Avitus figured out how to use the network! Next task: figuring out how to use the watch.... [Video]

[poorlittleblueburdie]

((A day or two after Christmas....))

The first view everyone gets is of a blue person, apparently kind of confused, looking over the camera. Because what is this thing? Still fiddling with it, probably doesn't realize it's on.... the view tilts a bit as they continue to inspect the watch, and the viewer gets to see over their shoulder. A big black shape moves a bit behind them, over said shoulder; it's a feather-covered wing. And behind it, there's... lights.

Everyone's seen the Christmas lights that've been up around the city lately... but this? It looks like some of those fancy lamps sold in specialty shops; one of them is on the wall and appears to be a garland of flowers, with a little light in the middle of each blossom. Another is on the table and looks more like a vase of flowers, more little lights in the center of each of them, matching the petal colors, plus a few shining through the colorful glass below. Another looks remarkably like a small tree of some kind, covered in clear green strands, much like tinsel, rather than leaves, but with the ends of a good few of the branches drooping down to end in more little lights. Looks rather a lot like a miniature weeping willow, actually. And one more, one which might not use little Christmas light LEDs for its glow, but looks entirely like a hanging brazier... except, that can't be fire in it; it isn't moving. Looks more like the burdie got creative and made a cover for the bulb out of stained glass that makes it look like a fire is sitting in the middle of the bowl.

The view doesn't last too long before he realizes that it's already broadcasting his video, and then he straightens it, putting on a slightly sheepish little smile and taking a breath to relax.

"H-hi. I-- my name's Avitus, and I just got here, and I... guess I'm a little late for the Solstice festival stuff that's been going on, but... I was wondering if anyone would be interested in some lamps anyway."

He shifts the view back to the little table and the wall behind it, deliberately this time, pulling his wing out of the picture. "I can do others too... I just... I was kind of messing around with these ones first, is all.

"Anyway... um... let me know if you're interested, all right?"

And he'll spend the next fifteen seconds or so trying to cut the feed. Guess who isn't used to this level of technology at all! :D

((Actually, if anyone wants, I can easily enough explain how to make any of those lamps (well, similar!) though the hanging one would potentially be trickiest. But that one need not involve actual stained glass. None of them would be particularly expensive, either... We're talking about post-holiday-sale lights, plastic like you end up with from 2-liter soda bottles, maybe some wire coat hangers, colored tissue paper, etc... stuff like that.))

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[greatergone]

[More blue people is always better.]

Solstice festival? I think this one was called Christmas, which was celebrating the birth of the son of the God Emperor of Mankind.

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[poorlittleblueburdie]

*about to reply, but pausing to stare a sec. Either this person's not used to seeing anyone that looks like this guy, or they're trying to parse that bit about the holiday.*

*or both. ....could be both.*

...The... older man in the big red and white suit? *well, it's a guess. So confused now.* They don't celebrate the winter solstice here?

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[greatergone]

I believe his son is long dead so that overweight person is someone else.

And humans, while superstitious, seem to avoid things that do not pertain to their religions.

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[poorlittleblueburdie]

Mm... I guess I haven't asked about their religious stuff in a while. But I'm pretty sure solstice doesn't have anything to do with religion for the ones where I live.... I think. At least, I haven't heard anything about that from my brothers....

*just trying to put this together, is all.*

Maybe I should ask, when I go back. There wasn't a whole lot of... much of anything, really, when I was younger. *odd little smile, but gets rid of it quickly enough, looking back to the camera*

What... ah... sorts of things do you celebrate at home?

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[greatergone]

Celebrations? We don't have holidays. I suppose we celebrate victories...

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[poorlittleblueburdie]

Victories? ....what kind?

*have some more curiosity. That expression on the burd's face prolly makes them look a lot more like a kid interested in hearing a story, at the moment, than not.*

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[greatergone]

In battle, of course. We fight humans and orks and tyranids all the time.

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[poorlittleblueburdie]

Oh, like when--

*little pause... and those big black wings sink a few inches behind him, tucking down close to his back again*

Your clan... fights against humans...?

*not just going to leave that as the only question, though!* And... the other two? What're they?

*actually, it looks rather like the burdie's pretty concerned here. This seems to be unhappy news, though at least it doesn't look like the burd's getting judgmental over it? Just... worried, maybe?*

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[greatergone]

We are more than a clan. We are an Empire, the Tau Empire. Though we would prefer not to fight at all. But humans attack us because they hate non-humans. Orks are green beasts who will fight because it is fun. Tyranids are a bug-like race that is only concerned with consuming everything in their path.

not even here but;

[technomaturgist]

[ Ferrus found this thread the second he got a chance to look up stuff about 'La Kais on the network, and...

BLUE PEOPLE

BLUE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE

also mildly insulted on the behalf of his friends in the imperium and the emperor thank you kais :( ]

can't answer him if he's not here, but. >_>;

[poorlittleblueburdie]

*What do you have against blue, Ferrus? What did it ever do to you. It's totally a pretty color for skin, okay. :3*

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[von_schweetz]

"Geez, everybody's hungry for gold coins!" They are pretty, though.

"It's the little button at the bottom, on the side."

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[poorlittleblueburdie]

"Gold coins?"

Have a little pause.

"But... they said those weren't what everyone used here...."

Yeah, he's already been through a conversation about that at the grocery store's checkout a little while ago.

[von_schweetz]

"Yen, gold coins...whatever they are!" She's not picky with names. It's coin-shaped, and highly desired to use for buying things.

"You're looking pretty blue! Has anybody ever told you that?" Time to test this one out.

[poorlittleblueburdie]

He'd started to open his mouth to reply to the dismissal, when she said that.

He paused a moment, trying to figure out how to respond to that one, opened his mouth... closed it again. Eyed her.

"A lot of the people where I'm from are blue."

He's pretty sure she's messing with him. Unfortunately for her, he's not much into teasing people back. His brothers never joked with him that way, sorry.

[von_schweetz]

"Sounds depressing!" She follows with a giggle-snort behind her hands. Yep, she's messing with him. But not too cruelly. That's only reserved for certain types. And to figure that out, additional ribbing must be performed.

[poorlittleblueburdie]

That was... actually pretty cute. That got a little smile out of him. And that little of hers was kind of infectious....

"Yes... sometimes it is. But that's what face-painting is for, isn't it? ...even if sometimes it's just a touch of black, like this?" And he lifted his hand in front of himself again, holding up just one of his large fingers, to trace something on his upper lip with his nail -- if he'd actually had anything on his finger like paint, he'd have left a big sweeping mustache across his face.

[risingshepard]

[Well, look at that. Someone got particularly perturbed by what you have on sale there, Avitus.]

Not bad at all. How much do you want for one?

[poorlittleblueburdie]

*opens his mouth to answer... and closes it again, thinking about that. A glance to the side... looks back the other way, at the lamps. Frowns a little, looking uncertain, closing his mouth again.*

Um.....

*that? That's not an unwillingness to answer. That's called getting caught completely unprepared for that. Even though he's offering the lamps, he hadn't given selling them any further thought than reminding himself of the name of the currency used here.*

*So uh. Feel free to laugh at the clueless burdie? XD He needs this lesson about business planning, honest.*

...I.... uh....

*another glance at them. Yeah, he's drawing a blank. Help him out and make an offer, maybe?*

((need... air... XD))

[risingshepard]

((Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all day. :3))

[...She's just going to snicker a little. The fact that this person looked pretty unsure is a clear indicator that he...no, she--no, they would be appropriate for this--weren't planning on that question coming up.]

Come on, it's got to be worth something, right? Maybe a few hundred, at least?

[poorlittleblueburdie]

I... maybe? *thinking about it, looking back to the lamps again* ....the lights were being sold for less than before, so it didn't cost me as much as it could've, I'm sure....

*thinking thinking--*

Which one did you like? *tries turning the camera on the lil watch more toward the table and the lamps on it again so she can have a better view of them to see*

[risingshepard]

I was thinking of the one with the stained glass.

[She was always a sucker for these old-fashioned things.]

[poorlittleblueburdie]

This one?

*he reaches over to pick up the chain just above where the three shorter connecting chains turn into the one to attach to the ceiling, the cord woven through the links here and there. It swings a little; it seems to be heavy enough that it doesn't look like the burdie used plastic to make that lamp. For once, the item seems to be exactly as advertised.*

Er... what sounds fair, that's more than one hundred and fifty?

*so he... managed to get all the parts for it, for perhaps less than $15? ....and he has no idea how to price the final result, and probably doesn't get about taking into account getting paid for the work put into it, however long it took him to do it. Who taught this kid, anyway? Because they didn't do much for his business sense. XD*

[risingshepard]

[You know, that is a good question... XD;

Shepard eyes it for a sec, before nodding--yup, that's the one she wants.]

Two hundred sounds like a good enough price for something like that. [Generous much, Shepard?]

[poorlittleblueburdie]

*he should prolly think about charging more for metal and glass, just because he's doing all of this by hand, and who works with stained glass these days? But pfff, whatever. He's happy someone likes it, and he can figure out about prices later; he'll be making enough of a profit to keep making more stuff while buying groceries, so it's all good, in his mind!*

*he really should take lessons on business, lmfao.*

All right.

*he carefully puts that lamp down, coiling up the chain inside the bowl* Where did you want to meet, to get it? My apartment here is in Libra....