[@==] touchingitshouldbefine. turtlescarelessaboutlightchanges.
*the turtle is still mostly still, since its being held, though it is looking around at all the new faces*
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letting the others know is a good idea. = =
=8/ ... = = there we go. let Mack know.
[=@=] oh,ok. [==@] ...
0u0 *picks a lettuce leaf, taking it over for the turtle* why don't we see if he's hungry? ^u^
*the turtle is still mostly still, since its being held, though it is looking around at all the new faces*
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letting the others know is a good idea. = = =8/ ... = = there we go. let Mack know.[=@=] oh,ok. [==@] ...
0u0 *picks a lettuce leaf, taking it over for the turtle* why don't we see if he's hungry? ^u^
@) *touches the turtle's side*
[:]D Yeah!
Hm. I wonder if it is a he.
[:]D Yeah!
Hm. I wonder if it is a he.
0~0 hmm. I'm not sure how to tell. 0~0 0u0 *holds the leaf up to the turtles mouth*
*the turtle happily stretches its neck all the way out to eat the greens*
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*excitedly heads over to the turtle pen to grab a few leaves so she, Hamnet, and Factor can all have a chance to feed the turtle*
[@==] ... [=@=] *are not sure what to do or say at the moment. seeing as everyone seems perfectly fine at the moment, and the kids are interacting with the turtle*
*the turtle happily stretches its neck all the way out to eat the greens*
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= *excitedly heads over to the turtle pen to grab a few leaves so she, Hamnet, and Factor can all have a chance to feed the turtle*[@==] ... [=@=] *are not sure what to do or say at the moment. seeing as everyone seems perfectly fine at the moment, and the kids are interacting with the turtle*
0u0 well it doesn't really matter. ^u^ they're great just the same. 0u0
= here you go. *offers Hamnet and Factor their leaves*
*the turtle continues nibbling away at the leaf Ribbon has held out for it*
[@==] wearegladthatyouareenjoyingthepetturtle. [^==]
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here you go. *offers Hamnet and Factor their leaves**the turtle continues nibbling away at the leaf Ribbon has held out for it*
[@==] wearegladthatyouareenjoyingthepetturtle. [^==]
[:]D @D *each take a leaf from Onponn*
[:]D We like it. [:]) It's nice. And small.
It's pretty cute, huh?
@) *offers the turtle their leaf*
[:]D We like it. [:]) It's nice. And small.
It's pretty cute, huh?
@) *offers the turtle their leaf*
0u0 *pulls back their remaining leaf so that Factor's leaf is the only one before it* *the turtle turns its head to face the new food, nibbling at it*
7BD *comes rushing in* "TURTLE?" 7BD *nyx is somehow covered in mud*
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! NYX! Bath Now! =
7BO !
][:] =[|:|33] *are not far behind* ][:] oh hey, sorry about the mud. Nyx saw a frog and tried to catch it. ][X]
=[|:|33] HE Didn'T CatcH IT. BuT I CaughT A BunchA CooL RockS. =[|:|3D]
[@==] [==X] [@==] isthereamopanywherefortakingcareofthe... trailNyxhasmade? [@==]
7BD *comes rushing in* "TURTLE?" 7BD *nyx is somehow covered in mud*
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! NYX! Bath Now! =7BO !
][:] =[|:|33] *are not far behind* ][:] oh hey, sorry about the mud. Nyx saw a frog and tried to catch it. ][X]
=[|:|33] HE Didn'T CatcH IT. BuT I CaughT A BunchA CooL RockS. =[|:|3D]
[@==] [==X] [@==] isthereamopanywherefortakingcareofthe... trailNyxhasmade? [@==]
[:]| ! *they jump a little at Nyx's barging in* [:]) Hehe. All brown!
@) *is delighted that the turtle is eating their leaf. It feels like not all that long ago, when Sophie and Ribbon fed Hamnet bits of pancake, except now they are in the "parent" role*
... *Sophie doesn't startle*
@) *is delighted that the turtle is eating their leaf. It feels like not all that long ago, when Sophie and Ribbon fed Hamnet bits of pancake, except now they are in the "parent" role*
... *Sophie doesn't startle*
7BO "but-"
= will I need to wash you myself? =
7B? "No." *leaves a trail all the way to the bathroom*
= ... = sorry about that. And no, we don't really have a proper mop. Genral usually handles keeping the place clean. =
0u0 good to know.
=[|:|3?] *getting near where nyx stood, marlow tries something* =[|:|D3] YoU CaN CapchalogE MuD! *90% of the mud that had been where nyx was looks scraped up off the ground. Not a replacement for any cleaning, but it helped*
[@==] wewilljustpickitupdirectlythen. *go to clean up, 'holding' a ball of mud beside them as they 'pick it up'*
][:] ... So that's your turtle guy? Got a name for it?
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will I need to wash you myself? =7B? "No." *leaves a trail all the way to the bathroom*
=
... = sorry about that. And no, we don't really have a proper mop. Genral usually handles keeping the place clean. =0u0 good to know.
=[|:|3?] *getting near where nyx stood, marlow tries something* =[|:|D3] YoU CaN CapchalogE MuD! *90% of the mud that had been where nyx was looks scraped up off the ground. Not a replacement for any cleaning, but it helped*
[@==] wewilljustpickitupdirectlythen. *go to clean up, 'holding' a ball of mud beside them as they 'pick it up'*
][:] ... So that's your turtle guy? Got a name for it?
[:]? Not yet.
@) isourturtle. @? @) *pulls away so Hamnet can have a turn feeding the turtle*
Well, I think you two should name it, since it's your turtle.
@) isourturtle. @? @) *pulls away so Hamnet can have a turn feeding the turtle*
Well, I think you two should name it, since it's your turtle.
][:] yea! You got to get a good name for them. It's one of the most important parts of having a pet. ][:]
[==@] no,keepingithealthyisthemostimportantpartofhavingapet. [=@=]
*the sounds of water can be heard from the bathroom*
*the turtle continues to be happy eating from the leaves held up to it*
= maybe you could name it... Hector? Or maybe Felix? Or... *is excitedly coming up with names*
=[|:|33] MaybE NamE IT TurtlE? =[|:|33]
^u^ it's Hamnet and Factor's choice. 0u0
[==@] no,keepingithealthyisthemostimportantpartofhavingapet. [=@=]
*the sounds of water can be heard from the bathroom*
*the turtle continues to be happy eating from the leaves held up to it*
=
maybe you could name it... Hector? Or maybe Felix? Or... *is excitedly coming up with names*=[|:|33] MaybE NamE IT TurtlE? =[|:|33]
^u^ it's Hamnet and Factor's choice. 0u0
You're both right. Keeping it healthy is important. But it's also important for things to have names. Names... are a big part of who someone is. To themself, and to the people around them
[:]? Then...
*they think about the names they know, and the words they've been learning from their family and the ABC book, and what the turtle is to them...*
@? @) ...baby.
[:]? Then...
*they think about the names they know, and the words they've been learning from their family and the ABC book, and what the turtle is to them...*
@? @) ...baby.
0-0 ! 0U0 that, ^U^ sounds like the most perfect name I think you could have come up with. ^U^
=:o = that sounds nice. =
[=@=] ??? [@==] ??? *are a bit confused*
=[|??] WhaT BabY? =[|:|3?]
][:] not sure if it is a baby, but that doesn't matter. ][(] it fits.
=:o =
that sounds nice. =[=@=] ??? [@==] ??? *are a bit confused*
=[|
??] WhaT BabY? =[|:|3?]][:] not sure if it is a baby, but that doesn't matter. ][(] it fits.
Baby the turtle... That's right, because you're going to take care of it, just as if it were your baby, aren't you?
[:]) [(]) Yeah! It's Baby.
@) *Baby has just about finished Hamnet's leaf, so Factor offers theirs again*
[:]) [(]) Yeah! It's Baby.
@) *Baby has just about finished Hamnet's leaf, so Factor offers theirs again*
=:D -! ... = = Yea, like its yours. =
0u0 And we will be here to help you in case you don't know what baby needs. ^u^
[==@] ... [=@=] sothenameisbaby. [=^=] good. ... [@==]
][:] ... hehe. ][:]
=[|:|o?] ... ! =[|:|DD] OH, ItS NameD BabY! =[|:|3D] SoundS NicE.
= Yea, like its yours. =0u0 And we will be here to help you in case you don't know what baby needs. ^u^
[==@] ... [=@=] sothenameisbaby. [=^=] good. ... [@==]
][:] ... hehe. ][:]
=[|:|o?] ... ! =[|:|DD] OH, ItS NameD BabY! =[|:|3D] SoundS NicE.
[:]) @) *they don't really notice the confusion about the name, or have any reason to think that it's an unusual name. They don't exactly have a frame of reference for that*
Yep, we're here to help you.
Yep, we're here to help you.
0u0 maybe we should set baby down in their pen, so they can walk around. 0u0
=[|:|33] *goes over to the table to look at the rocks he had capchaloged* *a few generic rocks, though one has a large amount of quartz in it, making it shinier* =[|:|33]
= = those your rocks?
=[|:|33] YeA. RockS ArE EasieR TO CatcH ThaN FrogS. =[|:|33]
][:]i'd agree with putting the guy down. walkn's good for pets.
[==@] *finished cleaning the floors, they go to clean the way along the main entrance* wewillberightback. [=@=]
=[|:|33] *goes over to the table to look at the rocks he had capchaloged* *a few generic rocks, though one has a large amount of quartz in it, making it shinier* =[|:|33]
=
= those your rocks?=[|:|33] YeA. RockS ArE EasieR TO CatcH ThaN FrogS. =[|:|33]
][:]i'd agree with putting the guy down. walkn's good for pets.
[==@] *finished cleaning the floors, they go to clean the way along the main entrance* wewillberightback. [=@=]
Do you want to take them over there yourselves?
@) yeah!
[:]) *holds out their hands to take Baby*
Okay, nice and careful. *passes Baby to them, making sure that Hamnet has a good grip on Baby's shell before letting go*
[:]) @) *heading off to the pen*
@) yeah!
[:]) *holds out their hands to take Baby*
Okay, nice and careful. *passes Baby to them, making sure that Hamnet has a good grip on Baby's shell before letting go*
[:]) @) *heading off to the pen*
= *heads by the pen as well, nit-picking at the water bowl and the food, getting everything in just the right spot* =
@| *a lone darkmatter had pinched off as the rest went to handle the mud, so they could still watch* @|
][:] *casually follows along to the pen, watching* ][:]
=[|:|3?] *starts paying attention to the turtle again* =[|:|33]
0u0 careful. just set them down gently. 0u0
*the sound of showering stops from the bathroom*
*heads by the pen as well, nit-picking at the water bowl and the food, getting everything in just the right spot* =@| *a lone darkmatter had pinched off as the rest went to handle the mud, so they could still watch* @|
][:] *casually follows along to the pen, watching* ][:]
=[|:|3?] *starts paying attention to the turtle again* =[|:|33]
0u0 careful. just set them down gently. 0u0
*the sound of showering stops from the bathroom*
*follows as well*
[:]) *very slowly and carefully sets Baby down in the pen*
@) likethat?
Yes, just like that.
[:]) *very slowly and carefully sets Baby down in the pen*
@) likethat?
Yes, just like that.
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