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'' This 'Earth' place is so fun! The squirrels think I'm cool and want to be like me, the food tastes so different, and I don't have to worry about evil humans with bows! If only the Earth squirrels would stop asking me to kill the Earth Rishbos and 'Bearthings' and other animals... I will kill bad humans, but I know that nature can't be disrupted. Does this understanding that we all need to eat not exist here? Strange... I also haven't seen any Hili-friends or Ever-Purple bunny guys in masks. Why are there no Ever-Purple bad things here? ''

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VERSE: COOKIE

Saffron "Swirrel" Swirl Cookie, a unique roll cake squirrel with cinnamon roll traits and the ever-elusive saffron in her dough, learned to take on a Cookie form and now explores the world to learn from others and share her passionate joy.

Unit Information: Epic Frontline Bomber

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'' Who eats five dozen eggs a day? That's more than I can count! Eating that many can't be good for the birds. Even I only eat 3 a day at most. Why would a human eat raw bird eggs anyway? I've heard that they can make humans sick... ''

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// Due to the month of April now being 'National Child Abuse Prevention Month' in my country with an explicit focus on trans people that earns this new month event the 'Anti-Trans Month' moniker, along with other developments of concern, I have made the decision to no longer interact with minor muns for my own safety. I have updated the rules on all sideblogs for this account. I apologize to the mun this affects, but I unfortunately must put safety first... Thank you for understanding.

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'' The elements aren't magic, they're just as natural as anything else. Maybe they don't exist here, but they do where I'm from. And I'm the only one like me right now at home, because I entered the windy place and saw a sea of clouds and learned I exist and began thinking like humans do. ''

Sōngshū explains, gaze moving around the room to better see the kitchen. She clambers her way down to the floor, a puff of pink-orange smoke and gold shards wrapping around her squirrely form before a 6 year old in foreign clothing stretches, the fog dissipating quickly.

'' Ever since then, I've been able to look like a human! ''

She continues speaking in native Squirrelese, not the 'squeak' version humans are taught in the Junior Chipmunk group. Seems her anatomy is still distinctly squirrel despite the outward human appearance...

Anonymous asked: A rather large squirrel with many glowing markings approaches curiously while holding a bitter almond in her paws, chittering at the chef in heavily accented yet still understandable squirrelese. " Ooh, a cooking human... I wonder if he has any of the tasty almond syrup from the almond jelly dish! I'll have to come back in human shape and ask. " < @sciurus-lucens >

Kronk pauses mid-stir, his wooden spoon hovering over the pot as he blinks at the rather large, glowing squirrel in front of him. "Huh. Big squirrel. Glowy, too. Neat."

He crouches slightly and tilts his head, watching her chitter away. His brow furrows in concentration. "Wait a minute… was that… words?" He squints. "Kinda sounded like words. Squirrelese, but, like, fancy Squirrelese."

Straightening up, he gives her a friendly grin. "Well, hey there, little—uh, actually, not-so-little—fella. You talkin’ about almond syrup? I got some of that right here."

He holds up a small jar and gives it a swirl. "Course, gotta save this for the dish, but hey, if you’re around later in your… uh, human shape? You can always ask me then. Wait—hold up, human shape?"

He blinks again, looking from the glowing squirrel to the jar and back. "…Man, this is turning into a weird afternoon."

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'' What is this place? It looks really cool! Can you introduce me to the local squirrels? Are they lit up* too? Can they also use the elements like yellow-rock*, blue-water*, and purple-sparks*? ''

Sōngshū fires a few questions before stopping to pull a piece of popcorn from her tail and nibble away at the salty snack. Ears swiveling to take in the surrounding noises, she awaits an answer with bated breath, little heart brimming with anticipation.

*Direct translations of the Squirrelese words for 'illuminated,' 'Geo,' 'Hydro,' and 'Electro.'

Anonymous asked: A rather large squirrel with many glowing markings approaches curiously while holding a bitter almond in her paws, chittering at the chef in heavily accented yet still understandable squirrelese. " Ooh, a cooking human... I wonder if he has any of the tasty almond syrup from the almond jelly dish! I'll have to come back in human shape and ask. " < @sciurus-lucens >

Kronk pauses mid-stir, his wooden spoon hovering over the pot as he blinks at the rather large, glowing squirrel in front of him. "Huh. Big squirrel. Glowy, too. Neat."

He crouches slightly and tilts his head, watching her chitter away. His brow furrows in concentration. "Wait a minute… was that… words?" He squints. "Kinda sounded like words. Squirrelese, but, like, fancy Squirrelese."

Straightening up, he gives her a friendly grin. "Well, hey there, little—uh, actually, not-so-little—fella. You talkin’ about almond syrup? I got some of that right here."

He holds up a small jar and gives it a swirl. "Course, gotta save this for the dish, but hey, if you’re around later in your… uh, human shape? You can always ask me then. Wait—hold up, human shape?"

He blinks again, looking from the glowing squirrel to the jar and back. "…Man, this is turning into a weird afternoon."

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Sōngshū starts getting up while shaking the dirt off then looks at the other with shining eyes, elf-like ears lifting up slightly. Oddly enough, she seems practically unharmed with only a bit of dirt staining the yellow dress she's wearing.

'' Oh hello, I'm Sōngshū! What's your name? ''

She casually grabs an acorn from... somewhere, and begins chewing at it, unaware that the other does not speak Liyuese and thus, cannot answer her question.

☢ + = falling over, reversed.

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[ send one for my muse’s reaction to your muse... - ACCEPTING ]

It was such a peaceful day. The sun was shining, the breeze was warm, there little pretty bugs fluttering around. And Tomba never missed a chance to just lay back in the grass and take a good old nap...

Until the sound of a whole person hitting the dirt next to him sent him scrabbling to his feet and flinging himself away with such speed that it was more flying than running. "Uwa!!!"

When his heart finally stopped pounding, though, he actually took a good look at... well, what looked like a girl? Who had just plowed into the dirt and grass at full speed. Though his eyes lit up when he saw one striking feature he hadn't seen before: she had bright pink hair, almost like his. Although her outfit looked like it was from far away...

Oh wait. He blinked, then realized that must've actually kind of hurt, and quickly zipped up to her side, poking the poor pink haired girl to see if she was okay. "Ow?"

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The squirrel gasps, eyes widening and ears upright. She begins speaking again rather quickly, leaning forward carefully.

" You can listen to squirrels! I haven't met any normal humans at home who understand squirrels. How did you learn to understand us? Okay, I have so many questions! What's your name? "

Swept up in her excitement, the squirrel utters nonsensical noises and shuffles in place, barely able to stay still.

Anonymous asked: A rather large squirrel with many glowing markings approaches curiously while holding a bitter almond in her paws, chittering at the chef in heavily accented yet still understandable squirrelese. " Ooh, a cooking human... I wonder if he has any of the tasty almond syrup from the almond jelly dish! I'll have to come back in human shape and ask. " < @sciurus-lucens >

Kronk pauses mid-stir, his wooden spoon hovering over the pot as he blinks at the rather large, glowing squirrel in front of him. "Huh. Big squirrel. Glowy, too. Neat."

He crouches slightly and tilts his head, watching her chitter away. His brow furrows in concentration. "Wait a minute… was that… words?" He squints. "Kinda sounded like words. Squirrelese, but, like, fancy Squirrelese."

Straightening up, he gives her a friendly grin. "Well, hey there, little—uh, actually, not-so-little—fella. You talkin’ about almond syrup? I got some of that right here."

He holds up a small jar and gives it a swirl. "Course, gotta save this for the dish, but hey, if you’re around later in your… uh, human shape? You can always ask me then. Wait—hold up, human shape?"

He blinks again, looking from the glowing squirrel to the jar and back. "…Man, this is turning into a weird afternoon."

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'' Ooh, the Moon is Crimson like Miss Red Eyes! Pretty... I just wish my Hili-friends weren't so scared of it. ''

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Sōngshū sits on a tree with golden leaves, using her iron-hardened front teeth to break the shell of an acorn before digging out the nuts inside and eating them like a human would eat peanuts.

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" Yep, Mister Bat! He's friends with Saurifa and smells like a bat. He even hangs upside down from branches, but it looks silly since he's human sized. I wonder why he's a bat human... "

The squirrel child's face scrunches slightly, eyes tightly shut in deep consideration...

An unusually large multicolored squirrel of the non-flying variety is perched carefully on Xilonen's workbench, dark blue eyes shining with an almost human-like intelligence as it inspects the various tools with fascination. Ears swiveling in the craftswoman's direction as she approaches, the rodent puts down the screwdriver it was holding and turns to face Xilonen with a happy chittering noise, tail twitching...

" Hi Miss Xilo! "

Xilonen looks with a smile at the squirrel that has just approached her . She was doing some cleaning in her workshop , because she has to do it sometime . Seeing the guest , she straightens up and greets it .

❝ Hello , little buddy ! Can I help you with something ? ❞

With a slightly surprised expression on her face, she watches as it puts down the screwdriver. From now on, nothing will surprise her.

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" Thanks, Miss Xilo! Just leave a pile of Quenepas and all the squirrels will be here. Mister Bat gives Quenepas to the Glider Squirrels a lot, so I had to try them. Do you know Mister Bat? "

Mind focused on this new topic, Sōngshū doesn't make any move to leave as she munches on an acorn from her tail.

An unusually large multicolored squirrel of the non-flying variety is perched carefully on Xilonen's workbench, dark blue eyes shining with an almost human-like intelligence as it inspects the various tools with fascination. Ears swiveling in the craftswoman's direction as she approaches, the rodent puts down the screwdriver it was holding and turns to face Xilonen with a happy chittering noise, tail twitching...

" Hi Miss Xilo! "

Xilonen looks with a smile at the squirrel that has just approached her . She was doing some cleaning in her workshop , because she has to do it sometime . Seeing the guest , she straightens up and greets it .

❝ Hello , little buddy ! Can I help you with something ? ❞

With a slightly surprised expression on her face, she watches as it puts down the screwdriver. From now on, nothing will surprise her.

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" Hm? At home, we give the coins before the product is made. But if it works differently here, that's good too! How about... I give you a bag of snacks now and the Mora later? "

The squirrel is already reaching into her tail and pulling out fistfuls of roasted almonds, placing them into a small bag meant for Mora. Once the bag is filled, she loosely ties the top with a thick piece of thread and offers the snack pack to Xilonen with a grin.

An unusually large multicolored squirrel of the non-flying variety is perched carefully on Xilonen's workbench, dark blue eyes shining with an almost human-like intelligence as it inspects the various tools with fascination. Ears swiveling in the craftswoman's direction as she approaches, the rodent puts down the screwdriver it was holding and turns to face Xilonen with a happy chittering noise, tail twitching...

" Hi Miss Xilo! "

Xilonen looks with a smile at the squirrel that has just approached her . She was doing some cleaning in her workshop , because she has to do it sometime . Seeing the guest , she straightens up and greets it .

❝ Hello , little buddy ! Can I help you with something ? ❞

With a slightly surprised expression on her face, she watches as it puts down the screwdriver. From now on, nothing will surprise her.

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Looking at the red sky over the old ruins to the northwest, Sōngshū squints at the line in the sky with a very focused expression... behind her, a squirrel chitters away as the child nods sagely.

" So the red sky eyes are why Miss Mavy smelled like death... She used Miss Red Eyes' power of death to defeat the Ever-Purple, but Miss Red Eyes said that after using Her power, Miss Mavy has to die... aw... She promised to fight me but the rules of nature come first. I'll have to find Miss I-san instead. "

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Happy another year of staying alive 💥💥💥‼️‼️

" Okay, thanks! Want acorns or almonds or pinecones or a different tree nut? "

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" Well, you're making the thing for me, and I'm a squirrel, so I don't know how many coins it is. My bird-lion friend has lots of Mora, and gave me some as 'allowance' for my vacation. This would be a good thing to spend it on, so I'll give you all the coins. That should be enough for a cool new weapon... "

Getting out a sizeable bag of Mora, she holds it towards Xilonen with a smile, ears up. From size alone this is more than enough Mora for the job usually, though given the more difficult nature of the commission and the effort that'd be needed in making sure the Phlogiston within would be contained in such a way that it would not fade outside of Natlan, the extra Mora should cover the additional work that this job will require.

An unusually large multicolored squirrel of the non-flying variety is perched carefully on Xilonen's workbench, dark blue eyes shining with an almost human-like intelligence as it inspects the various tools with fascination. Ears swiveling in the craftswoman's direction as she approaches, the rodent puts down the screwdriver it was holding and turns to face Xilonen with a happy chittering noise, tail twitching...

" Hi Miss Xilo! "

Xilonen looks with a smile at the squirrel that has just approached her . She was doing some cleaning in her workshop , because she has to do it sometime . Seeing the guest , she straightens up and greets it .

❝ Hello , little buddy ! Can I help you with something ? ❞

With a slightly surprised expression on her face, she watches as it puts down the screwdriver. From now on, nothing will surprise her.

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" No, not Pyro. Phlogiston, it's the better fire. All the Tepetlis use it, and I gotta have a good weapon if I'm gonna friendly-fight Miss Mavy. "

Making her way to the nearest chair, the squirrel sits in a very human-like way before changing into her human shape, her outfit clearly heavily inspired by Xilonen and Mavuika's usual garb. Her large, fluffy tail rests in her lap, the perfect position for her to get a handful of raw acorns out and begin snacking on them.

" Can you make it in two weeks? "

An unusually large multicolored squirrel of the non-flying variety is perched carefully on Xilonen's workbench, dark blue eyes shining with an almost human-like intelligence as it inspects the various tools with fascination. Ears swiveling in the craftswoman's direction as she approaches, the rodent puts down the screwdriver it was holding and turns to face Xilonen with a happy chittering noise, tail twitching...

" Hi Miss Xilo! "

Xilonen looks with a smile at the squirrel that has just approached her . She was doing some cleaning in her workshop , because she has to do it sometime . Seeing the guest , she straightens up and greets it .

❝ Hello , little buddy ! Can I help you with something ? ❞

With a slightly surprised expression on her face, she watches as it puts down the screwdriver. From now on, nothing will surprise her.

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