The gateway to Courtney's world opens out at the edge of the woods. It's a sunny day, and the temperature is very pleasant, but the breeze has a slightly chilly edge, and the leaves are starting to turn
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Oh, my. The octomobile is a pretty rugged little vehicle, but not a very big one, so even minor inclines and bumps give it a workout. Marginatus has to use nearly all of his arms on the controls.
But the nice thing about being an octopus is that there's always a limb to spare. He types with one tentacle-tip.
temp ctrl yes. temp, 02, salinity, monitored. is dirt paving typical for your world? is this a garden? Moon's garden less wooded.
"That's good, then. No, this is just the woods. The trees and plants and things grow wild here. We'll get up to the paving before too long, but all my gateways open out into the woods so no one sees me coming or going."
There may also be squirrels, songbirds, and insects about, if he's interested in such things.
"Yeah, it's actually pretty old in places, too." Courtney is proud of her woods.
"There are some bobcats; those are the largest animal predators around. But there are wood goblins; they're about the size of a young human, and they'll eat animals when they can. Some insects are edible, but in this country people prefer not to eat them."
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But the nice thing about being an octopus is that there's always a limb to spare. He types with one tentacle-tip.
temp ctrl yes. temp, 02, salinity, monitored. is dirt paving typical for your world? is this a garden? Moon's garden less wooded.
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There may also be squirrels, songbirds, and insects about, if he's interested in such things.
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Vrrrrrrm, goes the Little Octomobile That Could.
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"There are some bobcats; those are the largest animal predators around. But there are wood goblins; they're about the size of a young human, and they'll eat animals when they can. Some insects are edible, but in this country people prefer not to eat them."
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