Animal Day
Oct. 11th, 2013 07:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
crossover_chickBoth in reality and online. On the reality front, I did another round of housesitting duty today, which means dealing with my employers' two dogs, Tek and Bo -- and, to my surprise, a cat! Giorgio Armani is his name, and he's a very pretty grey kitty -- who drools. Seriously, this cat is the wettest cat I've ever met. He kept rubbing up against me and even got in my lap once or twice to drip all over my hands and legs. Friendly as anything, but I'm glad I had napkins on hand!
In the online realm, not only do we have the bacon of Hamnesia (as Helloween has nicknamed "Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs"), we also have something infinitely cooler. I was browsingforgotten_vows's Reading page when I spotted a meme in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
bakerstreet called "The Nest of Eggs Meme." Curious, I checked it out --
And it turned out to be all about giving out Pernese fire-lizards, courtesy of a special journal made especially for that purpose.
Basically, you commented to the meme, and you got a baby dragon. Or, at least, an animal that is very very close to dragons (and, in Pernese canon, is the genetic ancestor of dragons).
How was I supposed to turn down getting Victor an almost-dragon?!
So yes, Victor has a new pet -- a male silver fire-lizard hatchling that shall be named Moonlight. I've been on the Google looking up information on these little guys ever since. The most pertinent points I've found are:
-->They vary in size, with a maximum of three feet -- Moonlight, being the second-biggest male, should get to about two feet. (Currently he's about the size of Victor's hand.)
-->They're beach-dwellers in canon, and so live on a lot of seafood, plus worms and other small fauna. Victor bonded to the little guy via a gift of chicken, but I'll probably have him feed him sardines and suchlike from now on.
-->To keep their skin healthy, they need regular oilings.
-->They can fly and teleport by going "between," and carry small items via both methods of transport. Victor will probably give Moonlight a light collar to help identify him.
-->They're telepathic and mildly telekinetic. Moonlight will be able to transmit his feelings and images to Victor via their bond.
-->Their eyes change color with their mood -- red is hungry/lustful, blue is contented, violet is worried, etc.
-->They poop out their tails. Okay, this isn't so much "pertinent" as "something I find rather amusing."
I plan to make Moonlight part of Victor's tumblr adventures, since it's unlikely I'll be able to use him for much on Dreamwidth right now. I've already established Victor lives in a magic-rich, portal-heavy area -- it's not unlikely a Pernese fire-lizard egg could have rolled through one at some point and been rescued by Victor. Hopefully he'll get along well with Bayard and Splatter. :)
Okay, supper should be coming soon, and then after that I'll have to shower and finally get around to doing the Storybook app on Facebook. I've been rather distracted with my search for fire-lizard info. I just -- this is so awesome to me. Victor has a dragon! :D I look forward to raising the little guy.
In the online realm, not only do we have the bacon of Hamnesia (as Helloween has nicknamed "Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs"), we also have something infinitely cooler. I was browsing
forgotten_vows's Reading page when I spotted a meme in bakerstreet called "The Nest of Eggs Meme." Curious, I checked it out --And it turned out to be all about giving out Pernese fire-lizards, courtesy of a special journal made especially for that purpose.
Basically, you commented to the meme, and you got a baby dragon. Or, at least, an animal that is very very close to dragons (and, in Pernese canon, is the genetic ancestor of dragons).
How was I supposed to turn down getting Victor an almost-dragon?!
So yes, Victor has a new pet -- a male silver fire-lizard hatchling that shall be named Moonlight. I've been on the Google looking up information on these little guys ever since. The most pertinent points I've found are:
-->They vary in size, with a maximum of three feet -- Moonlight, being the second-biggest male, should get to about two feet. (Currently he's about the size of Victor's hand.)
-->They're beach-dwellers in canon, and so live on a lot of seafood, plus worms and other small fauna. Victor bonded to the little guy via a gift of chicken, but I'll probably have him feed him sardines and suchlike from now on.
-->To keep their skin healthy, they need regular oilings.
-->They can fly and teleport by going "between," and carry small items via both methods of transport. Victor will probably give Moonlight a light collar to help identify him.
-->They're telepathic and mildly telekinetic. Moonlight will be able to transmit his feelings and images to Victor via their bond.
-->Their eyes change color with their mood -- red is hungry/lustful, blue is contented, violet is worried, etc.
-->They poop out their tails. Okay, this isn't so much "pertinent" as "something I find rather amusing."
I plan to make Moonlight part of Victor's tumblr adventures, since it's unlikely I'll be able to use him for much on Dreamwidth right now. I've already established Victor lives in a magic-rich, portal-heavy area -- it's not unlikely a Pernese fire-lizard egg could have rolled through one at some point and been rescued by Victor. Hopefully he'll get along well with Bayard and Splatter. :)
Okay, supper should be coming soon, and then after that I'll have to shower and finally get around to doing the Storybook app on Facebook. I've been rather distracted with my search for fire-lizard info. I just -- this is so awesome to me. Victor has a dragon! :D I look forward to raising the little guy.
