[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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[bb_wolf]

It's not. It's not like it's putting me out.

[Kindness, to Bigby, involves putting yourself out for someone.

He follows her movement with his nose, if not his eyes, mulling over that word.]

Mate, huh?

[aigue]

You could always just keep it for yourself.

[She'd bury it for later, like the little hoarder that she is.

She takes a large bite of the kidney, chewing before answering.]

Mm. Lord Montague D'Ysquith-Navarro.

[bb_wolf]

I can only freeze so much.

...

That's a very... human name.

[aigue]

Wolves don't bury things, do they?

He's very human.

[bb_wolf]

... your mate is human?

[aigue]

He is. He was very persistent.

[bb_wolf]

[Bigby is quiet for a bit, mulling this over.]

Is he mortal?

[aigue]

Originally. But we met in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where enough belief can alter reality. I was spreading a rumour to get people believing they stopped aging there.

[She's so clever. Though she's pausing now.]

How does that work here?

[bb_wolf]

I don't know.

But I've seen no evidence of belief based alteration here. Maybe for you or me. We're fairytale creatures.

[aigue]

Yes, I don't expect that to work here. But the technology here is so advanced I wouldn't be surprised is there was something to deal with it. Or if the Atroma were keeping the rest of them from aging for maximum entertainment.

[bb_wolf]

Again. No idea.

[Bigby has no problems admitting his ignorance.]

Or, will they find the ageing and tearing apart of your relationship by his inevitable death more tragic and rating winning?

[Bigby, stop helping.]

[aigue]

I'll find some way to keep him from dying of old age before that happens.

[After how successful she was in Between she isn't terrified of failing, at least.]

He's more entertaining as a young man, as much as I hate to admit it.

[bb_wolf]

Sure.

[It's not sarcastic, just easy agreement. She might. She might not.]

I still think you're crazy getting involved with a human mortal. Why would you hate to admit that?

[aigue]

He... is very excitable when it comes to women.

[There's a very long pause before she adds:]

He's married. And has a mistress.

[bb_wolf]

AND he's your mate?

[He has to remind himself, foxes don't actually do the monogamous thing like alpha wolves do.]

Fair enough.

[aigue]

[They totally do! Sometimes.

Irregularly.]

He was also with a third person in the wasteland. I think I may have actually been number four for him.

[And no, she doesn't sound thrilled about this.]

[bb_wolf]

... right.

[For the incredibly solitary Bigby, it sounds stupid. Why have so many partners at once? Isn't the one you choose worth all your attention?]

And... you still want him as your mate?

[aigue]

I told him no at first, but he's incredibly stubborn. And charming. And romantic.

[She huffs.]

It wasn't a fair fight. And I couldn't really tell him off when his wife and mistress were mostly not in the wasteland, and sex being tied to belief and our survival didn't help matters.

[bb_wolf]

Sounds like someone I know.

[And he fucking hates Charming and Jack too, so Monty's basically doomed.]

I could eat him if you want.

[aigue]

[She starts chuckling. What the hell is this, a wolf being nice enough to offer something like that to her? Ysengrin would be furious.]

Thank you, but I'm hoping he'll behave a bit more now that sex isn't necessary.

[Even though she knows he's been flirting with women on the network already. Cough.]

If you want to go ahead and tease him a little with that threat, though, I won't stop you.

[bb_wolf]

[Sure, nice. Offering to eat someone for you is nice. Ish.]

I don't tease with threats I won't follow through with.

[If Bigby threatens something, he will follow through. It's what's kept the community in line for three hundred years.]

[aigue]

There goes that plan. [A dramatic sigh.]

Don't eat him, anyway. I might be complaining a lot but I do still love him.

[bb_wolf]

[Bigby keeps his trap shut. He has opinions on love. Not pleasant ones. Love is stupid. Love gets people killed and makes them lose all perspective.]

Why?

[aigue]

I don't know. We've been through a lot together. He genuinely cares for me, which is absolutely crazy of him, but it is what it is.

[Love is one of those weird things that's impossible to explain, especially when you're a cynical person.]

[bb_wolf]

[Bigby still thinks she's insane.

Love is what he sees when Beast and Beauty look at each other. They're dumb, but they're dumb and in love and have been for hundreds upon hundreds of years, with eyes for nothing but each other.]

Caring doesn't have to be love.

[Snow cares about him, but it's not love. He cares about most of his idiot Fables, but it isn't love.]