Sessions Worlds and Stuff

@D @? *isn't used to things they hold resisting*
[:]) It makes funny noises!

*puts down the sunscreen, slides off her shoes, and walks over to the water*

7B? "woh." 7BD *seeing Dots rush past with her rapid butterfly stroke, Nyx tries to catch up... his paddling doesn't go all to fast though*

=:o = *turning to look at you,* Its nice that Dots likes the water.

][|] ][:] ... ][|] *would briefly look up, before lieing back down*

0~0 it isn't happy with being held... we should let it go...

=[|??] BuT I'vE NoT GoT A TurN TO HolD IT.

( | x | ) ... >: I think we should let it go; ( | m | )

gru-u-u-uk...

[@u@] *is LOVING getting to swim* [^U^]

It is. *she's walking out, seeing how quickly it deepens*

[:]/ @/ *at the thought that the noises mean the toad isn't happy, they let go--but they're still disappointed to see it hop off to the lake, out of reach and sight*

7B3 *is ok with not being all that fast a swimmer*

= *is enjoying watching everyone have a good time*

*the lake starts to slowly get deeper for about the first 9 feet, before it begins to drop off more rapidly, entering shoulder-depth depths. it might go pretty deep in the center*

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0~0 mmh. 0u0 well, maybe if we're quiet, we can see more. there's still lots of grass, lillypads, and cattails to look through. ^u^

=[|??] MhhH... I'lL BE QuieT... =[|:|33]

( | w | ) *nods, and continues to slowly move through the grass, in search of another animal*

[^u^]

|/=@] *enter the lake area, and look around to see where everyone is* |/=^] hey.

*calmly swims around some, sticking to where she'd still be able to stand if she needed to... it's been a long time since she's swum, and it feels good*

[:]/ [:]) Maybe next one will want to stay?
@? *looking around for another toad*

7B3 *dunks his head in, on the lookout for fish*

= hello! are you going to swim to?

|/=@] probably not. I'll go see what they're doing over there. [/=^]

= ok!

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( 0 X 0 ) >:Bug?; *Jofie has found a large-ish beetle about the size of 3 thumbs sitting in some grass*

0u0 ooh, sounds like Jofie found something.

=[|:|33] WherE? *is coming to see it*

[@u@] *comes up for air, before diving deeper*

*rolls over onto her back to float, looking up at the sky*

[:]? @? *they come over to see*

7BD "heehee"

=:o = = ... *tries to float on her back as well, needing to shake side-to-side some before she could do so* =

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( 0 X 0 ) >: it has a pointy end?; *the black beetle has a small horn on its head*

=[|??] LikE NyX? =[|:|33]

^u^ hmm-hmm. 0u0 I guess horns run in the family.

|/=^] Hello. looks like you've found something |/=@]

[^u^]

*her eyes drift shut...*

[:]) Found a toad, too!
@/ butwemadeitnothappy.

7B3 *figures to try and get a fish... a hard task with how they avoid his area*

= ? *can't seem to easily flip over again*

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( | x | ) >:Yea, toad make not happy noises;

=[|:|33] *is slowly moving a hand to poke the beetle*

|/=@] ah, thats a shame. it was probably scared. it is much smaller than you after all.

0u0 hopefully we can find more soon.

[!~@] ?

*...after a moment, it occurs to her she should be keeping an eye on the other swimmers. So she opens her eyes and rights herself* Need a hand, Onponn?

[:]? Scared...
@? *watching Marlow and the beetle*

=X3 maybe. these legs aren't made for easy swimming

7BD

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=[|:|33] *quickly pokes the end of one of the legs,-* [DD|8|]= AH AH!!! *but the beetle's claw-like foot ends up sticking to their glove-like hand, making it go with it as he pulls back* *the beetle reacts to this to, its back opening wide to try and fly away, but its difficult with its foot caught* *it takes a second for it to get free and fly away, but by that time, Marlow has already gotten their split-second of terror*

( 0 m 0 ) >:SCRAWHKK!; *Jofie backs away from the suddenly flailing bug*

(|)_(|) OH! *sudden surprise/fear is suprising Ribbon to*

|/~@] calm-down calm-down!

[@~T] *doesn't like the feeling of the bug freak out, coming up for air*

D[:] ?!? *they backpedal, flapping their wings--and end up tumbling over backwards a few feet away*
)( *Factor withdraws*

*she's just reaching towards Onponn when she hears the commotion at the side of the lake...she looks over to see what's going on*

(( beetle panic brought to you by real life experience with a large beetle found at the pool once. ))

= huh? what's happening.

7B? ? "YU OH-K?!"

][|] ... ][;] *peeks over, tipping his head up a tad*

=[|8|(?] tHAt wA- =[|X|??] *clears throat* =[|(?] ThaT WaS ScarY...

0~0 *flies to try and help stabilize Hamnet and Factor, reaching to grab their hand* I've got you. its ok.

( M /) >:HISSSSSS!; ( | m | ) ? ... ( | w | ) >:Next one won't go poke-scared, right?;

|/=@] *look around to make sure everyone is ok, before taking a breath* |/=U] 'whew...' |/=@] *responding to Nyx,* We're ok, just a bit of a Bug Surprise.

[!~T] [!uT] *calls out,* next time should be better. Maybe, if you really really want it, and you're really really Lucky, you might even find a new Friend! *Hopes this helps*

((yikes))

[:]/ *gets up and hugs Ribbon*
@? *pokes out tentatively*

Well. That's nature. Full of surprises. *gently flips Onponn over*

= thanks.

7B3 "OH-K!" *goes back to fish chasing*

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=[|??] ... =[|||??] ... *breaths a moment* =[|:|33] BetteR NoW.

-u- its ok. 0u0 i'm here.

( | w | ) *continues with rooting through the grass in search of bugs*

|/=@] I'm here to. everyone, including the Beetle was surprised, but its ok now.

[!~T] *Hopes this event doesn't ruin near lake to* [!uT]

[:]? It didn't know we wanted to be friends, did it.
@/

You're welcome. *watching the near lake bunch*

= *starts paddling along, slowly headed in the direction of the more plant-heavy area of the lake where the near lake crew is*

7BP *is just about done with trying to get fish. its not working*

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=[|??] GuesS NoT...

( | w | ) *searching*

0~0 not to many animals can tell if you're friendly right away. Thats part of why we have to be careful with them. 0u0

|/=@] *its tempting. Tempting to explain one of the abilities of Darkmatter, and how an animal might be possessed long enough to instill a sense of your intent... but no. it would be hard to take back such a lesson, and the Darkmatter will NOT be explaining it lightly as a means of comforting when Possession is such a terrible tool* Lets just watch animals. Like at the zoo. |/=^]

[@uT] *back to diving deeper*

@) yeah. noholdingorpokingthem.
[:]/ [:]) *is comforted enough to continue the search...not to stray too far from their parents, though*

*satisfied the other parents are handling things, she wonders what Dots is looking at down there, and ducks under the water to see what she can see*

= ...

7B3 *starting to come to the shore*

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|/=^] thats right. |/=@]

=[|:|3?] *looking around, figures something out* =[|:|33] PlantS OK witH ToucH...

0u0 yes, most plants are. ^u^ 0u0 but we should still be gentle

( | w | ) ? ... *tiny ladybug* ( | W | ) >:Little spots;

[!u@] *it would take much more than ducking underwater to see things Dots sees, but underwater there are... Fish, crayfish, slimy plant things, very few pieces of trash including a crappy Jpg OR that was likely of absolutely no help whatsoever in rowing a boat, large rocks, a large old rotted log, and 'potential', just like anything else in a Fold. The deepest part of the Lake is just barely deep enough to negate most sunlight* *Dots just seems to enjoy being underwater. nothing in particular about the Lake at the moment to specifically draw her interest*