#i aint good but you gotta start someplace right?

[majorproblems77]

So I kept hearing about how art can be relaxing and stuff. Just messing with colours and such.

So blanket fort time today is art time and I found a water colour pallet to give it a go and god damn I wish my art teacher at school had actually encouraged me to keep going and trying cause this is fun.

I've just been swatching the paint but I'm enjoying it :)

[twice-the-twice-love]

Jiran with 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, and 10? (On the ship headcanon meme)

Thank you for the ask so much! 

1. Who makes the first move and how?

Jin did. No matter the AU (okay like in 95% of my AU’s) Jin makes the first move. Giran with his quirk made a vow to himself to not ask out just in case his quirk went off at the worst of times. Jin not the most romantic, but he invites Giran over somewhere and asks him if they want to be more than friends to time a possible kiss with the movie. Jin is always this classy. Jin at least has the guts to always ask in person though for dating.

2. Who is the most insecure and what makes them feel better?

Both have their own insecurities that they have.

Jins insecurity is he feels like he is not the man he used to be, if he was better or worse back then. What flaws did he take with him to where he has grown to now.

Giran’s are a bit different it is about safety. He worries he wouldn’t be able to keep whoever he was with safe. If they got together before Jin and the clones fought he would have this feeling doubled he couldn’t protect Jin from himself how was he supposed to protect him from anything else? He worries about his quirk, it isn’t a good one, it could harm them. But at least for that one Jin says he doesn’t mind doing things again.

3. Who is the most romantic?

Jin is just a bit more romantic in the cheesy sort of way. He asks to get Giran to go to places, has the league attack a power plant so it shuts off so you can have a romantic night looking at the stars as you both have some quiet time. Giran tries to do the same to Jin after a bit, that big old yawn shoulder stretch.

4. Who can’t keep their hands to themselves?

Jin can’t keep himself off of Giran when they have some time to themselves. Jin always asks though if he can hold onto Giran and Giran always answers yes to Jin.

5. Who says ‘I love you’ first?

Giran says it first, he keeps it very casual. Jin was laying on his side debating on wether he should say it. He knew Giran will be fine with close contact but still it is always good to ask. Giran saw the furrowed brow under the mask and leaned in a bit closer to Jin, “I love you.”Jin.exe stopped working as he turns and then kisses Giran on the lips pulling up his mask to do so.

6. Who would they ask if they ever had a threesome?

Giran like many others asks a question Jin is now immune to. Jins response is just casual, “No I have not had a threesome with clones. Recently.” That got Giran laughing.

7. What do they get up to on a night out?

Anywhere from movie date to robbing someplace and a high speed car chase. Sometimes you just gotta be a little free and rambunctious right? Most nights are spent at resturants, trying to work on time without the mask for Jin now. But pre-purge, it would be party all night if he could. We are young lets make some friends and make some noise.

8. What do they like in bed?

Honestly for my dynamic of them I HC Grian as demisexual, and Jin as pansexual, so it was a slow start, but it worked better for them in the bedroom. Girna has not done much he keeps a good business standard by not sleeping with clients (Jin the exception) Giran is a bit awkward, and Jin is a bit rusty but they figure things out. They get into a groove, Giran accepts some time off and will relax and let Jin take care of him.

9. What is the most embarrassing thing they have done in front of each other?

Jin says when he does not have anything to do with his mask it was when drunk him was trying to dance with a broom. Giran walked in on Jin in the motel room in just boxers practicing his dancing.

Giran says the most embarrassing thing he has done is almost shot his own hand off trying to prating gunslinging his pistol around, he pulled the trigger and a burst of flame singed his hair. He told Jin to tell no one.

10. What two songs, two books and two luxury items do they take to a desert island?

Jin: SONGS Aint no rest for the wicked by cage the elephant, Nowhere man the beetles, BOOKS Fight club by Chuck Palahniuk, Quint book single bound of hitchickers guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams, ITEMS His mask, and binoculars.

Giran: SONGS Busy Earnin’ by Jungle, Younger Ruel, BOOKS Wolf of Wall Street by  Jordan Belfort, and a printed out copy of my immortal to read to Jin to bug him. ITEMS A beach umbrella, and a case of cigars.

[lesbianstarlightglimmer]

2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 22, 35, 47, 48, 53, 54, 56, 64, 66, 74, 79, 80, 90, 91, 104, 111, 117, 130, 134, 153 (omg, this is the most questions i have ever sent to anyone... there were so many good ones tho!!! uhhh, definitely take your time with this one.... i mean, always take your time to answer, but ESPECIALLY this one. if there is anything u can’t or don’t want to answer dw!!! ; w ; )

2 What’s your dream pet(Real or not)? Ik these are super bad to haveas pets bc they’re not made to be pets but god I’d love a fennec fox. Ik I canget one legally in state but its very not good to have exotic pets like thatlol.

4 What was your favoritevideo game growing up? I didn’t start playing Pokemon until middle school (like whenever blackcame out) but in elementary school I loved playing nintendogs and Mario kart onmy ds!

5: What three things/peopledo you think of most each day? 1. “ugh I should just skip class today except I shouldn’t but thenagain-“ 2 ex friends unfortunately and 3. My current friends and how theyre doing today

6: If you had a warninglabel, what would yours say? “WARNING: Don’t piss off”

22 Pet peeves? God a lot…the ones I can thinkof off the top of my head are: people talking over each other/interrupting andpeople who park SUPER badly and thus affect the rest of the parking lot/garage.

35 Where would you like totravel and/or live? Somewhere mountainous with lots of trees! While I liked going to NY fora trip, I doubt id wanna live there. Also someplace not super conservativewould be nice too.

47 What is a sound youreally hate? Tbh any noise my brother makes. He transitions to different ones everyso often. Once he had a toy from burger king that was lisa from the simpsonsthat would say ‘we gotta save springfield!’ and he knew it annoyed me and mybrother so hed hit the button over and over. He likes finding out what noisespiss us off the most and does it until he moves onto the next one. Also there’sa kit kat commercial on tv rn I loathe bc of the song on it idk! I hate it!

48 A sound you really love? Rain, cat noises, tbh most noisesfrom nature

53 How are you feeling rightnow? Tired haha

54: What color would youlike your hair to be right now? Anything pastel tbh!

56 Something that calms youdown? Fireball (my cat)or writing/drawing

64 Favorite animal(s): can’t answer this one bc Ilove all animals

66 Favorite emoticon: >⋮3c

74 What is one random butinteresting fact about yourself? I used to be able to quote the entire first two episodes of Fiona andCake from Adventure Time. Like I could recite everything and see it happeningin my brain. which is weird since i dont watch AT but i liked f&c for some reason. (idk I struggled with this one haha)

79 Something you wish didn’texist: I mean on aserious note stuff like racism, homo/transphobia, sexism, etc. on a lessserious note I wish trucks didn’t fucking exist outside of farms. Why the fuckdo you need a truck. you aint carrying shit. Fuck your truck. 

80 Something you wish didexist: myyyy self-insertstories bc it’d make all lives very interesting lemme tell ya.

90: If you were an animal,which one would you be? A ruddy somali cat no doubt no doubt

91: If a flower couldaesthetically represent you, what kind would it be? Idk any that exist rn butsomething neon colored that opens at night.

104 What is your favoritemineral or gem? Opals are so pretty I haven’t found one I haven’t liked!

111 A question you hatebeing asked? “What are you going to do with a Professional Writing™ degree?” Aaand“Any cute guys at college/got a boyfriend?”

117 What color do you wishthe sky was? Tbhhh I wouldn’t mind a starry sky lol. Pink sky would be nice too.

130 Who would you like topunch in the face right now? Probably my gma for her insensitive question about when we were gonnareplace Jewel not even a week after she died.

134 Do you like rollercoasters? HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!

153 How did you meet yourspouse/girlfriend/boyfriend/partner? We’ve actually known each other since elementary school! The only schoolwe haven’t gone together was college and she didn’t go to the first elementaryschool I went to (the elementary schools in my town are split into elementaryand intermediate where elementary was pre-k through 3rd grade andthen intermediate was 4th through 6th. However theychanged the grades when we were going into 6th grade so we werethrust into middle school instead of staying one more year at the intermediateschool. She went to intermediate w/me)

Thanks for the ask!!

[trouvvaille]

Clams; Talk to your moirail.

brackishbarracuda [BB] began trolling lonelySeahorse [LS] at 5-44 AM BB- 3B* lonelySeahorse- Yesterday at 5-45 AM Hey u I uh I gotta talk to u brackishBarracuda- Yesterday at 5-46 AM well thats yeah aight whats up clams

lonelySeahorse- Today at 2-38 AM I miss my kids. Can we get them back... Please? Its too quiet. I wworry. I mean I'm sure dirk takes god care of them i just uh Need them So Yeah brackishBarracuda- Today at 2-56 AM i can bring em back to visit clams but look i know its quiet and it fucking sucks and i miss them too i still dont feel like theyre safe here love and no dirk dont do shit dave keeps em have you seen dirk with a kid its hilarious lonelySeahorse- Today at 6-41 AM I mean pike I dont doubt it but i wwant to see em Wwho are wwe hiding from noww I thought condy wwas not an issue anymore or somethin Is it sal brackishBarracuda- Today at 6-51 AM no shes still a fucking thing there were two problems but the orginal ones still there lonelySeahorse- Today at 6-51 AM godamnit howw about if wwe just movve not forevver brackishBarracuda- Today at 6-51 AM thats lonelySeahorse- Today at 6-51 AM but pike to loz's brackishBarracuda- Today at 6-52 AM love thats not the problem lonelySeahorse- Today at 6-52 AM or i knoww brackishBarracuda- Today at 6-52 AM she doesnt know where we are its me wanting to give fel and her fam someplace to go lonelySeahorse- Today at 6-52 AM i just wwant to put up solutions and feel like im helpin ZZ3B( brackishBarracuda- Today at 6-52 AM i could kiss you you know i kno its naut been easy bein with me lately or ever lonelySeahorse- Today at 6-53 AM some nights are easier than others <> the 24 hours after u cut off chos arm noww that was rough shit evverything else compared to that is pike cuttin through a cloud its just the fuckin brackishBarracuda- Today at 6-54 AM im sorry lonelySeahorse- Today at 6-54 AM its gamzee all the fuck ovver again u knoww what they say third times the charm brackishBarracuda- Today at 6-54 AM 3B( lonelySeahorse- Today at 6-54 AM ZZ3B* just kinda fuckin i unno i almost got enough of ur biolum for u to bathe in ivve started movvin them to one a the tanks ur gonna have to pike... sleep in it or just sit in there ww ur palmhusk and blog for hours ill uh join u if u wwant i dunno if the tank'd hold tho but i can put them in the big one if i take archie out lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-03 AM you uh you'll be okay u knoww its hard but you'll pull through it wwasn't ur fault you knoww that right i think i think u should spend some tide with kad u knoww they'll help u feel better brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-13 AM how the fuck wasnt it my fault clams i love you but the knife was in my hand lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-13 AM kads alwways good for a pickmeup did you knoww the knife wwas in ur hand brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-15 AM i remember picking it up lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-15 AM wwe are not responsible for our instincts they wwere responsible for aya and they hurt her and you hurt them in turn both of these wwere wwrong but neither more than the other both of them wwill scar and both of them are traumatized you wwere angry brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-18 AM stop making excuses for me lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-18 AM im not makin excuses for you it was everyones fault thats wwhat im tryin to get at cho was responsible for ayas wwellbein an they should not havve had her in the same room as a psion wwho couldn't control their powwers and you wwere supposed to do the right thing but you didn't you cut off their arm and ran awway and that is your fuckin fault but im not makin excuses for you because fuckin honestly at this point wwhat good is that shit going to do anyone you wwant to talk to them again? talk to vvis? sal? then you gotta fuckin accept that it wwas an accident and evvery single one a you wwas at fault, evven sal, evven vvis three fuckin adults in that house and not one a them coulda been wwatchin her wwith cho? bullshit its your fault but it ain't entirely yours either you knoww i havve nightmares about it and i wwasn't evven fuckin there howws that brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-22 AM what what are they about lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-22 AM that doesn't matter read wwhat i said abovve brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-22 AM it does i read it lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-22 AM yeah why brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-22 AM this matters lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-23 AM whys it matter to you so you can beat yourself up more aboat it? brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-23 AM whys it matter to me clams i am your fucking moirail it matters please lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-32 AM and as your owwn moirail i don't think you should beat yourself up ovver nightmares i havve caused by things that wwere your fault because i knoww you wwill and i don't wwant that y you got enough on your plate brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-33 AM baby please lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-33 AM tell me wwhy you're insecure then i wwill brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-33 AM which part lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-33 AM in general wwhy are you so insecure about yourself you hurt someone big fuckin wwhoop you bleww up your planet and you didn't really care about cho anywway you tried to i knoww but you didn't is it just because you lost sal? because you think you'vve lost vvis? brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-35 AM i am trying to be better clams and yes its because of that lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-35 AM once upon a time you told me u lovved me just as i am hemoism and all brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-35 AM i dont loose people well lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-35 AM and im here to tell you the same fuckin thing i dont care if u cut off my owwn fuckin arm i wwill lovve you until the day my essence dissolvves into nothing and i cease to havve the capacity to hold lovve in my soul i lovve you regardless of wwhat you do wwhose arm you chop off wwho you lose or wwhy you lose them i lovve you meen not wwhat you do or wwhat you say but because of wwho you fuckin are a free thinker wwho doesn't hold back, wwho wwould dance in the moonlight wwith her girlfriends, wwho tells people they're pretty af and means it wwithout it bein empty. ur home to me evven if you become someone you dislike you don't need to change and be "better" for me to like u i already like you vis already likes you sal liked you and so did chosis yes there are things you can improvve yes there are things you can't improvve but here and noww wwith all your insecurities and wwhen you falter, wwhen ur candle is loww, i am still here for you and don't u fuckin forget it i am your moirail and eridan fuckin ampora aight and i am right fuckin pale for the roughest, prettiest diamond i'vve evver fuckin seen brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-40 AM i love you lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-42 AM noww about those nightmares its really quite simple vvis has nightmares if wwe're sleepin at the same time wwe share em thats it thats the wwhole explanation brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-43 AM do you know what those are about or look i just want to know where hes viewin himself in relation okay is just me being dangerous is it him just watchin is it him eelin like he could have stopped me and cant like i dont care what it is i just want to know lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-44 AM hes conflicted because he lovves both of you and he thinks you hold animosity towwards him if he showws too much support for chosis and not for you thats wwhat i can glean the recurrin theme is the classic "choice" dream u knoww u can only Savve One an all that chos his kurloz, lovve, pike i don't know if you get it more wwhen i put it that wway or its pike if i personally chopped off loz's arm wwhile you wwatched thats just howw he feels an it's basically just that he doesn't fuckin knoww howw to feel i think he just needs time but thats my fuckin answer to evverythin brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-47 AM fuck lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-47 AM does that put it into more perspectivve or brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-48 AM yeah actually i fuck lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-48 AM yeah yeah im glad that helps brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-50 AM clams what have i fucking done lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-53 AM you chopped off the arm of your inclade, your moirails matesprit, wwho he has twwo eggs wwith and plans to swwap rings wwith, in defense of said matesprit's negligance towwards your owwn child wwith your dead matesprit, wwhich resulted in possibly lifelong scarrin and trauma due to their said negligance defense? offense somethin pike that you uh also faught ur best friend and bloodied him up a bit and noww he doesn't wwant to speak wwith you i guess thats wworth mentionin i mean if u ask me sal and u needed a break anywway brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-55 AM i dont like breaks clams i like fixing shit or getting it over with i like shit in the air not festering i like honest real fucking answers and not hiding behind shit and lying to yourself and im fucked lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-56 AM okay so u knoww howw i compared chosis to kurloz there right, for vvis noww i need you to think a me or actually think a kad if u cut off kads arm and lil sal wwas there wwatchin an the twwo a you fought brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-57 AM i wouldnt be alive clams lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-57 AM see to me that says sal still fuckin lovves you brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-58 AM he shouldnt lonelySeahorse- Today at 7-58 AM no he shouldn't but he does evven if he aint realize it yet he just needs time maybe you could send him a couple of anon asks to see howw he feels about it evveryonce in a wwhile brackishBarracuda- Today at 7-59 AM he doesnt deserve the shit i bring to his doorstep clams he deserves people who are gonna make him happy and that aint been me for a while lonelySeahorse- Today at 8-01 AM then i guess u got an oppurtunity here but u gotta ask urself howw happy is he gonna be wwith you gone howw happy are you gonna be wwith him gone the twwo a you are older than me and you you do fuckin realize that right pike you'vve been together since before u evven met me hell probs before rez or fangs or around that time he's the only one left besides cro and tuna wwho knowws You so if you wwant to leavve him thats up to you he's already made his choice but i fuckin promise you in twwo months he's gonna be wwaitin to see if you'll try to get back in his life and fuckin honestly i'd be disappointed if you didn't an he wwould be too and you fuckin knoww it don't kid urself howw many times has he hurt us howw many fuckin times has he hurt me put vvis through a wwall broke my nose gavve you scars but howw many times did he come back, huh or helped you evven if u twwo wwere havvin trouble you think a that brackishBarracuda- Today at 8-06 AM i miss him i miss who we were lonelySeahorse- Today at 8-06 AM wwhen did it change wwhat happened wwhy brackishBarracuda- Today at 8-06 AM i dont know i dont fucking know lonelySeahorse- Today at 8-07 AM i do you wwant to knoww? brackishBarracuda- Today at 8-07 AM why naut lonelySeahorse- Today at 8-07 AM wwhen he finally stopped puttin you up on that pedestal wwhen he finally had to come to grips wwith the fact u wweren't and are not perfect wwhen he finally had to fuckin realize that you are not his rescuer but his friend he put u up on a throne and u didn't wwant it and he couldn't see that and evvery single fuckin time you twwo fought it wwas because u didn't see eye to eye because you wwere still twwenty feet abovve him, to him cho thought it too wwe wwere talkin they said sal wwas upset because "he lost his rock" an i said buddy if u think meenah wwas his rock ur wwrong" because u wweren't and if u think that you're wwrong a rope throwwn to him maybe givven him hope givven him a friend but somethin to hold onto wwhen the lights go out nah u wwere his lighthouse like u are mine you light the wway but he doesn't cling to u wwith his problems he clings to cho and YOU fuckin knoww that and you need to stop thinkin that cho isn't fuckin wworthy or somethin of bein sals moirail an also simultaneously thinkin that u gotta measure up to chosis wwith sal are you pale for salinx? no? then you ain't gotta brackishBarracuda- Today at 8-12 AM i was once i know you remember lonelySeahorse- Today at 8-12 AM yeah and i wwas flushed for u once too its hard to stop those feelins but u just gotta grit ur teeth and go at it brackishBarracuda- Today at 8-13 AM i mean im naut anymore but yeah lonelySeahorse- Today at 8-14 AM just in case, i gotta say it stop bein fuckin envious of wwhat they got an the fact that sal is tellin cho evverythin an not u brackishBarracuda- Today at 8-15 AM i fucking hate myself for it but i cant even tell you youre fucking wrong lonelySeahorse- Today at 8-19 AM i knoww just you knoww stop it nerd <> brackishBarracuda- Today at 8-19 AM look they werent fucking worthy when i met them just to be straight with you lonelySeahorse- Today at 8-19 AM but you aint givven them the chance since u think i dont knoww that they bruised me, pushed me ovver brackishBarracuda- Today at 8-20 AM im naut done lonelySeahorse- Today at 8-20 AM aight im wwaitin tho brackishBarracuda- Today at 8-22 AM chosis wasnt shit when i met them but if i can stand back away from my own shit for two seconds theyve grown a hell of a lot they grew into it which idk is probably the point or something just cause i couldnt sea it and i can admit that to you but trying to say that to anybody else pisses me off ive got problems the point im making is that they arent a bad kid and clearly they take decent fuckin care a sally an sal them i was just idk i reely dont like thinking aboat this lonelySeahorse- Today at 8-26 AM yeah wwhale suck it up and talk to me about it ZZ3B\ brackishBarracuda- Today at 8-27 AM ive p much made my point theyre betta than they were and im recognizing that ive known that for a while lonelySeahorse- Today at 8-27 AM but u still assumed they wwere the one wwho hurt aya brackishBarracuda- Today at 8-28 AM when i got there there was all of two people and i knew it was sal i jumped to a conclusion an it was the wrong one lonelySeahorse- Today at 8-29 AM yeah but u wwere alwwavves more heart than head brackishBarracuda- Today at 8-30 AM yeah for betta oar worse lonelySeahorse- Today at 8-31 AM this just happens to be one a the wworse ... you'll be okay and so wwill sal, and so wwill cho, and so wwill vvis, and aya too it just takes time an lovve an determination don't givve up on them aight? lovve u <> brackishBarracuda- Today at 8-32 AM i love you too <> just so fucking much clams lonelySeahorse- Today at 8-32 AM ZZ3B* brackishBarracuda- Today at 8-33 AM i couldnt tell you if i tried you are my rock you know no pedestal no rope no lighthouse lonelySeahorse- Today at 8-37 AM yeah i do brackishBarracuda- Today at 8-37 AM youre my rock lonelySeahorse- Today at 8-37 AM ur my rock and my lighthouse brackishBarracuda- Today at 8-37 AM where i build home lonelySeahorse- Today at 8-37 AM ur my evverythin ... what are u gonna do brackishBarracuda - Today at 8:41 AM whatever i have to lonelySeahorse- Today at 8:42 AM yeah? brackishBarracuda - Today at 8:46 AM as fuckin always lonelySeahorse - Today at 8:47 AM come on more than that brackishBarracuda- Today at 8:49 AM i dont know clams but im naut givin up lonelySeahorse- Today at 8:49 AM good <> brackishBarracuda - Today at 8:50 AM <>

[deterministpalindrome]

> Vel and Pal: Curl up under a desk and talk about a lot of things.

flippinoptimist: > "I hear you an Ringleader chatted?"

deterministpalindrome: > ...ears go back. "...wouldn't call it a chat."

FO: > "...yeah.  Sounded like he wwas dumb an didn't realise you'd be prickly, an then..prickly... an...somethin?"

DP: > A soft huff, nuzzle into him. "He flipped out, got triggered. Then AT came and made a fucking futhh 'cauthe I told him the truth and didn't conthider hith feelingth." Not factually true but that's what it feels like.

FO: > Gentle hairscritches and nuzzles, while he thought for a bit. > "...Sorry you aint like him none.  You ocray?"

DP: > Lean into the scritches, relaxing. > "Mm. About which?"

FO: > "You still sound mad, an frustrated."

DP: > "...'cauthe I am. He'th the one that came creeping over ta me, I anthwered hith quethhon, fucking politely even, and thuddenly I'm a fucking monthter 'cauthe I fucking hate him 'thead of worthhipping the fucking ground he walkth on." Very mad and frustrated.

FO: > "Nah, you don't gotta like him.  He's just scared cause he didn't realise howw bad you didn like him, an got scared you wwere acshoally gonna go outta your wway to kill him.  ...Triggered?"

DP: > "AT thayth otherwithe, can't fucking threaten him 'cauthe of hith fucking ithhueth. Like I wath fucking hounding him or thomething, fuck." Pull him a little closer with a grumpy growlgrumble. "Told him I withh he'd catch fire and kick it. Apparently that'th a thing for him, like I would've fucking known."

FO: "..nah, you wwouldn't a, but noww you knoww."  Gentle hair-carding. "...Still wworried he's gonna be a douche to me or tony?"

DP: "Yeah, I know now." The tone doesn't make that sound like a complete threat, but... "Know he ith. Jutht a matter of time. Probably already happened, got inta your headth, you like him well enough for him ta have." And pull him closer again, yours.

FO: > ..Velius sighed, and hugged Pal close for a second.  "..is there anybody wwe knoww that can detect that kinda thing other than me, that you wwant me to check wwith?  Cause, I don't think it's that, an I can explain wwhy, but proof is good."

DP: "Not that kinda in, the regular kind." But you squeeze back tight, that motherfucker better not voodoo either of them, you'll fucking skin him alive. "Digging in talonth and convinthing you of what he wanthh. Manipulating you inta thinking he'th alwayth right." Taking them away from you, dragging them into that stupid fucking religion until they're panwashed and never come back again.

FO: "..I'm not goin anywwhere, Pal,"  He nuzzled in.  "..an I knoww he ain't alwways right, he's too much like me.  He's like a giant adult me that's had ages to deal wwith a fucked pan an picked up some tricks for it -- an that's one hell of a case study to go from, since all a my alternates are like.. ..one, rare, an twwo, nothin like me."

"He's interestin, but I got my eyes open, an I ain't losin you.  ...Okay?"

DP: Your ears droop and you hunch a little when he hits the nail on the head: He's exactly like Velius without a leash, and you know exactly how dangerous that is. "That'th not all he'd've learned. He'th dangerouth and doethn't care who thayth what, thmug fucking dickbag." Mutter something about wanting him gone.

FO: ...Time to kiss Pal on the cheek, and nuzzle in, and bury his face against him.  "...okay, but you an I are pretty dangerous too.  An Tony.  An Sparks.  An like... evverybody wwe knoww, right?"

DP: Nuzzle into his hair and against a horn. "...yeah, but. Can't do anything. You like him. 'th AT'th moirail. He gethh ta you and him, I lothe you getting you away."

FO: "He tries to levver us awway from our dudes, he loses out big -- an he doesn't just lose a quad an a friend, he loses a quad, a friend, an a lotta out-univverse help he's gonna need wwif psycho-psii in charge a things wwhere he is.  ..so all he's doin is makin us feel wwelcome, an tryin to keep us entertained enough to keep comin back."

"An he likes us, wwhich I knoww ain't a guarantee a anythin, but ..."

DP: "I know he liketh you, that'th the problem. You're utheful and loyal and giving and enamored with him, why wouldn't he like you, and want ta keep you."

FO: "Cause he knowws I'm him, an the best wway to get his hand blowwn off is to close it." "..an the best wway for both a us to get along great, is to be cooperativve from just far enough apart wwe aint gonna clash."

DP: A soft murr, disbelieving. "Why would he be happy with that, too many variableth ta manage, not when he could get you all thtar eyed."

FO: ".. You knoww howw helpful Karkat is wwhen he's super tryin?" "...Imagine me bein that helpful.  All the time.  Forevver." "..Because I had nothin else to do." "Wwicked can tell him all about wwhat it's like to be the only dude in my life." "Cause..."

DP: More murring, "how would he know that."

FO: "...I think Ringleader wwas a lot like me an Tony wwhen he wwas our age, an he's a lot older.  Wwe'vve talked about howw much him an me are alike, a little bit.  I think he knowws that the only good wway through this for him is to not do stuff that wwould piss off a young him."

"Or... make a young him real, real inconvvenient.  He's alright at readin dudes." Gentle hair scritches.  "...as much as I like belongin someplace, I ain't gonna get tricked into anythin, evven if he wwanted to."

DP: A fair bit of squirming, not to get away from the scritches, you want those, but because of the rest of it. As much as all of that makes logical sense, it still feels wrong. The bastard is a threat and you aren't letting your guard down.

FO: "...Am I a threat?"

DP: Bury your face into his hair again. "Not ta me. Trutht you."

FO: He snuggled in closer, letting out a soft breath he hadn't been entirely sure he was holding.  He was quiet for a few seconds, letting the words drift through him, to see which stuck on his tongue.

"..I'm goodnatured, lately, cause I decided to be.  An I mostly stay that wway, unless somebody else is a dick first.  If somebody's nice at me, I like to match.  ..an if they're a dick, I get grumbly an pouty an shit, cause fuck them, I wwas bein nice."

"...me an ringleader gettin along wworks cause wwe both just decided it wwas gonna.  That wwe wwere gonna be nice.  An it's, like.. ...self-reinforcin."

DP: Snuggle to meet him halfway, and groom a horn while he finds words. This is yours, and you trust him, and somehow that got lost in all this which won't fucking do at all. And keep grooming, moving onto the other one while you listen and then propping your chin between them, frowning. "That maketh thenthe but it doethn't.... He'th not nithe. He'th playing you." Somehow. He has to be.

FO: Velius chirred softly, settling some and nuzzling into the hornpets.  "...it's best for evverybody, includin both a us, if wwe get along -- an if wwe stop, there's a big wwide fallzone wwe can both see, cause he Knowws howw dangerous I am.  An --sure, he could stop on a dime if he wwanted.. ...but so could I."

"..does that make sense?"  He peeked up at Pal.  "..like, wwhy I wwouldn't?"

DP: A pause, turning that over in your head. "...yeah, okay yeah I can thee that, from your thide, being nithe 'cauthe there'th too many kniveth on both thideth. But I jutht." You try to murr but it comes out too much like a whine. "There'th thtill thomething... wrong. " He's still a threat, he's still dangerous, this hasn't lowered your hackles enough about him.

FO: "... He's an adult clowwn that wwas alivve durin the cold-on-top era." "...an I wwoulda been a cullin mutant.  ...an his church is full a those.  An that's a huge, huge jump."

DP: "How ith it?" It's more an honest question than you bristling; you know you don't Get church shit, and you don't know why that's a big deal. After all, he could just be faking to lay low, or to get more people adoring him, or whatever the fuck his goals are.

FO: "..you knoww howw Sparks' clade has like -- all these dudes wwho aint quadded to anybody, an usually aint fuckin anybody to start out wwith, but.. they can still just end up in a huge fuckin pile a dudes, an it's alright?  Or they like.. just can start talkin to any other member a the group an it's probably okay, cause, like, they're That guy, they're wwif the group, evven if you aint talked before?"

"..an howw if shit goes dowwn, heap a dudes showw up outta fuckin nowwhere to cause some problems for the badguy, an keep wwatch ovver wwhoevver's hurt, an like ..."

"..It's a bunch a dudes that are Okay, an are dedicated to stayin Okay wwif anybody else that opts in.  ..an they call it family."

DP: You keep quiet while he rambles, aside from little chirps at his questions to show you agree and understand and are also still listening. Yes, this is all things you are used to and accept as truth, what does that have to do with- oh. Alright, you can see how that's a thing that could exist, and can believe that other churches would do something like that. "...tho. He'th promithed not ta hurt the cullbloodth and thit, 'cauthe they're churchmateth."

FO: "Yeah.  An if he evver tried, evverybody he cares about wwill fuck him up for gettin Family wwrong -- like howw I opted into the paint thing, so hypothetical messiahs wwould fuck me up somenight if I let myself be an asshole on purpose."

They were way more than hypothetical Now, but he hadn't thought so at first. "..an he's had fuckin ages like this -- wwif wwarm an cold all bein part a th church, an part a the family, an just bein good dudes for him to get used to."

"..dudes that'vve savved his fuckin ass, ovver an ovver -- an savved the asses a all his original, indigo Family."

DP: More listening, with a bit of hackle lowering. This. This makes sense. You have no idea why it does over what he was saying before, but. Things are clicking together more. The bastard still seemed like a threat, but... "...are you family? And AT? With him?" Do they get covered by this self policing system or are they on the fringe by themselves?

FO: "Yeah!  ..I'vve been...tryin naut to bug you wwif details since you ain't fond a him, but.. yeah, he does sermon things wwhere he talks to dudes about like wwhat's important in the church lately an shit wwhere dudes gotta pull heads outta asses, an in one a them--"  a trace of a blush, "--he mentioned me an wwicked existed, an wwere officially quadded an things, an said wwe wwere wwelcome, an it wwas neat."

"...I mean, on one levvel, it's a great trick to like -- induct dudes into the family so they get protectivve about your other dudes, but aside from like logistical details that happen to line up reel nice for him, it's also kinda nice to havve... a place like that.  Full a dudes that are Okay, an all like makin stuff, an stupid jokes, an...  Things.  Like -- it's a good chess movve, but that don't make it hollow."

DP: "...fair enough." Yeah, you wouldn't have appreciated knowing about him, seeing Velius delighted by his existence would've not helped at all, but hearing it now isn't so bad, now that you have context. You squeeze him again at the blush, cuddling close, bristle lowering further. "...yeah, I can get that, it ith like clade a lot." God knows you appreciate being surrounded by people who have your back and treat you like you belong, because you do. "I'm really glad you have that too, now. Buncha people that'll keep you thafe over there, making thure he doethn't do anything ta you two."

...a pause, something occurring to you. "...where do I fit in with thith?" You're not a clown, you never will be, you're definitely not family in the least, and you're aggressively protective over the two trolls that overlap. Is this family thing going to block you from keeping them safe as well? It'd better fucking not.

FO: "...Depends wwhere you wwanna, if you wwanna -- remember wwhen karkat didn't reelly get the clade concept since they didn't havve any a that in his line, an wwas kinda 'fuck you unless theres an emergency' wwhen I tried to make friends, at first?  --so like..  ..I mean, they kinda honorary-invvite quads of church in as family, if they wwanna be, an they havve this huge tent thing wwhere evverybody wwho's family can wwrite dowwn their quads on a big wwall so there's like -- 'This Is The Full Thing', kinda thing?  ..it's a big symbol thing for like, official..quady..family... stuff, for..dudes that're into that."

He sounded a little shy about it, but nuzzled in gently, moving the subject on from that.  "..quads of church dudes bein family is howw wwarmbloods got into the family in the first place, but noww they don't givve a shit about wwhat color church dudes are,"

DP: Your ears flick back while he talks, dubious of the concept. That would involve a promise not to fuck with any family member if you approved your name being placed there, and it is the family you'd be guarding Velius and Antony from. Willingly putting shackles on to gain fake trust from clowns, and needing to fake it back in return. Nothing about this sits right, especially since you've never even met any of them. You've barely met Makara. They're fucking clowns. You'd never manage even if you wanted to.

The shyness, though... That last bit's not important as that, nuzzling him with a kiss. "If thit wath perfect, would you want me ta?" If you could manage, if Makara didn't need gutted, if you weren't a strange aggressive Captor...

FO: He hesitated, blushing a little harder, then nuzzled his cheek in again.  "..I mean.. ..naut if you wweren't into it, it's like.  ...it means a thing, but.. ..if there wweren't any huge disasters invvolvved it could be neat, wwif.. dudes gettin along.  ..it ain't wworth it if evverybody stays on edge, 's wwhy I aint mentioned it."

DP: More nuzzling, a little smile creeping in at his blushing. "Yeah, there'th. A lotta problemth, about it happening, tho it'th not gonna, but. Knowing you wanna include me if everything thettleth ith..." Chirrrrrrrup at him instead of an actual word; it makes you warm and fuzzy in your core and your diamond flutter despite the impossibility.

FO: Velius blushed harder, hiding his face with a trace of a smile and reaching p to very gently pap.  "...you'd be amazin, an it'd confuse the shit outta evverybody, an I lovve you.  ..an. .. I think if you met them you maybe wwouldn't be as grossed out by most a them, they're...real special, an naut like most churches..  --Probably naut Ringleader specifically, he's like.  I mean, he's a big me, that's a danger friend, but like, his Zahhak maybe, or some a their dudes in the steampunk nerd carnivval,"

"..I knoww it's naut happenin, but there's good dudes, an they deservve betta shit than they got."

DP: Lean into that pap, smile growing. He's being so adorable and you love him so much, god help you. "...I'm not like, oppothed, ta meeting thome. Not if you're there too, or AT." Someone to speak up on your behalf if shit goes sideways, so you don't have to fight all of them. "...might help thettle thit, yeah? Tying fatheth ta thit inthtead of jutht vague perthon thhaped referentheth."

FO: A soft, hopeful chirp as he peeked up at Pal, fins rising.  "...I'm dowwn if you are.  --I think you started meetin one dude already, it's a secret that he's a zahhak since the dude in charge a their wworld is a huge asshole an absolutely all a them wwould die in a fire if he heard the wwrong thing, but the dude wwif the giant dragon drone, an the gear paint?  He's in charge a one a the other carnivvals in Ringleader's wworld, an he's like, number twwo in the church, an I'vve been teachin him about space in case I end up givvin them a space fleet,"

DP: A little nod in confirmation, making sure not to knock your back horns against anything with how little room there is under here. "I'm willing ta give it a thhot, but I can't promithe anything, and I'm gonna be jumpy. ...and of courthe he'th a Thahhak, why wouldn't he be." The concept of Actual Clowns without voodoo is a lot weirder now that there's a face to go with it. "...you're giving them a fleet?" You had not heard about that and are a little concerned now, why are they getting handed a fleet.

FO: A shrug and a tiny grin.  "..yeah, wwhy wwouldn't he?"  --and then he paused, blinking, as his brain actively caught up with the other question.  "..Uh," "Oh, I didn' mention that." "... I might naut, it ain't come up yet an they don't reelly knoww wwhat I'm doin', but I'vve been wworkin on some projects,"

DP: "Fucking predictable multiverthe..." You'd suspected he was someone, but it's not like trolls other than the usual lines don't happen on here, so you hedged your bets. But there's another matter to attend to here, and his words make you relax despite not realizing you'd tensed. "Might'th different, 'thpethially if they don't know it ekthiththh." Make a bit of a face; you fucking butchered that word. "What thwayth you toward and away giving them one?"

FO: "Wwell, one, there's no reason to right noww -- but, I'vve been .."  He paused, visibly re-ordering himself, lightly tapping his fingers and thumb for a moment.  "--I don't knoww that it'll evver come up.  But, startin at the start --  I stole a ship in nadaya's univverse as a dare this one tide cause I wwas curious if I could do it mostly-solo, an I did, an it wworked out -- I chased a bunch a dudes out wwif teleported construction foam, got the ship empty, got help to like drag it outta there once it wwas empty ..."

"...it wwas easier the second time, an that one wwas solo.  So I'vve been collectin ships for a wwhile, an like, parkin em places, outta the wway, in case I evver need a lotta materials or like, a spaceship for somefin.  It seemed important, so I did it, an I forwwarded anybody that needed it ovver to sparks' rescue stuff, an so there wwere just all these empty ships out there, wwaitin for me to need them .."

"...an then I made some disguise amulets for Ringleader cause my pan said he needed them, an I like makin stuff, an he agreed to trade favvors for em, an I cashed in one favvor to get Juryrigg zahhak to come along wwif me on a spacewwalk, an he captchalogued all the spaceships for me an put em in cards, so noww I can transfer them across univverse lines in a sylladex an havve my parceldrones uncaptchalogue them by surprise remotely if I wwanna, an then I made friends wwif Erisol an he's in the middle a a sgrub session, wwhich has wworkin alchemiters, so I'vve been grindin grist an usin it to duplicate some a the ships,"

"--an all a this means my avvailable quantity a firepowwer's been goin up an I'vve got shit that, if I had a large number a dudes, means I could hypothetically make a spacefleet any tide I wwanted, or like -- enhance my air superiority a bit, more'n the doombats already havve it, especially since a lotta the ships are like from hemoflips or wweird univverses wwif different powwer setups ..."  He trailed off again, fingers still tapping for a few more seconds before they stopped too, and he looked at his moirail.

"...If that hemoflip gets into a wwar, ... the empire shrank bigtime, they don't havve space superiority anymore.  If the church gets into space, it's either outta the empire's reach forevver, an safe, or can strike surgically an minimize damage caused.  I don't...Knoww, that they'll need that, but it's my best guess for wwhy my pan's been linin shit up, cause they're the only big group a dudes I knoww that might need a fleet somenight."

"...I don't.. havve a plan, wwhere the answwer is a lotta spaceships, but I havve that answwer, if its question comes up,"

DP: You ears go up when he says he's going to start from the beginning, surprised and a bit proud, you know he struggles with that. The rest... you remember him stealing that first ship, which you mention idly without interrupting, but you hadn't heard about the second, or the others, and you can't really be mad about it, especially when the medical wards got brought up.... it doesn't take a genius to figure out he was talking about helmsmen.

Nothing he says isn't a logical next step, especially if his game powers or his spritehood was guiding him in a particular direction, and you know having things in place for him to lean back on is something he does, and that you benefit from as well, thank you doombats. It sounds much more like he got ships and found a possible use for them, which he confirms. That settles your fears the rest of the way, and you kiss him while he's looking at you.

"Good anthwer ta get ahead of time, getting a thitton of thhipth on thhort notithe ith a bithhh." Good natured teasing, speaking volumes about how not upset you are.

FO: He was relieved at the teasing and the kiss, returning the latter then nuzzling in again with a blush and a shy grin.  "...I don't knoww they're gonna need it, but I wwas thinkin a findin excuses to train a couple a their dudes in howw to fly the kinda ships I got, in case I need pilots -- or in case they, y'knoww.  ..but.. I ain't decided or done anyfin wwif that yet."

"..I'vve also been thinkin a puttin one or twwo in the furthest ring so I could retool em there, an then usin the grist to duplicate my modded ones, but I ain't done that yet either..  .. You wwant one?"  He'd wiggle around enough to produce a handful of captchalogue cards, and page through them in the cramped space available under the desk that they were still camped below.  There were a few one-man fighter craft, some cargo ships between the sizes of vans and largish boats, and one or two carriers in the pleasant yacht size category.  Some cards were visible duplicates of others.

"--gettin them out safe's the fun part!" he added brightly.

DP: Softly purr at him, freeing up a hand from fuck knows where to bury into his hair and scritch at a horn, such a good moirail you have, you're so proud of him for doing good things. "Yeah, that maketh thenthe, though it'd be tricky. Not much you can hide thhip thit ath, yeah? Bound ta get quethhonth eventually."

Your ears perk at the offer, then dip for a moment before settling back at neutral. A ship... You never expected to ever own a ship, only get attached to one, and it's bringing up mixed feelings. As does all the Alternian schoolfeeding cropping up after so many sweeps, whispering to you knowledge about these ships, guesses at size and capabilities, ease of piloting and modification. You take a couple to examine closer, as best you can while keeping them in their cards, focusing on duplicates and smaller.

"Pff, yeah, that'th gonna be a trip," a half grin, seeing that as a fun project, "what'd'you know about thpecth on thethe? I, uh. Know, a bit, about thhipth. From, y'know. The helming prep." Him being right there means you almost say it normally, aside from hitching on word choice. "If you dunno, that'th fine, but I'm curiouth."

FO: "--Okay, these ones need total retrofits cause their engines are bullshit--"  he pulled a few cards aside, and then started cheerfully describing the remaining ones.  This little fightercraft had a maximum speed and minimum turning radius of This Much, but that one had this much boom boom, and this shuttlecraft's probably got some construction foam left in it but the seats were super nice ... He held Pal close, snuggled him with a purr, and went on at length about the cool parts of the ships.  He knew a decent amount of numbers to go with each one, pieced together as best he could.

DP: This was fantastic, cuddled close and tangled with your moirail in a tight space, talking tech while absolutely safe. You're eagerly listening and commenting, asking questions about interiors too, and aesthetics, and customization opportunities, though that one doesn't really matter as much, you're going to do what you want if it's easy or not. The whole thing is fun, getting you grinning and snickering again, and you'll eventually pick a comfy cargo ship on the small-medium size, one he's got a duplicate of already, with plans to arm it and optimize everything.

FO: One spaceship, just for Pal, handed over as formally as Vel could, with a grin, tangled up under a desk.

DP: Excellent. You're up past your horns in rebuilding vehicle projects and you could not be more delighted about that.

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Virginia: Day 1

[One instant they're on the ship, and the next they're someplace else entirely. They seem to be outside, among trees, the forest floor covered in a small blanket of snow. For those who look around, they will see not everyone from the UU is present. Only Davenforth, Derek, Riley, Penny, Roxanne, Takoda, Gaizka, Lifera, Qirin, the Mayor, and the Grand High Blood. If they check, all their belongings they had on them before will still be there. Comm devices, anything in their sylladex, and even their strife specibus is intact.]

DAVENFORTH: -Okay what the fuck. First, he was waiting for some heartwarming family reunion to be over and next he's peeling himself off the forest floor. Been a long time since he had this sensation. Groggy, he stands, taking in his location and those around him. Shit.-

LIFERA: -DOOF. She certainly wasn't prepared for something this inane to happen, and she's glad she didn't equip her 2x3dent in the midst of all this. But this is.... suddenly incredibly cold, and she hisses, pushing herself up out of the snow and shivering immediately.-

ROXANNE: -Oh likewise Davenforth, but also seriously what the actual fuck. Can't there be a few hour period of family reunions WITHOUT things going to all hell in exchange like what the shit. Roxanne is sitting up and trying to adjust to the swimming headache that comes with being unceremoniously dumped with teleportation into some strange forest.- Ngh..

PENNY: -She's stumbling until she plops right back on her butt, dropping the cigarette she was holding and watching it fizzle out in the snow.- FUCK.

MAYOR: -FLAILS AROUND. WHAT IS THIS WHITE NONSENSE. WHAT MANNER OF TRAP HAS HE BEEN TELEPORTED TO-

LIFERA: A)(--!

HIGHBLOOD: =Man he was braiding his hair.... what the hell=

QIRIN: =She miraculously managed to land on her feet during this=

DAVENFORTH: Well at least everyone is awake

HIGHBLOOD: =Keeps braiding and looks around=

DAVENFORTH: -Sees Lifera though. Walks over and uncaptchas an extra coat, offering it to her.-

QIRIN: =immediately begins to peel people off the ground if they are still getting themselves acquainted to it.= 

QIRIN: Is everyone all right?

DEREK: -once his ass is up, he's gonna tend to hoisting riley and also draping a coat on her gdi davenforth why we gotta be in synch here.-

LIFERA: Th-Thanks. -nestles in the coat, clearly uncomfortable in this climate-

RILEY: -her ass is PLANTED IN THE SNOW but before she knows it, derek's got her and already getting her a coat- what the actual fuck?!

DAVENFORTH: No problem

DAVENFORTH: Everyone else good so far

PENNY: IM GREAT THANKS FOR ASKING.

MAYOR: -tentatively eats a handful of snow-

ROXANNE: -Shes getting up and dusting herself off before rapidly checking her sylladex. This has happened too many times. Roxanne lets out a sigh of relief when she finds it all there.- Yeah. Good so far.

ROXANNE: 'Cept for the whole whatever that was.

RILEY: -penny's here too? and ROXANNE? WOW. she laughs because this is so gODDAMMN CRAZY BEFORE clearing her throat- is there like...another coat jacket blanket sweater whatever?

HIGHBLOOD: =Suddenly wearing this because coldblooded

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QIRIN: ....

HIGHBLOOD: =picks at fangs=

QIRIN: By chance, do you have more in there?

HIGHBLOOD: most assuredly my alabaster sismiss

ROXANNE: -........Eyyy clown buddy has got the threads. She would appreciate it if she wasnt now realizing that ONCE AGAIN shes been separated from every aspect of her small family in likely a life or death situation.-

PENNY: oh shit I want one.

ROXANNE: -8)-

DAVENFORTH: Ive also got regular coats if you dont wanna look like a pride yeti  

LIFERA: ... -Soft glubs. She glances around, sniffing in reservation.-

DAVENFORTH: Wait shit that sounds dope

HIGHBLOOD: =DUMPS tacky rainbow threads on all who needs em= color does yon motherfuck good HIGHBLOOD: best be lookin the best whilst you can broseph :o)

QIRIN: ^_^ Thank you, truly. =She picks one up and tries it on, pushing the neck fluff up to her cheeks. Team Pride Yetis are a go=

RILEY: thanks buddy. -he is her buddy, really- warmest one you got give to my sister. -nods her head in that direction.-

DEREK: -looks pennyward- Oh damn. Thats her?

HIGHBLOOD: y'alls all motherfuckin tiny as a bit they all warm when you layers on layers on layers em sis :oP

RILEY: uh huh. -she nods- imagine me like. 15 years younger. not pregnant. i'll kind of look like her, then.

DAVENFORTH: I always look my best -You Motherfuck...-

HIGHBLOOD: best could get bester =clown smiles in his obsenely bright and colorful winterwear= best get on out the cold

DAVENFORTH: None of us can fly huh

DAVENFORTH: Best vantage point is upward

RILEY: do we look like any of us can fly?

RILEY: let me get my extended wings and jet pack and just bust up into the sky.

HIGHBLOOD: i could juggle y'all that counts enough

QIRIN: What of these trees? I am sure we could scale them.

QIRIN: =maybe=

ROXANNE: -Excuse her and the clicking noise as she's setting up her rifle gun. Shes not screwing around.- We could try it but i dunno' whoever does should be good at climbing because falls can kill pretty quick.

HIGHBLOOD: =He might catch them... or he might not=

DAVENFORTH: Ill be right back -Flashsteps up one of the taller trees to see if he can get a decent vantage point-

RILEY: -throws her hands up in frustration at davenforth just GOIN OFF LIKE THAT- okay, bye.

HIGHBLOOD: =digging into an peach cobbler, hot and fresh from who knows where, one hand in the pocket, looking around=

QIRIN: =a little flatly at Davenforth's eagerness to shimmy up a tree= Oh thank goodness we have medical.

DAVENFORTH: -He's just anime jumping up it branch by branch JESUS. It's perfectly safe, right Derek?-

ROXANNE: -Please dont fall though.-

HIGHBLOOD: =But if you do, do a flip=

ROXANNE: -No.-

HIGHBLOOD: =Two flips=

[At the top of the trees, Davenforth will see MORE TREES... but in the far distance, there are lights coming from a tented area the size of a small village. Maybe it's a... circus?]

DAVENFORTH: -Sighs- At least it aint texas

ROXANNE: -Finishes prepping her gun and slings it over her shoulder, while she watches Davenforth from the ground.-

LIFERA: -She's starting to pace to keep warm. Heck.-

DAVENFORTH: -Checks his comm. Oh shit. Virginia huh? He starts making his way down the tree landing on his feet with the softest thud-

ROXANNE: -Nice dismount. Stuck the landing.-

ROXANNE: See anythin' up there?

PENNY: -draping herself in what's practically a rainbow tent. Ahh yes.- alright whatevers going on Im not standing here fuck deep in snow.

DAVENFORTH: Hope you guys like camping cuz were gonna be playing the wild thornberries for a while

DAVENFORTH: Good news is theres what can be considered civilization miles ahead

QIRIN: Good idea. Are berries in season?

RILEY: great. -sighs, hugging the coat tighter against her-

DAVENFORTH: Bad news is it looks like the ringaling brothers are here

ROXANNE: -Raises a brow.- What?

QIRIN: =shrugs at roxanne=

HIGHBLOOD: =LEANS= them motherfuckers?? =furrows brows=

DAVENFORTH: Grape ape over there is gonna feel real at home soon im guessin

HIGHBLOOD: mine home is where i roam bromie

PENNY: -she's already trudging through the snow. BYE YALL-

HIGHBLOOD: =Goodbye forever lil sis=

DAVENFORTH: That lovely lady has the right idea she might wanna walk to the left a bit though

ROXANNE: ! -Spots a fleeing penny.- Uh hey.

ROXANNE: Maybe you shouldn't go off on your own like that? -Whoever she is, she didnt get the name, only that shes related to riley.-

RILEY: -sighs- hey! where the fuck are you going?

HIGHBLOOD: =He shrugs and starts to roam, tapping on his com and slorping some faygo. The lorge walks through the snow surprisingly quiet=

PENNY: -turns left a little. THANKS GUY.-

PENNY: Im freezing my ass off and I dont know none of yall.

HIGHBLOOD: word on the block's you got fam littlest bit

HIGHBLOOD: that's the block, stalkin ya

RILEY: so your plan is to get lost?

DAVENFORTH: Introducing yourself is the quickest way to still not know someone but at least know their name

PENNY: hi Im Penny.

QIRIN: I am Weramiru Qirin, former queen of Prospit, abdicated in 2619, best decision of my life. I am now one of the Unbreakable Union's doctors. =Holds out her hand like Disney Jane and Tarzan introducing themselves.=

HIGHBLOOD: =Pft, royals=

DAVENFORTH: -What a nerd. He loves her-

ROXANNE: Hey, Penny. I'm not as fancy as Qirin, but ya'can call me Roxanne. -How friendly does she looked all stressed out and with a loaded weapon slung over her shoulder.-

QIRIN: You do not have to be fancy when you are already a brilliant scientist, Roxanne.

PENNY: -side eyes Qirin... high fives her.-

QIRIN: ^_^ =highfives=

ROXANNE: .......Aw heck. -Thats adorable.- Thanks Qirin.

RILEY: enough introductions to get us all going the same direction? perfect. let's go.

PENNY: sorry but no.

MAYOR: -he points to his sash-

PENNY: Im gonna go this way and you can go whatever other way.

MAYOR: -u were missing one. now u know-

HIGHBLOOD: aight =keeps walking= can't make no motherfucker amble on where they don't wanna get their legs =walks behind a tree and disappears=

HIGHBLOOD: =Sliding casually down the other side of the hill, slorping faygo=

PENNY: ....wtf.

DAVENFORTH: Thank god the mayor is okay

QIRIN: ......................

RILEY: -glances at this adorable carapacian and has no idea why he's pointing at his sash but he's so adorable she has to force herself to focus on the situation at hand- well, i'm going where you go. so...you can either go with everybody else or be stuck with just me.

QIRIN: =watches GHB disappear with her own two eyeballs. She should be accustomed to strange occurrences by now, but the fact of the matter is that she is NOT.=

DAVENFORTH: -Catches up to Penny-

PENNY: are you seriously going to do this right now?

DAVENFORTH: Youre an independent woman i like and respect that but right now at this particular juncture of what the absolute fuck is going on we should probably stick together until were not just in a forest with snow also sup penny pleasure to meet you names davenforth

PENNY: look.

PENNY: I just dont want to deal with her.

RILEY: oh jesus christ.

ROXANNE: -Just chilling with Qirin. She aint going near that whole family debacle happening.-

HIGHBLOOD(?): =From somewhere........ a pie appears in Riley's hand=

RILEY: ...

DAVENFORTH: Who riley come on she aint that bad bark is definitely worse than the bite

MAYOR: -ponders, pulling out his YARDSTICK SPEAR. he begins drawing something in the snow...-

RILEY: -sufficiently distracted by there being a pie in her hands all of a sudden. is anybody else seeing this?-

HIGHBLOOD(?): =With a cherry=

PENNY: Im pretty sure I know what shes capable of thanks.

ROXANNE: -Yikes and she thought her and Ruth were bad.-

DAVENFORTH: Im not gonna doubt that but we should still stick together

DAVENFORTH: Just because shes here dont mean you gotta talk to her though

RILEY: -holding this pie with a cherry on top.- oh god i'm having one of those weird dreams again aren't i?

ROXANNE: -Nope, you arent Riley.-

DEREK: -pinches riley's arm-

MAYOR: -he's DONE WITH HIS DRAWING. he turns and scampers up to penny and pokes her in the side with his spear thingy.-

HIGHBLOOD(?): =DO IT.... is she not gonna do it.... it's a great pie...... says the universe=

DAVENFORTH: Maybe the mayor can help better

RILEY: -slaps derek's arm as an automatic reflex- oh. nope. -WHAT DO I DO WITH THIS PIE. do you want me to stick it in someone's FACE?-

DAVENFORTH: Thanks mayor

PENNY: cool cuz dont expect that to work.

QIRIN: =hangin back here with Roxanne. For the same reasons. Dave's got this handled.=

DAVENFORTH: -He does not, in fact, have this handled.-

HIGHBLOOD(?): =What else are pies for... it's a sleepytime pie. Maybe. PRobably=

ROXANNE: -Nah, you got it handled.-

PENNY: -looks down at Mayor.- ??

ROXANNE: -Produces a scarf and silently offers it to Qirin. Shes got a lot, but they wont match the coats..-

RILEY: -inspects the pie further. a sleepytime pie? do you want me to put my sister to SLEEP-

MAYOR: -POINTS AT HIS FINISHED PIECE. it appears to be a large checkerboard carefully drawn in the snow, complete with the pieces!!!! there are white ones and black ones. The black ones are represented by his footprints, while the white ones are basically just circles. They appear to be in a position of CHECK, judging by the fact that the king is surrounded, and the rook and queen are on other sides of the biard, and the black pieces have like THREE WHOLE QUEENS, but nevetherless, it is not yet checkmate. He points to the king and then draws a line to an empty space.-

HIGHBLOOD(?): :o)

MAYOR: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

QIRIN: ^o^ =pleasantly surprised= Oh thank you, Roxanne. How kind of you.

ROXANNE: No problem, Q.

QIRIN: =gazes intently at this drawing=

RILEY: -only if...she wants to go off on her own again...-

PENNY: -stares intently down at this chess board... and looks back at the Mayor.- sorry bud but I got no fuckin clue what youre trying to tell me.

MAYOR: -THROWS HIS ARMS UP-

MAYOR: -ENDOMORPHS ARE HOPELESS-

PENNY: heh.

PENNY: youre pretty cute tho.

MAYOR: -points to his sash again-

PENNY: ...mayo....R.

MAYOR: -jitters-

PENNY: ohhhh. Mayor??

MAYOR: -JITTERS!!!!-

RILEY: -come on little dude. you can get her to stay-

PENNY: I got no idea what mayoring has to do with games but its cool I guess.

MAYOR: -jitters his way back over to the snowboard and begins doing some changes, plopping some snow on top of the kind and drawing in a NEW piece, in a relatively safe spot and NOT in check, before drawing some arrows from the other rook and queen.- He points excitedly at it.-

PENNY: .... were winning chess?

MAYOR: -shakes his head. THUMBS DOWN. definitely losing.-

PENNY: look I wasnt that much of a nerd in high school. I can kick ass at Connect Four though.

PENNY: okay. we suck at chess. thats accurate.

DAVENFORTH: -Hear him in your HEART penny-

MAYOR: -hmm, hmm. He points to her, and then he points to the king. And then he draws a little picture of one of the bishops putting the king in check on top of the king's head.-

MAYOR: -THEN he points at the rook and the queen, pointing at Davenforth and Derek.-

PENNY: ...

ROXANNE: -So Derek or Davenforth are the queen and the other is a rook.-

MAYOR: -he doesn't know what piece u are. HE DOESN'T KNOW YOU LADY-

PENNY: alright. sunglass guys are badasses.

DEREK: -thumbs up-

PENNY: -SIGHS-

RILEY: -elbows him-

MAYOR: ...

MAYOR: -OK SO NOW HE JUST JUMPS ALL OVER THE SNOW, drawing a bunch of pieces around the king. And then a CIRCLE around them.-

PENNY: yeah yeah okay I get it.

PENNY: if I run off Im boned.

PENNY: is that what youre trying to tell me?

MAYOR: -NODS-

MAYOR: -you've only got one move in check-

PENNY: well Ive basically been boned my whole life so thats really nothing new.

PENNY: I like you though.

MAYOR: -jitters a shaky thumbs up-

DEREK: -ELBOW'D OOF.- So were stickin together this time gang?

PENNY: here cmere you look cold as balls. -shuffles over to wrap mayor up in her rainbow funtime coat-

MAYOR: -! -THAT IS KIND. he is hard, like the kind of resin that'd go around a chess piece. UNSURPRISINGLY-

PENNY: -he is a friend...- yeah I guess.

RILEY: -relief-

DAVENFORTH: Told you the mayor is the best

DAVENFORTH: Thanks mayor

DEREK: Groovy.

RILEY: i don't think i ever want you to say that again. -at Derek.-

DEREK: What? It is groovy.

ROXANNE: -Clears throat- Not ta' break this fun time up but.

DEREK: -smirks, then slips an arm around here- So we movin or did I just agree to freezin to death with yall?

ROXANNE: We good to move-

ROXANNE: Yeah what Derek just said.

DEREK: Great minds.

RILEY: -leans into him and sighs- let's go.

DEREK: -PROCEEDS-

ROXANNE: -LIKEWISE. Shes ready to march.-

MAYOR: -scampers along inside a coat-

DAVENFORTH: -Goes to check on Lifera again- You need another coat

RILEY: -might be slowing derek a little down by how she's trying to guarantee penny is going with them-

LIFERA: I need. Probubbly. Ten coats.

PENNY: -shuffles with the mayo. she's very tempted to scoop him up like a kid....-

ROXANNE: -Does the fish queen want scarves? She has scarves.-

LIFERA: -YES-

MAYOR: -HE IS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL-

ROXANNE: -Slows her walk enough so that she can distribute them to anyone who wants them.- Life time a knitting finally came in handy. Thank you highschool arts an'crafts.

QIRIN: =Takes a couple small cloth packs out of her sylladex, shakes them up, and hands them over to Lifera.=

QIRIN: Please, take them. They are hand warmers.

ROXANNE: -YOU get a scarf and YOU get a scarf. They are long and thick, and come in a bunch of different colors (Although mostly shades of purple)-

DAVENFORTH: -Uncaptchas his red trench coat and drapes it over Lifera. It's his favorite coat ever. Don't let anything happen to it.-

[Eventually they make it to the clowny congregation. Upon closer inspection, it's almost like... a clown shanty town, if such a thing exists. It's grungy. A chicken is running through the middle of the town. There are people wandering around -- humans in face paint. From one of the tents (maybe) this tune is playing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqEwX9Orp7M

]

HIGHBLOOD: =He's been here the whole time. Staring...... watching......... in disbelief=

ROXANNE: -........Wow. This sure is something.-

LIFERA: -piles all these articles on her body in the walk- Glub... T)(ANK you.

LIFERA: ... -stares at all this-

QIRIN: ^ ^

DEREK: Oh for fucks sake.

DAVENFORTH: No

PENNY: .......

DEREK: Come on guys we leavin.

PENNY: -starts turning her and mayor around in a slow circle-

DEREK: -TURNS HIMSELF AND RILEY AROUND-

DAVENFORTH: Lets go the other way

PENNY: throw that ass in a circle the fuck out.

LIFERA: WAD-----E.

QIRIN: I am inclined to agree.

HIGHBLOOD: =Suddenly....... spiky club=

LIFERA: LOOK. They seem mostly... )(UMAN?

LIFERA: Maybe.

QIRIN: !

DAVENFORTH: Even worse

RILEY: where the hell are we?

LIFERA: It's probubbly some sort of... new jurisdiction.

ROXANNE: -Seconds that !- 

ROXANNE: -Although shes also carrying a gun, she has no room to talk on the weapons front, but seeing a spike wielding giant is a little more intimidating.-

RILEY: oh. hey. big guy. whatcha doing?

LIFERA: -side eyes GHB-

MAYOR: -HIDES HIS EYES-

PENNY: -also hides his eyes. you are safe now.-

HIGHBLOOD: =drapes his rainbow robes over a fence and ominously drags the club right into town= cleanin a stain upon mine religion

QIRIN: ...

TAKODA: -OH YEAH HE'S HERE-

TAKODA: UMMM.

DAVENFORTH: Woah there

TAKODA: TH1S SEEMS L1KE A MOMENT, WHERE 1 M1GHT WANT TO TRY SOME... D1PLOMACY...

ROXANNE: Hhh. Might wanna' try it fast then.

RILEY: -makes a horrified face- wait, what?

ROXANNE: -But no, big clown wont really go smash all these tents up right? RIGHT??-

HIGHBLOOD: =EYEBALLS..... his bro gaizka gets the boink on with this brown he knows......... Hm...... flexes his jaw and holds up a big palm= two minutes. =uncharacteristically sensible...ish=

TAKODA: -smiles, clasping hands together- GREAT! AH... 

TAKODA: LET'S ASK THEM 1F THEY MAYBE... HAVE SOME MODE OF TRANSPORTAT1ON, WE CAN BORROW, OR UH... PURCHASE, 1F NEED BE?

HIGHBLOOD: take.

LIFERA: GLUB.

HIGHBLOOD: i ain't buyin shit from no motherfuckin blasphemors

LIFERA: Let us do something NOW, then, shell we????

RILEY: (is being a juggalo a real religion now?) -very quietly so as not to offend the big guy-

DEREK: (Yeah its a weird troll thing.)

RILEY: (oh my god.)

DAVENFORTH: Thought youd proud to see some like minded thinkers whats wrong big guy

HIGHBLOOD: =Looks down to Davenforth, unamused= ain't likeminded 

HIGHBLOOD: they got shit twisted, i'm inclined as a motherfuck of strong beliefs to untwist them

TAKODA: -bravely tries to address a lady juggalo- JUGGALETTE: -turns around and she's topless- 

TAKODA: OH. YOUR RUMBLE SPHERES. ARE OUT 1N THE OPEN, 1 SEE. 

TAKODA: ... 1SN'T 1T A L1TTLE COLD? -proceeds to try to convince her to put a coat on-

HIGHBLOOD: =That's right..... eat up your time=

LIFERA: -just starts aggressively walking through this village of weird human anger clowns-

DAVENFORTH: -Baybe?-

DAVENFORTH: Looks all the same to me bunch of face paint drowning their lives out in sugar and drugs

RILEY: can't we just steal from them? that would be more fun than killing them.

[Lifera passes by two juggalos taking turns hitting each other in the face with a street sign. You know, just for fun.]

DAVENFORTH: A lot less reserved though

DAVENFORTH: Definitely not as dangerous

RILEY: find me a car and i'll hotwire us out of here.

LIFERA: ...-wtf-...

HIGHBLOOD: it ain't the same and diplomacy's gotta clock 

HIGHBLOOD: don't know what motherfuckin mockery of bullshit this is but i'm fit to stamp it out, you ain't eager to cease my stampins for all the ignorance you spit sos i jive with that at least

LIFERA: -She's looking for any sort of shelter or transport they can use before things get ugly, plus she's freezing.-

QIRIN: =...= ... 

QIRIN: .............

[She eventually comes upon a big party bus. It's all graffiti'd up with weird little symbols of a dude with a hatchet, also covered in what's probably mud and blood...]

DAVENFORTH: If youre gonna stomp out some mostly harmless folks then ill definitely stop that they aint hurtin nobody but themselves

RILEY: (is this really a conversation we're having right now.)

DAVENFORTH: Dont sweat em they aint the issue

LIFERA: -LOUD GLUBBING.- OV-ER )(-ER--------E!

HIGHBLOOD: =He sighs, looking around again at all these humans shitting on his religion, hand flexes on the club= can't stop inevitable broseph 

HIGHBLOOD: but the snake cranium is much preferred =Looks Lifera-ward and starts to drag his club through town again=

DAVENFORTH: -Zips over.-

[The door to the party busy is just... open... A chicken glides out.]

LIFERA: -watches it go...- 

LIFERA: .... I'M S)(OR-E IT'S FIN-E.

LIFERA: 38)

QIRIN: ......

DEREK: Ive traveled in worse conditions.

RILEY: jesus. 

RILEY: i haven't traveled in anything with blood on it. well...not THAT much.

PENNY: lmao Id be surprised if my car DIDNT have blood on it.

PENNY: speaking of which miss you baby.

PENNY: everybody in before I freeze my titties off.

DAVENFORTH: Cover your tits then damn are the juggalos getting to you already

QIRIN: =what is life=

HIGHBLOOD: =Eyeballs the devil settlement= ....... =He'll be back=

DAVENFORTH: -Yells for Takoda-

PENNY: hey I could get down with some free titties.

RILEY: -gets her ass on this bus and takes a seat. her feet hurt and ryan's being rowdy-

TAKODA: HUH? OH. 1T WAS N1CE MEET1NG YOU PLEASE PUT ON A SH1RT-- -runs back over to his FRIENDS-

HIGHBLOOD: =If only everyone wasn't so proactive...... is salty, is seething. Is texting in the back and surprisingly..... not weighing this van down like mofo?=

PENNY: -he's like a bird.... in colorful feathers...-

HIGHBLOOD: =A goose=

HIGHBLOOD: =HO NK=

DAVENFORTH: Koda i nominate you for bus driver

TAKODA: }:D TAKODA: THAT SOUNDS L1KE FUN. -gets in the driver's seat. the keys are just... in there.-

DAVENFORTH: Dont crash us bro -Takes a seat-

LIFERA: -snuggles up with Davenforth almost immediately. WARM HER.-

DAVENFORTH: -Space Heater protocol: Commence-

TAKODA: -once everyone is in... he tries to back up, only to accidentally crash into a tent- WHOOPS. 

TAKODA: 1'VE NEVER DR1VEN A LAND VEH1CLE... W1TH TH1S MUCH CLEARANCE BEFORE. JUST... JUST A SECOND... -forward again, carefully trying to maneuver... backs into another tent.- 

TAKODA: SH1T. UHH... -does this several more times before they can pull out of this spot and drive OUT of the settlement-

RILEY: -JERKS FORWARD and grabs onto the seat in front of her- holy shit.

QIRIN: =clears her throat= Are you sure about this?

HIGHBLOOD: =Good yes=

QIRIN: Takoda?

TAKODA: YES, SORRY. WE SHOULD BE GOOD NOW. }:) -sweats... driving down the road from the now partially demolished settlement. the mirthful messiahs were in GHB's favor.-

RILEY: carry on soldier.

QIRIN: =she's gonna stay awake....just in case....=

HIGHBLOOD: =this is why he's a faithful devote believer... he'll fix this. They know he will=

TAKODA: -turns on the radio and icp is playing... on every station- ... UMM. -the quiet is better anyway. he'll keep driving until somebody requests a stop, but there's at least a bathroom on the bus. it might be the worst thing they've ever seen, but it is a bathroom.-

QIRIN: =sideeyes takoda when the radio comes on=