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@childrenofacorns

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childrenofacorns

An uncharacteristically somber Kishar and Merlyn arrive in the courtyard with Branch and Root. The toddlers rush over to them, wanting to be picked up and saying "Damamamamamama" and other half-babbling baby words. They were getting better at talking, in that it mostly sounded like they were trying to, but actual words in a language known by anyone but themselves were still beyond them.

It was raining still, but the awning was up and so none of them were getting too wet.

@osha-janitor

*Kishar sets Mer down, scooping the toddlers up immediately after. They know Mer will likely want to hold one of them, but Kishar can't just pick up one. What if the other feels like Kishar doesn't like them as much? No, they can simply pass one of the children to Mer instead.*

KISHAR: Hello, Little Ones, Hello Hello... You Seem Very Excited Today, Hm?

*They try and keep the exhaustion out of their voice. The little ones don't need to know.*

childrenofacorns

Root and Branch giggle, and reach out to grab at Kishar's hair. They also seem interested in the extra arms Kishar has at the moment, Branch especially...

Mer, meanwhile, smiles at them and waits for them to show an interest in her, ruffling their hair.

*Kishar smiles, and uses one of their extra arms to boop both children's noses, softly. They're adorable... Kish also looks over to Mer briefly, giving her a sort of "Aren't they so sweet?" look*

childrenofacorns

Branch crosses their eyes and concentrates, and then grows an extra set of arms themself. They Are emerging from their first set though. Root does the same but with feet.

Mer gives Kish a look indicating they agree with the sentiment, cooing over the twin's experiments with shapeshifting.

*Kishar does the same, cooing affectionately over the twins and pressing a kiss to the little ones' foreheads.*

KISHAR: Well Done, Sweethearts! You Are Doing So Well!

childrenofacorns

The children clap their hands, having by now learned what that phrase means even if they can't say it, smiling and wiggling. And starting to try and do things with their extra appendages, with mixed success.

Behind them, their tree shakes its branches.

Root does eventually decide they want to go over to Merlyn, so they can better poke at Branch's extra arms, and she takes it happily.

Smiling babies had a tendency of making everything seem better.

*Kishar chirps at the babies lovingly, nuzzling them as they do. The babies are happy, which makes Kishar happy. Things are better like this. Not good, but better. It's nice*

childrenofacorns

The babies chirp back, and giggle at Kishar nuzzling them.

Eventually, they do want to start running around again - especially Root, who goes out from under the awning and splashes in the rain and the puddles happily. But they come back periodically to show the adults things they've found, or just to snuggle for a few minutes.

It's nice.

"Yeah... It is good to be out here, even just watching them," Merlyn says, leaning in to Kishar.

KISHAR: Agreed...

*They curl into Mer's side, resting their head on her shoulder, affectionately. It helps, just... focusing on the little ones, pretending everything is normal. Things feel... better.*

childrenofacorns

Mer hums softly, the same lullaby she always sang to her kids. It does feel better now. Still not great, but better.

The children kept running around, and now they were adding shapeshifting in to their nearly indecipherable games. Which was probably god for their development.

Mer puts an arm around Kishar, trying to give them some of the same comfort they'd given her.

"Hey, whatever else happens, you know I love you, right?"

KISHAR: I Know. I Love You Too.

*They put an arm around her in return, pulling her a little closer. They watch the twins playing together, resting their head against Mer softly*

#//end thread?#//this seems a good place to do so

childrenofacorns

An uncharacteristically somber Kishar and Merlyn arrive in the courtyard with Branch and Root. The toddlers rush over to them, wanting to be picked up and saying "Damamamamamama" and other half-babbling baby words. They were getting better at talking, in that it mostly sounded like they were trying to, but actual words in a language known by anyone but themselves were still beyond them.

It was raining still, but the awning was up and so none of them were getting too wet.

@osha-janitor

*Kishar sets Mer down, scooping the toddlers up immediately after. They know Mer will likely want to hold one of them, but Kishar can't just pick up one. What if the other feels like Kishar doesn't like them as much? No, they can simply pass one of the children to Mer instead.*

KISHAR: Hello, Little Ones, Hello Hello... You Seem Very Excited Today, Hm?

*They try and keep the exhaustion out of their voice. The little ones don't need to know.*

childrenofacorns

Root and Branch giggle, and reach out to grab at Kishar's hair. They also seem interested in the extra arms Kishar has at the moment, Branch especially...

Mer, meanwhile, smiles at them and waits for them to show an interest in her, ruffling their hair.

*Kishar smiles, and uses one of their extra arms to boop both children's noses, softly. They're adorable... Kish also looks over to Mer briefly, giving her a sort of "Aren't they so sweet?" look*

childrenofacorns

Branch crosses their eyes and concentrates, and then grows an extra set of arms themself. They Are emerging from their first set though. Root does the same but with feet.

Mer gives Kish a look indicating they agree with the sentiment, cooing over the twin's experiments with shapeshifting.

*Kishar does the same, cooing affectionately over the twins and pressing a kiss to the little ones' foreheads.*

KISHAR: Well Done, Sweethearts! You Are Doing So Well!

childrenofacorns

The children clap their hands, having by now learned what that phrase means even if they can't say it, smiling and wiggling. And starting to try and do things with their extra appendages, with mixed success.

Behind them, their tree shakes its branches.

Root does eventually decide they want to go over to Merlyn, so they can better poke at Branch's extra arms, and she takes it happily.

Smiling babies had a tendency of making everything seem better.

*Kishar chirps at the babies lovingly, nuzzling them as they do. The babies are happy, which makes Kishar happy. Things are better like this. Not good, but better. It's nice*

childrenofacorns

The babies chirp back, and giggle at Kishar nuzzling them.

Eventually, they do want to start running around again - especially Root, who goes out from under the awning and splashes in the rain and the puddles happily. But they come back periodically to show the adults things they've found, or just to snuggle for a few minutes.

It's nice.

"Yeah... It is good to be out here, even just watching them," Merlyn says, leaning in to Kishar.

KISHAR: Agreed...

*They curl into Mer's side, resting their head on her shoulder, affectionately. It helps, just... focusing on the little ones, pretending everything is normal. Things feel... better.*

childrenofacorns

Mer hums softly, the same lullaby she always sang to her kids. It does feel better now. Still not great, but better.

The children kept running around, and now they were adding shapeshifting in to their nearly indecipherable games. Which was probably god for their development.

Mer puts an arm around Kishar, trying to give them some of the same comfort they'd given her.

"Hey, whatever else happens, you know I love you, right?"

#mod dreo #kishar #merlyn #death of jackie two #//no worries there aint' no rush

childrenofacorns

An uncharacteristically somber Kishar and Merlyn arrive in the courtyard with Branch and Root. The toddlers rush over to them, wanting to be picked up and saying "Damamamamamama" and other half-babbling baby words. They were getting better at talking, in that it mostly sounded like they were trying to, but actual words in a language known by anyone but themselves were still beyond them.

It was raining still, but the awning was up and so none of them were getting too wet.

@osha-janitor

*Kishar sets Mer down, scooping the toddlers up immediately after. They know Mer will likely want to hold one of them, but Kishar can't just pick up one. What if the other feels like Kishar doesn't like them as much? No, they can simply pass one of the children to Mer instead.*

KISHAR: Hello, Little Ones, Hello Hello... You Seem Very Excited Today, Hm?

*They try and keep the exhaustion out of their voice. The little ones don't need to know.*

childrenofacorns

Root and Branch giggle, and reach out to grab at Kishar's hair. They also seem interested in the extra arms Kishar has at the moment, Branch especially...

Mer, meanwhile, smiles at them and waits for them to show an interest in her, ruffling their hair.

*Kishar smiles, and uses one of their extra arms to boop both children's noses, softly. They're adorable... Kish also looks over to Mer briefly, giving her a sort of "Aren't they so sweet?" look*

childrenofacorns

Branch crosses their eyes and concentrates, and then grows an extra set of arms themself. They Are emerging from their first set though. Root does the same but with feet.

Mer gives Kish a look indicating they agree with the sentiment, cooing over the twin's experiments with shapeshifting.

*Kishar does the same, cooing affectionately over the twins and pressing a kiss to the little ones' foreheads.*

KISHAR: Well Done, Sweethearts! You Are Doing So Well!

childrenofacorns

The children clap their hands, having by now learned what that phrase means even if they can't say it, smiling and wiggling. And starting to try and do things with their extra appendages, with mixed success.

Behind them, their tree shakes its branches.

Root does eventually decide they want to go over to Merlyn, so they can better poke at Branch's extra arms, and she takes it happily.

Smiling babies had a tendency of making everything seem better.

*Kishar chirps at the babies lovingly, nuzzling them as they do. The babies are happy, which makes Kishar happy. Things are better like this. Not good, but better. It's nice*

childrenofacorns

The babies chirp back, and giggle at Kishar nuzzling them.

Eventually, they do want to start running around again - especially Root, who goes out from under the awning and splashes in the rain and the puddles happily. But they come back periodically to show the adults things they've found, or just to snuggle for a few minutes.

It's nice.

"Yeah... It is good to be out here, even just watching them," Merlyn says, leaning in to Kishar.

#kishar #merlyn #death of jackie two #mod dreo

childrenofacorns

An uncharacteristically somber Kishar and Merlyn arrive in the courtyard with Branch and Root. The toddlers rush over to them, wanting to be picked up and saying "Damamamamamama" and other half-babbling baby words. They were getting better at talking, in that it mostly sounded like they were trying to, but actual words in a language known by anyone but themselves were still beyond them.

It was raining still, but the awning was up and so none of them were getting too wet.

@osha-janitor

*Kishar sets Mer down, scooping the toddlers up immediately after. They know Mer will likely want to hold one of them, but Kishar can't just pick up one. What if the other feels like Kishar doesn't like them as much? No, they can simply pass one of the children to Mer instead.*

KISHAR: Hello, Little Ones, Hello Hello... You Seem Very Excited Today, Hm?

*They try and keep the exhaustion out of their voice. The little ones don't need to know.*

childrenofacorns

Root and Branch giggle, and reach out to grab at Kishar's hair. They also seem interested in the extra arms Kishar has at the moment, Branch especially...

Mer, meanwhile, smiles at them and waits for them to show an interest in her, ruffling their hair.

*Kishar smiles, and uses one of their extra arms to boop both children's noses, softly. They're adorable... Kish also looks over to Mer briefly, giving her a sort of "Aren't they so sweet?" look*

childrenofacorns

Branch crosses their eyes and concentrates, and then grows an extra set of arms themself. They Are emerging from their first set though. Root does the same but with feet.

Mer gives Kish a look indicating they agree with the sentiment, cooing over the twin's experiments with shapeshifting.

*Kishar does the same, cooing affectionately over the twins and pressing a kiss to the little ones' foreheads.*

KISHAR: Well Done, Sweethearts! You Are Doing So Well!

childrenofacorns

The children clap their hands, having by now learned what that phrase means even if they can't say it, smiling and wiggling. And starting to try and do things with their extra appendages, with mixed success.

Behind them, their tree shakes its branches.

Root does eventually decide they want to go over to Merlyn, so they can better poke at Branch's extra arms, and she takes it happily.

Smiling babies had a tendency of making everything seem better.

#mod dreo #kishar #merlyn #death of jackie two

childrenofacorns

An uncharacteristically somber Kishar and Merlyn arrive in the courtyard with Branch and Root. The toddlers rush over to them, wanting to be picked up and saying "Damamamamamama" and other half-babbling baby words. They were getting better at talking, in that it mostly sounded like they were trying to, but actual words in a language known by anyone but themselves were still beyond them.

It was raining still, but the awning was up and so none of them were getting too wet.

@osha-janitor

*Kishar sets Mer down, scooping the toddlers up immediately after. They know Mer will likely want to hold one of them, but Kishar can't just pick up one. What if the other feels like Kishar doesn't like them as much? No, they can simply pass one of the children to Mer instead.*

KISHAR: Hello, Little Ones, Hello Hello... You Seem Very Excited Today, Hm?

*They try and keep the exhaustion out of their voice. The little ones don't need to know.*

childrenofacorns

Root and Branch giggle, and reach out to grab at Kishar's hair. They also seem interested in the extra arms Kishar has at the moment, Branch especially...

Mer, meanwhile, smiles at them and waits for them to show an interest in her, ruffling their hair.

*Kishar smiles, and uses one of their extra arms to boop both children's noses, softly. They're adorable... Kish also looks over to Mer briefly, giving her a sort of "Aren't they so sweet?" look*

childrenofacorns

Branch crosses their eyes and concentrates, and then grows an extra set of arms themself. They Are emerging from their first set though. Root does the same but with feet.

Mer gives Kish a look indicating they agree with the sentiment, cooing over the twin's experiments with shapeshifting.

#kishar #merlyn #mod dreo #death of jackie two

childrenofacorns

An uncharacteristically somber Kishar and Merlyn arrive in the courtyard with Branch and Root. The toddlers rush over to them, wanting to be picked up and saying "Damamamamamama" and other half-babbling baby words. They were getting better at talking, in that it mostly sounded like they were trying to, but actual words in a language known by anyone but themselves were still beyond them.

It was raining still, but the awning was up and so none of them were getting too wet.

@osha-janitor

*Kishar sets Mer down, scooping the toddlers up immediately after. They know Mer will likely want to hold one of them, but Kishar can't just pick up one. What if the other feels like Kishar doesn't like them as much? No, they can simply pass one of the children to Mer instead.*

KISHAR: Hello, Little Ones, Hello Hello... You Seem Very Excited Today, Hm?

*They try and keep the exhaustion out of their voice. The little ones don't need to know.*

childrenofacorns

Root and Branch giggle, and reach out to grab at Kishar's hair. They also seem interested in the extra arms Kishar has at the moment, Branch especially...

Mer, meanwhile, smiles at them and waits for them to show an interest in her, ruffling their hair.

#kishar #merlyn #death of jackie two

An uncharacteristically somber Kishar and Merlyn arrive in the courtyard with Branch and Root. The toddlers rush over to them, wanting to be picked up and saying "Damamamamamama" and other half-babbling baby words. They were getting better at talking, in that it mostly sounded like they were trying to, but actual words in a language known by anyone but themselves were still beyond them.

It was raining still, but the awning was up and so none of them were getting too wet.

@osha-janitor

#death of jackie two

childrenofacorns

[Jackie's walking around, when she sees one of the kids.]

[she looks confused. there's?? more babies??]

*The two children seem to have just woken up from a nap, and look down at her from the top of their tree. They chirp at her, loudly. She seems nice.*

determined-spirits

hi

[she. attempts to make the chirping sound. she fails.]

childrenofacorns

*The babies look at her, curiously, and chirp again, as if trying to give her another example to go off of*

determined-spirits

[she tries again and fails.]

alright I give up. anyways are y'all at the talking stage or

childrenofacorns

*Branch knows enough Words to shake their head - they can't talk yet, though they can understand words pretty well now. Root chirps again, quietly*

#root #branch #mod beetle #determined spirits

childrenofacorns

[Jackie's walking around, when she sees one of the kids.]

[she looks confused. there's?? more babies??]

*The two children seem to have just woken up from a nap, and look down at her from the top of their tree. They chirp at her, loudly. She seems nice.*

determined-spirits

hi

[she. attempts to make the chirping sound. she fails.]

childrenofacorns

*The babies look at her, curiously, and chirp again, as if trying to give her another example to go off of*

#mod beetle #determined spirits

Momotaro-core /hj

(( ooc maybe so djaskdjfh

#mod beetle #ask #anon

[Jackie's walking around, when she sees one of the kids.]

[she looks confused. there's?? more babies??]

*The two children seem to have just woken up from a nap, and look down at her from the top of their tree. They chirp at her, loudly. She seems nice.*

#root #branch #mod beetle #determined spirits #ask

childrenofacorns

The tree children, Root and Branch were playing their favorite game - climbing their Tree and hanging upside-down from the branches to grab at the Kishar that was always with them, when they noticed Another Kishar coming... and with more kids!

@triplettimeosha

triplettimeosha

*The Kishar with the other kids chirps softly at the tree children, and the three children in their arms wiggle excitedly*

MOONIE: Hewo? Frens?

*The first Kishar smiles, holding their arm up to the tree children*

KISHAR ONE: Hello Little Ones. These Are Branch And Root.

KISHAR TWO: And These Are Sunny, Moonie, And Starry.

KISHAR ONE: You Are Cousins!

*The triplets seem amazed at that. More cousins? Like Jackie and Runaway? Very nice!!*

childrenofacorns

Root blinks, its eyes going matte, and then blinks again, banishing the effect.

They swing down from the branches, landing softly on the ground and crawling on all fours towards the new friends. They were normally cautious of new people, but... These were Kids, about the same age as the twins, and Kishar had brought them.

Branch lowers themself into the first Kishar's arms, also watching the triplets with interest...

triplettimeosha

*The second Kishar gently sets the triplets on the ground, as the first Kishar holds Branch close, purring softly. The triplets wobble a little but are able to walk over to Root. Sunny is the first, always eager to meet new people, with Moonie a little ways behind, and Starry still sitting close to the second Kishar, anxiously*

childrenofacorns

Root stands up, as solid as the tree they came from and pats Sunny on the cheek, sniffing them a little...

Nodding, They grab their hand and walk over to a nearby puddle to play with the mud.

Branch leans forward with arms outstretched, wanting to be held and play with the other kids at the same time, but Playing won out.

triplettimeosha

*Sunny happily follows Root, purring slightly as they do so. Moonie follows, not too close but close enough to watch, while Starry stays by the second Kishar, watching from over there. The first Kishar gently sets Branch down, making sure they don't fall over*

childrenofacorns

Root crouches down by the puddle, and starts patting the more solid mud into cakes, and offering them to Sunny sometimes. It also leaves one off to the side in Moonie's direction, and smiles closed-lipped in their direction.

Purring slightly, but with an odd creaking tone to it, Root picks up one of the mud pies and puts it in their mouth.

Branch also starts purring with that strange creakiness, and runs over to where Starry is, smiling at them.

triplettimeosha

*Sunny accepts the pies, holding them curiously and sniffing them. They've never seen these before! It never really occured to them to make mud pies, honestly, so these are very interesting! Moonie gives them a sniff as well, just as curious.

Starry smiles back at Branch, shyly. They're still anxious, but willing to say hello to the new person, since they seem okay*

childrenofacorns

Branch reaches out a hand to touch Starry on their face, smiling and projecting curiosity and a desire to play.

Root eats their mud pie, looking as if it was giggling but with very little sound coming out, and then they lean forward until they're lying facedown in the mud, arms stretched out in front and eyes blinking to matte again as they look up at the other two babies...

Root's strange, fibrous chunks of hair writhe slightly, digging in to the mud around its head, and it projects friendliness and playfulness.

triplettimeosha

*Starry leans into Branch's hand, and returns the gesture, gently papping their cheek. They chirp, and send some curiosity back, as well as a little nervousness. They figure Branch is probably nice though...

Sunny chomps into the mud pie more enthusiastically than they probabaly should have, before deciding they do not like the texture at all. They don't spit it out though; they want to be polite to their new cousin! Moonie, however, takes a little nibble, and decides it tastes good enough.

Sunny kneels down, looking closely at Root, projecting friendliness and curiosity back, chittering softly*

childrenofacorns

Root looks up at them, and noms on their foot when it gets close enough, but not so hard that it actually hurt.

Then they sit back up, patting the mud in front of them decisively, and start digging a hole in it - tring to drag Sunny and Moonie in to helping too, by projecting more friendliness and happy feelings. They still don't fully understand human language, or much at all of it, so they have no idea what a cousin even was, but... Those two felt Nice, like Kishar, and that was enough for Root.

Branch makes some small noises, like the whistling of the wind and rustling of leaves, and grabs Starry's hand gently, starting to toddle over to the Enormous Oak tree in the courtyard.

triplettimeosha

*Sunny immediately helps dig the hole, though Moonie takes a little to get into it - They don't really want to get messy today, but they're happy to stick around the edges of the hole. Both are content to stick to projecting emotions to communicate; Moonie is the only one who's really good at speaking, anyway.

Starry follows Branch, glancing back at the second Kishar frequently as they do. They're still a little nervous, but curious too, happy to follow their cousin*

childrenofacorns

Branch pats on the trunk of the tree, and smiles at Starry again, reaching out to put their hand on it as well.

Root seems excited by the digging help, and starts purring again, projecting a lot of happy feelings.

triplettimeosha

*Starry puts their hand on the tree, very gently, smiling back at Branch, gently.

Sunny projects happy feelings back, grinning as they dig. Moonie sends over a few too, softer but still there*

childrenofacorns

Branch begins to dissolve into the tree, trying to take Starry with it, and projecting the feeling of wanting to share and show them things...

triplettimeosha

*Starry does their best to follow but can't quite, though they do send feelings of trying to as hard as they can. Kishar one, nearest to them, gently kneels down, and sends feelings of Starry and Branch being Different, but both good. Unique!*

childrenofacorns

Branch pops their head back out of the tree, projecting feelings of confusion and a slight sadness that Starry couldn't join them inside...

Root frowns too, perhaps in concentration...?

But then, Branch seems happy again and fully leaves the tree, and starts dragging Starry up to climb its branches instead.

triplettimeosha

*Starry nods, and carefully climbs up, doing their best not to hurt the tree. They aren't sure exactly how a tree could be hurt from them climbing up it but they don't want it to hurt regardless. They do their very best to be careful until they get up to the branches. They're surprisingly good at climbing*

childrenofacorns

Starry is good at climbing, but Branch is better, quickly zooming up into the treetop and perching in places that seemed far too thin to take their weight with no issue...

They make another sound, a chirping - but it sounds more like birds than the typical eldritch way.

Branch projects pride and happy feelings, and gestures for Starry to Look out from where they were perched, and survey they courtyard and the castle walls around it. If they went a little higher, would they be able to see over the walls?...

Root, meanwhile, has dug a good distance into the dirt and mud and is having a lot of fun picking out interesting rocks and things to show Sunny and Moonie, who couldn't quite move as freely as Root through all the dirt.

triplettimeosha

*Starry manages to get up to the treetop a little after Branch, and happily settles in next to their cousin, looking around the courtyard. It's pretty... they chirrup, happily, though a little tired, wanting to rest for a bit...

Sunny is very enthusiastic about all the things in the dirt, trying to find things to show Root in turn. Moonie, meanwhile, is happy to just listen and watch to see what Root finds in the dirt*

childrenofacorns

Branch sits happily up in the branches, swinging their feet under them and looking out over everything they have ever seen. They scooch a little closer to Sunny, and lean into them, projecting joy and contentment.

triplettimeosha

*Sunny leans into Branch in return, purring softly. They project joy and contentment back, happy to spend time with someone their age. This is nice... just, really nice*

childrenofacorns

Back on the ground, Root is very busy concentrating on finding something that will impress Moonie enough to play in the hole with them and Sunny...

Eventually, after diving in to the sides of the hole and tunneling through the ground for a time, they bring up a small white bead, possibly made of bone, and present it to them.

triplettimeosha

*Moonie is very impressed, the bead looks very cool! They accept it, holding it very carefully as they look it over. They send over feelings of thanks and appreciation, warmth and joy. The bead is very pretty and they love it!*

childrenofacorns

Root smiles, sending over feelings of warmth as well, and then they reach out and weave their arm together with Moonie's in a very grabby hug.

triplettimeosha

*Moonie hugs back, chirruping and bumping their forehead to Root's in an affectionate gesture. Sunny hugs the two of them as well, clearly wanting to be included*

childrenofacorns

The five children play like that for hours, affectionate and with cuddles and also just doing things together. It is nice to see, something of a reprieve from all of Kishar's current stressors.

But it cannot last forever, as the triplets aren't accustomed to sleeping outside...

triplettimeosha

*The triplets eventually begin to yawn, wandering back over to the second Kishar. They need to wash up and get ready for bed soon... Sunny and Starry look back over at the other two, both chirping and wondering if the others are coming with to get ready for bed*

childrenofacorns

Root and branch seem a little sad that Sunny, Starry, and Moonie have to go, but they understand the need for sleep, and they know that most people don't do that Outside by now...

They each give the other kids one final hug, and then climb up on their own Kishar to be carried a little ways over for washing up.

They don't particularly like going inside, so a small washbasin had been set up for them near the goats's watering trough.

triplettimeosha

*The triplets wave goodbye, and their respective Kishar does the same, before turning to go inside. The Kishar with Root and Branch purrs softly, gently nuzzling the two of them as they carry the children over to the washbasin*

childrenofacorns

As the sun sets, Root and Branch both start blinking their eyes slowly, and yawning with the barest hint of sound.

In what seems like no time at all, they're both tucked away to sleep in their tree.

triplettimeosha

*Kishar purrs, and settles down nearby. Call them anxious, but they don't feel safe just leaving their babies alone out here. Even if it's technically completely safe, they'd rather stay and watch over them.

Meanwhile, the triplets are inside, just finishing up their bath, and settling in to rest. Tonight, they're staying in a room at Mer's castle, mostly because the bath took so long. The three babies are sleepy, ready to curl up next to Kishar and pass out. It takes them barely any time to do so, lulled to sleep by Kishar's purring*

#//thread end #root #branch #triplets #mod dreo

childrenofacorns

The tree children, Root and Branch were playing their favorite game - climbing their Tree and hanging upside-down from the branches to grab at the Kishar that was always with them, when they noticed Another Kishar coming... and with more kids!

@triplettimeosha

triplettimeosha

*The Kishar with the other kids chirps softly at the tree children, and the three children in their arms wiggle excitedly*

MOONIE: Hewo? Frens?

*The first Kishar smiles, holding their arm up to the tree children*

KISHAR ONE: Hello Little Ones. These Are Branch And Root.

KISHAR TWO: And These Are Sunny, Moonie, And Starry.

KISHAR ONE: You Are Cousins!

*The triplets seem amazed at that. More cousins? Like Jackie and Runaway? Very nice!!*

childrenofacorns

Root blinks, its eyes going matte, and then blinks again, banishing the effect.

They swing down from the branches, landing softly on the ground and crawling on all fours towards the new friends. They were normally cautious of new people, but... These were Kids, about the same age as the twins, and Kishar had brought them.

Branch lowers themself into the first Kishar's arms, also watching the triplets with interest...

triplettimeosha

*The second Kishar gently sets the triplets on the ground, as the first Kishar holds Branch close, purring softly. The triplets wobble a little but are able to walk over to Root. Sunny is the first, always eager to meet new people, with Moonie a little ways behind, and Starry still sitting close to the second Kishar, anxiously*

childrenofacorns

Root stands up, as solid as the tree they came from and pats Sunny on the cheek, sniffing them a little...

Nodding, They grab their hand and walk over to a nearby puddle to play with the mud.

Branch leans forward with arms outstretched, wanting to be held and play with the other kids at the same time, but Playing won out.

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*Sunny happily follows Root, purring slightly as they do so. Moonie follows, not too close but close enough to watch, while Starry stays by the second Kishar, watching from over there. The first Kishar gently sets Branch down, making sure they don't fall over*

childrenofacorns

Root crouches down by the puddle, and starts patting the more solid mud into cakes, and offering them to Sunny sometimes. It also leaves one off to the side in Moonie's direction, and smiles closed-lipped in their direction.

Purring slightly, but with an odd creaking tone to it, Root picks up one of the mud pies and puts it in their mouth.

Branch also starts purring with that strange creakiness, and runs over to where Starry is, smiling at them.

triplettimeosha

*Sunny accepts the pies, holding them curiously and sniffing them. They've never seen these before! It never really occured to them to make mud pies, honestly, so these are very interesting! Moonie gives them a sniff as well, just as curious.

Starry smiles back at Branch, shyly. They're still anxious, but willing to say hello to the new person, since they seem okay*

childrenofacorns

Branch reaches out a hand to touch Starry on their face, smiling and projecting curiosity and a desire to play.

Root eats their mud pie, looking as if it was giggling but with very little sound coming out, and then they lean forward until they're lying facedown in the mud, arms stretched out in front and eyes blinking to matte again as they look up at the other two babies...

Root's strange, fibrous chunks of hair writhe slightly, digging in to the mud around its head, and it projects friendliness and playfulness.

triplettimeosha

*Starry leans into Branch's hand, and returns the gesture, gently papping their cheek. They chirp, and send some curiosity back, as well as a little nervousness. They figure Branch is probably nice though...

Sunny chomps into the mud pie more enthusiastically than they probabaly should have, before deciding they do not like the texture at all. They don't spit it out though; they want to be polite to their new cousin! Moonie, however, takes a little nibble, and decides it tastes good enough.

Sunny kneels down, looking closely at Root, projecting friendliness and curiosity back, chittering softly*

childrenofacorns

Root looks up at them, and noms on their foot when it gets close enough, but not so hard that it actually hurt.

Then they sit back up, patting the mud in front of them decisively, and start digging a hole in it - tring to drag Sunny and Moonie in to helping too, by projecting more friendliness and happy feelings. They still don't fully understand human language, or much at all of it, so they have no idea what a cousin even was, but... Those two felt Nice, like Kishar, and that was enough for Root.

Branch makes some small noises, like the whistling of the wind and rustling of leaves, and grabs Starry's hand gently, starting to toddle over to the Enormous Oak tree in the courtyard.

triplettimeosha

*Sunny immediately helps dig the hole, though Moonie takes a little to get into it - They don't really want to get messy today, but they're happy to stick around the edges of the hole. Both are content to stick to projecting emotions to communicate; Moonie is the only one who's really good at speaking, anyway.

Starry follows Branch, glancing back at the second Kishar frequently as they do. They're still a little nervous, but curious too, happy to follow their cousin*

childrenofacorns

Branch pats on the trunk of the tree, and smiles at Starry again, reaching out to put their hand on it as well.

Root seems excited by the digging help, and starts purring again, projecting a lot of happy feelings.

triplettimeosha

*Starry puts their hand on the tree, very gently, smiling back at Branch, gently.

Sunny projects happy feelings back, grinning as they dig. Moonie sends over a few too, softer but still there*

childrenofacorns

Branch begins to dissolve into the tree, trying to take Starry with it, and projecting the feeling of wanting to share and show them things...

triplettimeosha

*Starry does their best to follow but can't quite, though they do send feelings of trying to as hard as they can. Kishar one, nearest to them, gently kneels down, and sends feelings of Starry and Branch being Different, but both good. Unique!*

childrenofacorns

Branch pops their head back out of the tree, projecting feelings of confusion and a slight sadness that Starry couldn't join them inside...

Root frowns too, perhaps in concentration...?

But then, Branch seems happy again and fully leaves the tree, and starts dragging Starry up to climb its branches instead.

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*Starry nods, and carefully climbs up, doing their best not to hurt the tree. They aren't sure exactly how a tree could be hurt from them climbing up it but they don't want it to hurt regardless. They do their very best to be careful until they get up to the branches. They're surprisingly good at climbing*

childrenofacorns

Starry is good at climbing, but Branch is better, quickly zooming up into the treetop and perching in places that seemed far too thin to take their weight with no issue...

They make another sound, a chirping - but it sounds more like birds than the typical eldritch way.

Branch projects pride and happy feelings, and gestures for Starry to Look out from where they were perched, and survey they courtyard and the castle walls around it. If they went a little higher, would they be able to see over the walls?...

Root, meanwhile, has dug a good distance into the dirt and mud and is having a lot of fun picking out interesting rocks and things to show Sunny and Moonie, who couldn't quite move as freely as Root through all the dirt.

triplettimeosha

*Starry manages to get up to the treetop a little after Branch, and happily settles in next to their cousin, looking around the courtyard. It's pretty... they chirrup, happily, though a little tired, wanting to rest for a bit...

Sunny is very enthusiastic about all the things in the dirt, trying to find things to show Root in turn. Moonie, meanwhile, is happy to just listen and watch to see what Root finds in the dirt*

childrenofacorns

Branch sits happily up in the branches, swinging their feet under them and looking out over everything they have ever seen. They scooch a little closer to Sunny, and lean into them, projecting joy and contentment.

triplettimeosha

*Sunny leans into Branch in return, purring softly. They project joy and contentment back, happy to spend time with someone their age. This is nice... just, really nice*

childrenofacorns

Back on the ground, Root is very busy concentrating on finding something that will impress Moonie enough to play in the hole with them and Sunny...

Eventually, after diving in to the sides of the hole and tunneling through the ground for a time, they bring up a small white bead, possibly made of bone, and present it to them.

triplettimeosha

*Moonie is very impressed, the bead looks very cool! They accept it, holding it very carefully as they look it over. They send over feelings of thanks and appreciation, warmth and joy. The bead is very pretty and they love it!*

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Root smiles, sending over feelings of warmth as well, and then they reach out and weave their arm together with Moonie's in a very grabby hug.

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*Moonie hugs back, chirruping and bumping their forehead to Root's in an affectionate gesture. Sunny hugs the two of them as well, clearly wanting to be included*

childrenofacorns

The five children play like that for hours, affectionate and with cuddles and also just doing things together. It is nice to see, something of a reprieve from all of Kishar's current stressors.

But it cannot last forever, as the triplets aren't accustomed to sleeping outside...

triplettimeosha

*The triplets eventually begin to yawn, wandering back over to the second Kishar. They need to wash up and get ready for bed soon... Sunny and Starry look back over at the other two, both chirping and wondering if the others are coming with to get ready for bed*

childrenofacorns

Root and branch seem a little sad that Sunny, Starry, and Moonie have to go, but they understand the need for sleep, and they know that most people don't do that Outside by now...

They each give the other kids one final hug, and then climb up on their own Kishar to be carried a little ways over for washing up.

They don't particularly like going inside, so a small washbasin had been set up for them near the goats's watering trough.

triplettimeosha

*The triplets wave goodbye, and their respective Kishar does the same, before turning to go inside. The Kishar with Root and Branch purrs softly, gently nuzzling the two of them as they carry the children over to the washbasin*

childrenofacorns

As the sun sets, Root and Branch both start blinking their eyes slowly, and yawning with the barest hint of sound.

In what seems like no time at all, they're both tucked away to sleep in their tree.

#root #branch #triplets #mod dreo #//ooo yeah i like that idea #//can go places once Bigger

childrenofacorns

The tree children, Root and Branch were playing their favorite game - climbing their Tree and hanging upside-down from the branches to grab at the Kishar that was always with them, when they noticed Another Kishar coming... and with more kids!

@triplettimeosha

triplettimeosha

*The Kishar with the other kids chirps softly at the tree children, and the three children in their arms wiggle excitedly*

MOONIE: Hewo? Frens?

*The first Kishar smiles, holding their arm up to the tree children*

KISHAR ONE: Hello Little Ones. These Are Branch And Root.

KISHAR TWO: And These Are Sunny, Moonie, And Starry.

KISHAR ONE: You Are Cousins!

*The triplets seem amazed at that. More cousins? Like Jackie and Runaway? Very nice!!*

childrenofacorns

Root blinks, its eyes going matte, and then blinks again, banishing the effect.

They swing down from the branches, landing softly on the ground and crawling on all fours towards the new friends. They were normally cautious of new people, but... These were Kids, about the same age as the twins, and Kishar had brought them.

Branch lowers themself into the first Kishar's arms, also watching the triplets with interest...

triplettimeosha

*The second Kishar gently sets the triplets on the ground, as the first Kishar holds Branch close, purring softly. The triplets wobble a little but are able to walk over to Root. Sunny is the first, always eager to meet new people, with Moonie a little ways behind, and Starry still sitting close to the second Kishar, anxiously*

childrenofacorns

Root stands up, as solid as the tree they came from and pats Sunny on the cheek, sniffing them a little...

Nodding, They grab their hand and walk over to a nearby puddle to play with the mud.

Branch leans forward with arms outstretched, wanting to be held and play with the other kids at the same time, but Playing won out.

triplettimeosha

*Sunny happily follows Root, purring slightly as they do so. Moonie follows, not too close but close enough to watch, while Starry stays by the second Kishar, watching from over there. The first Kishar gently sets Branch down, making sure they don't fall over*

childrenofacorns

Root crouches down by the puddle, and starts patting the more solid mud into cakes, and offering them to Sunny sometimes. It also leaves one off to the side in Moonie's direction, and smiles closed-lipped in their direction.

Purring slightly, but with an odd creaking tone to it, Root picks up one of the mud pies and puts it in their mouth.

Branch also starts purring with that strange creakiness, and runs over to where Starry is, smiling at them.

triplettimeosha

*Sunny accepts the pies, holding them curiously and sniffing them. They've never seen these before! It never really occured to them to make mud pies, honestly, so these are very interesting! Moonie gives them a sniff as well, just as curious.

Starry smiles back at Branch, shyly. They're still anxious, but willing to say hello to the new person, since they seem okay*

childrenofacorns

Branch reaches out a hand to touch Starry on their face, smiling and projecting curiosity and a desire to play.

Root eats their mud pie, looking as if it was giggling but with very little sound coming out, and then they lean forward until they're lying facedown in the mud, arms stretched out in front and eyes blinking to matte again as they look up at the other two babies...

Root's strange, fibrous chunks of hair writhe slightly, digging in to the mud around its head, and it projects friendliness and playfulness.

triplettimeosha

*Starry leans into Branch's hand, and returns the gesture, gently papping their cheek. They chirp, and send some curiosity back, as well as a little nervousness. They figure Branch is probably nice though...

Sunny chomps into the mud pie more enthusiastically than they probabaly should have, before deciding they do not like the texture at all. They don't spit it out though; they want to be polite to their new cousin! Moonie, however, takes a little nibble, and decides it tastes good enough.

Sunny kneels down, looking closely at Root, projecting friendliness and curiosity back, chittering softly*

childrenofacorns

Root looks up at them, and noms on their foot when it gets close enough, but not so hard that it actually hurt.

Then they sit back up, patting the mud in front of them decisively, and start digging a hole in it - tring to drag Sunny and Moonie in to helping too, by projecting more friendliness and happy feelings. They still don't fully understand human language, or much at all of it, so they have no idea what a cousin even was, but... Those two felt Nice, like Kishar, and that was enough for Root.

Branch makes some small noises, like the whistling of the wind and rustling of leaves, and grabs Starry's hand gently, starting to toddle over to the Enormous Oak tree in the courtyard.

triplettimeosha

*Sunny immediately helps dig the hole, though Moonie takes a little to get into it - They don't really want to get messy today, but they're happy to stick around the edges of the hole. Both are content to stick to projecting emotions to communicate; Moonie is the only one who's really good at speaking, anyway.

Starry follows Branch, glancing back at the second Kishar frequently as they do. They're still a little nervous, but curious too, happy to follow their cousin*

childrenofacorns

Branch pats on the trunk of the tree, and smiles at Starry again, reaching out to put their hand on it as well.

Root seems excited by the digging help, and starts purring again, projecting a lot of happy feelings.

triplettimeosha

*Starry puts their hand on the tree, very gently, smiling back at Branch, gently.

Sunny projects happy feelings back, grinning as they dig. Moonie sends over a few too, softer but still there*

childrenofacorns

Branch begins to dissolve into the tree, trying to take Starry with it, and projecting the feeling of wanting to share and show them things...

triplettimeosha

*Starry does their best to follow but can't quite, though they do send feelings of trying to as hard as they can. Kishar one, nearest to them, gently kneels down, and sends feelings of Starry and Branch being Different, but both good. Unique!*

childrenofacorns

Branch pops their head back out of the tree, projecting feelings of confusion and a slight sadness that Starry couldn't join them inside...

Root frowns too, perhaps in concentration...?

But then, Branch seems happy again and fully leaves the tree, and starts dragging Starry up to climb its branches instead.

triplettimeosha

*Starry nods, and carefully climbs up, doing their best not to hurt the tree. They aren't sure exactly how a tree could be hurt from them climbing up it but they don't want it to hurt regardless. They do their very best to be careful until they get up to the branches. They're surprisingly good at climbing*

childrenofacorns

Starry is good at climbing, but Branch is better, quickly zooming up into the treetop and perching in places that seemed far too thin to take their weight with no issue...

They make another sound, a chirping - but it sounds more like birds than the typical eldritch way.

Branch projects pride and happy feelings, and gestures for Starry to Look out from where they were perched, and survey they courtyard and the castle walls around it. If they went a little higher, would they be able to see over the walls?...

Root, meanwhile, has dug a good distance into the dirt and mud and is having a lot of fun picking out interesting rocks and things to show Sunny and Moonie, who couldn't quite move as freely as Root through all the dirt.

triplettimeosha

*Starry manages to get up to the treetop a little after Branch, and happily settles in next to their cousin, looking around the courtyard. It's pretty... they chirrup, happily, though a little tired, wanting to rest for a bit...

Sunny is very enthusiastic about all the things in the dirt, trying to find things to show Root in turn. Moonie, meanwhile, is happy to just listen and watch to see what Root finds in the dirt*

childrenofacorns

Branch sits happily up in the branches, swinging their feet under them and looking out over everything they have ever seen. They scooch a little closer to Sunny, and lean into them, projecting joy and contentment.

triplettimeosha

*Sunny leans into Branch in return, purring softly. They project joy and contentment back, happy to spend time with someone their age. This is nice... just, really nice*

childrenofacorns

Back on the ground, Root is very busy concentrating on finding something that will impress Moonie enough to play in the hole with them and Sunny...

Eventually, after diving in to the sides of the hole and tunneling through the ground for a time, they bring up a small white bead, possibly made of bone, and present it to them.

triplettimeosha

*Moonie is very impressed, the bead looks very cool! They accept it, holding it very carefully as they look it over. They send over feelings of thanks and appreciation, warmth and joy. The bead is very pretty and they love it!*

childrenofacorns

Root smiles, sending over feelings of warmth as well, and then they reach out and weave their arm together with Moonie's in a very grabby hug.

triplettimeosha

*Moonie hugs back, chirruping and bumping their forehead to Root's in an affectionate gesture. Sunny hugs the two of them as well, clearly wanting to be included*

childrenofacorns

The five children play like that for hours, affectionate and with cuddles and also just doing things together. It is nice to see, something of a reprieve from all of Kishar's current stressors.

But it cannot last forever, as the triplets aren't accustomed to sleeping outside...

triplettimeosha

*The triplets eventually begin to yawn, wandering back over to the second Kishar. They need to wash up and get ready for bed soon... Sunny and Starry look back over at the other two, both chirping and wondering if the others are coming with to get ready for bed*

childrenofacorns

Root and branch seem a little sad that Sunny, Starry, and Moonie have to go, but they understand the need for sleep, and they know that most people don't do that Outside by now...

They each give the other kids one final hug, and then climb up on their own Kishar to be carried a little ways over for washing up.

They don't particularly like going inside, so a small washbasin had been set up for them near the goats's watering trough.

#root #branch #triplets #mod dreo #//i have been thinking that these kids can't stray too far from their tree #//upon further consideration many parts of the castle are within the acceptable range but also plants and stone ceilings don't mix #//so they take baths outside i think #//and probably sleep inside their tree

childrenofacorns

The tree children, Root and Branch were playing their favorite game - climbing their Tree and hanging upside-down from the branches to grab at the Kishar that was always with them, when they noticed Another Kishar coming... and with more kids!

@triplettimeosha

triplettimeosha

*The Kishar with the other kids chirps softly at the tree children, and the three children in their arms wiggle excitedly*

MOONIE: Hewo? Frens?

*The first Kishar smiles, holding their arm up to the tree children*

KISHAR ONE: Hello Little Ones. These Are Branch And Root.

KISHAR TWO: And These Are Sunny, Moonie, And Starry.

KISHAR ONE: You Are Cousins!

*The triplets seem amazed at that. More cousins? Like Jackie and Runaway? Very nice!!*

childrenofacorns

Root blinks, its eyes going matte, and then blinks again, banishing the effect.

They swing down from the branches, landing softly on the ground and crawling on all fours towards the new friends. They were normally cautious of new people, but... These were Kids, about the same age as the twins, and Kishar had brought them.

Branch lowers themself into the first Kishar's arms, also watching the triplets with interest...

triplettimeosha

*The second Kishar gently sets the triplets on the ground, as the first Kishar holds Branch close, purring softly. The triplets wobble a little but are able to walk over to Root. Sunny is the first, always eager to meet new people, with Moonie a little ways behind, and Starry still sitting close to the second Kishar, anxiously*

childrenofacorns

Root stands up, as solid as the tree they came from and pats Sunny on the cheek, sniffing them a little...

Nodding, They grab their hand and walk over to a nearby puddle to play with the mud.

Branch leans forward with arms outstretched, wanting to be held and play with the other kids at the same time, but Playing won out.

triplettimeosha

*Sunny happily follows Root, purring slightly as they do so. Moonie follows, not too close but close enough to watch, while Starry stays by the second Kishar, watching from over there. The first Kishar gently sets Branch down, making sure they don't fall over*

childrenofacorns

Root crouches down by the puddle, and starts patting the more solid mud into cakes, and offering them to Sunny sometimes. It also leaves one off to the side in Moonie's direction, and smiles closed-lipped in their direction.

Purring slightly, but with an odd creaking tone to it, Root picks up one of the mud pies and puts it in their mouth.

Branch also starts purring with that strange creakiness, and runs over to where Starry is, smiling at them.

triplettimeosha

*Sunny accepts the pies, holding them curiously and sniffing them. They've never seen these before! It never really occured to them to make mud pies, honestly, so these are very interesting! Moonie gives them a sniff as well, just as curious.

Starry smiles back at Branch, shyly. They're still anxious, but willing to say hello to the new person, since they seem okay*

childrenofacorns

Branch reaches out a hand to touch Starry on their face, smiling and projecting curiosity and a desire to play.

Root eats their mud pie, looking as if it was giggling but with very little sound coming out, and then they lean forward until they're lying facedown in the mud, arms stretched out in front and eyes blinking to matte again as they look up at the other two babies...

Root's strange, fibrous chunks of hair writhe slightly, digging in to the mud around its head, and it projects friendliness and playfulness.

triplettimeosha

*Starry leans into Branch's hand, and returns the gesture, gently papping their cheek. They chirp, and send some curiosity back, as well as a little nervousness. They figure Branch is probably nice though...

Sunny chomps into the mud pie more enthusiastically than they probabaly should have, before deciding they do not like the texture at all. They don't spit it out though; they want to be polite to their new cousin! Moonie, however, takes a little nibble, and decides it tastes good enough.

Sunny kneels down, looking closely at Root, projecting friendliness and curiosity back, chittering softly*

childrenofacorns

Root looks up at them, and noms on their foot when it gets close enough, but not so hard that it actually hurt.

Then they sit back up, patting the mud in front of them decisively, and start digging a hole in it - tring to drag Sunny and Moonie in to helping too, by projecting more friendliness and happy feelings. They still don't fully understand human language, or much at all of it, so they have no idea what a cousin even was, but... Those two felt Nice, like Kishar, and that was enough for Root.

Branch makes some small noises, like the whistling of the wind and rustling of leaves, and grabs Starry's hand gently, starting to toddle over to the Enormous Oak tree in the courtyard.

triplettimeosha

*Sunny immediately helps dig the hole, though Moonie takes a little to get into it - They don't really want to get messy today, but they're happy to stick around the edges of the hole. Both are content to stick to projecting emotions to communicate; Moonie is the only one who's really good at speaking, anyway.

Starry follows Branch, glancing back at the second Kishar frequently as they do. They're still a little nervous, but curious too, happy to follow their cousin*

childrenofacorns

Branch pats on the trunk of the tree, and smiles at Starry again, reaching out to put their hand on it as well.

Root seems excited by the digging help, and starts purring again, projecting a lot of happy feelings.

triplettimeosha

*Starry puts their hand on the tree, very gently, smiling back at Branch, gently.

Sunny projects happy feelings back, grinning as they dig. Moonie sends over a few too, softer but still there*

childrenofacorns

Branch begins to dissolve into the tree, trying to take Starry with it, and projecting the feeling of wanting to share and show them things...

triplettimeosha

*Starry does their best to follow but can't quite, though they do send feelings of trying to as hard as they can. Kishar one, nearest to them, gently kneels down, and sends feelings of Starry and Branch being Different, but both good. Unique!*

childrenofacorns

Branch pops their head back out of the tree, projecting feelings of confusion and a slight sadness that Starry couldn't join them inside...

Root frowns too, perhaps in concentration...?

But then, Branch seems happy again and fully leaves the tree, and starts dragging Starry up to climb its branches instead.

triplettimeosha

*Starry nods, and carefully climbs up, doing their best not to hurt the tree. They aren't sure exactly how a tree could be hurt from them climbing up it but they don't want it to hurt regardless. They do their very best to be careful until they get up to the branches. They're surprisingly good at climbing*

childrenofacorns

Starry is good at climbing, but Branch is better, quickly zooming up into the treetop and perching in places that seemed far too thin to take their weight with no issue...

They make another sound, a chirping - but it sounds more like birds than the typical eldritch way.

Branch projects pride and happy feelings, and gestures for Starry to Look out from where they were perched, and survey they courtyard and the castle walls around it. If they went a little higher, would they be able to see over the walls?...

Root, meanwhile, has dug a good distance into the dirt and mud and is having a lot of fun picking out interesting rocks and things to show Sunny and Moonie, who couldn't quite move as freely as Root through all the dirt.

triplettimeosha

*Starry manages to get up to the treetop a little after Branch, and happily settles in next to their cousin, looking around the courtyard. It's pretty... they chirrup, happily, though a little tired, wanting to rest for a bit...

Sunny is very enthusiastic about all the things in the dirt, trying to find things to show Root in turn. Moonie, meanwhile, is happy to just listen and watch to see what Root finds in the dirt*

childrenofacorns

Branch sits happily up in the branches, swinging their feet under them and looking out over everything they have ever seen. They scooch a little closer to Sunny, and lean into them, projecting joy and contentment.

triplettimeosha

*Sunny leans into Branch in return, purring softly. They project joy and contentment back, happy to spend time with someone their age. This is nice... just, really nice*

childrenofacorns

Back on the ground, Root is very busy concentrating on finding something that will impress Moonie enough to play in the hole with them and Sunny...

Eventually, after diving in to the sides of the hole and tunneling through the ground for a time, they bring up a small white bead, possibly made of bone, and present it to them.

triplettimeosha

*Moonie is very impressed, the bead looks very cool! They accept it, holding it very carefully as they look it over. They send over feelings of thanks and appreciation, warmth and joy. The bead is very pretty and they love it!*

childrenofacorns

Root smiles, sending over feelings of warmth as well, and then they reach out and weave their arm together with Moonie's in a very grabby hug.

triplettimeosha

*Moonie hugs back, chirruping and bumping their forehead to Root's in an affectionate gesture. Sunny hugs the two of them as well, clearly wanting to be included*

childrenofacorns

The five children play like that for hours, affectionate and with cuddles and also just doing things together. It is nice to see, something of a reprieve from all of Kishar's current stressors.

But it cannot last forever, as the triplets aren't accustomed to sleeping outside...

#root #branch #triplets #mod dreo #//time skip #//because running out of interesting things for them to do at that stage

childrenofacorns

The tree children, Root and Branch were playing their favorite game - climbing their Tree and hanging upside-down from the branches to grab at the Kishar that was always with them, when they noticed Another Kishar coming... and with more kids!

@triplettimeosha

triplettimeosha

*The Kishar with the other kids chirps softly at the tree children, and the three children in their arms wiggle excitedly*

MOONIE: Hewo? Frens?

*The first Kishar smiles, holding their arm up to the tree children*

KISHAR ONE: Hello Little Ones. These Are Branch And Root.

KISHAR TWO: And These Are Sunny, Moonie, And Starry.

KISHAR ONE: You Are Cousins!

*The triplets seem amazed at that. More cousins? Like Jackie and Runaway? Very nice!!*

childrenofacorns

Root blinks, its eyes going matte, and then blinks again, banishing the effect.

They swing down from the branches, landing softly on the ground and crawling on all fours towards the new friends. They were normally cautious of new people, but... These were Kids, about the same age as the twins, and Kishar had brought them.

Branch lowers themself into the first Kishar's arms, also watching the triplets with interest...

triplettimeosha

*The second Kishar gently sets the triplets on the ground, as the first Kishar holds Branch close, purring softly. The triplets wobble a little but are able to walk over to Root. Sunny is the first, always eager to meet new people, with Moonie a little ways behind, and Starry still sitting close to the second Kishar, anxiously*

childrenofacorns

Root stands up, as solid as the tree they came from and pats Sunny on the cheek, sniffing them a little...

Nodding, They grab their hand and walk over to a nearby puddle to play with the mud.

Branch leans forward with arms outstretched, wanting to be held and play with the other kids at the same time, but Playing won out.

triplettimeosha

*Sunny happily follows Root, purring slightly as they do so. Moonie follows, not too close but close enough to watch, while Starry stays by the second Kishar, watching from over there. The first Kishar gently sets Branch down, making sure they don't fall over*

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Root crouches down by the puddle, and starts patting the more solid mud into cakes, and offering them to Sunny sometimes. It also leaves one off to the side in Moonie's direction, and smiles closed-lipped in their direction.

Purring slightly, but with an odd creaking tone to it, Root picks up one of the mud pies and puts it in their mouth.

Branch also starts purring with that strange creakiness, and runs over to where Starry is, smiling at them.

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*Sunny accepts the pies, holding them curiously and sniffing them. They've never seen these before! It never really occured to them to make mud pies, honestly, so these are very interesting! Moonie gives them a sniff as well, just as curious.

Starry smiles back at Branch, shyly. They're still anxious, but willing to say hello to the new person, since they seem okay*

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Branch reaches out a hand to touch Starry on their face, smiling and projecting curiosity and a desire to play.

Root eats their mud pie, looking as if it was giggling but with very little sound coming out, and then they lean forward until they're lying facedown in the mud, arms stretched out in front and eyes blinking to matte again as they look up at the other two babies...

Root's strange, fibrous chunks of hair writhe slightly, digging in to the mud around its head, and it projects friendliness and playfulness.

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*Starry leans into Branch's hand, and returns the gesture, gently papping their cheek. They chirp, and send some curiosity back, as well as a little nervousness. They figure Branch is probably nice though...

Sunny chomps into the mud pie more enthusiastically than they probabaly should have, before deciding they do not like the texture at all. They don't spit it out though; they want to be polite to their new cousin! Moonie, however, takes a little nibble, and decides it tastes good enough.

Sunny kneels down, looking closely at Root, projecting friendliness and curiosity back, chittering softly*

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Root looks up at them, and noms on their foot when it gets close enough, but not so hard that it actually hurt.

Then they sit back up, patting the mud in front of them decisively, and start digging a hole in it - tring to drag Sunny and Moonie in to helping too, by projecting more friendliness and happy feelings. They still don't fully understand human language, or much at all of it, so they have no idea what a cousin even was, but... Those two felt Nice, like Kishar, and that was enough for Root.

Branch makes some small noises, like the whistling of the wind and rustling of leaves, and grabs Starry's hand gently, starting to toddle over to the Enormous Oak tree in the courtyard.

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*Sunny immediately helps dig the hole, though Moonie takes a little to get into it - They don't really want to get messy today, but they're happy to stick around the edges of the hole. Both are content to stick to projecting emotions to communicate; Moonie is the only one who's really good at speaking, anyway.

Starry follows Branch, glancing back at the second Kishar frequently as they do. They're still a little nervous, but curious too, happy to follow their cousin*

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Branch pats on the trunk of the tree, and smiles at Starry again, reaching out to put their hand on it as well.

Root seems excited by the digging help, and starts purring again, projecting a lot of happy feelings.

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*Starry puts their hand on the tree, very gently, smiling back at Branch, gently.

Sunny projects happy feelings back, grinning as they dig. Moonie sends over a few too, softer but still there*

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Branch begins to dissolve into the tree, trying to take Starry with it, and projecting the feeling of wanting to share and show them things...

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*Starry does their best to follow but can't quite, though they do send feelings of trying to as hard as they can. Kishar one, nearest to them, gently kneels down, and sends feelings of Starry and Branch being Different, but both good. Unique!*

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Branch pops their head back out of the tree, projecting feelings of confusion and a slight sadness that Starry couldn't join them inside...

Root frowns too, perhaps in concentration...?

But then, Branch seems happy again and fully leaves the tree, and starts dragging Starry up to climb its branches instead.

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*Starry nods, and carefully climbs up, doing their best not to hurt the tree. They aren't sure exactly how a tree could be hurt from them climbing up it but they don't want it to hurt regardless. They do their very best to be careful until they get up to the branches. They're surprisingly good at climbing*

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Starry is good at climbing, but Branch is better, quickly zooming up into the treetop and perching in places that seemed far too thin to take their weight with no issue...

They make another sound, a chirping - but it sounds more like birds than the typical eldritch way.

Branch projects pride and happy feelings, and gestures for Starry to Look out from where they were perched, and survey they courtyard and the castle walls around it. If they went a little higher, would they be able to see over the walls?...

Root, meanwhile, has dug a good distance into the dirt and mud and is having a lot of fun picking out interesting rocks and things to show Sunny and Moonie, who couldn't quite move as freely as Root through all the dirt.

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*Starry manages to get up to the treetop a little after Branch, and happily settles in next to their cousin, looking around the courtyard. It's pretty... they chirrup, happily, though a little tired, wanting to rest for a bit...

Sunny is very enthusiastic about all the things in the dirt, trying to find things to show Root in turn. Moonie, meanwhile, is happy to just listen and watch to see what Root finds in the dirt*

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Branch sits happily up in the branches, swinging their feet under them and looking out over everything they have ever seen. They scooch a little closer to Sunny, and lean into them, projecting joy and contentment.

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*Sunny leans into Branch in return, purring softly. They project joy and contentment back, happy to spend time with someone their age. This is nice... just, really nice*

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Back on the ground, Root is very busy concentrating on finding something that will impress Moonie enough to play in the hole with them and Sunny...

Eventually, after diving in to the sides of the hole and tunneling through the ground for a time, they bring up a small white bead, possibly made of bone, and present it to them.

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*Moonie is very impressed, the bead looks very cool! They accept it, holding it very carefully as they look it over. They send over feelings of thanks and appreciation, warmth and joy. The bead is very pretty and they love it!*

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Root smiles, sending over feelings of warmth as well, and then they reach out and weave their arm together with Moonie's in a very grabby hug.

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The tree children, Root and Branch were playing their favorite game - climbing their Tree and hanging upside-down from the branches to grab at the Kishar that was always with them, when they noticed Another Kishar coming... and with more kids!

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*The Kishar with the other kids chirps softly at the tree children, and the three children in their arms wiggle excitedly*

MOONIE: Hewo? Frens?

*The first Kishar smiles, holding their arm up to the tree children*

KISHAR ONE: Hello Little Ones. These Are Branch And Root.

KISHAR TWO: And These Are Sunny, Moonie, And Starry.

KISHAR ONE: You Are Cousins!

*The triplets seem amazed at that. More cousins? Like Jackie and Runaway? Very nice!!*

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Root blinks, its eyes going matte, and then blinks again, banishing the effect.

They swing down from the branches, landing softly on the ground and crawling on all fours towards the new friends. They were normally cautious of new people, but... These were Kids, about the same age as the twins, and Kishar had brought them.

Branch lowers themself into the first Kishar's arms, also watching the triplets with interest...

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*The second Kishar gently sets the triplets on the ground, as the first Kishar holds Branch close, purring softly. The triplets wobble a little but are able to walk over to Root. Sunny is the first, always eager to meet new people, with Moonie a little ways behind, and Starry still sitting close to the second Kishar, anxiously*

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Root stands up, as solid as the tree they came from and pats Sunny on the cheek, sniffing them a little...

Nodding, They grab their hand and walk over to a nearby puddle to play with the mud.

Branch leans forward with arms outstretched, wanting to be held and play with the other kids at the same time, but Playing won out.

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*Sunny happily follows Root, purring slightly as they do so. Moonie follows, not too close but close enough to watch, while Starry stays by the second Kishar, watching from over there. The first Kishar gently sets Branch down, making sure they don't fall over*

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Root crouches down by the puddle, and starts patting the more solid mud into cakes, and offering them to Sunny sometimes. It also leaves one off to the side in Moonie's direction, and smiles closed-lipped in their direction.

Purring slightly, but with an odd creaking tone to it, Root picks up one of the mud pies and puts it in their mouth.

Branch also starts purring with that strange creakiness, and runs over to where Starry is, smiling at them.

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*Sunny accepts the pies, holding them curiously and sniffing them. They've never seen these before! It never really occured to them to make mud pies, honestly, so these are very interesting! Moonie gives them a sniff as well, just as curious.

Starry smiles back at Branch, shyly. They're still anxious, but willing to say hello to the new person, since they seem okay*

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Branch reaches out a hand to touch Starry on their face, smiling and projecting curiosity and a desire to play.

Root eats their mud pie, looking as if it was giggling but with very little sound coming out, and then they lean forward until they're lying facedown in the mud, arms stretched out in front and eyes blinking to matte again as they look up at the other two babies...

Root's strange, fibrous chunks of hair writhe slightly, digging in to the mud around its head, and it projects friendliness and playfulness.

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*Starry leans into Branch's hand, and returns the gesture, gently papping their cheek. They chirp, and send some curiosity back, as well as a little nervousness. They figure Branch is probably nice though...

Sunny chomps into the mud pie more enthusiastically than they probabaly should have, before deciding they do not like the texture at all. They don't spit it out though; they want to be polite to their new cousin! Moonie, however, takes a little nibble, and decides it tastes good enough.

Sunny kneels down, looking closely at Root, projecting friendliness and curiosity back, chittering softly*

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Root looks up at them, and noms on their foot when it gets close enough, but not so hard that it actually hurt.

Then they sit back up, patting the mud in front of them decisively, and start digging a hole in it - tring to drag Sunny and Moonie in to helping too, by projecting more friendliness and happy feelings. They still don't fully understand human language, or much at all of it, so they have no idea what a cousin even was, but... Those two felt Nice, like Kishar, and that was enough for Root.

Branch makes some small noises, like the whistling of the wind and rustling of leaves, and grabs Starry's hand gently, starting to toddle over to the Enormous Oak tree in the courtyard.

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*Sunny immediately helps dig the hole, though Moonie takes a little to get into it - They don't really want to get messy today, but they're happy to stick around the edges of the hole. Both are content to stick to projecting emotions to communicate; Moonie is the only one who's really good at speaking, anyway.

Starry follows Branch, glancing back at the second Kishar frequently as they do. They're still a little nervous, but curious too, happy to follow their cousin*

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Branch pats on the trunk of the tree, and smiles at Starry again, reaching out to put their hand on it as well.

Root seems excited by the digging help, and starts purring again, projecting a lot of happy feelings.

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*Starry puts their hand on the tree, very gently, smiling back at Branch, gently.

Sunny projects happy feelings back, grinning as they dig. Moonie sends over a few too, softer but still there*

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Branch begins to dissolve into the tree, trying to take Starry with it, and projecting the feeling of wanting to share and show them things...

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*Starry does their best to follow but can't quite, though they do send feelings of trying to as hard as they can. Kishar one, nearest to them, gently kneels down, and sends feelings of Starry and Branch being Different, but both good. Unique!*

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Branch pops their head back out of the tree, projecting feelings of confusion and a slight sadness that Starry couldn't join them inside...

Root frowns too, perhaps in concentration...?

But then, Branch seems happy again and fully leaves the tree, and starts dragging Starry up to climb its branches instead.

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*Starry nods, and carefully climbs up, doing their best not to hurt the tree. They aren't sure exactly how a tree could be hurt from them climbing up it but they don't want it to hurt regardless. They do their very best to be careful until they get up to the branches. They're surprisingly good at climbing*

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Starry is good at climbing, but Branch is better, quickly zooming up into the treetop and perching in places that seemed far too thin to take their weight with no issue...

They make another sound, a chirping - but it sounds more like birds than the typical eldritch way.

Branch projects pride and happy feelings, and gestures for Starry to Look out from where they were perched, and survey they courtyard and the castle walls around it. If they went a little higher, would they be able to see over the walls?...

Root, meanwhile, has dug a good distance into the dirt and mud and is having a lot of fun picking out interesting rocks and things to show Sunny and Moonie, who couldn't quite move as freely as Root through all the dirt.

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*Starry manages to get up to the treetop a little after Branch, and happily settles in next to their cousin, looking around the courtyard. It's pretty... they chirrup, happily, though a little tired, wanting to rest for a bit...

Sunny is very enthusiastic about all the things in the dirt, trying to find things to show Root in turn. Moonie, meanwhile, is happy to just listen and watch to see what Root finds in the dirt*

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Branch sits happily up in the branches, swinging their feet under them and looking out over everything they have ever seen. They scooch a little closer to Sunny, and lean into them, projecting joy and contentment.

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*Sunny leans into Branch in return, purring softly. They project joy and contentment back, happy to spend time with someone their age. This is nice... just, really nice*

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Back on the ground, Root is very busy concentrating on finding something that will impress Moonie enough to play in the hole with them and Sunny...

Eventually, after diving in to the sides of the hole and tunneling through the ground for a time, they bring up a small white bead, possibly made of bone, and present it to them.

#//ah fuck i said sunny instead of starry on the last one rip #root #branch #triplets #mod dreo #//anyway i need to go to sleep

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