See, then you pack it together. *demonstrating*
[:]D *following along*
@) *happily accepts stick* thankyou.
[:]D *following along*
@) *happily accepts stick* thankyou.
0u0 *figures to draw out a bit of a square shape with a stick as a bit of a guide-line for where walls should go*
=[|:|33] *still walling,*
|/=^] *still digging*
=
*is happily sitting in the middle now that she's got herself a proper spot dug out*
[!uT] your welcome. *are watching as the basics of the castle start to shape out*
( | w | ) *everything is starting out ok in grass land... though it is a bit lonely*
][:] *same with the sticks Mack left to play with when the dirt was to dirty*
7B? *is thinking of swimming ashore to see whats up* 7B3
=[|:|33] *still walling,*
|/=^] *still digging*
=
*is happily sitting in the middle now that she's got herself a proper spot dug out*[!uT] your welcome. *are watching as the basics of the castle start to shape out*
( | w | ) *everything is starting out ok in grass land... though it is a bit lonely*
][:] *same with the sticks Mack left to play with when the dirt was to dirty*
7B? *is thinking of swimming ashore to see whats up* 7B3
@? @) *they start doodling in the dirt with the stick*
[:]) And we're making it bigger than us?
If we can!
[:]) And we're making it bigger than us?
If we can!
|/=^] we can make it if we work for it.
[!uT] or if Nyx helps lift the ground.
0u0 well, if we're going to be making a big big castle, we should have a bigger base. ^u^ *goes to draw out a larger square. this one almost enters the grass that grows short on the side facing away from the lake* *not going to get much bigger than that*
=[|
??] MucH MorE WalL. =[|:|33] *keeps working*
= ? what're you drawing Factor?
][:]
*doing alright*
( | w | )
7B3 *coming ashore to check out the sand lumps and dirt lines*
[!uT] or if Nyx helps lift the ground.
0u0 well, if we're going to be making a big big castle, we should have a bigger base. ^u^ *goes to draw out a larger square. this one almost enters the grass that grows short on the side facing away from the lake* *not going to get much bigger than that*
=[|
??] MucH MorE WalL. =[|:|33] *keeps working*=
? what're you drawing Factor?][:]
*doing alright*
( | w | )
7B3 *coming ashore to check out the sand lumps and dirt lines*
Ooh, this is gonna be quite the castle.
[:]D *is excited to see the finished castle, not quite getting how much work it'll take*
@) shapeslikemommyis! *outlining little squares on the ground*
[:]D *is excited to see the finished castle, not quite getting how much work it'll take*
@) shapeslikemommyis! *outlining little squares on the ground*
=
thats nice! =
^u^ looks great! 0u0
|/=^] *still working to loosen up the ground, starting to get a bit of a hole dug. a proper shovel would be a help*
7B3 "heya! whats hapening?"
=[|:|33] DirT WalL.
[!uT] ... ! Nyx, you can help by finding rocks and making shovels.
7B? "can make shovels?" *Nyx is surprised to hear that the power toprotect/protect with/exploit Spacy thing can be used to make shovels*
( | w | ) *things are going well with grass. Jofie has figured out that things are easier if you cut some, and they've got their first little woven dome made*
][:] *eh. sticks are getting boring to. maybe there's some other third thing he can try*
thats nice! =^u^ looks great! 0u0
|/=^] *still working to loosen up the ground, starting to get a bit of a hole dug. a proper shovel would be a help*
7B3 "heya! whats hapening?"
=[|:|33] DirT WalL.
[!uT] ... ! Nyx, you can help by finding rocks and making shovels.
7B? "can make shovels?" *Nyx is surprised to hear that the power to
( | w | ) *things are going well with grass. Jofie has figured out that things are easier if you cut some, and they've got their first little woven dome made*
][:] *eh. sticks are getting boring to. maybe there's some other third thing he can try*
We're making a castle! *starts to build some little dirt walls around the shapes Factor's tracing*
@? @) hehe. *keeps drawing, enjoying the feeling of guiding the creation*
[:]) *plops a big clump of dirt onto a wall*
@? @) hehe. *keeps drawing, enjoying the feeling of guiding the creation*
[:]) *plops a big clump of dirt onto a wall*
7BD "ooh!" 7B3 "needs more squares. castles are covered in squares."
[!uT] *finds an average rock* here.
7B? *is trying to puzzle out the rock*
=[|:|3D] *is happy for wall help*
0u0 lots of squares? ^u^ can do! *continues on with making smaller squares in the big square*
|/=@] *has mild concerns on the origin of Nyx's idea that castles have to be covered in squares, but it is not important*
=(3 *feeling content*
( | w | ) *seeking out a bug to live in the grass dome home*
][|] *meh. might as well catch up.* ][:] *Mack pulls out a communicator to see how things are with his other self*
[!uT] *finds an average rock* here.
7B? *is trying to puzzle out the rock*
=[|:|3D] *is happy for wall help*
0u0 lots of squares? ^u^ can do! *continues on with making smaller squares in the big square*
|/=@] *has mild concerns on the origin of Nyx's idea that castles have to be covered in squares, but it is not important*
=(3 *feeling content*
( | w | ) *seeking out a bug to live in the grass dome home*
][|] *meh. might as well catch up.* ][:] *Mack pulls out a communicator to see how things are with his other self*
Looks kinda like windows to me. *regarding the squares*
[:]D *is getting all dirty and doesn't even care*
@)
[:]D *is getting all dirty and doesn't even care*
@)
7B3 *figures that it'll help if he's got his mechanical arm on, and goes to reattach it*
[!uT] Yea. Windows are nice.
=
= *been a while since she's used windows. mines aren't very good at letting in the sun*
=[|:|33] CaN MakE A WindoW. *pokes a small hole in one of the walls they're making... only to end up squishing it when they pat down the top* =[|??] OoopS.
^u^ teehee. its ok. just try again. 0u0
|/=@] *with plenty of extra loose dirt dug up, they take the time to try and help square up one of the walls, making the edges more clear*
( | w | ) *hard to find bigger bugs. Jofie goes back to weaving for now*
][:] *nothing much of great consequence has happened with other Mack* *but its still nice to tell the other of how everyone is doing, and help him remember what he has here* ][(]
[!uT] Yea. Windows are nice.
=
= *been a while since she's used windows. mines aren't very good at letting in the sun*=[|:|33] CaN MakE A WindoW. *pokes a small hole in one of the walls they're making... only to end up squishing it when they pat down the top* =[|
??] OoopS.^u^ teehee. its ok. just try again. 0u0
|/=@] *with plenty of extra loose dirt dug up, they take the time to try and help square up one of the walls, making the edges more clear*
( | w | ) *hard to find bigger bugs. Jofie goes back to weaving for now*
][:] *nothing much of great consequence has happened with other Mack* *but its still nice to tell the other of how everyone is doing, and help him remember what he has here* ][(]
[:]) *tries poking a window of their own*
@) *still tracing little castles for Sophie to fill in*
@) *still tracing little castles for Sophie to fill in*
7B3 *arm attached, Nyx tries making a shovel, squeezing & pushing his fist into it* 7BO "SQUEO!" 7B3 *a small, crude shovel with a thin handle is made from the stone* 7B? *this thing would probably break in about 11 uses*
[!uT] That's a start.
= ...
0~0 0u0 That's kind of neat. *returns attention to Hamnet & Factor* be careful to hold the sand around the window properly.
=[|:|33] ... *figure to just make the walls they make more square in the first place, so that they don't need to make the Darkmatter clean up after them*
|/=^] *start adding crude 'battlements'. little square-ish lumps on top of the wall*
( | x | ) *kinda lonely*
][:] *wonders how Genral and Bigger Onponn are doing*
[!uT] That's a start.
=
... 0~0 0u0 That's kind of neat. *returns attention to Hamnet & Factor* be careful to hold the sand around the window properly.
=[|:|33] ... *figure to just make the walls they make more square in the first place, so that they don't need to make the Darkmatter clean up after them*
|/=^] *start adding crude 'battlements'. little square-ish lumps on top of the wall*
( | x | ) *kinda lonely*
][:] *wonders how Genral and Bigger Onponn are doing*
@? *they take a break from drawing to look over at what Nyx made*
[:]) *trying to hold the dirt with one hand and poke through it with the other*
*looks over at Jofie and Mack to see how they're doing...notes Jofie's expression* I think I'll go give weaving a try.
[:]) *trying to hold the dirt with one hand and poke through it with the other*
*looks over at Jofie and Mack to see how they're doing...notes Jofie's expression* I think I'll go give weaving a try.
7BD *notices the attention* 7B3 "itsa shovel." 7BP "but not a very good one."
[!uT] Hope the weaving goes well.
^u^ *paying attention to the window making,* good job. much better.
|/=^] Have fun. |/=@] *they think they'll wait a moment and see if Nyx can make them a better shovel*
= bye!
=[|:|33] *focused on wall building, quickly using up the reserve of pre-loosened sandirt*
( 0 W 0 ) *is happy to see someone else wanting to see the grass stuff* >:Hi!; >:Grass thing is only big enough for a bug home; ( | x | )
][:] *starts playing a cellular device game, leaning against a tree*
[!uT] Hope the weaving goes well.
^u^ *paying attention to the window making,* good job. much better.
|/=^] Have fun. |/=@] *they think they'll wait a moment and see if Nyx can make them a better shovel*
=
bye!=[|:|33] *focused on wall building, quickly using up the reserve of pre-loosened sandirt*
( 0 W 0 ) *is happy to see someone else wanting to see the grass stuff* >:Hi!; >:Grass thing is only big enough for a bug home; ( | x | )
][:] *starts playing a cellular device game, leaning against a tree*
@? isformakingcastles?
[:]) *is proud*
*approaching Jofie* What kind of thing would it be in a bug home?
[:]) *is proud*
*approaching Jofie* What kind of thing would it be in a bug home?
7B3 "for digging. once its good." 7B? *gets another rock to try and strengthen it* 7BO "SQUEOUhU!" 7BD *its a bit better. they offer it to the darkmatter when they motion to see if they can take it*
|/=^] like, this. *starts digging, the work cleaner and faster with a shovel* you can also press the sides into a castle to smooth it out... if your shovel is smooth that is.
0u0 nice shovel.
= *is happy that Nyx's latent power is being of good use*
=[|:|o3] *starts to whistle a bit* =[|:|Do]
[!uT] ? ! [>X<] eEEchoOOO! [!_!] ... [!uT] bless me.
( | x | ) ? >:um; >:grass is roof and walls and floor in bug home; ( | w | ) >:meant that its not big enough for a person like you or me;
][:] ...
|/=^] like, this. *starts digging, the work cleaner and faster with a shovel* you can also press the sides into a castle to smooth it out... if your shovel is smooth that is.
0u0 nice shovel.
=
*is happy that Nyx's latent power is being of good use*=[|:|o3] *starts to whistle a bit* =[|:|Do]
[!uT] ? ! [>X<] eEEchoOOO! [!_!] ... [!uT] bless me.
( | x | ) ? >:um; >:grass is roof and walls and floor in bug home; ( | w | ) >:meant that its not big enough for a person like you or me;
][:] ...
@) islikestick. butisrock.
[:]? [:]) Lots of things are like other things.
Hm, well I imagine it could be a nice little blanket in a bug home.
[:]? [:]) Lots of things are like other things.
Hm, well I imagine it could be a nice little blanket in a bug home.
7B? 7B3 "guess so."
|/=@] *keep digging. a little water is starting to pool at the bottom of the hole*
=[|:|3D] *is almost finished with getting a low, lumpy wall around the whole square*
= my horns are like metal sticks! =
0u0 and us people all need to make sure to drink water when we're working in the sun. let's have a water break.
*the case of water bottles would be promptly provided*
[!uT] ah, water will be nice. *grabs a bottle*
( | W | ) >:Buggy Blanket!?; ( | x | ) ... ( | w | ) >:Grass is already covering the ground softly;
][(] ...
|/=@] *keep digging. a little water is starting to pool at the bottom of the hole*
=[|:|3D] *is almost finished with getting a low, lumpy wall around the whole square*
=
my horns are like metal sticks! =0u0 and us people all need to make sure to drink water when we're working in the sun. let's have a water break.
*the case of water bottles would be promptly provided*
[!uT] ah, water will be nice. *grabs a bottle*
( | W | ) >:Buggy Blanket!?; ( | x | ) ... ( | w | ) >:Grass is already covering the ground softly;
][(] ...
[:]D *reaches for a water bottle, hands covered in dirt*
@? *studying how the water is pooling in the hole*
So if the house didn't have a floor, the bugs would still have a nice soft carpet.
@? *studying how the water is pooling in the hole*
So if the house didn't have a floor, the bugs would still have a nice soft carpet.
*just a little bit of water... it would take all day for it to seep through the ground enough to be at the same level as the lake. unless more digging is done of course*
|/=@] ah, water. |/=^]
7BD =[|:|D3] [!uT] ^u^ *looks like everyone around who drinks got one*
( | w | ) >:Yea!; >:trying to make sure the dome is well woven; ( | x | ) >:Lots of work; ( | w | ) *wouldn't want everything to slip apart when trying to make a second dome*
][:] ...
|/=@] ah, water. |/=^]
7BD =[|:|D3] [!uT] ^u^ *looks like everyone around who drinks got one*
( | w | ) >:Yea!; >:trying to make sure the dome is well woven; ( | x | ) >:Lots of work; ( | w | ) *wouldn't want everything to slip apart when trying to make a second dome*
][:] ...
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