Year 1, Day 3 (Summer 2nd)
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Pallu: “Good morning, Stach. Everything hurts and I’m dying, but at least I found a likely trade partner!”
Stachia: “That’s nice, dear.”
Also Stachia: Noel Noel Noel Noel Noel…
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Junia: “Gandu, honey? I’m finally home…”
Junia: “And apparently I’m pregnant…? Anyway, I’m going to bed! There’s a deer out here, I can’t even with it right now. Where are you?”
Not pictured: Gandu, in bed recovering from passing out from yet more heatstoke.
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SHORTY THEREAFTER…
Saphir: How was I supposed to stay in bed, knowing all this amazing wood was out here just waiting to be turned into hunting traps and butchering stations? We wasted waaaay too much of yesterday’s deer, even with all that “salt” stuff sprinkled on it. Although, I have to admit, the meattubes WERE way way way more delicious that way. But still.
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Stachia: Too pregnant to go to the Fishin’ Hole. And anyways, we have all these tasty mushrooms right here…
Stachia: I suppose while Pallu’s asleep, I can gather some branches for tonight’s fires…
Stachia: …With a little one on the way, staying safe from evil spirits is more important than ever!
Stachia: Although, it sure would be nice to have something other than mushrooms to eat once in a while…
Stachia: 🎵 Dig, and dig, and dig, and diggity dig, and dig, and dig… 🎵
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Noel: “Oy, Kimbs! Heading out to the Forest for a little quiet contemplation, now that the sun’s up again! Aren’t you proud of me for waking up so early today?”
Kimba: “Kay byeeee be safe oh stars oh stars oh stars - ”
Kimba: “blergh yup okay so the WooHoo leads to pregnancy theory strikes again aaggghhhhh ugh blahhhhhhh”
Kimba: “Well that was utterly disgusting. Must! scrub! away! every! trace!”
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Tobiah: “I don’t think I could sleep any more if I wanted to. How’d you sleep, babe?”
Nadii’ya: “Better than last night, that’s for sure. I think I might even have an appetite and everything! Want me to make some breakfast?”
Tobiah: “Yes please! I got us a fresh fish, you know!”
Nadii’ya: “Yeah, might’ve heard something about it… let me slice it up and I’ll meet you outside.”
Tobiah: “Thaaaa-aaaaaanks :)”
Nadii’ya: “Do you ever wonder if you’ll be able to remember all the names of the new babies?”
Tobiah: “Probably. Eventually. I mean, I really only need to know our kid’s name at first, right? I’m sure I’ll pick up the rest in time.”
Nadii’ya: “…what if we have twins?”
Tobiah: “Uhhhhhh. Then, uh oh, I suppose.”
Tobiah: “Oh, speaking of kids, yesterday, I heard Tammuz talking about a toy horse his granddad made him when he was little. I’d love to get one of those if we can, sounds super fun!”
Nadii’ya: “I don’t know how to make a toy horse…”
Nadii’ya: “But remember when we were kids, how we had stuffed bear toys? They were nice to play with. And my grams actually taught me how to make them with reeds and some scraps of furs. So. I mean. I was going to make one of those for our kids to play with. Is that okay?”
Tobiah:
Tobiah: “Think you could make enough for the whole village?”
Nadii’ya: “Oh, hey, there’s an idea!”
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Stachia: “So I’m sitting there eating my mushrooms, and I think, there’s just got to be a better way! It’s so uncomfortable on this hard rock! So I got to thinking, you and I should convince Gandu to make us some more comfortable furniture - real furniture, chairs and beds and whatnot. I heard he was going to start by making a flute for Junia, but furniture is something we can all use. Far more practical, right?”
Lehabim: “Well, sure, but, wait, a flute sounds pretty good - ”
Stachia; “Sure, she’s his partner, but it’s not like she’s put a magic spell on him to do whatever she wants. The rest of us need things, too. We can’t sit on rocks forever!”
Lehabim: “No, but, I mean, one flute before all the boring necessary stuff takes over his attention, it’s not the worst idea…”
Stachia: “You and I have some real pull around here now, I think, and we should put it to good use. What good is power if it doesn’t have a little bite in its teeth, you know? So how about it? Next time you see Gandu, just at least mention that he should make some comfy chairs.”
Lehabim: “Uh, okay…”
Stachia; “Ohhh yay! Really?”
Lehabim: “Definitely not. A flute sounds amazing. If I don’t get my hands on something to make music with soon, I’m gonna lose my freakin’ mind! You’re on your own on this one.”
Stachia: “Oh… you’re one of THOSE Sims?”
Lehabim: “What’s that supposed to mean?”
Stachia: “A Music OTH. What’d you think I meant?”
Lehabim:
Stachia:
Lehabim: “I… I don’t know. There’s something really weird about this place, it just puts words in your mouth sometimes and you have no idea what they mean. You know what I mean?”
Stachia: “Course I do. Well, I’m going to go bug Gandu anyway. Think about how nice a new comfy bed will be when you’re lying on your hard slab of rock tonight, won’t you?”
Lehabim: “Heh, as soon as you think about how quiet it is. All the time. Every. Single. Second.”
Stachia: “Hahaha, deal.”
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Rubati: Oooof, the sun is already high in the sky, and Tammuz is still fast asleep, and I’m already boiling taking two steps outside…
Rubati: At least we’re building a strong community here. I think everyone is probably best friends with everyone by now, except for shy ol’ me, of course. But even I have people to talk to if I want to, and that feels nice.
Rubati: Yeah. It’s really, really good to feel accepted for who you are. I hope we stay this way forever :) #newmissioninlife #whatsahashtag
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Lehabim: Mmmmm kissing Saph…
Lehabim: Mmmmm, kisses FROM Saph…
Saphir: Mmmmmmmmmmmmm I sure do love kissing that Lehabim…
Lehabim: I fucking love -
Creator: OMFG GET A ROOM ALREADY
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Rubati: “Congratulations on figuring out a wonderful way to make us a more coherent society, Noel!”
Noel: “Thanks! I was walking in the Forest, and the idea just struck me, like a firefly lighting up suddenly right in front of me! It was actually thinking about you that did it.”
Rubati: “Oh, really? How so? You don’t want to marry me, right?”
Noel: “Oh no, nothing like that. I was thinking about how you and Tammuz can only conceive of kissing each other, and how sweet and precious that is, and how maybe you’d like it if the whole village did a song and dance to make it, like, official that you’ll only kiss each other from now on. Eh? Good idea, isn’t it?”
Rubati: “Ohhhhhh. Yeah. Make it a rule that I can only kiss Tammuz. That’s. Yeah. That sounds like the sort of thing we’d say we want, alright. Great job. What about you? Gonna do the song and dance with Kimba?”
Noel: “Ohhhhh maybe I dunno if that’s really for me but hey I just saw her leaving for the Fishin’ Hole I’m gonna go tell her about my new idea okay byeeeeeeeee!”
Rubati: “Oh, uh, bye. Guess I’ll go back home and see if Tammuz is up yet…”
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Rubati: I guess that’s fair. I did spend all day yesterday in bed. And he really is pretty cute when he’s sleeping.
Rubati: Om nom nom fish fillets om nom
Rubati: “Well hello! I thought you might sleep until winter!”
Tammuz: “I was having the most interesting dream, I was on a date - with you, of course - and I was - I mean, we were - running after a deer, and it kept darting this way and that, and then it reached a stream and I couldn’t make the jump across it but Ga- you could, and the deer was getting away and you were telling me to come on and jump over but I couldn’t, I just couldn’t make it over.”
Tammuz: “Do you think it means anything?”
Rubati: “Oh yes, dreams are always a gift from the stars, telling us something about ourselves and our destiny. So let’s see, we were on a date, that could mean us working together, linked together, trying to hunt down the deer. That it’s better to do these things together, not alone, to make it easier. But then, when we got to the stream and I was able to jump over it and you weren’t, that means you have fear for some reason about us working together. Oh no! So the dream must be telling you you have to confront this fear if you ever want to catch the deer, which obviously symbolizes happiness.”
Rubati: “So you have to level yourself up and confront your fear. Because. You do want to be happy. Right?”
Tammuz: “Well, sure, of course.”
Tammuz: “But how scared can I be of us? I mean, we left the Green Eyes lands and are making a new home together here. Sorta seems like I already crossed the stream for you. So. Maybe the dream was just reminding me of how far I’ve come already and to remember that I have that strength in me. Maybe?”
Rubati: “Mmmmm, yeah, I think maybe so!”
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Saphir: “I’ve got you now, tasty tasty beast!”
SHORTLY THEREAFTER:
Saphir: “Now, this mess, on the other hand… gross. Not for me. Maybe time to head to the Fishin’ Hole for the day. Hey, Lehb! Fishin’ Hole? Yeah? Cool!”
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Kimba: “Ye-uuup.”
Lehabim: “Yep.”
Pallu: “Mhmm.”
Saphir: Everyone seems really into Lehb. Everyone in the whole village must be jealous of me lolol
Saphir: “Wow, our golden eyes bring all the Sims to the yard! And we’re like, they’re better than yours!”
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Kimba: “Anybody seen either of those two Green Eyes around lately? They both seem kind of quiet, no? Stick to themselves and whatnot?”
Saphir: “I heard they won’t make out with anybody but each other. “
Lehabim: “Whaaaaat?”
Pallu: “Yeah, it’s true. Gandu told me he heard all about it from that Rubati a couple days ago. Apparently it’s the norm in the Green Eyes lands, to only ever kiss your partner.”
Kimba: “That’s so fascinating. I wonder why.”
Lehabim: “I don’t think I could live like that. Saph, I love you, but I’m so glad our entire partnership doesn’t depend on us not kissing anybody else.”
Kimba: “You know, Noel was telling me this morning about a ceremony of commitment he was thinking of doing for Rubati and Tammuz, to make an official declaration that they only kiss each other. It sounded kind of nice, actually.”
Lehabim and Pallu: “Uhhhhhhhhhh…”
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Noel: “Yeah, so this morning when I was walking through the woods, I came up with the idea of a commitment ceremony for you and Rubati, Tammuz! Isn’t that a great idea?”
Tammuz: “Uhhhh what?”
Noel: “Yeah, there would be music, you’d declare your eternal commitment to each other with a song, and the whole village would dance to celebrate and acknowledge it.”
Nadii’ya: “Interesting…”
Tammuz: “So… the whole thing would just be a giant party? Everybody would be there… for us?”
Noel: “Yeah, pretty much. Parties are awesome, eh? Of course, afterwards, then, the whole village would know that you two only kiss each other, and you’re off-limits.”
Tammuz: “Sure. Because we can’t kiss anyone else. Because of how we were raised.”
Kimba: “Even with the party, you still wouldn’t want to have that ceremony with me, I bet. You’d have to drink that special wheat drink for days before you agreed to do something like that!”
Noel: “It’s true, I do love a good party…”
Noel: “But nothing in the world compares to that first time you WooHoo with someone!”
Rubati: “…who would ever want to go through their first WooHoo again!?”
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Poor Tobiah… so close to the refreshing, cooling water… and so very, very far away…
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Tammuz: ‘Oww. My head really hurts today.”
Tammuz: “Heya, Kimba. So were you serious before, you don’t think Noel would ever make a commitment to only WooHoo you?”
Kimba: “Have you met Noel? Seriously, though, what would be the point of even trying to convince him to?”
Saphir: Yee-ouch, that sunburn looks bad. I’mma go stand in this shade over here…
Kimba: “I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love him, and he’s my best friend in the whole wide world. But we were raised with the idea that when you love a Sim, the best thing you can do for them is let them be themself, as long as it doesn’t cause you harm. And I know Noel’s love for me isn’t jeopardized by the presence of other Sims in our lives. So if he talks about kissing or WooHooing other Sims, it doesn’t hurt me, and it allows him to be himself. You see?”
Tammuz: “Maybe. Rubes and I were were raised to believe that partners are only intimate with each other, and that it absolutely hurts for one of you to kiss another Sim. So we never thought about it before. And we certainly never ever ever talked about thinking about it before.”
Stachia: “Well, in the Icicle Eyes homeland, we had a more open society, like Kimba’s describing. But it’s been very informative, learning all about the Green Eyes’ society, and how you make commitments to your partners - it sounds very practical to be so formal about it! It seems like a very nice thing for partners to do for each other. I think I’d like to make a commitment one day!”
Tammuz: “Well at least I don’t feel like a complete outcast now. You’re pretty alright, Stachia!”
Stachia: “Thanks! Want to hear more of my ideas about how to run a village?”
Tammuz: “Uh, maybe some other time. I think I’ve got enough to think about for today.”
Kimba: “Stachia, hi! Have you been standing there the whole time?”
Stachia: “Well, anytime you want to tell me more about the Green Eyes lands, Tammuz, I’d love to hear your stories. I find it so fascinating how different Sims have found different ways to live their lives.”
Tammuz: “Sure. I mean, there is a reason Rubati and I left, you know. We all left the places we grew up because we didn’t like something about them. So just make sure you listen to those stories, so we don’t make the same mistakes here.”
Nadii’ya: “Yeah. Like, in the Brown Eyes lands, everyone is raised to be a Warrior. Everyone. Have you met Tobiah? I love that goofball more than life but he’d probably be dead right now if we stayed, because of all the raiding our elders made us do. He’s great at protecting our home but there’s no way he should be forced to go out into the rest of the world and take over other Sims’ lands.”
Kimba: “War.”
Nadii’ya: “War…”
Tammuz: “What is it good for?”
Noel: “Absolutely nothing.”
Stachia: “Duly noted.”
Stachia: “Well. Let’s talk about something lighter, I think. Tammuz, what was the best part about growing up in the Green Eyes lands?”
Nadii’ya: “Oh! I heard it was the toys! Your granddad made you a toy horse, right? Are you going to make one for your little one on the way? And if so, can you make one for Tobiah, too? He seems like he really wants something to play with in between catching all these fish.”
Tammuz: “Uh, yeah. The toys were pretty great. I was going to ask Gandu about it, actually. I guess I should probably do that sooner rather than later. Rubes is getting more and more pregnant by the minute.”
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And Pallu and Lehabim bite the dust (temporarily), with Saphir and Gandu rounding out the sunburn brigade…
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Junia: “Hey, it’s still daylight! And this deer’s still here?! What has Gandu been doing all this time?! I guess it’s true: if you want something done, you have to do it yourself.”
SHORTLY THEREAFTER:
Gandu: “Today is hard.”
Gandu: “But at least my sunburn faded, finally.”
Gandu: “Hey, Junia. Sorry I burned the fish. Maybe we should stick to raw for awhile.”
Junia: “Oh, it’s totally fine. I was actually craving char! Pregnancy is fun lololololol”
Gandu: My stars, what have I done?!
Junia; “So this pregnancy stuff is wild! Besides craving food that I would normally find abhorrent, I want to make out with everybody I spot! Every single second! It’s like I can’t think of anything but romance! Me! A fortune Sim!”
Junia: “You know what would be the best part of being rich? Power. I’d get to tell everyone to do whatever I want, because I would be able to pay them to follow my orders.”
Gandu: “What would you ask them to do that they wouldn’t already do now, just because?”
Junia: “Oh. Wow, that’s a thinker.”
Gandu: “I was just thinking, if I was in charge of the village, I’d want to give people orders that they’d want to follow, so they wouldn’t resent me. I would just be like, the one coordinating everything to make it efficient, but also if you want people to like you, you have to give them more than money - they need to feel satisfied with their actions.”
Junia: “Sure, sure sure sure. But okay, hear me out: who’s going to be the one to throw out all the trash, or grow all the food? If the person giving the orders just wants to be liked, they lose power because they won’t want to make any unpopular decisions. A leader needs to be decisive. At least when you pay people to do your bidding, they know they’re getting something out of it.”
Gandu: “I’m sure glad I’m not Lehabim or Stachia. Sorting this out doesn’t sound like any fun, at all.”
MEANWHILE:
Stachia: “Squirrel, shoooo! Shoo! These are my mushrooms! All mine! Find your own food!”
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Junia: “Do you think it will ever be cold again? I feel like my bones are melting. I miss snow. I miss winter. I miss everything being sparkly white and wondrous - this summer heat is horrible!”
Junia: “Seriously, what I wouldn’t give for just one cool breeze! This is torture!”
SHORTLY THEREAFTER:
AND:
AND ALSO:
Rubati: Ouchie, that can’t have been good.
Rubati: I wonder how long I was out for… the sun’s already setting?
Rubati: If nothing else, at least I can wash the stink of this day off of me.
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Noel: Kimbs is so sleepy! Now that I’ve helped her home, time for more socializing! Woot!
SHORTLY THEREAFTER:
Pallu: “Hey buddy, I heard you were bragging earlier about getting to make out with anybody you want.”
Noel: My censor bits are feeling very vulnerable right now…
Pallu: “That’s just fine, you make out with whoever will have you, but you stay away from my Stachia, got it?”
Noel: “Yep uh huh okay whatever you say please don’t hurt my censor bits!”
Pallu: “I’m glad we have an understanding, then.”
Noel: Phewwwwwww…
Stachia: Mmmmmmm Noel’s censor bits!
Pallu: “Now that that’s cleared up, tell me. Who’s your best friend in Meraki so far?”
Noel: “Oh, easily Saphir and Lehabim, of the Golden Eyes. Kimba and I met them before the winter and got to know them very well, and we live next cave to them now, and it’s just lovely. Plus, Lehabim is always open to hearing the latest news I bring from the stars and the Forest, which is great. Did you know - ”
Pallu: “Oh, that’s too bad, I’ve was hoping you could introduce me to Rubati, of the Green Eyes? She’s so shy, I think she runs away every time I try to get near her.”
Noel: “Oh, well, I know her, too, we’re both shaman, of course, and once you get her talking - ”
Pallu: “Excellent, because I’d love to ask her out on a date. So when do you think you can hook that up?”
Noel: Hypocrisy much?
Noel: “Uh, probably never, man.”
Noel: “I guess you don’t know, in the Green Eyes lands, they don’t kiss Sims that aren’t their partner. Gandu told Rubati to try and just pretend not to be someone from the Green Eyes lands, and she didn’t really go for it.”
Pallu: “But she’s one of those Music OTHs, right? I could woo her with a serenade. And then just WooHoo her.”
Noel: “Look, it’s not going to happen. I invented an entire societal institution to bind her and Tammuz together officially, because of how important it is to them not to kiss Sims other than each other. There’s going to be a big party soon, you’ll see. It’s just - she’s never gonna go for it, man. You’re gonna have to let her go.”
Pallu: “But… but I always schmooze my way to what I want. I don’t know how to let things go.”
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Tammuz: How is it possible we don’t have any food in the whole friggin’ cave?!
Nadii’ya: “Get anything good yet?”
Tammuz: “Here’s something! Can’t quite tell what it is in the dark…!”
Tammuz: “Dammit.”
Nadii’ya: “At least I’m not the only one. You know Tobiah has caught like, six fish already? And all I’ve turned up are these stinkin’ inexplicable boots. I feel like a child, so incapable. May as well go home and just play with some dolls, for all the good being here is doing me.”
Tammuz: “Oh, yeah, you want me to carve a toy horse for you. Don’t worry, I’m going to work on learning how - even if it means meeting with Gandu every day for woodworking lessons.”
Tammuz: “But, um, how soon is your baby due? Because, seriously, I have no idea how to carve a toy horse - yet.”
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Noel: “Hey, I was wondering - are there any special dances from the Green Eyes lands that I should incorporate into your wedding ceremony?”
Noel: “I want to make it as special as possible for you and Rubati, so really, anything at all - a shaking of the hips, a swaying of the arms, bobbing of the head - I’m a Music OTH, you know, so I love all kinds of dancing - just say the word and it’s done, my friend.”
Tammuz: “Yeah, I don’t really know if that’s actually something I want to do. No one asked me. Everyone’s just making assumptions based on how we were raised.”
Noel: “Well but, you’re from the Green Eyes lands - it’s how you are, isn’t it? You just want to kiss Rubati and no one else, and you don’t want anybody else to kiss her.”
Tammuz: “Oh my stars, just stop! talking!”
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Tammuz: “Life sure was a lot simpler when it was just me and you, Woody. I wish we could just keep only the good parts of our childhoods and forget all the pain and hurt we felt, all the things we saw that made us cry, all the things we were told that didn’t make sense to us. Like not to cry.” ::sniff::
Tammuz: “Well, Woody, I’m grown now, and I’ve got a baby on the way, and I’ve got to do whatever I can to make sure that baby knows as little pain and hurt as possible. Rubes and I left our home to find a better life, free from all those things we hated about the Green Eyes lands. Maybe I can figure out a way to leave all those things there. Elves help me. That’s what I’m supposed to say now, right Rubes? Right. Elves help us all.”
Tammuz: “Whoa!”
Tammuz: “Praise the elves! Jumbo largemouth bass! Did anybody see that? Hello? Anyone? No? Okay, well. At least I know.”
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Tobiah: “Good night for nightfishing!”
Pallu: “Yep. For the first time in days it’s only sweltering, not boiling.”
Tobiah: “So your partner wants to be in charge of the whole village, eh?”
Pallu: “Stachia? Yeah, she’s got some ideas. I give her some too, you know, though.”
Tobiah: “Oh yeah? Like what? That dumb medal idea she floated to Nadii’ya yesterday?”
Pallu: “No, no, nothing like that. I’ve been on a mission to find bread, you see, this fluffy crusty warm food stuff? And I’ve been thinking about all the things you can do with such a substance and I told Stachia this idea I had to make the bread into a sort of casing for other food - so you could carry a portion of meat and veg around with you, and it would keep a tasty gravy inside, make it portable, like. You could take them on your hunting trips so all you’d have to do is heat them up when you were ready to eat. It’d be much better than dry old mushrooms, or scrambling to find something while you’re out and about.”
Tobiah: “And you gave Stachia this idea?”
Pallu: “Yeah.”
Tobiah: “And it has what, precisely, to do with village governance?”
Pallu: “Well obviously, well-fed Sims are happy Sims. So it’s really the first step of leadership: feed the Sims.”
Tobiah: “Oh. Obviously.”
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Noel: “Oy, Tammuz, everything alright? You sorta just stormed off before. Was it something I said?”
Tammuz: “…the ‘just stop talking’ thing didn’t give it away?”
Tammuz: “Look, I’m not sure I really want to talk about it with you, or with anybody, so could we just cool it on all the commitment ceremony talk for a minute?”
Noel: “Well but - ”
Tammuz: “No buts.” ::splishysplishysplash::
Noel: “Okay, okay! Whatever you say, stop splashing, you’ll mess up my hair!”
Noel: “While we’re making rules about things not to talk about… think you could help me out with something? Everyone in this village seems to be obsessed with talking about food, and how to get more food, and how to make food and grow food and blah blah blah. It’s so boring. I just want the food to appear on my plate and not think about it at all, much less spend hours and hours every day talking about it. Can you help get the word out that I super don’t care?”
Tammuz: “How can you not want to talk about food?!”
Noel: “What were we just talking about? We can all still be friends even if we have topics we’d rather not discuss.”
Tammuz: “No, fair, that makes sense.”
Noel: “But hey, does your thing mean we can’t talk about parties at all? No, right? Because I’m itching for a good party. What’s something else we can celebrate? Maybe all these babies being born…?”
Tammuz: “Yeah, that could work! We could use a little fun around here. More than just sitting in this magical extra-hot extra-fun hotspring that makes us clean, I mean.”
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Junia: “I think I’ve got a pretty good idea of how to get back to the other village I found, there’s a sort of path along the river and then there’s this one particular tree that you turn inland at. But I hope I don’t forget it waiting for this baby to come. I wish I could keep making the trek every day, but I’m huge, who’m I kidding? A half day’s journey when I’m fit is hard enough as it is.”
Gandu: “Yeah, you’re not tiny anymore. Best not to risk it.”
Junia: “Oh, thanks.”
Gandu: “You started it. But seriously, you’re pretty clever, and it sounds like you’ve got a good idea in your head of the path. So I think you’ll be able to find it again. I wouldn’t worry too much about it. Just, next time you do go, make sure you keep a torch with you, keep yourself safe if you’re always going to be coming home after dark. Our baby’s going to need its mommy for a long time. Promise?”
Junia: “Promise. But I’m pretty tough, you know. I can handle myself. I heard some rustling last night and I made these fierce bear noises and scared whatever it was off. I wonder what it was, though. Everyone’s been talking about so many things that live in the Forest, but I bet it was probably just a deer.”
Gandu: “Yeah. Probably.”
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Saphir: “Heheheheh”
Lehabim: “Wha-huh?”
Saphir: “You fell asleep in your fish, babe. Come to bed.”
Lehabim: “Did not. Just gonna finish up, can’t let this go to waste.”
Saphir: “Whatever you say, my love. I’d keep you company, but I’m barely awake myself. Night.”
Lehabim: “Niiiiiigh - ”
Lehabim: ::snorrrrrrre::
Lehabim: “Saph? Saphie!?”
Lehabim: “Wasn’t she just sitting here with me? Maybe… maybe it’s time for bed.”
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Kimba: “Hey, you’re home!”
Noel: “Hey, you’re awake!”
Kimba: “Yeah, the hunger pangs hit so I grilled some fish. But I just finished eating and now I find the smell utterly sickening, so, I’m not going to sit with you. Sorry! Hope you enjoy! ”
SOMETIME LONGER THAN SHORTLY THEREAFTER:
Kimba: “My second wind is coming for you, punk deer!”
Noel: ::sneakysneakysneakysneak::
Kimba: “Hey! Babe! I’m sleepy again and I can’t seem to bring this punk down. You’ll finish up, right?”
Noel: “…seriously?”
Noel: Fuckin’ ogres, she’s right. This deer IS a punk.
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Nadii’ya: “Ba…babe? Is that you?”
Tobiah: “Yup, sorry for waking you! I just caught this fish and couldn’t wait to put it in my belly. Ya know?”
Nadii’ya: “Another one?!?”
Tobiah: “Yup! Isn’t that great? Come grab a plate!”
Tobiah: “So, I’m thinking we might be able to bribe Gandu to make us the first butcher station in the village, if we give him the wood to do it. But we’d have to chop down one of our trees to do it. And the trees are where the birds live. And I’m not sure I could stand to spend hours in a repetitive motion, personally. I’d rather stand around and look at the birds in the trees, you know?”
EARLIER:
Tobiah: Pretty pretty birdies! Okay. Time to grill this fish…
Nadii’ya: “I guess I can try chopping down a tree tomorrow. At 60 hours pregnant. So that you can keep looking for birds amongst the leaves. No problem, babe.”
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