The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

He sighed. “I’m gonna go see if Five is boring too.”

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She smiled back. 

It took a while, but they reached the ground. The bird people behind them began releasing the cats. 

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"Oh, Five! Where is she? Is she okay??"

She suddenly felt bad for forgetting . . .

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Huh. Well, if that's all . . .

He tugged Beosta away from the bird people.

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. . . Yes . . . ?

 

Edited April 9, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“It also fits the aesthetic - I would change it if it didn’t.” The elevator suddenly exited the moon, leaving them floating as they stopped accelerating. A horizon of grey interspersed with protruding objects - gun emplacements, perhaps, or maybe propulsion systems - and the occasional tron line stretched out below them. 
The construct, since it no longer had a target, followed the dog. 
She knew that the muscles weren’t the only thing making her stronger. In fact, she had memories of breaking the sound barrier with the tattoo enhancements. She also had memories of the resulting recovery from her numerous broken bones, but all tools had trade-offs. And it had saved her life, and kept her moving and fighting with splints and adrenaline. 
The shoes tapped more insistently. 

“Defenses?”

The dog wagged very hard and led the construct to a bakery. 

Rose grinned. This would be fun. 

Nemesis stepped forward and a ring of fire surrounded the dragon. 

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Oh, Five! Where is she? Is she okay??"

She suddenly felt bad for forgetting . . .

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Huh. Well, if that's all . . .

He tugged Beosta away from the bird people.

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. . . Yes . . . ?

 

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“She’s fine. I think she’s reading.”

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Fall looked somewhat disappointed, but he waved. 

Lights came from one direction— the way the cats were all going. 

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Hah! It will not. Leave before I kill one of your companions. 

 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

7 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

“Defenses?”

The dog wagged very hard and led the construct to a bakery. 

Rose grinned. This would be fun. 

Nemesis stepped forward and a ring of fire surrounded the dragon. 

“Yeah. Lasers, railguns, force fields, the works. The antiteleportation field extends out a bit as well, and the nanotech can of course reshape itself.” 
The construct continued following. When they got inside, the baker smiled at them. “Legitimate, homemade baked goods, free of charge! What can I get you, sir?” The construct just looked at him, not speaking or moving. 
At the moment, she was on a wooded slope, a mountaintop visible in the distance. 
The dragon looked pissed, but continued tap-dancing helplessly. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

8 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“Yeah. Lasers, railguns, force fields, the works. The antiteleportation field extends out a bit as well, and the nanotech can of course reshape itself.” 
The construct continued following. When they got inside, the baker smiled at them. “Legitimate, homemade baked goods, free of charge! What can I get you, sir?” The construct just looked at him, not speaking or moving. 
At the moment, she was on a wooded slope, a mountaintop visible in the distance. 
The dragon looked pissed, but continued tap-dancing helplessly. 

“Of course.” Symbol smiled thoughtfully at the landscape. 

The dog grabbed a pastry in his mouth, then carried it to the construct, wagging so hard he looked in danger of falling over. 

Rose decided to run that way. 

Nemesis chanted some words in a garbled-sounding language and reached into the dragon with deep scarlet fire. He used it to extract something small and glowing blue. The dragon fell over, basically dead. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

11 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

“Defenses?”

The dog wagged very hard and led the construct to a bakery. 

Rose grinned. This would be fun. 

Nemesis stepped forward and a ring of fire surrounded the dragon. 

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“She’s fine. I think she’s reading.”

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Fall looked somewhat disappointed, but he waved. 

Lights came from one direction— the way the cats were all going. 

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Hah! It will not. Leave before I kill one of your companions. 

 

"Oh. Well . . . okay."

She picked up a towel on their way and wrapped it around her hair.

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Shoe waved back. He liked Fall.

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What? Hey, wait, no!

She grabbed Bat's hand and prepared to leave.

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Oh. Well . . . okay."

She picked up a towel on their way and wrapped it around her hair.

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Shoe waved back. He liked Fall.

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What? Hey, wait, no!

She grabbed Bat's hand and prepared to leave.

 

Five was curled up on a seat, reading a magazine.

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As they walked, they began to see a city with bright bright lights. 

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Bat squeezed her hand. 

Leave, then! Lytikyria commanded. 

Wait. Lady Bug stepped in front of them. They're hardly part of this. Please, all I need to know is something I can use against Symbol. Something that will hurt her.

Lytikyria paused. There are limits on your Narration... hmm. Symbol's work, too. She must be quite the proficient. 

Lady Bug bristled, but tried to hide it. She's more powerful than I am, she admitted. I never should have---

Now, don't go that far. Both of you may be useful to me yet. She wishes to become a true character, hm? The choker around her neck flashed, then faded. The only limit on you now is that you will not attempt to destroy her. I don't care about Rebus, or anything else. Write her a backstory if you like. 

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Five was curled up on a seat, reading a magazine.

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As they walked, they began to see a city with bright bright lights. 

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Bat squeezed her hand. 

Leave, then! Lytikyria commanded. 

Wait. Lady Bug stepped in front of them. They're hardly part of this. Please, all I need to know is something I can use against Symbol. Something that will hurt her.

Lytikyria paused. There are limits on your Narration... hmm. Symbol's work, too. She must be quite the proficient. 

Lady Bug bristled, but tried to hide it. She's more powerful than I am, she admitted. I never should have---

Now, don't go that far. Both of you may be useful to me yet. She wishes to become a true character, hm? The choker around her neck flashed, then faded. The only limit on you now is that you will not attempt to destroy her. I don't care about Rebus, or anything else. Write her a backstory if you like. 

 

Irie sheepishly waved to her, sopping wet.

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Wonder what kind of city it'll be, he mused.

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Tam didn't like that.

Oh well.

She stepped closer to Bat and waited for them to be done.

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

18 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Irie sheepishly waved to her, sopping wet.

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Wonder what kind of city it'll be, he mused.

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Tam didn't like that.

Oh well.

She stepped closer to Bat and waited for them to be done.

 

Five smiled a little and waved back. "Is Starlight back?" 

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It was a low to the ground blocky boxy yummy happy city. 

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Oh well indeed. 

They exchanged pleasantries and Lady Bug signaled Tam that they could leave now. 

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

Five smiled a little and waved back. "Is Starlight back?" 

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It was a low to the ground blocky boxy yummy happy city. 

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Oh well indeed. 

They exchanged pleasantries and Lady Bug signaled Tam that they could leave now. 

 

She shook her head.

"Not yet. How are you?"

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Huh, Shoe said, looking out over the city. Fun. Shall we?

He started walking towards it.

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She nodded and took them to a beach.

That first beach, from one-thousand pages ago. She'd missed it.

She sighed and sat on the sand.

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She shook her head.

"Not yet. How are you?"

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Huh, Shoe said, looking out over the city. Fun. Shall we?

He started walking towards it.

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She nodded and took them to a beach.

That first beach, from one-thousand pages ago. She'd missed it.

She sighed and sat on the sand.

 

“I’m good.” 

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Beosta followed happily, trying not to trip on the cats. 

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“Thank you for your help,” Lady Bug said with a grin. “I’ll be able to do much of this on my own, now. But I won’t decline your help.”

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

“I’m good.” 

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Beosta followed happily, trying not to trip on the cats. 

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“Thank you for your help,” Lady Bug said with a grin. “I’ll be able to do much of this on my own, now. But I won’t decline your help.”

"Good, good . . ."

She stood there awkwardly for a moment.

"Do you have any spaghetti sauce?"

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Indeed, there were a lot of cats.

Yikes.

He looked around for some actual people.

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Um . . . yeah.

 She looked at Bat.

What do you want to do?

 

Edited April 10, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

59 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Good, good . . ."

She stood there awkwardly for a moment.

"Do you have any spaghetti sauce?"

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Indeed, there were a lot of cats.

Yikes.

He looked around for some actual people.

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Um . . . yeah.

 She looked at Bat.

What do you want to do?

 

“…spaghetti sauce?”

”She probably wants to dump it on my head again.”

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They entered the city and began to see actual people— ones with black, shiny nails and black, shiny hair. Besides that, they seemed normal. Almost modern, even. Some puttering early cars were on the streets. 

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He lay back on the sand and shrugged. 

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

18 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

“…spaghetti sauce?”

”She probably wants to dump it on my head again.”

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They entered the city and began to see actual people— ones with black, shiny nails and black, shiny hair. Besides that, they seemed normal. Almost modern, even. Some puttering early cars were on the streets. 

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He lay back on the sand and shrugged. 

 

She grinned and poked him repeatedly in the arm.

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. . . They seem to like the color black, he noted for some reason.

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I mean . . . like, do you want to help her more or do something else?

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She grinned and poked him repeatedly in the arm.

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. . . They seem to like the color black, he noted for some reason.

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I mean . . . like, do you want to help her more or do something else?

 

“See?”

”…Ah,” Five said. 

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Maybe… it looks pretty natural to me, Beosta replied. 

Some of the people eyed them with delight. Or maybe hunger. But it seemed friendly enough. 

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I… dunno. What else are we gonna do? And… I do need to get my tribe out. I really need to get them out. 

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

21 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

“See?”

”…Ah,” Five said. 

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Maybe… it looks pretty natural to me, Beosta replied. 

Some of the people eyed them with delight. Or maybe hunger. But it seemed friendly enough. 

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I… dunno. What else are we gonna do? And… I do need to get my tribe out. I really need to get them out. 

 

Irie laughed and dumped the soaking towel on his head.

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It would, he chuckled, raising an eyebrow at her.

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. . . I know. I just didn't want to go rushing into something else without asking what you wanted to do, first.

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Irie laughed and dumped the soaking towel on his head.

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It would, he chuckled, raising an eyebrow at her.

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. . . I know. I just didn't want to go rushing into something else without asking what you wanted to do, first.

 

He blushed and shoved it back at her. “Keep your hair water.” 

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She snorted. What are you talking about. 

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He smiled a little and took her hand. That’s sweet.  thank you.

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

He blushed and shoved it back at her. “Keep your hair water.” 

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She snorted. What are you talking about. 

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He smiled a little and took her hand. That’s sweet.  thank you.

 

She snorted and whipped it around his neck like a scarf.

"It was your pot water, first!"

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He shrugged and grinned at her knowingly.

So . . . exploring?

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She felt her face get hot, and turned to smile up at the sky.

Yeah. Uh- no problem.

 

Edited April 10, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

32 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She snorted and whipped it around his neck like a scarf.

"It was your pot water, first!"

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He shrugged and grinned at her knowingly.

So . . . exploring?

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She felt her face get hot, and turned to smile up at the sky.

Yeah. Uh- no problem.

 

“You ate out of it too.” He threw the towel at her and ran away. 

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Exploring!

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Awwwwww

He grinned at her stupidly for a couple seconds.

“Well?” Lady Bug asked. Bat jumped and looked somewhere else. 

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

14 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

“You ate out of it too.” He threw the towel at her and ran away. 

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Exploring!

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Awwwwww

He grinned at her stupidly for a couple seconds.

“Well?” Lady Bug asked. Bat jumped and looked somewhere else. 

 

She paused.

"Wait- wait, that was the spaghetti water!? ADEN!"

She ran after him, a murderous look on her face.

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She returned a few minutes later and sat down next to Five, looking smug.

"I locked him in a closet."

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He grinned and and took her hand, then ran into the city.

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She grinned and nodded, standing and shaking the sand out of her hair.

So . . . background?

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She paused.

"Wait- wait, that was the spaghetti water!? ADEN!"

She ran after him, a murderous look on her face.

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She returned a few minutes later and sat down next to Five, looking smug.

"I locked him in a closet."

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He grinned and and took her hand, then ran into the city.

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She grinned and nodded, standing and shaking the sand out of her hair.

So . . . background?

 

He laughed manically. “You had a shower already!

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She nodded, not sure whether to be nervous or to laugh. 

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She followed him. 

They ran into a girl of slightly more than average height. 

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Lady Bug grinned and pulled out a clipboard. “So. Trauma. Tam, what scares you? Or has scared you or yada yada.”

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

5 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

He laughed manically. “You had a shower already!

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She nodded, not sure whether to be nervous or to laugh. 

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She followed him. 

They ran into a girl of slightly more than average height. 

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Lady Bug grinned and pulled out a clipboard. “So. Trauma. Tam, what scares you? Or has scared you or yada yada.”

 

She didn't answer and tackled him to the floor.

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Irie seemed pretty happy about it.

"So . . . what'cha reading?"

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Shoe stopped and apologized with a gesture.

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She raised an eyebrow.

You should know that.

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

7 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She didn't answer and tackled him to the floor.

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Irie seemed pretty happy about it.

"So . . . what'cha reading?"

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Shoe stopped and apologized with a gesture.

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She raised an eyebrow.

You should know that.

 

Aden yelped. “Lemme go!”

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She lifted the magazine. It was something about sports cars.

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She tilted her head. “You guys are new to town.” 

Beosta nodded. “Yeah, we are.”

”You need a place to stay?” 

Beosta was kind of surprised at the offer. 

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“I do. But I want to hear it from you, in case I’m missing something.”

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Aden yelped. “Lemme go!”

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She lifted the magazine. It was something about sports cars.

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She tilted her head. “You guys are new to town.” 

Beosta nodded. “Yeah, we are.”

”You need a place to stay?” 

Beosta was kind of surprised at the offer. 

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“I do. But I want to hear it from you, in case I’m missing something.”

 

She giggled and put a boot on his back, pinning him to the ground.

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She nodded.

"Nice. You a big car fan?"

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Shoe was immediately suspicious.

I don't think that's a very good idea, he told Beosta.

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She hesitated.

. . . Being powerless. Weak, helpless . . . that kind of thing, she said quietly.

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

11 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She giggled and put a boot on his back, pinning him to the ground.

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She nodded.

"Nice. You a big car fan?"

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Shoe was immediately suspicious.

I don't think that's a very good idea, he told Beosta.

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She hesitated.

. . . Being powerless. Weak, helpless . . . that kind of thing, she said quietly.

 

He sighed. “You’re mean.”

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She shrugged. “No.”

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Me neither. We should find somewhere to stay, though. “No, thanks. We’re okay.”

The girl looked disappointed. “Are you sure? My dad owns a bed and breakfast…”

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Bat bit his lip and put both arms around her.

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Lady Bug did not. She smiled, actually, and scrawled that down. “And why do you think that is?”

Scuddit—

I’m not getting rid of the second spoiler I don’t even—

I can’t -___-. 
that’s a tear btw

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

9 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

He sighed. “You’re mean.”

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She shrugged. “No.”

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Me neither. We should find somewhere to stay, though. “No, thanks. We’re okay.”

The girl looked disappointed. “Are you sure? My dad owns a bed and breakfast…”

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Bat bit his lip and put both arms around her.

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Lady Bug did not. She smiled, actually, and scrawled that down. “And why do you think that is?”

Scuddit—

I’m not getting rid of the second spoiler I don’t even—

I can’t -___-. 
that’s a tear btw

 

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She rested her head on him, grateful.

Because  . . . of what happened with the Ennullers. Well, the one . . . but still.

oh man  it's all good