#i tried really hard to get back into modding the server i helped run surrounding this group but i just couldnt. it felt so uncomfortable

[themindelectricdemo4]

s/o to this alter splitting from my second group of friends leaving me in 2023 over one of the most unhinged accusation but this alter drew fire art because of it so.....

[shu-of-the-wind]

rebelcaptain; foster care au vi

Whoops that took forever. 

No particular warnings for this one. Rey’s backstory has been modded for a modern AU,. XD 

She didn't think it was going to work out badly, per se, but there's a certain amount of relief in her gut when Rey comes home from the third or fourth meeting of the history club beaming and babbling about a girl named Rose Tico and a museum trip 

"Next Saturday," Rey says, bouncing on the balls of her feet. Jyn, struggling with the zipper of her jacket, grunts. "Can I go?"

"Which museum?"

"African-American History." She bounces some more. Out of the corner of Jyn's eye, Finn creeps into view down the hall. He's not been entirely sure what to make of Rey joining the history club--he might like Mr. A's classes, but he's more a taekwondo enthusiast than anything. Actually, Jyn's surprised that Rey is enjoying the history club so much. Rey's the type to take apart toasters and microwaves and put them back together again as her weekend activity, not go mad over old flyers from the Second World War. But still. "Can I go?"

"Are you taking the bus?"

"We're meeting up at the school and taking the metro. Mr. A's coming with us."

"So it's a school trip?"

Rey sucks her teeth. "Sort of? A club trip. But everyone's going. Mr. A says the Smithsonian museums are free, you just have to schedule tickets for some of them a few days before. And I have a metro pass."

Right. Jyn's not much of a museum person. She wins her wrestling match with her jacket, and hangs it, dripping, from the hook next to the front door. "Huh."

"Can I go?" Rey bounces again. "It's with Mr. A. And then Rose and me were talking about going to get food after."

She's thirteen, Jyn thinks. And Rey can take care of herself. Something clutches at her throat, and eases almost in the same moment. "I have a shift at the Cantina until six, if you want to come there after. So you don't have to walk back alone from the metro station."

Rey gives her a look that's altogether too self-aware, for a middle school student, but she just says, "Yeah, okay. Can Rose come?” 

Jyn shrugs. "Free country."

"Sweet."

"Let me know how it goes," says Jyn, as Rey darts off.

In the hallway, Finn's watching her with that weird look again, like he's trying to put together a jigsaw with only half the pieces.

The Cantina's kind of a shithole, if she's being honest about it. Not as much of a shithole as other places she's worked in her life--this, for sure, has nothing on the Wobani pub up in Maine--but it's still kind of a shithole, and the people who work there are only granted human status nominally in the eyes of everything holy. Nobody ever slacks off, at least. Maz would have them out on their ass with their spleens crammed up their noses if anybody tried. It makes up for the sleazeballs at the bar who try to palm handfuls of her ass as she goes by.

One more time. She breathes deep, in and out through her nose. One more fucking time--

"Uh-oh." It's Lando, eyebrows arched. Jyn's never been able to decide whether she wants to punch Lando in the face or not. It bothers her sometimes. She ought to want to punch him in the face. "Scowl power at nuclear."

"Fuck off," she says, and in the kitchen, Chewie snorts.

"If it's table six again I can take it."

"I don't need your help," says Jyn. Maz is fluttering around somewhere in the back. Going over supplies, probably. She's not about to get fired for reaming out a customer, especially one that keeps whacking her ass, but she'd really rather not let Maz know what's going on, and Lando will rat her out the instant he thinks he can get away with it. "Go do assistant manager things."

"I'm doing assistant manager things," he says. "I'm making sure our servers aren't being harassed. That's an assistant manager thing."

Jyn rolls her eyes, and jams a plastic cup with far too much force against the soda fountain.

"Jyn, come on."

"It's fine." There's no crack in the cup. Good enough. She sets it on the tray. "I'll deal with it."

Lando puffs out his cheeks, his version of I think you're wrong but I don't want a broken nose. "If you say so. I'm just saying. Intimidation is an option if you want it."

"That I can do all by myself," she says. "Considering your track record."

"That was one time."

"A toddler," says Jyn, and walks off while Lando makes kettle noises.

"You break anything, Erso, you're paying for it!"

She flips him off behind her back.

The Cantina's a place where people pass through, and tonight isn't much different. It's not exactly the kind of place that attracts people from the Hill or any surrounding newspapers. She's pretty sure she served bad bourbon to Jason Chaffitz in disguise once, but that's just something that happens in DC: you never know who you're going to run into that you might see on the telly the next day. Tonight it's fairly quiet: a few businessmen at the back, in one of the booths, making a deal to do with their air traffic control programs or whatever it is Lando keeps blatantly eavesdropping on; a handful of families who went out to the Smithsonian circuit, judging by their new T-shirts; a few locals; the gaggle of Howard Uni students who use the corner table to practice their Spanish conversation and usually bamboozle her with slang she'd be better off not knowing the meaning of. (The last person who openly hit on her, instead of just goosing her ass, wound up with a broken nose and filed a suit against the Cantina. As pissed off as she gets sometimes, she'd rather not have to have Maz settle out of court again because of her bullshit.)

All in all, it's definitely not the worst job she's ever had. In conjunction with what she makes from Mara, repairing cars and motorbikes for men who'd rather pretend a manly man does all the greasy work on their engine instead of a bird with too many scars and a stupid tattoo on her hip of a star, she makes enough. Maybe not quite enough to let Rey and Finn do as much as they want, but enough to keep them all comfortable. It's enough for her.

What do you want to do?

She shakes it out of her head, and snaps back over to table six to glare threateningly with a long knife in her hand. Better to head the bastard off at the pass early, before he decides copping a feel is a little less interesting than trying to pin her at the end of her shift.

The three year old at table thirteen has tossed a handful of salsa at her blouse and she's trying to mop herself up while simultaneously refilling three water glasses when the bell chimes, and Rey's chatter filters in through the rain. She's in infodump mode--about Prey, from what Jyn can tell, she's talking about aliens and weapons mods and that's usually Prey mode--but the girl next to her, a small southeast Asian girl with big eyes and closely bobbed hair, is listening very hard, which is better than anything that Jyn could have imagined. "Excuse me," says Jyn to table thirteen, and then shoves her tray of water glasses into Aphra's hands without a word, beelining for the door.

"Hi," she says, and Rose Tico's eyes about bulge out of her head. Jyn is not about to imagine what she looks like. "You're wet."

Rey shakes her head like a labrador. Water spatters Jyn's service apron. "It's raining."

"I can tell." She sucks her teeth. "Who's your friend?"

Rey blinks a few times, and then it rushes back to her, the social thing. She straightens up a little. "Mom, this is Rose. Rose, this is my mom."

Jyn bares her teeth. "Rey."

"She doesn't like being called Mom," says Rey, and bares her teeth back. "So she's Jyn."

Rose looks about ready to faint, but she steels herself, and says, "Nice to meet you, Mrs. Erso."

"Fuck," says Jyn, "that's worse. Both of you go sit in the back before I vomit."

"She's fine," says Rey, happily. "Cheers, Mom."

"I'm going to dump you off a cliff," says Jyn, "and I'm not going to tell anyone where to look."

Rose's big eyes get even bigger when she takes in Jyn's stained shirt. "Oh."

"Go sit, you yokel, I'll bring you something." Jyn can't help it. She scruffs her hand through Rey's sopping hair, pushing it back out of her eyes. "And a towel. Maz will skin you if you ruin her seats."

"I can't ruin vinyl, that's the whole point of vinyl in a café. Nobody can ruin vinyl with liquid things. Unless it's acid, I suppose." Rey frowns at the salsa stain on Jyn's shirt. "You didn't have that this morning, did you?"

"You think Finn would have let me out of the house if I had?" Finn's as scrupulous about laundry as he is about cooking. One of his old families used to make him do most of the chores. Now he just says it relaxes him. She hasn't pushed the issue, yet. "Go sit."

"Mr. A should be in in a minute," says Rey, and then darts off before Jyn can do more than blink. Rose looks between Rey and Jyn, somewhat bemused, before trailing Rey into the corner. Jyn opens her mouth, and then shuts it again before Lando notices.

You're fucking kidding me.

The door opens. The bell chimes.

Fuck!

She wipes her face clean. She can do that. She knows how to do that. She's known how to do that since she was a child. Jyn breathes, in and out through her nose, and then turns to face him. His hair is wet (though not as soaked as Rey's; Rey had probably been prancing about in the thunderstorm the way she usually did, daring lightning to come after her) and the fabric of his coat is damp about the shoulders, but it's the hesitation that makes her want to spit. He's eyeing her like a cat about to scratch.

"Hi," he says, finally.

Jyn, refusing to be intimidated, says, "Hi."

Cassian awkwardly stands there for a second or two. He says, "I wanted to make sure Rey and Rose made it here all right."

Rey. Rose, too, but more Rey. Don’t make it uncomfortable for Rey. Jyn nods, and pretends that he hasn't noticed the salsa stain on her shirt. She bites the inside of her cheek hard to keep her expression from shifting. He's not supposed to be here. There's a thin, high voice in the back of her head, one that sounds remarkably like a child. He's not supposed to be here. Not without warning.

She shoves the voice into a box, and locks it.

"I don't mean to intrude," says Cassian. He's interpreted her face right, then. Kindly fuck off, Andor. "I didn’t know this was where you worked. Rey didn’t--I'll go."

He's halfway through turning on his heel when Jyn thinks better of it, and rubs at the bridge of her nose. "Rey will be disappointed," she says, and doesn't look at him when he snaps a look at her. "She's sitting at the back with Rose. I'll get you a towel."

"You don't have to," says Cassian, but it trails off in a rather pathetic sort of way as she slams through the swinging doors to the kitchen, and ducks down to get more water glasses.

"Well." Lando leans over the counter, smirking at her a little. "He's cute."

"Fuck off, Lando."

"Ouch. She bites again." Lando lifts his hands. "Don't mean to intrude, Jyn, sorry. Just never figured you for the tall, dark, and accented type."

She's definitely going to hit him. Possibly in the next three seconds. "Fuck. Off."

"Fucking off," says Lando, and swans away whistling, hands in his pockets like he's just scored big in some gambling ring. Scratch hitting him. She's going to take the baseball bat Chewie keeps under the counter, and she's going to use it on the windscreen of his car. Jyn fills three glasses with water, snags a handful of dishrags out from beneath the drink fountain, and hipchecks her way back out onto the floor again, ignoring Aphra hissing "you owe me, Erso," on her way in.

Rey is still talking. She's also stimming, hands flapping back and forth in her happy stim, the one that means I'm excited and I'm going to be talking ten thousand kilometers a minute about this for the next five years. Jyn slows, and watches, for the three seconds she can grab. Rose is still just listening, nodding very seriously as if Rey's imparting the secrets of the universe. Cassian doesn't seem to have noticed, really. He's staring at the menu, and then at the ceiling, and then at the wall, in a show of discomfort she wouldn’t have expected of him. Not after the PTC.

Still. He is in unfamiliar territory.

Something strikingly close to pity swells up her throat. Jyn strangles it with her bare hands.

"Right," she says, and puts the waters down, dumping the whole handful of towels on Rey's head. Rey stops flapping, but to laugh, not to flinch. "Report."

"The museum was good." Rey disappears under one of the towels, and Rose, after darting another shy, confused look at Jyn, filches one for herself. Jyn refuses to watch what Cassian does. "The United States is bollocks."

"You're an American citizen," says Jyn. "Same as me."

"Not originally," Rey says, muffled. "We don't know what I was originally."

"Yes, you suitcase baby. Mysterious sprog, you."

Rose's eyes get very big.

"I was found in an airport when I was six," says Rey, very matter-of-factly. Out of the corner of her eye, Jyn sees Cassian still. "I don't remember anything before then. I think my birth parents must have left me there. They said they'd come back and get me, but they never did."

Rose's hands curl up into fists on the table. With surprising force, she says, "That's horrible."

Rey blinks at her a few times. "You're mad. I'm sorry."

"I'm not mad at you." 

"Oh." She darts a look at Jyn. It's only after Jyn nods that Rey says, "Okay. Cool."

Rose clenches her fists hard enough to look painful, and then rams right up against Rey's side to peer at the menu on the table. Jyn could cry. Thank fuck. Thank fuck. Thank fuck. It's working. She's not entirely sure Rey's even realized, but it's working. She might have a friend now. Other than Finn. Someone else she can lean on. Thank fuck.

Cassian's still watching her. Jyn can't help it. She catches his eye, and nods once.

He looks at the table instead.

"Museum," says Jyn, and taps at Rey's shoulder. "Good?"

"Horrible," says Rose, not Rey. "People are horrible. But interesting."

"That was the point," says Cassian, without inflection. "History isn't pretty. But it can show us patterns."

"Yeah, you said." Rey looks up at Jyn, and then peeps at Cassian, back and forth. “Mr. A knew more about the exhibits than the museum proctor did. He kept explaining things.”

“Really,” says Jyn, and tries not to feel uncomfortable. “It’s good that he’s teaching you, then.”

“If we go to the Museum of the American Indian for a field trip, you should come.” Rey looks completely blasé, but there’s a hint of—something. Not quite the cunning Finn has, the willingness to sneak. Rey looks schemey. Christ, not both of them. Tell me Rey hasn’t noticed the oddness, too. “You could help.”

“I don’t know if I can get the day off anytime soon.” She refuses to look at Cassian. “I’m going back to the kitchen, for a minute. I’ll be back.”

“’kay.”

She has no shame left, apparently. She bolts.

Jyn’s halfway to the kitchen doors and halfway to freedom when she hears the footsteps behind her. Aphra’s peering at her through the gap in the doors, and she’s laughing, a little, the way she always does when someone else is in for a hell of a lot of shit. “Jyn,” Cassian says, “wait a second,” and she’s not so much of a coward that she can ignore that. Not when it might come down to a fight. She slows, and then stops, and wishes that her shirt weren’t ruined. She wishes that she could run. He looks tired, all of a sudden, and lost, even if it’s just in hints—the lines around his mouth, the hidden tension in his shoulders when he puts them back. Like a soldier, she thinks. Regimented to keep the fear at bay.

“What,” she says, when he stands there watching her for too long. Cassian’s shoulders hitch, just a little. His hands fall loose at his sides.

“I wasn’t planning on organizing the class museum trip for at least another six months,” he says. He’s all clipped, now. “You don’t have to worry. If we need a volunteer, one of the other parents can do it.”

She jerks her chin up, and wipes her hands absently on the apron she has to wear. She can’t remember how they wound up so damp. Words fly out of her head. “Right.”

He hesitates. She can see it in his hands, more than anything. His fingers curl, and uncurl. “I’ll make an excuse to Rey,” he says. “I won’t make you uncomfortable.”

For some reason that, more than anything, is what snags on her temper. Jyn breathes, deep, in and out through her nose, but her control’s already shattered. She snaps, “For fuck’s sake,” and the family that had been sitting at table thirteen, halfway out the door, all yip in unison. Cassian blinks once. “This is stupid.”

“What is?” he says, but his voice is too tight to quite be calm.

“This.” She glances over his shoulder, but Rey hasn’t noticed. She’s still chattering with Rose Tico. “This—stupid dancing thing. It’s stupid.”

Something flickers in his face. She thinks it might be his temper. “I wasn’t going to mention it.”

“You can’t teach my kids if you’re always going to act like I’m about to explode,” says Jyn. “This doesn’t work if we keep doing this.”

“Keep doing what?”

She gestures, pointlessly, at the air between them. “Whatever the fuck this is.”

Cassian’s mouth goes tight. He looks back at Rey, now, too, faster, more subtle. She’d barely notice if not for the fact that he turns away from her to do it. He says, “I wasn’t aware there was an issue.”

“Jesus Christ, Cassian, you’re not stupid.”

Cassian blinks again. It’s different, somehow. Like shock, instead of evaluation. She’s not sure where the difference lies. Maybe in the speed. He swallows, barely visible.

“Look,” says Jyn. She roots herself to the ground, and thinks of Saw, of Steela’s photograph on the mantle. “My kids like you. That--they trust you. They don’t trust a lot of people. I’m not going to fuck up one of the best teachers they’ve ever had because of something that happened years ago.”

There’s another flicker, then, in his mouth. Cassian puts his hands behind his back. “I see.”

“They’re not stupid. They’ll notice something’s up, if they haven’t already. If this—” she jams a fist into the empty space, again “—keeps happening. So it can’t. Anymore. Otherwise they’ll work something out, and even if they’re wrong, it’ll just keep making things worse until we can’t do a damn thing for them, no matter what we want.”

He weighs that, carefully. Cassian looks at her, unblinking.

“Truce, then,” he says, in an odd voice.

He holds out his hand.

Jyn looks at it, at his long fingers and the skin of his palm. She looks up at him, too, and sees a question there she’s not sure she can answer. Still, she reaches out, and takes it, as firm a handshake as she’s ever given in her life. Twice, up and down, and then he lets go first, shoving his hand back into his pocket and watching her like she’s a Rubik’s cube. Like she’s a puzzle to be turned and contorted until it makes sense.

She turns.

“You’re a good mother,” Cassian says. He blurts it, almost. “They love you very much.”

Jyn jerks her shoulder in an acknowledgment, and vanishes into the kitchen. She can’t find the daring to look him in the face. Not after that.

[fearofaherobrine]

Roleplay Server Log #261

“Hostile Takeover, Mojang Office Hi-jinks, Flight of the Firebird”

-Not that far away-

[Notch] Escorts Flux into the cage. - Do you really think this will work?

[Flux] - I honestly have no idea...

[Notch] I hope it does, I want you to be protected too. -

[Flux] - I know, and your thoughts are so very much appreciated- She begins approaching the two consoles in the center of the elaborate prison

[Notch] Doubly so because I don't know where your seed is stored...

[Flux] - Honestly I'm surprised it still exists, it's been there for so long- She kneels in front of the command block which holds the seed for the NOTCH AI's

[Notch] If there's anything I can do...?

[Flux] - Just stay, please

[Notch] Of course. - Waits with baited breath, hoping she succeeds.

[Flux] Concentrates and her magic begins gathering around the command block.  As she focus', she's reaching for the intricate base code of the server and prodding at it.  She grunts a little as she feels resistance, her fingers start to curl a little as she tenses.  The ground around Flux is beginning to grow tainted and shade to purple.  Her body begins to curl as she tries to take control of the other server, she tries using a bit more force and the seed reacts violently, throwing Flux back and away and causing her to lose control of her magic.  Her taint spreads quickly, carrying all the way into the village above as it's master lays on the ground, curling up and trembling from both pain and shock.  Flux is fluctuating between being solid and mist like-

[Notch] Leaps to her aid- FLUX!

[Flux] Her breathing is ragged as she glances at Notch- Notch...- She tries to hold in a noise of pain as it travels through her body causing her to curl up tighter.  She's never truly felt pain before

[Notch] I'll... I'll get you to some help! - Frantically he scoops her up in his arms. And moves as fast as he can up the tunnels and out into the light. He's calling for TLOT mentally because his hands are too full to type- Outside everything is shaded a vibrant purple

[TLOT] Suddenly perks up and dashes out of the room without a second thought.

[Steve] Nearly knocks Doc over to race after him.

[Notch] Is partway across Lie's yard when he notices a lot of eyes on him.

-Most of the village is watching. Some in awe and others in fear of the NOTCH carrying the apparently injured woman they already know. A few peel off to run in the direction of the castle. Seeking their Godly-king who meets them halfway-

[Flux] Clutches at Notch's shirt tightly, trying to keep herself in contact with him as much as she can- Please...  Stay...- Her voice is very quiet and she is close to passing out

[Notch] I'm not going anywhere, just hang on.

[TLOT] Dashes up flanked by several Testificates- What happened?!

-Flux's taint is beginning to recede and her breathing is starting to even out a little, but she's still trembling-

[Appel] You better not have hurt her, you.. you NOTCH!

[Steve] Easy there.

[Notch] She tried to take over the subseed and it injured her...

[TLOT] Is the color the blowback?

[Notch] Yes, I believe so.

[Flux] Whines a little, but her form is almost completely solid now, her most solid parts are where Notch is touching her-

[TLOT] Smooths her hair a bit- How can I help Flux?

[Flux] - I...  I don't understand...  What I am feeling...

[TLOT] Feels her mind- It's pain.

[Flux] - Pain...  It is...  Unfamiliar- She whines a little as she feels another burst of pain

[TLOT] Perhaps you should sleep - His words are supernaturally convincing...

[Pi] Suddenly falls over and starts snoring.

[Appel] Panics a bit and shakes his husband, trying to wake him.

[Flux] Her eyes begin to close as well, but her grip on Notch's shirt does not diminish-

[Jaam] He doesn't look so tough...

[Steve] Don't be rude!

[Flux] Falls asleep, curled up in Notch's arms-

[Choclet] How come he has hair?

[Notch] My head was cold.

[Coffi] Nods sagely- makes sense.

[Cheez] Pokes Notch-

[Notch] Squeaks-

[TLOT] Be nice. He was formerly a human like your friend Lie.

[Cheez] Humph.

[CP] Teleports closer- Now what the fuck is going on!?

[Notch] Very unmanly little scream-

[Testificates] Some suprised noises and a smattering of nervous laughter.

[CP] Growls a little- Can all of them go home?  I'm trying to convince CN that there's an ultra rare bird that only comes out at night so I can bang my wife

[TLOT] What am I, a sheepdog? They live here too.

[Steve] That's not safe Cp! Cn is to small to be out alone at night!

[CP] - So?

[Steve] Bolts off to tattle on Cp to Lie-

[Notch] Flux got hurt Cp. Some kind of feedback from trying to take over the dragon server on the subseed.

[CP] - Why was she trying to do that?

[Flux] Whimpers a little in her sleep-

[Notch] Because it would be safer then being in charge of your old seed that's just floating out there somewhere.

[CP] - Shouldn't be that hard to figure out where exactly it is, there's only so many places that an original alpha seed could be

[Notch] Goes white - That's bad...

[TLOT] Is already getting the shape from his mind. - We need a copy of that! Now!

[CP] - What is it?

[Notch] It's has to be on the big mainframe at my former company! They don't keep that stuff forever! Especially with the new management!

[CP] - So then Flux...

[TLOT] She might get deleted. We need your seed number Cp.

[CP] - Give me a sec to think, I've been on hundreds...

[Coocont] Flux is in danger?

[Milk] Why would anyone delete a seed? People would die!

[Escar] Think Cp!

[Creme] Nooo!

[Eggg] At Markus- You're a NOTCH! Do something!

[CP] Hesitantly rattles off a couple of different seed numbers before finally saying one with a bit more confidence-

[Notch] Cp! You can do this faster then anyone! Go find Jeb! He can get at the main server from home! Make him give you the file!

[CP] Face splits into a dark grin- Gladly- He flicks his hand and creates an opening before going through

[Jeb] Is dozing at his desk, it's relatively late and there's only a few programmers in the adjoining offices. He can smell the faint scent of someone making coffee in a different room, and on the screen in front of him a half-built 3D model is tumbling around.

-The screen begins glitching as CP slowly begins pulling himself out of the screen.  He pauses to scan his surroundings before getting to far simply because it's an unfamiliar place-

-The surroundings are a bank of computers in a nicely appointed office. There are little toys on the desks and other personal touches and a few nice shots of happy employees and awards framed on the walls. There's a faint whistling as a scruffy guy in jeans comes in with a cup of coffee and stops cold-

[CP] Growls at him-

[Snorik]  Drops his cup with a frightened squeak and it thumps on the carpet - He- hero- He crumples to the floor in a dead faint-

[CP] Finishes pulling himself out of the screen and walks around the fainted employee, seeking out his prey as he silently stalks the halls-

[Dofta] Makes some soft papery sounds as she walks down the hall with a small box of files-

[CP] Waits around a corner for them to get closer before reaching out and grabs them by the throat- Where's Jeb?

[Dofta] String of panicked Swedish words and at least two English cuss words-

[CP] Squeezes just a tiny bit- Well?

[Yster] Is totally silent in her running shoes and clocks Cp on the back of the head with a full clipboard of papers-

[CP] Scowls and summons his sword to his hand before turning to glare at the other woman with brightly glowing eyes-

[Yster] Gives Cp the full force of a can of pepper spray in the face-

[CP] Shakes his head and blinks a few times as he growls and releases Dofta to summon a bit of lava to clear his eyes-

[Yster] Grabs Dofta in a panic and the two of them run around a corner towards the front of the building-

[CP] Would prefer to chase them down but continues on searching for Jeb, simply kicking open the next door he comes across-

-On the other side of the door is a hallway that opens out into a large confrence room. A rather heavy man is playing with a VR helmet and the screen behind him for demonstration purposes shows a survival house being built.

[CP] Growls and uses his abilities to enter the VR system, popping up in front of the man- Where.  Is.  Jeb.

[Tokig] Hey! This is a private server! And that griefing stuff is getting old Svit. Go play on your own computer.

[CP] Exits and then yanks the VR headset off- I'm not Svit

[Tokig] Strangled noise -

[CP] - Now, where.  Is.  Jeb.

[Tokig] Shaking finger pointing- past the atrium...

[CP] - Sleep

[Tokig] Slow crumple to the floor knocking a bag of cheetos off the table as well-

[CP] Marches past and out into the hall again, heading for the atrium-

[Fangebo] Tapping out something on a laptop near a small fountain-

[CP] Storms right past her, honing in on Jeb-

[Fangbo] Eyes flick up and then back down just as Cp passes her - Cute outfit Svit. Gonna scare Jeb again?

[CP] - Sure, whatever

[Fangbo] Get it on tape this time okay? He's been jittery all day with all this file allocation and space-saving bullshit-

[CP] Says nothing more as he continues on, letting his senses out for the human he seeks.  He grins when he finally spots the name of his quarry on a door and kicks the door open harshly-

[Jeb] Is very startled and darts under his desk in terror-

[CP] - Hello again~  I've come for something, on Notch's behest

[Jeb] Is balled up under the desk - Anything! Just don't kick me in the nuts again!

[CP] - A server

[Jeb] You want...a server? I mean, I guess I can set you up! They're pretty cheap if you don't want to install a bunch of mods and stuff....

[CP] - One of the original alpha servers, it...  Needs to be kept safe

[Jeb] Whaaa, why would you want one of those? They were so... simple.

[CP] - I don't, but Notch does

[Jeb] Is regarding Cp cautiously - I can do that.... - He's wondering if it's safe to come out

[CP] Lists of the server's number- Now find it

[Jeb] Swallows hard- It's not in here, we have to go across the hall. Oh my gods... did anyone see you come in here?

[CP] Grins- A few

[Jeb] Looks horrified- Please tell me you didn't kill any of my team....

[CP] - My wife is already pissed at me, so no

[Jeb] Thank goodness... Come on, I'll get it for you, but then you have to leave. - He uncurls from the small space and stands up cautiously

[CP] - I dunno, it's fun terrorizing your employees

[Jeb] Please?

[CP] - Depends on how quickly you can get me that server

[Jeb] Yanks out a desk drawer and throws various office supplies on the floor before finding a thumb drive and cluching it in one sweaty fist- Follow me -

[CP] Walks unnervingly close to Jeb-

[Jeb] Darts past Fangbo who is still sitting there typing -

[Fangbo] Giggles as Cp passes, stalking menacingly behind the running figure - Good one Svit.

[Jeb] Bangs open a door to a room full of electronics and throws a chair at the nearest terminal before shoving in the thumbdrive and typing desperately.

[CP] Stands very closely behind Jeb-

[Jeb] Is sweating a lot. He keeps putting his password in wrong because Cp is terrorizing him.

[CP] - You'd better get it right this next time

[Jeb] I'm trying! I'm trying! - He makes it to the search screen and shakily types the numbers into it-

[CP] Glances back out towards the artrium-

[Fangbo] Has opened a small bag of chips and is munching quietly-

[Jeb] Finds the file and moves it to the drive-

[CP] - Are you fucking done yet?

-The little icon on the screen it showing the flying paper animation-

[Jeb] I'm going as fast as I can!

[CP] Scowls and gives the computer a boost-

-The computer gives a soft ping as the file finishes downloading-

[CP] - About time

[Jeb] Pulls out the small drive and thrusts it at him-Now please! Take it and go!

[CP] - Fine, but if this is wrong then I'm pretty sure Notch will beat you up himself- He heads back out into the artrium, grabs Fangbo's laptop from them before putting it down and using it to get back into the digital realm

[Fangbo] Gasps as the computer is taken from her and then watches in terrified awe as Cp uses it as a gateway-

[CP] Returns to the server in a much better mood-

[Notch] Did you get it?!

[CP] - Yeah yeah, it's right here- Holds up the thumb drive

[TLOT] Thats... that's your seed?

[CP] - Yup, it's tiny

[Toasts] How can a whole world be so small?

[Coffi] It's not possible, is it?

[CP] - It's old

[Godot] It's a precious gift...

[Escar] A miracle.

[Jaam] And maybe an antique?

[CP] Looking at TLOT- Why are they still here?

[TLOT] I refer you again to my earlier comment about them living here.

[Steve] Snickers-

[CP] Tosses the thumb drive at Notch-

-The drive lands on Flux's stomach.

[Notch] Easy with that!

[Pi] Don't throw it!

[CP] - I'm going back to my wife

[Flux] Twitches a little-

[Notch] Flux... we have your seed. You're safe now.

[Flux] Her eyes open a little- Notch?

[Notch] Doesn't have a free hand to hand it to her- It's right there - inclines his head-

[Flux] Looks down and releases her grip on his shirt to pick it up, there's a slight thrum of energy as she connects with her seed-

[TLOT] Now no one can take it away from you.

[Flux] - Thank you- She rests her head against Notch

[Lie] It's super early in the morning but she's out for a walk with her vulpix's.  The sun has barely risen and she's wandering towards Hera's bay-

[Sweet Alex] Is sitting on her porch kicking her feet and drinking from a small mug. - Good morning Lie!

[Lie] - Morning!  Looks like you're comfy

[Sweet Alex] Yep. Just relaxing until it's light enough to work in the garden.

[Lie] - Need any help with the garden?

[Avulpix] Runs over and sniffs at Sweet Alex-

[Sweet Alex] Maybe? Doc gave me some weird stuff called korm, I think? It's really pretty. The seeds are all different colors.

[Lie] - Oh!  Corn!  Yeah, I helped them pick out the seeds when we were last out in the real world

[Sweet Alex] Pulls out the handful of little kernals - these are from, out there?

[Lie] - Yeah, it's a very common food out there

[Sweet Alex] If you want to give them a head start... anywhere is good. Please?

[Lie] - Sure, is there anyplace you don't want them?

[Sweet Alex] Smiles - inside the house?

[Mix] -Swoosh past goes the Mix-

[Mix] -Screeeech. turn back around and bounce up to them- Hey!

[Sweet Alex] Hey Mix! You're up early. Have you taken to jogging as well?

[Lie] - Morning Mix

[Rvulpix] Hides behind Lie's legs-

[Lie] Takes the corn- I think I'll plant these on the bay side of the house

[Sweet Alex] That would be nice. Thank you! So what else is new guys?

[Mix] I've just got so much-- What's that? *scoot in to look at the corn

[Sweet Alex] Its a vegetable - hushed voice- It's from the real world.

[Mix] Oh! That's cool. *head tilt

[Mix] What kind of veggie?

[Sweet Alex] I'm not sure, but I heard it explodes if you get it super hot!

[Lie] - This is just one variant of it.  I know both of you have had popcorn, this is what it's made from- She begins planting

[Mix] Oh! That's cool! Kind of like the tumbleweeds back home... Or the bomb spores.... *distant look before slight laugh and shake head

[Sweet Alex] What's a tumbleweed? Do they push you over? Like slime blocks?

[Lie] - No, it's a plant that uproots itself to find a better place to be and rolls along with the wind

[Mix] Kind of like... Really dry wheat balls?

[Sweet Alex] That sounds neat! If it's a really dry plant that moves, maybe the baby dragons could chase and play and eat them?

[Lie] Pauses- Not a bad idea

[Mix] Hmm..., I don't know If I have anymore of mine.... * shift through inventory a bit

[Lie] - That's okay Mix, I can always make some

[Mix] Alright! I have too much stuff in my inventory anyway. ... Mmm.. Maybe my bag... I just sort of tossed things in there....

[Sweet Alex] Watches intently to see what Mix tosses out-

[Sweet Alex] Oh! Mix, how are the Lightfeet faring?

[Mix] -Finally pops out a crumbly orb of, crumbly plant matter it looks like. It's definitely not a normal tumbleweed, that's for sure- Uh... Hm. I think it's this? But the name is different...

[Mix] -Looks up- Oh! They're fine! I got them rounded up, but I'm uh... Not the best at building really so making them a home is really slow going...

[Lie] Finishes  planting the seeds- There we go, that should do it

[AVulpix] Starts rolling around in the dirt, getting all dirty-

[Sweet Alex] Looks over at the little green shoots- good luck to them! Good little plants! Mix? Do you want help with the building?

[Crim] - hears voices and comes looking for them.

[Sweet Alex] Squints- I see red. Is that Gk over there?

[Lie] - Ummm, I don't think so?

[Mix] -tosses the weedy ball in hands a bit before turning to look at the approaching red mass. completely forgetting Sweet Alex had asked anything-

[Sweet Alex] Takes the mass of weeds - This is neat!

[Crim] - comes scuttling over on all 6 legs. He's bigger than before.

[Sweet Alex] It's a cute little dragon! I haven't met this one. Hello!

-It's item name is Fire Weed. Perhaps it lights on fire? Who knows-

[Mix] These were all over the Hollow, you'd rack them up in your inventory slowly but surely....

[Lie] - Oh Crim!  You've gotten bigger!

[Sweet Alex] Their name is Crim? Awwww

[Crim] - stands up and gives a toothy smile. - Yes! Me big now!

[Mix] Cool! Nice colors..

[Sweet Alex] Yes you are! And well spoken.

[Crim] - waves at Sweet Alex - Hi hi, I'm Crim.

[RVulpix] Just hides behind Lie some more-

[AVulpix] Trots by nearly black with dirt-

[Lie] Sighs as she looks at her pokemon- Looks like somebody needs a bath...

[Sweet Alex] I'm Sweet Alex. Nice to meet you!

[Crim] - tips head in confusion - What bath?

[Lie] - It's how most animals get clean.  Usually with water

[Mix] Is where you go in water and scrub scrub scrub.

[Crim] Water? Not with tounge?

[Sweet Alex] Does water hurt you Crim? The Ender dragons can't even touch it.

[Lie] - It depends, most animals will use their tongue, but us humans use water

[Sweet Alex] And most of the Herobrines like a lava bath.

[Crim] - thinks - Lava? Warm soft rock?

[Crim] Water.... Blue sting stuff?

[Lie] - Hot soft rock

[Sweet Alex] It's red and orange and goopy? So water hurts you? Okay.

[Crim] - nods - Lava warm & soft, good to sleep in. Also tastie. - licks lips.

[Lie] - ...  Okay then

[Sweet Alex] Holds up the tumbleweed- Lie? Could you mix this with a nether plant? Make it red and soft like netherwort for our friend?

[Lie] - I can try- She takes the plant and begins focusing

[Crim] - stands on back legs to watch

[Lie] The plant  shifts to red and gets a bit softer- Is this okay?- She puts it down

[Mix] -bouncing on heels a bit-

-The ruddy block looks like a star from the sides and top and the wind catches it slightly. Making it scoot enticingly along.

[Sweet Alex] Cool! Better make more then one though. In case it gets away! - chuckles

[Crim] - drops down into a crouch, watching the plant move.

-worttumbler- scoot scoot scoot

[Mix] -scratches at shoulder a bit-

[Lie] Focus' on making another one-

[Sweet Alex] Are you okay Mix?

[Crim] - does butt wiggle and creeps toward it

-worttumbler- scoots up against a bit of protruding dirt and goes slightly to the side as the sea breeze catches it-

[Mix] Hm? -Pause in scratch- I think? My back is kinda itchy. But my stone probably isn't done growing.

[Sweet Alex] You're growing a stone? Is that normal?

[Crim] - suddenly pounces on the thing, bitting it. He growls and exhales, only to have the thing burst into flames.

[Mix] -Turns and gestures at the Glowing emerald in between her shoulderblades- Mhmm!

[Lie] - I'm just glad you're doing better Mix

[Sweet Alex] Is looking at the crystal with concern and then jumps at the sudden flames- Crim!

[Crim] - starts biting and chewing it up, as fast as he can.

[Sweet Alex] Oh! Is it tasty?

[Mix] So am I. I was.. really super tired. *watches Crim before producing another weedy mass and setting it down curiously. scoot it toward Crim with foot

[Crim] - nods as he finishes it. He sees the new one and starts stalking it.

[Sweet Alex] Is it okay for him to have that one Mix? It looks spiky.

[Lie] Has made a couple more wortweeds-

[Crim] - stands up, does a hopping prance then leaps on it. This time he doesn't bite it, just claw at it.

[Crim] - rolls over as the wortweed crumbles, landing near Sweet Alex on his back.

[Sweet Alex] Goes for the belly rub with a giggle-

-There's a soft snuffling noise from the back of the house-

[AVulpix] Hears the noise and runs around to the back side- Vul?

[Crim] - snorts and wiggles around for a few, before rolling over. He's rumbling softly.

[Mix] -Seems to tune back in on everything and hums- Huh?

[Sweet Alex] You're such a nice dragon-

[Crim] - still rumbling - Crim good.

-A rather large and oddly shaped shadow leans around the side of the house with a quick snuffling noise and then a loud growl.-

[Gk] growls-  I smell weird male dragon...

[Lie] - So, any plans for today Mix?

[AVulpix] - Vul!  Vul!

[Mix] Mostly been going around doing everything! So much to do! So much to see...  Also have to hunt NK down...

[Sweet Alex] Flicks his tiny nose as he gets too close to her and Crim to sniff the smaller dragon- Gk!

[Gk] Grrrrrrr

[Crim] - scrambles to his feet, backing up.

[Lie] - GK, he's still young...

[Sweet Alex] Stands and puts her hands on her hips- Gk! You behave! He's just a baby and he hasn't even got any wings!

[Gk] Coils up a little but he's still frowning. - E's a nether dragon...

[Lie] - All the more reason for you to be nice to him, he needs a mentor

[Sweet Alex] And you hate the Nether!

[Gk] Grumbles-

[Crim] - growls softly as smoke puffs out his nose. - Crim good!

[Gk] Snorts and spits a skinny stream of pure lava in a long arc into the water nearby, making a tiny patch pop and boil-

[Sweet Alex] Stop that. You know he's no threat to you.

[Mix] Baby. -Just turns a bit and looks off into the distance, starting to get antsy again-

[Crim] - turns to watch, then hunkers down. More smoke is rolling out his nose.

[Gk] Ruffles his tentacle wings like an aggravated chicken.

[Sweet Alex] You be nice Gk.... or else!

[Lie] - Do I need to get Endrea?

[Gk] Or else what?

[Sweet Alex] I... I won't make you anymore cookies!

[Gk] Sharp hiss and hunkers down- I don't like this....

[Crim] - lunges forward and spits a little ball of fire at GK.

[Gk] His head shoots out like a viper and he eats the incoming ball, there's a moment of pregnant silence and then he lets out a gigantic burp-

[Sweet Alex] Crim!

[Crim] - flinches, then turns tail and runs towards the trees.

[Sweet Alex] Dashes after him - Crim! Come back!

[Gk] Looks even more annoyed now- runt...

[Lie] - GK why?

[Gk] He went after me first. I'm not apologizing.

[Crim] - climbs up the nearest tree and hides in the leaves.

[Sweet Alex] Stands at the foot of the tree - It's okay! You're safe! Just don't go picking fights with bigger dragons like that!

[Lie] - GK he's a baby still, it's like if Oak attacks you, or Ashe

[Gk] Swishes his tail - Oak and Ashe are not nether dragons...

[Lie] - Why does that make a difference, hadn't you wanted to meet another Nether dragon?  I seem to recall you saying that at one point

[Crim] - crawls higher up - No. Big biter bad.

[Gk] Back then... I just wanted to know I wasn't alone... not just some.. freak...

[Sweet Alex] He can be. But he's also my friend. He's probably just jealous.

[Lie] - So you'll act an uncle to some but not others?  GK, Crim has nobody, we found him on the other seed.  He doesn't have a parental figure

[Crim] - hiding - No, he like other bigs. Bite, step, mean. Crim won't let bite or steps.

[Gk] Has the very slightest hint of shame on his goat like features and harrumphs.

[Lie] - Don't make him feel like an outcast GK

[Sweet Alex] he's just emotional, he lets his instincts get the better of him sometimes

[Gk] Looks away- I'm old Lie... Don't need some pup to take me out. Gotta show I'm still heathy enough to fight....

[Lie] - There are other ways GK

[Gk] Curls up so he doesn't have to look at anyone-

[Sweet Alex] Crim? Please come down. I won't let Gk hurt you. He cares about his friendship with me too much for that

[Lie] - GK, not every leader earns their position by being the strongest.  Don't you hear how Sweet Alex is describing you?  You don't need to fight any of them

[Crim] - snorts, but slowly crawls down. Lands next to her.

[Gk] Ruffles his wings, he's obviously unsettled-

[Lie] - Do you really want to disappoint Sweet Alex?  Endrea?  The little ones?

[Sweet Alex] Hugs Crim around the neck- you're okay

[Gk] Tiny growl

[Crim] rumbles - Crim good.

[Lie] - Don't confuse the child GK, be there for him like you are for Ashe, for Willow and Oak, how you were there for Endrea

[Gk] Very quietly- I'll think about it...

[Lie] - I know you'll make the right choice

[Gk] more grumbling. But he does show his face under one wing-

[Lie] - I have some trading to do in the village, I'll check in on you later, okay?

[Gk] Snarky comment too quiet to hear. Probably along the lines of 'yes mom'.

[Lie] - I can still hear you mentally GK

[Sweet Alex] Scratches Crim under the chin- Shall we go back and introduce you properly?

[Gk] Pppppppthhhh-

[Crim] - sighs but nods

[Sweet Alex] Leads Crim back over to Gk and Mix-

[Gk] Watches Crim from under his wing-

[Sweet Alex] Change! You're scaring him-

[Gk] Snort!

[Sweet Alex] Gk.....

[Gk] Shifts back to his human form. He's a rather small brine. Him and Sweet Alex are only a block and a half tall each. His hands are in his pockets and his expression is a bit sour-

[Crim] You like others, big and small. No scare Crim, I goods.

[Gk] We'll see. I'm the designated babysitter around here, and if I'm sitting, what I say goes.

[Crim] - frowns - Then no steps, no bites. Crim goods but not allow hurts again.

[Gk] Don't attack me a again and I won't.

[Crim] No scares then.

[Gk] Grumbles - no scares...

[Sweet Alex] Good. And I'll be watching to make sure you keep that promise.

[Gk] Grumpy noises-

[Crim] - nods - Will tries hard. - rumble purrs.

-Bird noises, Firebird is looking for the CN at Lie's house-

[CN] Is working on making another wooden sword at a crafting table in the workroom-

[Firebird] -Plops a bit and fiddles door before hopping inside-

[CN] - Birdy!

[Firebird] -Chirp-

-Firebird scuttles up to CN-

[CN] Turns back towards the crafting table- I have to make another sword...  Mine broke...  Again...

[Firebird] -Plop head against table, thoughtful look as shuffle wings- ... Why not make a better sword with higher durability?

[CN] - They're too heavy- He pulls the new wooden sword off of the table

[Firebird] Fair enough... What about Unbreaking enchantments?

[CN] Shrugs- I don't know how

[Firebird] Here, I'll help. Lets go over to the enchanting table and see if it offers that..

[CN] Carries the sword over to the floating book and grows a bit nervous as it turns towards him-

[Firebird] Don't worry kiddo, here, set the sword here. *Gesture before tapping the book a bit

[CN] Does so and then jumps back a little-

[Firebird] Lets see... Lets see... Efficiency... No.... Knockback...

[CN] - What do those do?

[Firebird] Effeciency is meant for tools. Makes things work faster.. Knockback sends whatever you hit further. ...Bane of arthropods? Huh. Still no... Ah! Here's unbreaking... Can't tell what version though...

[CN] - Arthropods?

[Firebird] ..I think that's spiders. Not sure.

[Firebird] -Enchants sword with unbreaking-

[CN] Gasps- It's shiny!

[Firebird] Mhmm! *Return sword to CN

[CN] Swings it a couple of times, his eyes focused on it's shininess-

[CN] - So what did you do to it?

[Firebird] Enchanted it with unbreaking. It'll take longer to break now, so you won't have to build a new one anytime soon bud.

[CN] - Cool!  So what are we doing today?

[Firebird] Dunno, anything you want to do? I didn't plan anything today.

[CN] Shrugs- Lie went out early and I don't know where the big meanie is...

[Firebird] I could take you for a fly.

[CN] Perks up- You could?

[Firebird] Mhmm!

[CN] - Let's go!  Let's go!

[Firebird] I'm pretty sure I can lift you.

[CN] Bounces a bit eagerly-

[Firebird] Well lets go outside! *scuttle scuttle

[CN] Puts the new sword in his inventory and follows-

[Firebird] -Swoosh up into the air outside, thoughtfully staring at CN-

[CN] - So how will you carry me?

[Firebird] Like this! *swoop down and hook talons around CN's shoulders, lifting him up into the air

[CN] Yelps but settles down quickly as the ground passes beneath them-

[Firebird] Nothing like being in the air...

[CN] - ...  Could I learn how to do this on my own?

[Firebird] Hm... Not sure... You'd have to ask Doc, probably.

[CN] Huffs and pouts a little-

[Firebird] Hmmm? What's wrong? Don't like talking to Doc? *droop head to look at CN while flying

[CN] - They led to DN being killed...  He was my friend...

[Firebird] He was downright insufferable to everyone else, CN. You just got lucky, I guess... *lift head and rise some more in the air

[CN] Spots familiar sights from above- Everybody looks so small...

[Firebird] Yeah...  It's also so quiet up here.

[CN] - Huh, I guess your right...  It's always noisy and busy around Lie's house

[Firebird] This is probably the quietest spot, beyond maybe at the bottom of the ocean? Dunno.

[Firebird] I used to fly a lot on my seed. Just watch everything.

[CN] - I don't know any other seeds...  Well, there's the one with all the other NOTCH's... But otherwise, this is the only place I've been

[Firebird] You could go exploring, if you wanted.

[CN] - I'm not strong enough...  The mobs would just end up killing me

[Firebird] Hm.... With company then.

[CN] - But who?  Lie is busy with all of her plants and animals, and Big Meanie is out of the question...

[Firebird] Make some friends and wander. I might, maybe.

[CN] - But everyone around my age doesn't want to leave the village!

[Firebird] Then fuck them. *soft bird snort and swoop down a bit

[CN] - Big Meanie says that word a lot...  What does it mean?

[Firebird] Depends how it's used. Could be rude, or sexual.

[CN] - I don't understand...

[Firebird] Maybe when you're older.

[CN] - Okay, where are we going?

[Firebird] Just around. You want somewhere specific?

[CN] Shakes his head-

[Firebird] Alright. -Swoooosh

[CN] Is just looking at everything-