thehometree | Amber

HARK, fellow denizens of the tree!

[The amber shows a quick view of the quest mirror; it's not close enough to make out the words on it, but there are definitely words there. The image then whips around to Owain's grinning face.]

Behold, the Mirror Shard of Secret Mystery awakens! The hour of our redemption is at hand, and upon my mighty blade, I swear we shall not be thwarted a second time! See, luckily for everyone, I've totally got that last line covered.

[He holds up a rough piece of tree-made paper. The words WEAPON NAMES adorn the top, and scrawled below them, taking up every available bit of space, is a barely-legible list of names. Some have exclamation points. Some have several exclamation points. One has crude flames drawn around it, and another appears to have lightning bolts shooting out of it.]

"Those that serve have earned the right of a name." So sayeth the Mirror! ...Okay, so I dunno who "those that serve" are, but if we just name everything we're bound to get them named too, right? [He pulls his list back and looks it over.] Now, most of these names are for weapons, true, but a lot of them'll work for other things. Flamenugget would be good for a firefly... ooh, and Storm Tempest would be great for one of the baby birds. And there are plenty more where these came from! [He taps his head.]

So GO FORTH, heroes of fairy-dom, and name all you lay eyes upon! And if you need ideas, I'm your man! [With that, he looks as though he's going to set the amber down... then abruptly catches himself as he remembers something else.] --Oh, and if anyone wants to contribute to the Master List of Epic Names... [He flips his list around. The other side is also full, except for a bit of space along one edge.] ...I could probably fit two or three more on here.

[He salutes with the hand that is still holding the paper.] Owain, AWAY!

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...you realize that just repetitively calling a baby bird 'Storm Tempest' will make it no more likely to come close to you?

That's not even the point, though! Granting something a name elevates it beyond the status of mere tool, and makes it an ally! It is our sacred duty to bestow this honour upon our helpful fellow tree-dwellers in thanks for their service!

[ Owain, plz ]

Do you realize that by actually giving names away willy nilly, you will not know with whom you have succeeded?

Edited (I need to not try to do tags on 0 sleep x_x) 2015-06-17 23:33 (UTC)

Yeah, but it doesn't matter, so long as we succeed! AND WE SHALL!

Actually it does matter, because the named must accept the name as their own for it to be truly claimed.

Well of course we're not gonna force them to take names they don't like. Such is no true name! A true name is a reflection of the SOUL! [Yes he randomly shouts that one word.] ...So if they don't like a name, we'll just keep trying until we find the one that's the perfect fit!

Which brings me back to the original point.

If you name everything in sight, You will have no idea who accepted the name and who did not.

We could always just, you know, ask.

Oh? You speak squirrel?

Hey, a lot of the creatures around here are pretty smart. Like the fireflies. I bet they could let us know what they like. But even if they don't, discovering something's true name isn't that hard once you know what you're doing, and I'm kind of an expert. See, all you have to do is reach deep within yourself until you can hear the echoes of the eternal fount of all knowledge and wisdom, and then the cosmos themselves shall speak unto you the name you seek!

[ Wow. Talk about accidentally hitting a little too close to a raw nerve for comfort. Then again all these people asking about names got a little uncomfortable after a while. ]

...You are making that last bit up, aren't you?

HA! I never make anything up! I speak only prophesies of truth and light!

[...So yeah he totally made it up.]

Sounds to me like you made it up.

[ Owain, PLZ ]

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