here there be mingies.

[crittersheep]

WHO: you and whoever isn't passed tf out
WHERE: e'rywhere
WHEN: Day 55 morning through evening

[ Well. Even the pasture deserves a low-key day sometime. Some of you are passed out in a cuddle pile. Others are doing a bake-a-thon because Red said so. And some others are coming off that bonesaw enrichment high. You know how it is

How are you today, though? Are you chilling out? Admiring that new barrier and cool fence? Running yourselves ragged checking on people? what is up. ]

Comments

[electricflock]

[starts purring more steadily]

Angel Devil.

[mykidisthebest]

Ah.

Is he doing okay? I haven't seen anyone from Rose yet, so I wasn't sure how they were managing.

[electricflock]

I only saw Angel Devil and Azdaja, and they’re okay, were both helping out in clinic. But I don’t know how Belle or Leviathan are handling this.

[mykidisthebest]

I haven't met Belle, but I was going to check in with Leviathan tomorrow to see if they're holding up. Giving everyone a few days to rest seemed best...but I can't help but worry.

[electricflock]

Belle is from same school as Tart and Leviathan. Is... probably having difficulty with what's happened.

[mykidisthebest]

[sighs, soft]

I'll see if I can have a chat with him too, in that case. On the best of days this place is overwhelming.

[electricflock]

[shakes his head]

I know him, I can check on him. I can't... say anything to make this place less overwhelming, but I can be soft and fluffy for him.

[mykidisthebest]

Soft and fluffy is nice. But the shape doesn't matter; you're nice to be around regardless of what shape you're in.

Do you need something soft and fluffy to hold?

[electricflock]

[ducks his head and shakes it again]

Am already holding you.

[mykidisthebest]

[doing his best to just preen him with his fingers]

Yeah, but I could be a fluffy cat too. You've got options.

I don't know how to preen as a cat, though. Fair warning.

[electricflock]

[chitters a little, lifting his head to lean into lethe's hand instead. muffin doesn't have a proper crest, but there's tufts of downy feathers hidden through his hair]

This way's nice enough. Don't think you'd want to try how cats groom.

[mykidisthebest]

[laughs and makes sure to dig his fingers down into those hidden feathers as he finds them]

I'd probably be bad at it if I tried. I'd get a hairball. Or a featherball.

[electricflock]

[purr PURRS]

Am gryphon, would be both!

[mykidisthebest]

I'm sorry to tell you that a hairy featherball sounds too disgusting for words. I'll stick with this kind of preening.

[electricflock]

Maybe for best.

[mykidisthebest]

Easier to chat and preen like this anyways. Feel free to get out aaaaall of your worries while we're here.

[electricflock]

Aaaaall of them? Will ruin the rest of your day.

[mykidisthebest]

It wouldn't! I'm used to all kinds of crazy things.

[electricflock]

Aren't really crazy things, are mostly sad things.

[mykidisthebest]

I'm used to all kinds of sad things, too.

But only if you feel like talking about them. No pressure.

[electricflock]

...Is okay if they're things that can't be fixed?

[mykidisthebest]

...Yeah. Not everything can be fixed, as frustrating as that is. There's a lot of that here and back home.

[electricflock]

Yeah… and can’t fix things here and at home at same time. Can’t look after both flocks.

[mykidisthebest]

You can't be everywhere at once. It's hard, but you can't expect it of yourself, either.

[electricflock]

Still feels bad though. Are trapped here, so decision isn't mine to make anyways... but still feels like wanting to support one group means abandoning other when is no way to care for both.