ohthehumanities | catchall; wolfwood

[Completely fair and valid THEY'RE REALLY GIVING US UNDERWATER MECHANICS BEFORE MOUNTS]

The normal ones aren't. The Consecrated ones, on the other hand, are much larger--but I assume they're impossible to tame. They're mostly found in remote areas of the desert anyway, so it's impractical to try.

[REINDEER HUGE. Kaveh's a little wary of the horns, but he carefully (and a little awkwardly) pats its nose. Surely it wouldn't be here in the middle of the town if it was feral??]

Well, it's not like they don't exist. But it's difficult to find transport beasts because of the terrain--Sumeru's not like Mondstadt, which is ideal land for horses. A lot of merchants just use Anemo slimes for their caravans, since it's easier.

Sounds crazy.

[ Says Wolfwood whose world has worms ('worms' they basically look like the bugs from Nausicaa) that can, apparently, grow as large as a city. ]

Don't feel like it's gonna bite your hand off?

[ Wolfwood is... okay with animals, but he isn't that good at them, so he's respectfully watching.

...... ? ]

Did you say slimes?

Doesn't it? I've never run into one myself, fortunately.

[Since they don't usually hang around the ruins he visits on his desert trips. He shakes his head, though.]

I don't think so? It's kind of hard to tell, but I guess we don't smell like anything they'd eat.

[He scoots over a little, gesturing for Wolfwood to pat its snoot too--though the confusion makes him laugh a little.]

Have I never mentioned them before? [I guess I never thought about it.] They're everywhere. They're one of the most common types of elemental beings we have.

How do you use slimes to get around? Do they actually look like animals but you just call them slimes just because?

[ EXPLAIN THIS TO HIM. He'll stand in front of a reindeer that immediately turns its huge head to glance at him which startles Wolfwood a little bit. It goes right back to sniffing Kaveh for FOOD though.

These are tame friends... not like violent, violent moose... ]

Well, Anemo slimes can fly, so people harness the big ones and use them to move carts or lift heavy parcels off the ground. Kind of like a sentient balloon, I guess you could say.

[Come to think of it, I don't know how they get them to follow directions...

The reindeer is snuffling at his hand so much, it's kind of gross. He pulls it back, frowning as he looks around.]

What do you think these things eat?

[ I'm not even going to ask.

Sentient balloon. Please. ]

Uh... I don't know...

[ All he knows is some vague stuff about the feed mix they give to toma, which. Since there's not a lot about native NML plants, probably just worms/insects and then miscellaneous whatever. He's not educated in the way of herbivores... but there's maybe a bucket of carrots around here? ]

[realizes I abruptly switched to bold thoughts instead of italics. It's fine.]

Maybe... fruit, or something? [Hmmm. He steps back from the reindeer to start hunting for anything that looks like feed, and the reindeer abruptly starts making its weird high-pitched calling sound. Kaveh jumps.] What the--?!

[ I THOUGHT YOU WERE ASSIGNING THE GUY YELLING AS THE REINDEER NOISE AND I WAS LIKE PIXI?? OKAY?? I WILL GO WITH THIS BUT OKAY

Wolfwood also jumps a little because that is NOT the noise he expected from an animal that's basically as tall as he is. ]

Jesus, my ears!

[ Stop making noise, I don't know what you want! ]

[HELPLNFNGHFNNFND damn I should have, now THAT would be one of The Horrors

Why does it sound like that?!]

Oh my god, calm down, we're looking for food! [Animals usually want food, don't they?!] Pet it or something!!

That's what you were doing!

[ He... puts a hand on its snout... It's huge. It feels like a horse muzzle but rougher probably I presume, I have never personally seen a reindeer up close. There there...

It starts licking his hand and if reindeer are anything like normal deer or horses, the tongue is Very Long. ]

Did you FIND ANYTHING?

[ FASTER ]

Yes, and now I'm looking for food!!

[aaaaAAAAA HE'S LOOKING OKAY!!! I also have no idea what reindeers are like I have never even seen a deer. Tragique.

But he fortunately locates a bucket of carrots shortly after that!! And turns just in time to see Long Long Tongue.]

...Ew...

[don't just watch him suffer]

[ Wolfwood pulls away his hand and the reindeer immediately turns its attention back to Kaveh because CARROTS. Feed him.

While Wolfwood stares at his slightly wet hand with a grimace. ]

Don't ew this, feed it before it starts whinin' again.

[Why are their tongues so long that's even worse than a sumpter beast Tighnari would be having the time of his life right about now

But he doesn't want to hear its weird call again either, so he carefully steps forward and fishes out a carrot, gingerly holding it out. EAT, BEAST.]

I think I like the squirrels better. [Even though they forced him to Disney princess.]

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