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*...she remembers this song, from a long time ago, a CD in a car, her mother in the driver's seat... The memory is not as painful as it might have been, with how much she's grown and recovered, but her grip tightens just a little on Ribbon's hand* Now that's a throwback...

@? *is looking up ahead, waiting for a first view of the lake*

[:]) *hums along to the music*

0~0 Is it ok? I'm sure Jofie would change the song if we ask.

o:= ... (:= heh... *Onponn finds there to be a touch of humor in how Nyx's PAL & Jofie's PAL interacted; all the same, she figures to intervene the slightest bit* People are able to dance together. Maybe you could try it later. There's still plenty you haven't observed on positive behaviors. (:=

[B|] 'nonPilot's Observation fits with that which would potentially give Unit more Positive Returns; Unit opts to agree with nonPilot Observation;'

[ 0 MMM 0 ] 'Unit Jubila will need to confirm nonPilot input via Observation of Pilot Jofie; Song and Dance has not yet show itself as a bound action by Pilot Jofie, and shall be treated as unBound/Alternating till proven otherwise; Alt; Unit Jubila is aware of the scale of information; This information has no measurable bearing on altering current choice regarding interaction with P.A.L.:Nyx at this time;'

[B|] ... *Nyx's PAL falls back on a learned behavior to avoid a negative return* 'Meh;'

[!~!] ... *This, is starting to weird Dots out a bit. Things are a bit both right & wrong with what the PALs seem to be saying. The Uncanny Valley is seeming to be quite deep for her*

][:] *just past... Ah! here we are!* ][(] see? The Lake! ][:] knew it wasn't far. Home should be just past it.

|/=@] *Valdis is considering asking Jofie to change the song now, taking initiative on what seem to be a song with some old memories going for it; Valdis looks in the direction of Sophie, questioningly motioning towards Jofie to offer to change the song*

=[|:|33] ? *huh. wow. they must've been mistaken... Also what is up with Nyx & Jofie's PALs? Marlow's PAL is perfectly content. Right?*

( | x | ) *hmm. interesting song. ? And whats this about 'Your Love is gone'? Surely, loosing love isn't possible. Right?*

7BD "heehee" *Lake! That'll help refresh Nyx after the trip! Nyx walks a little faster, headed for the water*

*she shrugs at Valdis, attempting to express that she's fine with or without a change* I'm okay. There are happier songs, to be sure.

[:]) *Hamnet isn't really paying attention to the words of songs yet, so they're just having a good time. They're also being sure to keep balanced on Nyx as he speeds up*

@D we'realmosthomeeveryone!

0~0 0u0 ok.

[!u!] Seems a shame to end on a somber note though. *just, pay a little less attention to other people's PALs, & it should be fine*

|/=@] *nods, understanding. The trip will be done soon enough anyways*

= *hmm. Onponn is getting a fresh look into how the PALs may make daily life a bit trickier* hmm.

][(] *Mack is cutting right through the trees, not headed in the theoretical direction of your home; a shorter route out of the Fold, & to The Mines... Mmmmm, Mack can practically taste dinner already*

7B3 "ahhh..." *stepping foot-deep into the water is real refreshing. Nyx thinks that they'll stay there a moment* "Lakes good."

[B|] *new behavior? Nyx's PAL goes to try standing in the water as well; trying to forget this whole negative event... Yes; 'Lakes good.'*

( | w | ) ... ? ( | x | ) *Plans that 'WE' Made; 'everything's black' 'You're not coming back'* *Jofie isn't sure why, but this song... is almost making them think about what it was like when Marlow was connected to the top of them*

( | ? | ) *its a real weird kind of... sad? but also relief. and joy? There's a lot to process*

[ 0 MMM 0 ] *sees nothing wrong. Jofie is still 'singing', and Jubila can continue to dance with a renewed vigor now that it isn't being interrupted*

=[|:|33] *thinks about maybe messing around in the Lake a bit... Marlow isn't all that hungry after all... But making it home to show their PAL what used to be Genral's work area sounds like a much better idea*
I'M GoinG TO HurrY FoR HomE NoW.
*seated properly in their PAL, the two dash off* [8]| =[|:|DD]

((having the PALs around is basically adding more children to the mix))

[:]) *doesn't really feel like getting into the lake, so they flap up off of Nyx and back to the shore, to keep following Mack and Marlow*

@) *humming a little to the music*

Well now that we're here I'm hungry. Good timing, stomach.

((hehe. in a way.))

=[|:|DD] *zwoosh*

(:= I'll ask Marlow if they can help set the table when they arrive. then we can get to eatting sooner.

][:] ... ][(] there we are. *peering out through the tree line, the mines entrance can be seen*

7B3 7B? *doesn't want to be left behind, & gets their rear in gear* 7BD "lets go!"

[B|] *accepts its Pilot's order, and gets going*

^u^ *is getting a bit hungry herself. pbjs are only filling for so long* *Ribbon takes to the air to hopefully fly with you* Want to fly the rest of the way there?

|/=@] ... *a brief bout of old paranoia passed by Valdis, & they wonder if the door to the House was locked... They are tempted to go and check, even if they reasonably understand that no one would be breaking in*
*Knowing that Av had personally visited just this morning has refreshed such insubstantial fears*

[!U!] *Dots wants dinner/to help with dinner to, & starts running along after Marlow* [^U^] beat you all home!

( | ? | ) *well, the end of this song seems like a good place to stop music... it'll last a bit longer, maybe till the mines entrance, but then they'll stop* ( | w | )

[ 0 MMM 0 ] *Jubila is unaware of Jofie's plan to just, 'stop'. Ought to be a real surprise to its attempts to learn how to best aid Jofie in their endeavors*

*smiles* Sure. *flies up alongside Ribbon* *As an interesting side note, locking doors when you leave the house is something that's left Sophie's mind--since she spent quite a while sleeping in a "house" without any walls, and her house in the game had holes in all the walls from her server player's attempts, so locking the door had quickly become a moot point...*

[:]D *decides to join the race, even though they know they aren't that fast* Hehe!

@) *ducks into the hatches; more speed means more wind resistance, not super comfy*

( | ? | ) ( > W < ) *'race' to home then? Jofie makes a short warp most of the way there, then another out of view; most likely into the mines*

[ 0 MMM 0 ] *Jubila is shortly behind, not questioning the actions of its pilot*

^u^ do you feel comfortable enough with flying to hold hands along the way?

7BD *Dots's challenge is enough to get Nyx to forget all about being tired, as they run after her* "heeHee!"

[^U^] Can't catch me!

[B|] *trying to determine the purpose and payout of this new behavior; is it really a chase down & detain? Pilot Nyx is not putting forth their greatest possible effort if that is the case*

=[|:|33] *huh. guess everyone wants to hurry home*

|/=@] *ah well. if it was unlocked, any harm would already be done. no sense worrying about it now. Valdis goes higher in the sky to 'fly' with you* |/=^]

= *Onponn is happy for the trip to end on such a high note; everyone joyfully rushing to Dinner... She figures to join in to, trying to adjust to her barely used GT Flight*

][(] *Mack is still feeling a bit smug in their navigation. Once again, they've tricked themselves into making a short trip*

[:]? *it occurs to them that Jofie has an unfair advantage for racing, but they're not expecting to win anyway, so it's still fun to speed along after Dots* [:])

@/ *from inside Hamnet, is pondering different kinds of "unfair" between people's movement abilities here*

I'd like that a lot. *reaches out to take Ribbon's hand*

][(] = ^u^ *a nice trip on home* |/=^] 7BD [^U^] =[|:|33]

( | w | ) [ 0 MMM 0 ] *With Jubila's help, Jofie has already gotten the table nearly all set*

-u- mmmh... *smells good*

7BO- ! 7BD *nyx doesn't waste any time grabbing a spot; leaving their PAL a bit at a loss of what to do, not being able to eat & all* [B|] ...

(:= I hope you all enjoy!

|/=^] Thankyou.

][(] thanks

=[|:|33] MmmH. ThankS. *Marlow, will eat later. they've got to show their PAL the worktable*

[!u!] ... *Speaking to her PAL,* Please wait here for now. Sorry you can't eat dinner.

[:]D *climbs up onto a chair, ready to eat*

@? *looking back at Dots* nothingwrongwithcan'teatdinner.

That's right, Factor. Hey, do you want something to play with during dinner? *uncaptchalogues a bouncy ball she still has on her*

@) okay.

*Pizza & Ramen; an adequate adventurers appetizer*

|/=^] *and the Spicy ramen, per special order* mmmh...

[!~!] ah, sorry Factor. [!u!] I meant more that, they aren't yet adapted to a greater comprehension of social gatherings. Watching will be better for them for now.

0~0 *hmm. makes sense* 0u0 *Ribbon goes to sit beside you, ready to help you if the noodles & broth end up being a little tricky. and for if you make a bit of a mess* ^u^ ready to eat?

7B3 *already eatting some pizza*

[B|] ... [B|_|] *opens 'mouth', dropping a slice in; mimicking its pilot* [B|] ... *with no place for the food to go, it just gets squished, a little grease dribbling out*

= I could play with you during Dinner! (:=

( | w | ) *done with the whole song & dance...* >:Ball sounds fun;

[ 0 MMM 0 ] *is processing the lack of music;* ...

=[|:|33] ... *hmmm. nah. worktable first. Plenty to teach their PAL* GenraL HaD AlL ThE ToolS TheY NeedeD, BuT TheY KepT SpareS. LikE ThesE WrencheS...

][(] ... ][(33] mmmh... Smells good! Let's Dig in!

@) *bounces the ball once, then changes the angle of the drop to bounce it towards Onponn*

[:]) Yeah! *grabs spoon*

*sits on Ribbon's other side and takes a slice of pizza for herself*

= *happily catches it, ready to play ball throughout Dinner*

( ^ w ^ ) [ 0 MMM 0 ] *a fun game for those not eating*

][(o3] 7BD- |/=^] [!u!] *and a fun eat for those not gaming*

^u^ *Ribbon is ready to help if needed, but she believes that you should be ok on your own*

=[|:|33] *neither eating nor gaming, Marlow figures they'll just eat a bit before bed*

[:]) *Hamnet does pretty well with the broth, except for one moment where they drop the spoon into the bowl and splash a bit, but they laugh it off and it's an easy mess to clean up*

@D *is VERY happy to have people to play with during dinner*

*the food's good, everyone's at ease... not much more she could want*

^u^ *napkins exist for a reason, & Ribbon is happy to help you*

=[|:|33] *Marlow joins in late, PAL left to study the tools... just in time for Nyx to be feeling quite done with all they've eaten* 7B0 "blugh..." 7B3

(:= *trying to make the game more interesting by alternating pass types; if the ball was bounced to her, Onponn would toss it to the next person, & vise-versa*

[ 0 MMM 0 ] *so this was 'ball'; Jubila is keeping careful notes of it all*

][(33] *nearly done, Mack spends a little downtime from finishing their broth by closing up the pizza boxes*

*bedtime is slowly approaching*

*with most finishing their meal, she starts to clean up*

[:]) Mmm. *sits back, happily full*

@) @? *hm, dinner ending means ball game ending... for once they're wishing dinner was longer*

(:= You can continue without me. I've got to clean up for now.

( | w | ) >: Ok; *Jofie is happy to play a bit longer while others clean up*

=[|??] WhaT WilL WE DO WitH ThE ExtrA SouP

= You all can take the leftovers home with you if you'd like. (:=

^u^ Thankyou! 0u0 It'll make for a good meal.

|/=^] *Accepting, Valdis starts Capchaloging the packed up leftovers*

7B? *Nyx starts the process of wiping all the grease off their PAL, which stands with its 'mouth' open for them* [B|_|] ...

][:] *seeing ball being played,* ][(] mind if I join in till you go?

[!u!] *finished with cleaning, she goes to talk with her PAL about what it had observed; making sure that it understands things*

Thanks, Onponn.

@D *passes the ball with renewed vigor*

[:]) [)]) *a little after-dinner sleepy*

(:= No problem!

][(] *wanting to make it a little interesting, Mack 'steals' the ball a second before it reaches Jubila on their second toss, returning the ball a moment after*

[ 0 MMM 0 ] ? *this has confused Jubila greatly; the ball had not displayed such behaviors before, and almost caused it to fail its objective to return the ball to someone else playing ball*

( | ? | ) >: ooh; ( | w | ) >:That's a trick!; ( | ? | ) >:Not sure if it was a neat one or a mean one though;

7B3 *thinks of going to get the whole supply of bouncy balls & tossing them in, but... the blanket pile beckons, and they don't want to have to clean up all the balls before bed* "Night." 7B3 *Nyx's PAL copies their behavior, sitting in the pile to prepare for inactivity* [B|]

0u0 *double-checks... Yep. everything's cleaned*

[!u!] *a few key points reinforced, Dots is happy with the slow & steady progress her PAL has made here*

|/=@] *Mack pulling tricks. seems like a good time to stop playing; Valdis doesn't want to figure out how far Mack would go with their tricks* |/=^] Ready to go home?