#also dont know if i have it as we couldnt get thru everything in one session

[milkweedman]

Too sick to do pretty much anything but also bored as hell. Been spinning the southdown flax blend on my espinner cause why not, nobody has ordered any and I can make more if they did.

It's a very interesting spin. I spun a sample before I put it up for sale to make sure it wasn't awful, which it's not; but it is difficult. Not sure I would have been able to spin it before I learnt how to spin flax. You gotta keep an eye on both components as you work, making sure you're not leaving the southdown behind or letting the flax bunch up. It's easy once you are used to it, but still different.

The espinner I got working a little better by seating the drive band correctly. Still not a fan of the fact that I'm not directly in control of the speed... on a wheel or spindle I often want to slow down or stop but it's a pain on the espinner and it leads to uneven yarn. These things are weird.

Anyway. Dont know what I'll do with it but it's nice to spin again. Have been having trouble using my supported spindles bc of my shoulders. I know there's a way to lay down where you can spin supported without shoulder pain; the issue is I can't lay in one position for very long bc then everything else hurts. And of course supported is what i switched to after wheel spinning was too painful, which i got into because drop spindling was too painful. Can you tell how upset I am that spinning is being slowly taken from me. Haha. Anyway. Glad for the espinner in this regard.

#just had my first appointment w an EDS phys therapist and everything hurts #also dont know if i have it as we couldnt get thru everything in one session #clearly am hypermobile but not in the usual joints and not in the usual way #like...my sister would probably get the highest score on the beighton test (spelling ??) but also has no problems #meanwhile i would get a very low score but cant shift in bed without every joint subluxating #aaaanyway. ow. #am watching minecraft videos and spinning and very very hungry but :) cant make myself food as i can barely move #imagine having a carer #or like any support at all. in any way. imagine that #:/ #spinning #flax #southdown #espinner #disability

[stealingpotatoes]

Invitation to talk about Sayuri and Nymie?

:D CAN OF WORMS: OPENED!! i'll tell u abt how they got found as Jedi

ok so Sayuri is one of the students that doesn't rlly go home bc there isn't much to go back to. Basically her parents were Rebellion pilots (or one was a pilot the other a mechanic. kinda unsure) but were both killed in action against the Empire abt 3-4ABY ish. obvs the Rebellion couldn't look after a 7-8yo while fighting the Empire

so the remainder of the squad manage to get her back to her parents' home village/ where she was born. so having like Everything change all at once leaves her pretty ?? and gives her some serious trusting-her-environment issues. her coolgirl "i dont care" persona is very much a result of this bc she's worried abt getting too comfy in smthn. (which is at odds w the OTHER issue she got from this event which is "deathly afraid of flying" an issue not helped if Master "traffic laws are just guidelines" Skywalker is piloting. but she tries 2 act like shes fine)

this is gonna get kinda long so im gonna smack some unposted art here and then go into a readmore

anyway fast forwarding to when Sayuri's abt 13 (roughly 9aby) she's visiting her parent's old squadron on a New Republic bc they'd all come visit whenever she could and after the Empire's fall they did a lot more pick her up and fly her to a base to ALL see her. and they're like omg Sayuri you came at the PERFECT time bc this rlly amazing pilot war hero who's also some like. mystical whatever is here!! he's on his way to some magic place we heard. maybe u can meet him!! which sayuri meets w her usual whatever bc she's not that gassed abt war heroes.

very worth noting that the squad's probably all seen her move shit with her mind, but theyre like oh you know how it is with teenage girls. the "nobody knows what a jedi is" + "the empire existed for a decent bit of her childhood" thing has kept anyone from being like yeahh sayuri should like. talk to someone abt this.

anyway she goes along when the squad are like c'mon let's see if we can see him. ok the only way i can describe this is you know the spiderverse like... spidey-sense recognition thing? that's basically what happens LOL Luke and Sayuri both have a FORCE USER RECOGNISED?? moment and Luke then makes a beeline for her then realises oh shit tiny teenager not jedi. would you LIKE to be a jedi?? and sayuri who hates her village and is feeling the strongest emotional connection she's felt in forever w this stranger she met 2 seconds ago is like okay fuckin sure yeah. and woo jedi!!

i posted my unposted nymie art yesterday but likkeeee pretend theres some here <3

So Sayuri falls into the "one of the Jedi found them thru the force or by chance" category of students who get found. However Nymie very much falls into the second category, which is "CAN SOMEONE DEAL WITH THIS WEIRD SUPERPOWERED CHILD FOR US????"

So 2 things about Nymie: 1. like i've said before, she's from a very rich high class pantoran family. super stuck up, mostly raised by nannies & tutors, but somehow Nymie just didn't get the stuck-up genes like all her (4!!) siblings who are just obsessed w their social standing etc and is instead just :D all the time. 2. her proficiency ig is the living force esp in the 'good at connecting to animals' way (which I think means I legally need to draw her w Ezra).

so the former often led her to escaping her family's stuffy parties and galas or whatever (usually to whoever's house it is' garden or somewhere she wasnt meant to be) to find something interesting. usually a pet <3 one particular time when she was 9 she was following her Pet Sense but couldnt find anything in the house. so she kinda just reached out more and long story short thats how Nymie managed to call this hugemassive beast (i'd tell u what it was if i knew pantoran animals LOL) out of the nearby countryside to her. massively distressing for everyone, all these rich ppl were like "OH MY GOD I NEARLY DIED" (it didnt attack anyone). very funny exciting time for Nymie who was enjoying this new beastie friend til animal control showed up. saddening. everyone is confused bc HOW did that happen

a dude old (and cool) enough to have seen more than one jedi in their heyday (+ idk uni researcher knows his shit) noticed what happened w it going straight to Nymie and overheard her account and realised what happened and was like hi nymie's parents. i think u need to get into contact w the new republic bc thats a jedi right there (which they take and go oo social climbing. we have a jedi child people will think we're cooler. bc theyre assholes)

and yeah im losing steam now but luke shows up and she joins the academyyay!

#i tried to NOT go on a 2000 hour ted talk #bc im pretty sure i could give a solid 5k of meta on top of any explanations of abt... 95% of my OCs lolll #which does mean this comes off as a lil messy but hey #sayuri ireshla #nymie #oc #original characters #luke's students

[basslinegrave]

i was being a completely sane person today (/s) and was creating a timeline tree for snm would anyone even be interested in that. and collecting my shipping thoughts (or specifics about them being a couple etc). know that i still consider my knowledge of the franchise as poor. its just tidying it up in my head so when i talk about something i can pinpoint a specific thing (i was too deep in fnaf theorizing so now i have to suffer thru a franchise that doesnt even have a canon)

in short/tldr the comics are the base that happened in every possible timeline and everything else is derived from that, happening after, except the cartoon, which shows some events the same way so that would be more intertwined; not everything is connected/within one timeline. and the cartoon is my most fav and where i see them as a true couple.

long rant ahead

on one hand i really like the time travel theory where its like comics -> ttg -> cartoon etc by them travelling back in time for that, however there are many holes especially thinking about their families and stuff so

i like the idea of things branching off. one branch is comics - htr - cartoon, as something more intertwined

second is comics -> ttg -> poker night 2 (since it references ttg events) (idk bout 1 i havent played/seen that)

third would be comics -> ttiv (or comics -> htr -> ttiv, i have no idea atm if bosco's is mentioned in the comics but it is in htr and mentioned in ttiv. ttiv is also set in the year it came out, so theres a huge gap inbetween ttiv and htr but i wouldnt say its where the ttg games happened!)

and i dont mean this in like a multiverse way, since the creator seems to dislike that, its simply just a very loose canon that differs with each installment (simply due to different people working on these imo. nothing too deep imo)

but the juicy part!! i even made brackets that im too lazy to remake digitally so i will just write it out for each bigger installment. im excluding poker night 1 as i havent played it nor watched much gameplay

M = married, BF = best friends (in all technically)

comics: M - unlikely; BF - yes absolutely

htr: M - possible; BF - yes

cartoons: M - i take it as canon here. BF - yes million percent

ttg all seasons: M - no; BF - yes.

poker night 2: M - not sure, implied dating, i take that as good enough; BF - yes

ttiv: M - absolutely not. not a couple at all. BF - they seem too tense, yes, but from my experience playing, their interactions were imo the worst in all of their media, so i wasnt buying it at some points

note - ttiv has to be like the straightest they ever were and i also see it in S.P.'s more recent work. im looking too deep into that, perhaps, but im just thinking were never gonna get anything similar to what we got from back in the 90s again, if theres any future projects

people are also saying they got married like 4 times and its making me a bit confused here. do people mean cartoon, htr dress up card, cake topper and tdph ring scene or am i missing something big?? because to me that is married once, other ones being just for jokes (first one as well but its less vague), and in the ttg games its so extremely vague i cant count that (being realistic here) that said its still fun to joke about them getting married several times, but in this case wouldnt it be more of a marriage per timeline?

and to end this, a personal tierlist

my most fave obviously is the cartoon. not only is it the easiest to work with for me, with the fast pacing and short watch time (but ofc i wish it was longer) i absolutely love how their relationship is depicted there, even if a lot of stuff there is just jokes, but if everything is a joke then its also fine to take everything as canon within this media, to me! like when haters say that people only take the wedding scene out of the intro and ignore the rest - as if the other stuff couldnt happen (isnt one of the shots them fighting a giant octopus, which they end up having an episode about too. like cmon. anything goes here) even if it was contained within this specific part of the franchise, im ok with calling them a couple here. and its S tier overall

another S tier is the comics. nothing else to say

HTR is like A tier to me, only taking off points because its soooo sloooowwww and playing it after watching the series took 3 years off my life immediately. otherwise gud game.

ttg is like A to B tier for me, because of some specifics and preferences but thats just me being nitpicky so, the games overall are good. A- it is. thats all

poker night 2 is fun, i watch the gameplay a lot lately when im too tired at midnight to do anything else, A tier

ttiv. oh how mixed i am about you. gameplay by itself and my first experience with the game - S tier. it made me so giddy more than one time and i kept wanting to come back until i finished the game fully. i dont mind the bugs, its just what i expect in VR games and even tho it made me a bit frustrated at times it wasnt all that bad. its also the only vr game i played for over an hour once and didnt get motion sick - the exception was the level at the store which seemed too bright and actually made me nauseous. which is a feeling that somehow comes back whenever i think about this game. what i dislike was the dialogue, while most of it was fun and fine, i had moments where i just burst out laughing, they (or max especially) were way too mean towards the player. i know its a joke and you could chalk it up to max being unhappy with us/jealous, but it got like, generally unpleasant very quickly. with stuff like good throw - "nice!" bad throw - *neverending insults* and the second was how painfully straight it was and like. the vibes i got from them two was like, oh theyre fed up with each other and my shipping self was just left quite disappointed. i did not get all lines during my gameplay which made it great but upon going thru every line manually after, i was just more and more uncomfortable with what they said in their banter. this drops the game to like C for me? maybe B if i squint. being generous. i also got sick of their talking animations over time... the models are fine just got to be too much. bonus points for max ragdoll physics tho. coming up with a conclusion that this is a completely separate timeline and has nothing to do with anything other than the comics and perhaps HTR. i talked so long about this one cause its the one thing that prompted all of this lol.

but its not that serious! i just knew this franchise for ages as "oh its the two animal guys that are married and its funny" and now that i got into it fully, i see a lot of the shippers are obviously daydreaming and taking things out of context - which is fun, i agree!! i also do that. but it just painted a completely different picture for me. so no. theyre not married, theyre not a couple, except for the cartoon, where its implied, which stays on top for me. but in ttg at least, they love each other, its not as romantic, but i can ship them there (so i ship them in the context of the cartoon and ttg basically)

anyway. nothing is canon for them, everything is canon for them, and everything they say or do is a joke so. its not that deep at all. they gay tho

#insane ramblings #i will tag this #sam and max #for the 2 people that will read this 🫶 #thoughts are being thunk #long post #i just went on an unplanned rant here #i was home alone today and spent most of my day thinking about ttiv and how much i hate it and love it and hate it #one could even say its textbook queerbait but since its a separate game i cannot say it #but going from showing them getting married to 20 years later sam dating random women its like. uhh idont like that #obviously #i hc him as bi or pan so its fine its just so lame. like who are they? you know. random off screen characters that mean nothing to me #and max being jealous of the player being there but allowing sam to date is so lol. i havent found the line about the other woman yet #but ive had the lines open for way too many times and i dread going through them further. but i might bite the bullet i just want context #wonder if one of them is that one afghan hound (?) from that one valentines art #when the characters get ooc in official media /j

[dullahandyke]

yippee yippee yippee yippee eimear con haul!!!!

Hi. It was my birthday recently and I'm bad to shop for so instead of gifts I got money to spend at Kaizokucon. So here's a haul. Under the cut bcos I couldnt fit it nicely in one picture and I wanna ramble

ok we're gonna take it one picture at a time ^_^ the ID in the alt text explains what everything is if u just wanna see what i got without the rambling sure to come with it. links in rambling r to the artists of the fan stuff where i can find em ^_^ only one of them is a direct link to the product tho bcos some ppls shops r down and some ppl dont have all their stuff online. lemons_arent_green youre a real one

Ok the flat stuff!!! black rock shooter poster bcos i already have a figure but i liek her... badass anime girl ily.... was so so sure i saw a reigen keychain but when i went to go get one there weren't any so i got this sticker sheet instead :3 SPEAKING OF KEYCHAINS!!! yippee yippee kaguya i love you youre my special little tiempsy. yue you are a gay anime boy with a cool design. tomoyo ive always felt a kinship with you and its because im a desperate dyke. monokuma is here ig 🙄 i put him on my carabiner and hes fun to stim with. i am not immune to the sdr2 fanboying. also full disclosure ive not watched naruto (its in the spreadsheet) i just thought funko pop sasuke keychain was really really funny. my son who stares into my soul. comparatively i dont have as much to say on the badges!! luka luka fever for real girlie ily. the bandori ones were blind bags and i got himari on my first try <3<3<3<3<3<3 sorry eve i kind of dont care. 🙁 the dr girlies i kinda picked at random based on who i've been vibing w lately.

THE POKEMON DIORAMA!!!! its soooo cool, staff were setting up the trade hall so i was in there all day friday and this shop was one of the first to set up their stands and i was literally staring at it all day... so fucking awesome. the rings n the necklace r from the same shop look at them... im fucking obsessed w the catgirl necklace. literally look at her. i dont thiiink shes supposed to be a specific character but she might be. oh well. cat girl ily. aaaand the arisa stand is actually a little clip for papers n stuff!! she was also a blind box but specifically for popipa so i was gonna b happy w whoever <3

MIIIIKUUUUUU MY PRINCESS MY EVERYTHING!!!!! she was calling to me she beckoned..... shes actually rlly big irl shes the biggest figure i have, replacing my kokoro one... shes the one where i audibly said 'it was my birthday i can buy things' bcos figures spencey... she wasnt too bad actually i just like bitching. 6 euro axel for scale

BOOKS 💥💥💥 i was reading nana a while back and i dropped it but i gotta pick it up again... rlly pretty and awesome... aaaand the summer hikaru died!!! kay if youre seeing this then know you posting abt it convinced me <3 i originally got it bcos i was on door duty in a quiet area and didnt wanna spend my time draining battery life on my phone but after i bought it i realised that that was literally a terrible idea so <3 we'll get around to them soon

FINALLLYYYYYY TSHIRTS!!! the top yellow one was my staff t-shirt, it has 'staff' on the back i was wearing it all weekend and yippee i love it.... emotional bond.... and if this is a safe space can i just say. if kaito was a woman? would. next up FAYE FUCKIN VALENTINEEEE!!! do u remember that post i made going thru all the sellers that were gonna b at the con that started like 'i hate shounen fans. name a woman'? well this is the seller i was talking about but all was forgiven in the name of FAYE ! GODDAMN ! VALENTINE ! ugh i love you girlie. and the last t-shirt was given out free to staff after the closing ceremony!! it was the tenth anniversary of kaizokucon so we got this awesomes design yay.... wore it to classes today hoping somebody would comment on it and nobody did 😌and in the middle i got CLOW CARRRDS BITCHES!!!!!! i saw them and immediately all thought left my fucking brain. i needed them. so important. the seller also recognised the axel in my fanny pack yippee!!!! a few people recognised him over the weekend actually and i was always like yes!! the him

anyway. yippee! yippee! yippee! yippee! yippee! yippee! yippee! yippee! yippee! con con con con con :)

#id just in alt text bcos my rambling p functionally describes it

[apriltoonsbiggestfans]

(spoilers for coo again) just so ya'll know i can and will go the fuck off about the ottomans dialogue this year and actually i will fuck it we ball

i mostly wanna talk about when he DOES talk about his family bc as cute as him being in aknitting club with tawney judy courtney barry and belle is thats like the cute stuff i wanna bite into the LORE because its like idk about y'all but its like the more thomas talks about robert and crystaline and how the dynamics are changing and all its like a part of me cant help but wonder how much of an unreliable narrator he really is. like he talks about how the only times him and robert properly interact/talk is only for business stuff and otherwise they dont talk at all and he blames it all on Crystaline but its like ok. i feel like theres a chance that Crystaline gen not having Robert + Bobby's best interests at heart exists AND at the same time it feels like everything about Thomas' family is changing and he blames Crystaline for all of it. because like. you can TELL he loves his brother, there's literally no denying that, he literally outright says he left his parents to join robert in making the company and he was ok that he was the 2nd best. and in like the "who is?" podcast its said that he left the inheritance position for Saggs Corp bc he knew he couldnt lead that company for shit hes not a leader like his brother. but its like he also outright says that robert is his only connection to the suit world and that without him he'd only have his plants (even though hes able to make friends thru the knitting club and i guess there IS jennifer but she also works under robert so perhaps she doesnt count. smae with the knitting club too maybe since theyre all under COGS inc which again was founded by robert) and its like HOLY FUCKING SHIT HE PUTS SO MUCH OF HIS OWN VALUE INTO THAT GUY. LIKE OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. LIKE HE DEADASS THINKS WITHOUT HIM HE'D BE ALL ALONE. AND adding onto that there's also the line about how thomas talks about hwo he loves his plants but he lets robert take and tear up the toons land because its good for the company, which his brother cares about, so he cares about it too. and he says something about how it'd be best for mary to keep her opinions down or something like that for the future or something like that and its like idk about you but that FEELS like projection on his part it really REALLY does because in that one treasure trove zip file in the phone call between him and robert he DID bring up worries about the toons fighting back and robert was like "nah its gonna be fine they'll stay in their lane" and thomas was like "ok i believe you because you are my brother" ITS LIKE. HE WILL FOLLOW ROBERT TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. AND AT THE SAME TIME HE FEELS LIKE HES BECOME 5TH BEST TO ROBERT. AND ITS LIKE. Its clearly not ALL crystaline, i mean robert is the one running the company and hes just getting more and more pissed off at the toons and according to a twitter comic its gotten to the point where the company is on the verge of going bankrupt because they spend so much on anti-toon security its like. sure we don't see all of it but its like i get the impression that robert himself is digging a deeper hole for himself (metaphorically) and hes changing for the worst, at least in thomas' eyes. but like he can't accept that. so he's blaming all of it on crystaline. and he thinks that if she was just gone, that everything would be ok again, and he'd have his brother and even nephew back (i mean the fact that last year he said bobby jr was being more distant towards him and he was like "eh its ok its all a part of growing up" and now this year he LITERALLY MADE A SWEATER FOR BOBBY and bobby rejected it because it wasn't a "good financial decision" its like bobby jr is a kid so idk he probs learned it from somewhere who knows but its like either way AUGH) but unless something really big changes it might not. and i think he probs knows that, in a way, but he cant accept that. after all, again, he literally thinks that without robert all he has are his plants. he feels like he depends on his family, his brother, to that extent.

i cant think of any more words because ive literally tried to post this like 5 times and tumblr wont let me but like holy fucking shit thomas. he isnot ok i think note i apologize if i got some of the dialogue wrong im going off of memory here.

#💥 #toontown #fuck it lets tag this

[moonjxsung]

star i know i dmed u about this but like i cant. i cant. AAADSJDJDADJSDKJDJDDS I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY ABT THE CONCERT (ISABEL LAROSA + ARI ABDUL GODS WATCHING TOUR!!!) I WENT TO YESTERDAY

I GOT THERE AT THE VENUE AND FOR SOME REASON EEVRYTHING WAS DELAYED BY AN HOUR AND I DONT . I DONT KNOW I WAS DEVASTATED I WAS LIKE SHIT I CANT EVEN SEE THE SECOND PERSON PERFORMING (IT WAS A DUAL TOUR) AD IW AS SO SAD BUT SOMEHOW. BY SOME MIRACLE. MY DAD TEXTED ME AND WAS LIKE "IM SO TIRED PLZ COME USING THE TRAIN" HOLY SHIT. I COULD STAY AS LONG AS I WATN AS LONG AS I COULD DRIVE THE LIE EVEN FURTHER WITH MY MOM. AND THATI EXACTYL DID!!@#!@#!@# I KNOW I SHOULDNT BE SO EXCITED AND HAPPY ABOUT LYING BUT IM JUST. HAPPY I GOT THIS EXPERIENCE INT EHE FIRST PLACE. LIKE THIS WAS THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME. I GET TO GO HOME BY MYSELF, I DONT GET CALLED BY MY PARENTS, I GET TO SEE (ALMOST) THE ENTIRE SHOW, I GET FRONT ROW VIEW?? LIKE IT WAS LITERALLY THE BES TPOSSIBLE OUTCOME AND I THINK PERAHPS IT WAS A REWARD FOR THE SHITTY WEEK IVE HAD THIS ENTIRE WEEK. YETSERDAY SINGLEHANDEDLY MADE UP FOR IT. I LEFT THE VENUE AROUND 11:40 PM ISH??? AND GOT HOME AROUND 1 AM LMFAO how was i not questioned at all idk. i dont wanna jinx it like what if my mom asks me today abt everything i did. but also what the fuck how was i able to get away with such a big lie WHILE keeping it for HOURS???????????? HOURS PAST THE TIME I SAID ID BE OUT?!?!? no but like i cant beleive that these people are REAL like wym iw as in the same ROOM AS THEM? IC ANT. I CANNOT! the first girl (isabel) was BEAUTIFUL like ic ouldnt stop staring at her at all she was GLOWING. the crowd was lowkey fake and dead af tho.....like live in the moment stop staring at your phones tryna get aperfect fancam of her this aint a kpop concert!!!!!!!!! you came here FOR her not a recording of her!!!!!! well i undertsad the recording part bcs i was recordin gtoo but liek NO ONE WAS JUMPING OR SINGING ALONG OTEHR THAN ME BASICALLY AD IW AS LIKE WTF?!?! i love her older music so when she performed one of my favorites (heaven) i almost cried out of joy. but the crowd wasnt evenr ecording or singing along so i hope they were at least admiring her in person bcs she truly looked heavenly. like an angel. the white spotlight was shining down on her and she looked liek she had WINGS bro. i cant believve i got to see this live. INCLUDING ONE OF HER UNRELEASED SONGS THAT IM JUST SO IMPANTIENT FOR. NOW I HAVE AN UNOFFICIAL RECORDING OF THE ENTIRE SONG FOR ME TO LISTEN TO UNTILT HE ACTUAL RELEASE! i actually like her older songs a lot and one of my faves from her next to heaven is closer but she never performed that </3 i guess it was never on the setlist and she never performed it live pensive emoji stop i said i was near the stage nad i ltierally was like i dmed u the video of one of the girls (ari) TOUCHING MY HAND .. WHAT THE FUCL. I ALMOST ORGASMED HER VOICE IS SO HOT SED HELP stop her normal speaking voice made me DIZZY. it was raspy and lowkey deep and so like. so. it was giving dominant. why was she speaking liek that thru the mic do you want me to explode in my pants . someone needs to study me and my infatuation w women that have sexy deep voices like i also am heavily obsessed with fu hua from honkai impact bcs her voice is so hot and Ugh okay lets not get into the voice kink (guess my skz bias if u couldnt already from my previous asks .) BRO SHE STARTED TAKING OFF HER TIE TOO I ALSO SENT U THAT CLIP LIKE IAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOKAJOASKOAKOAOKOkookakokoakoakokaskodaidjaddsk

while i was buying merch before i left (i had to leave before the last two songs from ari, one of them being my faves </3 bcs i didnt wanna risk it any further) i was telling the girl by the stand that i had to be discreet bcs my paretns did Nawt know i was at a concert and some girl w her mom overheard and laughed and we made small talk and her mom was like "dont even worry about sneaking out for a concert, ive done worse as a kid. im glad you were able to give yourself this experience bcs we only live once" and i was like 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 damn some validation from a mother that isn't even mine surely feels nice. ANYWAYS. i got a signed photobook from them! i really wanted a shirt w the tourdates but alas my paretns once again dont know i was at hte concert and they are also religious as fuck and im pretty sure any shirt that mentions god in a nonreligious context would get my ass beat. Im still in disbelief like how did i even get away with this i cant believe it. also im crying bcs in order to drive the "conference" image, i went dressed in a whole business formal outfit LMFAOFOOFO you kow that meme that slike "me at my wedding vs me at some other event" with that guy. yeah that was me. me at my wedding (in my pjs) vs me at the gods watching tour (in an all black blazer outfit)

anyways yeah thank you for the lil pep talk you gave me and your comments on it <3 im glad i took the risk and went and therefore i had to tell you everything about it.

SPEAKING OF CONCERTS I SAW THAT U GOT LOLLAPALOOZA TICKETS!!! CONGRATSSSSS I HOPE YOU HAVE FUN WHEN YOU GO!

- 💫

HELDPDOSKKEMFKFKEKRKJRKTT THE LAST PART OF THIS MADE ME LAUGH SO HARD W YOUR REFERENCE TO THE MEME W THE SUIT AND RHE CASUAL DRESS PLEELWKKSKXKEEO THATS SO REAL 😭😭😭😭 NO but real talk im so fucking glad you went AND that everything somehow worked out in your favor????? YOUR DAD COINCIDENTALLY GETTING TIRED HOLY FUCKKKKK I always feel bad when something happens where I can’t be 100% honest with my parents but like that lady said it’s literally worth it because it’s a once in a lifetime thing!!!! When I first bought tickets to see bts and booked my hotel and flight and everything I told my parents nothing but the bank called about the charges and they found out and I felt soooo bad but I literally regret NOTHING like concerts are such a fleeting thing and you gotta take advantage and GO when you can!!!! Holy fuck dude though I can’t believe you got that CLOSE to them??? AND GOT AN UNRELEASED SONG???? I do know Isabel from tik tok her music’s GOOOOOD (she’s always the audio in those hot ass skz edits djkekekckdkdkd) BUT I CANT BELIEVE YOU GOT TO BE SO CLOSE TO THEM also getting a signed photobook????!:!:!:!!:!:!:!.! YOU WON SOOOO GOOD BESTIE 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 IM SO GLAD YOU WENTTTT I hope you’re able to take advantage of whenever you have special opportunities and that you always get this lucky!!!! Don’t feel guilty about lying either one day these years will be mere memories and you got out of it clean so relax and celebrate bc YOU GOT TO BE SOOO CLOSE TO YOUR FAV FUCKING ARTISTS HOW COOL IS THAT……… ILY BBY MANIFESTING MORE MOMENTS LIKE THESE FOR U IN THE FUTURE 🫶💓💖💞💘🩷💕

#💫 anon #ask

[t-underneaththeradardancing]

apres

morte or I don’t fukken have a clue - to start a duet  - house of the rising sun - which i proposed and we had very briefly discussed a almost 2 months ago lol - no practice - we both blanked out on the same verse lol - the show went on 12 bar i guess guitar solo of sorts mostly dramatic chords - wuz fun - went into some kinda trance - was w a pro who could - couldnt really hear what guitar sounded like - could hear it but muddy and harsher than the preset - direct into pa but thru headfone jack maybe janky idk - have gotten good tho a bit harsh sounds so and everything sounds way different onstage thru monitors anyway we duz the best as can -- maybe will try listening thru fonez at home and try to taylor a live madrone sound - then again the vocal - self confident in a weird way - over the top - and i dont even know bout guitar -  tried not to overplayin a weird outta control way - in a strange trance space  think we got good ok reaction - not my best - not worst -  next and both had some moments maybe more than -one of those times showing up and playing a victory - i didnt really feel it tbh mostly muscle memory but i wuz really trying maybe a bit too hard but not as much as and the trance thing and it was crowded but hadnt performed in well over a month - saw peeples i like - it wuz crowded lots of new faces - and one hadnt seen in years but then again like yesterday - did i mention crowded ?  so - no recording i know of so will never actually  - it kinda sorta maybe wuz like kava when the whole point was trance and not as rehearsed as sometimes tho not just saying - i - and the crowd sometimes joins - and cuz it was crowded limited to 2 songs and didnt wanna solo just mostly accent throw off clusters casual then back to the expected - i dont even know if i just trusted guitar and fingers -on the other hand fingers for what seemed like seconds didnt seem to respond to wat i wuz overthinking or lost control of - maybe lost some feeling for an instant that seem like -  inna weird way concentrating on the performance aspect also 

and feeling my age - the whole early eve exhausted and i left early tho had been over 2 hours which is kinda - then again - not completely wiped out - brought both blondie and amp - its the carrying 3 flights - and moving them quickly on and off stage without tripping over wires or missing a step cuz i see for shit -and near dark low onstage - always have  bad eyes - dont ask - but it sure as fukk dont get better as i age  - tho i am more careful - still sometimes grab something heavy at awkward angle and regret it and in and out of cars gawd forbid sometimes busses - if only i had a roadie - anyway - its fukken winter - a brief lull between storms - went out - played - did i mention i sometimes feel more than a wee bit agoraphobic - on the other hand life is fukken terrifying sometimes doncha think 

[menalez]

Probably a stale take but i hate how a lot of radblr sees questioning or being confused your sexuality as inherently bisexual, "bc if ur strictly OSA or SSA theres nothing to be confused about!" Like ok cool but i still dont know what im //attracted// to lol 💀 "oh its just who you want to have sex with!" Well i WANT/ED to self harm normally too so how do i know if i wanted to engage in hardcore kink with men twice my age bc i was genuinely attracted to gross old men or bc i just wanted to self harm in more extreme ways and liked being praised for it.

Lol. Anyway. Sorry if this is TMI im just struggling rn ngl. Like "am i repulsed by dick/men bc im traumatized AND live in a society where men are objectively shit and hetero sex/relationships suck for all women, and this is just what OSA feels like, or because i was never //attracted// to them in the first place and thats why i only wanted violent kink with men and "vanilla" with girls and women around my own age?". Anyway. Maybe im just dumb as dirt

they do??? but anyways its def not a simply bisexual experience. i was confused for a very long time but when i realised i was a lesbian i felt dumb as hell bc it was literally so obvious from as far back as i can remember. most lesbians i know also went thru a point where they were confused or thought they couldnt be lesbians bc xyz and even many het women went thru long periods confused about their sexuality as well. it happens and i wish we just somehow knew our sexualities from day 1 bc while that comes with cons (i feel like being closeted when u know the truth is harder than simply lying to urself tbh) its probably ultimately better than the confusion.

also a lot of what u mentioned sounds v much like a traumatised woman experience to me (also a closeted one, not saying ur les or bi tho but just that i also literally didnt know wtf attraction was and would talk about how i Dont Get It and Dont Understand all the time). its confusing figuring out ur sexuality to begin with but i feel like its even more confusing when u also have trauma to cope with which also likely influenced ur behaviour and feelings. i struggled with figuring out whether it was just trauma or my sexuality too and in the end after thinking thru everything n thinking before the trauma i was like. this cant just be trauma

ur not dumb btw. that shit is confusing and many traumatised women esp traumatised SSA women (this goes especially if u were traumatised from a young age) struggled to figure ourselves out for similar reasons.

[hobidreams]

oh my gosh HI MISS RAIN!! i’m so sorry i haven’t been able to check in on you for the past month😭 without getting into it too much, uhhh u ever just get sick n tired of living thru historical events? yeah that was me in may💀 def didn’t help that the last couple of weeks in my semester were very determined to whoop my ass (though i saw my grades last night n they r all looking Very good🥹 the breakdowns i had were def worth it lol)

but YES I GOT SIDETRACKED,,,

i saw what you were going thru the past month!! i’m so sorry that u had to go through that. i hope you and your loved ones have fully recovered now, and with no lingering effects!! i really wanted to send a message but again,,, Life,,,, but i kept u n ur loved ones in my thoughts the whole time.

and lord,,, the news abt bts last night…. i’m really happy that they’ll be able to pursue their own interests!! but also i feel like my longterm s/o just told me that they needed time to cool off,,, so that’s fun hAHFKGL

that being said, i miss u so so so much and i hope ur well!! wishing u all the best in your endeavors always <3

(oh also right now the spacing is Whack,,, hopefully it looks alright on your end lol)

-🌿

HI BABYYYYY omg DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT IN THE SLIGHTEST. yes, i am right there with you. im so exhausted by life and everything and i just keep seeing worse and worse news every day and ahhhhhhhhhh. IM SO PROUD OF YOU for getting through the semester with amazing grades!!!! but do please take care of your health babe 💓 i dont wanna sound like a mom but in my first few years of uni, i had the mentality that "stress is temporary, grades are forever" so i put everything into school. but honestly, that ruined me 🥲 i had to find a sustainable way to manage my workload and i ended up not crying even once in my last year lol 🥲🥲🥲 but anyway. i trust you and ik youre gonna do whats best for you so ill just be here cheering u on 💗

omg thank you... it was, quite frankly, awful as fuck but we made it through and my grandpa is very safe and alive, lol. unfortunately another grandparent had to go to the emergency room recently but that was also fine ... ish... well. we're getting through it. i seem to have no lingering effects anymore.......? idk, i feel like my sense of taste has gotten a bit dulled in some aspects but that could also just be allergies plugging my nose so who knows 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ thank you for thinking about us ;-;

yes omg !! it does feel a bit like that FADKLJASFD but im confident that they'll be back better than ever. they wouldnt do this unless they couldnt keep going any longer, and i relate to that feeling more than anyone aslkdjfsadlkj. im listening to my fave songs on repeat to cope 😭

i miss you too, love! what are your plans for the summer? i hope you have fun stuff in store!!

#rain reply #🌿 anon #<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 #all the love to u

[masonsystem]

my enthusiasm has gradually petered out over the past few days bc i had been so busy + havent been getting enough sleep, but aa2 was a truly amazing experience for me ESPECIALLY the last case, so i still want to dissect my thoughts on it although im not as hyped up as i was right after i finished playing it (i was jumping around and grinning and pacing around my room for hours and shit 😁) i have so many thoughts so im gonna split my review rambling whatever this is into different parts, this one is my thoughts on the first three cases :D

1st case was nothing spectacular.. pretty long for a tutorial level but i guess it was acting as padding for the more dramatic 2nd case.. i guessss. at least it was very funny and not too hard to solve. and it was also trying to be more thorough in teaching the gameplay mechanics during court sessions and making sure players have an idea of what to expect in later cases.. probably... its whatever whatever. at least an amnesic concussion is still the funniest way to reteach a tutorial so im so happy they went with that.

i liked the second case!! i wasnt able to figure out how the clothing box fit into everything until the very end, so i could rly understand wright's panic, bc for a good chunk of the case it really did seem like maya had killed someone. i think this case felt the most 'turnabout' of them all, bc in other cases there were other plausibilities and culprits right from the get-go, but w the way this murder happened in a locked room with (seemingly) only 2 individuals inside, it actually did feel impossible to save maya at first. so it was very satisfying to pick apart the lies and inconsistencies and be able to arrive to the truth. and it was nice to see kurain village, and learn more about the feys in general. and it was nice to see mia again!!! i wasnt sure if she would be coming back or not. mia and maya's reunion at the end of the case was super touching, bc one of the saddest moments in aa1 to me was during the 4th case when maya couldnt channel mia, and was wondering if she would ever be able to see her again.. so it was nice that she was really able to see her again :')

speaking of mia, i dont know if this series will explore this further, but just thinking abt her state of existence is lowkey kinda scary.. like, whats it like being dead? whats the difference between being alive and dead, considering mia is still somewhat mentoring and advising us despite being dead? could a fey, who can just possess another fey like that, be able to steal the body of another fey if they were killed? (this sounds like a possible case in the future, i wonder if this will happen..) will mia be like that forever? will future generations be able to speak to this mia, can she like.... rest? disappear? does she want to? can she? and its also pretty sad too, with how in aa1 when maya wondered if she could see her again; i feel like its less sad to have someone you love die and have that be that, than it is for them to die and you can maybe or maybe not see them again.. like i dunno. i hope this gets explored more, im curious abt it!!

also, mia being in this state of 'is but isnt here' really makes phoenix's character more enriching to me, bc in the first game he lost someone very dear and important to him... except not really. and we never really see him properly grieve mia in any extent if my memory is correct. like he didnt really dwell on it, he had to push thru it in order to defend maya. but then now in the second game, when we compare wright's almost... flippancy towards mia's death to his refusal to even acknowledge edgeworth's 'death'.... its a super interesting difference. this isnt to say that phoenix necessarily values one character over the other, but bc mia isnt necessarily 'gone'... there technically isnt much to mourn? kinda?? so the way we see phoenix behave in this game irt edgeworth, we get to properly see how phoenix behaves in the face of actual loss.. and his answer to loss is to completely reject it. and it works amazingly with gameplay too, bc he's really just compartmentalizing tf out of his issues and being like Nope. Let's Examine This Room Instead :) while maya or pearl just stares at him like 😐 it adds an extremely compelling layer of depth to wright's character!! and these moments of wright's rejection of his loss are done just the perfect amount of times, very seldomly and very restrainfully, that it creates this perfect air of tension throughout the entire game before it finally blows over in the last case. I LOVE IT RRARRGHHHH

pearl's and franziska's introduction to the story were amazing as well! i had no idea what pearl's character would be like... definitely was not expecting her to be mia's vessel #2 😭 but no yes pearl was an infinitely adorable and entertaining character, it is just so so so so awesome to have a tiny child who speaks so elegantly and have such mature tastes, but still be a cute tiny child. i love you pearl. if shes not in the next game im going to be REALLY REALLY SAD....... and franziska came in with just a massive dominating personality like Yes!!! she livened up so much of the game with her presence. im going to give franziska her own post bc she deserves it so ill talk abt her more in depth later.

and of course the ini miney twist... i already said this but the reasoning for the reveal (you cant drive without a license) is fucking IJBOL but ignoring the absurdity of that, it was a really good twist that i didnt see coming but could still be satisfied with. it was also really sad that morgan had to be convicted too, for pearl's sake i had really hoped that tht wouldnt be the case :( all in all the second case was very suspenseful, emotional, and very very good. i really liked it!

and the third case............................................................................

i wanted to put a reaction image here. but i could not find anything that could express the magnitude of my immense disgust. disappointment. resentment. and unhappiness................

i already posted a lot of my main grievances with it in my lb tag, and thinking abt this case again is just self-inflicting psychic damage so ill keep it short. but man did it suck. cuz currently in life i can only play aa like 2/3 days a week and then its back to 4/5 days of work. i did the first two cases in 3 days, worked for the rest of the week, and came back in anticipation bc the second case left off on such a good note. and then to use my 2 free days on a case this shitty... BROOOOOO FUCK THIS SHIT MAN!!! i spent the following days of work just being PISSED AS HELLLL cuz like i wanted to play a better case but now i could seeth as i worked bc of this SHITTY CASE like not only did it suck but it had to be LONG too. not like final case long but normal case long but ugh it sucked sucked sucked. ive said this before but i get they were trying to make the murder seem like a magic trick that we had to figure out the inner workings of, but like.... it just fucking sucked and wasnt well-executed at all. it didnt help that nearly every character in this case was incredibly grating and annoying and the one bearable character, acro, had to be the killer.. also that fucking ventriloquist like why was he standing around in the second day when there was literally nothing to talk to him about? also why did the ringmaster wear max's fucking clothes like wha..... i dont even care anymoreeeee 😭 ok bye bye im gonna gush about the 4th case in a seperate post now cuz that was the best fucking thing ever!!!!!!

#aa lb

[dndfuckhouse]

Session 41 - A Walk Through The Forest

> 🎵 Glutton’s Kitchen (Working) / Pikmin 2 OST

Our view pulls back into Figstup, in the town of Duskridge, on a little storefront in the business square. The party slowly shuffle their way under Spriggan’s stoop at Finn’s call (Plum’s actually) in the interim Vinny asks the elven man about ingredients for dye potions, quietly haggling over prices with a keen eye as he pockets a few things. Finn explains his quest from Vorde in the meantime until they all shuffle inside.

As Spriggan notices the rest of the group all finally in front of him, he gives them a lazy once over, still grinding away idly with his mortar.

Spriggan: “this alla’ you?” he eyes the ever impatient finn Finn: finn rolls his eyes and sighs "yes" Rokka: rokka starts counting heads, mumbling "1...2...3...4...7....oh no we're missing someone--oh wait its me HAHA" Spriggan: he nods his head once “hmmm…… right then….. directions it was?" Finn: he nods... an air of impatience to his demeanor Spriggan: he fails to notice the impatience and drawls on "mmm.... ya wanna to get on to greepea you need to take the west exit into the outskirts….. ‘s got the blue mushrooms like all the paths, can't miss it….” he moves to rub his cheek in thought as he continues “mmm… keep heading west and remember to stay on the path…. you’ll eventually come across a…….. ruddy old red tree, should have a little sign on it….. make sure its pointing right, ‘en head that way……. If it isn’t…. then keep going left, always go left if you’re lost…… and if you walk past a couple of shacks afterwards then ya know’ you're going the right way……. get a bit tricky after though ‘cause the path isn’t as clear……… eventually the tree’s will get less thick though and the forest’ll break into some plains…… you’ll see another sign and the town in the distance from er’.... should be easy after ‘at” Han: han gets progressively more n more tired as spriggan keeps talking, how hard can a trek in the woods be Finn: finn keeps wanting to take off, but every time he turns on his heel and takes a step spriggan continues talking. eventually he learns to stand still and listen to the whole speech, crossing his arms and pulling at his own clothes as he endures the slow pace, zoning out half the time. "............. thanks" he grits out after hes processed everything. hes clearly ungrateful and prays to god someone understood all that slightly better than him. Rokka: rokka nods to each direction given "right mhm yeah got it yep yeah uh huh" Spriggan: he hides his amusement at your fidgeting "... yer welcome, patience is a virtue" he nods at rokka’s attentiveness Han: "what do you mean, always go left? isnt it better to orient yourself with stars or sun? i know its night but." Finn: finn clicks his tongue at that and mumbles something incomprehensible, but clearly derogatory. he does, however, eye han curiously, interested in her point. Spriggan: he scratches his chin "you'd be right if this...... were a normal forest...." he pauses as if to consider how to explain "lots of things like to play tricks.... 's hard to trust anything to orient yerself... 's why you stick to the path.... the left thing..... 's just something i picked up on my own...... nothing funny's happened to me when i stuck to it...." Psalm: "Well that's reassuring.. /s" Keva: "are those things the same ones hiding in the canopy?" Spriggan: he looks up idly at that "...mmm could be....?"

Han: at the group "i cant say its good idea to travel thru dark forest, and keeping in mind what spriggan said, but if we only got tomorrow night to get back, we could risk it" Rokka: "as long as we follow directions!" Cimmorro: cimm just shrugs "i got nothing better to do" Han: "also, what do you mean, make sure sign is pointing right? is there multiple red trees?" Spriggan: "mmm... well there's only one real one... but if 's not pointing right its fake.... so dont follow it..." Han: "... couldnt whatevers living in forest just make a tree with a sign pointing right though..." Spriggan: he considers this point "yeah..... never do though.... might just want to mess with strangers...." Han: apollo jutsice forehead poke in concentration gif "i guuuuesssss... now i hope we come across whoever pulls pranks around here" :3 Spriggan: "......hmm........." he wonders if those warnings he gave earlier will actually be heeded Psalm: “🤨 ...” Finn: finn gives you an exasperated look "you cannot be for real" Han: ^_^ "what?" Finn: "why would you wish such a thing upon us when this forest sounds annoying as is!" Ghester: you all hear a familiar voice in your heads pipe up "it could be an interesting experience~" Psalm: “or an incredibly dangerous one," Psalm shrugs. Rokka: rokka yelps Han: "annoying? it sounds fun! dont you like adventure? risk and whatever??" Finn: finn gives psalm a weird look, since hes got no one else to physically address for ghester "id rather get to the core of our quest than get sidetracked, quite frankly" he also looks at han after finishing speaking Psalm: Psalm just looks at Finn and shrugs too. Ghester: "nothing out of the ordinary for us i think" he says to you and finn Psalm: * looking at Han * "I think we can at least try to stay on track." Finn: shaking his head in solidarity Han: han rn 😇 Spriggan: spriggan staring at you all snap your necks at each other weirdly

Finn: finn clears his throat and addresses the whole party "well then, shall we be off? we've learned all there is to learn about the journey ahead" Psalm: "By all means lead the way." Han: han stands at the ready Rokka: "LET'S GO!" rokka takes the lead but then remembers the # ghosts and stops midway to look back waiting for someone else to walk first Finn: finn snorts and takes the lead instead...

The group begin to trot off as plum and keva make a few hasty last transactions, as they do Spriggan gives them all a last friendly wave

Spriggan: "....hope to see ya'll again...."

Before they leave the town Cimmorro quickly squats down to cast Augury before leaving the business square. He does so by arranging twigs and sticks on the ground. Vinny stares at the arrangement curiously as he goes. As he casts the spell and reads the results the omen comes to him as both Weal and Woe.

Cimmorro: cimm just looks up to vinny after that and grins vaguely "we better brace ourselves" Vinny: he makes a strained face "...well that doesn't sound good" Cimmorro: ":D" but he's holding jasper close now as they leave

The party all leave the business square and begin to head down the path labelled for the outskirts, stepping down the dirt way. The trees bracketing them slowly become less and less filled with lantern light as they leave the precipice of Duskridge, standing gargantuan above them in the misty darkness. The mushrooms bracketing the path still line themselves up carefully however, perhaps to keep those who use it from losing it in the dark and the mist.

The trek through the forest begins, its a little more disorienting than they’d expected, it truly is pitch out here, though the mushrooms provide a way to follow the path still at the very least. All around them are sounds of nature and water bubbling in the dark, Finn takes the head while Plum stumbles around in the back.

Han: helps u up "you 'kay?" Plum: "i rolled a nat 1" [coughs up blood Han: pats ur back "happens to the best of us"

As they go Han takes note of all she can around them, as they head into the forest her sense of where things SHOULD be in the sky seems.... off... like these constellations are not where they should be, a mixed up puzzlebox, at least where she can see the sky through the canopy anyway. She didn't have this feeling when she was at port looking at the sky though.

Han: han -> forced smile and sweating as she realizes the sky has gone fucked

Keva: keva tucks in her arms close to her body as she follows along with everyone and keeps an eye on the tops of the trees

> 🎵 The Library / Kentucky Route Zero OST

They all continue down the path for a time, the ambience begins to feel ever so eerie, the forest is colder than the town at the very least. As they go, Finn notes a great and partially collapsed tree alongside the path ahead of them. As he stares at it he notes that the trunk of it almost seems to resemble a frowning face in the dark glow of the forest.

Finn: he’s contemplating sharing this with the group although it does seem like a rather trivial find. he stops briefly and eyes han and plum "do trees resembling faces bear any particular meaning.......?" Han: "umm... usually that youre going coocoo?" Finn: "thats enough from you" he hisses Han: rolls her eyes at you

Plum thinks at the question, when they think of trees with faces the first thing that comes to mind are Treant's, creatures that are essentially animated trees. Sanding still they look like any other tree, aside from the strange face formations in the wood.

Plum: "uhh...oh, yeah. you know what a treant is?" plum frowns Finn: finn gives you a pained smile like he does know what youre talking about but he really doesnt want you to mean it Plum: "why, you see one or something?" Finn: "perhaps......." he clears his throat "han was suggesting i suffer from a deteriorating mind, but surely you will also recognize that this tree in particular stands out.." he points at The One

As they both point their attention at the trunk they faintly hear a low muttering of words “...ungry and will die…. but what of its touch..?” the voice sounds strangely perplexed to their ears.

Finn: he stares at you plum and whispers "do you think we. ought to approach it?..." [said while the rest of the party is still walking towards it] Plum: "what the fuck was that, did you hear that?" Finn: "well, yes............." Han: han is like @_@ "hear what, haha..."

As the rest of the party walk closer to the trunk they also notice the shape of a face in the wood, it’s only about a foot or so off of the path.

Han: "OH .. okay, point to u, that freaky" Plum: "yeah and i think it just fucking talked to me, unless you guys heard that too" Han: :( Finn: "tch... your insolence shall be the end of you, one of these days" he rolls his eyes again Han: han ignores this, too freaked by the tree Rokka: rokka quickly shuffles closer to whomever is closest to him

Psalm: what's vinny's take on this treant Cimmorro: i hope vinnys passed out from stress Psalm: same nothing else will suffice Cimmorro: then we can mug him for real and leave him out here Psalm: shat's wrong ith you you're crazy? Han: weird foreplay but ok Cimmorro: i want to trigger his revenge arc Han: weird foreplay but ok x2 Chip: HELLO???

Keva: keva eyes it curiously but also warily "what did it say?" Plum: "it said 'hungry and will die, but what of it's touch?' and finn heard it too" Finn: "although i couldn't make out more than you, admittedly" Keva: keva twists her mouth in confusion. Psalm: "You'd think 'tree with face' would've been part of the shopkeeper's long-winded directions and yet." Han: "you can find one of us if we go missing, right" Cimmorro: "wha-" he seems perplexed by the sudden question "well, usually, yes. i can contact you or try to find your things... the latter would have to wait until the next day however." Han: she just nods, satisfied, han has been talking quietly before but is whispering now "think its asleep...?" Cimmorro: "why are you asking..." 🤨 but less pissed off but more worried Han: "bad feeling, good back up" Cimmorro: his face squints a little but nods once anyhow Plum: "only now you're feeling bad" plum says as a joke Han: 😳 "only little bad" stops crouching behind you n finn and stands full height Plum: plum just rolls their eyes with a small smile, "well good then" Finn: he snorts

As the group chatter they note that the tree seems to still be mumbling, and strain their ears to hear. Plum looks around idly, not hearing anything anymore. Psalm thinks he hears the word ‘red?’ whereas Keva manages to catch the actual sentence being uttered.

??: you strain your ears and hear this time a low grumbly voice "i am always hungry and will die if not fed, but whatever I touch will soon turn red. what is it....?

Keva: she repeats this to the group Plum: "is this what that shopkeeper meant by red tree or" Psalm: "There's no sign though." Keva: "fire?" ??: as you say this aloud you hear a loud "AHA!" from the direction of the trunk with a face as it twists ever so slightly in your direction "thats it thats it.....very smart" Keva: efkjgrwjlkbr keva visibly jumps as she startles Cimmorro: cimm's kinda just like :O amused "oh it's playing games"

??: you see now the voice is coming from the face in the trunk, it twists to cimmorro "that one has been itching at me for ages..." it lets out a low groan as it wilts a little turning back to keva "sharp sharp...." Han: han looks like 😬 at the convo btwn keva and talking tree Finn: finns also glad the trees not addressing him Keva: keva is speechless for the moment before very hesitantly saying, "....hello...?" Cimmorro: "you have more??" ??: it shakes a little as if to imitate laughter "hello hello..." it twists back to cimmorro "i do..... my thoughts aren't as collected as they used to be.... would you like to hear them? you seem a thoughtful bunch, not like the last few that walked by" Psalm: "And what happened to the last few that walked by?" Han: han like damn me n psalms psychi connection rn.. augh ??: it shifts a little "they didn't even notice me" he makes another low groaning sound Psalm: he crosses his arms."... that's a shame. Just went on their merry way then?" ??: the trunk creaks "most dont like to dawdle in these woods..." Plum: plum just nods like that makes sense Psalm: "Yes, that seems to be the case." Han: han feels bad now for feeling freaked out "damn that's pretty rude" ??: "if they dont notice me i ignore them....  not everyones smart enough anyway" Finn: "what was the riddle for though?" ??: "its how i spend my time... you can ponder riddles for an age and come to no answer..." Finn: finn tilts his head and ponders that answer... he thinks its sort of a waste of time but something prevents him from blurting that out Cimmorro: "my guy is just as bored out here.... hey, you got a name?" Greenbeard: "hmmm.... no i do not, someone once called me greenbeard, though ive no beard to speak of" Cimmorro: "maybe cuz of your.... leaves" [staring at the tree half collapsed so where it would have branches it's just a broken trunk] cimm backpedals "or well, whenever you used to have them i suppose" Greenbeard: the face warps into a grin as if amused

Han: under her breath "fuck thats cool name......" Rokka: "how....how long have you been here?" rokka easing up as he listens to the tree speak more Greenbeard: the tree thinks "ive always been here, this is home" Han: noticing the half collapsed nature of it, at the tree han goes "damn, you alright actually? that looks like it hurts... (probably...?)"

Glancing around Han notes that though not right next to it, there are plenty of other trees surrounding them, a few near Greenbeard also look a little damaged, though not to this extent.

Greenbeard: the tree lets out a hearty hmm, shaking again "worry not it doesn't hurt, with enough time i will grow again" Han: "shit, thats cool...... wish i could grow back limbs" Greenbeard: the tree goes on "it is....helpful, cool i agree"  Cimmorro: :D "got any fine grapevine gossip for us?" Greenbeard: the tree shakes again "mmmm i keep to myself... the riddles are enough for me. if you have any of your own do share before you leave" Psalm: "As much as I like riddles, we don't have an age to ponder them... 😥 " psalm says to ghester in infernal "I hope this is interesting enough for you." Ghester: as you speak to ghester he pipes up "ive never met a talking tree, or one that loves riddles, so im having quite the enjoyable time" Greenbeard: "a sad existence you are permitted.. i dont know what id do" Psalm: he just shrugs (which he feels like he is doing a lot of today) at the tree.

Cimmorro: "what if i give you a riddle then :D" Greenbeard: the tree remarks "give me a riddle and answer one of mine, and i'll give you a gift of my own"

As he speaks Cimmorro spares a glance at Vinny curious at his reaction to the ree, who seems to be staring at the trees roots thinking to himself. As he does Han examines the area around the tree, glancing around at what could have snapped him in half.

Her best guess it looks like something big barreled through here, she'd assume a small stampede of something but the indents and scratches don't look animal, more like something pretty big scraped through here (and right through this guy from the looks of it) closer to a natural disaster but she cant name one that would have this kind of impact.

Psalm: @ the tree "What five letter* word is pronounced the same after you remove all but the first letter? Greenbeard: the tree shakes happily "ooooh.... this one is going to stump me....what a good gift" Psalm: he smiles ^_^ Greenbeard: "i will give you another in the interim that has been troubling me... what has 13 hearts, but no other organs?" Psalm: "A deck of cards?" Greenbeard: the tree bellows again "AHHH! thats it thats it! you're so sharp...." the tree shakes from side to side Plum: plum like that mf psalm so smart Psalm: "Haha, not at all. Just a good guess really ^_^ " Finn: finn feels like it wasnt a guess at all and studies psalms face intently Psalm: Psalm's looking at the tree but he's like hmm why i feel like someone looking at me rn

Keva: "we've answered two of your riddles now. do we get smth extra?" Greenbeard: "those who answer my riddles will get a treat, not to worry i haven't forgotten you" the tree contorts into another smile "i have one more that's been ailing me if anyone would like a guess" Keva: "sure" Greenbeard: the tree shakes with delight once more "I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body but come alive with wind. What am I?" Psalm: "Oh I know this one- " Psalm says but he cuts himself off. Greenbeard: the tree contorts its face interested Psalm: "I'll let someone else have a turn." psalm turns to the rest Greenbeard: "ohh you tease me..." Psalm: psalm flirting with this tree

Keva: keva lifts her thumb to chew on but a thought strikes her before her hand reaches her mouth. "is it a cave? or tunnel?" Greenbeard: "mmmmm..." the tree wilts slightly "no.... i dont think either of those are it..." Psalm: "It's an echo." Plum: you blowing plum's mind right now Greenbeard: "AHHH!" the tree bellows for a third time "so smart...." Psalm: "I try." Keva: "well, that's what i meant. caves and tunnels echo." Plum: "uh huh" Psalm: "Good guess." Keva: keva bristles a bit but ignores them Greenbeard: "you were on the right track, so close too" Han: han has gotten none of these and oohs quietly at keva n psalm guessing

Greenbeard: "i thank you for the awnsers.... they please me to no end..." the tree shifts slightly its roots flexing a little, in the background vinny yelps a little as if knocked from a thinking stupor "treats for you both yes, i've no use for these..." you see two roots pop out from under the dirt, reaching upwards, small items clutched within, to keva he says "for you... some ink" a small inkwell is dropped into your hands. then to psalm "and for you..." a small green journal with a thick hide, and short dagger are dropped into your palms "a book and pen, use them to your liking" Keva: keva makes the briefest face of displeasure at the ink she has no use for lmao Psalm: he is visibly excited by these gifts "Thank you!" Keva: lol pslam reminds her to be polite and keva thanks the tree as well, tho with less enthusiasm

Greenbeard: "i thank you both as well, may your path ahead be easy wanderers" the trunk bends slightly forward as if mimicking a bow Keva: "you wouldn't happen to know about a red tree with a sign pointing right, would you?" Greenbeard: "mmmm" the tree lets out another low groan "they are further in, you are on the right path if you are heading towards it, be careful though some like to mimic its visage" Keva: "okay, thanks again" and keva starts to go as she tucks the inkwell away Greenbeard: as you head off it begins to speak "farewell, farewell" the trunk shifts slightly from side to side Rokka: "what a nice tree 😄 " Han: han keeps looking at the state of the tree, feeling kinda bad about it "are you sure you're okay? what even got you like this?" Greenbeard: "i am okay, i will grow back. your kindess is as warm as a fire. it was quite fast, but something giant ran through... i think it was being carried by smaller things... quite rude to go without a word" Cimmorro: "smaller things???" Han: "i thought local force, maybe" han hmms thoughtfully "well, good to hear that, i guess.. we'll be on lookout for whatever got you then" :) Greenbeard: the tree warps its face into a grin Han: GRINS BACK Finn: "did that happen recently?" Greenbeard: "yes, about a day or two ago i think, though the change of the hours is hard for me to notice" Plum: "a day ago? what the fuck" Finn: finn closes his eyes and sighs, having a feeling they might have to deal with it Han: "lets keep going then. thanks greenbeard!" 👋 Rokka: 👋 "IT WAS NICE MEETING YA" Finn: "farewell" Greenbeard: the tree lets out a low rumble amused at the use of the name  "farewell farewell!"

The group all continue their trek and head down the path again, deeper into the woods, bidding greenbeard goodbye.

Psalm: "Well that went better than I was expecting all things considered." Keva: keva hms and eyes his journal briefly before dismissing it from her mind Han: "that tree was so nice actually.. hope we run into them coming back" :) Psalm: "Given our track record I was expecting a fight honestly." Han: "haha, me too" 😄

As they head off Cimmorro and Han keep an eye out for odd footprints along the way from the Treant. They see there were a few left in the mud, though rain washed them over. Nothing they could pin down to a specific creature at this point, they appeared smeared and very hurried though. The footprints seemed to be the slightly larger than the average humans, and there were alot of them in a straight albeit wobbly line.

The group all continue ambling down the path, along the way Psalm pesters Plum to examine they items he recieved from Greenbeard.

Psalm: "Hey Plum, mind analysing these for me?" Psalm holds up the journal &dagger. Plum: "yeah sure,  if you don't mind pushing me along while i focus on it [laugh]" Psalm: Psalm snorts and hands the dagger over &* moves to stand behind Plum so he can direct them.

Plum recieves the following information about the Dagger’s qualities.

Shard Pen - Rare / this pen looks and is perceived as a dagger to anyone not attuned to it, but it is a pen all the same

Plum: thusly i reveal to psalm "it's a pen but it looks like a dagger if you're unattuned to it. and it's rare" Psalm: "That explains it. How interesting, thanks. Mind doing this next?" re: the journal Plum: "nah, gimme"

As they walk on, the group happen upon a clearing that seems to run alongside the forest path. As they glance over, in the bit of moonlight peeking through the trees, they see what appears to be a group of wild horses. Perturbed Cimmorro briefly casts Detect Undead but only feels the blaring light of Finn next to him.

As Rokka stares closer at the horses he notes that some of them seem to actually be saddled, though there is no one around to seemingly take ownership of the creatures.

Rokka: rokka points at the horses "Hey! they got saddles! you think we can ride them? 😆 " Keva: "spriggan said to stay on the path" Rokka: his ears perk "oh! right!" he changes his expression to a more serious one "The Path." Han: "saddled horses? theres gotta be owners around then, right" Psalm: "If they're saddled that means they belong to someone else doesn't it? Didn't take you for a horse thief Rokka." Rokka: "I AM NOT A THIEF!" he points Finn: "....do you think you could talk to them, actually?" Rokka: "no...I can only talk to felines and canines" Finn: "ah... my apologies u__u i assumed perhaps..." he trails off and limps his wrist Rokka: "no worries! if ya ever need a translator for those 2 i'm your man!" he gives a double thumbs up Finn: "ill commit that to memory, you have my thanks" (genuine)

Han squints down in the dark to examine the mud but her lack of darkvision makes the effort somewhat futile.

Han: "do you guys think we could light torch here? im practically blind. i could put it out after, just wanted to see tracks around here" Vinny: vinny inches over to you staring at the mud "i could cast a spell if you'd like?" Han: :O "just briefly, sure" Vinny: he nods his head and flicks his wrist mumbling something before a group of four little lights begin dancing around the space above your head, pink and yellow

Han: nat 1 <3 Chip: omg Keva: i wish you could have heard the sound i made Psalm: han like oh these large human shaped footprints are probs just the horses Han: STOPPOSDOFJGLWEAKFSD

As she stares at the mud Han gets distracted by the robustness of the worms she spots wriggling around... Cimmorro and Rokka grow curious and also start examining the ground beside her.

Rokka spies the footprints of the horses, it seems they came off the path and went right to the clearing, though he doesnt spot any other near him. Cimmorro squints over near the horses and spies a few streaks in the mud at their feet.... signs of a struggle? hard to describe exactly what from a distance.

Cimmorro: "tracks may pretty well be related to the horses but i cant be too sure, have to get closer" Han: han shakes off her worm stupor "thought so... dont wanna get off path for them, but i dont like riderless horses..." Cimmorro: "it is... odd, i agree"

Cimmorro notes that the horses look calm, a few of them are grazing or moving every now and again, though they dont stray far from each other.

Cimmorro: cimm hums for a bit "i rather we stay on track as well, as odd as the horses may be... they don't look perplexed so maybe imminent threat shouldn't be around...? t'least for now" he kinda just keeps staring at the horses rly Han: han does too "im more concerned where their riders went" han shrugs "if we're sticking to spriggans rules, we should just keep going" Cimmorro: "i agree but we don't really know where we could be heading if we stray too far from the directions given... we might be able to stumble on something on the way anyhow." cimm just kinda rubs his eyes wanting a map Finn: finn comes up next to cimm like it isnt out of character for him to do "i, for one, agree with cimmorro. wherever their riders ended up, it is certainly not here. we have better chances of finding out if we press on, if we must find out at all, that is" he gestures vaguely with his wrist Han: han sighs "yeah....... probably. lets go then" Cimmorro: cimm makes a face when finn gets near but doesnt rly look at him or say anything Finn: finn on the other hand stares at cimm expectantly, like he did something great that should strengthen their bond right here and now.

The party press on past the clearing, bidding the lonely horses farewell. Vinny dispels his dancing lights as they leave the area, bringing a darkness over them all again as they traverse the mists on the path.

Plum’s concentration continues, and they identify the second of Psalm’s items receiving the following information.

Zorilskin - Rare / a book bound in thick green hide, words written in here can be read and understood by tiny creatures

Plum: "you can use this book to talk to animals" jk i explain it more Psalm: "I feel like that's a bit of a waste as a gift to me but maybe it'll come in handy one day?"

As the party continue down the path, they find its slopes downwards slightly at a point, causing the trees next to it to curve over them. As they walk it almost feels as if they’re all walking through a wooden tunnel, though it's wide enough around them all to not feel claustrophobic.

As they slope back upwards, reaching what should be the end, Cimmorro spots in the distance, what seems to be a group of red butterflies, crowded over its exit. They appear to be regular red butterflies, though somewhat large, he’s never seen them before. He notes alot of them are fluttering over the exit, if they wanted to leaver the tunnel they’d have to walk through them.

He inches closer to get a better look warily, they seem a little agitated, very quickly flitting around each other. They dont seem to be crowding anything, just occupying the air, he doesn’t get the sense they could attack him though. Han quickly smells the air, noting its dry, the dirt protected from rain by the trees. As she continues she doesnt pick up the smell of corpses or the like... but she gets a whiff of something in a similar vein, dry and dusty... smells like bones.

Han: han scrunchies her face upon that "cimm, can you check undead?" Cinmmorro: wha-huh? why??" he does it anyway lol "don't sense anything of the sort aside from [pointing at finn]” Finn: he makes this face >:( Han: han sniffs over finns head "no.. something else"

Cimmorro: cimm turns around to the group "i dont suppose anyone knows how to talk to butterflies...?" Rokka: "unfortunately 😥 " Plum: "well ain't that a fucking coincidence" nudges psalm Psalm: "I'm kind of disturbed by the coincidence, but anyways... Anything you'd like to say?" Cimmorro: he just blinks between psalm and plum like ? bc he doesnt rly know abt the journal im assuming "uhhhh... they look pissed, but not at me i think... maybe ask them why they're pissed.....? is this a ghester thing?" Ghester: he chuckles at the implication Keva: keva's brows go up "wait, actually?" Psalm: "This book I got from the treant lets me communicate with small creatures somewhat," he explains. Keva: "oh gods i thought you could actually talk to bugs" Psalm: "I can't reveal all my tricks at once."| Rokka: oh oh! and tell them i said hi!" he taps psalm's shoulder repeatedly as he speaks Cimmorro: "wtf how useful" Psalm: "Weirdly so..." to cimm, anyways Psalm writes out, "Hello, pardon the intrusion but my friend in the robes wanted to know if there was something upsetting you? And the lupin says hello." Rokka: "yesss"

Psalm attempts to write this with his new dagger pen, but as he is not attuned it feels as if he’s writing with a regular dagger on the paper. He wiggles out a line before tearing the page in half.

Cimmorro: cimm watching u hold a dagger's blade like 😐 cimm seriously looks so fucking confused rn "are you well? did you perhaps eat one of those mushrooms on the way.." Psalm: "It's a pen that looks like a dagger." Cimmorro: there seems to be like a moment of clarity in his eyes before it turns into smth scrutinizing and goes like "..... i have no clue why anyone would find a need for such a thing"

Cimmorro hands him his own quill to write with, psalm writes his message on the bottom half of the now torn page of the journal.

Psalm: and then once that's done "How do I get their attention..." Cimmorro: "hold it out towards them is my best bet" he starts to wave a hand around near them to point at the journal too Psalm: he holds the page up in their general direction continuing the dagger convo "You could pull all sorts of tricks with it in my opinion." Cimmorro: "yes that whole tearing the page was very impressive it left me in quite a shock-"

As the two get close the butterflies seem to flit about more agitated, almost bulging in size before they seem to zip around the book, landing and flitting about Psalm’s hands. They quickly fly off and swarm again, shifting into shapes, spelling out words in the air.

 'PROTECTING' 'SPOT' 'SHOO'

Psalm: "Haha..." Plum: "protecting it from what..." plum does not like that Cimmorro: "protecting spot.... does that mean they wont let us through?" Plum: "ask them what they're protecting the spot from 🤨 " Cimmorro: "good idea" Psalm: Psalm writes "What are you protecting it from?" and turns the journal back around. Keva: keva doesn't know what the fuck is going on but those sure are letters

they flit about again spelling 'EVERYTHING' 'ELSE'

Plum: "i guess they're just...doing their usual thing?" plum says Psalm: Psalm writes, "I'm guessing that includes us?", turns it back around

dancing through the air they speak 'YES' 'SHOO'

Cimmorro: "ahhh... maybe tell them we aren't really here to destroy anything, just passing by" Psalm: @ the butterflies "We just want to pass by, we're not anyone to be concerned about."

they flitter about again 'TRUTH' '?'

Psalm: "It's the truth, promise."

they idle in the air for a few moments before flitting about once more 'OKAY' 'SHOO'

The butterflies then scatter, perching on the edges of the exit flittering about, still seemingly agitated looking, but the way out is now free.

Cimmorro: "yay! thank you!" he chirps at them then gestures to everyone else to follow "no destroying of property now" Psalm: he writes "Thank you, we'll be on our way then." and holds it out “Maybe the strangest thing I've ever done, and we literally just exchanged riddles with a tree." Cimmorro: "was it really that strange? i thought that was pretty cool actually" he opens a hand out to psalm expecting his quill back Psalm: "Oh definitely, but no less strange." He hands the quill back Cimmorro: cimm replies with an amused smile thats also one of gratitude

Vinny: he rubs his chin as he eyes the butterflies walking past "strange they could use words back..." Cimmorro: "i was curious how they'd be able to communicate but that was not what i was expecting at all" Psalm: "Neither me."

The group all begin to shuffle on the trail back out into the open air of the misty and muggy path, continuing on through the darkness and the mist.

> 🎵 White Pearlwort / Clock Tower 3 OST

After a time of walking Han begins to hear the faint sounds of a woman singing, it seems to come from all around, softly following them throughout the trees. Soon after she begins to hear the dulcet tones of a guitar join her too, though she still cant tell where its coming from.

Han: han slows down, and at the group goes "you guys hear that?" Psalm: "It's just one thing after another with this place huh" Han: "honestly... have you heard of sirens? ferrie would tell me about them.. maybe its something similar?" Psalm: "That inspires no confidence about this situation 😀 Although if it was a siren we'd already be in trouble having heard the singing." Han: 🤔

After she draws the groups attention they all begin to hear the tune as well, a few of them strain their ears wondering if they recognise the tune.

Plum recognises the humming as something parents would hum to their children in their home town, though not just theirs, alot of the green glades towns were fond of this particular tune. Though the woman isnt singing the lyrics, they know they're about sending good luck on a travellor heading home.

Plum: "my parents used to sing this to me and my sis when we were younger, it's kinda common around the towns near where i'm from" Han: :O "thats kinda cute.... i guess someones singing to some kids around here...?" Plum: "here though???" Han: she shrugs Psalm: "I don't think a reputably dangerous forest is the best place to be singing to children." Han: 🤔 "some people gotta live in reputably dangerous forest, and raise their kids, man.." Rokka: Rokka nods Psalm: "We've somehow arrived back at the conversation we were having earlier about forests I've realised." Han: "we did, yes" Psalm: "I think we should ignore it."

Finn: "I agree, let us not stray from our path" Han: i guess we just keep going and enjoy the music ? sorry milf not today

As they continue heading down the path the song eventually fades out the longer they walk, until they can no longer hear the tones of the woman or the guitar. The sounds that surround them are once again the creatures of the forest and the squelching of the mud under their feet. The mist keeps the group company alongside the cold.

As they continue down the path they finally come across a large ruddy red tree, this must be the one Spriggan had mentioned to them all earlier. They all gaze up at it and notice that there is in fact a sign hung upon it, luckily enough it seems to be pointing right, though there is no writing upon it.

As the group observe, out of the corner of his eye Psalm sees a dark figure amongst the trees and foliage. Though as quickly as he notices it, he blinks and it disappears, as if it were never there.

> 🎵 Emergence Cave (Enemy Near) / Pikmin 2 OST

Han: "well.. guess we head right" 🤨 Rokka: “YES!” Psalm: going to say, "Wait, I just saw something...like a large beast in the trees over there." He points in the direction he saw the silhouette Han: han strains her eyes trying to see shit in the dark Cimmorro: he looks over too Finn: "how large exactly?.. did you get a good look?" Psalm: "Sadly no, but probably large enough that we should be concerned about it."

The group all peer over in the direction Psalm points out to see if they also see the creature in question, squinting over each others shoulders in the dark.

The party stare but none of them see any such creature or beast in sight, just the darkness of the forest around them.

Cimmorro: cimm just thinking psalm is unwell Psalm: CMON MAN FIRST THE PEN. Rokka: "hey....don't joke like that..." his ears points downwards Psalm: "I won't because I'm not joking." ^_^ Rokka: "now i wish u were joking" Keva: "i didn't see anything either" Psalm: "Well at least one of us did I suppose..." Han: han looks like 🤨 but goes "well... be on your guard. big creatures usually leave you alone, unless they are real desperate..." Finn: "perhaps we ought to......simply press on? theres not much we can accomplish by standing here...and we've no other feasible options, at least not any i could fathom. if we must, we will fight" Han: “could you guess what kinda beast it was? could be pack hunters... we should keep moving either way" Psalm: "Hmm 🤔 four-legged, kind of looked as if there were mushrooms growing out of its back." Han: han blinks "well, that sounds weird" Psalm: "Weird, but hopefully vegetarian”

The group all trudge on past the ruddy tree, following the sign and continuing down the path, undisturbed for the time being. The thought of a beast now sitting uncomfortably in the back of their minds.

> 🎵 The Library / Kentucky Route Zero OST

As they head through the path, amongst the thick trees alongside this section of the road they spy a small wooden house, carved and built into the bottom of one of the large trees, similar looking to the ones in Duskridge. Glancing at it they note that its windows seem shut tight, and a big sign on the front door reads “- gone walking”

As Keva glances at it she notes a small dirt path branching off of the main one they’re walking down, leading behind the tree to a small clearing, she feels her feet aching a little. Squinting in the dark, she peers down the path and the clearing beyond, though its mostly behind the tree she thinks it looks like a small garden of sorts. She can see what look like crops, though strangely large to her eyes from here.

Han: "seems like we're going right way, spriggan did say we should see shacks" Keva: "this is just one house though. is it really what he was talking about?" keva points out the garden as well Han: 🤔 "thats good point.." Psalm: "We can probably just continue then? It's just a random house anyways." Han: "thats fair enough. okay, but...... we should keep going BUT... what if one of them witches live here" Psalm: "If they do, they've gone walking." He points at the sign Finn: "it is none of our business. let us stay on track " Han: 😥 "youre right.. we should just keep going" sad hannie Psalm: "I'm sure you'll meet one eventually...probably" Cimmorro: "we kinda promised those butterflies we wont be wrecking anything and i assume it includes breaking into houses... as much as i am interested in seeing a potential witch house" Han: "i dont wanna break in !!" Cimmorro: "how are u gonna get in 😭 " Rokka: "you shouldn't!!!" Han: "no how.. i just thought it would be cool to meet witch but theyre gone walking" points to the sign near tears "who cares... " oTL Cimmorro: "maybe they'll be back by the time we make our way back?" Han: instantly rejuvenated "maybe" Psalm: "I have no idea what I promised to those butterflies besides that we're harmless to be honest. "Which may not even really be true" shrugs Ghester: "i ought to start remembering these things for you" a familiar voice wisps in your head Cimmorro: "well..... you have a point..... still, let's not do anything rash.. we've seen enough weird shit already" Psalm: [speaking in infernal] "Well harmless is not the word I'd use to describe us...despite being well intentioned most of the time  " Ghester: he chuckles "a sharpened weapon in the hands of someone ambiguous" Psalm: thinking about han and rokka climbing the masts of the airship like "yeah ambiguous..sure" Ghester: "i can think of worse words for it" Psalm: "Yeah so can I ☠" Ghester: [he laughs] Psalm: what's cimm thinking listening to half this convo in infernal which is just psalms habit atp Cimmorro: he just thinks ur trying to shittalk behind everyone and u somehow forget he can understand you, cimm at psalm rn

Psalm: HHRHTJDA the highs abd lows of cimms impression of psalm, he doesn't even lower his voice anymore btw there's no point Chip: only person who'd give him weird looks still is vinny

Cimmorro: just want to say at this point cimm has been cracking up lame jokes every now and then to whoever is nearest to him at the time Finn: even to me? Cimmorro: well............... hmm i have to th ink about that (yea actually he would too) Rokka: rokka cracking up @ them 100% fear meter lowered thx Keva: keva has to will herself not to laugh at how lame they are since their last convo ended on a weird note Psalm: he will just dry laugh Han: han would try to keep quiet in here so u would just here really loud snorts as she tries to keep it down or go "i dont get it"

Cimmorro: "why did the cat go to medical school? to become a first aid kit" Rokka: obnoxiously loud laughter from rokka "AHAHAHA GOOD ONE!" lightly smacks ur back

Sparing a few glances at the curious abode the party all continue onwards down the path, greeting the familair mist and trees. As they go Finn takes this as his opportunity to chat Cimmorro up thinking this walk an amazing opportunity to bond, especially after he stood up for Cimmorro and agreed with him in front of everyone to hear earlier on.

Finn: surely he must be aware of finns benevolence and good intentions now. he walks within respectful distance to the cleric, but close nevertheless, clearing his throat before striking up a conversation "hem hem. i do not recall if youre used to such terrain, how are you finding these woods pray tell? in fact, i wish to know about your homeland!" a straightforward demand... Cimmorro: cimm can't really put a name to the feeling that starts to bubble in his stomach whenever finn decides to amuse himself with his presence. he'll come to an idea sooner or later, but for now his eyes shoot up to the sky as he sucks in a breath. girl help. after a long exhale he replies "i think of it as quite pleasant. the mud getting in my boots is annoying but i'll live." he gives finn a look before he continues "also, we'll get there in a few days, i'm debating with myself if i should spoil the surprise..." he almost sounds unmotivated to do so Finn: "aha!" he exclaims and places a hand on his chest "my life in vargonia has me well immune to such annoyances by this point, believe it or not" he scans cimms face for a reaction, but is for now pleased to get anything out of the man at all. "hm.... i do not ask of you to tell me all there is... give me a little something to build anticipation up with. i do love a surprise that lives up to claims." it almost sounds like hes challenging him... almost. Cimmorro: "really?" for a split second he sounds genuinely surprised before the realization hits him. "ah, i guess fancy carriages have difficulty through swamps after all... you're gonna have to use your legs at some point." his mouth twists as he wonders if he should bite into whatever finn is trying to goad him in, unsure what the goal of it in general. "if you like the sea then that's something to look forward to. hmm and heights, i suppose." Finn: finns eyebrows rise up at the mention of carriages but he laughs in good nature "it is a problem, yes, but i was more referring to my time as a boy venturing the locale over and over" he checks his own legs out for a second though, for good measure, or perhaps just to ascertain his own ego "my proficiency for combat has had its roots somewhere after all..." he trails off at the mention of the sea. " the sea......... heights, yes... that is something i was imagining! i would very much like to see to what extend my imaginations hold true!" hes satisfied with the hints hes gotten, at least for this moment in time Cimmorro: cimm's interest seems to have been piqued and his head tilts a bit curious. "venturing the locale huh... do you just like traveling like that or is that because you plan to take over your uncle's trade? i'm surprised you seem you've yet to visit krenic when our homeplaces are rather close" Finn: finn is a bit stumped by the assumption and thinks for a moment before responding, the light mood from earlier noticably dissipated "there is a chance my uncle has been to your home, but certainly not during a time where i wouldve been permitted to travel. i do not recall my family having a particular interest in krenic" he takes on a thinking pose "although it is a bit ironic how 'close' we have been all our lives, if you will. to answer your question though, traveling is something i certainly appreciate.... but ive no plans to take after my dear uncle" he sounds like he would become lost deep in thought if you wanted to back out of the conversation now Cimmorro: the tilt in the mood makes cimm a little wary now that it seems like he struck a chord for sure... but finn would've let him know by now if he was offended at all by the conversation. perhaps it wouldn't hurt to dribble the ball a little longer.  (a/n: he's about to shoot himself on the the foot) with a soft hum he goes, "permitted, you say? strict family?" Finn: finn gives him a bit of a tired but honest look before looking around them again with renewed awareness that theyre not conversing in private. he puts as much normalcy in his voice as he can manage, lest he'll sound weary. "yes, certainly. but that is simply par for the course for a noble such as myself. i wonder if youve similar experiences at all, if memory serves you dont seem to hold as low of a station within your group as i first assumed" (<- genuine)

Cimmorro gives Finn a glance to determine his true feelings for his family, disgust isnt the right word but with his intuition he infers that he must have a rocky relationship with at least some of his family. Certainly enough to bring his mood down to a slump.

Cimmorro: "hm... i suppose that makes sense." he refers to the noble strictness, gotta keep their prince at bay etc etc. a snort comes out of him at the last statement, but it's not in illwill. "would it amuse you to know that my parents practically wanted to drag me out of the temple? cause that's how it was. and i do hold a place in the hierarchy but that doesn't really bar me from leaving. it'd be beneficial to the temple, in fact, to be travelling since there is a lot of work to be done on the field..." he scratches his head a bit "i just didn't want to." Finn: now finns interest is piqued and that tired, melancholic look in his eyes seems to be overwritten by it. he tilts his head "i assure you in any other situation i would be amused, yes, but i cannot fathom that currently... how come you were so reluctant to leave? with what ive witnessed until now, i certainly wouldve not thought you a hermit" Cimmorro: he kinda just like, furrows his brows not in an angry way but in a suspicious-and-thinking way as he looks at finn and going "what's that supposed to mean?" at the last part Finn: finn briefly holds his hands up "do not take this the wrong way, but you strike me as the type that is miserable when foregoing social interaction for too long... at least it sounded to me like you were holed up in that temple of yours, just now" he proceeds to gesture vaguely "or did you mean to simply express your reluctance to leave krenic in general?" Cimmorro: cimm blinks and scrunches his face briefly as he figures out how to word this. "being holed up is my choice. after my mom left, willow was left to take care of the temple. i know they do it all with grace and our convent houses very capable people, but i see all the gaps my mother has left in her absence... the least i could do is try to fill them." he looks like he wants to say something else but purses his mouth shut and it's noticeable how he holds jasper a little closer to him. after another moment he shakes his head from the thought and continues. "additionally, i don't like not knowing what's happening back at home while i'm out here... i hardly get letters from them thanks to the nature of moving about so much." Finn: finn did not expect to get so much insight into cimms life at all and is at first taken aback by the amount of information revealed to him. he blinks a couple times and averts his gaze "that is... understanda- reasonable. i shouldve known you feel that way, i do apologize if ive offended you with my assumptions" a couple moments pass as he thinks, comparing their ways of living and views "i hope that you will be able to get the most out of our stop in krenic, then. after what youve told me i cannot imagine you being able to spare time for me, but if you do by some miracle..." he looks at you intently "...show me around your temple, will you?" Cimmorro: "you didn't offend me," he says this softly but he doesn't make eye contact as he mulls about something to himself. his attention returns at finn's request, making him a little surprised but not any less amused. "i will certainly have to make sure you and the others won't be making a mess in my tower, yes," said as a friendly jab with a snort. Finn: finn exhales some air in amusement, but its brief. "well, yes..." he trails off and looks at you still before gently laying a hand on your arm "may i confide in you with less... listeners?" Cimmorro: cimm stares at finn and his hand there feeling a little perplexed thinking, 'what could he possibly wanna tell me now????' if he wasn't holding jasper he would've moved finn's hand away already. cimm thinks he normally would like to know what stories finn might regale him... but after all the odd advances he's made before, he's not entirely sure if he should take up the request. "that... depends... this is like, actual talk, right? and not... [shakes his head ambiguously]"

Cimmorro: cimm emitting signals of wanting to be saved from this rn Keva: TFW THIS SEEMS LIKE A SITUAITON WHERE POEPLE WOULD OVERHEAR ABD BE LIKE I SHOULD GIVE THEM SPACE Han: EVERYONE STARTS WALKING LIKE 10 FEET AWAY FROM THEM Cimmorro: tapping his finger on his thigh for morse code of "help me" Celebrity Guest Aqua: ⚠ this is a cry for help Keva: i'm laughign at the image of eveyrone seeing finn put his hand on cimm's arm and eveyrone just visibly slowing down to give them a wide berth Chip: just awkwardly averting eyes Keva: the side eye monkey, side eye chrom even Chip:

Finn: finn simply nods and removes his hand "i suppose 'confide' might be the wrong word... i simply would like to speak with you in private... that is all" he seems pretty neutral about all this Cimmorro: ".... this is something other than sending a message to your uncle?" Finn: he nods again Cimmorro: he seems a little conflicted with his lips shut and twisting at the ends. "i don't know how private you intend to be given the fact that we are travelling on a ship" Finn: finn nearly chokes, if it hadnt been for cimmorros uncomfortable expression he wouldve thought he was being hit on! he coughs instead and shakes his head clear "it is not so urgent that i must talk to you on the ship, although i do not doubt that plum would kindly leave me be for 10 minutes if i ask them to" he laughs, wondering if cimm hates him so much he cant even fathom making space for him at all Cimmorro: cimm only stares at finn for a moment, weighing the pros and cons to this and what might possibly happen: he has no fucking clue. then he turns to look at the group quickly before he huffs and looks at finn again. "fine. but she," he points at jasper "is coming with. at least if i go missing i'll have a witness" it was an exaggerated example said half-humorously, but he does want some extra pair of eyes and ears. at least the rest of the party is aware. Keva: 🤨 Cimmorro: :y 🇸 🇴 🇸 Vinny: 😐 Han: 😒

Finn: finn gives a dry, tired laugh and says somewhat sharply "if i had planned such things i would not be so stupid to announce that to our group now, would i? but nevertheless cimmorro" he composes himself "your cat is free to join us of course" Cimmorro: "yes, of course, my liege. you are the smartest around. /s" his head faces forward again. "in any case, you know where to find me whenever your whimsy calls for it. i'm bored enough on the ship to humor you a little." Finn: finn is sure he can feel his eye twitching. what exactly did he talk to cimmorro again for? what was it that vorde wanted him to learn? hes not sure, there cant have been a reason. that he knows. "on second thought, perhaps i ought to leave you to rot in that boredom!" he turns his head away and crosses his arms, clearly done with this. Cimmorro: cimm listerally just goes like this

Cimmorro: he's like unfazed by finn's little eruption just now. perhaps he's being too prideful in thinking so, but can he be blamed for being a little wary? it's all just so sus. "that's not really a loss for me. maybe it is for vinny though, his one chance of having me out of his hair for a while." he laughs loudly Vinny: 😐❓ Cimmorro: 😉 Vinny: at the funny look he shakes his head to himself, embarassed

Finn: finn briefly thinks about shouting that he knows better than vinny and will not engage this folly any longer, but the act of responding at all would betray his intention. so he makes a little "tch" sound and completely ignores cimmorro from here on Cimmorro: cimm merely smiles to himself amused. after beat or two passes, he goes "ah," and turns his head to the back of the group wherever han is "by the way, han, you can't see well in the dark can you?"  Han: well since u got darkvision u see han frown at u childlishly "no. maybe. whats it to you" Cimmorro: he pouts at her as if to say 'i'm an innocent puppy why are you being so distant...i can help you, i can give you a torch that never runs out. you just need to help me get some ruby dust" he continues his pouting and teases "but if you don't waaaaant it......." Han: :O "how does it work?? could i turn it off?" Cimmorro: he grins now that he got han's attention proper. "it's a spell! i can make an object emit light like a flame but it doesn't burn. and you can cover it, so i would suggest something small and easy to hide." Han: han goes 🤔 "that could be useful, yeah... it last long?" Cimmorro: "last as long as until it's dispelled 😗 " Han: think thonk think thonk.. "what about on sheep charm you gave me?" :O Cimmorro: "ohhh!" he beams, "that could work well! if you change your mind on it we can always do it again on something else. though i'd need the ruby dust again" Han: han makes another thinking face but its closer to 🙄 almost "if i come across some ruby dust.. ill think about it..." Cimmorro: "alright, you just let me know then. we could also inquire spriggan and perhaps vinny can help haggle ^o^....🎶  " Han: han just wiwis at the idea

As the party continue down the path for a time chatting amongst one another, they soon begin to pick up tinkling, high pitched laughter and whispers following them, glancing around though they don't seem to see anything.

Rokka, Psalm and Cimmorro feel their clothes tugged very lightly, as if pinched, in funny directions as they walk, it is ever so slightly distracting. Vinny also yelps as he nearly stumbles over something, as they peer back at him they see him glancing around at the ground confused, steadying himself.

Psalm: 0__0) imagine psalm's just making that face, literally just pretending it's not happening Rokka: "wuh?-WAOH WHAT THE" rokka looks around hm Cimmorro: cimm is looking around too like ? also reaching a hand out to wherever is the thing that's tugging at him

As Cimmorro glances at Jasper he sees her perched on his shoulder moving her head around as if watching something move around him in the air.

Chip:

Han: "we have visitors" han is like, hand on arrows lol Psalm: "Yeah I can tell." Cimmorro: i turn to rokka a little alarmed and asks "what is she seeing?" Rokka: rokka nods at cimm and turns to jasper "jasper what's going on!?" Jasper: she meows her eyes still roving around "little bugs in mushroom hats..." she looks like she's got the urge to start pawing at the air Rokka: "bugs in mushroom hat?" he looks confused though still alarmed and turns to cimm "BUGS IN MUSHROOM HATS" half yelping as he talks Cimmorro: [insert cartoon character being blown away as they get yelled at animation] Finn: finn just looking between them like ó__ò this for a sec before clearing his throat "if the worst theyll do is tug at your clothes we've nothing to fear im sure" ??: as you say that you feel something pull and pinch your cheek before letting go again, sparkly giggles filling the air Finn: finn rubs his cheek and makes a tsk sound before grumbling "annoying, sure, but nothing worth making a fuss over" ??: at your comment you hear a high pitched voice go 'awwww he's not scared...’ Rokka: "theyre gonna pants me if this keeps up!" Psalm: "I would be genuinely impressed if they managed that." Cimmorro: "they seem harmless, err.. though ahh.." he speaks up a little louder aimlessly hoping the creatures hear him "can you lot move to the side where we can avoid stepping on youuuu?" assuming that's what vinny tripped over ??: as you speak at the air you hear more tinkling giggles as they play with your earrings Vinny: you hear vinny sigh to himself behind you "i didnt step on them, they tried to trip me...." he eyes the air around him "they're pixies... dont grab my hat please..." he holds it tight while glancing carefully at the ground as he walks Han: "can you see them?" :O Vinny: he whips his eyes up at han then back down at his feet again "no ah- i've just encountered them before, it would be almost nostalgic if i didn't fear falling over on myself or losing something" Psalm: "Yall hear something...?" 🤔 Cimmorro: cimm shudders and shakes his head at the contact. "should we just ignore them then?" Plum: "probably" Psalm: "Ignore what?" VERY OBVIOUS SARCASM ??: you feel something tug on your earrings and then more laughter 'his ears broke~!' 'should i shout?' Psalm: he says, "Wow, I can't hear a thing " ^_^ ??: you hear more amused giggling 'should we siiing?' 'what's your favourite song?'  Keva: keva's just like 🤨 but smiling a little bc she's kinda amused watching them swat about at nothing Han: ^ han same Rokka: rokka just gripping his pants 4 his life "please stop pulling on my pants ☹ " Psalm: "You gave them that idea I'm afraid," Psalm snorts. Rokka: "ah...." ??: you hear more giggling around you 'why~?' 'could we really pull them off?'

As they walk Keva subtly tugs her hand on Rokka’s pants to pull them down a little harder, though careful to pass it off as the pixies.

Rokka: "PLEEEASEEEHEEEHEEEEEE" ??: you hear a group of them burst out laughing at your shout Keva: keva presses her lips together for a second to keep a smile from showing ??: one of them starts to play with your hair and giggle 'she's funny!' 'funny!' Keva: keva flinches a bit at the suddenly touch but recovers soon after and just lets it play, laughing a bit and greeting the pixie with a small “hello” ??: you hear a group of them go 'hi!' 'hello!' hiii!' they seem very taken with you and your prank Keva: keva subtly starts walking in a way that makes her ponytail swing back and forth for the pixie playing with her hair

Vinny: vinny hmms "its better to entertain them a little, theyre kind of like...fussy kids" he says the last part a little quieter but you hear him ack as something on him his pinched Han: han drops her hand from her arrows and seems content to keep walking "what was your last time with them like?" Vinny: he rubs his nose with one hand as he looks over at you "oh yeesh.... when i was a kid i think, i found them scary.... but my father taught me i ought to play with them....." his sentence peeters out a little after that Cimmorro: @ vinny "please, by all means, demonstrate" Vinny: at the suggestion vinny makes a somewhat childish face as if he doesnt want to before realising hes making it then shaking his head again speaking up "err...who here likes to carry a tune?" you hear a small chorus of cheering near him agree before he starts whistling something softly to the air, you hear a few of the sparkly voices join him Psalm: @ Ghester "Why don't you join Vinny? I'm sure you'd give the pixies a scare if you suddenly spoke to them." Ghester: "hmmm a ghost in the crowd? maybe they'll find me too interesting and steal me away?" Psalm: "If it gets them to leave me alone that's two birds with one stone." Ghester: "so cruel... 😭 " Psalm: Psalm just laughs but he continues to ignore the pixies ??: you hear a few of them start singing a tune near your ear, enraptured with your swaying earing

Han: "ought to? they seem like mosquitos" beat passes "no offense, pixies" ??: you hear one hmph near you and another speak shrilly 'were stronger than bugs~!' 'sooo strong!' Han: han snorts at the we're so strong comment then goes "youre stronger you say? you should prove it then" 😏 ??: you hear some high pitched giggling as they chitter around you, you feel them start pulling at your ponytail and your cloak as if searching you for something Han: han just poses hands on hips "checking out my sick muscles are we" ??: you hear some bemoaning you 'soooo biggggg' 'toooo biggg' 'you dont need to be so tall!' Han: "are you kidding? i could be even taller!!" ??: you dont notice anything as they chitter around you at the comment you hear one go ‘auuugh! dont!' 'way too lame...' Han: "are you calling me lame?? what this? YOURE lame" sticks out tongue at the air ??: you feel something pinch your tongue before letting go as you stick it out, a chorus of giggling follows Han: han squaks "you lil brats!!" ??: the giggling you only gets higher in pitch as you react Han: han just humphs at them n keeps walking until they decide to interact w her again

As Finn glances at Han’s silly conversation with the pixies he notices that the back of her ponytail is....slowly becoming braided.... in an amusingly weird way.

Finn: finn snorts but decides to leave han uninformed, instead opting to watch.... he does speak a bit quieter lest han hears him "i shall offer my hair as well.." he flips it like an anime girl to entice the pixies ??: as you speak a few begin pinching your face again seemingly amused, you can feel one starting to rummage around back there though giggling to themselves Finn: finn yelps a bit, as he didnt expect to get his face pinched again and rubs the spots when theyre let go of "ah come on! this wasnt part of the plan!" (<- not genuinely irritated more like.. a bit whiny) Psalm: "Youre letting them get to you ☠☠ (lol)" ??: you hear more giggling as they prod your face 'oooh sharp teeth~!' 'so soft~' you cannot see the work of the great pixie behind you but assume some god like shits going on back there, han's is becoming very silly looking though Psalm: now this is more flattering... finn proudly shows off his fangs and grins "beautiful, arent i? id wager not many as appealing as i trudge through these woods every day.." he has high hopes for the pixie in the back... ??: you hear them giggle at your words 'like an actor' 'in a play!' they start laughing even harder Finn: finn laughs a bit and replies to them in sylvan from here on "how very flattering of you. wont you let me catch a glimpse of my fellow performers?" ??: you hear surprised ooohs from the crowd 'sylvan!' 'funny accent!' 'hello cousin!' you feel them squeeze your cheeks now like theyre hugging your face instead, the request forgotten Finn: "hello hello..." he laughs warmly and leans into their touch "is my accent really so noticable? ive always thought myself quite good at slyvan" ??: "it is!' 'we talk quick, but you talk fancy' 'like a drawl' 'funny!' Finn: "hmm... sounds like its not a problem, then. although i suppose i could attempt to speak in the manner you do" he thinks for a moment about how to best boil his questions down "are you bored? lonely?" ??: you hear a fit of giggling at the question 'noooo' 'nope!' 'we like to play with people' 'were playing right now!' you hear a group of cheers Finn: finn converses in a friendly manner with them, entertaining for while they walk.

Rokka: rokka fighting for his life Plum: "you need some help?" Rokka: "how do i get them to stop? I almost lost my pants just now!" Plum: "try playing a game with them i guess, like what vinny said" plum jerks a thumb over at him whistling Rokka: he glances over at vinny before looking down around him "uh....do you guy want to play a game?" ??: you hear more giggling 'will it be more fun than this?' Rokka: "Give it a try to find out! Please" ??: you hear a group go 'hmmmmmm~' before saying 'okay!' 'what will we play...' Rokka: "Up to u?" A little preoccupied w the pants ??: 'oooooh' 'he's silly isnt he?' you hear more giggling 'okaaay how about you guesssss... how many of us there are! Rokka: He thinks, tapping his chin, " 25!" ??: you hear a stunned chorus of fairies shout out 'whoa!!!!!' 'he got it right!' ' did you cheaaat?' Rokka: He perks up smiling a little "I GOT IT RIGHT? I WON!?" he shakes his head "no cheating here!" Psalm: he just looks genuinely confused how rokka was able to guess that Plum: for real plum thought rokka had fucked up not suggesting his own game but he won that ??: you hear more surprised oooooh's 'smart and funny!' 'is he psychic?' 'maybe he can see us!' 'so powerful...' they seem excited by this and start playing with your ears Rokka: Rokka's ears start twitching as he squirms trying to shoo them away and giggles " hey that tickles!" ??: like children captivated with a new toy your pants are now free from their clutches as they perch in your fur excitedly Rokka: after hearing finn speak in sylvan, rokka decides to put some use to his broken sylvan skills "hello! rokka me, you name?" relaxing now that they've stopped messing with his clothes ??: you hear excited shouts 'rokka!' 'cousin rokka!' 'another funny accent' you hear a spilling of names, fig, toadstool, dust and twine as they hug your fur Rokka: rokka smiles at them calling him cousin

Cimmorro: cimm's now amused at all the events happening, not even sure what to focus at anymore. "they seem like the audience that would've appreciated my jokes earlier </3" ??: you hear some ooooh?'s near your face 'tell us your best joke and maybe we'll leave you alone~!' 'if its bad we'll steal something' followed by a fit of giggling Cimmorro: "heh, i say nothing but good jokes. listen to this, what did the fish say when it swam into a wall?" ??: you hear a gaggle of what? what? what? Cimmorro: "dam" he makes a face that's like ehhh? ehhh?? cmahnn Plum: plum makes a face Chip: performance check Cimmorro: I KNEW YOUD DO THAT FICUK YOU

??: you hear a pause as your audience considers the landing before a great erupture of high pitched giggling 'it was good' 'it was!' 'lucky you!' Cimmorro: cimm tries to play it cool but he's sweating a little

Keva: as keva keeps walkin she asks out of curiously "why can't we see you? ??: you hear one go hmmmm? and another speak up 'its more fun to hide~!' 'easier to prank' 'you get it!' Keva: "can't argue with that... will you let me see what you look like?" addressing the one playing with her ??: you hear a very thoughtful 'hmmmmmm...' before you feel the one in your hair release it. you blink and you see something floating in the air in front of your face 'hiii~!' you spy a little humanoid creature with stocky arms and legs wave at you,  fluttering wings shimmering on its back, on its head sits the top of a mushroom only letting you see its cheeky grin 

Keva: keva gives a small amused smile and chuckle and waves some fingers back "you're rather cute" ??: you see the pixie comically blush and fold their arms behind themselves as their scuff their foot in the air 'awwwww... what a charmer!' Keva: "do pixies have names?" Limerick and friends: the reach their arms out excitedly 'yeeeep! im limerick!' as they give their name a few other nearby start shouting theirs to not be left out 'fern!' 'berry!' 'swansong!' 'cherub!' Keva: "limerick? like the funny poems? how fun" keva starts trying to remember ones she heard as a kid trying to pass time Limerick: 'just like that yep! they're my favourite' you watch the little pixie twirl in the air before it goes to settle in your hair again Keva: keva quietly recites a few she knows to the best of her memory to limerick

The pixies continue to accompany the party for a time on their walk, though after a bit they hear a few of them yawn.

??: 'getting tired...' 'cant wander too far...!'

They feel the ones messing about with them suddenly flitter away, all at once they blink and the group of them giggling together make themselves visible.

??: one of them floats up to the front and speaks in its sparkling voice ‘thanks for playing, funny looking friends~!’ they make a motion with their hands and in a puff of sparkles, drop something into your hands before they all disappear in a group of hushed laughter, flittering off into the dark. Han: han sticks out her tongue again as bye Finn: when its time to part he bids them farewell in their shared tongue and bows like an actor... inspecting the parting gift curiously now Keva: she says bye softly as they leave Rokka: waving good bye to them "bye cousin fig, cousin dust, cousin twine and everyone else!!" his grin widens hearing them call him their friend "hehe cousin friends.." he mumbles to himself

Peering down at their hands, they all spy a small red berry the size of their respective thumbs, it seems to glow with a magical sparkle.

Finn: "is anyone familiar with these berries?" he looks through the party Plum: "i can try"

As they trot on Plum takes their time to examine the berries, making their way further into the forest. Feeling they're surely reaching the end of the path soon, they ponder what strange things await them just up ahead, their pockets bulging with new gifts.....

Notes

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🔮 Psalm recieved a「 Shard Pen✨ 」and a「 Zorilskin✨ 」 

🗡Keva recieved 「 Unidentified Ink✨ 」

-👨‍👩‍👦‍👦👨‍👨‍👧‍👦 The Party recieved「 Red Berries✨ 」

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[jojonokimyounaboukeneyesofheaven]

idk if ill msg u on ur bday anymore im super conflicted abt it and U in general and i dont think i like should try and get back into ur life but i also like idk i wanna check in plus like i dont want u to think im gonna forget jt or somethin so idk idk idk idk what im gonna do idk if i want to know u anymore but idk if i like can live anymore without u so idk what im even doing ahahahah

idk everything abt everything sucks i hate u but i miss u and when i think abt u i can feel my chest rotting out but i also like just continuously yearn for having u back and i like every other day am so completely suicidal that i feel like i meed to msg u just to get some sort of stability thru u back but idk if thats what i Need but i also know i am like a complete mess i have nothing but u were never going to be able to be anything to me anyways and so like

idk anything… i feel u are a lost cause but i dont want to think that but i think i Should think that but then i know i have like nothing .. so….. i think my life wouldve been better if i did kms like 4 years ago or if all my psychosis incidents actually did make me schizophrenic already cause atleast then maybe i could like find sollace in knowing i am completey fucked and will never have a life and itll be okay because i was crazy but rn i like am too vlose to being like not mentally fucked but also so incredibly burdened by my own mind that i am like

Always on the cusp of it and so i like i feel like a boat just too big and light to ever get sucked into a whirlpool but just stuck spinning and the only way oht would be to try and swim but thats like a 99% chance of me dying and i like as much as id love to escape life and knowing i will never be able to retain any real human contact or relationships and never be able to really wver feel happy and content because of how i always fuck up every thing i have with anyone i would rather atleast like feel like maybe oneday ill have something but it feels impossible for me to ever like

be anything, either for myself or for someone else. i am too depressed and completely checked out in life to make any of my own dreams a reality and everytime im with someone and want to help make their dreams something i find a way to like fumble hard and end up alone

only reason i havent commited soduko yet is social anxiety of finding a bridge and idk what my suicide note would be to ppl, idk if id even wanna leave my family anything because i am sort of checked out of them emotionally but u and blake like atleast Knew me but idk what id say to either of u, thanks for atleast talking to me ahahahah but also fuck u both for not being perfect which is like INSANE mentality but like i also am completely unperfect and cant even like say anything so idk idk idk, idek what id say to blake he was atleast always a good person i just fucked up a lot and wouldnt settle down but for U misha like, idk.

i hate u but love u.. and ik if i told u i was gonna kms itd fuck u up or atleast id Hope ud be able to feel somethin abt it, hope u stleast stalk my accts or something and arent just like completey detatched feom the past 2 years already, i hope u miss me too.. i hope u feel something too, i hope u arent moved on i just want to know u loved me its been ao long since i felt any affection from u even before we ended everything

why couldnt u just talk abt ur peoblems anymore u said it was a bad thing that u didnt feel like u clukd talk to me but like that was 100% all u all u had to ever do was Try to talk abt it but u just clammed up like u alway do and never opened vack up and ig just locked urself away by ur own anxiety and ur problems just compiled and u never like tries to resolve shit and ik i wasnt oerfect at all like helping u and Us get thru stuff sometimes but thats cause all ur problems were always like.

i want the freedom of being able to be with other ppl ahahahaha and like then u harked on me like i was gonna be the one to cheat and shit when like ALL ur problems was ALWAYS like U wanting to.. and its so fucking stupid like bro why do u think i was so angry abt our breakup and ur reasons cause like all u ever wanted to do was be away from me and then u were like Wow.. i cant believe u talked to blake.. bro thats cause u like made it impossible to talk abt anything with u, u stopped being a person to me u stopped like even trying anymore and then tried to make it up as me having failed and thats why we ended when u just couldnt care enough to get over urself and ur stupid shit to just open up to me anymore and just like wanting to try and thats what i hate abt u u always made me feel like i was mever good enough to even talk to u and then ud just do the worst shit and always cause ruckus in our relationship and then u stopped even wanting to try n resolve shit because it was always U at the center of the problems because U couldnt fucking control urself u always did so much shot without thinking and IIII always felt like the impulsive one even tho u would just like ausefhhgsghh why fi i love u why fo i miss u why cant i just be done with this shit and accept that there was no way wed ever work in a million years why cant i stop being tortured why cant i just be dead

[sabertoothwalrus]

i had ANOTHER dream abt miraculous ladybug and this ones a LONG one. it didnt have your artstyle but time paris DID have lovely architecture such as: the bigass hollow tree stumps in breath of the wild, u know the ones big enough to fit a shrine and a half. anyway, the final battle is Happening, people get to wonder if hawkmoth is gonna bite the dust in real time bc its being televised. this is all taking place smth like 3 yrs in the future from season 4 of the show. so theyre like uhhhh Older Teens and certifiably Tired Of All This Shit. so! at the bottom of one of those tree stumps, cat noir’s identity is going to be revealed! oh no!! hes in a #crisis of the soul mostly bc getting revealed would be Bad but also he doesnt feel like hes helping ladybug anymore. he doesnt feel trusted. a classic tale of the villain manipulating a traumatized teen. and ladybug (looking out over a roof and yelling at the top of her lungs) is like “ABSOLUTELY NOT YOU LEAVE MY PARTNER ALONE.” and bribes hawkmoth away by dangling her own secret identity in front of him like a worm on a hook. it works a little too well. her identity gets revealed! cat noir is safe but in the shuffle hes lost his miraculous and marinette picks it up. shes got both and puts them on. tikki and plagg are like “MARINETTE ITS SO DANGEROUS TO WEAR BOTH AT THE SAME TIME” and shes like “im going to punch hawkmoth in the face” and off she goes.

cat noir is nowhere to be found bc now hes adrian! and she doesnt know that! but he knows shes marinette! drama! so now ladybug is re transformed (without activating the black cat miraculous) and is whaling on hawkmoth. she crashes thru my house which is definitely not in paris and tells me and my sibs we have to get out NOW so we book it and its at this point the dream reveals to me that mylene’s mom is chinese and i sit there like Now Hold On A Minute and my mom says “i told u so!” and i tell her “you dont even watch the show???” mylene was wearing a green cheongsam. i don’t tend to ask questions. also by this point i made a mental note to tell u abt this bc it only gets more batshit.

ladybug told us (and everyone that was running away which was a lot of ppl) that if they find cat noir they shld tell him that ladybug loves him. then she has this Stellar idea. she finds nadja chamack and her camera (bc theres only two newspeople in all of paris and one of them runs reality tv) and is like “hi i need to get a message out to cat noir.” when the camera is situated on her (mind u ms chamack is VERY aware that this is her daughters babysitter and is currently holding hawkmoth in a chokehold) she says “im sorry cat noir. you believed in me and trusted me since day one and i couldnt extend you the same courtesy. i was wrong. there is no one else who can wield the black cat miraculous, no one else i would trust with the power of destruction. meet me at our normal rendezvous point so i can give back what is yours.” its all very heartfelt but undercut by the fact that hawkmoth’s bitch ass is shouting explicatives next to her. the fight resumes. she gets slammed into a wall á la every anime fight ever and manages to hide before getting to the roof where she’s waiting for cat noir. shes in a right amount of pain and tikki is running her mouth abt danger and injuries etc. marinette Will Not Move until cat noir shows up. and he does! adrian arrives! when marinette sees him she starts laughing and crying. adrian is rightfully confused. is this a good thing? is this a bad thing? did she hit her head? (yes to all 3.) marinette says “i have been in love with you since 10th grade.” (were they in 10th grade? i do not know.) adrian says “and ive been busy being in love with ladybug.” and then she apologizes again, gives him the ring back, they hug, kick ass and meet up in her room.

if it feels like we’re going rlly fast now its bc we are. the dream was pretty much a montage at this point. hawkmoth is arrested, the world knows who ladybug is, adrian is an orphan, nathalie is still sick, and marinettes parents r thinking that their kid has nearly died MULTIPLE TIMES and they never knew. also luka is under that bridge going “oh fuck.” marinette is in her room trying to explain what will happen next to alya and nino. alya says “i had to tell nino”and marinette says “i am beyond the point of anger. but whatever.” cat noir falls thru her sunroof and they hug (again, there was so much hugging in this dream to make up for the complete lack of hugging in the actual show) and alya + nino are like “uhhh awkward.” the last convo i don’t have quotes for bc at this point my alarm was ringing but it was something abt how marinette cant be ladybug or hold the miracle box and she wld want alya to be the holder but NINO knows and nino Cant Know. but cat noir doesnt want marinette to lose her memories! but People Know. the conclusion was they have to talk to chloe abt how to navigate paparazzi. this is my chloe-and-marinette-could-be-friends agenda. ok i think thats EVERYTHING. if u read all that godspeed, drink water. OH. FINAL THOUGHT. ADRIAN HAD LONG BEAUTIFUL HAIR WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF THIS. he had model-brand stubble and sharper teeth than he should.

sometimes I’m peeved that tumblr increased the character limit for asks to be higher than 500 characters, and other times I get

1k word asks about miraculous ladybug dreams, and I think that’s beautiful

I do unironically love the part about Chloe helping Marinette navigate paparazzi, rip to her canon character development

#also I love ‘meet me on the roof at our usual spot’ #but he DOESNT HAVE HIS MIRACULOUS #NCBDBSHDHGJG #HOW DID HE GET UP THERE #miraculous ladybug

[blasphamoustraitors]

Ah yes leaving a threatening note on the windshield of my car bc i parked like an asshole bc u parked like an asshole vry tough

#august living #i feel rlly bad abt parking like an asshole but im also vry mad abt them parking like an asshole #so. this fuckin suv left like 3 or 4 fucking feet of space on one side of the car and juuuuust enough space for me to get in on the other #also known as taking 2 fucking spots when the parking lot it literally full #but yeah i was barely able to get out of my car and there wasnt enough room to get in on the drivers side of the car that double parked #but if theyd have just fuckin parked properly in the first place i would have just been able to park next to them like not an asshole #they managed to get out without damaging either of our cars i think i couldnt quite tell the lot was dark and there was snow on the car #but they left a note like if u dont learn how to park someones going to beat ur stupid ass :) yes they put a smiley face #like sorry but ur the one who parked like an asshole in a full lot in the first place #we i know i was being an asshole by parking there but i had to get food and get to work #oh also a shit load of other stuff happened tonight so like must be a planet thing #someone tried to take some lingerie a vry drunk woman tried to get me to let her have a lollipop for free #a couple stayed in the store after close but at least they bought something #a shit load of ppl came in and walked all over my freshly mopped floors ah shit i forgot the count the lingerie after i closed #usually i do it before we close but bc so many ppl came in 20 min before close i didnt have time then forgot lmao #i keep adding to this post but lmao im working thru this #ok so like ultimately we both made each others lives more frustrating for a few minutes #they managed to leave and they were allowed to be mad #im allowed to feel a uneasy at being threatened and frustrated that they parked so poorly in the first place #everything ended up being alright and we will never interact again #anyway should sleep