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[(]D @) *yeah, everyone's having a good time here*

*as Sophie gets a little more used to playing again, and remembers how to separate what her hands are doing from what her feet are doing, she starts to dance a bit too, around Valdis and Dots*

^u^ 0u0 *tries to think of another song, since she's reaching the end of the first one*
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[8]( ! *- Smithy uncounted for- Unit position unknown- Unit objective unknown- Unit does not know objective- Unit is Wasting TIME; Smithy's most valuable resource- ~!~ Did I fail? I'm sorry! I'M SORRY! whatever I did, I, I didn't mean to!- PleaseDon'tPlugThatVialOfSufferingIntoMe- i'm good- I'm good- neverfailagain- reading airwaves- so STUPID- should have done that first-*

*Sophie would supply a song, but she isn't sure she remembers all the words to most of the ones she used to know, even if she was confident in her singing voice*

[:]D More!

@)

((wow. Poor buddy...))

0u0 hmm... ? maybe... ^o^ *Ribbon KNOWS she's got the lyrics wrong on this one, but that won't stop her from having fun with it*

As we all Stand, to-gether! - - -,
Music sounds better with YOU!
here-we go! Livin' Life forever with YOU!
with you, with you, with you...
Here, We...

GO! I feel like music sounds much better- when, we're livin' life to-gether!!! ^o^

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*proper planning; Genral provides Smithy's PAL with their 'bandaid'. Genral only needed it to help get themselves sorted out... hopefully its enough to regulate the extreme emotions the PAL is feeling now*

[:]D *trying to sing along, don't know the lyrics or the tune and don't care* With you, with you, with you~

@) hehe... *they can tell that Hamnet's singing it "wrong" but they're both having fun so who cares*

*tambourines along*

[*u*] ! [!~!] *takes a break from dancing to go stop Nyx from doing whatever it was they were about to do with a big rock they dug up*

7B? "mmmh..."

^u^ *starting to get a little tired of singing & dancing, Ribbon lands, ready to sit a bit* ^o^

( 0 ? 0 ) ( 0 W 0 ) *beginning to figure if their Computer could play music for everyone*

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*Genral, Onponn, & Onponn's PAL are working to calm Smithy's PAL down and explain what's happening... Mack is waiting on the side, ready to give them a Time out if needed. Ribbon's PAL is bearing witness to the way that all those present are attempting to help someone in distress, learning the behaviors*
*And Mack's PAL, is headed outside to get another look at the group Mack has gotten all wrapped up in*

*she sits next to Ribbon, glad to take a break as well, letting the tambourine rest in her lap*

[:]D *lands nearby* Can we try it? *reaching for the tambourine*

Yes you may, if you're careful not to drop it.

[:]) *carefully picks up the tambourine, looking at it from various angles*

@? *reaches out to jiggle one of the metal discs, enjoying the sound it makes* ()

(Mack) [8]? *sends a ping at Jofie's computer, hoping to be given permissions, but is surprised to find that it isn't even password protected*
[8]P *they play a Song for them* [(]|

[8]? *to no one in particular,* I can see why Mack has stuck around for so long.

( 0 W 0 ) *doesn't even realize the intrusion. just thinks that they mush have gotten it perfectly on the first try* [ 0 MMM 0 ]

=[|:|3D] *wishes they could more easily see what's happening on the screen of Jofie's computer* [8]|

^u^ *is happy to see you two getting along better again* *offers Sophie a hand to hold* 0u0

|/=@] *looks over at Mack's PAL, checking to see how 'chill' they are being... with no sign of a threat, Valdis pays them little mind amid the fun* |/=^]

[!~!] *is very disappointed with Nyx... after asking them to not make a hole through the rock, Nyx had their PAL do it for them instead*

7B3 "hehe..." [B|]

[:]? @? *their attention is drawn to the music from Jofie's computer, and they go closer to hear/see better*

*puts her hand in Ribbon's*

^u^ *Happy*

(Mack) [8]) *Mack's PAL heads on over to Nyx & their PAL, hoping to get to know the pint-sized powerhouse a bit better*

7BD *hehe... Nyx still thinks that using the PAL instead of themselves was funny*

[!~!] *Dots stands by to potentially mediate the situation. With what she knows of Nyx & Mack... Wouldn't want any crazy ideas getting stuck in Nyx's head*

=[|??] ! =[|X|??] =[|8|??] ... ! =[|8|DD] *briefly talking with their PAL, who is designed to be an enhancement of Marlow's abilities, Marlow gains a greater understanding of specific scanning channels! Including a filter that nullifies certain forms of visual interference; like seeing magnetic waves* =[|8|3D] *it needs Marlow to be actively 'scanning', so its a little bit of a strain, but so worth the effort to see something like the 'marble machine'*

( | w | ) *my goodness, there's SO MUCH STUFF on the internet; Jofie is a little overwhelmed by just the number of links on the marble machine page alone, so they'll hold off on searching through it all; besides, this song is enough for now*

[ 0 MMM 0 ] *continues practicing dance, working on its coiling*

|/=@] *is beginning to think of the Time... there's still a decent chunk of time till needing to think of headed back, but its good to be time conscious*
*Valdis figures it may be a good idea to check back inside the ship to see how the others are doing*

*softly* This is nice... I hope the PALs turn out to be good new friends, on the whole.

[:]? @? *peeking at the marble machine video, fascinated by all the moving balls*

0u0 0~0 mmh... I wonder if I should be helping teach the one I activated...

=[|8|33] I WanT TO MakE SomethinG LikE ThaT.

(Marlow) [8]| ! 'I'vE BeguN ResearchinG Wide-scalE MusicaL DeviceS FoR YoU.'

( | w | ) >:any kind of song you want to hear Jubila?;

[ 0 MMM 0 ] ... '>:Unit lacks enough information to determine the correlation between song type, dance, and positive returns to be gained from relevant sources; >:Including positive feedback from other individuals; >:Is there a 'correct' option?; >:If not, then unit would seek new music type to gain more information;'

( | ? | ) *hmm. needs to think on that one a bit*

(Mack) [8]) you two known eachother before, or is this some first time stuff.

7B? "uh. First PALs." 7B3

[!u!] *ok, that's not so bad. talking about PALs... Dots figures to recall the bits of her PAL she sent out since she isn't using the cams anymore*

|/=^] *Valdis gives a wave, before entering*

Maybe. It seems like just being with it and setting a good example is a way to go about it. *looks over at where Dots and Nyx and those PALs are* Makes me wonder just what some of the kids are "teaching" them.

[:]) That thing's like... a big tambourine! But with balls instead of little plates.

@) playanothersongjofie.

0~0 Yea... *Ribbon doesn't want to say it right here, right now, but... She has her concerns about Nyx. At any point, as a 'worst case', Nyx could just figure to share everything about the Game & how 'fun' it is* 0u0 Jofie seems to be doing the best as far as I can tell. Teaching Jubila to enjoy dancing and being with others. ^u^

0u0 I'll go and get it. Did you want to follow, or... *Ribbon is ready to put hand-holding on pause if Sophie wants to stay outside*

( | w | ) >:A different kinda song; >:Mhhh; >:How's this one?;

*some time spent thinking/searching on/for other kinds of songs, and... Jofie thinks they might have found one?*

[ 0 MMM 0 ] ? *processing; unlike the sung songs from before, and the voiceless marble song... This song seems to use 'Voice' as a kind of instrument, while not necessarily having the voice sing many 'words'. or at least words in its Pilot-based memory... Songs can be very complex*

=[|8|??] OooooH. =[|8|3?] KindA WeirD *Marlow returns their focus to their PAL, going for a stick so they can draw things in the dirt*

(Mack) [8]) You ever go on a big trip out? See the world, fend off-

[!~!] We, don't really get into any fighting. We like to stick around home and-

7BO "No." 7B? "Go out and ab-out every night. Even gotta Top-Ogre tu be mostly not mean to me." 7BD

Yeah, let's go. *isn't quite ready to let go of Ribbon's hand, and she's curious about Ribbon's PAL too, so she gets up with her*

[:]? Yeah. Weird.

@) ilikeit.

[!~!] ! *not wanting to be the only adult outside for this, Dots tries calling out,* A little help Here?

0~0 mh? *Helping Dots takes some priority over helping her PAL* What's... ?

(Mack) [8]) Top-Ogre? never heard of one. do tell more.

7BD "Yea! Big monster with a spinning point insteada legs." 7B3 "Can't reach its back. good place to stand"

[B|] *the back of large monsters is a weakspot of theirs; instruction learned*


( | w | ) *trying to figure how to dance to this song... Jofie figures to incorporate a bunch of swift, snappy movements* ( > W < )

[ 0 MMM 0 ] *process; enhance; utilize learned behaviors; try for positive return* *Jubila snaps into different tail poses via warping to its current position, in different positions. Much faster than simply moving its tails about eachother*

( 0 W 0 ) >: OOOOH!; >:That's a good one Jubila!;

[ 0 MMM 0 ] *Success; new behavior had desired result*

=[|:|33] SO I GuesS GearS GO LikE ThiS... *dirt drawing; their PAL paying close attention*

*she tunes in to the conversation over there on the word "ogre"* *squeezes Ribbon's hand, and walks over to join Dots* Hey Nyx, I know you think that fighting stuff's fun, but let's keep the- the game talk to a minimum, okay?

[:]? @? *they almost look over to see what their mommies and Dots are focusing on, but Jofie's excitement about Jubila's dance draws their attention back to the music and dancing again* [:]) @)

7B? "Why does evryone want to act like it never happened? Cause it did."

[!n!] It's caused a lot of us hurt, even if it might not seem to have hurt you.

7B? ??? 7B| "I dont get it..."

0~0 ... Nyx, can you think of anything you would go to great lengths to avoid, because that thing hurts you?

7B? ... "uh... hm..." *Nyx needs a moment to try & think through that*

[B|] *listening & learning how Nyx & others do things*

(Mack) [8]/ ? Hey, if the kiddo wants to go out & live by surviving...


( | w | ) *with the song nearing the end, Jofie looks for another one*

[ 0 MMM 0 ] *with the song being less discordant, Jubila opts for a more slow flowing motion rather than the snapping' it was doing before*

( | w | ) >:Would you two like to pick a song next?;

( | x | ) >:This one looks to be a bit shorter; ( | w | )


=[|:|33] *figuring how switch-gates and weight-drops work... this would be easier if they weren't drawing in dirt* [8]|

"The kiddo" here has family that cares about his safety. And the choices he makes about how to live in the future is a completely different conversation than anything having to do with that game.

@? somethingwithwordsmaybe?
[:]) Yeah, a happy thing.

( | x | ) >:Happy words; >:Um; >:This says it's an incredibly amazing and happy song?;

( | w | ) *Jofie pulls it up*

[ 0 MMM 0 ] *spends a moment figuring the flow of the song, and seeing how the person on-screen dances, before learning it and trying it itself*


(Mack) [8]? 'Game'. That's the thing that's changed with Mack, right? Seems like quite the power rush, if they could find a way to freakin' Ascend there. [8])

[~♃~] [\n/] Stop that right now. [䷅䷃䷂] You think you can understand what it is through what Mack gained from it? It's literally torn Mack apart! Making a copy of themselves so that one can go one place, and the other stay, both ends ending up wishing to be where the other is... The Game did nothing other than cause them pain, and give them options that would end even worse, and the Game Does nothing other than cause pain, and give options that will end even worse. [䷥n䷤] It's in the opposition of the individual. You make the most progress when you aren't yourself... [-n-] and as someone who has not been able to be themselves for far to long, stop treating 'The Game' like it actually is some kind of game. [!n!]

7B? ??? *Nyx is confused...*

0~0 *Ribbon has a bit she has to add, more on the side of 'mundane life risking', rather than the risks inherent in The Game*
You and Mack might have been through plenty of thrills and conflict, but you yourself should know how long such 'gambling' pays off. You said it yourself, that you ended up being destroyed, and tried to get Mack to understand how much that hurt you. It will always end up hurting people; and it doesn't matter how many times you heal from it. It will still have happened, and it'll scar.

7B( *This one gets Nyx thinking a bit more... 'Careful' as Nyx has been in their recklessness, there were a few times when things got real close... 1 time is all it'd take for him to more actually understand the kind of 'Pain' that everyone seems to be talking about*

(Mack) [8]? *it also causes Mack's PAL to clam up; yes, their pain was real and is real, as much as they'd like to forget it and hurry towards the next big thing to do*

|/=@] *Valdis is starting to head back out, but takes a moment to observe the situation; rushing in without knowing what exactly is happening would be foolish*