Kadoc Zemlupus (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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avalononline2021-11-01 08:09 pm
impostorsyndrome) wrote in avalononline2021-11-01 08:09 pm
video; un: wolfcountry
[Kadoc doesn't default to video, but for something like this, it feels like the only right way to go about this. The camera is pointed at him sitting outside on a stump, clearly somewhere on the city outskirts where the civilization thins out and becomes countryside, but there is a building complex of some sort visible in the background.]
Hey. I'll make this pretty quick. Some of you might remember Tanaka. He was running an animal shelter and a stable while he was here, and I was working for him. But now that he's gone . . . I wasn't about to abandon the wildlife he was taking care of, but he was an Animal Mage. I'm not. And with all the animal refugees coming in after the crisis, there's a lot more work to do, and I'll have to expand.
[He pauses here, glancing behind himself back at the compound before he looks back at the camera—or at least, he faces it. One gets the impression he wouldn't be making eye contact if there were eyes there to contact.]
. . . I probably should've edited together some kinda tacky video with footage of adorable animals in need and some sad music, but I didn't, so instead I'll just say that if anyone wants a job, I'm looking for Animal Mages, Healers, and anyone else who's good with wildlife or has veterinary or equestrian experience. And if anyone finds a sick, injured, or stray animal that needs rehab or a permanent place to stay, you can bring it here. We can board and care for horses, too, if you've gotten one recently and need a place for it. Let me know if you're interested in helping out.
. . . Thanks.
[He's going to attach the address and peace out. More info to be found here!]
Hey. I'll make this pretty quick. Some of you might remember Tanaka. He was running an animal shelter and a stable while he was here, and I was working for him. But now that he's gone . . . I wasn't about to abandon the wildlife he was taking care of, but he was an Animal Mage. I'm not. And with all the animal refugees coming in after the crisis, there's a lot more work to do, and I'll have to expand.
[He pauses here, glancing behind himself back at the compound before he looks back at the camera—or at least, he faces it. One gets the impression he wouldn't be making eye contact if there were eyes there to contact.]
. . . I probably should've edited together some kinda tacky video with footage of adorable animals in need and some sad music, but I didn't, so instead I'll just say that if anyone wants a job, I'm looking for Animal Mages, Healers, and anyone else who's good with wildlife or has veterinary or equestrian experience. And if anyone finds a sick, injured, or stray animal that needs rehab or a permanent place to stay, you can bring it here. We can board and care for horses, too, if you've gotten one recently and need a place for it. Let me know if you're interested in helping out.
. . . Thanks.
[He's going to attach the address and peace out. More info to be found here!]
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[Kadoc at least hangs out with his familiar more than he used to, but still not frequently; it's not with him right now, for instance.]
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[ He even makes a 'horn' gesture with his finger. ]
... He is very good. He obeys.
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I know we can trust him if he's your familiar. So I don't mind. I'm pretty sure mine lurks around here himself, keeping an eye on me.
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[ Yaaaay. His buddy has a house, sort of. As for Asterios' own lodging... well, he doesn't seem to quite care about that. ]
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[He has no idea about Asterios's living conditions, even though he's run into him out there before; he didn't know that was a permanent situation! Oops!]
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[ He thought that was obvious when they first "met" - but then, Asterios thinks people would just automatically assume he lives there and be cool with it. ]
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[Uh oh. This is actually very concerning! It'd have been fine anyway when the weather was warmer; Kadoc camps out plenty himself when the weather allows. But that's not the same thing as just living outside fully exposed in winter!]
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[ In a strange way, he actually liked some of it. It was like another freedom from the maze. He looks down, flexing his hand over and over.
But in the end, he'd not put himself in isolation because of sensory overload. ]
... But I am not human. I will never be human. I cannot be among humans. I am too dangerous.
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[Kadoc doesn't believe any of that about Berserker, but what can he say about it? Anything he could say would just be a trite, underinformed platitude about how of course he's trustworthy and can be among humans. In the end, Kadoc just believing that based on what he's seen of him doesn't mean anything. He's not going to be the one to disabuse him of this notion. And he can't even be confident in what he does think of Berserker.
But he does at least know this much.]
Look, any time you need shelter . . . just come here. This isn't "among humans." You'll be around animals more than humans. But it's still warm and out of the elements.
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[ A part of him wonders if Kadoc even knows the full mythos behind the Minotaur. Even though Kadoc met the Worst Possible Version of Asterios... Asterios himself was no saint.
In the end, he still gave into his hunger.
He sighs deeply, and shakes his head, wanting to move on. ]
... I am grateful, still. Having you offer... makes me happy.
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[And yet, what else is there to say? Kadoc hunches up, arms around himself, refusing eye contact. The fact is, he just doesn't know what to say here to convince Berserker, and he's not very good at arguments anyway; he rolls over too easily. Still, doing that about something this important doesn't sit right with him. He can't stand to just leave it forever here.]
There's a solution. I know that much. I'm not saying it to make you happy or anything. I just . . . I don't want you to suffer.
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[ At least, not how he sees it. When the winter storm comes, hoo boy... ]
... I have been happy here. Not always. But it is more... than I thought I would have to know.
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. . . Yeah. Me too. When you put it that way.
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... For now? Focus on what we can do. And I can help here, in this place. With the animals. Even doing that... is more than I thought... I ever could. It will give me purpose.