@? newhalves?
[:]? *swallows* What did Nyx say?
To be fair, he gives me the option of just sleeping and ignoring him...
[:]? *swallows* What did Nyx say?
To be fair, he gives me the option of just sleeping and ignoring him...
7B3 "Monsters." *resumes eating 3rd muffin*
=
New halves! it will make things easier for both of them, and Nyx gets to have his lower halve back!
=[|:|33] NeW HalvE IS NicE. GoinG TO FinisH EatS SO I CaN GeT StarteD.
][:33] *is almost done his first muffin*
( | x | ) ? ( | w | )
0~0 mmmh...
|/=@] "there we are." *up ahead, the cliffside can be seen... at its base is ?Dots?, looking up at the symbols scratched into it, confused*
[!~T] ??? [!uT] He... Hello?
=
New halves! it will make things easier for both of them, and Nyx gets to have his lower halve back!=[|:|33] NeW HalvE IS NicE. GoinG TO FinisH EatS SO I CaN GeT StarteD.
][:33] *is almost done his first muffin*
( | x | ) ? ( | w | )
0~0 mmmh...
|/=@] "there we are." *up ahead, the cliffside can be seen... at its base is ?Dots?, looking up at the symbols scratched into it, confused*
[!~T] ??? [!uT] He... Hello?
[:]? Monsters...? [:]/
@) @? @/
Hi, Dots. We brought another friend with us, is that okay?
@) @? @/
Hi, Dots. We brought another friend with us, is that okay?
7BD "Monsters are..." 7B? ... 7B| "scary tings like in the pictre i drew with big teeth"
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yes, so it would be best not to talk of them.
][
/] yea. monsters are a no no.
( | x | ) ? *is a bit confused, having gotten positive feelings on monsters from Nyx*
=[|:|33] *finishes eating a muffin half, and goes to check the system for the drawing stuff*
[!?T] ? [!~T] um. ... [U_|] [!uT] think its ok?
[!~T] I'm dots?
0u0 *gives a patient smile* Hello. are you doing well? we have muffins if you are hungry.
[!mT] I am hungry... but mostly confused... Head was... Obscured? now has weird normals inside it...
|/=@] "hmm..." |/=@] |/~@]
=
yes, so it would be best not to talk of them.][
/] yea. monsters are a no no.( | x | ) ? *is a bit confused, having gotten positive feelings on monsters from Nyx*
=[|:|33] *finishes eating a muffin half, and goes to check the system for the drawing stuff*
[!?T] ? [!~T] um. ... [U_|] [!uT] think its ok?
[!~T] I'm dots?
0u0 *gives a patient smile* Hello. are you doing well? we have muffins if you are hungry.
[!mT] I am hungry... but mostly confused... Head was... Obscured? now has weird normals inside it...
|/=@] "hmm..." |/=@] |/~@]
[:]/ They were here...? *looking around the room for monsters*
@/ *looking in the directions Hamnet isn't*
Well, let's start with breakfast and move forward from there. *takes a muffin from the plate and offers it to Dots*
@/ *looking in the directions Hamnet isn't*
Well, let's start with breakfast and move forward from there. *takes a muffin from the plate and offers it to Dots*
|/~@] *quietly to you,* "Av says that things might have been way to complicated for 'Dots' if 'Dots' retained an amalgamation of all our memories as well as the structure of everything else, so he obscured it. I think he just doesn't want there to be anyone else other than himself who knows what he knows."
^u^ *holds the rest ready*
[!oT] ooh, looks good. [!uT] *accepts the muffin, saying,* Thankyou...
7B? "nu. in my sleep."
][
?] must've been a bad dream.
= yea.
=[|:|33] ? *has gotten the box of drawing supplies, and is ready to set it on the table once breakfast is over*
( | x | ) 'Dreams?' *doesn't get dreams since normal sleep isn't really a thing for him*
^u^ *holds the rest ready*
[!oT] ooh, looks good. [!uT] *accepts the muffin, saying,* Thankyou...
7B? "nu. in my sleep."
][
?] must've been a bad dream.=
yea.=[|:|33] ? *has gotten the box of drawing supplies, and is ready to set it on the table once breakfast is over*
( | x | ) 'Dreams?' *doesn't get dreams since normal sleep isn't really a thing for him*
*she nods to show the darkmatter she's heard* You're welcome.
@? @) oh. wasn'treal.
[:]) *they're relieved; bad dreams are something they understand, even if they haven't really had any bad ones yet*
@? @) oh. wasn'treal.
[:]) *they're relieved; bad dreams are something they understand, even if they haven't really had any bad ones yet*
[^UT] *they eagerly start eating it up, grateful for the food*
^u^ ... 0u0 so your name is Dots? 0~0 can you remember anything else?
[!~T] I'm... i'm not sure... I try to think of things, and its like it all went wrong, leaving me to dream sweet dreams... I could probably try really hard, and trick myself into remembering something that never happened... but I don't think stressing it would be the best... [!nT]
|/~@] "I'm sure that if you wanted, there would be a doctor that could help. but we should wait till your comfortable with being who you are so you can properly choose."
= did anyone want any milk?
7BD "YEA!"
][:33] that'd be nice.
=[|?3] MmmH... NO MilK IS OK. =[|:|33]
( | x | ) 'Want to draw now.' ( | w | )
^u^ ... 0u0 so your name is Dots? 0~0 can you remember anything else?
[!~T] I'm... i'm not sure... I try to think of things, and its like it all went wrong, leaving me to dream sweet dreams... I could probably try really hard, and trick myself into remembering something that never happened... but I don't think stressing it would be the best... [!nT]
|/~@] "I'm sure that if you wanted, there would be a doctor that could help. but we should wait till your comfortable with being who you are so you can properly choose."
=
did anyone want any milk?7BD "YEA!"
][:33] that'd be nice.
=[|
?3] MmmH... NO MilK IS OK. =[|:|33]( | x | ) 'Want to draw now.' ( | w | )
Remembering isn't as important as being okay, really.
[:]D Yes!
@)
[:]D Yes!
@)
0u0 yea.
[!~T] [!uT] yes. I think that as long as you can say things are ok, thats what matters. that, and that everyone else can be ok to.
|/=@] "sounds like we've all got things we can agree on there... we should get back to the others."
=
Great! = *gets a couple glasses prepped, handing them out* = there you go.
7BD ][:33] Thanks.
=[|:|33] *scoots the drawing stuff onto the table so he doesn't have to hold it anymore*
( | w | ) *almost makes Nyx spill by moving some w/o warning, but stops once he senses Nyx's internal exclamation* ( | w | ) ?
[!~T] [!uT] yes. I think that as long as you can say things are ok, thats what matters. that, and that everyone else can be ok to.
|/=@] "sounds like we've all got things we can agree on there... we should get back to the others."
=
Great! = *gets a couple glasses prepped, handing them out* = there you go.7BD ][:33] Thanks.
=[|:|33] *scoots the drawing stuff onto the table so he doesn't have to hold it anymore*
( | w | ) *almost makes Nyx spill by moving some w/o warning, but stops once he senses Nyx's internal exclamation* ( | w | ) ?
Do you want to come back with us, Dots? And meet the family?
[:]) *carefully takes the glass with both hands* Thank you.
@) *reaches out to get a marker, just to hold something*
[:]) *carefully takes the glass with both hands* Thank you.
@) *reaches out to get a marker, just to hold something*
[!uT] Family is good. family is a better good than understanding is... family... [!~T]
^u^ then lets go. 0u0
|/=@] *nodding, they start leading on back*
= lets clean up some so drawing can start.
][:33] mk. *has finished his muffin, and gladly helps after downing the milk* ][:]
7B3 "amost done."
( | w | ) *waits patiently*
=[|:|33] GoT MarkerS AnD PaperS AnD PencilS AnD AlL...
^u^ then lets go. 0u0
|/=@] *nodding, they start leading on back*
=
lets clean up some so drawing can start.][:33] mk. *has finished his muffin, and gladly helps after downing the milk* ][:]
7B3 "amost done."
( | w | ) *waits patiently*
=[|:|33] GoT MarkerS AnD PaperS AnD PencilS AnD AlL...
*if there's another muffin to take, she'll take it*
[:]) *slowly drinks the milk, enjoying it*
@) @? *is wondering if they could uncap the marker on their own by going out of two hatches at once, making two "hands"...*
[:]) *slowly drinks the milk, enjoying it*
@) @? *is wondering if they could uncap the marker on their own by going out of two hatches at once, making two "hands"...*
*one muffin left now*
0u0 ... *is reminded of her old family... good memories, but faded. family is present at the present now*
|/=@] *old families hold old memories not quickly forgotten, even if things got better on one side, and their current family is good*
[!~T] [!uT] where are we exactly?
|/=@] "in the fold of the Forest. our current Home lies within a rare chunk of perpetual land. I'm leading the way back now. just outside the woods."
7BD- "ahh..." 7B/ 7B3 *helps clean*
=[|:|DD] *dumps the container about*
= if you need help, just ask. and Mack, could you help deliver some supplies to Genral? I'll get them made in a moment.
][:] mk. glad to help.
( | W | ) *almost drawing time! soon as Nyx puts some stuff away after they move to make it easier*
0u0 ... *is reminded of her old family... good memories, but faded. family is present at the present now*
|/=@] *old families hold old memories not quickly forgotten, even if things got better on one side, and their current family is good*
[!~T] [!uT] where are we exactly?
|/=@] "in the fold of the Forest. our current Home lies within a rare chunk of perpetual land. I'm leading the way back now. just outside the woods."
7BD- "ahh..." 7B/ 7B3 *helps clean*
=[|:|DD] *dumps the container about*
=
if you need help, just ask. and Mack, could you help deliver some supplies to Genral? I'll get them made in a moment.][:] mk. glad to help.
( | W | ) *almost drawing time! soon as Nyx puts some stuff away after they move to make it easier*
The nice thing about the fold is, if you think about where you want to go, you end up there. It's pretty handy.
[:]) *finishes the milk and takes it to the sink*
@? *they aren't really sure how they came out of two hatches at once that time anyway*
[:]) *finishes the milk and takes it to the sink*
@? *they aren't really sure how they came out of two hatches at once that time anyway*
[!oT] [!uT] Sounds nice... but right now, I just want to get home with you.
|/=@] ... ! *continuing through the forest has lead to the House. Genral is there, working on setting a circular side-walk around the house, with another circle intersecting it by the front where a tree is supposed to eventually be planted. its just some shallow holes in the ground, as concrete has yet to be poured*
|8| ... *genral takes brief note of everyone, looking closely to try and identify, before continuing to work*
0u0 ! ^u^ Thankyou Genral.
7B3 "need any help?"
( | w | ) *waits patiently*
=[|:|33] *starts trying to draw up a new body idea*
= ... = *the Alchemeter crafts, making mostly concrete*
][:] this all?
= yea.
][(] cool. brb. *goes to capchalog the supplies, and heads on out*
|/=@] ... ! *continuing through the forest has lead to the House. Genral is there, working on setting a circular side-walk around the house, with another circle intersecting it by the front where a tree is supposed to eventually be planted. its just some shallow holes in the ground, as concrete has yet to be poured*
|8| ... *genral takes brief note of everyone, looking closely to try and identify, before continuing to work*
0u0 ! ^u^ Thankyou Genral.
7B3 "need any help?"
( | w | ) *waits patiently*
=[|:|33] *starts trying to draw up a new body idea*
=
... = *the Alchemeter crafts, making mostly concrete*][:] this all?
=
yea.][(] cool. brb. *goes to capchalog the supplies, and heads on out*
Huh. We didn't pass this on the way out... It will be home.
[:]) *sets the cup down and heads back* We got it. [:]D Drawing now!
@) yeah!
[:]) *sets the cup down and heads back* We got it. [:]D Drawing now!
@) yeah!
= *is happy to see everyone drawing nicely together, and chooses to join in*
7B3 ( | w | ) =[|:|3D]
=[|:|33] It'lL GoinG TO FlY... KnoW ThaT ParT. =[|:|33] =[|??] NO WaiT... SpokE ThaT WronG... =[|??]
][:] *zips in* got y- oh hey! ][(] *uncapchalogs a large pile of concrete mix*
|8| *goes to take it and start prep*
0u0 Hey Mack. just here for a delivery? ^u^
][:] yea. headed back now.
|/=@] "very well. we were headed back to."
[!~T] uh... Hello? [!uT]
][:] ... ][(] heya. ... ][(]
*is happy to see everyone drawing nicely together, and chooses to join in*7B3 ( | w | ) =[|:|3D]
=[|:|33] It'lL GoinG TO FlY... KnoW ThaT ParT. =[|:|33] =[|
??] NO WaiT... SpokE ThaT WronG... =[|??]][:] *zips in* got y- oh hey! ][(] *uncapchalogs a large pile of concrete mix*
|8| *goes to take it and start prep*
0u0 Hey Mack. just here for a delivery? ^u^
][:] yea. headed back now.
|/=@] "very well. we were headed back to."
[!~T] uh... Hello? [!uT]
][:] ... ][(] heya. ... ][(]
[:]) @) *they each have a marker, and aren't drawing anything in particular, just putting colors where they think look nice*
Mack, this is Dots. Dots, Mack.
Mack, this is Dots. Dots, Mack.
[-uT] Hi... [-~T] *Dots seems wary of Mack*
][(] well met dots.
|/=@] "lets continue."
0u0 *nodding, Ribbon starts leading the way*
=[|:|33] *is drawing in pencil, making some rather specifically detailed sketches for what he wants from his new body*
( | w | ) 7BD *between the two of them... their sketching is turning out to be far less realistic*
= *is drawing up her best attempt at trees in the forest. she's having a hard time dealing with detail limit, and atmospheric perspective though, making them all look 'flat'*
][(] well met dots.
|/=@] "lets continue."
0u0 *nodding, Ribbon starts leading the way*
=[|:|33] *is drawing in pencil, making some rather specifically detailed sketches for what he wants from his new body*
( | w | ) 7BD *between the two of them... their sketching is turning out to be far less realistic*
=
*is drawing up her best attempt at trees in the forest. she's having a hard time dealing with detail limit, and atmospheric perspective though, making them all look 'flat'*
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