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a question for ye fine folks this night

what be this

[ hello! yes, this is ferret. she is at her usual handmirror in the bathroom, as near to the light as she can possibly get. she shifts around a bit, then raises her left forepaw. on the main paw pad, in dark ink, is a tiny tattoo. it's dainty, only about a couple of centimeters across, but fortunately this mirror has perfect focus, so visibility shouldn't be a problem as she shoves it towards her audience. after a moment, she lowers her paw and cuts the feed. ]

tis a knot to be sure
and the google tells me tis called a reef knot
but it doesnt signify why its on my paw
answer me this
no blithering numskull chatter if ye please

[ and that's it because another please would most certainly kill her. ]

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[ HOW POLITE OF YOU ]

Stella! Wow, you really googled it first...a tattoo?

[ SHE REALLY DID GOOGLE IT. THANK U BANAJA-SENSEI ]

believe me i did what i could to avoid havin to ask you lot

a tattoo
word been at the tip of my tung but i aint been able to think of it
blood and fire but lyalls computer be at the school
this conversation would be ended if not for that

[ YOU ARE MOST WELCOME, WEE BEASTIE ]

I'm surprised you didn't go with him! So you were just trying to find the name for it?

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would the seafaring lady like an action thread or perhaps a log

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ROFL i think a thread would be more appropriate here

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i think that ends that, unless you'd like to add something?

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Maybe you belonged to some sort of order

of what
delivered vittls
numbers

[ one sec, he's googling 'vittls'

vittles

food, apparently

learn something new everyday! ]

Rock climbing????

[ THEY'RE ROPES.......... ]

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[ ...a ferret.

there's a ferret on the network.

.... ]

There are some mythologies that use knots as mystical symbols.

[ and she does tricks! ]

pray tell me more
i could use a yarn to pull me leg even harder

[ chief of which is her never ending well of sardonic comments. ]

[ oh, okay, uh, guess she's gonna do some quick reference work for a ferret ]

Egyptian mythology had a lot of knotwork, but nothing quite like that from what I can see. It says, ah... a reef knot, tying it can have the positive effect of supporting or protecting, or negatively, binding or rendering powerless. Untying the knot can either present the removal of restrictions or, alternatively, disconnect or remove protection.

Celts used a lot of knotwork, too, but usually more looping was involved. African mythology, too...

Or you could be trying to tie a sash around a kimono. Probably not.

It's likely more modern than that. It's big in seafaring and probably has some background there.

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You have a knot on your what now?

[ did you mistype something other than paw. ]

Can't you like, untie it?

[ no please do not adjust your screenreader it is functioning perfectly normally ]

me paw
on the wide bit that connects me claws to the rest of me there be a tattoo of a knot
ye blinded lass

[ w h a t. it takes a minute for her to connect the dots. this must be another one of those, uh, animals. ]

Oh, you're not human, are you? Got it. ...Maybe you were really into the sea? Isn't that some sort of sailor's knot? I mean, "reef". That's oceanic-sounding.

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voice for sophie / text for stella; IT'S COOL YO

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[oh my god look it's so cute IT'S SO CUTE]

It's just called "google", you know. Everyone's familiar, you can drop the "the", even if "the google" is kind of endearing.

[ ALWAYS with the c-word with you crazy two-leggers ]

a googles a tool like a fork or a pen the way i sees it
what makes it different

True, it does make sense when you put it that way. I was mostly referring to the fact that "google" is a brand name, it's not "the" google, it's just "google".

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[Not expecting a visual appearance by the ferret - much less - sees it with her ears flicking straight up - with a fresh marking!]

You too, really?

Why... on the night of that light in the sky, I found myself with this. [Edges up parallel to the trough, nods at her flank - marked with three blue diamonds. Bends her knee to so-to-speak underscore it.] Now, it doesn't look a thing like yours, quite obviously - but! That's. ...Certainly a coincidence, you and I would both have tattoos...

[ ah, yes, the other creature on the network. probably the only other one remaining at this rate. she turns on the feed for this one. hopefully Miss Cindy can understand ferret body language because tapping at letters on a bit of paper is... limiting. ]

ay
tho it may follow knowin that the humans get different parts and whatnot
we mite just be the first of many
still
if we be the very first out of all maybe that dos signify

do you know what yours mean
what are they

[A bit limiting indeed... She pulls herself a little straighter to observe at her end of the feed properly, works at interpreting everything with a slightly tilted head and ear raised in expression of interest...

The last part is all that she is absolutely sure she's correctly taking - deliberately "thoughtful" humming sound and again turns to indicate the markings on her flank.]

I~I do not know, but!

[Swings back to the trough - head cocked again.] Did anything else funny happen to you, perchance - along with getting that? [A partial nod for re-emphasis.]

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Are you kidding around by showing us your ferret and pretending it's you? How creative, whoever you may be! And the ferret is adorable, but it's unwise to tattoo animals even if it's temporary.

ye done
thought i said somethin about mindless chatter

[ zero patience from the ferret. truly gomen. ]

[SHE WAS A FERRET THE WHOLE TIME]

[OMG LOOK AT THOSE LITTLE PAWS HOW CUTE!!!!]

[NO Russel! You can't just go squeeing at talking animals because they're criminally adorable! Keep it together, treat her with the same respect you'd give any human!]

[she wanted something useful and he is going to try his best!]

[TO GOOGLE!]

apparently reef knot tattoos are a sailor thing!

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((I apologize for lateness and for everything else in advance.))

Okay, so we have a horse that talks like a New York socialite and a ferret that talks like a pirate.

I think I'm done.

[ :)b we good we good as long as she can handle douche ferret. HERE WE GO ]

is that all youve the stomach for
praps the day will come when i can open my gob and sing like a lark
cant have ye swoonin on me maid

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