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[necronomicod]

Soooo...
T)(is is a LITTL-E L-ESS D--EAD t)(an I remember being!
And a w)(ole lot MOR-E )(UMAN!
I t)(ink it's )(uman, actually.
I'm not s)(ore! I've never been a )(uman B-EFOR--E! 38O
It's reely, reely W-EIRD!
)(ow do you )(umans even put up wit)( t)(is s)(it??
-Everyt)(ing's so brown and pink and SPONG-EY.
Squis)( squis)( glub squis)(!!
And I don't even )(ave my )(ORNS!
Finny fins going missing is ON-E T)(ING, but no )(orns??
I don't even know if I want to look in a mirror like t)(is 38/
But! T)(is is muc)( less dead!
In fact, it's almost kind of ALIV---E!
T)(at's -EXCITING, don't you t)(ink??
No more stupid dumbbass J-ERKFINS blasting )(oles in your c)(ests or anyt)(ing!
-Even if I'm PR-ETTY S)(ORE t)(is wasn't part of t)(e plan t)(at t)(e )(orrorterrors )(ad GLUBB-ED UP...
...it's interesting! Reely interesting!
T)(ere's not)(ing wrong wit)( -EXPLORING and swimming in a STRANG-E S-EA, you know!
But I reely miss my )(orns.
38(


(ooc: Feferi's text quirk is R-E-ELY annoying, so if you'd like to go to video or have me just knock it off, here's the text permissions post!)

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[dogwitch]

[Jade's a little distracted by a nearby squirrel, she lets out a low growl but manages to snap her attention back to Feferi.]

Huh?

[necronomicod]

The sun isn't burning us.

Does that mean that somefin's wrong?

[dogwitch]

[She smiles.] Humans don't get burned by the sun.

...Well, that's not entirely true. If you spend too long out in the sun you will get burned and it hurts and itches.

[necronomicod]

Really?! That's amazing!

On Alternia, the sun is so strong that almost NOBODY can go out during the day! That's how Terezi got blinded, too!

But you can go out here during the day and everything's okay? Wow!

[dogwitch]

[Jade nods, smiling brighter.] Yup! Humans sleep at night and do all the fun stuff during the day. Or so I've be lead to believe.

Living on a island away from civilization has meant not really knowing how other people live.

[necronomicod]

That's totally the opposite of how it is on Alternia! That's so interesting!

...why did you live there?

[dogwitch]

The island had a bunch of old ruins and Grandpa enjoyed exploring and discovering. We probably would have moved somewhere else, in time, if he hadn't died. [She smiles fondly as memories of the old man surface.]

[necronomicod]

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that!

So your elder human lusus kicked the conch when you were young?

[dogwitch]

[Jade nodded. It was kind of her fault as well as Tavros' but no need to get into that.] But in a way he was always still around. And I had Bec to look after me.

[necronomicod]

He was still with you in spirit, then? That's adorabubble! *Or, you know, in being stuffed.*

And the other one... was the barkbeast, right?

[dogwitch]

[Jade simply nods. Some people find the whole stuffed dead family member thing a little morbid.]

We call them dogs, but yes that was Bec.

[necronomicod]

..."dogs." *She repeats the name a few times, rolling it around in her mouth to try and get a feel for it.* That's a weird name.

[dogwitch]

[Jade giggles and settles on the bench beside Feferi.]

I guess it is pretty weird. But it's a lot less literal than 'barkbeast'.

[necronomicod]

Trolls like literal names! It means that you understand more about it without having to waste all your time learning?

[dogwitch]

[Jade giggles again.] That's kind of silly but I guess, in a weird way, it kind of makes sense.

[necronomicod]

It abshoalutely makes sense! There are a lot of really neat things about troll culture... but now that I'm here I guess I'll learn a lot more about human culture too!

[dogwitch]

Looks like you will! And you have friends that can help you!

[necronomicod]

That's really true!

...I wonder how the other trolls are doing with it.

[dogwitch]

[Jade's ears flick back and forth as she thinks about it. After a few moments she shrugs.] I'm sure they're doing quite well.

[necronomicod]

How many of them did you know, anyway? I lost track of who was glubbing to who!

[dogwitch]

[Jade pushes back her hood and gives her head a shake.] You know, I'm not sure. I spoke with several of them but most were just brief conversations.

[necronomicod]

Well, what were the colors? We're all color-coded! It's really convenient!

[dogwitch]

[She gives a sheepish laugh.] See my memory isn't the best so I don't really remember. I do remember talking to Karkat and Kanaya. Tavros too. And you, of course.

[necronomicod]

That's a good mix, though! You have crabby, kindly, shy, and best of all, ME!

[dogwitch]

[She giggles.] I guess so!

[She looks around the park again and can't help the low growl that bubbles up in her throat when she spots a nearby squirrel.]