Two Truths and a Lie

[thechoiceisyours]

• Make a toplevel for your character
• ICly post two truths and a lie! Or four truths and two lies, or multiple sets of two truths and a lie, or whatever you want. Just make sure to make it clear how many lies there are for others to guess.
• Other characters reply and try to guess the lie
• Learn things/Discuss/Respond to other characters
• Make sure to put in a content warning if any of the truths/lies would warrant one
• Have fun!

Comments

[glacius]

As our homeworld is nearly entirely frozen, we get all of our hydration from snow and ice.

My species can be found in a wide variety of colors, from pink to gold and many others.

I enjoy cooking, despite the fact that it is not necessary for me to safely ingest food.

[noctyourking]

I have to guess the third is your lie, ... it seems to me only Ignis would only ever be the one who enjoys cooking and you're not him. Additionally, I bet you could swallow up anything safely.. no matter its state. Well, I feel kind of insensitive for saying that.. I don't mean to offend you!



I'm sorry, that was probably ignorant of me.

[glacius]

Ah, no, do not worry--I appreciate your politeness. But you are correct about that in a way. Though I cannot ingest anything--it has to be edible, which is to say able to be broken down by my digestive enzymes, and has to contain nutrients--cooking is not necessary for me to ingest things.

I do, however, enjoy it... as one might not expect of an icy being trying his hand at something that involves heat exchange. So I suppose it was a half-lie. [He lifts his shoulders in an apologetic little shrug for the confusion; he never claimed to be good at human games!]

[noctyourking]

[ Noct softly chuckles and he shakes his head. ] Well! That's all right.. That's interesting! I can pretty much eat anything ... human-diet wise, anyway, except beans or vegetables.. can't stand the stuff. Or ... bugs, apparently that's a thing..

[glacius]

Insects can provide a whole host of useful nourishment, however--energy, proteins, copper, iron... the list goes on. I... suppose it helps that I do not actually taste, however. It makes it easier to get nutrients from whatever is available if everything is the same going in.

[noctyourking]

[ Oh, make it stop... oh, that's gross.. gross... oh.. gods. The Bugs.. no... no.. ]

Ah.. uh.. I just.. really kind of blacked out there while you were talking. So, do you like.. video games?

[glacius]

[Sorry human he had no idea you were the squeamish type!! Probably because he doesn't know much about you at all. Or what you're talking about. The alien blinks.] I might if I knew what they were.

[dedikated]

Even with how hot stoves are?

( :| let her probe you, alien bro. )

[glacius]

[Kate, you are perhaps one of the few people always welcome to; likely because he knows she's just trying to understand him, and not trying to probe him for weakness or scrutiny!] Well... yes. Admittedly the heat isn't comfortable, but it's... an interesting practice, one not usually taught in my culture. And I have to be able to provide for you humans. Particularly the one I live with.

It's just... nice to know I can do it, despite the natural aversion to it.

[dedikated]

( Well, that's a pretty convincing argument. )

Carlisle does need someone to keep him alive, aye.

( She means that with love. We promise. )

[glacius]

[Squiiinting, as if he's not sure how to take that comment.] He can survive on his own. I would simply prefer that he does not have to any more.

[dedikated]

( Playfully, as is evidenced by the lightness in her expression.

Y'all are cute, okay. )

Plan on cookin' for me sometime?

( Look if she can get out of having to make her own food that's fine. )

[glacius]

[Any sourness disappears--the alien perks up, then suddenly withdraws, as if he's worried about having to perform this duty for someone else. Meeting her standards is important okay.] I-if you want me to, yes, I can... certainly try. I don't know what all it is you like to eat, but ah, if you tell me, I can... try. [Which he just said. Smooth.]

[tongueamok]

[RUDE AS HECK KATE]

[dedikated]

( IS SHE WRONG THO. )

[notimpervious]

[Brennan thinks about this for a long, long time.]

Ice can appear to be different colors based on the atmospheric conditions at the time liquid water reached the freezing point, and based on any impurities in it. I do not know enough about your home world, so... my best guess is that the third one is the lie.

[glacius]

Ha, very astute! I must admit, it pleases me to know that there is someone else here who knows much about the element.

The third one, however, is not the lie. Though it is true I can ingest substances without having to cook them, I have found a sort of... enjoyment from cooking. It's been good to prove to myself that I can do something I have a natural aversion to, I like to learn, and... it helps me provide for my human friends here. I'm okay with suffering some discomfort to those ends.

[notimpervious]

My father taught me much of the "fun facts" part of science. That includes the colors ice can be.

Fascinating! Ingesting uncooked foods can be very dangerous to humans. I have also partaken in customs that are foreign to me for the sake of forging relationships and furthering scholarly and scientific pursuits. I don't regret any of it.

[glacius]

"Fun facts". I like it. [Learning is fun! More people should be encouraged to do it wherever possible, and he is glad to see that this woman agrees.]

Yes, I have learned that. It is part of the reason I wanted to learn cooking, so that I did not ever serve my friends something that could harm them. I must admit that your biology seems particularly... vulnerable, and yet you seem to be a fairy adaptable-- [if not fragile, but he's not going to say that out loud] -- species. It is interesting.

So what are some foreign customs you have learned, then? Perhaps you can provide me with some... "fun facts".

[notimpervious]

Yes. It is thanks to him that I became so interested in science at a young age. He teaches children now at the museum where I work.

You are very thoughtful. I am certain every human you've interacted with is touched by your consideration of the biological differences between our species. I find I am quite fascinated by the minute amount I have gleaned of your species through this conversation alone.

[She frowns a little as she thinks.] I have partaken in a drink called bangh during a research trip in graduate school. It is made with a substance that is illegal in my home country. It would have been rude and disrespectful to refuse. It is not harmful unless consumed in excess -- much like alcohol, in fact -- so it was an enjoyable experience.

[That is actually quite tame, but it was the first thing to come to mind.]

I am also familiar with the general rules behind bowing in greeting in Japanese culture. I find it quite fascinating how the degree and timing of one's bow reflects one's social status in comparison to the person one is bowing to.

[tongueamok]

I would still prefer you stay away from the stove.

[That's not how you play this game, Carlisle.]

[glacius]

[Keywords.]

I'd like to think you feel otherwise when you taste what I've made for you. I am getting better, am I not?

[tongueamok]

Well, yes, but I still worry for your health.

[glacius]

That is because you are sweet. [Said straight up, with a bright grin on his face. He knows most people only see the skittish or ornery sides of the clergyman; he likes knowing that he gets more than that.] Anyways, I worry for yours in turn. And that is why I must learn to make you healthy meals... every little bit helps.

[tongueamok]

[He reddens just a bit.]

I can make my own meals, Glacius. I appreciate the effort, but you need not risk yourself for me.