3rd quibble . video

[i_seethestrals]

[ The screen is filled with the sight of two large gray eyes. Framed by some distinct spectacles peering back at everything in their sight with a steady, unblinking gaze.

Someone still hasn't figured out how their camera works.

Finally, though, the eyes speak. At least they sound friendly, if oddly calm considering the circumstances. ]

Oh! I remember

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[ohnoyousquidnt]

I LIKE your glasses! Did you alchemize them yourself?

[i_seethestrals]

Alchemize? No, these came with my father's magazine!

...but thank you!

[ Unless you're making fun of her. ]

[ohnoyousquidnt]

What kind of magazine is it? glubglubglub

[i_seethestrals]

Do you speak Mermish?

It's The Quibbler, have you heard of it? It's brilliant, really, my father writes the most fantastic articles... why more people don't take an interest in the Rotfang Conspiracy, I don't understand...

[ohnoyousquidnt]

I'm not shore what that is, but I'm pretty great at Troll-script, Human English, and whatever language my slumberbuddies talked in.

I didn't get a lot of reading done back in my hive! It sounds like an EXCITING magazine!

[i_seethestrals]

What you were writing, that... [ She begins puckering her lips in a very fishy fashion. ] "Glubglubglub"? Mermish is much more screechy and awful on the ears, but-- wait a moment. Did you say troll?

[ This is just getting curiouser and curiouser. ] Anyway, it's very exciting, the latest movements of the Crumple-Horned Snorkack alone...

[ohnoyousquidnt]

YEAH! I'm a sea-dwelling troll!

Well, not right now, but being human is EXCITING too! I'd give this experience my seal of approval!

[i_seethestrals]

A sea-dwelling troll? [ Okay, that... actually managed to make her look surprised. ] I've never heard of those before! And a shape-shifting one at that? How fascinating.

-- Oh, excuse me, I'm not being rude, am I? I know some magical creatures don't like being asked about themselves.

[ohnoyousquidnt]

Well, I'm not shore about that shapeshi-

...HEY, I'm not a creature!

[i_seethestrals]

...Sorry? But you said troll.

[ Now she looks confused. And apologetic. ]

Is that not-- I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you.

[ohnoyousquidnt]

Well, be careful next time you try to describe a colonizing species as 'creatures', OKAY?

Sorry if we got off on the wrong fin. I'm Feferi!

[i_seethestrals]

I will! I'm sorry we got off on the wrong fin, too.

[ She smiles. ]

It's nice to meet you, Feferi. I'm Luna. Luna Lovegood. People call me Loony, sometimes.