[Walkabout]

[hiddensword]

Uh...can we get a head count on the people who turn in to reindeer?

Also, I'm gonna need a distraction so I can get Merc somewhere supervised. Unless we want to use a griffin swooping through the sky to mess with the Suits.

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[reallymean]

While that would certainly draw their attention, I doubt they'd think twice about hurting him.

...How big a distraction do you need?

[hiddensword]

And that would end badly, they don't have armor.

Pretty big? I'm gonna have to bring him in to a building.

[reallymean]

Can you get him into Liminal Space? There's more than enough room in the Castle, and it might be easier to sneak him into on-world accommodations at night, after whatever chaos he might have caused has a chance to blow over.

[hiddensword]

What kind of chaos is going to depend on where he got the reindeer from. I am really hoping it was one of the wild ones and not... Santa's.

[reallymean]

Usagi would be devastated.

--They seem suspicious enough of the local animals that we might be able to divert their attention if we gathered a big enough crowd.

[hiddensword]

I care more about the actual kids.

That might work if we get enough people together.

[reallymean]

We have a dozen or so at our proverbial fingertips.

I can't think of anything else we could pull together in short order that would be big enough but wouldn't risk injuring someone, or drawing more attention down on everyone...

[hiddensword]

Yeah, that's the only problem I can think of with a mob of animals doing something weird.

Same with using any of the leftover fireworks.

[reallymean]

Or using any of our various forms of magic.

It's unfortunate that no one was transformed into a... Oh, what are they called? Large, clawed...

A bear! That's it.

[hiddensword]

...

Can your altean shapshifting thing do bears?

[reallymean]

No. Not with any kind of accuracy.

[There's a pause while she considers, almost an open hum of thought just below the level of the network connection.]

But if I can employ it while I'm transformed, I should be able to get something close.

[Or at least rate a direwolf, which is attention-grabbing enough on its own.]

[starshaper]

WELL SORRY THAT I'M NOT AN ACTUAL KID ANYMORE, ALLURA'S STILL NOT WRONG!! [Not that she can really judge animals for their need to eat and all that.]

...I hope he didn't have a red nose! Oh right and I can turn into a reindeer but I'm obviously still here.

[bigbookofd]

I can turn into a reindeer, yes.

I am capable of all manner of distractions, and I will endeavor to use Firaga as a last resort for such distractions.

[hiddensword]

Are any of you missing?

Using actual magic beyond the shapeshifting that's native here will only get us noticed.

[notadisappointment]

Reindeer here. Still in one piece.

[hiddensword]

Good, I'm thinking it was a regular reindeer he got.

[likescats]

I CAN TURN INTO A REINDEER.

[hiddensword]

Cool, are any of the tourist stuff ones missing? I'm thinking Merc believes that they're pointy horses.

[likescats]

NOT THAT I AM AWARE. YOU BELIEVE SOMEONE IS MISSING?

[wholeheaded]

...I'm already making horse meat for Lady, I can probably liminal-up some more for your fella to keep him occupied.

Or do some swoopy distracting myself.