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[woo_oo]

[Webby appears... upside-down? No, adjusting your mirror-phone won't fix it, she's actually like that - she's practicing headstands, and had turned it on so she could talk.]

Hi everyone! I heard we got a bunch of newbies, so if we haven't met, I'm Webby Vanderquack! I've been here a while, so I figured it's time I really took advantage of all the different people here. See, one day, I'm going to be the best adventurer - slash - spy - slash - explorer, and to do that I need to know absolutely everything about everything!

Plus, I like learning stuff. It's fun!

[Now she begins trying to balance on one hand, then goes back to the other hand.]

Back home, just being with my friends taught me all kinds of things! Dewey taught me about sledding, Huey taught me about the Junior Woodchucks, Louie taught me how con free juice, and Lena taught me how to take no prisoners in a pillow fight.

So what I'm asking is, what do you think you can teach me? I'll take lessons on anything! Weaponry, martial arts, cooking, sewing, photography, hacking, fashion, basket-weaving, lion-taming - uh-oh - WHOA - 

[In the middle of her list, she lost her balance and fell over right onto her side. Oof.]

... how to identify a concussion...

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[creepyoldguy]

Oh my god, you poor kid....

[Okay, that's it. Beetlejuice is going to take you under his wing.
You will learn jokes, even if it kills him again.]

Hey, try saying it again. Fast.

[woo_oo]

Wait. If a young duck is a duckling, then what's an adult merling?

[abys_keeper]

A mer. [it was simple] Sometimes there are other names too, but it depends on what you are maybe.

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[woo_oo]

Always where under where?

[Might be difficult, given the pantsless (and therefore underwearless) nature of her world...]

Always where under where... always where under where...

[woo_oo]

[Thinking... thinking... ding!]

Liiike... mermaid?

[abys_keeper]

That's one! You're good at this.

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[creepyoldguy]

Know your audience, B-man. [He muttered to himself, realizing that a bit belatedly.]

Don't worry about it kid. How about I teach you the ukulele instead?

[blue_ice]

All right, let's start...hm. Have you ever handled a deck of cards?

[im_a_hugger]

[Scorpia looks slightly confused, but doesn't see any reason not to comply.]

OK, sure.

[She raises her free pincer enough that it'll be in frame and gives it a wave. Yep, definitely a scorpion claw!]

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[sitt_hakim]

It's good to meet you Miss Vanderquack, I'm Mrs. Amelia Peabody Emerson. [Musing at the likeness between Miss Vanderquack's name and her dear friend Cyrus Vandergelt.]

[Well. Amelia was just going to have to get used to the notion of all this conversing wildlife wasn't she...? Also this Webby Vanderquack looked decidedly more civilized in her colorful frock than some of the other examples of this phenomenon had been. Besides- there was something they could find common ground on; that was the desire to seek adventure. The aspiring explorer had not included her qualifications so Amelia wasn't sure if she held any prior experience with any of the subjects she listed]

Considering the interests you mentioned I could teach you about proper excavation procedures. It's not enough just to go gallivanting out on the premise of seeking some treasure but all artifacts are important for keeping an accurate historical record, they must be properly described, cataloged and preserved for future generations right down to precisely where they were located in the first place.

[To that last part.... she also had an answer]

Symptoms of a concussion can take a considerable amount of time to present themselves. If you are not currently experiencing dizziness, fuzzy vision, or nausea you could develop them later.... however I don't believe that you're in any danger falling from that height.

[woo_oo]

... OH MY GOSH, AN ACTUAL MERMAID! THIS IS SO COOL!

Are you underwater right now? Do you have gills? Do you lure sailors to their death with your song?

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[woo_oo]

[Thankfully, the distraction process is very easy.]

Oh, that sounds like fun! Music can soothe the savage beast, after all.

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[creepyoldguy]

Great! Shouldn't be too hard to dig one up.

[Beetlejuice was all about distractions. And honestly, short attention spans. His own was pretty abysmal. ]

It's also a great way to get someone's attention!

[woo_oo]

How do you define handled? Playing them or using them as a weapon?

[WEBBY-]

[abys_keeper]

[he laughed] I am not a maid. Not with Aby.

I don't have gills either. I'm from the crushing deep, but so long as I have a few tendrils in water, I can breathe.

[a wide grin] I don't know what a say lore is, but my songs keep memories. I lure fish to eat with my lights. Do you want to see?

[woo_oo]

[Just as she thought.

Time to squeal.]

WOOOOW! THAT'S SO COOL! Can those claws crush bone? Or do you prefer to call them pincers? Are you poisonous at all?

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[woo_oo]

[Now that she's sitting up properly, she pauses to check out the symptoms Amelia described, and then nodded approvingly.]

None of those, so we're in the clear! But yeah, I definitely want to know those procedures! It'd be a bummer to find a hidden treasure only to accidentally destroy it when trying to get it out, after going through all those booby traps and cursed doors.

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[woo_oo]

Perfect! Consider me your student, then, 'cause I'm ready and willing!

[woo_oo]

Yes yes I definitely want to see! I've never had contact with a mer... man before!

[She hopes that's the right terminology, it's guesswork.]

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[creepyoldguy]

Great, Webster! We will rock this place with the power of the ukulele.

[Beetlejuice flashed her the rock-on sign with a wide grin.]

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[woo_oo]

Oh, I almost forgot.

Who are you?

[Introductions are important!]

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[creepyoldguy]

[Craaaaaap.]

Funny story. Can't say my name, kind of have a curse. But! I can---usually....almost spell it.

[Or the at the very least a homophone of it.]

Unless you're pretty good at reading? Wait. I have that name-tag from that bag--

[Excuse him a minute while he digs through his pockets. He has a set of 3D glasses, some live beetles, a few battered business cards, and---there it was. The name-tag from the bag of cookies that had been gifted to him. Beetlejuice had ripped the "Lawrence" and "Shoggoth" off it, so all it said was: Betelgeuse in someone else's very neat hand.]

Ta-da! There.

[He held it up to the mirror for Webby to see, hoping he wouldn't have to bring out charades.]

[abys_keeper]

[it fits. He's male and a mer]

Should we meet somewhere? Or you can come to me. I have a nice room, but it's very small.

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[woo_oo]

[And Webby doesn't even effing ask, because yeah, cursed names, that's completely normal in the course of her day to day life. So she nods along, trying to see what he's pulling off - wait, was that Shoggoth, a type of supernatural creature from the - OH THERE'S A NAME!]

Betelgeuse! Got it! Nice to meet you, Betelgeuse!

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[creepyoldguy]

[SMART KID.

He was fully ready to explain the whole being dead/demon thing, but found he didn't have to. And--hey, she got his name in one go! The green in his hair went just a shade brighter, because, hey, he was both impressed and pleased.]

Likewise, kid!