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[He can do this. Who cares if people think he's weird for this? He has people who don't think that, too. He turns on the video and smiles a tiny bit, before speaking.]

So I'm just wondering... a couple of things, really. First of all, how many people are here who are under the age of twenty? It feels like that's a lot of people here - more than you'd usually see in any kind of population. Has anyone tracked that kind of stuff?

And second...

[Here we go.]

How many people had what people might call... powers or abilities or magic at home? Like, stuff that most people can't do but you can do? I'm not counting if you come from some kind of world where magic is common, but where it's rare and people would stare at you for doing it, that's what I mean.

[... He's kind of run out of steam.]

Th... that's what I was wondering. Let me know. I'm not trying to like... track people down or something. I'm just curious.

[He flicks the video off and goes to get a drink of water. That was kind of scary.]

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[Being specific doesn't help. But! He can imagine a smallish bird with a red tail.]

A hawk, huh? They eat mice and stuff. ...Do you miss it? Being human, I mean, and eating food like a human.

Yeah. It's a lot easier to get food. I had a friend save me meat from his dinners but cold dead meat just isn't the same for a hawk. I've eaten roadkill before which is... pretty gross, but hawks don't really mind.

It's just the human instinct that's super weirded out by it.

[...If it was easier to get food as a hawk than as a human, it must have been hard for Tobias before his morph thing. But he had a friend to help him out. That was good.]

Your friend sounds like a pretty good guy to lend you a hand like that. [Well. Maybe that was too much to assume.]

So it's gotta be live and bloody? You really like your meat rare! Is it still the same now?

...I like meat. The more meat, the better. [MEDIUM, RARE, WELL DONE, SUPER PINK, BEEF, PORK, EGGS -- HE DOESN'T CARE.]

When I'm a bird, yeah. Not so much as a human, that's usually a bad idea. There's a reason bird legs are scaly, and it's not for style.

But no, I get burgers and fries and stuff now. Normal things. It's nice.

...So, why are they scaly again?

Because sometimes your prey bites back. And also because the blood would get stuck to your feathers if you had them there.

That makes sense.

Okay, that settles it. I'm hungry and we gotta get you something other than burgers, dude.

I thought so, too.

... Pizza?

[Even if it's not the same pizza it's still decent pizza here.]

Pizza? Now we're talking! It won't take long for the dough to rise!

[What is this fast food you speak of.]

Wait like - actually making it yourself?

Yeah? Did you have a favorite topping, 'cause I was gonna load it up with seafood.

Uh... not really. I like pepperoni, but... yeah. I've never made pizza myself. Where are you, anyway?

[Maybe he should have asked that question first before making dinner plans...

Rin takes a moment to remember what's in his pantry.]

We could do pepperoni. And sausage. ...And bacon! I'm in Goldenrod. --Where are you?

I'm... uh. In Violet. So maybe another time?

[ A W K W A R D . . . ]

Yeah, some other time...

It happens. We'll meet up when I'm back in town.

[It's like a secret friend exchange.]

Sure thing!

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