>>6111019Okay, fine, you sigh as you prod TT’s rapidly-advancing face away from you with your finger, then can she at least tell you more about Durhers? You’re having trouble keeping up with all of these names and races.
“Suuuure, I thought ya’d never ask!” Chirps the Spinner as she plays a few cheerful notes! “Well we’re nowhere near as big as some of the other races here in Zoral, obviously, but we make up for it in a lot of ways!”
Such as?
“Well we’re <span class="mu-i">ADORABLE</span> for starters~” She giggles as you feel a tail gently swat against your side, “But don’t let it fool ya–Durhers came up with a lot of inventions even before the light went away–Readable Roads, the Strider Guider, oh, and they say Durhers collaborated with Mox and Gnok to make that <span class="mu-b">BUMOT</span> writing system, but anyone can tell ya’ it was mostly us!”
What about that instrument she’s been fiddling with? Is that a Durher thing too?
“Huh? Oh, the <span class="mu-b">STRIILI?</span>” Asks the Spinner as she strums the instrument a few more times for good measure, “Funny you mention it–this is actually a Moleg instrument! They used to use ‘em to soothe Striders back when they all lived in tunnels underground.”
You can’t help but smile imagining the Innkeeper belting out a sick Striili solo. Okay, you nod, you’re definitely learning a thing or two…
“Careful~there’s gonna be a quiz later!” Chides Tzah-Tzie with a teasing laugh! “What else… oh, our fur kinda picks up movement and our noses are pretty strong… and we can’t regrow limbs like Skogs or Salty back there, but we can always regrow a tail! Wild, huh?”
Good to know, actually! So if she ever loses hers-
“Oh Hells, don’t even put that idea in my head!” The girl whines as she tugs on her unseen ears! “I mean… it grows back, yea, but it <span class="mu-i">REALLY</span> hurts! Don’t even <span class="mu-i">THINK</span> of yanking a Durher’s tail, bub! I mean it!”
You weren’t planning on it, you shrug, but it’s hard not to think about now that she’s brought it up…
“Oh, and we’ve got <span class="mu-i">BIIIIG</span> families!” Concludes the Spinner with a pluck of her Striili! “They say it’s because <span class="mu-i">some</span> tusked terrors kept rounding us up and eating us, but-”
Tzah-Tzie’s eyes widen as she recalls her present company. “Err… anyways, strength in numbers, y’know?”
You blink. She must have a pretty big family then, huh? Your question is met with an expression more suited for a deer about to get mulched on an interstate highway. Err, T? You okay?
“Y-yea!” She nods with a forced smile, “Never better! And uh… that’s it for Durher trivia! And lucky you: the quiz is postponeeeeed~” Punctuating her statement with a nervous laugh, she goes back to playing her instrument as the road becomes a bit more solid. Must be getting closer to the city…
Anything else?
>Ask TT something else!>Talk to Volka!>Speak to Oti!>Bother Salty Suutz!>Just ride for now!>Write-In! 