video/action ❆ day 215

[wolfofmidgard]

[While the previous morning had been a relatively quiet one, this morning? Well, it doesn't quite start off that way. Meja had stopped by the closet where Balthazar had kept his spider 'friend' that he'd taken off of her hands, to give her her weekly meal. Since the angel's disappearance, she's more or less taken over, although dropping a rat in the room is about the most she does. There's no telling what is in the creature's venom. And if she's eating rats, she's not snacking on people (though the 'keep away - dangerous' makeshift sign on the door helps).

But today starts off with Meja in the closet, face pensive as she turns her device on.]

Safety's a relative concept, around here, but you should all know that there's a giant spider who escaped her 'enclosure' today. [She mimes about the size of two chihuahuas. Getting a steady diet's made her even bigger. Unfortunately.] She's aggressive, but she'll probably hole herself up somewhere for a while. So be careful with cupboards and things like that — her bite might be deadly. Let's not confirm it.

[And if someone has to kill her for self defense, well, them's the breaks for a hissy, giant spider.]

Comments

[knifecollecting]

Dwarves? Are there really dwarves in your world?

[Ash would be so amazed right now.]

[wolfofmidgard]

[Meja nods.]

They live on Svartalfaheimr, their own Realm. It's very rocky and bleak, and each of the three royal families inhabits a different mountain. The insides of the mountain are usually so beautiful it's hard to remember how terrible the outside looks. Each one is a sort of labyrinth, with roads and towns carved through it. There are no finer craftsmen to be found.

[knifecollecting]

[That's very interesting.]

Cool. Have you been there?

[wolfofmidgard]

Several times. Usually as a diplomat, meaning I haven't been able to explore it much. [Sadly.] They're very good to guests, for the most part. Well... King Durinn and King Dvalinn are. King Motsognir isn't exactly the most polite being I've met. In fact, most giants are more polite.

[knifecollecting]

Are giants not polite?

[The stories must be accurate.]

[wolfofmidgard]

Frost Giants are... diplomatic. Most of the time, if they're on Niflheimr. [She's never had any quarrel with them, past Ragnarök. Then again, they hadn't sided with Loki. Before? She'd had her fair share of battles with them.] But Fire and Rock Giants have foul tempers, and they don't like humans very much. Or anything human-shaped. They dislike Asgardians even more.

[knifecollecting]

I'll keep that in mind if I ever meet any.