BEAUTY AND THE BEAST AU 1

[enigmaster]

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[enigmaster]

I just did what you said needed to be done. About washing it and drying it and all of that. ...It was a little difficult, but I did my best. [He glances down at his arms for a second. He's not really... built for being careful or precise.]

[agoodname]

[.....welp. He'll just have to see what condition it's in. But for now, he nods.]

Thank you. It's best not to let it soak longer than normal, so it's good that you took care of it.

[enigmaster]

I've never done it before. I don't know if I did it right. [But they're down, now. Edward takes a few extra steps, before he'll set Oswald down. ...Maybe... just a little reluctantly.]

[agoodname]

[Edward is incredibly gentle with him. It's rather encouraging, honestly. And Oswald leans against him, still, while he's getting his bearings and making sure he's balanced enough that he can step back.]

Well. We won't know until we have a look, will we? [the corner of his mouth quirks upwards in amusement]

[enigmaster]

Right. [Yes, right. Edward will just... wait for Oswald to start going so he can follow.]

[agoodname]

[right. In that case, he'll lead the way to the kitchen to see what the damage is on that pelt]

[enigmaster]

[It's... Well, it's a clumsy job, there's no way around that. It's maybe not totally ruined, but it's clearly done by someone with no experience who was maybe a little rougher than is ideal. Edward's... a little nervous.] Is it still okay?

[agoodname]

[Oswald brushes away the salt from the hide so can take a look at it, checking the stretched pelt over, humming a bit. There's one or two spots where the fur is missing and a couple nicks in the hide but...it's not ruined. Not ideal, of course, but...could be a lot worse.

He glances back at Edward]

This was your first time doing this, wasn't it?

[enigmaster]

[He just. Nods. That obvious, huh?]

[agoodname]

[Oswald gives him a smile, then.]

Then you did very well with it, considering there wasn't anyone there to instruct you.

[enigmaster]

Oh! [aaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA] Thank you.

[agoodname]

[well that's a reaction. Not an unexpected one, quite frankly] Thank you for getting it out and doing all this. It would've been a trial to do anything with if it'd soaked overnight.

[enigmaster]

Ah, sure... No problem, I guess. [still internally screaming a lot]

[agoodname]

[he hums a bit] Would you mind grabbing me the salt and we'll add another layer before we get to the meat?

[enigmaster]

...Sure. [He's on it. Getting that and handing it over to Oswald.]

[agoodname]

Thank you. [oh, this is very easy. Almost too easy. He's going to spread a new thick layer of salt over the hide] This will take all the moisture out of the hide so it can be used but won't go rotten.

[enigmaster]

[Edward's watching curiously. Filing away that information.] Huh... I see. You know a lot about this...

[agoodname]

Mn, I'd better. I've been doing it since I was seven or eight and my mother showed me how. [he sounds a bit amused at first, spreading a very thick layer of salt over it. Though he's going a bit quiet at the mention of his mother.]

[enigmaster]

[Edward... goes a bit quiet as well, so he doesn't immediately notice Oswald has as well. His mother, huh... That must have been nice.] I've never really needed to know. I don't think there's any books explaining it here...

[agoodname]

Oh? [he arches an eyebrow] Do you normally just eat them raw?

[enigmaster]

Yeah. [Obviously???]

[agoodname]

....oh. [he wrinkles his nose a bit, glancing at the bucket of innards from yesterday. It's still absolutely freezing in here] Well, if you're hungry, those are probably still good, and if you'd like them, better that than they go to waste.

I can't eat them, but if you usually eat it raw, it should be fine for you.

[enigmaster]

You can't, really? [That seems silly.] I mean, in that case, I'll definitely take them.

[agoodname]

I could, but it would be disgusting and I'd probably get sick. [he waves a hand at the bucket] Help yourself. Waste not, want not, after all. [and while Edward's doing that, he's going to go take a look at the butchered rabbit pieces from last night.]

[enigmaster]

Really? It tastes fine. ...I guess you probably don't drink blood either, though. [Un...like him. That's a normal fact to throw in casually. But Edward's absolutely going to take that bucket and just... snack on the contents. Food can be hard to come by in the winter and he's pretty damn hungry. He just kind of plops down on the floor while he eats.]