#egra

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A continuation from the passage I shared in this post.

From AASOAF 3:

I smiled at her, something which she appeared not to expect, as she frowned instead of returning the gesture. I laughed. Their displeased looks were, expectedly, alike and just as pouty.  “Wee thin’ nay knew ye—” Lady Egra and I fixed our eyes on Axtapor’s flabbergasted expression and rigid pose, filling the doorway just across from us. The bag of whatever he’d come back with slipped from his hand, landing with what one might consider to be a comical flop at his feet.  “Shite.” “I-I’m awake.” It was the only thing that came to mind to say, even though it was probably the most obvious and unhelpful observation I could have made. 

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Happy WBW! Thanks for the ask! My week is going pretty well so far, I hope yours is too 💙 Also, this is such a fun question!

There is a superstition amongst Lizardfolk that if two children are born from the same egg (known as shell twins), then it means good luck and wealth to that family. That is, unless one of the children is stillborn or deformed in some way, then it means the opposite. However, Lizardfolk definitions of 'deformed' vary and are quite severe. They, as a people, do not value individuality, so if you're born with something as benign as stripes in the wrong place or freckles, then you're looked down upon for it.

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My words to find are: attention, snuggle, swim, realize, and meadow

Your words will be: launch, horn, candle, faint and cinder

attention (AASOAF 2, Axtapor's POV) Welcome special guest star, his shell twin, Egra!

“Do ye see a rin’ in my nose? I nay be married, ye fool.” I responded shakily. “Don’t play coy with me. You and I both know that you wouldn’t display something like that so plainly. Who is she?” She probed more forcefully now. “I nay have a wife.” I spit angrily. “Maybe not, but you have someone, don’t you?” “Belay yer yammerin’.” I replied, turning the wheel in my hand to adjust our course and focusing my attention on sailing once more.  “No, no, you don’t just get to dismiss me like that!” She complained as she came around to stand in front of the wheel, “Tell me about her!” “Nay.” “So she’s real then?” She insisted with a bright look. “Avast, Egra—” “Mariel.” I snapped my head away from the sea to land my eyes on her and felt my heart quicken. I hadn’t heard her name out loud in so long.  “She’s not a lizard woman, is she?” She asked quietly. “How do ye know that name?” I asked in a harsh whisper.  Truly, where had she heard it? It could not merely be a guess. “You’re constantly mumbling it in your sleep. It would be a wonder if any of us didn’t know it by now…” She replied, looking beside herself, “It’s her, isn’t it?”

snuggle (AASOAF 2, Axtapor's POV)

I slipped out of our tent as quietly as possible to avoid waking her, only to freeze after a few steps and tossed a cautious glance behind me as I was sure I’d just heard her stir. Indeed she had, but she didn’t wake; instead, she snuggled further into the pillows I’d left behind to make her think I was still there, then settled amongst them peacefully.

swim (AASOAF 2, Mariel's POV)

“We’re just glad you opened your eyes, lassie. We nearly pumped the whole of the sea from your lungs and belly.” Balhur said with a grimace. “I-I don’t know how to swim...” “Gathered that.” He said with a friendly chuckle and an earnest look on his face. “Where am I?” I asked, nervous to hear his response. “A wee isle called Manta in the Farnian Sea.” He explained.

realize (AASOAF 2, Axtapor's POV) Grandma gets a boyfriend and predictably, Axtapor gets weirdly defensive lol.

I sighed and decided to change the subject. “Been meanin’ to ask, why did ye defect?” He cracked a wry smile. “Young man’s folly. Fisla always spoke with such wonder in her eyes of the world, and I cannot deny that being with her makes me feel like I am a man of your years again. So, when she came to me, distraught about how Seer Rojundrog had targeted you, the choice to defect was a simple one.” He admitted such a thing so readily, but I could tell his words were heavy with something more.  “Do ye love her?” I asked before I realized what I was saying. Why had I asked that? And did I really want to hear the answer? “Since I first laid eyes on her.” He said with a nostalgic look on his face, “She and I were hatchlings then, younger than you, my lord, when we first met. It was a pity that the late Lord Rehteus was just that much more charming than I and not already burdened with two wives. Fisla never wanted to play second fiddle to anyone. That is why Clan Oxlo is so small; she never allowed him to take any other wives besides her.” “Then it be right luck I been born at all.” I said with a small scoff. “Indeed. The time passed, and with it came his souring and my eventual softening. And now here we find ourselves.” He explained, handing me my pipe back.

meadow

Happy STS, Kraken!

I answered something like that here for the MC cast of AASOAF and then here for Jace and Rapheus so let's just keep going down the list because I LOVE this question! This time we'll look at Axtapor's sisters, Egra and Ulsei.

To start, they bicker A LOT, but if there is one thing they can easily bond over, it's their love of talking. Specifically gossip and generally giving opinions on things when no one is asking for them lol. Seriously, it's like air to them. They could go on for HOURS, so a podcast would be a natural fit, but they get sidetracked SO easily that I think it would end up being something like UNHhhh LOL.

For the uninitiated, UNHhhh is this show that drag queens Trixie Mattel and Katya do where they have a topic as a starting point, but they sort of just take it and run. There isn't a lot of structure to the show itself, and they're mostly just cracking jokes, telling weird anecdotes, taking digs at each other, etc. And the editing is TOP TIER. Seriously it makes everything like 100x funnier. The episodes are on YouTube if you're curious!

[waves wand of time period neutralization]

Someone’s talkin trash.

Who’s:

On their way to fight em

Filming the fight for everyone

Ready to jump in and help

The Hype Man (gender neutral)

Trying to stop them

Just watching, brought snacks

Hi Outpost! This is my first blursday ask, how exciting! And this question omg lol

On their way to fight em: Axtapor (of course, esp if they're dunking on Mariel 😤)

Filming the fight for everyone: Rapheus (he may be beyond his fighting days but he'll watch it back and tell you all the ways he would have done it better lol)

Ready to jump in and help: Wilkes (he doesn't have any loyalties to Axtapor but he knows it would be troublesome if he got severely injured lol)

The Hype Man (gender neutral): Egra (Axtapor's twin who has FAR too much faith in her brother lol)

Trying to stop them: Mariel 🥺 (only because she doesn't want to see Axtapor hurt)