video; un: dunmer dragonborn

[fireandhoney]

Turns out when one is bored, doesn't feel like drawing or reading, and has a familiar that makes silk, this is the end result.

[He holds up a braid of string. The string is pearlescent, and it's crudely braided together, looking like a kid's first attempt to braid their hair or make a friendship bracelet. One can also see four very large spider legs draped over his shoulders, though the rest of the spider is hidden behind him.]

I may have discovered the future of fabrics right here.

[He tugs the string a few times, as if testing its strength.]

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[ichoosefight]

[ She tries very hard not to shudder. If only it wasn't so big... ]

I guess they would know?

Wait, shouldn't it be sticky?

[fireandhoney]

Some spiders can also produce a silk that isn't sticky. It depends on what they intend to use it for.

[ichoosefight]

[ There's another pause as she decides if she actually wants to know this. ]

I think we might be getting into "more than I want to know about spiders" territory. Doesn't anybody have like, normal fricken cat familiars? Even an owl. How is everything here so classically fairytale except for this one thing?

[fireandhoney]

I'm not sure why I got a spider for a familiar. I'd think it would have been a small dragon or something.

[What with the whole dragonborn thing.]

Not sure what your definition of "classically fairytale" is, though.

[ichoosefight]

Uh... I would try to explain, but it might take several days. As a rule though, familiars are for witches and wizards, and they're either cats, rats or owls.

[fireandhoney]

I was a mage even back home and I thought about adopting a cat.

[ichoosefight]

There, see, that makes perfect sense! Bonus points if it's black.

[fireandhoney]

I wouldn't think owls would make good pets, though.

[ichoosefight]

Yeah, you'd definitely have to be a wizard. I hear those talons are sharp, even when they're not using them as weapons.

[fireandhoney]

I suppose if you took the time and effort you could tame an owl. I mean, I have a friend who managed to tame a frostbite spider, and those are even bigger and more aggressive than Sil's species.

[ichoosefight]

Cool! Impressive. I don't want to know anything else about what "frostbite spiders" are.

I think all the pet owls I know of are in children's fiction.

[fireandhoney]

I suppose having a pet owl would be useful to keep pests out of the house.

Frostbite spiders are about the size of a cow. They're very venomous and they spit webbing.

[Finn holds up his sketchbook, displaying a spider that looks a lot like a tarantula, except with less hair.]

[ichoosefight]

[ This time she does shudder. ]

Welcome to my nightmares, giant cow-spiders.