VIDEO; UN: HAWKEYE

[strictdiscipline]

[Instead of any person, the scene presently on the screen is of a backpack lying in the snow, overflowing with child leashes in a variety of different colors and patterns. The voice that pipes up has about as much warmth as the chill tundra wind and is just loud enough to cut through the continued wailing of infant squidges nearby.]

It appears that some of our superiors question our ability to properly watch over these small creatures.

[Though if the delivery was sent in earnest rather than as a practical joke, she can't say she disagrees with the assessment, at least not with regards to a certain subsection of Team Audentes. (Fortune might favor the bold, but it certainly won't favor anyone lacking basic common sense as far as she's concerned.)

Regardless, she presses on.]

While I should hope that none of you will need one at the moment [judging u if you put a leash on ur infant squidge tbh] some of you may find them necessary at a later point in this mission. There seem to be enough for each recruit to have one.

[Unfortunately.

A brief pause follows, enough time for a resigned sigh.]

With that said, if you are concerned about caring for a living being, I'm sure there are several of us willing to provide advice.

(ooc: i bought a bunch of child leashes as an ac reward as i was completely out of ideas, feel free to handwave your character grabbed one.)

Comments

[strictdiscipline]

[She's not asking for a leash. That's a plus.]

It certainly makes you wonder what sorts of attributes they look for when recruiting us, doesn't it?

[sekimorinashi]

[ Happy to be of service. ]

Actually, it makes me wonder if they even look at all.

[strictdiscipline]

We should ask some of the senior recruits sometime. See if they have any ideas.

[ Honestly, she's really curious now. ]

[sekimorinashi]

Sounds like a plan.

[ In fact, chatting with the senior recruits could probably be good for several reasons ... ]

[strictdiscipline]

[Maybe one of them'll take pity and end this squidge mission early. But for now...]

How are you holding up so far?

[Maybe her squidge has been better behaved.]

[sekimorinashi]

Uhm ...

If I don't make any sudden moves and very little happens, mine has no complaints about anything.

[ SHE'S A BIT TIRED OF IT ALREADY it's such a whiner. ]

omg html why

[strictdiscipline]

[That seems.....very limiting.....]

And if you don't, it cries and cries? [She gets that same result half the time. It's also very tiring.] We might want to look into forming playgroups of some sort with them. Mine seems happier when it's around one of its kin.

pats

[sekimorinashi]

Anythin' t'make it shut up. Before I do somethin' rash.

[ She doesn't mean it, but sometimes she's tempted. ]

[strictdiscipline]

[Ah....well, she can't say she hasn't been tempted sometimes.]

Have you been feeding it enough too?

[sekimorinashi]

Dunno how much we're supposed to feed it, so I give it food when it seems to want some. Or when I eat.

[strictdiscipline]

[ A sigh. ]

Mine hasn't wanted to eat too much yet - is there anything yours seems to like or dislike more?

[sekimorinashi]

Anythin' too difficult to chew. I dunno if it hurts it or if it just doesn't like it.

[strictdiscipline]

[Makes logical sense - if they're anything like infants, it'll be nothing but soft foods for week.]

Do they even have teeth to chew with?

[sekimorinashi]

...

I haven't checked.

[ That. Might explain it. ]