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[vanto]

[The room behind Eli is decorated with a few Christmas lights and ornaments: a candy cane or two, some crystal stars, mistletoe. It's minimalistic but adequately festive for the Imperial household; at the edge of the room is a box and wrappings — this room has clearly just been decorated.

Eli runs a hand through his hair, nervous but content. There is a smear of red lipstick on his cheek that he has been trying to wipe off for forty minutes. This is his life now.]

I can't remember the last —week and a half? Two weeks?— very well. But I know that I caused some trouble as a, uh, glowing horse. With eight legs.

[Eli looks away from the camera, mouth pressed into a thin line.]

I'm sorry, and if you want me to pay or help fix anything please contact me. I don't know how else to make up for all the garden destruction.

[...]

And how do you fix cravings from being a horse? I walked by a flower shop and the roses looked really appetising.

Comments

video

[vanto]

Anyway, I promise that I don't normally eat everything and uh, you know. Stuff.

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[h2no]

...Bandanas.

It's fine. I figured you don't eat like a horse when you're not one. How did that even happen?

[vanto]

Do you know a god named Woden?

Well, he's weird but also kind of okay?

[Oh god, why Eli.]

He turned me into his horse, not that I asked him to. It just happened? He took me to a farm to eat everything.

[h2no]

Yeah, I had a brief conversation with him on his poll. He seemed more... weird?

[guess this was the gift thing woden was talking about.]

Guess you passed his test.

[vanto]

I still don't understand what the test was about. What was the right answer? Why is he so [...] Woden?

[h2no]

Arceus only knows. You ain't gonna be a horse anytime soon again, are you?

1/2

[vanto]

[vanto]

Well, no. Technically it's not possible right now.

[h2no]

Y...you're sure?

[vanto]

Reasonably sure. Woden wouldn't lie.

[h2no]

I hope so. I guess this was just another crazy power thing, huh?

[vanto]

I guess, at least no one got hurt. Right? No trampled people.

[h2no]

...My front yard.

[vanto]

How bad was it?

There were a lot of yards...

[h2no]

I'm not gonna lie. I cried a bit.

[vanto]

[vanto]

I'm really sorry, that was not my intention while eating your garden.

[h2no]

I needed so much consoling after the tragic loss of my second favourite bandana.

[vanto]

That was very bad of me.

I don't think it even tasted that good.

[h2no]

That's the final nail in the coffin, that is!

[vanto]

Does this mean we can't be friends? I thought bandana eating was a friendship requirement.

[He's teasing, a new bandana will be gifted for Christmas.]

[h2no]

Well, the custom is to have it with sauce, but I think I can pass over that this one time.

[vanto]

[Eli laughs.]

Oh well, excuse me, I'll make sure to bring sauce next time I come by with eight legs instead of two.

[h2no]

That's very thoughtful of you.

[vanto]

One does what one can.