[Video] un: BishopRunout

[poolhall_killer]

[It's been a rough couple of days. Something in Venom's personal life exploded in his face, so he hasn't been sleeping much. He took a little time off work, and tonight he's decided to film the little egg that showed up a while ago. Call it proof in case something goes horribly wrong. Maybe it'll even hatch on camera and he can share what arrived. That might cheer him up. Possibly. Maybe.

What he doesn't expect is finding shards of eggshell in the box he kept it.

Panicked, he films the path of shell pieces into his kitchen, where a very tiny monkey has started devouring some fruit on the table. Of course that begs the question:]

Sorry to ask so late, but what kind of monkey is this?

And monkeys don't hatch from eggs...

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[poolhall_killer]

[He didn't even think about that. Imagine if the monkey managed to ransack the cabinets.]

That might not be a bad idea. Or at the very least, an enclosure of sorts for when we sleep.

[agradecido]

[And see, he hadn't thought about that. There's a long tense pause as his eyes go wide and drift slowly back down to the monkey, smacking its lips and gnawing at the grape-sized shifting pastel berry.]

...Yes, I think that would be a good idea as well.

[poolhall_killer]

[Can you imagine waking up to a loose monkey walking on your face, leaving sticky handprints?]

Is something wrong?

[He looks over at the little guy, who's just munching all innocently.]

I can buy you more, if those berries belonged to you.

[agradecido]

[He can, and while that might be endearing, it's also alarming.]

No, no. Well, I bought them but for the both of us. That's not the problem.

Have you met the physician's ferret? [He means Watson, of course.]

[poolhall_killer]

Ferret? I don't believe I have.

[He'd only vaguely heard of the ferret and Watson's interactions with it.]

Why do you ask?

[agradecido]

Well. You know the models talk, yes? The gossip in the back rooms is fascinating.

[He waves a hand, shooing that topic to the back burner.]

Apparently, it has sticky fingers. Even if this little one doesn't, there are things we keep in our rooms that he shouldn't get into.

[Zev puts his hand out a little further on the table and drums his fingers to get the monkey's attention. It works, but the animal shies away from him, taking a few steps away with its berry. It continues to eat.]

Yes, I suppose we did just meet, it's a bit early for that. My apologies.

[Well, he's already hit the "talk to it like it understands you" stage of having a furry roommate.]

[poolhall_killer]

[Good point. While he does listen to the models' venting, he doesn't really pay attention to gossip. To think that Dr. Watson's ferret steals is kind of amusing, though he's thinking more about a proper enclosure.

When he sees the monkey shy away from Zevran, Venom gently pets him.]

It's okay. He's a friend. You can play with him, if you wish.

[And it's like the small primate understands Venom as he finishes his berry. He crawls over to Zev and climbs onto his hand.]

[agradecido]

[And just like that, there's a slightly wobbly baby marmoset in his hand. Zevran blinks down at it in surprise. It weighs nothing at all, (not that surprising); it's just a warm, tiny patch of fur in his hand. Zevran gets very quiet and still.]

That's...he's certainly a smart little thing.

[poolhall_killer]

I wasn't expecting that at all.

[It's like he understands Venom to an extent, because the monkey's walking up Zev's arm and sitting on his shoulder.]

Or maybe he likes you, as well.

[agradecido]

Rather preferable to him having it out for me, I suppose.

[The monkey is looking around curiously, taking everything in, and Zevran wonders if it might climb up his hair next. For now, nothing, but it seems to enjoy being taller? Maybe? It's hard to read a monkey.]

[poolhall_killer]

[The monkey stays put on his shoulder, maybe giving Zev a tilted head look now and then.]

What if he does get larger? And you wake up to him sitting on your chest?

[agradecido]

I suppose it would depend on how much larger. Cat-sized would be fine, warhound sized would be...

[Smirk.]

Well, I'd certainly notice fast enough.

[poolhall_killer]

You think we can handle a cat-sized monkey?

[He watches as the little guy's crawling back down and trying to chew on Zev's finger. Stop that!]

[agradecido]

I'm not even certain we can handle an apple-sized monkey. Excuse me, ser, those are mine.

[Not that he isn't sort-of wiggling them on purpose now. He might not even mind if the creatue draws blood. Your roomie is weird like that.]

[poolhall_killer]

[The monkey is more play chewing and ignoring Zev, but soon Venom moves in closer.]

Please stop chewing on his fingers, little one.

[And just like that, he stops chewing and sits in Zev's palm.]