Store post!

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Who: Taako (feat. Lup)
What: the Adventure Store, Now with added Temple Cleanup
When: i consulted an oracle that said 'February'
Where: the temple
Warnings: you break it you buy it

Once again, it is store time. Which it technically is a lot of the time, actually, but shh. This time is notable for some signage, the largest of which reads 'Wizard Hut' in flowing script (they'll add a 'Jr' if Ren takes a shift) as well as a smaller, less...kempt notice, seemingly an afterthought:

• 1 Free fursona (somepurchasenecessarywhilesupplieslast)


• 2 Ball til you fall


• 3 Refunds are illegal


• 4 Coming Soon Pizza heaven when?
  
  As always there is some already-made stock available for barter, but a third, smaller, and somehow even less informative sign reads 'Ask us about our other shit.' For those in the know, our other shit is custom transmuted goods (where possible). For those not in the know, guess you gotta ask.

Comments

[journalname]

"What is a fursona?"

Why the fuck are we doing this today, Taako? Why?

Listen, you know why.

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There are many potential responses to that question, most of which involve some degree of hooting or falling off his seat, but that would all be terrible service. Plus, this guy is just. So sincere. So sincerely some kind of goat. Oh no.

Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to answer without resorting to any kind of straight up derision, so he has to just trailblaze this one. "Well, it's." Oh no. "It's like it's you, but--" Taako is off to a good start. "But uh. You know. An animal? That I would magic you into. Like a demonstration, you know, cut a can in half with this knife, imagine what it does to tomatoes! And the stuff in the store...is the tomatoes. Right?"

[journalname]

Asgore listens with the exact same amount of earnest attention. "I'm afraid you have lost me a little bit with the knife," he admits, brow furrowed, because he was following it all up until knives and tomatoes got brought in. At least, he's reasonably sure he was. "But it is like temporary shapeshifting, to learn what it is like to be an animal?"

How fun and educational!

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Is there a transmutation spell that lets a person just sink into the floor? There definitely is and Taako will definitely request that from the ST next. In the meantime, he'll just. Feel a little bad for bewildering this nice, painfully earnest man. Blame the dad-energy Asgore brings to the table. And Taako's native allergy to sincerity.

"Yeah, it's for learning, sure. Mostly learning how good I am at transmuting stuff, so you'll want to buy it. But also learning about who you are as a person. That's an animal."

[journalname]

"Oh!" Asgore perks up. "I have heard of humans having animals they consider their particular guardians. Is it anything like that?" Taako's pretty clearly not a human, but that's such a basic general concept that he can imagine it carrying over between multiple universes and species.

"What a fun idea! But you are right, I do not think I need something like that." It could be interesting in theory, he supposes, but the idea of shapechanging magic is a little unnerving. Also, chances are strong that he'd just turn into a goat. Asgore does not want to literally be a goat. "But do you think you could demonstrate transmutation magic on something else? It sounds very interesting to watch!"

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It is, unfortunately, nothing like that, since there is no quality inherent to either the Polymorph spell or the elf casting it that guarantees any kind of aptness. But that's why the store has a no refund policy, so Taako just smiles noncommittally, neither confirming nor denying anything.

Unfortunately, he does have to answer the next question, which is an entirely reasonable and respectful one despite Taako's deer-in-the-headlights look. Which is dumb! This dude doesn't even seem like he'd be mad if Taako refused. He'd just be disappointed, which is somehow worse.

"Well, the thing of it is, the thing with that, specifically, is--" Taako's on involuntary vacay and sucks at magic now? That's not cool. "It's actually not interesting. What if I just cast Levitate on you instead of transmuting something else? It's still Transmutation. Technically."

[journalname]

"Is it?" He must have misunderstood the meaning of Transmutation entirely. "Oh gosh, that is not necessary. But thank you anyway!"

Asgore really only meant to give the man another way to demonstrate his magic, since he seemed so keen on the "fursona" idea. But levitation is a difficult craft, at least among monsterkind, and he doesn't require anything on that level. It only sounded interesting.

Anyway, where were they? Ah yes, bartering. "I intend to use these to store tea leaves," he explains, nodding at the containers he brought up here that started this whole thing. "I would be happy to trade some of my most recent harvest in return, if you enjoy tea. If not, I have several other crops."