#astroinn

[galactic-blooms]

PlEASE

Now I'm tempted to draw it and keep it to myself just so you know it exists but you'll never get to see it

[iciatheguardess]

he doesn't dare let go of her.

*And she doesn't dare let go of him. All the way back to the inn.*

*Astrion is reading a book at the bar when they come back. As soon as he sees them, he snaps the boom shut.*

I was wondering when I'd see you two again- holy s---, I-.. are you two alright?!

Yes, we are now... I'm so sorry it took so long-

It's okay, I'm just glad you're both alive... oh yeah, your friend- sister- Raina came around. She's been taking care of Fred.... who my sister has also taken a liking to.

Oh- well I'm glad she got my letter, thank you.

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"You're one to talk."

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CW: Semigraphic abuse/suggestive themes

"Why am I like this?"

"Why can't I be the son they want?"

"Why can't I stop doing it?"

"I just want to feel loved. That can't be too much to ask, right?"

"Maybe it is all my fault that I'm like this."

"Maybe they're right."

"Who could love someone like me?"

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— @circus-diner

Hi, Pam! It's lovely to see you again, you look lovely!!

Yeah, nice dress.

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so astrion

what DOES radio taste like

A gentleman never tells~

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*STARES RESPECTIVELY*

the one meme dress with the black, and the yellow chains on it

you know the one

The things I do for yall

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".... what the h---???"

"Hm? Is something wrong?"

"There's something in the recently deleted files... is that a human program?!"

"What?!"

"Yeah! A program called SIMON.EXE- can you look up results for active circus members for that name?"

"Hm... I'm not finding a Simon. However, I am finding a..... Silhouette? But... things are wrong with the date coding. A very large gap- about a year between when the last of its data has been detected and a few days ago."

"Hold on, I'm looking at Simon.... this is a perfectly good program, what?! And an actual person! Not even an AI, a literal person from the real world! He's existed for a while, too!"

"Who on earth deleted him?? Can we see?"

"That's what I'm trying to do no-"

"..........."

".... Astrion?"

".... hey. I got a location of whoever did this. They're in some... Wonderland place."

"... you don't think-"

"I do. Hold on, I'm sending this info to you... and restoring this poor guy's program. Hold on, man...."

[RESTORE SIMON.EXE? Y or N]

[Y]

[RESTORATION PROTOCOL INITIATED. Please be patient...]

[SIMON.EXE: RESTORED]

"There we go, come on back to life, man... it'll kick in soon, you'll be okay."

"Silhouette still exists... do you think that will be an issue?"

".... we'll monitor it from here."

"Should we try and find Simon and check on him, then...?"

"Nope... too risky for us. We'll monitor him with what we got... and if we get the chance to meet him, we'll see. Can't force anything, though. We don't wanna seem like we know anything.

"Now come on... we got some research on Wonderland to do."

[ @silhouette-anon ]

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bye Mr atsrion.

See ya, Joy.

*Icia and Sammy walk out, as Astrion continues to inspect the himbo.*

(.... oh I can't wait to tell Radio bout this.)

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(Basically their interaction with Radio)

Astrion: sometimes I can still hear her voice..

Gaia, directly behind him: gay, gay, homosexual, gay

Fr

"It's like she's still here...."

"YOU LIKE MEN. YOU WANT A MAN. YOU WANT MULTIPLE MEN."

[modgryphonrambles]

Yay, thank you, it is really nice to know that he's adored especially when you've only read a small part of his story!

Guess I might as well introduce myself, I'm Vian but everyone around here calls me Grif, since that was my only character here for a long time. Since you're reading through the Astroinn blog you would have already met my silly plush gryphon!

Hope you have fun reading through the craziness that is TAOCC!

I GENUINELY LOVED GRIF SO MUCH I Know It Might've Not Been Intentional But He Was Such A Good Character To Introduce The Concept Of The Inn With!! Not to mention his design is just overall so adorable <333 I cant wait to learn more abt him, he seems like such a loveable protagonist type

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Voices. Tiny, faint voices. Each one whispering barely a word or two.... Astrion feels as if he's floating, through an empty, dark, warm void. He tries listening to what the voices say.

".......... cheater.........."

... wait.... what?

"Pick one....."

He stirs in the void a bit, frowning. What are they talking about? Why do the voices sound so weirdly familiar...?

"Desperate"

"Womanizer"

"Indecisive"

"Ridiculous"

They slowly become recognizable.

".... Radio? Aella?"

Their voices are distorted, mixed with others he also recognizes but can't quite understand. But theirs ring out the loudest.

"Dating multiple people at once? Who's your favorite?" Aella's voice hisses. She sounds betrayed.

"Wha.... I don't have a favorite??"

"Everyone has a favorite. You're just desperate to feel loved, this 'poly' thing doesn't exist."

Astrion tries to identify the other voices shining through, the Aella and Radio he knows would never say that stuff... right?

"You don't love me!"

"What- yes I do!"

"You only want me for @^>@,×^<#(, you're disgusting!!"

"Radio, you know that's not-"

"IM NOT RADIO!!!"

Astrion tries to back away from the voices, despite them echoing from all directions. A sharp pain from his right eye makes him yell out, grabbing it.

"I thought you loved me, why would you bring this up again?! I knew I shouldn't have said yes the first time you brought it up!!"

"You should have told her you were gay, how could you do this to her?! To US?!"

"I- I did!! Please- !(×^×>#, ¡`}▪︎♧○¡\》-"

"LEAVE US ALONE!!!"

And the voices disappear.... as if being sucked through a vacuum.

.... vacuum.....

Astrion puts a hand under his hair, cupping the space where his eye should be. He reaches in... deeper, deeper, looking for the source of the pain. It feels like.... an ache.

Two new voices join the others. Aella and Radio don't say a thing.

"You are wrong for this. You are asking too much. You don't really love them."

"You don't know s---, yes I do!!!"

"LIES."

He flinches back. Now it's just the two new voices.... somehow their words hurt more- they mean so, so much more.

"It's only possible to love one. First your brother, and now you. You are breaking their hearts, you are breaking OUR hearts. You cannot possibly love two people at once, it's not right."

"You did this to yourself... for shame."

"Your pain is deserved, that's what you get for hurting them."

"You deserve to be alone for this."

That word strikes something, and Astrion's eye shoots open.

He's back in the inn, on the couch. Aella and Radio are still snuggled up to him, hopefully unaware of his rapid heartbeat.

Astrion swallows back a tear and feels his face underneath his hair.... everything is normal.

God..... he really does hate being alone.

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*Radio is completely frozen, his poor brain unable to process this for a solid few seconds, before he relaxed and wrapped his arms around Astrion*

— @radioactive-circus

*Astrion slowly lifts Radio back up, taking his sweet damn time with it and not breaking the kiss once. Once Radio is fully upright again he (reluctantly) breaks away from the kiss, breathing slightly hard and smiling.*

You taste sweet, heh~

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… alright. No point in arguing about it then.

…. I’m gonna go talk to Astrion…

— @master-dealmaker

Hold on.... let's make sure Annie is asleep first. She's a shy little one.

*She goes and peeks around the corner into the lobby.*

Okay, I think she is... *She motions Niko to follow.*

*Astrion hears their footsteps and wipes his eye quickly. He's so tired... both emotionally and a bit physically.*

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”ah— that actually hadn’t crossed my mind, heh..”

— @radioactive-circus

*Astrion gives him another kiss, short and sweet.* You're adorable-

*His smile fades as he straightens.* Hello Gaia.

Hello boys. *she just has the biggest fucking grin on her face.*

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”as long as I have—?”

*he chuckled*

— @radioactive-circus

If you were wondering how I tasted after our first conversation, then yes. *He pulls away only about an inch, so they can breathe and talk easier.