Yes but hearing that story again would be unBEARable I hear.

[chompedcleanoff]

Awwwwwww that's mah favorite part an' ye just go an' put it there. Now how am I s'posed ta tell the story of th' demon bear.

Well get on wi' it then. What do ye want?

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[myownhand]

Dad!

[ARE YOU READY FOR THE HUG TRAIN FERGUS!? WE MAKE NO STOPS]

[chompedcleanoff]

Merida! There you are lass.

[Of course he is.]

[myownhand]

I haven't seen you for ages! [Fergus is a rare breed it appears.]

How's th'castle? Are th'boys still causin' trouble?

[chompedcleanoff]

Aye, ay course they are. Almost as much as ye did when you were a wee lass.

[myownhand]

Och, they can't possibly best me. [Numbah one right here. okay?]

So, does your mun have plans for you? Are y'gettin' sent t'a game?

[gotawarrent]

I'M NOT A BEAR, OKAY?

I'm a bunny! A bunny!

[chompedcleanoff]

Aye, that's easy enough ta see.

[Give it a moment that you're a giant talking bunny.]

Och, th' biggest bunny i've ever seen. Did it jist gab?

[gotawarrent]

Uh yeah, I think it just did.

[chompedcleanoff]

[Hopefully you don't mind if he gets a closer look and starts to circle.]

I mus' be losin mae mind. Ye seem ta be pretty keen on nae bein' mistaken fer a bear.

[gotawarrent]

[He freezes like a popsicle as the big human checks him out like a buzzard.]

Uh...well I know a little about your uh...hunting reputation and I prefer not to be...hunted.

[gunslingerguy]

....demon bear?

[chompedcleanoff]

Aye. Mor'Du. Biggest bear you've ever seen. Fifteen feet tall, wit' razor claws.

[gunslingerguy]

I'll have to take your word for it. We don't have bears where I'm from.

[chompedcleanoff]

Don't hae bears? Count yer stars then, savage monsters they can be.

[gunslingerguy]

I've only seen pictures of them. I'm too far south to ever get a chance to see the real thing. But we have a lot of snakes, and alligators, so I figure it balances out.

...I take it the bear did some damage to you. [It's obvious, but it's an awkward topic. With all the craziness of magic in his life, Jaeris has never considered animals and the threat they could represent.]

Fergus is awesome, and you're awesome for bringing him out

[wallcrawler]

Call me crazy, but I'm pretty sure there's a lot of people around here unfamiliar with that particular story. And demon bears in general.

[Do bears come in demon flavor? Does that mean there's angel bears?]

Thank you.

[chompedcleanoff]

It starts when Merida was jist a wee lass, an we were celebratin' her birthday. From nowhere, the biggest bear you've ever seen! It stood fifteen feet tall with razor claws and sharp teeth. Its hide littered with the weapons of fallen warriors. Its face scarred with one dead eye.

[Of course he motions to emphasize this.]

I drew my sword, ready to fell the beast, when with one swipe my sword shattered.

[dunbrochqueen]

-oh really? you're going to take this attitude towards your wife?-

[chompedcleanoff]

-He wasn't talkin about you. It was Mor'Du! Still have a hearty laugh and a hug.-

Elinor!

[dunbrochqueen]

Fergus!

-it's definitely fond and she hugs him back-

[chompedcleanoff]

How hae ya been luv? I'd heard awful things 'bout this place.

[goodatfindingthings]

Demon bears are here?

[chompedcleanoff]

Och, now a talking filly. I must be losin mae mind.

[goodatfindingthings]

Oh, not at all. There's all kinds of things here. Please don't worry; I didn't mean to alarm you. I'm just a spirit. [And one whose sole purpose is protection of others, to boot.]

[chompedcleanoff]

[Ah a talking ghost filly, that made so much more sense to him.]

A spirit? An' what dae ye want wi' me?