And on that farm he had a -- dear God, what is that thing?

[ternaui.livejournal.com]

He'd gone back to the ship and spent a day in preparation, contacted the ship about transport, made the purchases...  And so now he had a couple cages of swine -- the individual in the ridiculous fur cap had called them targs, but the seemed quite boar-like.

There were cattle -- six-legged cattle, but cattle all the same, and the individual in the ridiculous broad-brimmed hat had assured him their milk would be safe for the consumption of the humans.

And he had some actual deer, on the oath of yet another man in a ridiculous hat. Skittish, but he was going to get them situated one way or another.

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[ternaui.livejournal.com]

"It seems the nature of the swine makes it all the more important that the separations between pastures be quite high. Some help in establishing that would be quite appreciated."

[j-y-d.livejournal.com]

"Sure. There's a bunch of scrap metal about. I can probably salvage enough to make some better fortified moorings." he doesn't know herd animals well, but he does know building fortifications. "You'll want to make sure the fencing material for them is solid stuff too. Doesn't look like wooden gates will slow them down much."

[ternaui.livejournal.com]

A big, toothy smile. "Indeed. Unfortunately, we do not have the pasture structures we have in the Empire available, but I have long since accepted that if one needs 'joury-rigging,' one should consult a human." Pause. "Or, apparently, another sentient species of Earth."

[j-y-d.livejournal.com]

"Jury rigging was most of what we did. We worked mostly out of a scrap yard, so not exactly swimming in new parts. So this is nothing new... and its just fences. They just need to be strong. I can also get the mechanics set up for an electric fence, but you'd need someone else to do the wiring."

[ternaui.livejournal.com]

"Best, most likely to get them situated first." The Chancellor nods. "But that may prove necessary."

[j-y-d.livejournal.com]

"Huh uh, if we're going to build a heavy electric fence, the foundation and grounding work different. I need to do that from the start. It'll be hell'a sturdy even so, so there's time to get it hooked up. But if you want to eventually make the pig pen electrified, I need to know now. I'll stick with working on that, so I don't panic the rest of your stock."

[ternaui.livejournal.com]

"Ah. Then it might be wisest to plan ahead. Thank you, Chase."

[j-y-d.livejournal.com]

"Hey, no worries. We did a lot of this. Won't take much time at all... don't have to trap these fences or anything."

[ternaui.livejournal.com]

"Excellent, Thank you." A pause. "I am pleasantly surprised that STA'C K'LTRRB'TXFT has offered no apparent resistance to this project."

[j-y-d.livejournal.com]

"Nah, we won't see any of that til she decides they count as crew members, I'm guessing. How the fuck do you handle that mouthful?"

[ternaui.livejournal.com]

"Several centuries of discussing the Sharnhaishian Guild Commander Yuaw Khta, and the fact that I do not have to use my tongue. I will not call her Stacy. We are not friends."

[j-y-d.livejournal.com]

"That's fair enough, knew a guy back home who would probably do the same thing... if just to prove he could say it. Good plan though, cause yer right. Too much we don't know yet."

[ternaui.livejournal.com]

"Indeed. And who was this guy, so proud of his pronunciation skils?"

[j-y-d.livejournal.com]

"We just called him Scruffy the Recyclable Man. He referred to himself as a mummy... ancient Aztec priest who gets reborn over and over again. His real name was hard to pronounce... but he got used to Scruffy."

[ternaui.livejournal.com]

"How... Interesting. Aztec. Those are on the new continents, yes?" For an alien, The Chancellor has a bit of a Eurocentric view of Earth.

[j-y-d.livejournal.com]

That takes a moment. New continents?
"Uhm... yeah. Aztecs, ancient civilization. First time Scruffy died, far as he can figure, was a few thousand years ago."

[ternaui.livejournal.com]

"Ah, I beg your pardon. I am not as well-versed in any Earth history not known to the English in the fourteenth century. We have good access to spy satelites, but it is still fairly sporadic information. The only of Earth's ancient civilizations I know well are the Druids, Hebrews, and Romans."

[j-y-d.livejournal.com]

"Druids, huh? Used to know this Verbena chick who called herself a druid. Really into the sex magic thing. Otherwise, couldn't tell you much about anything other than sort of the Aztecs, through learning shit from Scruffy."