Creation 14

[dodo_master]

[Phone! For the first time, Mayfield, have an irritated-sounding Cynric.]

Mayfield, I know that you send people home all the time, but if I am to remain here, can the interesting ones at least stay with me? It's not often famous composers of opera roll into your life, and that you might be given the chance to be the lead of the opera he is composing.

[A pause.] But that's the way things go. Even outside of Mayfield. Being permanently droned is the closest we have to death, after all.

If anyone had been getting voice lessons from Mr. Salieri, I would be glad to offer in his place. I have centuries of practice and knowledge so I know you will find me to be a satisfactory instructor. My name is Cynric; feel free to contact me.

[With that, he hangs up. Not!family or visitors will find him sitting on the porch and pouting while stuffing his face with red licorice. Hephaestus, his dodo, is beside himself as he can tell there's something wrong with his master, but since they still can't communicate, he doesn't know what. He's flitting about trying to cheer Cynric up.]

Comments

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

[The not-duck flaps at you and squawks desperately. Maybe you know what's wrong?!]

Oh, he's not a duck! He's a dodo.

[nomammano.livejournal.com]

[Miki stares at the flapping bird still trying to figure out what it is.]

A What?

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

A dodo bird! Don't worry, he's friendly.

[Heph coos at you like a giant pigeon. He's an attention monger.]

[nomammano.livejournal.com]

[Miki seems momentarily disappointed upon hearing that the bird is friendly, but she cheers up and smiles at it, scratching under it's beak.]

Where did you get it? All the pet stores where I live up only had little parrots and those stripey birds.

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

He was sent here from home. He's a long time companion of mine. I created him magically!

[nomammano.livejournal.com]

[Miki laughs at the mention of magic.]

Did you find him in your hat?

[nomammano.livejournal.com]

[Miki laughs at the mention of magic]

Did you find him in your hat?

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

[He laughs at that, too.] No, not that kind of magic, the real kind! Spellcasting.

[nomammano.livejournal.com]

So your pigeon is magic? Like the town?

[dodo-master.livejournal.com]

Dodo. And he was only created magically. Other than the fact that we can understand each other, he's just your average bird. Well, I can't talk to him right now since I still don't have my spellcasting back.