A Troubling Tribble Time [ AKA: Kirk's Back ] [ action - open to all ]

[universal_charm]

[ Beware, residents. There is a new creature in your midst. 

It is round and fuzzy. It sits oh so innocently by the fountain, maybe oh so innocently begins to work its way across the square, following whatever senses it might have towards food. It is slow. It is patient. It shall have what it desires soon.

That is, if nothing interferes.

Because, frankly, there's not much it can do about it. The trials of being a tribble. ]

[ ooc: Kirk is back everyone, and he has been turned into a tribble! He is quite harmless, and if you pet/touch him he will begin to purr. But he is also hungry! So beware. Food left unattended is at high risk! ] 

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[universal_charm]

<sub>[ You need not concern yourself with where its mouth is. Tribbles have their secrets.

It makes it patient way towards the new piece of bread, not really in a hurry it seems, and gobbles that up too and then goes back to working on the remaining crumbs. ]</sub>

[justdid]

[Well it... eats like an animal. But it's kind of hard to not be weirded out by an animal with no discernible face... or legs... or even a butt. Nope. Just a ball of fluff.

Wan will throw some more bread for the tribble and watch him eat, until he is reasonably sure that this is a weird little animal instead of a spirit or his mind playing tricks on him. The little fluff ball seemed gentle enough, and that fur looked super soft and fluffy.

So Wan will tentatively reach out and pet the tribble. In the general... back... area. Maybe it would be better classified as the top.]

[universal_charm]

<sub>[ Most general areas are okay on tribbles. It doesn't have many thoughts or feelings about things, including where it is touched.

In fact, when Wan starts petting him, the tribble begins to purr happily, fur vibrating a little. ]</sub>

[justdid]

[It purrs.
It purrs.

The is the most adorable thing Wan has seen in his whole life.

Yeah, he's just going to keep petting him. But alas, this means he is temporarily distracted from feeding him bread crumbs. He still has a few pieces left in his other hand though...]

[universal_charm]

<sub>[ Yes, good. The tribble defense mechanism is working. Was there ever any doubt that it wouldn't it?

And as nice as the petting is, tribbles are programmed for two things: eat and make babies. So slowly it began to work its way to Wan's over hand, fur tickling his skin as it searched out the crumbs. ]</sub>

[justdid]

[Wan laughs]

Hey that tickles!

[He is also captain obvious. But most importantly he will drop the rest of his bread for the little tribble. Clearly this little guy needs it. And even if he doesn't, the food in luceti is free anyways.]

[universal_charm]

<sub>[ There is a purring sound that approximates a tribble squeal of glee - even though it was purring. You really didn't want to hear the other sound it made. It had gotten it branded as a mortal enemy by an entire race. Really.

It now steadfastly ignores Wan's hand in favor of the food, which it more or less crawls over and it does not come back out the other side. So, tribbles are a bit like vacuums. Kind of. They never get full and you never have to change the bag. ]</sub>

[justdid]

[Wan will make the incredibly scientific observation that the end that food goes into must be it's mouth, therefore it's mouth must be somewhere under the mound of fluff. Wan will pick up the tribble (since he is pretty sure the mouth has to be underneath, he grabs the tribble by the top, and uses his other hand to support the.... general side area because really what is a butt on a fuzzball because he doesn't want to pull it's fur and hurt it) and see if the underside has anything resembling a face, legs, butt, basically ANYTHING that would make it more than just a purring ball of fluff.]