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[exiled_honor]

[Alberich thinks he's handling this device correctly. The people who greeted him had explained it, and he's gone over it several times since then. He's still not certain of everything it's capable of, but he can learn that later (if he remains here). For the moment, he just needs to ask a question.]

Has anyone seen a white horse acting...extremely intelligently?

This may sound strange, but I would appreciate any help.

[The answer is going to be "no." If Kantor were here, after all, Alberich would know.

But he had to ask.]

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voice;

[douchebag]

[ All right, he'll bite. ]

How extreme an intelligence are we talking here?

voice;

[exiled_honor]

Human intelligence.

[Though limited by horse physiology.]

[douchebag]

No shit. Really?

[ Granted, he knows some pretty stupid humans, but he's willing to give the horse the benefit of the doubt over those morons. ]

Haven't seen a horse like that but I can help you look.

Voice

[protects_the_small]

I think my horse would have noticed such a thing, I'm afraid.

Voice

[exiled_honor]

Thank you. [He appreciates that she's taken the time to reply, even if it's with the answer he had feared.]

...Would you be able to let me know if you do notice something?

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[protects_the_small]

I can keep and eye out..... And ask Peachblossom to do the same, though he's far less accommodating than I am.

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[dirtyredneck]

Not a white one, but there's one, name of Peachblossom, who's an imPort. Tattoo's hard to see, but it's there.

Voice

[exiled_honor]

[It's amazing that people can write with these devices. For now, he trusts himself more to continue speaking.]

Not all imPorts are human?

Perma-Text!

[dirtyredneck]

Nope. Some ain't even familiar shaped, looking like a horse or a dog. Some are downright legit alien from another planet.

video

[glitterateur]

Like is he a talking horse or is it not a specific horse? Do you just want any smart horse?

voice;

[exiled_honor]

[It does moving pictures too, what. This is really kind of unsettling, as much as he's trying to tell himself it's not very different from mind magic.

So that's why he just stares at the device for a while before replying.]

...He's a specific horse. [Companions are Not Horses but that is a conversation for another time.] He can communicate with those with the Gift of Mindspeech.

[Why say "telepathy" when you can have fantasy novel jargon]

[glitterateur]

[It takes Mabel a second to translate the fantasy jargon into real people words. Thank goodness for her brother's ongoing obsession with tabletop games and all those unicorn movies she's watched.]

Oh awesome. So is that your superpower? You can talk to people in their brains? I met someone who can do that but he's definitely not a horse.

video

[huntergames]

Horse? Do you mean as in a horse-faced person?

[ There's only one horse-faced person she knows... ]

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[exiled_honor]

[How many people are going to use these moving pictures?]

No, a horse.

[Well, Companion. But saying "horse" will make this conversation easier, even if Kantor will kill Alberich when he finds out.]

video

[huntergames]

I have not seen one... I am sorry. Um, you can ask the soldiers at the Porter lab if your horse came with you! I have been told it happens.

voice

[hooffaceturn]

I...don't think it sounds that strange.

voice

[exiled_honor]

It's...uncommon but well known, where I came from.

But things appear to be very different here. [To say the least.]

voice

[hooffaceturn]

Oh! It's common where I'm from but yeah, things certainly are different around here.

There's a chance your friend might be here but...if you haven't heard from them yet they probably aren't.

text

[fastballspeciaaaaal]

is this the horse you're looking for??

[So unhelpful, sorry.]

[voice]

[exiled_honor]

[What a strange art style.]

No.

...Is that an imPort? [He's heard that horses can be.]

voice

[fastballspeciaaaaal]

Nope, that's Maximus. He's an extremely intelligent white horse.

voice;

[unwiseheart]

[ Why is it always horses...? ]

No, but I can keep an eye out. Are we talking can do tricks intelligent or more can open your door and wander to raid the pantry intelligent?

voice;

[exiled_honor]

The latter.

Depending on what's in the pantry.

voice;

[unwiseheart]

Then you'd think a horse like that would have been spotted by now, getting into some kind of trouble.

voice

[rathercommon]

The cleverest horse I know of is Kel's horse, Peachblossom. If that helps at all.

voice

[exiled_honor]

It gives me a better picture. [As smart as Peachblossom may be, Companion-smart is different. And evidently unheard-of, here.]

Thank you.

voice

[rathercommon]

Of course. Can I ask why you're looking for a particularly-clever-horse?

Video

[darwinatrix]

No.

voice;

[exiled_honor]

I see.

Thank you.

[To the point. He appreciates that.]

voice;

[darwinatrix]

Of course.

How intelligent is the horse?