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035 - Sleeping on the sidewalk

Jul 11, 2011 12:58

I can attest that the new arrivals had not come in the usual way; I'd spent almost the entire day yesterday in the Hall of Beginnings with an eye turned to the cocoons, and saw not a single newcomer until I'd set foot outside. Hence, I will be seeking them out on foot ( Read more... )

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have_tuba July 11 2011, 17:08:15 UTC

It's not always jumping. Sometimes it's hopping, springing, leaping and bouncing!

heretic_hamlet July 12 2011, 00:41:26 UTC

I [pause] see. So it is true... Have you any idea why they're here? Or is it but the Tree's usual capriciousness?

have_tuba July 12 2011, 00:59:24 UTC

Dunno! I asked the people at the booths if they knew and they said no one knows how anyone gets here.

Then they asked how I was talking, which is silly. I just use my mouth, of course!

2+2 = ... heretic_hamlet July 12 2011, 01:06:36 UTC

How you're t
[He too dumbstruck to properly cross that out]

[Finesse fails him]

[No, seriously, how is he supposed to politely ask it?]

[Nevermind, there's no way he's NOT going to make this sound silly]

You're a horse?

have_tuba July 12 2011, 01:18:05 UTC

No, no, no, no, no. I'm not a horse.

I'm a pony!

heretic_hamlet July 12 2011, 01:28:10 UTC

[A little bit of water splashes onto the page here.

It's not a spit take. Reed splashed his face with his own drink.]

[Give him a minute.]

heretic_hamlet July 12 2011, 01:28:47 UTC

[Almost there.]

heretic_hamlet July 12 2011, 01:30:31 UTC

I see.

Pardon my rudeness; I had no idea you were

well, a resident. Usually, when we see horses [Pause] Someone is playing a joke on us.

have_tuba July 12 2011, 02:05:13 UTC

Not a horse, pony.

P-O-N-Y

But ooh! What kind of jokes are they? I love a good joke!

heretic_hamlet July 12 2011, 02:34:37 UTC

Pony. Pardon me. I don't believe I've caught your name?

And more oft than not they're the... irksome, disturbing sort. At times the world itself seems dead-set on embarrassing us. The unicorns did well on that point.

have_tuba July 12 2011, 03:08:52 UTC

I don't really know my name-name. Unless I never had a name, but that doesn't make sense because everyone has a name, right? So I'd really love it if I knew my name, but I don't.

But you can call me Giggles for now. I like the sound of it, don't you?

Oh... Oh that's not nice at all! Jokes are supposed to be about making people laugh, not making them feel bad. Why, point me in the direction of these unicorns! I'll tell them a thing or three about how jokes are supposed to be!

heretic_hamlet July 12 2011, 03:55:29 UTC

They weren't themselves to blame; they were just the tree's attempt at a jape. Besides which, they've long since disappeared.

[How can a pony can write so much?... How can a pony write?]

Giggles, then. I hope you get settled in without much trouble; as you might have noticed, we seldom see occupants with- well, four legs.

have_tuba July 12 2011, 04:48:31 UTC

Disappeared? As in they winked out with their magic--like poof!--or they're just... gone?

[The fine art of pencil-in-mouth syndrome! Her penmanship is sadly less-than-stellar, though.]

Then we're just what you need! It's not a party until you have ponies.

How big ARE the ponies, anyway? heretic_hamlet July 12 2011, 19:48:42 UTC

Gone. At least, from here. Perhaps even the tree knows that a jape can't last forever.

Is there room enough for you in temporary housing, or can you not fit into the beds?

Without Meghan for a scale reference, I'm... not really sure. ._. have_tuba July 12 2011, 21:23:09 UTC

Oh. That's too bad, I wanted to meet them. I wonder what happens when you disappear...

The beds are just fine! Very sproingy. I tested them myself!

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