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ColeMinor I just want to help! from Definitely not Chicago Since: Jan, 2016 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
I just want to help!
#27301: Jan 4th 2019 at 7:36:04 PM

Library

"Oh, I understand that. I've had fathers who weren't my father too. Arcade is going to be the last one, I hope. But I never had anyone like a grandmother before, so I'm glad I got to meet you."

Cole looked back at Arcade, wincing as he touched at his own hair, then looked back at Daisy. "Do we really look alike?"

Skooter910 Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
#27302: Jan 4th 2019 at 8:30:44 PM

Library

It was Arcade's turn to be flustered by Cole, the thought of being the ideal father still being a bitter pill for him to swallow. Daisy just seemed utterly enchanted by everything the toddler was saying.

"I'm positive that Arcade won't be leaving you anytime soon," she promised, firmly, "almost loyal to a fault, that one."

"I'm still right here."

"And I'm just as glad to see you," she ignored Arcade completely, "I have always wondered what it would be like to have a grandchild."

Daisy had to visibly restrain herself from bursting into laughter at Cole's question. "Very much, dear. Some of it is the hair, but also your eyes. Not only is the color the same, but I can see the same kindness shining through. I can tell you're a sweetheart, just like Arcade is."

Try as he might, Arcade couldn't keep the embarrassed flush from overtaking his face as he glanced away. He was imagining the call would be painful, but somehow, this was beating his expectations.

I say that aloud too sometimes, just: "man, no life."
ColeMinor I just want to help! from Definitely not Chicago Since: Jan, 2016 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
I just want to help!
#27303: Jan 4th 2019 at 8:47:55 PM

Library

"...I..suppose? I was a spirit of Compassion before I was a human, so I like to help people, but I don't know how or...what that means for me now. I still like to help."

Cole looked back at Arcade. "Does that change it?"

Skooter910 Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
#27304: Jan 4th 2019 at 9:01:12 PM

Library

"...uh huh," Daisy replied, her expression nothing but bewilderment.

Arcade sighed and explained, "like I said, it's complicated. I don't think I can really explain what he was in just this one day. What matters is, someone did a challenge to have him turned into a child, and someone else asked for a challenge to get me out of the Wasteland. They converged and now we're both leaving our honestly horrible worlds for a different one. This might be a bit unexpected, but we're going to make the most of it."

To his surprise, Daisy seemed to pick up on something entirely different to what he was expecting. "Wait, wait, are you saying both of you have to do this because other people asked? Did they even make sure this is what you wanted?"

"Well, I didn't ask Eve to request the challenge, but she was expecting to do something herself to help me, so I'm not upset with her or anything. And I still had the option of refusing the challenge if I wanted to."

She scrutinized him for a few seconds before glancing back at Cole. "And what about you, dear, is this what you actually want? You're not letting someone else bully you into this, are you?"

I say that aloud too sometimes, just: "man, no life."
FirockFinion THE SLORG! from The Red Desert Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
THE SLORG!
#27305: Jan 5th 2019 at 2:35:04 AM

Library

Miss Tairee #4 glanced at Makoto again, then at the photo, one eyebrow going up a little in curiosity. "Something you wore once? Or perhaps, another you" Miss Tairee #4 said as she tapped away on the holographic screen. "Just a minute, and... There we are" the fourth librarian added as there was a blur on a table nearby with the outfit folded up in a bundle appearing.

The crowd among the library was getting a bit more significant now, though it was still not yet uncomfortably crowded. That plenty of people were simply grabbing their respective means of contacting home and then immediately leaving was alleviating what would otherwise be a fairly cramping crowd. Still, there was enough that it would be hard to notice every single person as they came in, or even everyone familiar. There were glimpses through some of the crowd of the Hogwarts robe of the young wizard Thomas, and Nails and Phillip of the militia didn't seem to be far from him.

You are reading this.
secretlyasuperhero someone from somewhere Since: Mar, 2016 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
someone
#27306: Jan 5th 2019 at 4:27:06 AM

Eve | House | ((Going To Let You Decide What Effect This Has, Deis))

"You can't?" Eve asked, tilting her head. "So your nanites don't automatically disintegrate?" How did he prevent them from overpopulating, becoming like cancer? Maybe he didn't? For all that she had read, none of it spoke about integration into a human body, unlike the research notes around her creation. She leaned forward. "This... might feel a bit weird," she continued, and put a single hand on the Smack Hand. She focused for a moment, and sent some of her nanomachines into the structure, trying to work out what she could from that.

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FergardStratoavis A Fluff Ringer from Bellveins (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: A gay little love melody
A Fluff Ringer
#27307: Jan 5th 2019 at 7:46:33 AM

Two, Library

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to tease you about you and Eve." Two smiled sheepishly, offering a gentle pad on the head. "I can't help it. Sometimes you just meet that special someone who's destined to be with you for the rest of your life. I guess I'm just lucky in that matter." And now that she didn't have to worry about a parasitic flower alien cannibalizing her conscious, all would be well.

Brother Marcus didn't seem keen on contacting his fellow brothers, even though he stated it should be done. "Is it... possible that they would take you for a heretic?" Two asked, tone concerned. "You calling them from an unknown location, surrounded by strange people..." She wasn't even upset about the faint smugness in the marine's voice. It was true that he was one of the voices of reason during the fight with doppelgangers. "But maybe there's some way to prove you're fine...?"

ColeMinor I just want to help! from Definitely not Chicago Since: Jan, 2016 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
I just want to help!
#27308: Jan 5th 2019 at 10:50:24 AM

Library

Cole tilted his head at Daisy's question, maybe the slightest bit of a frown coming to his face as though he were having to sort something out for himself. After that hesitation, he did come up with something.

"I...I didn't...choose this, really, for myself. And...if I could go back with what I know now about it, I don't think I would have let it happen. But...that isn't because of bad reasons. And...I don't know if not letting it happen would be the right answer, either. Right now, it's all very...very big, and very scary, and so much more to get used to than I ever could have imagined. There's a lot I don't like about being this way."

The frown faded though, and he didn't quite smile, but his expression was relatively content nonetheless. "But...I can feel where the rough edges are. I can understand what makes me upset, I can put it into words, and I can talk about it, and people understand. And that...that feels better, even as much as it hurts, because...it's better to understand than not to, even if what you didn't understand was familiar. And this is still all very new, and new can hurt, because it means forgetting about what's old. I think...that when it isn't new anymore...when it's familiar and old...it might be good. ...does...does that make sense?'

Skooter910 Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
#27309: Jan 5th 2019 at 12:13:23 PM

Library

If Daisy were in the same room as Cole, Arcade had no doubt she would scoop him up in the biggest hug and pinch his cheeks and all of the other grandma things she could think of. She definitely looked like she was tempted to just hug the screen because she couldn't handle not holding the poor kid.

Arcade was just feeling a lot of pity. While he had absolutely nothing to lose giving up the Wasteland, at least Cole had friends back home. And his change was a lot bigger than Arcade's.

"It makes sense, dear," Daisy replied, softly, "it sounds a lot like how I felt when we had to leave the Enclave and ground myself. Although, I hope before this you weren't part of anything as terrible as we were. I wanted what I had before so badly, even though I knew it would've hurt more in the long run."

Arcade shifted uncomfortably, but didn't comment on that. Instead, he glanced down at Cole and added, "it'll be easier to deal with these feelings now that you've got them out in the open. And I... might not be ideal, but I'd like to at least try to help you get through them."

I say that aloud too sometimes, just: "man, no life."
ColeMinor I just want to help! from Definitely not Chicago Since: Jan, 2016 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
I just want to help!
#27310: Jan 5th 2019 at 12:36:20 PM

Library

"I...there are some bad things from my world, too..." Cole said, looking to the side, not really able to hide the fact that he wasn't telling the entire truth, but it was clear enough he didn't want to talk about it all. "...but it's better here. Arcade is better than a lot of the people back home. He has problems, and I think some things could have been done better for him as a child...but he's a good man, and I don't think he would have cared about all of you so much if you were bad to him. So...thank you for being something good for him, even if it wasn't always good."

He looked back up at the screen again, considering for a bit, fidgeting his fingers, voice taking on something of a tone of wonder. "...I'm still not sure about how much he eats though. He likes food very, very much. More than anyone I think I've ever seen."

AllHailThrall For the Horde! from Somewhere (It’s Ben 10) Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
For the Horde!
#27311: Jan 5th 2019 at 12:57:41 PM

The library

Ben frowned at the space marine warily.

"You know that if you hurt anyone it becomes my job to stop you," Ben told Brother Marcus. "I have my job to do too." He was distracted from his tense confrontation with Marcus by Makoto telling him that Eve was fine. He let out a sigh of relief.

"That's good," he said. He winced at Two patting him on the head. The way she was talking about falling in love with someone made his own cheeks flush.

"Yeah, lucky..." Ben muttered, trying to hide his blush. "You guys know when Eve is gonna get here already?"

I can still hail the Horde even though the company has shamed us. Strength and Honor even if Blizzard has neither.
Skooter910 Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
#27312: Jan 5th 2019 at 1:04:58 PM

Library

Luckily for Cole, Daisy had tact and knew better than to poke at what was obviously painful. She didn't even seem offended by the slight harsh truth about how Arcade was raised.

"We definitely could have done better for him," she agreed, "especially in those first few years out of Navarro. We were all too caught up in our own thoughts that we barely even considered how he felt." Just as Arcade was opening his mouth, she cut him off, "and don't try to argue with me. You know as well as I do that our minds were entirely on the Enclave for too much of your life."

Arcade couldn't really argue with that, and shut his mouth again. He spoke up when Cole mentioned food again. Groaning, he muttered, "you make it sound like I spend all day eating and nothing else. The food here is just... actual food. Nothing from the Wasteland is made to taste good like it is here. I just... like it."

Daisy raised an eyebrow before chuckling. "That was never something I expected to hear about Arcade, I have to admit. I guess I should be glad to hear you're enjoying yourself. Even if it might be a little too well."

I say that aloud too sometimes, just: "man, no life."
ScorpioRat from Houston, Texas Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Forming Voltron
#27313: Jan 5th 2019 at 1:05:14 PM

Library Lobby

"I don't remember ever owning those clothes, so maybe it's an alternate timeline..." Makoto said. She still didn't really get that concept well but anything was possible now. The clothes and shoes appeared on a nearby table, and she barely tried to keep her excitement hidden. Being happy about something simple like clothes was weird to her, but then again this entire week was full of firsts.

"Thank you!" she said, giving Miss Tairee a short bow of respect before responding to Ben. β€œI'm not sure when they'll get here. They may...be busy with something important.” Were they working out Rex's memory issues? She didn't want to pry, but she had her suspicions. β€œBut they'll be here eventually.”

Makoto went over the the nearby table to inspect the outfit. Doug hopped onto the table and picked up the choker necklace, shaking it a few times. The little lock attached to it jingled, and he squeaked in response, showing it to Makoto. "Oh, did you want to keep that for now?" she asked him, packing the rest of the clothes away in her bag. "Don't chew it though, it's metal."

TheStarscream759 from Maidenhead Since: Dec, 2017 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
#27314: Jan 5th 2019 at 2:30:29 PM

The Library
And with that, Miss Tairee made a handheld mirror appear in Herc's hands and seeing as it was a break day the same conditions applied the last time this happened. "Thank you." Herc said thanking the clone of Miss Tairee before heading back over to where Ben was.

"I know Meg knows I'm alright. Phil probably won't believe me even I tell him that this is true. So the only other alternative is to call my dad so I'll talk to him when I can." Herc informed Ben about who he was going to contact as soon as he approached him.

Pandemonius_Panda Since: Oct, 2018
#27315: Jan 5th 2019 at 4:02:24 PM

Genji | The Library

"Can I have a communicator? An Overwatch issue one to be exact?" Genji asked one of the Miss Tairees. He'll need that type to contact Winston and ask why did he activate the Recall protocol.

He's certain the murder of Tekhartha Mondatta is related to it in some way.

Edited by Pandemonius_Panda on Jan 5th 2019 at 9:02:47 AM

FirockFinion THE SLORG! from The Red Desert Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
THE SLORG!
#27316: Jan 5th 2019 at 5:22:37 PM

Library

"That is a possibility I will already have to face, for vanishing on the battlefield" Brother Marcus said to Two. "That possibility would turn into a certainty however, if I were ordered to take action, and if I refused" the space marine added, turning his attention at Ben next.

"Any more conflict between us would be a waste of our time and efforts. I could not refuse to follow orders. Something I am certain you do not understand; perhaps someday, but not today" Brother Marcus told the boy. "That is why it may be wiser to avoid the possibility entirely, and simply not make any contact at this point" the space marine elaborated.

"Hey! Don't just treat Ben like he's an idiot! He's not just a dumb kid!" Louie said in an angered tone to the space marine. Brother Marcus just stared at Louie in silence, while Miss Tairee #6 stifled some laughter.

Meanwhile, Miss Tairee #5 turned her attention to Genji. "A communicator to just use, or for your call home, or both?" Miss Tairee #5 asked Genji for clarification.

You are reading this.
Pandemonius_Panda Since: Oct, 2018
#27317: Jan 5th 2019 at 5:52:01 PM

Genji | The Library

"Both options please, if that would be alright." Genji responded. Having a way to communicate with the rest of the people here would be very useful.

ColeMinor I just want to help! from Definitely not Chicago Since: Jan, 2016 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
I just want to help!
#27318: Jan 5th 2019 at 6:54:10 PM

Library

"I'm going to take good care of him and make sure that he's okay," Cole said, nodding solemnly. "I know I'm not allowed to stab people who threaten him now but I'll still make sure that he's always as okay as he can be."

Skooter910 Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
#27319: Jan 5th 2019 at 7:07:30 PM

Library

"Cole," Arcade muttered softly, not facepalming only because he was still holding the tablet. Great way to reassure Daisy that everything was going to be alright.

Daisy, for her part, blinked in surprise, eyes widening. "That's... very specific," she said.

"Like I said earlier, complicated," Arcade interjected, "and his world is a lot like ours, but they don't have guns. He was kind of in an army, but never got to have an actual childhood. And now that he is a child, he's agreed to not do that anymore. Right?"

I say that aloud too sometimes, just: "man, no life."
ColeMinor I just want to help! from Definitely not Chicago Since: Jan, 2016 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
I just want to help!
#27320: Jan 5th 2019 at 7:17:18 PM

Library

"It's okay to fight people if they're going to hurt someone but other than that no stabbing. That's the rules." Cole nodded a little, looking as though he had it completely together. "...but some people really do need to be stabbed."

stargirl93 Snowy from Zemuria Since: Jul, 2010 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
Snowy
#27321: Jan 5th 2019 at 7:19:02 PM

Rean || Library

Louie's comment about calling his parents reminded Rean about his own, and he wondered how they were doing. They were surely wondering where he was with everything that was happening back home. He looked down at the tablet in his hands. Maybe he should have asked to call them instead...

Then Ben got a bag with cats all over it, and presumably, the book he asked for.

β€œ...Mind if I have a copy of that same book?” Rean asked Tairee no. 6. He wasn't sure when he'd even have time to read it since he barely had time to read the one that'd been sitting in his bag for the last few days, but maybe now would be a good time for reading both.

Marcus explained why he didn't want to call his superiors- they were likely going to make him apply his world's standards to the city. Or, as Two put it, call him a heretic.

"Well, thanks for watching out for us...I guess." While the guy could stand to sound less smug, it did sound like he was at least trying to help out.

"Don't you have some way to contact her? You've got a radio or something like that, right?" Rean asked, turning to Ben.

Skooter910 Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
#27322: Jan 5th 2019 at 7:31:05 PM

Library

There was a very pregnant pause after Cole's response, as Arcade looked like he regretted waking up that morning and Daisy was torn between waiting for a punchline and absolute horror.

"Well, it sounds like you've had to live a rather difficult life," she finally said, "while I can't say I disagree with you, it's a good idea to hold off on stabbing people. Unless it's definitely in self-defense, that usually causes more pain in the long run."

Of course, they'd know. It was easy to decide who deserved to die, it was hard to be right. It was even harder to keep from causing more suffering while doing it.

I say that aloud too sometimes, just: "man, no life."
ColeMinor I just want to help! from Definitely not Chicago Since: Jan, 2016 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
I just want to help!
#27323: Jan 5th 2019 at 8:01:46 PM

Library

Cole looked between them again, then back to Daisy. "Do you speak other languages? Arcade speaks other languages. Did you teach him? They're not hard to learn, are they?"

If he was aware of what a dramatic shift in topic that was, he certainly didn't show any sign of it.

Skooter910 Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
#27324: Jan 5th 2019 at 8:39:38 PM

Library

Arcade and Daisy were both pretty thrown by the sudden shift. Since Daisy was a little more used to the mind of children not always making sense, she managed to shake if off a little faster.

"I don't, actually," she replied, "unless you count pilot lingo. Arcade learned Latin from the Followers. He had more time to learn things that didn't relate to fighting." There was a proud look in her eye as she glanced back over at the doctor in question.

For his part, Arcade was still stuck on what was even going on with Cole. "Uh, why are you suddenly asking about this?" he didn't try to hide his suspicion.

I say that aloud too sometimes, just: "man, no life."
AllHailThrall For the Horde! from Somewhere (It’s Ben 10) Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
For the Horde!
#27325: Jan 5th 2019 at 8:40:37 PM

The library

Ben sighed, nodding at Makoto.

"Fine," Ben murmured. "If you say so. I hope she gets here soon. I've been worried about her. I missed her."

He turned his attention back to Brother Marcus, who insisted that he had to obey orders. Then implied he was an idiot, after which Louie defended him.

"Yeah, what Louie said!" he responded, though not as forcefully as the Pokemon trainer did. Rean asked for a copy of the same book, and Ben blinked, realizing what Rean was talking about.

He reached into the bag that Miss Tairee had given him and dug out the book she had mentioned. "Pokedex, huh?" Ben read. "Whoa, this book is a lot bigger than I thought it'd be." He started idly flipping through it. "Cool. Lame. Cool. Freaky. Lame. Cool. Lame. Oh hey, it's Ace. Cool. Super lame," he murmured as he flipped through the book looking mainly at the pictures in the book rather than reading what they said.

When he reached a page with a large rotund-looking humanoid Pokemon on it, he blinked and his eyes widened.

"WHOA, hold up, is this a sumo wrestler Pokemon? Why can't I have this one?!" he shouted, simultaneously excited and disappointed.

His excitement was distracted by Genji, who was nearby, asking for a communicator. He turned towards the cyborg ninja.

"Hey Genji! Uh... sorry for yelling at you back there. A lot of stuff was going on," said Ben.

Edited by AllHailThrall on Jan 6th 2019 at 10:48:40 AM

I can still hail the Horde even though the company has shamed us. Strength and Honor even if Blizzard has neither.

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