#twisted wonderland Tallis underplume

[squidwen]

Twisted Wonderland OC Asks!

Hello, Tumblr! It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these but a lovely friend of mine encouraged me to give OC asks another go. I loved doing them in the past!!!

If you have a question for any of my OCs, type their name/their associated emoji (replacing [x] in the questions below) in my ask box. Please submit only a maximum of 3 questions :)

Links to OC bios are pinned on my blog.

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Vane Millingwood 🐛

William (Billy) MacUrse 🐻

DeVerre Sangloine 🪞

Basil Balanaga 🐍

Seth Trent 🐙

Jonah Craggins 🦎

Tallis Underplume 🪶

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QUESTIONS:

What is [x]'s opinion on school relationships?

Does [x] want to get married and/or have kids?

What is [x]'s favourite outfit to wear and why?

Does [x] have any enemies, and why do they hate them?

What was life like for [x] before NRC?

Would [x] like to go for a coffee with me?

Could [x] help me with my homework/a project?

I'm going on holiday in Summer Break. Would [x] wanna come?

What's [x]'s favourite time of year?

What does [x] wanna do when they leave NRC?

Does [x] believe in fate?

Is [x] an optimist or a pessimist?

Does [x] have a crush on anyone?

I wanna confess to my crush, can [x] give me any advice?

How would [x] react to failing all their exams?

Does [x] have any phobias?

What is [x]'s taste in music?

Can [x] teach me a dance from where they're from?

Does [x] worry about the future?

Is [x] better in hot or cold weather?

Ask list by me :)

Reposts, replies, and comments are appreciated x

Squidwen

[the-trinket-witch]

Decided to redraw these with my Biggest Boy Tidus and @squidwen's Tallis. Cause they buddies, even tho one takes up more space on the bed than the other.

[squidwen]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS 💝💖💗💖💝💖🥰🥰🤯🥰💗💗💖☺️🥺🥺🥺🥰🥰😭😭💖💖😭🥺💗💝💖🥺🤯💗

Why can I hear this image? WHY CAN I HEAR THIS IMAGE SAYING ‘HEY, BABES’ AT ME!?!?!?!? AHHHHHHHHH!!!!! MY BIRB BOI LOOKS SO DARN CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You’ve captured him so well! 💗💖💗💖

JANI!!!!!!! I JUST WOKE UP!!!!!!! MY DAY CAN’T POSSIBLY GET BETTER FROM HERE! IT’S PEAKED AT 9AM! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!! 💗💖💗💖💗💖💗💖💗💖💗💖💗💖

Tallis is literally a social powder keg that exists to be the Aries Ana and Vil aren’t. Don’t worry, you two! Tallis is an alright chap.

Tallis: Welp- I’m a man of my word. *takes Ana by the hands and kisses them tenderly* Such beautiful hands and such beautiful work they make! This drawing will forever hold a special place in my heart, my dear lady. Thank you to the sun and back!

I TOLD YOU I'D (attempt to) DRAW HIM

I PRESENT THEE @squidwen

Tallis Underplume ✨✨

there are two types of Aries:

[the-trinket-witch]

(SUBMITTED VIA @squidwen)

Tallis Underplume: What if, babes, instead of flying a kite, I just tied a bit of string around my ankle and opened my wings. It doesn’t say anywhere in the rulebook that the kite can’t distract the opponent~. And, me, I’m always up for a bit of improv!

"Now you have to stay still or we're gonna get caught. And if we do, you gotta promise to say it was your idea," Tidus murmured as he finished the kreh loop on the hummingbird's ankle.

"You doubting my actin', Big Guy?" the little Diasomnian smirked. If he wasn't needing to maintain character, he would have tossed his hair in indigence.

Secured both by the foot and around the Whale Shark's waist, the two kite-flying contestants took their marks, set and launched. Tallis soared, beaming among a rainbow of kites. Though, this wasn't a normal kite flying exposé. The bigger prize was to be had in the kite dogfights. All that was needed for the two first-years to sail over the competition were subtle twitches of green wings, and swishing of a forked tail.

All Tidus had to do was pantomime manipulating the ‘kite’; Tallis did all the magic. One by one, the competition dropped like flies. Soon enough, all that was left was a single lady and her jagged rokkoku. But as the two approached for 1-1, Tallis could feel something in the air. Static. Her kite had been conducting electricity, sending the competition down with a magical bolt. Well, one couldn’t get electrocuted if they never touched.

‘Colors of the Wind’ Tallis murmured. In an instant a gust kicked up under wing, sending him in a whirlwind of movement. The two bobbed close but never touching until…

-SNAP-

Small hummingbird talons made quick work of the other kite’s string; and for good measure his gusts sent the last contender careening into the bay downhill.

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“Told you, I’m just one hell of an actor~” Tallis cheered.

“Won’t doubt that,” Tidus replied. “So, the prize was a voucher to any stall for one item up to a certain price. What should the ‘spoils of war’ be?”

“Hmm...Wonder if they got some industrial size bags for that popcorn stand I saw earlier...”

[squidwen]

My OC ask box is open.

If you have any questions for Basil, Seth, William, Vane, Marlowe, Jonah, or Tallis please drop me an ask :)

🐛Vane Millingwood

🐻William MacUrse

🪞DeVerre Sangloine

🐍Basil Balanaga

🐙Seth Trent

🦎 Jonah Craggins

🕊 Tallis Underplume

All art is by @i-alone-on-pluto

[squidwen]

Tallis Underplume

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General Information:

Name: Tallis Underplume

Age: 16

Birthday: April 15th

Height: 5ft 3inch

Hair Colour: White

Eye Colour: Malachite green

Homeland: Afterglow Savannah

Dormitory: Diasomnia

Family: Adoptive mother, Adoptive father, Adoptive brother (Rufus), The Heavenbent Curiosities (performance troupe), Mrs Burrows.

EXTRA: He has green and white wings on his back.

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School Information:

School year: 1st

Class: 1-B (Student no 14)

Best Subject: Flying

Club: Theatre Club

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Facts:

Dominant Hand: Right

Likes: The smell of burning incense; paintings of scenery.

Dislikes: Getting wet wings; being late; corpsing.

Favourite Food: Popcorn

Least Favourite Food: Peanut Butter

Hobby: Cosplay; Fishing; Adopting introverts.

Talent: He can cry on command.

Unique Magic: Colours of the Wind. For up to five minutes, Tallis can move at speeds of up to 60mph. If he runs/flies in a circle, he can generate a small tornado.

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Backstory:

Tallis is based off Flit the ruby-throated hummingbird from Pocahontas.

He never knew his biological family because his egg fell out of the nest, rolled down the neck of giraffe and into a river. It was then carried downstream into the fishing net of Mr Underplume - a racoon beastman.

Raised in a small, thatched hut in the Afterglow Savannah slums, Tallis never had much but was content with a life of fishing and making mischief with his brother, Rufus.

That was until The Heavenbent Curiosities came to town.

Tallis watched them perform from a tree. Their elegant costumes, expressive movements, and poetic speech moved him in a way he didn’t know possible.

After the show, Tallis went straight to the Director asked to join their troupe. He was dejected after being offered only the job of backstage worker. He wanted to perform! Dress up! Sing!

But he reasoned that perhaps he could observe the cast as he did behind the scenes work, and practice to get good enough to perform one day, too.

His family was against it - especially his father since the Underplumes had been proud fishermen for generations. But Tallis was insistent. On the night the troupe was due to leave, his family relented. Their old neighbour, Mrs Burrows, offered to be Tallis’s chaperone.

Before going to NRC, Tallis had gotten 3 years of theatre experience under his belt. He’s very exaggerated in the way he talks, and likes taking shyer people under his wing and inviting them along to things.

Travelling with the troupe showed Tallis what he was missing back in Afterglow Savannah, and he wants other people to realise the diversity and opportunity the world has to offer.

[squidwen]

Hello hello~ Don't mind me asking some silly little questions about your characters!

Let's see~

1) How do your OCs fare in flying class? Is someone afraid of flying/heights? Is someone enthusiastic about it? Do any of them have a particular style or pose (like how Cater and Leona stand on the broom, Idia and Floyd hang off it, Jade hugs it, etc.)? Does anyone use something other than a broom to fly?

2) If you had to pick only one, which canon character do you see being your OC's closest friend?

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH! I like this! A lot of my characters would have difficulty straddling a broom due to their lower bodies not being humanoid....

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Vane and Basil would struggle the most with it. Vane would prefer to wait until he turns into a butterfly for flying (which he never intends to happen, but it's as good an excuse as any) to avoid getting on a broomstick. Cater and Trey usually have to find him and drag him to flying class. But, since they're busy third-years, they often don't have time. Vane chills out in the woods and watches from afar. "I wouldn't get on one of those things if you p-paid me."

Basil can't ride a broom. Even if the stick was thicker to accommodate his weight, the length of his tail is too awkward for him to ride it properly. If it slipped off, he would plummet straight down. However, Kalim lets him borrow his magic carpet. Basil's 'pose' when flying is to drape his tail near all the edges of the carpet so the weight is balanced.

Billy and Seth are the most adept when it comes to flying a broomstick. Around Billy's manor house, brooms used to be enchanted by the maids. Billy would hop on one and delight in his brothers' shocked faces as the broom tried to buck him off like a rowdy horse. Riding a broom reminds Billy of those times and it makes him a fast and ruthless flyer. He grips the broom tightly, makes sharp turns, and dips like he's reliving those same days.

Seth is more relaxed with his flying technique. He hooks his feet around the back and grips the stick with his elbows. This enables him to use his hands for reading, writing homework, or stitching. Azul is rather jealous about how an octomer like him can be so good in the air. (No doubt he's thought up numerous ways to rope Seth into a contract). Seth has actually tied red ribbons to the back of his broom so he can fly in style~

Jonah doesn't take flying seriously. He's modified his broom with an autopilot feature so he hasn't got to think about it. This doesn't make him very nimble in the air, but he's not interested in a career in flying so he just curls his tail around the broom and falls asleep with the stick between his shoulder blades. If he gets knocked off/falls off, the broom has a homing device and will chase him and catch him before he hits the ground.

Ceridwen? On a broom? She'd rather use a broomstick to sweep every room of NRC than get on one. Where are the seatbelts? How do you steer them? How do you control their altitude? Where are the BRAKES? In fact, one of Ceridwen's first days at NRC went something like this:

Ceridwen: *sweeping the halls for Crowley with a broom she found in a cupboard.*

Lilia: *drops down from the ceiling* "You're using it wrong, dear~"

Ceridwen: "Ah! Well how else are you supposed to use a broom?”

Lilia: *takes it off her, sits on it, and flies upwards.*

Ceridwen: 

And finally, Tallis IS THE WORLD’S BIGGEST SHOW OFF! After Vargas taught him that you fly on a broom by sitting on it, and not by using your wings while just holding a broom, Tallis couldn’t stop thinking about the performances he could put on with a broomstick. For weeks he was glued to Magicam watching videos on how to do barrel rolls, loops, corkscrews. Have his new skills made him a lot of jealous enemies? Of course. Has it made him a lot of adoring fans? Tallis’d like to think so. He’s left it to Cater to post clips of him doing tricks. As any self-respecting artist knows, you shouldn’t let the reviews bog you down.

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In answer to your second question, when it comes to canon closest friends with my OCs, I reckon it would look something like this: 

Vane --> Trey  

Billy --> Sebek

Ceridwen --> Azul

Basil --> Kalim

Seth --> Floyd 

Jonah --> Deuce

Tallis --> Rook

I hadn’t thought about this before. Some of my answers actually surprised me.

Thanks for the questions @zackcrazyvalentine 

They were really thought provoking!

[squidwen]

Ack, heck it! I miss throwing my OCs at yours. And Tallis, stealing my whole heart, I want more of himmmmm. Might as well wrack his brain!

"Vil sure is gutsy with this new script," Joules flicked through the pages carelessly. A slight twist at the corners of his lips as his did his usual casual grin. What a... Fun story. Hm.

Joules looked up at his club mate, Tallis, was it? Joules couldn't help it. He wanted to say something. He wanted something but he wasn't fully sure what. Reading that script made him restless and he needed some way to output his emotions...

"Ya know what I mean? Story of a wife finding new love? It's well written and all... But the themes are a bit much isn't it? Deadbeat husband, depressed wife and verging on adultery... Ha. I guess the story is interesting," Joules leaned forward expectantly for Tallis' response, his face spoke of how he found this all to be a joke.

His voice on the other hand was a tad more forced than usual. Maybe laced with disgust, malice, frustration- something that betray his discomfort with the storyline.

(I miss throwing my ocs at yours, too! As soon as I'm done writing this imma yeet an ask at you in return :3)

Tallis leafed through the first act a final time, making sure all his lines were highlighted. Joules had a point. Tallis himself found the lack of originality in the script to be quite unfortunate. He'd watched and performed in numerous shows where a married couple wasn't happy with one another.

"Vil's playing a tricky game," he said. "Such dark themes need to be handled delicately or else they'll sound preachy. But we can't be too hard on him Have you heard of the limited core story theory?"

Joules's confusion was just what Tallis had hoped for.

Without hesitation, the hummingbird beastman hopped onto his chair and rolled up his script, pointing it at Joules like a cutlass. "Stories, my dear Mr Foxworth...hope I got that right...are not infinite. It's true there's no such thing as original thought, and it's how you put a twist on existing stuff that distinguishes your tale from all the rest. I can see it in your eyes, you're not that inspired by this script, but actors are the director's tools." A tricky twinkle entered Tallis's eye as he bent down to whisper: "And a good workman never blames his tools. If the show is a flop, we're immune~"

[squidwen]

(Me looking at Basil and Tallis) 😚💗🏃

Basil and Tallis looking at you:

[squidwen]

Hitherto a post I made a while ago about making fanfictions from my OCs, I want to try my best to make a poll.

Note: By fanfic I do mean OC x reader

Vane, Billy, Ceridwen, Basil, Seth, Jonah, Tallis.

Tumblr doesn’t do polls (as far as I know) but comment below the name of the OC you’d like me to write about first.

Poll will end June 5th 2022.

(I haven’t done fan fics of my own OCs before so I want to start things off with one people want to see the most 😅😅)

[squidwen]

Question…

Would anyone be interested in a fic with MC/reader x my OCs (Vane, Billy, Ceridwen, Basil, Seth, Jonah, and Tallis)? Drop me an ask if you do and/or have a particular scenario request. xx

OC master list can be found here.

Vane: *hides*

Billy: *sharpens axe*

Ceridwen: *says a prayer*

Basil: *winks*

Seth: *rolls eyes*

Jonah: *continues tinkering*

Tallis:

Art is by the brilliant @i-alone-on-pluto (aka CloudMallow).

[squidwen]

13. You’re given an unlimited budget to build anything you want!  What do you build and where do you build it?

How about this for all of your ocs? :3

OOOOH! Interesting one! A more platonic ask than others I've received XD

Link to ask list here

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13. You're given an unlimited budget to build anything you want. What do you build and where do you build it?

Vane wasn't sure. He'd spent almost two decades growing plants big enough to live in, but actual buildings and facilities weren't something that had ever crossed his mind. "Well, with an unlimited budget to bui-build whatever wherever, I guess it would be greenhouse skyscrapers in industrial cities. The vegetation would ta-take all the CO2 out of the air, and make the skyline clearer and cleaner so p-people with lung conditions suffer less. H-hope that’s alright.”

Billy's face split into a wide grin. "I am but a humble bear, but if I had to choose it would be a manor house in a roche-moutonnee next to a tarn and a mountain forest filled with fir trees. I would rebuild the home I was promised miles away from any lynching little half-brothers and stepmothers. And with the change...I'd fill every room with the finest tapestries."

"Simple," said Ceridwen, not looking up from her notebooks. "I want to build a functioning portal to take me back home safe and sound. Whether or not I would like it to be a two-way portal is another matter. If so, I would want it built in Ramshackle so I could come and go as I please. If not, then I don't care where it's built. It...depends on whether or not I’ll miss the people here more than I’m terrified of magic.”

"CHAIR LIFTS!" Basil bolted upright off his tail. "I would have a chair lift built on every staircase in the world, my dear. Do you have any clue how agonising it is being a naga? Living in a world built around bipedal folksss? Oh? You thought I would have the chair lifts built for the elderly? Well, they would certainly benefit. I wouldn't discriminate and not let them use them. But stairs and tails don't go hand in hand."

Seth sneered. “What a ridiculous question! You really ought to announce yourself when someone is working. I almost poked myself with my needle.” Sighing, he set down his darning and thought seriously on the matter. “If I could build anything anywhere it would be a submarine that turned into a water-tight caravan. The world may be 70% ocean, but the remaining 30% is so diverse and full of inspiration for clothing lines I hope to create one day.”

“Ain’t much I want that I ain’t already crafted,” said Jonah, wiping the oil from his overalls. “But, it I had an unlimited budget and space, I guess it would be a town in one big building. Back home, you gotta drive everywhere. If you want bread, a new shirt, a doctor, you’d better get behind a wheel. I want something, ‘bout the size of a mall, where you can just go downstairs or up a corridor and it’s there. Every need satisfied. There’d be a cinema, a baker, a mechanic, a vet, a butcher, a drycleaner, swimming pool, a gym, a sweet shop, a farm...” and on and on until you eventually backed out the door. 

Tallis opened his mouth with each new idea that came to mind, but no sound came out. He kept having one better than the last. “Well, I’ve always wanted a theatre...no, wait- I think instead I would build a factory that makes parachutes for eggs. Yes! That’s the one! Did I mention I’m adopted? Fell out of the nest as an egg and if it hadn’t been for that river I would have been breakfast for the meercats. That thought...never leaves me.” His eyes went wide. “I want every parent to rest assured if their egg is unlucky enough to roll away, it won’t smash because a parachute will float them safely to the ground. Then I can expand into more niche markets! Like, training wings for fledglings, or taloned boots in case their actual talons break during a hunt or something.” (Azul is lowkey listening somewhere XD)

[squidwen]

Hmmmm~

Basil, Tallis... And... And maybe Billy boy.

Describe your biggest pet peeve.

What’s the easiest way to flirt with you?

Describe your ideal partner.

Haha... I'm not a simp. Nope

An ask for Billy? I don’t get many of these so bring it on!!! And Tallis is still relatively new, too 😅😅

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Basil, Billy, and Tallis - three students as alike as water was to fire- rendezvoused in the Ramshackle garden where Minxie had invited them for an interview and afternoon tea. 

Basil and Tallis took little convincing. Who could pass up an afternoon of treats and good conversation? But Billy had come along solely at the insistence of Ruggie who wanted a break from the bellicose first-year’s antics. 

20. What is your biggest pet peeve?

Basil offered to go first since his name was first alphabetically. He had been too heavy for the chairs and instead lounged on his tail like a beanbag. A glass of lemonade in one hand, and a slice of cake in the other, the serpent was in complete and utter paradise. 

“Well, for the record, you aren’t, my dear.” He gave Minxie a cheeky wink. “But I think my biggessst pet peeve would have to be running and errand on the day I shed my skin. My scales turn sssticky. I reckon it would be like...walking around with sand stuck to your feet, and instead of washing it off, you put your shoes on.”

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Billy had to consider what irritated him the most. Was Minxie asking what his biggest pet peeve was in general, or just things that annoyed him on a daily basis? He gnawed at a ham sandwich, as if the soft bread and meat could tease an answer out of him faster. 

“You’s is a brav’en, I’ll give ye that, Cobain. But it’s participation awards. Hate ‘em. What’s the point, eh? Failure is good for people, and most who are faster, stronger, or smarter than others have put hours into gettin’ there. Ay, some are built different, but ye shouldn’t coddle the losers like yer their mammy.”

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“I never would have taken you for someone who likes things fair and square, Mac. Maybe you should have been a Heartslabyul?” Tallis already had a ring of crumbs around his face and didn’t show any signs of slowing as he reached for another cupcake. 

“But I digress. For me, it would have to be people that talk during a performance. It’s just so...disrespectful, and even the best actors can feel like they’re not good enough. When I eventually own my own theatre I’ll rig all the seats. If someone’s not paying attention, they’ll get what’s coming to them!”

21. Describe your ideal partner.

Basil almost choked on his cake. This afternoon was more amusing then he had bargained for. “You were right, Bill, she is a brazen one~. Actually, I had someone asssk me a similar question just the other day. Am I truly so irresistible?”

The tip of Basil’s tail brushed up against Minxie’s ankle. “Off the top of my head, I fancy someone strong who doesn’t shy away from fun and thrills, my dear. However, all the lovers I’ve had in the passst were so different, so I can’t be sure until I’ve given someone a chance.”

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“An ideal partner, eh?”  Billy rolled his eyes and started bouncing his knee. “I dunne heave the pressure to marry’n bear heirs anymore. Not when me brothers get equal share of me homeland. So I ain’t given it any thought in years...”

Suddenly, Billy’s eyes seemed to shinier and his cheeks grew red. “Sorry, hay fever.” He sniffed. “But I’d want someone that’ll just...be there. A friend I can confide in, and experience everythin’ with. They don’t have teh like the same things I do. I just want one true person. That won’t take what I have left and leave me with nothing like my witch of a stepmothe-. Yeah.”

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“I’m much like Mac,” said Tallis. “Just having someone to connect with on a personal level and be united by common experiences. That’s my ideal partner. Which, in a sense, could be anybody.” He blew a kiss to his company, getting a mixture of responses.

“But if we’re being specific, I think I would like to go for someone wise but not uptight. Coming from a small village like I did, wealth and lavish things weren’t on the table. I want to be with someone that doesn’t want a lot of money, but is wise with what they have. I want someone who lives life in the moment, carefree, while knowing when their next meal is and where they’ll sleep so they haven’t got to worry.” 

22. What's the easiest way to flirt with you?

A pause.

Tallis pretended to faint, Basil burst out laughing, and Billy stormed off. Minxie called out that it was the last question and the bear beastman steeled himself, sitting back down with a grunt. 

“The easiest way to flirt with little ol’ me,” began Basil, wiping the tear out of his eye, “is...I’m not sure. Usually I’m the one doing it. But I must confess that I do like slow dancing.” He brought his hands to his hips and swished them from side to side, closing his eyes to transport himself to the perfect moment. “Having someone pressed against you, sharing warmth, rocking gently at the music’s command. You’d have to be made of stone to not feel anything in that moment. And when your partner speaks, the words are so gentle. Ssso private.”

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Billy’s fingers stroked his serving knife. “Psh, I canne tell ye. Have you seen me?” He flexed his chest and his shirt buttons strained. “You really think people flirt with me? But I’ll confess that bold people impress me. People who know what they are and play to their strengths. When folks like that challenge me - not teh duels or with threats - and push my boundaries, they force me to improve...or lose. I wouldn’t call it flirting, but it gets my attention.” 

With that, Billy scooped his pelt off the back off the chair and left for good. 

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“And then there were three.” Tallis reached over to Billy’s plate and stole his uneaten scone. “Well, much like you, Basil, I tend to be the one making all the moves. Some people don’t like my theatrics, but that’s why I’m looking for a partner that can beat me at my own game! I’m talking fancy flowers, poems, drawings.” He swooned at the thought. “The best way to flirt with me is to let the creativity within you flow, and take all the love and passion I have and give it straight back in your own way. Fight fire with fire sort of thing.”

[squidwen]

*grasps Tallis like this*

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!!!! THIS IS SO CUTE!!

Tallis.exe has stopped responding. (he is a smol drama queen. to just be nabbed like this would be something he’d never expect. Tallis prides himself on knowing what to do in a lot of situations, owing to how many roles he’s played/seen during his days with the theatre troupe.)

ORRRRRR! He’d do this:

Tallis: YOU DARE TOUCH ME MORTALLLLLLLLL!?! (He’d definetly have fun with it).! 

[squidwen]

A cute and dramatic boy appears??! 👀

The windows burst open and sent the curtains billowing like flags in a gale. Students jumped out of their seats. Lucius dug his claws into Professor Trein’s arms.

A white ball flew into the classroom and perched itself on the back of a chair. Then it started to rise, like baking soda in cola. The mass drew itself up into into a long, thin column until POOF!

Wings split the air and revealed the dazzling form of Tallis Underplume. He radiated elegance, with freshly dyed hair and glossy feathers.

“Ladies and- oh. Gentlemen and gentlemen, Gooooooood morning!”

Professor Trein hit the desk with his fist. “Sit down, Underplume. There will be no theatrics in my classroom.”

“Sorry, teach. Force of habit. If you can’t make an entrance, don’t come at all.

“The door ain’t there fer show,” grumbled Billy from beside him.

“The windows ain’t either. Say! You look like Mor’du from Brave! We did that show a few years ago and-“

“And you’ll look like Sunday lunch if yeh don’t-“

“BOYS!” boomed Trein.

They shut up.

[the-trinket-witch]

My turn for an ask haha!

How would Albert react to Tallis, and Billy?

Reading into Albert’s liking for assisting others, Tallis is always on the look out for potential backstage help with his performances - as well as actors. (The mischievous hummingbird would probably write scripts where Albert’s crush was the play’s love interest. Just to keep things ‘authentic’~)

Billy on the other hand would cut the first person that offers help. Do they think he’s weak? Can’t manage on his own? However, if Albert was sincere about it then perhaps the bear beastman would be willing to repay the deed (he’s not without a bit of chivalry) by helping with Ramshackle’s refurbishments.

"A lil over! Aaaaand Perfect!" "Naturally~" The backdrop was finally in the right spot. All it took was sifting through enough people that Albert was next to be asked. Tallis had been working on the technical aspect of the upcoming production, and Al had just enough upper body strength to slide the canvas over without kicking a fuss or needing incentive. "Ya know, if I got Azul in on it, ya think you'd wanna try out for an understudy?" "Oh that's quite alright-I much prefer working backstage, anyway!" The flush across the human's face at his partner's mention drew out a teasing squawk out of the bird.

If you've heard the term 'Ham to Ham Combat', that would accurately describe these two. At some point, Al might take it as a playful challenge to show Tallis just what he can do. Beware the Puns, though. He'll be happy to offer Tea and Conversation on Pentergeist's roof, just don't wear anything you wouldn't want soot getting on.

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"I don' need yer help." "Not helping-assisting. Isn't that one of Savanaclaw's tenets? Strength in numbers? Besides-wet wood doesn't burn." A tree had been felled, all that was needed was removal of the brush and moving logs to the woodpile. Rumbling thunder forebode of rain to come. Albert had been returning from class when he saw the Bear with a not-small pile still in a heap. While the beastman was still heads taller, and most mages stubborn independent, he hadn't found a lot of folks rebuffing an extra free hand. The two's collection had been just in time, as the darkening sky began to make good on its promise of rain. "Sorry for getting a bit in the way, hopefully things stay dry, now." "Aye, I...guess I aught to say thanks. Let me know if ye need help patchin' anything in that hovel of yours." "I couldn't possibly-it was no big deal." -The Next Day- "W-William? What's going on?" "I told ye yesterday: Ye helped me out, I'm just repayin'. Ye didn't tell me what needed work on, so I asked the Wee One and they said the banister was loose."

Albert always wants to be a helping hand, regardless of reward, but is weird about getting the same energy back XD Don't be surprised if Billy's deed is thanked with a jar of Apple Butter or something.