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@hounddog-in-headlights
Hello!
Nice to meet you! I’m Lucy! She/her/they if you were wondering. And if you’ve met me, more than likely you’ve met Bird Dog. That would be it/its. I love my partner, my friends, nature, and learning new things. I’m sixteen, but I’ve been sixteen for a while so just consider me a lovely young woman who would like to know anything and everything you have to offer!
(Ooc under cut)
//open rp
[Lucy is sitting with her arms around her knees, back against the wall of Vincent’s room, trying to hold back tears. She’s turning the good luck charm she made him over and over in her hand, mumbling to herself]
[the wolf quietly walks over, and sits with her, laying their head on her arm]
[She starts to cry and pets the wolf]
I’m sorry. . .
[they whimper, edging a bit closer, trying to calm her down a bit]
[She keeps petting them]
I miss him. It’s stupid and he’s awful but I miss him. . .
...I kind of do too..
It'll hurt more if you beat yourself up over missing him though.
I know. . .
What if he hates me?
What if he doesn't?
All we did was protect James. It's not your fault Vincent was being a prick.
It’s not but. . .
What if- what if he’s gone forever and what if he leaves forever and he thinks I hate him? What if we never get to see him again? What if he does something awful?
.... he's not good for you, you know that, right?
I'm sorry, but it's the truth.
[She nods but doesn’t say anything, just holding the good luck charm tighter and wrapping her arms tighter around her legs.]
....
[they cry quietly]
[She pets them, crying too]
It’ll be fine. . . everything will be fine.
It’s- it’s not the end of the world and we had to do it and. . .
and. . .
there are more reasons this was a good thing I think. . .
Time will pass..
We can find new friends..
Better people..
It'll all work out.
[She nods and hugs them]
Mhm. . .
We can. And it’ll be nice.
[they turn human and hug back]
It'll be better, I promise.
Yeah. . .
We’re good at getting through things.
Exactly.
We've been through worse, we'll get through this.
[She slumps down, sighing]
We shouldn’t stay in here, should we?
Yeah..
You want to make a bracelet or something?
[She nods and stands up]
Yeah. That sounds fun.
[they smile slightly]
Maybe I can try to braid your hair after.
Oh absolutely not. You will keep your paws far away from my locs. Not a chance.
. . . but we can make lots of bracelets.
Oh come on, give me a chance.
I can do a good job, I swear.
You taught me after all.
Well I probably also should have taught you that you absolutely do not touch a black girl’s hair without them saying you can do so. And even so, we don’t have the same hair type in the slightest.
Got it.
Right then, what type of teeth do you want to use for the bracelets?
Hm. Bear teeth.
I don't actually have those at the moment, we could go hunt a bear though.
I have some. A few skulls in my bone pile.
Wonderful.
You can get those, and I can get some string.
What coloured string and beads do you want?
Hmmm. Green string and brown beads.
[She goes and gets the bear skulls, starting to dislodge the teeth]
Good choice.
[he goes, gets the bead, and goes to Lucy's room.
They wait]
[Eventually she comes back with a box to teeth. She nudges a crate out of the way to sit down. “Her room” was mostly a storage space she occasionally fell asleep in when the main room with Bird Dog’s bed was too loud]
Got the teeth. Had more than I thought.
[they sit down, and get their materials out]
I took all the colours of beads I had, it's more fun that way.
[they quickly get the tooth on some clear string, and put light blue, light pink, and white beads on]
[Lucy makes two holes through the tooth and runs string through them, starting to wind and weave them together. Every inch or so she ties on a bead]
I like your colors.
Thanks.
I wish I made ones with these colours sooner, they look really nice together.
Very you colors. You know, I never made myself a trans bracelet when I was coming out. I think I missed a core trans kid experience with that.
Wait, why'd you mention being trans?
What does that have to do with this?
Those are the colors on the trans flag. Just reminded me I never made one.
[She keeps weaving her bracelet, adding another tooth]
There's a trans flag?
[She nods]
Yeah. Theres a flag for all kind of identities.
Can I see them?
I’ll make as many as I know.
[She starts laying out all the flags in beads and naming them.]
What's aromantic?
It means you don’t really experience romantic attraction, or experience it to a lesser degree than most people. Kinda how I would describe you and Enjia if you asked.
...yeah..
...my parents kept mentioning how not being attracted to anyone isn't possible..
That's how I found out about asexuality..
Kept telling me that's not who I was.
They’re crazy. I really gotta wonder what the ratio of lies to truth they told you was.
But it’s definitely possible.
It is?
I'm not just lying to myself to feel better?
I can actually be asexual, that's normal, I'm not weird?
No, not at all. I’m ace too. All of that stuff isn’t really for me.
.... you're like me?
[they weren't alone?]
Yeah. A lot of people are. Me, Sal, Enjia I have to assume. Lots more people too.
What about aromantic? Is there anyone else who's aromantic?
Lots of people, me included. I’m not entirely romance repulsed, but I’m somewhere on that spectrum.
It's a spectrum? Is asexuality also a spectrum?
Yeah. Some people are a little okay with that kind of stuff, some are disgusted by it. It’s different for everybody.
I-
I don't think I'm exactly disgusted, I just don't want it.
[they would feel incredibly uncomfortable in a romantic relationship, it wouldn't feel right]
So yeah, sounds like you’re on the aroace spectrum.
That's okay, right?
Yeah, it’s okay. Doesn’t make you any more or less of a person, but it’s nice to know those things about yourself.
...how do I know where I am on the aroace spectrum?
Uhhhh. I’m sure you could look it up somewhere, but that’s sort of something that you decide.
Where do I look it up?
Not like I have the Internet or anything.
[She looks at them blankly for a solid five seconds]
We have a computer in the treehouse. I got one to learn how to do computer stuff for Pixel. We have Internet.
Really?
I thought that was just for you to use privately.
No, it’s for anybody. Just don’t move around my files, I have them really perfectly organized right now.
I won't.
Thanks.
[they finish their bracelet]
You want this?
[She nods]
Yeah. I like it. You want mine?
If you want me to have it.
I'm giving mine to you as a thank you for explaining this stuff to me.
[She holds it out to them]
And mine is a thank you for getting me out of that room.
And keeping me sane right now.
[they put it on, and laugh a bit]
I'm keeping you sane right now? Really?
I'm not even sure if I'm sane like half the time.
If I’m sane one half and you’re sane the other that makes one whole sane person. Thats how that math works, right?
Bold of you to assume I was taught math.
One of these days we’re gonna have to work on that. I’ve already gotta teach Storm geometry so I can teach him to build things.
That kid wants to learn everything, doesn't he.
The other day, he begged me to teach him to make bracelets.
Eventually, I had to give in.
[She laughs a bit]
You know I know someone a lot like that. They love learning stuff and ask me how to do things all the time. Just the other day they asked me how to braid hair.
Oh come on.
I'm not like him-
I don't beg.
[they were incredibly embarrassed]
Aw come on. I think it’s cute he wants to learn things from you.
You really think he's that cute?
Don’t you? He wants to know everything you do because he thinks you’re cool.
Is it really me that he thinks is cool?
Seems like he'd think you're the cooler one.
Two things can be true, I am objectively the cooler one.
[She laughs, she’s kidding]
Oh are you?
Are you really?
[they giggle]
Remind me who taught you how to make those bracelets?
[She rolls her eyes]
You.
Remind me who taught you how to bind books?
I-
I basically taught myself.
Plus, I'm better at it then you.
Whatever you need to say to feel better about being less cool.
[She grinned]
Hm.
We should ask James, he's unbiased.
Nah. We can be equally cool. I’m not gonna tell him to pick favorites.
Fine. We can be equally cool.
But I'm still better at binding books, right?
Depends what you mean by “better”, but sure.
I'll take it.
...
[they start making another bracelet]
[She starts making another as well]
You think Storm’s gonna look just like you when he’s older?
I hope not.
I doubt he'd want to anyway.
Why not?
...have you seen me?
What do you mean, and?
I look awful. I don't understand why anyone would want to look like me.
You do not look awful. Why do you say that?
I-
I don't know..
[they hated how much their parents had affected them, the scars, how they never learned how to dress properly]
Why do you think I don't look awful?
Because you don’t. You take care of yourself, you keep your ears and tail clean, I mean maybe you’re not like England’s next top model, but those are unrealistic beauty standards anyway.
Yeah but-
But I don't dress properly.
What do you mean? You wear clothes. Do you not dress how you want?
I do-
But I wish I knew how to dress properly. I should've been taught, be allowed to see how I wanted to dress-
Not just forced to dress how they wanted me to dress.
Ohhhh I see what you mean. You can still learn that now!
I can?
I'm not too old to?
No not at all!
How do I learn?
I’m sure you can find books on it. I have a Japanese outfit color palette book from the 70s somewhere around here. But there’s stuff online too.
Oh. Probably should've thought of that actually.
Thanks.
...by the way, tell Storm I liked his skirts. Saw him wearing one the other day but didn't say anything.
I will, but I think you should tell him too.
...fine..
I will.
I'm surprised he even got the courage to ask for skirts in the first place. It's not that easy.
[they were happy for him]
Well, I try to make sure he knows he can like anything he wants like everybody else.
Good.
I would expect nothing less.
[they couldn't help but smile]
Speaking of which, I should go check on him. I haven’t in a bit.
//open rp
[Lucy is sitting with her arms around her knees, back against the wall of Vincent’s room, trying to hold back tears. She’s turning the good luck charm she made him over and over in her hand, mumbling to herself]
[the wolf quietly walks over, and sits with her, laying their head on her arm]
[She starts to cry and pets the wolf]
I’m sorry. . .
[they whimper, edging a bit closer, trying to calm her down a bit]
[She keeps petting them]
I miss him. It’s stupid and he’s awful but I miss him. . .
...I kind of do too..
It'll hurt more if you beat yourself up over missing him though.
I know. . .
What if he hates me?
What if he doesn't?
All we did was protect James. It's not your fault Vincent was being a prick.
It’s not but. . .
What if- what if he’s gone forever and what if he leaves forever and he thinks I hate him? What if we never get to see him again? What if he does something awful?
.... he's not good for you, you know that, right?
I'm sorry, but it's the truth.
[She nods but doesn’t say anything, just holding the good luck charm tighter and wrapping her arms tighter around her legs.]
....
[they cry quietly]
[She pets them, crying too]
It’ll be fine. . . everything will be fine.
It’s- it’s not the end of the world and we had to do it and. . .
and. . .
there are more reasons this was a good thing I think. . .
Time will pass..
We can find new friends..
Better people..
It'll all work out.
[She nods and hugs them]
Mhm. . .
We can. And it’ll be nice.
[they turn human and hug back]
It'll be better, I promise.
Yeah. . .
We’re good at getting through things.
Exactly.
We've been through worse, we'll get through this.
[She slumps down, sighing]
We shouldn’t stay in here, should we?
Yeah..
You want to make a bracelet or something?
[She nods and stands up]
Yeah. That sounds fun.
[they smile slightly]
Maybe I can try to braid your hair after.
Oh absolutely not. You will keep your paws far away from my locs. Not a chance.
. . . but we can make lots of bracelets.
Oh come on, give me a chance.
I can do a good job, I swear.
You taught me after all.
Well I probably also should have taught you that you absolutely do not touch a black girl’s hair without them saying you can do so. And even so, we don’t have the same hair type in the slightest.
Got it.
Right then, what type of teeth do you want to use for the bracelets?
Hm. Bear teeth.
I don't actually have those at the moment, we could go hunt a bear though.
I have some. A few skulls in my bone pile.
Wonderful.
You can get those, and I can get some string.
What coloured string and beads do you want?
Hmmm. Green string and brown beads.
[She goes and gets the bear skulls, starting to dislodge the teeth]
Good choice.
[he goes, gets the bead, and goes to Lucy's room.
They wait]
[Eventually she comes back with a box to teeth. She nudges a crate out of the way to sit down. “Her room” was mostly a storage space she occasionally fell asleep in when the main room with Bird Dog’s bed was too loud]
Got the teeth. Had more than I thought.
[they sit down, and get their materials out]
I took all the colours of beads I had, it's more fun that way.
[they quickly get the tooth on some clear string, and put light blue, light pink, and white beads on]
[Lucy makes two holes through the tooth and runs string through them, starting to wind and weave them together. Every inch or so she ties on a bead]
I like your colors.
Thanks.
I wish I made ones with these colours sooner, they look really nice together.
Very you colors. You know, I never made myself a trans bracelet when I was coming out. I think I missed a core trans kid experience with that.
Wait, why'd you mention being trans?
What does that have to do with this?
Those are the colors on the trans flag. Just reminded me I never made one.
[She keeps weaving her bracelet, adding another tooth]
There's a trans flag?
[She nods]
Yeah. Theres a flag for all kind of identities.
Can I see them?
I’ll make as many as I know.
[She starts laying out all the flags in beads and naming them.]
What's aromantic?
It means you don’t really experience romantic attraction, or experience it to a lesser degree than most people. Kinda how I would describe you and Enjia if you asked.
...yeah..
...my parents kept mentioning how not being attracted to anyone isn't possible..
That's how I found out about asexuality..
Kept telling me that's not who I was.
They’re crazy. I really gotta wonder what the ratio of lies to truth they told you was.
But it’s definitely possible.
It is?
I'm not just lying to myself to feel better?
I can actually be asexual, that's normal, I'm not weird?
No, not at all. I’m ace too. All of that stuff isn’t really for me.
.... you're like me?
[they weren't alone?]
Yeah. A lot of people are. Me, Sal, Enjia I have to assume. Lots more people too.
What about aromantic? Is there anyone else who's aromantic?
Lots of people, me included. I’m not entirely romance repulsed, but I’m somewhere on that spectrum.
It's a spectrum? Is asexuality also a spectrum?
Yeah. Some people are a little okay with that kind of stuff, some are disgusted by it. It’s different for everybody.
I-
I don't think I'm exactly disgusted, I just don't want it.
[they would feel incredibly uncomfortable in a romantic relationship, it wouldn't feel right]
So yeah, sounds like you’re on the aroace spectrum.
That's okay, right?
Yeah, it’s okay. Doesn’t make you any more or less of a person, but it’s nice to know those things about yourself.
...how do I know where I am on the aroace spectrum?
Uhhhh. I’m sure you could look it up somewhere, but that’s sort of something that you decide.
Where do I look it up?
Not like I have the Internet or anything.
[She looks at them blankly for a solid five seconds]
We have a computer in the treehouse. I got one to learn how to do computer stuff for Pixel. We have Internet.
Really?
I thought that was just for you to use privately.
No, it’s for anybody. Just don’t move around my files, I have them really perfectly organized right now.
I won't.
Thanks.
[they finish their bracelet]
You want this?
[She nods]
Yeah. I like it. You want mine?
If you want me to have it.
I'm giving mine to you as a thank you for explaining this stuff to me.
[She holds it out to them]
And mine is a thank you for getting me out of that room.
And keeping me sane right now.
[they put it on, and laugh a bit]
I'm keeping you sane right now? Really?
I'm not even sure if I'm sane like half the time.
If I’m sane one half and you’re sane the other that makes one whole sane person. Thats how that math works, right?
Bold of you to assume I was taught math.
One of these days we’re gonna have to work on that. I’ve already gotta teach Storm geometry so I can teach him to build things.
That kid wants to learn everything, doesn't he.
The other day, he begged me to teach him to make bracelets.
Eventually, I had to give in.
[She laughs a bit]
You know I know someone a lot like that. They love learning stuff and ask me how to do things all the time. Just the other day they asked me how to braid hair.
Oh come on.
I'm not like him-
I don't beg.
[they were incredibly embarrassed]
Aw come on. I think it’s cute he wants to learn things from you.
You really think he's that cute?
Don’t you? He wants to know everything you do because he thinks you’re cool.
Is it really me that he thinks is cool?
Seems like he'd think you're the cooler one.
Two things can be true, I am objectively the cooler one.
[She laughs, she’s kidding]
Oh are you?
Are you really?
[they giggle]
Remind me who taught you how to make those bracelets?
[She rolls her eyes]
You.
Remind me who taught you how to bind books?
I-
I basically taught myself.
Plus, I'm better at it then you.
Whatever you need to say to feel better about being less cool.
[She grinned]
Hm.
We should ask James, he's unbiased.
Nah. We can be equally cool. I’m not gonna tell him to pick favorites.
Fine. We can be equally cool.
But I'm still better at binding books, right?
Depends what you mean by “better”, but sure.
I'll take it.
...
[they start making another bracelet]
[She starts making another as well]
You think Storm’s gonna look just like you when he’s older?
I hope not.
I doubt he'd want to anyway.
Why not?
...have you seen me?
What do you mean, and?
I look awful. I don't understand why anyone would want to look like me.
You do not look awful. Why do you say that?
I-
I don't know..
[they hated how much their parents had affected them, the scars, how they never learned how to dress properly]
Why do you think I don't look awful?
Because you don’t. You take care of yourself, you keep your ears and tail clean, I mean maybe you’re not like England’s next top model, but those are unrealistic beauty standards anyway.
Yeah but-
But I don't dress properly.
What do you mean? You wear clothes. Do you not dress how you want?
I do-
But I wish I knew how to dress properly. I should've been taught, be allowed to see how I wanted to dress-
Not just forced to dress how they wanted me to dress.
Ohhhh I see what you mean. You can still learn that now!
I can?
I'm not too old to?
No not at all!
How do I learn?
I’m sure you can find books on it. I have a Japanese outfit color palette book from the 70s somewhere around here. But there’s stuff online too.
Oh. Probably should've thought of that actually.
Thanks.
...by the way, tell Storm I liked his skirts. Saw him wearing one the other day but didn't say anything.
I will, but I think you should tell him too.
...fine..
I will.
I'm surprised he even got the courage to ask for skirts in the first place. It's not that easy.
[they were happy for him]
Well, I try to make sure he knows he can like anything he wants like everybody else.
//open rp
[Lucy is sitting with her arms around her knees, back against the wall of Vincent’s room, trying to hold back tears. She’s turning the good luck charm she made him over and over in her hand, mumbling to herself]
[the wolf quietly walks over, and sits with her, laying their head on her arm]
[She starts to cry and pets the wolf]
I’m sorry. . .
[they whimper, edging a bit closer, trying to calm her down a bit]
[She keeps petting them]
I miss him. It’s stupid and he’s awful but I miss him. . .
...I kind of do too..
It'll hurt more if you beat yourself up over missing him though.
I know. . .
What if he hates me?
What if he doesn't?
All we did was protect James. It's not your fault Vincent was being a prick.
It’s not but. . .
What if- what if he’s gone forever and what if he leaves forever and he thinks I hate him? What if we never get to see him again? What if he does something awful?
.... he's not good for you, you know that, right?
I'm sorry, but it's the truth.
[She nods but doesn’t say anything, just holding the good luck charm tighter and wrapping her arms tighter around her legs.]
....
[they cry quietly]
[She pets them, crying too]
It’ll be fine. . . everything will be fine.
It’s- it’s not the end of the world and we had to do it and. . .
and. . .
there are more reasons this was a good thing I think. . .
Time will pass..
We can find new friends..
Better people..
It'll all work out.
[She nods and hugs them]
Mhm. . .
We can. And it’ll be nice.
[they turn human and hug back]
It'll be better, I promise.
Yeah. . .
We’re good at getting through things.
Exactly.
We've been through worse, we'll get through this.
[She slumps down, sighing]
We shouldn’t stay in here, should we?
Yeah..
You want to make a bracelet or something?
[She nods and stands up]
Yeah. That sounds fun.
[they smile slightly]
Maybe I can try to braid your hair after.
Oh absolutely not. You will keep your paws far away from my locs. Not a chance.
. . . but we can make lots of bracelets.
Oh come on, give me a chance.
I can do a good job, I swear.
You taught me after all.
Well I probably also should have taught you that you absolutely do not touch a black girl’s hair without them saying you can do so. And even so, we don’t have the same hair type in the slightest.
Got it.
Right then, what type of teeth do you want to use for the bracelets?
Hm. Bear teeth.
I don't actually have those at the moment, we could go hunt a bear though.
I have some. A few skulls in my bone pile.
Wonderful.
You can get those, and I can get some string.
What coloured string and beads do you want?
Hmmm. Green string and brown beads.
[She goes and gets the bear skulls, starting to dislodge the teeth]
Good choice.
[he goes, gets the bead, and goes to Lucy's room.
They wait]
[Eventually she comes back with a box to teeth. She nudges a crate out of the way to sit down. “Her room” was mostly a storage space she occasionally fell asleep in when the main room with Bird Dog’s bed was too loud]
Got the teeth. Had more than I thought.
[they sit down, and get their materials out]
I took all the colours of beads I had, it's more fun that way.
[they quickly get the tooth on some clear string, and put light blue, light pink, and white beads on]
[Lucy makes two holes through the tooth and runs string through them, starting to wind and weave them together. Every inch or so she ties on a bead]
I like your colors.
Thanks.
I wish I made ones with these colours sooner, they look really nice together.
Very you colors. You know, I never made myself a trans bracelet when I was coming out. I think I missed a core trans kid experience with that.
Wait, why'd you mention being trans?
What does that have to do with this?
Those are the colors on the trans flag. Just reminded me I never made one.
[She keeps weaving her bracelet, adding another tooth]
There's a trans flag?
[She nods]
Yeah. Theres a flag for all kind of identities.
Can I see them?
I’ll make as many as I know.
[She starts laying out all the flags in beads and naming them.]
What's aromantic?
It means you don’t really experience romantic attraction, or experience it to a lesser degree than most people. Kinda how I would describe you and Enjia if you asked.
...yeah..
...my parents kept mentioning how not being attracted to anyone isn't possible..
That's how I found out about asexuality..
Kept telling me that's not who I was.
They’re crazy. I really gotta wonder what the ratio of lies to truth they told you was.
But it’s definitely possible.
It is?
I'm not just lying to myself to feel better?
I can actually be asexual, that's normal, I'm not weird?
No, not at all. I’m ace too. All of that stuff isn’t really for me.
.... you're like me?
[they weren't alone?]
Yeah. A lot of people are. Me, Sal, Enjia I have to assume. Lots more people too.
What about aromantic? Is there anyone else who's aromantic?
Lots of people, me included. I’m not entirely romance repulsed, but I’m somewhere on that spectrum.
It's a spectrum? Is asexuality also a spectrum?
Yeah. Some people are a little okay with that kind of stuff, some are disgusted by it. It’s different for everybody.
I-
I don't think I'm exactly disgusted, I just don't want it.
[they would feel incredibly uncomfortable in a romantic relationship, it wouldn't feel right]
So yeah, sounds like you’re on the aroace spectrum.
That's okay, right?
Yeah, it’s okay. Doesn’t make you any more or less of a person, but it’s nice to know those things about yourself.
...how do I know where I am on the aroace spectrum?
Uhhhh. I’m sure you could look it up somewhere, but that’s sort of something that you decide.
Where do I look it up?
Not like I have the Internet or anything.
[She looks at them blankly for a solid five seconds]
We have a computer in the treehouse. I got one to learn how to do computer stuff for Pixel. We have Internet.
Really?
I thought that was just for you to use privately.
No, it’s for anybody. Just don’t move around my files, I have them really perfectly organized right now.
I won't.
Thanks.
[they finish their bracelet]
You want this?
[She nods]
Yeah. I like it. You want mine?
If you want me to have it.
I'm giving mine to you as a thank you for explaining this stuff to me.
[She holds it out to them]
And mine is a thank you for getting me out of that room.
And keeping me sane right now.
[they put it on, and laugh a bit]
I'm keeping you sane right now? Really?
I'm not even sure if I'm sane like half the time.
If I’m sane one half and you’re sane the other that makes one whole sane person. Thats how that math works, right?
Bold of you to assume I was taught math.
One of these days we’re gonna have to work on that. I’ve already gotta teach Storm geometry so I can teach him to build things.
That kid wants to learn everything, doesn't he.
The other day, he begged me to teach him to make bracelets.
Eventually, I had to give in.
[She laughs a bit]
You know I know someone a lot like that. They love learning stuff and ask me how to do things all the time. Just the other day they asked me how to braid hair.
Oh come on.
I'm not like him-
I don't beg.
[they were incredibly embarrassed]
Aw come on. I think it’s cute he wants to learn things from you.
You really think he's that cute?
Don’t you? He wants to know everything you do because he thinks you’re cool.
Is it really me that he thinks is cool?
Seems like he'd think you're the cooler one.
Two things can be true, I am objectively the cooler one.
[She laughs, she’s kidding]
Oh are you?
Are you really?
[they giggle]
Remind me who taught you how to make those bracelets?
[She rolls her eyes]
You.
Remind me who taught you how to bind books?
I-
I basically taught myself.
Plus, I'm better at it then you.
Whatever you need to say to feel better about being less cool.
[She grinned]
Hm.
We should ask James, he's unbiased.
Nah. We can be equally cool. I’m not gonna tell him to pick favorites.
Fine. We can be equally cool.
But I'm still better at binding books, right?
Depends what you mean by “better”, but sure.
I'll take it.
...
[they start making another bracelet]
[She starts making another as well]
You think Storm’s gonna look just like you when he’s older?
I hope not.
I doubt he'd want to anyway.
Why not?
...have you seen me?
What do you mean, and?
I look awful. I don't understand why anyone would want to look like me.
You do not look awful. Why do you say that?
I-
I don't know..
[they hated how much their parents had affected them, the scars, how they never learned how to dress properly]
Why do you think I don't look awful?
Because you don’t. You take care of yourself, you keep your ears and tail clean, I mean maybe you’re not like England’s next top model, but those are unrealistic beauty standards anyway.
Yeah but-
But I don't dress properly.
What do you mean? You wear clothes. Do you not dress how you want?
I do-
But I wish I knew how to dress properly. I should've been taught, be allowed to see how I wanted to dress-
Not just forced to dress how they wanted me to dress.
Ohhhh I see what you mean. You can still learn that now!
I can?
I'm not too old to?
No not at all!
How do I learn?
I’m sure you can find books on it. I have a Japanese outfit color palette book from the 70s somewhere around here. But there’s stuff online too.
Oh. Probably should've thought of that actually.
Thanks.
...by the way, tell Storm I liked his skirts. Saw him wearing one the other day but didn't say anything.
I will, but I think you should tell him too.
//open rp
[Lucy is sitting with her arms around her knees, back against the wall of Vincent’s room, trying to hold back tears. She’s turning the good luck charm she made him over and over in her hand, mumbling to herself]
[the wolf quietly walks over, and sits with her, laying their head on her arm]
[She starts to cry and pets the wolf]
I’m sorry. . .
[they whimper, edging a bit closer, trying to calm her down a bit]
[She keeps petting them]
I miss him. It’s stupid and he’s awful but I miss him. . .
...I kind of do too..
It'll hurt more if you beat yourself up over missing him though.
I know. . .
What if he hates me?
What if he doesn't?
All we did was protect James. It's not your fault Vincent was being a prick.
It’s not but. . .
What if- what if he’s gone forever and what if he leaves forever and he thinks I hate him? What if we never get to see him again? What if he does something awful?
.... he's not good for you, you know that, right?
I'm sorry, but it's the truth.
[She nods but doesn’t say anything, just holding the good luck charm tighter and wrapping her arms tighter around her legs.]
....
[they cry quietly]
[She pets them, crying too]
It’ll be fine. . . everything will be fine.
It’s- it’s not the end of the world and we had to do it and. . .
and. . .
there are more reasons this was a good thing I think. . .
Time will pass..
We can find new friends..
Better people..
It'll all work out.
[She nods and hugs them]
Mhm. . .
We can. And it’ll be nice.
[they turn human and hug back]
It'll be better, I promise.
Yeah. . .
We’re good at getting through things.
Exactly.
We've been through worse, we'll get through this.
[She slumps down, sighing]
We shouldn’t stay in here, should we?
Yeah..
You want to make a bracelet or something?
[She nods and stands up]
Yeah. That sounds fun.
[they smile slightly]
Maybe I can try to braid your hair after.
Oh absolutely not. You will keep your paws far away from my locs. Not a chance.
. . . but we can make lots of bracelets.
Oh come on, give me a chance.
I can do a good job, I swear.
You taught me after all.
Well I probably also should have taught you that you absolutely do not touch a black girl’s hair without them saying you can do so. And even so, we don’t have the same hair type in the slightest.
Got it.
Right then, what type of teeth do you want to use for the bracelets?
Hm. Bear teeth.
I don't actually have those at the moment, we could go hunt a bear though.
I have some. A few skulls in my bone pile.
Wonderful.
You can get those, and I can get some string.
What coloured string and beads do you want?
Hmmm. Green string and brown beads.
[She goes and gets the bear skulls, starting to dislodge the teeth]
Good choice.
[he goes, gets the bead, and goes to Lucy's room.
They wait]
[Eventually she comes back with a box to teeth. She nudges a crate out of the way to sit down. “Her room” was mostly a storage space she occasionally fell asleep in when the main room with Bird Dog’s bed was too loud]
Got the teeth. Had more than I thought.
[they sit down, and get their materials out]
I took all the colours of beads I had, it's more fun that way.
[they quickly get the tooth on some clear string, and put light blue, light pink, and white beads on]
[Lucy makes two holes through the tooth and runs string through them, starting to wind and weave them together. Every inch or so she ties on a bead]
I like your colors.
Thanks.
I wish I made ones with these colours sooner, they look really nice together.
Very you colors. You know, I never made myself a trans bracelet when I was coming out. I think I missed a core trans kid experience with that.
Wait, why'd you mention being trans?
What does that have to do with this?
Those are the colors on the trans flag. Just reminded me I never made one.
[She keeps weaving her bracelet, adding another tooth]
There's a trans flag?
[She nods]
Yeah. Theres a flag for all kind of identities.
Can I see them?
I’ll make as many as I know.
[She starts laying out all the flags in beads and naming them.]
What's aromantic?
It means you don’t really experience romantic attraction, or experience it to a lesser degree than most people. Kinda how I would describe you and Enjia if you asked.
...yeah..
...my parents kept mentioning how not being attracted to anyone isn't possible..
That's how I found out about asexuality..
Kept telling me that's not who I was.
They’re crazy. I really gotta wonder what the ratio of lies to truth they told you was.
But it’s definitely possible.
It is?
I'm not just lying to myself to feel better?
I can actually be asexual, that's normal, I'm not weird?
No, not at all. I’m ace too. All of that stuff isn’t really for me.
.... you're like me?
[they weren't alone?]
Yeah. A lot of people are. Me, Sal, Enjia I have to assume. Lots more people too.
What about aromantic? Is there anyone else who's aromantic?
Lots of people, me included. I’m not entirely romance repulsed, but I’m somewhere on that spectrum.
It's a spectrum? Is asexuality also a spectrum?
Yeah. Some people are a little okay with that kind of stuff, some are disgusted by it. It’s different for everybody.
I-
I don't think I'm exactly disgusted, I just don't want it.
[they would feel incredibly uncomfortable in a romantic relationship, it wouldn't feel right]
So yeah, sounds like you’re on the aroace spectrum.
That's okay, right?
Yeah, it’s okay. Doesn’t make you any more or less of a person, but it’s nice to know those things about yourself.
...how do I know where I am on the aroace spectrum?
Uhhhh. I’m sure you could look it up somewhere, but that’s sort of something that you decide.
Where do I look it up?
Not like I have the Internet or anything.
[She looks at them blankly for a solid five seconds]
We have a computer in the treehouse. I got one to learn how to do computer stuff for Pixel. We have Internet.
Really?
I thought that was just for you to use privately.
No, it’s for anybody. Just don’t move around my files, I have them really perfectly organized right now.
I won't.
Thanks.
[they finish their bracelet]
You want this?
[She nods]
Yeah. I like it. You want mine?
If you want me to have it.
I'm giving mine to you as a thank you for explaining this stuff to me.
[She holds it out to them]
And mine is a thank you for getting me out of that room.
And keeping me sane right now.
[they put it on, and laugh a bit]
I'm keeping you sane right now? Really?
I'm not even sure if I'm sane like half the time.
If I’m sane one half and you’re sane the other that makes one whole sane person. Thats how that math works, right?
Bold of you to assume I was taught math.
One of these days we’re gonna have to work on that. I’ve already gotta teach Storm geometry so I can teach him to build things.
That kid wants to learn everything, doesn't he.
The other day, he begged me to teach him to make bracelets.
Eventually, I had to give in.
[She laughs a bit]
You know I know someone a lot like that. They love learning stuff and ask me how to do things all the time. Just the other day they asked me how to braid hair.
Oh come on.
I'm not like him-
I don't beg.
[they were incredibly embarrassed]
Aw come on. I think it’s cute he wants to learn things from you.
You really think he's that cute?
Don’t you? He wants to know everything you do because he thinks you’re cool.
Is it really me that he thinks is cool?
Seems like he'd think you're the cooler one.
Two things can be true, I am objectively the cooler one.
[She laughs, she’s kidding]
Oh are you?
Are you really?
[they giggle]
Remind me who taught you how to make those bracelets?
[She rolls her eyes]
You.
Remind me who taught you how to bind books?
I-
I basically taught myself.
Plus, I'm better at it then you.
Whatever you need to say to feel better about being less cool.
[She grinned]
Hm.
We should ask James, he's unbiased.
Nah. We can be equally cool. I’m not gonna tell him to pick favorites.
Fine. We can be equally cool.
But I'm still better at binding books, right?
Depends what you mean by “better”, but sure.
I'll take it.
...
[they start making another bracelet]
[She starts making another as well]
You think Storm’s gonna look just like you when he’s older?
I hope not.
I doubt he'd want to anyway.
Why not?
...have you seen me?
What do you mean, and?
I look awful. I don't understand why anyone would want to look like me.
You do not look awful. Why do you say that?
I-
I don't know..
[they hated how much their parents had affected them, the scars, how they never learned how to dress properly]
Why do you think I don't look awful?
Because you don’t. You take care of yourself, you keep your ears and tail clean, I mean maybe you’re not like England’s next top model, but those are unrealistic beauty standards anyway.
Yeah but-
But I don't dress properly.
What do you mean? You wear clothes. Do you not dress how you want?
I do-
But I wish I knew how to dress properly. I should've been taught, be allowed to see how I wanted to dress-
Not just forced to dress how they wanted me to dress.
Ohhhh I see what you mean. You can still learn that now!
I can?
I'm not too old to?
No not at all!
How do I learn?
I’m sure you can find books on it. I have a Japanese outfit color palette book from the 70s somewhere around here. But there’s stuff online too.
//open rp
[Lucy is sitting with her arms around her knees, back against the wall of Vincent’s room, trying to hold back tears. She’s turning the good luck charm she made him over and over in her hand, mumbling to herself]
[the wolf quietly walks over, and sits with her, laying their head on her arm]
[She starts to cry and pets the wolf]
I’m sorry. . .
[they whimper, edging a bit closer, trying to calm her down a bit]
[She keeps petting them]
I miss him. It’s stupid and he’s awful but I miss him. . .
...I kind of do too..
It'll hurt more if you beat yourself up over missing him though.
I know. . .
What if he hates me?
What if he doesn't?
All we did was protect James. It's not your fault Vincent was being a prick.
It’s not but. . .
What if- what if he’s gone forever and what if he leaves forever and he thinks I hate him? What if we never get to see him again? What if he does something awful?
.... he's not good for you, you know that, right?
I'm sorry, but it's the truth.
[She nods but doesn’t say anything, just holding the good luck charm tighter and wrapping her arms tighter around her legs.]
....
[they cry quietly]
[She pets them, crying too]
It’ll be fine. . . everything will be fine.
It’s- it’s not the end of the world and we had to do it and. . .
and. . .
there are more reasons this was a good thing I think. . .
Time will pass..
We can find new friends..
Better people..
It'll all work out.
[She nods and hugs them]
Mhm. . .
We can. And it’ll be nice.
[they turn human and hug back]
It'll be better, I promise.
Yeah. . .
We’re good at getting through things.
Exactly.
We've been through worse, we'll get through this.
[She slumps down, sighing]
We shouldn’t stay in here, should we?
Yeah..
You want to make a bracelet or something?
[She nods and stands up]
Yeah. That sounds fun.
[they smile slightly]
Maybe I can try to braid your hair after.
Oh absolutely not. You will keep your paws far away from my locs. Not a chance.
. . . but we can make lots of bracelets.
Oh come on, give me a chance.
I can do a good job, I swear.
You taught me after all.
Well I probably also should have taught you that you absolutely do not touch a black girl’s hair without them saying you can do so. And even so, we don’t have the same hair type in the slightest.
Got it.
Right then, what type of teeth do you want to use for the bracelets?
Hm. Bear teeth.
I don't actually have those at the moment, we could go hunt a bear though.
I have some. A few skulls in my bone pile.
Wonderful.
You can get those, and I can get some string.
What coloured string and beads do you want?
Hmmm. Green string and brown beads.
[She goes and gets the bear skulls, starting to dislodge the teeth]
Good choice.
[he goes, gets the bead, and goes to Lucy's room.
They wait]
[Eventually she comes back with a box to teeth. She nudges a crate out of the way to sit down. “Her room” was mostly a storage space she occasionally fell asleep in when the main room with Bird Dog’s bed was too loud]
Got the teeth. Had more than I thought.
[they sit down, and get their materials out]
I took all the colours of beads I had, it's more fun that way.
[they quickly get the tooth on some clear string, and put light blue, light pink, and white beads on]
[Lucy makes two holes through the tooth and runs string through them, starting to wind and weave them together. Every inch or so she ties on a bead]
I like your colors.
Thanks.
I wish I made ones with these colours sooner, they look really nice together.
Very you colors. You know, I never made myself a trans bracelet when I was coming out. I think I missed a core trans kid experience with that.
Wait, why'd you mention being trans?
What does that have to do with this?
Those are the colors on the trans flag. Just reminded me I never made one.
[She keeps weaving her bracelet, adding another tooth]
There's a trans flag?
[She nods]
Yeah. Theres a flag for all kind of identities.
Can I see them?
I’ll make as many as I know.
[She starts laying out all the flags in beads and naming them.]
What's aromantic?
It means you don’t really experience romantic attraction, or experience it to a lesser degree than most people. Kinda how I would describe you and Enjia if you asked.
...yeah..
...my parents kept mentioning how not being attracted to anyone isn't possible..
That's how I found out about asexuality..
Kept telling me that's not who I was.
They’re crazy. I really gotta wonder what the ratio of lies to truth they told you was.
But it’s definitely possible.
It is?
I'm not just lying to myself to feel better?
I can actually be asexual, that's normal, I'm not weird?
No, not at all. I’m ace too. All of that stuff isn’t really for me.
.... you're like me?
[they weren't alone?]
Yeah. A lot of people are. Me, Sal, Enjia I have to assume. Lots more people too.
What about aromantic? Is there anyone else who's aromantic?
Lots of people, me included. I’m not entirely romance repulsed, but I’m somewhere on that spectrum.
It's a spectrum? Is asexuality also a spectrum?
Yeah. Some people are a little okay with that kind of stuff, some are disgusted by it. It’s different for everybody.
I-
I don't think I'm exactly disgusted, I just don't want it.
[they would feel incredibly uncomfortable in a romantic relationship, it wouldn't feel right]
So yeah, sounds like you’re on the aroace spectrum.
That's okay, right?
Yeah, it’s okay. Doesn’t make you any more or less of a person, but it’s nice to know those things about yourself.
...how do I know where I am on the aroace spectrum?
Uhhhh. I’m sure you could look it up somewhere, but that’s sort of something that you decide.
Where do I look it up?
Not like I have the Internet or anything.
[She looks at them blankly for a solid five seconds]
We have a computer in the treehouse. I got one to learn how to do computer stuff for Pixel. We have Internet.
Really?
I thought that was just for you to use privately.
No, it’s for anybody. Just don’t move around my files, I have them really perfectly organized right now.
I won't.
Thanks.
[they finish their bracelet]
You want this?
[She nods]
Yeah. I like it. You want mine?
If you want me to have it.
I'm giving mine to you as a thank you for explaining this stuff to me.
[She holds it out to them]
And mine is a thank you for getting me out of that room.
And keeping me sane right now.
[they put it on, and laugh a bit]
I'm keeping you sane right now? Really?
I'm not even sure if I'm sane like half the time.
If I’m sane one half and you’re sane the other that makes one whole sane person. Thats how that math works, right?
Bold of you to assume I was taught math.
One of these days we’re gonna have to work on that. I’ve already gotta teach Storm geometry so I can teach him to build things.
That kid wants to learn everything, doesn't he.
The other day, he begged me to teach him to make bracelets.
Eventually, I had to give in.
[She laughs a bit]
You know I know someone a lot like that. They love learning stuff and ask me how to do things all the time. Just the other day they asked me how to braid hair.
Oh come on.
I'm not like him-
I don't beg.
[they were incredibly embarrassed]
Aw come on. I think it’s cute he wants to learn things from you.
You really think he's that cute?
Don’t you? He wants to know everything you do because he thinks you’re cool.
Is it really me that he thinks is cool?
Seems like he'd think you're the cooler one.
Two things can be true, I am objectively the cooler one.
[She laughs, she’s kidding]
Oh are you?
Are you really?
[they giggle]
Remind me who taught you how to make those bracelets?
[She rolls her eyes]
You.
Remind me who taught you how to bind books?
I-
I basically taught myself.
Plus, I'm better at it then you.
Whatever you need to say to feel better about being less cool.
[She grinned]
Hm.
We should ask James, he's unbiased.
Nah. We can be equally cool. I’m not gonna tell him to pick favorites.
Fine. We can be equally cool.
But I'm still better at binding books, right?
Depends what you mean by “better”, but sure.
I'll take it.
...
[they start making another bracelet]
[She starts making another as well]
You think Storm’s gonna look just like you when he’s older?
I hope not.
I doubt he'd want to anyway.
Why not?
...have you seen me?
What do you mean, and?
I look awful. I don't understand why anyone would want to look like me.
You do not look awful. Why do you say that?
I-
I don't know..
[they hated how much their parents had affected them, the scars, how they never learned how to dress properly]
Why do you think I don't look awful?
Because you don’t. You take care of yourself, you keep your ears and tail clean, I mean maybe you’re not like England’s next top model, but those are unrealistic beauty standards anyway.
Yeah but-
But I don't dress properly.
What do you mean? You wear clothes. Do you not dress how you want?
I do-
But I wish I knew how to dress properly. I should've been taught, be allowed to see how I wanted to dress-
Not just forced to dress how they wanted me to dress.
Ohhhh I see what you mean. You can still learn that now!
I can?
I'm not too old to?
No not at all!
//open rp
[Lucy is sitting with her arms around her knees, back against the wall of Vincent’s room, trying to hold back tears. She’s turning the good luck charm she made him over and over in her hand, mumbling to herself]
[the wolf quietly walks over, and sits with her, laying their head on her arm]
[She starts to cry and pets the wolf]
I’m sorry. . .
[they whimper, edging a bit closer, trying to calm her down a bit]
[She keeps petting them]
I miss him. It’s stupid and he’s awful but I miss him. . .
...I kind of do too..
It'll hurt more if you beat yourself up over missing him though.
I know. . .
What if he hates me?
What if he doesn't?
All we did was protect James. It's not your fault Vincent was being a prick.
It’s not but. . .
What if- what if he’s gone forever and what if he leaves forever and he thinks I hate him? What if we never get to see him again? What if he does something awful?
.... he's not good for you, you know that, right?
I'm sorry, but it's the truth.
[She nods but doesn’t say anything, just holding the good luck charm tighter and wrapping her arms tighter around her legs.]
....
[they cry quietly]
[She pets them, crying too]
It’ll be fine. . . everything will be fine.
It’s- it’s not the end of the world and we had to do it and. . .
and. . .
there are more reasons this was a good thing I think. . .
Time will pass..
We can find new friends..
Better people..
It'll all work out.
[She nods and hugs them]
Mhm. . .
We can. And it’ll be nice.
[they turn human and hug back]
It'll be better, I promise.
Yeah. . .
We’re good at getting through things.
Exactly.
We've been through worse, we'll get through this.
[She slumps down, sighing]
We shouldn’t stay in here, should we?
Yeah..
You want to make a bracelet or something?
[She nods and stands up]
Yeah. That sounds fun.
[they smile slightly]
Maybe I can try to braid your hair after.
Oh absolutely not. You will keep your paws far away from my locs. Not a chance.
. . . but we can make lots of bracelets.
Oh come on, give me a chance.
I can do a good job, I swear.
You taught me after all.
Well I probably also should have taught you that you absolutely do not touch a black girl’s hair without them saying you can do so. And even so, we don’t have the same hair type in the slightest.
Got it.
Right then, what type of teeth do you want to use for the bracelets?
Hm. Bear teeth.
I don't actually have those at the moment, we could go hunt a bear though.
I have some. A few skulls in my bone pile.
Wonderful.
You can get those, and I can get some string.
What coloured string and beads do you want?
Hmmm. Green string and brown beads.
[She goes and gets the bear skulls, starting to dislodge the teeth]
Good choice.
[he goes, gets the bead, and goes to Lucy's room.
They wait]
[Eventually she comes back with a box to teeth. She nudges a crate out of the way to sit down. “Her room” was mostly a storage space she occasionally fell asleep in when the main room with Bird Dog’s bed was too loud]
Got the teeth. Had more than I thought.
[they sit down, and get their materials out]
I took all the colours of beads I had, it's more fun that way.
[they quickly get the tooth on some clear string, and put light blue, light pink, and white beads on]
[Lucy makes two holes through the tooth and runs string through them, starting to wind and weave them together. Every inch or so she ties on a bead]
I like your colors.
Thanks.
I wish I made ones with these colours sooner, they look really nice together.
Very you colors. You know, I never made myself a trans bracelet when I was coming out. I think I missed a core trans kid experience with that.
Wait, why'd you mention being trans?
What does that have to do with this?
Those are the colors on the trans flag. Just reminded me I never made one.
[She keeps weaving her bracelet, adding another tooth]
There's a trans flag?
[She nods]
Yeah. Theres a flag for all kind of identities.
Can I see them?
I’ll make as many as I know.
[She starts laying out all the flags in beads and naming them.]
What's aromantic?
It means you don’t really experience romantic attraction, or experience it to a lesser degree than most people. Kinda how I would describe you and Enjia if you asked.
...yeah..
...my parents kept mentioning how not being attracted to anyone isn't possible..
That's how I found out about asexuality..
Kept telling me that's not who I was.
They’re crazy. I really gotta wonder what the ratio of lies to truth they told you was.
But it’s definitely possible.
It is?
I'm not just lying to myself to feel better?
I can actually be asexual, that's normal, I'm not weird?
No, not at all. I’m ace too. All of that stuff isn’t really for me.
.... you're like me?
[they weren't alone?]
Yeah. A lot of people are. Me, Sal, Enjia I have to assume. Lots more people too.
What about aromantic? Is there anyone else who's aromantic?
Lots of people, me included. I’m not entirely romance repulsed, but I’m somewhere on that spectrum.
It's a spectrum? Is asexuality also a spectrum?
Yeah. Some people are a little okay with that kind of stuff, some are disgusted by it. It’s different for everybody.
I-
I don't think I'm exactly disgusted, I just don't want it.
[they would feel incredibly uncomfortable in a romantic relationship, it wouldn't feel right]
So yeah, sounds like you’re on the aroace spectrum.
That's okay, right?
Yeah, it’s okay. Doesn’t make you any more or less of a person, but it’s nice to know those things about yourself.
...how do I know where I am on the aroace spectrum?
Uhhhh. I’m sure you could look it up somewhere, but that’s sort of something that you decide.
Where do I look it up?
Not like I have the Internet or anything.
[She looks at them blankly for a solid five seconds]
We have a computer in the treehouse. I got one to learn how to do computer stuff for Pixel. We have Internet.
Really?
I thought that was just for you to use privately.
No, it’s for anybody. Just don’t move around my files, I have them really perfectly organized right now.
I won't.
Thanks.
[they finish their bracelet]
You want this?
[She nods]
Yeah. I like it. You want mine?
If you want me to have it.
I'm giving mine to you as a thank you for explaining this stuff to me.
[She holds it out to them]
And mine is a thank you for getting me out of that room.
And keeping me sane right now.
[they put it on, and laugh a bit]
I'm keeping you sane right now? Really?
I'm not even sure if I'm sane like half the time.
If I’m sane one half and you’re sane the other that makes one whole sane person. Thats how that math works, right?
Bold of you to assume I was taught math.
One of these days we’re gonna have to work on that. I’ve already gotta teach Storm geometry so I can teach him to build things.
That kid wants to learn everything, doesn't he.
The other day, he begged me to teach him to make bracelets.
Eventually, I had to give in.
[She laughs a bit]
You know I know someone a lot like that. They love learning stuff and ask me how to do things all the time. Just the other day they asked me how to braid hair.
Oh come on.
I'm not like him-
I don't beg.
[they were incredibly embarrassed]
Aw come on. I think it’s cute he wants to learn things from you.
You really think he's that cute?
Don’t you? He wants to know everything you do because he thinks you’re cool.
Is it really me that he thinks is cool?
Seems like he'd think you're the cooler one.
Two things can be true, I am objectively the cooler one.
[She laughs, she’s kidding]
Oh are you?
Are you really?
[they giggle]
Remind me who taught you how to make those bracelets?
[She rolls her eyes]
You.
Remind me who taught you how to bind books?
I-
I basically taught myself.
Plus, I'm better at it then you.
Whatever you need to say to feel better about being less cool.
[She grinned]
Hm.
We should ask James, he's unbiased.
Nah. We can be equally cool. I’m not gonna tell him to pick favorites.
Fine. We can be equally cool.
But I'm still better at binding books, right?
Depends what you mean by “better”, but sure.
I'll take it.
...
[they start making another bracelet]
[She starts making another as well]
You think Storm’s gonna look just like you when he’s older?
I hope not.
I doubt he'd want to anyway.
Why not?
...have you seen me?
What do you mean, and?
I look awful. I don't understand why anyone would want to look like me.
You do not look awful. Why do you say that?
I-
I don't know..
[they hated how much their parents had affected them, the scars, how they never learned how to dress properly]
Why do you think I don't look awful?
Because you don’t. You take care of yourself, you keep your ears and tail clean, I mean maybe you’re not like England’s next top model, but those are unrealistic beauty standards anyway.
Yeah but-
But I don't dress properly.
What do you mean? You wear clothes. Do you not dress how you want?
I do-
But I wish I knew how to dress properly. I should've been taught, be allowed to see how I wanted to dress-
Not just forced to dress how they wanted me to dress.
Ohhhh I see what you mean. You can still learn that now!
//open rp
[Lucy is sitting with her arms around her knees, back against the wall of Vincent’s room, trying to hold back tears. She’s turning the good luck charm she made him over and over in her hand, mumbling to herself]
[the wolf quietly walks over, and sits with her, laying their head on her arm]
[She starts to cry and pets the wolf]
I’m sorry. . .
[they whimper, edging a bit closer, trying to calm her down a bit]
[She keeps petting them]
I miss him. It’s stupid and he’s awful but I miss him. . .
...I kind of do too..
It'll hurt more if you beat yourself up over missing him though.
I know. . .
What if he hates me?
What if he doesn't?
All we did was protect James. It's not your fault Vincent was being a prick.
It’s not but. . .
What if- what if he’s gone forever and what if he leaves forever and he thinks I hate him? What if we never get to see him again? What if he does something awful?
.... he's not good for you, you know that, right?
I'm sorry, but it's the truth.
[She nods but doesn’t say anything, just holding the good luck charm tighter and wrapping her arms tighter around her legs.]
....
[they cry quietly]
[She pets them, crying too]
It’ll be fine. . . everything will be fine.
It’s- it’s not the end of the world and we had to do it and. . .
and. . .
there are more reasons this was a good thing I think. . .
Time will pass..
We can find new friends..
Better people..
It'll all work out.
[She nods and hugs them]
Mhm. . .
We can. And it’ll be nice.
[they turn human and hug back]
It'll be better, I promise.
Yeah. . .
We’re good at getting through things.
Exactly.
We've been through worse, we'll get through this.
[She slumps down, sighing]
We shouldn’t stay in here, should we?
Yeah..
You want to make a bracelet or something?
[She nods and stands up]
Yeah. That sounds fun.
[they smile slightly]
Maybe I can try to braid your hair after.
Oh absolutely not. You will keep your paws far away from my locs. Not a chance.
. . . but we can make lots of bracelets.
Oh come on, give me a chance.
I can do a good job, I swear.
You taught me after all.
Well I probably also should have taught you that you absolutely do not touch a black girl’s hair without them saying you can do so. And even so, we don’t have the same hair type in the slightest.
Got it.
Right then, what type of teeth do you want to use for the bracelets?
Hm. Bear teeth.
I don't actually have those at the moment, we could go hunt a bear though.
I have some. A few skulls in my bone pile.
Wonderful.
You can get those, and I can get some string.
What coloured string and beads do you want?
Hmmm. Green string and brown beads.
[She goes and gets the bear skulls, starting to dislodge the teeth]
Good choice.
[he goes, gets the bead, and goes to Lucy's room.
They wait]
[Eventually she comes back with a box to teeth. She nudges a crate out of the way to sit down. “Her room” was mostly a storage space she occasionally fell asleep in when the main room with Bird Dog’s bed was too loud]
Got the teeth. Had more than I thought.
[they sit down, and get their materials out]
I took all the colours of beads I had, it's more fun that way.
[they quickly get the tooth on some clear string, and put light blue, light pink, and white beads on]
[Lucy makes two holes through the tooth and runs string through them, starting to wind and weave them together. Every inch or so she ties on a bead]
I like your colors.
Thanks.
I wish I made ones with these colours sooner, they look really nice together.
Very you colors. You know, I never made myself a trans bracelet when I was coming out. I think I missed a core trans kid experience with that.
Wait, why'd you mention being trans?
What does that have to do with this?
Those are the colors on the trans flag. Just reminded me I never made one.
[She keeps weaving her bracelet, adding another tooth]
There's a trans flag?
[She nods]
Yeah. Theres a flag for all kind of identities.
Can I see them?
I’ll make as many as I know.
[She starts laying out all the flags in beads and naming them.]
What's aromantic?
It means you don’t really experience romantic attraction, or experience it to a lesser degree than most people. Kinda how I would describe you and Enjia if you asked.
...yeah..
...my parents kept mentioning how not being attracted to anyone isn't possible..
That's how I found out about asexuality..
Kept telling me that's not who I was.
They’re crazy. I really gotta wonder what the ratio of lies to truth they told you was.
But it’s definitely possible.
It is?
I'm not just lying to myself to feel better?
I can actually be asexual, that's normal, I'm not weird?
No, not at all. I’m ace too. All of that stuff isn’t really for me.
.... you're like me?
[they weren't alone?]
Yeah. A lot of people are. Me, Sal, Enjia I have to assume. Lots more people too.
What about aromantic? Is there anyone else who's aromantic?
Lots of people, me included. I’m not entirely romance repulsed, but I’m somewhere on that spectrum.
It's a spectrum? Is asexuality also a spectrum?
Yeah. Some people are a little okay with that kind of stuff, some are disgusted by it. It’s different for everybody.
I-
I don't think I'm exactly disgusted, I just don't want it.
[they would feel incredibly uncomfortable in a romantic relationship, it wouldn't feel right]
So yeah, sounds like you’re on the aroace spectrum.
That's okay, right?
Yeah, it’s okay. Doesn’t make you any more or less of a person, but it’s nice to know those things about yourself.
...how do I know where I am on the aroace spectrum?
Uhhhh. I’m sure you could look it up somewhere, but that’s sort of something that you decide.
Where do I look it up?
Not like I have the Internet or anything.
[She looks at them blankly for a solid five seconds]
We have a computer in the treehouse. I got one to learn how to do computer stuff for Pixel. We have Internet.
Really?
I thought that was just for you to use privately.
No, it’s for anybody. Just don’t move around my files, I have them really perfectly organized right now.
I won't.
Thanks.
[they finish their bracelet]
You want this?
[She nods]
Yeah. I like it. You want mine?
If you want me to have it.
I'm giving mine to you as a thank you for explaining this stuff to me.
[She holds it out to them]
And mine is a thank you for getting me out of that room.
And keeping me sane right now.
[they put it on, and laugh a bit]
I'm keeping you sane right now? Really?
I'm not even sure if I'm sane like half the time.
If I’m sane one half and you’re sane the other that makes one whole sane person. Thats how that math works, right?
Bold of you to assume I was taught math.
One of these days we’re gonna have to work on that. I’ve already gotta teach Storm geometry so I can teach him to build things.
That kid wants to learn everything, doesn't he.
The other day, he begged me to teach him to make bracelets.
Eventually, I had to give in.
[She laughs a bit]
You know I know someone a lot like that. They love learning stuff and ask me how to do things all the time. Just the other day they asked me how to braid hair.
Oh come on.
I'm not like him-
I don't beg.
[they were incredibly embarrassed]
Aw come on. I think it’s cute he wants to learn things from you.
You really think he's that cute?
Don’t you? He wants to know everything you do because he thinks you’re cool.
Is it really me that he thinks is cool?
Seems like he'd think you're the cooler one.
Two things can be true, I am objectively the cooler one.
[She laughs, she’s kidding]
Oh are you?
Are you really?
[they giggle]
Remind me who taught you how to make those bracelets?
[She rolls her eyes]
You.
Remind me who taught you how to bind books?
I-
I basically taught myself.
Plus, I'm better at it then you.
Whatever you need to say to feel better about being less cool.
[She grinned]
Hm.
We should ask James, he's unbiased.
Nah. We can be equally cool. I’m not gonna tell him to pick favorites.
Fine. We can be equally cool.
But I'm still better at binding books, right?
Depends what you mean by “better”, but sure.
I'll take it.
...
[they start making another bracelet]
[She starts making another as well]
You think Storm’s gonna look just like you when he’s older?
I hope not.
I doubt he'd want to anyway.
Why not?
...have you seen me?
What do you mean, and?
I look awful. I don't understand why anyone would want to look like me.
You do not look awful. Why do you say that?
I-
I don't know..
[they hated how much their parents had affected them, the scars, how they never learned how to dress properly]
Why do you think I don't look awful?
Because you don’t. You take care of yourself, you keep your ears and tail clean, I mean maybe you’re not like England’s next top model, but those are unrealistic beauty standards anyway.
Yeah but-
But I don't dress properly.
What do you mean? You wear clothes. Do you not dress how you want?
//open rp
[Lucy is sitting with her arms around her knees, back against the wall of Vincent’s room, trying to hold back tears. She’s turning the good luck charm she made him over and over in her hand, mumbling to herself]
[the wolf quietly walks over, and sits with her, laying their head on her arm]
[She starts to cry and pets the wolf]
I’m sorry. . .
[they whimper, edging a bit closer, trying to calm her down a bit]
[She keeps petting them]
I miss him. It’s stupid and he’s awful but I miss him. . .
...I kind of do too..
It'll hurt more if you beat yourself up over missing him though.
I know. . .
What if he hates me?
What if he doesn't?
All we did was protect James. It's not your fault Vincent was being a prick.
It’s not but. . .
What if- what if he’s gone forever and what if he leaves forever and he thinks I hate him? What if we never get to see him again? What if he does something awful?
.... he's not good for you, you know that, right?
I'm sorry, but it's the truth.
[She nods but doesn’t say anything, just holding the good luck charm tighter and wrapping her arms tighter around her legs.]
....
[they cry quietly]
[She pets them, crying too]
It’ll be fine. . . everything will be fine.
It’s- it’s not the end of the world and we had to do it and. . .
and. . .
there are more reasons this was a good thing I think. . .
Time will pass..
We can find new friends..
Better people..
It'll all work out.
[She nods and hugs them]
Mhm. . .
We can. And it’ll be nice.
[they turn human and hug back]
It'll be better, I promise.
Yeah. . .
We’re good at getting through things.
Exactly.
We've been through worse, we'll get through this.
[She slumps down, sighing]
We shouldn’t stay in here, should we?
Yeah..
You want to make a bracelet or something?
[She nods and stands up]
Yeah. That sounds fun.
[they smile slightly]
Maybe I can try to braid your hair after.
Oh absolutely not. You will keep your paws far away from my locs. Not a chance.
. . . but we can make lots of bracelets.
Oh come on, give me a chance.
I can do a good job, I swear.
You taught me after all.
Well I probably also should have taught you that you absolutely do not touch a black girl’s hair without them saying you can do so. And even so, we don’t have the same hair type in the slightest.
Got it.
Right then, what type of teeth do you want to use for the bracelets?
Hm. Bear teeth.
I don't actually have those at the moment, we could go hunt a bear though.
I have some. A few skulls in my bone pile.
Wonderful.
You can get those, and I can get some string.
What coloured string and beads do you want?
Hmmm. Green string and brown beads.
[She goes and gets the bear skulls, starting to dislodge the teeth]
Good choice.
[he goes, gets the bead, and goes to Lucy's room.
They wait]
[Eventually she comes back with a box to teeth. She nudges a crate out of the way to sit down. “Her room” was mostly a storage space she occasionally fell asleep in when the main room with Bird Dog’s bed was too loud]
Got the teeth. Had more than I thought.
[they sit down, and get their materials out]
I took all the colours of beads I had, it's more fun that way.
[they quickly get the tooth on some clear string, and put light blue, light pink, and white beads on]
[Lucy makes two holes through the tooth and runs string through them, starting to wind and weave them together. Every inch or so she ties on a bead]
I like your colors.
Thanks.
I wish I made ones with these colours sooner, they look really nice together.
Very you colors. You know, I never made myself a trans bracelet when I was coming out. I think I missed a core trans kid experience with that.
Wait, why'd you mention being trans?
What does that have to do with this?
Those are the colors on the trans flag. Just reminded me I never made one.
[She keeps weaving her bracelet, adding another tooth]
There's a trans flag?
[She nods]
Yeah. Theres a flag for all kind of identities.
Can I see them?
I’ll make as many as I know.
[She starts laying out all the flags in beads and naming them.]
What's aromantic?
It means you don’t really experience romantic attraction, or experience it to a lesser degree than most people. Kinda how I would describe you and Enjia if you asked.
...yeah..
...my parents kept mentioning how not being attracted to anyone isn't possible..
That's how I found out about asexuality..
Kept telling me that's not who I was.
They’re crazy. I really gotta wonder what the ratio of lies to truth they told you was.
But it’s definitely possible.
It is?
I'm not just lying to myself to feel better?
I can actually be asexual, that's normal, I'm not weird?
No, not at all. I’m ace too. All of that stuff isn’t really for me.
.... you're like me?
[they weren't alone?]
Yeah. A lot of people are. Me, Sal, Enjia I have to assume. Lots more people too.
What about aromantic? Is there anyone else who's aromantic?
Lots of people, me included. I’m not entirely romance repulsed, but I’m somewhere on that spectrum.
It's a spectrum? Is asexuality also a spectrum?
Yeah. Some people are a little okay with that kind of stuff, some are disgusted by it. It’s different for everybody.
I-
I don't think I'm exactly disgusted, I just don't want it.
[they would feel incredibly uncomfortable in a romantic relationship, it wouldn't feel right]
So yeah, sounds like you’re on the aroace spectrum.
That's okay, right?
Yeah, it’s okay. Doesn’t make you any more or less of a person, but it’s nice to know those things about yourself.
...how do I know where I am on the aroace spectrum?
Uhhhh. I’m sure you could look it up somewhere, but that’s sort of something that you decide.
Where do I look it up?
Not like I have the Internet or anything.
[She looks at them blankly for a solid five seconds]
We have a computer in the treehouse. I got one to learn how to do computer stuff for Pixel. We have Internet.
Really?
I thought that was just for you to use privately.
No, it’s for anybody. Just don’t move around my files, I have them really perfectly organized right now.
I won't.
Thanks.
[they finish their bracelet]
You want this?
[She nods]
Yeah. I like it. You want mine?
If you want me to have it.
I'm giving mine to you as a thank you for explaining this stuff to me.
[She holds it out to them]
And mine is a thank you for getting me out of that room.
And keeping me sane right now.
[they put it on, and laugh a bit]
I'm keeping you sane right now? Really?
I'm not even sure if I'm sane like half the time.
If I’m sane one half and you’re sane the other that makes one whole sane person. Thats how that math works, right?
Bold of you to assume I was taught math.
One of these days we’re gonna have to work on that. I’ve already gotta teach Storm geometry so I can teach him to build things.
That kid wants to learn everything, doesn't he.
The other day, he begged me to teach him to make bracelets.
Eventually, I had to give in.
[She laughs a bit]
You know I know someone a lot like that. They love learning stuff and ask me how to do things all the time. Just the other day they asked me how to braid hair.
Oh come on.
I'm not like him-
I don't beg.
[they were incredibly embarrassed]
Aw come on. I think it’s cute he wants to learn things from you.
You really think he's that cute?
Don’t you? He wants to know everything you do because he thinks you’re cool.
Is it really me that he thinks is cool?
Seems like he'd think you're the cooler one.
Two things can be true, I am objectively the cooler one.
[She laughs, she’s kidding]
Oh are you?
Are you really?
[they giggle]
Remind me who taught you how to make those bracelets?
[She rolls her eyes]
You.
Remind me who taught you how to bind books?
I-
I basically taught myself.
Plus, I'm better at it then you.
Whatever you need to say to feel better about being less cool.
[She grinned]
Hm.
We should ask James, he's unbiased.
Nah. We can be equally cool. I’m not gonna tell him to pick favorites.
Fine. We can be equally cool.
But I'm still better at binding books, right?
Depends what you mean by “better”, but sure.
I'll take it.
...
[they start making another bracelet]
[She starts making another as well]
You think Storm’s gonna look just like you when he’s older?
I hope not.
I doubt he'd want to anyway.
Why not?
...have you seen me?
What do you mean, and?
I look awful. I don't understand why anyone would want to look like me.
You do not look awful. Why do you say that?
I-
I don't know..
[they hated how much their parents had affected them, the scars, how they never learned how to dress properly]
Why do you think I don't look awful?
Because you don’t. You take care of yourself, you keep your ears and tail clean, I mean maybe you’re not like England’s next top model, but those are unrealistic beauty standards anyway.
//open rp
[Lucy is sitting with her arms around her knees, back against the wall of Vincent’s room, trying to hold back tears. She’s turning the good luck charm she made him over and over in her hand, mumbling to herself]
[the wolf quietly walks over, and sits with her, laying their head on her arm]
[She starts to cry and pets the wolf]
I’m sorry. . .
[they whimper, edging a bit closer, trying to calm her down a bit]
[She keeps petting them]
I miss him. It’s stupid and he’s awful but I miss him. . .
...I kind of do too..
It'll hurt more if you beat yourself up over missing him though.
I know. . .
What if he hates me?
What if he doesn't?
All we did was protect James. It's not your fault Vincent was being a prick.
It’s not but. . .
What if- what if he’s gone forever and what if he leaves forever and he thinks I hate him? What if we never get to see him again? What if he does something awful?
.... he's not good for you, you know that, right?
I'm sorry, but it's the truth.
[She nods but doesn’t say anything, just holding the good luck charm tighter and wrapping her arms tighter around her legs.]
....
[they cry quietly]
[She pets them, crying too]
It’ll be fine. . . everything will be fine.
It’s- it’s not the end of the world and we had to do it and. . .
and. . .
there are more reasons this was a good thing I think. . .
Time will pass..
We can find new friends..
Better people..
It'll all work out.
[She nods and hugs them]
Mhm. . .
We can. And it’ll be nice.
[they turn human and hug back]
It'll be better, I promise.
Yeah. . .
We’re good at getting through things.
Exactly.
We've been through worse, we'll get through this.
[She slumps down, sighing]
We shouldn’t stay in here, should we?
Yeah..
You want to make a bracelet or something?
[She nods and stands up]
Yeah. That sounds fun.
[they smile slightly]
Maybe I can try to braid your hair after.
Oh absolutely not. You will keep your paws far away from my locs. Not a chance.
. . . but we can make lots of bracelets.
Oh come on, give me a chance.
I can do a good job, I swear.
You taught me after all.
Well I probably also should have taught you that you absolutely do not touch a black girl’s hair without them saying you can do so. And even so, we don’t have the same hair type in the slightest.
Got it.
Right then, what type of teeth do you want to use for the bracelets?
Hm. Bear teeth.
I don't actually have those at the moment, we could go hunt a bear though.
I have some. A few skulls in my bone pile.
Wonderful.
You can get those, and I can get some string.
What coloured string and beads do you want?
Hmmm. Green string and brown beads.
[She goes and gets the bear skulls, starting to dislodge the teeth]
Good choice.
[he goes, gets the bead, and goes to Lucy's room.
They wait]
[Eventually she comes back with a box to teeth. She nudges a crate out of the way to sit down. “Her room” was mostly a storage space she occasionally fell asleep in when the main room with Bird Dog’s bed was too loud]
Got the teeth. Had more than I thought.
[they sit down, and get their materials out]
I took all the colours of beads I had, it's more fun that way.
[they quickly get the tooth on some clear string, and put light blue, light pink, and white beads on]
[Lucy makes two holes through the tooth and runs string through them, starting to wind and weave them together. Every inch or so she ties on a bead]
I like your colors.
Thanks.
I wish I made ones with these colours sooner, they look really nice together.
Very you colors. You know, I never made myself a trans bracelet when I was coming out. I think I missed a core trans kid experience with that.
Wait, why'd you mention being trans?
What does that have to do with this?
Those are the colors on the trans flag. Just reminded me I never made one.
[She keeps weaving her bracelet, adding another tooth]
There's a trans flag?
[She nods]
Yeah. Theres a flag for all kind of identities.
Can I see them?
I’ll make as many as I know.
[She starts laying out all the flags in beads and naming them.]
What's aromantic?
It means you don’t really experience romantic attraction, or experience it to a lesser degree than most people. Kinda how I would describe you and Enjia if you asked.
...yeah..
...my parents kept mentioning how not being attracted to anyone isn't possible..
That's how I found out about asexuality..
Kept telling me that's not who I was.
They’re crazy. I really gotta wonder what the ratio of lies to truth they told you was.
But it’s definitely possible.
It is?
I'm not just lying to myself to feel better?
I can actually be asexual, that's normal, I'm not weird?
No, not at all. I’m ace too. All of that stuff isn’t really for me.
.... you're like me?
[they weren't alone?]
Yeah. A lot of people are. Me, Sal, Enjia I have to assume. Lots more people too.
What about aromantic? Is there anyone else who's aromantic?
Lots of people, me included. I’m not entirely romance repulsed, but I’m somewhere on that spectrum.
It's a spectrum? Is asexuality also a spectrum?
Yeah. Some people are a little okay with that kind of stuff, some are disgusted by it. It’s different for everybody.
I-
I don't think I'm exactly disgusted, I just don't want it.
[they would feel incredibly uncomfortable in a romantic relationship, it wouldn't feel right]
So yeah, sounds like you’re on the aroace spectrum.
That's okay, right?
Yeah, it’s okay. Doesn’t make you any more or less of a person, but it’s nice to know those things about yourself.
...how do I know where I am on the aroace spectrum?
Uhhhh. I’m sure you could look it up somewhere, but that’s sort of something that you decide.
Where do I look it up?
Not like I have the Internet or anything.
[She looks at them blankly for a solid five seconds]
We have a computer in the treehouse. I got one to learn how to do computer stuff for Pixel. We have Internet.
Really?
I thought that was just for you to use privately.
No, it’s for anybody. Just don’t move around my files, I have them really perfectly organized right now.
I won't.
Thanks.
[they finish their bracelet]
You want this?
[She nods]
Yeah. I like it. You want mine?
If you want me to have it.
I'm giving mine to you as a thank you for explaining this stuff to me.
[She holds it out to them]
And mine is a thank you for getting me out of that room.
And keeping me sane right now.
[they put it on, and laugh a bit]
I'm keeping you sane right now? Really?
I'm not even sure if I'm sane like half the time.
If I’m sane one half and you’re sane the other that makes one whole sane person. Thats how that math works, right?
Bold of you to assume I was taught math.
One of these days we’re gonna have to work on that. I’ve already gotta teach Storm geometry so I can teach him to build things.
That kid wants to learn everything, doesn't he.
The other day, he begged me to teach him to make bracelets.
Eventually, I had to give in.
[She laughs a bit]
You know I know someone a lot like that. They love learning stuff and ask me how to do things all the time. Just the other day they asked me how to braid hair.
Oh come on.
I'm not like him-
I don't beg.
[they were incredibly embarrassed]
Aw come on. I think it’s cute he wants to learn things from you.
You really think he's that cute?
Don’t you? He wants to know everything you do because he thinks you’re cool.
Is it really me that he thinks is cool?
Seems like he'd think you're the cooler one.
Two things can be true, I am objectively the cooler one.
[She laughs, she’s kidding]
Oh are you?
Are you really?
[they giggle]
Remind me who taught you how to make those bracelets?
[She rolls her eyes]
You.
Remind me who taught you how to bind books?
I-
I basically taught myself.
Plus, I'm better at it then you.
Whatever you need to say to feel better about being less cool.
[She grinned]
Hm.
We should ask James, he's unbiased.
Nah. We can be equally cool. I’m not gonna tell him to pick favorites.
Fine. We can be equally cool.
But I'm still better at binding books, right?
Depends what you mean by “better”, but sure.
I'll take it.
...
[they start making another bracelet]
[She starts making another as well]
You think Storm’s gonna look just like you when he’s older?
I hope not.
I doubt he'd want to anyway.
Why not?
...have you seen me?
What do you mean, and?
I look awful. I don't understand why anyone would want to look like me.
You do not look awful. Why do you say that?
//open rp
[Lucy is sitting with her arms around her knees, back against the wall of Vincent’s room, trying to hold back tears. She’s turning the good luck charm she made him over and over in her hand, mumbling to herself]
[the wolf quietly walks over, and sits with her, laying their head on her arm]
[She starts to cry and pets the wolf]
I’m sorry. . .
[they whimper, edging a bit closer, trying to calm her down a bit]
[She keeps petting them]
I miss him. It’s stupid and he’s awful but I miss him. . .
...I kind of do too..
It'll hurt more if you beat yourself up over missing him though.
I know. . .
What if he hates me?
What if he doesn't?
All we did was protect James. It's not your fault Vincent was being a prick.
It’s not but. . .
What if- what if he’s gone forever and what if he leaves forever and he thinks I hate him? What if we never get to see him again? What if he does something awful?
.... he's not good for you, you know that, right?
I'm sorry, but it's the truth.
[She nods but doesn’t say anything, just holding the good luck charm tighter and wrapping her arms tighter around her legs.]
....
[they cry quietly]
[She pets them, crying too]
It’ll be fine. . . everything will be fine.
It’s- it’s not the end of the world and we had to do it and. . .
and. . .
there are more reasons this was a good thing I think. . .
Time will pass..
We can find new friends..
Better people..
It'll all work out.
[She nods and hugs them]
Mhm. . .
We can. And it’ll be nice.
[they turn human and hug back]
It'll be better, I promise.
Yeah. . .
We’re good at getting through things.
Exactly.
We've been through worse, we'll get through this.
[She slumps down, sighing]
We shouldn’t stay in here, should we?
Yeah..
You want to make a bracelet or something?
[She nods and stands up]
Yeah. That sounds fun.
[they smile slightly]
Maybe I can try to braid your hair after.
Oh absolutely not. You will keep your paws far away from my locs. Not a chance.
. . . but we can make lots of bracelets.
Oh come on, give me a chance.
I can do a good job, I swear.
You taught me after all.
Well I probably also should have taught you that you absolutely do not touch a black girl’s hair without them saying you can do so. And even so, we don’t have the same hair type in the slightest.
Got it.
Right then, what type of teeth do you want to use for the bracelets?
Hm. Bear teeth.
I don't actually have those at the moment, we could go hunt a bear though.
I have some. A few skulls in my bone pile.
Wonderful.
You can get those, and I can get some string.
What coloured string and beads do you want?
Hmmm. Green string and brown beads.
[She goes and gets the bear skulls, starting to dislodge the teeth]
Good choice.
[he goes, gets the bead, and goes to Lucy's room.
They wait]
[Eventually she comes back with a box to teeth. She nudges a crate out of the way to sit down. “Her room” was mostly a storage space she occasionally fell asleep in when the main room with Bird Dog’s bed was too loud]
Got the teeth. Had more than I thought.
[they sit down, and get their materials out]
I took all the colours of beads I had, it's more fun that way.
[they quickly get the tooth on some clear string, and put light blue, light pink, and white beads on]
[Lucy makes two holes through the tooth and runs string through them, starting to wind and weave them together. Every inch or so she ties on a bead]
I like your colors.
Thanks.
I wish I made ones with these colours sooner, they look really nice together.
Very you colors. You know, I never made myself a trans bracelet when I was coming out. I think I missed a core trans kid experience with that.
Wait, why'd you mention being trans?
What does that have to do with this?
Those are the colors on the trans flag. Just reminded me I never made one.
[She keeps weaving her bracelet, adding another tooth]
There's a trans flag?
[She nods]
Yeah. Theres a flag for all kind of identities.
Can I see them?
I’ll make as many as I know.
[She starts laying out all the flags in beads and naming them.]
What's aromantic?
It means you don’t really experience romantic attraction, or experience it to a lesser degree than most people. Kinda how I would describe you and Enjia if you asked.
...yeah..
...my parents kept mentioning how not being attracted to anyone isn't possible..
That's how I found out about asexuality..
Kept telling me that's not who I was.
They’re crazy. I really gotta wonder what the ratio of lies to truth they told you was.
But it’s definitely possible.
It is?
I'm not just lying to myself to feel better?
I can actually be asexual, that's normal, I'm not weird?
No, not at all. I’m ace too. All of that stuff isn’t really for me.
.... you're like me?
[they weren't alone?]
Yeah. A lot of people are. Me, Sal, Enjia I have to assume. Lots more people too.
What about aromantic? Is there anyone else who's aromantic?
Lots of people, me included. I’m not entirely romance repulsed, but I’m somewhere on that spectrum.
It's a spectrum? Is asexuality also a spectrum?
Yeah. Some people are a little okay with that kind of stuff, some are disgusted by it. It’s different for everybody.
I-
I don't think I'm exactly disgusted, I just don't want it.
[they would feel incredibly uncomfortable in a romantic relationship, it wouldn't feel right]
So yeah, sounds like you’re on the aroace spectrum.
That's okay, right?
Yeah, it’s okay. Doesn’t make you any more or less of a person, but it’s nice to know those things about yourself.
...how do I know where I am on the aroace spectrum?
Uhhhh. I’m sure you could look it up somewhere, but that’s sort of something that you decide.
Where do I look it up?
Not like I have the Internet or anything.
[She looks at them blankly for a solid five seconds]
We have a computer in the treehouse. I got one to learn how to do computer stuff for Pixel. We have Internet.
Really?
I thought that was just for you to use privately.
No, it’s for anybody. Just don’t move around my files, I have them really perfectly organized right now.
I won't.
Thanks.
[they finish their bracelet]
You want this?
[She nods]
Yeah. I like it. You want mine?
If you want me to have it.
I'm giving mine to you as a thank you for explaining this stuff to me.
[She holds it out to them]
And mine is a thank you for getting me out of that room.
And keeping me sane right now.
[they put it on, and laugh a bit]
I'm keeping you sane right now? Really?
I'm not even sure if I'm sane like half the time.
If I’m sane one half and you’re sane the other that makes one whole sane person. Thats how that math works, right?
Bold of you to assume I was taught math.
One of these days we’re gonna have to work on that. I’ve already gotta teach Storm geometry so I can teach him to build things.
That kid wants to learn everything, doesn't he.
The other day, he begged me to teach him to make bracelets.
Eventually, I had to give in.
[She laughs a bit]
You know I know someone a lot like that. They love learning stuff and ask me how to do things all the time. Just the other day they asked me how to braid hair.
Oh come on.
I'm not like him-
I don't beg.
[they were incredibly embarrassed]
Aw come on. I think it’s cute he wants to learn things from you.
You really think he's that cute?
Don’t you? He wants to know everything you do because he thinks you’re cool.
Is it really me that he thinks is cool?
Seems like he'd think you're the cooler one.
Two things can be true, I am objectively the cooler one.
[She laughs, she’s kidding]
Oh are you?
Are you really?
[they giggle]
Remind me who taught you how to make those bracelets?
[She rolls her eyes]
You.
Remind me who taught you how to bind books?
I-
I basically taught myself.
Plus, I'm better at it then you.
Whatever you need to say to feel better about being less cool.
[She grinned]
Hm.
We should ask James, he's unbiased.
Nah. We can be equally cool. I’m not gonna tell him to pick favorites.
Fine. We can be equally cool.
But I'm still better at binding books, right?
Depends what you mean by “better”, but sure.
I'll take it.
...
[they start making another bracelet]
[She starts making another as well]
You think Storm’s gonna look just like you when he’s older?
I hope not.
I doubt he'd want to anyway.
Why not?
...have you seen me?
What do you hope Storm becomes like when he grows up?
I hope that he’s happy. That he has good friends and does something he loves.
//open rp
[Lucy is sitting with her arms around her knees, back against the wall of Vincent’s room, trying to hold back tears. She’s turning the good luck charm she made him over and over in her hand, mumbling to herself]
[the wolf quietly walks over, and sits with her, laying their head on her arm]
[She starts to cry and pets the wolf]
I’m sorry. . .
[they whimper, edging a bit closer, trying to calm her down a bit]
[She keeps petting them]
I miss him. It’s stupid and he’s awful but I miss him. . .
...I kind of do too..
It'll hurt more if you beat yourself up over missing him though.
I know. . .
What if he hates me?
What if he doesn't?
All we did was protect James. It's not your fault Vincent was being a prick.
It’s not but. . .
What if- what if he’s gone forever and what if he leaves forever and he thinks I hate him? What if we never get to see him again? What if he does something awful?
.... he's not good for you, you know that, right?
I'm sorry, but it's the truth.
[She nods but doesn’t say anything, just holding the good luck charm tighter and wrapping her arms tighter around her legs.]
....
[they cry quietly]
[She pets them, crying too]
It’ll be fine. . . everything will be fine.
It’s- it’s not the end of the world and we had to do it and. . .
and. . .
there are more reasons this was a good thing I think. . .
Time will pass..
We can find new friends..
Better people..
It'll all work out.
[She nods and hugs them]
Mhm. . .
We can. And it’ll be nice.
[they turn human and hug back]
It'll be better, I promise.
Yeah. . .
We’re good at getting through things.
Exactly.
We've been through worse, we'll get through this.
[She slumps down, sighing]
We shouldn’t stay in here, should we?
Yeah..
You want to make a bracelet or something?
[She nods and stands up]
Yeah. That sounds fun.
[they smile slightly]
Maybe I can try to braid your hair after.
Oh absolutely not. You will keep your paws far away from my locs. Not a chance.
. . . but we can make lots of bracelets.
Oh come on, give me a chance.
I can do a good job, I swear.
You taught me after all.
Well I probably also should have taught you that you absolutely do not touch a black girl’s hair without them saying you can do so. And even so, we don’t have the same hair type in the slightest.
Got it.
Right then, what type of teeth do you want to use for the bracelets?
Hm. Bear teeth.
I don't actually have those at the moment, we could go hunt a bear though.
I have some. A few skulls in my bone pile.
Wonderful.
You can get those, and I can get some string.
What coloured string and beads do you want?
Hmmm. Green string and brown beads.
[She goes and gets the bear skulls, starting to dislodge the teeth]
Good choice.
[he goes, gets the bead, and goes to Lucy's room.
They wait]
[Eventually she comes back with a box to teeth. She nudges a crate out of the way to sit down. “Her room” was mostly a storage space she occasionally fell asleep in when the main room with Bird Dog’s bed was too loud]
Got the teeth. Had more than I thought.
[they sit down, and get their materials out]
I took all the colours of beads I had, it's more fun that way.
[they quickly get the tooth on some clear string, and put light blue, light pink, and white beads on]
[Lucy makes two holes through the tooth and runs string through them, starting to wind and weave them together. Every inch or so she ties on a bead]
I like your colors.
Thanks.
I wish I made ones with these colours sooner, they look really nice together.
Very you colors. You know, I never made myself a trans bracelet when I was coming out. I think I missed a core trans kid experience with that.
Wait, why'd you mention being trans?
What does that have to do with this?
Those are the colors on the trans flag. Just reminded me I never made one.
[She keeps weaving her bracelet, adding another tooth]
There's a trans flag?
[She nods]
Yeah. Theres a flag for all kind of identities.
Can I see them?
I’ll make as many as I know.
[She starts laying out all the flags in beads and naming them.]
What's aromantic?
It means you don’t really experience romantic attraction, or experience it to a lesser degree than most people. Kinda how I would describe you and Enjia if you asked.
...yeah..
...my parents kept mentioning how not being attracted to anyone isn't possible..
That's how I found out about asexuality..
Kept telling me that's not who I was.
They’re crazy. I really gotta wonder what the ratio of lies to truth they told you was.
But it’s definitely possible.
It is?
I'm not just lying to myself to feel better?
I can actually be asexual, that's normal, I'm not weird?
No, not at all. I’m ace too. All of that stuff isn’t really for me.
.... you're like me?
[they weren't alone?]
Yeah. A lot of people are. Me, Sal, Enjia I have to assume. Lots more people too.
What about aromantic? Is there anyone else who's aromantic?
Lots of people, me included. I’m not entirely romance repulsed, but I’m somewhere on that spectrum.
It's a spectrum? Is asexuality also a spectrum?
Yeah. Some people are a little okay with that kind of stuff, some are disgusted by it. It’s different for everybody.
I-
I don't think I'm exactly disgusted, I just don't want it.
[they would feel incredibly uncomfortable in a romantic relationship, it wouldn't feel right]
So yeah, sounds like you’re on the aroace spectrum.
That's okay, right?
Yeah, it’s okay. Doesn’t make you any more or less of a person, but it’s nice to know those things about yourself.
...how do I know where I am on the aroace spectrum?
Uhhhh. I’m sure you could look it up somewhere, but that’s sort of something that you decide.
Where do I look it up?
Not like I have the Internet or anything.
[She looks at them blankly for a solid five seconds]
We have a computer in the treehouse. I got one to learn how to do computer stuff for Pixel. We have Internet.
Really?
I thought that was just for you to use privately.
No, it’s for anybody. Just don’t move around my files, I have them really perfectly organized right now.
I won't.
Thanks.
[they finish their bracelet]
You want this?
[She nods]
Yeah. I like it. You want mine?
If you want me to have it.
I'm giving mine to you as a thank you for explaining this stuff to me.
[She holds it out to them]
And mine is a thank you for getting me out of that room.
And keeping me sane right now.
[they put it on, and laugh a bit]
I'm keeping you sane right now? Really?
I'm not even sure if I'm sane like half the time.
If I’m sane one half and you’re sane the other that makes one whole sane person. Thats how that math works, right?
Bold of you to assume I was taught math.
One of these days we’re gonna have to work on that. I’ve already gotta teach Storm geometry so I can teach him to build things.
That kid wants to learn everything, doesn't he.
The other day, he begged me to teach him to make bracelets.
Eventually, I had to give in.
[She laughs a bit]
You know I know someone a lot like that. They love learning stuff and ask me how to do things all the time. Just the other day they asked me how to braid hair.
Oh come on.
I'm not like him-
I don't beg.
[they were incredibly embarrassed]
Aw come on. I think it’s cute he wants to learn things from you.
You really think he's that cute?
Don’t you? He wants to know everything you do because he thinks you’re cool.
Is it really me that he thinks is cool?
Seems like he'd think you're the cooler one.
Two things can be true, I am objectively the cooler one.
[She laughs, she’s kidding]
Oh are you?
Are you really?
[they giggle]
Remind me who taught you how to make those bracelets?
[She rolls her eyes]
You.
Remind me who taught you how to bind books?
I-
I basically taught myself.
Plus, I'm better at it then you.
Whatever you need to say to feel better about being less cool.
[She grinned]
Hm.
We should ask James, he's unbiased.
Nah. We can be equally cool. I’m not gonna tell him to pick favorites.
Fine. We can be equally cool.
But I'm still better at binding books, right?
Depends what you mean by “better”, but sure.
I'll take it.
...
[they start making another bracelet]
[She starts making another as well]
You think Storm’s gonna look just like you when he’s older?
I hope not.
I doubt he'd want to anyway.
Why not?
//open rp
[Lucy is sitting with her arms around her knees, back against the wall of Vincent’s room, trying to hold back tears. She’s turning the good luck charm she made him over and over in her hand, mumbling to herself]
[the wolf quietly walks over, and sits with her, laying their head on her arm]
[She starts to cry and pets the wolf]
I’m sorry. . .
[they whimper, edging a bit closer, trying to calm her down a bit]
[She keeps petting them]
I miss him. It’s stupid and he’s awful but I miss him. . .
...I kind of do too..
It'll hurt more if you beat yourself up over missing him though.
I know. . .
What if he hates me?
What if he doesn't?
All we did was protect James. It's not your fault Vincent was being a prick.
It’s not but. . .
What if- what if he’s gone forever and what if he leaves forever and he thinks I hate him? What if we never get to see him again? What if he does something awful?
.... he's not good for you, you know that, right?
I'm sorry, but it's the truth.
[She nods but doesn’t say anything, just holding the good luck charm tighter and wrapping her arms tighter around her legs.]
....
[they cry quietly]
[She pets them, crying too]
It’ll be fine. . . everything will be fine.
It’s- it’s not the end of the world and we had to do it and. . .
and. . .
there are more reasons this was a good thing I think. . .
Time will pass..
We can find new friends..
Better people..
It'll all work out.
[She nods and hugs them]
Mhm. . .
We can. And it’ll be nice.
[they turn human and hug back]
It'll be better, I promise.
Yeah. . .
We’re good at getting through things.
Exactly.
We've been through worse, we'll get through this.
[She slumps down, sighing]
We shouldn’t stay in here, should we?
Yeah..
You want to make a bracelet or something?
[She nods and stands up]
Yeah. That sounds fun.
[they smile slightly]
Maybe I can try to braid your hair after.
Oh absolutely not. You will keep your paws far away from my locs. Not a chance.
. . . but we can make lots of bracelets.
Oh come on, give me a chance.
I can do a good job, I swear.
You taught me after all.
Well I probably also should have taught you that you absolutely do not touch a black girl’s hair without them saying you can do so. And even so, we don’t have the same hair type in the slightest.
Got it.
Right then, what type of teeth do you want to use for the bracelets?
Hm. Bear teeth.
I don't actually have those at the moment, we could go hunt a bear though.
I have some. A few skulls in my bone pile.
Wonderful.
You can get those, and I can get some string.
What coloured string and beads do you want?
Hmmm. Green string and brown beads.
[She goes and gets the bear skulls, starting to dislodge the teeth]
Good choice.
[he goes, gets the bead, and goes to Lucy's room.
They wait]
[Eventually she comes back with a box to teeth. She nudges a crate out of the way to sit down. “Her room” was mostly a storage space she occasionally fell asleep in when the main room with Bird Dog’s bed was too loud]
Got the teeth. Had more than I thought.
[they sit down, and get their materials out]
I took all the colours of beads I had, it's more fun that way.
[they quickly get the tooth on some clear string, and put light blue, light pink, and white beads on]
[Lucy makes two holes through the tooth and runs string through them, starting to wind and weave them together. Every inch or so she ties on a bead]
I like your colors.
Thanks.
I wish I made ones with these colours sooner, they look really nice together.
Very you colors. You know, I never made myself a trans bracelet when I was coming out. I think I missed a core trans kid experience with that.
Wait, why'd you mention being trans?
What does that have to do with this?
Those are the colors on the trans flag. Just reminded me I never made one.
[She keeps weaving her bracelet, adding another tooth]
There's a trans flag?
[She nods]
Yeah. Theres a flag for all kind of identities.
Can I see them?
I’ll make as many as I know.
[She starts laying out all the flags in beads and naming them.]
What's aromantic?
It means you don’t really experience romantic attraction, or experience it to a lesser degree than most people. Kinda how I would describe you and Enjia if you asked.
...yeah..
...my parents kept mentioning how not being attracted to anyone isn't possible..
That's how I found out about asexuality..
Kept telling me that's not who I was.
They’re crazy. I really gotta wonder what the ratio of lies to truth they told you was.
But it’s definitely possible.
It is?
I'm not just lying to myself to feel better?
I can actually be asexual, that's normal, I'm not weird?
No, not at all. I’m ace too. All of that stuff isn’t really for me.
.... you're like me?
[they weren't alone?]
Yeah. A lot of people are. Me, Sal, Enjia I have to assume. Lots more people too.
What about aromantic? Is there anyone else who's aromantic?
Lots of people, me included. I’m not entirely romance repulsed, but I’m somewhere on that spectrum.
It's a spectrum? Is asexuality also a spectrum?
Yeah. Some people are a little okay with that kind of stuff, some are disgusted by it. It’s different for everybody.
I-
I don't think I'm exactly disgusted, I just don't want it.
[they would feel incredibly uncomfortable in a romantic relationship, it wouldn't feel right]
So yeah, sounds like you’re on the aroace spectrum.
That's okay, right?
Yeah, it’s okay. Doesn’t make you any more or less of a person, but it’s nice to know those things about yourself.
...how do I know where I am on the aroace spectrum?
Uhhhh. I’m sure you could look it up somewhere, but that’s sort of something that you decide.
Where do I look it up?
Not like I have the Internet or anything.
[She looks at them blankly for a solid five seconds]
We have a computer in the treehouse. I got one to learn how to do computer stuff for Pixel. We have Internet.
Really?
I thought that was just for you to use privately.
No, it’s for anybody. Just don’t move around my files, I have them really perfectly organized right now.
I won't.
Thanks.
[they finish their bracelet]
You want this?
[She nods]
Yeah. I like it. You want mine?
If you want me to have it.
I'm giving mine to you as a thank you for explaining this stuff to me.
[She holds it out to them]
And mine is a thank you for getting me out of that room.
And keeping me sane right now.
[they put it on, and laugh a bit]
I'm keeping you sane right now? Really?
I'm not even sure if I'm sane like half the time.
If I’m sane one half and you’re sane the other that makes one whole sane person. Thats how that math works, right?
Bold of you to assume I was taught math.
One of these days we’re gonna have to work on that. I’ve already gotta teach Storm geometry so I can teach him to build things.
That kid wants to learn everything, doesn't he.
The other day, he begged me to teach him to make bracelets.
Eventually, I had to give in.
[She laughs a bit]
You know I know someone a lot like that. They love learning stuff and ask me how to do things all the time. Just the other day they asked me how to braid hair.
Oh come on.
I'm not like him-
I don't beg.
[they were incredibly embarrassed]
Aw come on. I think it’s cute he wants to learn things from you.
You really think he's that cute?
Don’t you? He wants to know everything you do because he thinks you’re cool.
Is it really me that he thinks is cool?
Seems like he'd think you're the cooler one.
Two things can be true, I am objectively the cooler one.
[She laughs, she’s kidding]
Oh are you?
Are you really?
[they giggle]
Remind me who taught you how to make those bracelets?
[She rolls her eyes]
You.
Remind me who taught you how to bind books?
I-
I basically taught myself.
Plus, I'm better at it then you.
Whatever you need to say to feel better about being less cool.
[She grinned]
Hm.
We should ask James, he's unbiased.
Nah. We can be equally cool. I’m not gonna tell him to pick favorites.
Fine. We can be equally cool.
But I'm still better at binding books, right?
Depends what you mean by “better”, but sure.
I'll take it.
...
[they start making another bracelet]
[She starts making another as well]
You think Storm’s gonna look just like you when he’s older?
//open rp
[Lucy is sitting with her arms around her knees, back against the wall of Vincent’s room, trying to hold back tears. She’s turning the good luck charm she made him over and over in her hand, mumbling to herself]
[the wolf quietly walks over, and sits with her, laying their head on her arm]
[She starts to cry and pets the wolf]
I’m sorry. . .
[they whimper, edging a bit closer, trying to calm her down a bit]
[She keeps petting them]
I miss him. It’s stupid and he’s awful but I miss him. . .
...I kind of do too..
It'll hurt more if you beat yourself up over missing him though.
I know. . .
What if he hates me?
What if he doesn't?
All we did was protect James. It's not your fault Vincent was being a prick.
It’s not but. . .
What if- what if he’s gone forever and what if he leaves forever and he thinks I hate him? What if we never get to see him again? What if he does something awful?
.... he's not good for you, you know that, right?
I'm sorry, but it's the truth.
[She nods but doesn’t say anything, just holding the good luck charm tighter and wrapping her arms tighter around her legs.]
....
[they cry quietly]
[She pets them, crying too]
It’ll be fine. . . everything will be fine.
It’s- it’s not the end of the world and we had to do it and. . .
and. . .
there are more reasons this was a good thing I think. . .
Time will pass..
We can find new friends..
Better people..
It'll all work out.
[She nods and hugs them]
Mhm. . .
We can. And it’ll be nice.
[they turn human and hug back]
It'll be better, I promise.
Yeah. . .
We’re good at getting through things.
Exactly.
We've been through worse, we'll get through this.
[She slumps down, sighing]
We shouldn’t stay in here, should we?
Yeah..
You want to make a bracelet or something?
[She nods and stands up]
Yeah. That sounds fun.
[they smile slightly]
Maybe I can try to braid your hair after.
Oh absolutely not. You will keep your paws far away from my locs. Not a chance.
. . . but we can make lots of bracelets.
Oh come on, give me a chance.
I can do a good job, I swear.
You taught me after all.
Well I probably also should have taught you that you absolutely do not touch a black girl’s hair without them saying you can do so. And even so, we don’t have the same hair type in the slightest.
Got it.
Right then, what type of teeth do you want to use for the bracelets?
Hm. Bear teeth.
I don't actually have those at the moment, we could go hunt a bear though.
I have some. A few skulls in my bone pile.
Wonderful.
You can get those, and I can get some string.
What coloured string and beads do you want?
Hmmm. Green string and brown beads.
[She goes and gets the bear skulls, starting to dislodge the teeth]
Good choice.
[he goes, gets the bead, and goes to Lucy's room.
They wait]
[Eventually she comes back with a box to teeth. She nudges a crate out of the way to sit down. “Her room” was mostly a storage space she occasionally fell asleep in when the main room with Bird Dog’s bed was too loud]
Got the teeth. Had more than I thought.
[they sit down, and get their materials out]
I took all the colours of beads I had, it's more fun that way.
[they quickly get the tooth on some clear string, and put light blue, light pink, and white beads on]
[Lucy makes two holes through the tooth and runs string through them, starting to wind and weave them together. Every inch or so she ties on a bead]
I like your colors.
Thanks.
I wish I made ones with these colours sooner, they look really nice together.
Very you colors. You know, I never made myself a trans bracelet when I was coming out. I think I missed a core trans kid experience with that.
Wait, why'd you mention being trans?
What does that have to do with this?
Those are the colors on the trans flag. Just reminded me I never made one.
[She keeps weaving her bracelet, adding another tooth]
There's a trans flag?
[She nods]
Yeah. Theres a flag for all kind of identities.
Can I see them?
I’ll make as many as I know.
[She starts laying out all the flags in beads and naming them.]
What's aromantic?
It means you don’t really experience romantic attraction, or experience it to a lesser degree than most people. Kinda how I would describe you and Enjia if you asked.
...yeah..
...my parents kept mentioning how not being attracted to anyone isn't possible..
That's how I found out about asexuality..
Kept telling me that's not who I was.
They’re crazy. I really gotta wonder what the ratio of lies to truth they told you was.
But it’s definitely possible.
It is?
I'm not just lying to myself to feel better?
I can actually be asexual, that's normal, I'm not weird?
No, not at all. I’m ace too. All of that stuff isn’t really for me.
.... you're like me?
[they weren't alone?]
Yeah. A lot of people are. Me, Sal, Enjia I have to assume. Lots more people too.
What about aromantic? Is there anyone else who's aromantic?
Lots of people, me included. I’m not entirely romance repulsed, but I’m somewhere on that spectrum.
It's a spectrum? Is asexuality also a spectrum?
Yeah. Some people are a little okay with that kind of stuff, some are disgusted by it. It’s different for everybody.
I-
I don't think I'm exactly disgusted, I just don't want it.
[they would feel incredibly uncomfortable in a romantic relationship, it wouldn't feel right]
So yeah, sounds like you’re on the aroace spectrum.
That's okay, right?
Yeah, it’s okay. Doesn’t make you any more or less of a person, but it’s nice to know those things about yourself.
...how do I know where I am on the aroace spectrum?
Uhhhh. I’m sure you could look it up somewhere, but that’s sort of something that you decide.
Where do I look it up?
Not like I have the Internet or anything.
[She looks at them blankly for a solid five seconds]
We have a computer in the treehouse. I got one to learn how to do computer stuff for Pixel. We have Internet.
Really?
I thought that was just for you to use privately.
No, it’s for anybody. Just don’t move around my files, I have them really perfectly organized right now.
I won't.
Thanks.
[they finish their bracelet]
You want this?
[She nods]
Yeah. I like it. You want mine?
If you want me to have it.
I'm giving mine to you as a thank you for explaining this stuff to me.
[She holds it out to them]
And mine is a thank you for getting me out of that room.
And keeping me sane right now.
[they put it on, and laugh a bit]
I'm keeping you sane right now? Really?
I'm not even sure if I'm sane like half the time.
If I’m sane one half and you’re sane the other that makes one whole sane person. Thats how that math works, right?
Bold of you to assume I was taught math.
One of these days we’re gonna have to work on that. I’ve already gotta teach Storm geometry so I can teach him to build things.
That kid wants to learn everything, doesn't he.
The other day, he begged me to teach him to make bracelets.
Eventually, I had to give in.
[She laughs a bit]
You know I know someone a lot like that. They love learning stuff and ask me how to do things all the time. Just the other day they asked me how to braid hair.
Oh come on.
I'm not like him-
I don't beg.
[they were incredibly embarrassed]
Aw come on. I think it’s cute he wants to learn things from you.
You really think he's that cute?
Don’t you? He wants to know everything you do because he thinks you’re cool.
Is it really me that he thinks is cool?
Seems like he'd think you're the cooler one.
Two things can be true, I am objectively the cooler one.
[She laughs, she’s kidding]
Oh are you?
Are you really?
[they giggle]
Remind me who taught you how to make those bracelets?
[She rolls her eyes]
You.
Remind me who taught you how to bind books?
I-
I basically taught myself.
Plus, I'm better at it then you.
Whatever you need to say to feel better about being less cool.
[She grinned]
Hm.
We should ask James, he's unbiased.
Nah. We can be equally cool. I’m not gonna tell him to pick favorites.
Fine. We can be equally cool.
But I'm still better at binding books, right?
Depends what you mean by “better”, but sure.
//open rp
[Lucy is sitting with her arms around her knees, back against the wall of Vincent’s room, trying to hold back tears. She’s turning the good luck charm she made him over and over in her hand, mumbling to herself]
[the wolf quietly walks over, and sits with her, laying their head on her arm]
[She starts to cry and pets the wolf]
I’m sorry. . .
[they whimper, edging a bit closer, trying to calm her down a bit]
[She keeps petting them]
I miss him. It’s stupid and he’s awful but I miss him. . .
...I kind of do too..
It'll hurt more if you beat yourself up over missing him though.
I know. . .
What if he hates me?
What if he doesn't?
All we did was protect James. It's not your fault Vincent was being a prick.
It’s not but. . .
What if- what if he’s gone forever and what if he leaves forever and he thinks I hate him? What if we never get to see him again? What if he does something awful?
.... he's not good for you, you know that, right?
I'm sorry, but it's the truth.
[She nods but doesn’t say anything, just holding the good luck charm tighter and wrapping her arms tighter around her legs.]
....
[they cry quietly]
[She pets them, crying too]
It’ll be fine. . . everything will be fine.
It’s- it’s not the end of the world and we had to do it and. . .
and. . .
there are more reasons this was a good thing I think. . .
Time will pass..
We can find new friends..
Better people..
It'll all work out.
[She nods and hugs them]
Mhm. . .
We can. And it’ll be nice.
[they turn human and hug back]
It'll be better, I promise.
Yeah. . .
We’re good at getting through things.
Exactly.
We've been through worse, we'll get through this.
[She slumps down, sighing]
We shouldn’t stay in here, should we?
Yeah..
You want to make a bracelet or something?
[She nods and stands up]
Yeah. That sounds fun.
[they smile slightly]
Maybe I can try to braid your hair after.
Oh absolutely not. You will keep your paws far away from my locs. Not a chance.
. . . but we can make lots of bracelets.
Oh come on, give me a chance.
I can do a good job, I swear.
You taught me after all.
Well I probably also should have taught you that you absolutely do not touch a black girl’s hair without them saying you can do so. And even so, we don’t have the same hair type in the slightest.
Got it.
Right then, what type of teeth do you want to use for the bracelets?
Hm. Bear teeth.
I don't actually have those at the moment, we could go hunt a bear though.
I have some. A few skulls in my bone pile.
Wonderful.
You can get those, and I can get some string.
What coloured string and beads do you want?
Hmmm. Green string and brown beads.
[She goes and gets the bear skulls, starting to dislodge the teeth]
Good choice.
[he goes, gets the bead, and goes to Lucy's room.
They wait]
[Eventually she comes back with a box to teeth. She nudges a crate out of the way to sit down. “Her room” was mostly a storage space she occasionally fell asleep in when the main room with Bird Dog’s bed was too loud]
Got the teeth. Had more than I thought.
[they sit down, and get their materials out]
I took all the colours of beads I had, it's more fun that way.
[they quickly get the tooth on some clear string, and put light blue, light pink, and white beads on]
[Lucy makes two holes through the tooth and runs string through them, starting to wind and weave them together. Every inch or so she ties on a bead]
I like your colors.
Thanks.
I wish I made ones with these colours sooner, they look really nice together.
Very you colors. You know, I never made myself a trans bracelet when I was coming out. I think I missed a core trans kid experience with that.
Wait, why'd you mention being trans?
What does that have to do with this?
Those are the colors on the trans flag. Just reminded me I never made one.
[She keeps weaving her bracelet, adding another tooth]
There's a trans flag?
[She nods]
Yeah. Theres a flag for all kind of identities.
Can I see them?
I’ll make as many as I know.
[She starts laying out all the flags in beads and naming them.]
What's aromantic?
It means you don’t really experience romantic attraction, or experience it to a lesser degree than most people. Kinda how I would describe you and Enjia if you asked.
...yeah..
...my parents kept mentioning how not being attracted to anyone isn't possible..
That's how I found out about asexuality..
Kept telling me that's not who I was.
They’re crazy. I really gotta wonder what the ratio of lies to truth they told you was.
But it’s definitely possible.
It is?
I'm not just lying to myself to feel better?
I can actually be asexual, that's normal, I'm not weird?
No, not at all. I’m ace too. All of that stuff isn’t really for me.
.... you're like me?
[they weren't alone?]
Yeah. A lot of people are. Me, Sal, Enjia I have to assume. Lots more people too.
What about aromantic? Is there anyone else who's aromantic?
Lots of people, me included. I’m not entirely romance repulsed, but I’m somewhere on that spectrum.
It's a spectrum? Is asexuality also a spectrum?
Yeah. Some people are a little okay with that kind of stuff, some are disgusted by it. It’s different for everybody.
I-
I don't think I'm exactly disgusted, I just don't want it.
[they would feel incredibly uncomfortable in a romantic relationship, it wouldn't feel right]
So yeah, sounds like you’re on the aroace spectrum.
That's okay, right?
Yeah, it’s okay. Doesn’t make you any more or less of a person, but it’s nice to know those things about yourself.
...how do I know where I am on the aroace spectrum?
Uhhhh. I’m sure you could look it up somewhere, but that’s sort of something that you decide.
Where do I look it up?
Not like I have the Internet or anything.
[She looks at them blankly for a solid five seconds]
We have a computer in the treehouse. I got one to learn how to do computer stuff for Pixel. We have Internet.
Really?
I thought that was just for you to use privately.
No, it’s for anybody. Just don’t move around my files, I have them really perfectly organized right now.
I won't.
Thanks.
[they finish their bracelet]
You want this?
[She nods]
Yeah. I like it. You want mine?
If you want me to have it.
I'm giving mine to you as a thank you for explaining this stuff to me.
[She holds it out to them]
And mine is a thank you for getting me out of that room.
And keeping me sane right now.
[they put it on, and laugh a bit]
I'm keeping you sane right now? Really?
I'm not even sure if I'm sane like half the time.
If I’m sane one half and you’re sane the other that makes one whole sane person. Thats how that math works, right?
Bold of you to assume I was taught math.
One of these days we’re gonna have to work on that. I’ve already gotta teach Storm geometry so I can teach him to build things.
That kid wants to learn everything, doesn't he.
The other day, he begged me to teach him to make bracelets.
Eventually, I had to give in.
[She laughs a bit]
You know I know someone a lot like that. They love learning stuff and ask me how to do things all the time. Just the other day they asked me how to braid hair.
Oh come on.
I'm not like him-
I don't beg.
[they were incredibly embarrassed]
Aw come on. I think it’s cute he wants to learn things from you.
You really think he's that cute?
Don’t you? He wants to know everything you do because he thinks you’re cool.
Is it really me that he thinks is cool?
Seems like he'd think you're the cooler one.
Two things can be true, I am objectively the cooler one.
[She laughs, she’s kidding]
Oh are you?
Are you really?
[they giggle]
Remind me who taught you how to make those bracelets?
[She rolls her eyes]
You.
Remind me who taught you how to bind books?
I-
I basically taught myself.
Plus, I'm better at it then you.
Whatever you need to say to feel better about being less cool.
[She grinned]
Hm.
We should ask James, he's unbiased.
Nah. We can be equally cool. I’m not gonna tell him to pick favorites.
//open rp
[Lucy is sitting with her arms around her knees, back against the wall of Vincent’s room, trying to hold back tears. She’s turning the good luck charm she made him over and over in her hand, mumbling to herself]
[the wolf quietly walks over, and sits with her, laying their head on her arm]
[She starts to cry and pets the wolf]
I’m sorry. . .
[they whimper, edging a bit closer, trying to calm her down a bit]
[She keeps petting them]
I miss him. It’s stupid and he’s awful but I miss him. . .
...I kind of do too..
It'll hurt more if you beat yourself up over missing him though.
I know. . .
What if he hates me?
What if he doesn't?
All we did was protect James. It's not your fault Vincent was being a prick.
It’s not but. . .
What if- what if he’s gone forever and what if he leaves forever and he thinks I hate him? What if we never get to see him again? What if he does something awful?
.... he's not good for you, you know that, right?
I'm sorry, but it's the truth.
[She nods but doesn’t say anything, just holding the good luck charm tighter and wrapping her arms tighter around her legs.]
....
[they cry quietly]
[She pets them, crying too]
It’ll be fine. . . everything will be fine.
It’s- it’s not the end of the world and we had to do it and. . .
and. . .
there are more reasons this was a good thing I think. . .
Time will pass..
We can find new friends..
Better people..
It'll all work out.
[She nods and hugs them]
Mhm. . .
We can. And it’ll be nice.
[they turn human and hug back]
It'll be better, I promise.
Yeah. . .
We’re good at getting through things.
Exactly.
We've been through worse, we'll get through this.
[She slumps down, sighing]
We shouldn’t stay in here, should we?
Yeah..
You want to make a bracelet or something?
[She nods and stands up]
Yeah. That sounds fun.
[they smile slightly]
Maybe I can try to braid your hair after.
Oh absolutely not. You will keep your paws far away from my locs. Not a chance.
. . . but we can make lots of bracelets.
Oh come on, give me a chance.
I can do a good job, I swear.
You taught me after all.
Well I probably also should have taught you that you absolutely do not touch a black girl’s hair without them saying you can do so. And even so, we don’t have the same hair type in the slightest.
Got it.
Right then, what type of teeth do you want to use for the bracelets?
Hm. Bear teeth.
I don't actually have those at the moment, we could go hunt a bear though.
I have some. A few skulls in my bone pile.
Wonderful.
You can get those, and I can get some string.
What coloured string and beads do you want?
Hmmm. Green string and brown beads.
[She goes and gets the bear skulls, starting to dislodge the teeth]
Good choice.
[he goes, gets the bead, and goes to Lucy's room.
They wait]
[Eventually she comes back with a box to teeth. She nudges a crate out of the way to sit down. “Her room” was mostly a storage space she occasionally fell asleep in when the main room with Bird Dog’s bed was too loud]
Got the teeth. Had more than I thought.
[they sit down, and get their materials out]
I took all the colours of beads I had, it's more fun that way.
[they quickly get the tooth on some clear string, and put light blue, light pink, and white beads on]
[Lucy makes two holes through the tooth and runs string through them, starting to wind and weave them together. Every inch or so she ties on a bead]
I like your colors.
Thanks.
I wish I made ones with these colours sooner, they look really nice together.
Very you colors. You know, I never made myself a trans bracelet when I was coming out. I think I missed a core trans kid experience with that.
Wait, why'd you mention being trans?
What does that have to do with this?
Those are the colors on the trans flag. Just reminded me I never made one.
[She keeps weaving her bracelet, adding another tooth]
There's a trans flag?
[She nods]
Yeah. Theres a flag for all kind of identities.
Can I see them?
I’ll make as many as I know.
[She starts laying out all the flags in beads and naming them.]
What's aromantic?
It means you don’t really experience romantic attraction, or experience it to a lesser degree than most people. Kinda how I would describe you and Enjia if you asked.
...yeah..
...my parents kept mentioning how not being attracted to anyone isn't possible..
That's how I found out about asexuality..
Kept telling me that's not who I was.
They’re crazy. I really gotta wonder what the ratio of lies to truth they told you was.
But it’s definitely possible.
It is?
I'm not just lying to myself to feel better?
I can actually be asexual, that's normal, I'm not weird?
No, not at all. I’m ace too. All of that stuff isn’t really for me.
.... you're like me?
[they weren't alone?]
Yeah. A lot of people are. Me, Sal, Enjia I have to assume. Lots more people too.
What about aromantic? Is there anyone else who's aromantic?
Lots of people, me included. I’m not entirely romance repulsed, but I’m somewhere on that spectrum.
It's a spectrum? Is asexuality also a spectrum?
Yeah. Some people are a little okay with that kind of stuff, some are disgusted by it. It’s different for everybody.
I-
I don't think I'm exactly disgusted, I just don't want it.
[they would feel incredibly uncomfortable in a romantic relationship, it wouldn't feel right]
So yeah, sounds like you’re on the aroace spectrum.
That's okay, right?
Yeah, it’s okay. Doesn’t make you any more or less of a person, but it’s nice to know those things about yourself.
...how do I know where I am on the aroace spectrum?
Uhhhh. I’m sure you could look it up somewhere, but that’s sort of something that you decide.
Where do I look it up?
Not like I have the Internet or anything.
[She looks at them blankly for a solid five seconds]
We have a computer in the treehouse. I got one to learn how to do computer stuff for Pixel. We have Internet.
Really?
I thought that was just for you to use privately.
No, it’s for anybody. Just don’t move around my files, I have them really perfectly organized right now.
I won't.
Thanks.
[they finish their bracelet]
You want this?
[She nods]
Yeah. I like it. You want mine?
If you want me to have it.
I'm giving mine to you as a thank you for explaining this stuff to me.
[She holds it out to them]
And mine is a thank you for getting me out of that room.
And keeping me sane right now.
[they put it on, and laugh a bit]
I'm keeping you sane right now? Really?
I'm not even sure if I'm sane like half the time.
If I’m sane one half and you’re sane the other that makes one whole sane person. Thats how that math works, right?
Bold of you to assume I was taught math.
One of these days we’re gonna have to work on that. I’ve already gotta teach Storm geometry so I can teach him to build things.
That kid wants to learn everything, doesn't he.
The other day, he begged me to teach him to make bracelets.
Eventually, I had to give in.
[She laughs a bit]
You know I know someone a lot like that. They love learning stuff and ask me how to do things all the time. Just the other day they asked me how to braid hair.
Oh come on.
I'm not like him-
I don't beg.
[they were incredibly embarrassed]
Aw come on. I think it’s cute he wants to learn things from you.
You really think he's that cute?
Don’t you? He wants to know everything you do because he thinks you’re cool.
Is it really me that he thinks is cool?
Seems like he'd think you're the cooler one.
Two things can be true, I am objectively the cooler one.
[She laughs, she’s kidding]
Oh are you?
Are you really?
[they giggle]
Remind me who taught you how to make those bracelets?
[She rolls her eyes]
You.
Remind me who taught you how to bind books?
I-
I basically taught myself.
Plus, I'm better at it then you.
Whatever you need to say to feel better about being less cool.
[She grinned]
