[OPEN MINGLE: SEPT 8-16]

[oneandmikleonly]

[So what are you up to as we pass out of the first hectic week of September and into the second? Calm strolls with alien elephants or fast swims with alien sealife? Flashing your sunglasses at crime scenes? Dreaming and building dreams? Waking and building...buildings? There's always a lot to do here, whether it's formal missions or just shenanigans with friends.

Zenning out is fine too!]

Comments

[splinten]

They're not something I know much about.

[He holds his hand out. Can he look at it?]

[onethousen]

[ She obliges, dropping the one she'd almost had in her mouth into the palm of his hand. ]

Pearls in general, or these pearls in specific? They came from really pretty clams. I've got a bunch of then living near the kitchen right now.

[ ... on the outside of the base. There are no clams visible on the inside. ]

[splinten]

[He. quickly glances around behind his shades just to be sure because people on this base WOULD put clams inside.]

Both. Why did you have them living near the kitchen?

[onethousen]

They're pretty, and no one's moving the kitchen around right now. It's stable.

[ It's mostly the stability. ]

[splinten]

So it's just for the aesthetics.

[That's... fair? He won't judge. He has his own aesthetic tastes and he knows they're awful, so.]

[onethousen]

Pretty much. Plus it seems to make this place feel better on the dream side.

[ Again, ten year old allowed to garden grow on her own. Goodness knows what they'll end up with... ]

[splinten]

You mean with the scars.

[So it really worked. That's interesting.]

Have you talked to others about it? It would be worth integrating into the designs if Annabeth doesn't know already.

[onethousen]

I did, with Annabeth.

[ she gives a firm nod. ]

It's why it's been okay helping replant things on the base and all around it. I don't think she'd have been very fond of that without being asked.

[splinten]

[...yeah]

She probably wouldn't be, no.

By the way, the neutering program seems to be working.

[onethousen]

[ she perks up, interested in this news! Though will it also apply to the incoming cat invasion goodness ]

It is? That's great! You and Kujo-san are amazing. The rabites are kind of fun when they're not eating everything we wear and making dozens more of themselves. They even learn tricks.

[ they're like dumber soot sprites tbh ]

[splinten]

[huh]

What kinds of tricks have you taught them?

[He kinda wants to see.]

[onethousen]

So far they know come, and stay, and jump here, and fetch. They brought me a sock earlier. It took three of them to move, but they did it!

[ AND THEY DID NOT EAT IT ]

[splinten]

[Actually that's his question.]

And they didn't eat it after?

[onethousen]

Nope! I've been really good with feeding them. Learning what they like and stuff, and they're sticking with that now, instead of my clothes. Which is really nice.

[splinten]

Hm. Nice strategy. Can I meet them?

[They seem cute.]

[onethousen]

Yeah! Are you free right now?

[ They're adorable. Because they no longer eat clothes. ]

Later's fine too.

[splinten]

Yeah, sure. Lead the way, dude.

[A beat]

You might want to let the base know not to go after them.

[onethousen]

... You think I need to tell everyone on the database?

[ Wide eyed, even as she's scooping her hand to encourage him to follow her as she trots off to her room. ]