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Good day, everyone! [ Inigo smiles widely. ] I was wondering if anyone either has or knows of something rare and they wouldn't mind it.. erm, losing it.. probably permanently.

[ He's saying that statement as if he's only now realising how weird that sounds out loud.

But it's too late to go back on that now. ]

In exchange for a favour?

And preferably edible? But maybe not necessarily? Hey-- [ He turns away from the screen, seeming to have some mumbled discussion.

This is a totally normal ICP message. ]

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Heh, thanks. [ It's hard to tell if the specific compliment not-so-hidden in Nita's words reaches him or not, but Inigo seems to smile all the same. Jumblie is a sweet little cutie, of course he's going to be happy to be compared to her at all! ]

And.. well, the odd thing is that it didn't even specify that it had to be food. Jumblie here told me that she can have anything. [ He gestures at the higgledy that's happily clinging to Nita at this point, completely latched onto her in a hug. ] But I'm not so sure how I feel about feeding her stuff that isn't edible for humans, you know? And that's even aside from me still having no idea what would be rare to her.

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... Yeah, that is unusual.

[Turning back to Jumblie, she asks:]

/You're not looking for one-of-a-kind books or toys too, are you?/

[Her tone lightens, but the question is serious.]

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[ There actually is a response from the higgledy - as if, despite Nita not understanding it, it can still understand her. Though it's hard to tell if that's because of the Speech or not.

Thankfully Inigo is here as a higgledy interpreter though, nodding along as Jumblie lets out a few high-pitched 'hiig!'s. ]

I think she's saying anything is fine, as long as it's rare..?

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[Nita looks thoughtful - and then, with a few words in the Speech, summons one of her own classics: a wizard's light, hovering at shoulder height.]

I'd say wizardry's pretty rare in the multiverse at large; would a spell work?

[She's basing this on her own experience, of course.]

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[ Cool trick there, Nita! Not that her using wizardry is entirely new to him by now, but Inigo at least does still stare with interest. It really is neat, after all!

Neat enough that he only seems to realise what its purpose was after Nita speaks up.. Right, the higgledy! ]

A spell? I don't know..

[ He was thinking about food, but if Jumblie is saying it doesn't have to be something humans would consider food.. ]

I guess we could try? Can you hand it over to her? Uh.. [ He glances between Nita and the light. ] .. However.. that would work, anyway.

[ Don't ask him! He's not the magic guy! ]

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[Nita nods, and with a motion of ibe hand sends the light Jumblie's way.]

Well, how about it, Jumblie? Is this any good for you?

[Nita won't be offended or anything if the answer is no, though she would be sad about disappointing Inigo!]

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[ Inigo looks on, rather curious to see what will happen. He has absolutely no idea himself, after all, he's just trying to figure out what Jumblie wants at all..

And at least the higgledy does seem interested in the light. She stares at it, putting her stumpy arms out as if to touch it..

.. but then she turns to Inigo, shaking her head with a 'hig! hig pig!' ]

She's saying she can't eat that.

[ Maybe since it's just.. light? Then again, Jumblie herself is like a living, tiny sun person!

Though as Inigo glances over at Jumblie, it now looks as if she's trying to play with the light, letting out tiny happy noises. ]

But I think she's using it as a toy anyway. [ There's a hint of amusement in his tone. Hey, at least that means it's not all bad! ]

/frantically attempts to look up 'eater of words', ends up building word from scratch/

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Not a logovore, eh?

[Since the Speech was just words, and spells physical manifestations of them...]

Still; as long as she likes it.

[Nita smiles, a touch wry but pleased all the same.]

She can definitely keep it!

[The spell's energy was finite, but Nita is happy to make more.]

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Ah, really?

[ Inigo smiles at Nita, and then looks over at Jumblie, grinning at the tiny thing. ]

Did you hear that, Jumblie? You can keep that to play with!

[ The higgledy looks over at him as he says it. Sure, her expression may not change much - since it never does - but something about her seems excited anyway. She starts running around, pushing the light ahead of her.

It makes Inigo laugh. ] Thank you, Nita. I truly owe you one for making my new little friend so happy.

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It's what friends do, Inigo.

[Nita reminds him gently - even as she steps forward to gently poke him in the shoulder.]

... That, and I can't think of any good favors right now; I'm not going to hold you to anything when I don't have ideas myself!

[And for now, watching Jumblie play is genuinely too cute.]