Item:Mechanical red apple moth

mechanical red apple moth
Look:	The tiny red apple moth's forewings are only about as long as a typical Gnome's pinky, with a peachy-red area at the base, distinguishable from a much darker, maroon-red area at the tip. This one also has a "fan" of large scales at the tail end of the abdomen. The hindwings are a mottled, pale orange, but are hidden beneath the folded forewings and only visible when the moth is not at rest, or under close scrutiny. A marvel of craftsmanship, the moth is wound by means of a shiny metal key. It looks to be in pristine condition.
Weight:	5 stones
Metal:	No
Appraised Cost:	31250 Kronars25,000 Lirums <br />22,550 Dokoras <br />31.25 LTBpoints <br />31.25 Tickets <br />31.25 Scrips <br />
Properties:	This is an item. This item has more than normal or unusual verbs. This is an atmo item that will periodically emit messaging to the entire room. This item is a toy.
Dimensions:	1 length x 1 width x 1 height
Sources:	Source is Hollow Eve Festival 450/Raffles, Drathrok's Duskruin 426/Drathrok's Assemblage

Verbs

• LICK: The red apple moth uncoils its threadlike proboscis and gently brushes your lips.

The red apple moth uncoils its threadlike proboscis and gently brushes [Player]'s lips.

• NUDGE: You give the red apple moth a little nudge, and it crawls along your palm. It reaches the tips of your fingers, opens and closes its wings, then wanders back.

[Player] gives her red apple moth a little nudge, and it crawls along her palm. It reaches the tips of her fingers, opens and closes its wings, then wanders back.

• PULL: You tug on one of the red apple moth's front legs, and it crawls carefully up your arm to your shoulder. Upon reaching that altitude, it floats into the air and slowly glides toward a gentle landing in the middle of your outstretched palm.

[Player] tugs on one of her red apple moth's front legs, and it crawls carefully up her arm to her shoulder. Upon reaching that altitude, it floats into the air and slowly glides toward a gentle landing in the middle of [Player]'s outstretched palm.

• RUB: You pet the stout, furry body of your red apple moth.

[Player] pets the stout, furry body of her red apple moth.

• SPIN: The red apple moth crawls to the edge of your palm. You turn your hand slowly, allowing it to travel across your knuckles, then back around to the front.

The red apple moth crawls to the edge of [Player]'s palm. She turns her hand slowly, allowing it to travel across her knuckles, then back around to the front.

• TAP: You give the body of your red apple moth a soft tap and it leaps into the air, dancing upwards like a puppet on a string before floating back down to your palm.

[Player] gives the body of her red apple moth a soft tap and it leaps into the air, dancing upwards like a puppet on a string before floating back down to her palm.

• TICKLE: You flip a small toggle on the underbelly of your red apple moth. It takes off, flying at top speed! Your eye can barely follow the many sudden changes of direction, but before long the moth returns, settling softly down on your waiting palm.

[Player] flips a small toggle on the underbelly of her red apple moth. It takes off, flying at top speed! Your eye can barely follow the many sudden changes of direction, but before long the moth returns, settling softly down on [Player]'s waiting palm.

• TILT: You tilt your hand from side to side, but the red apple moth clings tenaciously to your palm. Its wings flicker as it works to maintain its balance.

[Player] tilts her hand from side to side, but the red apple moth clings tenaciously to her palm. Its wings flicker as it works to maintain its balance.

• TURN: You turn the small key on the side of your red apple moth, tightening the springs inside.

[Player] turns the small key on the side of her red apple moth, tightening the springs inside.

• WAVE: The red apple moth lifts effortlessly into the air, its wings creating the merest whisper of a breeze. It hovers for a moment, then wafts back to your hand.

The red apple moth lifts effortlessly into the air, its wings creating the merest whisper of a breeze. It hovers for a moment, then wafts back to [Player]'s hand.

Atmospheric Messaging

• Your red apple moth stares levelly at you with its multifaceted eyes.

[Player]'s red apple moth turns and stares directly at her with its multifaceted eyes.

• Your red apple moth scoots backwards clumsily, startled by some shadow.

[Player]'s red apple moth scoots backwards clumsily, startled by some shadow.

• Your red apple moth stretches its wings out fully to either side, then tucks them neatly back against its furry body.

[Player]'s red apple moth stretches its wings out fully to either side, then tucks them neatly back against its furry body.

• The sudden movement topples your red apple moth.

[Player]'s red apple moth topples over.

• The red apple moth pauses, pawing at the air with one outstretched foreleg.

[Player]'s red apple moth pauses, pawing at the air with one outstretched foreleg.

• The red apple moth sends its long proboscis out to taste your thumb.

[Player]'s red apple moth sends its long proboscis out to taste her thumb.

• The red apple moth rocks indecisively from side to side on its six legs.

[Player]'s red apple moth rocks indecisively from side to side on its six legs.

• After nestling in a corner of your palm, your red apple moth sets to work cleaning its antennae meticulously.

After nestling in a corner of her palm, [Player]'s red apple moth sets to work cleaning its antennae meticulously.

• Suddenly, as if frightened by something, your red apple moth flattens itself against your hand.

Suddenly, as if frightened by something, [Player]'s red apple moth flattens itself against her hand.

• The red apple moth flings itself at your index finger! Falling backwards from the impact, it totters about looking dazed.

[Player]'s red apple moth lunges suddenly toward her index finger! It staggers back from the impact, looking dazed.

• The red apple moth's wingtips tickle your palm as it scuttles back and forth.

[Player]'s red apple moth scuttles lightly back and forth, its wingtips brushing her palm.

• Your red apple moth seems to be slowing down. Time to wind it a bit, perhaps?

[Player]'s red apple moth is looking a bit sluggish, and could probably use more winding.

• There's not much tension left in the springs of your red apple moth. It can barely move at all.

[Player]'s red apple moth is moving so slowly it is practically at a standstill.