randomplaces | dtc. The Tavern. New Pets.

Eruiste: *has a baby ent in her gnomish knapsack. Is laughing*

enting 2: *squeak squeak squeak!* ^_^

Randomly: *giggles!*

Blackout: *comes in with a hog-tied but still struggling lump of fur over one shoulder. Notes where Randomly is and strides over to dump the creature at the skinny woman's feet* Fire breathing cave lynx.

entings: 0_o o_0

Randomly: ... ... ... EEEEEEEE! KITTY!

Blackout: You might want to keep the muzzle on him for awhile. It's liquid fire.

Eruiste: ...I'm not the craziest person here anymore! *runs off cackling*

entings: *go to find Mama*

Randomly: Okay. Eat meat, right? *huggle the kitty!*

Blackout: Yes. They like a lot of it.

Randomly: Okay, I'll remember to pick some up when I'm out.

Blackout: *looks thoughtfully down at her former captive* It might also try running off at first.

Randomly: Awww. Honey did too, at first.

Honeyfuggle: *snorts a bit in his drink at that* Randomly!

Blackout: *smirks and then heads back out* *returns shortly with a skinny undead guy on the end of a rope. Leads the skinny undead guy over to Stoic and offers him the end of the rope* I got you a new pet.

undergoth sorcerer: I'll do anything you say. Just don't let her eat me.

Blackout: *smirk*

Stoic: *had been reading a new necromancy book he had found in his travels* ...I. Well. Thank you.

Blackout: You're welcome. *looks over at Chagrin*

Heartstone: *leaning against Chagrin and shivering slightly. That fever is back. Again*

entings: *beetling around Mama and Daddy's feets!*

Chagrin: *comforting Heartstone the best he can*

Heartstone: *murmurs that she's okay, then looks up as Blackout stops in front of them*

Chagrin: *looks up as well* Hello Blackout. Can we help you?

Blackout: I just gave new pets to your sister and brother. Do you want one too?

entings: *under table! It's a HOUSE! :D :D *

Chagrin: *blinks* It's not necessary

Blackout: Well I don't want it. *holds out a purple sphere about as big as two fists put together*

Heartstone: 0.o

Chagrin: But it is welcomed. What...is it? *offers to take it off Blackout's hands*

Blackout: *gives him the sphere, which feels smooth and cool* It's a baby Mushi.

sphere: *opens big blue eyes and blinks*

Chagrin: Mushi? *and he blinks back*

Blackout: Mushroom person.

Randomly: *looks over* So he's a fun guy?

Chagrin: *would so be facepalming if his palms weren't full of mushi*

Blackout: Guess so.

baby mushi: *squeaky fit! And then tests Chagrin's finger for flavor. Nom nom nom nom*

Chagrin: ...oh, great, it's a baby Randomly. *smirks as he says that, though*

Heartstone: *soft chuckle* Except I think it's hungry.

Chagrin: Oh! Ah...and I have no clue what to feed them.

Blackout: Try what you feed those little weeds. Though it might like rich dirt too. Plenty of bat mess where this one came from.

Heartstone: *turns faintly green*

Chagrin: Huh. I will. Thank you.

Blackout: *shrugs and turns to go again* You're welcome.

Chagrin: *smiles at the little mushi in his hand, and, well, he's gonna try and get him some food*

baby mushi: *nom nom nom nom*

enting 2: *gonna beetle after Chagrin* *squeak!*

Heartstone: *curls up on the bench, tucking her feet under her skirt as she talks softly to the other enting, who is peeking at her with concern*

Chagrin: *asking Anna for some of that broth they feed the entings with*

Anna: I'll get their cups. *pauses when she realizes that some of the squeaking she hears is different*

Chagrin: Oh...we got someone new. *shows the finger-nomming mushi*

Anna: What the slag is that?

enting 2: *waving to the little wyvern. Doesn't understand blind*

Chagrin: Mushi. Mushroom person.

Randomly: *calls over* Fun guy!

Chagrin: *rolls his eyes*

Anna: Ohhh. I haven't seen one of those in years. One of you guys found your way into the Underworld?

Chagrin: Blackout did.

wyvern: *sniffs for the new squeak. Makes his own startled squeak as his nose gets nommed*

Anna: *cracks up and facepalms* I'll get you that entbroth.

baby mushi: :p *didn't like that much*

Chagrin: Thank you

enting 2: *love a Chagrin leg* Squeak!

Chagrin: Hey you

enting 2: Squeak squeak!

baby mushi: Squeak!

wyvern: *offended cat walk toward his bed. Takes a wrong turn and goes over the side of the bar. Thud!*

Anna: *looks and facepalms*

Chagrin: *looks over* Is he okay?

Anna: He went through a dragon digestive tract. Falling off the bar will probably hurt him about as much as it hurts Young Lumen.

Chagrin: You have a point there..

Anna: *chuckles and brings out a tray with two normal size mugs and a little one of the ent drink. Offers them to Chagrin*

Chagrin: *moves the mushi to one arm, and takes the tray with his other* Thank you again.

Anna: *grins, but then frowns as she looks at Heartstone* Is she sick again?

wyvern: *POUT*

Chagrin: Yah, the fever's returned. *frowns about it*

Anna: *lips thinning* If I didn't know better I'd say she had marsh fever. *looks at the wyvern* I was wrong. Looks like he's got pride, and it got hurt. *gently bumps her pet with a foot as she looks back to Chagrin*

Chagrin: ...Marsh fever?

Anna: Yeah. You get it from a mosquito bite. But most people that get it wind up with cold sweats and babbling out of their heads.

baby mushi: *can has sleeve taste?*

Chagrin: Hey...you'll get some food in a moment. *going back to Heartstone now*

Heartstone: *talking softly to the ent baby who stayed with her. And shivering a bit more*

Chagrin: *looks concerned at Heartstone as he puts the tray down, and hands the entings their cups* Heartstone?

Heartstone: *looks up* Hmmm?

Chagrin: Can I get you anything? *going to try and feed the mushi now*

Heartstone: No. I'm alright. *smiles at him, then presses her lips together as her teeth chatter softly*

baby mushi: *nom nom nom!*

Chagrin: If you're sure *feeds the mushi*

Heartstone: *nods, then sets her head on her knees and falls asleep*

baby mushi: *nom nom!*

Chagrin: *frown at that, keeps an eye on her and feeds the mushi*

baby mushi: *nom nom nom nozzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*

Chagrin: *is amused at that*

Heartstone: *soft snore through a squished nose*

entings: *sharing cups!*

Chagrin: *amused at the entings too* We should get you back to bed, Heartstone...

Heartstone: *another muffled snore*

entings: *notice the funny sound and come to investigate, squeaking curiously*

Chagrin: *is now going to try and pick Heartstone up while holding a mushi*

mushi: *no wriggling. Sleeping too hard*

Heartstone: *blinks and gives Chagrin a 'buh' look, then snuggles and drops back to sleep*

entings: *see Daddy do that. Turn and beetle toward the room, still holding their cups*

Chagrin: *smiles at them, and follows, snuggling back as he walks*

entings: *have pulled the covers on the floor when he reaches the room and are so proud of themselves for helping!*

Chagrin: *blink* *chuckles* Thank you. *places Heartstone onto the bed*

Heartstone: *wriggles slightly, her hands searching the bed beside her for him*

entings: *squeaky! And wondering where their cups are and not realizing that they're under the covers on the floor*

Chagrin: *puts the mushi down, and gathers up the covers*

entings: *cups! Pick them up and drink eagerly*

Chagrin: *covering up Heartstone*

Heartstone: *snuggling down, but opening her eyes to see where he is*

Chagrin: *smiles at Heartstone*

Heartstone: ...What happened?

Chagrin: You fell asleep.

Heartstone: Oh. *rubs eyes and shivers* I... I think it's starting again.

Chagrin: I think it is too..

*curls up* Can you come to bed?

Chagrin: Just let me get the kids settled...

Heartstone: *closes her eyes with a small, shivery smile* Okay.

Chagrin: *getting all little ones settled*

entings: *squeaking to him softly as he sets them in the big wooden crate that they stand in to sleep, then lean against each other for a moment before they go and stand in their basin of water*

Chagrin: *not quite sure where to put the mushi, settles for someplace out of the way and dark. Mushrooms like the dark, right?*

baby mushi: *sleep sleep sleep*

Chagrin: *now getting himself ready to settle down for the night*

Heartstone: *watching him as she peeks out from under the covers*

Chagrin: *smiles warmly at Heartstone*

Heartstone: *once more gives him the shivery smile, though it's full of affection*

Chagrin: *will snuggle with Heartstone if she wishes*

Heartstone: *wishes! Cuddles against him and hides her face against his chest with a soft sound of contentment* I love you.

Chagrin: I love you too *cuddles back*

Heartstone: *inhales deeply, then gives a little sneeze and apologizes*

Chagrin: *chuckles* It's okay.

Heartstone: *feels warm, though she's still shivering slightly* *starts to say something, but apparently forgets what it was from her little frown. Instead sighs and closes her eyes* Good sleep.

Chagrin: Good sleep...

Heartstone: *cuddles and drops back into slumber*

Chagrin: *soon joins her*

((Co-written with

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