The Show and Tell Meme

[luce_felice]

[Does your character have a skill, talent, or power that they're just itching to show off to others? Why not do it here? The Jackabee Lounge has plenty of space for people to strut their stuff! You can:

- Show the extent of your skill, talent, or power to the crowds! And, if the curious happen to ask, feel free to tell them about it!

- Face off against someone who's got a similar talent to you! Who's the best of the best? Prove it here!

- Test your limits in the face of skeptics!

- Collaborate with others to make your talents shine

This and more is welcome!]

Comments

[cogwheelprof]

But it's...about the same shape?

[fuhgottaboutit]

Kinda, yeah. They're real long, and they can twist around curves and stuff.

[cogwheelprof]

And they're bigger than a real snake, if you can ride them. You ride...inside of them, right?

[fuhgottaboutit]

[Nods.] Oh yeah. If you tried to ride on top, you'd fall right off. 'Specially on the shinkansen.

[cogwheelprof]

I see! It's making sense now. I wish we had one of those back home, it would make travel so much easier!

[fuhgottaboutit]

That so? How d'you get around?

[cogwheelprof]

You walk, or you ride a horse. Or a carriage. Or a wagon. It's pretty slow going. When I was young, it took about...a month, I want to say? A whole month to go about halfway across the country - the long way.

[fuhgottaboutit]

Oh, wow... I've never ridden on a horse before. Isn't it scary?

[cogwheelprof]

Not at all! It's exhilarating. A couple of boys I know get to ride them for a living!

[fuhgottaboutit]

Huh? [What kind of job even is that?] Really? All day?

[cogwheelprof]

All day from spring through the autumn. Winter keeps them home. They herd cattle.

[fuhgottaboutit]

... Oh! They're cowboys!

[cogwheelprof]

Mhm. One by family trade, the other because he hasn't got much else he can do at the moment.

[She knows them both quite well.]

[fuhgottaboutit]

Do they really wear the hats? The, uh... ten gallon hats?



..... Why are they called that, anyway?

[cogwheelprof]

They wear hats, but...I've never heard of a ten-gallon hat. Can it hold ten gallons?

[fuhgottaboutit]

Yeah, but ten gallons of what? Like... milk? How would ya keep it all in there? When ya turn it rightside-up... you'd end up covered in milk!!

[cogwheelprof]

...They probably don't use it to hold ten gallons of anything, then. It's impractical.

[fuhgottaboutit]

Maybe they just got ten-gallon heads.

[cogwheelprof]

...Sonny and Tiago's heads are perfectly normal. I guess I can't say the same for these other "cowboys".