First Voyage; Introduction {Video}

[whynotamus]

{There's a video feed coming in, of a large early Victorian sitting room and fireplace. The first thing one might notice, however, is not the period furniture or the formally dressed man in the middle of it, but rather the crowd of animals puttering around him. They're smaller animals, to be sure, but there are a lot of them-a dog, guinea pigs,

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[darknessb4me]

You brought all your fucking pets. All of them. Why.

[whynotamus]

Now, really. {Language, language.} I wouldn't call most of them pets, as they do take quite good care of themselves. I prefer to think of them as companions; I do believe most are here of their own accord.

{Pause.} Well, not here, in this place, but with me, that is.

[darknessb4me]

[It would be faster just to say "because i am a batshit hippie," Arthas thinks.]

[whynotamus]

{...It would be faster, and not entirely inaccurate, no.}

Leaving them behind simply just wouldn't do. Chee-Chee has accompanied me on most voyages, and Polynesia all of them, save one. The moon is not so agreeable to parrots, you see.

[darknessb4me]

[The moon. :|]

I'm sure.

[whynotamus]

It isn't somewhere one takes a parrot, not at all. No, a nice tropical island, or perhaps a forest clearing is a far more hospitable environment for the parrot avians.

[darknessb4me]

Stop talking.

[whynotamus]

I say, that isn't very civil.