WEEK 6

[whimsicalism]

Only one of your group died last week but the castle feels empty somehow. Whatever your thoughts on Alice were she did seem to curb the Cat's--no, the Storyteller's--impulses somewhat. Even if the Storyteller gave an end date for the game there seems to be a sinister air around the castle now. There's an area for the adventurous, at least?

Still, it likely won't help heal the wounds from last week... though, apparently, the Storyteller has decided to refill the library.

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[Hello to week six, the last normal week before endgame! Don't forget to lose a memory. There's no AC this week! You can find the Storyteller at the audience chamber if you really want. As always you can turn in your threads for fabulous prizes!]

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build-a-friend

[octopups]

[For all the time Amdi has spent in the mirror hall chatting with Molly, he hasn't really ventured into the rest of this floor much yet. So, sometime before (or after!) the meeting, Amdi wanders around a bit and ends up in the Build-A-Friend.

... And comes through the door right as Seven is talking to his Mr. Stripey-Pants. Amdi stops, looks around shyly, trying to decide if he should go up to Seven or let him be alone.]

Re: build-a-friend

[seventhlittlemonster]

Oh? [He turned around, almost surprised.] It's... good to see you all again.

[octopups]

[Well, Seven seems okay with him being here, so Amdi's gonna trot in and nuzzle a couple of little heads against his big legs.]

Hi, Seven. Are you feeling any better?

[seventhlittlemonster]

... [He shook his head.] I don't want my family to forget me. I can't just eat a cassette tape like a letter. I can't ignore what the Storyteller is going to do. It's just hopeless for me now...

[octopups]

[Amdi's tympana buzz a warbling high chord just at the edge of hearing, and he presses himself closer. He's been trying not to think about that.]

E-Even if she can do what she says she can...

I... [A long pause.] I think... the people who love you, if they met you again for the first time... I think they'd love you again.

[That's what he hopes for himself, at least.]

[seventhlittlemonster]

[He wanted to agree with that statement, but that only served to bring a few tears to his eyes.]

[octopups]

[Amdi's holding back a little wetness himself, at this point. He keeps a few of himself cuddling Seven but the rest peel off to look around the Build-A-Friend store.]

S-so, um, what's this place?

[seventhlittlemonster]

It's for making your own stuffed animals. There're skins that you bring to this machine, and you fill it up with stuffing. [Hm...] Maybe I could make you a few?

[octopups]

Stuffed... animals...?

[Amdi seems kind of alarmed by this for a sec. He's seen hunting trophies and he's heard of weirdos who taxidermy their own previous members when they die, so his first word-association on "get a skin, fill it with stuffing" is probably not what Seven intended.]

[But then he looks at Mr. Stripey and the other plush toys around the room and he remembers, ohhh right, that's what humans call those cute squishy simulacra things they make, and he quickly relaxes.]

Um, sure!

[seventhlittlemonster]

Go pick something out, they've got something for everyone.

[octopups]

Okay!

[Amdi trots apart and props a couple of himself up on his own shoulders to examine several of the nearby displays simultaneously, looking at all the different options. He actually seems pretty into it for a minute.]

[Then he sees that one of the options is an adorable little black-and-white Tine puppy, and he... pauses, turning all his heads to stare at it thoughtfully.]

[seventhlittlemonster]

Is that the one you want? [He seemed perfectly willing to do it for them.]

[octopups]

Um!! [He seems a little surprised by the question, like he was thinking about something else entirely for a sec there.]

Um, sure!

[seventhlittlemonster]

Alright then, how much fluff do you want? Squishy? Firm? [He took the skin, time to build a friend!!]

[octopups]

Uh-um...! [What do really young puppies feel like?? Pilgrim and Woodcarver have puppies but it's not like he's ever touched them.]

Uh, squishy? [SEEMS LEGIT]

[seventhlittlemonster]

Alright then. [Time to make doggy toys for doggos!]

[octopups]

[Amdi will watch the process with keen interest. As implied, Tines don't really do plush toys. Heck, they mostly don't do toys. Probably because they also don't do "children" in the intuitive sense. Amdiranifani is... very unusual.]

[seventhlittlemonster]

[He pressed the plush skin into the machine, starting to fill it up until it was more than an empty husk but little enough that it's floppy and flexible.]

Here you go. [He put it down for Amdi.]

[octopups]

Thanks! [Amdi looks at the plush from all angles, pleased at first, but then he starts to look... kind of uncomfortable? He looks up at Seven imploringly.]

Um... could you make three or four more?

[seventhlittlemonster]

Aww... Of course. [He went off to find some more Tine plush skins, just for his friend!!]