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Misa and I are discussing a way to get Aoife to both give the speech and do the dance with Bonesaw and his mates...

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Komamisa said
D: Impyyyy, hopefully it doesn't!! I'd be the saddest Misa ever if that were to happen. More seriously, if you need someone to talk to about your problems... Well, you have my email ^^.

:) It's always good to know you'll be missed, but really, Misa, don't worry about it. It's been a long time coming, and it should lead to much more good than bad, in the end.

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Yes, I'm obviously still around as well. I'm dealing with some heavy real-life stuff right now, but it shouldn't impact my presence on the Guild too much.

If it starts to draw me away, I'll be sure to let everyone know.

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:( I don't want to burst your bubble, but that wasn't exactly what I meant by "bit in half". He didn't eat half the dog in one go, he just caught it with his claws, and literally bit through its spine, so that it was in two pieces. Hence, "in half". I get what you're thinking, with the droppings, but sadly it's a no-go.

EDIT: Plus, it was a big dog. Even a griffin would probably choke, trying to fit half of it down their throat.

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Well, if he had two heads, sure, but he doesn't. Since it's just the one head, how would the one esophagus know which food goes into which stomach? No, I think the blended digestive system makes the most sense.

The real question is, which parts of the eagle's digestive system remain? I submit this for your approval. Do griffins have crops or gizzards? They certainly don't have teeth, just a beak, so how much does that influence the digestive comparisons?

Perhaps they have a unique organ all their own, built to accommodate both varieties of diet. Something akin to the crop and gizzard that catches bony pieces and grinds them down, but also allows the easier-to-digest meat to continue through to the stomach at the same time?

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:P Which is obviously why we need to come to consensus on these things! We can't have the characters contradicting each other, just because we the players have differing opinions on the inner workings of magical beasts...

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Komamisa said
Edit 2!: Right, so... About that time skip. It should be fine to skip ahead while Ren and Aoife get this current business out of the way. It can just be taken as a part In Media Res. I would prefer not to hold the entire RP up for another two to three rounds of posting just for two roleplayers.

I agree, other people should probably move forward. The business with the thugs shouldn't take long, in-universe, and RP time is flexible anyway.

As for Corin's feces... Well, okay, let's think about this. In my mind, his lower digestive system would fall mainly under the lion half rather than the eagle half. His diet is half-and-half: fish, birds and smallish creatures from the lake and the forest (eagle/hawk-like), supplemented by large slabs of beef and/or pork provided by Ren's butcher in Gralimidine (lion-like).

Overall, I'd say the consistency is probably most similar to that of a large predator like a lion, perhaps with a good few more bones and other small bits than usual from his hunting forays. That's just me, though. -shrug- I'm no magizoologist.

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:P They could handle the thugs, perhaps (depending on how powerful/skilled they were), but that doesn't send the right message! Ren wants them alive, and also wants them to specifically get beat up by Aoife. Once they're back in the town, word will get around that Ren von Ouless has powerful friends, and is not to be crossed, which is exactly the kind of publicity she needs! So, if Aoife protested that the guards should handle it, Ren would just wave her off and say "it has to be you, babe."

She's sure Aoife can beat them, and not only will she have the guards for backup, in case the thugs try to brute-force their way inside, but Corin as well! She'll be fine.

EDIT: Besides, these guys are obviously criminals. I think the Academy would forgive her for using strong offensive magic in defense of a student, don't you?

EDIT 2: And yeah, I was thinking that as long as they remained outside the gates, the guards actually don't have jurisdiction. It's only if the thugs actively attempt to break down the gates and get inside that the guards would have reason to fight them off. And, the thugs aren't going to do that if they have something to focus their anger on...

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Misa, I think there would still be some guards. They wouldn't let half a dozen heavily armed and angry-looking men go gallivanting into the Academy, so in my mind the gate is locked, and Ren is leading Aoife there, so that she can lay the hurt on them just outside.

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Komamisa said
Given that Aoife's been informed of the situation, I don't see why she'd refuse. She's used to having a strained schedule, and pretty much tied to Ren (for better or for worse) anyway.

Komamisa said
Also, haha~ Thanks for that tie-in! I'll get snapping on a post in a few hours, or tomorrow. Depends on how some stuff tonight works.

Fantastic! Just so you know, their names are Robert ("Bob the Slob"), Reginald ("Papa Reg"), Gregory ("Peg-leg Greg"), Thomas ("Tommy Two-Face"), Scott ("Scottie Quicksword"), and Bonesaw ("Bonesaw"). Jackson ("Bastard Jack") was their leader, and it turned out that he really was a bastard. Who knew?

Robert fights with a big axe, Reginald controls the dogs, Gregory shoots a little bow, Thomas tries to stab people in the back with daggers, Scott is "quick" with a "sword", per the name, and Bonesaw, oddly enough, just rips people apart with his bare hands. No bonesaws to be found. Still, I'm sure Aoife can handle them. With the exception of Scott and Bonesaw, none of them are trained fighters in any sense, and they didn't bring the dogs with them this time...

(And yes, you have to call them by their nicknames. It's in the rules.)