➻ five | survey on horticulture and animal husbandry

[unwheeled]

Say one found themselves with a herd of sheep totalling an even hundred. What should one do with said sheep, in your opinion?

Giving them away and/or massive slaughter are not options that will be considered for the sake of this poll. 

Poll #13092

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 15

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What to do with all these sheep:

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Begin an in-home yarn manufacturing business
7 (46.7%)

Convert several acres into farm-ready land
7 (46.7%)

Start a petting zoo
7 (46.7%)

Train a small corgi to become a herding dog (corgi is already in residence)
7 (46.7%)

Who are you and why are you asking me questions about sheep
5 (33.3%)

[private to: Bobby Lassiter, Sean Cassidy, Stiles Stilinski & Raven Xavier] 

What do you think of assisting with a special project for Erik and keeping it a secret?

[private to: Luke]

I have a favor to ask of you. You'll be paid in food. Also I am hoping to include David in plotting. What say you?

[private to: Meyer Lansky]

Might I ask you a question? It will likely turn into a series thereof, for fair warning.

Comments

[studmuffin]

You're not going to jump out of a giant cake, are you? [ Wandering over. ] Dude's jumpy, it'd be a mess. Like probably with viscera and blood from the ceiling and crap.

[infernoandhearth]

I checked yes to all.

[private]
You may ask me whatever favour you wish, especially as you've used the word "plotting".

[unwheeled]

Yes I noticed.

[private]

I want to prepare a dinner for Erik, for Passover. Would you be at all interested in helping?

Because I cannot cook, or it'll all be ruined.

[ex_shiftings982]

If we turn this place into a petting zoo can I have a pony?

[ Leaning in, head on his shoulder in conspiratorial motions. ] What're we planning?

action!

[unwheeled]

[ Charles looks up from his paperwork. ] He would know I was in the cake. Also you are seriously underestimating Erik's self-control, and is this some sort of conversational trap?

[ He's not going to say how Erik would know, Stiles, so good luck with that. ]

What do you know about Passover?

[horseish]

Depends on what kind of special project.

[unwheeled]

I... [ Blinking. ] Yes.

I'm going to regret that I know it, however: Passover.

[unwheeled]

A dinner party, only the sort that Erik doesn't need to cook for and isn't to know about until it's done and he's sat at the table.

[horseish]

Is it his birthday?

[studmuffin]

Hey whatever you and Erik get up to in your spare time is so not my business. [ Hands up, he doesn't want to hear your kinky shit. ]

Enough. [ Sudden realisation. ] Oh. Oh. You're gonna organise that for him, right? [ Excuse him, up on comic lore, up on religious law. ] That could be awesome, y'know?

[ex_shiftings982]

We're not calling the pony Passover.

[unwheeled]

You're the one who brought up people popping out of cakes like a stag party. [ Huffy. ]

It could be. I think he would appreciate it but he definitely would never request it.

[unwheeled]

...I don't suspect I have any authority to name your as of yet inexistent pony.

I meant I want to arrange to have Passover. Here, for Erik.

[unwheeled]

No it's a religious holiday. Passover. He hasn't practiced it in ages but it's something I think he would like and I would like to do for him.

[horseish]

Oh. What do you want me to do? I can't cook things, either.

[unwheeled]

There are questions that the youngest person in attendance asks the eldest person, who would be Erik in this case.

You'd be the youngest, would you want to participate or just sit and eat?

[horseish]

I can help if that's what you need. What do I have to ask?

[And then a pause.]

...do I have to wear a dress?

[ex_shiftings982]

Oh.

[ Raven has her suspicions but they're not ... concrete at all. Charles is old fashioned, he has a romantic inclination for friendship ( red roses on Valentines always turn up for her and she knows it's him that sends them. So she thinks it's more that Erik is as important to him as Raven is. ]

Will he be okay with that?

[withloadedguns]

Lot of sheep.

[bedsidemanners]

Are you a vegetarian?

[recognize_an_opportunity]

You can ask me anything you want.

[Whether or not he'll answer is... debatable. Depends on the question(s).]

[fiveagainstradley]

Wow, Mr. Xavier, that is a lot of sheep to look after!

[studmuffin]

[ Delighted. ] You totally get more British when you're annoyed.

[spotlighted]

Using them for yarn seems like the best long-term business plan. That and sheep's milk and stuff too, I guess.

[intheblanks]

Doesn't option 2 equate to massive slaughter over a wider timeframe?