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STOLEN BY THE TREES▼
STOLEN BY THE TREES
[The Only Friend | Brave Fencer Musashi OST]
2025-10-14 16:01:22
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Deep within the forest of Transylvaar a lone strumming can be heard, moving throughout the forest at a quickened pace. The low humming of an instrument lightly reverberating between the tree branches.

Timepiece
Being held by her body, a melodico doesn't have a lot of recourse other than to flail about wildly. Instead she simply plucks away at her strings, annoyed at this turn of events. "I almost would of preferred the spike pit at this rate."
2025-10-14 16:08:04
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Rapidly scuttling amidst the growth, the camimo rushes to get back to its friend with this new, toy? To be decided later, as it certainly couldn't be food, as it doesn't sound like prey, but it also doesn't quite look like a friend either.

Wendell
Hearing the rustling of trees, Wendell knew that Bogatyr was coming back soon, seemingly in high spirits from the sounds of it.
Wendell
"Oh, welcome back.. What's that you've got there?"
Timepiece
2025-10-14 16:14:37
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"Is this yours?" The melodico asks, being held before Wendell. Her voice strums with each pluck of her strings.
Wendell
2025-10-14 16:16:06
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"Oh... ohmygosh I.. S-Sorry, I'll get you down from there..."
Wendell
"Bogatyr....Would you mind setting them down? They.. aren't food. "
Fey Wood Beast
2025-10-14 16:21:59
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Creaking hands slowly set Timepiece down, something that appears to have happened a few times before for it to have been done in a deliberate, delicate motion.
Timepiece
2025-10-14 16:22:30
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What annoyance Timepiece had seems to have drifted away with her tunes as she uprights herself on the ground. "Hmm, well that's certainly not as bad as I may have thought, didn't realize there were any ambush predators in the area earlier. Thank you for that at least."
Wendell
2025-10-14 16:25:08
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"Apologies about that... I'm still trying to teach 'em about what's ok to eat and what's not. It's been... a process."
Timepiece
2025-10-14 16:26:41
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Posted by ID #144
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"That's alright, big beasts tend to be like that, especially this type. Though I'm sure when it snatched me it gave my companion quite a fright."
Wendell
"Oh, yeah it probably was... Sure was a fright when the group I was with first encountered this guy... Though with some time it's not so bad, same for the woods."
Timepiece
2025-10-14 16:33:27
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Posted by ID #144
Last edit: 2025-11-17 21:42:21
"Well, I grew up in this sort of atmosphere so I'm used to it, but that doesn't mean I'm clueless to the world around me."
Wendell
"Sure beats working for the vampwelf..."
A vampwelf stumbles out from the treeline. A bag far too full of papers and books.
Lumii
"Ah, sorry, hope I'm not interrupting any fey parties. I'm just trying to find my way back to town."
Wendell
2025-10-14 16:34:29
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"..."
Timepiece
2025-10-14 16:34:48
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Posted by ID #4
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"Nope, just interrupting a kidnapping."
Lumii
2025-10-14 16:35:16
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"Don't be alarmed! I won't tell people you're here! I mean, well....there were, in fact, people looking for both of you."
Wendell
Startled, Wendell attempts to hide behind Bogatyr, unsure of what their intentions are.
Lumii
2025-10-14 16:36:50
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The vampwelf takes out a notepad. "Uuhh...you there....spider-like alien? What would be your name? I have it in my notes that someone in particular was being searched for and they looked to be about your description....."
Timepiece
2025-10-14 16:39:26
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"I call myself Timepiece." She says, looking back to Wendell curiously, before turning back to Lumii. "Who was looking for me though?"
Lumii
"Hmm.... That's quite strange." He notes about nothing in particular. "But I do believe that is the name of the person I was told. It was a search party trying to reclaim your corpse after you had been taken away."
Lumii
"But here you stand alive, they must have misjudged! And of course, I wasn't perhaps seeking your corpse for any experiments or such."
Lumii
"I mean this in honesty! Arthropods are so hard to work with! Their skeleton is basically on the outside. Bleck!"
Timepiece
"I probably would be just a corpse if this oomn didn't tame the beast that grabbed me. You let your guard down for a minute and that can happen."
Timepiece
"Which, appreciated for that." She says, waving a claw to Wendell.
Lumii
"The people who were searching for you weren't too far away from this point, so they should find you eventually. Might I ask, what are you doing with such a large bag out here in the woods? Are you a researcher yourself?"
Lumii
2025-10-14 16:46:09
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"If so, I would love to compare notes!"
Wendell
Peering slightly from behind cover, Wendell listens in, curious about the conversation and seemingly different demeanor of this vampwelf.
Timepiece
"Oh no, I'm not a researcher, I'm a shopkeeper. I sometimes carry small odds and ends for a little money."
Timepiece
"But what I sell most importantly are titles I have claimed from others during my long life in the swarm!"
Lumii
"Wait.....you're not a fey are you? You didn't steal those titles?"
Lumii
"Not that I mind if you were a fey, it was just, uh, unexpected!"
Lumii
"I happened to have lost my title and last name! Uh, not because I lost it to a fey, just because I got disowned!"
Lumii
"It's truly is strange how one can lose their names to their family, despite them not being some sort of magical woodland animal....."
Lumii
2025-10-14 16:52:48
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"Do you think this means even the words of a normal man has power? Much to think about." Lumii rambles to himself.
Timepiece
"Killed, claimed, and remembered most of all. Many people try to fight back against the swarm in melodico controlled territory, and their people give them titles of importance as they try to claim back their land."
Timepiece
"Our culture is one of power and feeding off the strong to become stronger."
Lumii
"Oh dear. Very vampwelf-like! I've seen the people of my house steal titles from others in such ways as well."
Lumii
"Does this mean that buying a title comes with some sort of castle? Maybe a small cottage in an alien forest for the cheaper ones?"
Lumii
"You know.....buying a house would be much more exciting if it came with a title!"
Timepiece
2025-10-14 16:55:51
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"Well, I don't have any houses built up. And I don't sell them for just normal currency, I set up quests for them."
Timepiece
"If you got a title you couldn't hold tightly onto, someone could easily just kill you and take it."
Lumii
"SIR! YOU ARE SOUNDING MORE AND MORE LIKE FEY WITH EVERY SENTENCE!"
Lumii
"Actually you're more likely to be a ma'am considering the location....."
Wendell
I guess this guy might be ok? Seeing as he's not as... cruel as the others, so far, I think
Lumii
"BUT STILL. THIS IS FEYLIKE BEHAVIOR! ARE YOU REALLY AND TRULY NOT A FEY?"
Timepiece
"If you know where the others are we could discuss this some more along the way."
Timepiece
2025-10-14 16:57:43
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"I don't really know what fey are, so I'm gonna say...yes?"
Wendell
"Oh.. I've heard of them. Live in the woods, said to steal names, vampwelf seem to really fear them."
Lumii
"I don't know how wise it would be for me to bring a clearly clear cut definition of a fey to the locals......"
Lumii
2025-10-14 16:59:09
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"Ok. One question. Were you born out a dead body, or mayhaps a grave?"
Timepiece
"Hmmm. No. It was quite alive when I was born."
Lumii
"No no. You misunderstand. Were you born FROM a dead body?"
Lumii
"I heard some feys pop out of graves!"
Lumii
2025-10-14 17:01:31
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"Birthed from a dead corpse. Disgusting, but so so so very interesting!"
Timepiece
"They weren't dead. Though they died soon after from what I recall."
Lumii
"Oh.....that's terrible.....Your mother died in childbirth? I apologize for reminding you of this horrible memory. May your mother rest in pieces."
Lumii
"......................Rest in peace....."
Timepiece
"To be fair I don't remember much about my mother either, as we sort of join a hivemind with our queen. So I wouldn't worry too much about that."
Lumii
"Not even allowed to mourn.....a terrible feeling."
Lumii
2025-10-14 17:06:11
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"Many people on this planet have lost their ability to mourn. Even I have. I......"
Lumii
"Sorry, can I go ahead and explain that drank some wine offered by some lovely fey women who own a cottage and grape yard out here? Yes? Well I might be slightly tipsy....again."
Lumii
"Please just ignore me. How about I take you to those people who were searching for you before I embarrass myself more."
Timepiece
"That might be a good idea, being drunk and rambling in the woods isn't the safest. Why don't I escort you there?"
Wendell
2025-10-14 17:08:47
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"...Mind if I ask where that cabin is? If it's... ok?"
Lumii leads Timepiece to the search group. He mumbles directions to the fey women cottage, but trips up on exactly where it is.
Lumii
"Ah ha! The fey women cottage!"
Lumii
"Ah...wait no...this is the search party....."
Lumii
2025-10-14 17:11:23
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".............................Oh I think we were actually looking for the search party we're we?....."
Lumii
2025-10-14 17:11:58
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"I will be honest, half way through leading you, I kind of just gave up and started looking for the fey women cottage. Figured we'd all need a drink for the road. Sorry."
Timepiece
"That's alright, I don't drink wine."
RUM
"First of all, do I LOOK like-...-"
Lumii
"Yes!" Lumii blurts out.
Lumii
"I mean uh!!! Finish your question so I can say no!"
RUM
"...Nevermind, but, second of all, I'll take the wine, but what the fuck were you doing out there? Thought you died there for a moment."
Lumii
"I apologize but there's no more wine. Maybe we can look for the cottage later.....or now? Do we really have anything better to be doing?"
Wendell
2025-10-14 17:16:51
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Perhaps it was a mistake to follow along, but at least there's possibly trustworthy company? One can only stay so long without talking to others for so long, after all.
Crosley
2025-10-14 17:17:50
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"Timepiece?! That you?!" Crosley comes out of the woods, pulling his leg out of a thorny bush he just ran through to get to the group, zeroing in on the Melodico. "I'm real sorry, man! Real sorry, I didn't expect none o' what happened to happen at all! Them red bitches knocked my arse out and took the beast we was after–"
Crosley
2025-10-14 17:18:09
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"Oh my gosh, you got other buds?"
Timepiece
"That was a real good throw back there. I'm quite alright. Seems that beast was tamed luckily. So I mostly got shaken."
Timepiece
"But hey, I appreciate you looking for me. Though I can take care of myself. Seems you got someone to help out too. Thanks I uh..."
Timepiece
"Appreciate that?"
RUM
They look towards Timepiece.
"Well, yeah. Hello. Been hearing all this shit about 'fae' and death and corpses since I've crashlanded here. Figured I'd give some semblance of... help."
RUM
"...Even if it looks like it's...relatively sorted now."
Timepiece
2025-10-14 17:23:39
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"Honestly with all that mess sorted there's not much else to do out here. We were trying to help out some idiots climb a rock earlier and I guess that's done."
Wendell
"Oh.. the big rock from the map? Of that young notail..."
Crosley
2025-10-14 17:25:28
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"I got sassed by a piss rock."
Timepiece
2025-10-14 17:25:43
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"Oh you saw that too? Yeah, there was a heer on it that said whoever makes it to the top will be proven to not be an idiot. I guess Crosley was the only one not an idiot then!"
RUM
Rum crosses their arms, and under their breath, goes "I would've won that shit so fast. How hard could climbing a ROCK be, if I'm not cheating with wings?"
Wendell
What sounds like a single chuckle seems to escape Wendell's mouth, "That sounded.. kinda fun."
Crosley
"Well, to be fair, we had to deal with a leader who didn't know anything, people exploding, and also the fact that I barely know anything about Creature Hunting. If anything, Timepiece was also not an idiot. I wouldn't have known how to climb the rock if it weren't for her."
Crosley
2025-10-14 17:30:36
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"Also, I think the leader stole the creature I rightfully caught."
Crosley
"Ain't that big a deal in hindsight, haha!"
Timepiece
"I get to be a little idiot, for fun."
RUM
2025-10-14 17:32:17
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"You had your creature stolen and you didn't even argue? I would SLAUGHTER someone if they stole my Rat."
Crosley
"I got knocked out after I throttled the "leader"???"
Timepiece
"Either way I suppose we should head back to the shop I built, unless any of you need help out here."
Timepiece
"Or help this vampwelf get some fey woman wine." She comments, waving a claw in his general direction.
Crosley
2025-10-14 17:34:32
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"Oh! Wine! Cool!"
Lumii
"No no! Lets go to the shop! I'm quite interested in your deals."

Timepiece takes the lead this time as she leads the group through the forest to an area she has strung up thick with webbing.

2025-10-14 17:39:12
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2025-10-14 17:41:50
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Hopping between trees, Timepiece keeps an eye out ahead before she leads the group to the area she set up her shop in. Her webs woven thick around a grouping of trees, allowing one to hide within if they slipped between open passages twords the center. "Here we are. Nothing like the dwellings people around here make, but I put effort into it."
Wendell
"I think it looks nice...Certainly quite cozy..."

A fey already stands outside of the shop. It holds a long rope which are tied to three queenzabeths.
(Image to be replaced later, see discord for pets.)

Fey of Vigilance
"YOU SELL NAMES? YES?" The fey yells, holding a bloodied knife in its hand. "GIVE A NAME. FREE!"
Lumii
"Oh dear. It's going to be disappointed when it hears you're more of a title seller...."
RUM
"Oh, shit. It's violent."
Timepiece
She skitters down from her tree, curiously looking over the fey and it's actions. "I don't sell names. I only have titles for sale. I could give you one if you are fit for it..."
Crosley
"Could I name ya?" He walks over to the fey.
Crosley
"Oh, er, I mean, only if you can't come up with one, Timepiece."
Fey of Vigilance
The fey points its knife at the approaching Crosley. "NOT HOW IT WORKS! NAMES MUST BE RIPPED FROM OTHERS. NEW NAMES ARE FALSE. NAMES ARE THOSE AT BIRTH AND THOSE CHANGED BY THE COURTS!"
Crosley
"Ahhh... I did not realize."
Crosley
"I mean, uh, if you wanna steal a name, does it have to be spoken? I got pamphlets with names of long gone folk on em."
Crosley
"You'd use em a lot better than they can."
Fey of Vigilance
The fey of Vigilance swipes its knife at the speaker. "DEAD DO NOT COUNT! ONLY THE LIVING, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE ARE. YOU CANNOT TAKE A MEAL THAT A MAN HAS EATEN LAST YEAR! DO NOT OFFER ROTTING CORPSES!"
Timepiece
"Yes, if you don't take or earn it yourself it's basically worthless."
Fey of Vigilance
The fey hunches over slightly as it approaches Timepiece. "Only titles......Fine. TITLE! GIVE ME A TITLE! ONE YOU HAVE RIPPED FROM THE LIVING!" The queenzabeths squeak in fear as they are carelessly dragged.
RUM
Rum's eyes stares at the poor animals, curious if they're even REMOTELY liking their fae owner. "Poor things..."
Timepiece
Timepiece eyes the fey over. "I might have a title fitting one such as yourself. If you can show your skills with your blade, I'd be willing to give one. Or one involving your beasts. How did you get those?"
Fey of Vigilance
"YOU WANT ME TO SHOW YOU BLADE ACTION? THEN SO IT SHALL BE." The fey points its knife at trapped animals, counting in song. "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe! Catch a fey by the toe!"
Lumii
"Oh dear! Do you really have to stab your pets! Please, reconsider!"
Fey of Vigilance
"NOT MY PETS! WINGS ARE TO BE USED FOR A POTION A CHILD WANTS!" The fey scratches its head. "I have forgotten where I was......I must start over. Eeny, meeny, miny...."
Wendell
"That, doesn't seem very, skillful..."
Timepiece
2025-10-14 18:02:38
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"If you're going to stab the beasts that'd be pretty pathetic if they can't fight back. You'd need to do it with something that can fight back."
Crosley
"Buddy, ain't no one gotta get hurt for nothin'. The child don't know a damn thing."
Fey of Vigilance
"Why must they fight back? They are animals for the slaughter! DO YOU FIGHT ALL OF YOUR MEALS?"
RUM
"Hey, uh, kid, you know any cool knife tricks maybe instead?"
Fey of Vigilance
"I AM NO CHILD. MY AGE IS BOUNDLESS!"
Lumii
"You're just currently imprisoned by a child, which is a tad embarrassing."
Timepiece
"Here, if you want a title you have to beat Yarper." She steps aside.

A massive blort follows from behind the group, cluelessly looming over the fey as it sits up.

Fey of Vigilance
The fey stomps its foot in anger. "A LIVING ROPE GETS THE HONOR OF A NAME BUT I DO NOT! YOU, YARPER! YOUR NAME IS MINE!" It screams, swinging wildly at the blort. It drops the rope it was holding.
IT'S A CLASH!
Fey of Vigilance rolls a 20 sided die with a modifier of +2. A 19 is rolled.
YARPER ACTIVATES [CHAOS] DURING ITS CLASH!
Yarper rolls a 20 sided die. An 8 is rolled.
Yarper
"SOMEONE KILL THIS FUCKING ROCK!!!!!!!!!"
The blort is cut in half. Inside of it is nothing but sweet honey.
Fey of Vigilance
"I HAVE DEFEATED YOUR BEAST. WHAT TITLE WILL YOU GIVE TO ME?"
RUM
2025-10-14 18:12:06
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Rum nay RUNS near Timepiece, leaning down to whisper quickly "Hey. Do you want my Dwelya to try to free those bats while the fae's distracted?" 
Crosley
Crosley grabs for the rope with his abilities to keep the Queenzabeths from flying off in a panic and out of range for the Fey to grab, trying his best to signal that he isn't gonna hurt them, but will get them away safely.
Crosley rolls a 20 sided die. A 19 is rolled.
Timepiece
"That was a mighty swipe. You do have some power there. I think you are deserving of a title for sure."
Timepiece
"Let's see. I believe you wield much power despite your small blade. You shall be The Swift Blade. A single strike to fell your foes."
Swift Vigilance
2025-10-14 18:21:24
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The fey seems unbothered, or unknowing that its animals are being tampered with. It taps its knife to its mask. "I like the swift part. I shall thus go from the fey of vigilance, to SWIFT VIGILANCE!"
Timepiece
"That's quite a good one I do feel. If you wish for any others, I have quests put up in my shop here. Much easier to pick from than something on the spot."
RUM
"Shit, dude, they fucked up your blort. You're chill with that?"
Timepiece
"I mean I brought forward my blort so it's my own fault. I wouldn't be upset at someone for defending themselves."

Crosley unfurls the rope from the animals. Two of them flee, but the third is too injured to fly.

RUM
2025-10-14 18:12:57
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"-Shit, well, guess this is happening- RAT, go! Help 'em!"
Rum rolls a 20 sided die. A 6 is rolled.
Rum's pet, Rat, doesn't understand the order. It bites into the animal and runs back to Rum, believing that its owner wished for the pet to be delivered to it.
RUM
"Shit- I should've been clearer-"
Lumii
"Oh dear. That poor poor animal didn't need to be filled with MORE teeth."
Lumii
"Actually....I believe that animal has a beak."
Lumii
"Is a beak a big tooth? Or is it within its own class of existence?"
Lumii
"Now that I think about it, fish had beaks first on most planets....so are teeth just many beaks?"
Lumii
"Much to think about...."
Crosley
"Well, sir, is a beak not an extension of the skull like teeth are?"
Timepiece
"You know, is this that fey you were talking about earlier?"
Wendell
Wendell winces, feeling sorry for the queenzabeth's horrible luck. Perhaps her own bad luck rubbed off on them...
RUM
2025-10-14 18:27:18
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"It's my RAT, old man. A freak of nature. Found 'em in a dumpster when I was younger. Cute, but... idiotic..."
Lumii
"Yes it may be your rat, but does it have teeth or a beak?" Lumii casually walks up to the animal, opening its mouth as if checking on the engine of a car.
RUM
"It's a snout with teeth, it's not a beak. It's soft. Looks dragon-y, if I'm honest."
Lumii
Lumii pauses, deep in thought, mouth of the animal still open. "So it's like a semi beak with teeth. Terrifying."
RUM
"Something like that."
Lumii
2025-10-14 18:31:11
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"What are the evolutionary purposes of this? I suppose beaks aren't great for death grasps, but why not just go with just teeth then. Why this? Why any of this? Why did man evolve in such terrifying ways!?"
RUM
"If RAT could speak, I'm sure he'd tell you all about his origins or whatever, but he has the intelligence of a walnut."
Lumii
"Well. I'll have you know that after many studies, it was recently discovered by me, that walnuts are the 2nd most intelligent of nuts, only under coconuts!"
Timepiece
"Are a lot of pets not just doused in weird mutagens on most planets?"
Timepiece
"Though this planet is really annoying. I can't build up any electric charge in my well for some reason."
RUM
2025-10-14 18:33:46
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"I can live without electricity, annoying as hell though."
Wendell
2025-10-14 18:37:18
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"...I do wanna leave eventually... Can't play my bass. Well, not like I could since I left it back on the ship. That's probably gone...Also music players, miss 'em. Have to replay things from memory."
2025-10-14 18:42:33
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[Dahlia Hawthorne - Phoenix Wright]
Flower Trove
2025-10-14 18:43:09
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Flower Trove approched the shop, ignoring all of the chaos around them. "Is this where names are sold?"
Swift Vigilance
"NO, ONLY TITLES!"
Flower Trove
Flower Trove looks deeply into the other fey.
Swift Vigilance
"Ahem.....sorry. Only titles are sold here." Swift Vigilance states, nervously fumbling with its knife.
Flower Trove
"Hmmm....shopkeeper. What titles do you have in stock?"
Timepiece
"I hold many. Those from long past. To say them and their quest would take quite some time. I have written them in web within my shop, so one may choose themself, since a first impression doesn't make for the best offer of title."
Flower Trove
Flower Trove looks over for a moment. "No titles of kings, queens, or princesses are weaved in these webs?" They mourn.
Swift Vigilance
"Flower Trove, they have many nice titles! Just look around! I have gained the title of Swift blade! It is two words, very exciting is it not? So many words that I could not even use both!"
Flower Trove
Flower Trove shoots the other fey a foul look. "Did you finish your duties catching those animals for that bratty child?"
Swift Vigilance
Swift Vigilance looks back to its rope, only to find it untied. It knows excuses will not be accepted. "N-No. I'm sorry. I shall go find them......" The fey does not bother with investigating what happened. It merely does not wish to be near Flower Trove.
Crosley
"...They, uh, flew off when Swift fought my pal's creature."
Flower Trove
Flower Trove laughs. "Oh, thank you for telling me the truth."
Flower Trove
"Why must people hide their failures from me? I only wish to help."
Timepiece
"I do have one such title, I haven't woven it because it isn't easy to just be a princess. It would take a powerful quest to be worthy of such. Or have those with enough fealty to you."
Flower Trove
"The title of Princess? Of which kingdom? I am willing to hear all you are ready to tell me shopkeeper."
Timepiece
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"It was of one before the swarm stopped taking all it could. A warrior princess who fought alongside her people. They were a mighty race, but are all but extinct now. It was the kingdom of...the whispering trees." Timepiece seems to be trying to recall exactly where it was from. "Named that way as they hide within the great hollows of trees from the melodico."
Flower Trove
They sigh. "A kingdom of the dead. I apologize. I already know such kingdoms and I wish to seek out something more lively...."
Flower Trove
"Does it come with any castles? Any lands? Perhaps a small cottage somewhere?"
Flower Trove
"Or does it only come with a graveyard to its name?"
Timepiece
"All I have to offer alongside it is your name woven in web, not much left behind in the desolate reaches of melodico controlled space."
Flower Trove
They look away, eyes closed as if trying to hold back tears they could not have. "Thank you for at least speaking to me about this title. I am sure that the other feys will fight to have it but....."
"For me, I cannot mourn the dead."
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