@? *they have no idea what the skeleton-frame is, so it sort of blurs in with the big piles of weird stuff that's come out of Onponn's and Nyx's sylladexes lately... not enough to ask questions about at the moment, but maybe if it sticks around*
*Sophie takes the initiative to put the frame back into a card - probably should have asked, but it seems to her like something best shoved under the mattress as well* *she takes the cube from Valdis, and the offered sylladexes* Thanks. I'll be right back.
[:]) *blocks are fun*
*Sophie takes the initiative to put the frame back into a card - probably should have asked, but it seems to her like something best shoved under the mattress as well* *she takes the cube from Valdis, and the offered sylladexes* Thanks. I'll be right back.
[:]) *blocks are fun*
=
? ! =
*oh my, this is kind of a mess now. Better help clean up*
0~0 0u0 well, looks like we'll get everything where it needs to be pretty quick.
[!u!] |/=@] *indeed; working together, everything ought to be sorted right quick... except...*
= Is there a broom for the dirt?
[*)? uh. should be a short one in the second cabinet from the left. right beside the trash can.
=
Thankyou.
7B3 ... *seems like everyone is busy; time to take a closer look at the 'L' door*
=[|
??] *still puzzled over the nature of Life & how it applies to things that could be produced on-demand. Maybe they'll try asking their PAL how it feels about it*
( | w | ) ( | M | ) *wanting to help clean, Jofie takes a few bits of junk left on the floor* ( / w \ ) *ah... there's some lovely feelings and memories associated with the pots & pans. home cooked meals; a bit different than the factory efficiency that Onponn has most recently been cooking with*
-shwom- -shwom-
*Back in The World Dominated by the fabrications of The Game, it seems that Mack has wasted little time making themselves at home in your Home; Sitting in the main floor livingroom with a soda & their phone, reading something*
][:] ? ah. ][(] things going well over there?
*Grub-Onponn is nearby, taking a 'nap'*
)
? ! = *oh my, this is kind of a mess now. Better help clean up*0~0 0u0 well, looks like we'll get everything where it needs to be pretty quick.
[!u!] |/=@] *indeed; working together, everything ought to be sorted right quick... except...*
=
Is there a broom for the dirt?[*)? uh. should be a short one in the second cabinet from the left. right beside the trash can.
=
Thankyou.7B3 ... *seems like everyone is busy; time to take a closer look at the 'L' door*
=[|
??] *still puzzled over the nature of Life & how it applies to things that could be produced on-demand. Maybe they'll try asking their PAL how it feels about it*( | w | ) ( | M | ) *wanting to help clean, Jofie takes a few bits of junk left on the floor* ( / w \ ) *ah... there's some lovely feelings and memories associated with the pots & pans. home cooked meals; a bit different than the factory efficiency that Onponn has most recently been cooking with*
-shwom- -shwom-
*Back in The World Dominated by the fabrications of The Game, it seems that Mack has wasted little time making themselves at home in your Home; Sitting in the main floor livingroom with a soda & their phone, reading something*
][:] ? ah. ][(] things going well over there?
*Grub-Onponn is nearby, taking a 'nap'*
)
[:]) @) *both playing with blocks and observing the people around them... there’s a lot to take in, and they expect there’ll be even more soon*
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Yeah. Just dropping off what we can’t have with us over there... I didn’t mean for this to split us up.
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Yeah. Just dropping off what we can’t have with us over there... I didn’t mean for this to split us up.
7B3 *and, slide up & over!*
= *looks over at Nyx, suspisious of how closely Nyx is investigating the door, but it looks closed; nothing to worry about! Time to clean* =
[!u!] 0u0 |/=@] *plenty to keep busy with; blankets over here, art supplies there, toys in the corner with the blocks...*
=[|:|33] *Ooh, your blocks look neat; gets Marlow's focus back on their own blocks*
( | w | ) *moreso picking stuff up & 'handing' it to the adults after they've had a moment to think on it than cleaning, but they feel like they're helping at least a little*
[*)? *just watching; keeping an eye on Nyx*
][:] hey, it's no problem. I want to be over here. ][(] ][:] If anything even thinks to try and bring you all back to The Game, it can't possibly stand against me ][(] mehaha... ][:] er, not that I think anything actually would try...
][(] I'll keep your stuff safe. that's the important part. ][:]
=
*looks over at Nyx, suspisious of how closely Nyx is investigating the door, but it looks closed; nothing to worry about! Time to clean* =[!u!] 0u0 |/=@] *plenty to keep busy with; blankets over here, art supplies there, toys in the corner with the blocks...*
=[|:|33] *Ooh, your blocks look neat; gets Marlow's focus back on their own blocks*
( | w | ) *moreso picking stuff up & 'handing' it to the adults after they've had a moment to think on it than cleaning, but they feel like they're helping at least a little*
[*)? *just watching; keeping an eye on Nyx*
][:] hey, it's no problem. I want to be over here. ][(] ][:] If anything even thinks to try and bring you all back to The Game, it can't possibly stand against me ][(] mehaha... ][:] er, not that I think anything actually would try...
][(] I'll keep your stuff safe. that's the important part. ][:]
[:]) *seeing how many blocks they can stack on a single block at the bottom, by balancing the upper ones on top of each other*
@? *watching the grown-ups*
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Stuff is replaceable. I appreciate it, of course, but... stuff is replaceable. *and what isn’t replaceable, she’s taken to what she hopes is a safe place... she goes to stash the sylladexes away in her room before heading back*
@? *watching the grown-ups*
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Stuff is replaceable. I appreciate it, of course, but... stuff is replaceable. *and what isn’t replaceable, she’s taken to what she hopes is a safe place... she goes to stash the sylladexes away in her room before heading back*
*careful your Tower doesn't collapse*
-shwom- -shwom-
7Bo "ooOOooh!" 7BD
|/=@] ... |/@~] Nyx? did you open the door?
7BP "pthhhh......" 7B? "maybe."
= ! Nyx! we were going to wait till everything was sorted. We were almost done to... =
7B3 "can see a mountain! It's prety cool!"
=[|:|oo] ( | ? | ) [!u!] *a mountain? now their interest is up*
0~0 *Ribbon would be lieing if she said that the thought of a mountain didn't interest her, but, Nyx's haste is the issue here; she'll keep quiet & finish laying out the last blanket*
[*)? mmmh... looks like you're all back. and all cleared to be on The Island. Do as you will, but I would like to request that you try to not excessively break anything; though I know that accidents happen. And that those of you who can fly will at least try to open doors the intended way. You may find, that some doors are impossible to get past if you haven't learned from the earlier ones.
-shwom- -shwom-
7Bo "ooOOooh!" 7BD
|/=@] ... |/@~] Nyx? did you open the door?
7BP "pthhhh......" 7B? "maybe."
=
! Nyx! we were going to wait till everything was sorted. We were almost done to... =7B3 "can see a mountain! It's prety cool!"
=[|:|oo] ( | ? | ) [!u!] *a mountain? now their interest is up*
0~0 *Ribbon would be lieing if she said that the thought of a mountain didn't interest her, but, Nyx's haste is the issue here; she'll keep quiet & finish laying out the last blanket*
[*)? mmmh... looks like you're all back. and all cleared to be on The Island. Do as you will, but I would like to request that you try to not excessively break anything; though I know that accidents happen. And that those of you who can fly will at least try to open doors the intended way. You may find, that some doors are impossible to get past if you haven't learned from the earlier ones.
Of course. Thank you again for your hospitality.
@? mountain?
[:]/ *aaaand there goes the tower of blocks. Ah well*
@? mountain?
[:]/ *aaaand there goes the tower of blocks. Ah well*
[*)| You're welcome. I'll be back here, and sometimes out there, if you ever need to find me. *With that, they move to get back to their Spot back in the tunnel; ready to go back to sleep* [|)|
7BD "everyones here now!" *Nyx passes through the 'L' door*
=
... *Onponn is starting to wonder if Nyx has always been this rambunctious, or if it's just being in a new, possibly exciting place* = Well. Let's get going I suppose. =
=[|??] Want help with your Blocks?
( | W | ) *Door time! Jubila is supposed to be out there!*
[!U!] *Door time! Time to get a good look at what kind of Place everyone will be staying*
|/@=] *Double-checking that everything is someplace it should be... seems good*
0u0 *Ribbon, will wait to be last in opening the door... Still not wanting any surprises*
*If one were to open the door, with a simple 'L' movement on the screen, then they would see a short, slightly inclined tunnel. At the end of the tunnel, a simple courtyard with stone walls and some plants, including one 'official' flower garden, some small trees, some medium trees, & some wall-flowers clustered together on the walls under the small overhang that extends out from the door... Some of the stone walls are seemingly in a state of disrepair. But all the pathways, both wooden & Stone remain in prime condition. Another one of those Panels can be seen, & there may be more elsewhere in the courtyard... The PALs are here to, near the small garden. On the far forward/right corner of the courtyard is some sort of Barrier made of ~Light; it seems to have a Panel attached, but said panel is locked with 3 small metal flaps; said flaps have wires attached, which make their way around the area, including to that first panel that was immediately in sight. Most likely, finding the Panels in this Area will let one officially be able to leave the Gardened Castle... But also in sight, peering over a slight dip in the far Wall, is the Top of The Mountain*
*If one didn't know better, then for a split second, they might think that The Mountain had been placed there, specifically so that it could be seen by people exiting this tunnel... But clearly the more likely answer is that this Garden Castle & Tunnel were built possibly with seeing The Mountain in mind.
7BD "everyones here now!" *Nyx passes through the 'L' door*
=
... *Onponn is starting to wonder if Nyx has always been this rambunctious, or if it's just being in a new, possibly exciting place* = Well. Let's get going I suppose. ==[|
??] Want help with your Blocks?( | W | ) *Door time! Jubila is supposed to be out there!*
[!U!] *Door time! Time to get a good look at what kind of Place everyone will be staying*
|/@=] *Double-checking that everything is someplace it should be... seems good*
0u0 *Ribbon, will wait to be last in opening the door... Still not wanting any surprises*
*If one were to open the door, with a simple 'L' movement on the screen, then they would see a short, slightly inclined tunnel. At the end of the tunnel, a simple courtyard with stone walls and some plants, including one 'official' flower garden, some small trees, some medium trees, & some wall-flowers clustered together on the walls under the small overhang that extends out from the door... Some of the stone walls are seemingly in a state of disrepair. But all the pathways, both wooden & Stone remain in prime condition. Another one of those Panels can be seen, & there may be more elsewhere in the courtyard... The PALs are here to, near the small garden. On the far forward/right corner of the courtyard is some sort of Barrier made of ~Light; it seems to have a Panel attached, but said panel is locked with 3 small metal flaps; said flaps have wires attached, which make their way around the area, including to that first panel that was immediately in sight. Most likely, finding the Panels in this Area will let one officially be able to leave the Gardened Castle... But also in sight, peering over a slight dip in the far Wall, is the Top of The Mountain*
*If one didn't know better, then for a split second, they might think that The Mountain had been placed there, specifically so that it could be seen by people exiting this tunnel... But clearly the more likely answer is that this Garden Castle & Tunnel were built possibly with seeing The Mountain in mind.
[:]? [:]) Nah. Can do blocks later. *stands up to join the others investigating the door*
@) waitupnyx!
*Sophie extends a hand to Ribbon* Let's see how it looks out there.
@) waitupnyx!
*Sophie extends a hand to Ribbon* Let's see how it looks out there.
=[|:|33] OK. I'lL CleaN TheM.
= Thankyou Marlow. *let's go and see!*
0u0 *with Sophie's support, Ribbon feels more comfortable about going to look*
^u^ mmh-hmm. 0u0 *Ribbon is going to like the Flowers*
|/=@] *Valdis is through the door pretty quick; They've figured that since there are doors that may be open to some, that they may not have opened yet, that the best way to be fully vigilant is to be among the first to open every door. Then, if there is anything that they think may not be the best, they can get the initiative on handling the situation; there may be a lot of panels in their future*
7B3 "Keep up!" *inspecting their PAL. Lookin' good!* [B|]
( | w | ) >You ok Jubila?;
[ 0 MMM 0 ] >Yes;
[!u!] *how's Halftone?* ... *already looking around. it's nice here!*
*if one searches carefully, they may find, not just the panels that will let one open the ~Light Gate to leave the castle, but also a small recording device with a message on it... The Panels here are all very simple mazes, and one panel is designed with 2 endpoints and 2 wires to share the idea that different endpoints may power different wires; one going to the ~Light Gate, the other opening a normal gate outside the castle; the sound of moving wood able to show that there is something happening outside that may warrant thorough inspection*
*This whole Island is like one massive Puzzle. Advance carefully, and learn from what it shows you, and you may just end up Solving it*
=
Thankyou Marlow. *let's go and see!*0u0 *with Sophie's support, Ribbon feels more comfortable about going to look*
^u^ mmh-hmm. 0u0 *Ribbon is going to like the Flowers*
|/=@] *Valdis is through the door pretty quick; They've figured that since there are doors that may be open to some, that they may not have opened yet, that the best way to be fully vigilant is to be among the first to open every door. Then, if there is anything that they think may not be the best, they can get the initiative on handling the situation; there may be a lot of panels in their future*
7B3 "Keep up!" *inspecting their PAL. Lookin' good!* [B|]
( | w | ) >You ok Jubila?;
[ 0 MMM 0 ] >Yes;
[!u!] *how's Halftone?* ... *already looking around. it's nice here!*
*if one searches carefully, they may find, not just the panels that will let one open the ~Light Gate to leave the castle, but also a small recording device with a message on it... The Panels here are all very simple mazes, and one panel is designed with 2 endpoints and 2 wires to share the idea that different endpoints may power different wires; one going to the ~Light Gate, the other opening a normal gate outside the castle; the sound of moving wood able to show that there is something happening outside that may warrant thorough inspection*
*This whole Island is like one massive Puzzle. Advance carefully, and learn from what it shows you, and you may just end up Solving it*
[:]? *through the door...* [:]) *and hey, it's nice out here! They hurry on to explore the flowers. Not so far away that they go out of sight of the grown-ups, though*
@/ *is content to see the flowers, but is still a bit jealous of the others having their PALs along when they had to give theirs up*
*Sophie sees the next panel, and considers its purpose...* ...it's a puzzle. Or, a series of them. This whole place is like a puzzle box.
@/ *is content to see the flowers, but is still a bit jealous of the others having their PALs along when they had to give theirs up*
*Sophie sees the next panel, and considers its purpose...* ...it's a puzzle. Or, a series of them. This whole place is like a puzzle box.
|/=@] Yes. I plan to figure out as much of this Puzzle as I can, so I can be sure to get to Places first for Parental Viewing. *Valdis is following through on this, carefully tracing the paths of the wires*
0u0 *Ribbon is just fine with Valdis going everywhere first. But, it'd be nice to get a look at places further than this castle courtyard... It's a nice enough yard, but...*
^u^ Thankyou Valdis.
[!u!] *Puzzles can wait. This place is nice for now*
7B? *oh... These things would be getting harder? well... mini mazes weren't so bad for now...*
( | x | ) >:Still weird how I can't Warp; >: Can you warp Jubila?;
[ 0 MMM 0 ] ... >: I don't believe so Jofie;
= *coming up with Marlow, after quick brick cleaning is done*
=[|:|3D] *oh boy!? they haven't really done to many Puzzles, but the idea of them is exciting! They get into their PAL, ready to get solving* ThiS ShoulD BE NicE. =[|:|33]
0u0 *Ribbon is just fine with Valdis going everywhere first. But, it'd be nice to get a look at places further than this castle courtyard... It's a nice enough yard, but...*
^u^ Thankyou Valdis.
[!u!] *Puzzles can wait. This place is nice for now*
7B? *oh... These things would be getting harder? well... mini mazes weren't so bad for now...*
( | x | ) >:Still weird how I can't Warp; >: Can you warp Jubila?;
[ 0 MMM 0 ] ... >: I don't believe so Jofie;
=
*coming up with Marlow, after quick brick cleaning is done*=[|:|3D] *oh boy!? they haven't really done to many Puzzles, but the idea of them is exciting! They get into their PAL, ready to get solving* ThiS ShoulD BE NicE. =[|:|33]
Dolent said something about finding the right doors to warp, didn't they, Jofie? Maybe it's like, you can't go somewhere by a shortcut until you've first gotten there the slower way. That's my guess, at least.
[:]? @? *Hamnet and Factor are equally uncertain about how quickly to jump in on the puzzle-solving thing; it's yet another new thing on top of all the others they're still processing. For now Hamnet sticks to searching for new colors in the flowers, while Factor watches Valdis go for the puzzles to see how it's done*
[:]? @? *Hamnet and Factor are equally uncertain about how quickly to jump in on the puzzle-solving thing; it's yet another new thing on top of all the others they're still processing. For now Hamnet sticks to searching for new colors in the flowers, while Factor watches Valdis go for the puzzles to see how it's done*
( | w | ) >: I'll try that; >:Let's open doors!; ( ^ w ^ )
|/=@] *As Valdis solves the Panels, the panel seems somewhat... existentially inscrutable. It is not solving a Panel to simply watch the path someone else takes... Lit wires, opening gates, opening doors... The Island will only Change for One who made it to change*
*You two are on your own for the most part, when it comes to panel Solving... not that it should be a problem. even the earliest of Panels can be brute-force solved until you begin to understand them*
7B? *Nyx wonders if they're REALLY not supposed to break any walls down*
= *Marlow going for puzzles, Jofie joining soon- where's! oh, there's Nyx... Onponn is feeling like it might be easy to loose track of everyone, if everyone starts going all over*
*One who looks closely enough at the Flowers might see a familiar shape begin to form from the lot of them; formed from flowers of a certain color all in a row; a round start point, and a singular Line; able to be seen from a specific spot, looking in a specific direction; These Puzzles do not only exist on Panels, though one must learn to see them*
^u^ The Flowers are nice, aren't they you two?
|/=@] *As Valdis solves the Panels, the panel seems somewhat... existentially inscrutable. It is not solving a Panel to simply watch the path someone else takes... Lit wires, opening gates, opening doors... The Island will only Change for One who made it to change*
*You two are on your own for the most part, when it comes to panel Solving... not that it should be a problem. even the earliest of Panels can be brute-force solved until you begin to understand them*
7B? *Nyx wonders if they're REALLY not supposed to break any walls down*
=
*Marlow going for puzzles, Jofie joining soon- where's! oh, there's Nyx... Onponn is feeling like it might be easy to loose track of everyone, if everyone starts going all over**One who looks closely enough at the Flowers might see a familiar shape begin to form from the lot of them; formed from flowers of a certain color all in a row; a round start point, and a singular Line; able to be seen from a specific spot, looking in a specific direction; These Puzzles do not only exist on Panels, though one must learn to see them*
^u^ The Flowers are nice, aren't they you two?
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