"Alright, I f-f-feel... accustomed-used to this new shell."
"Thats good. Now, Shall we set off?"
OOC: New pinned post! Since Terin is here now and Xi has realised his past, i thought i should make a new pinned and some new tags.
As for their current state, they have not picked a place to stay as of yet. They remain as travellers/adventurers foe the most part, because of Terin's thirst for knowledge and Xi's urge for combat.
Also, Xi has since ditched their clunky ball and chain for a cleaner Nail.
Terin "speaks like this".
Xi "speaks-talks like t-t-this." (Because cogwork voicebox)
Just restating the rules here:
● no outright nsfw. You can attempt to flirt with or send muldly suggestive asks to either one of the two here, but they're taken. (With each other)
● No extreme gore or violence. You can attempt to harm them for slapstick or comedy (they will be restored to usual condition afterwards) but no serious attempts to harm.
● No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or ableism. This should be common sense
Now the new tags!
[Cogwork Moth]: Xi speaks
[Researcher Moth]: Terin speaks
[love persists]: Posts where Terin and Xi express their love
[Adventuring]: self-explanatory, getting to new places
"Well, yes. I am fully a moth, while... well, my partner Xi's situation is a bit complicated."
"L-l-long story short, I used to be a moth, got turned-transformed into a silkfly, constructed-made my own body out of m-m-metal, but then got this more moth-like metal b-b-body."
*Terin arrives back home to the Deep Docks, looking panicked and hurried, carrying bundles of paper. He was fighting off the last of the Whiteward bugs that chased him out of the Citadel. He called out as soon as he reached near enough to the house*
*Zar is just stepping out of the house and notices Terin, and jumped at his panicked shouting. He flew quickly towards him, also joining in fighting off the whiteward bugs.*
"ZZTERIN, WHAT ZTHE HELL DID YOU DO???"
"NO TIME TO EXPLAIN, GET BACK TO THE HOUSE!!"
*The last Whiteward bug was knocked out, and Terin and Zar got in the house and quickly locked the door in case any of them survived.
Terin quickly threw the papers he was carrying down on the table. It was classified Citadel documents on silkfly operations. He skimmed down the list of names under he got to the Xs...*
"Xi... what did they do to you..."
*Gail, Singe and Stell had just got home, and saw Terin going insane over some papers.*
"Gail, Who's that? ...is. is he ok?"
Just as Terin sits down to try and get the whole story straight, the door opens.
*Axis has been walking for a long, long time, trying to get to Pharloom, asking locals if they've seen a purple-ish blue moth. He was pointed jn the direction of the deep docks, and into a specific crack in the wall that lead to a wide open area. In that area, there was a house. Axis entered...*
"T-T-Terin?"
(Ooc: interaction will continue through this whole post since I run both blogs. Under cut bc long.)
*Terin pauses in shock, beginning to reach for his spear. He had been looking over this information for so long he wasnt in his right mind. He was so close to finding out about his partner again. Even if that meant just confirming their death.*
"...who are you."
"T-T-Terin, its me. Well, its a l-l-long stor-"
"I SAID WHO ARE YOU? HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NAME?!"
*Terin became more defensive, his spear crackling with his emotions.*
"X... X-X... Xi."
*Silence covered the room as Terin froze. Why would he believe that?*
"...I dont believe you. Xi has been missing for years, and you look nothing like him."
*Axis paused to think and get his story straight...*
"D-d-down in the Whiteward, you looked at silkfly records, correct-right?"
"Yes?"
"The s-s-silkfly inside this c-c-cogwork shell is Xi. Me."
*the rest of the room stared in silence*
"...o-oh... is there any way to undo it?"
"N-n-not that i have found-discovered, unfortunately..."
"I... i need a moment."
*Terin stared down at the floor. Would he ever see his... partner? Friend? Lover? Terin didnt know what to call him. Would he ever see him back to the same form as before? He spent a while, several minutes, thinking about this. Until-*
"B-b-but this cogwork shell can be modified. You could... help-assist me with making s-s-something similar t-t-to my old self, if you wish-desire?"
"...I can help!"
*Terin and Axis were a bit surprised to see this random vessel in their house.*
"...and w-w-what is your name, little one?"
*Singe was excited to introduce themselves to a new group of people, especially after having to serve stoically as a guard for the docks for so long.*
"My name is Singe, guardian of the Deep Docks!"
"We found them out in the docks, they're Stell's sibling."
"Ah. nice to meet you, Singe. So do you wanna help us with Axis' body?"
"Yes! Yesyesyes!!" *Singe dramatically pulled out their hammer and swung it around to emphasise their excitement to get working on this new metalworking project. Stell sighed at their sibling and had to stop them from knocking things off the counters. To keep them in check, Stell offered to join in too.*
"I'll do some paint work on it, maybe. And maybe if it needs any nuts and bolts or screws I could help there."
*with everyone's roles in it finalised, along with Gail and Zar helping out where they can, they all got to work...*
*everyone in the room exhales calmly. They'd been collectively forgetting to because they all got caught up in the project.*
"...It looks nice. Do you like it?"
*Xi observed it from the outside as a silkfly.*
"Y... y-y-yes. It looks-appears... like my o-o-old self."
*Finally, Xi entered inside to try it out. It felt right.*
"Alright..."
*Terin whispered something to Xi, before he turned to the rest of the group.*
"I... Just wanted to tell all of you something important. Me and Xi are going to leave together for a while. I hope we'll get back to visit soon, however."
"G-g-goodbye. It was nice-pleasant meeting you all today."
[Terin is now available for asks/interactions on @cogwork-conundrum!]
Axis, as his memory comes back, seems to think back fondly on Terin.
"He was... one of the Sc-sc-scholars. He worked with different m-m-materials-substances, studied them. He was shorter-smaller, and had a p-p-puffier cloak."
"Yes, it was as the infection started, I left with him. We went to go explore Pharloom, a land not too dissimilar-different to this one. We entered a place known as The Citadel, and I got captured."
Axis shuddered as he spoke the next words.
"Terin escaped after I got captured-taken. They punished me by t-t-turning me into what they call 'a silkfly'. I flew around with no real purpose, until I p-p-pulled together this metal shell."
Axis gestures vaguely at his own cogwork shell.
"Terin was great, He was smart-intelligent, worked with spells and d-d-dream magic. He even casted a spell on his own w-w-weapon to imbue it with electricity."
"I may not u-u-understand fully, as I do not know whether the person i lost is alive or not, but it must be hard-difficult for you to really lose someone that c-c-close."
Axis thinks back a bit...
"If it is not to h-h-hard to ask, do you remember how recently it happened? I think I may have seen-met them just recently."
Axis, as his memory comes back, seems to think back fondly on Terin.
"He was... one of the Sc-sc-scholars. He worked with different m-m-materials-substances, studied them. He was shorter-smaller, and had a p-p-puffier cloak."
"Yes, it was as the infection started, I left with him. We went to go explore Pharloom, a land not too dissimilar-different to this one. We entered a place known as The Citadel, and I got captured."
Axis shuddered as he spoke the next words.
"Terin escaped after I got captured-taken. They punished me by t-t-turning me into what they call 'a silkfly'. I flew around with no real purpose, until I p-p-pulled together this metal shell."
Axis gestures vaguely at his own cogwork shell.
"Terin was great, He was smart-intelligent, worked with spells and d-d-dream magic. He even casted a spell on his own w-w-weapon to imbue it with electricity."
"I may not u-u-understand fully, as I do not know whether the person i lost is alive or not, but it must be hard-difficult for you to really lose someone that c-c-close."
Axis thinks back a bit...
"If it is not to h-h-hard to ask, do you remember how recently it happened? I think I may have seen-met them just recently."
Axis, as his memory comes back, seems to think back fondly on Terin.
"He was... one of the Sc-sc-scholars. He worked with different m-m-materials-substances, studied them. He was shorter-smaller, and had a p-p-puffier cloak."
"Yes, it was as the infection started, I left with him. We went to go explore Pharloom, a land not too dissimilar-different to this one. We entered a place known as The Citadel, and I got captured."
Axis shuddered as he spoke the next words.
"Terin escaped after I got captured-taken. They punished me by t-t-turning me into what they call 'a silkfly'. I flew around with no real purpose, until I p-p-pulled together this metal shell."
Axis gestures vaguely at his own cogwork shell.
"Terin was great, He was smart-intelligent, worked with spells and d-d-dream magic. He even casted a spell on his own w-w-weapon to imbue it with electricity."
"I may not u-u-understand fully, as I do not know whether the person i lost is alive or not, but it must be hard-difficult for you to really lose someone that c-c-close."
Axis thinks back a bit...
"If it is not to h-h-hard to ask, do you remember how recently it happened? I think I may have seen-met them just recently."
Axis, as his memory comes back, seems to think back fondly on Terin.
"He was... one of the Sc-sc-scholars. He worked with different m-m-materials-substances, studied them. He was shorter-smaller, and had a p-p-puffier cloak."
"Yes, it was as the infection started, I left with him. We went to go explore Pharloom, a land not too dissimilar-different to this one. We entered a place known as The Citadel, and I got captured."
Axis shuddered as he spoke the next words.
"Terin escaped after I got captured-taken. They punished me by t-t-turning me into what they call 'a silkfly'. I flew around with no real purpose, until I p-p-pulled together this metal shell."
Axis gestures vaguely at his own cogwork shell.
"Terin was great, He was smart-intelligent, worked with spells and d-d-dream magic. He even casted a spell on his own w-w-weapon to imbue it with electricity."
"I may not u-u-understand fully, as I do not know whether the person i lost is alive or not, but it must be hard-difficult for you to really lose someone that c-c-close."
Axis thinks back a bit...
"If it is not to h-h-hard to ask, do you remember how recently it happened? I think I may have seen-met them just recently."
Axis, as his memory comes back, seems to think back fondly on Terin.
"He was... one of the Sc-sc-scholars. He worked with different m-m-materials-substances, studied them. He was shorter-smaller, and had a p-p-puffier cloak."
"Yes, it was as the infection started, I left with him. We went to go explore Pharloom, a land not too dissimilar-different to this one. We entered a place known as The Citadel, and I got captured."
Axis shuddered as he spoke the next words.
"Terin escaped after I got captured-taken. They punished me by t-t-turning me into what they call 'a silkfly'. I flew around with no real purpose, until I p-p-pulled together this metal shell."
Axis gestures vaguely at his own cogwork shell.
"Terin was great, He was smart-intelligent, worked with spells and d-d-dream magic. He even casted a spell on his own w-w-weapon to imbue it with electricity."
"I may not u-u-understand fully, as I do not know whether the person i lost is alive or not, but it must be hard-difficult for you to really lose someone that c-c-close."
Axis thinks back a bit...
"If it is not to h-h-hard to ask, do you remember how recently it happened? I think I may have seen-met them just recently."
Axis, as his memory comes back, seems to think back fondly on Terin.
"He was... one of the Sc-sc-scholars. He worked with different m-m-materials-substances, studied them. He was shorter-smaller, and had a p-p-puffier cloak."
"Yes, it was as the infection started, I left with him. We went to go explore Pharloom, a land not too dissimilar-different to this one. We entered a place known as The Citadel, and I got captured."
Axis shuddered as he spoke the next words.
"Terin escaped after I got captured-taken. They punished me by t-t-turning me into what they call 'a silkfly'. I flew around with no real purpose, until I p-p-pulled together this metal shell."
Axis gestures vaguely at his own cogwork shell.
"Terin was great, He was smart-intelligent, worked with spells and d-d-dream magic. He even casted a spell on his own w-w-weapon to imbue it with electricity."
"I may not u-u-understand fully, as I do not know whether the person i lost is alive or not, but it must be hard-difficult for you to really lose someone that c-c-close."
Axis thinks back a bit...
"If it is not to h-h-hard to ask, do you remember how recently it happened? I think I may have seen-met them just recently."
Axis, as his memory comes back, seems to think back fondly on Terin.
"He was... one of the Sc-sc-scholars. He worked with different m-m-materials-substances, studied them. He was shorter-smaller, and had a p-p-puffier cloak."
"Yes, it was as the infection started, I left with him. We went to go explore Pharloom, a land not too dissimilar-different to this one. We entered a place known as The Citadel, and I got captured."
Axis shuddered as he spoke the next words.
"Terin escaped after I got captured-taken. They punished me by t-t-turning me into what they call 'a silkfly'. I flew around with no real purpose, until I p-p-pulled together this metal shell."
Axis gestures vaguely at his own cogwork shell.
"Terin was great, He was smart-intelligent, worked with spells and d-d-dream magic. He even casted a spell on his own w-w-weapon to imbue it with electricity."
Axis, as his memory comes back, seems to think back fondly on Terin.
"He was... one of the Sc-sc-scholars. He worked with different m-m-materials-substances, studied them. He was shorter-smaller, and had a p-p-puffier cloak."
"Yes, it was as the infection started, I left with him. We went to go explore Pharloom, a land not too dissimilar-different to this one. We entered a place known as The Citadel, and I got captured."
Axis shuddered as he spoke the next words.
"Terin escaped after I got captured-taken. They punished me by t-t-turning me into what they call 'a silkfly'. I flew around with no real purpose, until I p-p-pulled together this metal shell."
Axis gestures vaguely at his own cogwork shell.
"Terin was great, He was smart-intelligent, worked with spells and d-d-dream magic. He even casted a spell on his own w-w-weapon to imbue it with electricity."
Axis, as his memory comes back, seems to think back fondly on Terin.
"He was... one of the Sc-sc-scholars. He worked with different m-m-materials-substances, studied them. He was shorter-smaller, and had a p-p-puffier cloak."
"Yes, it was as the infection started, I left with him. We went to go explore Pharloom, a land not too dissimilar-different to this one. We entered a place known as The Citadel, and I got captured."
Axis shuddered as he spoke the next words.
"Terin escaped after I got captured-taken. They punished me by t-t-turning me into what they call 'a silkfly'. I flew around with no real purpose, until I p-p-pulled together this metal shell."
Axis gestures vaguely at his own cogwork shell.
"Terin was great, He was smart-intelligent, worked with spells and d-d-dream magic. He even casted a spell on his own w-w-weapon to imbue it with electricity."
Axis, as his memory comes back, seems to think back fondly on Terin.
"He was... one of the Sc-sc-scholars. He worked with different m-m-materials-substances, studied them. He was shorter-smaller, and had a p-p-puffier cloak."
