Orb, GHB 2

[knowsmorethanyou]

[The orb has been turned to face a turtle lapping at a bowl of coffee on the table.]

Anyone have familiarity with involuntary shape shifting? He doesn't usually look like a turtle.

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[wheresmycoffee]

[[Yeah yeah whatever. He's got coffee, he gives no shits about any of this crap any more]]

[dailybread]

...what does he normally look like?

[wheresmycoffee]

[[The turtle in question looks over at the orb with a snort before going back to his drink. Answer was obvious, wasn't it?]]

[fairweather]

Goodness. That might be the work of a curse or some kind of enchanted artifact.

[warewolf]

[Kay's still figuring out how to use this Orb thing, so this is sort of an accidental reply. He's trying to get a better look at the turtle, and looks a little uncertain.]

[knowsmorethanyou]

Normally he looks like a human. Is that relevant?

[knowsmorethanyou]

Most cursed artifacts I know of only work when on the person. I found him in a pile of clothes, so I'm going to rule out artifact. Curse, though....

Just need to figure out where it's from.

[knowsmorethanyou]

Is this a sign that you might know something?

[somewhatpointy]

You could say I know a little something about it, but...nothing like that.

[A turtle drinking coffee? What is this he doesn't even...]

[knowsmorethanyou]

Very helpful. Thank you so much.

[wheresmycoffee]

[[The turtle snorts in agreement, tossing his head slightly in a way that resembled someone rolling their eyes before he went back to his drink]]

[somewhatpointy]

[He shrugs, totally unconcerned at his overall lack of helpfulness.]

So, what, he just woke up a turtle?

[warewolf]

Huh? Me?

[He didn't realize that was on. WHOOPS.]

[fairweather]

Does he have any enemies or has he made any deals with questionable folks?

[golden_moon]

Only, I am afraid, on a limited basis. The involuntary shifting, I mean.

I doubt my experience would offer much help. I assume he should be human?

[knowsmorethanyou]

Hawk is a blacksmith. He deals with anyone who can give him money, no matter how stupid he thinks they are. And that's usually pretty stupid. Quite a lot of the girls in town think they're in love with him, and a number of the rest think he's responsible for the disappearance of 'his rival,' who vanished several weeks ago and actually had nothing to do with him.

[knowsmorethanyou]

[You're cute, kid.]

I'll assume not, then.

[knowsmorethanyou]

Yes. And at this point, anything is better than nothing, so spill all your secrets.

[She's usually far more subtle, but boyfriend as turtle is a little wearing.]

[dailybread]

Not really.

I've...never seen anything like this before. Sorry I can't help.

[warewolf]

[Yep, definitely talking to him. Cue embarrassment and a bit of bluster.]

Nope. I don't know a thing about shape-shifting. Maybe ask someone who can do magic? That looks like magic to me.

[He's lying. Kay's a fairly competent liar, but anyone good at telling when someone is lying will see through it.]

[golden_moon]

Well, that's a tall order. When I was 9, I kissed George, they boy who lived next door. Never told anyone about that. Hmm. Broke my father's record player on my tenth birthday. Sure he knew about it, but we never said anything. Always felt bad about that...

Since the moon wasn't full last night, nor is apt to become so in the next couple of days, I'm out of ideas. New moon's a ways off, too, I believe. Well, a few days. Not heard anything about any kind of eclipse or anything, either, so I can't imagine the sun was involved, though it might be about dry skin.

Have you two tried a nice, moisturizing cream?

[wheresmycoffee]

[[The turtle looks up with a bit of an indignant expression, snorting. The hell is wrong with people?]]

[golden_moon]

[Some peole find it hard to this seriosly; it's a fairy-tale kingdom, for crying out loud.]

[wheresmycoffee]

[[There's not taking things serious, and then there's making stupid suggestions. Or so Hawk thinks anyway. Then again, with Hawk's low opinion on people in general and his increased levels of grumpiness....

Bah. Back to the coffee.]]

[knowsmorethanyou]

[Aralu raises her brows.]

I have heard nothing of a plague of wereturtles around the city, so I'm going to assume this has nothing to do with the moon. As to a moisturizer, you try finding one in this place.