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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

[am_i_a_monster]

You wouldn't want chewy lemongrass. It's used for flavouring usually.

I could give you some chewy cookie or brownie recipes. Maybe something with oatmeal? Or carrots? Horses like those things too, right?

[vanto]

Is it? Huh.

Apparently, I tried to eat a lady's handbag, so horses aren't probably too picky. Or maybe I just wasn't a picky horse.

[am_i_a_monster]

I've heard of people eating small pieces or sucking on them for flavour, but they usually don't eat it.

Maybe she had something that smelled good in her purse. This place gave me an enhanced sense of smell. A horse probably has that too.

[vanto]

Really? Enhanced sense of smell? Does that not get [...] overwhelming?