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#Viney's Introduction
weary sundial
weary sundial
soon. . ...
devout tusk
Soon.. . ... .. ...
thin sierra
soon.. . ... . ... .. ..
mortal sonnet
fervent magnet
devout tusk
Hmmm
arctic bloom
Sup
devout tusk
The sky
Anyways
I tried to make a description of Viney (my oc) but it was auto moderated out of existence
¯_(ツ)_/¯
So we'll just need to wing it
I suppose we need a plot huh
@arctic bloom reminder I've never played RW so I'm just shooting in the dark here
arctic bloom
So who are you planning to play as
I will just make up a character appropriate to the setting
devout tusk
I'm my new Slugcat oc, Viney
devout tusk
Yeah hold on
I don't know anything at all so go easy-
She has green fur, although if it's natural or from the plants she uses for nearly everything if unknown
She wears a cape made up on the scales and skin of a lizard she killed
She also wears the skull of said lizard as a helmet
She has various tools and weapons made up of bones and teeth from various creatures she's slain
That's all I got
Please forgib
arctic bloom
Hm
Alright
devout tusk
I've never played the game so I have no clue if I'm missing something
arctic bloom
I have a character that could work for this
Would this be inside or outside an iterator facility?
devout tusk
A hwat now
arctic bloom
You know are they inside a retaining wall of an iterator or just in the wilds
Let’s just say outside for now
devout tusk
Let’s just say outside for now
Eh ok
arctic bloom
What's an iterator
You know the robots?
devout tusk
No
arctic bloom
The biomechanical Buddhist supercomputers?
arctic bloom
Alright we don’t need to know that
devout tusk
Or watched any video on it
arctic bloom
Just do the introduction
devout tusk
Of RW?
arctic bloom
Do like an intro scene narrating your character entering the scene
devout tusk
Oh
Right
Yes
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╏ Roleplay
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Viney was stalking something that she has heard rustling through the grass
arctic bloom
The rustling stops, but sounds of movement can still be heard. It seems there is a small opening in the grass, containing the target inside.
devout tusk
She leaps through the grass, tackling the target, and has a knife at its neck. She doesn't cut it because it might be friendly
arctic bloom
The maroon slugcat hisses, slamming her tail into the ground and generating a concussive blast to knock the attacker off.
The Artificer stands in a defensive position, preparing for the predator’s counter.
devout tusk
Flies off and lands, but then realizes it's another Slugcat. She sheathes her knife "Oh. Another Slugcat. Don't often see other Slugcats in these parts"
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The Artificer tilts her head. Then chitters and signs. You could figure out some words and signs, but others are foreign.
“Can… you understand me?”
Inspecting the maroon slugcat, she carries a satchel, alongside two pups in a back sack.
devout tusk
"Yes, I can vaguely understand you. Sorry about the attack. Can you understand me?" I attempt to sign back just in case
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“Difficult… dialect different. Can understand you well enough.”
“You live here?”
devout tusk
"Eh... Mostly just the surrounding area. I hunt and eat everything I can find and use what I don't eat as fertilizer for the trees. Hence the attack. Cute pups by the way" I sign everything I say to get the most words across
arctic bloom
“Intresting… don’t see many slugcat around here. No tribes, no slugcats, even no scavengers, just wild.”
“Your name?”
devout tusk
"Viney. I left behind all the Slugcats because I'm too different from them. Too crafty and smart as I've been told"
arctic bloom
“Artificer. So you a crafter? What made you live out here”
devout tusk
"Well uh... You could say I was abandoned. I don't know any terms or anything- what's a crafter?"
Perfect coverup for my lack of knowledge of anything at all)
arctic bloom
Craft for tribe. Leather, rope, bomb, armor. I was crafter at my tribe. You don’t have crafter where you are born?
(dw this is completely a part of my fanfic worldbuilding)
devout tusk
"I don't remember where I was born. I've always grown up in this area, rarely seeing another of my species. I... Don't have a tribe"
arctic bloom
“No wonder you are only one I see in wilderness. Me and my pups are passing through.”
devout tusk
"I could show you through the best pathways, and make sure nothing eats you. The creatures of these parts have started to fear me after I've eaten most of them" you notice the lizard scale armor she's wearing, along with her lizard skull armor and cape
arctic bloom
“You crafted those yourself?”
“Interesting designs, but armor has flaws.”
“How about we trade? You guide me, I teach you how I make armor.”
devout tusk
"It works well enough, but sure. Follow me"
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Artificer follows the strange slugcat.
devout tusk
Occasionally she'd turn and hiss at some brush, and you'd see the dark shapes of predators scurry off
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Artificer pulls out a spear from her back, spitting a red substance coating its tip.
“Wait for a second? Need to hunt for food.”
devout tusk
"Oh, I got food." She opens up a satchel that she was carrying on her hip "Berries or meat?"
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“Not sure that is enough. Berries good for pups though. They can eat that once we arrive.”
“Hear caramel nearby, will be back soon.”
devout tusk
"There's scary creatures nearby. I'll follow to make sure your pups are safe"
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Artificer heads into the brush without a word.
You then hear the sound of a caramel lizard’s roar, then the sound of spear piercing flash and crackling.
A loud bang followed, and then silence.
devout tusk
"...Or maybe not."
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Artificer returned after a few minutes, with significantly more blood staining her upper half.
“Done eating. Continue?”
devout tusk
"Sure. I'll find the Lizard's bones later" She continues walking a well worn path the grass
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Seeing a path, Artificer let her two pups off the back, the two following them from behind.
devout tusk
"How about your pups walk between us, me in front and you in back. I've seen many pups get snatched by monsters in the grass"
arctic bloom
“We are fairly close to where you live, should be fine. I can keep an eye on them.”
devout tusk
"Alright, but don't cry at me if one gets snatched" she shrugs
It'd be cool if one got snatched and I save it or something))
Show you more of Viney's nature))
arctic bloom
The rest of the walk was quite uneventful, with them eventually ending up at….
(Describe what Viney’s place looks like)
devout tusk
Her little hideout is in a large tree, and there's a vine rope leading up to a hole in the trunk. In the hole is a table, a bed, and a small pantry for holding food
Gotta go to class, cya in like 55 minutes or so))
devout tusk
@arctic bloom I return only to tell you I'm biking home))
devout tusk
@arctic bloom 
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devout tusk
Yooooo))
arctic bloom
Prob bad Wi-Fi
devout tusk
Your turn btw))
arctic bloom
Artificer picks up her pups, and climb into the hole.
“Nice place you have.”
devout tusk
"It's home, and it works. Should I get food?"
arctic bloom
“I have ate. Pups could use some food. What do you eat? Plants? Bugs? Lizards?”
(Basically asking what’s your diet)
devout tusk
Hey would we know what salt is?)9
devout tusk
"Uhhhh... Yes? Whatever I can find, really. Any meat I don't eat right away that I don't want to turn into fertilizer I use salt on to dry out and store"
arctic bloom
(Ah so gourmand omnivory I see)
“I see. I only eat meat. Fruit and such don’t fill up as much. Pups can only eat fruits and bugs. Teeth too small to tear meat.”
“Anything you have they can eat?”
devout tusk
"I do, actually. Stay here" disappears into the pantry for a second, allowing you to look around
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Artificer watches the green and blue pup play around in here. She grabs a strange trinket from the bag to give to the pups.
devout tusk
From her bag or yours-))
arctic bloom
Mine
devout tusk
K))
Soon Viney returns with some berries and a few bugs "Bugs are a lot harder to catch then Berries"
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Artificer hands the centipedes to the green pup, and the dandelion cherries to the blue pup.
“So, you said you lived here alone as a pup?”
devout tusk
"Yup. Woke up underneath this tree. Dug out this little hidey hole in this tree with my claws and teeth, all by myself"
arctic bloom
Artificer frowned.
“Poor thing”
“So… your name. Viney. You name yourself?”
devout tusk
"Yup! I'm really creative with names" there was a vine bandage around her tail
arctic bloom
“No wonder name so strange. From where I from, no name for pups. Only name for adults. Name is job, or task, or feat.”
devout tusk
"Huh. That makes me glad I named myself"
arctic bloom
“You met any other before us?”
devout tusk
"Uhm... 6. 8 if you count pups. 11 if I'm counting you 3. Not many wander out this far into the middle of nowhere it seems"
arctic bloom
“Not many in wilds out here. Again, thank you for shelter.”
“You hear of the fortresses?”
devout tusk
"Uh... No, I haven't"
arctic bloom
“I see few for myself. Large metal structures. Protected by crushing rain and strange creatures.”
“Some enter, and never return. Some find treasures never seen here. Some find divine knowledge. Some find only madness.”
devout tusk
"Huh. I think I'm content just living out here with the thrill of death already around every corner"
arctic bloom
“I make pilgrimage. Rumor tell of a tribe of scavenger who killed a fortress. They find treasure, paradise above the clouds. Would be good place to raise pup.”
“Quite close to here. I am near the end of the journey.”
devout tusk
"I've been thinking about having a pup or two. But that'd require finding a mate"
devout tusk
“Quite close to here. I am near the end of the journey.”
"Good for you. I wish you luck"
arctic bloom
“Say now, how about I hold my end of bargain? Teach you how to make cloak and armor better.”
devout tusk
"Sure. Lemme go get some materials" grabs Slugcat spine bow and spear and leaps out of the tree, hopping along branches
arctic bloom
“Nono, no need for that. Some adjustments I can tell you right here.”
arctic bloom
“So, first, I see lizard hide is clearly salt tanned. There sign of rot, fat not scraped cleanly enough. I usually use oil of…”
(Insert teaching montage here about the intricacies of leather-making and armor assembly, don’t wanna bore you)
“… so that is how you properly use rebar shard to pin armor section together.”
devout tusk
Listening closely
devout tusk
“… so that is how you properly use rebar shard to pin armor section together.”
"Oooooooh Oki"
arctic bloom
“Your armor is looking much better now. I impressed with how fast you learn.”
devout tusk
"Learning is a part of life or death. If I don't learn instantly I'll die. The end" picks up a pup to inspect it
arctic bloom
“But death is never the end, is it? You wake up again.”
“Just more opportunities to learn.”
devout tusk
Explain lol))
Like from a game/lore perspective))
I didn't realize death didn't equal... Well, death))
arctic bloom
Explain lol))
Then you know that death isn't the end - birth and death are connected to each other like a ring, or some say a spiral. Some say a spiral that in turn forms a ring. Some ramble in agonizing longevity. But the basis is agreed upon: like sleep like death, you wake up again - whether you want to or not.
Light blue pearl, looks to the moon
devout tusk
I asked for an explanation not poetry /j))
arctic bloom
So basically when you die you wake up again, sometime with timeline and reincarnation shenanigans
devout tusk
Ah))
"Really? From what I've learned, death is death. My bow is made from the spine of a dead Slugcat I found"
still inspecting Pup
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Artificer looks at the slugcat, confused.
“You make bow from dead slugcat?”
devout tusk
"Well, I found it's skeleton. And it's spine is nice and curved, and I haven't seen a better curve before or since. So... I gave it a grave but used it's spine for my bow to honor is memory" puts face into the soft fur of the Pup's belly
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The pup wiggled around, clearly not wanting to be held.
“What… what are you doing?”
devout tusk
"Well, I want a pup or two of my own. Gotta inspect one so I can look at the details. Gotta check how fine the fur is to prepare for cleaning, weight for carrying, so on and so forth. Don't worry, I'm not gonna eat your pup or something. I'm wild, not insane"
arctic bloom
“You will learn it on your own. Instincts will guide you on what to do once you had pups.”
“It is going to be quite difficult to raise one out here in the wild.”
devout tusk
Let's go of pup. "instincts have gotten me this far. And I accept the challenge of raising pups and keeping them alive out here in the wild. The true challenge will be finding a suitable mate"
I gotta bike home now))
Idk if I'll be on later or until tomorrow morning.))
So cya until whenever I get back on. Feel free to write a response while I'm gone))
arctic bloom
“I can not offer advice, but wish you luck. Maybe talk with tribe nearby sometime. Would be nice to have company.”
devout tusk
"Other Slugcats scare me, and are scared of me. Maybe wearing a skull doesn't help"
@arctic bloom I'm working out so there might be large gaps between messages))
arctic bloom
“The skull is good for some tribes. Show you are hunter, warrior.”
(Btw the speech is only what Viney understood Artificer is saying. From her perspective, it is herself speaking normally and you speaking half-comprehensible things)
devout tusk
Ik))
I'll start talking like you))
"Ah. So skull might help find mate?"
@arctic bloom ))
arctic bloom
no, just talk normally, it is your perspective afterall
or actually you know what no now I am speaking normally and you are speaking like this
arctic bloom
"Well, it really depends on certain tribes. Some tribes are more... warlike than others, and like strength as a quality. I can not say for certain what qualities other tribes prefer. Still though, I wish you good luck."
no its funny this way
devout tusk
Why don't we just both be normal))
arctic bloom
yeah you know what that would be better
devout tusk
At this point we'd understand eachother through exposure))
arctic bloom
we will both only halfway understand eachother
alright
also thanks for helping me flesh out pre-incident Arti
devout tusk
"Well, it really depends on certain tribes. Some tribes are more... warlike than...
"Thanks. What's the name of your pups?"
arctic bloom
"Oh no, they don't have names. From where I am from, names are given when you become an adult."
"you say you gave yourself a name? Viney, was it?"
(btw in my characterization Artificer is from quite a distance away, so her communicating to local slugcats is like trying to speak italian to french people. They will get some words, but its just less comprehensible)
devout tusk
Let's just speak normally for simplicity sake))
arctic bloom
yeah
devout tusk
"you say you gave yourself a name? Viney, was it?"
"I needed something to call myself, to remind myself that I'm a Sentient being. It was a thing to keep myself sane"
arctic bloom
"I supposed I never considered this. When every other pup in your area does not have a name, you won't notice anything missing."
"Actually, my name is quite an oddity even within my tribe."
devout tusk
"I supposed I never considered this. When every other pup in your area does not ...
"Really? Do tell"
She restrings her Slugcat spine bow while she chats with you
arctic bloom
"You see, my name is actually very basic. Artificer is quite literally the scavenger word for "crafter". My tribe has long exhausted most of these other simple names. Hunter, Warrior, Trailblazer, Scout, Champion, Defender, etc, all of those simple names have been used up long, long before I was born."
"They got creative, and started using feats as basis of names. There was this one called "Red Flayer", who got his name from killing a skinning a red lizard. Another by the name of "Cloud Strider", who got her name from killing a vulture while being grabbed by it midair."
"However, I have a name that is a synonym of crafter, because the tribe really had not had many crafters before me, mainly due to disintrest."
devout tusk
She stops and thinks "What would I be? I've done almost every role of a tribe. Cooked, crafted, hunted..."
arctic bloom
"Survivor" would be nice, if not a bit plain. It is not like you have to worry about taking someone else's name.
devout tusk
"I think I'll stick with Viney"
"I use plants in almost everything. One of the others I met has a theory I'm partially made up of plants"
arctic bloom
"Well, are you?"
devout tusk
looks at all the plant bandages on her body "I'm not entirely sure myself. I don't even know the original color of my fur anymore, it's been stained green for so long"
arctic bloom
"Well, maybe your fur is just like that? If you want to find out just stand in the rain for an entire night. That should wash it off nicely."
devout tusk
"I've tried. It didn't work"
arctic bloom
then maybe your fur is just green then. There are plenty of slugcats that are just green.
devout tusk
"I know... I just have a feeling it's not. Let's not dwell on this." She picks up the other Pup
"Why are pups so soft?"
arctic bloom
"they are very well cleaned, of course."
"Also, please put my pup down. It is bad etiquette from where I am from to pick up someone else's child."
devout tusk
Puts down child "I'm sorry. Like I've said, I don't know what it's like to be in a tribe. Say, what is it like?"
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Artificer gains a melancholic tone.
"It was... nice. At the best of times, I was well-respected, as integeral to the tribe as the war band leaders and the master hunters."
devout tusk
"Was? What happened?" Putting little leaf hats on the pups
arctic bloom
"..."
Artificer looks downwards, as if the memory of what happened is not something she would rather re-experience.
arctic bloom
"I am not sure if I should tell you this..."
devout tusk
"I mean, who am I gonna tell? I live alone"
arctic bloom
"Was? What happened?" *Putting little leaf hats on the pups*
(I am referring to this response)
arctic bloom
"I suppose so..."
"My tribe was one of a highly warlike culture, due to our adaptations that granted us explosive powers."
"Their influence reach much further than their hunting territory, with several other tribes nominally under their control."
devout tusk
listening, making little leaf spears for the pups to play with
arctic bloom
Around 150 cycles ago, chaos broke out as two of them simultaneously broke their fealty and declared independence. The defeat afterwards shook the tribe, threatening to tear it into pieces.
"Because of one comment I made, saying that the messengers of those tribes should be sent back instead of being imprisoned and have their heads put on a pike, I was suspected of being a traitor working from within."
"No matter how hard I worked to prove my loyalty, the rumor spread like wildfire and I was shunned."
"Even as the situation restabilized, it did not get any better."
"So, I fled when my pups were 20 cycles old."
devout tusk
"....so you're banished? Where are you going?"
I'm assuming this is like past lore, not present day?))
arctic bloom
(This is why Arti and her pups are travelling)
(I already told you where we were goinging)
its in the convo
devout tusk
So... Past lore?))
devout tusk
K))
If it was present day roleplay I'd have Viney try to convince Artificer to live/stay with her))
arctic bloom
wdym present day roleplay
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This
devout tusk
Ooooh))
arctic bloom
Artificer, or at least this version of her, is still before the incident and her canon campaign
which I will not spoil cause its DP spoilers
devout tusk
So, let's get a run down explanation))
Is this something that's already happened in Artificer's past, or something that's currently happening in her story?))
arctic bloom
This would be an event in Artificer's past
devout tusk
K))
arctic bloom
but like thats not stopping you from trying to diverge the storyline
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Artificer chuckled.
"I am far beyond my tribe's territory now. The chance of me being captured now is unlikely."
"I suppose I am just looking for a place to settle down and raise my pups. I have a place in mind."
devout tusk
"I mean... You're free to settle down with me. I can carve out another room or two"
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Artificer stared at Viney blankly.
"You would?"
devout tusk
"Yeah! I think I'm ready to start socializing"
"And like... Adapting to life with another person"
giving your pups little grass made shields
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"I... you seem like a very nice slugcat, but I must refuse."
"We are already approaching our destination, I am afraid I can not stop now."
devout tusk
"That's... Understandable. May I give you a gift then? As I do everyone that passes through"
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"Oh? What might it be?"
devout tusk
She goes to a drawer and pulls out a necklace. It has a wood amulet on the bottom that pops open to show an emerald "I make these necklaces to show people that pass through I'm not crazy"
arctic bloom
Artificer's eyes widen.
"A... a pearl?"
(BTW in rain world pearls are crystal data matrix storage structures, not... pearls)
arctic bloom
I have one of these as well. Hold on...
Artificer calls the blue pup over, and grabs the trinket from their hand.
devout tusk
Lemme redo that then))
No no not a pearl 💀 I wanted a crystal not a data matrix))
Fixed lol))
No way I'd just have a buncha pearls laying around))
arctic bloom
The trinket is a nested layer of three metal rings, with a purple pearl in the middle.
devout tusk
Eh I guess I'm just going with it))
arctic bloom
alright
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sure
devout tusk
*She goes to a drawer and pulls out a necklace. It has a wood amulet on the bott...
Tada))
arctic bloom
"I accept your gift. Maybe they won't fight over who gets the trinket all the time if I have two."
devout tusk
Hands you two more "one for you too"
arctic bloom
*Hands you two more* "one for you too"
"Thank you... you are very kind."
"Speaking of which, it is getting quite late. Can I just sleep on the floor? The pups seem quite tired."
devout tusk
"No! No, I have a few leaf bedrolls" pulls them out from underneath her bed, laying them out "The pups can sleep on my bed"
arctic bloom
"This should work. They prefer sleeping alongside me anyways"
Artificer calls both pups over, and prepares for rest.
"Good night, Viney"
devout tusk
"I'll be out hunting until the moon's in the middle of the sky. This is my time to hunt" her eyes shined gold in the night
arctic bloom
...have fun, then.
devout tusk
She leaps out of the tree hidey hole. Later into the night, you hear a howl that you can only guess is Viney
arctic bloom
Artificer closed her eyes, falling fast asleep
Artificer's ears twitched, and stirred awake, raising her head upwards.
devout tusk
After only a few seconds, Viney returns, pulling a lizard twice her size back through the hole. It was full of arrows
arctic bloom
"Impressive..."
Artificer did not question what Viney was doing, and went back to sleep.
Timeskip to morning?
arctic bloom
Artificer wakes the pups up, and packs her belongings, getting ready to head out.
devout tusk
"Mmm... Hey, want something for the journey?" She says, stirring awake
arctic bloom
"I think I am good for now. I have already packed everything I needed."
"Actually, one more thing."
"If I am correct, my destination is only around three cycles away, in that direction, inside the metal walls."
"If you ever wish to visit me, that is where I am going."
(basically setting up for pt.2)
devout tusk
"I'll come visit, and I'll bring gifts"
arctic bloom
Artificer smiled.
"I await your visit."
devout tusk
She waves to the pups and silently follows them, making sure nothing attacks them
End?))
arctic bloom
End... for now
DM me when you want to continue to pt 2, where Viney meets canon Artificer
for now I got shit to do
devout tusk
Alright))
arctic bloom
mind if I narrate a bit first? to set up the scene.
devout tusk
How longs a cycle?))
arctic bloom
a day
devout tusk
Oki))
devout tusk
mind if I narrate a bit first? to set up the scene.
Sure))
arctic bloom
The trek to the facility grounds were short. Artificer was not kidding when she said the facilities were protected by crushing rain and dangerous enemies. Viney had to use her skills to the fullest to combat the powerful predators inside.
However, there is something else... odd about this place. Tolls, made by scavengers, lie abandoned and empty. The few that she saw was unusually aggressive toward her.
One cycle, Viney saw a corpse of a scavenger, stabbed through the torso and clearly eaten from. There is a bloody trail leading up into a tunnel.
devout tusk
"That looks unfriendly. Imma go check it out" she continues forwards, restringing her spine bow
arctic bloom
Moving up through the pipe, you can hear the sounds of an explosive spear going off, followed by a large BANG. A few more sounds of spear hitting flesh can be heard.
devout tusk
Continues, but silently
arctic bloom
Coming up the pipes, you see Artificer from behind, looking at several scavenger corpses.
devout tusk
"Uh... I don't think it'd be a good idea to pounce you this time" she says, coming out into the open
arctic bloom
Artificer picks up a spear, and turns around. Looking closely, she has several burn marks across her body, but more pertinently, a large scar forcing her left eye shut.
"Oh... It's you."
devout tusk
"Oof, you've seen better days... Er... Uh... ...anyways I brought gifts!" Holds up a leather bag full of salted and dried meat
arctic bloom
"Leave. This is not a safe place to be right now."
Viney noticed something else. Artificer's two pups are not alongside her.
devout tusk
Sudden fear "... where's the pups?"
arctic bloom
Artificer's expressions hardens.
"None of your business. Now leave. The scavengers will not hesitate to attack any slugcats they see after what I did."
devout tusk
"Scavengers?"
devout tusk
"right. But... What happened to you? If I can kill 20-some lizards I can kill some skrunkly things"
devout tusk
can we pause for now? I have shit to do
Ye
devout tusk
@arctic bloom I'm back and ready when u r))
devout tusk
Lol sorry))
devout tusk
"right. But... What happened to you? If I can kill 20-some lizards I can kill so...
Your turn))
Ffs mobile))
@arctic bloom ))
Oh wait that was a role ping))
Oh god what have I done))
Can I ever be forgiven))
arctic bloom
You are sentenced to Walekk’s basement
arctic bloom
"right. But... What happened to you? If I can kill 20-some lizards I can kill so...
“… so be it. If you want to doom yourself so bad, then come along.”
Artificer drags the corpse of a scavenger with her, leaping up an industrial tower into another room, where a gate lies.
devout tusk
She follows "You still haven't answered me on where your pups are"
arctic bloom
Artificer remains silent.
She gestures towards the gate, pointing for you to enter before having herself and the corpse enter. The gate is displaying some holographic symbols.
devout tusk
She goes in, still carrying the leather bag
arctic bloom
The gate closes behind them, and steam rushes up from below.
“So… what have you been up to?”
devout tusk
"Hunting and stalking other Slugcats that are from a nearby tribe, still looking for a suitable mate to have my own pups with"
"Er... Hunting lizards, not hunting Slugcats. Thought I'd clarify"
arctic bloom
“Are you planning to leave soon? I need to continue my mission and I do not wish to put in extra effort in enforcing your survival.”
devout tusk
"I was just bringing gifts for you and the little ones. Then I'd leave the way I came"
arctic bloom
“Alright then.”
As the gate opened, Artificer grabs a strange device out of her bag, and activates it. It begins to glow red, and then a holographic symbol appears at the exit of the room.
“There is a shelter this way. The rain is coming soon.”
(Viney would know what the rain in. She has been in the structure for several cycles in order to get to where artificer is.)
devout tusk
Ah Oki))
weary sundial
rain??? from rain world
devout tusk
But I don't))
arctic bloom
(Basically at the end of each cycle the rain fucking crushes you to death and drowns you)
devout tusk
Oh dear))
arctic bloom
(You don’t want to be in the rain)
arctic bloom
Artificer follows the hologram, into a mechanical box. Viney follows.
As the shelter begins to close, Artificer only sat there in silence.
devout tusk
"....Meat? I brought spices!" Holds out pepper
arctic bloom
“Actually, I could use some.”
Artificer takes a chunk of lizard meat, and began tearing on it.
devout tusk
"Where's the necklaces I gave you and the pups? Did you lose them?"
arctic bloom
Viney felt as if she had touched a sore point.
Artificer became visibly angrier.
“They are gone.”
devout tusk
"A-ah. I'm sorry if... I'm brushing against painful memories. Do... Do you like... Need a hug?"
Viney's a good hugger))
arctic bloom
“No thanks.”
“So how was the facility for you?”
devout tusk
"Eh... I mostly stuck to the shadows and ran from stuff. I plan on doing so to get out. I'm honestly kinda confused on what's going on 99% of the time"
She sighs "I wish I was back in my tree"
arctic bloom
"I recommend you come back out the way you came in, through the industrial complex and the outskirts, west of the farm arrays, and into the retaining wall."
"That is the path with the least threats to deal with. You may have to pass a toll, but that one should have been... emptied."
devout tusk
Visible confusion at all these words
"I've just kinda been beelining it here"
"Following your scent"
noticing she can't sense the Pup's scent
I'm assuming the pups are deceased?))
arctic bloom
(Yeah, it should be decently obvious from the context clues what happened)
devout tusk
Yeah, I was just making sure))
arctic bloom
(I will give you the rundown: Artificer now has a large scar blinding her left eye, no pups, and a need to kill scavengers)
(I think you can infer what took place.)
arctic bloom
"Let's just get this over with. I am going to rest now."
(unless you plan to ask anything else Artificer is gonna sleep)
devout tusk
"How'd you get that badass scar? Totally not asking cause I'm jealous"
arctic bloom
"Of course you would be jealous of this," Artificer spat.
"A shrapnel from an explosive hit me in the eye. I can now only see through the right one."
"Had it not hit me, I would not have been here alone."
"Is that the explanation you wanted?"
devout tusk
She shrinks a little "O-oh. I- ...ok. let's just sleep" she wraps herself around her spear, taking off her reinforced skull helmet before falling asleep
some bandages on her face comes off, and you can see she has a three scars in the shape of a claw mark across her left eye
arctic bloom
"Where did you get yours? A lizard attack?"
devout tusk
Hmmm))
"Yeah, I suppose you could say that"
"A lizard managed to nearly kill me"
"My first lizard, in fact"
"It gave me the scar. Despite being blinded in one eye, I managed to kill it. I showed it who's boss by wearing it's skull"
arctic bloom
“Strange that I have never seen it before. I suppose I never saw you take that mask off of you.”
“I need to rest now. There will be more coming here next cycle.”
devout tusk
"And I need to sleep so I can escape next cycle. As much as the idea of traveling with you appeals to me..."
@arctic bloom ))
...))
arctic bloom
Alright
Artificer's ears twitched, hearing the sound of the shelter unlocking.
She lifed her head.
(you asleep or awake?)
arctic bloom
(Its just the shelter opening. both of us had heard of it before)
"Hear what?"
devout tusk
"Oh. I thought I heard something, probably just the shelter opening"
devout tusk
(Its just the shelter opening. both of us had heard of it before)
"Hear what?"
"So... I've come to a decision"
arctic bloom
"what is it?"
devout tusk
"what is it?"
"I've decided I want to travel with you and learn as much about this place as I can"
You've become my avenue of knowledge about Rainworld until I play the game))
arctic bloom
(alright)
"...suit yourself then. If you wish to travel alongside me, then we should get going."
devout tusk
"my pup making can wait." She gets up and puts on her helmet, grabbing her spear "So. As we travel, I'm gonna be asking a lot of questions. Like a pup, kinda"
arctic bloom
"my pup making can wait." *She gets up and puts on her helmet, grabbing her spea...
my pup making can wait
that sounds very sus
devout tusk
"So I'm assuming we should ration food?"
devout tusk
that sounds very sus
Literally se-))
arctic bloom
Are you sure you are not Sofanthiel
devout tusk
Are you sure you are not Sofanthiel
Who))
arctic bloom
"my pup making can wait." *She gets up and puts on her helmet, grabbing her spea...
(I am gonna pretend Arti did not hear what you said, cause thats weird)
arctic bloom
"Really, there is no need to."
"Lets head out. There should be a few spears on the ground outside."
devout tusk
"I got my own. It shouldn't break, nor will I lose it" her spear was very well built. It had a razor sharp lizard tooth at the end, And had a large emerald at the bottom. It's shaft was made out of strong, polished wood
arctic bloom
"Suit yourself".
As the two headed outside into the chimney canopies, Artificer headed outside, and spat a glob of red substance coating the tip of the spears.
"I can see that there are some scavenger tracks leading away from here. I am going to hunt them down."
devout tusk
"I'll follow. I gotta practice killing them myself while you're here to stop me from dying"
arctic bloom
The two slowly enters another room, to see a cyan lizard noticing them. With a garbled mechanical roar, it lauches towards them, propelled from its tail.
"Watch out!"
devout tusk
She predicts where it'll land and plants a her spear, Slanted, where it'll land and dodges to the side
She carries 3-4 extra spears with her so she can sacrifice them instead of her main one))
arctic bloom
She carries 3-4 extra spears with her so she can sacrifice them instead of her m...
(thats not a thing a scug can do)
devout tusk
Well can you make a helmet out of a skull))
arctic bloom
(a scug can carry one spear, and sometimes two spears if they are a genetically modified abomination)
devout tusk
Damn Oki))
devout tusk
*She predicts where it'll land and plants a her spear, Slanted, where it'll land...
Fixed it))
Your turn))
arctic bloom
Artificer crouched to the ground, and pounced towards the cyan lizard, tail slamming into the ground to create a blast that stuns the lizard. Artificer jams the explosive spear into the lizard's soft body, and watches as the explosion kills the lizard.
"I would recommend for you to not eat it."
devout tusk
"Awh. But metal is crunchy" she said jokingly
arctic bloom
"Its... not that. You try eating it and find out."
devout tusk
"I think I prefer my safety. Tell me why I shouldn't"
She knew as much about this place as a pup
She only knew how to not die.
arctic bloom
"It... just does not taste good. Horifically bitter. You could eat it if you are on a pinch, but whether if you are gonna keep it down later is the challenge. There are better food sources ahead."
(In human terms, how old is Viney)
devout tusk
She'd be 15))
I'm thinking... Viney and Arti could have a Daughter-mother relationship))
arctic bloom
(Arti is like 28)
(So in scug terms I would be~500 cycles old, and you would be ~200 cycles old)
arctic bloom
I'm thinking... Viney and Arti could have a Daughter-mother relationship))
(Also I have plans for something else to twist the story up, and put a pinch into Arti's plans)
devout tusk
Viney could be like a daughter tho? For the time being?))
devout tusk
"It... just does not taste good. Horifically bitter. You could eat it if you are...
"Ok. Thanks, Arti"
She stuck close to Arti
A bit... Too close
arctic bloom
Coming through into an opening among the chimneys stacks, Artificer finds 5 scavengers, backs turned to her. Two of them are elites, their faces obscured by carefully crafted masks, on the back are spears that sparkle with electricity.
Artificer crawls back through the tunnel.
"Here they are."
devout tusk
She whispers "I'll stay back and watch and learn through example"
arctic bloom
"Watch and learn, then."
Artificer picked up a rock, swirling it around in her mouth until it became sufficiently covered in explosives. A spear in the other hand, Artificer charged through the tunnel, throwing the explosive at the group of scavengers.
With them stunned, Artificer quickly dispatches an elite and a normal scav with a spear, before pouncing over and creating another blast, keeping the remaining Scavengers down.
devout tusk
Watching silently, hoping none of the scavengers see her
She keeps her spear in hand just in case
devout tusk
Well, he's not introduced yet lol))
But look in #rw-oc-gallery★ ))
Also imma be working out so I'll get minute and a half breaks))
@arctic bloom NVM I get to skip workout))
Also))
Do you think we could introduce the Skrunkly scrimblo?))
@arctic bloom you lied))
arctic bloom
aight am here
arctic bloom
I may have an idea
devout tusk
Oki))
arctic bloom
So in base game, after a certain ending, you can find pups as certain characters, alone near a shelter
If you want, there is a certain shelter that I could place Slunkcart in
devout tusk
Did you read his thingie in #rw-oc-gallery★))
devout tusk
Hey that's mean))
Don't make me call all of his friends to turn you into a fluffy pulp))
arctic bloom
In this case slunkart would be an actual pup. Would that be ok?
I may have an idea for where this is going.
devout tusk
Hmmm))
But this is canon isn't it))
He acts and is the size of a pup))
He just survives a bit better))
Eh))
Changed it))
arctic bloom
What no
They can be an adult if they wanted, while still looking like a pup cause their thing
But like in this rp they just happen to actually be a pup
devout tusk
Nah I like this idea more))
arctic bloom
But it’s your oc so you choose
arctic bloom
Floomfy
devout tusk
Re-read it for the billionth time in #rw-oc-gallery★ ))
arctic bloom
Coolio
Anyways, unpausing the timeline,
“Viney! Help me take out the survivors!”
Artificer picked up spear, and impales it through one of the stunned scavengers.
devout tusk
She leaps out of the hidey hole and ripes a scavenger in half with her teeth, spearing another one through the skull
arctic bloom
“… good work.”
“Alright, so you see the metal bridge up there, above the chimney stacks? I think that could be a good place to go next.”
arctic bloom
I got a plan just go along with it
devout tusk
Kk))
arctic bloom
“It is going to be quite high up. I recommend you to watch your step.”
devout tusk
"I'm used to leaping from treetop to treetop in the rain. I think I'll be fine"
arctic bloom
“The only thing that will cushion your fall is the hard metal floor. Unlike me, you do not have a chance of recovering once you fall. Just be careful.”
Artificer enters one of the chimney stacks.
devout tusk
She follows behind
arctic bloom
The two arrived on the higher levels of the chimney canopies, walking on struts between the tall towers.
“So, have you met a king vulture yet?”
(Viney has seen a regular vulture before, an apex predator that sometime shows up in the forests.)
devout tusk
"I don't believe so, no"
arctic bloom
“Lucky then. This damned place is filled to the brim with them.”
“If you see any lasers, alert me and hide. I have a way to… take care of them.”
devout tusk
"Ok!" Continues walking behind her
arctic bloom
(Hey maybe start some of the conversation or just say something other than ok plz I can’t be the only one to ask questions or start convos)
arctic bloom
(Both of them knew it was around 50 cycles)
“Around 45, 46 cycles? Why?”
arctic bloom
(Scavengers have a reputation-based system with most slugcats. However, due to Artificer’s… mission, scavengers kill on sight for artificer, and becomes much harder to befriend as Viney)
devout tusk
"Oh, just wondering how long it's been. So... A more tough question... Are you ever going to cease your violence upon Scavengers?"
arctic bloom
Artificer stopped, and turned around.
“Why would I?”
devout tusk
"Well, I'm just wondering. I know they've done something unforgivable to you, but... Are you really going to murder them all for the actions of a few?"
arctic bloom
“It is all of them. They are the ones greedy enough to impale my pup through the head, and vengeful enough to chase me and my pup down, taking the only thing left away from me.”
Artificer spat out, hatred in her voice.
“I am merely doing the same in return.”
devout tusk
"........ah. I see now. Well, I'm with you all the way"
She extends her arms out for a hug
grabby paws
@arctic bloom Huggies)(
arctic bloom
Artificer hugs Viney tightly.
“… thank you.”
“We should continue fowards now. I see the strut leading up to the bridge ahead.”
devout tusk
Tightly hugs back "Hey, y'know... I've always been parentless"
"So... That's just a thought"
devout tusk
Artificer hugs Viney tightly.
“… thank you.”
“We should continue fowards now. ...
"let's continue, yes"
arctic bloom
Coming through another chimney stack, they come out on the other side, a metal platform on the base of a strut.
They climb it with relatively little issue.
On one side of the bridge is a large building, but on the other side is the bottom of an absolutely gargantuan metal structure, the top rising into the clouds.
“Ever wondered what that is?”
devout tusk
"Not really. I was focused on finding you more than anything else"
arctic bloom
“I am not too sure either. We could discuss right now, but we should find a shelter before the rain comes. There could be a shelter in the tower over there.
devout tusk
"Alrighty. I have a question: what will we do if we encounter another Slugcat?"
arctic bloom
“I have not seen any other in here. Chance is us two are the only ones in here right now.”
devout tusk
"Alrighty. Let's go"
arctic bloom
The two marched forward, they entered a gate room within the tower, connected to a shelter. Viney was the first to enter.
(Describe Viney, entering the shelter, seeing slunkart sitting in the corner)
devout tusk
"Hey, Arti, there's someone in here" pointing spear at the white fluffball in the corner
Slunkcart was chewing on something in the corner, his big black eyes looking at the two
@arctic bloom hehe))
arctic bloom
Describe slunkart in the narration
devout tusk
You're forgetting the C))
It's Slunkcart))
Anyways))
He was very fluffy, as big as Arti, and had a very floofy tail. His black eyes sparkled like the night sky
arctic bloom
(Isn’t Slunkcart supposed to be a pup?)
(Just like shrink them down to pup size or something)
arctic bloom
“Who…”
Artificer’s eyes widened.
“Who… are you?”
devout tusk
"I'm Slunkcart! I've been here for a while!"
Viney was cautious
arctic bloom
Artificer slowly picked up a spear. Something felt… off about this slugcat.
“How did you get here?”
devout tusk
"I walked here! Like anyone would!" Bleps
"Arti, I think he's harmless"
arctic bloom
Artificer narrows her eyes, but put down the spear.
“We are to rest in this shelter to pass the cycle. Mind if we use this alongside you?”
devout tusk
"Sure! If you want I'm nice and soft and give free hugs"
"I mean... Arti?"
arctic bloom
“No thanks.” Artificer instinctively backed away. Something about this slugcat… deeply unsettled her, although she can’t tell what.
As the shelter door closed, Artificer sat down in a corner of the shelter.
devout tusk
Viney looks at you "What's wrong?"
arctic bloom
“N-nothing.”
“Your dialect of slugspeak is similar to the one my travel companion have. Do you come from around here?”
devout tusk
"I've learned a lot of slugspeak from all the other Slugcats I've encountered" he shrugs
Viney reaches out to give Arti another hug
arctic bloom
*Viney reaches out to give Arti another hug*
(That’s weird)
Artificer awkwardly accepts the hug from Viney.
“Thank you… I suppose?”
devout tusk
"you always look like you need a hug. So I'm always gonna give you a hug" (it's adorable is what it is)
arctic bloom
...
I stay awake until Slunkcart falls asleep.
devout tusk
"Hey, you ok?" Still hugging
devout tusk
...
I stay awake until Slunkcart falls asleep.
Hugging more
arctic bloom
"Please, get off me."
(Maybe do the hugging less? Artificer (and by extension me) is uncomfortable with this.)
devout tusk
Sorry!))
Let's go "Sorry, sorry. You're just like really soft" Lays on top of Slunkcart
arctic bloom
"Right, now that one is asleep."
"I dont trust him."
devout tusk
Asleep
arctic bloom
"Have you heard what was said? They ""walked" up here, into a tower hundreds of meter into the sky."
"This has to be a trick, or a trap, or something. I can't tell you what, but there is something about them that does not feel like a slugcat."
(Arti has noticed strange things about Slunkcart, such as signs of his... modifications)
devout tusk
Later into the night, Slunkcart wakes up and approaches Arti
@arctic bloom this could go very hilariously or very poorly))
arctic bloom
"... you are up early."
devout tusk
"Hey you got food I'm hungry"
arctic bloom
"Go see if there is any from Viney's bag. I am sure there is something."
arctic bloom
"I have nothing in here."
Artificer kept a close watch.
"So, stranger... what is your name?"
devout tusk
"Slunkcart!" Innocent smile
arctic bloom
"Right..."
"Artificer, and the one sleeping right there gestures to viney is viney."
devout tusk
"But... I don't want to wake her"
arctic bloom
"I suppose there is nothing else for you to eat, then."
"So, Slunkcart, who are you, really?"
arctic bloom
Artificer blinked.
"What?"
devout tusk
Shrinks into pup size and waddles up to Arti. He squeaks at Arti
@arctic bloom stab or devour))
arctic bloom
Artificer's eye widen in shock.
"How... what... you..."
arctic bloom
By instinct, Artificer picks up the pup-ified slunkcart.
"But... how..."
"How many cycles has it been since you were born?"
(Give me his human equivalent age, I will spit out a cycle age for you)
devout tusk
"uuuhhhhhh"
devout tusk
By instinct, Artificer picks up the pup-ified slunkcart.
"But... how..."
"How ...
20))
arctic bloom
(So say around 300 cycles)
devout tusk
(So say around 300 cycles)
"So uh... Mama?"
arctic bloom
"Turn back into what you were. I need to see how this works."
devout tusk
His skin stretches from his tail, shrinking it as he grows back into adult size in your arms
arctic bloom
"How strange. You still weigh as light as a pup. Now turn back?"
(So the tail stores all the extra mass when pupified? does the tail get like extra large or something?)
devout tusk
(yeah)
Shrinks back into pup, causing his tail to grow beeg "From what I've learned my stomach is like 50% of my body"
arctic bloom
Inspects the pup again, including the large tail.
"When did you learn you could do this? When you were a pup, could you still turn into... well.. that?"
devout tusk
"Well I was almost eaten by a lizor, and like programmed instinct kicked in and I grew. It surprised him for long enough to let me escape" just kinda hanging there
arctic bloom
(Replace that with lizard maybe? Scavengers don't eat slugcats (I think idk tho))
(why is andrew in this thread)
devout tusk
Idk))
devout tusk
(why is andrew in this thread)
Your turn))
arctic bloom
Artificer still held some restraint towards Slunkcart, but seems to be slightly less tense when Slunkcart in pup form.
"Who are your parents? Are they like you?"
arctic bloom
(I assume this is their interpretation of what happened? He sounds like he was purposed by an iterator.)
"You were born... like this? With no parents? How did you even know how to walk? Or get food? or survive?"
devout tusk
"uh.... I dunno" shrugs
devout tusk
(I assume this is their interpretation of what happened? He sounds like he was p...
What's that mean?))
arctic bloom
(Slunkcart was modified, so were they made by an iterator? Like purposefully mutated and grown artificially)
"So you have been like this... for what, 200 cycles?"
"You know how to throw spears and such, right?"
devout tusk
What's an iterator))
devout tusk
"So you have been like this... for what, 200 cycles?"
"You know how to throw sp...
"nu. Only how to hide and eat things that I find"
arctic bloom
What's an iterator))
godlike buddhism supercomputers made of biomechanics
"So... you met other slugcats before? Did they teach you how to speak?"
devout tusk
"yeah! That's why I understand you perfectly!"
arctic bloom
"Did no one think of taking you in, or something? Why are you still here, wandering alone by yourself?"
devout tusk
"Because I scared everyone away by growing" Sad face
arctic bloom
"Can you... grow in phases between pup and adult? Try being... this size" (The size of a 100 cycle pup)
devout tusk
Becomes that big
devout tusk
"Can you... grow in phases between pup and adult? Try being... this size" (The s...
Bleps
arctic bloom
Artificer gasps, before slightly frowning.
"... thank you. You can turn back into whatever you wish now. I think I am going to rest now."
devout tusk
Becomes pup and extends arms out to you for cuddles
devout tusk
Artificer gasps, before slightly frowning.
"... thank you. You can turn back in...
grabby arms
arctic bloom
Artificer curls up, closing her eyes and ready to sleep.
(What does Slunkcart do?)
devout tusk
Pokes your snout and gives you baby doll eyes
arctic bloom
"What do you want?"
devout tusk
"Cwuddles?" 🥺
arctic bloom
"...."
Artificer uncurls a little bit, letting the pup sleep in the center.
devout tusk
Crawls into the newly made spot and purrs, falling asleep
arctic bloom
Although Artificer will not admit it, it is quite calming to finally sleep with a pup again. Artificer slowly drifted off to sleep.
(I need to do shit, like writing. Continue tmr?)
devout tusk
Sure))
reef spade
oh hey what do you know? it's another thread! how fun! I'll spectate
devout tusk
What))
devout tusk
oh hey what do you know? it's another thread! how fun! I'll spectate
Man you got me all excited, making me think you were my roleplay partner. Get pinged))
reef spade
oops, sorry...
arctic bloom
<@1159303734543777864> ))
alright alright
devout tusk
Yaaaay))
Also idea))
Viney heads back to her home and Slunkcart travels with you))
arctic bloom
I was writing my fic rn but we could do this
arctic bloom
eh three ppl would be nice
ooh or maybe
there is a way to get out
I can't spoil it for you though, because we need to climb to the inside of the metal superstructure
devout tusk
Idc if you spoil))
devout tusk
Although Artificer will not admit it, it is quite calming to finally sleep with ...
Slunkcart also fell asleep
arctic bloom
Viney wakes up, to find Slunkcart gone, and Artificer curled up to a pup that looks suspicously like Slunkcart.
devout tusk
She shrugs and lays down next to them
arctic bloom
Artificer stirrs awake, noticing that Viney has also awoken.
"Morning."
devout tusk
"Morning. You seemed to have gained a pup"
arctic bloom
"Right... so this isn't a hallucination? All of what happened last night?"
Artificer poked at the sleeping Slunkcart, and to be sure, Slunkcart is indeed real.
devout tusk
"Mrrrp" he squeaks when you poke him
"I mean, he was fully grown when I fell asleep on him last night"
arctic bloom
"There has been... a lot of troubling information I discovered while you were asleep. Yes, the fact that Slunkcart here can turn into a pup is one of them."
arctic bloom
"Slunkcart does not seem to have parents. That is the only thing I could get out of him about his past. He has barely learned the skills for survival."
"This is not a safe place."
devout tusk
"Then how is he still alive?"
arctic bloom
"I have no idea! I could not get a single piece of information from slunkcart on how exactly someone like him could get all the way up the towers into here."
"Although... I may have a hypothesis."
devout tusk
"Do tell"
arctic bloom
"Right. So you have seen the cyan lizards, yes?"
devout tusk
"Hm... Maybe. Explain them to me?"
devout tusk
"Right. So you have seen the cyan lizards, yes?"
she looks you, curiosity in her eyes
arctic bloom
"Hm... Maybe. Explain them to me?"
(we quite literally saw one last cycle)
"Don't you get the sensation that they are... off?"
"Like the garbled screeches, the ability to propel themselves using gas on their tails. It is not something a lizard could do."
"I suspect that cyan lizards are not "natural" the same way other creatures are."
"you following along so far?"
devout tusk
(we quite literally saw one last cycle)
"Don't you get the sensation that they ...
I forgor)(
devout tusk
"you following along so far?"
"Yes, ma'am. They could've been built by... Something"
arctic bloom
"I suspect that Slunkcart here might be like the cyan lizards. I have no idea who or what caused him to be born, but that is my best explanation right now. Speaking from someone who has an unnatural modification myself, Slunkcart has features too strange to ever come up naturally."
devout tusk
"I suspect that Slunkcart here might be like the cyan lizards. I have no idea wh...
*shrinking and growing... That's true!"
arctic bloom
(Is it alright if we pause here? I was writing my fic before you pinged me and I would like to continue.)
devout tusk
Yes, sorry!))
devout tusk
Woa disappearance))