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birdsmustdie) wrote2012-10-23 11:14 am
birdsmustdie) wrote2012-10-23 11:14 am
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After spending thirty years in Honnleath doing nothing but observing the menial tasks of fleshy humans, it was a habit that Shale did her best to avoid these days. However, her curiosity often managed to get the best of her despite herself, and this was just such an occasion. The fact that the two nearby humans were using a game to settle some negligible dispute wasn't too out of the ordinary, as humans often resorted to methods that would allow them to avoid damaging their soft exteriors.
No, what was concerning were the rules of this game, and she simply couldn't ignore them. After standing for a while, observing and trying to understand, she finally decided to step forward and, ignoring the startled looks of the two humans, bluntly presented her case.
"Explain. I don't understand how it is that paper could possibly beat rock, when rock is clearly superior."
This was the last thing they had expected to hear from the golem, apparently, and it showed. Stunned, one of the humans launched into an explanation that while rock could crush scissors, it couldn't crush paper because it was already flat, see--
Irritated, Shale waved a hand to cut him off, heaving an exasperated sigh. No, that simply wouldn't do, she decided, and she set about trying to come up with ways to repair this flawed game of theirs.
"Surely there is something it could use instead of paper that would be more appropriate? For example, how about rock-pigeon-scissors? Rock crushes scissors, scissors stab pigeon, and pigeon covers rock in it's infernal crap--"
As she spoke, her irritation over such a sore subject was apparent. The horrified looks of the humans were what caused her to stop. More off putting than her rising anger was how serious she was about the matter, and they were at a loss whether or not to take the golem seriously. Brows furrowing in further irritation, she changed tact.
"Very well. Run along and grab it's beloved paper, and we shall see how it fares when it tries to cover me with it."
No, what was concerning were the rules of this game, and she simply couldn't ignore them. After standing for a while, observing and trying to understand, she finally decided to step forward and, ignoring the startled looks of the two humans, bluntly presented her case.
"Explain. I don't understand how it is that paper could possibly beat rock, when rock is clearly superior."
This was the last thing they had expected to hear from the golem, apparently, and it showed. Stunned, one of the humans launched into an explanation that while rock could crush scissors, it couldn't crush paper because it was already flat, see--
Irritated, Shale waved a hand to cut him off, heaving an exasperated sigh. No, that simply wouldn't do, she decided, and she set about trying to come up with ways to repair this flawed game of theirs.
"Surely there is something it could use instead of paper that would be more appropriate? For example, how about rock-pigeon-scissors? Rock crushes scissors, scissors stab pigeon, and pigeon covers rock in it's infernal crap--"
As she spoke, her irritation over such a sore subject was apparent. The horrified looks of the humans were what caused her to stop. More off putting than her rising anger was how serious she was about the matter, and they were at a loss whether or not to take the golem seriously. Brows furrowing in further irritation, she changed tact.
"Very well. Run along and grab it's beloved paper, and we shall see how it fares when it tries to cover me with it."