[text] un: ilqaras

[ilqaras]

I am looking for fellow horticulturist, botanists or florists, professional or otherwise passionate of the subject. And perhaps a well versed businessperson who knows how to build a business from the ground up.

And possibly a tea sommelier or someone who has an extensive knowledge of tea, and maybe a plant forager or two.

Or anyone who would be able to lend a hand with some physical labour.

It seems I may have gotten ahead of myself, and would require some assistance.

Comments

[text] un: malleusdraconia

[malefico]

Y

[text] un: malleusdraconia

[malefico]

es

[ilqaras]

[what a baffling couple of texts what is Dohalim supposed to make of this. sir???????]

Would you care to elaborate?

[text] un: malleusdraconia

[malefico]

yes

[ help him ]

[ilqaras]

[well at least he typed "yes" into one message this time. and it's several moments that Dohalim waits before answering, hoping that Malleus would... you know. elaborate like he asked]

Are you not accustomed to typing?

[to be fair, he's rather sympathetic; living among Dahnans who had no affinity or knowledge of technology is something he's used to, after all]

[malefico]

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there's suddenly a very grainy, very blurry picture of the sky. it's progress, at least. ]

[ilqaras]

[sIR??????????]

Should I call you? Perhaps that would be easiest?

[he's not sure why he has this much patience for Malleus. maybe it's because he's curious as to what the guy has to say]

[text] -> [video]

[malefico]

[ mercifully, there are no more text messages.

however, there's a call - a video call. does do dare ]

[ilqaras]

[a shock, if anything, that Malleus had managed that.

so yes, Dohalim will absolutely be answering]

...Hello?

[video]

[malefico]

[ there's the close-up image of a fist??? a spark of blinding light, some static and hissing and then.

end call. ]

un; vanrouge

[desmodontidae]

Well, at least you haven't broken it yet.

Though, really, I would have thought this would be easier the operate then the phones I've bought you before.

[malefico]

[ just. this look. ]

[desmodontidae]

[Look at this face. He's so cute, innocent, charming, et cetera.

Surely nobody could ever be annoyed at this face.

Especially when he's right.]

[malefico]

[ he is definitely right, and it's probably not because he basically raised Malleus since he came out of the egg.

probably.

but it definitely makes it hard to be angry or anything longer than exasperated, and he's returning to his device to try and figure out what the odd ringing sound from it is.

when it starts speaking to him is a different matter entirely, which he responds to in the appropriate manner - by sparking electricity all along his fingers and palms, enough that the device quickly short-circuits and even starts smoking a little. ]

... Ah.

[desmodontidae]

[Ah.

On the one hand, Lilia can't be surprised by the destruction of this poor device. He's seen the unintentional (and intentional) destruction Malleus has caused to all manner of electronics. It's largely due to ignorance, he knows, because it's not like he would have experienced anything that ran off electricity in Briar Valley.

But still. He would have hoped Malleus could have gone, like, a week before needing to get it replaced.]

Did that man startle you, Malleus?

[He could try to sound less smug, at least.]

[malefico]

[ there's a period of silence wherein he just stares at the phone in his hand, which gives a pathetic fizzle and another pop before the smoke plumes billowing out from it thicken in both density and color. knowing that it's beyond repair he tosses it aside, not at all bothered that this means that he'll be without an electronic communications device for a little while. he still has his phone - for now. ]

It was making a noise. I assumed that was the appropriate way to turn it off.

[ because obviously if it did not look like his own phone, then he couldn't treat it like a regular phone? maybe??? ]

It's fine. I'm sure it's not needed, here.

[desmodontidae]

It was making a noise because you started a call.

[Said as gently and patiently as he can possibly manage. He knows that there are things Malleus doesn't know, yet, that are a blindspot for the prince...

But it's still kind of funny. It makes him seem so cute, how he flounders in the face of technology when he's one of the most powerful people back in Twisted Wonderland.]

It would still be nice to have a way to reach you, should we ever find ourselves separated, though I'm not sure how much one of those devices would cost...

[Like. Is he gonna have to find a job, now?]