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@? *is a little confused/hurt by Jofie's rejection, but there's enough else going on that they don't dwell on it* isokay?

[:]) Do they have wings?

*she keeps her voice low, offering Ribbon the laptop* It'd take a while to explain, and admittedly I can't explain more than the few parts of this that I understand... but Av is throwing a temper tantrum. *to Dots* And I may not know much about PALs, but I have to think that anyone deserves a chance to live, as long as they're using that life in ways that don't hurt others.

( | w | ) >ok; ( ^ w ^ )

=[|] UH. ThinK TheY MighT BE AblE TO GeT WingS.

7BD "lets go find out!" 7B3 *Nyx is ready to get going*

|8| yes. We do want to be most of the way there by Lunch. We'll need to keep moving for that.

(:= *taking a moment to check on You & the kids, and... you're all ok. back to chatting to Mack about what she missed at home* ][(]

|/=@] *ready to go as well, but not before...* Anyone need any water?

0~0 *reads over what Sophie shows her* oh dear. I hope the kids are left out of this...

[ERR] [!nT] ... [!uT] -ght be ok... but it'll probably be hard... [!~T] Onponn might be able to help me... [}|{] ! [!~T] actually, the other guy might not know Onponn is with us. Only confirmed that 'Genral' & 'Sophie's family' were going. [}o{] [>nT] [!nT]

[:]) Me! *goes over for water*
@) *is eager to get going too*

*to Ribbon* They better be. *to Dots* You want me to get Onponn over here?

7B? ... 7B3 "yea."

=[|] ... *slips mask down* =[|:|33] WaterS NicE. *Nyx & Marlow head over for water*

|/=^] *passes everyone present a bottle*

( | w | ) *is plenty ok without water... but maybe,* >I can hold your emptys for you when you're done;

(:= Thankyou Jofie. That was nice of you to offer.

][:] *ready to go*

|8| |(| *there we go. seems like everyone is ready to get going again*

[!~T] Onp- [ERR] -hink a bit more. [!~T] I... umm. does the- [==>] [!~T] -crash log? err, I'm sorry... [/nT]

0~0 You're just pushing yourself. Take it easy. we have plenty of time till we get there. It'll be ok...

[:]) *walks along while drinking from the bottle*
@) @? howfarisittothepals?

Yeah. Ribbon's right. We'll be fine.

|8| a few hours. We should reach there by 'lunchtime'. You all can have lunch while I check the place, and we can enter together afterward.

(:= ? ? "No entering the ship until Genral says its ok; is this understood?"

][:] ah, yea. ][(] Smithy is right on this one. Got to make sure everything is nice & clean. ][:]

|/=@] |/~@] |/=@] *Valdis will not be taking their eye off you so long as you're near a recently downed military grade transport*

7B? "yeayea..." *Nyx ought to be occupied so long as lunchtime has lunch*

=[|:|o3] *sip*

( | x | ) *now Jofie is curious*

[!~T] *feeling that this part is very important to communicate clearly,* Does the other guy have a crash log available. [RGB] [>nT] [!~T] If I could see it... that should be all the information I need.

0~0 *is concerned for Dots, but feels like telling her to take it easy again would be ignoring, whatever Dots feels is important about this*

[:]? [:]) Understood.
@? *they're curious what might be not okay about the ship, but they're overall just curious what a "ship" is going to be like, so this question isn't a particular drive towards unsafe exploration*

I'll ask. *tucks the laptop in her arm in a way to let her type while walking without potentially dropping it, and types: "Dots wants to know if you have a crash log available, and if they can see it."*

|8| *nods. that all seems to be understood. Time to keep going*

/ ... = wait, maybe its... no. (:= I trust Metaldad. *Onponn continues along*

][:] I can give it a second opinion for you after Genral checks. just to be safe. ][(]

(:= thanks Mack.

|/=^] *seems like you get it. Valdis will still be on their guard though*

7BD *rushes on ahead*

=[|:|33] *finished with water for now, Marlow slips their mask back up* =[|]

( | w | ) >How was it in the new house?;

[!uT] thanks...

0~0 ... *is still very concerned*

... *after a minute, the other guy responds back* {I can compile one. But I'll be img.encrypting it for Dots's privacy. Only Dots &or her doctor(s) should be trying to get anything out of it. Also, and this is only speculation, Dots might want to find a doctor asap after seeing what the damage is. Just have Dots tell me that it's them when they get ahold of your device, and I'll send it over.}

@) wesleptwell. @? wasdifferentinthebed. butcomfy.
[:]/ And it was quiet all night. [:]) Which was nice. [:]/ But different.

*she hands the laptop to Dots*

=[|] QuieT SoundS ReaL NicE.

( | x | ) >So does different; ( | w | )

|/=@] |/=^] hmmhmmhmm... How well did you say you slept? *this is as far as Valdis plans to push this joke; they had to get it when the opportunity presented itself though*

7BD *hurries along, only to end up running backwards then forwards again; Nyx wants to pick up the pace for a while*

(:= *talking some with Genral & Mack* |8| ][:]

[!uT] thanks... *Dots takes it & starts replying* [!~T] ? [♄♏♆] [♃♒⛢] [>~T] oh... this, is quite alot... [!nT] I'm really holding together by the skin of my teeth... [🝎n🝎] should be a real big help though...

0~0 ? *doesn't really get why Valdis thinks thats funny. but to each their own. Ribbon is slightly more concerned for dots at the moment*
I'm not sure you're ok... your face keeps showing all these weird things when you try & 'Use' yourself. I think we should go and find a doctor now. To be a big help for yourself first.
*it was tempting. it's always tempting to just, let things happen however they'll end up happening, be it a miracle or malady... But Ribbon can't just watch Dots try to use whatever 'Hope' thing she has eatting away at her any longer. Even if it interrupts the possibility of Dots stumbling upon a best case scenario for the P.A.L.s, and everyone. Better a good & safe scenario later than a best & unhealthy scenario now*

[:]P *getting kinda sick of the repeated question* Mommyyyyyy!
@P

*quickly and quietly to Dots* Ribbon's right. The others can handle the PALS. You need help first. *goes a little closer to the kids* What? Is Daddy teasing you?

[🝎nT] I... you're right... [🝎~T] [!nT] *Dots stops reading the crashlog. they shouldn't be needing it right now*

|/=^] hmmhmhm... Sorry. I'm done.

0u0 0~0 *speaking up a bit,* ah, Some of us may need to step aside for a bit. You can continue on, but Dots needs our attention for now.

|8| ... ||| ok. |8|

= will you be ok?

[!uT] should be...

][:] mmh... Well, we're here for ya if you need it. ][(] see you sometime soon.

7B? ? 7B3 *meh. Ribbon, Valdis, Marlow/Jofie... plenty of people have needed to take some time to patch themselves up. not to big a deal for Nyx*

=[|] ... =[|??] HopE YoU FeeL BetteR SooN...

( | x | ) >Yea;

*now the question of, 'how' to help fix up Dots*

Yeah, we'll be back soon. *ruffle's Hamnet's hair a little* And if it turns out they aren't done teasing, you just tell them to cut it out, okay?

[:]? [:]) Okay.
@? *wondering what exactly is supposed to be "cut out"... but, okay*

|/=@] *takes that as 'you are in charge of watching the kids'. Besides, even if Onponn & the others are all trusted, It'd be good to have at least one of your parents to stay with you* |/=^] We can move on to talking about how nice the day is instead. Nice and warm out. |/=@]

7B3 *is getting a little antsy* "wanna ride?" *Nyx stops running about long enough to offer to let you ride on his back a while on the P.A.L. trip*

(:= Hope your trip goes well!

|8| *is continuing to move; groups should be split off soon... Dots & your Mommies one way, & everyone else the other*

][:] *a farewell nod, & Mack continues on*

=[|?3] ... =[|]

( | w | ) >goodbye;

^u^ bye!

[!uT] bye...

0~0 mmmh... I'm not even sure how we'd start. I could help if Dots was physically hurt, but...

[~♄~] matter > Mind||Spirit [~♅~] Spirit channeled through Matter to acquire insight [>nT] [!~T] sorry. err, maybe the laptop could help. maybe look up something... *Dots offers Sophie her laptop back*

[:]D Yeah! *climbs aboard, wrapping their arms around Nyx's torso to hold on*
@) yeah,it'sniceandsunny.

*she hesitates, but then searches, "the City of the gods"*

7BD "heehee! Lets go!" *Nyx starts rushing on ahead* "Last one there isa spinny imp!"

=[|] ? WhaT?

( 0 w 0 ) *a race?* ( ^ w ^ ) *Jofie is happy to join*

|/=@] ! *won't let you out of their sight to easily, & begins to hurry up*

][:] ][X] doh. ][:] *starts to hurry up to tell Nyx to slow down, but this only shows Genral that the pace has indeed been picked up*

|8| *starts marching quicker*

=[|8|] *doesn't want to be left behind, & speeds up* =[|]

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0~0 *awaits information*

{ }

[!~T] how is it.

[(]D *is enjoying the speed* Hehehe!!
@? what'saspinnyimp?

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There's a place... Apparently a lot of ex-players are there, including Sylphs of all kinds. Av told me about it. As much as I'd rather not take his advice right now, it might be our best bet.

7B3 "a little monster thats dizzy all the time." 7B? "can't even fight"

][:] *is trying to think of a way to change the subject without making it seem like he's changing the subject*

|/=@] ... Its not nice to talk about fighting.

( | x | ) >Yea; >don't like fighting;

=[|] ! *almost fumbled their water bottle*

|8| Fighting may not be nice, but sometimes it is necessary.

= Lets not talk about fighting at all. *Onponn is tempted to briefly stop holding hands with metaldad as a light sign of disapproval, but that would be silly. Onponn wants to get as much hand holding in as she can*

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0~0 ... Is Av involved in the place in any way?

[~!T] not directly... I think... [!~T] might have visited.

0~0 mmmh... Well... Is there any harm in just checking the place?

@? Hm. *they're curious, but have gotten pretty clear "do not talk about this" signals*
[:]? *is trying to figure out if they can hold on with one arm and bring the water bottle back towards them to drink with the other* ...slow down a little, Nyx?
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Yeah. We can check it out and then decide. Apparently we just have to message the gatekeeper... *pulls that up to do so*

7B? "mh? ok." 7B3 *Nyx cools it a bit*

=[|:|o3] *ah. water* ThiS SpeeD IS BetteR. =[|:|33]

][:] (:= |8| |/=@] *are content to focus on traveling for now*

( | w | ) *Jofie is a bit more excited about their destination, & is singing a little tune* >gu-nna see a space-ship, a space-ship, A Space-Ship!; >Wond-er how big; big can be!;

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[!~T] ... they might be a bit careful with Muses...

0~0 stop that. no more trying to look into things that way.

[!~T] ... Sorry. and, thanks. [!uT]