Idran1701 (3:40:51 PM): Hey, Chuck? Since the favicon turned out pretty well, I was wondering if you'd be at all interested in something else? It's a bit vaster, though.
PapatymisonN (3:40:59 PM): I'm listening.
Idran1701 (3:41:39 PM): Remember that talk a bit ago back when Gold was up, about a forum switch? What with this whole yuku thing, and ezBoard's occasional problems, and the regular Gold cost and all?
Idran1701 (3:43:14 PM): Well, of course no decision's been made yet, but I've been working on setting one up in case one does, since it looks like yuku might be coming faster than I thought. You interested in making a set of graphics for it?

Here's what I have so far, but don't spread the link around just yet: http://forums.rpgww.org/index.php
PapatymisonN (3:43:54 PM): I see... ... yeah, I could whip something up.
Idran1701 (3:45:05 PM): *nod* I can send you over a set of the forum graphics. Just need you to make some that fit the board and the color scheme better, in about the same sizes.

Trying to get it looking nice so there's little-to-no transition necessary if a move does occur. Once the holiday's up, I was going to pull together a chat with as many folks as I could, to see what the general opinion is.
PapatymisonN (3:46:30 PM): What are we talking here? Icons for New Topics, Closed Topics, that kind of thing?
Idran1701 (3:46:38 PM): The whole deal.
Idran1701 (3:48:07 PM): I'll send over the set, if you want to take a look at what all it is. Just the important stuff is fine; those, profile/pm/email/aim/etc. buttons, sticky icons, etc. But pretty much anything that's an icon on the forum could probably be replaced with something more fitting.
PapatymisonN (3:48:33 PM): *nod* 16x16?
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Idran1701 (3:48:41 PM): Depends on each image.
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Idran1701 (3:49:29 PM): Though if you don't think you'll have the time, I'll understand, that's perfectly fine with me.
PapatymisonN (3:51:13 PM): I think I can swing it.
Idran1701 (3:51:28 PM): *nod* How long do you think it'll be before you get it done?
PapatymisonN (3:52:47 PM): I have no idea. Possibly a few weeks, depending on creativity?
Idran1701 (3:53:52 PM): *nod* All right. I'll check back with you in a couple of weeks about it, then. If you need me to plug in any of the stuff you make as you make it to get a better idea of how it looks on the page, let me know and I'll upload them up. I'll set up a test thread or two as well that uses one, if it's one of the less common images.
PapatymisonN (3:54:11 PM): *nod* No problem.
Idran1701 (3:54:32 PM): Thanks, Chuck, I appreciate it. You want any sort of commission or anything once it's done?
PapatymisonN (3:54:56 PM): I'd need a way to get it to me. I don't have Paypal.
Idran1701 (3:55:02 PM): Ah. *nod*
Idran1701 (3:55:21 PM): Well, if you want some sort of payment, I'm sure we could work something out. Maybe a purchase or something. *shrug*
PapatymisonN (3:56:31 PM): We'll see. It's the last thing on my mind.
Idran1701 (3:56:41 PM): *nod*
Idran1701 (3:56:55 PM): Oh, and on an unrelated note! Any chance you'd be free tonight for continuing the Vasquez thing? :D
PapatymisonN (3:57:04 PM): I am free as a bird.
Idran1701 (3:57:27 PM): Awesome. In an hour and a half or so?
PapatymisonN (3:57:54 PM): No sweat!
PapatymisonN (3:59:46 PM): Also:
PapatymisonN wants to directly connect (4:00:02 PM).
PapatymisonN cancels request; no connection was made. (Note: For best results, you and your buddy should use the latest version of AIM.) (4:00:03 PM).
Idran1701 wants to directly connect (4:00:06 PM).
PapatymisonN is now directly connected (4:00:08 PM).
PapatymisonN (4:00:15 PM):
PapatymisonN wants to send file C:\Games\RPGWW\rpgwwbg.bmp (4:00:23 PM).
Idran1701 received C:\Games\RPGWW\rpgwwbg.bmp (4:00:25 PM).
PapatymisonN (4:00:29 PM): That one was my first thought.
PapatymisonN (4:01:06 PM): It SHOULD be very easy on the eyes once all the stuff on the front is in place.
Idran1701 (4:02:30 PM): Hmm. Maybe, but I was hoping to leave most of the stuff from the current forum, the color scheme and whatnot, in place, just to make it easier to move over. Just looking for new buttons and icons for now is all.
PapatymisonN (4:02:46 PM): Kay.
Idran1701 (4:02:52 PM): Forgot I had the background image in that folder, actually. >_>
Idran1701 (4:03:16 PM): But that looks good. MAybe as part of an alternate template in the future?
Idran1701 (4:03:40 PM): One good thing about phpBB is you can have more than one design scheme, and the users can choose any of the installed ones they want.
PapatymisonN (4:03:49 PM): Point!
Idran1701 (4:04:03 PM): What do you think about how it looks so far, by the way?
PapatymisonN (4:04:11 PM): Solid and familiar.
Idran1701 (4:04:20 PM): *nod* Awesome, that's what I was going for.
PapatymisonN (4:06:01 PM): One thought, though.
PapatymisonN (4:06:24 PM): Unless the forum's DEVOID of topics, the background is unseeable.
Idran1701 (4:06:47 PM): *nod*
PapatymisonN (4:08:13 PM): On another note, I'm watching a bunch of white prep school kids learn to rap from Ice-T!
Idran1701 (4:08:21 PM): Oh?
PapatymisonN (4:08:29 PM): Ever heard of Rock School?
Idran1701 (4:08:32 PM): Nope!
PapatymisonN (4:08:49 PM): That was with Gene Simmons and British kids.
Idran1701 (4:09:21 PM): *nod*
PapatymisonN (4:09:35 PM): Now this is Rap School.
Idran1701 (4:09:52 PM): Heh. How are they doing so far?
PapatymisonN (4:10:10 PM): It's their first day.
PapatymisonN (4:10:22 PM): And there's one kid who I've got a lot of hope for.
PapatymisonN (4:10:42 PM): He wears pinstripe suits, loves 40s music, and is named Dodge.
PapatymisonN (4:11:10 PM): I'd say "Now TELL me that ain't hip-hop!" but... I don't know if you HAVE a definition of hip-hop.
Idran1701 (4:11:16 PM): I do not!
PapatymisonN (4:11:21 PM): Point proven!
Idran1701 (4:11:27 PM): Heh.
Idran1701 (4:11:51 PM): Anyway, how's it look now? Squeezed in the sides a bit on the forum.
PapatymisonN (4:12:22 PM): ... may still need workin', but we'll see.
PapatymisonN (4:16:09 PM): ... *attempts to register, is THWARTED*
Idran1701 (4:16:17 PM): Ah, you don't need to.
Idran1701 (4:16:36 PM): Most of the accounts should have been brought over, they just have a default password and are deactivated.
Idran1701 (4:16:53 PM): The password's 12345. One sec and I'll activate your account there.
Idran1701 (4:16:59 PM): Though all the forums are locked for now.
PapatymisonN (4:17:03 PM): *nod*
Idran1701 (4:17:33 PM): All right. You'll probably want to change your password now.
PapatymisonN (4:17:35 PM): Also, I'm gonna work on a header image.
Idran1701 (4:17:38 PM): *nod*
Idran1701 (4:19:49 PM): If it matters, the logo in the template I rewrote for this one was 200x91.
PapatymisonN (4:20:12 PM): I was thinking something a bit wider.
Idran1701 (4:20:17 PM): *nod*
PapatymisonN (4:20:27 PM): Nothing screenbreaking, even at 800x600, but a good size.
PapatymisonN (4:22:22 PM): ... hey, any chance you can get me access to the fanart files?
Idran1701 (4:22:39 PM): Hmm? Yeah, I think I've got them here. One sec.
PapatymisonN (4:22:53 PM): Kay.
Idran1701 (4:23:04 PM): Ah, wait, I think that's on my computer at home.
PapatymisonN (4:23:35 PM): Kay. Sweat it not.
PapatymisonN (4:23:39 PM): ... I want EYES.
PapatymisonN direct connection is closed (4:25:23 PM).
Idran1701 (4:25:50 PM): Hmm?
PapatymisonN (4:26:18 PM): I wanna cut out the eyes of the images in fanart, and superimpose the RPGWW letters on them.
PapatymisonN (4:26:27 PM): ... and on that note... we need a unified RPGWW image.
PapatymisonN (4:26:33 PM): Cuz we haven't gotten one yet.
Idran1701 (4:26:52 PM): Heh. True, we are lacking that.
PapatymisonN wants to send file C:\Games\RPGWW\protologo.bmp (4:36:26 PM).
Idran1701 received C:\Games\RPGWW\protologo.bmp (4:36:42 PM).
Idran1701 (4:37:46 PM): Your mockup for it?
PapatymisonN (4:38:00 PM): Proto is for protoype.
Idran1701 (4:38:03 PM): *nod*
PapatymisonN (4:38:04 PM): ROUGH ROUGH prototype.
Idran1701 (4:38:12 PM): I like the general concept, yeah.
Idran1701 (4:38:27 PM): Of course, don't want to make any decisions even on something this rough purely on my own.
PapatymisonN (4:40:01 PM): Yeah... that's rough like sandpaper.
Idran1701 (4:40:06 PM): Heh.
PapatymisonN (4:40:26 PM): The idea was just "FF meets WACKY in text form".
Idran1701 (4:40:37 PM): *nod*
PapatymisonN (4:40:52 PM): Cuz that's what WE are. FF plus wacky.
Idran1701 (4:41:07 PM): Heh. *nod*
PapatymisonN (4:43:01 PM): Also, I have a theory.
PapatymisonN (4:43:27 PM): FF14 happened sometime during 2000 EP.
Idran1701 (4:43:33 PM): It might be bunnies?

Ah.
Idran1701 (4:44:35 PM): You mean FF12?
PapatymisonN (4:44:45 PM): No. FF14.
PapatymisonN (4:45:15 PM): Cuz there are no details on that one yet.
Idran1701 (4:45:28 PM): Heh.
Idran1701 (5:44:49 PM): Hey, still free for the Vasquez RP? :O
PapatymisonN (5:45:06 PM): Yep.
Idran1701 (5:45:23 PM): Awesome. Anyone else you want to pull in for it, or just do a one-on-one thing?
PapatymisonN (5:46:34 PM): Ummm... nah, just us is good.
Idran1701 (5:46:57 PM): *nod* Mind just doing it here in IM, then? Or do you prefer chat rooms?
PapatymisonN (5:47:04 PM): Here's fine.
Idran1701 (5:47:55 PM): All right, then. I'm ready whenever you are.
PapatymisonN (5:48:10 PM): <RP>
Idran1701 (5:48:39 PM): *In the Ivory Horn, there is a duck! He is sleeping near the fire, it seems.*
Idran1701 (5:49:11 PM): (Also, I'm just going to use equals here instead of translating it, because I'm lazy. :D)
PapatymisonN (5:49:14 PM): *and thus arrives Layne Cooper, a human! With a friend tagging along!*
Idran1701 (5:50:10 PM): *Vasquez is oblivious to his entry for now, dozing as he is, while a chunk of half-eaten bread lies at his side.*
Idran1701 (5:51:49 PM): *However, he soon wakes at the approaching footsteps, looking up at the pair of humans.* o_o
PapatymisonN (5:51:56 PM): Hi!
Idran1701 (5:52:28 PM): =Oh, you are the person that was the one with words!=
PapatymisonN (5:53:11 PM): ... uh... it's me, Layne.
Idran1701 (5:53:27 PM): =Hello!=
Idran1701 (5:54:50 PM): *tilting his head, he stands* =Why are you here and the other person here?=
PapatymisonN (5:55:07 PM): (This is SO much easier when I have no clue what the hell you're saying.)
Idran1701 (5:55:22 PM): (Want me to translate stuff until you switch to the psychis?)
Idran1701 (5:55:25 PM): (*psychic)
PapatymisonN (5:55:26 PM): Layne. He's... staring.
PapatymisonN (5:55:28 PM): o.o
PapatymisonN (5:55:34 PM): (It won't be long, I promise.)
Idran1701 (5:55:41 PM): (*nod* Sure, no problem. :D)
Idran1701 (5:56:45 PM): Щ um aqui dar mais palavras? o_o
PapatymisonN (5:57:19 PM): ... uh... ... Oh! Vasquez, this is my friend Cannel. Old friend from school.
Idran1701 (5:57:30 PM): School? o_o
PapatymisonN (5:57:33 PM): ... Mr... Duck. *nod*
PapatymisonN (5:57:49 PM): Yeah. Where people go to learn?
Idran1701 (5:58:12 PM): ...Isto щ um school?
PapatymisonN (5:58:31 PM): ... a school is a... place where you learn ... things.
PapatymisonN (5:58:34 PM): Canny?
PapatymisonN (5:58:40 PM): Certainly.
PapatymisonN (5:58:48 PM): Listen closely, Mr. Vasquez
PapatymisonN (5:58:49 PM): .
Idran1701 (5:58:54 PM): *stares* o_o
PapatymisonN (5:59:34 PM): ... *slightly unsettled by the stare* I'm ... going to link your mind to Layne's here.
PapatymisonN (5:59:46 PM): You'll hear his... what did you call it? Head-noises?
PapatymisonN (5:59:50 PM): *Layne nods*
PapatymisonN (5:59:53 PM): Are you ready?
Idran1701 (5:59:57 PM): *blinks* o_o
Idran1701 (6:00:12 PM): Sim.
PapatymisonN (6:00:18 PM): That's yes.
PapatymisonN (6:00:22 PM): (Layne!)
PapatymisonN (6:00:32 PM): ... alright, then. Ready, Layne?
PapatymisonN (6:01:19 PM): *Layne nods, and the bowlcut fellow puts his fingers to his temples, then touches the forehead of Layne, and the feathery skull of Vasquez...*
PapatymisonN (6:01:33 PM): ... Vasquez?
Idran1701 (6:02:14 PM): *he jumps a bit, and starts staring at Layne now* Your head-noises are in my head. o_o
PapatymisonN (6:02:42 PM): And your THOUGHTS are in mine!
Idran1701 (6:03:12 PM): ...Do we have the same head?
PapatymisonN (6:03:51 PM): No... my friend is... sending the head-noises from my head to your head, and back again.
Idran1701 (6:03:58 PM): Oh. *blinks*
Idran1701 (6:04:02 PM): Hello!
PapatymisonN (6:04:06 PM): Hi!
Idran1701 (6:04:40 PM): Is this why you are the person that has words?
PapatymisonN (6:05:51 PM): ... huh? I'm... most people have words, Vasquez.
Idran1701 (6:06:16 PM): Yes but you have words that you gave to me so I know more words. o_o
PapatymisonN (6:06:58 PM): Oh. Right!
PapatymisonN (6:07:11 PM): Canny?
PapatymisonN (6:07:24 PM): Yes, Layne?
PapatymisonN (6:07:30 PM): You wish to do what we discussed?
Idran1701 (6:07:50 PM): o_o
PapatymisonN (6:07:54 PM): Yeah. I'll ask.
PapatymisonN (6:08:20 PM): Vasquez? I'm gonna ask you something...
Idran1701 (6:08:35 PM): You are?
PapatymisonN (6:08:58 PM): Yeah. I can... have my friend here put ALL my words into your head, AND what they mean.
Idran1701 (6:09:37 PM): But then what would you talk? *headtilt*
PapatymisonN (6:10:02 PM): Oh, they'd still be there. You'd get... a copy.
Idran1701 (6:10:14 PM): What is a copy?
PapatymisonN (6:10:45 PM): It's... like taking something, and making ANOTHER of it, just like it!
Idran1701 (6:11:08 PM): Oh.
Idran1701 (6:12:14 PM): Will they fit? Your head is bigger than mine. o_o
PapatymisonN (6:12:44 PM): They should.
PapatymisonN (6:12:53 PM): My friend will keep your head from getting too full.
PapatymisonN (6:13:39 PM): Are you ready?
Idran1701 (6:13:51 PM): ...Will it hurt?
PapatymisonN (6:14:05 PM): Can?
PapatymisonN (6:14:13 PM): Mild discomfort, nothing more.
PapatymisonN (6:14:18 PM): A little.
Idran1701 (6:14:42 PM): ...Okay. o_o
PapatymisonN (6:15:14 PM): *nods, and Canny starts the transfer...*
Idran1701 (6:16:22 PM): *winces a little as it goes on; it seems that words he already knows Vasquez-talk for just won't stick in his mind, but the others seem to go smoothly*
PapatymisonN (6:16:52 PM): *will this enable proper speech?*
Idran1701 (6:17:48 PM): *doesn't look like it; most of the new words he seems to be learning the meanings of using the fairly simplistic vocabulary he already knows*
Idran1701 (6:17:56 PM): *but it'll expand his knowledge, at least!*
Idran1701 (6:20:13 PM): *from the look of things that Canny can see, new words he learns he can speak in Common, but he's unable to learn the Common for words he already knows*
PapatymisonN (6:21:00 PM): *the transfer is done*
Idran1701 (6:21:08 PM): ...Ow. ._.
PapatymisonN (6:21:20 PM): *Layne swings his hand at his neck, and the connection is severed*
PapatymisonN (6:21:33 PM): Vasquez?
Idran1701 (6:22:15 PM): Eu faчo nуo gostar school. ._.
Idran1701 (6:22:42 PM): (Was it a two-way transfer?)
Idran1701 (6:22:50 PM): (If so, I'll start re-equaling again. :O)
PapatymisonN (6:22:52 PM): (... yes it was.)
Idran1701 (6:23:03 PM): (Of course it always was it was never one way.)
Idran1701 (6:23:14 PM): =I do not like= school. ._.
PapatymisonN (6:23:23 PM): ... o.o
PapatymisonN (6:23:35 PM): School =is hard.=
Idran1701 (6:23:51 PM): ...o_o
Idran1701 (6:23:59 PM): =You are saying Vasquez-talk.= o_o
PapatymisonN (6:24:17 PM): =And I'm understanding Vasquez-talk.=
Idran1701 (6:24:30 PM): o_o
Idran1701 (6:24:40 PM): =Yay.= ^_^
Idran1701 (6:25:01 PM): ...=Are you me now?=
PapatymisonN (6:25:15 PM): =No. I'm still me.=
Idran1701 (6:25:24 PM): =Oh. And I am me?=
PapatymisonN (6:25:30 PM): =Yes!=
Idran1701 (6:25:36 PM): =Okay!=
Idran1701 (6:25:45 PM): =I am happy that you are not sick anymore.= o_o
PapatymisonN (6:25:57 PM): =And I am happy I can understand you now!=
PapatymisonN (6:26:02 PM): Canny, am I dead?
PapatymisonN (6:26:09 PM): ... no.
PapatymisonN (6:26:34 PM): Good!
Idran1701 (6:26:39 PM): =...=
Idran1701 (6:26:48 PM): (...YEs, he said that in Vasquez-talk.)
Idran1701 (6:27:07 PM): ...Dead =is sad.= ._.
PapatymisonN (6:27:21 PM): =Good thing neither of us are.=
Idran1701 (6:28:23 PM): =But your words say that I will be someday.= ._.
PapatymisonN (6:29:09 PM): =... well, we ALL will be eventually, Vasquez...=
Idran1701 (6:29:25 PM): =I did not know that.= ._.
Idran1701 (6:29:35 PM): =It is sad.= ._.
Idran1701 (6:30:34 PM): (Haha you made a duck cry. :D)
PapatymisonN (6:30:54 PM): =Yeah. But if we don't worry about it, we can live happy lives, right?=
PapatymisonN (6:31:00 PM): (It happens from time to time.)
Idran1701 (6:31:19 PM): ...=I think so.=
Idran1701 (6:32:35 PM): *walks up to Layne, lies down next to him* =I will try to do that.=
PapatymisonN (6:32:43 PM): ^_^
Idran1701 (6:32:58 PM): ...=Do your words have duck words in them?=
PapatymisonN (6:33:24 PM): =I... I'm not sure.=
Idran1701 (6:33:52 PM): =The ducks do not like me because I do not know duck-talk.=
Idran1701 (6:34:56 PM): ...=Also I think they laugh because they are in the lake, but maybe it is not laughing.= >_>
PapatymisonN (6:35:18 PM): =... I can... see if Canny can help me there too...=
PapatymisonN (6:35:28 PM): Can you help me learn ... duck, Cannel?
PapatymisonN (6:35:40 PM): ... duck? You're... you're NOT speaking it now, right.
Idran1701 (6:35:48 PM): =Water is scary.= o_o
Idran1701 (6:36:10 PM): =Because it is like you are on land only you are there and your feet are not on land.= o_o
Idran1701 (6:36:21 PM): =But your wings are not flapping!=
Idran1701 (6:36:47 PM): =That is not right.= o_o
PapatymisonN (6:36:58 PM): =You can't swim?=
Idran1701 (6:37:21 PM): =What is...oh. No.=
Idran1701 (6:37:44 PM): =I can fly though and flying is better because your wings are flapping.=
PapatymisonN (6:38:52 PM): =... that's... interesting.=
PapatymisonN (6:39:01 PM): =You are a very unique duck.=
Idran1701 (6:39:21 PM): =Is that good?=
PapatymisonN (6:39:58 PM): =Yup!=
Idran1701 (6:40:04 PM): =Yay.= ^_^
Idran1701 (6:40:19 PM): *he flaps his way onto a table, and from there back up to Layne's shoulder, where he sits*
Idran1701 (6:40:33 PM): =You are nice even if you are weird when the person that looks like a fish is here.=
PapatymisonN (6:40:53 PM): =... person that looks like a fish?=
Idran1701 (6:41:12 PM): =And her fingers are sharp like a cat.= *nods*
PapatymisonN (6:41:21 PM): (Eh?)
Idran1701 (6:41:24 PM): (Quinn. :D)
Idran1701 (6:41:29 PM): (Scales.)
PapatymisonN (6:41:34 PM): (Right.)
Idran1701 (6:41:41 PM): (HE is a simple duck with simple comparisons. :D)
PapatymisonN (6:41:42 PM): =I... who is that?=
Idran1701 (6:42:13 PM): =The person that made you sick when you were here and the head-noise person was not here.= o_o
Idran1701 (6:42:50 PM): =And then she left to help make you not sick.= o_o
PapatymisonN (6:43:05 PM): =... OH... Oh her... ^_^=
PapatymisonN (6:43:21 PM): =o.o Uh... yeah. She's... nicer than you think. >.>;=
Idran1701 (6:43:48 PM): =That is good.= ^_^
Idran1701 (6:43:52 PM): =Nice people are nice.=
PapatymisonN (6:44:33 PM): =Yes she is. I mean, yes they are...=
Idran1701 (6:45:18 PM): =I meet nice people in the park sometimes. They give me bread!=
Idran1701 (6:45:28 PM): =Some people chase me and they are not nice.=
Idran1701 (6:45:44 PM): =One person that was a cat tried to eat me and the other ducks and he was mean but I stopped him.= o_o
PapatymisonN (6:46:19 PM): =Oh. ... OK. Neat.=
PapatymisonN (6:46:28 PM): =... try using some of your new words. They may help.=
PapatymisonN (6:46:55 PM): (Oh, wow. been black all this time...)
Idran1701 (6:47:01 PM): =...Okay. But it is hard to know them because there are a lot.=
Idran1701 (6:47:27 PM): =How did you get so many...uh...= vocabulary? o_o
PapatymisonN (6:47:57 PM): =I learned it in= school.
Idran1701 (6:48:08 PM): =Did it hurt you too?=
PapatymisonN (6:48:24 PM): =Sometimes... but not that badly...=
Idran1701 (6:48:49 PM): =Who gave you words?= o_o
PapatymisonN (6:48:59 PM): =My= teachers.
Idran1701 (6:49:19 PM): =Oh. Are you my teacher or is he my teacher?=
Idran1701 (6:49:32 PM): (Hope Canny isn't too bored right now. :D)
PapatymisonN (6:49:34 PM): =We... both are, kinda.=
PapatymisonN (6:49:43 PM): (He's a sedate guy. He'll be fine.)
Idran1701 (6:49:59 PM): =Oh. That is nice because you are nice.= ^_^
PapatymisonN (6:50:54 PM): =Thank you. You're nice too!=
Idran1701 (6:51:36 PM): =Thank you!

...Uh...you are also=...friendly...=I think.= >_>
Idran1701 (6:51:40 PM): =Your words are hard.=
PapatymisonN (6:52:09 PM): =I'm also your= friend.
Idran1701 (6:53:05 PM): =I have= friends =in the park sometimes but not much. I had a friend and he was= Spob =and he= taught =me that people have names too.= o_o
PapatymisonN (6:53:23 PM): =Yes they do.=
Idran1701 (6:53:47 PM): =Also there was a person that was= Tassi =and she had a small animal and I got to make a name for it.= ^_^
Idran1701 (6:54:13 PM): =The park is empty and cold now though so I left and I found here.=
PapatymisonN (6:54:31 PM): =I'm glad you're= warm =now.=
Idran1701 (6:55:09 PM): =The= burn =is very= warm. ^_^
PapatymisonN (6:55:37 PM): =That's= fire.
Idran1701 (6:55:51 PM): =Oh.

Your words are hard!= o_o
PapatymisonN (6:56:07 PM): =You'll get a handle on it.=
Idran1701 (6:56:29 PM): =Okay.=
Idran1701 (6:56:43 PM): =I miss the park sometimes but I like the= fire =more.=
PapatymisonN (6:57:00 PM): =It'll get= warm again =soon enough.=
Idran1701 (6:57:36 PM): =Are you sure? It might not this...oh!=
Idran1701 (6:57:44 PM): =That is what= Winter =is.= o_o
PapatymisonN (6:58:14 PM): =There you go!=
PapatymisonN (6:58:39 PM): =Soon it will be= spring =and the= ice =will melt and it will be= warm =again!=
Idran1701 (6:58:55 PM): =That makes me happy.= ^_^
Idran1701 (6:59:37 PM): =When it is= Winter =all the people are gone and all the ducks are gone and I do not know where they go and it= confusion =me.= o_o
PapatymisonN (6:59:57 PM): Confuses.
Idran1701 (7:00:10 PM): *nods*
Idran1701 (7:00:16 PM): =Where do they go?=
PapatymisonN (7:00:46 PM): =The people or the ducks?=
Idran1701 (7:00:50 PM): =Yes.= o_o
PapatymisonN (7:01:26 PM): =... uh...well...=
PapatymisonN (7:01:38 PM): =The people go inside where it's warm...=
PapatymisonN (7:01:46 PM): =And the ducks fly south.=
Idran1701 (7:02:17 PM): =Oh. Why do the ducks do that? Why do they not go inside?=
PapatymisonN (7:02:51 PM): =Because in the south, it's= warmer=, and they don't have to go inside.=
Idran1701 (7:03:35 PM): =Oh. But why do I go inside and not go south? I am a duck.= o_o
PapatymisonN (7:04:20 PM): =Well, I don't know. Most ducks= swim. =Most ducks =quack...
Idran1701 (7:04:39 PM): =I am unique.= o_o
PapatymisonN (7:04:48 PM): =Exactly.=
Idran1701 (7:05:11 PM): ...
Idran1701 (7:05:20 PM): *starts bending his head, looking at himself as best he can*
PapatymisonN (7:05:37 PM): =Would you like a= mirror?
Idran1701 (7:06:00 PM): =...Hey!=
Idran1701 (7:06:05 PM): =That wasn't another duck.= o_o
PapatymisonN (7:06:40 PM): =Nope. Just you.=
Idran1701 (7:07:05 PM): =...Do you have one? I want to see if I am a duck.= o_o
PapatymisonN (7:07:37 PM): =Here. We'll go to the= bathroom =and see!=
Idran1701 (7:08:09 PM): ...*tilts his head*
Idran1701 (7:08:16 PM): =People are weird.= o_o
Idran1701 (7:08:23 PM): *stays sitting on Layne's shoulder, though*
PapatymisonN (7:08:47 PM): =Yes they are. It's part of our charm.=
PapatymisonN (7:09:03 PM): *heads to the toilet, and stands Vasquez in front of the mirror*
Idran1701 (7:09:13 PM): *stares*
Idran1701 (7:09:27 PM): *waves, and jumps a little in surprise*
Idran1701 (7:09:34 PM): ...=How does it work?= o_o
PapatymisonN (7:09:52 PM): =Have you ever looked into water and seen another duck?=
Idran1701 (7:10:11 PM): ...=No.= >_>;
PapatymisonN (7:11:07 PM): =Well, how it works is, the= light =reflects off this VERY shiny= surface =and bounces it back into your eyes, and you see... you!=
PapatymisonN (7:11:19 PM): *waves himself* See?
Idran1701 (7:11:34 PM): *stares, tilting his head again*
Idran1701 (7:11:58 PM): =I know your words but some of them= confuses =me.= o_o
PapatymisonN (7:12:03 PM): Confuse
PapatymisonN (7:12:06 PM): .
Idran1701 (7:12:17 PM): *nods*
Idran1701 (7:12:37 PM): =It is neat. I wish I could make things.= o_o
PapatymisonN (7:13:01 PM): =Who knows what the= future =holds...=
Idran1701 (7:13:31 PM): =I once found a hole, and I put bread in it when I wasn't hungry, and later I was hungry and I got the bread! That is kind of= inventing. ^_^
PapatymisonN (7:13:44 PM): =Yes it is!=
Idran1701 (7:14:13 PM): =Then I was hungry again but the bread wasn't there any more because I ate it.= o_o
PapatymisonN (7:14:27 PM): =You should have put some more bread there.=
Idran1701 (7:14:34 PM): =Yes.=
Idran1701 (7:14:52 PM): =The other ducks do not do that either.= ^_^
PapatymisonN (7:15:31 PM): =Cuz they're silly.=
Idran1701 (7:16:03 PM): =...Yes! They are silly but I am unique.= ^_^
PapatymisonN (7:16:18 PM): =Yes you are!=
PapatymisonN (7:16:24 PM): =Want some bread? I'm hungry.=
Idran1701 (7:16:58 PM): =Okay. Is= Clever =hungry also?= o_o
PapatymisonN (7:17:17 PM): =You mean= Cannel? =I'm sure...=
Idran1701 (7:17:43 PM): =I thought you call him= Clever =because he is= clever. o_o
PapatymisonN (7:18:17 PM): =Well he is! But that's not his= nickname.
PapatymisonN (7:18:36 PM): =His= nickname =is= Canny.
Idran1701 (7:18:44 PM): =Oh. Those aren't the same?=
PapatymisonN (7:19:02 PM): =Nope!=
Idran1701 (7:19:09 PM): =Oh.= o_o
Idran1701 (7:19:19 PM): =Your words said they were.= o_o
PapatymisonN (7:19:57 PM): =... oh, y'know what, you're right!=
Idran1701 (7:20:19 PM): =I am? Yay.= ^_^
Idran1701 (7:21:58 PM): *flap-hops himself back onto Layne's shoulder* Canny's =name means something and your name means something but I do not think my name means something.= o_o
PapatymisonN (7:22:31 PM): =It must mean something in Vasquez-talk.=
Idran1701 (7:22:50 PM): =It means me but that is it.=
Idran1701 (7:23:31 PM): =Can I choose what it means?-
Idran1701 (7:23:33 PM): *=
PapatymisonN (7:23:40 PM): =It's your= language.
Idran1701 (7:24:00 PM): ...*headtilt, looks thoughtful*
Idran1701 (7:24:58 PM): ...=I will choose that it means unique.= ^_^
PapatymisonN (7:25:49 PM): =It works for me.= ^_^
Idran1701 (7:26:31 PM): =Can I get bread now?=
PapatymisonN (7:26:51 PM): =Let's go!=
Idran1701 (7:27:12 PM): =Okay!=
Idran1701 (7:27:43 PM): *seems to get a better grip on Layne's shoulder as best he can*

...=What do people eat? Because sometimes they have things that are not bread that they give me, and some are good but some are bad.= o_o
PapatymisonN (7:28:43 PM): =Umm... sometimes they eat... = meat.
Idran1701 (7:29:11 PM): ...=Do you eat= meat?
PapatymisonN (7:29:29 PM): =... it's good.=
Idran1701 (7:29:57 PM): ...=Oh.=
Idran1701 (7:30:04 PM): =Do you eat ducks?=
PapatymisonN (7:30:41 PM): =No...=
Idran1701 (7:30:49 PM): =Okay.=
Idran1701 (7:31:28 PM): *hops down onto the table once they get there, staring at Cannel again*

...=You are= clever. ^_^
PapatymisonN (7:32:11 PM): Mm? Oh... thank you. *he is sitting there, having a bowl of cereal, of all things*
Idran1701 (7:33:11 PM): ...*watching the cereal for a bit before turning to Layne*

=Um...I also like milk but people do not usually give milk...= >_>
PapatymisonN (7:33:36 PM): =It's from a= cow.
Idran1701 (7:33:57 PM): =Oh.

...Can I have some?= >_>
PapatymisonN (7:34:52 PM): Um...*Layne gestures, and Canny hands over a spoonful of wheat flakes and milk*
Idran1701 (7:35:13 PM): ...=Oh, no thank you, I mean my own.= o_o
Idran1701 (7:35:30 PM): =But you are nice,= Cannel! ^_^
Idran1701 (7:36:09 PM): =When I see people in the park and ask for food they give a lot of bread but they do not give a lot of milk.= o_o
Idran1701 (7:36:48 PM): =One person did and it was good but I did not get any more after that.=
PapatymisonN (7:37:17 PM): =Just a second, then!=
Idran1701 (7:37:30 PM): =Thank you. You are a nice= friend. ^_^
PapatymisonN (7:37:51 PM): *nods, and heads off*
PapatymisonN (7:38:00 PM): *Cannel eats his cereal*
Idran1701 (7:38:09 PM): *watches Cannel* o_o
PapatymisonN (7:38:42 PM): ... Are you enjoying the new knowledge?
Idran1701 (7:38:55 PM): *jumps a bit again!*
Idran1701 (7:39:04 PM): ...Yes! Thank you. ^_^
Idran1701 (7:39:09 PM): You are also a nice friend!
PapatymisonN (7:39:37 PM): It is my pleasure. This whole thing has been... most fascinating.
Idran1701 (7:39:52 PM): I am unique. ^_^
Idran1701 (7:40:42 PM): ...*looks thoughtful, staring off into the distance*
PapatymisonN (7:40:55 PM): *knows what he's thinking*
Idran1701 (7:41:11 PM): Why am I unique? o_o
PapatymisonN (7:41:58 PM): Because you're a talking duck who speaks an otherwise unknown language.
Idran1701 (7:42:27 PM): Why? o_o
PapatymisonN (7:42:57 PM): I do not know.
Idran1701 (7:43:03 PM): Oh.
Idran1701 (7:43:08 PM): Does Layne?
PapatymisonN (7:43:15 PM): I don't think so.
Idran1701 (7:43:21 PM): Oh. Who does?
PapatymisonN (7:43:52 PM): I don't know that either.
Idran1701 (7:44:23 PM): Oh. But you are teachers. *headtilt*
Idran1701 (7:44:27 PM): And teachers are smart.
PapatymisonN (7:44:39 PM): But they don't know everything.
PapatymisonN (7:44:42 PM): Or else they'd be gods.
Idran1701 (7:45:24 PM): Oh. Okay. *sounds a bit sad, but not too much*
Idran1701 (7:46:22 PM): ...Why can you make head-noises in the wrong heads? o_o
PapatymisonN (7:46:37 PM): It's a power I have called telepathy.
Idran1701 (7:46:53 PM): Did you learn it?
PapatymisonN (7:47:40 PM): I learned it and I was born with it.
Idran1701 (7:48:22 PM): Oh. But all people can't do it? o_o
PapatymisonN (7:48:36 PM): No. It's a rare ability.
Idran1701 (7:49:06 PM): Then you are unique too! *waves* ^_^
PapatymisonN (7:49:55 PM): ... why thank you.
PapatymisonN (7:50:20 PM): *Layne returns with a bowl of corn-based flakey food, in milk!*
Idran1701 (7:50:27 PM): ...^_^
PapatymisonN (7:50:36 PM): *sets it down in front of Vasquez* =There. Try that.=
Idran1701 (7:50:45 PM): Cannel =was talking to me with head-noises!= ^_^
Idran1701 (7:51:05 PM): *goes to try a bit of it happily*
PapatymisonN (7:51:07 PM): You were talking with him?
PapatymisonN (7:51:16 PM): *... it's corn flakes*
Idran1701 (7:51:21 PM): (:O!)
PapatymisonN (7:51:30 PM): *nods* He's an engaging conversationalist, surprisingly.
PapatymisonN (7:51:59 PM): That he is. ^_^
Idran1701 (7:52:07 PM): =This is good. It is like bread but it isn't. And it has milk too.= o_o
Idran1701 (7:52:31 PM): =...Oh! It is= cereal. ^_^
PapatymisonN (7:52:40 PM): =That it is.=
PapatymisonN (7:52:47 PM): This is FASCINATING, isn't it, Canny?
Idran1701 (7:52:52 PM): =I like knowing words!=
PapatymisonN (7:52:58 PM): I... I'm going to write a paper on this.
Idran1701 (7:53:27 PM): ...
Idran1701 (7:53:30 PM): ...o_o
Idran1701 (7:53:42 PM): ...Writing =is weird. How does it work?= o_o
PapatymisonN (7:53:58 PM): =Oh, it... = o.o
PapatymisonN (7:54:10 PM): Canny! Do you think we could teach him to WRITE, too?
PapatymisonN (7:54:14 PM): In common, of course...
PapatymisonN (7:54:30 PM): ... it's... conceivable... he may end up writing in his own language...
Idran1701 (7:54:37 PM): o_o
PapatymisonN (7:55:08 PM): Vas? You want to give it a try? ^_^
Idran1701 (7:55:30 PM): =What is= Vas? o_o
PapatymisonN (7:56:12 PM): =Oh. That's a= nickname. =Like= Canny.
Idran1701 (7:56:57 PM): =Oh.=

^_^
PapatymisonN (7:57:06 PM): =Do you like it?=
Idran1701 (7:57:13 PM): =Yes!=
PapatymisonN (7:57:24 PM): =Good!=
Idran1701 (7:57:29 PM): =How does= writing =work, though?= o_o
Idran1701 (7:57:37 PM): =Sounds are not pictures.= o_o
Idran1701 (7:57:46 PM): =But your words say they are= o_o
PapatymisonN (7:57:57 PM): =Well, all the= words =we're speaking= correspond =to pictures!=
Idran1701 (7:58:41 PM): =How?= o_o
Idran1701 (7:58:54 PM): (brb)
PapatymisonN (7:59:01 PM): (Kay.
PapatymisonN (7:59:03 PM): _
PapatymisonN (7:59:03 PM): )
Idran1701 (8:00:22 PM): (Back.)
Idran1701 (8:00:54 PM): =There are a lot of words.= o_o
PapatymisonN (8:01:50 PM): =Well, they use the same little pictures to= represent =all the= different =sounds.=
Idran1701 (8:02:12 PM): =But there are a lot of sounds too.= o_o
PapatymisonN (8:02:27 PM): =You'll see, if you want to.=
Idran1701 (8:02:52 PM): =Okay. I like learning!

Except for the hurty part.= >_>
PapatymisonN (8:03:24 PM): *nods to Cannel, and he begins the transfer...*
Idran1701 (8:04:11 PM): =...Ow ow.= ._.
PapatymisonN (8:04:36 PM): Gk... >.o
Idran1701 (8:05:18 PM): =...Can I learn the rest the talky way?= ._.
Idran1701 (8:05:43 PM): =I like talking to you more and it is less hurty.=
PapatymisonN (8:06:04 PM): *Cannel is called off* OK...
Idran1701 (8:06:15 PM): *he did get the alphabet, though!*
Idran1701 (8:06:33 PM): *and in return Layne now knows a few of the trickier grooming methods of ducks :D*
PapatymisonN (8:07:16 PM): ... huh.
Idran1701 (8:07:40 PM): ...=That is not enough for sounds. That is a lot of pictures but there are a lot of sounds.= o_o
PapatymisonN (8:07:58 PM): =That's why you put them together!=
Idran1701 (8:08:40 PM): =How?= o_o
PapatymisonN (8:09:21 PM): =That's what we call= writing.
PapatymisonN (8:09:47 PM): =When we put the pictures, that MEAN sounds, together, it's called= writing.
Idran1701 (8:09:58 PM): =Oh.= o_o
Idran1701 (8:10:16 PM): ...*turns to face Layne* =Are people better than ducks?=
PapatymisonN (8:10:38 PM): =Who told you they were?
PapatymisonN (8:10:42 PM): =
Idran1701 (8:11:31 PM): =No one. But people do more stuff than ducks, and they are bigger, and they are smarter.= o_o
Idran1701 (8:11:52 PM): *doesn't really sound sad, just curious*
PapatymisonN (8:12:18 PM): =... well, I don't know about ALL ducks, but YOU are as good as any human I know. BETTER.=
Idran1701 (8:12:32 PM): ...^_^
Idran1701 (8:12:42 PM): =People are better than cats though.=
PapatymisonN (8:12:57 PM): =If you say so...=
Idran1701 (8:13:00 PM): ^_^
Idran1701 (8:13:09 PM): *eats some more cereal!*
Idran1701 (8:14:15 PM): ...=Where will I learn writing?= o_o
PapatymisonN (8:14:31 PM): =You can learn from... me! Here!=
Idran1701 (8:15:17 PM): =Oh. Okay.=
Idran1701 (8:15:23 PM): =And when you are not here?=
PapatymisonN (8:15:53 PM): =Most of the time. I have a house...=
Idran1701 (8:16:47 PM): =I tried to live in a house once, with a small person that was a cat except he was nice.=
Idran1701 (8:17:08 PM): =But they had a real cat and he was mean, and there was a lady that wanted to give me to someone, so I ran away.= o_o
PapatymisonN (8:17:32 PM): =... sounds like you did the right thing...=
Idran1701 (8:18:13 PM): =He was a nice person. I protected him from a shouty person!= ^_^
PapatymisonN (8:18:34 PM): =Alright! Good job!=
Idran1701 (8:19:03 PM): =I watch the other ducks and learn from them. The mean ones that people stay away from.= ^_^
Idran1701 (8:19:11 PM): (The italicized ones, to be specific. :O)
Idran1701 (8:20:20 PM): =They are good at being mean, so I am mean to mean people!=
PapatymisonN (8:20:43 PM): =That's how it's supposed to work...=
Idran1701 (8:20:54 PM): =It is? Yay.= ^_^
Idran1701 (8:21:01 PM): =Then I am not wrong?=
PapatymisonN (8:22:00 PM): =You're not!=
Idran1701 (8:22:34 PM): ^_^

...=What else can I learn,= Layne? o_o
PapatymisonN (8:23:03 PM): =Actually, my... head kinda hurts... I should go home...=
Idran1701 (8:23:32 PM): ...=Oh.=
Idran1701 (8:23:50 PM): =Can I go with you?= o_o
PapatymisonN (8:24:09 PM): =... OK!=
Idran1701 (8:24:17 PM): =Yay.= ^_^
PapatymisonN (8:24:44 PM): ... are you going?
PapatymisonN (8:24:57 PM): *nods* Meet us here tomorrow, Canny?
PapatymisonN (8:25:02 PM): Of course.
Idran1701 (8:25:27 PM): *heads over to Canny*
Idran1701 (8:25:38 PM): =You are nice.= ^_^

*awkward duck-hug!*
PapatymisonN (8:25:53 PM): o.o ... uh... ^^;
PapatymisonN (8:26:06 PM): Th... thank you? o.O
PapatymisonN (8:26:16 PM): IM: Duck embraces are... strange.
Idran1701 (8:26:27 PM): ^_^
Idran1701 (8:26:40 PM): *flaps his way back onto Layne's shoulder, after taking another bit of cereal*
PapatymisonN (8:27:01 PM): =Let's go home, buddy. ^_^=
Idran1701 (8:27:40 PM): (Layne's starting to make this a habit, going home with other PCs.)
PapatymisonN (8:28:01 PM): (... he's not having sex with Vasquez, no matter how much he pleads.)
Idran1701 (8:28:45 PM): (See, I know you, and I knew what your reply would be to that joke, and yet I still said it anyway. I'm not sure which of us is to blame here.)
PapatymisonN (8:29:09 PM): (... James Caan.)
Idran1701 (8:29:40 PM): (Sure!)
Idran1701 (8:30:01 PM): (Anyway last bit of the RP to finish up.)
Idran1701 (8:30:17 PM): *gets himself as attaches as he can, though it's a bit tricky for a duck!*
Idran1701 (8:30:21 PM): **attached*
Idran1701 (8:31:21 PM): =Thank you! I like inside.= ^_^
PapatymisonN (8:31:48 PM): =No problem.=
PapatymisonN (8:32:04 PM): (*is not prepared to introduce Vasquez to his family tonight...*)
Idran1701 (8:32:27 PM): (...Heehee. That's right, he still lives with his parents, doesn't he? :D)
Idran1701 (8:32:35 PM): =Do you have a= fire?
PapatymisonN (8:33:00 PM): *points to the next room, which has one blazing...*
Idran1701 (8:33:49 PM): *flap-hops down* =I am going to sleep now. But maybe I can learn later?=
PapatymisonN (8:34:11 PM): Sure thing, buddy.
PapatymisonN (8:34:18 PM): (OOp.)
PapatymisonN (8:34:22 PM): (That had pluses.)
PapatymisonN (8:34:30 PM): =Sleep well,= friend.
Idran1701 (8:34:36 PM): ^_^
Idran1701 (8:34:54 PM): *he sits down in front of the fire and tucks his head into his wing*
PapatymisonN (8:35:20 PM): *sits and watches the little fellow sleep, falling asleep in an armchair himself*
Idran1701 (8:35:27 PM): </RP?>
PapatymisonN (8:35:37 PM): </RP.>
Idran1701 (8:35:50 PM): Have to admit, wasn't expecting the psychic info dump. :D