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[thedisciple]

To the one called Mundane:

It is somewhat endearing to s33 you so excited. I must admit, I too f33l my earnestness growing, especially now that two of my companions may be there. I am also most curious about these young humans you wish for me to 'adopt'. Still, it is as they say, do not count your cluckbeasts before they hatch. We are not certain if someone with so ambiguous a history as mine will enter, and understandably so.

Now please do stop flailing before you give yourself a blood pusher attack.

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[thefirstmother]

I Must Say That I, Too, Am Feeling Some Amount Of Excitement Towards All Of This. If We Are To Arrive In This Place, Then It Will Be... Interesting, To Say The Least.

Although, I Must Agree That We Should Not Be Counting Any Cluckbeasts Before Their Hatching. It Is Still Worth Trying, And I Do Hope That Things Go Well For All Of The Mundanes Involved, But I Do Not Want Them To Grow Upset If It Turns Out We Are Unable To Enter.

[thedisciple]

[Mamarosa ;A;]

If not, there will always be other opportunities.

It would be so good to s33 the rest of you again, and while it is rather disconcerting to be taken against ones will, it s33m like such a quaint place.

[thefirstmother]

[ My dear, sweet daughter-in-law. ;^; ]

My Own Mundane Is Contemplating A Grand 'Library,' Should This Place Not Work Out For The Three Of Us. I Believe You Would Enjoy It There, For Both Its Records And The Prey Skulking Through Its Halls.

All Of These Places Are Disconcerting, Though, In This Regard. But I Will Accept This So-Called Imprisonment If I Am To See You Both Again. I Have Missed You Greatly, Magdayma.

[thedisciple]

[Library ping! You know just what she likes]

There is?? [Er]

Yes, that does seem quite enjoyable as well. It has b33n so long since I have b33n able to sit down and enjoy a good book. It would be so nice to be able to read with you as well. We never did have much of a chance to share our favorites, did we?

[thefirstmother]

[ Mama knows all. ]

Yes. It is Simply Referred To As The Library, And Gives Its Residents Access To The Worlds Within Its Books.

Perhaps We Would Be Able To Find Our Favorites There, So That We May Have That Opportunity Now. Though There Is The Slight Problem Of The Beasts Running Free, You Are A Skilled Huntress, And I Am Not Yet Beyond My Time.

[thedisciple]

How intriguing. It does s33m the sort of place that could spark grand adventure. I suppose those who facilitate such a place know the truth meaning of jumping into a book.

[thefirstmother]

Indeed, With Such A Literal Example Of It. I Would Not Be Surprised To See Young Wigglers Of All Races Rushing Head First Into The Gates That Grant Access To The Books, Seeking Out Their Ever Heroic Quests.

I Am Glad That My Own Is Beyond That Age Now. I Believe My Blood Pusher Would Suddenly Seize If Such Reckless Behavior Could Occur Again Like That.

[thedisciple]

Again? Now you have me very curious. Just what sort of mischief did he use to get into?

[Tell her embarrassing bb stories. She would love to tease him with them.]

[thefirstmother]

Again. He Was Quite The Adventurous One, Ever Since He Was A Young Grub. I Would Often Find Myself Fretting Over Where He Had Gone Off To, Only To Discover Him Climbing A Ledge To Return A Flutterbeast Up To Its Nest.

More Benign Behavior That Did Not Cause Me Such Distress Often Lead Me To Cleaning Him Of Mud From Places I Did Not Originally Know We Were In Possession Of.

[thedisciple]

Haha. How sw33t. And utterly like him. I find myself unsurprised that even at so young an age he was risking himself to help others.

[thefirstmother]

Looking Back On It Now, Perhaps I Should Have Realized Sooner. He Was Very Caring Early In His Life, And I Should Not Have Found It Strange When He First Started Displaying This Care Of Others. I Still, However, Can Recall The Very Moment That My Confusion Became Pride.

[thedisciple]

When was that moment?

[thefirstmother]

I Was Afraid For Him, But It Was When I Saw Him Standing Up For A Rustblood. This Was Long Before We Met You, And When We Were Still Attempting To Keep His Own Blood Hidden From Others.

Even At The Risk Of Discovery, He Still Fought For A Strangers Right.

[thedisciple]

[Not for the first time, she finds herself wondering why things had to turn out the way they did. He had only ever wanted for a better world, for everyone, but she knows better than to linger too long on such silly ideas such as good always falling to those who were good.]

You raised him beautifully, Heuadni.

[thefirstmother]

[ Certainly not for the first time, wonders the same. Wishes things could've gone another way. At the very least, she wishes she could've done something to protect him one more time. But lingering leads to nothing, save for sadness and a profound sense of loss. It would be better to focus on the fact she can see those that became her children again in places such as this. ]

I Did Only What I Could And What I Felt Was Right. I Am Thankful, For Him And The Experiences He Gave Me.

But Most Of All, I Am Thankful That He Could Meet You, Magdayma.

[thedisciple]

[sdfhiu don't say things like that.]

I. Thank you. I too am glad to have him in my life, as well as you and the Psiioniic.

[thefirstmother]

[ Nope Mama does what Mama wants. And what Mama wants is to love her babbies.

Faint amusement all up in this. ]

The Two Of You Were - Are, I Should Say - Very Important To Him. To See The Three Of You Together, I Must Say Those Remain Some Of My Happiest Memories.

[thedisciple]

[Troll in the dungeon]

Do not speak so, as if you are only our overseer. I am certain am not speaking solely for myself when I say that you are like the family which we have only observed only in other species.

[Pause]

Well, not only.

[thefirstmother]

[ Multiple trolls in the dungeon-- oh, wait. ]

It Was Unprecedented, Amongst Our Species. To Be The First Recorded Instance Of A Family Is One Of Honor, Despite Everything That Happened. I Would Not Have Chosen Anyone Else To Watch Over, As Something Far More Than A Lusus.

I Will Always Think Of The Three Of You As My 'Children.'

[suprise_goddess]

[And have a spastic asian girl tackle-hugging you Disciple.]

Kitty!

[thedisciple]

[UNEXPECTED!! Disciple is not certain of what to make of this but. The alien does not seem hostile?]

Well, hello there. You gave me a surprise.

[suprise_goddess]

Hehe! I guess. Hi!

[Still hugging you since she hasn't heard any complaints.]

[thedisciple]

[Disciple does not mind hugs! She is just surprised since most trolls aren't very receptive to hug. After an initial surprise she gives her a hug back]

Not that I mind, but may I ask what brought this on?

[suprise_goddess]

You look kind of like a cat, I really like cats.

[thedisciple]

Why thank you. [She sees that as a compliment, and lets go of her now.] I am quite fond of them as well, though, I suppose I owe that to my lusus.

[suprise_goddess]

[She lets go as well seeing as they're carrying on a conversation now.]

What's a lusus?

[testaments]

oh my, i hope your mundane will be alright, Magdayma. tell her not to fret, you've been allowed to enter and i will not be long behind.

[scribes]

She is doing well, do not worry. Quite well, in fact, if her excitement for your and Heuadni's arrival is any indication.

[testaments]

oh, i see. well i am glad that she is doing better now. i must say the excitement is shared by both my mundane and i.

[scribes]

Ind33d. It will be wonderful to be reunited once more, and I must say I find the prospect of learning more of and exploring this world we are to be taken to be quite an adventure. It seems like such a beautiful, if odd place.

[testaments]

it will be ...jarring to be in a place where they know not our kind.

[scribes]

This is true. It s33ms will will not be alone. From what my mundane tells me, there will be quite a number of creatures there.

In truth, I am more concerned for those they call humans. It seems they will face a great degr33 of prejudice from the natural inhabitants of that world.

[testaments]

...is that so? why?

[Equality senses tingling. He's immediately concerned for these humans and this apparently prejudice, but at the same time there's a little something extra bubbling up within him that sort of alarms him.]

[scribes]

I do not fully understand why. Not just yet. I believe, in part, it is just another instance of those spirits f33ling superior and generalizing the species.

[testaments]

that isn't very fair. if all of us are to be trapped under the same circumstances, fighting and berating those among us is the last thing we should be concerned with.

[and he looks pretty unhappy about this.]

[scribes]

It is as you say. I do not believe the circumstances will be as extreme as those of Alternia...but they will be there.

[testaments]

violence or simply scathing stares ...in the end it's all the same! Species, race, blood color, none of that should ever matter, WHY ARE PEOPLE SO FUCKING STUPID!?

[....OH. That was. Odd. He is kind of angry right now!!]

[scribes]

[That was. Different. Yet, recalling how his last moments had been, perhaps not so surprising. Hope you don't mind her laying a gentle hand on your shoulder, Signless.]

More often than not, I f33l it is about fear rather than ignorance. We will just n33d to do our best to purrtect those humans, and hopefully dissipate some of this prejudice. Unless my mundane is mistaken, neither of us will be regarded disdainfully, and so our words may carry some weight.

[Though in truth...even if Signless may not be the pariah here that he was back home, a part of her is still afraid for him. She can't bear the idea of losing him twice.]

[testaments]

[Lucky you, he doesn't remember any of that. So he will pause there, fighting down what is a torrent of rage and bitterness that he can't even begin to explain. It's kind of the most intense and harsh emotion he's ever felt. And if its something Signless is good at doing, its feeling.

The hand on his shoulder does wonders to calm him though and he just kind of stands there dumbly blinking at her.]

i... yes. yes that would be best. if we can make a change for the better we should. i...i'm not sure what just came over me. Magdayma?

[scribes]

Everyone can become riled up sometimes. It is not a bad thing, as long as you do not let it control you.

[testaments]

[Yes, riled up, sure. But this? He was sure this was pure hatred, which is not something he is very used to feeling if at all. Its kind of worrisome. But he nods and manages a small smile.]

of course not. such emotions will not rule me as they have ruled our kind for so long.

[scribes]

Just remember that you have us. [She knows she doesn't need to clarify that she means their 'family']

Should you ever n33d, we are always there to listen. [Bit of a wry smile, especially since she won't really be able to do much talking, come game-time]

[testaments]

[He will return her smile with a far more genuine one this time and lean in to lightly press their foreheads together.]

always.

[scribes]

If we only had the Psiioniic we would be whole again. Honestly, we n33d his help to k33p you out of trouble, but I'm sure your mother and I will find a way. [She is only teasing now. Mostly.]

[testaments]

[SIGHS. He will fondly roll his eyes.]

of course, because i can't be trusted to flee with reckless abandon into a mob of angry highbloods without my greatest accomplice.

you are aware that he gets in as much trouble as i do, Magdayma.

[scribes]

You both get into more trouble than is necessary. [Honestly at this point it is something she and Dolorosa have just come to accept. They make bets.]