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"Go!" "Go." Two corporeal hands, this time different ones. ”Go~” And a third, insubstantial one. This time, Ash was watching for it. fa fa-envelope Ash Vargold its playing rps??? Ash's fur bristled as he suppressed the instinct to engage. There were children here, after all, and the...

. "Go!" "Go." Once again, the sneaky children threw out the same hand. Once again, they lost. Gumi growled, seemingly ready to fight Peppy again, but this time it was Harvest that stopped her with a hand on her shoulder. The older girl whispered in her ear, though anyone close enough could...

Ash considered the question as he tried to pinpoint the source of the chill he was feeling. It was maddeningly how it could feel so close, only to dance away the moment he thought he'd found it. Like playing a game of tag- Something clicked into place. Ash looked back to Lúthien, and held up...

Gumi and Harvest both looked to each other, as if trying to communicate by stares alone. Or perhaps by primal impulse, though Gumi was too young to have mastered that, and Harvest was human and lacked any sort of mental ability. "Uuuuuuum..." "Er..." The shame of getting caught had struck...

The two really thought they had made it with their ill-gotten gains. The hallway was right there. But then came Lúthien's wind, and Gumi's fledgling magic was no match. "Grrrrr-!" "Nooooooo..." In a last, desperate grasp for victory, Harvest tried to throw Gumi the donut. Unfortunately, it...

Gumi met Lúthien's gaze with her own. She was able to hold her own for a moment, eyes filled with the determination of a child who knew she was right- -but then she broke eye contact, fists clenched in at her sides. "Sorry Miss Lúthien..." She didn't sound that sorry, though, and the moment...

Gumi puffed up dramatically, ears pinned back. "She was gonna steal a donut first! Even Miss Lúthien saw her!" "I think Finny should get the donut first! He didn't try to cheat!" It was quite the dramatic show, really. Lots of stomping and growling. Perhaps... too dramatic? After all...

Mmngh. Ash did his best to maintain a straight face, but hiding the anxious lash of his tail or the way his ears flattened took much more effort. It wasn't as if he wanted to intimidate a bunch of children, but anxiety tended to look more aggressive through Ash. He glanced at Luthein, responding...

ra ra-flame-symbol ra-4x Ash could hear the scratching and whispering at the door before he heard Lúthien's voice, and he couldn't help but step back. It turned out to be a good choice as the door opened, revealing a literal horde of children. That was... far more that he'd expected. He did...

https://images2.imgbox.com/76/71/hdfj76VQ_o.jpgfa fa-location-dot fa-fw Finweald, Astorea fa fa-sun fa-fw Weather: Sunny 　fad fa-envelope fa-lg fa-fw fa-swap-opacity [ LUTHIEN ] Hey Ash, got some free time?　 There's been some… odd sightings at the orphanage lately. Was wondering if you could...

The friend request notification made Ash jump - he'd been so focused on regulating his heart that he'd briefly blocked out everything else. He blinked at the notification a few times as if it might start to flicker at him, then let out his breath. It was a change in the conversation's direction...

Th-thmp. Th-th-thump. Th-th-th- She kept asking if he was fine. No matter how many times he told her he was not fine, like she was hunting for a different answer. She kept pushing at him, pushing him into a corner, he was alone- "Not any more painful than sitting on your hand. It's mostly fur...

"Why I engaged with... Terrasphere? Ash paused, tail still thumping erratically. "Things were different when I started playing. That was... god, 5 years ago now?" He crossed his arms and closed his eyes in remembrance. Had it really been that long? And yet he could remember some of those first...

Can't shake the feeling, huh... It was a correct feeling, but he did not feel like dealing with that. He was going to need a plan for that one. "The fanfic guy? Honestly just thought it was funny." Ash smirked - he'd been put off by it at first, but at this point he was just impressed. "And if...

"To be honest, I didn't expect the blog to explode the way it did." Big enough to get hunted down in real life, even. Thankfully by someone who just wanted to give him a job, but it had been a reality check about the risks he was taking. Risks like Rhela edging ever closer to a connection he'd...

Ash glanced upwards, as if he might see the nametag Rhela was seeing right now. Right, that existed. He was so used to people who simply refused to use the UI for the sake of "immersion". He could still salvage this situation, though. Just had to be smart with it. "...guilty as charged."...

"Hah, yeah. It's not like I'm not doing the same thing, but it's hard to look away and pretend nothing's wrong when you know the truth." He'd realized that after what had happened with Lúthien. Like it or not, he'd made connections within the game. His desire to protect people from the game was...

"Yes, I'm fine." Ash's gaze followed Rhela's towards his own tail. He took a breath, leaning on the pattern of his heart to recenter himself. "It's just... frustrating. That Terrasphere can provide that, and nothing else can compete." He sat up straight again, body language calm once more. It...

...well, there went any chance of things being a coincidence. "Ah. That rumor." Ash crossed his arms with a frown as Rhela bombarded him with questions. They were all things he'd wondered before, and things he'd asked before. He'd gotten plenty of answers then, and he had just as many for her...

"Not sure if I want to test Ash's stomach on empty. He's already betrayed me once..." But at least he followed @Luthien's instructions to take sips. She clearly had more experience than him. ...was that something he should be concerned about? Nah, not her problem...