stable, and Astolfo comes into view.]

Hey, everyone! Guess what!

[He's breathless with excitement, going faster than his words can really keep up.]

Astolfo airlines is noooooooow OPEN!!

[With a dramatic flair, he quickly turns the camera to show a Hippogriff, stabled and calm. Off-camera, Astolfo's voice can still be heard, though in a hushed whisper:]

Come on, do the thing!

[After a moment, the beast spreads its wings out, and lets out a cry similar to that of an eagle. Astolfo then turns the camera back on himself, absolutely beaming.]

Come down to the stables if you want to meet him! I promise his friendliness on my worth as a Rider!

[Which may not be much, depending on who you ask.]
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[personal profile] thoroff 2018-04-01 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Wren didn't catch Astolfo's broadcast; no, she just happens to be heading into the stables to tend to her own companion. When she catches sight of their new inhabitant, however, she immediately goes to take a closer look. Sorry, Catria, you'll have to wait just a little bit.]

Oh, hello there...
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[personal profile] thoroff 2018-04-02 02:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wren gives Astolfo a friendly nod in greeting, but beyond that, her attention is indeed fixed on the hippogriff. She looks over the creature with a slightly awed gaze; it's not all that different from the griffons of her homeworld, but she's never actually spent time up close with one of those either, so this is still very much a new experience.]

My, you are an impressive beast, aren't you?
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[personal profile] thoroff 2018-04-03 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
[She looks back to him and shakes her head.]

As far as I'm aware, they don't exist in my realm.
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[personal profile] thoroff 2018-04-04 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
Not meant to...?

[What an odd statement...]

Oh, yes, we have griffons. [With an o, thank you very much.] I've never had the chance to ride one myself, though.
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[personal profile] thoroff 2018-04-05 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
I, uh, see.

[She would have been perfectly content to never have to imagine such a union, but alas, here we are...]
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[personal profile] thoroff 2018-04-06 10:19 am (UTC)(link)
... Fair enough.

[Now she knows, indeed, and with that, she'll just go ahead and turn her attention back to the creature in question. In an inadvertent mirror of their first meeting, she asks:]

Can I pet him?
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[personal profile] thoroff 2018-04-08 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[With a smile, Wren gently reaches out to touch and softly stroke the hippogriff's plumage.]
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[personal profile] thoroff 2018-04-09 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[A delighted little laugh escapes from Wren at the sound. She's just going to keep with the petting, then!]

I'm glad to hear that! The feeling is certainly mutual.
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[personal profile] thoroff 2018-04-11 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll try not to steal his heart away, but I can make no promises.
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[personal profile] thoroff 2018-04-13 12:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[She laughs and raises her hands in a faux-placating gesture.]

Alright, alright, I'll be careful.
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[personal profile] thoroff 2018-04-13 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Honestly, I'd just be impressed if you managed that.
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[personal profile] thoroff 2018-04-13 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Once a pegasus has formed a bond with a rider there's precious little that can shake it. They've been known to be passed down from mother to daughter, but that's just further proof of their fierce loyalty.

[Yes, specifically mother to daughter, not parent to child.]
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[personal profile] thoroff 2018-04-13 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, yes, that's right. They only accept women as riders. A tame pegasus will take male passengers if its rider wills it, but good luck even getting anywhere near a wild one without getting kicked.

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