un: ornithology

[hawkwardness]

Hey. I'm new here. My name's Tobias. I figured I'd introduce myself before I'm in the classroom, so that no one thinks they're going crazy. See, I'm a red-tailed hawk, not a human. So if you see a big bird with a pretty red tail indoors or flying around, keep in mind it might not be a normal animal.

That's all. Thanks.

[The end of the world is more than enough to worry about, he doesn't need to fight off fellow students! Let the boy get an education.]

Comments

UN: Akhet

[ahew_kha]

I hadn't seen a sentient hawk before! But it's good to meet you, anyway! I, um, well, I don't entirely know if I'm a human myself, so I... feel that??? [She tries.]

[hawkwardness]

Neither have I. I'm the only one that I know of.

I'm not going to judge you either way.

[ahew_kha]

One of a kind, then? That's... a little sad, I suppose.

And I... appreciate that, I'm still trying to figure out which way things go.

Oh, I'm Kisara, by the way!

[hawkwardness]

It's not so bad. Hawks live alone most of the time anyway.

un: xx_heartoffire_xx

[stavros]

I see. Wait. This is... probably very rude, but how do you do schoolwork when you're a bird?

[hawkwardness]

We'll work something out, I hope? I'll write on this thing instead of paper, it's all the same in the end.

[stavros]

My apologies. You probably hear this all the time. And asking how you type.

[hawkwardness]

Not really. The whole secrecy thing, I don't talk to people.

I'm not typing, I'm dictating.

UN: REIRA

[soft_focus]

Why would that be weird?

[The tolerance for the Odd is high with this one.]

Oh, my name is Reira.

[hawkwardness]

For one, I'm not normal where I'm from. I don't know any other hawks who think.

[soft_focus]

That's not very nice to other hawks...

[hawkwardness]

They don't think like I do, is that better?

un: black

[marmoron]

there a lot of talking hawks that know how to use phones out there?

[hawkwardness]

No, just me. Far as I know.

[marmoron]

as far as you know?
you the last of your clan or something?

[hawkwardness]

I don't have a clan or family. I'm a genuine freak of nature.

Un:unbeatablesg

[partiallysquirrelblood]

Oh, hey! I'm Doreen.

Er, I don't want to make any assumptions about your dietary habits? But since red-tailed hawks generally do eat small rodents, could you not eat any of the squirrels here? They're my friends.

Also, they're pretty organized at this point. They'd probably end up making you regret trying.

[hawkwardness]

Are you serious? Organized?

[partiallysquirrelblood]

Yep! I can talk to squirrels and get them to help me out. Usually in exchange for nuts and help with defending themselves from predators.

un: Galanthusnivalis

[buddinghopes]

Welcome to the school, Tobias! I'm Lia :)

Can't say I've ever shared classes with a hawk before but I feel like that's kind of tame for Daybreak tbh

[hawkwardness]

Good to know I'll fit right in. I couldn't go to school back in the normal world, you know?

[buddinghopes]

Yeah, I'd imagine that'd be... difficult. For a number of reasons.

un: jaybird

[nor_iron_bars]

[Possibly not the most encouraging username, given his thoughts on jays, but her actual reply seems amiable enough:]

cool.
lemme know if you're gonna be taking my class and i can work out some custom tools for you.
metalworking might be kinda annoying w/o opposable thumbs otherwise.

[hawkwardness]

Do you think that would be useful? I'm not sure I could make anything human-sized.

[nor_iron_bars]

it's a class for making magic items, so.
honestly, as long as you can carve a rune on it, you're good.