The Six Crucibles

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((A clack rings through the room as Ycthuthrheth puts down the whiteboard marker. The soft consistent hum of fluorescent lights is drowned out by the muffled cacophony of bustling life outside the walls. Gently swaying mushrooms dance in the window's view. Rays of sunlight offer warmth inside the harshly air conditioned room, while the air conditioned room offers reprieve from the swamp's oppressive heat.)) Ycthuthrheth claps its hands together. "Now that the lecture is over with, it i...

Ycthuthrheth's language lessons 1

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Day 1: Citria, Tezcatlipoca, and Bloe approached me to let me know that they are going away for a while. Something about a personal challenge. They departed early in the morning. I'd imagine they don't want any help, but Tara a bit concerned. The drone I use is a DPIP drone that I've modified, so if I hide those modifications, I should be able to keep track of them without them knowing it's me. For Tara's piece of mind. My departure was a bit delayed, but they did not do ...

Full-week Getaway

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Though those that made their homes under the water lived in a far different environment than those above the surface, they still had valuable insights and shouldn't be discounted. Glow, Whiteout, and Ambergris were visiting Sapient's tribe that lived in the depths of the ocean, and both Comet and Mistwatch had begged to come along. Glow was fairly sure they only wanted to look at the fish, but giving them a trip couldn't hurt. As their colony didn't have a dock as it wasn't ...

[WIS] Deep Knowledge

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"What do you mean the flyer's broken?" Spatter stared up at Splash, blinking disgruntledly, wrench held in her tail. "I mean it's broken." Nova flicked Splash lightly with his tail as Noodle stepped in. "How broken…?" "Well, you technically could fly it. But it's a coin toss about how far you'd get before you go crashing down in flames." Noodle and Nova exchanged a look, and even Splash seemed put off by that. "How long will it take to f...

[CHA] Tunnel Messages

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Noodle, dissatisfied with the compendium DPIP had sent their colony about the effects of the local flora, had decided to take matters into zir own hands. Nova and Splash had been - unwillingly - roped into this scheme, but when Noodle promised that ze wouldn't send them out for basaraytz fruit anymore, the two readily agreed. How bad could sampling some unknown flora be, anyways? Noodle wasn't stupid, and had asked the natives that lived in the area which plants were toxic, ...

[CON] Unfortunate Effects

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[Trade] Babysitting Adventures part 6 : Critter Wrangling

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[Trade] Babysitting Adventures part 5 : Playtime

By Xitlalmina ・ 1 ・ 0

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When they'd discovered a lost whelp in Mireh, none of the Sea-Cucumbers Colony had ever raised a child before. Nobody knew how old Skritch was, or even if he was truly from this planet, while Sharkbait and Shenzi were both newly aged adults. Nevertheless, ever since they'd discovered Polly, the bright green parakeet tark'ee, it had been their duty to care for her–in many ways, bringing their fractured and distrusting colony together. After their submarine crashed in Mireh, and their ...

Meaning Of Life

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[Trade] Babysitting Adventures part 4 : Second Mealtime

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The humid air of the jungle was something far different than the dry air of the mountains, and Seafoam was already sweating. And cranky about it. Thankfully they weren't alone in this, with both Whiteout and Ambergris both looking uncomfortable in the heat despite not having Seafoam's layers of blubber. They felt a perverse sense of glee at not being alone in their misery, but the sooner they were done with this the sooner they could go home and soak in a snowbank. "The map?" Wh...

[DEX] Gems of the Jungle

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Even in the tumultuous waters off the coast of Rekes, shipwrecks were rare. Most of the time they knew to steer clear of the sharp fingers of rock that erupted from the water, and more that hid beneath the surface, but this one had foundered and been blown on the rocks. The ship hadn't been able to withstand the storm winds and the sharp stone, and so had shattered and fallen into the depths. Thankfully, the drift had given the crew enough time to disembark, and so nobody had been hurt. ...

[CON] Foundered Cargo

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[Trade] Babysitting Adventures part 3 : Are we there yet?

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[Trade] Babysitting Adventures part 2 : DON'T EAT THAT!

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[Trade] Babysitting Adventures part 1 : Mealtime

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Ambergris, Depths, Splash and Snowfall were visiting Mireh with Zulli in tow to collect some more fruits that Noodle insisted were medicinally necessary, but there was one problem. ((A storm had swept through the land recently, leaving everything looking a little worse for wear. Branches hung off trees, the fresh, ragged breaks bright against the darker bark. Leaves were everywhere, and while animals called and chirped, revitalized by the rain, the foliage and plants had clearly taken a beati...

[Trade] [ STR ] Storm Cleanup

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The tallest point by the sea

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What are these berries

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Spying on a native

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A very scary ghost story

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Imparting colony wisdom

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