Sessions Worlds and Stuff

@? @) okay.
[:]) *clothes off, climbs into the tub*

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Same here, if something you need is something I can do.

^u^ *cleaning time!*
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|8| |)| Thankyou; I should be back in front of the house relatively soon. |8| I ask Onponn's protective subsystem to help provide information on Taming; to make the process easier.

*with that, Genral heads for the door, on the move; they don't want to waste time*

[!uT] should be back with Valdis in 20 minutes or so... [!~T]

):= I'll, ... let Smithy tell you about taming. )X= ... /|= ||= "Taming is when you understand that a Machine is something programmed, but you believe that they are alive anyway. It can sometimes take years, if ever, for a machine to begin to develop outside its Programming & begin to believe that they are real to."
(|= "However, I think we have a number of contributing factors present that will help accelerate this process. Like the number of Living Robots everyone here knows. Already knowing Machines that are alive can vastly accelerate the rate at which a Robot may end up being Tamed; Some people make a habit out of Taming Machines; such repeat Tamers were usually called 1 of 2 things. Liberrorators, or 'Trouble', by people who needed simple machines. though other names may be valid."
/|= "But enough of that; are there any questions on what is required &or questions in general"

[:]) @) *and fun with bath toys time. And, as their curious little minds collaborate, eventually question time*
[:]? So, lake is like really big bath... is there something that's like really big lake?
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I think... Did I already do that? Or help do that, to Genral?

0u0 well, there's seas & oceans & water worlds. ^u^ but those usually have a lot less soap, and a lot more salt.

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(|= "Yes, you were a real big help; you made it much easier to break down the Anti-Taming measures Smithy had put into place; and to let Genral become the kind of person they wanted to be able to become."
/|= "It was mostly Onponn doing the direct work though. Compressed conversation mode let them talk things out for what would have taken a very long time normally. You two make for an incredible combination in Taming." (|=

[!~T] doesn't want to say catalyst... [ERR] [!T~]

@? waterworlds?
[:]D Can we go see those things?

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Well that sounds like a good thing. *she hopes that's right*

0u0 maybe some day. But I'd like to teach the two of you your letters & words before we go exploring that far.

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(|= |X= (:= the way we're using it makes it a good thing. = ah. when were they coming back?

[!uT] in a little bit. Valdis should be back with fresh clothes for everyone by the time Hamnet & Factor are done in the bath, followed by Genral.

[ERR] [!~T] -ould be something we figure out. Who's going with Genral to help. If Hamnet & Factor are staying behind, someone should probably stay with them.

[:]? We need to know more letters to go more places?
@? howfaristhatfar?

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*she wonders briefly if there will be fresh clothes for her--aside from the swimsuit, she hasn't worn anything besides the Muse dress in a long time. Well, if there isn't, and since she hasn't mentioned it there likely won't be, she could look into getting some later* *anyway, back to business* Let's see what Ribbon and Valdis think. There's plenty of us to keep an eye on our kids.

0u0 well, you know about how all the stars in the sky are like the sun, and how other places may be near them? It can be that far. but not to worry. ^u^ people have found ways of making things seem much closer.
0u0 now lets rinse your hair so you can dry off.

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[!uT] ok.

(:= ok. ? = ... Metaldad seems to have made a whole lot of stuff. Including a picnic lunch. (:= best be prepared, I guess... = oop. Mack is sending me a message. just a moment. (X= (8=

@? @) thenlet'slearnmoreletters!
[:]) [X]) *closes their eyes, anticipating water on their face*

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Nice of him. *well, now she knows what they're doing today*

0u0 *&, rinse, &, done!* there we go. And, say- it- with- me! its A- B- then- C! ^u^

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*a bit of a knock from the front, before the door can be heard opening & closing. Valdis & Genral are back*

(8= ... (:= Mack says that Nyx, Jofie, & Marlow are all getting antsy. They're going to get ready, & then end up joining us. Mack says not to worry about waiting to long, he's confident he'll catch up.

[!uT] ok, [ERR] ? [==>] [>nT] [!~T] ?

[:]D A-B-C--
@) d!
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Good, the kids can have a play date while we take care of those robots.

^u^ *towel ready* E- f- g-

*knock knock* *Valdis can be heard* I've got some clothes for you two to pick from!

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[==>] ??? [}|{] [!nT] I think... something is happening soon? [1nT] missingtext.eng [>nT] [!nT]

= you ok? ):=

[!nT] just, a little confused, about something that might or might not be at the door... [ERR] [!nT]

|8| ? I was at the door; as far as I am aware, there were no unidentified entities present;

@) hij--
[:]) o-k!
() [(]) *both giggle at the joke*

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Well, let's go up and see.

^u^ hmhm. L- mn- O Please show.

|/=^] *Valdis leans in through the door, holding a few options in varied mixes of Purple & Yellow for you. Some of a more durable fabric, & some softer... & some T-shirts with pictures of simple flowers on them* Quite'a Rather Splendid Talent, Using Verse.

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(:= yea. I'm sure it'll be all good.

[!uT] Thanks...

*Genral, Onponn, & Dots start headed on upstairs, Onponn opening the door to check once there*

(:= ?! D8= !

*Av is at the door, giving greeting with a wave & a tip of the hat* Hello! Hope I'm not late for the housewarming.

@? @D *they catch that at least a few of the words their parents just used followed the alphabet* @? thenx?
[:]) *reaches for one of the flower t-shirts*
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*--a slightly delayed response; she takes a moment to be sure she will respond without a raised voice, the last thing she wants is to alarm the children upstairs. Or alert them that someone has arrived.* I'm alright, in a way, with your presence in my dreams, as a part of the new normal. I am not alright with you showing up at our house unannounced and uninvited. Do I make myself clear?

0u0 w. Then x, y, z.

|/=^] nice choice. *Valdis lets you take it, offering up some shorts alongside them* I'll be putting the rest away in your room.

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*Av seems to react with surprise* ah, sorry. Just wanted to provide some house warming gifts, like how I did for Onponn. Nyx would have been hard pressed to find adequate aerobic equipment elsewhere, and, well... things might have gone poorly for some Halacandrian out there if Mack hadn't been advised to split themselves & go out where they could help.
I'll leave, but could you at least provide my colleague Valdis with this copy of legal documents from the Fairy homeworld? They deserve it, if not as a gift for the home, then as a gift for their work. *Av offers a small envelope, the rest of themselves turning flatwise, ready to vanish after you take it*

):= *Onponn is thinking about when Av had come over to her house, weighing the positives & negatives... she's mostly coming up with 'false negatives '; things that might only prove to be bad under very specific circumstances. But, it is Av, so...*

[>~T] doc- [ERR] [!nT] seems ok, but...

|8| ... use him. *Genral has a... practical mindset about this*

@) @? whyarethelettersinthatorder? isitabigword?
[:]) *is excited to put the new clothes on once they're dry*

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*sighs, takes the envelope, and watches Av vanish* I hate it when he's sanctimonious... but I'm with you on this one, Genral, to a certain extent. It'd be irresponsible not to take his help. But I don't think I want, or we want, everything that he can give. *looks towards the stairs* And I've barely wrapped my mind around explaining some things to the kids... and Av isn't one of those things. Not yet. Maybe not ever. I don't know.

0u0 its not all one big word as far as I know, & I'd guess they're in that order so it would be easy to put them to a little tune & remember them. ^u^

*Valdis exits, headed on up to people's rooms to leave their clothes there for them*

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|8| ? Who ever said anything about everything. The chance that they would have tried to give us everything they could possibly give is very low.
*Genral glances back, wondering where the others were. certainly there had been more than enough time for everyone to have geared up & get on the move... oh wait, these aren't troops. Genral understands that a bit more time may be needed*

[!~T] ... [!uT] well, at least I'm certain Valdis is going to feel the release of an immense amount of regret with those papers... They're probably going to cry a little about it. [/uT]

= oh my. *Onponn is trying to think everything over at once. how to explain things to kids, what could be in the envelope that could make Valdis cry...* was there anything in particular you felt you might try to explain first? Maybe I could help. (:=

[:]) Makes sense.
@? *trying to pronounce the alphabet, in case it's one big word* abcdef... gehij...
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No, but sometimes they offer more than I should-- more than we want. *looks at the envelope* Happy tears are a good thing, of course... And, I don't really know, I just want them to have the information that I didn't. Just in case they need it. The best thing I can think of is turning, well, some things from my past, into bedtime stories.

^u^ hmhm. 0u0 all dry. need help getting dressed?

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|8| and the other times?

[!uT] could make a nice Story...

(:= ok. *Onponn will leave the story making to you then*

|/=@] *Valdis is starting to head for the door where Sophie, Dots, & the others are, dropping off the clothes having been brief*