homeless but maaaaybe entranceway maaaaaaybe

[speaksforthetrees]

I gotta say, cutie, I don't much get the point of this place. Not to mention, isn't this contraption you're tappin' away at kinda the sorta thing that gets trees cut down? Y'see where I'm goin' here?

Not to mention that livin' in a mansion ain't my style, really. If I even get a say in that.

...What do you mean the forest "kinda eats people"? You sure it ain't what's livin' in it? Cutie, you gotta think this through a little bit more. I can't speak for trees that wanna turn me into lunch, after all! Or, well, I s'pose I could but...

No, no, this ain't gonna work, you go on and play with some of your other dolls and leave me alone, you hear me?

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[whichwayyoulean]

[There are a thousand things he could say or do right now. Some of them might even involve shouting or quiet but very, very sincere apologies. He'd thought about it over and over, what he'd say to the Lorax if he ever saw the forest spirit again. What ultimately comes out isn't what he was planning at all]

Someone might mistake you for a rare poodle.

Or a talking, furry footstool.

[speaksforthetrees]

[The Lorax just kind of. Tilts his head.]

They could, but I wouldn't let 'em stick to that assessment for very long. Why, was that what you thought? Is the mustache not bushy enough or somethin'?

[whichwayyoulean]

If it got any bushier it'd need planning permission.

[He lapses into silence again] So. You're back.

Didn't think you would be, really.

[speaksforthetrees]

Depends on your definition of "back", I suppose. Why, you miss me?

[thneedifestdestiny]

Okay, first of all - it's just a computer thingy-ma-bob. It doesn't cut down trees or anything, and you'd get stuck with one too if you came to Wonderland. This place isn't going to let you get away with using smoke signals or whatever to send messages to people.

But more importantly, no. No way. You are not showing up in Wonderland the second I open up for business! I've got a whole new crowd of Thneed customers here, and you're just going to come in and wreck everything.

[speaksforthetrees]

But don't it come out of one of your humongoid factories? Gotta make room for it somehow, don't you? Not to mention all the muck and yuck it spews out into the rivers and the sky...

And what are you usin' to make those thneeds, huh? I thought only truffula trees would do!

[thneedifestdestiny]

Yeah, well. Those factories aren't here. Besides, the Wonderland ones are probably just magically made. A lot of things here are.

[He looks kind of sheepish about that last question.]

Well, of course only Truffula trees will do! But, since there aren't any here, I struck a deal with...someone [or something.] And now I have some Truffula tufts to work with, at least for now! And I didn't have to lay even one little finger on my ax.

[squeak_squeaker]

Ohh... I kinda want to pet you! ['Kinda' was Kronk for 'I really, REALLY have to pet this thing!']

C'mere, little buddy!

[speaksforthetrees]

[The Lorax leans away.]

Uh. I'm gonna have to say "no" to that one, buddy.

[squeak_squeaker]

You don't want some petting? Huh.

[Kronk was just... stealthily poking the mustache, now. Discreet.] What kind of little fuzzy baby animal are you?

[gentleman_thief]

If it makes you fell any better, the machine that your mundane is using actually made it so less trees are cut down.

omg i need to play those games so bad sob

[speaksforthetrees]

You sure about that, Mr. Private Eye?

[gentleman_thief]

I'm not exactly a Private Eye but yes I am sure.

Rather than keeping written documents written on paper made from trees, information is stored on machines like that.

It replaces many things paper and other products were used for.

[herbologizing]

[Oh hey! He's heard about you! From the guy with the guitar!]

Do you speak for all the trees? Magical and non?

gasp a neville *o* we have a james potter who is itching for castmates at entranceway!

[speaksforthetrees]

Well, it was originally just a truffula tree thing, but, uh, I suppose that'll change if I really go to...wherever it is Cutie here wants to toss me.

ahhh well i am not looking for any games right now, i just couldn't not reply FOR THE TREES!

[herbologizing]

[Cutie? That's...cute.]

I met, uh—his name was Once-ler, I think? He played guitar, pretty good with it, too. I'm...I really like plants, I never thought I'd get to meet someone who speaks for them.

[justgotback]

[Jesus now characters from her childhood are coming to life.]

Don't you have a preachy sermon against industrialization, how we're killing ourselves?

scream heathers <3

[speaksforthetrees]

Uh. Not as such. I figure I shouldn't need to get preachy, what with how obvious the damage is even after a short while.

I'm glad someone remembers~

[justgotback]

You'd be surprised what slides under their coke-dusted noses.

Hate to break it to you, humans are really self-destructive. I've seen it. Hell, I've helped in it. But still...it'd be nice if we weren't so shitty to each other, you know?

[truffulacide]

You gotta admit, it'd be ironic. I'm pretty sure they'd spit you out, though. Who wants to chew on a hairball?

[speaksforthetrees]

Excuse me? You wanna say that to my face, Beanpole?

[The Lorax is just. Gonna. Start making a stack of books to stand on so that can happen.]

[truffulacide]

[whereas Once-ler is just gonna crouch on down so he's on your level. granted, that's still pretty difficult because the Lorax is so tiny and he himself is so tall, but. he makes it work.]

I said, no one wants to chew - [have a gentle poke to the nose.] - on a hairball.

you're really good jsyk

[treefetish]

... There are trees that eat people? [wow she's just learning stuff all over the place these days

this all sounds a bit familiar, though] Are you that Guardian of the Forest Mr. Once-ler is always talking about?

;A; oh wow thank you! i only just saw the movie DX

[speaksforthetrees]

I'm not sure if it's the trees, exactly. It's possible, though.

Aaaand, that I am. [He gives a little bow.] The Lorax, at your service.

you are like mad aces props to you

[treefetish]

Wow! [and she kinda just

kneels down] You're a lot smaller and more adorable than I thought you would be.