[public channel] - day 138

[dontpokethat]

[Frankly, Ginko would like nothing more than to pass the fuck out for a few hours or days, but. He has work to do.

In fact, seeing as how the menagerie is empty, and he’s already retrieved a dwarf wyrm from the top of a trailer and hauled Lamar the headcrab out of a trash can, that work is apparently going to start with getting the animals back where they belong.]

Hey, so-- sorry to ask this right after… all that, but if anyone sees any of the menagerie animals around, would you mind telling me? Or… you know, bringing them to the menagerie if you can. Maybe don’t try to capture the big ones on your own, though.

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[zebrarhyme_everytime]

If I know you
Then I'm sure you'll do
What you feel you must.
So I will trust
You to take care
And treat yourself fair.
You won't give me a fright.

...Right?

[Zecora isn't exactly being subtle today.]

[dontpokethat]

I'll be careful, I promise. Most of these guys probably won't put up too much of a fuss, anyway, as long as nobody scares them.

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

Your limits are low.
Take it slow.

[It isn't just this task that has her worried, dang it.]

[dontpokethat]

I will! Who do you think you're talking to here?

[Yes, he does know about his reputation. That was supposed to be a joke, it just... wasn't very good.]

Seriously, I don't want to overwork myself here, either. I'll rest as soon as the worst is taken care of.

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

You are no saint
And I would probably faint
If in innocence
Somepony here showed common sense.

[All fond amusement. Zecora knows how the carnival workers are.]

[pipers_son]

Hey, Ginko?

[dontpokethat]

Uh... yeah? Hey, Joker.

[pipers_son]

Go ta sleep.

[dontpokethat]

[WOW.]

I will, once the animals aren't running loose. Shouldn't you be sleeping?

[pipers_son]

Naaaaaaah.

[And not only because he's a huge hypocrite.]

I'm not catchin' on fire anymore!

[spaghettimonster]

They're all free? Roaming the carnival at their leisure? Leaving a mess wherever they go?

...I need to check my trailer first!

[dontpokethat]

That's pretty much it.

Do you think one might have gotten in there?

[spaghettimonster]

I dread the all-too-real possibility... We don't have any white dogs here, do we?

[dontpokethat]

Uh... no dogs, but we've got a white cat. Seems like that would be about as bad for getting fur on things.

[That must be what he's worried about right???]

[spaghettimonster]

Oh, phew. That's a-okay. Cat residue can't be any worse than dog residue... And I know where the vacuums are.

[fourthscribe]

Ginko.

Sleep.

[She knows for a fact nothing in the menagerie is deadly enough to require immediate re-capture, and your other self recently had his eye set on fire, YOU NEED REST, BRO.]

[dontpokethat]

I'll sleep later.

[fourthscribe]

No, you're going to pass out because you can't move anymore. You need sleep.

[dontpokethat]

Tanyuu, I know my own limits. I'll be fine.

[fourthscribe]

And what is your definition of 'limits'?

[OH LORD he's really going to be that stubborn, isn't he?]

Where are you right now?

[wild_magic]

Oh, I can help you look for them if you want! I can use my magic to help carry them back, even the big ones. Probably.

[dontpokethat]

I'd appreciate the help - though magic probably won't be necessary to get them back. It's just a matter of convincing them to let us lead them back to the menagerie.

[Also, sorry Susan, but using magic to move the animals around strikes him as a pretty bad idea.]

[wild_magic]

Oh. [He's a little disappointed at first, he wanted to be able to use his magic... Although it probably really is best if he doesn't, with the potential for accidents.]

Well, I'm good with animals so I can do that too! D'you want me to come with you, or should I just look on my own?

[dontpokethat]

Hm... well, if you look on your own, that should make finding them faster. But let me know before trying to catch any yourself, alright? I can let you know if you should bring it back yourself or just keep an eye on it until I can get there.

[wild_magic]

It's okay, I know I can do it! [I.e., he doesn't like people telling him what to do, so he's totally going to do it himself.]