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"S'a big deal to berks. An' we're never short'a berks."Illiam'iira wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 6:24 pm"Yeah... yeah, I do." Ain't that just the way. "Is that a big deal here, and I just haven't noticed yet? I think I heard a little something about it somewhere..."
"Oh! Not bad- bit ripe t'sell t'any vendor, but can make good bait f'r other rats..."Illi pauses briefly as she finds a rotting rat crushed between planks of wood. She eyes the skull, considering it.
"I could boil it," She murmurs, still considering. "The skull I mean. Might be a nice keepsake. Keep it in my room. Spook anyone who thinks I'm just cuddles and kisses." That makes her giggle.Ikkit the Bastard wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 8:40 pm"Oh! Not bad- bit ripe t'sell t'any vendor, but can make good bait f'r other rats..."
But the giggling dies down. Illiam'iira's words are sharp, cutting down to the bone. "...y'know, sometimes I think I get people, but then there's stuff like that, makes me think I don't. That shit sounds self-destructive. And there's just... so many urges like that. Drives me up the fucking wall sometimes."Ikkit the Bastard wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 8:40 pm"S'a big deal to berks. An' we're never short'a berks."
"'Bout th'size of it... everyone lookin' for a neat little box t'slot into..."Illiam'iira wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 9:52 pm"...y'know, sometimes I think I get people, but then there's stuff like that, makes me think I don't. That shit sounds self-destructive. And there's just... so many urges like that. Drives me up the fucking wall sometimes."
"Oh, take with... always good t'have some meat on hand t'offer if y'run into a big pack."The girl takes a moment to thank the rat for its sacrifice. Then she pulls out a rag from her bag, soon carefully prying the skull from the body by hand -- the crack its spine breaking the silence. "We take it with us, or bait around here?"
"Cranium rats?" Illi answers quizzically as she tucks the wrapped skull into a little waxed leather bag for just such things before grabbing some wax paper from her pack to wrap the body in. "...tell me about the cranium rats."
"Right, so, Cranium Rats is... rats. With big brains. Good eatin', s'usually my snack o'choice at the Bazaar. Thing is... they share brainpower. More of 'em get together, smarter they get."Illiam'iira wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 10:06 pm"Cranium rats?" Illi answers quizzically as she tucks the wrapped skull into a little waxed leather bag for just such things before grabbing some wax paper from her pack to wrap the body in. "...tell me about the cranium rats."
She balks a bit at that. "Are they illithid beasties?"Ikkit the Bastard wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 10:07 pm"Right, so, Cranium Rats is... rats. With big brains. Good eatin', s'usually my snack o'choice at the Bazaar. Thing is... they share brainpower. More of 'em get together, smarter they get."
"Maybe? I'm not up on the partic'lars of their origins..."
"Huh. Well. Do they have weird mind powers? Can they talk?"Ikkit the Bastard wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 1:15 am"Maybe? I'm not up on the partic'lars of their origins..."
"Not that I've run into yet, but..."Illiam'iira wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 1:58 am"Huh. Well. Do they have weird mind powers? Can they talk?"
"Ah." That causes some disquiet with the girl. "How do I tell a cranium rat between a regular rat..?"Ikkit the Bastard wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 2:39 am"That's 'cause culling 'em 'fore they get smarter we are is the usual thing."
