Blackstone Foundry and Forge, Wednesday

[built_fjord_tough]

Fjord was only dimly aware of any sort of holiday today, mostly by virtue of movie night last night. And, since it wasn't his holiday, and he figured he hadn't been told to do otherwise by Amaya, he was dutifully showing up for his shift (and his lessons) at the Forge.

He'd started on a sword last week. This week he intended to make some progress on it. But first, a check to see if there was any other work left out for him to do today before he got lost in his own project, which meant he was sharpening a few blades and then gathering some scrap steel all into one place to be melted down for use later.

It still wasn't life on a ship, but at least it was keeping him busy. He appreciated that.

[OOC: Open!]

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[mages_suck]

"Everyone needs practice," Fenris pointed out, "and what better opportunity than now?"

[built_fjord_tough]

"I can come up with five other opportunities off the top of my head," Fjord mused, depositing the scrap into the appropriate pile, "but it does still sound like a good time, I'll give you that."

[mages_suck]

"But are they better opportunities?" Fenris asked, amused. "It should be fun. Free drinks, the opportunity to confuse the locals when they ask where you got your eye lenses."

He shot his roommate an amused look, "I found some on the computer."

After a moment, "Didn't buy any."

[built_fjord_tough]

"Eye lenses," Fjord echoed, pointing at his eyes. "What, to look like these? Really?"

... Humans were so strange.

[mages_suck]

Fenris nodded. "All different colors and pupil shapes but yes, some to look just like yours."

[built_fjord_tough]

"... That's fucking weird."

He had strange eyes, even by half-orc standards. Why anybody would want eyes to match was beyond him.

[mages_suck]

"Why?" Fenris asked, "Your eyes are interesting."

[built_fjord_tough]

Fjord was giving Fenris such a weird look, at that.

"They're eyes. They see things. I suppose that's interesting?"

He got awkward when people called him handsome. Interesting was new.

[mages_suck]

Fenris crossed his eyes and made a face at Fjord on purpose in return for the weird look.

"I suppose it's like my ears, for people who've never seen the type," he allowed, "I've not seen eyes like yours before, thus: interesting."

He threw him a small grin, "At least your ears are normal."

[built_fjord_tough]

"And I'm pretty sure you're the only one on the island who thinks so," Fjord chuckled. "But thank you."

Hey now, there was Taako.

... Fjord had never met Taako. So that didn't help any.

[mages_suck]

Fenris had only heard of Taako.

"Where I'm from, 'round ears' is an insult to the shemlen," Fenris noted, "Even though their ears are round."

It wasn't the words, it was the way elves said them.

[built_fjord_tough]

"Very round," Fjord agreed, shaking his head. "I suppose they must be jealous."

He didn't actually think they were, no. But these were the conversations he had with Fenris. So.

[mages_suck]

"Oh, probably," Fenris waved a hand as if brushing it away. "Their sad, short lives; their small, round ears." A beat. "Their pathetically under-endowed.. imaginations."

After a moment, "What time will you finish up here?"

[built_fjord_tough]

Fjord smiled a touch wryly at the comment about ages. Half-orcs only lived about 75 years, themselves. At a generous estimate. Depending on who their non-orc parent was, perhaps.

"Before sundown," he replied, brushing on past that. "Amaya's got me working on my first sword, and I'll be working at shaping it today. I suppose there's a chance I'll get wrapped up in the work, but if you stop by at dusk and remind me, I can start cleaning up after myself and getting ready to go."

[mages_suck]

Humans generally lived far less than that, where Fenris was from. They generally stupided themselves to death by age 50.

"Alright," he said agreeably, "If I don't see you before then, I'll stop by to tell you it's time to stop playing with your sword and come drinking with me."

[built_fjord_tough]

Well, that was just sad for a race that took twenty damn years to reach adulthood.

... And whether or not they actually had was debatable.

"I look forward to it," Fjord chuckled. "Enjoy your day in the meantime, Fenris."

[mages_suck]

"You know me," Fenris said airily as he headed toward the door, "I always do."

He made his own fun.

"See you later."