a ding dang mingle

[endsjustified]

WHO: anyone
WHERE: anywhere
WHEN: Day 9, morning through to late afternoon

[well there's still new landmarks to explore, new teammates (and new ragged individuals) to meet. occasional gunfire's been resounding through the woods sometimes, scaring birds up into the air and sending wandering pygmidillos in the meadow askitter.

what are you up to this fine day?]

Comments

[finalbows]

Hm. Bad example for their significance. It's like if you told me...

...well, now I'm second-guessing that you're going to tell me you've never seen rain or stars before, or that your trees all grow upside down. They just sort of... happen, all the other worlds I've been to. Even totally inhospitable places have moogles, though they'll certainly complain about the lack of amenities.


...these machines take so long.

[mykidisthebest]

[a little amused]

A washing machine takes about an hour. You're in for a long wait. You might as well leave them to run and come back later.

[jerks a thumb at the door]

Have you seen any moogles out there? The animals in a place can be different. The environments can be different too. I've been to places that were all underwater, or all dessert. There aren't trees in either of those worlds, but there's still other plantlife.

[finalbows]

_{[ right on cue to that question mark, ]}

I haven't. But, please, trust I do understand biomes.

...Previously, I was just assuming the local ones just weren't fond of all the bumbling demon summoning going on around here. It's a small place, and they can be very opinionated... that, or this world was very very ill, somehow, and not producing them properly...

_{[ he sinks down to lay on his side atop the machine. guy looks for all the world like he should have a flicking tail to complete the lazy cat image. ]}

An hour... That's sooooo lonnggggggg... _{[ is he considering putting a seal on his clothes so he can leave them and come back? ...maybe. angel devil IS that untrusting. ]} I didn't notice the last time because I was chattering with the hyena...

[mykidisthebest]

[he isn't helping the mental image of "all of Rose is just lazy cats"]

He's probably more interesting to talk to than me. All I've done so far is ask you random questions about your home.

[finalbows]

_{[ rose IS mostly just lazy cats. and shadow fiend. ]}

Ehnn. _{[ wily, hardscrabble kids like that were a dime a dozen back in Treno. ]} If you feel that way, then you should tell me about some of those moogle-less worlds you've been to. You said you're used to monsters, but what makes them different from just wildlife, in your eyes? For me, a monster is something that's obviously been twisted by mist, or something similar. But you don't have that.

[mykidisthebest]

We don't have mist, but we have dungeons.

[drums a finger on the washing machine. this part always feels like a pain to explain]

My world has "dungeons" all over the place. They're...portals into a pocket dimension, basically. All of the monsters come from the dungeons. None of them are originally native to my world and their abilities are far beyond anything the average wildlife could do.

[finalbows]

_{[ he perks up. ]}

How do you normally get out? The way just stays open? Or is there some special song and dance to it, what with the.. dungeon, moniker?

[mykidisthebest]

There are rules to it! You might not be too familiar with video games, but a lot of the terms are borrowed from those since it's a similar sort of format. After someone--usually a group of Hunters--enters the dungeon, there's about thirty minutes before it closes and doesn't let anyone in or out. The raid group has to clear all of the floors and defeat the boss monster that's inside of the dungeon before the way will open back up again.

[finalbows]

<sub>[


the entire whole of lindblum would fucking love this shit.

something about the logic of it feels innately appealing in a way he can't quite describe, though angel devil has never encountered a ""video"" "game" in his life. ]</sub>

...you don't think you could have wandered into one this time?

[mykidisthebest]

I've been wondering that since I got here. The only problem is the lack of clear win conditions.

[finalbows]

<sub>[ it's a game now.

angel devil gets an unholy light in his eyes. ]</sub>

Blossom gave her initial crop a goal. _{[ flicks the bell on his collar. ]} Not a lot of people all that focused on it, but still.

[mykidisthebest]

[it's not supposed to be a game :(]

I think that's a bit different. In a dungeon you get a system notification about what you need to accomplish in order to open the portal out. But there's no guarantee that Blossom isn't lying, or that you'll all be able to get out once you accomplish what she's asked you to do. I'm sure people are suspicious of whatever she asked you for.

Captain Monologue over here...

[finalbows]

Hm, hm. Blossom does lie. She's amusingly apologetic about it, but she certainly does tell lies. For instance, that pretty fountain in town wasn't there when we got here-- but DID exist here, in times previous. It's the method by which we're now all conveyed, from one world to the next, tied as it is into the tapestry of memory~...

And it required a gift of heart's-blood, to be conjured. A good bit more than "just a bit," as she said. Guess whose.


...It's a shame you might have... missed, that all important missive. Does that happen to you often?

[mykidisthebest]

[tired, exasperated,]

Why did no one tell me any of that information when I first got here?

[finalbows]

_{[ the truth zone is still on, so, ]}


Personally, I enjoy disseminating information in such a way that each piece gets the most entertaining reaction possible. That's just me, though.

[mykidisthebest]

[the truth zone is telling him so much about who Angel Devil is as a person. right before the machines beep to say they're done, he opens them and starts pulling out the clothes to put in a basket]

Well, I hope I've been entertaining enough for you. If there's any more information that you think would be funny to get a reaction out of me for, feel free to say it now.

[finalbows]

Oh, come on, you can't blame me for saying that when there's a truth compulsion on. That's practically harmless fun. You learn it all the same, anyway, don't you? And I learn more about your temperament. A tidy exchange.

_{[ .....but the truth field is still on, so, ]}



If you get hurt, we flocks are capable of helping you heal. ...Bluebell are often quite cooperative, in that regard. That is all.

[mykidisthebest]

The information is helpful, regardless of how you give it to me.

[offers him his basket of clean clothes. he folded them and everything]

For your troubles.

[finalbows]

_{[ hops down and takes it!! ]}

Thanks much.