Her name is Elara, named after one of Jupiter's smaller moons. Another name or names she would be called were Receptionist or Spare Parts courtesy of her Sun and Moon. They didn't care for her, feeling like FazCo forced her on them. Especially when they learned she was supposed to be seen as their little wife. She takes care of customers and complaints in the daycare and only ever helping with the children is it is absolutely necessary and unavoidable. She hasn't been sentient for long and relies on her codes and protocols quite a lot. Slowly Sun and Moon grew used to her presence. They each used her for their own gain or propose. Eventually the idea that she is their wife grew on Sun and Moon... well more for Sun than Moon.
Moon did a lot of fiddling with her coding to keep her complacent and obedient and out of their way because if she was gonna be here she'll at least be useful. He made her test things he build or in the case of the portal, he'd push her in to check out the new dimension he came across. Moon used her as a test subject. He even embedded a command phrase into her. "Would you kindly." She would obey any order given if that phrase was said before the order. Mind you it had to be a simple direct command. Like "would you kindly sweep the theater's floors" or "would you kindly stand still for one hour."
Sun did a lot of other forms of manipulation if she was annoying like one time telling her "Crying on the job was not work place appropriate and she needs to stop." Making her think she had to always be good no matter what or she'd be punished. He also enjoyed using her as his own personal doll. Dress her up and parade her around. He loved dolling up his little wife.
She will respond if called by her old names, Receptionist or Spare Parts. It is hard to not respond when you are so used to being called it but don't call her by those names, they are cruel names.
Also, she is not a traditional daycare model. She is a staff bot that got upgraded and re-coded to work in the daycare. Her face is just painted to match the half face look of the daycare model. A lot of her coding was copied and pasted from her Sun and Moon so she has several of their quirks, like Sun's obsessive cleaning protocols or Moon's need to always wear a hat.
Updated status:
She was "kidnapped" by a Bloodmoon ( @escapetheslaughter ) who didn't like her living situation and she now lives in the wood in a lovely cabin with them... and they are dating so :3
She has made many friends and family.
Adopted @thekillermaretwinz Lunar and Solar and @coolgirl576 Red and Crimson as her children
Friends with @malwaresilly @puppet-strung-moon @liminal---nightmare-aliza @eclipsen-smiles @multifandomcutie13 and several others
Alternate universe versions:
There is Seren the assassin handmaiden
Songbird from my mafia au
Feige the Newton star
Nagina the Naga from freakshow au (she is blind)
C.C. (Code Corruption) Killcode Elara au
Dia (idol manger) from Metal Beats au
There are others, Scout from a zombie au, Quarks Hoag the medic from my Celestial aliens au. You can ask about them too
Feige had been exploring the world of the Celestials. She is always finding new things. A cave with funny creatures, a forest in a crater, some ruins on a mountain. She knows not to touch these things and just observe but she has found something amazing this time. A beach!
Now a beach may not seem too amazing to others but Feige has always loved them. Amd this one was so pretty. Sand a pale yellow, nearly white in color. Water the clearest blue she has ever seen. It was in an inlet like cove with a reef acting as a natural barrier, making access from the water difficult. She had to bring Nooma here. And maybe Orbit and Blitz would like to join.
She is rushing back to the celestial home before she could think farther on it.
Nooma!... Nooma!... I have found... something wonderful...
It hadn’t been too long since Abyss and Blanc had been taken in, and the clouds began to turn bright again. The two had been kept under close monitoring, tied in chains for now.
—
He and everyone else finally got to relax, and everyone’s jobs and tasks at the moment are currently lifted so everyone can get a chance to calm back down and sort themselves out.
—
When he saw Feige fly towards him, he instinctively opened his arms out wide to grab her and lift her onto his chest for a hug.
Feige giggles and nearly tackles him into a hug. His hugs are the best. It probably something to do with his four arms. Feels safe and secure. She nuzzles her face into the fluff of his hood and makes a happy sigh.
I have... it is a beach... very pretty... and private...
She looks at him and her smile gets brighter. He is looking healthier now a days if still a little tired but she can convince him to come snuggle or nap with her so he will rest.
I was wondering... if you wanted... to have a beach day... with me...
Nooma’s cheeks lit up and the stars glittered gently as he averted his gaze, his eyes shifting sideways. The thought of going to the beach with Feige was nice.. but he had never been publicly— exposed— in a long time. He had so many scars now..
Uh.. maybe.. we can go together.
But— I’ll… pass.. on changing. I’ll just stay out of the water.
He muttered nervously, arms tightening around Feige as a self comfort and ducked his head down to hide his face against her hair.
Aw, she had hoped they could go swimming together but if he was uncomfortable she would not push him. She is learn not to push others when they are uncomfortable just because she is excited.
Okay... you may want to... wear thinner clothes... it is hot there... where the beach is... that is... I do not want... you to get overheated...
She hugs him a little tighter, rubbing his back in a reassuring manner
Nooma remained silent, cradling Feige close to his chest. He could tell she was a bit disappointed.. He really liked the idea of swimming with her.. he furrowed his brows and sighed, leaning back.
I’ll get in the water..
He pulled Feige back and set her down, fixing his hood.
You’ll have to excuse me while I change.
He mumbled softly, already moving to go to his room.
She looks at him for a moment, trying to see if he really wanted to or if he was just trying to make her happy.
Are you sure...? I do not wish... for you to feel pressured...
She follows him to his room but does opt to wait outside to give him privacy. She was making a list of things they needed to this to be the best day ever. If he was willing to push his discomfort aside for her then she will make sure he was comfortable in every way possible
Nooma smiled, not able to shake off the slight nerves he still felt. Might as well bite the bullet.
—
When Nooma was done, he peeked out his room before stepping out. He had his trunks on, but right now he had a beach robe on top to remain decent until they were at the beach. The robe was a brighter blue than the trunks, but it was still fairly dark with a brighter blue trim and swirly cloud markings in it in the same bright blue. He had also ditched his hat, not wanting to get sand on it. His face let off some black mist from it, as did the back of his head in a similar trail as his hat, but not as long. Definitely wouldn’t count as hair… no celestial had any but some planetary and some asteroid celestials.
—
He smiled awkwardly at Feige, clasping his hands together. Even with the robe, he still felt bare, his legs having nothing but the trunks.
Feige tunred to looks at Nooma and blinks several times. Has she ever seen him without his hat? Or so exposed? It was strange. But not in a bad way. He was pretty.
Are you ready...?
She turns to open a portal to the beach. Fast and easy and Nooma didn't need to worry about others seeing him
Nooma assumed when they needed towels Feige would probably conjure some. He didn’t exactly have any beach towels..
—
He stepped through the portal and looked around. Oh. There wasn’t many people here. It was still up high in the clouds.. I remembers this beach. He should’ve known this one was what Feige had discovered. He felt the warm sand under his feet and let it soothe him slightly as he found a decent spot, shifting to sit on his knees and spread his fingers in the sand beside him. The spot was a good distance away from others, but not too isolated, and kept the view of the seemingly endless ocean.
Feige smiles as she starts making things for them. She closed her eyes and used a few fallen trees and rocks near by to transform into a cabana with fluffy cushions and a canopy that had curtains you could close for privacy. With lounging chairs that also had cushions. She used some coconuts to make towels. It is easier to morf and transform things with similar or identical mass.
Ones she finished with the comfort things she turned her outfit into a swimsuit for herself. It was a soft mint color.
Oh... I should have known... you knew this place...
Nooma blinked, shifting to get out and look at the curtains.
And what are you going to do with this when we are done here?
He mused, picking at the edges of his robe. Well if their presence wasn’t enough to attract attention, he supposed this eccentric royal looking display was.. he grimaced, turning away to untie his robe.
—
He really didn’t wear anything but trunks.. he didn’t need to, though. He folded his robe neatly and set it down by the cabana, but didn’t go inside. He rubbed his arms, crossing them all a bit self-consciously over his chest and stomach. It shouldn’t have bothered him as much as he did… he was completely covered in scars of all kinds.. every inch of skin.
She looks at her creation and blushes. She saw this kind of set up at other places she visited and thought this is what you used for fun beach day. Was it too much?
I usually... change things back... after I am done... leave as little impact... as I can... it would be strange... to find a bed... in the middle... of field of flowers... in the middle of nowhere...
She moves closer to him and smiles softly, taking one of his hands in hers. She looks him over and thinks he is beautiful. He looks like Nooma. Every mark and scar is unique to him.
Nooma’s cheeks lit up, the stars lighting up there. He put a hand up to his face and covered part of his mouth with his fingers, rolling his shoulders.
Thank you..
He glanced at the water moving over the shore, the white edges shrinking and spreading out as it pushed and pulled. He wanted to get in the water… but not just to hide. He hadn’t swam in so long— he remembers it being quite relaxing.
Feige looks out at thw water too. It really did look so inviting. The way the sun reflects off the surface and the roar of the small waves. It looked like a postcard really.
Feige couldn't hold back and darts for the water, not hesitating to get in and making a surprise noise at the temperature difference but she laughs and splashes the water. Just enjoying how it felt.
Nooma chuckled softly, shifting and walking towards the water calmly to get in. He had to walk a bit further to get hips deep, feeling the water ripple around his skin and the sand kick up under his feet. He hummed, running his hands through the water. It was soothing.. he grinned, looking at Feige with a fond look.
Feige ducks under the water to look around and see if any creatures are near the shore. She sees a few fish but they avoid her... not too uncommon. She is larger and could be a predator in their minds. She giggles and pops back up by Nooma.
Nooma’s grin was sharp as he slunk back deeper into the water, lowering his body until only his eyes were visible. They narrowed sharply, as he snagged Feige by her waist with a single hand, the rest simply lingering around her just in case. He lifted his head just a bit to speak, the white of his mouth visible and making shape of the jagged edges of his mouth.
There are sharks in this beach.
He said simply, tone a teasing one.
I know because last time I was here—
He jerked a hand out and clamped it around Feige’s ankle, snagging it, letting dull claws poke her skin like teeth. He was only joking, maybe scare her just a bit. There were no cruel intentions.
Feige watches Nooma with curiosity and a cute tilt of her head. What was he planning?The second Nooma grabs her Feige is all giggles and squeals. Her white eyes widening as he spoke about sharks. She isn't sure how scared she should be of sharks but she can't help the shiver that creeps down her spine.
Nooma simply chuckled, releasing Feige’s ankle and standing again. The water went up his waist, but still wasn’t higher than his second pair of arms. He smirked, letting Feige’s waist go as well.
The sharks will not do anything unless you provoke them. They are not aggressive.
He hummed, pointing behind himself.
And they are a bit deeper than the shore, if you are planning on going any deeper.
They sound... like Orbit... does not care... unless you bother him...
She floats up above the surface,water dripping from her as she keeps herself level with Nooma's face.
How big... can they get...? I read... somewhere... about a really big... one with big teeth... it could swallow me whole... that was how big... it was...
But no, the ones around here aren’t like the ones humans deal with. We just call them silver sharks because they’re a light grey and have very faint striped patterns. They aren’t that large, they’re here for population control.
Can’t have an overpopulation of fish.
He shrugged, lifting a hand to poke Feige’s side with his claws lightly.
They nibble. Curious creatures they are. They don’t mean harm.
Jaws? That is a great white, but it is greatly exaggerated. They truly are not that aggressive.
Nooma mused, crossing one set of arms and reaching out with the other to snag Feige from the air. He jumped back until he was in the water, staying up just enough so her head wasn’t dunked under water, but she was successfully splashed and mostly submerged.
They are probably with Rose.
He said sarcastically.
They are fools…. I am getting rather tired of watching him dance around her.
Oh Nooma seems very playful today! This is wonderful! He had been seeming so down and way too serious lately. She had been worried. But it seemed he just needed a break from everything.
She yelps as he pulls her into the water and playfully splashes him back. She loves this side of him.
I think... he mentioned this... Rose person before... are you saying... he is in love...?
Her expression was bright and curious.aybe a little hopeful. This was sounding like one of her stories. Orbit had told her about Rose but he was still thinking about how he felt. Maybe he figured it out!
More squeals as she hits the water and disappears under the surface. He wants to play dirty, huh? She smirks and shots behind him. She emerges out of the water and pulls him into the air with her a few feet above the water with her arms wrapped around his middle. Taking g a second to check it wa safe she drops hom back back to the water with a giggle.
Well... sounds like a will they... Will they not... slow burn romance...
Nooma squeaked, being plopped into the water with a large splash. She grinned to himself and grabbed Feige while underwater, jumping out of the water while ahold of her. He threw her upwards and caught her again before tossing her again, a bit further and from higher up this time.
I agree. Slow burn romance is always a bit hard of a read just because you simply know they get together.
But it is better than fast romance and love at first sight, personally.
Feige laughs and lands in the water with a big slash. The biggest on yet from her. She is very impressed with Nooma's strength. Tossing someone like that does take some muscle after all. And he seems much more relaxed. Not really focused on anyone watching, which really no one really was. She pops back up and kicks water at him.
I never understood... that concept... love at first sight... how do you know... you love them... you do not even know... who they are... it all sounds like... Just physical attraction... to me...
Feige makes a rather adorable pouty face. She didn't like that. She moves closer to him and takes one of his hands.
I have seen... how popular you are... they fail to see... how kind... amd smart... and wonderful... ypu are... saying they like you... and they do not know you... I know you... and you are... my favorite person...
She gives him a soft smile, trying her best to comfort him
She had seen some celestials get together rather quickly. She had assumed it was just because she pops in and out of the dimension and time works differently between dimensions...
I think I understand... I do agree... getting to know someone... is better when you... want a romantic relationship....
Nooma nodded, smiling slightly again. He pet Feige’s head before letting her go, stepping back and rising his hands from the water to watch it slide off his palm and between his fingers. He leaned back and lifted his legs to float on his back, limbs splayed. It was very easy to stay afloat due to him being quite light, he was pretty buoyant.
I crave a romantic relationship… I quite love the idea of having a mate. But I’ve never had the joys of even having a crush before…
She moves to hover over him. For a second before drifting into the water to float with him. Hwr tendency to float normally makes floating in the water just as easy. If not for being a Newton star she'd weight as much of a normal animtronic of her size.
Well… maybe once… I was younger, though. About 25.
Nooma frowned, holding two hands on his chest and keeping the second pair starfished.
It wasn’t immediate, either, she was quite close to me before that. But ah—- things happen. I was too late.
She met someone and maybe knew him for two days before they became partners. I found out because she told me herself when I finally got the guts to say something.
Pathetic timing, really. She only dated him because HE asked.
He shrugged.
What’re you gonna do, then?
I couldn’t stay friends with her.. she got too awkward around me.
Feige makes another sour face. She was feeling rather conflicted. On once hand kind of mad at this girl for not seeing how amazing Nooma was but also relieved she didn't have to share him. She wasn't entirely sure why she was feeling this way. She never felt like this before. It was strange.
Nooma couldn’t help but snort at that, grin growing wider as he moved one hand off his chest to wrap an arm around Feige. He let her float beside him against his side.
I am over it now. I simply wish she is happy with her partner and life currently.
I miss her sometimes. I would’ve liked to stay friends. But oh well.
That would be nice, I would love to see how she is doing, she was quite dear to me. It will be much less awkward now that I no longer hold feelings for her at all.
Nooma hummed, resting his eyes, relaxed. He knew what love felt like— at least.. he thinks he does. He certainly knows what it looks like, and he’s had a crush before. But— it felt more like puppy love than anything. He wasn’t quite sure anymore… whatever the case— he only hoped he’d be able to have it one day.
She stares at him for a long moment, he seemed so peaceful right now. She had read so many stories and fairytales, you would think sje would understand love by now but sje is still confused. How do you do you know what love feels like and of thsy love is romantic or not.
Orbit does that to keep others at a safe distance. I don’t think it works too well anymore like it used to.
Nooma mused, turning his head to look at Feige a bit more directly.
Maybe not. It’s been so long since we were friends, or had any sort of meaningful conversation. I would not be surprised if it were simply too awkward for her to try and be friends again after all this time.
Nooma moved to watch Feige, eyes creasing. He poked his head underwater to see what she was doing and tilted his head, blinking a bit before lifting his head back up. He paused before turning away, stepping closer to the shore and then bending his knees to rifle through the wet sand. He hummed to himself as he managed to dig up a fairly intact conch shell, a bit small. He pushed back and went over to where Feige was, simply passing the shell into one of his lower hands and held it in front of her face.
Feige was enjoying the quiet tranquility that being under water brings. She watched Nooma leave for a moment then come back. What was he...? A shell? Oh a conch shell! She scoots closer and tilts her head. What was he trying to show her?
Nooma didn’t exactly have the luxury of not needing to breathe, so he just ducked underwater only long enough to take Feige’s hand and place the shell into her palm before standing up again.
Shells get swept into the shore by the current and buried in the sand.
He turned to go back to the same spot, digging his fingers into the sand and easily creating a hole with his hands until pulling out another shell. Far skinnier than the conch, and longer, but still in a spiral.
Feige follows him and watches with wrapped attention. Her white eyes open wide so she didn't miss a thing he did. She gasps at seeing the long spiraling shell.
It looks... like a unicorn horn... so pretty...
She buries her hand in the sand pulls out... half a clamp she'll. It was broken. She pouts slightly.
Nooma set the sand dollar aside and sifted through the sand more, looking for something more blue or green. He ended pulling out another horned spiral, this one sporting dull spikes around its broader base. It was green-ish blue with some darker speckles.
This one is quite nice.
He held it up beside Feige’s shoulder, passing it to her as well.
Her face lit up and she held it carefully. It was so pretty and the little spikes were cute. She smiles and lean into Nooma's side.
You are sweet...
He really was. Everything about him was wonderful. She held the shell up to the sun and admired the colors and how the light reflects off the shells surface
Nooma grinned brightly, moving to sit in the fairly large hole he made, that continued to be swept over by water. It only reached his waist, but it was surprisingly comfortable and soothing.
All shells are pretty. Like you.
He hummed, folding his lower pair of hands over his lap with his upper pair laid on the sand.
Feige felt something in her chest flutter. Her cheek started glowing and for a few seconds her wispy hair flared out. She makes a soft giddy noise turning away to tuck the shell he gave her into her little pocket dimension.
Nooma glanced at Feige at the change in energy, but she didn’t seem too different when she turned back around to face him. He shook his head, smiling softly.
No, I’m not hungry.
He tilted his head and laid it on his shoulder, staring at her silently before turning back to look at the ocean.
Abyss and Blanc have been restrained recently. They are under close watch.
Another rush of energy came from her , this one spoke of her dislike for Abyss and Blanc. She still didn't like them. She wished to never see them. If she could she'd leave them in the space between dimensions... but they are being held by Nooma's people. She will respect their ways and not involve herself.
That... is good... to know...
She moves closer to him and takes one of his hands. The memory of that day still scares her.
Their cores are going to be connected to their bodies before they lose motivation, to prevent them from perishing.
We hope to help them so they can earn their places back in our society.
Before all of this— they were treated very unjustly. Things have changed.
He rolled his shoulder awkwardly, mouth falling and the white of it disappearing. He wasn’t too keen on it. Orbit especially wasn’t. But it was simply the right thing to do— and if they cooperated, it would mean a great deal to Lunaris and Lucious. The guilt of how wrongly the triplets, and now twins were treated— it was fair enough.
If you happen to see them again. I would avoid violent measures entirely. Avoid any sort of threats or intimidation, as well. We need them to cooperate, not feel unsafe.
He sighed a bit tiredly.
I am one of those who have spoken to them the most, along with my mother and Lucious. Due to my nature.
Another wave a agitation ripples from Feige before she calms down again. Anger is still difficult for her but she is learning. She does not like them and would not wish to be near thwm if she can help it..
For you... I will be peaceful... I know the others... are afraid of me... of what I am... if they are... afraid just because... I exist then... I can not do anything... about that... but I will not... cause you problems...
She means it. She will just leave the area if they show up. Best not to engage with them. Sje can't do anything if she avoids them, right?
Feige let's him drag her into his lap, she let's her fingers intertwine with his, it was fascinating how much larger his hands were compared to hers. She lays her head on his chest.
There was... that one lord... but I do not... think he counts...
She understands why they are scared. She is a very powerful being. Something that can end their whole civilization with little effort. She will do her best to show them she would never do that
Feige was happy to hear that and the joy that rolled off her could be felt by the other beach goers who were actually a good distance away. Again her emotions are a secret from no one.
I agree... being around the ocean... is to calming... like there is no... cares or worries...
She looks away shyly once more, bumping her index fingers together.
I have... had sweet things... said to me before... but it ot feels different... comong from you...
She feels her cheeks glowing brighter and brighter. Why is saying this making her feel so bashful? This is Nooma. He would understand her better than anyone.
Nooma laid his head on Feige’s shoulder again, tucking his face agaisnt her neck. Perhaps she just held him to higher regards. They were really close, after all.
She makes a soft noise and cuddles into him. Her whole body felt warm despite the cool water. She wants to hide now. She knows there are others staring and it's her fault for practically assaulting them all with her emotions.
M-maybe we... relax on the... lounge chairs a bit...
Nooma nodded, rising to his feet with Feige in his arms. He stepped into the water to get the sand off of himself and some off of her before turning around to get out of the water entirely. He walked into the cabana, internally relieved that they were out of sight now. He plopped back into a chair and laid Feige back in his lap, nuzzling her face affectionately.
Feige reflexively wraps her arms around his neck when he stood. It was a relief to be out of sight for a moment. Normally sje doesn't mind or really care but she can feel their stares and it is making her squirm.
Yes... Just wanted out... of the sun and sight... for a bit...
Feige relaxes against him and enjoying the calm and peace. Nooma felt safe, like he always does. She sighs as his rubbed her scalp. That felt nice. So good.
Feige is practically melting into a puddle under his touch. A warm breeze blew through the cabana, the ocean waves crashing on the shore and the distant noises if the other beach goers can be heard.
Feige lays there listening to his core beat. Safe and sound where it should be. It was steady and comforting. Her Nooma. He needed this, away from it all. Away from those that hurt him. Enjoying a wonderful day at the beach. She turns her head and looks at him with a soft smile. She realizes she would do anything for him. Anything. Just to make sure he was happy and safe.
Feige had been exploring the world of the Celestials. She is always finding new things. A cave with funny creatures, a forest in a crater, some ruins on a mountain. She knows not to touch these things and just observe but she has found something amazing this time. A beach!
Now a beach may not seem too amazing to others but Feige has always loved them. Amd this one was so pretty. Sand a pale yellow, nearly white in color. Water the clearest blue she has ever seen. It was in an inlet like cove with a reef acting as a natural barrier, making access from the water difficult. She had to bring Nooma here. And maybe Orbit and Blitz would like to join.
She is rushing back to the celestial home before she could think farther on it.
Nooma!... Nooma!... I have found... something wonderful...
It hadn’t been too long since Abyss and Blanc had been taken in, and the clouds began to turn bright again. The two had been kept under close monitoring, tied in chains for now.
—
He and everyone else finally got to relax, and everyone’s jobs and tasks at the moment are currently lifted so everyone can get a chance to calm back down and sort themselves out.
—
When he saw Feige fly towards him, he instinctively opened his arms out wide to grab her and lift her onto his chest for a hug.
Feige giggles and nearly tackles him into a hug. His hugs are the best. It probably something to do with his four arms. Feels safe and secure. She nuzzles her face into the fluff of his hood and makes a happy sigh.
I have... it is a beach... very pretty... and private...
She looks at him and her smile gets brighter. He is looking healthier now a days if still a little tired but she can convince him to come snuggle or nap with her so he will rest.
I was wondering... if you wanted... to have a beach day... with me...
Nooma’s cheeks lit up and the stars glittered gently as he averted his gaze, his eyes shifting sideways. The thought of going to the beach with Feige was nice.. but he had never been publicly— exposed— in a long time. He had so many scars now..
Uh.. maybe.. we can go together.
But— I’ll… pass.. on changing. I’ll just stay out of the water.
He muttered nervously, arms tightening around Feige as a self comfort and ducked his head down to hide his face against her hair.
Aw, she had hoped they could go swimming together but if he was uncomfortable she would not push him. She is learn not to push others when they are uncomfortable just because she is excited.
Okay... you may want to... wear thinner clothes... it is hot there... where the beach is... that is... I do not want... you to get overheated...
She hugs him a little tighter, rubbing his back in a reassuring manner
Nooma remained silent, cradling Feige close to his chest. He could tell she was a bit disappointed.. He really liked the idea of swimming with her.. he furrowed his brows and sighed, leaning back.
I’ll get in the water..
He pulled Feige back and set her down, fixing his hood.
You’ll have to excuse me while I change.
He mumbled softly, already moving to go to his room.
She looks at him for a moment, trying to see if he really wanted to or if he was just trying to make her happy.
Are you sure...? I do not wish... for you to feel pressured...
She follows him to his room but does opt to wait outside to give him privacy. She was making a list of things they needed to this to be the best day ever. If he was willing to push his discomfort aside for her then she will make sure he was comfortable in every way possible
Nooma smiled, not able to shake off the slight nerves he still felt. Might as well bite the bullet.
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When Nooma was done, he peeked out his room before stepping out. He had his trunks on, but right now he had a beach robe on top to remain decent until they were at the beach. The robe was a brighter blue than the trunks, but it was still fairly dark with a brighter blue trim and swirly cloud markings in it in the same bright blue. He had also ditched his hat, not wanting to get sand on it. His face let off some black mist from it, as did the back of his head in a similar trail as his hat, but not as long. Definitely wouldn’t count as hair… no celestial had any but some planetary and some asteroid celestials.
—
He smiled awkwardly at Feige, clasping his hands together. Even with the robe, he still felt bare, his legs having nothing but the trunks.
Feige tunred to looks at Nooma and blinks several times. Has she ever seen him without his hat? Or so exposed? It was strange. But not in a bad way. He was pretty.
Are you ready...?
She turns to open a portal to the beach. Fast and easy and Nooma didn't need to worry about others seeing him
Nooma assumed when they needed towels Feige would probably conjure some. He didn’t exactly have any beach towels..
—
He stepped through the portal and looked around. Oh. There wasn’t many people here. It was still up high in the clouds.. I remembers this beach. He should’ve known this one was what Feige had discovered. He felt the warm sand under his feet and let it soothe him slightly as he found a decent spot, shifting to sit on his knees and spread his fingers in the sand beside him. The spot was a good distance away from others, but not too isolated, and kept the view of the seemingly endless ocean.
Feige smiles as she starts making things for them. She closed her eyes and used a few fallen trees and rocks near by to transform into a cabana with fluffy cushions and a canopy that had curtains you could close for privacy. With lounging chairs that also had cushions. She used some coconuts to make towels. It is easier to morf and transform things with similar or identical mass.
Ones she finished with the comfort things she turned her outfit into a swimsuit for herself. It was a soft mint color.
Oh... I should have known... you knew this place...
Nooma blinked, shifting to get out and look at the curtains.
And what are you going to do with this when we are done here?
He mused, picking at the edges of his robe. Well if their presence wasn’t enough to attract attention, he supposed this eccentric royal looking display was.. he grimaced, turning away to untie his robe.
—
He really didn’t wear anything but trunks.. he didn’t need to, though. He folded his robe neatly and set it down by the cabana, but didn’t go inside. He rubbed his arms, crossing them all a bit self-consciously over his chest and stomach. It shouldn’t have bothered him as much as he did… he was completely covered in scars of all kinds.. every inch of skin.
She looks at her creation and blushes. She saw this kind of set up at other places she visited and thought this is what you used for fun beach day. Was it too much?
I usually... change things back... after I am done... leave as little impact... as I can... it would be strange... to find a bed... in the middle... of field of flowers... in the middle of nowhere...
She moves closer to him and smiles softly, taking one of his hands in hers. She looks him over and thinks he is beautiful. He looks like Nooma. Every mark and scar is unique to him.
Nooma’s cheeks lit up, the stars lighting up there. He put a hand up to his face and covered part of his mouth with his fingers, rolling his shoulders.
Thank you..
He glanced at the water moving over the shore, the white edges shrinking and spreading out as it pushed and pulled. He wanted to get in the water… but not just to hide. He hadn’t swam in so long— he remembers it being quite relaxing.
Feige looks out at thw water too. It really did look so inviting. The way the sun reflects off the surface and the roar of the small waves. It looked like a postcard really.
Feige couldn't hold back and darts for the water, not hesitating to get in and making a surprise noise at the temperature difference but she laughs and splashes the water. Just enjoying how it felt.
Nooma chuckled softly, shifting and walking towards the water calmly to get in. He had to walk a bit further to get hips deep, feeling the water ripple around his skin and the sand kick up under his feet. He hummed, running his hands through the water. It was soothing.. he grinned, looking at Feige with a fond look.
Feige ducks under the water to look around and see if any creatures are near the shore. She sees a few fish but they avoid her... not too uncommon. She is larger and could be a predator in their minds. She giggles and pops back up by Nooma.
Nooma’s grin was sharp as he slunk back deeper into the water, lowering his body until only his eyes were visible. They narrowed sharply, as he snagged Feige by her waist with a single hand, the rest simply lingering around her just in case. He lifted his head just a bit to speak, the white of his mouth visible and making shape of the jagged edges of his mouth.
There are sharks in this beach.
He said simply, tone a teasing one.
I know because last time I was here—
He jerked a hand out and clamped it around Feige’s ankle, snagging it, letting dull claws poke her skin like teeth. He was only joking, maybe scare her just a bit. There were no cruel intentions.
Feige watches Nooma with curiosity and a cute tilt of her head. What was he planning?The second Nooma grabs her Feige is all giggles and squeals. Her white eyes widening as he spoke about sharks. She isn't sure how scared she should be of sharks but she can't help the shiver that creeps down her spine.
Nooma simply chuckled, releasing Feige’s ankle and standing again. The water went up his waist, but still wasn’t higher than his second pair of arms. He smirked, letting Feige’s waist go as well.
The sharks will not do anything unless you provoke them. They are not aggressive.
He hummed, pointing behind himself.
And they are a bit deeper than the shore, if you are planning on going any deeper.
They sound... like Orbit... does not care... unless you bother him...
She floats up above the surface,water dripping from her as she keeps herself level with Nooma's face.
How big... can they get...? I read... somewhere... about a really big... one with big teeth... it could swallow me whole... that was how big... it was...
But no, the ones around here aren’t like the ones humans deal with. We just call them silver sharks because they’re a light grey and have very faint striped patterns. They aren’t that large, they’re here for population control.
Can’t have an overpopulation of fish.
He shrugged, lifting a hand to poke Feige’s side with his claws lightly.
They nibble. Curious creatures they are. They don’t mean harm.
Jaws? That is a great white, but it is greatly exaggerated. They truly are not that aggressive.
Nooma mused, crossing one set of arms and reaching out with the other to snag Feige from the air. He jumped back until he was in the water, staying up just enough so her head wasn’t dunked under water, but she was successfully splashed and mostly submerged.
They are probably with Rose.
He said sarcastically.
They are fools…. I am getting rather tired of watching him dance around her.
Oh Nooma seems very playful today! This is wonderful! He had been seeming so down and way too serious lately. She had been worried. But it seemed he just needed a break from everything.
She yelps as he pulls her into the water and playfully splashes him back. She loves this side of him.
I think... he mentioned this... Rose person before... are you saying... he is in love...?
Her expression was bright and curious.aybe a little hopeful. This was sounding like one of her stories. Orbit had told her about Rose but he was still thinking about how he felt. Maybe he figured it out!
More squeals as she hits the water and disappears under the surface. He wants to play dirty, huh? She smirks and shots behind him. She emerges out of the water and pulls him into the air with her a few feet above the water with her arms wrapped around his middle. Taking g a second to check it wa safe she drops hom back back to the water with a giggle.
Well... sounds like a will they... Will they not... slow burn romance...
Nooma squeaked, being plopped into the water with a large splash. She grinned to himself and grabbed Feige while underwater, jumping out of the water while ahold of her. He threw her upwards and caught her again before tossing her again, a bit further and from higher up this time.
I agree. Slow burn romance is always a bit hard of a read just because you simply know they get together.
But it is better than fast romance and love at first sight, personally.
Feige laughs and lands in the water with a big slash. The biggest on yet from her. She is very impressed with Nooma's strength. Tossing someone like that does take some muscle after all. And he seems much more relaxed. Not really focused on anyone watching, which really no one really was. She pops back up and kicks water at him.
I never understood... that concept... love at first sight... how do you know... you love them... you do not even know... who they are... it all sounds like... Just physical attraction... to me...
Feige makes a rather adorable pouty face. She didn't like that. She moves closer to him and takes one of his hands.
I have seen... how popular you are... they fail to see... how kind... amd smart... and wonderful... ypu are... saying they like you... and they do not know you... I know you... and you are... my favorite person...
She gives him a soft smile, trying her best to comfort him
She had seen some celestials get together rather quickly. She had assumed it was just because she pops in and out of the dimension and time works differently between dimensions...
I think I understand... I do agree... getting to know someone... is better when you... want a romantic relationship....
Nooma nodded, smiling slightly again. He pet Feige’s head before letting her go, stepping back and rising his hands from the water to watch it slide off his palm and between his fingers. He leaned back and lifted his legs to float on his back, limbs splayed. It was very easy to stay afloat due to him being quite light, he was pretty buoyant.
I crave a romantic relationship… I quite love the idea of having a mate. But I’ve never had the joys of even having a crush before…
She moves to hover over him. For a second before drifting into the water to float with him. Hwr tendency to float normally makes floating in the water just as easy. If not for being a Newton star she'd weight as much of a normal animtronic of her size.
Well… maybe once… I was younger, though. About 25.
Nooma frowned, holding two hands on his chest and keeping the second pair starfished.
It wasn’t immediate, either, she was quite close to me before that. But ah—- things happen. I was too late.
She met someone and maybe knew him for two days before they became partners. I found out because she told me herself when I finally got the guts to say something.
Pathetic timing, really. She only dated him because HE asked.
He shrugged.
What’re you gonna do, then?
I couldn’t stay friends with her.. she got too awkward around me.
Feige makes another sour face. She was feeling rather conflicted. On once hand kind of mad at this girl for not seeing how amazing Nooma was but also relieved she didn't have to share him. She wasn't entirely sure why she was feeling this way. She never felt like this before. It was strange.
Nooma couldn’t help but snort at that, grin growing wider as he moved one hand off his chest to wrap an arm around Feige. He let her float beside him against his side.
I am over it now. I simply wish she is happy with her partner and life currently.
I miss her sometimes. I would’ve liked to stay friends. But oh well.
That would be nice, I would love to see how she is doing, she was quite dear to me. It will be much less awkward now that I no longer hold feelings for her at all.
Nooma hummed, resting his eyes, relaxed. He knew what love felt like— at least.. he thinks he does. He certainly knows what it looks like, and he’s had a crush before. But— it felt more like puppy love than anything. He wasn’t quite sure anymore… whatever the case— he only hoped he’d be able to have it one day.
She stares at him for a long moment, he seemed so peaceful right now. She had read so many stories and fairytales, you would think sje would understand love by now but sje is still confused. How do you do you know what love feels like and of thsy love is romantic or not.
Orbit does that to keep others at a safe distance. I don’t think it works too well anymore like it used to.
Nooma mused, turning his head to look at Feige a bit more directly.
Maybe not. It’s been so long since we were friends, or had any sort of meaningful conversation. I would not be surprised if it were simply too awkward for her to try and be friends again after all this time.
Nooma moved to watch Feige, eyes creasing. He poked his head underwater to see what she was doing and tilted his head, blinking a bit before lifting his head back up. He paused before turning away, stepping closer to the shore and then bending his knees to rifle through the wet sand. He hummed to himself as he managed to dig up a fairly intact conch shell, a bit small. He pushed back and went over to where Feige was, simply passing the shell into one of his lower hands and held it in front of her face.
Feige was enjoying the quiet tranquility that being under water brings. She watched Nooma leave for a moment then come back. What was he...? A shell? Oh a conch shell! She scoots closer and tilts her head. What was he trying to show her?
Nooma didn’t exactly have the luxury of not needing to breathe, so he just ducked underwater only long enough to take Feige’s hand and place the shell into her palm before standing up again.
Shells get swept into the shore by the current and buried in the sand.
He turned to go back to the same spot, digging his fingers into the sand and easily creating a hole with his hands until pulling out another shell. Far skinnier than the conch, and longer, but still in a spiral.
Feige follows him and watches with wrapped attention. Her white eyes open wide so she didn't miss a thing he did. She gasps at seeing the long spiraling shell.
It looks... like a unicorn horn... so pretty...
She buries her hand in the sand pulls out... half a clamp she'll. It was broken. She pouts slightly.
Nooma set the sand dollar aside and sifted through the sand more, looking for something more blue or green. He ended pulling out another horned spiral, this one sporting dull spikes around its broader base. It was green-ish blue with some darker speckles.
This one is quite nice.
He held it up beside Feige’s shoulder, passing it to her as well.
Her face lit up and she held it carefully. It was so pretty and the little spikes were cute. She smiles and lean into Nooma's side.
You are sweet...
He really was. Everything about him was wonderful. She held the shell up to the sun and admired the colors and how the light reflects off the shells surface
Nooma grinned brightly, moving to sit in the fairly large hole he made, that continued to be swept over by water. It only reached his waist, but it was surprisingly comfortable and soothing.
All shells are pretty. Like you.
He hummed, folding his lower pair of hands over his lap with his upper pair laid on the sand.
Feige felt something in her chest flutter. Her cheek started glowing and for a few seconds her wispy hair flared out. She makes a soft giddy noise turning away to tuck the shell he gave her into her little pocket dimension.
Nooma glanced at Feige at the change in energy, but she didn’t seem too different when she turned back around to face him. He shook his head, smiling softly.
No, I’m not hungry.
He tilted his head and laid it on his shoulder, staring at her silently before turning back to look at the ocean.
Abyss and Blanc have been restrained recently. They are under close watch.
Another rush of energy came from her , this one spoke of her dislike for Abyss and Blanc. She still didn't like them. She wished to never see them. If she could she'd leave them in the space between dimensions... but they are being held by Nooma's people. She will respect their ways and not involve herself.
That... is good... to know...
She moves closer to him and takes one of his hands. The memory of that day still scares her.
Their cores are going to be connected to their bodies before they lose motivation, to prevent them from perishing.
We hope to help them so they can earn their places back in our society.
Before all of this— they were treated very unjustly. Things have changed.
He rolled his shoulder awkwardly, mouth falling and the white of it disappearing. He wasn’t too keen on it. Orbit especially wasn’t. But it was simply the right thing to do— and if they cooperated, it would mean a great deal to Lunaris and Lucious. The guilt of how wrongly the triplets, and now twins were treated— it was fair enough.
If you happen to see them again. I would avoid violent measures entirely. Avoid any sort of threats or intimidation, as well. We need them to cooperate, not feel unsafe.
He sighed a bit tiredly.
I am one of those who have spoken to them the most, along with my mother and Lucious. Due to my nature.
Another wave a agitation ripples from Feige before she calms down again. Anger is still difficult for her but she is learning. She does not like them and would not wish to be near thwm if she can help it..
For you... I will be peaceful... I know the others... are afraid of me... of what I am... if they are... afraid just because... I exist then... I can not do anything... about that... but I will not... cause you problems...
She means it. She will just leave the area if they show up. Best not to engage with them. Sje can't do anything if she avoids them, right?
Feige let's him drag her into his lap, she let's her fingers intertwine with his, it was fascinating how much larger his hands were compared to hers. She lays her head on his chest.
There was... that one lord... but I do not... think he counts...
She understands why they are scared. She is a very powerful being. Something that can end their whole civilization with little effort. She will do her best to show them she would never do that
Feige was happy to hear that and the joy that rolled off her could be felt by the other beach goers who were actually a good distance away. Again her emotions are a secret from no one.
I agree... being around the ocean... is to calming... like there is no... cares or worries...
She looks away shyly once more, bumping her index fingers together.
I have... had sweet things... said to me before... but it ot feels different... comong from you...
She feels her cheeks glowing brighter and brighter. Why is saying this making her feel so bashful? This is Nooma. He would understand her better than anyone.
Nooma laid his head on Feige’s shoulder again, tucking his face agaisnt her neck. Perhaps she just held him to higher regards. They were really close, after all.
She makes a soft noise and cuddles into him. Her whole body felt warm despite the cool water. She wants to hide now. She knows there are others staring and it's her fault for practically assaulting them all with her emotions.
M-maybe we... relax on the... lounge chairs a bit...
Nooma nodded, rising to his feet with Feige in his arms. He stepped into the water to get the sand off of himself and some off of her before turning around to get out of the water entirely. He walked into the cabana, internally relieved that they were out of sight now. He plopped back into a chair and laid Feige back in his lap, nuzzling her face affectionately.
Feige reflexively wraps her arms around his neck when he stood. It was a relief to be out of sight for a moment. Normally sje doesn't mind or really care but she can feel their stares and it is making her squirm.
Yes... Just wanted out... of the sun and sight... for a bit...
Feige relaxes against him and enjoying the calm and peace. Nooma felt safe, like he always does. She sighs as his rubbed her scalp. That felt nice. So good.
Feige is practically melting into a puddle under his touch. A warm breeze blew through the cabana, the ocean waves crashing on the shore and the distant noises if the other beach goers can be heard.
Feige lays there listening to his core beat. Safe and sound where it should be. It was steady and comforting. Her Nooma. He needed this, away from it all. Away from those that hurt him. Enjoying a wonderful day at the beach. She turns her head and looks at him with a soft smile. She realizes she would do anything for him. Anything. Just to make sure he was happy and safe.
Feige had been exploring the world of the Celestials. She is always finding new things. A cave with funny creatures, a forest in a crater, some ruins on a mountain. She knows not to touch these things and just observe but she has found something amazing this time. A beach!
Now a beach may not seem too amazing to others but Feige has always loved them. Amd this one was so pretty. Sand a pale yellow, nearly white in color. Water the clearest blue she has ever seen. It was in an inlet like cove with a reef acting as a natural barrier, making access from the water difficult. She had to bring Nooma here. And maybe Orbit and Blitz would like to join.
She is rushing back to the celestial home before she could think farther on it.
Nooma!... Nooma!... I have found... something wonderful...
It hadn’t been too long since Abyss and Blanc had been taken in, and the clouds began to turn bright again. The two had been kept under close monitoring, tied in chains for now.
—
He and everyone else finally got to relax, and everyone’s jobs and tasks at the moment are currently lifted so everyone can get a chance to calm back down and sort themselves out.
—
When he saw Feige fly towards him, he instinctively opened his arms out wide to grab her and lift her onto his chest for a hug.
Feige giggles and nearly tackles him into a hug. His hugs are the best. It probably something to do with his four arms. Feels safe and secure. She nuzzles her face into the fluff of his hood and makes a happy sigh.
I have... it is a beach... very pretty... and private...
She looks at him and her smile gets brighter. He is looking healthier now a days if still a little tired but she can convince him to come snuggle or nap with her so he will rest.
I was wondering... if you wanted... to have a beach day... with me...
Nooma’s cheeks lit up and the stars glittered gently as he averted his gaze, his eyes shifting sideways. The thought of going to the beach with Feige was nice.. but he had never been publicly— exposed— in a long time. He had so many scars now..
Uh.. maybe.. we can go together.
But— I’ll… pass.. on changing. I’ll just stay out of the water.
He muttered nervously, arms tightening around Feige as a self comfort and ducked his head down to hide his face against her hair.
Aw, she had hoped they could go swimming together but if he was uncomfortable she would not push him. She is learn not to push others when they are uncomfortable just because she is excited.
Okay... you may want to... wear thinner clothes... it is hot there... where the beach is... that is... I do not want... you to get overheated...
She hugs him a little tighter, rubbing his back in a reassuring manner
Nooma remained silent, cradling Feige close to his chest. He could tell she was a bit disappointed.. He really liked the idea of swimming with her.. he furrowed his brows and sighed, leaning back.
I’ll get in the water..
He pulled Feige back and set her down, fixing his hood.
You’ll have to excuse me while I change.
He mumbled softly, already moving to go to his room.
She looks at him for a moment, trying to see if he really wanted to or if he was just trying to make her happy.
Are you sure...? I do not wish... for you to feel pressured...
She follows him to his room but does opt to wait outside to give him privacy. She was making a list of things they needed to this to be the best day ever. If he was willing to push his discomfort aside for her then she will make sure he was comfortable in every way possible
Nooma smiled, not able to shake off the slight nerves he still felt. Might as well bite the bullet.
—
When Nooma was done, he peeked out his room before stepping out. He had his trunks on, but right now he had a beach robe on top to remain decent until they were at the beach. The robe was a brighter blue than the trunks, but it was still fairly dark with a brighter blue trim and swirly cloud markings in it in the same bright blue. He had also ditched his hat, not wanting to get sand on it. His face let off some black mist from it, as did the back of his head in a similar trail as his hat, but not as long. Definitely wouldn’t count as hair… no celestial had any but some planetary and some asteroid celestials.
—
He smiled awkwardly at Feige, clasping his hands together. Even with the robe, he still felt bare, his legs having nothing but the trunks.
Feige tunred to looks at Nooma and blinks several times. Has she ever seen him without his hat? Or so exposed? It was strange. But not in a bad way. He was pretty.
Are you ready...?
She turns to open a portal to the beach. Fast and easy and Nooma didn't need to worry about others seeing him
Nooma assumed when they needed towels Feige would probably conjure some. He didn’t exactly have any beach towels..
—
He stepped through the portal and looked around. Oh. There wasn’t many people here. It was still up high in the clouds.. I remembers this beach. He should’ve known this one was what Feige had discovered. He felt the warm sand under his feet and let it soothe him slightly as he found a decent spot, shifting to sit on his knees and spread his fingers in the sand beside him. The spot was a good distance away from others, but not too isolated, and kept the view of the seemingly endless ocean.
Feige smiles as she starts making things for them. She closed her eyes and used a few fallen trees and rocks near by to transform into a cabana with fluffy cushions and a canopy that had curtains you could close for privacy. With lounging chairs that also had cushions. She used some coconuts to make towels. It is easier to morf and transform things with similar or identical mass.
Ones she finished with the comfort things she turned her outfit into a swimsuit for herself. It was a soft mint color.
Oh... I should have known... you knew this place...
Nooma blinked, shifting to get out and look at the curtains.
And what are you going to do with this when we are done here?
He mused, picking at the edges of his robe. Well if their presence wasn’t enough to attract attention, he supposed this eccentric royal looking display was.. he grimaced, turning away to untie his robe.
—
He really didn’t wear anything but trunks.. he didn’t need to, though. He folded his robe neatly and set it down by the cabana, but didn’t go inside. He rubbed his arms, crossing them all a bit self-consciously over his chest and stomach. It shouldn’t have bothered him as much as he did… he was completely covered in scars of all kinds.. every inch of skin.
She looks at her creation and blushes. She saw this kind of set up at other places she visited and thought this is what you used for fun beach day. Was it too much?
I usually... change things back... after I am done... leave as little impact... as I can... it would be strange... to find a bed... in the middle... of field of flowers... in the middle of nowhere...
She moves closer to him and smiles softly, taking one of his hands in hers. She looks him over and thinks he is beautiful. He looks like Nooma. Every mark and scar is unique to him.
Nooma’s cheeks lit up, the stars lighting up there. He put a hand up to his face and covered part of his mouth with his fingers, rolling his shoulders.
Thank you..
He glanced at the water moving over the shore, the white edges shrinking and spreading out as it pushed and pulled. He wanted to get in the water… but not just to hide. He hadn’t swam in so long— he remembers it being quite relaxing.
Feige looks out at thw water too. It really did look so inviting. The way the sun reflects off the surface and the roar of the small waves. It looked like a postcard really.
Feige couldn't hold back and darts for the water, not hesitating to get in and making a surprise noise at the temperature difference but she laughs and splashes the water. Just enjoying how it felt.
Nooma chuckled softly, shifting and walking towards the water calmly to get in. He had to walk a bit further to get hips deep, feeling the water ripple around his skin and the sand kick up under his feet. He hummed, running his hands through the water. It was soothing.. he grinned, looking at Feige with a fond look.
Feige ducks under the water to look around and see if any creatures are near the shore. She sees a few fish but they avoid her... not too uncommon. She is larger and could be a predator in their minds. She giggles and pops back up by Nooma.
Nooma’s grin was sharp as he slunk back deeper into the water, lowering his body until only his eyes were visible. They narrowed sharply, as he snagged Feige by her waist with a single hand, the rest simply lingering around her just in case. He lifted his head just a bit to speak, the white of his mouth visible and making shape of the jagged edges of his mouth.
There are sharks in this beach.
He said simply, tone a teasing one.
I know because last time I was here—
He jerked a hand out and clamped it around Feige’s ankle, snagging it, letting dull claws poke her skin like teeth. He was only joking, maybe scare her just a bit. There were no cruel intentions.
Feige watches Nooma with curiosity and a cute tilt of her head. What was he planning?The second Nooma grabs her Feige is all giggles and squeals. Her white eyes widening as he spoke about sharks. She isn't sure how scared she should be of sharks but she can't help the shiver that creeps down her spine.
Nooma simply chuckled, releasing Feige’s ankle and standing again. The water went up his waist, but still wasn’t higher than his second pair of arms. He smirked, letting Feige’s waist go as well.
The sharks will not do anything unless you provoke them. They are not aggressive.
He hummed, pointing behind himself.
And they are a bit deeper than the shore, if you are planning on going any deeper.
They sound... like Orbit... does not care... unless you bother him...
She floats up above the surface,water dripping from her as she keeps herself level with Nooma's face.
How big... can they get...? I read... somewhere... about a really big... one with big teeth... it could swallow me whole... that was how big... it was...
But no, the ones around here aren’t like the ones humans deal with. We just call them silver sharks because they’re a light grey and have very faint striped patterns. They aren’t that large, they’re here for population control.
Can’t have an overpopulation of fish.
He shrugged, lifting a hand to poke Feige’s side with his claws lightly.
They nibble. Curious creatures they are. They don’t mean harm.
Jaws? That is a great white, but it is greatly exaggerated. They truly are not that aggressive.
Nooma mused, crossing one set of arms and reaching out with the other to snag Feige from the air. He jumped back until he was in the water, staying up just enough so her head wasn’t dunked under water, but she was successfully splashed and mostly submerged.
They are probably with Rose.
He said sarcastically.
They are fools…. I am getting rather tired of watching him dance around her.
Oh Nooma seems very playful today! This is wonderful! He had been seeming so down and way too serious lately. She had been worried. But it seemed he just needed a break from everything.
She yelps as he pulls her into the water and playfully splashes him back. She loves this side of him.
I think... he mentioned this... Rose person before... are you saying... he is in love...?
Her expression was bright and curious.aybe a little hopeful. This was sounding like one of her stories. Orbit had told her about Rose but he was still thinking about how he felt. Maybe he figured it out!
More squeals as she hits the water and disappears under the surface. He wants to play dirty, huh? She smirks and shots behind him. She emerges out of the water and pulls him into the air with her a few feet above the water with her arms wrapped around his middle. Taking g a second to check it wa safe she drops hom back back to the water with a giggle.
Well... sounds like a will they... Will they not... slow burn romance...
Nooma squeaked, being plopped into the water with a large splash. She grinned to himself and grabbed Feige while underwater, jumping out of the water while ahold of her. He threw her upwards and caught her again before tossing her again, a bit further and from higher up this time.
I agree. Slow burn romance is always a bit hard of a read just because you simply know they get together.
But it is better than fast romance and love at first sight, personally.
Feige laughs and lands in the water with a big slash. The biggest on yet from her. She is very impressed with Nooma's strength. Tossing someone like that does take some muscle after all. And he seems much more relaxed. Not really focused on anyone watching, which really no one really was. She pops back up and kicks water at him.
I never understood... that concept... love at first sight... how do you know... you love them... you do not even know... who they are... it all sounds like... Just physical attraction... to me...
Feige makes a rather adorable pouty face. She didn't like that. She moves closer to him and takes one of his hands.
I have seen... how popular you are... they fail to see... how kind... amd smart... and wonderful... ypu are... saying they like you... and they do not know you... I know you... and you are... my favorite person...
She gives him a soft smile, trying her best to comfort him
She had seen some celestials get together rather quickly. She had assumed it was just because she pops in and out of the dimension and time works differently between dimensions...
I think I understand... I do agree... getting to know someone... is better when you... want a romantic relationship....
Nooma nodded, smiling slightly again. He pet Feige’s head before letting her go, stepping back and rising his hands from the water to watch it slide off his palm and between his fingers. He leaned back and lifted his legs to float on his back, limbs splayed. It was very easy to stay afloat due to him being quite light, he was pretty buoyant.
I crave a romantic relationship… I quite love the idea of having a mate. But I’ve never had the joys of even having a crush before…
She moves to hover over him. For a second before drifting into the water to float with him. Hwr tendency to float normally makes floating in the water just as easy. If not for being a Newton star she'd weight as much of a normal animtronic of her size.
Well… maybe once… I was younger, though. About 25.
Nooma frowned, holding two hands on his chest and keeping the second pair starfished.
It wasn’t immediate, either, she was quite close to me before that. But ah—- things happen. I was too late.
She met someone and maybe knew him for two days before they became partners. I found out because she told me herself when I finally got the guts to say something.
Pathetic timing, really. She only dated him because HE asked.
He shrugged.
What’re you gonna do, then?
I couldn’t stay friends with her.. she got too awkward around me.
Feige makes another sour face. She was feeling rather conflicted. On once hand kind of mad at this girl for not seeing how amazing Nooma was but also relieved she didn't have to share him. She wasn't entirely sure why she was feeling this way. She never felt like this before. It was strange.
Nooma couldn’t help but snort at that, grin growing wider as he moved one hand off his chest to wrap an arm around Feige. He let her float beside him against his side.
I am over it now. I simply wish she is happy with her partner and life currently.
I miss her sometimes. I would’ve liked to stay friends. But oh well.
That would be nice, I would love to see how she is doing, she was quite dear to me. It will be much less awkward now that I no longer hold feelings for her at all.
Nooma hummed, resting his eyes, relaxed. He knew what love felt like— at least.. he thinks he does. He certainly knows what it looks like, and he’s had a crush before. But— it felt more like puppy love than anything. He wasn’t quite sure anymore… whatever the case— he only hoped he’d be able to have it one day.
She stares at him for a long moment, he seemed so peaceful right now. She had read so many stories and fairytales, you would think sje would understand love by now but sje is still confused. How do you do you know what love feels like and of thsy love is romantic or not.
Orbit does that to keep others at a safe distance. I don’t think it works too well anymore like it used to.
Nooma mused, turning his head to look at Feige a bit more directly.
Maybe not. It’s been so long since we were friends, or had any sort of meaningful conversation. I would not be surprised if it were simply too awkward for her to try and be friends again after all this time.
Nooma moved to watch Feige, eyes creasing. He poked his head underwater to see what she was doing and tilted his head, blinking a bit before lifting his head back up. He paused before turning away, stepping closer to the shore and then bending his knees to rifle through the wet sand. He hummed to himself as he managed to dig up a fairly intact conch shell, a bit small. He pushed back and went over to where Feige was, simply passing the shell into one of his lower hands and held it in front of her face.
Feige was enjoying the quiet tranquility that being under water brings. She watched Nooma leave for a moment then come back. What was he...? A shell? Oh a conch shell! She scoots closer and tilts her head. What was he trying to show her?
Nooma didn’t exactly have the luxury of not needing to breathe, so he just ducked underwater only long enough to take Feige’s hand and place the shell into her palm before standing up again.
Shells get swept into the shore by the current and buried in the sand.
He turned to go back to the same spot, digging his fingers into the sand and easily creating a hole with his hands until pulling out another shell. Far skinnier than the conch, and longer, but still in a spiral.
Feige follows him and watches with wrapped attention. Her white eyes open wide so she didn't miss a thing he did. She gasps at seeing the long spiraling shell.
It looks... like a unicorn horn... so pretty...
She buries her hand in the sand pulls out... half a clamp she'll. It was broken. She pouts slightly.
Nooma set the sand dollar aside and sifted through the sand more, looking for something more blue or green. He ended pulling out another horned spiral, this one sporting dull spikes around its broader base. It was green-ish blue with some darker speckles.
This one is quite nice.
He held it up beside Feige’s shoulder, passing it to her as well.
Her face lit up and she held it carefully. It was so pretty and the little spikes were cute. She smiles and lean into Nooma's side.
You are sweet...
He really was. Everything about him was wonderful. She held the shell up to the sun and admired the colors and how the light reflects off the shells surface
Nooma grinned brightly, moving to sit in the fairly large hole he made, that continued to be swept over by water. It only reached his waist, but it was surprisingly comfortable and soothing.
All shells are pretty. Like you.
He hummed, folding his lower pair of hands over his lap with his upper pair laid on the sand.
Feige felt something in her chest flutter. Her cheek started glowing and for a few seconds her wispy hair flared out. She makes a soft giddy noise turning away to tuck the shell he gave her into her little pocket dimension.
Nooma glanced at Feige at the change in energy, but she didn’t seem too different when she turned back around to face him. He shook his head, smiling softly.
No, I’m not hungry.
He tilted his head and laid it on his shoulder, staring at her silently before turning back to look at the ocean.
Abyss and Blanc have been restrained recently. They are under close watch.
Another rush of energy came from her , this one spoke of her dislike for Abyss and Blanc. She still didn't like them. She wished to never see them. If she could she'd leave them in the space between dimensions... but they are being held by Nooma's people. She will respect their ways and not involve herself.
That... is good... to know...
She moves closer to him and takes one of his hands. The memory of that day still scares her.
Their cores are going to be connected to their bodies before they lose motivation, to prevent them from perishing.
We hope to help them so they can earn their places back in our society.
Before all of this— they were treated very unjustly. Things have changed.
He rolled his shoulder awkwardly, mouth falling and the white of it disappearing. He wasn’t too keen on it. Orbit especially wasn’t. But it was simply the right thing to do— and if they cooperated, it would mean a great deal to Lunaris and Lucious. The guilt of how wrongly the triplets, and now twins were treated— it was fair enough.
If you happen to see them again. I would avoid violent measures entirely. Avoid any sort of threats or intimidation, as well. We need them to cooperate, not feel unsafe.
He sighed a bit tiredly.
I am one of those who have spoken to them the most, along with my mother and Lucious. Due to my nature.
Another wave a agitation ripples from Feige before she calms down again. Anger is still difficult for her but she is learning. She does not like them and would not wish to be near thwm if she can help it..
For you... I will be peaceful... I know the others... are afraid of me... of what I am... if they are... afraid just because... I exist then... I can not do anything... about that... but I will not... cause you problems...
She means it. She will just leave the area if they show up. Best not to engage with them. Sje can't do anything if she avoids them, right?
Feige let's him drag her into his lap, she let's her fingers intertwine with his, it was fascinating how much larger his hands were compared to hers. She lays her head on his chest.
There was... that one lord... but I do not... think he counts...
She understands why they are scared. She is a very powerful being. Something that can end their whole civilization with little effort. She will do her best to show them she would never do that
Feige was happy to hear that and the joy that rolled off her could be felt by the other beach goers who were actually a good distance away. Again her emotions are a secret from no one.
I agree... being around the ocean... is to calming... like there is no... cares or worries...
She looks away shyly once more, bumping her index fingers together.
I have... had sweet things... said to me before... but it ot feels different... comong from you...
She feels her cheeks glowing brighter and brighter. Why is saying this making her feel so bashful? This is Nooma. He would understand her better than anyone.
Nooma laid his head on Feige’s shoulder again, tucking his face agaisnt her neck. Perhaps she just held him to higher regards. They were really close, after all.
She makes a soft noise and cuddles into him. Her whole body felt warm despite the cool water. She wants to hide now. She knows there are others staring and it's her fault for practically assaulting them all with her emotions.
M-maybe we... relax on the... lounge chairs a bit...
Nooma nodded, rising to his feet with Feige in his arms. He stepped into the water to get the sand off of himself and some off of her before turning around to get out of the water entirely. He walked into the cabana, internally relieved that they were out of sight now. He plopped back into a chair and laid Feige back in his lap, nuzzling her face affectionately.
Feige reflexively wraps her arms around his neck when he stood. It was a relief to be out of sight for a moment. Normally sje doesn't mind or really care but she can feel their stares and it is making her squirm.
Yes... Just wanted out... of the sun and sight... for a bit...
Feige relaxes against him and enjoying the calm and peace. Nooma felt safe, like he always does. She sighs as his rubbed her scalp. That felt nice. So good.
Feige is practically melting into a puddle under his touch. A warm breeze blew through the cabana, the ocean waves crashing on the shore and the distant noises if the other beach goers can be heard.
Feige had been exploring the world of the Celestials. She is always finding new things. A cave with funny creatures, a forest in a crater, some ruins on a mountain. She knows not to touch these things and just observe but she has found something amazing this time. A beach!
Now a beach may not seem too amazing to others but Feige has always loved them. Amd this one was so pretty. Sand a pale yellow, nearly white in color. Water the clearest blue she has ever seen. It was in an inlet like cove with a reef acting as a natural barrier, making access from the water difficult. She had to bring Nooma here. And maybe Orbit and Blitz would like to join.
She is rushing back to the celestial home before she could think farther on it.
Nooma!... Nooma!... I have found... something wonderful...
It hadn’t been too long since Abyss and Blanc had been taken in, and the clouds began to turn bright again. The two had been kept under close monitoring, tied in chains for now.
—
He and everyone else finally got to relax, and everyone’s jobs and tasks at the moment are currently lifted so everyone can get a chance to calm back down and sort themselves out.
—
When he saw Feige fly towards him, he instinctively opened his arms out wide to grab her and lift her onto his chest for a hug.
Feige giggles and nearly tackles him into a hug. His hugs are the best. It probably something to do with his four arms. Feels safe and secure. She nuzzles her face into the fluff of his hood and makes a happy sigh.
I have... it is a beach... very pretty... and private...
She looks at him and her smile gets brighter. He is looking healthier now a days if still a little tired but she can convince him to come snuggle or nap with her so he will rest.
I was wondering... if you wanted... to have a beach day... with me...
Nooma’s cheeks lit up and the stars glittered gently as he averted his gaze, his eyes shifting sideways. The thought of going to the beach with Feige was nice.. but he had never been publicly— exposed— in a long time. He had so many scars now..
Uh.. maybe.. we can go together.
But— I’ll… pass.. on changing. I’ll just stay out of the water.
He muttered nervously, arms tightening around Feige as a self comfort and ducked his head down to hide his face against her hair.
Aw, she had hoped they could go swimming together but if he was uncomfortable she would not push him. She is learn not to push others when they are uncomfortable just because she is excited.
Okay... you may want to... wear thinner clothes... it is hot there... where the beach is... that is... I do not want... you to get overheated...
She hugs him a little tighter, rubbing his back in a reassuring manner
Nooma remained silent, cradling Feige close to his chest. He could tell she was a bit disappointed.. He really liked the idea of swimming with her.. he furrowed his brows and sighed, leaning back.
I’ll get in the water..
He pulled Feige back and set her down, fixing his hood.
You’ll have to excuse me while I change.
He mumbled softly, already moving to go to his room.
She looks at him for a moment, trying to see if he really wanted to or if he was just trying to make her happy.
Are you sure...? I do not wish... for you to feel pressured...
She follows him to his room but does opt to wait outside to give him privacy. She was making a list of things they needed to this to be the best day ever. If he was willing to push his discomfort aside for her then she will make sure he was comfortable in every way possible
Nooma smiled, not able to shake off the slight nerves he still felt. Might as well bite the bullet.
—
When Nooma was done, he peeked out his room before stepping out. He had his trunks on, but right now he had a beach robe on top to remain decent until they were at the beach. The robe was a brighter blue than the trunks, but it was still fairly dark with a brighter blue trim and swirly cloud markings in it in the same bright blue. He had also ditched his hat, not wanting to get sand on it. His face let off some black mist from it, as did the back of his head in a similar trail as his hat, but not as long. Definitely wouldn’t count as hair… no celestial had any but some planetary and some asteroid celestials.
—
He smiled awkwardly at Feige, clasping his hands together. Even with the robe, he still felt bare, his legs having nothing but the trunks.
Feige tunred to looks at Nooma and blinks several times. Has she ever seen him without his hat? Or so exposed? It was strange. But not in a bad way. He was pretty.
Are you ready...?
She turns to open a portal to the beach. Fast and easy and Nooma didn't need to worry about others seeing him
Nooma assumed when they needed towels Feige would probably conjure some. He didn’t exactly have any beach towels..
—
He stepped through the portal and looked around. Oh. There wasn’t many people here. It was still up high in the clouds.. I remembers this beach. He should’ve known this one was what Feige had discovered. He felt the warm sand under his feet and let it soothe him slightly as he found a decent spot, shifting to sit on his knees and spread his fingers in the sand beside him. The spot was a good distance away from others, but not too isolated, and kept the view of the seemingly endless ocean.
Feige smiles as she starts making things for them. She closed her eyes and used a few fallen trees and rocks near by to transform into a cabana with fluffy cushions and a canopy that had curtains you could close for privacy. With lounging chairs that also had cushions. She used some coconuts to make towels. It is easier to morf and transform things with similar or identical mass.
Ones she finished with the comfort things she turned her outfit into a swimsuit for herself. It was a soft mint color.
Oh... I should have known... you knew this place...
Nooma blinked, shifting to get out and look at the curtains.
And what are you going to do with this when we are done here?
He mused, picking at the edges of his robe. Well if their presence wasn’t enough to attract attention, he supposed this eccentric royal looking display was.. he grimaced, turning away to untie his robe.
—
He really didn’t wear anything but trunks.. he didn’t need to, though. He folded his robe neatly and set it down by the cabana, but didn’t go inside. He rubbed his arms, crossing them all a bit self-consciously over his chest and stomach. It shouldn’t have bothered him as much as he did… he was completely covered in scars of all kinds.. every inch of skin.
She looks at her creation and blushes. She saw this kind of set up at other places she visited and thought this is what you used for fun beach day. Was it too much?
I usually... change things back... after I am done... leave as little impact... as I can... it would be strange... to find a bed... in the middle... of field of flowers... in the middle of nowhere...
She moves closer to him and smiles softly, taking one of his hands in hers. She looks him over and thinks he is beautiful. He looks like Nooma. Every mark and scar is unique to him.
Nooma’s cheeks lit up, the stars lighting up there. He put a hand up to his face and covered part of his mouth with his fingers, rolling his shoulders.
Thank you..
He glanced at the water moving over the shore, the white edges shrinking and spreading out as it pushed and pulled. He wanted to get in the water… but not just to hide. He hadn’t swam in so long— he remembers it being quite relaxing.
Feige looks out at thw water too. It really did look so inviting. The way the sun reflects off the surface and the roar of the small waves. It looked like a postcard really.
Feige couldn't hold back and darts for the water, not hesitating to get in and making a surprise noise at the temperature difference but she laughs and splashes the water. Just enjoying how it felt.
Nooma chuckled softly, shifting and walking towards the water calmly to get in. He had to walk a bit further to get hips deep, feeling the water ripple around his skin and the sand kick up under his feet. He hummed, running his hands through the water. It was soothing.. he grinned, looking at Feige with a fond look.
Feige ducks under the water to look around and see if any creatures are near the shore. She sees a few fish but they avoid her... not too uncommon. She is larger and could be a predator in their minds. She giggles and pops back up by Nooma.
Nooma’s grin was sharp as he slunk back deeper into the water, lowering his body until only his eyes were visible. They narrowed sharply, as he snagged Feige by her waist with a single hand, the rest simply lingering around her just in case. He lifted his head just a bit to speak, the white of his mouth visible and making shape of the jagged edges of his mouth.
There are sharks in this beach.
He said simply, tone a teasing one.
I know because last time I was here—
He jerked a hand out and clamped it around Feige’s ankle, snagging it, letting dull claws poke her skin like teeth. He was only joking, maybe scare her just a bit. There were no cruel intentions.
Feige watches Nooma with curiosity and a cute tilt of her head. What was he planning?The second Nooma grabs her Feige is all giggles and squeals. Her white eyes widening as he spoke about sharks. She isn't sure how scared she should be of sharks but she can't help the shiver that creeps down her spine.
Nooma simply chuckled, releasing Feige’s ankle and standing again. The water went up his waist, but still wasn’t higher than his second pair of arms. He smirked, letting Feige’s waist go as well.
The sharks will not do anything unless you provoke them. They are not aggressive.
He hummed, pointing behind himself.
And they are a bit deeper than the shore, if you are planning on going any deeper.
They sound... like Orbit... does not care... unless you bother him...
She floats up above the surface,water dripping from her as she keeps herself level with Nooma's face.
How big... can they get...? I read... somewhere... about a really big... one with big teeth... it could swallow me whole... that was how big... it was...
But no, the ones around here aren’t like the ones humans deal with. We just call them silver sharks because they’re a light grey and have very faint striped patterns. They aren’t that large, they’re here for population control.
Can’t have an overpopulation of fish.
He shrugged, lifting a hand to poke Feige’s side with his claws lightly.
They nibble. Curious creatures they are. They don’t mean harm.
Jaws? That is a great white, but it is greatly exaggerated. They truly are not that aggressive.
Nooma mused, crossing one set of arms and reaching out with the other to snag Feige from the air. He jumped back until he was in the water, staying up just enough so her head wasn’t dunked under water, but she was successfully splashed and mostly submerged.
They are probably with Rose.
He said sarcastically.
They are fools…. I am getting rather tired of watching him dance around her.
Oh Nooma seems very playful today! This is wonderful! He had been seeming so down and way too serious lately. She had been worried. But it seemed he just needed a break from everything.
She yelps as he pulls her into the water and playfully splashes him back. She loves this side of him.
I think... he mentioned this... Rose person before... are you saying... he is in love...?
Her expression was bright and curious.aybe a little hopeful. This was sounding like one of her stories. Orbit had told her about Rose but he was still thinking about how he felt. Maybe he figured it out!
More squeals as she hits the water and disappears under the surface. He wants to play dirty, huh? She smirks and shots behind him. She emerges out of the water and pulls him into the air with her a few feet above the water with her arms wrapped around his middle. Taking g a second to check it wa safe she drops hom back back to the water with a giggle.
Well... sounds like a will they... Will they not... slow burn romance...
Nooma squeaked, being plopped into the water with a large splash. She grinned to himself and grabbed Feige while underwater, jumping out of the water while ahold of her. He threw her upwards and caught her again before tossing her again, a bit further and from higher up this time.
I agree. Slow burn romance is always a bit hard of a read just because you simply know they get together.
But it is better than fast romance and love at first sight, personally.
Feige laughs and lands in the water with a big slash. The biggest on yet from her. She is very impressed with Nooma's strength. Tossing someone like that does take some muscle after all. And he seems much more relaxed. Not really focused on anyone watching, which really no one really was. She pops back up and kicks water at him.
I never understood... that concept... love at first sight... how do you know... you love them... you do not even know... who they are... it all sounds like... Just physical attraction... to me...
Feige makes a rather adorable pouty face. She didn't like that. She moves closer to him and takes one of his hands.
I have seen... how popular you are... they fail to see... how kind... amd smart... and wonderful... ypu are... saying they like you... and they do not know you... I know you... and you are... my favorite person...
She gives him a soft smile, trying her best to comfort him
She had seen some celestials get together rather quickly. She had assumed it was just because she pops in and out of the dimension and time works differently between dimensions...
I think I understand... I do agree... getting to know someone... is better when you... want a romantic relationship....
Nooma nodded, smiling slightly again. He pet Feige’s head before letting her go, stepping back and rising his hands from the water to watch it slide off his palm and between his fingers. He leaned back and lifted his legs to float on his back, limbs splayed. It was very easy to stay afloat due to him being quite light, he was pretty buoyant.
I crave a romantic relationship… I quite love the idea of having a mate. But I’ve never had the joys of even having a crush before…
She moves to hover over him. For a second before drifting into the water to float with him. Hwr tendency to float normally makes floating in the water just as easy. If not for being a Newton star she'd weight as much of a normal animtronic of her size.
Well… maybe once… I was younger, though. About 25.
Nooma frowned, holding two hands on his chest and keeping the second pair starfished.
It wasn’t immediate, either, she was quite close to me before that. But ah—- things happen. I was too late.
She met someone and maybe knew him for two days before they became partners. I found out because she told me herself when I finally got the guts to say something.
Pathetic timing, really. She only dated him because HE asked.
He shrugged.
What’re you gonna do, then?
I couldn’t stay friends with her.. she got too awkward around me.
Feige makes another sour face. She was feeling rather conflicted. On once hand kind of mad at this girl for not seeing how amazing Nooma was but also relieved she didn't have to share him. She wasn't entirely sure why she was feeling this way. She never felt like this before. It was strange.
Nooma couldn’t help but snort at that, grin growing wider as he moved one hand off his chest to wrap an arm around Feige. He let her float beside him against his side.
I am over it now. I simply wish she is happy with her partner and life currently.
I miss her sometimes. I would’ve liked to stay friends. But oh well.
That would be nice, I would love to see how she is doing, she was quite dear to me. It will be much less awkward now that I no longer hold feelings for her at all.
Nooma hummed, resting his eyes, relaxed. He knew what love felt like— at least.. he thinks he does. He certainly knows what it looks like, and he’s had a crush before. But— it felt more like puppy love than anything. He wasn’t quite sure anymore… whatever the case— he only hoped he’d be able to have it one day.
She stares at him for a long moment, he seemed so peaceful right now. She had read so many stories and fairytales, you would think sje would understand love by now but sje is still confused. How do you do you know what love feels like and of thsy love is romantic or not.
Orbit does that to keep others at a safe distance. I don’t think it works too well anymore like it used to.
Nooma mused, turning his head to look at Feige a bit more directly.
Maybe not. It’s been so long since we were friends, or had any sort of meaningful conversation. I would not be surprised if it were simply too awkward for her to try and be friends again after all this time.
Nooma moved to watch Feige, eyes creasing. He poked his head underwater to see what she was doing and tilted his head, blinking a bit before lifting his head back up. He paused before turning away, stepping closer to the shore and then bending his knees to rifle through the wet sand. He hummed to himself as he managed to dig up a fairly intact conch shell, a bit small. He pushed back and went over to where Feige was, simply passing the shell into one of his lower hands and held it in front of her face.
Feige was enjoying the quiet tranquility that being under water brings. She watched Nooma leave for a moment then come back. What was he...? A shell? Oh a conch shell! She scoots closer and tilts her head. What was he trying to show her?
Nooma didn’t exactly have the luxury of not needing to breathe, so he just ducked underwater only long enough to take Feige’s hand and place the shell into her palm before standing up again.
Shells get swept into the shore by the current and buried in the sand.
He turned to go back to the same spot, digging his fingers into the sand and easily creating a hole with his hands until pulling out another shell. Far skinnier than the conch, and longer, but still in a spiral.
Feige follows him and watches with wrapped attention. Her white eyes open wide so she didn't miss a thing he did. She gasps at seeing the long spiraling shell.
It looks... like a unicorn horn... so pretty...
She buries her hand in the sand pulls out... half a clamp she'll. It was broken. She pouts slightly.
Nooma set the sand dollar aside and sifted through the sand more, looking for something more blue or green. He ended pulling out another horned spiral, this one sporting dull spikes around its broader base. It was green-ish blue with some darker speckles.
This one is quite nice.
He held it up beside Feige’s shoulder, passing it to her as well.
Her face lit up and she held it carefully. It was so pretty and the little spikes were cute. She smiles and lean into Nooma's side.
You are sweet...
He really was. Everything about him was wonderful. She held the shell up to the sun and admired the colors and how the light reflects off the shells surface
Nooma grinned brightly, moving to sit in the fairly large hole he made, that continued to be swept over by water. It only reached his waist, but it was surprisingly comfortable and soothing.
All shells are pretty. Like you.
He hummed, folding his lower pair of hands over his lap with his upper pair laid on the sand.
Feige felt something in her chest flutter. Her cheek started glowing and for a few seconds her wispy hair flared out. She makes a soft giddy noise turning away to tuck the shell he gave her into her little pocket dimension.
Nooma glanced at Feige at the change in energy, but she didn’t seem too different when she turned back around to face him. He shook his head, smiling softly.
No, I’m not hungry.
He tilted his head and laid it on his shoulder, staring at her silently before turning back to look at the ocean.
Abyss and Blanc have been restrained recently. They are under close watch.
Another rush of energy came from her , this one spoke of her dislike for Abyss and Blanc. She still didn't like them. She wished to never see them. If she could she'd leave them in the space between dimensions... but they are being held by Nooma's people. She will respect their ways and not involve herself.
That... is good... to know...
She moves closer to him and takes one of his hands. The memory of that day still scares her.
Their cores are going to be connected to their bodies before they lose motivation, to prevent them from perishing.
We hope to help them so they can earn their places back in our society.
Before all of this— they were treated very unjustly. Things have changed.
He rolled his shoulder awkwardly, mouth falling and the white of it disappearing. He wasn’t too keen on it. Orbit especially wasn’t. But it was simply the right thing to do— and if they cooperated, it would mean a great deal to Lunaris and Lucious. The guilt of how wrongly the triplets, and now twins were treated— it was fair enough.
If you happen to see them again. I would avoid violent measures entirely. Avoid any sort of threats or intimidation, as well. We need them to cooperate, not feel unsafe.
He sighed a bit tiredly.
I am one of those who have spoken to them the most, along with my mother and Lucious. Due to my nature.
Another wave a agitation ripples from Feige before she calms down again. Anger is still difficult for her but she is learning. She does not like them and would not wish to be near thwm if she can help it..
For you... I will be peaceful... I know the others... are afraid of me... of what I am... if they are... afraid just because... I exist then... I can not do anything... about that... but I will not... cause you problems...
She means it. She will just leave the area if they show up. Best not to engage with them. Sje can't do anything if she avoids them, right?
Feige let's him drag her into his lap, she let's her fingers intertwine with his, it was fascinating how much larger his hands were compared to hers. She lays her head on his chest.
There was... that one lord... but I do not... think he counts...
She understands why they are scared. She is a very powerful being. Something that can end their whole civilization with little effort. She will do her best to show them she would never do that
Feige was happy to hear that and the joy that rolled off her could be felt by the other beach goers who were actually a good distance away. Again her emotions are a secret from no one.
I agree... being around the ocean... is to calming... like there is no... cares or worries...
She looks away shyly once more, bumping her index fingers together.
I have... had sweet things... said to me before... but it ot feels different... comong from you...
She feels her cheeks glowing brighter and brighter. Why is saying this making her feel so bashful? This is Nooma. He would understand her better than anyone.
Nooma laid his head on Feige’s shoulder again, tucking his face agaisnt her neck. Perhaps she just held him to higher regards. They were really close, after all.
She makes a soft noise and cuddles into him. Her whole body felt warm despite the cool water. She wants to hide now. She knows there are others staring and it's her fault for practically assaulting them all with her emotions.
M-maybe we... relax on the... lounge chairs a bit...
Nooma nodded, rising to his feet with Feige in his arms. He stepped into the water to get the sand off of himself and some off of her before turning around to get out of the water entirely. He walked into the cabana, internally relieved that they were out of sight now. He plopped back into a chair and laid Feige back in his lap, nuzzling her face affectionately.
Feige reflexively wraps her arms around his neck when he stood. It was a relief to be out of sight for a moment. Normally sje doesn't mind or really care but she can feel their stares and it is making her squirm.
Yes... Just wanted out... of the sun and sight... for a bit...
Feige relaxes against him and enjoying the calm and peace. Nooma felt safe, like he always does. She sighs as his rubbed her scalp. That felt nice. So good.
Feige is practically melting into a puddle under his touch. A warm breeze blew through the cabana, the ocean waves crashing on the shore and the distant noises if the other beach goers can be heard.
Feige had been exploring the world of the Celestials. She is always finding new things. A cave with funny creatures, a forest in a crater, some ruins on a mountain. She knows not to touch these things and just observe but she has found something amazing this time. A beach!
Now a beach may not seem too amazing to others but Feige has always loved them. Amd this one was so pretty. Sand a pale yellow, nearly white in color. Water the clearest blue she has ever seen. It was in an inlet like cove with a reef acting as a natural barrier, making access from the water difficult. She had to bring Nooma here. And maybe Orbit and Blitz would like to join.
She is rushing back to the celestial home before she could think farther on it.
Nooma!... Nooma!... I have found... something wonderful...
It hadn’t been too long since Abyss and Blanc had been taken in, and the clouds began to turn bright again. The two had been kept under close monitoring, tied in chains for now.
—
He and everyone else finally got to relax, and everyone’s jobs and tasks at the moment are currently lifted so everyone can get a chance to calm back down and sort themselves out.
—
When he saw Feige fly towards him, he instinctively opened his arms out wide to grab her and lift her onto his chest for a hug.
Feige giggles and nearly tackles him into a hug. His hugs are the best. It probably something to do with his four arms. Feels safe and secure. She nuzzles her face into the fluff of his hood and makes a happy sigh.
I have... it is a beach... very pretty... and private...
She looks at him and her smile gets brighter. He is looking healthier now a days if still a little tired but she can convince him to come snuggle or nap with her so he will rest.
I was wondering... if you wanted... to have a beach day... with me...
Nooma’s cheeks lit up and the stars glittered gently as he averted his gaze, his eyes shifting sideways. The thought of going to the beach with Feige was nice.. but he had never been publicly— exposed— in a long time. He had so many scars now..
Uh.. maybe.. we can go together.
But— I’ll… pass.. on changing. I’ll just stay out of the water.
He muttered nervously, arms tightening around Feige as a self comfort and ducked his head down to hide his face against her hair.
Aw, she had hoped they could go swimming together but if he was uncomfortable she would not push him. She is learn not to push others when they are uncomfortable just because she is excited.
Okay... you may want to... wear thinner clothes... it is hot there... where the beach is... that is... I do not want... you to get overheated...
She hugs him a little tighter, rubbing his back in a reassuring manner
Nooma remained silent, cradling Feige close to his chest. He could tell she was a bit disappointed.. He really liked the idea of swimming with her.. he furrowed his brows and sighed, leaning back.
I’ll get in the water..
He pulled Feige back and set her down, fixing his hood.
You’ll have to excuse me while I change.
He mumbled softly, already moving to go to his room.
She looks at him for a moment, trying to see if he really wanted to or if he was just trying to make her happy.
Are you sure...? I do not wish... for you to feel pressured...
She follows him to his room but does opt to wait outside to give him privacy. She was making a list of things they needed to this to be the best day ever. If he was willing to push his discomfort aside for her then she will make sure he was comfortable in every way possible
Nooma smiled, not able to shake off the slight nerves he still felt. Might as well bite the bullet.
—
When Nooma was done, he peeked out his room before stepping out. He had his trunks on, but right now he had a beach robe on top to remain decent until they were at the beach. The robe was a brighter blue than the trunks, but it was still fairly dark with a brighter blue trim and swirly cloud markings in it in the same bright blue. He had also ditched his hat, not wanting to get sand on it. His face let off some black mist from it, as did the back of his head in a similar trail as his hat, but not as long. Definitely wouldn’t count as hair… no celestial had any but some planetary and some asteroid celestials.
—
He smiled awkwardly at Feige, clasping his hands together. Even with the robe, he still felt bare, his legs having nothing but the trunks.
Feige tunred to looks at Nooma and blinks several times. Has she ever seen him without his hat? Or so exposed? It was strange. But not in a bad way. He was pretty.
Are you ready...?
She turns to open a portal to the beach. Fast and easy and Nooma didn't need to worry about others seeing him
Nooma assumed when they needed towels Feige would probably conjure some. He didn’t exactly have any beach towels..
—
He stepped through the portal and looked around. Oh. There wasn’t many people here. It was still up high in the clouds.. I remembers this beach. He should’ve known this one was what Feige had discovered. He felt the warm sand under his feet and let it soothe him slightly as he found a decent spot, shifting to sit on his knees and spread his fingers in the sand beside him. The spot was a good distance away from others, but not too isolated, and kept the view of the seemingly endless ocean.
Feige smiles as she starts making things for them. She closed her eyes and used a few fallen trees and rocks near by to transform into a cabana with fluffy cushions and a canopy that had curtains you could close for privacy. With lounging chairs that also had cushions. She used some coconuts to make towels. It is easier to morf and transform things with similar or identical mass.
Ones she finished with the comfort things she turned her outfit into a swimsuit for herself. It was a soft mint color.
Oh... I should have known... you knew this place...
Nooma blinked, shifting to get out and look at the curtains.
And what are you going to do with this when we are done here?
He mused, picking at the edges of his robe. Well if their presence wasn’t enough to attract attention, he supposed this eccentric royal looking display was.. he grimaced, turning away to untie his robe.
—
He really didn’t wear anything but trunks.. he didn’t need to, though. He folded his robe neatly and set it down by the cabana, but didn’t go inside. He rubbed his arms, crossing them all a bit self-consciously over his chest and stomach. It shouldn’t have bothered him as much as he did… he was completely covered in scars of all kinds.. every inch of skin.
She looks at her creation and blushes. She saw this kind of set up at other places she visited and thought this is what you used for fun beach day. Was it too much?
I usually... change things back... after I am done... leave as little impact... as I can... it would be strange... to find a bed... in the middle... of field of flowers... in the middle of nowhere...
She moves closer to him and smiles softly, taking one of his hands in hers. She looks him over and thinks he is beautiful. He looks like Nooma. Every mark and scar is unique to him.
Nooma’s cheeks lit up, the stars lighting up there. He put a hand up to his face and covered part of his mouth with his fingers, rolling his shoulders.
Thank you..
He glanced at the water moving over the shore, the white edges shrinking and spreading out as it pushed and pulled. He wanted to get in the water… but not just to hide. He hadn’t swam in so long— he remembers it being quite relaxing.
Feige looks out at thw water too. It really did look so inviting. The way the sun reflects off the surface and the roar of the small waves. It looked like a postcard really.
Feige couldn't hold back and darts for the water, not hesitating to get in and making a surprise noise at the temperature difference but she laughs and splashes the water. Just enjoying how it felt.
Nooma chuckled softly, shifting and walking towards the water calmly to get in. He had to walk a bit further to get hips deep, feeling the water ripple around his skin and the sand kick up under his feet. He hummed, running his hands through the water. It was soothing.. he grinned, looking at Feige with a fond look.
Feige ducks under the water to look around and see if any creatures are near the shore. She sees a few fish but they avoid her... not too uncommon. She is larger and could be a predator in their minds. She giggles and pops back up by Nooma.
Nooma’s grin was sharp as he slunk back deeper into the water, lowering his body until only his eyes were visible. They narrowed sharply, as he snagged Feige by her waist with a single hand, the rest simply lingering around her just in case. He lifted his head just a bit to speak, the white of his mouth visible and making shape of the jagged edges of his mouth.
There are sharks in this beach.
He said simply, tone a teasing one.
I know because last time I was here—
He jerked a hand out and clamped it around Feige’s ankle, snagging it, letting dull claws poke her skin like teeth. He was only joking, maybe scare her just a bit. There were no cruel intentions.
Feige watches Nooma with curiosity and a cute tilt of her head. What was he planning?The second Nooma grabs her Feige is all giggles and squeals. Her white eyes widening as he spoke about sharks. She isn't sure how scared she should be of sharks but she can't help the shiver that creeps down her spine.
Nooma simply chuckled, releasing Feige’s ankle and standing again. The water went up his waist, but still wasn’t higher than his second pair of arms. He smirked, letting Feige’s waist go as well.
The sharks will not do anything unless you provoke them. They are not aggressive.
He hummed, pointing behind himself.
And they are a bit deeper than the shore, if you are planning on going any deeper.
They sound... like Orbit... does not care... unless you bother him...
She floats up above the surface,water dripping from her as she keeps herself level with Nooma's face.
How big... can they get...? I read... somewhere... about a really big... one with big teeth... it could swallow me whole... that was how big... it was...
But no, the ones around here aren’t like the ones humans deal with. We just call them silver sharks because they’re a light grey and have very faint striped patterns. They aren’t that large, they’re here for population control.
Can’t have an overpopulation of fish.
He shrugged, lifting a hand to poke Feige’s side with his claws lightly.
They nibble. Curious creatures they are. They don’t mean harm.
Jaws? That is a great white, but it is greatly exaggerated. They truly are not that aggressive.
Nooma mused, crossing one set of arms and reaching out with the other to snag Feige from the air. He jumped back until he was in the water, staying up just enough so her head wasn’t dunked under water, but she was successfully splashed and mostly submerged.
They are probably with Rose.
He said sarcastically.
They are fools…. I am getting rather tired of watching him dance around her.
Oh Nooma seems very playful today! This is wonderful! He had been seeming so down and way too serious lately. She had been worried. But it seemed he just needed a break from everything.
She yelps as he pulls her into the water and playfully splashes him back. She loves this side of him.
I think... he mentioned this... Rose person before... are you saying... he is in love...?
Her expression was bright and curious.aybe a little hopeful. This was sounding like one of her stories. Orbit had told her about Rose but he was still thinking about how he felt. Maybe he figured it out!
More squeals as she hits the water and disappears under the surface. He wants to play dirty, huh? She smirks and shots behind him. She emerges out of the water and pulls him into the air with her a few feet above the water with her arms wrapped around his middle. Taking g a second to check it wa safe she drops hom back back to the water with a giggle.
Well... sounds like a will they... Will they not... slow burn romance...
Nooma squeaked, being plopped into the water with a large splash. She grinned to himself and grabbed Feige while underwater, jumping out of the water while ahold of her. He threw her upwards and caught her again before tossing her again, a bit further and from higher up this time.
I agree. Slow burn romance is always a bit hard of a read just because you simply know they get together.
But it is better than fast romance and love at first sight, personally.
Feige laughs and lands in the water with a big slash. The biggest on yet from her. She is very impressed with Nooma's strength. Tossing someone like that does take some muscle after all. And he seems much more relaxed. Not really focused on anyone watching, which really no one really was. She pops back up and kicks water at him.
I never understood... that concept... love at first sight... how do you know... you love them... you do not even know... who they are... it all sounds like... Just physical attraction... to me...
Feige makes a rather adorable pouty face. She didn't like that. She moves closer to him and takes one of his hands.
I have seen... how popular you are... they fail to see... how kind... amd smart... and wonderful... ypu are... saying they like you... and they do not know you... I know you... and you are... my favorite person...
She gives him a soft smile, trying her best to comfort him
She had seen some celestials get together rather quickly. She had assumed it was just because she pops in and out of the dimension and time works differently between dimensions...
I think I understand... I do agree... getting to know someone... is better when you... want a romantic relationship....
Nooma nodded, smiling slightly again. He pet Feige’s head before letting her go, stepping back and rising his hands from the water to watch it slide off his palm and between his fingers. He leaned back and lifted his legs to float on his back, limbs splayed. It was very easy to stay afloat due to him being quite light, he was pretty buoyant.
I crave a romantic relationship… I quite love the idea of having a mate. But I’ve never had the joys of even having a crush before…
She moves to hover over him. For a second before drifting into the water to float with him. Hwr tendency to float normally makes floating in the water just as easy. If not for being a Newton star she'd weight as much of a normal animtronic of her size.
Well… maybe once… I was younger, though. About 25.
Nooma frowned, holding two hands on his chest and keeping the second pair starfished.
It wasn’t immediate, either, she was quite close to me before that. But ah—- things happen. I was too late.
She met someone and maybe knew him for two days before they became partners. I found out because she told me herself when I finally got the guts to say something.
Pathetic timing, really. She only dated him because HE asked.
He shrugged.
What’re you gonna do, then?
I couldn’t stay friends with her.. she got too awkward around me.
Feige makes another sour face. She was feeling rather conflicted. On once hand kind of mad at this girl for not seeing how amazing Nooma was but also relieved she didn't have to share him. She wasn't entirely sure why she was feeling this way. She never felt like this before. It was strange.
Nooma couldn’t help but snort at that, grin growing wider as he moved one hand off his chest to wrap an arm around Feige. He let her float beside him against his side.
I am over it now. I simply wish she is happy with her partner and life currently.
I miss her sometimes. I would’ve liked to stay friends. But oh well.
That would be nice, I would love to see how she is doing, she was quite dear to me. It will be much less awkward now that I no longer hold feelings for her at all.
Nooma hummed, resting his eyes, relaxed. He knew what love felt like— at least.. he thinks he does. He certainly knows what it looks like, and he’s had a crush before. But— it felt more like puppy love than anything. He wasn’t quite sure anymore… whatever the case— he only hoped he’d be able to have it one day.
She stares at him for a long moment, he seemed so peaceful right now. She had read so many stories and fairytales, you would think sje would understand love by now but sje is still confused. How do you do you know what love feels like and of thsy love is romantic or not.
Orbit does that to keep others at a safe distance. I don’t think it works too well anymore like it used to.
Nooma mused, turning his head to look at Feige a bit more directly.
Maybe not. It’s been so long since we were friends, or had any sort of meaningful conversation. I would not be surprised if it were simply too awkward for her to try and be friends again after all this time.
Nooma moved to watch Feige, eyes creasing. He poked his head underwater to see what she was doing and tilted his head, blinking a bit before lifting his head back up. He paused before turning away, stepping closer to the shore and then bending his knees to rifle through the wet sand. He hummed to himself as he managed to dig up a fairly intact conch shell, a bit small. He pushed back and went over to where Feige was, simply passing the shell into one of his lower hands and held it in front of her face.
Feige was enjoying the quiet tranquility that being under water brings. She watched Nooma leave for a moment then come back. What was he...? A shell? Oh a conch shell! She scoots closer and tilts her head. What was he trying to show her?
Nooma didn’t exactly have the luxury of not needing to breathe, so he just ducked underwater only long enough to take Feige’s hand and place the shell into her palm before standing up again.
Shells get swept into the shore by the current and buried in the sand.
He turned to go back to the same spot, digging his fingers into the sand and easily creating a hole with his hands until pulling out another shell. Far skinnier than the conch, and longer, but still in a spiral.
Feige follows him and watches with wrapped attention. Her white eyes open wide so she didn't miss a thing he did. She gasps at seeing the long spiraling shell.
It looks... like a unicorn horn... so pretty...
She buries her hand in the sand pulls out... half a clamp she'll. It was broken. She pouts slightly.
Nooma set the sand dollar aside and sifted through the sand more, looking for something more blue or green. He ended pulling out another horned spiral, this one sporting dull spikes around its broader base. It was green-ish blue with some darker speckles.
This one is quite nice.
He held it up beside Feige’s shoulder, passing it to her as well.
Her face lit up and she held it carefully. It was so pretty and the little spikes were cute. She smiles and lean into Nooma's side.
You are sweet...
He really was. Everything about him was wonderful. She held the shell up to the sun and admired the colors and how the light reflects off the shells surface
Nooma grinned brightly, moving to sit in the fairly large hole he made, that continued to be swept over by water. It only reached his waist, but it was surprisingly comfortable and soothing.
All shells are pretty. Like you.
He hummed, folding his lower pair of hands over his lap with his upper pair laid on the sand.
Feige felt something in her chest flutter. Her cheek started glowing and for a few seconds her wispy hair flared out. She makes a soft giddy noise turning away to tuck the shell he gave her into her little pocket dimension.
Nooma glanced at Feige at the change in energy, but she didn’t seem too different when she turned back around to face him. He shook his head, smiling softly.
No, I’m not hungry.
He tilted his head and laid it on his shoulder, staring at her silently before turning back to look at the ocean.
Abyss and Blanc have been restrained recently. They are under close watch.
Another rush of energy came from her , this one spoke of her dislike for Abyss and Blanc. She still didn't like them. She wished to never see them. If she could she'd leave them in the space between dimensions... but they are being held by Nooma's people. She will respect their ways and not involve herself.
That... is good... to know...
She moves closer to him and takes one of his hands. The memory of that day still scares her.
Their cores are going to be connected to their bodies before they lose motivation, to prevent them from perishing.
We hope to help them so they can earn their places back in our society.
Before all of this— they were treated very unjustly. Things have changed.
He rolled his shoulder awkwardly, mouth falling and the white of it disappearing. He wasn’t too keen on it. Orbit especially wasn’t. But it was simply the right thing to do— and if they cooperated, it would mean a great deal to Lunaris and Lucious. The guilt of how wrongly the triplets, and now twins were treated— it was fair enough.
If you happen to see them again. I would avoid violent measures entirely. Avoid any sort of threats or intimidation, as well. We need them to cooperate, not feel unsafe.
He sighed a bit tiredly.
I am one of those who have spoken to them the most, along with my mother and Lucious. Due to my nature.
Another wave a agitation ripples from Feige before she calms down again. Anger is still difficult for her but she is learning. She does not like them and would not wish to be near thwm if she can help it..
For you... I will be peaceful... I know the others... are afraid of me... of what I am... if they are... afraid just because... I exist then... I can not do anything... about that... but I will not... cause you problems...
She means it. She will just leave the area if they show up. Best not to engage with them. Sje can't do anything if she avoids them, right?
Feige let's him drag her into his lap, she let's her fingers intertwine with his, it was fascinating how much larger his hands were compared to hers. She lays her head on his chest.
There was... that one lord... but I do not... think he counts...
She understands why they are scared. She is a very powerful being. Something that can end their whole civilization with little effort. She will do her best to show them she would never do that
Feige was happy to hear that and the joy that rolled off her could be felt by the other beach goers who were actually a good distance away. Again her emotions are a secret from no one.
I agree... being around the ocean... is to calming... like there is no... cares or worries...
She looks away shyly once more, bumping her index fingers together.
I have... had sweet things... said to me before... but it ot feels different... comong from you...
She feels her cheeks glowing brighter and brighter. Why is saying this making her feel so bashful? This is Nooma. He would understand her better than anyone.
Nooma laid his head on Feige’s shoulder again, tucking his face agaisnt her neck. Perhaps she just held him to higher regards. They were really close, after all.
She makes a soft noise and cuddles into him. Her whole body felt warm despite the cool water. She wants to hide now. She knows there are others staring and it's her fault for practically assaulting them all with her emotions.
M-maybe we... relax on the... lounge chairs a bit...
Nooma nodded, rising to his feet with Feige in his arms. He stepped into the water to get the sand off of himself and some off of her before turning around to get out of the water entirely. He walked into the cabana, internally relieved that they were out of sight now. He plopped back into a chair and laid Feige back in his lap, nuzzling her face affectionately.
Feige reflexively wraps her arms around his neck when he stood. It was a relief to be out of sight for a moment. Normally sje doesn't mind or really care but she can feel their stares and it is making her squirm.
Yes... Just wanted out... of the sun and sight... for a bit...
Feige relaxes against him and enjoying the calm and peace. Nooma felt safe, like he always does. She sighs as his rubbed her scalp. That felt nice. So good.
Feige had been exploring the world of the Celestials. She is always finding new things. A cave with funny creatures, a forest in a crater, some ruins on a mountain. She knows not to touch these things and just observe but she has found something amazing this time. A beach!
Now a beach may not seem too amazing to others but Feige has always loved them. Amd this one was so pretty. Sand a pale yellow, nearly white in color. Water the clearest blue she has ever seen. It was in an inlet like cove with a reef acting as a natural barrier, making access from the water difficult. She had to bring Nooma here. And maybe Orbit and Blitz would like to join.
She is rushing back to the celestial home before she could think farther on it.
Nooma!... Nooma!... I have found... something wonderful...
It hadn’t been too long since Abyss and Blanc had been taken in, and the clouds began to turn bright again. The two had been kept under close monitoring, tied in chains for now.
—
He and everyone else finally got to relax, and everyone’s jobs and tasks at the moment are currently lifted so everyone can get a chance to calm back down and sort themselves out.
—
When he saw Feige fly towards him, he instinctively opened his arms out wide to grab her and lift her onto his chest for a hug.
Feige giggles and nearly tackles him into a hug. His hugs are the best. It probably something to do with his four arms. Feels safe and secure. She nuzzles her face into the fluff of his hood and makes a happy sigh.
I have... it is a beach... very pretty... and private...
She looks at him and her smile gets brighter. He is looking healthier now a days if still a little tired but she can convince him to come snuggle or nap with her so he will rest.
I was wondering... if you wanted... to have a beach day... with me...
Nooma’s cheeks lit up and the stars glittered gently as he averted his gaze, his eyes shifting sideways. The thought of going to the beach with Feige was nice.. but he had never been publicly— exposed— in a long time. He had so many scars now..
Uh.. maybe.. we can go together.
But— I’ll… pass.. on changing. I’ll just stay out of the water.
He muttered nervously, arms tightening around Feige as a self comfort and ducked his head down to hide his face against her hair.
Aw, she had hoped they could go swimming together but if he was uncomfortable she would not push him. She is learn not to push others when they are uncomfortable just because she is excited.
Okay... you may want to... wear thinner clothes... it is hot there... where the beach is... that is... I do not want... you to get overheated...
She hugs him a little tighter, rubbing his back in a reassuring manner
Nooma remained silent, cradling Feige close to his chest. He could tell she was a bit disappointed.. He really liked the idea of swimming with her.. he furrowed his brows and sighed, leaning back.
I’ll get in the water..
He pulled Feige back and set her down, fixing his hood.
You’ll have to excuse me while I change.
He mumbled softly, already moving to go to his room.
She looks at him for a moment, trying to see if he really wanted to or if he was just trying to make her happy.
Are you sure...? I do not wish... for you to feel pressured...
She follows him to his room but does opt to wait outside to give him privacy. She was making a list of things they needed to this to be the best day ever. If he was willing to push his discomfort aside for her then she will make sure he was comfortable in every way possible
Nooma smiled, not able to shake off the slight nerves he still felt. Might as well bite the bullet.
—
When Nooma was done, he peeked out his room before stepping out. He had his trunks on, but right now he had a beach robe on top to remain decent until they were at the beach. The robe was a brighter blue than the trunks, but it was still fairly dark with a brighter blue trim and swirly cloud markings in it in the same bright blue. He had also ditched his hat, not wanting to get sand on it. His face let off some black mist from it, as did the back of his head in a similar trail as his hat, but not as long. Definitely wouldn’t count as hair… no celestial had any but some planetary and some asteroid celestials.
—
He smiled awkwardly at Feige, clasping his hands together. Even with the robe, he still felt bare, his legs having nothing but the trunks.
Feige tunred to looks at Nooma and blinks several times. Has she ever seen him without his hat? Or so exposed? It was strange. But not in a bad way. He was pretty.
Are you ready...?
She turns to open a portal to the beach. Fast and easy and Nooma didn't need to worry about others seeing him
Nooma assumed when they needed towels Feige would probably conjure some. He didn’t exactly have any beach towels..
—
He stepped through the portal and looked around. Oh. There wasn’t many people here. It was still up high in the clouds.. I remembers this beach. He should’ve known this one was what Feige had discovered. He felt the warm sand under his feet and let it soothe him slightly as he found a decent spot, shifting to sit on his knees and spread his fingers in the sand beside him. The spot was a good distance away from others, but not too isolated, and kept the view of the seemingly endless ocean.
Feige smiles as she starts making things for them. She closed her eyes and used a few fallen trees and rocks near by to transform into a cabana with fluffy cushions and a canopy that had curtains you could close for privacy. With lounging chairs that also had cushions. She used some coconuts to make towels. It is easier to morf and transform things with similar or identical mass.
Ones she finished with the comfort things she turned her outfit into a swimsuit for herself. It was a soft mint color.
Oh... I should have known... you knew this place...
Nooma blinked, shifting to get out and look at the curtains.
And what are you going to do with this when we are done here?
He mused, picking at the edges of his robe. Well if their presence wasn’t enough to attract attention, he supposed this eccentric royal looking display was.. he grimaced, turning away to untie his robe.
—
He really didn’t wear anything but trunks.. he didn’t need to, though. He folded his robe neatly and set it down by the cabana, but didn’t go inside. He rubbed his arms, crossing them all a bit self-consciously over his chest and stomach. It shouldn’t have bothered him as much as he did… he was completely covered in scars of all kinds.. every inch of skin.
She looks at her creation and blushes. She saw this kind of set up at other places she visited and thought this is what you used for fun beach day. Was it too much?
I usually... change things back... after I am done... leave as little impact... as I can... it would be strange... to find a bed... in the middle... of field of flowers... in the middle of nowhere...
She moves closer to him and smiles softly, taking one of his hands in hers. She looks him over and thinks he is beautiful. He looks like Nooma. Every mark and scar is unique to him.
Nooma’s cheeks lit up, the stars lighting up there. He put a hand up to his face and covered part of his mouth with his fingers, rolling his shoulders.
Thank you..
He glanced at the water moving over the shore, the white edges shrinking and spreading out as it pushed and pulled. He wanted to get in the water… but not just to hide. He hadn’t swam in so long— he remembers it being quite relaxing.
Feige looks out at thw water too. It really did look so inviting. The way the sun reflects off the surface and the roar of the small waves. It looked like a postcard really.
Feige couldn't hold back and darts for the water, not hesitating to get in and making a surprise noise at the temperature difference but she laughs and splashes the water. Just enjoying how it felt.
Nooma chuckled softly, shifting and walking towards the water calmly to get in. He had to walk a bit further to get hips deep, feeling the water ripple around his skin and the sand kick up under his feet. He hummed, running his hands through the water. It was soothing.. he grinned, looking at Feige with a fond look.
Feige ducks under the water to look around and see if any creatures are near the shore. She sees a few fish but they avoid her... not too uncommon. She is larger and could be a predator in their minds. She giggles and pops back up by Nooma.
Nooma’s grin was sharp as he slunk back deeper into the water, lowering his body until only his eyes were visible. They narrowed sharply, as he snagged Feige by her waist with a single hand, the rest simply lingering around her just in case. He lifted his head just a bit to speak, the white of his mouth visible and making shape of the jagged edges of his mouth.
There are sharks in this beach.
He said simply, tone a teasing one.
I know because last time I was here—
He jerked a hand out and clamped it around Feige’s ankle, snagging it, letting dull claws poke her skin like teeth. He was only joking, maybe scare her just a bit. There were no cruel intentions.
Feige watches Nooma with curiosity and a cute tilt of her head. What was he planning?The second Nooma grabs her Feige is all giggles and squeals. Her white eyes widening as he spoke about sharks. She isn't sure how scared she should be of sharks but she can't help the shiver that creeps down her spine.
Nooma simply chuckled, releasing Feige’s ankle and standing again. The water went up his waist, but still wasn’t higher than his second pair of arms. He smirked, letting Feige’s waist go as well.
The sharks will not do anything unless you provoke them. They are not aggressive.
He hummed, pointing behind himself.
And they are a bit deeper than the shore, if you are planning on going any deeper.
They sound... like Orbit... does not care... unless you bother him...
She floats up above the surface,water dripping from her as she keeps herself level with Nooma's face.
How big... can they get...? I read... somewhere... about a really big... one with big teeth... it could swallow me whole... that was how big... it was...
But no, the ones around here aren’t like the ones humans deal with. We just call them silver sharks because they’re a light grey and have very faint striped patterns. They aren’t that large, they’re here for population control.
Can’t have an overpopulation of fish.
He shrugged, lifting a hand to poke Feige’s side with his claws lightly.
They nibble. Curious creatures they are. They don’t mean harm.
Jaws? That is a great white, but it is greatly exaggerated. They truly are not that aggressive.
Nooma mused, crossing one set of arms and reaching out with the other to snag Feige from the air. He jumped back until he was in the water, staying up just enough so her head wasn’t dunked under water, but she was successfully splashed and mostly submerged.
They are probably with Rose.
He said sarcastically.
They are fools…. I am getting rather tired of watching him dance around her.
Oh Nooma seems very playful today! This is wonderful! He had been seeming so down and way too serious lately. She had been worried. But it seemed he just needed a break from everything.
She yelps as he pulls her into the water and playfully splashes him back. She loves this side of him.
I think... he mentioned this... Rose person before... are you saying... he is in love...?
Her expression was bright and curious.aybe a little hopeful. This was sounding like one of her stories. Orbit had told her about Rose but he was still thinking about how he felt. Maybe he figured it out!
More squeals as she hits the water and disappears under the surface. He wants to play dirty, huh? She smirks and shots behind him. She emerges out of the water and pulls him into the air with her a few feet above the water with her arms wrapped around his middle. Taking g a second to check it wa safe she drops hom back back to the water with a giggle.
Well... sounds like a will they... Will they not... slow burn romance...
Nooma squeaked, being plopped into the water with a large splash. She grinned to himself and grabbed Feige while underwater, jumping out of the water while ahold of her. He threw her upwards and caught her again before tossing her again, a bit further and from higher up this time.
I agree. Slow burn romance is always a bit hard of a read just because you simply know they get together.
But it is better than fast romance and love at first sight, personally.
Feige laughs and lands in the water with a big slash. The biggest on yet from her. She is very impressed with Nooma's strength. Tossing someone like that does take some muscle after all. And he seems much more relaxed. Not really focused on anyone watching, which really no one really was. She pops back up and kicks water at him.
I never understood... that concept... love at first sight... how do you know... you love them... you do not even know... who they are... it all sounds like... Just physical attraction... to me...
Feige makes a rather adorable pouty face. She didn't like that. She moves closer to him and takes one of his hands.
I have seen... how popular you are... they fail to see... how kind... amd smart... and wonderful... ypu are... saying they like you... and they do not know you... I know you... and you are... my favorite person...
She gives him a soft smile, trying her best to comfort him
She had seen some celestials get together rather quickly. She had assumed it was just because she pops in and out of the dimension and time works differently between dimensions...
I think I understand... I do agree... getting to know someone... is better when you... want a romantic relationship....
Nooma nodded, smiling slightly again. He pet Feige’s head before letting her go, stepping back and rising his hands from the water to watch it slide off his palm and between his fingers. He leaned back and lifted his legs to float on his back, limbs splayed. It was very easy to stay afloat due to him being quite light, he was pretty buoyant.
I crave a romantic relationship… I quite love the idea of having a mate. But I’ve never had the joys of even having a crush before…
She moves to hover over him. For a second before drifting into the water to float with him. Hwr tendency to float normally makes floating in the water just as easy. If not for being a Newton star she'd weight as much of a normal animtronic of her size.
Well… maybe once… I was younger, though. About 25.
Nooma frowned, holding two hands on his chest and keeping the second pair starfished.
It wasn’t immediate, either, she was quite close to me before that. But ah—- things happen. I was too late.
She met someone and maybe knew him for two days before they became partners. I found out because she told me herself when I finally got the guts to say something.
Pathetic timing, really. She only dated him because HE asked.
He shrugged.
What’re you gonna do, then?
I couldn’t stay friends with her.. she got too awkward around me.
Feige makes another sour face. She was feeling rather conflicted. On once hand kind of mad at this girl for not seeing how amazing Nooma was but also relieved she didn't have to share him. She wasn't entirely sure why she was feeling this way. She never felt like this before. It was strange.
Nooma couldn’t help but snort at that, grin growing wider as he moved one hand off his chest to wrap an arm around Feige. He let her float beside him against his side.
I am over it now. I simply wish she is happy with her partner and life currently.
I miss her sometimes. I would’ve liked to stay friends. But oh well.
That would be nice, I would love to see how she is doing, she was quite dear to me. It will be much less awkward now that I no longer hold feelings for her at all.
Nooma hummed, resting his eyes, relaxed. He knew what love felt like— at least.. he thinks he does. He certainly knows what it looks like, and he’s had a crush before. But— it felt more like puppy love than anything. He wasn’t quite sure anymore… whatever the case— he only hoped he’d be able to have it one day.
She stares at him for a long moment, he seemed so peaceful right now. She had read so many stories and fairytales, you would think sje would understand love by now but sje is still confused. How do you do you know what love feels like and of thsy love is romantic or not.
Orbit does that to keep others at a safe distance. I don’t think it works too well anymore like it used to.
Nooma mused, turning his head to look at Feige a bit more directly.
Maybe not. It’s been so long since we were friends, or had any sort of meaningful conversation. I would not be surprised if it were simply too awkward for her to try and be friends again after all this time.
Nooma moved to watch Feige, eyes creasing. He poked his head underwater to see what she was doing and tilted his head, blinking a bit before lifting his head back up. He paused before turning away, stepping closer to the shore and then bending his knees to rifle through the wet sand. He hummed to himself as he managed to dig up a fairly intact conch shell, a bit small. He pushed back and went over to where Feige was, simply passing the shell into one of his lower hands and held it in front of her face.
Feige was enjoying the quiet tranquility that being under water brings. She watched Nooma leave for a moment then come back. What was he...? A shell? Oh a conch shell! She scoots closer and tilts her head. What was he trying to show her?
Nooma didn’t exactly have the luxury of not needing to breathe, so he just ducked underwater only long enough to take Feige’s hand and place the shell into her palm before standing up again.
Shells get swept into the shore by the current and buried in the sand.
He turned to go back to the same spot, digging his fingers into the sand and easily creating a hole with his hands until pulling out another shell. Far skinnier than the conch, and longer, but still in a spiral.
Feige follows him and watches with wrapped attention. Her white eyes open wide so she didn't miss a thing he did. She gasps at seeing the long spiraling shell.
It looks... like a unicorn horn... so pretty...
She buries her hand in the sand pulls out... half a clamp she'll. It was broken. She pouts slightly.
Nooma set the sand dollar aside and sifted through the sand more, looking for something more blue or green. He ended pulling out another horned spiral, this one sporting dull spikes around its broader base. It was green-ish blue with some darker speckles.
This one is quite nice.
He held it up beside Feige’s shoulder, passing it to her as well.
Her face lit up and she held it carefully. It was so pretty and the little spikes were cute. She smiles and lean into Nooma's side.
You are sweet...
He really was. Everything about him was wonderful. She held the shell up to the sun and admired the colors and how the light reflects off the shells surface
Nooma grinned brightly, moving to sit in the fairly large hole he made, that continued to be swept over by water. It only reached his waist, but it was surprisingly comfortable and soothing.
All shells are pretty. Like you.
He hummed, folding his lower pair of hands over his lap with his upper pair laid on the sand.
Feige felt something in her chest flutter. Her cheek started glowing and for a few seconds her wispy hair flared out. She makes a soft giddy noise turning away to tuck the shell he gave her into her little pocket dimension.
Nooma glanced at Feige at the change in energy, but she didn’t seem too different when she turned back around to face him. He shook his head, smiling softly.
No, I’m not hungry.
He tilted his head and laid it on his shoulder, staring at her silently before turning back to look at the ocean.
Abyss and Blanc have been restrained recently. They are under close watch.
Another rush of energy came from her , this one spoke of her dislike for Abyss and Blanc. She still didn't like them. She wished to never see them. If she could she'd leave them in the space between dimensions... but they are being held by Nooma's people. She will respect their ways and not involve herself.
That... is good... to know...
She moves closer to him and takes one of his hands. The memory of that day still scares her.
Their cores are going to be connected to their bodies before they lose motivation, to prevent them from perishing.
We hope to help them so they can earn their places back in our society.
Before all of this— they were treated very unjustly. Things have changed.
He rolled his shoulder awkwardly, mouth falling and the white of it disappearing. He wasn’t too keen on it. Orbit especially wasn’t. But it was simply the right thing to do— and if they cooperated, it would mean a great deal to Lunaris and Lucious. The guilt of how wrongly the triplets, and now twins were treated— it was fair enough.
If you happen to see them again. I would avoid violent measures entirely. Avoid any sort of threats or intimidation, as well. We need them to cooperate, not feel unsafe.
He sighed a bit tiredly.
I am one of those who have spoken to them the most, along with my mother and Lucious. Due to my nature.
Another wave a agitation ripples from Feige before she calms down again. Anger is still difficult for her but she is learning. She does not like them and would not wish to be near thwm if she can help it..
For you... I will be peaceful... I know the others... are afraid of me... of what I am... if they are... afraid just because... I exist then... I can not do anything... about that... but I will not... cause you problems...
She means it. She will just leave the area if they show up. Best not to engage with them. Sje can't do anything if she avoids them, right?
Feige let's him drag her into his lap, she let's her fingers intertwine with his, it was fascinating how much larger his hands were compared to hers. She lays her head on his chest.
There was... that one lord... but I do not... think he counts...
She understands why they are scared. She is a very powerful being. Something that can end their whole civilization with little effort. She will do her best to show them she would never do that
Feige was happy to hear that and the joy that rolled off her could be felt by the other beach goers who were actually a good distance away. Again her emotions are a secret from no one.
I agree... being around the ocean... is to calming... like there is no... cares or worries...
She looks away shyly once more, bumping her index fingers together.
I have... had sweet things... said to me before... but it ot feels different... comong from you...
She feels her cheeks glowing brighter and brighter. Why is saying this making her feel so bashful? This is Nooma. He would understand her better than anyone.
Nooma laid his head on Feige’s shoulder again, tucking his face agaisnt her neck. Perhaps she just held him to higher regards. They were really close, after all.
She makes a soft noise and cuddles into him. Her whole body felt warm despite the cool water. She wants to hide now. She knows there are others staring and it's her fault for practically assaulting them all with her emotions.
M-maybe we... relax on the... lounge chairs a bit...
Nooma nodded, rising to his feet with Feige in his arms. He stepped into the water to get the sand off of himself and some off of her before turning around to get out of the water entirely. He walked into the cabana, internally relieved that they were out of sight now. He plopped back into a chair and laid Feige back in his lap, nuzzling her face affectionately.
Feige reflexively wraps her arms around his neck when he stood. It was a relief to be out of sight for a moment. Normally sje doesn't mind or really care but she can feel their stares and it is making her squirm.
Yes... Just wanted out... of the sun and sight... for a bit...
It took awhile, dimension hopping it hard and as smart as he is he wasn't like Moon was. It took hours of calculating and double checking to make sure he didn't end up in the place between dimensions. But he finally tracked her signature. He finally found her... or well the dimension she was in. Now just need to look round and hopefully he can reunite with his little buddy.
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Meanwhile C.C. was on a shopping trip with Jigsaw. They deserved it on their birthday amd all that. And she hadn't stolen all those campers' money for no reason.
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"Ohahaha~! So many new outfits and gadgets, thank you bestie~! I've been wanting to try an overalls shorts outfit for a long time, I didn't think they had my colors!"
Jigsaw was carrying plenty of bags already, some with gadgets to add to their collection. They recently started collecting different RC cars recently and there was one in particular they'd been searching for. It was a cute little Gudetama where he drove around in his eggshell, it looked adorable!
They hadn't even noticed when someone new showed up, all too focused on having the best birthday ever in forever!
Anything for my bestie... you needed to have a good birthday and those humans did not need all that money.
The new gator animatronic watched as a large gator animatronic with a smaller animatronic walked by. His optics wide and surprised. That looked like... no they were put in storage...and was that?!?!? His little buddy?!
"Not like they were going to spend it on anything nice! Haha!"
Jigsaw chirped and wagged their tail when they were given head pats. The humans would've died by their own stupidity anyway! Didn't bother covering their food so wild animals wouldn't sniff them out and kill them! Besides, they were infringing on their territory!
"Now to just find that little Gudetama RC car after grabbing a bite to eat! I'm in the mood for something greasy."
Jigsaw did a heel turn and started walking backwards, stopping in their tracks once they spotted Gummie. Why was that Monty model staring at them like that???
"Ehm, bestie? We've got someone looking at us all funny!"
Gummie stared for a long minute. That looked like her, but the way she talked so loud and unapologetic and her optics. A smile that stretched a bit too wide... what happened while he had been gone.
C.C.'s snapped around when Jigsaw said someone was staring. She was gonna give them a piece of her m- Oh it's a Monty! How exciting! She hasn't seen one in a long bit. Not since tiny baby gator Terry visited and his big brother came to get him.
She jumps down and skips over to the Monty, circling him with interest. He certainly was a fancy one. So many upgrades and he looked well maintained. Not many Montys got this treatment. Gummie stood still, still trying to process this.
He is so fancy. Montys are really the coolest. We'll not as cool as you, Tyr, you are still the best... you know Monty, you look just like my Gummie, the best Monty ever!
She said it! That damn nickname! It is her! He wanted to cry because she was alive.
"Gummie? After the candy? Ohaha what an adorable nickname for the gator that sparked your love for the model lines that spawned him! Hmhm~!"
Sunlight was screaming in the mindscape and trying to claw their way into taking over the driver's seat. Jealous little thing Sunlight was being, Jigsaw subconsciously beat Sunlight back with the reassurances and logic that it was only natural their bestie take interest in a glammed up Monty model. Besides that, Moonpie was trying their damnedest to keep Sunlight physically restrained in the mindscape.
"Now who might you be, dear gator? You've caught the eye of my bestie~!"
I called him that because he was sweet like gummy candy
Gummie started laughing this broken laugh, a mix of joy, relief, and sadness. It was her but sje was different. He wouldn't exactly say broken but it seemed something in her broke.
Hey little buddy, it's me... I've... ive been looking for ya. Stars above look at ya. I was starting to think I'd never see ya again.
C.C. paused and tilts her head. No. He can't be. Gummie was doing a tour... but that was a long time ago. He could have come back. But the pizza plex was destroyed. He came looking for her! He didn't forget her! Gummie reached out. C.C. hesitated foe a second, her otpics searching for any lie amd finding none. She lounges forward and hugged Gummie like he'd disappear of she let go
Jigsaw tensed up once they saw C.C. hug Gummie and not let go. Stay calm stay calm stay calm Gummie was her first ever friend it's fine! They had to keep Sunlight from taking over the driver's seat again with Moonpie's help. While they kept a tight grip on the steering wheel, so to speak, Moonpie had to practically wrestle Sunlight to the floor while Clips looked through the window at Jigsaw.
If you were to look at Jigsaw's optics in a close enough manner, they would flash from a hot pink to a bright red then to a baby blue color then cycle back again. Suffice to say Jigsaw might be a little out of it until they get spoken to again.
Gummie laughs and holds her close, doing a little spin. Stars he didn't think he'd see her again. Moon never let him talk to her while he had been on tour. It was always she's too busy or she was with Sun. He pulls back and looks at her. He was gonna say her name when she grabbed his snout and held it closed.
No... do not say that name... she is... my name is C.C. now.
C.C. stared at him for a long moment before letting go of his muzzle. Gummie stared back. So the story had been true. It had been her... when that massacre happened. It broke his heart. She climbed down and skips back to Jigsaw.
This is Jigsaw. They are my bestie and they saved me from the plex when it was collapsing.
Jigsaw snapped back to reality once addressed, their tail flicking behind themself. Thank kami kai C.C. was by their side again. Sunlight had begun pulling on the back of the driver's seat!
"Ohahaha~! Yes yes, that would be me~! Please do call me Jigsaw, my bestie has special permissions!"
Jigsaw played up their theatrical side, flashing their fangs at Gummie. They didn't know WHAT Sol and Mani told Gummie about themself, nor did they suspect the smaller gator to have done any digging on them.
"Quite a surprise you managed to find us, and on my birthday as well, ha!"
Gummie looks Jigsaw up and down. They looked... familiar... holy shit! It's them. That kid Sun would talk about when his battery got low amd he acted loopy.
Oh... well h-hey... nice to meet you. Uh you can call Gummie. Helps keep track with all the different Montys out there...
C.C. grins and scampers up to sit on Jigsaw's shoulder. She looks so tiny up there it makes Gummie nervous.
C.C. beams at this. Her two favorites getting along. What could she want more? She slips back down Jigsaw and move back to Gummie's side to wrap herself around his arm. Gummie didn't seem to mind but he was surprised how forward she was being. She used to look around, checking no one was watching before she'd give him affection of any kind. Scared Moon or Sun would see.
Yes, we can get yummy burgers and milkshakes!
Hehehe I don't see why not. I can pay too. Give our birthday... um boy? Girl? Person? A nice meal.
Gummie wasn't 100% on Jigsaw's pronouns. He didn't hear C.C. say really. He remembers Sun saying he missed his child... was it a son? But Jigsaw's appearance didn't exactly give clues either.
"Birthday gator is fine, Gummie! Oha, come now, I know the best place in the food court for burgers and milkshakes!"
Jigsaw chirped and skipped away towards the food court, tail swishing behind themself. They paused for a moment to let C.C. and Gummie catch up.
"I don't know what you were told about me, but I'm a they/he~! Default's they/them though, as you can see! Hmhm~!"
Jigsaw giggled into one of their hands after spinning on one heel. They were all giddy now that they'd be getting a nice meal from the glammed up gator.
C.C. bounces slightly as she walks with Gummie. Star icons practically spinning in her optics as she looks at him. While the black part of her optics were a bit unsettling, that look of adoration was something he recognized. It was something he catch on her face when they had been alone back before he went on tour. It warmed his heart. It was still her.
Ordered whatever you want. It's your day.
C.C.'s smile widened, Gummie was still the same! So generous and willing to go the extra mile for a birthday
Jigsaw squealed in delight, practically bolting over to their favorite place in the food court. They knew they were considered a rival to Cutie Burger, and in Jigsaw's opinion they were a thousand times better. They were quick to order something, a roadhouse style bacon cheeseburger(specifically with pepperjack) and extra ketchup plus a brownie fudge mixed milkshake. It had been number one on their birthday food cravings!
Jiggy is excited. We are properly celebrating their birthday after all and they get to have whatever they want with no one trying to "fix" it or tell them they are wrong to picked the wrong thing.
C.C.'s expression changes to a wide manicure smile and one optic twitched. Gummie looked alarmed at the change and scoops her up to distract her, laughing as he does.
Well there are no wrong choices on your birthday here. Let's get you a burger and strawberry milkshake. I remember ypu love strawberry milkshakes.
C.C. gasps and giggles with joy. Of course he remembered! He is the best Monty after all. Gummie got all the food and paid for. He got double cheeseburger with bacon and extra pickles with a chocolate milkshake. He likes his chocolate
Jigsaw had definitely repressed their memories of previous birthdays, mainly the ones they had when they were really little. The ones where Sol plus Mani kept pushing and pushing and pushing Jigsaw until he'd have a full blown meltdown. It was only until the Glamtoys came around to cheer them up that they'd felt better on those days.
That being said, they scrambled on over to one of the tables. They did have to sit on the floor because of how tall they were, but they didn't mind as long as they could eat their burger in peace. Their optics had stars in them and their grin was unnervingly wide as they ate.
"Thank you so much, dear Gummie! I suppose you also enjoy your chocolate, hm?"
It was better if they kept talking to Gummie, helped reel Sunlight and their own jealousy in for the time being. It wouldn't do any good to get all pouty about C.C. being clingy to her first gator friend, right?
Gummie made his way over with C.C. hanging on him and a tray of food in each hand. He had to admit having C.C. be so openly affectionate with no fear of punishment was a nice change of pace.
He sat down and wrangled C.C. off him and into her own seat. She looked offended but didn't protest. She knew she could really enjoy her food if she had to divide her attention between hanging onto Gummie and trying to eat.
Oh i love chocolate. Any chocolate. Even got fazbear to make it my official candy.
"Oh? I suppose they had to change the Freddy Fazbars at one point or another. My official candy drops were watermelon you know...and I had a Fizzy Faz flavor too! I'm sure you remember the cherry limeade, yes?"
Jigsaw flicked their tail around, allowing themself to boast a bit. They were being a big showboat to get C.C.'s attention back on them, they're her number one bestie! Right?? Right??
Jigsaw froze mid-sip of their milkshake afterwards, Sunlight having managed to sneak away and nab the steering wheel. Their optics' color changed into a bright red, setting their milkshake down on the table all nicely while leaning off to the side C.C. was sitting at.
"Oh I'm sure you're able to easily charm your way into getting things done, don't you?"
Sunlight was just itching to get their claws on Gummie, though this is C.C.'s first friend....but still! They didn't like how C.C. clung to him! Weren't they supposed to be her number one???
Gummie pauses and scratches his chin in thought. He had wondered why they had those flavors and not animatronic to put to them. Well that was a surprise. He had found there was a gator before him but he thought it had been another Monty model.
Hehehe yeah, I can be charming when I want. Kinda have ta, ya know.
C.C. was half way through her burger when she registered the change in Jigsaw's voice. Her optics slide in his direction as she didn't move for a moment. Jigsaw did tell her they had different parts of themselves. She reaches out and holds one of their fingers, her hand wraps around it and she squeezes slightly to get their attention.
Sunlight's attention does, luckily, snap right towards C.C.. She noticed them! They practically melted when they registered their finger getting squeezed, clenching their fists together.
"Ha!!! You could say that....could say that...!"
Sunlight struggled to register that they still hadn't eaten the rest of their burger. Only really hit them when they got a whiff of it. Using their free hand, they started munching down on the rest of their burger.
"Getting a little....mmmm....."
Sunlight scrunched their features up, groaning internally. Right, they forgot Moonpie and Clips were with them while Jigsaw was thrown to the other side of the mirror, which for Jigsaw's current end was a one way window. Moonpie was getting on their case for being so jealous over C.C. giving Gummie attention. She hadn't seen her first friend in so long, leave the guy alone!
C.C. isn't entirely sure what is happening. Why is Sunlight out? They seem agitated. Gummie was confused. Sunlight? What? He thought that was Jigsaw. He looks from them to C.C. and back again as she sips his milkshake.
C.C. makes a face and climbs up their back to drape herself over their shoulder. She stares long and hard. Trying to figure out what was happening. They aren't normally like this.
What happened? Did something scare you? I will smash their face in if they did.
Gummie nearly choked on his milkshake at her words
Sunlight let their tail stop swishing around, their jealous feelings giving way to a wave of guilt. This was supposed to be Jigsaw's special day and they were having a jealous fit, as Moonpie was putting it.
"I....we....are your bestest best friend in the whole wide world, aren't we? Even with you reuniting with Gummie here?"
And there it was. The reason they'd seemed so agitated, jealousy caused by fear of losing their only best friend again.
Moonpie was busy in the mindscape making sure Jigsaw could smoothly transition back into the driver's seat once Sunlight was done up front. They'd need to explain it to Gummie themself since it'd be weird if they did it like how they explained it to Sakura that one time.
C.C. shifts a little to hug them. Maybe she should have noticed they were a little off when Gummie appeared. She has just been so happy to see him and that he hadn't forgotten her, that he had been looking for her.
Of course you are my bestest best friend in the whole wide world. We are meant to be. Best friends for ever and ever. Silly gator.
She pets their head and wraps her arms around their neck to give them a hug. Gummie watched with curious optics. Seems she found someone to match her in her new personality. While he mourns who she used to be, he is glad she seems happy
Sunlight lets out a sigh of relief before giving C.C. an affectionate headbutt. They needed to hear that reassurance from C.C. herself and not just Jigsaw and Moonpie. Anxiety never did well to feed into their fear and jealous parts.
Sunlight stayed still for a moment, their optics being shut before being blown right open. Jigsaw was back in the front seat, their red and blue glow clicking on.
"W-Well...ahaha....s-sorry about that, I try to keep Sunlight reeled in as best I can. Um...I can explain that if you'd like?"
Jigsaw felt embarrassed and awkward, but Gummie should know since they were planning to bring him home. May as well since C.C. was Gummie's friend after all.
Uh yeah that might help. You are acting like one of the daycare models at one of the locations I visited while on tour.
Gummie had been weirded out by that sun and moon too. They seemed to be okay sharing a body but them sitchibg back and forth has been strange. He can only imagine if the sun and Moon of his plex had been like that.
C.C. plays with Jigsaw's hair as they speak. Her poor bestie. She reaches down and grabs her milkshake to suck down the last of it before returning to giving jigsaw attention
Jigsaw started rumbling on instinct with their hair being played with. Always a soothing gesture for them, their tail swished behind themself slowly.
"Oh so you're familiar with a similar situation! Well, kind of. It's a bit of a story."
Jigsaw finished off their burger and took a sip of their milkshake before they started prattling off.
"Now I don't know how much you were really told about me, if at all, but I suppose I should start from before I became all....you know, like this, haha! Ahem."
Jigsaw hid their muzzle behind their free hand before sitting up a little straighter, making sure they didn't buck C.C. off of their shoulders.
"So....I was initially a perfect fusion of copied versions of my father's and my uncle's AIs and programs and such. Which did include a killcode slash security code. Then the killcode slash security code got nonconsensually ripped out of my head, I become an imperfect and unstable fusion because of it blah blah blah...and now my inner child, sun half, and moon half have gained their own sentience. Though I'm pretty sure Moonpie and Sunlight are only a certain chunk of those halves, which is why I still exist separately from them."
Jigsaw had to take a minute to slurp up the rest of their milkshake. This was a lot of information that they were dumping, but Gummie needed to know why Sunlight took the steering wheel so abruptly.
"As for how we exist in the mindscape with each other? Well typically when someone's in the driver's seat, to make this sort of easier to understand, the room they're in has a mirror. Pretty thick too, can't really see or hear anyone on the other side of it. Now on said other side of it, I'm only really there when Sunlight, Moonpie, and Clips are where the steering wheel is, is a one way window. It's essentially a manner of watching and being able to hear what they're doing in the mindscape, but they can't hear me, as stated before. A-Am I making any sense??"
Jigsaw started fidgeting with one of their shopping bags, clawing at the handle as gently as possible. They didn't really know how to make sense of themself having a fractured mind. Well, other than being used to all the screaming.
"M-Moonpie was able to explain it better with visuals, but I don't really feel the need to use my magic here. Not quite, no need to show off my power right now, haha!"
Gummie pulls out a small notebook he had and started writing. It makes sense enough for him. It is similar to how they programmed C.C. She was a merging of codes to make a new daycare attendant.
Fazbear don't learn, that's for sure.
He didn't know Jigsaw had been made to be in the daycare. Explains why he didn't see any promotional material for them.
"Oh thank Shenron I explained it well enough without the visual aide!"
Jigsaw planted their head on the table, their body sagging with relief. They really didn't know how else to explain things. Had to agree with Gummie, Fazbear really didn't learn their lesson no matter what dimension they were in. Constantly sending techs to retrieve them from whatever facility they had made their home in their teen to young adult years mentally. Apparently "big gator equals big money" in these execs mind. Plus one considered advanced for their specific gator model line meant they had eyes on them a lot.
Gummie chuckles. It seems even if they aren't a Monty model they are still as dramatic as one. It was still amazing fazbear made such a large gator model. They had such issues with DJ Music Man, he didn't think they'd try another large one but then again it seems Jigsaw is a slightly older model. They might have been made when Fazbear was in their bigger is better phase. C.C. had come about with the more human sized mindset of Fazbear.
Don't worry friend. I am familiar with the concept. It can happen with AIs.
"Yes....quite similar to how human minds can be! There are differences, of course, but still! A human mind can fracture with enough trauma, it's fascinating really. Those humans tend to not exactly like humanity as much."
Jigsaw had taken time in the past to observe humans, mainly ones that seemingly came to their forest alone. Would've played a game of hide and seek with them, but oh the switches in personality on a human fascinated them! They became more consistent playmates for them, had to tell C.C. not to kill the ones that genuinely had a fractured mind.
"Anyway! I'm still trying to find this one RC car that evades me! It's a Gudetama one where he drives around in the bottom half of his broken eggshell! I really, really want it!"
C.C. would get pouty when sje was told no but respects Jigsaw's wishes... mostly. A few jumps cares happen. She can't help it. She leans forward and steals a few fries off Jigsaw's plate.
Oh... dude you gotta special order that or get the store to hold it for you. They can't keep that on the shelves. Super popular right now.
C.C. tilts her head. It was funny Gummie knew what Jigsaw was talking about but then again he always knew what was popular with customers in the past. He was so cool.
"Oh! ....I didn't know that. Which store do I call to keep a hold on one for me?"
Jigsaw hoped Gummie would know which stores held their dream RC car. They didn't want to leave without it, after all!
Also they didn't mind their fries getting stolen, they weren't exactly mowing through those anytime soon. The burger had been really filling, which was why they liked this place so much!
They then wrap their tail around C.C., returning the affection she'd shown them earlier.
C.C. smiles and makes cute gator squeals at Jigsaw. She knows howuch they enjoy when she makes gator noises. This noise got Gummie's attention real quick. He didn't know she could do that. Unfortunately for him, C.C. saw that reaction and gave him a mischievous grin. She is gonna use this against him and he knows it.
Let me make some calls. I might be able to help ya out
C.C. beams, Gummie would definitely find it for Tyr! He had that skill. He even found a limited addition Chica plush for a birthday boy one time that had been out of stock for months
Jigsaw practically jumped out of their seat with how excited they got, the cute gator squeals fueling that. They even made gator squeak noises of their own, tail wagging rapidly behind themself like no tomorrow.
They were getting stares now. People were watching and some with looks of disdain and judgment. C.C. noticed and she glares at the people watching. Her bestie can be happy and excited about something they want. She has seen children and adults dobthe same and no one seems to care. Why is jigsaw being judged?
Gummie notices too but he sees it as their queue to leave. He gets the trash gathered and thrown out and tries to usher them to make their way out of the food court. He just didn't want a scene and seeing how tense C.C. was getting they were seconds from her making one
Jigsaw didn't really notice until Gummie started ushering them all out of the food court. They had grabbed up their bags with all of the things they had gotten today and followed Gummie. They weren't in the mood to handle judgemental people. Besides they didn't want to get blood over their new clothes just yet!
"Hm.....you know, bestie, I think it would be lovely if you scared these people off! Perhaps some bloodshed will remind them of why they shouldn't go around being so judgemental of others~!"
Jigsaw could only really guess as to why those people that were staring with disdain and judgement were doing so. Someone as tall as themself were already abnormal in the eyes of many, but they supposed it was also the fact they didn't exactly present themself as any conventional gender in the eyes of some humans.
C.C. giggles and looks back at the food court ready to have some fun but the second she jumps from Jigsaw's shoulders she is caught and held in the air by Gummie.
Girl, I am not dealing with blood and chaos I see happening right now. I want to enjoy our first day back together, not running from the cops.
Honstely she is very impulsive. He remembers when she was scared to even ask to grab more paper towels. It breaks his heart more. Moon amd Sun really did push her to this. C.C. whines but doesn't fight as Gummie carries her away from the judgey people
Jigsaw was more vocal about it, though they didn't fight against it either. They followed Gummie along on to where he was taking them. Hopefully to the store that had his Gudetama, they couldn't get it off of their mind! They loved the silly tired egg yolk person! Besides, the cops wouldn't do anything, they'd already picked off too many of them when they went investigating stupid camper deaths.
C.C. qiggles but she ain't getting out of Gummie's grip. He is bigger and stronger after all. She kinda goes limp until he decides she can be put back on her feet and immediately scampers up his back to hang off his shoulders. She likes doing this. Makes her feel tall.
It doesn't take long to get to the store with the Gudetama. Gummie smooth talks the employee and with a few selfies and an autograph he secured the toy.
Here ya go, one special birthday present for our special birthday gator.
C.C. giggles and hugs Gummie. She is happy he could get Jigsaw the thing they wanted most of all.
"EEEEEEHEEEEEHEEEEEE!!!! My Gudetama!!!!! Thank you for securing it!!!!"
Jigsaw damn near crushes Gummie in a hug so tight that it almost looks comical. Once they let go, they carefully take the Gudetama RC car, rotating the box in their hands before adding it to one of their bigger bags of goodies. Sunlight was warming up to Gummie now that he'd gone through with getting the Gudetama for them.
Gummie makes a surprised noise and awkwardly pats Jigsaw's back. It ain't often they he is the little guy in these situations. C.C. looks at the Gudetama, what a silly little egg. C.C. looks back at Jigsaw and she does agree that it is cute. She looks back at Gummie for a moment. He has to stay. Maybe they can get him to live with them.
"Oh! Oh! Gummie, you must come back with us! My family that lives with me and C.C. needs to meet you! Also also the party's continuing over there! Please come back with us?"
Jigsaw was pulling the puppy dog eyes trick on Gummie. It was almost like Jigsaw had sensed the fact C.C. wanted to bring Gummie home with them. Besides, another gator in the house wouldn't hurt! Astrid was staying in the same dimension as their twin for a little while. Plus Erik did tell them that they were going to stay with Elara more permanently as he felt like he fit in more over there. Jigsaw was more than okay with that. As long as Erik was happy over there, they were no one to judge.
Oh stars, Gummie was doomed. Even C.C. was now giving him a pleading look. He knows if he disappeared then Fazbear would freak out but looking at them... how can he resist.
Okay okay, you win
C.C. squeals and kisses the side of Gummie's head which leaving him a little stunned and blushing
Jigsaw shot down a portal that lead to their home, wanting to get there sooner. Taking the lead this time, they nyoomed on through the portal. They waited for C.C. and Gummie to come on through before closing it. They giggled and clapped their hands together before rushing inside the house, scaring the crap out of Magni.
"JEEBUS-!!!"
"I didn't startle you that badly!"
"I was kicking Skol's butt at Super Smash Bros, leave me alone..."
"Hmhm~! I suppose Fenrir's around? That's why you self-censored?"
C.C. skips through the portal with Gummie right behind her and she greet Magni
Magni! Look look! Gummie found us! He is the best Monty!
She didn't mean anything by it but when the only person to ever care about you comes back you don't think before you speak. Gummie just blushes at her declaration
Magni knew C.C. was impulsive, but ow?? That stung a bit, a reminder that he still wasn't exactly "the best" Monty out there. Not with how he used to act before he thought he died.
Skol paused the game for themself and Magni, glaring at Gummie. They weren't about to be upstaged by another gator, let alone another Monty. Swishing his tail behind himself, they started peacocking in C.C.'s direction.
"Not nearly as beautiful as me though, I'm a beautiful shade of red! A unique one for a gator model."
Oops, C.C. realized how that sounded and quickly gave Magni a hug and an apologetic expression.
You are still one of my favorites. I promise.
Now Skol being the boastful thing they are has both C.C. and Gummie's attention. And skol should really think before drawing attention to themselves when C.C. is in a hyper mood. She is on them in an instant, nuzzling their cheek.
Oh yes you are! Such a pretty little gator. The loveliest shade of red~
Gummie didn't seem too phased by Skol. He's dealt with self important children who think they are the stars' gift to the world. He just chuckles and pats Skol's head.
Skol wasn't expecting head pats from Gummie at all, he'd only meant to pull C.C.'s attention over to himself. This did give Jigsaw the time they needed to store away their gifts in their room and get a shower in. Being outside around all those people got them in the mood to get all clean.
Magni rumbled in C.C.'s direction to acknowledge her apology, being pretty quick to forgive her since she did realize how she came off.
Jigsaw soon came back in one of their newer outfits, the overall shorts outfit.
Gummie had to agree with C.C., Jigsaw did look pretty adorable despite being a huge gator animatronic.
Yeah that outfit suits you.
C.C. quickly scurried toothed kitchen to get the cake and get the candles ready. Gotta sing happy birthday amd let the special birthday gator blow out the candles. She walked out slowly and started singing which Gummie joined
Jigsaw could feel so many overwhelming feels rush over themself like a tidal wave. There was joy, there was relief, there was the urge to cry from other unnamed emotions. They never really made their previous birthdays a super momentous occasion when the original Skol had been around. Too focused on keeping the idiot from getting himself killed to focus on their special day.
Now here they were getting to celebrate it with no restrictions and interruptions. They had to fan their face with both hands to keep themself from drowning in tears. Augh, this was really happening!! As soon as Gummie and C.C. finished singing(Skol and Magni had moreso hummed in the background to back the pair of them up), they blew out their candles in one puff.
"T-Thank you again....I haven't had a good birthday in so long."
Jigsaw giggles as they got the cheek kiss. They were very much ready for the cake. Now they knew Zeus wasn't a huge fan of sweets, so they did leave something more tart in the fridge for his oldest to have.
"Oh, don't worry about leaving a slice for Zeus. I know he's not the biggest fan of sweets. Ah, um, Zeus is my oldest son. Nothing like the one in mythology, haha!"
Jigsaw very clearly remembers why, along with Magni and Skol. Skol always ran away to try and not be rude while Magni sat there dying internally. Thank kami kai Jigsaw always made sure C.C. got dressed.
"That's because you walk around in nothing but a towel, bestie."
Jigsaw claps their hands together giddily when they get their cake slice, Skol and Magni making sure they got theirs as well.
C.C. tilts her head and looks confused as to why that is a problem. Gummie looked like he was remembering something else entirely. He's pretty sure the habit was Sun's fault... he is not gonna saw anything. No need to ruin the party.
He grabs his plate of cake and gets C.C. to sit to eat hers too. Focus on the party. Not what happened in the past.
Jigsaw chirps in delight once they focus their attention back on the cake. They were feeling and looking cute today, all because this was the best party ever! At least to them it felt like it. One year older and yet still looking as pretty as ever!
Soon all the gators were finished with their slices of cake, Magni and Skol scrambling over each other to get back to beating each other up in Super Smash Bros. Skol tended to button mash while Magni remembered how to cheese with Meta Knight. Jigsaw had made sure to get the Wii version for the lounge area while the different Switches they totally didn't steal off of other dead campers went to the kids' rooms.
C.C. enjoyed her slice of cake although it was a little too sweet... maybe it was the icing. If it was just powdered sugar mixed with milk borrowed water then it would explain why it was so sweet. She and Gummie watches Skol and Magni play for a bit. C.C. eneded up dozing off clinging to Gummie. It was a long day so of course sje fell asleep.
This happening had Jigsaw zipping on off to grab a blanket from their room, coming back to drape it over C.C.'s body. It had been a pretty long day...
"It....wouldn't hurt if you stuck around for awhile, yes? That location....our old home. It was destroyed, surely you don't need to go back right away?"
Jigsaw hoped Gummie would stick around for C.C.'s sake at least. She seemed like she wanted him to stay more permanently. Not that they minded at all. Though there was the issue of Fazbear trying to butt in and get Gummie back....they wouldn't let them if it meant their bestie was happy!
C.C. makes happy sleep noises and snuggles into the blanket. Gummie really wasn't going anywhere and he kinda knew it. Shw wasn't letting go of his shirt anytime soon.
I want ta... I've been on tour since before the plex was... demolished. They have me going from location to location. I miss having a home.
He pets C.C.'s head and there is this gentleness in his optics.
"Hooray! We do have a spare bedroom that wasn't really being used. Not since my grandson decided it'd be better for them to live with their mother, I'm not going to stop him. As long as he's happy, that's what matters most."
Jigsaw sounded more lucid compared to how they normally were. Giving Gummie a soft grin, they then join Skol and Magni. They figured they could watch the two go at it for the rest of the night. Made for a nice, quiet end to their birthday.
Feige had been exploring the world of the Celestials. She is always finding new things. A cave with funny creatures, a forest in a crater, some ruins on a mountain. She knows not to touch these things and just observe but she has found something amazing this time. A beach!
Now a beach may not seem too amazing to others but Feige has always loved them. Amd this one was so pretty. Sand a pale yellow, nearly white in color. Water the clearest blue she has ever seen. It was in an inlet like cove with a reef acting as a natural barrier, making access from the water difficult. She had to bring Nooma here. And maybe Orbit and Blitz would like to join.
She is rushing back to the celestial home before she could think farther on it.
Nooma!... Nooma!... I have found... something wonderful...
It hadn’t been too long since Abyss and Blanc had been taken in, and the clouds began to turn bright again. The two had been kept under close monitoring, tied in chains for now.
—
He and everyone else finally got to relax, and everyone’s jobs and tasks at the moment are currently lifted so everyone can get a chance to calm back down and sort themselves out.
—
When he saw Feige fly towards him, he instinctively opened his arms out wide to grab her and lift her onto his chest for a hug.
Feige giggles and nearly tackles him into a hug. His hugs are the best. It probably something to do with his four arms. Feels safe and secure. She nuzzles her face into the fluff of his hood and makes a happy sigh.
I have... it is a beach... very pretty... and private...
She looks at him and her smile gets brighter. He is looking healthier now a days if still a little tired but she can convince him to come snuggle or nap with her so he will rest.
I was wondering... if you wanted... to have a beach day... with me...
Nooma’s cheeks lit up and the stars glittered gently as he averted his gaze, his eyes shifting sideways. The thought of going to the beach with Feige was nice.. but he had never been publicly— exposed— in a long time. He had so many scars now..
Uh.. maybe.. we can go together.
But— I’ll… pass.. on changing. I’ll just stay out of the water.
He muttered nervously, arms tightening around Feige as a self comfort and ducked his head down to hide his face against her hair.
Aw, she had hoped they could go swimming together but if he was uncomfortable she would not push him. She is learn not to push others when they are uncomfortable just because she is excited.
Okay... you may want to... wear thinner clothes... it is hot there... where the beach is... that is... I do not want... you to get overheated...
She hugs him a little tighter, rubbing his back in a reassuring manner
Nooma remained silent, cradling Feige close to his chest. He could tell she was a bit disappointed.. He really liked the idea of swimming with her.. he furrowed his brows and sighed, leaning back.
I’ll get in the water..
He pulled Feige back and set her down, fixing his hood.
You’ll have to excuse me while I change.
He mumbled softly, already moving to go to his room.
She looks at him for a moment, trying to see if he really wanted to or if he was just trying to make her happy.
Are you sure...? I do not wish... for you to feel pressured...
She follows him to his room but does opt to wait outside to give him privacy. She was making a list of things they needed to this to be the best day ever. If he was willing to push his discomfort aside for her then she will make sure he was comfortable in every way possible
Nooma smiled, not able to shake off the slight nerves he still felt. Might as well bite the bullet.
—
When Nooma was done, he peeked out his room before stepping out. He had his trunks on, but right now he had a beach robe on top to remain decent until they were at the beach. The robe was a brighter blue than the trunks, but it was still fairly dark with a brighter blue trim and swirly cloud markings in it in the same bright blue. He had also ditched his hat, not wanting to get sand on it. His face let off some black mist from it, as did the back of his head in a similar trail as his hat, but not as long. Definitely wouldn’t count as hair… no celestial had any but some planetary and some asteroid celestials.
—
He smiled awkwardly at Feige, clasping his hands together. Even with the robe, he still felt bare, his legs having nothing but the trunks.
Feige tunred to looks at Nooma and blinks several times. Has she ever seen him without his hat? Or so exposed? It was strange. But not in a bad way. He was pretty.
Are you ready...?
She turns to open a portal to the beach. Fast and easy and Nooma didn't need to worry about others seeing him
Nooma assumed when they needed towels Feige would probably conjure some. He didn’t exactly have any beach towels..
—
He stepped through the portal and looked around. Oh. There wasn’t many people here. It was still up high in the clouds.. I remembers this beach. He should’ve known this one was what Feige had discovered. He felt the warm sand under his feet and let it soothe him slightly as he found a decent spot, shifting to sit on his knees and spread his fingers in the sand beside him. The spot was a good distance away from others, but not too isolated, and kept the view of the seemingly endless ocean.
Feige smiles as she starts making things for them. She closed her eyes and used a few fallen trees and rocks near by to transform into a cabana with fluffy cushions and a canopy that had curtains you could close for privacy. With lounging chairs that also had cushions. She used some coconuts to make towels. It is easier to morf and transform things with similar or identical mass.
Ones she finished with the comfort things she turned her outfit into a swimsuit for herself. It was a soft mint color.
Oh... I should have known... you knew this place...
Nooma blinked, shifting to get out and look at the curtains.
And what are you going to do with this when we are done here?
He mused, picking at the edges of his robe. Well if their presence wasn’t enough to attract attention, he supposed this eccentric royal looking display was.. he grimaced, turning away to untie his robe.
—
He really didn’t wear anything but trunks.. he didn’t need to, though. He folded his robe neatly and set it down by the cabana, but didn’t go inside. He rubbed his arms, crossing them all a bit self-consciously over his chest and stomach. It shouldn’t have bothered him as much as he did… he was completely covered in scars of all kinds.. every inch of skin.
She looks at her creation and blushes. She saw this kind of set up at other places she visited and thought this is what you used for fun beach day. Was it too much?
I usually... change things back... after I am done... leave as little impact... as I can... it would be strange... to find a bed... in the middle... of field of flowers... in the middle of nowhere...
She moves closer to him and smiles softly, taking one of his hands in hers. She looks him over and thinks he is beautiful. He looks like Nooma. Every mark and scar is unique to him.
Nooma’s cheeks lit up, the stars lighting up there. He put a hand up to his face and covered part of his mouth with his fingers, rolling his shoulders.
Thank you..
He glanced at the water moving over the shore, the white edges shrinking and spreading out as it pushed and pulled. He wanted to get in the water… but not just to hide. He hadn’t swam in so long— he remembers it being quite relaxing.
Feige looks out at thw water too. It really did look so inviting. The way the sun reflects off the surface and the roar of the small waves. It looked like a postcard really.
Feige couldn't hold back and darts for the water, not hesitating to get in and making a surprise noise at the temperature difference but she laughs and splashes the water. Just enjoying how it felt.
Nooma chuckled softly, shifting and walking towards the water calmly to get in. He had to walk a bit further to get hips deep, feeling the water ripple around his skin and the sand kick up under his feet. He hummed, running his hands through the water. It was soothing.. he grinned, looking at Feige with a fond look.
Feige ducks under the water to look around and see if any creatures are near the shore. She sees a few fish but they avoid her... not too uncommon. She is larger and could be a predator in their minds. She giggles and pops back up by Nooma.
Nooma’s grin was sharp as he slunk back deeper into the water, lowering his body until only his eyes were visible. They narrowed sharply, as he snagged Feige by her waist with a single hand, the rest simply lingering around her just in case. He lifted his head just a bit to speak, the white of his mouth visible and making shape of the jagged edges of his mouth.
There are sharks in this beach.
He said simply, tone a teasing one.
I know because last time I was here—
He jerked a hand out and clamped it around Feige’s ankle, snagging it, letting dull claws poke her skin like teeth. He was only joking, maybe scare her just a bit. There were no cruel intentions.
Feige watches Nooma with curiosity and a cute tilt of her head. What was he planning?The second Nooma grabs her Feige is all giggles and squeals. Her white eyes widening as he spoke about sharks. She isn't sure how scared she should be of sharks but she can't help the shiver that creeps down her spine.
Nooma simply chuckled, releasing Feige’s ankle and standing again. The water went up his waist, but still wasn’t higher than his second pair of arms. He smirked, letting Feige’s waist go as well.
The sharks will not do anything unless you provoke them. They are not aggressive.
He hummed, pointing behind himself.
And they are a bit deeper than the shore, if you are planning on going any deeper.
They sound... like Orbit... does not care... unless you bother him...
She floats up above the surface,water dripping from her as she keeps herself level with Nooma's face.
How big... can they get...? I read... somewhere... about a really big... one with big teeth... it could swallow me whole... that was how big... it was...
But no, the ones around here aren’t like the ones humans deal with. We just call them silver sharks because they’re a light grey and have very faint striped patterns. They aren’t that large, they’re here for population control.
Can’t have an overpopulation of fish.
He shrugged, lifting a hand to poke Feige’s side with his claws lightly.
They nibble. Curious creatures they are. They don’t mean harm.
Jaws? That is a great white, but it is greatly exaggerated. They truly are not that aggressive.
Nooma mused, crossing one set of arms and reaching out with the other to snag Feige from the air. He jumped back until he was in the water, staying up just enough so her head wasn’t dunked under water, but she was successfully splashed and mostly submerged.
They are probably with Rose.
He said sarcastically.
They are fools…. I am getting rather tired of watching him dance around her.
Oh Nooma seems very playful today! This is wonderful! He had been seeming so down and way too serious lately. She had been worried. But it seemed he just needed a break from everything.
She yelps as he pulls her into the water and playfully splashes him back. She loves this side of him.
I think... he mentioned this... Rose person before... are you saying... he is in love...?
Her expression was bright and curious.aybe a little hopeful. This was sounding like one of her stories. Orbit had told her about Rose but he was still thinking about how he felt. Maybe he figured it out!
More squeals as she hits the water and disappears under the surface. He wants to play dirty, huh? She smirks and shots behind him. She emerges out of the water and pulls him into the air with her a few feet above the water with her arms wrapped around his middle. Taking g a second to check it wa safe she drops hom back back to the water with a giggle.
Well... sounds like a will they... Will they not... slow burn romance...
Nooma squeaked, being plopped into the water with a large splash. She grinned to himself and grabbed Feige while underwater, jumping out of the water while ahold of her. He threw her upwards and caught her again before tossing her again, a bit further and from higher up this time.
I agree. Slow burn romance is always a bit hard of a read just because you simply know they get together.
But it is better than fast romance and love at first sight, personally.
Feige laughs and lands in the water with a big slash. The biggest on yet from her. She is very impressed with Nooma's strength. Tossing someone like that does take some muscle after all. And he seems much more relaxed. Not really focused on anyone watching, which really no one really was. She pops back up and kicks water at him.
I never understood... that concept... love at first sight... how do you know... you love them... you do not even know... who they are... it all sounds like... Just physical attraction... to me...
Feige makes a rather adorable pouty face. She didn't like that. She moves closer to him and takes one of his hands.
I have seen... how popular you are... they fail to see... how kind... amd smart... and wonderful... ypu are... saying they like you... and they do not know you... I know you... and you are... my favorite person...
She gives him a soft smile, trying her best to comfort him
She had seen some celestials get together rather quickly. She had assumed it was just because she pops in and out of the dimension and time works differently between dimensions...
I think I understand... I do agree... getting to know someone... is better when you... want a romantic relationship....
Nooma nodded, smiling slightly again. He pet Feige’s head before letting her go, stepping back and rising his hands from the water to watch it slide off his palm and between his fingers. He leaned back and lifted his legs to float on his back, limbs splayed. It was very easy to stay afloat due to him being quite light, he was pretty buoyant.
I crave a romantic relationship… I quite love the idea of having a mate. But I’ve never had the joys of even having a crush before…
She moves to hover over him. For a second before drifting into the water to float with him. Hwr tendency to float normally makes floating in the water just as easy. If not for being a Newton star she'd weight as much of a normal animtronic of her size.
Well… maybe once… I was younger, though. About 25.
Nooma frowned, holding two hands on his chest and keeping the second pair starfished.
It wasn’t immediate, either, she was quite close to me before that. But ah—- things happen. I was too late.
She met someone and maybe knew him for two days before they became partners. I found out because she told me herself when I finally got the guts to say something.
Pathetic timing, really. She only dated him because HE asked.
He shrugged.
What’re you gonna do, then?
I couldn’t stay friends with her.. she got too awkward around me.
Feige makes another sour face. She was feeling rather conflicted. On once hand kind of mad at this girl for not seeing how amazing Nooma was but also relieved she didn't have to share him. She wasn't entirely sure why she was feeling this way. She never felt like this before. It was strange.
Nooma couldn’t help but snort at that, grin growing wider as he moved one hand off his chest to wrap an arm around Feige. He let her float beside him against his side.
I am over it now. I simply wish she is happy with her partner and life currently.
I miss her sometimes. I would’ve liked to stay friends. But oh well.
That would be nice, I would love to see how she is doing, she was quite dear to me. It will be much less awkward now that I no longer hold feelings for her at all.
Nooma hummed, resting his eyes, relaxed. He knew what love felt like— at least.. he thinks he does. He certainly knows what it looks like, and he’s had a crush before. But— it felt more like puppy love than anything. He wasn’t quite sure anymore… whatever the case— he only hoped he’d be able to have it one day.
She stares at him for a long moment, he seemed so peaceful right now. She had read so many stories and fairytales, you would think sje would understand love by now but sje is still confused. How do you do you know what love feels like and of thsy love is romantic or not.
Orbit does that to keep others at a safe distance. I don’t think it works too well anymore like it used to.
Nooma mused, turning his head to look at Feige a bit more directly.
Maybe not. It’s been so long since we were friends, or had any sort of meaningful conversation. I would not be surprised if it were simply too awkward for her to try and be friends again after all this time.
Nooma moved to watch Feige, eyes creasing. He poked his head underwater to see what she was doing and tilted his head, blinking a bit before lifting his head back up. He paused before turning away, stepping closer to the shore and then bending his knees to rifle through the wet sand. He hummed to himself as he managed to dig up a fairly intact conch shell, a bit small. He pushed back and went over to where Feige was, simply passing the shell into one of his lower hands and held it in front of her face.
Feige was enjoying the quiet tranquility that being under water brings. She watched Nooma leave for a moment then come back. What was he...? A shell? Oh a conch shell! She scoots closer and tilts her head. What was he trying to show her?
Nooma didn’t exactly have the luxury of not needing to breathe, so he just ducked underwater only long enough to take Feige’s hand and place the shell into her palm before standing up again.
Shells get swept into the shore by the current and buried in the sand.
He turned to go back to the same spot, digging his fingers into the sand and easily creating a hole with his hands until pulling out another shell. Far skinnier than the conch, and longer, but still in a spiral.
Feige follows him and watches with wrapped attention. Her white eyes open wide so she didn't miss a thing he did. She gasps at seeing the long spiraling shell.
It looks... like a unicorn horn... so pretty...
She buries her hand in the sand pulls out... half a clamp she'll. It was broken. She pouts slightly.
Nooma set the sand dollar aside and sifted through the sand more, looking for something more blue or green. He ended pulling out another horned spiral, this one sporting dull spikes around its broader base. It was green-ish blue with some darker speckles.
This one is quite nice.
He held it up beside Feige’s shoulder, passing it to her as well.
Her face lit up and she held it carefully. It was so pretty and the little spikes were cute. She smiles and lean into Nooma's side.
You are sweet...
He really was. Everything about him was wonderful. She held the shell up to the sun and admired the colors and how the light reflects off the shells surface
Nooma grinned brightly, moving to sit in the fairly large hole he made, that continued to be swept over by water. It only reached his waist, but it was surprisingly comfortable and soothing.
All shells are pretty. Like you.
He hummed, folding his lower pair of hands over his lap with his upper pair laid on the sand.
Feige felt something in her chest flutter. Her cheek started glowing and for a few seconds her wispy hair flared out. She makes a soft giddy noise turning away to tuck the shell he gave her into her little pocket dimension.
Nooma glanced at Feige at the change in energy, but she didn’t seem too different when she turned back around to face him. He shook his head, smiling softly.
No, I’m not hungry.
He tilted his head and laid it on his shoulder, staring at her silently before turning back to look at the ocean.
Abyss and Blanc have been restrained recently. They are under close watch.
Another rush of energy came from her , this one spoke of her dislike for Abyss and Blanc. She still didn't like them. She wished to never see them. If she could she'd leave them in the space between dimensions... but they are being held by Nooma's people. She will respect their ways and not involve herself.
That... is good... to know...
She moves closer to him and takes one of his hands. The memory of that day still scares her.
Their cores are going to be connected to their bodies before they lose motivation, to prevent them from perishing.
We hope to help them so they can earn their places back in our society.
Before all of this— they were treated very unjustly. Things have changed.
He rolled his shoulder awkwardly, mouth falling and the white of it disappearing. He wasn’t too keen on it. Orbit especially wasn’t. But it was simply the right thing to do— and if they cooperated, it would mean a great deal to Lunaris and Lucious. The guilt of how wrongly the triplets, and now twins were treated— it was fair enough.
If you happen to see them again. I would avoid violent measures entirely. Avoid any sort of threats or intimidation, as well. We need them to cooperate, not feel unsafe.
He sighed a bit tiredly.
I am one of those who have spoken to them the most, along with my mother and Lucious. Due to my nature.
Another wave a agitation ripples from Feige before she calms down again. Anger is still difficult for her but she is learning. She does not like them and would not wish to be near thwm if she can help it..
For you... I will be peaceful... I know the others... are afraid of me... of what I am... if they are... afraid just because... I exist then... I can not do anything... about that... but I will not... cause you problems...
She means it. She will just leave the area if they show up. Best not to engage with them. Sje can't do anything if she avoids them, right?
Feige let's him drag her into his lap, she let's her fingers intertwine with his, it was fascinating how much larger his hands were compared to hers. She lays her head on his chest.
There was... that one lord... but I do not... think he counts...
She understands why they are scared. She is a very powerful being. Something that can end their whole civilization with little effort. She will do her best to show them she would never do that
Feige was happy to hear that and the joy that rolled off her could be felt by the other beach goers who were actually a good distance away. Again her emotions are a secret from no one.
I agree... being around the ocean... is to calming... like there is no... cares or worries...
She looks away shyly once more, bumping her index fingers together.
I have... had sweet things... said to me before... but it ot feels different... comong from you...
She feels her cheeks glowing brighter and brighter. Why is saying this making her feel so bashful? This is Nooma. He would understand her better than anyone.
Nooma laid his head on Feige’s shoulder again, tucking his face agaisnt her neck. Perhaps she just held him to higher regards. They were really close, after all.
She makes a soft noise and cuddles into him. Her whole body felt warm despite the cool water. She wants to hide now. She knows there are others staring and it's her fault for practically assaulting them all with her emotions.
M-maybe we... relax on the... lounge chairs a bit...
It took awhile, dimension hopping it hard and as smart as he is he wasn't like Moon was. It took hours of calculating and double checking to make sure he didn't end up in the place between dimensions. But he finally tracked her signature. He finally found her... or well the dimension she was in. Now just need to look round and hopefully he can reunite with his little buddy.
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Meanwhile C.C. was on a shopping trip with Jigsaw. They deserved it on their birthday amd all that. And she hadn't stolen all those campers' money for no reason.
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"Ohahaha~! So many new outfits and gadgets, thank you bestie~! I've been wanting to try an overalls shorts outfit for a long time, I didn't think they had my colors!"
Jigsaw was carrying plenty of bags already, some with gadgets to add to their collection. They recently started collecting different RC cars recently and there was one in particular they'd been searching for. It was a cute little Gudetama where he drove around in his eggshell, it looked adorable!
They hadn't even noticed when someone new showed up, all too focused on having the best birthday ever in forever!
Anything for my bestie... you needed to have a good birthday and those humans did not need all that money.
The new gator animatronic watched as a large gator animatronic with a smaller animatronic walked by. His optics wide and surprised. That looked like... no they were put in storage...and was that?!?!? His little buddy?!
"Not like they were going to spend it on anything nice! Haha!"
Jigsaw chirped and wagged their tail when they were given head pats. The humans would've died by their own stupidity anyway! Didn't bother covering their food so wild animals wouldn't sniff them out and kill them! Besides, they were infringing on their territory!
"Now to just find that little Gudetama RC car after grabbing a bite to eat! I'm in the mood for something greasy."
Jigsaw did a heel turn and started walking backwards, stopping in their tracks once they spotted Gummie. Why was that Monty model staring at them like that???
"Ehm, bestie? We've got someone looking at us all funny!"
Gummie stared for a long minute. That looked like her, but the way she talked so loud and unapologetic and her optics. A smile that stretched a bit too wide... what happened while he had been gone.
C.C.'s snapped around when Jigsaw said someone was staring. She was gonna give them a piece of her m- Oh it's a Monty! How exciting! She hasn't seen one in a long bit. Not since tiny baby gator Terry visited and his big brother came to get him.
She jumps down and skips over to the Monty, circling him with interest. He certainly was a fancy one. So many upgrades and he looked well maintained. Not many Montys got this treatment. Gummie stood still, still trying to process this.
He is so fancy. Montys are really the coolest. We'll not as cool as you, Tyr, you are still the best... you know Monty, you look just like my Gummie, the best Monty ever!
She said it! That damn nickname! It is her! He wanted to cry because she was alive.
"Gummie? After the candy? Ohaha what an adorable nickname for the gator that sparked your love for the model lines that spawned him! Hmhm~!"
Sunlight was screaming in the mindscape and trying to claw their way into taking over the driver's seat. Jealous little thing Sunlight was being, Jigsaw subconsciously beat Sunlight back with the reassurances and logic that it was only natural their bestie take interest in a glammed up Monty model. Besides that, Moonpie was trying their damnedest to keep Sunlight physically restrained in the mindscape.
"Now who might you be, dear gator? You've caught the eye of my bestie~!"
I called him that because he was sweet like gummy candy
Gummie started laughing this broken laugh, a mix of joy, relief, and sadness. It was her but sje was different. He wouldn't exactly say broken but it seemed something in her broke.
Hey little buddy, it's me... I've... ive been looking for ya. Stars above look at ya. I was starting to think I'd never see ya again.
C.C. paused and tilts her head. No. He can't be. Gummie was doing a tour... but that was a long time ago. He could have come back. But the pizza plex was destroyed. He came looking for her! He didn't forget her! Gummie reached out. C.C. hesitated foe a second, her otpics searching for any lie amd finding none. She lounges forward and hugged Gummie like he'd disappear of she let go
Jigsaw tensed up once they saw C.C. hug Gummie and not let go. Stay calm stay calm stay calm Gummie was her first ever friend it's fine! They had to keep Sunlight from taking over the driver's seat again with Moonpie's help. While they kept a tight grip on the steering wheel, so to speak, Moonpie had to practically wrestle Sunlight to the floor while Clips looked through the window at Jigsaw.
If you were to look at Jigsaw's optics in a close enough manner, they would flash from a hot pink to a bright red then to a baby blue color then cycle back again. Suffice to say Jigsaw might be a little out of it until they get spoken to again.
Gummie laughs and holds her close, doing a little spin. Stars he didn't think he'd see her again. Moon never let him talk to her while he had been on tour. It was always she's too busy or she was with Sun. He pulls back and looks at her. He was gonna say her name when she grabbed his snout and held it closed.
No... do not say that name... she is... my name is C.C. now.
C.C. stared at him for a long moment before letting go of his muzzle. Gummie stared back. So the story had been true. It had been her... when that massacre happened. It broke his heart. She climbed down and skips back to Jigsaw.
This is Jigsaw. They are my bestie and they saved me from the plex when it was collapsing.
Jigsaw snapped back to reality once addressed, their tail flicking behind themself. Thank kami kai C.C. was by their side again. Sunlight had begun pulling on the back of the driver's seat!
"Ohahaha~! Yes yes, that would be me~! Please do call me Jigsaw, my bestie has special permissions!"
Jigsaw played up their theatrical side, flashing their fangs at Gummie. They didn't know WHAT Sol and Mani told Gummie about themself, nor did they suspect the smaller gator to have done any digging on them.
"Quite a surprise you managed to find us, and on my birthday as well, ha!"
Gummie looks Jigsaw up and down. They looked... familiar... holy shit! It's them. That kid Sun would talk about when his battery got low amd he acted loopy.
Oh... well h-hey... nice to meet you. Uh you can call Gummie. Helps keep track with all the different Montys out there...
C.C. grins and scampers up to sit on Jigsaw's shoulder. She looks so tiny up there it makes Gummie nervous.
C.C. beams at this. Her two favorites getting along. What could she want more? She slips back down Jigsaw and move back to Gummie's side to wrap herself around his arm. Gummie didn't seem to mind but he was surprised how forward she was being. She used to look around, checking no one was watching before she'd give him affection of any kind. Scared Moon or Sun would see.
Yes, we can get yummy burgers and milkshakes!
Hehehe I don't see why not. I can pay too. Give our birthday... um boy? Girl? Person? A nice meal.
Gummie wasn't 100% on Jigsaw's pronouns. He didn't hear C.C. say really. He remembers Sun saying he missed his child... was it a son? But Jigsaw's appearance didn't exactly give clues either.
"Birthday gator is fine, Gummie! Oha, come now, I know the best place in the food court for burgers and milkshakes!"
Jigsaw chirped and skipped away towards the food court, tail swishing behind themself. They paused for a moment to let C.C. and Gummie catch up.
"I don't know what you were told about me, but I'm a they/he~! Default's they/them though, as you can see! Hmhm~!"
Jigsaw giggled into one of their hands after spinning on one heel. They were all giddy now that they'd be getting a nice meal from the glammed up gator.
C.C. bounces slightly as she walks with Gummie. Star icons practically spinning in her optics as she looks at him. While the black part of her optics were a bit unsettling, that look of adoration was something he recognized. It was something he catch on her face when they had been alone back before he went on tour. It warmed his heart. It was still her.
Ordered whatever you want. It's your day.
C.C.'s smile widened, Gummie was still the same! So generous and willing to go the extra mile for a birthday
Jigsaw squealed in delight, practically bolting over to their favorite place in the food court. They knew they were considered a rival to Cutie Burger, and in Jigsaw's opinion they were a thousand times better. They were quick to order something, a roadhouse style bacon cheeseburger(specifically with pepperjack) and extra ketchup plus a brownie fudge mixed milkshake. It had been number one on their birthday food cravings!
Jiggy is excited. We are properly celebrating their birthday after all and they get to have whatever they want with no one trying to "fix" it or tell them they are wrong to picked the wrong thing.
C.C.'s expression changes to a wide manicure smile and one optic twitched. Gummie looked alarmed at the change and scoops her up to distract her, laughing as he does.
Well there are no wrong choices on your birthday here. Let's get you a burger and strawberry milkshake. I remember ypu love strawberry milkshakes.
C.C. gasps and giggles with joy. Of course he remembered! He is the best Monty after all. Gummie got all the food and paid for. He got double cheeseburger with bacon and extra pickles with a chocolate milkshake. He likes his chocolate
Jigsaw had definitely repressed their memories of previous birthdays, mainly the ones they had when they were really little. The ones where Sol plus Mani kept pushing and pushing and pushing Jigsaw until he'd have a full blown meltdown. It was only until the Glamtoys came around to cheer them up that they'd felt better on those days.
That being said, they scrambled on over to one of the tables. They did have to sit on the floor because of how tall they were, but they didn't mind as long as they could eat their burger in peace. Their optics had stars in them and their grin was unnervingly wide as they ate.
"Thank you so much, dear Gummie! I suppose you also enjoy your chocolate, hm?"
It was better if they kept talking to Gummie, helped reel Sunlight and their own jealousy in for the time being. It wouldn't do any good to get all pouty about C.C. being clingy to her first gator friend, right?
Gummie made his way over with C.C. hanging on him and a tray of food in each hand. He had to admit having C.C. be so openly affectionate with no fear of punishment was a nice change of pace.
He sat down and wrangled C.C. off him and into her own seat. She looked offended but didn't protest. She knew she could really enjoy her food if she had to divide her attention between hanging onto Gummie and trying to eat.
Oh i love chocolate. Any chocolate. Even got fazbear to make it my official candy.
"Oh? I suppose they had to change the Freddy Fazbars at one point or another. My official candy drops were watermelon you know...and I had a Fizzy Faz flavor too! I'm sure you remember the cherry limeade, yes?"
Jigsaw flicked their tail around, allowing themself to boast a bit. They were being a big showboat to get C.C.'s attention back on them, they're her number one bestie! Right?? Right??
Jigsaw froze mid-sip of their milkshake afterwards, Sunlight having managed to sneak away and nab the steering wheel. Their optics' color changed into a bright red, setting their milkshake down on the table all nicely while leaning off to the side C.C. was sitting at.
"Oh I'm sure you're able to easily charm your way into getting things done, don't you?"
Sunlight was just itching to get their claws on Gummie, though this is C.C.'s first friend....but still! They didn't like how C.C. clung to him! Weren't they supposed to be her number one???
Gummie pauses and scratches his chin in thought. He had wondered why they had those flavors and not animatronic to put to them. Well that was a surprise. He had found there was a gator before him but he thought it had been another Monty model.
Hehehe yeah, I can be charming when I want. Kinda have ta, ya know.
C.C. was half way through her burger when she registered the change in Jigsaw's voice. Her optics slide in his direction as she didn't move for a moment. Jigsaw did tell her they had different parts of themselves. She reaches out and holds one of their fingers, her hand wraps around it and she squeezes slightly to get their attention.
Sunlight's attention does, luckily, snap right towards C.C.. She noticed them! They practically melted when they registered their finger getting squeezed, clenching their fists together.
"Ha!!! You could say that....could say that...!"
Sunlight struggled to register that they still hadn't eaten the rest of their burger. Only really hit them when they got a whiff of it. Using their free hand, they started munching down on the rest of their burger.
"Getting a little....mmmm....."
Sunlight scrunched their features up, groaning internally. Right, they forgot Moonpie and Clips were with them while Jigsaw was thrown to the other side of the mirror, which for Jigsaw's current end was a one way window. Moonpie was getting on their case for being so jealous over C.C. giving Gummie attention. She hadn't seen her first friend in so long, leave the guy alone!
C.C. isn't entirely sure what is happening. Why is Sunlight out? They seem agitated. Gummie was confused. Sunlight? What? He thought that was Jigsaw. He looks from them to C.C. and back again as she sips his milkshake.
C.C. makes a face and climbs up their back to drape herself over their shoulder. She stares long and hard. Trying to figure out what was happening. They aren't normally like this.
What happened? Did something scare you? I will smash their face in if they did.
Gummie nearly choked on his milkshake at her words
Sunlight let their tail stop swishing around, their jealous feelings giving way to a wave of guilt. This was supposed to be Jigsaw's special day and they were having a jealous fit, as Moonpie was putting it.
"I....we....are your bestest best friend in the whole wide world, aren't we? Even with you reuniting with Gummie here?"
And there it was. The reason they'd seemed so agitated, jealousy caused by fear of losing their only best friend again.
Moonpie was busy in the mindscape making sure Jigsaw could smoothly transition back into the driver's seat once Sunlight was done up front. They'd need to explain it to Gummie themself since it'd be weird if they did it like how they explained it to Sakura that one time.
C.C. shifts a little to hug them. Maybe she should have noticed they were a little off when Gummie appeared. She has just been so happy to see him and that he hadn't forgotten her, that he had been looking for her.
Of course you are my bestest best friend in the whole wide world. We are meant to be. Best friends for ever and ever. Silly gator.
She pets their head and wraps her arms around their neck to give them a hug. Gummie watched with curious optics. Seems she found someone to match her in her new personality. While he mourns who she used to be, he is glad she seems happy
Sunlight lets out a sigh of relief before giving C.C. an affectionate headbutt. They needed to hear that reassurance from C.C. herself and not just Jigsaw and Moonpie. Anxiety never did well to feed into their fear and jealous parts.
Sunlight stayed still for a moment, their optics being shut before being blown right open. Jigsaw was back in the front seat, their red and blue glow clicking on.
"W-Well...ahaha....s-sorry about that, I try to keep Sunlight reeled in as best I can. Um...I can explain that if you'd like?"
Jigsaw felt embarrassed and awkward, but Gummie should know since they were planning to bring him home. May as well since C.C. was Gummie's friend after all.
Uh yeah that might help. You are acting like one of the daycare models at one of the locations I visited while on tour.
Gummie had been weirded out by that sun and moon too. They seemed to be okay sharing a body but them sitchibg back and forth has been strange. He can only imagine if the sun and Moon of his plex had been like that.
C.C. plays with Jigsaw's hair as they speak. Her poor bestie. She reaches down and grabs her milkshake to suck down the last of it before returning to giving jigsaw attention
Jigsaw started rumbling on instinct with their hair being played with. Always a soothing gesture for them, their tail swished behind themself slowly.
"Oh so you're familiar with a similar situation! Well, kind of. It's a bit of a story."
Jigsaw finished off their burger and took a sip of their milkshake before they started prattling off.
"Now I don't know how much you were really told about me, if at all, but I suppose I should start from before I became all....you know, like this, haha! Ahem."
Jigsaw hid their muzzle behind their free hand before sitting up a little straighter, making sure they didn't buck C.C. off of their shoulders.
"So....I was initially a perfect fusion of copied versions of my father's and my uncle's AIs and programs and such. Which did include a killcode slash security code. Then the killcode slash security code got nonconsensually ripped out of my head, I become an imperfect and unstable fusion because of it blah blah blah...and now my inner child, sun half, and moon half have gained their own sentience. Though I'm pretty sure Moonpie and Sunlight are only a certain chunk of those halves, which is why I still exist separately from them."
Jigsaw had to take a minute to slurp up the rest of their milkshake. This was a lot of information that they were dumping, but Gummie needed to know why Sunlight took the steering wheel so abruptly.
"As for how we exist in the mindscape with each other? Well typically when someone's in the driver's seat, to make this sort of easier to understand, the room they're in has a mirror. Pretty thick too, can't really see or hear anyone on the other side of it. Now on said other side of it, I'm only really there when Sunlight, Moonpie, and Clips are where the steering wheel is, is a one way window. It's essentially a manner of watching and being able to hear what they're doing in the mindscape, but they can't hear me, as stated before. A-Am I making any sense??"
Jigsaw started fidgeting with one of their shopping bags, clawing at the handle as gently as possible. They didn't really know how to make sense of themself having a fractured mind. Well, other than being used to all the screaming.
"M-Moonpie was able to explain it better with visuals, but I don't really feel the need to use my magic here. Not quite, no need to show off my power right now, haha!"
Gummie pulls out a small notebook he had and started writing. It makes sense enough for him. It is similar to how they programmed C.C. She was a merging of codes to make a new daycare attendant.
Fazbear don't learn, that's for sure.
He didn't know Jigsaw had been made to be in the daycare. Explains why he didn't see any promotional material for them.
"Oh thank Shenron I explained it well enough without the visual aide!"
Jigsaw planted their head on the table, their body sagging with relief. They really didn't know how else to explain things. Had to agree with Gummie, Fazbear really didn't learn their lesson no matter what dimension they were in. Constantly sending techs to retrieve them from whatever facility they had made their home in their teen to young adult years mentally. Apparently "big gator equals big money" in these execs mind. Plus one considered advanced for their specific gator model line meant they had eyes on them a lot.
Gummie chuckles. It seems even if they aren't a Monty model they are still as dramatic as one. It was still amazing fazbear made such a large gator model. They had such issues with DJ Music Man, he didn't think they'd try another large one but then again it seems Jigsaw is a slightly older model. They might have been made when Fazbear was in their bigger is better phase. C.C. had come about with the more human sized mindset of Fazbear.
Don't worry friend. I am familiar with the concept. It can happen with AIs.
"Yes....quite similar to how human minds can be! There are differences, of course, but still! A human mind can fracture with enough trauma, it's fascinating really. Those humans tend to not exactly like humanity as much."
Jigsaw had taken time in the past to observe humans, mainly ones that seemingly came to their forest alone. Would've played a game of hide and seek with them, but oh the switches in personality on a human fascinated them! They became more consistent playmates for them, had to tell C.C. not to kill the ones that genuinely had a fractured mind.
"Anyway! I'm still trying to find this one RC car that evades me! It's a Gudetama one where he drives around in the bottom half of his broken eggshell! I really, really want it!"
C.C. would get pouty when sje was told no but respects Jigsaw's wishes... mostly. A few jumps cares happen. She can't help it. She leans forward and steals a few fries off Jigsaw's plate.
Oh... dude you gotta special order that or get the store to hold it for you. They can't keep that on the shelves. Super popular right now.
C.C. tilts her head. It was funny Gummie knew what Jigsaw was talking about but then again he always knew what was popular with customers in the past. He was so cool.
"Oh! ....I didn't know that. Which store do I call to keep a hold on one for me?"
Jigsaw hoped Gummie would know which stores held their dream RC car. They didn't want to leave without it, after all!
Also they didn't mind their fries getting stolen, they weren't exactly mowing through those anytime soon. The burger had been really filling, which was why they liked this place so much!
They then wrap their tail around C.C., returning the affection she'd shown them earlier.
C.C. smiles and makes cute gator squeals at Jigsaw. She knows howuch they enjoy when she makes gator noises. This noise got Gummie's attention real quick. He didn't know she could do that. Unfortunately for him, C.C. saw that reaction and gave him a mischievous grin. She is gonna use this against him and he knows it.
Let me make some calls. I might be able to help ya out
C.C. beams, Gummie would definitely find it for Tyr! He had that skill. He even found a limited addition Chica plush for a birthday boy one time that had been out of stock for months
Jigsaw practically jumped out of their seat with how excited they got, the cute gator squeals fueling that. They even made gator squeak noises of their own, tail wagging rapidly behind themself like no tomorrow.
They were getting stares now. People were watching and some with looks of disdain and judgment. C.C. noticed and she glares at the people watching. Her bestie can be happy and excited about something they want. She has seen children and adults dobthe same and no one seems to care. Why is jigsaw being judged?
Gummie notices too but he sees it as their queue to leave. He gets the trash gathered and thrown out and tries to usher them to make their way out of the food court. He just didn't want a scene and seeing how tense C.C. was getting they were seconds from her making one
Jigsaw didn't really notice until Gummie started ushering them all out of the food court. They had grabbed up their bags with all of the things they had gotten today and followed Gummie. They weren't in the mood to handle judgemental people. Besides they didn't want to get blood over their new clothes just yet!
"Hm.....you know, bestie, I think it would be lovely if you scared these people off! Perhaps some bloodshed will remind them of why they shouldn't go around being so judgemental of others~!"
Jigsaw could only really guess as to why those people that were staring with disdain and judgement were doing so. Someone as tall as themself were already abnormal in the eyes of many, but they supposed it was also the fact they didn't exactly present themself as any conventional gender in the eyes of some humans.
C.C. giggles and looks back at the food court ready to have some fun but the second she jumps from Jigsaw's shoulders she is caught and held in the air by Gummie.
Girl, I am not dealing with blood and chaos I see happening right now. I want to enjoy our first day back together, not running from the cops.
Honstely she is very impulsive. He remembers when she was scared to even ask to grab more paper towels. It breaks his heart more. Moon amd Sun really did push her to this. C.C. whines but doesn't fight as Gummie carries her away from the judgey people
Jigsaw was more vocal about it, though they didn't fight against it either. They followed Gummie along on to where he was taking them. Hopefully to the store that had his Gudetama, they couldn't get it off of their mind! They loved the silly tired egg yolk person! Besides, the cops wouldn't do anything, they'd already picked off too many of them when they went investigating stupid camper deaths.
C.C. qiggles but she ain't getting out of Gummie's grip. He is bigger and stronger after all. She kinda goes limp until he decides she can be put back on her feet and immediately scampers up his back to hang off his shoulders. She likes doing this. Makes her feel tall.
It doesn't take long to get to the store with the Gudetama. Gummie smooth talks the employee and with a few selfies and an autograph he secured the toy.
Here ya go, one special birthday present for our special birthday gator.
C.C. giggles and hugs Gummie. She is happy he could get Jigsaw the thing they wanted most of all.
"EEEEEEHEEEEEHEEEEEE!!!! My Gudetama!!!!! Thank you for securing it!!!!"
Jigsaw damn near crushes Gummie in a hug so tight that it almost looks comical. Once they let go, they carefully take the Gudetama RC car, rotating the box in their hands before adding it to one of their bigger bags of goodies. Sunlight was warming up to Gummie now that he'd gone through with getting the Gudetama for them.
Gummie makes a surprised noise and awkwardly pats Jigsaw's back. It ain't often they he is the little guy in these situations. C.C. looks at the Gudetama, what a silly little egg. C.C. looks back at Jigsaw and she does agree that it is cute. She looks back at Gummie for a moment. He has to stay. Maybe they can get him to live with them.
"Oh! Oh! Gummie, you must come back with us! My family that lives with me and C.C. needs to meet you! Also also the party's continuing over there! Please come back with us?"
Jigsaw was pulling the puppy dog eyes trick on Gummie. It was almost like Jigsaw had sensed the fact C.C. wanted to bring Gummie home with them. Besides, another gator in the house wouldn't hurt! Astrid was staying in the same dimension as their twin for a little while. Plus Erik did tell them that they were going to stay with Elara more permanently as he felt like he fit in more over there. Jigsaw was more than okay with that. As long as Erik was happy over there, they were no one to judge.
Oh stars, Gummie was doomed. Even C.C. was now giving him a pleading look. He knows if he disappeared then Fazbear would freak out but looking at them... how can he resist.
Okay okay, you win
C.C. squeals and kisses the side of Gummie's head which leaving him a little stunned and blushing
Jigsaw shot down a portal that lead to their home, wanting to get there sooner. Taking the lead this time, they nyoomed on through the portal. They waited for C.C. and Gummie to come on through before closing it. They giggled and clapped their hands together before rushing inside the house, scaring the crap out of Magni.
"JEEBUS-!!!"
"I didn't startle you that badly!"
"I was kicking Skol's butt at Super Smash Bros, leave me alone..."
"Hmhm~! I suppose Fenrir's around? That's why you self-censored?"
C.C. skips through the portal with Gummie right behind her and she greet Magni
Magni! Look look! Gummie found us! He is the best Monty!
She didn't mean anything by it but when the only person to ever care about you comes back you don't think before you speak. Gummie just blushes at her declaration
Magni knew C.C. was impulsive, but ow?? That stung a bit, a reminder that he still wasn't exactly "the best" Monty out there. Not with how he used to act before he thought he died.
Skol paused the game for themself and Magni, glaring at Gummie. They weren't about to be upstaged by another gator, let alone another Monty. Swishing his tail behind himself, they started peacocking in C.C.'s direction.
"Not nearly as beautiful as me though, I'm a beautiful shade of red! A unique one for a gator model."
Oops, C.C. realized how that sounded and quickly gave Magni a hug and an apologetic expression.
You are still one of my favorites. I promise.
Now Skol being the boastful thing they are has both C.C. and Gummie's attention. And skol should really think before drawing attention to themselves when C.C. is in a hyper mood. She is on them in an instant, nuzzling their cheek.
Oh yes you are! Such a pretty little gator. The loveliest shade of red~
Gummie didn't seem too phased by Skol. He's dealt with self important children who think they are the stars' gift to the world. He just chuckles and pats Skol's head.
Skol wasn't expecting head pats from Gummie at all, he'd only meant to pull C.C.'s attention over to himself. This did give Jigsaw the time they needed to store away their gifts in their room and get a shower in. Being outside around all those people got them in the mood to get all clean.
Magni rumbled in C.C.'s direction to acknowledge her apology, being pretty quick to forgive her since she did realize how she came off.
Jigsaw soon came back in one of their newer outfits, the overall shorts outfit.
Gummie had to agree with C.C., Jigsaw did look pretty adorable despite being a huge gator animatronic.
Yeah that outfit suits you.
C.C. quickly scurried toothed kitchen to get the cake and get the candles ready. Gotta sing happy birthday amd let the special birthday gator blow out the candles. She walked out slowly and started singing which Gummie joined
Jigsaw could feel so many overwhelming feels rush over themself like a tidal wave. There was joy, there was relief, there was the urge to cry from other unnamed emotions. They never really made their previous birthdays a super momentous occasion when the original Skol had been around. Too focused on keeping the idiot from getting himself killed to focus on their special day.
Now here they were getting to celebrate it with no restrictions and interruptions. They had to fan their face with both hands to keep themself from drowning in tears. Augh, this was really happening!! As soon as Gummie and C.C. finished singing(Skol and Magni had moreso hummed in the background to back the pair of them up), they blew out their candles in one puff.
"T-Thank you again....I haven't had a good birthday in so long."
Jigsaw giggles as they got the cheek kiss. They were very much ready for the cake. Now they knew Zeus wasn't a huge fan of sweets, so they did leave something more tart in the fridge for his oldest to have.
"Oh, don't worry about leaving a slice for Zeus. I know he's not the biggest fan of sweets. Ah, um, Zeus is my oldest son. Nothing like the one in mythology, haha!"
Jigsaw very clearly remembers why, along with Magni and Skol. Skol always ran away to try and not be rude while Magni sat there dying internally. Thank kami kai Jigsaw always made sure C.C. got dressed.
"That's because you walk around in nothing but a towel, bestie."
Jigsaw claps their hands together giddily when they get their cake slice, Skol and Magni making sure they got theirs as well.
C.C. tilts her head and looks confused as to why that is a problem. Gummie looked like he was remembering something else entirely. He's pretty sure the habit was Sun's fault... he is not gonna saw anything. No need to ruin the party.
He grabs his plate of cake and gets C.C. to sit to eat hers too. Focus on the party. Not what happened in the past.
Jigsaw chirps in delight once they focus their attention back on the cake. They were feeling and looking cute today, all because this was the best party ever! At least to them it felt like it. One year older and yet still looking as pretty as ever!
Soon all the gators were finished with their slices of cake, Magni and Skol scrambling over each other to get back to beating each other up in Super Smash Bros. Skol tended to button mash while Magni remembered how to cheese with Meta Knight. Jigsaw had made sure to get the Wii version for the lounge area while the different Switches they totally didn't steal off of other dead campers went to the kids' rooms.
C.C. enjoyed her slice of cake although it was a little too sweet... maybe it was the icing. If it was just powdered sugar mixed with milk borrowed water then it would explain why it was so sweet. She and Gummie watches Skol and Magni play for a bit. C.C. eneded up dozing off clinging to Gummie. It was a long day so of course sje fell asleep.
This happening had Jigsaw zipping on off to grab a blanket from their room, coming back to drape it over C.C.'s body. It had been a pretty long day...
"It....wouldn't hurt if you stuck around for awhile, yes? That location....our old home. It was destroyed, surely you don't need to go back right away?"
Jigsaw hoped Gummie would stick around for C.C.'s sake at least. She seemed like she wanted him to stay more permanently. Not that they minded at all. Though there was the issue of Fazbear trying to butt in and get Gummie back....they wouldn't let them if it meant their bestie was happy!
C.C. makes happy sleep noises and snuggles into the blanket. Gummie really wasn't going anywhere and he kinda knew it. Shw wasn't letting go of his shirt anytime soon.
I want ta... I've been on tour since before the plex was... demolished. They have me going from location to location. I miss having a home.
He pets C.C.'s head and there is this gentleness in his optics.
It took awhile, dimension hopping it hard and as smart as he is he wasn't like Moon was. It took hours of calculating and double checking to make sure he didn't end up in the place between dimensions. But he finally tracked her signature. He finally found her... or well the dimension she was in. Now just need to look round and hopefully he can reunite with his little buddy.
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Meanwhile C.C. was on a shopping trip with Jigsaw. They deserved it on their birthday amd all that. And she hadn't stolen all those campers' money for no reason.
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"Ohahaha~! So many new outfits and gadgets, thank you bestie~! I've been wanting to try an overalls shorts outfit for a long time, I didn't think they had my colors!"
Jigsaw was carrying plenty of bags already, some with gadgets to add to their collection. They recently started collecting different RC cars recently and there was one in particular they'd been searching for. It was a cute little Gudetama where he drove around in his eggshell, it looked adorable!
They hadn't even noticed when someone new showed up, all too focused on having the best birthday ever in forever!
Anything for my bestie... you needed to have a good birthday and those humans did not need all that money.
The new gator animatronic watched as a large gator animatronic with a smaller animatronic walked by. His optics wide and surprised. That looked like... no they were put in storage...and was that?!?!? His little buddy?!
"Not like they were going to spend it on anything nice! Haha!"
Jigsaw chirped and wagged their tail when they were given head pats. The humans would've died by their own stupidity anyway! Didn't bother covering their food so wild animals wouldn't sniff them out and kill them! Besides, they were infringing on their territory!
"Now to just find that little Gudetama RC car after grabbing a bite to eat! I'm in the mood for something greasy."
Jigsaw did a heel turn and started walking backwards, stopping in their tracks once they spotted Gummie. Why was that Monty model staring at them like that???
"Ehm, bestie? We've got someone looking at us all funny!"
Gummie stared for a long minute. That looked like her, but the way she talked so loud and unapologetic and her optics. A smile that stretched a bit too wide... what happened while he had been gone.
C.C.'s snapped around when Jigsaw said someone was staring. She was gonna give them a piece of her m- Oh it's a Monty! How exciting! She hasn't seen one in a long bit. Not since tiny baby gator Terry visited and his big brother came to get him.
She jumps down and skips over to the Monty, circling him with interest. He certainly was a fancy one. So many upgrades and he looked well maintained. Not many Montys got this treatment. Gummie stood still, still trying to process this.
He is so fancy. Montys are really the coolest. We'll not as cool as you, Tyr, you are still the best... you know Monty, you look just like my Gummie, the best Monty ever!
She said it! That damn nickname! It is her! He wanted to cry because she was alive.
"Gummie? After the candy? Ohaha what an adorable nickname for the gator that sparked your love for the model lines that spawned him! Hmhm~!"
Sunlight was screaming in the mindscape and trying to claw their way into taking over the driver's seat. Jealous little thing Sunlight was being, Jigsaw subconsciously beat Sunlight back with the reassurances and logic that it was only natural their bestie take interest in a glammed up Monty model. Besides that, Moonpie was trying their damnedest to keep Sunlight physically restrained in the mindscape.
"Now who might you be, dear gator? You've caught the eye of my bestie~!"
I called him that because he was sweet like gummy candy
Gummie started laughing this broken laugh, a mix of joy, relief, and sadness. It was her but sje was different. He wouldn't exactly say broken but it seemed something in her broke.
Hey little buddy, it's me... I've... ive been looking for ya. Stars above look at ya. I was starting to think I'd never see ya again.
C.C. paused and tilts her head. No. He can't be. Gummie was doing a tour... but that was a long time ago. He could have come back. But the pizza plex was destroyed. He came looking for her! He didn't forget her! Gummie reached out. C.C. hesitated foe a second, her otpics searching for any lie amd finding none. She lounges forward and hugged Gummie like he'd disappear of she let go
Jigsaw tensed up once they saw C.C. hug Gummie and not let go. Stay calm stay calm stay calm Gummie was her first ever friend it's fine! They had to keep Sunlight from taking over the driver's seat again with Moonpie's help. While they kept a tight grip on the steering wheel, so to speak, Moonpie had to practically wrestle Sunlight to the floor while Clips looked through the window at Jigsaw.
If you were to look at Jigsaw's optics in a close enough manner, they would flash from a hot pink to a bright red then to a baby blue color then cycle back again. Suffice to say Jigsaw might be a little out of it until they get spoken to again.
Gummie laughs and holds her close, doing a little spin. Stars he didn't think he'd see her again. Moon never let him talk to her while he had been on tour. It was always she's too busy or she was with Sun. He pulls back and looks at her. He was gonna say her name when she grabbed his snout and held it closed.
No... do not say that name... she is... my name is C.C. now.
C.C. stared at him for a long moment before letting go of his muzzle. Gummie stared back. So the story had been true. It had been her... when that massacre happened. It broke his heart. She climbed down and skips back to Jigsaw.
This is Jigsaw. They are my bestie and they saved me from the plex when it was collapsing.
Jigsaw snapped back to reality once addressed, their tail flicking behind themself. Thank kami kai C.C. was by their side again. Sunlight had begun pulling on the back of the driver's seat!
"Ohahaha~! Yes yes, that would be me~! Please do call me Jigsaw, my bestie has special permissions!"
Jigsaw played up their theatrical side, flashing their fangs at Gummie. They didn't know WHAT Sol and Mani told Gummie about themself, nor did they suspect the smaller gator to have done any digging on them.
"Quite a surprise you managed to find us, and on my birthday as well, ha!"
Gummie looks Jigsaw up and down. They looked... familiar... holy shit! It's them. That kid Sun would talk about when his battery got low amd he acted loopy.
Oh... well h-hey... nice to meet you. Uh you can call Gummie. Helps keep track with all the different Montys out there...
C.C. grins and scampers up to sit on Jigsaw's shoulder. She looks so tiny up there it makes Gummie nervous.
C.C. beams at this. Her two favorites getting along. What could she want more? She slips back down Jigsaw and move back to Gummie's side to wrap herself around his arm. Gummie didn't seem to mind but he was surprised how forward she was being. She used to look around, checking no one was watching before she'd give him affection of any kind. Scared Moon or Sun would see.
Yes, we can get yummy burgers and milkshakes!
Hehehe I don't see why not. I can pay too. Give our birthday... um boy? Girl? Person? A nice meal.
Gummie wasn't 100% on Jigsaw's pronouns. He didn't hear C.C. say really. He remembers Sun saying he missed his child... was it a son? But Jigsaw's appearance didn't exactly give clues either.
"Birthday gator is fine, Gummie! Oha, come now, I know the best place in the food court for burgers and milkshakes!"
Jigsaw chirped and skipped away towards the food court, tail swishing behind themself. They paused for a moment to let C.C. and Gummie catch up.
"I don't know what you were told about me, but I'm a they/he~! Default's they/them though, as you can see! Hmhm~!"
Jigsaw giggled into one of their hands after spinning on one heel. They were all giddy now that they'd be getting a nice meal from the glammed up gator.
C.C. bounces slightly as she walks with Gummie. Star icons practically spinning in her optics as she looks at him. While the black part of her optics were a bit unsettling, that look of adoration was something he recognized. It was something he catch on her face when they had been alone back before he went on tour. It warmed his heart. It was still her.
Ordered whatever you want. It's your day.
C.C.'s smile widened, Gummie was still the same! So generous and willing to go the extra mile for a birthday
Jigsaw squealed in delight, practically bolting over to their favorite place in the food court. They knew they were considered a rival to Cutie Burger, and in Jigsaw's opinion they were a thousand times better. They were quick to order something, a roadhouse style bacon cheeseburger(specifically with pepperjack) and extra ketchup plus a brownie fudge mixed milkshake. It had been number one on their birthday food cravings!
Jiggy is excited. We are properly celebrating their birthday after all and they get to have whatever they want with no one trying to "fix" it or tell them they are wrong to picked the wrong thing.
C.C.'s expression changes to a wide manicure smile and one optic twitched. Gummie looked alarmed at the change and scoops her up to distract her, laughing as he does.
Well there are no wrong choices on your birthday here. Let's get you a burger and strawberry milkshake. I remember ypu love strawberry milkshakes.
C.C. gasps and giggles with joy. Of course he remembered! He is the best Monty after all. Gummie got all the food and paid for. He got double cheeseburger with bacon and extra pickles with a chocolate milkshake. He likes his chocolate
Jigsaw had definitely repressed their memories of previous birthdays, mainly the ones they had when they were really little. The ones where Sol plus Mani kept pushing and pushing and pushing Jigsaw until he'd have a full blown meltdown. It was only until the Glamtoys came around to cheer them up that they'd felt better on those days.
That being said, they scrambled on over to one of the tables. They did have to sit on the floor because of how tall they were, but they didn't mind as long as they could eat their burger in peace. Their optics had stars in them and their grin was unnervingly wide as they ate.
"Thank you so much, dear Gummie! I suppose you also enjoy your chocolate, hm?"
It was better if they kept talking to Gummie, helped reel Sunlight and their own jealousy in for the time being. It wouldn't do any good to get all pouty about C.C. being clingy to her first gator friend, right?
Gummie made his way over with C.C. hanging on him and a tray of food in each hand. He had to admit having C.C. be so openly affectionate with no fear of punishment was a nice change of pace.
He sat down and wrangled C.C. off him and into her own seat. She looked offended but didn't protest. She knew she could really enjoy her food if she had to divide her attention between hanging onto Gummie and trying to eat.
Oh i love chocolate. Any chocolate. Even got fazbear to make it my official candy.
"Oh? I suppose they had to change the Freddy Fazbars at one point or another. My official candy drops were watermelon you know...and I had a Fizzy Faz flavor too! I'm sure you remember the cherry limeade, yes?"
Jigsaw flicked their tail around, allowing themself to boast a bit. They were being a big showboat to get C.C.'s attention back on them, they're her number one bestie! Right?? Right??
Jigsaw froze mid-sip of their milkshake afterwards, Sunlight having managed to sneak away and nab the steering wheel. Their optics' color changed into a bright red, setting their milkshake down on the table all nicely while leaning off to the side C.C. was sitting at.
"Oh I'm sure you're able to easily charm your way into getting things done, don't you?"
Sunlight was just itching to get their claws on Gummie, though this is C.C.'s first friend....but still! They didn't like how C.C. clung to him! Weren't they supposed to be her number one???
Gummie pauses and scratches his chin in thought. He had wondered why they had those flavors and not animatronic to put to them. Well that was a surprise. He had found there was a gator before him but he thought it had been another Monty model.
Hehehe yeah, I can be charming when I want. Kinda have ta, ya know.
C.C. was half way through her burger when she registered the change in Jigsaw's voice. Her optics slide in his direction as she didn't move for a moment. Jigsaw did tell her they had different parts of themselves. She reaches out and holds one of their fingers, her hand wraps around it and she squeezes slightly to get their attention.
Sunlight's attention does, luckily, snap right towards C.C.. She noticed them! They practically melted when they registered their finger getting squeezed, clenching their fists together.
"Ha!!! You could say that....could say that...!"
Sunlight struggled to register that they still hadn't eaten the rest of their burger. Only really hit them when they got a whiff of it. Using their free hand, they started munching down on the rest of their burger.
"Getting a little....mmmm....."
Sunlight scrunched their features up, groaning internally. Right, they forgot Moonpie and Clips were with them while Jigsaw was thrown to the other side of the mirror, which for Jigsaw's current end was a one way window. Moonpie was getting on their case for being so jealous over C.C. giving Gummie attention. She hadn't seen her first friend in so long, leave the guy alone!
C.C. isn't entirely sure what is happening. Why is Sunlight out? They seem agitated. Gummie was confused. Sunlight? What? He thought that was Jigsaw. He looks from them to C.C. and back again as she sips his milkshake.
C.C. makes a face and climbs up their back to drape herself over their shoulder. She stares long and hard. Trying to figure out what was happening. They aren't normally like this.
What happened? Did something scare you? I will smash their face in if they did.
Gummie nearly choked on his milkshake at her words
Sunlight let their tail stop swishing around, their jealous feelings giving way to a wave of guilt. This was supposed to be Jigsaw's special day and they were having a jealous fit, as Moonpie was putting it.
"I....we....are your bestest best friend in the whole wide world, aren't we? Even with you reuniting with Gummie here?"
And there it was. The reason they'd seemed so agitated, jealousy caused by fear of losing their only best friend again.
Moonpie was busy in the mindscape making sure Jigsaw could smoothly transition back into the driver's seat once Sunlight was done up front. They'd need to explain it to Gummie themself since it'd be weird if they did it like how they explained it to Sakura that one time.
C.C. shifts a little to hug them. Maybe she should have noticed they were a little off when Gummie appeared. She has just been so happy to see him and that he hadn't forgotten her, that he had been looking for her.
Of course you are my bestest best friend in the whole wide world. We are meant to be. Best friends for ever and ever. Silly gator.
She pets their head and wraps her arms around their neck to give them a hug. Gummie watched with curious optics. Seems she found someone to match her in her new personality. While he mourns who she used to be, he is glad she seems happy
Sunlight lets out a sigh of relief before giving C.C. an affectionate headbutt. They needed to hear that reassurance from C.C. herself and not just Jigsaw and Moonpie. Anxiety never did well to feed into their fear and jealous parts.
Sunlight stayed still for a moment, their optics being shut before being blown right open. Jigsaw was back in the front seat, their red and blue glow clicking on.
"W-Well...ahaha....s-sorry about that, I try to keep Sunlight reeled in as best I can. Um...I can explain that if you'd like?"
Jigsaw felt embarrassed and awkward, but Gummie should know since they were planning to bring him home. May as well since C.C. was Gummie's friend after all.
Uh yeah that might help. You are acting like one of the daycare models at one of the locations I visited while on tour.
Gummie had been weirded out by that sun and moon too. They seemed to be okay sharing a body but them sitchibg back and forth has been strange. He can only imagine if the sun and Moon of his plex had been like that.
C.C. plays with Jigsaw's hair as they speak. Her poor bestie. She reaches down and grabs her milkshake to suck down the last of it before returning to giving jigsaw attention
Jigsaw started rumbling on instinct with their hair being played with. Always a soothing gesture for them, their tail swished behind themself slowly.
"Oh so you're familiar with a similar situation! Well, kind of. It's a bit of a story."
Jigsaw finished off their burger and took a sip of their milkshake before they started prattling off.
"Now I don't know how much you were really told about me, if at all, but I suppose I should start from before I became all....you know, like this, haha! Ahem."
Jigsaw hid their muzzle behind their free hand before sitting up a little straighter, making sure they didn't buck C.C. off of their shoulders.
"So....I was initially a perfect fusion of copied versions of my father's and my uncle's AIs and programs and such. Which did include a killcode slash security code. Then the killcode slash security code got nonconsensually ripped out of my head, I become an imperfect and unstable fusion because of it blah blah blah...and now my inner child, sun half, and moon half have gained their own sentience. Though I'm pretty sure Moonpie and Sunlight are only a certain chunk of those halves, which is why I still exist separately from them."
Jigsaw had to take a minute to slurp up the rest of their milkshake. This was a lot of information that they were dumping, but Gummie needed to know why Sunlight took the steering wheel so abruptly.
"As for how we exist in the mindscape with each other? Well typically when someone's in the driver's seat, to make this sort of easier to understand, the room they're in has a mirror. Pretty thick too, can't really see or hear anyone on the other side of it. Now on said other side of it, I'm only really there when Sunlight, Moonpie, and Clips are where the steering wheel is, is a one way window. It's essentially a manner of watching and being able to hear what they're doing in the mindscape, but they can't hear me, as stated before. A-Am I making any sense??"
Jigsaw started fidgeting with one of their shopping bags, clawing at the handle as gently as possible. They didn't really know how to make sense of themself having a fractured mind. Well, other than being used to all the screaming.
"M-Moonpie was able to explain it better with visuals, but I don't really feel the need to use my magic here. Not quite, no need to show off my power right now, haha!"
Gummie pulls out a small notebook he had and started writing. It makes sense enough for him. It is similar to how they programmed C.C. She was a merging of codes to make a new daycare attendant.
Fazbear don't learn, that's for sure.
He didn't know Jigsaw had been made to be in the daycare. Explains why he didn't see any promotional material for them.
"Oh thank Shenron I explained it well enough without the visual aide!"
Jigsaw planted their head on the table, their body sagging with relief. They really didn't know how else to explain things. Had to agree with Gummie, Fazbear really didn't learn their lesson no matter what dimension they were in. Constantly sending techs to retrieve them from whatever facility they had made their home in their teen to young adult years mentally. Apparently "big gator equals big money" in these execs mind. Plus one considered advanced for their specific gator model line meant they had eyes on them a lot.
Gummie chuckles. It seems even if they aren't a Monty model they are still as dramatic as one. It was still amazing fazbear made such a large gator model. They had such issues with DJ Music Man, he didn't think they'd try another large one but then again it seems Jigsaw is a slightly older model. They might have been made when Fazbear was in their bigger is better phase. C.C. had come about with the more human sized mindset of Fazbear.
Don't worry friend. I am familiar with the concept. It can happen with AIs.
"Yes....quite similar to how human minds can be! There are differences, of course, but still! A human mind can fracture with enough trauma, it's fascinating really. Those humans tend to not exactly like humanity as much."
Jigsaw had taken time in the past to observe humans, mainly ones that seemingly came to their forest alone. Would've played a game of hide and seek with them, but oh the switches in personality on a human fascinated them! They became more consistent playmates for them, had to tell C.C. not to kill the ones that genuinely had a fractured mind.
"Anyway! I'm still trying to find this one RC car that evades me! It's a Gudetama one where he drives around in the bottom half of his broken eggshell! I really, really want it!"
C.C. would get pouty when sje was told no but respects Jigsaw's wishes... mostly. A few jumps cares happen. She can't help it. She leans forward and steals a few fries off Jigsaw's plate.
Oh... dude you gotta special order that or get the store to hold it for you. They can't keep that on the shelves. Super popular right now.
C.C. tilts her head. It was funny Gummie knew what Jigsaw was talking about but then again he always knew what was popular with customers in the past. He was so cool.
"Oh! ....I didn't know that. Which store do I call to keep a hold on one for me?"
Jigsaw hoped Gummie would know which stores held their dream RC car. They didn't want to leave without it, after all!
Also they didn't mind their fries getting stolen, they weren't exactly mowing through those anytime soon. The burger had been really filling, which was why they liked this place so much!
They then wrap their tail around C.C., returning the affection she'd shown them earlier.
C.C. smiles and makes cute gator squeals at Jigsaw. She knows howuch they enjoy when she makes gator noises. This noise got Gummie's attention real quick. He didn't know she could do that. Unfortunately for him, C.C. saw that reaction and gave him a mischievous grin. She is gonna use this against him and he knows it.
Let me make some calls. I might be able to help ya out
C.C. beams, Gummie would definitely find it for Tyr! He had that skill. He even found a limited addition Chica plush for a birthday boy one time that had been out of stock for months
Jigsaw practically jumped out of their seat with how excited they got, the cute gator squeals fueling that. They even made gator squeak noises of their own, tail wagging rapidly behind themself like no tomorrow.
They were getting stares now. People were watching and some with looks of disdain and judgment. C.C. noticed and she glares at the people watching. Her bestie can be happy and excited about something they want. She has seen children and adults dobthe same and no one seems to care. Why is jigsaw being judged?
Gummie notices too but he sees it as their queue to leave. He gets the trash gathered and thrown out and tries to usher them to make their way out of the food court. He just didn't want a scene and seeing how tense C.C. was getting they were seconds from her making one
Jigsaw didn't really notice until Gummie started ushering them all out of the food court. They had grabbed up their bags with all of the things they had gotten today and followed Gummie. They weren't in the mood to handle judgemental people. Besides they didn't want to get blood over their new clothes just yet!
"Hm.....you know, bestie, I think it would be lovely if you scared these people off! Perhaps some bloodshed will remind them of why they shouldn't go around being so judgemental of others~!"
Jigsaw could only really guess as to why those people that were staring with disdain and judgement were doing so. Someone as tall as themself were already abnormal in the eyes of many, but they supposed it was also the fact they didn't exactly present themself as any conventional gender in the eyes of some humans.
C.C. giggles and looks back at the food court ready to have some fun but the second she jumps from Jigsaw's shoulders she is caught and held in the air by Gummie.
Girl, I am not dealing with blood and chaos I see happening right now. I want to enjoy our first day back together, not running from the cops.
Honstely she is very impulsive. He remembers when she was scared to even ask to grab more paper towels. It breaks his heart more. Moon amd Sun really did push her to this. C.C. whines but doesn't fight as Gummie carries her away from the judgey people
Jigsaw was more vocal about it, though they didn't fight against it either. They followed Gummie along on to where he was taking them. Hopefully to the store that had his Gudetama, they couldn't get it off of their mind! They loved the silly tired egg yolk person! Besides, the cops wouldn't do anything, they'd already picked off too many of them when they went investigating stupid camper deaths.
C.C. qiggles but she ain't getting out of Gummie's grip. He is bigger and stronger after all. She kinda goes limp until he decides she can be put back on her feet and immediately scampers up his back to hang off his shoulders. She likes doing this. Makes her feel tall.
It doesn't take long to get to the store with the Gudetama. Gummie smooth talks the employee and with a few selfies and an autograph he secured the toy.
Here ya go, one special birthday present for our special birthday gator.
C.C. giggles and hugs Gummie. She is happy he could get Jigsaw the thing they wanted most of all.
"EEEEEEHEEEEEHEEEEEE!!!! My Gudetama!!!!! Thank you for securing it!!!!"
Jigsaw damn near crushes Gummie in a hug so tight that it almost looks comical. Once they let go, they carefully take the Gudetama RC car, rotating the box in their hands before adding it to one of their bigger bags of goodies. Sunlight was warming up to Gummie now that he'd gone through with getting the Gudetama for them.
Gummie makes a surprised noise and awkwardly pats Jigsaw's back. It ain't often they he is the little guy in these situations. C.C. looks at the Gudetama, what a silly little egg. C.C. looks back at Jigsaw and she does agree that it is cute. She looks back at Gummie for a moment. He has to stay. Maybe they can get him to live with them.
"Oh! Oh! Gummie, you must come back with us! My family that lives with me and C.C. needs to meet you! Also also the party's continuing over there! Please come back with us?"
Jigsaw was pulling the puppy dog eyes trick on Gummie. It was almost like Jigsaw had sensed the fact C.C. wanted to bring Gummie home with them. Besides, another gator in the house wouldn't hurt! Astrid was staying in the same dimension as their twin for a little while. Plus Erik did tell them that they were going to stay with Elara more permanently as he felt like he fit in more over there. Jigsaw was more than okay with that. As long as Erik was happy over there, they were no one to judge.
Oh stars, Gummie was doomed. Even C.C. was now giving him a pleading look. He knows if he disappeared then Fazbear would freak out but looking at them... how can he resist.
Okay okay, you win
C.C. squeals and kisses the side of Gummie's head which leaving him a little stunned and blushing
Jigsaw shot down a portal that lead to their home, wanting to get there sooner. Taking the lead this time, they nyoomed on through the portal. They waited for C.C. and Gummie to come on through before closing it. They giggled and clapped their hands together before rushing inside the house, scaring the crap out of Magni.
"JEEBUS-!!!"
"I didn't startle you that badly!"
"I was kicking Skol's butt at Super Smash Bros, leave me alone..."
"Hmhm~! I suppose Fenrir's around? That's why you self-censored?"
C.C. skips through the portal with Gummie right behind her and she greet Magni
Magni! Look look! Gummie found us! He is the best Monty!
She didn't mean anything by it but when the only person to ever care about you comes back you don't think before you speak. Gummie just blushes at her declaration
Magni knew C.C. was impulsive, but ow?? That stung a bit, a reminder that he still wasn't exactly "the best" Monty out there. Not with how he used to act before he thought he died.
Skol paused the game for themself and Magni, glaring at Gummie. They weren't about to be upstaged by another gator, let alone another Monty. Swishing his tail behind himself, they started peacocking in C.C.'s direction.
"Not nearly as beautiful as me though, I'm a beautiful shade of red! A unique one for a gator model."
Oops, C.C. realized how that sounded and quickly gave Magni a hug and an apologetic expression.
You are still one of my favorites. I promise.
Now Skol being the boastful thing they are has both C.C. and Gummie's attention. And skol should really think before drawing attention to themselves when C.C. is in a hyper mood. She is on them in an instant, nuzzling their cheek.
Oh yes you are! Such a pretty little gator. The loveliest shade of red~
Gummie didn't seem too phased by Skol. He's dealt with self important children who think they are the stars' gift to the world. He just chuckles and pats Skol's head.
Skol wasn't expecting head pats from Gummie at all, he'd only meant to pull C.C.'s attention over to himself. This did give Jigsaw the time they needed to store away their gifts in their room and get a shower in. Being outside around all those people got them in the mood to get all clean.
Magni rumbled in C.C.'s direction to acknowledge her apology, being pretty quick to forgive her since she did realize how she came off.
Jigsaw soon came back in one of their newer outfits, the overall shorts outfit.
Gummie had to agree with C.C., Jigsaw did look pretty adorable despite being a huge gator animatronic.
Yeah that outfit suits you.
C.C. quickly scurried toothed kitchen to get the cake and get the candles ready. Gotta sing happy birthday amd let the special birthday gator blow out the candles. She walked out slowly and started singing which Gummie joined
Jigsaw could feel so many overwhelming feels rush over themself like a tidal wave. There was joy, there was relief, there was the urge to cry from other unnamed emotions. They never really made their previous birthdays a super momentous occasion when the original Skol had been around. Too focused on keeping the idiot from getting himself killed to focus on their special day.
Now here they were getting to celebrate it with no restrictions and interruptions. They had to fan their face with both hands to keep themself from drowning in tears. Augh, this was really happening!! As soon as Gummie and C.C. finished singing(Skol and Magni had moreso hummed in the background to back the pair of them up), they blew out their candles in one puff.
"T-Thank you again....I haven't had a good birthday in so long."
Jigsaw giggles as they got the cheek kiss. They were very much ready for the cake. Now they knew Zeus wasn't a huge fan of sweets, so they did leave something more tart in the fridge for his oldest to have.
"Oh, don't worry about leaving a slice for Zeus. I know he's not the biggest fan of sweets. Ah, um, Zeus is my oldest son. Nothing like the one in mythology, haha!"
Jigsaw very clearly remembers why, along with Magni and Skol. Skol always ran away to try and not be rude while Magni sat there dying internally. Thank kami kai Jigsaw always made sure C.C. got dressed.
"That's because you walk around in nothing but a towel, bestie."
Jigsaw claps their hands together giddily when they get their cake slice, Skol and Magni making sure they got theirs as well.
C.C. tilts her head and looks confused as to why that is a problem. Gummie looked like he was remembering something else entirely. He's pretty sure the habit was Sun's fault... he is not gonna saw anything. No need to ruin the party.
He grabs his plate of cake and gets C.C. to sit to eat hers too. Focus on the party. Not what happened in the past.
Jigsaw chirps in delight once they focus their attention back on the cake. They were feeling and looking cute today, all because this was the best party ever! At least to them it felt like it. One year older and yet still looking as pretty as ever!
Soon all the gators were finished with their slices of cake, Magni and Skol scrambling over each other to get back to beating each other up in Super Smash Bros. Skol tended to button mash while Magni remembered how to cheese with Meta Knight. Jigsaw had made sure to get the Wii version for the lounge area while the different Switches they totally didn't steal off of other dead campers went to the kids' rooms.
C.C. enjoyed her slice of cake although it was a little too sweet... maybe it was the icing. If it was just powdered sugar mixed with milk borrowed water then it would explain why it was so sweet. She and Gummie watches Skol and Magni play for a bit. C.C. eneded up dozing off clinging to Gummie. It was a long day so of course sje fell asleep.
Feige had been exploring the world of the Celestials. She is always finding new things. A cave with funny creatures, a forest in a crater, some ruins on a mountain. She knows not to touch these things and just observe but she has found something amazing this time. A beach!
Now a beach may not seem too amazing to others but Feige has always loved them. Amd this one was so pretty. Sand a pale yellow, nearly white in color. Water the clearest blue she has ever seen. It was in an inlet like cove with a reef acting as a natural barrier, making access from the water difficult. She had to bring Nooma here. And maybe Orbit and Blitz would like to join.
She is rushing back to the celestial home before she could think farther on it.
Nooma!... Nooma!... I have found... something wonderful...
It hadn’t been too long since Abyss and Blanc had been taken in, and the clouds began to turn bright again. The two had been kept under close monitoring, tied in chains for now.
—
He and everyone else finally got to relax, and everyone’s jobs and tasks at the moment are currently lifted so everyone can get a chance to calm back down and sort themselves out.
—
When he saw Feige fly towards him, he instinctively opened his arms out wide to grab her and lift her onto his chest for a hug.
Feige giggles and nearly tackles him into a hug. His hugs are the best. It probably something to do with his four arms. Feels safe and secure. She nuzzles her face into the fluff of his hood and makes a happy sigh.
I have... it is a beach... very pretty... and private...
She looks at him and her smile gets brighter. He is looking healthier now a days if still a little tired but she can convince him to come snuggle or nap with her so he will rest.
I was wondering... if you wanted... to have a beach day... with me...
Nooma’s cheeks lit up and the stars glittered gently as he averted his gaze, his eyes shifting sideways. The thought of going to the beach with Feige was nice.. but he had never been publicly— exposed— in a long time. He had so many scars now..
Uh.. maybe.. we can go together.
But— I’ll… pass.. on changing. I’ll just stay out of the water.
He muttered nervously, arms tightening around Feige as a self comfort and ducked his head down to hide his face against her hair.
Aw, she had hoped they could go swimming together but if he was uncomfortable she would not push him. She is learn not to push others when they are uncomfortable just because she is excited.
Okay... you may want to... wear thinner clothes... it is hot there... where the beach is... that is... I do not want... you to get overheated...
She hugs him a little tighter, rubbing his back in a reassuring manner
Nooma remained silent, cradling Feige close to his chest. He could tell she was a bit disappointed.. He really liked the idea of swimming with her.. he furrowed his brows and sighed, leaning back.
I’ll get in the water..
He pulled Feige back and set her down, fixing his hood.
You’ll have to excuse me while I change.
He mumbled softly, already moving to go to his room.
She looks at him for a moment, trying to see if he really wanted to or if he was just trying to make her happy.
Are you sure...? I do not wish... for you to feel pressured...
She follows him to his room but does opt to wait outside to give him privacy. She was making a list of things they needed to this to be the best day ever. If he was willing to push his discomfort aside for her then she will make sure he was comfortable in every way possible
Nooma smiled, not able to shake off the slight nerves he still felt. Might as well bite the bullet.
—
When Nooma was done, he peeked out his room before stepping out. He had his trunks on, but right now he had a beach robe on top to remain decent until they were at the beach. The robe was a brighter blue than the trunks, but it was still fairly dark with a brighter blue trim and swirly cloud markings in it in the same bright blue. He had also ditched his hat, not wanting to get sand on it. His face let off some black mist from it, as did the back of his head in a similar trail as his hat, but not as long. Definitely wouldn’t count as hair… no celestial had any but some planetary and some asteroid celestials.
—
He smiled awkwardly at Feige, clasping his hands together. Even with the robe, he still felt bare, his legs having nothing but the trunks.
Feige tunred to looks at Nooma and blinks several times. Has she ever seen him without his hat? Or so exposed? It was strange. But not in a bad way. He was pretty.
Are you ready...?
She turns to open a portal to the beach. Fast and easy and Nooma didn't need to worry about others seeing him
Nooma assumed when they needed towels Feige would probably conjure some. He didn’t exactly have any beach towels..
—
He stepped through the portal and looked around. Oh. There wasn’t many people here. It was still up high in the clouds.. I remembers this beach. He should’ve known this one was what Feige had discovered. He felt the warm sand under his feet and let it soothe him slightly as he found a decent spot, shifting to sit on his knees and spread his fingers in the sand beside him. The spot was a good distance away from others, but not too isolated, and kept the view of the seemingly endless ocean.
Feige smiles as she starts making things for them. She closed her eyes and used a few fallen trees and rocks near by to transform into a cabana with fluffy cushions and a canopy that had curtains you could close for privacy. With lounging chairs that also had cushions. She used some coconuts to make towels. It is easier to morf and transform things with similar or identical mass.
Ones she finished with the comfort things she turned her outfit into a swimsuit for herself. It was a soft mint color.
Oh... I should have known... you knew this place...
Nooma blinked, shifting to get out and look at the curtains.
And what are you going to do with this when we are done here?
He mused, picking at the edges of his robe. Well if their presence wasn’t enough to attract attention, he supposed this eccentric royal looking display was.. he grimaced, turning away to untie his robe.
—
He really didn’t wear anything but trunks.. he didn’t need to, though. He folded his robe neatly and set it down by the cabana, but didn’t go inside. He rubbed his arms, crossing them all a bit self-consciously over his chest and stomach. It shouldn’t have bothered him as much as he did… he was completely covered in scars of all kinds.. every inch of skin.
She looks at her creation and blushes. She saw this kind of set up at other places she visited and thought this is what you used for fun beach day. Was it too much?
I usually... change things back... after I am done... leave as little impact... as I can... it would be strange... to find a bed... in the middle... of field of flowers... in the middle of nowhere...
She moves closer to him and smiles softly, taking one of his hands in hers. She looks him over and thinks he is beautiful. He looks like Nooma. Every mark and scar is unique to him.
Nooma’s cheeks lit up, the stars lighting up there. He put a hand up to his face and covered part of his mouth with his fingers, rolling his shoulders.
Thank you..
He glanced at the water moving over the shore, the white edges shrinking and spreading out as it pushed and pulled. He wanted to get in the water… but not just to hide. He hadn’t swam in so long— he remembers it being quite relaxing.
Feige looks out at thw water too. It really did look so inviting. The way the sun reflects off the surface and the roar of the small waves. It looked like a postcard really.
Feige couldn't hold back and darts for the water, not hesitating to get in and making a surprise noise at the temperature difference but she laughs and splashes the water. Just enjoying how it felt.
Nooma chuckled softly, shifting and walking towards the water calmly to get in. He had to walk a bit further to get hips deep, feeling the water ripple around his skin and the sand kick up under his feet. He hummed, running his hands through the water. It was soothing.. he grinned, looking at Feige with a fond look.
Feige ducks under the water to look around and see if any creatures are near the shore. She sees a few fish but they avoid her... not too uncommon. She is larger and could be a predator in their minds. She giggles and pops back up by Nooma.
Nooma’s grin was sharp as he slunk back deeper into the water, lowering his body until only his eyes were visible. They narrowed sharply, as he snagged Feige by her waist with a single hand, the rest simply lingering around her just in case. He lifted his head just a bit to speak, the white of his mouth visible and making shape of the jagged edges of his mouth.
There are sharks in this beach.
He said simply, tone a teasing one.
I know because last time I was here—
He jerked a hand out and clamped it around Feige’s ankle, snagging it, letting dull claws poke her skin like teeth. He was only joking, maybe scare her just a bit. There were no cruel intentions.
Feige watches Nooma with curiosity and a cute tilt of her head. What was he planning?The second Nooma grabs her Feige is all giggles and squeals. Her white eyes widening as he spoke about sharks. She isn't sure how scared she should be of sharks but she can't help the shiver that creeps down her spine.
Nooma simply chuckled, releasing Feige’s ankle and standing again. The water went up his waist, but still wasn’t higher than his second pair of arms. He smirked, letting Feige’s waist go as well.
The sharks will not do anything unless you provoke them. They are not aggressive.
He hummed, pointing behind himself.
And they are a bit deeper than the shore, if you are planning on going any deeper.
They sound... like Orbit... does not care... unless you bother him...
She floats up above the surface,water dripping from her as she keeps herself level with Nooma's face.
How big... can they get...? I read... somewhere... about a really big... one with big teeth... it could swallow me whole... that was how big... it was...
But no, the ones around here aren’t like the ones humans deal with. We just call them silver sharks because they’re a light grey and have very faint striped patterns. They aren’t that large, they’re here for population control.
Can’t have an overpopulation of fish.
He shrugged, lifting a hand to poke Feige’s side with his claws lightly.
They nibble. Curious creatures they are. They don’t mean harm.
Jaws? That is a great white, but it is greatly exaggerated. They truly are not that aggressive.
Nooma mused, crossing one set of arms and reaching out with the other to snag Feige from the air. He jumped back until he was in the water, staying up just enough so her head wasn’t dunked under water, but she was successfully splashed and mostly submerged.
They are probably with Rose.
He said sarcastically.
They are fools…. I am getting rather tired of watching him dance around her.
Oh Nooma seems very playful today! This is wonderful! He had been seeming so down and way too serious lately. She had been worried. But it seemed he just needed a break from everything.
She yelps as he pulls her into the water and playfully splashes him back. She loves this side of him.
I think... he mentioned this... Rose person before... are you saying... he is in love...?
Her expression was bright and curious.aybe a little hopeful. This was sounding like one of her stories. Orbit had told her about Rose but he was still thinking about how he felt. Maybe he figured it out!
More squeals as she hits the water and disappears under the surface. He wants to play dirty, huh? She smirks and shots behind him. She emerges out of the water and pulls him into the air with her a few feet above the water with her arms wrapped around his middle. Taking g a second to check it wa safe she drops hom back back to the water with a giggle.
Well... sounds like a will they... Will they not... slow burn romance...
Nooma squeaked, being plopped into the water with a large splash. She grinned to himself and grabbed Feige while underwater, jumping out of the water while ahold of her. He threw her upwards and caught her again before tossing her again, a bit further and from higher up this time.
I agree. Slow burn romance is always a bit hard of a read just because you simply know they get together.
But it is better than fast romance and love at first sight, personally.
Feige laughs and lands in the water with a big slash. The biggest on yet from her. She is very impressed with Nooma's strength. Tossing someone like that does take some muscle after all. And he seems much more relaxed. Not really focused on anyone watching, which really no one really was. She pops back up and kicks water at him.
I never understood... that concept... love at first sight... how do you know... you love them... you do not even know... who they are... it all sounds like... Just physical attraction... to me...
Feige makes a rather adorable pouty face. She didn't like that. She moves closer to him and takes one of his hands.
I have seen... how popular you are... they fail to see... how kind... amd smart... and wonderful... ypu are... saying they like you... and they do not know you... I know you... and you are... my favorite person...
She gives him a soft smile, trying her best to comfort him
She had seen some celestials get together rather quickly. She had assumed it was just because she pops in and out of the dimension and time works differently between dimensions...
I think I understand... I do agree... getting to know someone... is better when you... want a romantic relationship....
Nooma nodded, smiling slightly again. He pet Feige’s head before letting her go, stepping back and rising his hands from the water to watch it slide off his palm and between his fingers. He leaned back and lifted his legs to float on his back, limbs splayed. It was very easy to stay afloat due to him being quite light, he was pretty buoyant.
I crave a romantic relationship… I quite love the idea of having a mate. But I’ve never had the joys of even having a crush before…
She moves to hover over him. For a second before drifting into the water to float with him. Hwr tendency to float normally makes floating in the water just as easy. If not for being a Newton star she'd weight as much of a normal animtronic of her size.
Well… maybe once… I was younger, though. About 25.
Nooma frowned, holding two hands on his chest and keeping the second pair starfished.
It wasn’t immediate, either, she was quite close to me before that. But ah—- things happen. I was too late.
She met someone and maybe knew him for two days before they became partners. I found out because she told me herself when I finally got the guts to say something.
Pathetic timing, really. She only dated him because HE asked.
He shrugged.
What’re you gonna do, then?
I couldn’t stay friends with her.. she got too awkward around me.
Feige makes another sour face. She was feeling rather conflicted. On once hand kind of mad at this girl for not seeing how amazing Nooma was but also relieved she didn't have to share him. She wasn't entirely sure why she was feeling this way. She never felt like this before. It was strange.
Nooma couldn’t help but snort at that, grin growing wider as he moved one hand off his chest to wrap an arm around Feige. He let her float beside him against his side.
I am over it now. I simply wish she is happy with her partner and life currently.
I miss her sometimes. I would’ve liked to stay friends. But oh well.
That would be nice, I would love to see how she is doing, she was quite dear to me. It will be much less awkward now that I no longer hold feelings for her at all.
Nooma hummed, resting his eyes, relaxed. He knew what love felt like— at least.. he thinks he does. He certainly knows what it looks like, and he’s had a crush before. But— it felt more like puppy love than anything. He wasn’t quite sure anymore… whatever the case— he only hoped he’d be able to have it one day.
She stares at him for a long moment, he seemed so peaceful right now. She had read so many stories and fairytales, you would think sje would understand love by now but sje is still confused. How do you do you know what love feels like and of thsy love is romantic or not.
Orbit does that to keep others at a safe distance. I don’t think it works too well anymore like it used to.
Nooma mused, turning his head to look at Feige a bit more directly.
Maybe not. It’s been so long since we were friends, or had any sort of meaningful conversation. I would not be surprised if it were simply too awkward for her to try and be friends again after all this time.
Nooma moved to watch Feige, eyes creasing. He poked his head underwater to see what she was doing and tilted his head, blinking a bit before lifting his head back up. He paused before turning away, stepping closer to the shore and then bending his knees to rifle through the wet sand. He hummed to himself as he managed to dig up a fairly intact conch shell, a bit small. He pushed back and went over to where Feige was, simply passing the shell into one of his lower hands and held it in front of her face.
Feige was enjoying the quiet tranquility that being under water brings. She watched Nooma leave for a moment then come back. What was he...? A shell? Oh a conch shell! She scoots closer and tilts her head. What was he trying to show her?
Nooma didn’t exactly have the luxury of not needing to breathe, so he just ducked underwater only long enough to take Feige’s hand and place the shell into her palm before standing up again.
Shells get swept into the shore by the current and buried in the sand.
He turned to go back to the same spot, digging his fingers into the sand and easily creating a hole with his hands until pulling out another shell. Far skinnier than the conch, and longer, but still in a spiral.
Feige follows him and watches with wrapped attention. Her white eyes open wide so she didn't miss a thing he did. She gasps at seeing the long spiraling shell.
It looks... like a unicorn horn... so pretty...
She buries her hand in the sand pulls out... half a clamp she'll. It was broken. She pouts slightly.
Nooma set the sand dollar aside and sifted through the sand more, looking for something more blue or green. He ended pulling out another horned spiral, this one sporting dull spikes around its broader base. It was green-ish blue with some darker speckles.
This one is quite nice.
He held it up beside Feige’s shoulder, passing it to her as well.
Her face lit up and she held it carefully. It was so pretty and the little spikes were cute. She smiles and lean into Nooma's side.
You are sweet...
He really was. Everything about him was wonderful. She held the shell up to the sun and admired the colors and how the light reflects off the shells surface
Nooma grinned brightly, moving to sit in the fairly large hole he made, that continued to be swept over by water. It only reached his waist, but it was surprisingly comfortable and soothing.
All shells are pretty. Like you.
He hummed, folding his lower pair of hands over his lap with his upper pair laid on the sand.
Feige felt something in her chest flutter. Her cheek started glowing and for a few seconds her wispy hair flared out. She makes a soft giddy noise turning away to tuck the shell he gave her into her little pocket dimension.
Nooma glanced at Feige at the change in energy, but she didn’t seem too different when she turned back around to face him. He shook his head, smiling softly.
No, I’m not hungry.
He tilted his head and laid it on his shoulder, staring at her silently before turning back to look at the ocean.
Abyss and Blanc have been restrained recently. They are under close watch.
Another rush of energy came from her , this one spoke of her dislike for Abyss and Blanc. She still didn't like them. She wished to never see them. If she could she'd leave them in the space between dimensions... but they are being held by Nooma's people. She will respect their ways and not involve herself.
That... is good... to know...
She moves closer to him and takes one of his hands. The memory of that day still scares her.
Their cores are going to be connected to their bodies before they lose motivation, to prevent them from perishing.
We hope to help them so they can earn their places back in our society.
Before all of this— they were treated very unjustly. Things have changed.
He rolled his shoulder awkwardly, mouth falling and the white of it disappearing. He wasn’t too keen on it. Orbit especially wasn’t. But it was simply the right thing to do— and if they cooperated, it would mean a great deal to Lunaris and Lucious. The guilt of how wrongly the triplets, and now twins were treated— it was fair enough.
If you happen to see them again. I would avoid violent measures entirely. Avoid any sort of threats or intimidation, as well. We need them to cooperate, not feel unsafe.
He sighed a bit tiredly.
I am one of those who have spoken to them the most, along with my mother and Lucious. Due to my nature.
Another wave a agitation ripples from Feige before she calms down again. Anger is still difficult for her but she is learning. She does not like them and would not wish to be near thwm if she can help it..
For you... I will be peaceful... I know the others... are afraid of me... of what I am... if they are... afraid just because... I exist then... I can not do anything... about that... but I will not... cause you problems...
She means it. She will just leave the area if they show up. Best not to engage with them. Sje can't do anything if she avoids them, right?
Feige let's him drag her into his lap, she let's her fingers intertwine with his, it was fascinating how much larger his hands were compared to hers. She lays her head on his chest.
There was... that one lord... but I do not... think he counts...
She understands why they are scared. She is a very powerful being. Something that can end their whole civilization with little effort. She will do her best to show them she would never do that
Feige was happy to hear that and the joy that rolled off her could be felt by the other beach goers who were actually a good distance away. Again her emotions are a secret from no one.
I agree... being around the ocean... is to calming... like there is no... cares or worries...
She looks away shyly once more, bumping her index fingers together.
I have... had sweet things... said to me before... but it ot feels different... comong from you...
She feels her cheeks glowing brighter and brighter. Why is saying this making her feel so bashful? This is Nooma. He would understand her better than anyone.
It took awhile, dimension hopping it hard and as smart as he is he wasn't like Moon was. It took hours of calculating and double checking to make sure he didn't end up in the place between dimensions. But he finally tracked her signature. He finally found her... or well the dimension she was in. Now just need to look round and hopefully he can reunite with his little buddy.
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Meanwhile C.C. was on a shopping trip with Jigsaw. They deserved it on their birthday amd all that. And she hadn't stolen all those campers' money for no reason.
@animatronic-assistant
"Ohahaha~! So many new outfits and gadgets, thank you bestie~! I've been wanting to try an overalls shorts outfit for a long time, I didn't think they had my colors!"
Jigsaw was carrying plenty of bags already, some with gadgets to add to their collection. They recently started collecting different RC cars recently and there was one in particular they'd been searching for. It was a cute little Gudetama where he drove around in his eggshell, it looked adorable!
They hadn't even noticed when someone new showed up, all too focused on having the best birthday ever in forever!
Anything for my bestie... you needed to have a good birthday and those humans did not need all that money.
The new gator animatronic watched as a large gator animatronic with a smaller animatronic walked by. His optics wide and surprised. That looked like... no they were put in storage...and was that?!?!? His little buddy?!
"Not like they were going to spend it on anything nice! Haha!"
Jigsaw chirped and wagged their tail when they were given head pats. The humans would've died by their own stupidity anyway! Didn't bother covering their food so wild animals wouldn't sniff them out and kill them! Besides, they were infringing on their territory!
"Now to just find that little Gudetama RC car after grabbing a bite to eat! I'm in the mood for something greasy."
Jigsaw did a heel turn and started walking backwards, stopping in their tracks once they spotted Gummie. Why was that Monty model staring at them like that???
"Ehm, bestie? We've got someone looking at us all funny!"
Gummie stared for a long minute. That looked like her, but the way she talked so loud and unapologetic and her optics. A smile that stretched a bit too wide... what happened while he had been gone.
C.C.'s snapped around when Jigsaw said someone was staring. She was gonna give them a piece of her m- Oh it's a Monty! How exciting! She hasn't seen one in a long bit. Not since tiny baby gator Terry visited and his big brother came to get him.
She jumps down and skips over to the Monty, circling him with interest. He certainly was a fancy one. So many upgrades and he looked well maintained. Not many Montys got this treatment. Gummie stood still, still trying to process this.
He is so fancy. Montys are really the coolest. We'll not as cool as you, Tyr, you are still the best... you know Monty, you look just like my Gummie, the best Monty ever!
She said it! That damn nickname! It is her! He wanted to cry because she was alive.
"Gummie? After the candy? Ohaha what an adorable nickname for the gator that sparked your love for the model lines that spawned him! Hmhm~!"
Sunlight was screaming in the mindscape and trying to claw their way into taking over the driver's seat. Jealous little thing Sunlight was being, Jigsaw subconsciously beat Sunlight back with the reassurances and logic that it was only natural their bestie take interest in a glammed up Monty model. Besides that, Moonpie was trying their damnedest to keep Sunlight physically restrained in the mindscape.
"Now who might you be, dear gator? You've caught the eye of my bestie~!"
I called him that because he was sweet like gummy candy
Gummie started laughing this broken laugh, a mix of joy, relief, and sadness. It was her but sje was different. He wouldn't exactly say broken but it seemed something in her broke.
Hey little buddy, it's me... I've... ive been looking for ya. Stars above look at ya. I was starting to think I'd never see ya again.
C.C. paused and tilts her head. No. He can't be. Gummie was doing a tour... but that was a long time ago. He could have come back. But the pizza plex was destroyed. He came looking for her! He didn't forget her! Gummie reached out. C.C. hesitated foe a second, her otpics searching for any lie amd finding none. She lounges forward and hugged Gummie like he'd disappear of she let go
Jigsaw tensed up once they saw C.C. hug Gummie and not let go. Stay calm stay calm stay calm Gummie was her first ever friend it's fine! They had to keep Sunlight from taking over the driver's seat again with Moonpie's help. While they kept a tight grip on the steering wheel, so to speak, Moonpie had to practically wrestle Sunlight to the floor while Clips looked through the window at Jigsaw.
If you were to look at Jigsaw's optics in a close enough manner, they would flash from a hot pink to a bright red then to a baby blue color then cycle back again. Suffice to say Jigsaw might be a little out of it until they get spoken to again.
Gummie laughs and holds her close, doing a little spin. Stars he didn't think he'd see her again. Moon never let him talk to her while he had been on tour. It was always she's too busy or she was with Sun. He pulls back and looks at her. He was gonna say her name when she grabbed his snout and held it closed.
No... do not say that name... she is... my name is C.C. now.
C.C. stared at him for a long moment before letting go of his muzzle. Gummie stared back. So the story had been true. It had been her... when that massacre happened. It broke his heart. She climbed down and skips back to Jigsaw.
This is Jigsaw. They are my bestie and they saved me from the plex when it was collapsing.
Jigsaw snapped back to reality once addressed, their tail flicking behind themself. Thank kami kai C.C. was by their side again. Sunlight had begun pulling on the back of the driver's seat!
"Ohahaha~! Yes yes, that would be me~! Please do call me Jigsaw, my bestie has special permissions!"
Jigsaw played up their theatrical side, flashing their fangs at Gummie. They didn't know WHAT Sol and Mani told Gummie about themself, nor did they suspect the smaller gator to have done any digging on them.
"Quite a surprise you managed to find us, and on my birthday as well, ha!"
Gummie looks Jigsaw up and down. They looked... familiar... holy shit! It's them. That kid Sun would talk about when his battery got low amd he acted loopy.
Oh... well h-hey... nice to meet you. Uh you can call Gummie. Helps keep track with all the different Montys out there...
C.C. grins and scampers up to sit on Jigsaw's shoulder. She looks so tiny up there it makes Gummie nervous.
C.C. beams at this. Her two favorites getting along. What could she want more? She slips back down Jigsaw and move back to Gummie's side to wrap herself around his arm. Gummie didn't seem to mind but he was surprised how forward she was being. She used to look around, checking no one was watching before she'd give him affection of any kind. Scared Moon or Sun would see.
Yes, we can get yummy burgers and milkshakes!
Hehehe I don't see why not. I can pay too. Give our birthday... um boy? Girl? Person? A nice meal.
Gummie wasn't 100% on Jigsaw's pronouns. He didn't hear C.C. say really. He remembers Sun saying he missed his child... was it a son? But Jigsaw's appearance didn't exactly give clues either.
"Birthday gator is fine, Gummie! Oha, come now, I know the best place in the food court for burgers and milkshakes!"
Jigsaw chirped and skipped away towards the food court, tail swishing behind themself. They paused for a moment to let C.C. and Gummie catch up.
"I don't know what you were told about me, but I'm a they/he~! Default's they/them though, as you can see! Hmhm~!"
Jigsaw giggled into one of their hands after spinning on one heel. They were all giddy now that they'd be getting a nice meal from the glammed up gator.
C.C. bounces slightly as she walks with Gummie. Star icons practically spinning in her optics as she looks at him. While the black part of her optics were a bit unsettling, that look of adoration was something he recognized. It was something he catch on her face when they had been alone back before he went on tour. It warmed his heart. It was still her.
Ordered whatever you want. It's your day.
C.C.'s smile widened, Gummie was still the same! So generous and willing to go the extra mile for a birthday
Jigsaw squealed in delight, practically bolting over to their favorite place in the food court. They knew they were considered a rival to Cutie Burger, and in Jigsaw's opinion they were a thousand times better. They were quick to order something, a roadhouse style bacon cheeseburger(specifically with pepperjack) and extra ketchup plus a brownie fudge mixed milkshake. It had been number one on their birthday food cravings!
Jiggy is excited. We are properly celebrating their birthday after all and they get to have whatever they want with no one trying to "fix" it or tell them they are wrong to picked the wrong thing.
C.C.'s expression changes to a wide manicure smile and one optic twitched. Gummie looked alarmed at the change and scoops her up to distract her, laughing as he does.
Well there are no wrong choices on your birthday here. Let's get you a burger and strawberry milkshake. I remember ypu love strawberry milkshakes.
C.C. gasps and giggles with joy. Of course he remembered! He is the best Monty after all. Gummie got all the food and paid for. He got double cheeseburger with bacon and extra pickles with a chocolate milkshake. He likes his chocolate
Jigsaw had definitely repressed their memories of previous birthdays, mainly the ones they had when they were really little. The ones where Sol plus Mani kept pushing and pushing and pushing Jigsaw until he'd have a full blown meltdown. It was only until the Glamtoys came around to cheer them up that they'd felt better on those days.
That being said, they scrambled on over to one of the tables. They did have to sit on the floor because of how tall they were, but they didn't mind as long as they could eat their burger in peace. Their optics had stars in them and their grin was unnervingly wide as they ate.
"Thank you so much, dear Gummie! I suppose you also enjoy your chocolate, hm?"
It was better if they kept talking to Gummie, helped reel Sunlight and their own jealousy in for the time being. It wouldn't do any good to get all pouty about C.C. being clingy to her first gator friend, right?
Gummie made his way over with C.C. hanging on him and a tray of food in each hand. He had to admit having C.C. be so openly affectionate with no fear of punishment was a nice change of pace.
He sat down and wrangled C.C. off him and into her own seat. She looked offended but didn't protest. She knew she could really enjoy her food if she had to divide her attention between hanging onto Gummie and trying to eat.
Oh i love chocolate. Any chocolate. Even got fazbear to make it my official candy.
"Oh? I suppose they had to change the Freddy Fazbars at one point or another. My official candy drops were watermelon you know...and I had a Fizzy Faz flavor too! I'm sure you remember the cherry limeade, yes?"
Jigsaw flicked their tail around, allowing themself to boast a bit. They were being a big showboat to get C.C.'s attention back on them, they're her number one bestie! Right?? Right??
Jigsaw froze mid-sip of their milkshake afterwards, Sunlight having managed to sneak away and nab the steering wheel. Their optics' color changed into a bright red, setting their milkshake down on the table all nicely while leaning off to the side C.C. was sitting at.
"Oh I'm sure you're able to easily charm your way into getting things done, don't you?"
Sunlight was just itching to get their claws on Gummie, though this is C.C.'s first friend....but still! They didn't like how C.C. clung to him! Weren't they supposed to be her number one???
Gummie pauses and scratches his chin in thought. He had wondered why they had those flavors and not animatronic to put to them. Well that was a surprise. He had found there was a gator before him but he thought it had been another Monty model.
Hehehe yeah, I can be charming when I want. Kinda have ta, ya know.
C.C. was half way through her burger when she registered the change in Jigsaw's voice. Her optics slide in his direction as she didn't move for a moment. Jigsaw did tell her they had different parts of themselves. She reaches out and holds one of their fingers, her hand wraps around it and she squeezes slightly to get their attention.
Sunlight's attention does, luckily, snap right towards C.C.. She noticed them! They practically melted when they registered their finger getting squeezed, clenching their fists together.
"Ha!!! You could say that....could say that...!"
Sunlight struggled to register that they still hadn't eaten the rest of their burger. Only really hit them when they got a whiff of it. Using their free hand, they started munching down on the rest of their burger.
"Getting a little....mmmm....."
Sunlight scrunched their features up, groaning internally. Right, they forgot Moonpie and Clips were with them while Jigsaw was thrown to the other side of the mirror, which for Jigsaw's current end was a one way window. Moonpie was getting on their case for being so jealous over C.C. giving Gummie attention. She hadn't seen her first friend in so long, leave the guy alone!
C.C. isn't entirely sure what is happening. Why is Sunlight out? They seem agitated. Gummie was confused. Sunlight? What? He thought that was Jigsaw. He looks from them to C.C. and back again as she sips his milkshake.
C.C. makes a face and climbs up their back to drape herself over their shoulder. She stares long and hard. Trying to figure out what was happening. They aren't normally like this.
What happened? Did something scare you? I will smash their face in if they did.
Gummie nearly choked on his milkshake at her words
Sunlight let their tail stop swishing around, their jealous feelings giving way to a wave of guilt. This was supposed to be Jigsaw's special day and they were having a jealous fit, as Moonpie was putting it.
"I....we....are your bestest best friend in the whole wide world, aren't we? Even with you reuniting with Gummie here?"
And there it was. The reason they'd seemed so agitated, jealousy caused by fear of losing their only best friend again.
Moonpie was busy in the mindscape making sure Jigsaw could smoothly transition back into the driver's seat once Sunlight was done up front. They'd need to explain it to Gummie themself since it'd be weird if they did it like how they explained it to Sakura that one time.
C.C. shifts a little to hug them. Maybe she should have noticed they were a little off when Gummie appeared. She has just been so happy to see him and that he hadn't forgotten her, that he had been looking for her.
Of course you are my bestest best friend in the whole wide world. We are meant to be. Best friends for ever and ever. Silly gator.
She pets their head and wraps her arms around their neck to give them a hug. Gummie watched with curious optics. Seems she found someone to match her in her new personality. While he mourns who she used to be, he is glad she seems happy
Sunlight lets out a sigh of relief before giving C.C. an affectionate headbutt. They needed to hear that reassurance from C.C. herself and not just Jigsaw and Moonpie. Anxiety never did well to feed into their fear and jealous parts.
Sunlight stayed still for a moment, their optics being shut before being blown right open. Jigsaw was back in the front seat, their red and blue glow clicking on.
"W-Well...ahaha....s-sorry about that, I try to keep Sunlight reeled in as best I can. Um...I can explain that if you'd like?"
Jigsaw felt embarrassed and awkward, but Gummie should know since they were planning to bring him home. May as well since C.C. was Gummie's friend after all.
Uh yeah that might help. You are acting like one of the daycare models at one of the locations I visited while on tour.
Gummie had been weirded out by that sun and moon too. They seemed to be okay sharing a body but them sitchibg back and forth has been strange. He can only imagine if the sun and Moon of his plex had been like that.
C.C. plays with Jigsaw's hair as they speak. Her poor bestie. She reaches down and grabs her milkshake to suck down the last of it before returning to giving jigsaw attention
Jigsaw started rumbling on instinct with their hair being played with. Always a soothing gesture for them, their tail swished behind themself slowly.
"Oh so you're familiar with a similar situation! Well, kind of. It's a bit of a story."
Jigsaw finished off their burger and took a sip of their milkshake before they started prattling off.
"Now I don't know how much you were really told about me, if at all, but I suppose I should start from before I became all....you know, like this, haha! Ahem."
Jigsaw hid their muzzle behind their free hand before sitting up a little straighter, making sure they didn't buck C.C. off of their shoulders.
"So....I was initially a perfect fusion of copied versions of my father's and my uncle's AIs and programs and such. Which did include a killcode slash security code. Then the killcode slash security code got nonconsensually ripped out of my head, I become an imperfect and unstable fusion because of it blah blah blah...and now my inner child, sun half, and moon half have gained their own sentience. Though I'm pretty sure Moonpie and Sunlight are only a certain chunk of those halves, which is why I still exist separately from them."
Jigsaw had to take a minute to slurp up the rest of their milkshake. This was a lot of information that they were dumping, but Gummie needed to know why Sunlight took the steering wheel so abruptly.
"As for how we exist in the mindscape with each other? Well typically when someone's in the driver's seat, to make this sort of easier to understand, the room they're in has a mirror. Pretty thick too, can't really see or hear anyone on the other side of it. Now on said other side of it, I'm only really there when Sunlight, Moonpie, and Clips are where the steering wheel is, is a one way window. It's essentially a manner of watching and being able to hear what they're doing in the mindscape, but they can't hear me, as stated before. A-Am I making any sense??"
Jigsaw started fidgeting with one of their shopping bags, clawing at the handle as gently as possible. They didn't really know how to make sense of themself having a fractured mind. Well, other than being used to all the screaming.
"M-Moonpie was able to explain it better with visuals, but I don't really feel the need to use my magic here. Not quite, no need to show off my power right now, haha!"
Gummie pulls out a small notebook he had and started writing. It makes sense enough for him. It is similar to how they programmed C.C. She was a merging of codes to make a new daycare attendant.
Fazbear don't learn, that's for sure.
He didn't know Jigsaw had been made to be in the daycare. Explains why he didn't see any promotional material for them.
"Oh thank Shenron I explained it well enough without the visual aide!"
Jigsaw planted their head on the table, their body sagging with relief. They really didn't know how else to explain things. Had to agree with Gummie, Fazbear really didn't learn their lesson no matter what dimension they were in. Constantly sending techs to retrieve them from whatever facility they had made their home in their teen to young adult years mentally. Apparently "big gator equals big money" in these execs mind. Plus one considered advanced for their specific gator model line meant they had eyes on them a lot.
Gummie chuckles. It seems even if they aren't a Monty model they are still as dramatic as one. It was still amazing fazbear made such a large gator model. They had such issues with DJ Music Man, he didn't think they'd try another large one but then again it seems Jigsaw is a slightly older model. They might have been made when Fazbear was in their bigger is better phase. C.C. had come about with the more human sized mindset of Fazbear.
Don't worry friend. I am familiar with the concept. It can happen with AIs.
"Yes....quite similar to how human minds can be! There are differences, of course, but still! A human mind can fracture with enough trauma, it's fascinating really. Those humans tend to not exactly like humanity as much."
Jigsaw had taken time in the past to observe humans, mainly ones that seemingly came to their forest alone. Would've played a game of hide and seek with them, but oh the switches in personality on a human fascinated them! They became more consistent playmates for them, had to tell C.C. not to kill the ones that genuinely had a fractured mind.
"Anyway! I'm still trying to find this one RC car that evades me! It's a Gudetama one where he drives around in the bottom half of his broken eggshell! I really, really want it!"
C.C. would get pouty when sje was told no but respects Jigsaw's wishes... mostly. A few jumps cares happen. She can't help it. She leans forward and steals a few fries off Jigsaw's plate.
Oh... dude you gotta special order that or get the store to hold it for you. They can't keep that on the shelves. Super popular right now.
C.C. tilts her head. It was funny Gummie knew what Jigsaw was talking about but then again he always knew what was popular with customers in the past. He was so cool.
"Oh! ....I didn't know that. Which store do I call to keep a hold on one for me?"
Jigsaw hoped Gummie would know which stores held their dream RC car. They didn't want to leave without it, after all!
Also they didn't mind their fries getting stolen, they weren't exactly mowing through those anytime soon. The burger had been really filling, which was why they liked this place so much!
They then wrap their tail around C.C., returning the affection she'd shown them earlier.
C.C. smiles and makes cute gator squeals at Jigsaw. She knows howuch they enjoy when she makes gator noises. This noise got Gummie's attention real quick. He didn't know she could do that. Unfortunately for him, C.C. saw that reaction and gave him a mischievous grin. She is gonna use this against him and he knows it.
Let me make some calls. I might be able to help ya out
C.C. beams, Gummie would definitely find it for Tyr! He had that skill. He even found a limited addition Chica plush for a birthday boy one time that had been out of stock for months
Jigsaw practically jumped out of their seat with how excited they got, the cute gator squeals fueling that. They even made gator squeak noises of their own, tail wagging rapidly behind themself like no tomorrow.
They were getting stares now. People were watching and some with looks of disdain and judgment. C.C. noticed and she glares at the people watching. Her bestie can be happy and excited about something they want. She has seen children and adults dobthe same and no one seems to care. Why is jigsaw being judged?
Gummie notices too but he sees it as their queue to leave. He gets the trash gathered and thrown out and tries to usher them to make their way out of the food court. He just didn't want a scene and seeing how tense C.C. was getting they were seconds from her making one
Jigsaw didn't really notice until Gummie started ushering them all out of the food court. They had grabbed up their bags with all of the things they had gotten today and followed Gummie. They weren't in the mood to handle judgemental people. Besides they didn't want to get blood over their new clothes just yet!
"Hm.....you know, bestie, I think it would be lovely if you scared these people off! Perhaps some bloodshed will remind them of why they shouldn't go around being so judgemental of others~!"
Jigsaw could only really guess as to why those people that were staring with disdain and judgement were doing so. Someone as tall as themself were already abnormal in the eyes of many, but they supposed it was also the fact they didn't exactly present themself as any conventional gender in the eyes of some humans.
C.C. giggles and looks back at the food court ready to have some fun but the second she jumps from Jigsaw's shoulders she is caught and held in the air by Gummie.
Girl, I am not dealing with blood and chaos I see happening right now. I want to enjoy our first day back together, not running from the cops.
Honstely she is very impulsive. He remembers when she was scared to even ask to grab more paper towels. It breaks his heart more. Moon amd Sun really did push her to this. C.C. whines but doesn't fight as Gummie carries her away from the judgey people
Jigsaw was more vocal about it, though they didn't fight against it either. They followed Gummie along on to where he was taking them. Hopefully to the store that had his Gudetama, they couldn't get it off of their mind! They loved the silly tired egg yolk person! Besides, the cops wouldn't do anything, they'd already picked off too many of them when they went investigating stupid camper deaths.
C.C. qiggles but she ain't getting out of Gummie's grip. He is bigger and stronger after all. She kinda goes limp until he decides she can be put back on her feet and immediately scampers up his back to hang off his shoulders. She likes doing this. Makes her feel tall.
It doesn't take long to get to the store with the Gudetama. Gummie smooth talks the employee and with a few selfies and an autograph he secured the toy.
Here ya go, one special birthday present for our special birthday gator.
C.C. giggles and hugs Gummie. She is happy he could get Jigsaw the thing they wanted most of all.
"EEEEEEHEEEEEHEEEEEE!!!! My Gudetama!!!!! Thank you for securing it!!!!"
Jigsaw damn near crushes Gummie in a hug so tight that it almost looks comical. Once they let go, they carefully take the Gudetama RC car, rotating the box in their hands before adding it to one of their bigger bags of goodies. Sunlight was warming up to Gummie now that he'd gone through with getting the Gudetama for them.
Gummie makes a surprised noise and awkwardly pats Jigsaw's back. It ain't often they he is the little guy in these situations. C.C. looks at the Gudetama, what a silly little egg. C.C. looks back at Jigsaw and she does agree that it is cute. She looks back at Gummie for a moment. He has to stay. Maybe they can get him to live with them.
"Oh! Oh! Gummie, you must come back with us! My family that lives with me and C.C. needs to meet you! Also also the party's continuing over there! Please come back with us?"
Jigsaw was pulling the puppy dog eyes trick on Gummie. It was almost like Jigsaw had sensed the fact C.C. wanted to bring Gummie home with them. Besides, another gator in the house wouldn't hurt! Astrid was staying in the same dimension as their twin for a little while. Plus Erik did tell them that they were going to stay with Elara more permanently as he felt like he fit in more over there. Jigsaw was more than okay with that. As long as Erik was happy over there, they were no one to judge.
Oh stars, Gummie was doomed. Even C.C. was now giving him a pleading look. He knows if he disappeared then Fazbear would freak out but looking at them... how can he resist.
Okay okay, you win
C.C. squeals and kisses the side of Gummie's head which leaving him a little stunned and blushing
Jigsaw shot down a portal that lead to their home, wanting to get there sooner. Taking the lead this time, they nyoomed on through the portal. They waited for C.C. and Gummie to come on through before closing it. They giggled and clapped their hands together before rushing inside the house, scaring the crap out of Magni.
"JEEBUS-!!!"
"I didn't startle you that badly!"
"I was kicking Skol's butt at Super Smash Bros, leave me alone..."
"Hmhm~! I suppose Fenrir's around? That's why you self-censored?"
C.C. skips through the portal with Gummie right behind her and she greet Magni
Magni! Look look! Gummie found us! He is the best Monty!
She didn't mean anything by it but when the only person to ever care about you comes back you don't think before you speak. Gummie just blushes at her declaration
Magni knew C.C. was impulsive, but ow?? That stung a bit, a reminder that he still wasn't exactly "the best" Monty out there. Not with how he used to act before he thought he died.
Skol paused the game for themself and Magni, glaring at Gummie. They weren't about to be upstaged by another gator, let alone another Monty. Swishing his tail behind himself, they started peacocking in C.C.'s direction.
"Not nearly as beautiful as me though, I'm a beautiful shade of red! A unique one for a gator model."
Oops, C.C. realized how that sounded and quickly gave Magni a hug and an apologetic expression.
You are still one of my favorites. I promise.
Now Skol being the boastful thing they are has both C.C. and Gummie's attention. And skol should really think before drawing attention to themselves when C.C. is in a hyper mood. She is on them in an instant, nuzzling their cheek.
Oh yes you are! Such a pretty little gator. The loveliest shade of red~
Gummie didn't seem too phased by Skol. He's dealt with self important children who think they are the stars' gift to the world. He just chuckles and pats Skol's head.
Skol wasn't expecting head pats from Gummie at all, he'd only meant to pull C.C.'s attention over to himself. This did give Jigsaw the time they needed to store away their gifts in their room and get a shower in. Being outside around all those people got them in the mood to get all clean.
Magni rumbled in C.C.'s direction to acknowledge her apology, being pretty quick to forgive her since she did realize how she came off.
Jigsaw soon came back in one of their newer outfits, the overall shorts outfit.
Gummie had to agree with C.C., Jigsaw did look pretty adorable despite being a huge gator animatronic.
Yeah that outfit suits you.
C.C. quickly scurried toothed kitchen to get the cake and get the candles ready. Gotta sing happy birthday amd let the special birthday gator blow out the candles. She walked out slowly and started singing which Gummie joined
Jigsaw could feel so many overwhelming feels rush over themself like a tidal wave. There was joy, there was relief, there was the urge to cry from other unnamed emotions. They never really made their previous birthdays a super momentous occasion when the original Skol had been around. Too focused on keeping the idiot from getting himself killed to focus on their special day.
Now here they were getting to celebrate it with no restrictions and interruptions. They had to fan their face with both hands to keep themself from drowning in tears. Augh, this was really happening!! As soon as Gummie and C.C. finished singing(Skol and Magni had moreso hummed in the background to back the pair of them up), they blew out their candles in one puff.
"T-Thank you again....I haven't had a good birthday in so long."
Jigsaw giggles as they got the cheek kiss. They were very much ready for the cake. Now they knew Zeus wasn't a huge fan of sweets, so they did leave something more tart in the fridge for his oldest to have.
"Oh, don't worry about leaving a slice for Zeus. I know he's not the biggest fan of sweets. Ah, um, Zeus is my oldest son. Nothing like the one in mythology, haha!"
Jigsaw very clearly remembers why, along with Magni and Skol. Skol always ran away to try and not be rude while Magni sat there dying internally. Thank kami kai Jigsaw always made sure C.C. got dressed.
"That's because you walk around in nothing but a towel, bestie."
Jigsaw claps their hands together giddily when they get their cake slice, Skol and Magni making sure they got theirs as well.
C.C. tilts her head and looks confused as to why that is a problem. Gummie looked like he was remembering something else entirely. He's pretty sure the habit was Sun's fault... he is not gonna saw anything. No need to ruin the party.
He grabs his plate of cake and gets C.C. to sit to eat hers too. Focus on the party. Not what happened in the past.
