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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...

Comments

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[creepyoldguy]

[Living-duck-child. Correction! Amendment: Hyperactive living-duck-child. Cool! Webby will have a green haired demon waving.]

S'up duck girl?

[Despite sounding like sandpaper personified, this is Beetlejuice being friendly.]

I can teach you how to curse people out in three dead languages. Can't get into trouble if people don't know what you're saying.

[im_a_hugger]

[Such a cute little duck girl! Scorpia just wants to reach through the mirror and hug her! Unfortunately it doesn't work that way.]

Hi there, Webby! Great to meet you! I'm Scorpia. Just got here myself, and I've gotta say most everyone's been super nice so far.

Not sure how much I can teach you, but I do know how to fight. And I give great hugs!

[abys_keeper]

[he's excited! She looks like a bird and he's been eating birds all morning! Happy lights flicker under his skin like thorny stars]

I could teach you how to be eaten!

[blue_ice]

...you probably shouldn't listen to most of these people.

[ Seriously, what are you all thinking? It boggles the mind. ]

Why not learn the basics of owning a business? Or if that's too dry for you, there are games of strategy as well. Once you can crush your opponents without a thought, you become an impressive presence.

Unfortunately I lack the supplies to teach you my favorite game, but there are others here.

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[woo_oo]

[She sits up, smooths down her hair, picks up the mirror-phone... still all smiles.]

Granny doesn't want me swearing, buuut it would be nice to expand my etymology background!

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[creepyoldguy]

[Beetlejuice considered that for a moment. He fully approved.]

Pretty smart way to look at it, Webster!

[Giving people he just met a nickname was a habit of his.]

[woo_oo]

[Now that Webby is right-side-up, she blinks at the person who responded. Scorpia? And those shoulders...]

... Can you do me a favor and wave your hand?

[Please have scorpion claws please have scorpion claws please-]

[woo_oo]

[She sits up, blinking at the response.]

... You mean like, how to avoid being eaten, or escaping from the stomach of a monster?

[abys_keeper]

That's easy. You hide or you inflate with water and sting everything and hope it hurts the monster enough. [a pause] What's a monster?

[and then]

You're a merling!

[woo_oo]

Oh, I love games! I'll learn any game you wanna teach me!

[She's real excited now, on her feet and bouncing on her heels.]

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[woo_oo]

[Aw shucks - she's flattered by both the compliment and the nickname!]

How many languages do you know? I'm always looking to add more! That way if I'm stranded in a foreign place, I can find out what's going on ASAP! And if villains capture me and try to discuss their plans in front of me, I can listen in while they think I can't understand.

[woo_oo]

I guess I was pretty vague with the term "monster", given the vast types of them...

[As always, she's easily distracted.]

What's a merling?

[trashylittlesecret]

[oh for Chrissakes kid. he loves you but ya dumb]

Webs. How many fingers am I holding up?

[three]

[woo_oo]

Two and a half! ... Hang on.

[Give her a second to get up and look at the phone-mirror without dizziness.]

Three! Definitely three.

[abys_keeper]

...Is it a fish? [a darker look] A crab? [though not all crabs are bad he found]

A merling. Um...young! Not a pylop but not ready for the mate song either.

[woo_oo]

They can be, depending on the size.

... Oh, you're saying I'm young! Yeah! In my world, I'm called a 'duckling'! Since I'm a duck, but, a young one.

[abys_keeper]

Very large? [he tilts his head] Very small?

[and then a grin]

Duck ling. I like that. Duck ling. Duck ling. Duuuuckling. [he approves] It's a good song.

I'm from the bloom of the Ancient Deep where the whales go to die and the lantern lady sings her song of the dark. I'm the keeper of Aby's precious memories. So you can call me Keeper. What can I call you?

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[creepyoldguy]

A few.

Not sure how useful Latin would be for you in that case. It's a dead language, but, you would be able to read ancient texts.

[woo_oo]

... Pretty sure I said my name to start with, but, okay! I'm Webby Vanderquack! Nice to meet you, Keeper!

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[woo_oo]

Oh, I know a few things in Latin! Just here and there, like, "Maledictus qui hunc fasciculum vae".

['Woe to all who enter this cursed vault.' She's... had a life!]

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[creepyoldguy]

Hey, nice!

[Thumbs up, little duck!]

Do you know, Semper ubi sub ubi?

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[woo_oo]

[She cups her beak, thinking.]

Always... under... where?

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[creepyoldguy]

Cloooose.

You forgot a "where".

[He'll wait.]

[abys_keeper]

Vebbywanderquack. [he laughed] I wasn't paying attention. I was hungry.

[and he still was]

I can teach you how to hunt! That's what all merlings and duuucklings should know.

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[woo_oo]

Always, where, under where.

[Pause. Thinking. Then she snaps her fingers-]

... I get it! It's a philosophy that you're always under the great power of something, but as long as you're never sure where that higher power is, you can keep moving forward!

[... she needs to learn 'jokes' too, apparently.]