Video; un: Maedhros

[holdshisown]

[It was only a matter of time, he supposed, before one of the strange effects of this place happened to him. That doesn't mean he's pleased about it, however. Slightly paniced and quite annoyed, bordering on angry, would be a more accurate way to describe his current mental state.

He is currently glaring quite menacingly at his own reflection at the moment. At the two elk horns that has started to grow from his head, if you wanted to be precise about it.]

If anyone knows how to make these go away I would be very grateful for the assistance.

[His voice is level, almost emotionless, but there is an undercurrent af anger to be heard for those who knows him well enough. One of his ears twitch in annoyance and he notices that though it is still pointed it is now covered in a soft velvety fur now.]

Comments

[bythewaves]

She was always the independent sort. I suppose she hoped for the same for us! I don't think we've done that well, in some ways...

[ He hunkers down and stares dubiously at Maedhros ]

I can feel you thinking that he thought it was a good idea and I disagree..

[holdshisown]

She was. [He let's out a wrily amused snort.] No. I can't say we've ever been very good at being too independent. For good or for ill we've always been incredibly tied up in one another. Even the most aloof of our brothers were still tangled up in this family of ours.

[His mouth quirks up in amusement.]

I never said he was very bright when it came to such things. He did think he was helping, he just thought the results of his 'help' was incredibly funny as well.

[bythewaves]

That much is true. Although I'm sure Caranthir would deny it with everything he had! Poor Moryo, we were always a bit much for him.

[ Tiny Disapproving Bird Glare ]

You mean YOU thought it was funny.

[holdshisown]

You lot were always a bit too much for him. I like to think I had enough of a grasp of his boundaries that I did not cause him quite so much distress.

[Well... yes? A young Maglor scrambling up a tree after his harp had been a very funny sight to see.]

Kano, I am hurt and appalled that you'd accuse me of something like that.

[But it's not like he was going to admit to it, though.]

[bythewaves]

You always did know all of us best.

[ POUTING. Nelyo. He's POUTING ]

I accuse because it's true!!! That was my favourite harp!

[holdshisown]

I am the oldest, it is my willing duty to know each one of you as well as I may.

[You're not making it any less funny to him by being pouty about it. Quite the opposite, actually.]

You are just being hurtful now, Kano. To accuse your loving brother of such calumnies. Besides, the harp was fine in the end. Was it not?

[bythewaves]

You mean for blackmail purposes

[ HE IS THE MOST POUTY AND YOU ARE MOCKING HIM ]

The harp may have been fine but my dignity was not!

[holdshisown]

I wont deny that is one of the perks of it, but it's not exactly the primary reason.

[Well... yes? That is what big brothers do when their younger brother is being pouty.]

Come now, Kano. It was not as bad as all that.

[bythewaves]

[ Dubious Bird Glare Is Dubious ]

Sure. If you say so.

[ DOUBT(tm)

He is going to get stuck as a tiny pouty bird and you're going to be sorry ]

My FAVOURITE HARP Nelyo!

[ Yes it was ]

[holdshisown]

[Are you calling him a liar, good sir? How very rude of you to impugne his honor in such a way!]

I do say so. A very nice perk, I'll admit, but far from my primary objective.

[Rude(tm)

Not so sure he'll be sorry about that. Maglor is kind of adorable as a small pouty bird.]

And it was FINE! I thought it was your dignity that took the brunt of the damage.

[Come now. That wasn't even close to the worst thing Tyelko had done, barely even worth mentioning. Remember when he brought that bear cub home? Now that was an incident worth whinging about.]

[bythewaves]

[ Yes. WHAT NOW ]

And what is your primary objective, if not blackmail of your many and varied relatives?

[ Just because he is cute does not make him any more dangerous!!!! He will Peck You!!! ]

My harp and my dignity can both be damaged!

[ .............................he doesn't like to talk about the bear cub ]

[holdshisown]

[Why, perhaps he'll use some of that blackmail he's been collecting about you?]

Why, to learn how to better care for and manage you unruly lot of course. You think I got so good at wrangling all those relatives through sheer luck or something? And yes, sometimes I've had to resort to blackmail to do so. But isn't it so much better for everyone involved when I can do so with nothing but positive reinforcement instead?

[It's so adorable that you think that he wouldn't just find such a display even more adorable than all the huffing and puffing.]

But it wasn't. I distinctly remember the harp being fine.

[No one likes to talk about the bear cub...]

[bythewaves]

[ ........o shit ]

I don't need managing!

[ RUDE ]

The strings got loose and I had to retune it! All that jarring...

[ At least the bear cub was less traumatic than the /shudder velociraptor ]

[holdshisown]

[Oh shit, indeed!]

...Are you serious right now? If I didn't manage you, you'd forget things like eating and sleeping.

[But you're just so adorable he can't help himself.]

And then it was completely fine! No permanent damage done or anything!

[Yes... the velociraptor incident was quite something else. He personaly liked to pretend it never happened, just for the sake of his own mental well-being.]

[bythewaves]

Would not!

[ ...................................pecks grumpily at you ]

Still think it was mean.

[holdshisown]

Kano... I had to regularly remind you to eat back in Valinor.

[Ouch! But also aaaww... his bird brother is so cute when he's feeling grumpy~

Maedhros raises a very unimpressed eyebrow at the last statement.]

Well... yes? Of course it was mean of him, but what did you expect? Even when trying to do someone a favor Tyelko can't help but be a viscious little shit. He's always been that way.

[bythewaves]

Only a few times!

[ he can't be too mad so he settles after a bit with a grumpy bird huff ]

.................why do I love him again?

[holdshisown]

...It was more than just a few times.

[It's just too adorable. He can't help but to reach out and give Maglor a conciliatory little head scritch.]

Because he was an adorable little bloodthirsty terror? And he could be kind... in his own rather unconventional way.

[bythewaves]

........................I feel you are exaggerating

[ oooooooh head scritch~ ]

........True. I am grateful that Curvo was the favourite and not I, however.

[holdshisown]

It's not like you were the only one, Kano, you came by the habit honestly from both ammë and atar. It's a wonder all three of you didn't waste away during a bout of creative fervour.

[Scritch, scritch~]

I think we're all grateful for that. It can't be easy bearing the brunt of Tyelko's exhuberance like that.

[bythewaves]

[ melty puddle of happy burd ]

........why weren't you afflicted then?

[ We are all grateful for your sacrifice etc ]

He seemed to like it, anyway. And I think Moryo was very pleased to no longer have to bear it.

[holdshisown]

[And a happy bird is the best kind of bird~]

Someone needed to keep their focus on practical matters, might as well be me I figured.

[You all better be! Have you ever tried to wrangle a bunch of artists before? It's like herding cat's!]

That he did! And I was very grateful for it at times, for Curvo did have a knack at distracting him. Moryo was extatic when Tyelko had someone else to bother, I think he almost cried for joy when it happened.

[bythewaves]

[ happy crooning noises ]

Were we really that bad? I thought I was quite good at managing...

[ He's cuter than a cat though, right? Right??? ]

He certainly seemed to be less grumpy - I don't know about crying for joy!

[holdshisown]

[He hums happily in tune with his brothers crooning.]

Not always. [He admits.] But you could all... get lost in your own heads at times. And when you all did so at the same time... things could get a bit tiring.

[Yes. He's more of a dog person, anyways.]

He looked on the verge of it the first day he went without Tyelko picking him up and spinning him about as he was wont to do. He absolutely hated that.

[bythewaves]

[ Maglor might stay a bird forever if he gets skritches like this mmmmm ]

Oh I suppose it might be annoying...

[ wait does this mean that you like Huan more than him ]

I didn't notice that... I suppose I should have spent more time with him...

[ But sadly, Caranthir finds music practice also very annoying ]