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[enhancomancer]

The ghosts don't know as much history as the Castle Roogna ghosts, but they're more coherent. Are we going to get zombies too? I've never gone so long without seeing any zombies! Lacuna and Hiatus let me play with their zombie moat monster with them, but I never play with the zombie dragons so Stanley won't get jealous.

He's already a very pretty green!! He's the best dragon! He has six legs, vestigial wings that can even almost fly, and he's a steamer! Oh, and he's the Gap Dragon, that's very important in Xanth.

Xanth has lots of dragons. Fire dragons, water dragons, land dragons, air dragons, I'd have to ask the Good Magician how many, but they like to eat virgins. [ 8| ] In the past, a bunch were sacrificed to dragons who rescued them and decided they should be saved from their abusive villages instead, and there's a famous story of a human and dragon that ran away to the Isle of View to be unicorns instead! Isn't that sweet? [ 8| ]

So tell me all about your favorite ghosts, zombies, and dragons! And if your realm doesn't have any of those -- that's really sad, and I feel bad for you, but you can tell me your favorite story about a couple that proved true love is stronger than even a dragon's jaws! And dragon jaws are really strong. Stanley chomps rocks and swords!

'Kay!!!

Oh!!! And I'm Ivy! Hello!!

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[enhancomancer]

I grew up with ghosts and zombies, and restored Threnody and Jordan the Barbarian back to life! But then they had to leave Castle Roogna, because Threnody was still cursed.

Mm!! I love monsters!! Not just Stanley, and other dragons, but Chex said her family with the centaurs didn't want to acknowledge her as one of them, but the winged monsters all did!! And Volney's really cuddly and sweet!! And he said even the wiggles aren't normally dangerous, and he met with their Queen who's going to help!!! It's very romantic! And ogres don't want to be beautiful, they're proud of their ugliness, they can even curl water! But I love them too! Smash Ogre taught me lots about the forest, and his son Esk is going to save the Kiss-Me River!

[not_so_different]

[Missy chuckles, raising an eyebrow. It's something, it really is. This girl is prattling on like an idiot about things that very well could be entirely made up and, somehow, Missy doesn't want to hurl her into the nearest black hole.]

You know, Ivy. I think your world sounds like a place I'd very much like to visit.

[enhancomancer]

[It's a motherfucking miracle! Missy's hearts grew three (or is it six?) sizes … well to be fair, in 50 years and a lot of regenerations, and removal of purposely implanted foreign insanity, but yanno.]

Maybe! I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't love Xanth! It's amazing! Everything about it is wonderful!

[not_so_different]

[Is that what that strange sensation in her chest is? She thought it was just heartburn.]

It sounds absolutely bananas. My kind of place.

[enhancomancer]

What are bananas?

[There are so many fruits in Xanth… but bananas have no funny puns to them so they are Sir Not Appearing in This Canon.]

[not_so_different]

A fruit that humans pretend to like to eat because they think it's good for them. But, more importantly, it's also used to describe something or someone absolutely bonkers.

[enhancomancer]

Ewwww like how parents force castor oil on children?!

Ohhh I like the other meaning! [Thinks more and laughs!] Yeah! That's Xanth! Bananas.

[not_so_different]

Worse.

[She makes a face, leaning in a bit.]

Why do you think they call crazies like me bananas? They wouldn't do that if everyone liked or understood them.

[enhancomancer]

[Gasp! Wide eyed innocence!] How can it be worse?

I see... like demonesses. [Nod nod, don't hurt her, she means well.]

[not_so_different]

Try one sometime and find out.

[No really. Bananas are disgusting.

She blinks a few times, debating whether she should be offended or not. Ultimately she shrugs.]

If you like. I've certainly been called worse.