#johnathan the echidna

[echidna-enquiries]

Guardian Family Gift Exchange Pt 5.

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Once his eldest child sat down, Rhett stood up, stretching for the moment before going to the table, getting another little envelope that was on the table.

"It felt so funny I got one of my three children again, I feel almost guilty. I swear I'm not neglecting you two", Rhett looked to his eldest and youngest, the two giggling his comment. "Yeah, favouritism!", Johnathan raised his arms and got a laugh of the whole family, "Whatcha get me, Dad?". "Something I think you like", Rhett winked and handed him the envelope.

Johnathan opened the envelope, his tail wagging lightly in interest, and when got out two tickets, his tail skyrocketed and he let out an excited squeal, "Oh my god!! How did you get these?! This show is so hard to get tickets for and these are FRONT SEAT!". Rhett chuckled proudly, adjusting his glasses, "Well, I got a few friends and like Cedar, they hooked me up into getting my hands on these. You and whoever you wanna take can enjoy that show when it comes around". "YESSSSSSSS!!!", Johnathan cheered, "THANK YOU DAD!!!", he quickly jumped up and gave his dad a hug, almost making him fall over if he hadn't caught him.

While Rhett slowly got Johnathan off of him, Hadar stood up and grabbed his present, much like Seth it could be safe to assume what his gift would be. His perfectly wrapped, boxed up gift was scooped up into his arms as he approached Morgan, handing it to her with a gentle smile.

"Here you are, Morgan". "Thanks, gramps", she smiled, taking another sip of her next glass of wine before getting to undoing the wrapping, of her box. Her smile widened as she saw the present neatly folded in the box "Awr... how darling!", she stood up and a long knitted cardigan uncurled in her arms. It was knitted with beautiful purple wool and hints of a sparkly silver and black in the wool, almost making it look starry and sparkling. Two patches that were pockets had a star and moon symbol, that she inspected and smiled at. "This fits perfectly... did you pinch one of my cardigans to get the measurements?", Morgan asked, smirking. Hadar looked away awkwardly at the accusation, "I wouldn't call it stealing I just borrowed it! You-You didn't even notice". "Well it was worth it, this is so cuuuuute!", Morgan spun around as she tried it on, coming over and kissing Hadar on the cheek and hugging him, "Thanks grandpa". The spotted brown echidna giggle shyly in response. If anyone was paying attention, they would notice there were two items left on the table now, a large box and a small cylinder present. Marcello had scooped up the box, looking to Lance. "Here ya go, buddy! I can't wait to see your reaction to this!!". Marcello giggled as he put the large box down in front of Lance, who eyed it curiously. But the sound had gotten his attention the most. He recognised that noise that came from inside far too well. With an almost child-like excitement, Lance ripped the box open, his eyes lighting up at the sight, a large box Blocko replica of a ship from a particular sci-fi movie that Lance particularly liked. "Oh my GOOOOOOD! I FINALLY HAVE IT!!".

Marcello kicked his feet seeing how excited Lance got, "i was so worried you were gonna buy it spontaneously, oh I'm so glad you didn't. I would've been SO MAD at you!". "I couldn't even if I fucking wanted to, it was never in stores and online, it was so expensive! oh my god, oh my god-!!" Lance's hands started shaking, here come the stims, "I'M BUILDING THIS RIGHT NOW!!"

His father and son especially started laughing as he quickly opened the box, emptying many of the bags of pieces and the HUGE booklet of instructions.

Knuckles then looked up the table, that last gift must be his... he was curious to what was inside. It was an odd shape... and then realised who was the remaining Guardian who hadn't given their gift yet. His eldest... he was immediately nervous. Shepherd stood up, picking the gift carefully and eyeing Knuckles, yawning again. "I must admit, I shared your sentiment Knuckles, I for a moment couldn't decide what to get you so...I had to get quite creative. I really hope you enjoy this", Shepherd spoke, handing him the present. Knuckles held his breath, wondering what on earth his eldest grandfather could have gotten him. He hadn't particularly needed or wanted anything, so he couldn't imagine he had made this easy for him. When he slipped the item out of the paper, it revealed a wooden cylinder case... it had a lid. When he opened it, two slips of rolled up paper fell onto his lap. How curious... Even the others had stopped in their activities to watch quietly, equally curious what Shepherd had done. Knuckles picked it up, unrolling it carefully... a map. It had marks all over certain spots across the world, not even on their island, the world... and coordinates at the bottom. what could these mean? "I'd recommend you read the other if you need some...clarification. You can read it to yourself or outloud if you want". And so Knuckles did, looking it over. He could tell the rest of the family wanted to know, so he chose to say it outloud. "To my adventurous grandson. I'm very aware of your many adventures, off and on our island home. And one thing i've come to learn about you from listening is your interest and skill for finding treasures. This thought kept returning to me while plotting a gift, and then this idea came to me. So instead of a single physical gift, I figured what would be the best gift for a treasure hunter...", Knuckles stopped to read it over, "Then a treasure hunt just for you". The others looked to eachother, surprised, curious. They continued to listen in, occasionally looking at Shepherd who watched on for Knuckles' reaction. "On the map, are locations, where I've gone and hidden many items for you to find. What are they? I will not tell you specifically, only that I have found or purchased a variety of items that I felt would interest you. Historical items, gemstones, even little trinkets that might be fun. All hidden safely away for you to hunt down at your leisure. You have coordinates and hints on the back of this note. The very first one if you wish is hidden in our home right now. Feel free to go after it anytime you'd like. Happy Holidays, my grandson. Sincerely, Shepherd".

Knuckles stared over the pieces of paper in silent awe, the others around them chattering in excitement and curiosity. "Dad...is THAT what you were doing when you vanished every couple of days this past month?!", Marcello asked, visibly surprised. "And why you're so tired?", Lance asked, holding a few of the bricks in his hand. "Yes... I really wanted to try and make this idea work", Shepherd yawned again, looking to Knuckles and giving an awkward smile that almost looked like one he would give himself, "I... hope you like it". "...This... this is amazing... I...I don't deserve this. This is so much work, just for me...", Knuckles looked to the ground, not believing how much effort his grandfather put in just for him. They weren't even that close, he only just started training with him a few years ago. "Don't be ridiculous, Knuckles. You are a wonderful young man and you deserve to know that", Shepherd gave a pat to Knuckles shoulders, "You've grown a lot this year, as you have the previous years... I just know you're going to be a great Guardian when you're ready", he gave an affirming smile to his grandson, before reverting back to his usual neutral expression.

The two stood awkwardly for a moment, Knuckles decided to initial a... rather awkward hug. Adorable but visibly awkward hug. "Thank you, grandfather...Happy Holidays to you, too".

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[catholic-character-tournament]

Catholic Character Tournament

Current Bracket

All polls here (tagged #cct polls)

Round 5 (16 nominees) is Wednesday July 5 12 PST

Character Submission List:

(Note, not in the order in the bracket. They were randomized for the bracket) (crossed out means dead-dead)

*707/Luciel Choi (Mystic Messenger)

*Abuela Alma Madrigal (Encanto)

*Akane Kurashiki (Zero Escape)

*Amon from (Tokyo Ghoul)

*Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel the Series)

*Asia Argento (High School DxD)

Aslan from (Chronicles of Narnia)

*Aymeric de Borel (Final Fantasy 14)

*Aziraphale (Good Omens) (Disqualified) The Volturi

*Belizabeth Brassica (Dimension 20's A Crown of Candy)

*Bishop Raphaniel Charlock (Dimension 20 - the Ravening War)

*Blake Langermann (Outlast 2)

*Brother Cellanus (The Completely Unerotic Adventures of Brother Cellanus)

*Caesar Zeppeli (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)

*Carlos Reyes (911 Lone Star)

*Carrie White (Carrie)

*Catherine of Aragon (SIX: the Musical)

*CC (Code Geass)

*Chrollo Lucilfer (Hunter x Hunter)

*Chuck E. Cheese

*Claude Frollo(The Hunchback of Notre Dame)

*Crowley (Good Omens) (Disqualified) Vanessa Ives replacement (Penny Dreadful)

Dana Scully (the X files)

Doomguy  (Doom)

*Double (Skullgirls)

Doug Jones (The VelociPastor)

*Dracule Mihawk (One Piece)

*Duo Maxwell (Gundam Wing)

*Eddie Brock (Venom)

*Emilio Santoz from The Sparrow

Enrico Pucci (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure)

*Farnese de Vandimion (Berserk)

*Father Alexander Anderson (Hellsing)

*Father Brown (Father Brown)

Father John Mulcahy (MASH)

Father Paul (Midnight Mass)

*Felicia Hardy/Black Cat (Spiderman)

Firestar (Warrior Cats)

*Flayn (Fire Emblem Three Houses)

*Frank Castle (Marvel)

Friar Tuck (Robin Hood)

*Gabriel (Ultrakill)

*Galahad (The Mechanisms)

*Gerard (Unholyverse)

Gloria Maria Ramirez Delgado-Pritchett (Modern Family)

Harrowhark Nonagesimus (The Locked Tomb)

*Helena Bertinlli (DC comics)

Hell boy (HellBoy)

Homura Akemi (Madoka Magica)

*Hot Pants (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure)

*Ibara Shiozaki (My Hero Academia)

*Inori Yamabuki/Cure Pine (Fresh Precure)

Jason Todd (DC Comics)

*Javert (Les Miserables)

Jean Valjean (Les Misérables)

*Jeanne d'Arc (Alter) (Fate/Grand Order)

*Jesus (Jesus Christ Superstar) 

*John "Soap" MacTavish (Call of Duty)

*John Gaius (The Locked Tomb)

*John Ward (FAITH)

*Johnathan (Shin Megami Tensei IV)

*Junk Rat (Overwatch)

*Justin Law (Soul eater)

*Kawabuchi Sentarou (Kids on the Slope)

Kaworu Nagisa (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

*Kirei Kotomine (Fate franchise)

Knuckes the Echidna (Sonic)

*Kristen Applebees (Dimension 20's Fantasy High)

*Kuroe (Magia Record)

Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler (X-Men)

*Ky Kiske (Guilty Gear)

*Kyoko Sakura (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

*Lady Rhea (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

*Leliana (Dragon Age)

*Leon (8:11)

*Lestat de Lioncourt (The Vampire Chronicles)

*Libra (Fire Emblem: Awakening)

*Link (The Legend of Zelda)

*Louis de Pointe du Lac (Interview with the Vampire/The Vampire Chronicles)

*Luis Serra Navarro (Resident Evil)

Mac McDonald (It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia)

Maddie Fitzpatrick (Suite Life of Zack and Cody)

*Marcy Park (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee)

*Mark Heathcliff (The Mandela Catalogue)

Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel)

*Mello (Death Note)

*Mercedes (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

*Michael Carpenter (Dresden Files)

*Michael Corleone (The Godfather)

Miles Morales/Spider-Man

*Nate Ford (Leverage)

Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Trigun)

*Nico di Angelo (Percy Jackson)

*Ocean O'Connell Rosenberg (Ride the Cyclone)

*Pastry Cookie (Cookie Run Kingdom)

*Patton Sanders (Sanders Sides (Web Series))

Pope Pinion IV (Cars)

Puss in Boots (Shrek)

Quasimodo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)

Remy LeBeau/Gambit (X-Men)

*Rin Okumura (Blue Exorcist)

*RoboCop (RoboCop)

Ronan Lynch (The Raven Cycle)

*Ryker (Roleslaying With Roman)

*Saint Citrina Rocks (Dimension 20's A Crown of Candy)

*Sasuke (Naruto)

*SCP-166 (Just a Teenage Gaia) 

*Seeley Booth (Bones)

Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic)

*Shiro Fujimoto (Blue Exorcist)

Simon Belmont (Castlevania)

*Sir Keradin Deeproot (Dimension 20's A Crown of Candy)

*Sister Mary (The Young Pope)

Sister Michael (Derry Girls)

*Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel)

*Tammy Edwards (Legoland by Jacob Richmond) 

*Tatsumi Kazehaya (Ensemble Stars)

*Temenos Mistral (Octopath Traveler 2)

The Derry Girls (Derry Girls)

*The Penitent One (Blasphemous)

*Tobias Schneien (Ghost Eyes)

*Valeria Garaz (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 reboot)

*Valery Michailov (Goncharov - 1973)

*Vector the Crocodile (Sonic the Hedgehog)

*Vito Corleone (The Godfather)

*Wesley Hailoh (Rhyme and Reason)

*William Murdoch (Murdoch Mysteries)

*Zakuro Fujiwara (Tokyo Mew Mew)

[fullanimebyfunny]

Marvel Heroes Cast

Peter Parker/Spider Man as Mega Man X

Mary Jane Watson as Alia

Harry Osborn as Zero

Gwen Stacy as Nana

Miles Morales/Spider Man as Axl

Felicia Sara Hardy/Black Cat as Marino

Gwen Stacy/Ghost Spider as Cinnamon

Anya Corazon/Spider Girl as Pallette

Miguel O'Hara/Spider Man 2099 as Zero (Mega Man Zero)

Peni Parker as Tron Bonne

Bruce Banner/Hulk as Kong

Tony Stark/Iron Man as Master Chief

Thor Odinson as Kratos

Steve Rogers/Captain America as Commander Shepard

Clint Barton/Hawkeye as Connor Kenway

Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow as Lara Croft

James Howlett/Wolverine as Jak

Scott Summers/Cyclops as Ratchet

Ororo Munroe/Storm as Carmelita Fox

Anna Marie/Rogue as Twilight Sparkle

Remy Etienne LeBeau/Gambit as Flash Sentry

Bobby Drake/Iceman as Sackboy

Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler as Daxter

Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic as Rayman

Susan Storm/The Invisible Woman as Ly

Johnny Storm/The Human Torch as Splosion Man

Benjamin Grimm/The Thing as Knuckles the Echidna

Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk as Cammy

Greer Grant Nelson/Tigra as Aisha Clanclan

Johnathan Blaze/Ghost Rider as Shadow the Hedgehog

Matt Murdock/Daredevil as Leonardo (TMNT 2003)

T'Challa/Black Panther as Sly Cooper

James Rhodes/War Machine as Ironhide

Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch as Kat (Gravity Rush)

Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver as Speedrunner

Jonas/The Vision as Starscream (Transformers Armada)

Scott Lang/Ant Man as Puss in Boots

Janet van Dyne/The Wasp as Kitty Softpaws

Marc Spector/Moon Knight as Spawn

[charliesinfern0]

thinkin abt song stuff.... and things....

[heckinconfusedparade]

How would the movie fam deal with a house invasion, like a robbery or something? An angry momma, literal officer, doggo and three alien kids defo wouldn’t be what they were anticipating. Would any of them be scared or would it be easy job done? In other words, go wild with this scenario!

If anyone should be scared it should be the intruder.

Let’s call him… John.

John is a weird guy. He’s done some pickpocketing, some shoplifting, nothing ever serious. But then in a bright moment of big brain, John decided tonight would be the night he would rob a house.

He’s walked by this house that’s fairly secluded from the town a few times. It’s perfect. It’s a nice house too, so surely the family has got a lot of good valued stuff.

John goes to the back door and carefully picks the lock. He cringes as the door creeks open. He opens his bag and stars placing small things like table decor into bag. He’s careful to not cause any loud clinking.

Then he hears it..

Click clack click clack..

Shit he thinks as Ozzie approaches him from the dark. Ozzie immediately stars barking. Then a flash of light. He tries to figure out where it came from or where it went.. but he’s hearing footsteps.

The foot steps are coming from in front of him, behind him, even above him. Then a figure illuminates in front of him. His heart drops. John has seen those Facebook posts. The first house he decides to rob OF COURSE IT WILL BE SONIC THE HEDGEHOGS HOUSE.

“Who are you and why are you in my house?” Sonic asks slowly, looking very pissed off. John tries to clutch his bag, but realizes it’s empty. Sonic has already taken everything away from him. He stutters trying to think.

A deeper voice speaks from the shadows. Atop the counter is none other than Knuckles the echidna. “You heard the hedgehog. Answer his question before I pummel you.”

John feels tears prick his eyes. Then all the lights turn on. He is faced with angry parents. Tom has his badge clearly showing.

It’s a standoff. Tumbleweed.

Tom gets frustrated with the lack of answer “GREEN HILLS SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT PUT YOUR HANDS UP” he points his taser at John.

Knuckles balls his hands into fists. Sonic gets in starting position. Maddie cracks her knuckles and her neck ready to fucking throw down for her boys.

John throws his bag and tries to run out but is immediately faced with a small two tailed fox pointing a gun at him “Hi!” is all he hears before everything goes dark.

Ringing.

John opens his eyes slowly and quickly figures out that his legs have been tied and his hands are cuffed. He overhears a conversation.

“Do you think I was a little too hard on him? I didn’t think he would pass out so fast..” a small voice.

“Nah, don’t worry Tails, that electric net gun came in real handy. I think it’s one of my favourite inventions of yours. Just don’t use it on me.” Sonic and Tails laugh.

“You thought this would be easy, huh?” John looks to his side. Knuckles is crouched down beside him. “Did you think you could just break into someone’s home? That’s dishonourable. Your mother and father must be ashamed to have a son like you, Johnathan.” “H-how do you know my name??” “You were dumb enough to carry I.D. During a robbery.” “Oh..”

“He’s awake? Oh good. Knuckles, help him sit up.” Tom pulls up a chair as Knuckles sits John up. Tom pulls up a second chair. Maddie sits in it.

“DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOURE DOING??”

“I-I’m sorry ma’am”

“SORRY? You should have thought about that before breaking into our house. I don’t understand why anyone would break into someone’s house, much less a FAMILY HOME. DID YOU NOT SEE THE TOYS OUTSIDE?? Look at my son, he is traumatized.”

Tails is standing in the back, with loud very convincing crocodile tears. John feels bad.

“You’re going away for a long time. And when you get out, you cause any more trouble and I’m sending the blue one.” Tom states, Sonic nodding. John gulps.

Johns in the slammer. Easy peasy. Ozzie gets plenty of belly rubs and treats for his work. Such a good boy.

[echidna-enquiries]

Guardian Family Gift Exchange Pt 4.

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While Chase was struck with laughter, Morgan had finished her second glass of wine and walked to the table, grabbing one of the small boxes and then turned and crouched down next to her nephew. "Thought you could REALLY use these, Chase", Morgan smirked, getting up and sitting back up in her chair. After catching his breath, Chase tore open the box, he looked a bit unsure at what he got. They were wireless earbuds for music, these looked expensive, but he's had some experience with small easily lost earbuds that need to be charged way too much for his liking. "Now before you make any judgements!", Morgan raised a hand, picking up a biscuit from the table, "Try them on and try and shake them out". "Pft-okay, sure Auntie". As he was instructed, Chase got the small earbuds out, they were a bright orange, already a plus in his book, and there was a small cable that split into two in there, could he attach that? Promising. Once he put them into his earholes, he began to shake his head wildly. Almost as if he was Rhett at a metal concert. When he stopped, his hair a mess and trying to hide a laugh, he realised they were still in, tucked tightly Chase couldn't help but give an excited laugh, "Damn. Okay that's cool". "And! They have a super long battery life, the little holder there can give them a booster charge if you plug it in for long enough. And yes, I got them made to that colour AND got that bonus band for you... I know what you're like and I'm making sure you aren't losing these!". The family chuckled as Chase made a face, "Damn you really coming for me, Morgan".

"My turn!", Johnathan cheered as he got up, brushing remaining crumbs from many a snack off his shirt as he got a wrapped box. When he stopped in front of Salem, he mimicked the bow he did before, "For you, sir", he said in a cheesy fancy tone. Salem couldn't help but giggle, "Why thank you, good sir". He took off the wrapping, adding it to the growing pile of wrapping paper that was being scooped up and put into a giant bag in the corner of the room.

"Awwwr...", a wide smile came to his face at the reveal of the present. It was one of those displays of a miniature scene that goes on a bookshelf. This one was fantasy themed and even had a dragon in it, he'd have to build it up later "Oh, this is great. I'm surprised I didn't have one like this yet, didn't even know they had one in this style". "Oh good! I was so worried about buying you a repeat!", Johnathan sighed in relief, "I would've been kicking myself!". "Thank you, grandfather. This will look great next to my fantasy collection", Salem smiled as he received a hug from his short spotty, grandfather.

Realising it was now his turn, Coal looked nervous, "Oh shit, okay uh-". he grabbed a tightly wrapped box and plastic container that was on the food table that had a bow on top and label that said 'DO NOT TOUCH UNTIL OPENED', and looked to Shepherd.

"Two gifts?", Shepherd asked, raising a brow, "The rules were for you to stick to one main gift or multiple small ones, mister". "I know, I know but food doesn't really count as a gift usually and this one is important", Coal handed him the present first, "This is your main gift".

Shepherd promptly opened it, the reveal of the gift leaving a small smile and nod of approval on his face. It was a documentary series surrounding prehistoric creatures. Coal had remembered his smaller interest in dinosaurs and the creatures before their time it seems. "Ahhh. I've been wanting to watch this series. But I didn't want to pay for a whole new streaming subscription for it...".

"God i know right? It's bullshit. It's why i either just buy it physically or just... find other means to watch it", Coal smirked, looking away, everyone knew what he meant. "I'm more surprised you didn't get me anything horror related, but I am still fairly happy with this".

"I mean I could've...but I know damn well enough you probably already got anything that I'd know and anything I don't' know you STILL might have... or it might be total garbage... that you also have". Shepherd fought a chuckle, clearing his throat to cover it up, "A collection is a collection. Now what is this 'not-gift' you have there?".

Coal said nothing but smiled softly putting the box on his lap, Shepherd titled his head at it, he wondered what would make this 'food gift' so special? He opened the box and was hit with a familiar smell, rows of cookies were inside. Coal was not much of a baker so this was already a surprise... but the smell and look of these. They were familiar... it almost took him back to so long ago, when he raising a young Marcello and had his wife, Eleanor to come home too... After picking one up, Shepherd took a bit and he had seemingly froze on the spot. Everyone looked on concerned at his sudden reaction, Marcello even putting a hand on his fathers shoulder, "Dad?". "...Marcello...try one...", is all he said, still looking forward as he slowly chewed the cookie. Confused, but Marcello complied, taking one and eating it... a similar expression came onto his face. "Oh my gosh...", he could feel tears coming up into his eyes, "They're...they're just like mum's...". "They're exactly hers...", Shepherd spoke quietly, already finishing the whole of the first cookie. Coal soflty laughed at the two of them, he could feel his heart warming at the very sight of their happiness, "It took me quite a few attempts, I'm not much of a baker but I wanted to try it... I saw in the book you gave me some time ago, she had a little note that said 'Sheppy's favourite'...". "...Oh god-", Shepherd put the box down and put a hand over his face, his other one following as he hid his face. "Awr no, dont' get like that!", Coal put a hand on his grandfathers shoulder. "I'm doing this so I don't start crying. I don't like crying and I'm too tired to do it!", Shepherd spoke, his voice muffled through his hands. The family around him had a mix of happy but concerned reactions, glad to see their eldest was happy but also hoping he wasn't going to cry... it wasn't a common sight and it was always weird. Shepherd took a breath, composing himself as he looked back up at Coal who remain stood, "Thank you very much, Coal... this was... this was very thoughtful. I appreciate you going out of your comfort zone for this. I'm sure Eleanor would've loved to cook with you if she could've". "Ah jeez, don't get me started...", Coal chuckled softly, wiping his own eyes to make sure no tears came out, "Hope you and Marcello enjoy them". The nervousness that Coal had immediately melted, he was far too worried that his presents wouldn't get the approval he desired. But thankfully that wasn't close to what wound up happening... Especially seeing Marcello and Shepherd quietly getting a handful of the biscuits each and munching them down.

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[echidna-enquiries]

Got the first set of the fam! Lets introduce some of these peeps!

Shepherd. The head of the family and the eldest. He won't really let me share anything else...

Marcello, cheery scientist and space enthusiast!

Hadar, one of the medics of the fam and a talented writer.

Rhett, the big man with the big heart and a knack for music and art.

Johnathan, the actor of the family (so to speak he's already a Guardian-) and a ball of sunshine!

Morgan, the queen of chaos energy and comebacks! Probably the strongest chaos energy user it's a little scary...

Chase, a living ball of energy who practically never slows down, he's almost always on the move!

Second line-up and bonus guests!

[echidna-enquiries]

Thunderhawk approaches this family of Guardians curiously, sporting an excited demeanor. “Hello there Guardians! I’ve heard lots from Iris and even Fae about you all. I’m curious, do you all do anything fun together as a family beyond the usual Guardian duties?”  

Marcello: (grins widely) Oh I'm SO glad you asked! (his tail gives an excited wag) We actually try to have meals together, a few times a week at the very least. It's mostly at dinner, it's actually quite successful. It cuts down on how many of us have to cook individually, cuts down on too many leftovers in the fridge, and it's just nice to be able to sit together like a family. STRICTLY no work talk at the table, that's the one rule. (he laughs)

Johnathan: (Quickly pokes his head in) I like to try to have movie nights with the family, or even try to watch shows together, it's a lot of fun, although it's never everyone... kinda impossible to get somethign EVERYONE likes BUT it's still great with a good chunk of us. I even manage to get Shepherd on board occasionally... although his movie tastes are a bit too intense for everyone.... (nervously laughs)

Marcello: Oh! and game nights too! We'll change between trying those video games that Lance tries to recommend or the classic board games. Morgan likes to try these sort of roleplaying dice games. I've gotten sucked in quite a few times! (chuckles)

Johnathan: And some of us like to try and go on outings together, like Seth will into the city quite a lot and he usually is happy to go alone but he's always happy if someone wants to come with him, and some of the others do.

Marcello: And last thing that came to mind, they're rare but if we CAN we actually really enjoy having at least a vacation day where we can just have a break from work. They're really hard to get by though. Johnathan: Yeah... (Looks sad for a moment, pouting but perks up after a moment) Remember the last one we went to?

Marcello: Ah yeah, we went to a beach off island. It was SO nice. Everyone had a nice time... well, a least most of us.

Johnathan: Aw, the less outdoorsy ones found a way to enjoy it, remember the boardwalk? We didn't force them outside for long.

Marcello: Yeah... Agh, sorry! We're rambling! (he laughs) But yeah, we really do try to do stuff together. Not force it mind you, we all still do live together and work together but... we want to still try and have moments where we can bond and feel like a family. : D

[echidna-enquiries]

All the while, Cedar was patient in letting Sabre share his thoughts and feelings, being silent and still... well as well as they could be. The only thing that changed as Sabre spoke was their expressions. Whether it be furrowing in dissatisfaction at Sabre's initial denial, to then softening again at admitting the truth. A soft exhale escaped Cedar's pink nose, slowly nodding, "I can imagine that is quite a burden to bare. I may not have any idea about the weight of the Guardian duties, at least from my own family; but years of watching them and seeing how it affects my elders and how it weighs on my son and grandsons. It's... certainly a lot... I'm actually surprised no ones really had a nervous breakdown and tried to quit being a Guardian at this point. Heh.", he gave a laugh but cleared his throat, "Sorry-that sounded funnier in my head". The attempt at humour was trying to come in by instinct, alas, it felt inappropriate here.

They could feel their legs starting to struggle in place, so they started to float again, meeting Sabre's line of sight. It felt a bit more polite then helping himself to a seat.

"But, it's no surprise you seem so... dour. You've been destined to do something you don't feel a passion for... that would leave many people miserable. I'm sorry to hear that. While I myself cannot relate due to my... situation. I can assure you, you wouldn't be alone in your mindset". Cedar began fidgeting with their cane as they continued to speak, "Johnathan, for instance, he wasn't required to become a Guardian as he had his brother. Coal had taken up the role, and it was the same with Morgan. Although she chose to become one too, when she got older... but when Coal made his ambitions clear to his family. Johnathan had made the decision to put his own dreams of acting on the shelf to make his brother happy... He doesn't like to talk about it. I think he's scared to confront that topic and how he feels about it. Seeing his brother have the freedom that he doesn't have. And Shepherd... he didn't really have a choice either. He felt the moment he was approached that he was the chosen subject for the Guardian role as a teenager. He felt there was no getting out of it. Every time we ask him if he wanted to do anything else with his life if he had the choice, he acts all emo by saying he 'never bothered to think of any dreams'... very typical of the old man". The yellow echidna shook his head somberly, "It's... sad really, how there's barely any sense of choice with this job. You either get told you need to do it or get someone to replace you, or, in my case, you're told you don't make the cut... quite a predicament. It's important and all, I get that but... still...".

@tired-old-men

Cedar floated his way around Haven, they had been visiting again. People doubt his abilities with Chaos Energy but after Morgan accidentally opened that dimensional portal between the two Guardian's dimensions... well he couldn't help but want to have a wander around every now and again. They were looking for someone to speak to, while usually he'd be happy to run into anyone but this time they had one in particular he was interested in talking to. Hopefully they remembered the name properly, they had only JUST got familiar with all their names. Soon enough they'd find the echidna they were looking for, the brown one with the monocle. The tiny elder echidna landed on the floor, leaning on his walking stick as he found his footing. "Hello there, Sabre, right?", he greeted in a friendly tone,