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Uh...guys? I feel like I've missed something here. Why is there a... [Finn is staring at something that's off screen, eyebrows scrunched in confusion.

Hurriedly:] I don't know what it is. [/end hurried tone] It looks like that dog thing kind of? But it's long and it won't let me in the stables. [It's also tiny but Finn isn't going to blurt that out on the network for everyone to hear.

But you can tell he has a new outfit on, and he looks a little beat up and sooty muddy, thanks to this. The long thing? A ferret.]

Did the gods do something with animals again? [Rubbing at his face, speaking softly now:] First a dog tackles and sits on me, now this wiggly thing. [He's...tired. Already.] I just wanted to check on my horse. [Louder, directed back at the feed now:] There's not door guards now, right?

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[othlir]

It climbs up your leg? Just how big is this thing?

[ Congrats, man. Who knows what animals other than wookies exist in the War of the Star; now, Vax is imagining something immense.

And then he pauses. Cocks his head to the side. And the amusement is replaced with straight up confusion. ]

I'm sorry, what? "When you were animals?" Did someone cast a massive polymorph spell? How could everyone be animals?

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[Cue Finn turning the view enough to feature the thing. It's not a chonky ferret, just standard size.

Heaven forbid fathiers ever show up. But given they're bigger than horses the chances are slim-to-none.]

There was a...hiccup—I think—and we all turned into animals for a few days instead of uh...animals showing up. [Which. Farm animals did a few days/weeks later. All proper-like. And then the slaughtering began.]

[othlir]

[ As soon as he sees the ferret, any traces of concern are gone. And just. The widest grin on his face. ]

You mean to tell me... You're being harassed by a ferret? Sure, they're a bit bitey, but they're totally harmless!

[ mmmmmmmmmm he has concerns about that statement. ] I do hope you realize I'm going to ask what you mean about a hiccup. What kind of hiccup could do that? Even the most powerful people I know can't do something like that.

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It bites! [He'd show the bites on his legs but he'd rather not. And the claws, we'll not mention those.] And I really don't want to drag it into the stables.

[With horses. That...may or may not stomp on his feet attempting to get the small thing dancing around their numerous feet.]

We don't think the god that brought the animals in meant to uh...make us animals. Hence the hiccup.

[othlir]

Have you tried feeding it? I'm pretty sure that gets most pets to stop biting. What do ferrets like... [ He's only seen them in cages from a distance, so he's not too sure. ] Jerky, maybe? Seems a waste to give them sharp teeth for plants.

[ There's a nod at that though. Okay. If it was a god thing, then that makes more sense. ]

Well, gods are capable of ridiculous things; I'm certainly no stranger to it, so that makes more sense. [ He grins a little bit. ] You know that means I'm going to ask if you were turned into an animal too, right?

and i almost made this prose instead.

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[Finn makes an exasperated sort of noise, his other arm sort of flailing at his side.] I just woke up, the only food I have is an apple for the horse! [aka, he only thought that far. And the apple is probably bruised from his earlier doggo-contact.]

...I don't want to think about jerky right now. [The sacrifices. Sob.]

Three of them. Annoyingly enough.

ey man it's cool i can roll with it B)

[othlir]

—you know, that reminds me, you have some weird horses here, man. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with them, but I'm certainly used to horses having... I don't know, half this number of legs.

[ And then Vax grins. He's only got a limited supply left now, he really shouldn't, but... ] If you want to try it, I've got a bit left from my rations. I'd be willing to part with a piece, if you think it might stop the ferrets.

[ And there's a gesture, a wave of his hand. ] Well, go on. You can't just say you were turned into three animals and then not say what.

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I don't even have horses in my home. [So imagine how he felt.] But I've...gotten used to them. Even if I agree with the too many feet thing. [They were murder to try and get used to personally.]

I'm willing to try anything to get rid of it at the moment. [Even if it means touching the jerky.] Where might I find you?

Why are the animals that I turned into important? It won't happen again. [Hopefully.]