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[garotted]

[ when the feed opens up, it is to a small black cat with heterochromia (one eye brown, the other a bright gold). depending on where you live, he might even be a familiar black cat. ]

Hey. [ oh and he talks. ] Figured I should get this out of the way, since I'm.. here, I guess, for the time being. [ an ear flicks, and he settles, getting comfortable and crossing his paws. ] Anyway, I'm Alex, and I got here.. recently. [ alex fierro: he of the frustratingly vague and casually suspicious nature. ] Norse demigod here, so if one of you Asgardian lot feels some strange seidr on the air or whatever, hi, that's me.

[ he blinks mildly, head tilting as he considers the video feed. what else, what else.. oh! ]

Despite all evidence to the contrary, I'm not always a cat. .. Sometimes I'm a flamingo. Or a dragon. Also I'm genderfluid, so don't be a dick about it and I'll give you my pronouns. [ a significant pause. ] They're he/him today if you're wondering. That's it, thanks.

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[ikols]

[ !!! Also a cat, just to support his not-child from across the Multiverse. ]

I've never been a flamingo, [ hi, how are you today, let's talk about the important details in this post, ] what's that like?

[garotted]

[ mom pls. ]

It's like any leggy bird. The instinct to stand on one foot after lingers, though.

[ikols]

You'd be a very graceful ice-skater on one leg ...

[garotted]

[ his ear quirks. ] Not usually my first priority after changing back.. [ he'd definitely be arching his brows at this point if he was in human shape. as it is, he does somehow manage to convey cautious amusement. ] What's your favorite animal shape?

[ikols]

A human.

[ WINK. ]

[garotted]

That's the most boring answer. I reject it, give me another.

[ikols]

[ Admit it was funny, aha. ]

Oh, you want some Buzzfeed-type reply, okay. A fox, then, that's easiest after a man.

[garotted]

[ it was maybe a teensy bit funny. just a smidge. ]

Excuse you, don't knock Buzzfeed? Sometimes I need to know what my Starbucks order says about my love life.

[ it's Important, thanks?

anyway, his tail swishes a little at the answer, ears perking again. ] Yep, fitting but not cliche. Nice.

[ikols]

If you don't know by now, the bees can't help you.

[ Curious, he cocks a similar ear. ]

What would you consider cliche?

[garotted]

I don't always have time to focus on the romantic advantages of 2% versus skim.

[ his mother definitely would not have chosen a fox. every difference helps. ]

Snakes. [ for instance. ] Not that Jor's not great.

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[spellslots]

[The talking cat is cool and all, but:]

Hold the fuck up, you can turn into a dragon?

[That's Big Magic]

[garotted]

I can turn into anything. Godly heritage, et cetera.

[spellslots]

I can't imagine any dragons are big fans of that.

[Taako is talking shit he doesn't know any dragons personally.]

The biggest thing I can do is a dinosaur, but those fuckers aren't magic.

[He can't really turn into magical creatures, that's a whole different ballpark.]

[garotted]

The dragons can suck it. I'm the most fabulous fucking dragon that ever dragon'd.

How does it work that your shapeshifting is selective? I mean, it's obviously not a size thing.

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[ragnarsson]

[Oh, that's a cute cat. This is one Viking that loves animals. Can Ivar just cuddle you for about six hours, Alex?]

You didn't tell me you can shapeshift. And what is "genderfluid"?

[Yeah, that's a concept that wasn't really around in the 9th century.]

[spellslots]

[Taako laughs; he's already a fan of Alex.]

I can turn into beasts, which dragons are definitely not, they're as sentient as any humanoid race. There's probably a way I could figure it out, but it'd have to be a totally different spell.

[And he's chill as an elf.]

[garotted]

[ maybe if you're very good for him.. ]

It didn't come up. [ and oh boy, here it is. maybe he ought to be human for this..

he rises to his feet and steps back about a foot, then settles again. there's a sort of shimmer across his fur, and in a blink, alex is seated there. ]

So, being genderfluid means that sometimes I'm female and sometimes I'm male. My body doesn't always match my gender, though, so it's a good idea to ask if you're not sure.

[ragnarsson]

That sounds confusing and I'm not sure I entirely get it.

[But hey, he's open-minded enough that he'll try his best to understand. After all, Loki seems to shift his form from man to woman and back again at the drop of a hat.]

So...you're a guy right now?

[Alex did say to ask if he wasn't sure.]

[garotted]

It's not confusing. You don't have to understand as long as you respect it, though.

[ his lips quirk at the question. ] That's what I meant by my pronouns being he/him.

[ragnarsson]

Duly noted.

[Then he gets a slightly mischievous look in his eye.]

By the way, you make a very cute cat. As expected.

[garotted]

[ he points directly at the camera. ] I'm a fucking adorable cat. I'm fucking adorable no matter what I am.

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[brightline]

[His brows raise and he smirks at the screen a little bit.]

Man, I'm starting to wonder if this place is some alternate universe Valhalla or something.

[He doesn't look entirely displeased by that, though.]

It's really, really weird to see a talking animal that's not in a cartoon, though. Seriously.

[ragnarsson]

No argument there. I don't think you're capable of shapeshifting into anything ugly.

[garotted]

So it's a spell for you. [ huh. ] The only dragons where I'm from are wyrms, and they're, uh, not very smart. I just kind of make shit up. [ you should see his butterfly flower dragon. ]

[garotted]

Aw, thanks boo. [ he blows ivar a kiss. ] Honestly, I'm surprised, though. Most guys from your time are a little weird about people like me.