[muffled spooky scary skeletons playing in the distance]

[geonomy]

Who: You! Me! Everybody!
Broadcast: idk but we've sure got a pretty broad cast of folks eh, eh
Action: HECK YEAH PLANET MINGLE
When: 10/7 until plot update or recaptcha

It's a deep, deep forest filled to the brim with fungi, mysterious life forms, and pitch black darkness. Explore if you dare and discover all these things and more! Just don't get lost...

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[sansseraph]

[...That's a good question.]

Hmm, a very long time, now. I couldn't tell you exactly, but I suppose a few centuries?

[Lailah stands up and brushes off her dress. When she faces Sorey, her smile can rival the sun.]

Thank you so much for showing me them, Sorey. That was very sweet of you.

[monolike]

After all the times you indulged me, going into some random ruins that didn't have anything to do with the Shepherd's journey? Lailah. [Like he's not going to take advantage of this and try to show her something she likes.

The pillbugs don't seem particularly bothered by their presence, even shuffling over to investigate the trailing tails of Lailah's skirt.] I was going to bring one to you, but it seemed a little mean to just snatch one up like that. They seem pretty happy here.

[sansseraph]

[She giggles at that.]

But you and Mikleo always get so enthusiastic about it! I didn't want to dampen that.

[Lailah carefully moves so that the tails are away from the pillbugs. She's been around enough wildlife to know that they'll try to eat anything that might even remotely be edible. Then, she bends down to pat its carapace affectionately.

Also, ugh, Sorey is such a sweetheart.]

I'm sure they appreciate that, too. It would've been quite alarming for someone to just pick it up and carry it somewhere else.

[monolike]

Oh, but look! [He stoops and scoops up one of the pillbugs; it automatically curls but he holds it carefully in both hands.] They get all defensive at first, but they warm up really quick. [He waits patiently until the pillbug starts to uncurl, resting shell down in his hands and sticking out its legs and feelers until it flips and finds his sleeve to start crawling up to his shoulder.] It's ticklish though. Ffff, Lailah help, it's gonna go down my collar-!

[sansseraph]

[Lailah has to stop herself from giggling as she gently picks up the pillbug before it tries to get too curious about what's under Sorey's shirt. It curls up, of course, but she places it back on the ground with its family. It is not going down her dress, okay.]

Probably because you're being very gentle to them. They feel safe enough to get curious about you.

[She bites her lip a little as a thought occurs to her.]

They're a bit like Mikleo in that regard.

[monolike]

Oooh, don't let him hear you say that. [Because Sorey sometimes doesn't learn from his mistakes, he crouches down to start poking at the curious little bugs crawling over his boots.] I think with Mikleo it's more like he has no problem pushing me around. [Sorey laughs.] Also like these little guys! Get out of my pant leg, you. [nudges lil buggy out]