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[magnetjunkie]

Where: The Cathedral
When: Same day as Eight's arrival
Who: One, Three, Four, Five, Six, and Eight
What: Greeting Eight!
Warnings: None

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[artisticprophet]

... Eight?

... Was that Eight?

Six had been watching, of course. In one of his more... quiet moments, the doll had glanced out the curtained off door, and what did he see, but a very familiar hulking shape... Eight!

... So his relationship with the bigger stitchpunk wasn't always the best, that didn't mean anything here, did it?

"E-eight!" Unsteadily, he'd wandered out of his corner, smiling with a mixture of relief and apprehension.

[magnetjunkie]

"Six!" Eight smiled, happy to see him in the crazy corner place he usually was. Eight liked this familiarity.

"Are you... alright? One said that a machine got you." You don't look like a machine got you. What's going on here?

[artisticprophet]

Six winced at the memory, looking at his feet almost immediately. "I am... it is... okay. Okay. There is... you do not go. The well. Come back."

Well, that explained everything. Eight? Smiling? ... He was okay with this, moving a little closer to the massive stitchpunk.

"It is better. Now. Better. You are here! I am... h-happy to see you! Again."

[magnetjunkie]

Eight was tempted to smack Six in an effort to make him speak clearer. This hadn't worked before and it's highly unlikely that it would work now. But Eight still held out on it randomly working someday.

"You...uh...what?" Came back? Is this more crazy speak? Eight grinned and waited for Six to inch a little closer before... Snapping him up in his arms and giving the other stitchpunk a crushing hug.

Hey he missed you too!

[topknotjerk]

One followed his right-hand stitchpunk into the cathedral closely behind.

Nearly all of the stitchpunks followed him here...save three. Hopefully with Eight around their luck might change. He'd be lying to himself if he said his leadership skills weren't exactly on par.

With Eight, that'll change. He steps into the cathedral, grumbling, "Where are they...? Six! Five! Four! Three!"

[magnetjunkie]

Eight followed One into the Cathedral and glanced around. It looked pretty good for a place that was set on fire. He looked down at One and noted again how tired he seemed. If the others were giving him trouble, Eight would be having a word for them for sure.

"Where do Three and Four stay?" He asked. After all, he knew where the others slept, but Three and Four? He had no idea.

[topknotjerk]

Oh, right, Three and Four. They need to be dealt with accordingly. Bad little stitchpunks, bad.

He walks by the door of the twins room, pointing with his cane of authority.

"There. I've made sure they've stayed in their rooms."

[magnetjunkie]

Eight will make absolutely sure that they stay in that room for as long as One wants them too.

"Do any...uh...Does anyone ever come here?" Besides them of course.

[needafullbarrel]

Oh gosh, it was 8.

As much as 5 had gone back to his "We have rules." and "A group needs a leader." mentality, especially after dying, 1's bodyguard was still... Terrifying.

So 5 was trying to do his best not to be seen.

[magnetjunkie]

Yeahhhhh good luck with that.

Eight spots Five immediately and scowls at him. He is really glad to see Five, but there was no ignoring what One told him about Five and Six causing him trouble. He marches over to him and stands infront of the other stitchpunk, as if to prevent escape.

"One says that you were causing trouble for him."

[needafullbarrel]

5 looked down, guilty -- Over what 6 had had to do more than over causing 1 trouble, but he felt bad for that, too.

"Well... I-I thought I was going to find 9..." he mumbled.

[magnetjunkie]

Eight noted the guilty look. Okay, what have you done?

"And did you?" He wanted to hear the whole story.

[3_allthethings]

Oh. Oh. It's Eight.

Three is both happy to see him, given he's alive and well, and not so happy to see him. So have the little twin peering out at the larger stitchpunk from his and Four's room, partly hidden behind the door.

[4_thecuriousone]

Four wiggled up behind Three and peered over his shoulder. He blinked in surprise.

That's Eight!

He said excitedly, poking Three in the back.

[magnetjunkie]

Eight spotted both of them and stopped. To be honest, he's not completely sure how to deal with the twins, he hadn't had as much practice as he had with the others.

He walked over to the door and pulled it open, giving the twins a look. "What have you two been up to?"

[3_allthethings]

Yes! He's okay!

And... he's also very tall. And big. Three can't help but take a step back when Eight comes closer, bumping into his brother as the door's pulled further open.