[Open Log] Life begins after school, that's where we bend all the rules...

[vela_nova]

Who: ERRYONE
What: SHOPPING!
Where: THE MALL!
When: NOW! (September 20 - 26)
Warnings: S for SHOPPING

Sometimes... Sometimes people just needed things. Basic necessities, food, clothes, video games... Of course, after the big Angry Birds attack a few days ago, it was likely people needed to replace broken things too. (How did that even happen anyway...)

Whatever the reason, the mall was the place to be.

Comments

[shiest_sunbeam]

"Well, I'm not sure if they whistle while they work... But I'm sure they drink heavily while doing so." Okay, so that was a stereotype too, but Ronnae actually had mad respect for Dwarves.

"They're one of the races of Azeroth and one the honors their alligience with the Alliance faction." Which , if he could notice body language, didn't seem to be the one she belonged to.

[golonghorns]

"They're considered mythical where I come from. Like elves and unicorns and such. There's a popular cartoon movie in my world where seven of 'em wind up taking in a Princess to save her from an evil Queen. I don't recall there bein' much drinking in the movie but it was for kids, so..."

[shiest_sunbeam]

"That's... oddly familiar... Err, somewhat." Clearly it wasn't anything like the council of the seven in Blackrock Mountain... Was it? Those were protecting an evil emperor and queen, not the other way around...

"Well, I'm sure a lot of things have differences between worlds."

[golonghorns]

"You get the chance, you might want t'give the movie a watch." Joel suggested with a shrug. "Might find it amusing if nothin' else."

[shiest_sunbeam]

"I guess I'll have to." Ronnae responded, looking thoughtful for a moment.

"Actually, I think I might have to look into the different renditions of possible similar races from my world in others." It's intriguing, that much is certain!

[golonghorns]

"Library has plenty of stuff you could look into. Not just books, but they have some movies, too. Or I guess you can find 'em online. Lord of the Rings and such."

Not his favorite genre, but he hadn't been living under a rock prior to civilization hitting the fan.

[shiest_sunbeam]

"I've gotten really good at finding things online," she smiled happily. Afterall, the internet is like a dream come true to someone like her.

"I'll make sure to check there! Thanks!"

[golonghorns]

"Yeah. You got that right. Guurgle is one helluva thing."

You could find so many weapon schematics on the internet.

[shiest_sunbeam]

Ronnae laughed, "I swear, I can't get over the fact that saying that makes me think of Murlocs back home."

[golonghorns]

"Murlocs?" Joel asked. "Not familiar."

[shiest_sunbeam]

"Right, sorry... forget sometimes." she shook her head and smiled apologetically.

"They're an aquatic race in Azeroth, very tribal. They're speach is what you said reminded me since they speak in guttural gurgles and the like." Ronnae cleared her throat and gave it her best shot at an impression.

"Mmmrrrrgggggleee Mgglllrrgl...." And then realized she must look and sound stupid and quickly looked down, again completely red faced. "O-or something like that..." meep!

[golonghorns]

Joel chuckled a little.

"Alright. OK. Nice impression. You paint a pretty good mental picture."

[shiest_sunbeam]

Riwane was still embarrassed but at least he didn't make fun of her.

"They're nice enough when they're not trying to kill you. I've managed to rescue a few of their orhphaned eggs and hatched them. Have a nursery for little ones like that."

[golonghorns]

"Really? You got a nursery for 'em?" He asked. "That sounds kind've time consuming."

[shiest_sunbeam]

"Well, it's more like a place for them to live at for a while... More like, ironically enough, pets?" Did that make sense and didn't sound as horrible as it might have?

"I guess the closest thing in this world would be the Pokemon?"

[golonghorns]

"Alright." Joel replied with a nod. "I guess I get that, sort've. We don't really got anythin' like that in my world. We have regular pets... dogs, cats, rabbits. Horses, you know. Or maybe you don't. I don't know if they got those where you're from."

[shiest_sunbeam]

"Oh we do!" she replied with a nod. "And an assortment of hundreds more species and the like. Azeroth is a rather varied world."

[golonghorns]

"Huh.... maybe you'd know somethin' about this little fella..."

He pulled his phone out of his pocket and cycled through a few pictures before presenting Ronnae with a picture of his Dog. Well. Coyote-Rattlesnake hybrid. It was chewing on a rawhide bone, exposing long, rattlesnake fangs and a flickering tongue to the camera.

"Name's Callus. Found 'im near the woods a few months back. Guessing he wandered in from someone's world, but couldn't tell you who's. Maybe yours?"

[shiest_sunbeam]

"Hmm," She took a good look at the creature. While similar in some things to some of the creatures she had seen before, there wasn't quite anything like it in Azeroth.

Shaking her head she looked back to Joel. "Can't say for sure. There's similarities with some of the creatures, but I haven't seen one like this. Closest thing I can think of is a chimera."

[golonghorns]

"Well, it was worth a shot." Joel said, taking his phone back and slipping it into his pocket. "Chimera sounds about right. He's like a rattlesnake and a coyote from my world fused somehow. Bein' as you got dogs, cats, horses and such in your world..." He shrugged.

"Actually, if you don't mind me askin'..." He said "You're not quite like anyone from my world. You mentioned Dwarves and such from your world, but what are you, exactly?"

[shiest_sunbeam]

Wow rude Joel!

"Err," look at her, just look at her turning red and awkward. See what you've done? Tsk tsk...

"Well, I'm a halfbreed... H-half orc and half e-elf to be exact..."

[golonghorns]

Look. He SAID 'if you don't mind me asking' so if she minded she should have told him so! You can't blame him for that!

"Oh. That's pretty interestin'." He offered, noticing how red she was getting. "We don't have either of those in my world. Just Humans. You look kind've like I hit a sore spot or somethin'? I, uh, didn't mean to."

That was sort of an apology.

[shiest_sunbeam]

"Eh, n-no I mean... Halfbreeds aren't looked on very kindly back home. For the most part..." Especially by her elven heritage. They were proud, super egocentric and anyone that wasn't them was below them... Not that her orcish side was too much better about halfbreeds, thinking that the blood, honor and power had been muddled and weakened since it had been with an elf. Had she been half-x were x was a strong and proud race, it'd be different...

"It's okay, it's just a sore spot sometimes."

[golonghorns]

"That's stupid." Joel replied gruffly and was almost content to leave it there... but then again, maybe a little clarification wouldn't go amiss.

"In my world, there was a stigma against mixed-race folks too. We only got Humans but they come in a couple different colors, and when folks of different races had a kid, the kid tended to have a hard time. That just went by the wayside, though, as mixed marriages and whatnot became more common. Now, where I'm from, that kind've thinking is considered real old fashioned."

[shiest_sunbeam]

Ronnae looked genuinely saddened and gave Joel an apologetic look.

"I... I guess ignorance like that is in other worlds too..." she sighed, her voice low.

"You'd hope it wasn't..."