#but xe picked a bunch of the stuff

[sapphicrot]

Dy have any modern au suns hcs? (Or like streamer au hcs like that kinda stuff)

just anything random idk :))

this got insanely fucking long so i just put it under the cut LMAO i just threw together a bunch of disjointed shit about them in the streamer au so buckle up

okay so in the streamer au suns grew up hella sheltered and was raised strictly catholic and has HELLA anxiety (specifically surrounding religion and stuff) so they’re basically like one of those greyhound dogs that are lanky and tall but also have the most Nervous energy imaginable. they went no-contact with their parents once they went to college and haven’t spoken to them in years.

he accidentally started using he/they when he got asked his pronouns in one of their university courses and panicked and just blurted “HE/THEY” and then was like “wait what the fuck i’ve never used they/them in my life??? i can’t correct myself, that’d be awkward!!! guess those are my pronouns now” and they eventually started using xe/xem after meeting sig and pebbles and moon.

he has really long hair and pebbles likes to braid it. xe usually keeps it up in a bun tho

they’re absolutely terrified of bugs. if they scream (like actually gets scared and screeches) they have the most high pitched scream imaginable. bro rivals ariana grande. moon is the designated bug-letter-outter of the apartment.

xe is a weird coffee person. like they have their own espresso machine in the kitchen and can do fancy latte art and grind their own beans type weird coffee person. xe is the only one who has ever made coffee that pebbles actually enjoys.

underneath the mountains of crushing catholic guilt + anxiety + undiagnosed autism xe is actually really playful. like chasing pebbles around the apartment and grabbing him and slinging him over their shoulder playful. the first time pebbles hears suns actually laugh, like fucking cackle, he falls in love all over again.

adding onto that the reason xe can easily sling pebbles over xeir shoulder is cuz they took ballet for most of their life (even through college), so they’re actually pretty strong!

he never really joins sig’s streams, he’s really shy, and if he does he wears a face mask. this has for some reason made sig’s fanbase come to the conclusion that they are a vampire “cuz they hide their teeth with the mask!”. this all culminates in a halloween stream that sig does with her friends where they all stream separately but one of them is designated as the “killer” and chat has to figure out who it is by voting, lest all of their favs die. one halloween suns gets picked as the killer so they just decide to take the vampire thing and run with it. sig ends up being the final one alive and suns finds her and yanks her off-camera (and sig dramatically pretends to get killed), before picking up the camera, pulling off their face mask, and going “hey chat.” with his face covered in fake blood and lil vampire fangs in. they cut the stream and NSHtwt goes INSANE for like 15 minutes wondering if that was a collective hallucination, until the stream starts again and everyone says their thanks and happy halloweens and then sig ends the little event like nothing happened. suns is completely normal again and hovering in the back with moon and very much not covered in blood. also that was their face reveal like they had never shown their entire face on camera before then. i’m sure you can imagine the nuclear fucking fallout that was twitter for the next few days.

i think i’m ending it on that cuz i really like that anecdote :3

[centipedve]

lol sometimes we like to think abt ethnicity language stuff etc with reali hcs cuz. yay. we've always imagined ahos with uzbek swag wdk why. got randomly attached to it now it's our truth. uto Vaguely White but mostly southern european influence. perchaps communal could be a gael? egoism han chinese & korean but raised in germany, postie mostly korean, ingsoc w wasian swag specifically viet/kinh & anglo-saxon/english and raised brit ofc, and censure japanese.

darw we're still thinking about in regards to ethnicity, national origin, and language because we think it'd be a bit complicated but we're undecided, ethnically Yeah That Guy's White but raised in afghanistan b/c parents were American Missionaries and travelled there before he was born, ended up just living there for a myriad of reasons, and he moved back to america by himself (probably trying for a Long Time and eventually getting there by early teens, most likely illegally) and knows both english and dari but probably much worse with dari in the Current Day because he rarely uses it and only uses it for like. evil. but all of that is like. shrug. we're not 100% sure yet what exactly we wanna do for him.

anyways. we think since censure would be pretty dgaf and voluntarily isolated he would speak only japanese most of his life with maybe like a bare understanding of english. uto would speak english when he meets censure but we don't think he would have been taught to read or write so it's purely spoken, and censure might think to try and learn english only to communicate with uto more directly but uto (flexible child brain) starts picking up on censure's japanese first via learning by context so uto would officially start learning japanese and speaking japanese w censure and would also learn to read and write in japanese, before eventually learning how to read and write in english (maybe alongside censure). but uto would still have the most stupid obvious thick american white boy accent when speaking japanese so anyone who doesn't know japanese would probably assume he's just making up words and being racist. so better with speaking english than japanese but better with writing in japanese than english, listening probably equally as competent but we think he'd like listening to japanese more since it reminds him of growing up with censure. censure eventually learns english from utopian once he decides to start being more actively involved with other ideologies that live near him. so he'd probably initially start speaking with really weird out of character slang that would be ironed out over time.

ahos and postie much more straightforward. postie would only speak english, but xe would deffo wanna learn japanese because xey think it's cool and wanna join in with uto and censure, and also wanna learn korean for culture reasons. ahos natively speaks uzbek but started learning english as well at such a young age that she's equally comfortable with both, and maybe grew up in uzbekistan when she was younger but moved away to america quite early. we think she'd become culturally involved with america very easily, like, not rejecting where she came from but not overly concerned with it either. she'd have 0 interest in actually learning any other language but might pick up on japanese phrases that censure and uto use in front of her a bunch esp when they're trying to be sneaky and secretive. nowhere near actually understanding the language though.

this was meant to be two short paragraphs oops we yapped

[wheeboo]

new ask from : dizzy anon ! xe says...

i was!! supposed to add in the idea alongside the original ask but i thought it'd be a little much, so i decided to just send that in instead. while i have the text copied on my laptop, i still remember it in my head. so here it is!!

ironically for the hanahaki mingyu fic, this one has flowers involved as well. but thankfully no sickness! i'd been seeing a few good omens stuff and it's only faintly inspired.

sins and virtues. yn as envy and mingyu as kindness. yn probably lived a life of jealousy of people's appearances, very very unsatisfied with themselves. they had always wished to change into something people would love to look at, but never truly achieved it. mingyu had a heart of gold and the softest of smiles that could make anybody melt, but some people took his kindness for granted sometimes; gave him nothing when he did everything. and in death, they were chosen to be the very things that lead to their downfall in life; envy and kindness respectively.

with that out of the way (over-explaining has apparently helped people understand me more so i hope it does its job rn huhu), inspired by something a friend and i's oc ship does in their own version of this au- what if yn likes to try and satisfy themselves just a little bit, flatter themselves and all that, by ordering flowers for themselves? even a place with a bunch of demons probably has a good flower shop. they place it on a date far enough that they'll forget about it, and when they receive it, it's just. "oooooh, for me? of course it's for me hahahah" nagco-cope lang si pre, omsim HAHAHAHA

and then mingyu takes notice of this,,, i mean. who wouldn't, because yn's room had started to fill up with bouquets of the same flowers every two weeks or so. he sorta picks up on why, and one day decides to be the one to give them flowers,,,, like imagine that. holy shit. this doesn't even need to be romance, just somebody who wants to make somebody smile somehow. i'm so upset abt this im so down bad for stuff like this lowkeyyyy????

; 💫

i mean to answer this the other day after reading thru it but kinda forgot dsfds;lksfd';; but!!! can i just say how i was like WOWED reading this it sounds genuinely truly interesting n something i would definitely read or even write?? like i love the contrasting symbols of sins and virtues and how it was basically their purpose in life perse?? poor mingyu tho he def does not deserve to be treated that way ugh 😭 yet the whole idea of mingyu discovering the reason why yn has been doing this/treating themselves like this because of envy n jealousy (and that its basically an inevitable feeling) is just ang sobrang cute lang,, can imagine all the kilig feelings in this because all mingyu wants is make yn smile n make them feel better abt themselves :((. its like such a simple concept w beautiful symbolism!! i love your mind po omg <3

[earth-b0y]

Remember!

[Word Count: ~600]

[Cw: slight manipulation. Visible to anons and non-muses]

Min sits at a plain white desk, in the centre of a room with plain white walls and a plain white floor. Under the cold and bright LED lights, Min's tired face appears pallid, ghostly as he stares towards the surveillance camera near the ceiling. A red pinprick light glows, slowly blinking to the rhythm of his breath, as though alive and breathing along with him. Min remembers that means it's recording. He looks down, scraping a claw against the desk's surface, waiting.

The metal door of the observation room slides open, and as Min glances up, a hopeful shine enters his eyes as he sees a familiar face. "Sparkles?"

Dr Ellie L. smiles, or to more accurately describe it, bares her teeth, but Min doesn't mind. He knows it's a friendly gesture. "Hi, Min! How are you feeling today?" xe says cheerily, taking a seat across from Min and setting down xyr clipboard, along with a warm cup of coffee.

"I'm... um... I don't know. I'm okay," Min responds, looking away to pick at his fingers. "How come you're here? That's... different. It's usually other people."

"Well, those other guys thought it would be nice for you to see a familiar face this time around," their tone is light and friendly, and Min tries to focus on that, rather than their clinical lab coat or their pen scratching against the paper. "And I thought so, too! It must be a little scary, having people you don't know poke around in your business all the time."

Min nods, quick to agree. "Yeah... I don't like it." Then he frowns, and he fidgets with the fabric of his baggy grey sweatpants. "I don't like them, either. They make me scared and... uncomfortable."

Dr Lorenza nods sympathetically. "Yeah, I can imagine it's harder for you, since... well." She lets her meaning hang in the air; they both know what happened to Min. No words on specifics are needed, just a little nudge in the right direction to get the ball rolling. "Do you think the researchers here are treating you unfairly?"

"Not... really," Min murmurs, looking away. "They're not mean, but they... they just want to study me. They're not friends. I'm scared they'll get mad at me... like he did."

"Oh, no, no! At worst, someone might get a little grumpy with you, but you're safe here," Dr Lorenza says reassuringly. "No one is going to hurt you, I promise!"

Min nods, but his fear of all the other adults around him isn't fully assuaged, Dr Lorenza can tell. Then, Min looks up at him with big, pleading puppy-dog eyes. "Am I going to see you more often now?"

The psychoanalyst pauses to take a sip of its coffee. Everything is going well, so far. She sets the mug back down. "Maybe! I can't say for sure what the bosses want yet, but I'm glad to hear I'm not scary to you. If this works out, I can try to see if they'll let me visit you more often, alright?"

"Mhm! That would be good!" Min scoots his chair closer to the table, a grin spreading across his face.

"Awesome!" Dr Lorenza smiles back, and then he flips a page on his clipboard, skimming over the set of prepared questions. "There's a bunch of stuff they want me to ask you today; are you ready for that?"

"Yeah... yeah, I think so," Min replies. If it's with Sparkles, then it'll be okay. It's safe. And maybe, if he does a good job, she'll keep coming back.

[gay-language-raptor]

hello, you’ve found my language learning blog 🥳

about me:

my name is Moth

my body is 21 years old & a white american (Turtle Island)

my pronouns are they/them & xe/xem

i am non-binary, queer, and polyamorous

i am the host of a traumagenic system

my main blog is @garfields-b0ngwater and my fandom side blog is @arsynicatnip

about my blog:

this is my side blog for language learning. my native language is english, and i’ve been casually learning spanish for a few years (meaning I’m still beginner-intermediate, lol) and i’ve recently picked up studying korean. eventually I would also like to learn a sign language system, though i’m not sure which one yet.

~copying and pasting the rest from my main blog pinned post~

i don’t really want to have to list a bunch of stuff for a DNI, so i’ll just say that this is a place of acceptance!!! anyone of any race or ethnicity, religion or spirituality, gender or sexuality, neurodivergence, mental illness, disability, etc is welcome here as long as you are kind to others! we love and embrace everyone for AND regardless of their differences in this good christian minecraft server. as long as you aren’t hurting anybody, we love and appreciate your existence! that means no TERFs/radfems/gender criticals, no neo-nazi white supremacist eugenicists, no eco-fascist neoliberal capitalist bootlicking bullshit.

if you’ve made it this far, remember to drink some water, eat something if you haven’t in a while, and rest if you’re tired! thank you for taking the time to read this and getting to know me! welcome to my page :3

[patchdotexe]

re: max blorboposting:

unsurprisingly, I Would Like To See It (dont worry if not! no pressure)

time for some very delayed blorboposting. i hope everybody's ready to learn about blaseball

this is Wyatt Mason X, aka MaX:

and xe is an echo of the original Wyatt Mason, who was a sub-par batter for the LA Tacos until they picked up a Microphone that broke reality, wiped them from existence, and gave them godlike power on Twitter. (look blaseball plot is hard to summarize im doing my best here). after the Microphone broke 11 seasons later, 14* copies of Wyatt appeared on a bunch of teams and basically had a "uh. what now?" moment. and then most of them also got wiped out of existence when coming into contact with the other Wyatts under specific circumstances.

*(site-canonically 13 but vix is real in our hearts)

xe is my favourite blaseball player, the first one i contributed lore to, the one i rp'd on twitter for a year, and the one i will gush about when given the opportunity. so below the cut is a LOT of words.

an important thing about the Big Garage's sound system is that we did some shit to it. we're the music team, we do band stuff, and we also do sound-based necromancy. so a teenager that is literally an echo of somebody turned into a person getting stuck in our sound system.. does things! like mess with the whole "coming into existence" part. the physicality of the other Wyatts varies but MaX has the fun property of only kinda being solid? xe's very visually glitchy, sometimes clips through objects, may not have actual flesh, and xer bone status is undefined. if you go off the idea that a Wyatt echo has a sound-based core (the "echo" part of an echo) and then a squishy human exterior, MaX is kinda.. lacking in the squishy human exterior part.

xe doesn't really have many memories of the original Wyatt (the way i write xem, xe only remembers bits and pieces from having the Microphone), so that combined with being "incomplete" and the fact that being an echo means xe can echo others means that xer identity is a patchwork of everyone around xem. verbal tics, gestures, batting stance, opinions and feelings, fashion sense-- all of it is collected from the rest of the team and patched together until it becomes a person. xe's a quilt of everyone else.

that doesn't really stop xem, though (and in fact enables xem), although sometimes it can be a bit of a downer if xe thinks about it too much. xe's kinda prone to getting stuck in xer own head about xer existence, because it is very, very impermanent. if xe encounters another Wyatt in the wrong kind of weather, xe'll just.. be gone. echo away into static. like what happened to almost everyone else. so at first, a lot of xer everything was xem facing the idea of, like, a predetermined ending. that xe's not gonna make it out of this alive, that xe needs to make the most of the time xe does have, and that-- more than anything-- xe needs to figure out who xe is as someone besides just the tenth Wyatt Mason. and it's rough when xe wakes up at the start of each season not knowing if xe's gonna be there at the end of it.

the thing is, 10 seasons later, at the end of the era, MaX was still alive.

xe's not the only one, even! Ivy (IV) and NaN (what's left of the original Wyatt) made it through too. everyone else staticked out (including Wyatt Quitter, who wasn't an echo originally but got turned into one because the Microphone's influence isn't always a good thing), but those three made it out. MaX, who'd gained a reputation for not wanting to play because of racking up status effects that'd take xem out of the game, returned to the plate in the last week of the season to see the world collapse. but xe survived. literally no one thought xe would! i didn't think xe would! i mean, i was hoping for it, but i was still bracing for it, y'know

and so, at the end of everything, this punk teen makes it to the end of the world. some of xer friends have died (Chorby Soul, who xe bonded with about being on a timer to death/nonexistence, and Sparks Beans, who went up in flames before xe went up to bat) or got Vaulted (Jaybot, because man do these two Relate to each other about being copies of famous players that don't quite measure up or want to be seen as them, and also Chorby again), but xe made it.

i drew this at the end of the season to celebrate. it felt unreal, y'know? these three are like. dysfunctional siblings. they love each other even if they can rarely meet. MaX and Ivy especially are inseparable, and if i started talking about MaX and NaN this would go on for even more miles than it already is

there's just.. really something about a character that goes into things knowing their time is limited, that maybe even their death is a good thing (because a common theory was that if all the Wyatts went static, the Microphone would come back - gamma delta please fish up etc etc), but still survives. especially when xe spends the entire time trying to figure out who xe is compared to the original Wyatt Mason and decides on a unique name, unique pronouns, a unique sense of self that's still somewhat rooted in having once been Wyatt but is transformative and something entirely xer own. xe survived long enough to make friends, to form a family, to gain a name for xemself beyond being just another Wyatt Mason due to fade.

the universe is gone. the universe returns. players start to fall. Ivy and NaN are among the first that tumble back into reality and back onto new teams to begin play again. once again, they've made it. they're in the first fall! they're the first members of their new teams! they're safe, and okay, and they've got each other, and maybe MaX didn't fall with them but there's always next week.

and next week.

and next week.

and...

well. blaseball starts back up again in a couple days. the rosters are finalized. MaX didn't fall. xe survived til the end of the era, but.. that's it. we don't know where xe is, or what happened to xem (or everyone else still in the black hole). at least if xe went static there would be theatrics. this is just.. nothing. an empty conclusion. just like how we never found out what happened to the original Wyatt. (knowing how i wrote xem on twitter, xe'd probably find some bitter irony in that.)

i'm still holding out hope, though. NaN and Ivy are okay, so MaX will be too in some form. and the thing is, when you're living audio that got pulled out of the sound system by a punk band that's a tight-knit family, when the feedback storms pick up and things start resonating, when you're wired in enough to be a part of not just the band or the team but also the stadium itself, i don't think it's that easy to get rid of xem. this is very much personal headcanon i'm holding onto to try and have some kind of conclusion, but xe's still around in there, i think. maybe not as whole as xe once was, maybe just as an echo of an echo, but it's still something.

it's like.. i dunno. during the expansion era i spent a lot of time panicking over the schedule and checking the various ways MaX could end up in danger and panicking over what other teams did and staying up way too late and generally running myself ragged. which was miserable for me. and on one hand, MaX not being in the game anymore means i don't have the obligation to do that anymore, and also "not having to play but still getting to hang out with xer friends" is MaX's ideal state i think. (except i do still think xe wants to play, xe'd just.. rather be playing baseball than blaseball.) on the other hand, i'm going to miss xem a lot, and it's one thing to be braced for "okay, this is the season xe's gonna static" and another thing to be waiting for xem to fall after seeing xer siblings fall on week 1 and then there's just, like, nothing.

i've thought about writing fall ball MaX fic. i mean, as you can see i have a lot of emotions about it. january's a bit of a rough month for me, though, and i'm already writing something i promised myself i'd write years ago (and trying to nudge myself into drawing bc i have Things I Need To Do), so i don't know if i will. but i can at least ramble incoherently about xem on tumblr i guess.

[cloudeling]

you said a bunch of your ocs would also be dsmp fans who are their mains and are they discoursing 💫🌟

also have a little guy -> 🦦

the little guy is just a box for me ;-; having an old phone is fun

ANYWAYSM medas a cinniter all the way 🌻🌻🌻 she would defend him till the day it dies . n yeah shes discoursing its all ctommy defense medas out there on the front lines. also it was there from the beginning like a little bit after tommy joined. shes also a hardcore cwil fan and shes does a lot of discourse abt him too. my little ccrimer 💖💖💖 OH and its got a crush on hannah too . c & cc

jordan a c!icyduoer its the projection 🌻🌻🌻 hy has a lot of takes and opinions but cor prefers to chill and look at fanart rather than voice said opinions. he writes poetry abt them too OH and hys also a ceret n cniki fan .

bees a cinniter too but they just have a Lot of favourite characters bee xant pick favourites just like me 💫🌻💖. but it also likes ctubbo ceret cconnor channah caimsey ceryn n cbbh. theyre a big cclingy fan but Not in the way where its annoying abt cbeeduoalso they dont necessarily do discourse but it talks abt the lore a lot . bee would also be a Big hc fan

andy got dragged in by meda when she started watching its the sibling bond. hes a cbeeduoer ctubbo main. n they write a lotve au fic probably. also theyd be an empires fan .

darcie uhh ccrime. she also got dragged in by meda except i think timeline wise this woulda been after The Fight™ so maybe not . idk this is all theoretical and only barely canon so it doesnt rlly matter. but ve's a ccrimeboys fan and xe do a lot of art n stuff but not so much discourse

easton is an eggpire fan i think. also i think they like cschlatt n cconnor hy watched smplive n smpearth. i think ae would be a cbeeduoer too cranboo leaning .

olliander . cfundy n ceret fan. dabbles in cbeeduo n ccrimeboys. i think she watches hc too n has been since like . season six or so. uhhh hes got Opinions on cemerald duo but xe dont talk abt it a lot theyre very tired of discourse

also for the other guys i think aster would be a cinniter bryce would be a cbenchtrio fan mari would like cbeeduo n caimsey & cam would be uhh sbi esp cbedrock bros tbh.

[moonlightserenadeeznutz]

luna for the headcanons thing pls pls pls

Yes!!! I love giving Luna headcanons, so here ya go bestie!

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Luna Lovegood headcanons

First of all, definitely a trans girl, no doubt about that. She lived in a very open environment and was able to explore her gender identity at a young age. Her mother sewed her dresses to wear, long, flowing garments that Luna thought were the most beautiful things she’d ever seen. Her father taught her how to make flower crowns and crowns of leaves, and she’d wear them with her dresses.

She didn’t have to come out to her parents. Her femininity at a young age simply led to her simply stating that she was a girl, and that her name was Luna. Her parents were very accepting (and Xenophilius is trans himself because fuck you of course he is, so he was super supportive of Luna).

She named herself after the moon because her parents loved astrology and they taught her all the different planets and their moons, and all the different stars in the sky and how to spot the constellations.

The Lovegoods were definitely pagan, I mean they were all about nature and spirituality. They always marked every single holiday, staying up all night on the solstices, lighting huge bonfires, and making wreaths to wear. Pandora played the lyre, Xenophilius sang songs and Luna would act out stories and poems.

Cornish, and they speak the language as well because being bilingual is sexy.

Speaking of pagan, Pandora’s funeral would have also been pagan, obviously.

She’d have a natural burial, and Luna would recite a poem, and the rest of the family would also give eulogies, recite poetry, or thank the Goddess. Four members- including Xenophilius and Luna- would stand at each point on the compass and “invoke” each element (Air in the East, Fire in the South, Water in the West and Earth in the North) and give thanks to them. There would also be music at the wake, played by members of the family. Drums, tambourines, flutes etc. Luna played her mother’s favourite song on her lyre.

When she reached Hogwarts, I don’t think she was drawn to anyone in particular right away, I think she had better relationships with the teachers more than the students. She got on really well with Professor Sprout, and I think Hagrid really liked her too, because they’d talk about all the different magical creatures together, and Luna would tell him about all the creatures her and her father wrote about in the Quibbler.

Academically, she was very smart, and did well in most of her classes, but she didn’t particularly find a lot of them overtly interesting to her, unless she was able to put her own twist to it, which usually she wasn’t. In Potions, she wasn’t able to brew her own stuff, make up recipes, or use a variation of the recipe. Snape was much too strict with her and as a result, she didn’t do very well, which made her more upset than she would let on since she had been really good at potions at home.

She particularly shone in third year, since she was able to take classes more suited to her, like Astrology and Divination. Astrology was her favourite of course, and she’d talk about it all the time with Ginny.

However, in third year she also became particularly interested in DADA, mainly because she formed a strong friendship with Professor Lupin. Remus had been informed that Luna was trans, and since he is as well, they had things in common, and were able to talk about it with each other, Remus sort of taking Luna under his wing a little. They’d sit in his office and drink tea and Luna would give him copies of the Quibbler, which he’d happily read.

Luna was actually the first to figure out that Remus was a werewolf, but she didn’t tell anyone, not even him. She didn’t think it was her secret to share, nor did she think it changed anything. But she did find it fascinating, and read a lot of books on lycanthropy. After Remus had left, Luna told him that she knew and she asked if she could write some articles about it in the Quibbler, to raise awareness, or if he’d like to write any articles. Remus agreed to let her write something, and she wrote a three page article about werewolf inequality (but careful not to mention Remus by name). She did interview him about it, and he said that he was proud of being a werewolf, that it was actually very cool at times, but that it was simply wizarding society that had forced him to be ashamed. She wrote all this down, and it became the most bought copy of the Quibbler, as lots of students at Hogwarts wanted to read it, and they shared it with their friends and parents. So despite Remus not being able to come back to Hogwarts as a teacher, he did receive tons of letters in support of him from parents and students who had read the article and put two and two together.

Friends with Ginny by third year! Luna actually took a while to warm up to Ginny, thinking she was this loud, athletic, snobbish type, but then Luna got to know her and realised that she wasn’t that at all. Ginny was loud, but in a contagious laughter sort of way, and she could be very quiet and calm when she wanted to. She was athletic, but chatted animatedly about Quidditch teams, and Luna couldn’t help but listen. And she wasn’t snobbish, quite the opposite. She was the only person who listened to Luna, and discussed her ideas rather than swat them away impatiently. Luna made Ginny flower crowns, and Ginny stayed up with her all night during solstices. They became very close.

Ginny was the first student at Hogwarts that Luna told about being trans, and Ginny came out to her as being bisexual. And they were very supportive of each other, as well as being great at keeping each other’s secrets. They trusted each other with their lives, and would always stand up for the other. If Luna was getting picked on, Ginny would go feral and start fights. Although she eventually stopped, since it made Luna more upset. So she stuck to just being there for Luna (and maybe slipping a potion into bullies’ morning pumpkin juice that made them cluck like a chicken. But Luna didn’t need to know about that...)

That being said, Luna could get angry too of course. When she heard an older girl make fun of Ginny behind Ginny’s back, Luna wordlessly went up to her turned the girl’s hair blue with a wave of her wand. Ginny laughed her head off when she found out.

It was through Luna’s bond with Ginny, that she realised that she wasn’t interested in either the romantic or sexual side of relationships. At first she assumed that it was because Ginny was a girl, and she may not be attracted to girls, but it got her thinking about boys too, about everyone. And she just didn’t want that sort of relationship with anyone. She loved her platonic relationship with Ginny, and that’s how she wanted all of her relationships to be like.

I feel like she also had a close bond with Neville, and they gave each other plants as birthday gifts.

Projecting a little bit here, but Luna with Maladaptive Daydreaming Disorder, spending hours by herself making up fantasies and constructing worlds in her head, making up new characters, and getting so invested in them that she regularly saw herself as her characters. I feel like this started because of the trauma from losing her mother. She didn’t tell anyone about it, or at least nothing in detail, but she tried to explain it a bit to Ginny, who knew to leave her alone when Luna would sit by herself.

MaD also made Luna a little more detached from her gender identity, especially if she was acting as one of her characters (again I’m projecting here) who were either male or genderless. She still identified as female, but in a much more looser, fluid way, and even experimented with she/they pronouns, which she eventually decided she liked. (If this were set in the modern world, I can also imagine her using neopronouns such as xe/xer or fae/faeself, though in the canon world, she may have also tried out it/its).

Doesn’t know much about the muggle world, but Hermione gave them a copy of Alice In Wonderland which they loved. And if I were to headcanon Luna liking a muggle band/artist they’d probably like anything psychedelic or nature-like, maybe the early stuff of Pink Floyd (yes, Dev, I’m thinking about Atom Heart Mother).

Went travelling after Hogwarts, where she met Rolf Scamander, and they hit it off immediately. Very similar to each other, and soon became close friends. I also headcanon Rolf as aro/ace so their relationship basically became like Luna’s and Ginny’s.

Their house was filled with all sorts of plants and animals. Rooms were lined with trees filled with Bowtruckles, and owls flitted in and out of windows, cats slinking about the place, so many frogs. My god, their house was wonderful.

Adopted Lorcan and Lysander because ffs not everyone has to have a nuclear family jkr 🙄. And parents also don’t have to be romantically or sexually involved with each other either; Luna and Rolf had a good relationship, both wanted to be parents, so they raised the twin boys together. And Lorcan and Lysander had a fantastic childhood, can you imAGINE?!

Godmother of Lily Luna, obviously. And Harry and Ginny’s kids loved going round Luna’s place, so more often than not, the house was filled with not only the entire natural world, but also a bunch of children running about the place.

Oh also, Luna has nymph ancestors. They just do, okay?

[stardewspellshed]

Bad Birthday Bouquet: A Stardew-based Techno Magic Curse

There's a guy I've known for years who's notorious for being a terrible person by... everybody I know who isn't terrible in their own right, honestly. There's a mile long list of reasons why he got to eat this curse, but the relevant one is that he's been mistreating a bunch of people and this is unfortunately not the first time this has happened.

And so when I'm out of all other options, I go for a curse. This one has worked swimmingly. This is a freakishly long post so it's under a cut for once.

What you need:

Some knowledge of energy work and poppets-- if you're unfamiliar these are pretty common concepts and there's many resources that can explain them to you.

Six Wilted Bouquets (Substitute with something else gross if you can't buy bouquets from Pierre's yet. Any hated item works. Void Mayonnaise or Rotten Plants would be my pick but your mileage may vary.)

Six tables for your bouquet (end tables work best)

Something to play Happy Birthday with

At least one light source that can be manually turned on and off by the player (like braziers, campfires, or fireplaces.)

A villager to represent your target-- you're going to be giving this villager the nasty thing!

(Optional) crops, fish, fruits, gems, artifacts, or other items with correspondences that match your intentions-- I picked kale for bitterness and catfish for drowning in his own negativity, but your items will vary depending on your desired results and personal associations.

(Optional) a notepad, paper, and writing utensil in a color you associate with cursing if you can't do or are just not great with visualization.

Timing

Cast on your target's birthday in real time, on the target's representative villager's birthday in game, or Fall 28 in-game. A waning crescent moon or total lunar eclipse in real time would probably also work in a pinch.

Pre-Spell Prep Work

Prepare your Bouquets by tossing them in a furnace with a piece of coal, or if you're using something else instead, craft that if you need to.

Also, if you aren't using Wilted Bouquets, you might want to do a bit of research to make sure they actually hate the nasty thing you plan on using since it's kinda missing the point to give Snails to Vincent or a Void Egg to Sebastian haha. I recommend using the Stardew Valley wiki (though friendly reminder not to do that if potential spoilers for patch 1.5 bother you since that JUST came out on console at the time I'm writing this) to check their hates. As an added bonus if you're like me and the kind of person who hates the thought of losing friendship points, this is a great opportunity to check what they love so you can stock up on stuff to fix it when you're done with the spell.

After that, pick a villager to represent your target. (I have a whole thing with suggestions for how to do that here if you're at a loss for who to pick.) I picked Penny to represent my target because other than the part where he's a heinous shitgibbon they've got very similar values, interests, and goals.

Setting Up The Spell

If you have a specific pre-casting routine (whether that's grounding, centering, meditation, warding, casting a circle, calling on deities or spirits for help, etc.), take care of that now.

Put down your light source inside a farm building then arrange the tables around them in a shape you feel is fitting-- I chose as close to a circle as I could get because that's the shape I most associate with birthday cakes. Leave space for one bouquet in the center or between your light sources, and if you're using extra ingredients set those up too. I felt it was best to set them up directly next to the bouquet in the middle, but that will probably vary depending on you.

Casting the spell

Turn your light on, then take a strand of energy and visualize it anchoring itself inside the thing to start things off. Play Happy Birthday while you bring the energy through all of the other items. Stop at each of the other bouquets, and say/think a reason why this person is getting cursed at each. If you don't have five reasons, something like "your behavior is messed up and you need to stop" or similar works.

Bring your energy through your correspondence items and for each, say/think, "for your birthday, in return for <insert the last straw that made you decide to do this here>, I give you <insert the intention this item is being used for here>."

End on the one you're going to give and say/think something summing up everything you've already said and making it very clear why you're putting this on them.

I said "<target's full name>, I'm really just sick of your shit. You are bigoted on so many different levels, two-faced, treat anyone you think is less than you like trash, have an enormous entitlement complex, and <something he did to one of my friends that they would like to keep private>. My birthday wish for you is that you get your head out of your ass. Apologize for your crappy behavior and stop doing it, or drown in misery and realizing how small of a person you actually are. Happy birthday!"

Let it stew as long as you feel appropriate, then figuratively blow out the candle by turning off your light source.

(If you struggle with visualization, plot out your layout on a piece of paper-- it doesn't need to be incredibly detailed if you don't want it to be, a bunch of Xes in a square will work.

Focus on your intent and emotions like discussed above, but do it while looking at the item you're going to give to your villager. While doing that, draw a line at the mark representing your light, and speak it into existence-- keep focusing on your emotions and intent and describe it connecting into the light source whether by speaking out loud or thinking it. Draw your line going through all of the other items while describing your energy the same way, stop on the other bouquets and correspondence items as described above, and end on the one you're going to give to your target just like you would otherwise. )

Deliver those nastyass flowers to your villager, then end the day. You are done!

Post Spell Procedure

I like to get a snack, stretch, and watch something silly to make me laugh and shake off any residual anger or sorrow from spells like this.

I also like to turn off my Switch and sound cleanse my whole space since I have a bell. I'd strongly recommend doing some kind of cleansing even if you don't sound cleanse.

(Note: ribbon dividers are not mine, I found them here. Please let me know if you know who actually created them!!)

[hana-bean]

#ayumix2020

I spent half of yesterday trying to get all my favorite YouTube rips of #ayumix2020 songs on some of my Spotify playlists. Why it took so long is because I have a MacBook from 2010 and it runs on coal. These missing songs were a bunch of my top favs so I decided to put in the time yesterday to re-rip them from YouTube and re-add them to Spotify.

I had already added these songs a couple of months ago, but then I dared to move some into other playlists and then boom, they disappeared from my phone. They played and showed up on my laptop, but for whatever reason, would not on my phone. Of course, as a lot of Spotify FAQ answers go, I was screwed. Thanks for nothing, Spotify Desktop.

I know I’m like a year late on this but some of these remixes are so freaking creative and amazing. Like you can tell when people have such an ear for music and it feeds the soul.

It was also super refreshing to hear some of Ayu’s songs with a more modern sound. While ayu-mi-x 7 aged pretty well, if you listen to any of her old ayu-mi-xes, you can really pick up on that early 2000s sound. And then some of them (especially the ones released on singles) sound like absolute noise; it makes me wonder if we even had ears back then. For some old remixes, the sound is super nostalgic and still vibe-able, but when that’s all we had for 10+ years, it’s SO NICE to hear some new takes.

I realized I tend to be partial to the remixes that aren’t techno in nature but of course I always appreciate a good house/trance/EDM remix! Below are some of my favorites, and you just might understand why I worked for 12 hours trying so hard to make these songs accessible ;)

1. LOVE ~Destiny~ (Alonso Montero Remix) - Alonso Montero This remix turns this sleeper into a cute and simple techno track, and not in a bad way at all! 

2. SEASONS (Aura Qualic Remix) [Uplifting Trance] - Aura Qualic I’ll admit, I would groan anytime I saw any song from Duty or I am... show up in the hashtag, only because there are already 8294739 remixes of those songs, and I’m craving some remixes of her more obscure and overlooked albums/tracks. But this one of SEASONS is pretty damn good and well-produced.

3. kanariya - beamgame a.k.a. 8LY [éitli] This version gives this song a sultry touch. kanariya is already sexy in its OG form, but this is a different sexy.

4. evolution (PHUNKSTAR Remix) - Bentley Jones Modern, well-produced, and just plain good :)

5. HANABI ~episode II~ (REMIX) - DJ cha-p I might be biased because HANABI ~episode II~ is my most favorite Ayu song ever, but damn this remix slaps.

Real Me (80′s lover remix) - DJ cha-p I’m DJ cha-p’s number-one fan, I swear. I did notice the ‘80s sound was a trend among a lot of the remixes in general.

6. HANABI (Orchestra Version) - DJ 秀吉 That beginning piano is just so haunting and gives me chills. So beautiful T_T

7. SEASONS - DODOWAKA This version is so fresh and summery and such a bop!

8. Moments (Dominant Space Future House Remix) - Dominant Space I go so hard to this remix, I wish it was 7 minutes long. 

9. INSPIRE (Rockabilly remix) - Hidetaka Suga OMG like I love how much this works!!!! I kind of hate it too but I LOVE IT!!!! He has a bunch of other good bluesy rock remixes, but INSPIRE is my most favorite.

teddy bear (Rock Ballad Remix)

ANGEL’S SONG (Rockabilly remix)

10. INSPIRE "KAZUKI's 90's Inspired Remix" - Kazuki Shintaku This seriously takes me back to LA Gears and Zubaz pants.

11. LyxKP

Just.... just listen.

blossom (Nostalgic 80′s Italo Disco)

I am... (Flute, Piano, Strings)

Duty (Bass, String Section & Guitar)

Pride (piano sonata + choir)

vogue (Acoustic Mood)

HANABI ~episode II~ (Cello, Guitar & Piano Trio)

12. kanariya 〜おしゃれピアノリミックス 〜 - Michisuke-P Another slow and sexy version.

13. BLUE BIRD (Otak’s Flashback Remix) - otak11 Out of all the throwback remixes of this song, this one is the best. I love the beginning.

14. Terminal (Orchestra) Demo - S W This version is so fucking evocative and beautiful, it works too well and drives you crazy. Ayu needs to re-record this song just like this. 

15. Sean North Hearing stuff like this makes me so impressed with people. I love how someone can hear Ayu and be like, this needs Celtic flutes. It’s so creative and brings a sound to Ayu you never would hear officially.

BLUE BIRD [Celtic arrange]

fairyland [Celtic arrange]

16. M -takamatt remix- - takamatt Again: simple, modern... something nice to bob your head to.

17. is this LOVE? (Terusik Piano Remix) - Terusik I’m just happy to see this song get some love.

18. M (TTSYa REMIX) - TTSYa This was one of the first remixes I heard right after Ayu announced the campaign. It reminds me of the first part of quarantine when it was fun. So good!

19. vogue (Xelakad 20th Anniversary Remix) - Xelakad The strings part reminds me of the music on the sand levels on Super Mario Bros. for the Wii. I love it :) I also am partial to Xelakad remixes; I love his Reggaeton remix of ourselves and his Ambient mix to Two of us—oldies but such goodies!!!

20. evolution 〜祭〜 (和風 EPIC TAIKO REMIX) - 김대석SAMSARIDER This remix is just plain cool!

21. Voyage - 林勇太郎 I read on AHS someone saying this sounds like an anime opening and now I can only imagine it opening to some coming-of-age epic journey anime, like Demon Slayer or something.

22. Days (Lo-Fi Reggae.Ver) - 音楽学校バンブースタジオ It’s just so sweet!

Honestly there are more I love, and everyone who participated did such a great job, but I’m tired LOL. I hope Ayu blesses us with ayu-mi-x 8 soon and we see some of these awesome tracks.

[magic-and-moonlit-wings]

Chapter 48: To The Secret Lab!

Becoming The Mask

Stephan's footsteps echoed more loudly than usual in the base's deserted hallways. He was tempted to change his gait, to step lightly so he'd make less noise, but on the other hand it wasn't smart to sneak up on a Changeling you weren't planning to fight. Anyway, the bag of canned goods he was carrying would clank no matter how he carried it.

"Bernie? It's Stephan," he called when he neared the laboratory. The doors were standing open.

"Excellent timing, I need some fresh eyes."

Stephan gulped. He was pretty sure Bernie meant 'a new person to look over things, because fresh perspective can catch something an older, more tired perspective missed', but it was also possible the Alchemist actually needed eyeballs for something.

"There's goggles by the door," Bernie continued.

Stephan put on a set, and after a moment's thought grabbed a hairnet as well.

His hair wasn't long enough to tie back easily but it was long enough to potentially get caught on something. It felt a bit silly to put goggles over his mask, but the lab safety rules were clearly displayed by the goggle rack – goggles and close-toed shoes were mandatory for entrance. There were some modified goggles and plastic booties for use while troll-shaped.

He left the grocery bag on an empty shoe-rack. It would be out of the way there.

"I wasn't sure what your food situation was, so I brought some stuff. Canned tuna, mostly." Cans were shelf-stable and could be eaten in troll or human shape.

"Thanks, Stephan. I'm well supplied, but it was thoughtful of you." Bernie was currently human-shaped, surrounded by neatly sorted rubble and writing something on a clipboard. "Xe/xir at the moment, by the way."

"Is that with an X or with a Z?" asked Stephan, not sure if there was a significant difference, but ready to believe there could be since Bernie was bothering to bring this up.

"An X. You know, you're one of maybe five people who've ever asked me that."

"Okay. Cool. Uh, he/him for me, still."

"Got it." Bernie made a decisive last pen stroke, clicked the pen, and turned to xir guest-slash-assistant. "I've been sorting pieces, checking to see if anything's recognizable. As you can see," gesturing towards on grouping of stones, "the hooves, legs, and loincloth can mostly be identified, as can the claws," indicating another, pointier collection. "But I can't seem to find Bular's horns or face. I keep recounting the skulls from his belt and checking our video footage of him to make sure I didn't mix him up with one of them somehow."

A set of skulls, on the table in front of Bernie beside the probably-legs, were either surprisingly intact or mostly reassembled.

Stephan was suddenly, vividly reminded of his early days on the surface, sorting jigsaw puzzles with his Familiar's family. His youngest sister in particular had had a knack for seeing which edges ought to match up.

"Do I need gloves?"

"Wouldn't hurt. I haven't been using them. They don't switch over properly." Bernie crackled blue, and the tall, hefty human became a tall, hefty troll – still small compared to a Gumm-Gumm, but probably quite respectably sized for whichever group xe'd been taken from – and held up xir hands to demonstrate.

Stephan could see why Bernie might have trouble with gloves. Xir hands were bigger now, for one, which would stretch out the latex if xe carried the gloves over through the transformation rather than having different gloves on as a troll, and then xe would have to change xir gloves once they changed to human – plus, Bernie had four-digit rather than five-digit hands as a troll, so the extra glove finger would either flap loose or need to be taped down, which would also increase the odds of the gloves being damaged after shapeshifting back and forth.

It was a lot of trouble to go through when you weren't working with something caustic or reactive to the oils in human skin.

"Why are you wearing … that, though?" Stephan asked, gesturing up and down.

Bernie's lab coat had carried over between forms. It was loose on xir as a human, and now fit better. The lime green coat, with neon pink and yellow flowers printed around the hem and on the cloth-covered buttons, had looked odd on a human and even stranger on a purplish-blue troll.

"Oh, I keep a bunch of colourful ones in stock, in case I'm ever running tests on someone who's had a bad experience in a lab and doesn't like the white coats. Attempted vivisection, usually. Gets people all mixed up, conflating Mad Scientists and Evil Scientists."

Bernie shook xir head.

"Vivisection is the stupidest starting point for a xenobiological study. Surgery is complicated. Aside from risk of infection and the complications of dosing anesthesia for an unknown organism – since they'll definitely die of traumatic shock if you don't anesthetize – looking at organs only makes sense if you already know what you're supposed to be seeing."

Xe paced around the lab, gesturing with the clipboard.

"At best, you'll set yourself up for confirmation bias about any superficial parallels between the new and the known, and at worst you'll have no idea what you're looking at and kill off your test subject. I mean, I understand if it's just a thinly-veiled excuse to commit torture for the sake of torture, but as a scientist that offends me for other reasons."

"… So, why are you wearing it now?" Stephan looked around, suddenly wary. "Do you have a live test subject down here?" How restrained are they? How vengeful are they?

Bernie seemed startled at the reminder xe was having a conversation rather than talking to xirself.

"Oh – no, I just got bored of how monochromatic the base is. Plus changing how I'm dressed helps keep the days from blurring together."

"Ah."

Stephan made a mental note to visit more often.

He started looking through the shattered remains. He didn't shapeshift. Stephan had a lot of protruding teeth in troll form, not just tusks, and it could be a challenge not to drool on things. His mask would catch some of it if he kept it on, but then he's be stuck in a slimy mask when he changed back.

He picked up each stone, one by one, and turned it this way and that. Sometimes he found an identifiable feature – an elbow spur, a shoulder ridge – and pointed it out to Bernie. That got part of one arm put back together, or maybe a smaller percentage of both arms. If Stephan didn't find anything distinct, he would carefully put the stone back exactly where Bernie'd had it before, and move on to the next one.

"It's weird that his swords aren't here," said Stephan after a while.

"He could've been disarmed in the fight."

"Yeah, but then Stricklander would've brought the swords back along with the body. And if they'd turned to stone with him, there should be – some sheets, or plates, or something. Flat rocks matching up to the blades. Those things were huge."

Unless …

"Unless the Trollhunter took them, after killing him," Stephan said slowly. "You know, battle trophies." His eyes were drawn to the row of skulls Bular had worn to show off his own battle prowess. "Hunting trophies … What if the reason we can't find his head, is because the Trollhunter has it?"

"Well, that would probably narrow down the cause of death to decapitation," said Bernie, in a detached, academic sort of tone. "Although that can also be done post-mortem, it would be more difficult to remove an intact head, since the stone is more brittle once it dies."

"Which could explain the state of the rest of the body." Stephan shuddered. Gunmar was going to be so angry …

+=+

After two searches through Bular's remains, Stephan could barely tell the stones apart anymore. It looked like there should be more than enough to rebuild Bular, but jigsaws always looked bigger than they were when the pieces were all spread out, and Stephan and Bernie still couldn't find Bular's head.

Stephan was leaning on his 'hunting trophy' theory. There had to be a reason their greatest enemy was called the Trollhunter, right?

Something beeped. Stephan, more tightly wound than he'd realized, jumped and turned trollish in a flash of silver.

He was dark grey, as a troll, with a crown of stubby lighter grey horns instead of hair. His mask got pushed away from his face by his overlong teeth. His goggles clattered to the floor. His ears went back at the additional noise.

"It's okay, Stephan," said Bernie, gently, as though to a spooked animal. "That just means it's break time. Come on." Bernie reached out as though to pat Stephan on the arm, though they were on opposite sides of the room. "I'm going to meditate. I'd rather not leave you alone in the lab, no offence."

Stephan blinked a few times and tried breathing slow and deep, to settle his heart rate.

"Okay. Yeah. Let's go."

Both of them changed to human form as they left the laboratory. Bernie sealed the blast doors and herded Stephan to the next floor up, to a small square room with a gramophone in the center and low white benches around the walls.

Stephan picked the bench opposite Bernie's, both Changelings with their sides to the door.

The record was moving slowly, though the needle wasn't touching it and neither Changeling had wound the crank on the side.

Bernie seemed entirely at ease, waiting, listening for the Pale Lady's voice.

Stephan tried to let go of the resentment that kept bubbling up inside him.

For all Bernie had seemed to be lonely and pining for conversation when Stephan first arrived, xe certainly didn't seem to need Stephan around anymore. Stephan had hardly proven his mettle with how he'd overreacted to a harmless alarm. Helping with the 'rebuild Bular' project was the one thing Stephan could do for the Order right now, and he had barely contributed.

He didn't know how to help.

He just wanted to help.

Please … he begged Morgana in his mind. My Queen. Your Ladyship. Mother. Tell me what you need of me. Let me know how I can help you.

A side compartment of the gramophone table opened. A drawer slid out.

Both Changelings got up and leaned in to look without touching anything.

The drawer held an orange crystal, faintly glowing. The room hadn't changed temperature or décor, but somehow felt more comfortable. Bernie got out a pen and touched the crystal with the button end. Nothing happened.

"Is this …" for us? Stephan couldn't quite say out loud. "Are we supposed to take it? Do something with it?"

"I think it's Heartstone." Bernie touched it with a pinkie finger this time. Again, nothing appeared to happen.

Stephan backed off and sat back down. Heartstone? Really? Here? How? That stuff was legendary. He'd only half-believed it was real.

Bernie turned trollish and touched the stone with xir last finger, to no visible effect, and then picked it up. The drawer closed itself and the compartment shut over it.

Bernie held the crystal out to Stephan and urged, "Touch it."

Stephan got up and followed Bernie's lead, transforming and tapping the crystal cautiously with one finger. He staggered back and sat again.

"Whoa."

If Heartstone was a thing, that was definitely what this thing was. Stephan had been overloaded with a sense of safety and contentment. It was actually kind of scary to think about once he wasn't touching it anymore – he would have let his guard down entirely to bask in whatever the stone was radiating.

Maybe it was actually some kind of trap?

Except a trap – if it was a lotus-eater type trap – the trap would logically drain his energy, and Stephan felt invigorated. He wanted to do something. He felt like he could do anything.

"It's supposed to enhance a troll's life force, somehow," said Bernie, waving vaguely with xir free hand. "Possibly like how reptiles need warmth to regulate their metabolism, or how humans need sunlight to produce Vitamin D. Or it could just be a stimulant."

"I heard Lord Gunmar was born from the first one," said Stephan. "Maybe that was a metaphor and trolls need … Heartstone radiation … to be fertile? That would explain why we aren't."

'We' meaning 'Changelings'. Although, if Stephan was right, maybe that meant Changelings could … become fertile? Probably not from a brief touch of a small stone, but, in the future, with regular contact?

Bernie was still holding it.

"If it feeds trolls, maybe it eats them as well," xe speculated. "Feeding troll remains into it could make it grow. Like how plants do best if there's decaying animal matter in the soil."

Stephan nodded. He'd skimmed an article in a gardening magazine a while back about using blood meal to grow better roses.

"There's some connection, I don't know what exactly, but I know it's there." Bernie turned the stone over with a thoughtful expression. "I wish I had more to experiment with. Ideally five. A control group with nothing, of course, one fed with analogous minerals that weren't sourced from a troll, one fed with Changeling dust –"

"You have –? What am I saying, of course you do."

"– one with Grave Sand, and one with Bular's remains."

Wait, what?

"I don't know if Otto would like that."

"That experiment would have to wait until after the autopsy," said Bernie, reminded once more that xe wasn't just talking to xirself.

"… Do you think it could bring him back to life?"

"Unlikely but possible."

Stephan had never encountered the undead, to his knowledge, but he made a point of bringing garlic-rich food into work at the crematorium, and keeping a box of salt in his desk. (He'd read somewhere that, if a zombie tasted salt, they would remember they were dead, go back into their grave, and resist further attempts to summon them.) He probably wouldn't have much to worry about in his troll form, but his coworkers did not share this advantage.

"You know," said Bernie, "if this is emitting anything, I could probably adjust a Geiger counter to pick up on it. Let's get it back to the lab."

+=+

Bernie's first step was to scan the Heartstone with every instrument the Janus Order had and record its exact dimensions. Stephan was more of a witness than an assistant for that part.

He felt much more useful during the Geiger counter modifications. Bernie needed an extra pair of hands for some steps, and neither of them were a troll type with more than two arms. Stephan did have a prehensile tail, but it had broken a few times back in the Darklands and he couldn't flex it very well anymore to deal with things in front of him.

The alterations to the machine were more magic than tech. Bernie opened up a few sections and moved things around, extracting wires and inserting crystals and writing tiny cramped symbols here and there. Stephan held things out of the way that weren't being fully removed, and balanced pieces while Bernie attached them, and moved the Heartstone around the room for Bernie to recalibrate various settings.

Bernie put in something like a compass below the dial, so the holder couldn't only see how strong and close the Heartstone's readings were, but also which direction it was in. The compass was a sphere of rutilated quartz, with the gold-coloured acicular inclusions all going the same way. The sphere's mounting let it indicate directions in three dimensions.

It took four tries and six hours to cobble together a working model. Short-range only. Despite the Heartstone's properties, which did not seem to fade after prolonged contact, Stephan was barely keeping his eyes open.

n a surprising show of trust, Bernie let him nap in the apartment connected to the lab while Bernie typed up a report on today's findings.

Well, maybe it wasn't so surprising. Stephan, asleep, would be in a far more vulnerable position than Bernie would be from allowing another Changeling unsupervised in xir private space. If Stephan tried to leave some sort of trap, or go snooping while tired and set off a trap Bernie had left, well …

Bernie was also the Changeling primarily in charge of making any poisons the local Janus Order branch couldn't get through human channels. Stephan taking advantage of Bernie's trust would end far worse for him then it would for xir.

In any case, Stephan accepted the risk and took the nap, not wanting to drive home while tired. Bernie woke him half an hour later, and they went together to return the Heartstone piece to the gramophone room and to drop off a report in Otto's office.

Stephan carried the Geiger counter so Bernie could get a better idea of its range. It lost track of the Heartstone piece once they were most of the way down the hall. Bernie's hands were occupied with paperwork and a set of lockpicks. It was funny to see lockpicks carried so openly.

"Do you often break into the offices?" asked Stephan.

"I'm nearly certain I've been in every room of this base at least once."

"Recently?"

"I have been living down here. It's in my interests to double-check the security systems."

Stephan kept his eyes from rolling too obviously, but felt his mouth twitch in a small, brief grin.

When Otto's door opened, the Geiger counter – Bernie said xe was going to rename it, xe just hadn't yet – began beeping up a storm. The Changelings looked at each other and followed the compass needle to a bookcase, then a specific shelf, and finally behind a book.

"Well," said Bernie, "now I can double-check all my readings. I'll have to revise my report."

"How many more Heartstones are hidden around the base?" Stephan wondered.

"We should do a sweep. It'll probably take a couple of days. When do you have to leave and when can you next be here?"

"I have this week off. I can stay until," Stephan checked the date on his phone, "nine tomorrow evening before I'm expected anywhere." He and some work friends were planning to go to a bar for trivia night.

"Alright. We'll head back to the lab and you can take another nap while I do the scans and report revisions, and once you're awake we can sort out the order of the sweep."

"I should be good to go for –"

"You can't collect accurate data while sleep deprived."

"When's the last time you slept?"

"I woke up about ten minutes before you got here."

That explained why the laboratory had smelled of coffee.

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[sanguinarius-archive]

HI! ive only been following you for a bit but i love hearing abt other ppls ocs its really cool and fun so if you wanted an excuse to infodump in a post about yours this ask is totally it :p

OK FUCK SO I TYPED OUT THIS WHOLE THING ABOUT MY ALIEN RACE OCS AND I ACCIDENTALLY EXITED TUMBLR SO NOW ITS ALL GONE . AND I WANT TO RETYPE IT BUT IM ALSO LAZY. HERE WE GO AGAIN

basically it takes place in this multiverse. its YEARSSSS after the verse that holds earth and the milky way and andromeda galaxies and etc has died out, its still existing but everything within it is jsut dead pretty much

so theres its googolplexianth cousin, Googolverse. and within it resides four trillion galaxies (twice as many as the earthverse, im just gonna call it that 2 keep things simple). the main focus is the Oryanx (ori-yanks) galaxy. it has a bunch of planets and stars and stuff and the Googolverse as a whole operates very differently from the Earthverse, in terms of time and physics and etc, all that stuff im not very intelligent about but yknow fuck it i think its cool anyways.

anyways, in Oryanx galaxy, all planets that inhabit life are very peaceful with themselves and each other. they despise fighting and war. the main planet is Astraunz (Ast-ronz). Astraunzians arent liek the savior or anything. theyre pretty mundane and simple. and the main character is Mizule (mizz-ool), xe is 217 earth years (longest lifespan of an Astraunzian in earth years is around 630 years). the other main character is Prymul (pre-mool), fae is from a diff galaxy but still in the Googolverse

so remember i said they hate war and stuff? welp! it happens anyway. and Prymul is recruited into the enemy galaxys army against faer will. the enemy galaxys mission is to wipe out all the galaxies (which actually wont be as "difficult" as u think bc everything operates differently), and they will recruit all members of every galaxy into their army against their will. the thing with many species in these galaxies is that death is not a decay or a state where they can no longer do anything, its actually just being in a permanent state of emptiness and unhappiness. they become zombie-like and are very forgetful, and when all their memories are gone, they fade away into "dust" (googolverse equivalent of dust).

so! the idea is Oryanx loses their shit! and doesnt know what to do. so eventually they have to abandon their pacifistic ways when they realize what is actually happening, that not everything can end with happy dancing and hand holding. mizule is one of the recruits, xe is a spy, so xe doesnt put up much of a fight when the enemy galaxy ppl take xir away. mizule is very agile and strong and etc despite being of a galaxy that doesnt fight. almost like it was xir destiny! wow

but xe meets Prymul. they get close with each other. mizule realizes that there is more to this than collecting information. its about saving lives. so this is where xe realizes that pacifism is not always right. xe falls in love with Prymul and shit happens, a lot of shit happens, but eventually the war is over and its a happy ending. mizule and prymul fall in love with each other, theyre gay folks!

a lot of this is still in development btw. so it may change. this was mostly thought of on the spot since ive been procrastinating on coming up with everything!! also, another one of the reasons Mizule learned how terrible this war was, was because if all the galaxies in the Googolverse were wiped out, the multiverse would be next. xe picked that up from eavesdropping.

so yea !!! thats. Pretty much all i have? this is long i think so im sorry abt that HSJFKFMGKG but ! i hope this suffices :] let me know if there are any weird implications, im careful abt this stuff surrounding war themes cuz ik it can worry a lot of people and i want to get the message across that im not trying to glorify certain terrible events or sympathize with oppressors who took part in/encourage(d) said terrible events!

[fearofaherobrine]

Roleplay Server Log #360

“Chips, Chips, Chips”

[Notch] Comes around the corner of the house with a sleepy yawn- Why are you guys being so noisy out here? It's the middle of the night.

[CP] - Fuck off!

[Doc] Cp, as usual.

[MA] -Waves-

[Notch] Oh hey Ma.

[Doc] Actually... you could help maybe... Ma has a way to make Cp relax without sleeping and Lie might benefit from it as well....

[Notch] And he won't cooperate... because of couse he wouldn't

[Lie] - I just want chips...

[Karla] Ma? Could you handle two subjects at once?

[Notch] What kind of chips?

[MA] Hmm... -Bleps a little as he does the mental "math"- Ehhh... more or less yeah.

[Lie] - I don't know...  I just want some...

[Notch] Noted. Cp.... just... cooperate. You're slouching around like you haven't slept in months.

[CP] - I don't need any help!

[Notch] Very skeptical expression-

[Karla] We could always borrow some of the clowns special candies instead....

[CP] - Oh fuck no!  I'm not letting anything of LJ's near my child!

[Notch] Then- Gestures at Ma-

[Karla] It is a harmless thing.

[CP] - Fuck off!

[Lie] - I just want some chips...

[MA] -bounces a bit on his heels- We can get you chips if you and your mate agree to sit still for Just A Moment.

[Doc] Seconded.

[Lie] Very quickly snags CP with some vines-

[CP] - Fuck!

[MA] Perfect, now focus on my staff. -It. has a shard back on top again. When did that get there?-

[CP] - Fuck no

[MA] Oi, cockmunch. Your mate wants some chips, and the faster we do this, the faster she can have some chips! And you want her happy, right? -He twists his staff, and the shard atop it spins a bit-

[CP] Growls-

[MA] Just focus on it.

[CP] Flips MA off but settles a little as Lie leans against him-

[Karla] Is only giving him a sidelong glance. She's too much of a control freak to ever allow herself to be hypnotized.

[Doc] Watching curiously to see Ma's technique.

[Lie] - I just really want some chips...

[CP] - I know, you'll get them

[Blake] Got worried at how long it had been since Lie went outside and follows out as well. He sits on her foot, and thins his tail eagarly, looking around-

[MA] - goes through a warm up set, making sure that both, but mostly CP, are focusing on the top of his staff. It's a subtle thing that both start to feel a bit more loose. A bit relaxed and calm, and ever so slightly open to suggestions-

[Lie] Gently rubs Blake's head-

[Blake] Tail thump- happy pantpantpant-

[Doc] Little sleepy yawn-

[MA] You're going to start feeling Quite Relaxed in just a moment, and that's great for both of you. You could both use it. Maybe even, you'll consider taking a nap? -That suggestion is starting to sound very good to CP.-

[CP] Being himself however fights back mentally, the suggestions not taking as strong of a hold as they should-

[MA] Hm.. If that isn't on your mind, maybe you'll just Sit With Your Mate, hm? Relax with her for a while. After she gets her chips, of course.

[CP] Flips MA off- Fuck off you irritating little twerp

[Lie] - CP don't...

[Blake] Focuses on Ma and is near instantly mesmerized. His lips start moving in a distinctly un-doggy way, but there's no sound.

[Doc] Starts to purr-

[MA] I'm just trying to help your mate. You both could certainly use some sleep.

[Karla] Is watching Blake suspiciously-

-There's the faintest whispering of Insanity and the wolf whimpers in fear-

[CP] Becomes very alert and growls a little-

[Doc] Suddenly notices Blakes panicked expression- Didn't Dawn say he dumbed himself down on purpose?

[MA] -Head tilts a bit and lowers his staff some-

[Lie] - Yeah, she did

[Karla] I'll take him inside. He shouldn't be exposed to this- She grabs Blakes scruff and forces him upright.

[Blake] Follows her meekly with his tail between his legs-

[Lie] - CP...

[CP] - I know

-The whispering blows away with the breeze and the bad feeling fades-

[Doc] Looks after the wolf- Poor thing...

[CP] - Well you can blame that little fucker- Gestures towards MA

[Doc] He's only trying to help and Blake only came out here because Lie was out here. He really seems to dote on her.

[CP] - I don't fucking care.

[Lie] - CP don't. And Doc, Blake seems to like CP as well

[MA] -Bounces the shard off the top of his staff- I'm just doing what was asked. You're the one being melodramatic.

[CP] - You little fucker I will destroy you and feed you to your family!

[MA] -Bitterly- I bet they'd like that. -Shakes head a bit- Anyway!

[CP] - Shall we find out?- He growls as he stands summoning his sword

[Lie] In her tired, irritated, and craving state, she flicks her wrist at CP, catifying him- That's enough CP, come here

[Doc] Thats likely for the best anyway. Cats are naturally sleepy.

[CP] Angry noises-

[Doc] Lays hir tail fluff over his back. It's warm and very soft. - Come on Lie, you can sit on me.

[Lie] - But my chips...

[CP] Slips out from under Docs fluff-

[Doc] Now you're both being difficult.

[Notch] Sighs- if Cp could teach me to make portals I'd get them for you Lie.  

[Lie] - I can open a way for you...

[Notch] But I couldn't get back. Unless I want to be the weirdo carrying an angry cat into a convenience store.

[Lie] Picks CP up- Maybe BEN could go with you?

[Notch] shrugs- if you think he won't strand me I'm fine with that.

[Doc] People who smoke pot usually know where the best snacks can be bought too, right?

[Lie] - I dunno

[Notch] Smiles - Amsterdam is full of delicious things... You could stay a week and gain 20stone sampling the local cuisine.

[Lie] - Will somebody please just go get my chips?

[Doc] types to BEN- we've got a rather needy pregnant lady craving chips. Feel like going on a snack run? Notch is paying.

[Notch] Gonna leave more crumbs for that police officer huh?

[Doc] Why the hell not? - Xe points a claw at Notch- and don't bring a bunch of that nasty plastic packaging in here either!

[BEN] Takes a minute to respond- Sure, gimme a sec

[Notch] Alright! Alright! I'll take some containers! - he opens the creative and starts making room in his inventory and filling it with buckets and bowls-

[BEN] Flies in and lands, he's already pulled on a LoZ hoodie to hide himself in- So where are we going?

[Notch] Your call. My cards will work in the UK or US. I've a got a weird passport from Slender if anyone gives me shit.

[BEN] Shrugs- Alright, I don't care- He creates an opening

[Notch] Follows him out - so how's the wife and little one?

[Doc] There you go Lie. Markus will get your chips. Now will you please settle down before Cp explodes from stress?

[Lie] - Oh fine

[BEN] - Doing good, Hyrule doesn't talk much, but he's getting pretty big

[Notch] Aww, you should let him come over and play with Ashe Oak and Willow. I'm not even sure he's met Cn. Probably haven't seen Yaunfen in ages either. I think they're as big as they're gonna get. - he steps out into the night below a security camera behind a convenience store. - Ah good, I was hoping it would be dark. Easier to not be noticed with our- he pauses - not so human features...

[BEN] - Why do you think I have such a large hoodie? Hides my face pretty well. And Hyrule goes to play with the village kids a few times a week at least

[Notch] Yeah... but I'd think you'd want him to play with Endrea's kids since they can't touch... you know...?

[BEN] - Eh, the village works fine

[Notch] Quietly- it's not because they're human, is it?

[BEN] - What are you implying?

[Notch] Nothing, I'm just curious. I'm not sure how you feel about plain old people anyway. I mean, they were just prey to you for a long time right?

[BEN] - Well yeah, some of them might still be

[Notch] Shivers- Can I presume you mean that in a protective of your family way? Because that I absolutely understand.

[BEN] - Partially, but killing is also a part of what we are, you know CP has killed for fun even though according to the rest of you he doesn't need to anymore

[Notch] Looks down- Yeah... I know. But it's not just according to us. He wasn't always like that.

[BEN] - But it's also far too ingrained into him now

[Notch] For what it's worth, I hope you're wrong.

[BEN] - We'll see, now come on, we got some snacks to buy

[Notch] Nods a bit grimly- Experts first.

[BEN] Leads the way into the small store, it's fairly quiet with a bored looking cashier behind the counter and a few customer's milling about-

[Notch] Grabs a little basket and rolls it along.

[BEN] Heads for the aisle full of chips and looks at the different types- You'd know better than me what she'd like...

[Notch] Well... I actually don't know. She was just very insistent that she needed chips, pronto. And whatever I get, Doc can make more so it's probably best to get a bunch of different things.

[BEN] - Then let's start grabbing

-As BEN starts getting bags a woman turns the corner at the far end and starts making her way towards them-

[Notch] Reaches for stuff on the higher shelf and checks what BEN is getting so they don't get the same stuff twice.

[Woman] Scoffs at them, the smell of her perfume beginning to clog the aisle as she mutters something under her breath-

[Notch] Gets a snoot full of the smell and coughs explosively. Too much time on the server where smells are fewer has made him a tad sensitive. [Thankfully BEN must have been forced into the tub by Aven recently, or his eyes would be watering.] -Gah!

[Woman] - Excuse me!?

[Notch] Identifies her as the source of the smell and pinches his nose before coughing again-

[Woman] - You fucking retard, how dare you be so insulting!  And to be so in front of your child!?  I should call CPS on you!

[BEN] Very quietly snickering-

[Notch] Don't call someone a retard, especially... in front of my kid! Rude old hag. At least I don't smell like I bathed in cheap toilet spray!

[Woman] Goes red in the face- I'M CALLING THE COPS!

[BEN] Laughing just loud enough for Notch to hear-

[Woman] - And you must be a horrible parent!  Who let's their kid stay out this late and buys only junk food!?  I bet you live in a tiny, messy, cesspool of a box!

[Notch] Who's making a scene on camera here? It's not me. And we're getting snacks for a road trip at dawn, what's your excuse? Buying some sour wine to drink by yourself?

[Woman] - How dare you!

[Notch] How dare you lady? Mind your own business.

[Woman] Just starts screaming unintelligently at Notch-

[Notch] You make me wish I had a squirt bottle on me.

[BEN] Ducks his head a little as he uses his powers to make certain none of the woman's cards or phones will ever work again-

[Notch] Come on BEN, this is getting annoying. - Starts to walk away.

[Woman] - DON'T YOU WALK AWAY!

[Notch] Okay I'll skip. Get bent.

[BEN] Laughs again-

[Woman] Is left huffing in anger-

[Notch] Whispers to BEN- I grant that some people do really suck. I just want Cp to be doing it for a good reason. Not just randomly.

[BEN] - Don't worry, I've probably screwed up the entire rest of her year

[Notch] Huh?

[BEN] Explains what he did quietly as they approach the counter-

[Notch] Can't help but laugh- Oh dear....!

[Cashier] Just begins ringing their stuff up, not interested in having a conversation-

[Notch] Hopefully this will be good enough... We got nacho hot, ranch, bbq, plain, sour cream, pizza...? Pizza chips?!?! Yuck. With my luck those are the ones she'll want.

[BEN] Shrugs- What mom wants, she wants

[Notch] True that. - He pays for the pile of sacks and starts gathering them in one hand. - [at the clerk] sorry about the ruckus. People are so rude. You have a nice night, okay?

[Cashier] - Whatever, that bitch always starts stuff like that

[Notch] head shake- Then you have my pity as well.

[BEN] Tugs on Notch's shirt as the woman comes up towards the register-

[Notch] Gives her a sideways look- Not done yet? Don't you have a bridge to guard from billygoats someplace?

[Woman] - THAT'S IT!  I'M CALLING THE COPS!- She whips out her phone

[Notch] Gives her the faintest smug smile-

[BEN] Just starts grabbing bags-

[Notch] Waggles his eyebrows at the cashier like 'this is gonna be funny'

[Woman] Gets angrier as her phone doesn't work-

[Notch] See? Even your phone doesn't want to talk to you.

[BEN] - Can we go?  I'm getting tired

[Notch] Yeah come on, we've got one more little thing to do and we can split. - Heads out the door-

[BEN] - What else do we need to do?

[Notch] Take out the trash actually. Can you take me to my irl house? That's the least suspicious place to do it.

[BEN] Shrugs and makes a new opening-

[Notch] Scoots through and steps out of the big tv- Thank you. - He heads for the kitchen and starts emptying the chips bags out of the plastic sacks. - Doc will have a fit if I bring this stuff in as it is. Though it will result in several mystery items since we won't have the bags.

[BEN] - Do you have a pen?  We could mark each bowl with what type.  Or put a piece of paper on them

[Notch] Good point! I bet I have a sharpie on my desk. It's down the hall and on the first right if you want to grab it. - He's dumping chips into empty buckets and tucking the packaging under them for now on the counters.

[BEN] Goes down the hall, looking for the office.  Upon finding it he digs around until he finds a pen and brings it back, tossing it at Notch-

[Notch] Catches it deftly, - thank you. - The pen makes a satisfying squeaky noise as he writes on the buckets and stows them away. - And thanks for what you id back there too. I really don't want any contact with the police. Having that officer stalking me and my old staff is infuriating enough.

[BEN] - Hey, it's fun to cause mischief for awhile.  And any card of hers that gets near that phone or the other cards will be effected as well

[Notch] Laughs- Nice trick! I'm not opposed to mischief. But hey... I'm gonna be a granddad soon. - Strikes an unconvincing dignified pose- Gotta set a good example for the kiddles.

[BEN] - Pfft, like that will happen

[Notch] Lets out a bit of air- Well... At least I'm in better shape because of Cp, plus a mate and kids. I actually owe him quite a bit.

[BEN] - Yeah yeah, whatever.  Are we done here yet?

[Notch] Yeah, I'm done. Ready when you are. - He stuffs the bags into the trash can and waits for BEN.

[BEN] Makes another opening back to the server-

[Notch] reemerges and stands there adjusting for a moment. - I have so much stuff that needs to be copied...

[Doc] I already set up a double trunk. Just fill it up and I'll duplicate it all.

[Notch] On it-

[Lie] Is sitting next to Doc with CP resting lightly over her somewhat rounded belly, he's finally managed to start dozing-

[Doc] Okay, I got everything. -also directed at BEN- Good trip out?

[BEN] - Got to mess with a bitch

[Doc] Sounds about usual.

[Notch] She deserved it, it was pretty funny. Hey Lie? The queens chips are ready.

[Lie] - Gimme

[Notch] Shoves the trunk akwardly over to her- We got a bit of everything.

[Lie] Looks through and grabs some plain chips for now, quickly beginning to eat them while she keeps a hand on CP-

[Notch] Did he get some rest at least?

[CP] Irritated tail flick-

[Doc] As much as an angry cat can.

[Lie] - Sorry for making you go out for me...

[Notch] No big deal Lie.

[Doc] Is sorting through the inventory - It's cool Lie, now we have all these new snacks. I'll take Sam some copies too.

[Lie] Nods in understanding before accidentally grabbing a spicy one-

[BEN] Leaves, heading back towards his house-

[Doc] Is squinting at the array of buckets - Some of these are a bit hard to read though...

[Lie] Takes a bite and gets an immediate nope response- The hell is that one!?

[Notch] There was a sweet chili one. we really tried to get one of everything...

[Lie] - No spice please

[Doc] I'll make sure and mark that one.

[Lie] Goes for a different chip-

[Doc] Ooooh.... this one has cheese. I like it. - munches just a few chips -

[CP] Suddenly jumps up as Lie gasps.  He's standing up now, ears perked forwards in a very attentive manner as he looks at her belly-

[Notch] Did the baby startle you Cp?

[Doc] Also very attentive-

[Lie] - Notch, come here!

[Notch] Hurries over to her- What is it Lie?

[Lie] Grabs his hand and puts it on her belly, there's a faint little kick from inside.  That's what had made CP leap up so suddenly since it happened right under him-

[Notch] Makes the mushiest smile- Awwwwww tiny little bean kicking around.

[Doc] She griefed her daddy too. Ha!

[CP] Hisses at Doc, not amused-

[Doc] Happy chuckle-

[Notch] At least you know she's healthy Cp-

[Lie] - She's already getting so big...

[CP] Swats at Notch's hand-

[Notch] OOoooooow!

[Doc] Cp, come on!

[Lie] Gently pets CP- Hey, it's alright

[Notch] Cradles his bleeding hand-

[Doc] Pulls out a jar of paste and holds it out for Notch to take a bit-

[Notch] Thank you, that stings like a bitch.

[CP] Settles back down-

[Lie] Yawns-

[kerra-and-company]

You've been visited by the random OC question fairy! May your day be filled with cake, friends, and good vibes! 🎉🎈🎂 :D ~☆

Surprise! Your characters friends and family have thrown them a surprise birthday party! How do they react?

(Okay, Tumblr is glitching on me, so hold on: I’m messing with this post. Hopefully you’re able to read the whole thing by the time I’m done.)

(Apparently I need to add extra lines? If anyone can see this stuff at the top, sorry for my ramblings, but I couldn’t see half my post and this seems to fix it al;kdfjasdf.)

Hello, fairy! Thanks so much for stopping by and I wish the same for you! :) :) And surprise party, hmm...let’s pick a few to answer for!

Kerra: Confused but happy. She’s never had a birthday party before, but she would absolutely appreciate the sentiment behind one. She might be slightly embarrassed at getting a bunch of presents because she doesn’t think she deserves them, but she’d be super thankful and happy, too.

Nisha: Similar sentiments to Kerra about getting a birthday party in general, but please don’t throw xem a surprise party specifically. Xe has anxiety and that would absolutely spook xem. You would probably just barely avoid getting stabbed and/or shot.

Cio: Shocked, but in a good way. She’d be slightly overwhelmed, too, and she might cry (happy tears, though!). She’d also try to give back at least half the gifts. It would not work.

Ari: Would probably puff up the way irl cats do when they’re startled, but would laugh about it and then say that she gets the first piece of cake to make up for them scaring her. (The fact that it’s normal for the birthday person to get the first piece of cake at a party like this anyway is irrelevant.)

[fearofaherobrine]

Roleplay Server Log #350

“Family Reunited, Blake Goes to the Dogs, Unbreakable Mix, Lots and Lots of Legos”

[Doc] Mirabella, this is my child Yaunfen, and my mate Deerheart.

[Yaunfen] Hi!

[Mirabella] - H...  Hello

[Deer] - Doc, what's going on?

[Doc] I have a surprise for Splender, and Offender as well. She's their mom.

[Deer] - She's what?

[Offender] Roars in warning, the area around him glitching due to emp's-

[Deer] Makes a pained noise-

[Dawn] What the hell is that?

[Doc] Deerheart!

[Yaunfen] Scary noise!

[Offender] Bounds into sight, intent on destroying the threat, his eyes wide open and blazing a bright pink-

[Mirabella] Stiffens-

[Doc] Shifts to hir larger form and rears up in his way, throwing hir paws like a horse- Offender! Please stop!

[Offender] Is focused solely on the slender before him but there is a slight widening to his eyes as he suddenly skids to a halt, a familiar scent catching his attention as he glares down the other being.  He's fallen onto his hand, unable to support his own height when stretched out that far, his tendril making sharp angles to appear more dangerous-

[Mirabella] Softly- My lustful child?

[Offender] - Mother?

[Doc] Is walking gingerly hirself, hir paws hurting from the emps- fucking hell...

[Yaunfen] Is curled around Deerheart, as if to protect her-

[Mort] That was terrifying.

[Offender] - Wha...  But...  How?- Slowly his body is shifting back to it's more regular form

[Dawn] I summoned her in ritual sense. It wasn't even that hard.

[Mirabella] - My child...

[Offender] - Shit, does brother know?

[Doc] Not yet. ugh.... I was going to suprise him. But she's safe here, and I thought she might like to reconnect with you guys.

[Yaunfen] Mada? Do you want a potion?

[Doc] What I need is a drink.. that usually helps....

[Offender] - I BARELY remember her

[Mirabella] - You always played music so wonderfully

[Dawn] Blinks at Offender- He's musical?

[Yaunfen] I can get a drink! I know just who to ask! - They kiss Deerheart on the head and go rushing off-

[Mirabella] - He was most proficient at violin

[Offender] - You encouraged that

[Mort] ....

-There's a bit of grumbling from the opposite direction-

[Doc] Is flopped over like a dead possum because hir feet hurt-

[Offender] Has returned to his usual form- Shit, you barely even saw Splendy...

[Gk] Huffs into view like a parade float with Yaunfen running circles around him- Cut it out!

[Yaunfen] Hurry! Hurry!

[Dawn] Um...

[Lie] Is just grateful the emp didn't reach her-

[Blake] Starts scratching himself-

[Gk] Another Slender? - He looms over Doc and lets a whiskey bottle thump out of his inventory - Here. Looks like you'll need it.

[Mirabella] Nervously steps away from GK-

[Offender] moves closer to his mother- It's alright, he won't harm you

[Gk] Wiggles his wings a little uncertainly-

[Yaunfen] This is uncle Gk! Gk, this is Offenders mom!

[Gk] Widening smirk- I can definetly see the lack of resemblance.

[Offender] Growls- Stuff it before I shove a rose up your ass

[Gk] Touchy! Be glad you have a mom. I sure as fuck don't.

[Yaunfen] Mom's are the best! Mada's too!

[Doc] Takes a deep drink and settles down a little as xe heals-

[Deer] - Now now Yaunfen, don't brag

[Yaunfen] But they are the best! Endrea's a great mom and I bet Lie's gonna be awesome at it too!

[Lie] - We'll see...  CP's probably wondering where I am by now though...

[Yaunfen] Hey Lie! I'm getting so good at typing! Watch me! - They wiggle their claws a bunch and the words appear in the chat- Cp, Lie is at the spawn with a new doggy!

[Doc] Hic...

[CP] Just starts banging his head on the wall-

[Dawn] He's not really a dog....

[Lie] - In this game he is

[Blake] curious head cock- awwwo?

[Gk] Loafs - This should be funny.

[Offender] Reaches for his mothers hand- You must be exhausted, come on, I'll take you to Splendy's

[Mirabella] Is hesitant, but takes her child's hand, letting him guide her towards the shore. She's apprehensive, especially after just seeing his display of territorial power-

[Offender] Ducks his head a little in shame, he does feel guilty about scaring his mother like that, but his instinct had been to protect his brother.  It isn't long before Splender's colorful house comes into sight and Offender can feel Splender pacing around inside.  He flips the switch and raises the bridge for their mother and leads her across the narrow bridge.  Gently he calls out- Hey bro?

[Splender] Bursts into the entranceway in distress, not knowing what is going on- Offender!  What's going on!?  What's happening!?  Why did...   You...- He tilts his head in confusion as he see's Mirabella- Who?

[Offender] - Splendy, listen to me very carefully, this is somebody very important...

[Splender] Starts to get nervous and shakes a little- What's going on?

[Offender] - Splendy...  This is our mother

[Splender] Is silent for a moment before lunging at Offender and knocking him into the water- DON'T MAKE ME WORRY LIKE THAT!

[Offender] Laughs and wrestles with Splender a little- What are you doing you dork!  Go say hi to mom!

[Splender] Stops messing with his brother and looks up at Mirabella, he's soaked but his smile is giant as he let's out giant waves of happiness-  Hi mom!

[Mirabella] Smiles gently- My happy one, you've grown so big

[Splender] - I'm taller than him!- He points at Offender

[Offender] - Doesn't change the fact that you are the baby of the family

{Splender] Ignores his brother and leaps at Mirabella, wrapping her in a tight hug- I'm so happy to meet you!

[Mirabella] Is very much caught off guard by the hug-

[Offender] Chuckles a little at his mothers expression- You'll get used to it mother

[Splender] Talking very quickly- Omg, you have to come inside and meet my proxy!

[Mirabella] - Proxy?

[Offender] - Don't worry, we'll explain everything you want us to explain- He stands up and watches Splender eagerly lead Mirabella inside his house before following, neither of the brothers bothered by the sheer amount of water they're dragging into the house

[Lie] Stumbles back a little as the first wave of happy energy from Splender reaches the group- Whoa...

[Yaunfen] I feel... really happy!

[Doc] Sniffs curiously- Yeah... me too! But still really drunk. - Xe waves hir paws a little - The server is spinning way too fast...

[Blake] Happy drooling.

[CP] Also feels the waves and groans in annoyance and teleports to the spawn- The fuck did you do now Doc?

[Doc] Loud burp-

[Gk] Laughs - Xe got hir feet too close to an angry slender.

[CP] - I'm going to assume the angry one was Offender and why was he angry?

[Doc] Giggles- Isssa family thingie!

[Yaunfen] Hey Big Fire! The air is full of happy right now! Are you happy too?

[CP] - I can feel it, but not everyone gets effected in the same way

[Lie] Giggles a little- Don't  be such a spoil sport CP, relax a little

[CP] - Sure, once Blake stops trying to hump me whenever you're gone

[Blake] Hears his name and heads for Cp- mmmof?

[CP] - The fuck

[Lie] - His name is Blake too...

[CP] - Is he more obedient the one we currently have?

[Dawn] I guess it depends on if he likes you. He used to be a human,  and a deeply codependant one as well.

[CP] Just starts considering things while trying to ignore the fact that Lie is covered in blood-

[Lie] - CP, what's with the look?

[CP] - I winder how much we can annoy our Blake with the wolf...

[Lie] Just face palms-

[Blake] Curious head cock-

[Mort] Exchanges a look with Dawn- Do you actually want to adopt him? He's been living rough for a while and doesn't like either of us much.

[Dawn] You probably have more in common then you realize...

[Lie] - Well, I already have a bunch of wolves, so it's not as if we wouldn't be prepared for it...

[CP] - You have like thirty already Lie.  And what do you mean by that Dawn?

[Dawn] He was affected by Insanity. At least, that's my opinon after discussing the creepypasta's with Doc. He had a chrous of voices driving him and he retreated from them by dumbing himself down. He's safe as an animal and seems decently content.

[CP] - Yeah, most humans can't handle her...  But considering how many pasta's are here, he'll probably fit right in

[Blake] Tail wagging- boof.

[Dawn] Spreads her hands- Then as far as I'm concerned he's found a home. He literally came out of the jungle to interact with Lie. He's really taken a liking to her.

[CP] - I can see that, where did all the blood come from?

[Lie] - A cow

[Doc] He tore it to bits!

[Dawn] I'm sure he hadn't seen one in forever.

[Lie] - We'll he'll get plenty of steak and mutton here

[CP] - Why did you need a cow?

[Doc] a bit too loud- We did a verrry important ritual!

[Yaunfen] Mada did magick?

[Lie] - It's why Splender is so happy right now

[Doc] Rolls a little - and Offender'll have to behave now! Heheh!

[CP] - Somehow I doubt that- He scowls as he recalls what Offender had recently done

[Gk] Grins widely- You might be wrong about that...

[CP] - And just what do you mean by that?

[Yaunfen] His mom is here! She's really pretty!

[Dawn] Chuckles-

[CP] - I'm sorry, what?

[Doc] Rolls over, hir chin resting on the ground- We got their mom.

[CP] Stands silent for a moment- Nope, not dealing with this right now- Moves to pick Lie up and take her home

[Dawn] She really is nice though, Her husband seems like a real terror and she's better off hiding from him as well.

[CP] - Considering how Slender is having one of the brothers stay with Splender?  Yeah, I can imagine so

[Yaunfen] And Splender gets to see his mom, it's so cool.

[CP] - I'm sure we'll hear about it non-stop

[Doc] You shoulda seen Offenders face Cp! Came tearing over here ready to fight and fell all over himself at the sight of her. - sniggers-

[CP] - I can imagine, feeling a relatively unknown slender enter the server, any of the brothers would have reacted that way

[Dawn] Irregardless, Lie asked me to cleanse the area of the house and the bathouse where he was. If you want to lead the way, I'll do it and we'll get out of your hair.

[Doc] Scoots along the ground and gets close to Deerheart.-

[CP] - Hm?  Oh, sure- He picks Lie up, letting her continue to hold Blake's lead as he starts walking towards their home

[Deer] Feels Doc trying to sneak closer and smiles a little-

[Doc] Smootches her closer hoof-

[Yaunfen] Sneaky!

[Gk] Gets up to follow Cp and Lie-

[Deer] Laughs and rubs Doc's snout- I'll stay right here till you feel well again

[CP] Let's Lie down near the house so she can put Blake in the pen with the other wolves-

-The other wolves crowd around the fence, eager to meet their new companion-

[Blake] Eyeballs the dogs suspiciously-

[Mort] Sits on the swing-

[Lie] - Go on, they just want to say hi- She holds the gate open and shoo's the other wolves back

[Blake] Stays close to her leg instead-

[Lie] - Go on, I have to get cleaned up

[Blake] Licks her hand-

[Dawn] I told you he was co-dependant....

[Lie] Sighs- CP?

[CP] - Got it- He waits till Lie closes the gate and then picks Blake up and puts him down on the other side of the fence- Behave

[Blake] Lots of whimpers and pacing near the gate.

[Lie] - You're fine, we'll be back in a little bit

[Dawn] Is already getting her sage out- Just show me where-

[Lie] - The door right there, it leads right into the workroom...

-Some of the other wolves get close and lick at the blood, trying to clean their new packmate-

[Blake] Skitters around, trying not to be touched-

[Mort] Gets uneasy watching-

[Lie] Reaches a hand in- It's okay, they're just trying to clean you- She spawns a couple of calming flowers near the fence

[Blake] Stands against the fence making pathetic noises-

[Mort] Quietly- Don't forget he's not just what he seems to be Lie....

[Lie] - I know, but this gives him a chance to adjust a bit while we work

[Mort] Okay... just... you can talk to him like he's a person. In his own way, he's still in there someplace.

[Lie] - I'll keep that in mind

[CP] - Hey GK, feel like drinking later?

[Gk] Yup. Especially since Yaunfen hit me up for my last bottle to give to Doc.

[CP] - We got a few new things while out too

[Gk] Ohhh! Now I'm excited. And no babysitting tonight either.

[CP] - Nope

[Lie] Smiles as an older wolf with a green collar trots over to the fence- Hey Buddy

[Blake] Is making a solid attempt to dig under the fence-

[Lie] - Blake please stop, you'll let the others out

[Buddy] Is enjoying a few pets-

[Blake] Does stop but makes a whiny noise like - meeeeehhhhhh

[Lie] - You're fine, I'm right here

[Gk] Needy ass wolf....

[Dawn] Crosses the yard and heads out to the bathouse, trailing sage smoke behind her-

[Lie] Watches as Hope jumps into the window, sniffing the odd new smell in the air-

[Gk] Wrinkles his nose and makes the tiniest sneeze-

[Blake] Tries being cute instead, hoping to be let out-

[Lie] - Why don't you want to be with the others?  You've got a nice large comfy dog house full of beds and you can socialize with all the others

[Mort] He's pretty used to just running around loose, doing whatever.

[Lie] - Yeah, but I wouldn't want him getting into any of the other pens, or chasing the pets in the house...

[Blake] HUGE sad eyes-

[Lie] - Thinks about it

[CP] - I can easily take care of him if he does anything

[Lie] - But what if he goes after Beau?  Or the Vulpix's, or even Rosebud?

[Blake] Whimper whimper-

[Lie] - Do you promise not to attack any of the animals?  Or mobs for that fact?

[Mort] I don't think he knows what a mob is in this case.

[Blake] Hopeful panting-

[Lie] - Then let's put it this way, no attacking anything unless CP or I say it's okay, we have a lot of creatures around here who are friends

[Blake] Sits up really straight and attentive - boof.

[Mort] I think that's as good as you're getting. He'll probably just follow you around anyway.

[Lie] Sighs and opens the gate- Alright, but first you get a bath

[Blake] Goes running out the gate and makes a break for the pond before leaping in with a huge splash-

[Gk] Hey!

[Lie] - I MEANT IN THE BATHHOUSE!

[Blake] Doggy paddling and happy noises-

[Mort] At least he got the bath part right?

[Lie] - Yeah...

[CP] - You need to change too

[Lie] - I'm surprised at your restraint right now

[Mort] Restraint?

[Gk] She's got blood on her...

[CP] - Yeah, and she's pregnant

[Mort] Yikes....

[Blake] Hops out of the water and does a huge body shake, a lot of it lands on Gk-

[Gk] Grrrr!

[Lie] - Yeah there's some things we'll have to work on

[Blake] Happy dashing around in small circles-

[Dawn] Comes back- All done Lie.

[Lie] - Thank you Dawn, I really appreciate it.  You...  Probably saw the tree?

[Dawn] Grits her teeth- Yeah.... I'm not happy it's bigger, but I guess it's better off here where it's power is redundant anyway.

[Lie] - Run into anything else?

[Dawn] There was a very contrite looking pigman who ran from me. I didn't question it since you said you had mobs at your house.

[CP] Grumbles a little- Probably Hock

[Lie] - Is that who...?

[CP] - Yeah

[Dawn] Points in the general direction of the giant tree. - He went that way for what it's worth.

[Lie] - I'll talk to him later.  Do you want to grab some food Dawn?  It's the least I can offer

[Dawn] No, maybe another day. I'm pretty worn out.

[Lie] - Okay, do you think it's safe to go back to the island now?

[Dawn] No, it should be fine.

[Mort] Goes to stand with her.

[Blake] Stops to stare, his eyes narrowed a little at Mort-

[Lie] Focuses and creates an opening- Sorry to drop you off so far from the house

[Dawn] It's fine. Thank you Lie- The two head through.

[Blake] Comes a little closer and sniffs at the hole-

[Lie] - Come on Blake, you're staying here

[Blake] Gives a mind-shatteringly scary howl to make Mort jump on the other side-

[Lie] - Blake!

[Mort] Flips him off with a scowl-

[Blake] Innocent panting-

[CP] Rolls his eyes and shuts the opening- Oh yeah, this is gonna be fun.  Ready to go GK?

- Thru the surrounding trees, the sound of soft oinking and faint grunts, mixed in with shuffling can be heard. A louder snort followed by a heavy sigh. -

[Sammn] Yes, I promise. Nothing will eat you. - more snorting oinks and a grunt. Then a faint clank of metal striking metal. -

[Sammn] Well, no one told you to follow us.

[Yaunfen] Sniffs - mama? Mada? I smell a piggy.

[Doc] Hmmm? Maybe one of Cps?

[Yaunfen] Nu uh, I smell nether stuff too. Big fire has clean piggies.

[Deer] - Did one of them get struck by lightning?

[Sammn] Go forward, go. - suddenly a small zombie pigmen stumbles as if pushed out into the open. It takes a few steps and spots the others, freezing. Sammn comes up behind.

[Sammn] Now..why did you stop?

[Deer] - Er, Sammn?  What's this?

[Sammn] This is the overly curious fellow who followed us out of the Nether. - She gently nudges them forward a step.

[HelmetPig] - snorts fearfully.

[Deer] - When did you go into the Nether?  And it's alright, I'm not going to hurt you

[Sammn] Pinwheel and myself, where looking for Crim a bit ago. We ran into this one, getting picked on by another mob. This lead to that, and ended up with one dead Wither skelly and they, well... - motions at the Pigmen's Black Skelly Helm.

[Deer] - I see...  Well he's welcome to stay here so long as he doesn't cause any trouble...

[Yaunfen] You were brave and got a cool hat too. Good for you!

[HelmetPig] - snorts softly and waves hands around rather animatedly.

[Doc] Of all the times to not have that egg on me! - sits up too fast and flops- got the spins stupid whiskey...

[Deer] - What happened to your translation egg?

[Doc] ummm, I had it in the kitchen last.... Probably left it on the counter.

[HelmetPig] - frowns, turning back to Sammn, repeating the waving.

[Yaunfen] Are we playing charades?

[Sammn] - nods - I did say they probably wouldn't understand. - to the others - They can't really talk, but the movement is words. I.... Karim taught me a version of it...

[Deer] - Karim?

[Doc] We could always grab one ofSteves bros to teach their signing?

[Sammn] - frowns - Karim.... Not this fellow. I... damn, almost. My memories are still horribly spotty, I remember bits and pieces randomly. But anyways, this fellow followed us out of the Nether and I found him.. Well, hiding from a chicken.

[Deer] - You know...  CP was able to help Zly with some of his memories by trapping him in a nightmare, maybe it might help you to?

[Yaunfen] Was it Benny? He's a mean little pecker.

[Doc] oh dear...

[HelmetPig] - shakes head and clucks softly, shaking.

[Sammn] Benny? Don't think so, it looked like a random bird. It just walked off as I got near. They have been basically sticking by me since.

[Deer] - Well maybe he can help you?

[Doc] yeah, an extra pair of hands could be helpful. And they seem really chill for an undead.

[Sammn] I dont know how, but if they want they can. Maybe they'll realize nothing will eat them. - eyes HelmetPig who sniffles at her. - I just came over to see if Doc ever got the trap.

[Deer] - Trap?

[Doc] I have not, but we should go do that

[Yaunfen] Are we going out? I want to go!

[Doc] I guess we are... - Xe shrinks down to hir normal shape and is left sitting on the ground. - You'll have to stay close to me though, okay?

[Yaunfen] Yeah!

[Deer] - I think I should stay and keep an eye on the server, there's still some twinges from Offender's outburst

[HelmetPig] - shuffles toward Sammn, who shakes her head at them -

[Sammn] No, you'll need to stay here.

[Doc] They could stay with Deerheart? Would that be okay love?

[Deer] - Absolutely

[Doc] I'm ready when you guys are then, I can pull some stuff to trade from the creative if it's needed.

[Yaunfen] I have snacks!

[Sammn] Stay here with Deerheart, she will make sure you'll be alright. - waits till HelmetPig nods and shuffles back -

[Doc] Sammn... I keep meaning to ask you, would you like me to fix your dress? Or at least get rid of the old bloodstains?

[Yaunfen] Bounces over to Deerheart and smootches her on the forehead before shifting to their child form- Can you please feed Waffles? They're asleep in my room.

[Deer] - Of course!

[Sammn] - looks are her pitifull dress - No, I have a feeling it's been like this for a very long time. I've grown used to it. Plus, I'd probably just ruin it.

[Doc] Can I at least brush off the blood? We're going to a different game, and I don't want people to run from us if possible.

[Sammn] That may be an issue. Alright, we dint need to frighten people.

[Doc] Goes around her quickly, brushing and sloghing off the red pixels so they despawn in the grass. - That's better-

[Yaunfen] lets go! Lets go!

[Doc] Makes a hole in the firewall and peeks out before motioning them to follow. It's a bit chilly in the void and xe closes the wall securely behind them- It's not far. There's lots of Ghostbuster games but I have a particular one in mind where we won't stick out too much. Plus it's a kids game so it's decently safe.

-They walk for a little while in the dark-

[Yaunfen] It's spooky out here. So quiet.

[Doc] Gestures at the various nodes- Some of themmake a little bit of noise, you just have to listen super close-

[Yaunfen] Sticks their little tongue out a bit concentrating.

-They pass by a node-

[Yaunfen] I hear people yelling...

[Doc] Probably a war game. There's quite a few of those.

[Sammn] - eyes it nervously - I would say your guess is correct. War, no matter where or when, sounds the same.

[Yaunfen] This one sounds really bleepy-

[Doc] Listens and chuckles- That's a naughty user with an emulator. Playing some old 8bit console thing on the internet.

[Yaunfen] Giggles-

[Doc] I think this is the right one- Xe opens a way inside and motions them to follow-

-Inside appears a massive room with gray idle figures all around them.  In the center is a podium with a large circular device atop with a swirl of blue and white within.  The entire podium and device seem to be made from different shapes that all fit together-

[Yaunfen] Looks kinda homey? Portals the wrong color though?

[Doc] It's just a waiting room, this game has lots of stages with wildly different enviroment areas. You ready Sammn?

[Sammn] - nods -

[Doc] Takes their hands and hops through-

-There's a swish and they seem to float mid air as different options appear beneath them, each option shaped like the portal they just jumped through and all of them named different things-

[Doc] Chooses a likely one - Umm?

[Yaunfen] Looks around- Jungle biome?

-Amidst the jungle leaves there's bars and a slight crackle of electricity.  A roar goes through the air-

[Doc] Wrong stage... it should be a cityscape?

[Sammn] - draws her knife, listening - Maybe we should move?

-There's a tromping sound and from the foliage emerges a t-rex, eyeing them down.  It starts roaring at them and as it roars, it's lower jaw simply pops off.  The dinosaur looks surprised as it tries to reach down with it's stubby little arms swinging wildly to try and grab it's jaw so it can reattach it-

[Doc] Is startled but recovers quickly- See? That's what you get for being loud and rude!

[Yaunfen] It's a red-eye! Ma showed me a picture!

[Sammn] - tries to hide her laugh - That looks most uncomfortable.

[Yaunfen] I can help! -they shift, grabbing the jaw and socking it back in place with a slightly too hard swing that makes the Rex's teeth clack a bit hard- oops!

-The t-rex shakes it's head and it takes a couple steps back before turning it's head towards a new sound coming from the forest.  The sound of an engine comes closer and a man riding a motorcycle comes flying out followed by four raptors.  He comes screeching to a halt at the sight of the t-rex-

[Man] - Nope- He quickly turns around and drives off, exploding a bush into a bunch of studs as he does so

[Sammn] - just shakes her head -

[Yaunfen] Those were light feet!

[Doc] Somebody noped hard.

[Yaunfen] You're not so big when I'm a dragon- wiggles their whiskers at the Rex- mada? Why are their arms so little?

[Doc] They're related to chickens kiddo.

[Sammn] Glad the one following me stayed behind. This would give them nightmares about killer chickens for years.

-T-rex decides to chase after the man on the bike instead-

[Yaunfen] That was silly! What are these? - is curiously picking up studs. [Doc] they're kinda like the little experience orbs. We should go anyway, this isn't even close- Xe makes a new portal and points to a close node- let's try this one

-They end up outside of a castle-

[Yaunfen]  mmmm, our home is bigger.

[Doc] This isn't right either....

-People go flying by on brooms being chased by a dragon-

[Sammn] Well, that... was rather normal at least.

[Yaunfen] Yells- hi dragon!

[Doc] Laughs- always the friendly one

-Yaunfen's yell catches the dragons attention and it turns towards them, letting out an angry yell and a stream of fire-

[Doc] Moves faster then eyes can follow, shifting and shielding them with hir own dragon shape-

[Yaunfen] Mada!

[Sammn] Don't think this one is out to make friends!

-The dragon has wickedly sharp spikes on the end of it's tail and it takes a swipe-

[Doc] Hollers at the other dragon -if you aren't friendly fuck off! -  Xe gets hit in the leg and swears

[Sammn] - tries to see past Doc's form to aim a hand at the other dragon -

Ice fulmen iniectum - A large spike of ice shoots at its general direction.

[Yaunfen] Go away or I'll chomp you!

-The dragon beats it's wings rather hard to get away from the ice-

[Doc] Throws an electrical blast in its direction-

-The dragon explodes into many studs-

[Yaunfen] It exploded! Oh no! - little tears- and mada got hurt!

[Doc] is shaking hir leg as if it's stiff- I'm healing just give me a minute

[Yaunfen] is grabbing studs- can we put them back together?!?!

-The studs suck into Yaunfen like things going into the inventory, but they don't show up in the inventory-

{Sammn] I'm not sure that is possible.

[Yaunfen] But! But.... Poor dragon....

[Doc] It's okay sweetie, I'm sure they're on respawn, this is a much more linear game then ours.

[Yaunfen] sad-

-A flock of owls pass by overhead-

[Doc] Basically has to sit and heal in hir dragon form for a few more minutes and watches them pass -

[Yaunfen] Birdies?

-They fly into the castle via numerous windows-

[Sammn] - looks around - Why am I getting a bad feeling about this place?

[Doc] Seems like basic stuff, just another game.  At least I don't hear any gunfire.

[Yaunfen] So is it just a big birdhouse?

[Doc] The people on the brooms are probably glad we stopped the dragon.

[Yaunfen] poor dragon...

-A bell tolls from inside the castle and what appears to be students file out, heading for different buildings-

[Yaunfen] Takes a defensive pose in front of the bigger dragon - there are so many people!

[Doc] I think they're kids

[Doc] is flicking hir tail and keeping an eye out for anyone who might look threatening or try to get close

-The students don't even notice them-

[Sammn] - watches the kids, then stares at the castle - Hum, that might be why?

[Doc] must be background npcs

[Sammn] Not the children, rather the castle. There is magic leaking out of the place. - does a full body shake -

-A few ghosts seem to be leading a few students to their next class-

[Doc] Well a game with people on flying brooms is probably fantasy themed.

[Yaunfen] Sneaks over and pokes a kid with their tail tip- hello?

[Kid] Turns and makes an incoherent noise while waving-

[Yaunfen] Squeaks at them in suprise-

[Kid] Still waving-

[Doc] It's okay Yaunfen. They just have really simple programming.

[Kid] Stiiiiiiiiill waving-

[Yaunfen] weird. They wave a paw back

[Sammn] - watches - Must be, they aren't making much sense.

-It's noticeable that nobody is actually saying any words, just vague noises-

[Doc] Hey wait! Sammn didn't you say you needed some supplies to do magick? Maybe we can find something here?

[Sammn] Aye, I made do for most of it, but some things I wasn't able to find decent replacements.

[Doc] if these are students that means classrooms. And that's a place to find blackboards and chalk!

[Yaunfen] are we going to sneak in?

[Sammn} I can make us invisible for a short while, but it would be best to get closer first.

[Doc] Checks hir leg- nah, I'm good to go and these guys are out to lunch. -Xe shrinks down- you need to be small too Yaunfen [Yaunfen] Yes mada. [Doc] just focus on looking confident and keep an eye out for players.

[Yaunfen] Notices that the kids are carrying sticks and takes a piece of sugarcane out to carry-

[Sammn] - follows behind, keeping an eye out -

-The doors swing open for them and there are just characters standing about and studs along most walls to be gathered-

[Sammn] -reaches out to collect a few - What are these things?

[Doc] I think they're just for score.

[Yaunfen] I keep picking them up, but I don't have them????

[TLOT] Looks around at the kitchen. - Mix, I'm sorry I couldn't move your block for you. But the kitchen looks nice.

[Steve] Puts a little coal in the furnace to get it going and warm the room a bit- It's not so noticable with the black blocks in the floor.

[TLOT] And raising the ceiling makes it nice and roomy. -

-There's a wave of energy as the happiness pulses outward from Splendor-

[TLOT] What in the world....?

[Mix] Ah it's fine, this room was due for a makeover anyway-- Oooo! That's a nice feeling...

[TLOT] True that. I wonder what's going on?

[Steve] We should go look, Mix? You want to come?

[TLOT] Hunts around mentally for someone closer  to the house- Hey Buff? Can we tp to you?

[Mix] Sure, I'm game!

[Buff] Just punching trees, go ahead!

[TLOT] Tps himself, Steve and Mix into the bit of forest beside the koi pond-

[Buff] Is shirtless and knocking down trees to replant- Hey guys!

[TLOT] Just kinda shakes his head - did you feel that earlier?

[Buff] feel what?

[TLOT] Nevermind.

[Mix] -Looks around before smiling at Buff-

[Buff] Preens just slightly and smiles back-

[Steve] Come on, let's go! - pulls on TLOT a little and they head towards Splendor's house-

[Mix] -Waves before following Steve and TLOT-

[Splender] Is still giving off waves of happy energy-

[Ringleader] Is waiting on the shore-

[TLOT] Waves- Hey Ringleader - this is our friend Mix.

[Steve] She's another Herobrine- teeny wink at Mix-

[Ringleader] - Hi!  I'm guessing your here because of Splender's waves?

[TLOT] Yes, it's pretty intense. Did he have some kind of epic play session with the kids on my seed?

[Ringleader] - No actually, a...  Relative was brought onto the seed

[Mix] -Small smile at Steve's words before scooting up close to them- A relative?

[Steve] Looks slightly nervous- Another Slender? I thought Offender was still here?

[TLOT] Yeah, I didn't see him sign out on the chat.

[Ringleader] - yeah, Offender is still here, but Doc worked some magic with Dawn and, well, was able to retrieve their mother

[Mix] Is that good or bad?

[Mix] Is their mom a nice lady?

[TLOT] Their MOTHER???

[Steve] Awww.

[Ringleader] - So far she seems nice, really nervous though.  But Splendy is happy

[TLOT] I can tell.... Does Deerheart know?

[Ringleader] - I'm assuming so

[Steve] Is she super tall????

[Ringleader] - Well she is a slender being...

[Steve] Neat!!! And scary.

[TLOT] I'm having a thought, is Offender busy? Can we talk to him for a sec?

[Ringleader] - You can check, but I've got a bit of a headache from Splendy at the moment

[TLOT] You should go for a walk then. You've still got plenty of daylight.

[Ringleader] - Yeah, sounds like a good idea...

[Steve] Have fun!

[TLOT] Raises the bridge and walks across before peeking in-

[Mirabella] Is sitting on Splender's bed as he excitedly tells her things while Offender is laying on top of some trunks-

[TLOT] waves to Offender and crooks a finger at him-

[Offender] Spots them and slinks towards the door, knowing the other two are distracted- Yeah?  What is it?

[TLOT] I have a small challenge for you.

[Steve] You do?

[TLOT] Motions for him to come outside-

[Offender] Steps out- What is it?

[Mix] Holy fuck he's tall

[TLOT] Nudges Mix- Show him that thing you made. See if he can put any dents in it, or if he's seen anything like it before.

[Mix] Uhhh... Okay. But I.. don't know if It's okay to just plant one here?? -Slight hesitant look but she's already got dark hued energy forming around her hands-

[Offender] - What is it?

[TLOT] Can you just not set it down?

[Mix] It's.. A mostly unbreakable block. And sure that works too! -She wiggles her hands before the inky black cube forms between her palms-

[Offender] Looks at it and makes a noise of contemplation.  He reaches fopr it and begins trying to pry a piece off-

-The block is resistant, it does not want to give up anything without a fight-

[Offender] Lets his fingers sharpen into near claws as he digs them into the block-

-It's still pretty resistant, but Offender is having an affect on it!-

[Mix] See! It's really strong.

[Offender] Notes a bit of a cracking sound- Almost...

-With a bit of splintering, a hunk tears off into Offenders hand!-

[Offender] - ...  Is it edible?

[Mix] I.. don't know? But you're welcome to find out?

[Steve] Won't it just sit in your stomach like a .... rock?

[TLOT] Okay even I wouldn't have tried to eat it....

[Offender] I don't think I even have a stomach...- Shrugs and tosses it right into his mouth

[Steve] Winces like Offender might explode or belch smoke or something-

[Offender] - Crunchy

[Mix] Not the weirdest thing.

[Mix] If you get sick from that, it's not my fault! -Awkwardly stuffs block into her inventory-

[Offender] - Can't get sick, not possible

[Steve] So.... your mom is here? I thought your dad was... trying to ...

[TLOT] Is she on our side?

[Offender] - She's in hiding, like Splender.  Our dad...  Well you can probably guess what he's done to her

[TLOT] Bristles- I can imagine- He's thinking of his own torment and it shows-

[Steve] Pats his arm supportively-

[Offender] - Yeah, I'm just letting Splendy work his magic to make her feel comfortable for now

[Mix] -Pat pat TLOT-

[TLOT] Thank you both. - he takes a steadying breath- He's working his magick on everyone, it's coming off of him like the sun in the desert.

[Offender] - Almost nauseating...

[TLOT] Well I'd like to meet her when she's calmed down, and I'll add my own calm to the air in the meantime.

[Offender] - It might be a few days, she's pretty skittish...

[Steve] Hey Mix... didn't you want to do something tribal with me?

[TLOT] Gives Mix a pointed look- I understand

[Mix] Uhh

[Mix] I'll get back to you on that? I do need a bit of prepwork before I can throw you into it.

[Steve] Oh, okay! I hope they don't cause too much trouble playing ball in the meantime.

[TLOT] Whispers to Offender- He taught a bunch of velociraptors how to play scoccer. -shakes his head- I love him so much.

[Offender] Chuckles at the thought-

[Mix] Ah no, that's actually great. It's better than them laying around all over my front yarn. The beach was more lightfoot than sand.

[Steve] Blink- blink- That's a great idea!!! But... awww, I broke one of my needles...

[TLOT] He's two steps ahead of you Mix, don't fret over it.

[Mix] Yard. I meant yard. I haven't slept in a few days.

[TLOT]  Takes a few steps to the shore and breaks off a sugarcane to make a new needle. -That's okay.

[Mix] It's been a rough few days. I made the thing in the kitchen and spent most of the next two trying to destroy it.

[Steve] Take it and immediately starts kitting in tiny squares-

[TLOT] I'm sure Alexis and Stevie are similarly frustrated with him leaving ice everywhere. It's hard learning new powers.

[Steve] Already has something with little green blotches on it, upon closer examination they're revealed to be very pixelated raptors on a pale yellow field.

[TLOT] Raptors in the yard, raptors in the yarn, I get it.

[Mix] They're cute!

[Steve] Looks proud as punch and works it out into a decent sized lap blanket-

[TLOT] Amazing.

[Steve] Bites off the last strand and knots it before putting it around Mix's shoulders- There you go!

-Soft Mix gasp! -

[Mix] i love it!  

[fearofaherobrine]

Roleplay Server Log #324

 “Craft Stuff, The Analyser, Prince Interview”

-Le time passes- [about a week]

[Yaunfen] Is playing with a bunch of random items on a crafting table while Doc organizes the haul from the craft store. -

[Doc]  Look at all this stuff.... it's amazing. - Xe's leafing through a small stack of scrapbooking papers with pretty designs.

[Deer] - It really is pretty, is it just fancy paper?

[Doc] Yeah. I don't know what it's for but I love it. And I found something amazing - Xe picks up several tiny vials and turns them in the light, making them sparkle. - I'm almost scared to open them.

[Deer] - Ooooh, that is so shiny

[Doc] And so tiny. They're not even whole pixels and don't have any depth but they look like jewels?

[Deer] - What is it called?

[Doc] I can't read them now, but I think it's called litter?

[Deer] - Litter?  Hmmm, maybe we could ask Lie what it's for

[Doc] In the meantime it's shiny though. And look at these. - Xe holds out a bunch of paintbrushes - If I add water to the dye blobs I should be able to kinda draw with them.

[Deer] - That's so neat!

[Doc] I'm going to copy them and give some to Alexsezia. As much as she loves to paint with dye, I think she'll be thrilled. And I got this bottle of white sticky stuff, and some yarn that's different colors in one ball.

[Deer] - That's so cool!

[Yaunfen] Whoah! I made a thing! - Runs over to show them - It looks like a much less fancy command block - But I lost one of your skeletons and a scrap of something stone doing it... sorry mada...

[Deer] - You made that?

[Doc] It's okay... but what is it?

[Yaunfen] Yeah! With iron. But I don't know what it is...

[Deer] - Hmmm, it's seems more up your alley love

[Doc] Well drop it down kiddo, lets have a look.

[Yaunfen] Places the block next to the table which is still piled up with random stuff. - So much shiny stuff!

[Deer] - Yes, Mada found a lot of new stuff while out with you, didn't they?

[Yaunfen] Uh huh! What's this? It smells nice. - Turns over a squared off tube with a bit of sting in one end.

[Doc] It's got a spot to put stuff in and get something out....?

[Deer] - I'm not sure...

[Doc] Looks over - Oh! It's a wax thing. I think you're supposed to burn it? I just grabbed it because of the smell. - It smells like nice apples and cinnamon.

[Deer] - You should make a copy and then we can try it

[Doc] Oh absolutely! But I'm rather intrigued by the mystery at hand...

[Deer] - Maybe it's a real world thing?  Should we ask Lie over?

[Yaunfen] Yeah! Then we can show her this stuff too!

[Doc] It is a pretty nice haul.

[Deer] Types into chat- Hey Lie?  Could you come over?

[Lie] - Sure, just give me a couple of minutes

[Yaunfen] Is subtly wiggling the cork out of one of the sparkly bottles-

[Doc] Thank you love.

[Lie] Arrives after a couple of minutes wearing  looser clothes than usual- Hey, what did you need me for?

[Doc] Yaunfen made something odd and we're not sure what it is. Plus I got to go to a 'craft' store and picked up all this neat stuff. I don't know what all of it is either actually...

[Lie] - Ah, so explanation time, got it

[Yaunfen] Manages to get the cork off and spills sparkly rainbow glitter all over the table and Deerhearts pants - Fuck! I spilled the litter!

[Lie] Looks at the sparkly mess- You...  Bought glitter?

[Deer] - Is that what it's called?

[Doc] Darn it...

[Yaunfen] Is trying to scoop it back into the little container but it's suprisingly resiliant once it's flat on something.

[Doc] Is that bad? It's really pretty.

[Lie] - It tends to get everywhere and it's difficult to clean up...

[Doc] I can see that.

[Yaunfen] Huffs at the glitter-

[Lie] - So what else did you buy Doc?

[Deer] Motions towards the table-

[Doc] Tries to help Yaunfen - Little stuff... - there's some glass beads, buttons on cards, a sack of feathers that have clearly been dyed garish colors, and a ball of skinny black string.

[Lie] Starts picking up some things- Well, this is a candle, and it looks like you picked up some scrapbooking paper

[Doc] I like this one - points to one with a marbled design. - whats scrapbooking?

[Lie] - An activity for people with way to much time and money.  Basically putting a lot of photo's into books

[Doc] That's a decent idea. I do have a lot of screenshots. And the kan-dle?

[Lie] - You burn them

[Doc] I thought so! Hey... can I have a flower? Something really complicated. Just a copy though in case I wreck it.

[Lie] - A complicated flower?  Ummm...

-After a moment she spawns a cold flower-

[Doc] Okay... lets just put it in here and see what happens.

[Yaunfen] has given up on the glitter and glares at it a bit before turning to Deerheart- Mama! Your pants are all sparkly!

[Deer] Looks down and then laughs- I guess your right!  And so are your hands!

[Yaunfen] Turns their hands around in the light, making little rainbows. - Litter is messy! But pretty.

[Doc] Watches the block for a moment and then - Umm... well then. This is what came out. - Xe lays a rather normal looking white flower, a snowball and what's obviously a doily in front of Lie. - Xe points at the flat thing- what is that? It's weird.

[Lie] - A doily, it's meant to put on tables under vases and other decorative things, or stand alone...  Did you just deconstruct my flower?

[Doc] I think so...  Whatever this is, it looks like it's made to take things apart?

[Yaunfen] Did I do good?

[Doc] Yes. Congrats Yaunfen, this is really unusual.

[Lie] - Weird...

[Deer] - So are you having a comfy day Lie?

[Lie] - Hm?  Yeah, felt a little bloated earlier so I'm just wearing loose stuff today...

[Yaunfen] Is now looking for something else they can take apart. - Can we put more stuff in it?

[Doc] Did you eat something with mushrooms in it? I understand they can be a bit gassy.

[Lie] - No...  Not sure why I feel bloated, but I just do

[Deer] - Sure, we can put more stuff in, why don't you go find something to go in

[Yaunfen] Can we have more flowers Lie?

[Lie] - Sure- She spawns an oil flower, a love blossom, and a couple lightning berries

[Doc] Feeds them into the machine and waits fascinated before bringing the results back to her- The oil flower gave us a regular flower and a glob... it's like a really smelly slimeball? Think I'll put this in a bowl, it could make a mess otherwise.

[Yaunfen] Let me help! -Imitating Doc's analytical tone- The love blossom gave us a flower and a... mada it's a heart!

[Doc] Let me see that!

[Lie] Moves closer to look at it as well-

[Deer] - A heart?

[Doc] Squeezes it gently - Oh good. It's not actually a heart, it's soft. I think it might be red wool. Like a little pillow.

[Deer] - Yaunfen, do you want the plush heart?

[Yaunfen] Yes please! - They take it and give it a little squeeze. - What's in the last one?

[Doc] Pulls the vine from the machine, and it releases the tiniest cloud that floats like a soap bubble towards the ceiling. - Hmmm... and there's this - Xe takes out a fuzzy little ball of statick.

[Lie] - Appropriate

[Yaunfen] bumps into one of the skeletons and it pops away- Fuck. Wait, can we put this in?

[Doc] Maybe?

[Lie] - Let's see what happens

[Doc] Puts the bones in and watches it warily- It's doing something.

[Yaunfen] Walks over to Lie- Can I have a hug aunt Lie?

[Lie] - Absolutely- She holds her arms open to the dragon

[Yaunfen] Gives her a nice hug but also gets glitter on her- Sorry you don't feel good. You should get mada to fix you up all better!

[Lie] - There's no need for that, it will pass on it's own

[Doc] Lie? What's a Quagga?

[Yaunfen] If you're sure...

[Lie] - A quagga?  I...  I'm not sure...

[Doc] Then what is D.N.A.?

[Lie] - It's the building blocks for all life

[Doc] So it's an NPC model?

[Lie] - I don't know...

[Doc] Cradles the small golden sphere where she can see it. It has a small outline inside that looks vaguely horselike.

[Deer] - It doesn't look human

[Lie] - More like horse...

[Yaunfen] Is it an egg?

[Doc] I don't think so?

[Deer] - May I see it?

[Doc] Passes it gingerly to her. It's heavy and glassy.

[Deer] Frowns a little- It's missing something...

[Doc] Lie what can humans do with DNA?

[Lie] - Research...  Cloning...

[Doc] What's cloning?

[Lie] - Recreating the original creature from their dna

[Yaunfen] Has climbed the stairs to get a better look at the tiny cloud-

[Doc] That sounds like a big clue... hey... I wonder if... Oh, I'm dumb! Maybe it's like when I made my irl body from that bit of you and Cp? This is the seed? Sort of?

[Lie] - Yeah, kinda

[Doc] So it needs something else... but what? Just a container?

[Lie] - Something to cultivate it?

[Deer] - This just feels...  Like it belongs on a different seed...

[Doc] Well the bones came from TLOT's seed.

[Lie] - So maybe theres more clues there?

[Yaunfen] Pokes the cloud with a stick and it starts to rain in a very small area - Hehe! Look at this!

[Doc] Snorts -That problem I can fix- Xe gets a bucket and puts it under the downpour-

[Deer] - This is quite the mystery...

[MA] -Poking around the castle, and peaks in on them, leaning on his usual staff- What's a mystery?

-There's the tinest rumble of thunder from the bitty cloud.

[Doc] That's adorable, oh hey Ma!

[Yaunfen] Hi Alex!

[MA] -Moves to join them, eyeing the cloud with amusement- Did one of the clouds have a kid?

[Doc] Yaunfen made a block that takes things apart! It was part of one of Lie's flowers!

[MA] Oh really? Lie's flowers are sometimes made of clouds? How amazing! What else have you taken apart?

[Deer] - One of the fossils we found on TLOT's seed, it made this- She shows the DNA

[MA] Oh hey, DNA. Have you seen what it makes yet?

[Doc] Points to the doily, snowball and oily ball on the table- Just several flowers and a bunch of bones so far. And the item tag says it's a Quagga?

[MA] Quagga... Quagga... Not ringing a bell... Have you tried cultivating it?

[Deer] - Cultivating?

[Doc] That's a good word. What does it mean?

[MA] Not a clue.

[MA] I'm gonna guess you don't have a cultivator though.. Give me a second and I'll make you one. -He goes to the nearest crafting table and gets to work-

[Lie] Sits on the stairs-

[Yuanfen] Is watching fascinated-

[Ma] ... Shit. I don't have a water bucket. ... Can I use the one you've got under the cloud? -Steps back from the table-

[Deer] - Sure- She takes the bucket and hands it to MA

[MA] Thanks. -He resumes crafting and soon has a green tinted glass block looking thing held in his arms- Is there anywhere I can put this that it's penned in? I doubt it'll derp out, but sometimes It does and produces.. weird things.

[Doc] Do you need anything else?

[MA] A milk bucket.

[Yaunfen] I have milk! Cookies too!

[Doc] Derp out how?

[MA] Just a milk bucket, but I bet cookies would work in a pinch too.

[Yaunfen] Gives the milk bucket and three cookies to Ma

[MA] Sometimes when it's cultivating it might spew things out and you have to destroy it to start again, or it explodes and releases a monster or a Failure Flower. Never know what you'll get though.

[Doc] That sounds dangerous... And fascinating... - Xe's getting that look again

[Lie] Looks at Deer- We know that look

[Deer] - Yes we do

[MA] So, where can I put it?

[Doc] We'll just.... Let's take over one of the recovery rooms. No one is using the one by the blaze cage and we can easily make it bigger,

[MA] Fair enough. I'll need the DNA too. -Starts toward said room-

[Deer] Follows with the DNA-

[MA] -Sets the block on the far side of the room from the door and pops the milk in before taking the DNA- Here's to it not exploding. -He puts it in too and a small embryo shape forms inside the cultivator-

[Doc] Has followed them in and is watching closely- so it was iron, water bucket, glass and...?- Xe's obviously making notes

[MA] Cactus. Uh... Green dye.

-The cultivator chugs away at it's task-

[Yaunfen] There's a little creature inside!

[MA] Well, it's far enough along, I don't think we have to worry about it derping...

[MA] It's a baby.

[Lie] - This is so cool

[MA] I thought so the first time too.

-He's checking on the progress periodically-

[Deer] - I wonder what a quagga is?

[Doc] First time Ma? Is this a normal thing for you? [Yaunfen] We're gonna make a baby?!

[MA] I found out on accident once, fuckin' around at a crafting table. We didn't have fossils or anything to use but we did have amber with little insects inside. NK handled turning it into DNA and I'd put it in. It was mostly Thorntails though. Got a few Lightfoot and one Redeye once. That was a fun time...

-Cultivator ceases it's chugging-

[Ma] Oh, It's done... Huh... Never seen it as one of these.... -He pulls a syringe with a tag on it that has something similar to a horse on it- Uhhhh....

[Deer] - What do we do with that?

[MA] I'm... Not completely sure. I'm used to it giving me eggs. Any ideas? -Turning syringe over in hands-

[Doc] I see a syringe and a tag with a horse, so... I say we click it on a horse.

[Lie] Sighs- I guess that means you want me to take it?

[MA] -Holds the syringe out to Lie- If you'd kindly.

[Doc] Only if I can go with. I want to see what it does!

[Yaunfen] Me too!

[Lie] - Alright, I've got Beau up in your pen.  I'll meet you at my place?- She takes the syringe and puts it in her inventory

[Doc] I may beat you there! Come on guys, lets go!

[Deer] Giggles- Are you coming MA?

[Lie] Heads for the pen-

[MA] Why not, I'm interested.

[Doc] Is as giddy as a child and races Yaunfen to the outside door-

[Yaunfen] Shifts immediately and barrels ahead -

[Deer] Follows happily, making sure not to lose MA-

[Lie] Is already getting on Beau-

[MA] -Walks after them, humming the whole way-

[Yaunfen] Grabs Deerheart and puts her on hir back before prancing forward- Too slow mama!

[Doc] Makes an effort to just run as xe is-

[Deer] Laughs- Well this is a first!

[Lie] Heads for her place-

[Yaunfen] Corners really well and zooms under Lie's bridge while the others are falling behind-

[Lie] Is the next to show up because she was riding- You've gotten fast Yaunfen

[Yaunfen] Happy giggle-

[Doc] Shows up next - Yeah... you have gotten fast...

[MA] -The last to arrive- Everyone's gotta go fast I see.

[Doc] We're just excited by the thrill of discovery.

[Lie] - Let me go grab one of the horses from out back- In a couple minutes she's returned with a chestnut horse

[Yaunfen] Hi horsie!

[MA] Horses are so odd when you're used to dinosaurs.

[Deer] - I suppose they would be

[Doc] You must have a very interesting seed.

[MA] Faster than the Earthwalkers, but no strength. You don't know true power until you've destroyed a wall on one.... Same with the mammoths.....

[Lie] Pulls out the syringe and talks soothingly to the horses before poking it-

[CP] Is watching from the bridge of the house-

[Doc] Well we do have mammoths. They're pretty cool.

[MA] Flying with a Cloud Runner is the best though. When they're friendly.

[Deer] Turns her head towards the cage, her eyes narrowing a little-

[Doc] Is examining the horse curiously-

[Yaunfen] Mama?

[Deer] -Hm?  Yes?

[Yaunfen] Their flowy whiskers are twitching like little antenna and their eyes are super focused - I have an idea... for a block....

[Deer] - What is it?

[Yaunfen] You know how you get arrowheads from gravel sometimes?

[Deer] - Yes, of course

[Yaunfen] What if we had a sift-y thingie block? with metal bars at the top to get stuff out of blocks?

[Doc] Is listening now- That's clever...

[Deer] - Hmm, that's not a bad idea.  Maybe we should talk to uncle TLOT about helping us with that and surprise Mada with it

[Yaunfen] Okay mama. - big smile- Is the horsie gonna have a baby?

[Deer] - I think so...

[MA] -Sits down on the ground and pulls a paper and quill out, sketching quietly-

-The horse starts getting a bit agitated-

[Lie] - Easy now

[Doc] Is watching the horse but sneaks a look at Ma's drawing too-

[Ma] -He's sketching the horse on the corner of the page. It's pretty accurate. Lie's making her way into the sketch too, since she's by the horse. There's some small lightfeet on other parts of the paper too. One big Redeye takes up the center of the page though.-

-Rather suddenly, there's a strange little horse next to the one Lie is holding-

[Lie] - Well then...

[Doc] Awww! It's so cute!

[Yaunfen] It's tiny!

[Lie] - And definitely not a normal horse

[MA] That's so teeny.

[Doc] So a quagga is kind of a horse thing? And good drawing Ma! What the big dragon in the middle?

[MA] It's a Redeye. You have a skeleton of one in your castle.

[Yanfen] We made a baby horse!

[Lie] - I'll make a separate pen for these two so we can keep an eye on them

[Deer] - Yeah, we did

[Doc] Oh! I didn't recognize it with skin on it! Haha. Here let me have a look at it-

[MA] Haha yeah, when you add skin and everything else, a lot of dinosaurs look different. -He lets Doc take a look at it, a bit of a flush on his cheeks. He's not used to people admiring his art.-

[Doc] Very nice! But we really should check on the little one, come on!

[Lie] Holds the parent horse in place, the quagga nervously moving around but staying close to it's parent-

[MA] -Pockets his stuff before getting up, using his staff to leverage himself.-

[Deer] - It's adorable Lie

[Doc] Examines them as Yaunfen creeps closer with Deerheart still on hir back. - It's Minecraft code but it's not native... it feels like mod code?

[Lie] - Well TLOT's seed is modded...

[Doc] Yeah but this isn't his seed. Though the fossil was from it.... hmm...

[Deer] - I feel like something is leaking from the cage...

[Doc] Is it bad?

[Deer] - No, just...  Feel a little weird

[MA] More and more things from TLOT's seed are so similar to mine...

[Doc] Well if it means we have a sort of expert, then what you know may prove very valuable.

[Lie] - Well, I'm going to put mom and baby away for now

[Doc] Looks around and then waves to Cp-

[Yaunfen] Looks where they're looking- Hi big fire!

[CP] - Fuck off

[Lie] Leads the horse and quagga off-

[MA] I believe the King actually survived whatever happened on our seed... You'd get a kick out of the big guy I bet.... -Fond sigh-

[Doc] As in; I'd think he was cool looking? Or he's actually a good conversationalist?

[MA] Cool looking. He was sort of a prick usually. He tried to kill Mix once so I couldn't let him near her anymore. Dick.

[Doc] Why did he try to kill her? Did she just get in his way or offend him or something?

[MA] Kind of both? I guess now that I think about it... The Redeyes must have known Mix was... used to be? Stev. I guess Stev must have been close friends with the Redeyes. The King wasn't having any of that himself, though.

[Doc] I guess he just doesn't like non-dinos? Wait, how did Stev charm them?

[MA] No, no... He tolerated us if we kept our distance....

[Ma] No clue. Stev was before I was made. I didn't know about him until this server.

[MA] I should ask, though.

[Doc] I should probably talk to Stev anyway. So what's new with your group?

[MA] Uhhh.... I think they were going to put Prince together? They came by for his bits, didn't see them after, I finished practicing and went to sleep... Mix has been pretty moody too.

[Doc] Oh dear, maybe I need to check on Mix... I know she has that crystal thing... and who's Prince?

[MA] Our Notch.

[Doc] They're reassembling a NOTCH?!?

[Deerheart] Little indrawn breath-

[Yaunfen] Good NOTCH like Buff? I hope?!

[MA] -A bit startled look- ....Ssssssuuurrrreeeee?

[Doc] Is already typing in the chat- Mix?! Are you okay?! Forget it, I'm coming over anyway! What's this about rebuilding a NOTCH?!

[Mix] -In chat- You're really late to the party, Doc. That was a bit ago. And yes, I'm fine? What's the worry about?

[Yaunfen] Little whimper.

[Doc] Please take Deerheart home sweetie. Stay inside.

[Yaunfen] Yes mada... be safe please...

[Doc] chat- Nobody told me!

[Mix] -In chat- Oh! Okay, I can see the worry. It's fine, but you can still come over if you want?

[MA] Sorry about not telling you? I didn't think it was a big deal.

[Doc] It's a NOTCH, they can be dangerous and several of the brines are terrified of them. I don't want them just popping in without supervision.

[Yaunfen] Is already trotting back to the castle with Deerheart-

[MA] I can't think of being scared of a blind man... But hey, fears are odd.

[Doc] Is kind of dragging Ma along- I'm still suspicious.

[MA] Understandable, in your case. But I bet everything is fine. -Being dragged and partially walking-

[Doc] I want to meet them at least and you said Mix was behaving strangely- Some Testificates stop to watch as they pass the village

[MA] -Glances at the testificates as they pass by- She's mostly a grumpy grump.

[Doc] I wonder why...

[Celine] Does a tight circle around them as they get closer to Mb's house- Whatcha doing?

[Doc] Hey Celine, just going visiting.

[Ma] Wanna come with? Not a clue. Maybe someone pissed her off.

[Celine] Master is napping, so okay. - Flaps along.

[Doc] We might have to get wet...

[Celine] Water is okay.

[MA] You're water resistant just Like Mix's, aren't ya?

[Celine] Yah! Can't swim good though.

[Doc] Well you're not really built for it.

[MA] Tape some fins to yourself and you'd be real good.  God, those were fun days.

[Celine] What's tape?

[Doc] Chuckles and holds up an arm like a falconer -

[Celine] tries to land on hir and ends up upside down and hanging.

[Doc] Almost tips over- Do you sleep hanging down kiddo?

[Celine] Sometimes!

-The gym comes into view and they skirt around it-

[Doc] She really did build far out didn't she?

[MA] My house is right here. -Gestures at a sand dune as they pass by.-

[Doc] Ah, just doing a small build since you get around a lot? Or is it one of those underground base things with just a bit on the top?

[MA] Underground. The Library is the biggest part, mainly because it reminds me of home. But otherwise it's pretty small.

[Doc] Ah, okay. Always good to have lots of books.

[Celine] Master is teaching me to read!

[Doc] I was going to ask, and offer if he wasn't.

[MA] And there's her tree and horses. And the Lightfoot napping spot.

-Lightfeet snoozing... all over.-

[Doc] Lots of lightfeet...

[Celine] Are they fluffy headed dragons?

[MA] Roughlyy.... yeah.

[Doc] Gets to the shore - Shall we just jump?

[Celine] We go down there???

[MA] Yeah, best to get it over with -Stows his staff and eyes the water a bit-

[Doc] Okay. - Xe lets Celine down- You don't have too if you don't want too.

[Celine] I can do it!

[Doc] Hops off the edge and just sinks-

[Celine] Flaps up in the air a bit and then dives straight down with her head tucked like a fishing seabird -

[Doc] Opens the gate for her and Ma both-

[MA] -Dives in and swims to Doc-

-Then proceeds to plop onto the ground inside the entrance-

[Celine] Bounces around shaking out her wings- cold water!

[MA] The stairs going down are warm, Kiddo. -He's scooting over to them himself, yanking one fire shard up to his chest-

[Doc] Shakes hirself off a bit and turns up hir glitch to get warm -

[Celine] Flops on the steps with her wings spread and dries out-

[Doc] calls out a bit - Mix?

-Cluck cluck-

[Celine] Chicken? -

[Benny] -Staring up at them from the bottom of the stairs. He's got the door propped open with his body-

[MA] It's the creepy bird. -Suspicious squint at Benny-

[Benny] -Beady eyed stare back-

[Celine] Butt wiggle and her spiky tail thumps against the wall-

[Doc] He is a bit intense....

[Benny] -Cluck cluck. Leans back into the house and the door shuts-

[Celine] Rude.

[Doc] Knocks on the door-

[NK] Come in!

[Doc] Squeaks the door open, xe's foot shuffling in case Benny is there to be tripped over.

[Celine] Scuttles in, looking around-

-The first room just has NK laying on his side with Stev curled up to him on the patch of floor with blankets everywhere. They didn't bother with a bed. Benny is currently trying to nest himself between them-

[Doc] Aww, did we wake you? I'm sorry. And if you guys need beds I can make you some easy....

[Celine] I wanna play with the birdie!

[NK] We don't need one, it's fine Doctor. And if you touch the bird you'll annoy Mix. She's downstairs if that's who you're looking for.

-bzzzz. -

[Doc] Notes the noise with a small smile- Ah, understood. - Xe starts heading that way-

[Celine] Awww....

[Ma] - squints at them before following Doc-

[Doc] Is just looking around- Mix?

-The library is empty but the garden in the next is full of motion and cursing -

[Mix] Huh-- yessss Doc?

[Celine] Bounces over to her-HIIIII!

[Doc]Mix? What are you doing?

[Mix] I had an idea based on the durability of a new set of shards! Trying to make armor. What are you doing? -small bang as she hits a plate of dark crystal with an axe, watching the reaction. -

[Doc] Checking on you. What's the story on this NOTCH? Who's is he?

[Celine] Oooh pretty!

[Mix] Prince? Brother figure for me, I'm glad he's back. He's resting in the next room right now... You like it kiddo? I can make you some if you want?

[Doc] I need to know what he's capable of, and I presume you're taking responsibility for him?

[Celine] Can I have a little shiny?

[Mix] A little shiny for you. - she awkwardly smooths a piece off and hands it to Celine - He fights a lot, but the energy here is different so he might not. And no, I'm making Stev be responsible for him.

[Doc] Can Stev control him somehow? He's just human isn't he?

[Celine] Takes the piece in her wing claws and turns it over and over- So pretty! Thank you mis Mix!

[Mix] He got along better than I did with him. I can calm him down, but Stev can keep him calm. I'm glad you like it! It's really tough! So you can drop it lots of times and not worry!

[MA] You and your building.

[Mix] Powers.. Uhhhh.... lightning, magic too. I'm not fully sure if he can see here or not. He could sort of... Kind of see? But he bumps things a lot.

[Doc] Does he... need repairs?

[Celine] Goes to peek in the room Prince is in-

[Mix & MA, in unison - He's always been blind.

-Prince is in a small hammock looking thing in a corner. The swoosher is nearby for ease. Its hard to tell if he's asleep. -

[Celine] Sneaky sneak-

[Doc] Oh.... okay, and the magic?

[Prince] - shifts his weight in the hammock, getting a slight swing going -

[MA] Like mine. All seed exclusive abilities and stuff, and some other nonsense.

[Mix] Basically.

[Doc] Hmmm

[Celine] Lifts hir head up to sniff the lowest part of the hammock and accidently makes a tear in it with the unicorn-like horn on her brow, She jumps at the ripping noise and pokes Prince in the butt cheek with it-

[Prince]... This is not the weirdest way to wake up. -He manages to hook the swoosher and waves it around to try and shoo away the tiny creature -

[Celine] Yipes and skitters- No hit!

[Doc] Rushes in because of the noise- What the nether?

[Prince] Then don't poke me in the ass! -waves swisher more as he swings himself into a sitting position in the hammock -

[Celine] Scurries over to Doc and sticks her tongue out at Prince- PPPPTH! Meanie!

[Doc] Umm?

[Prince] Bah. I've barely begun to be mean. - He feels the hammock, searching for the rip while staring straight ahead. Toward the new arrivals. -

[MA] The kid poked him apparently.

[Doc] I'm sure it wasn't intentional. And since you presumably can't see her, she's a young dragon with a rather prominent horn on her snout.

[Prince] Oh boy, company! - frown, he's found the rip and is rubbing his fingers over its surface. - A horn on its nose, huh?

[Doc] Her nose.

[Celine] Scrambles up on Doc's back and peeks over hir shoulder-

[Doc] Oooch, careful with the claws sweetie.

[Celine] Sorry....

[Doc] I take it you're Prince? I'm Doc. Head admin.

[Prince] The dragon has an identity? Interesting. -He smooths his fingers over the rip in the hammock and the material stitches itself back together- Pleased to meet you, Doc. To what do I owe this visit?

[Celine] of course I have an idemniyty! I'm Celine!

[Doc] Well as I said I'm the head admin, and I'm at least somewhat responsible for the safety of everyone here. Consider it an interview. Tell me about yourself and I'll field any questions you might have.

[Prince] I'm old, grumpy and blind, as Mix says. I'm still very confused on what exactly has happened for me to be alive and in one piece again....

[Doc] Chuckles- well at least that's honest. We have several grumpy Herobrines so as long as your not prone to picking fights that should be okay. As for old, the server is set for respawn as default so it's not a bad place for old peeps either. And I'm not sure what happened either. Usually if someone is being brought back to life it was my project and or idea!

[Celine] Is he gonna get goggles like Ashe?

[Doc] If he wants them, I suppose?

[Prince] Oh no, being brought back to life isn't uncommon... It's actually quite normal. We have something quite similar to the.. respawn design. It's just.. I should not have had enough parts for it to work, is all. -His hand unconsciously comes up to touch the gold ingot in his chest- What are goggles?

[Doc] They're little panes of glass you wear over your eyes that correct vision errors. I've actually had quite a bit of experience fixing this stuff. It's sort of a rendering issue. Like a local chunk error. You can touch because you're actually here, unlike a player using an avatar, but the world isn't loading properly for you. Ashe has goggles specifically because he can fly and they protect his eyes, but glasses are more normal for people. They have bits that curve over your ears instead of a strap that goes around your head. As for the parts...? I don't know.

[Prince] So.. fancy glasses for active people, essentially? I suppose if they keep them on your face... It will help me see? I am.. Interested, I guess.

[Mix] -Looming in the door and totally didn't spook Prince into being compliant, nope.-

[Doc] Do you mind if I do a quick scan and get back to you? - Xe pulls out hir command block-

[Prince] A Scan? I.. Don't think so. What do you need me to do?

[Doc] You'd just put your hand on my computer so I can look at your code and see what you need.

[Celine] Sniffs the command block- Blinky block!

[Prince] -Slightly blunt expression toward Doc-

[Doc] If you don't want me too it's fine. I'm just offering.

[Prince] -Thoughtful look, head tilting toward door and looming Mix- ... I don't have a problem with it, I guess. Where do I put my hand?

[Doc] Plunks the block down in front of him, the edge is just touching the toes of one foot. - Just reach straight down

[Prince] -Puts one hand on the block, it's not quite centered, but it'll do.- That good?

[Doc] That will do just fine- xe pulls up the display and there's a bit of whirring as xe finds the ocular files and makes a copy of the relevant material- Perfect. Could you come and visit me, say tomorrow afternoon? All your housemates know where I live.

[Prince] Sure... ... -furrows brow a bit before sighing- And would you happen to know what that glowing is? It's really been annoying me. -He's staring off at a wall, up toward the ceiling.- I can probably check it out then too... -Voice trails off-

[Doc] What can you see that glows usually?

[Prince] Magic. I'm more acquainted with my seeds,-He gestures toward Mix- But there's a particularly bright spot of it up there....

[Doc] Is it moving around?

[Mb] in chat- WHERE THE FUCK IS MY DRAGON?!?!??

[Doc] Whoops!

[Doc] typing- I have her Mb, she's okay.

[Mb] WHY THE FUCK DO YOU HAVE HER?! BRING HER BACK RIGHT NOW!!!

[Doc] Sheesh.... it's been nice meeting you Prince, but I gotta go. The kids dad is having a fit because she wandered off.

[Prince] See you later then, Doc.

[Mix] - ceases her looming in the doorway so they can go -