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[Observe a very pleased-looking Neil in Lord-of-the-Rings-style garb, waving at the camera before clasping his hands in front of him in a way that he hopes looks dignified.
Today we commemorate the occasion of my birth, occurring on this day some twenty-and-two years ago, or thereabouts.
[He clears his throat.]
As celebration, I am of a mind to search out and take on a dire wolf pup of my own. Together, the two of us will surely be able to retrieve the prize of the day.
All those who would accompany me and offer your services to my cause, I should be glad of your company.
...Oh. And since I've no wish of my own, let the reward go to he or she whom I name bravest warrior in the party.

[ooc: OPEN ACTION, Y'ALL. In brief translation: It's Neil's birthday, and this is effectively a call to arms by a giddy idiot who basically sees this whole thing as LARPing, only more legit! And yes, Neil did indeed have that outfit sitting in his closet. Might be better if you just... don't ask.]

Comments

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

...Where-- How did--

[He shakes his head and smiles, deciding it doesn't really matter.

He holds the apple out in an flat, open palm, where it is almost immediately snatched up by a set of rather formidable unicorn teeth.]

...Wiiiiicked.

[am-i-being-rude.livejournal.com]

[He gets a bit closer while it's chomping on the apple.]

It's pretty. And a bit beautiful. Pretty beautiful.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I mean, 's no wolf but... it's something. It's really... really something.

[am-i-being-rude.livejournal.com]

Would have been difficult to feed a dire wolf, I think. Although the puppy idea I could fully get behind.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

Yeah, easier to feed, sure. Probably harder to keep, though.

[He walks around the unicorn, taking in the sheer size of it.]

'Sides, the wolf I'm looking for's just a puppy anyway. You gotta get 'em when they're young so you can raise 'em up to work with you like a... life companion, y'know?

[am-i-being-rude.livejournal.com]

I don't know; these can get quite... feisty.

[He makes some sort of 'ahhhh' noise, like... 'ahhhh', and nods.] Well in that case the puppy idea works much better, yeah. I like companions. Companions are good.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

[Neil nods knowingly.] Good, indeed. And dire wolves are known for their undying loyalty.

[am-i-being-rude.livejournal.com]

Well, you can't really beat undying loyalty. Trust, maybe. But that seems like a subset of the loyalty thing. [Hands in pockets, he pulls his gaze away from the unicorn to glance around.] SO! Fearless leader, whereabouts might we find such creatures?

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

On a snowy riverbank north of a bridge. I mean, that's how it usually happens, anyway.

[am-i-being-rude.livejournal.com]

[He glances around.] Might need to do quite a bit of walking to find them then.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

Yeah. [He turns around in a semi-circle and the back again, surveying the area.] I've seen some frost on the ground, but no actual snow. That's kinda disappointing.

[am-i-being-rude.livejournal.com]

[The Doctor puzzles this over for a few moments.] Maybe if we find the riverbank with a bridge we can just sort of fix things up a bit and it'll work. Frost's a good start.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

Fix things up? What d'you mean?

[am-i-being-rude.livejournal.com]

Well if there's frost and a bridge that ought to be close enough, you think?

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

[Neil is cheered by this prospect. There's nothing that says there has to be snow, after all.]

Yeah, maybe! If we follow the creek, bet it gets wider. There could be a bridge.

[am-i-being-rude.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Let's do that. Following water is always a good way to start.