oh good, another hedgehog

[spinsandneedles]

Type: Video
Sender ID: spinsandneedles (Sonic)
To: General Public
Subject: new phone who dis
Warnings: furries

[Sup buckaroos, this strange looking blue creature pops into focus after fiddling with his shellphone (a pun that he absolutely appreciates, good job whoever invented these). Despite the fact that he's stuck here on this weirdo wet planet with all this damn water, he seems to be pretty cheerful!]

There we go, I think... I'm just gonna assume this is recording-- Aaaand, hi everybody! My name's Sonic, I'm new here, and I'm pretty eager to dig into whatever's going on here and help out however I can! If you need something done fast, I'm your guy. Pssst, this is how you make an introduction other hedgehog, take notes.

Anyway, nice to meet everyone! And I do mean everyone. I get around real quick and I have no chill, you can't avoid me forever! That'ssss about all I've got for now-- Oh! So, asking for a friend, does anyone happen to have any spare like, pool noodles or y'know, floaty things. That float in water? I-- that is, my real friend that I have that I'm asking for kinda swims like a boulder. And this planet is like, really wet? Sooooo.

Yeah! I'll catch you all later.

Comments

[VIDEO] IT'S TIME

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Man, another person who can't swim? These rifts really need to learn some courtesy and stop sucking up people who'll die the second they hit the water.

[Huh. Something...kinda familiar here.]

Re: [VIDEO] IT'S TIME

[spinsandneedles]

Right?? I can't believe they'd to that to my poor friend!! Mega rude, yeah?

[Seems familiar. But not too familiar. But not too not familiar.]

Anyway, you got any spare floaties?

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Maybe? I've been working on some magitech accessories that'll give the wearer higher than average buoyancy. Still working out the kinks, though.

So, unless your friend feels like taking a risk and giving them a test, I don't think it's a good idea to part with them just yet.

[spinsandneedles]

Oh good, a nerd! And I mean that genuinely, not in the makin' fun of you way.

Turns out my friend is quite the risk taker and would be willing to offer his services as a test dummy, if you need one!

video; thearchangel

[thearchangel]

... Pool noodle?

Re: video; thearchangel

[spinsandneedles]

Woooah, you look cool!

[just blurting out the first thing that pops into his head, don't mond him.]

Yeah, it's a long foam thing that floats in water. Kids mostly smack each other with 'em.

[thearchangel]

[???????]

Thanks?

And you think that's going to help on the ocean?

video

[latentpower]

[Whoa, a talking hedgehog!

...Is something that someone who didn't come from a world where talking animal people made up a sizable chunk of the population on Earth might think.]

Is your friend who can't swim a hedgehog like you too?

Re: video

[spinsandneedles]

That's a distinct possibility, yeah!

[latentpower]

Then... Can't he just float? Besides being naturally adept swimmers, hedgehogs are also naturally buoyant.

[Sorry, Sonic, you've awoken the biology nerd.]

You see, their quills are hollow and filled with air, so if one rolls on its back in the water, it'll float on the surface.

[There's a pause.]

...Sorry, I'm explaining hedgehog biology to a hedgehog.

Video | un: wherethereislight

[wherethereislight]

[You gotta be kidding me.]

This is the best solution you can think of while you're out at sea? Really? [Course he's not playing along.]

Re: Video | un: wherethereislight

[spinsandneedles]

No, this is just plan B! Plan A is learning how to swim, but in the meantime, I'd like to not drown before I get there! ...So I guess calling it Plan B isn't accurate, but you get the idea!

[wherethereislight]

You already have someone teaching you?

» video | un: tilfrosset

[tilfrosset]

[She wants to ask what a hedgehog is, but there's a more important question to be asked:]

What are pool noodles?

Re: » video | un: tilfrosset

[spinsandneedles]

Heh, guess they're not as universal as I thought they were. It's a long foam tube thing that floats in water. It's just a pool toy, so, probably not great for being stuck in the middle of the ocean?

[tilfrosset]

No, probably not. It would probably be best your friend learn how to swim? It's not that difficult if one starts off in something shallow like a pond...

video; un: reindered

[reindered]

Pool noodles? I can't swim either.

[He should probably look into something like that, then? Maybe?]

Re: video; un: reindered

[spinsandneedles]

It's a pool toy that floats. Long and noodly, hence the name. Y'know, it's kind of unfair that this place keeps snatching up people who can't swim and dropping them in a place that's all water.

[reindered]

A pool toy? Oh, so you can hold onto the toy to help you float and swim? I'm not sure if something like that might help me or not. I ate a Devil Fruit back home, so that's why I can talk and everything as a reindeer, but I can't swim. It hasn't stopped me from being a pirate back home, though!

[He manages. So does Luffy. They just have to be more careful. And have the others help if they fall in the water. It's fine???]

video; un: noah

[afflatusexarch]

[ Yet another person who apparently can't swim. His ears wiggle in a silent chuckle. ]

My friend, might I inquire as to your magical capabilities?

Re: video; un: noah

[spinsandneedles]

Thaaaat's gonna be a big, fat nothing, my guy. I heard something about magic tattoos or something, but I haven't really looked into it?

[afflatusexarch]

Might I recommend you begin to? There could be a method as to solve your water situation.

I can cast magicks that make one float, but you never know what talent you may hold. Perhaps breathing under water?

video | octoblot

[octoblot]

[A lot of interesting newcomers this time around, huh...]

This "friend" of yours... is their lack of swimming ability due to a fear of it, or a genuine lack of knowledge, or... trouble with doing so due to their biology perhaps? I'd like to get an idea first of what is causing the issue before I offer any solutions.

Re: video | octoblot

[spinsandneedles]

It's not a fear thing really, in fact he's been known to throw himself at large bodies of water on purpose should a situation call for it.

[So, less fear, more stupidity]

Not biology either, it's a matter of just... not moving right? In the water? Picture more of a panicked flail than swimming.

[octoblot]

So it is a lack of knowledge, and thus needing to be taught how to properly swim, then.

Have you ever taken swimming lessons before?