randomplaces | Dream. Dalake Safe House and Swindle's living room. Council investigation. 2

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Dark: *is watching the wispy dragon, eyes narrowing even more.*

Zoe: Two Guardian Fae Changelings helped. They're part of our staff and family.

Cloudtrader: *hug for Brightnova*

Brightnova: Eeep! *will hug the little bot* I knew Gramma... Ruja... *sighs* Gramma knew some fae. Didn't realize she was that close.

Wispy dragon: *seems to notice Dark's scrutiny and stops.*

Zoe: Is there a problem with her closeness?

Brightnova: Oh, absolutely not. Just curious what favors she managed to pull to gain such closeness. *notes the wispy dragon and Dark's stare-off* Oh... I didn't realize we'd be stepping on Tahalla's territory when we asked Dalake to help.

Zoe: *looks over* No favours. Actually, Dark doesn't know what happened, so she's upset by her alter-sister's condition.

Dark: *sighs and continues to comfort Myrror.*

Dalake: *goes back to his work*

Brightnova: No Favours? *watches* ...And Tahalla doesn't know?

Zoe: *nod* That's what I said. She just got here, and I didn't want to rehash it in front of the patients.

Brightnova: That's... understandable. Probably best if she was told outside the safe house.

Silver and Cloe: *appear and sit on Mamashoulder, then start slapping each other and giggling*

Dalake: *senses them, and is drawn over* -Baby Fae?-

Zoe: *soft smile* My daughters.

Silver: *looks over and grins* Immadopeded!

Cloe: *hide!* *peeeeek*

Dalake: -Can it be? Guardian Fae? It has been so long since I've sensed them anywhere...-

Zoe: *perk of curiosity* You know about the Guardian Fae?

Silver: *vanishes and appears in front of Horrid* Aboo!

Horrid: Ahhhh! Silly!

Dalake: -Not much, they weren't native to our home, but I remember travellers. Showed us there was more out there than just us, a multitude of worlds beyond the deep umbra. Showed me how to travel, when I was very young.- *and then he taught his siblings, and then his people when that time came*

Zoe: Ahhh. *nods toward the little giggler playing with Horrid* Silver was left behind. She spent most of the time since the leaving in her egg.

Dalake: -You do a great service raising her.- *gives Zoe a short bow*

Dark: *is SOOO looking at Zoe with a o.O look now*

Zoe: *soft snerk* Was I supposed to say no when that egg rolled over and asked to be picked up?

Silver: *facehug Dark*

Dark: *ack!* You! *will tickle the little fae!*

Dalake: -Indeed not.- *glances at Dark* She seems to like my sister.

Zoe: *slight smile* Silver likes all good people.

Dalake: -Aye, she is. One would think because of our work, we are neutral at best. She'll even say as such. But she cares too much to be truly just neutral...-

Zoe: Even those who have to stay neutral can have good hearts. Like Primus.

Dalake: -Primus?-

Cloe: *scrambles up Mamashoulder excitedly, chirping and asking if she can answer the nice man's question*

Zoe: *glances at the bitty, and then back to the Dalake* Are you comfortable with mental communication?

Dalake: -That's how we usually communicate.-

Zoe: Okay. *hand up toward Cloe* Cloe wants to show you Primus.

Dalake: *is open to the young fae*

Cloe: *shows him a huge metal world, teaming with people. And then shows him an immense chamber that throbs with the beat of a massive life. And then she shows him an old old presence who is very interested in all the things he can't go to see, and so he's chipped off bits of his own life and sent them out to learn till they come back to him*

Dalake: -Primus... is a Celestine?-

Zoe: *as Cloe looks at her* What does that mean?

Dalake: -The most powerful spirits in any realm. Like Gaia, and Helios.- *though he's never met anyone higher, he's quite sure there Must Be. Someone had to have brought forth the spirit that made him, after all*

Zoe: Ohh. Well. *hands up* He's a Transformer. Like my husband and son and daughter-in-law and I used to be.

Dalake: -Different Realm, Different Rules.-

Zoe: *chuckles* Yes. True. *thoughtfully* I know in the Guardian Fae realities they were called away because many of them were trying to be gods.

Dalake: -I fear that might have happened to the Weaver.- *a small smirk* -Lan~ri~ki likes to THINK she is one, since she serves in a pantheon in another realm, but deep down, she knows she isn't.-

Zoe: *nod* *and then back to the matter at hand* What should I call you? Do you want to speak to my son and his wife? Or my husband?

Dalake: -I am known as Dalake.- *looks over to Dark* -Do they know what happened?-

Zoe: My son and his wife were the people on the scene. Optimus reported to his father after he'd brought the people here.

Dalake: -I think Tahalla will want to talk to them as well.-

Zoe: Of course. -Swindle, are you busy?-

Swindle: -No, just doing the nightly paperwork-

Zoe: -Could you bring Oppy and big Columba to our living room? The people are here about that incident.-

Swindle: -Of course- *contacts Oppy*

Zoe: //Shadowwraithe?//

Shadowwraithe: //Shadowwraithe here.//

Zoe: //Are you up for another shift in the safe house? I need to bring someone to meet someone.//

Shadowwraithe: //We are//

Zoe: //You two rock. See you soon.//

Shadowwraithe: *is soon at the safe house*

Zoe: Dalake, these are two of my moms. Shadowwraithe.

Dalake: -It is a pleasure to meet you two, Shadow and Wraithe.-

Shadowwraithe: Likewise.

Zoe: Dark? I'm taking Dalake and anyone else who wants to to talk to Oppy, Columba, and Swindle. Do you want to come?

Dark: Do they know what happened? *looking now at a napping Myrror. Will let Grelene wrap her up in his tail*

Zoe: Oppy and Columba were the people on the scene.

Dark: Then I'm coming as well.

Zoe: *sets Cloe down on the floor* Stay here till I call you, okay? Play with the other babies.

Cloe: *toddle toddle toddle GONE*

Dark: *then looks at Dalake, and makes a face at him* No, I don't need to be sat on.

Zoe: *doesn't smile on the outside* This way. *out the door and striding across the lawn*

Dalake, Dark and Brightnova: *will follow Zoe*

Fred: *trying to process Lugnut*

Zoe: Fred! Lugnut's fine.

Fred: *sighs and lets go of the giant bot*

Zoe: *past them and over to that cozy little house with the cats in the window*

Dark: *hasn't been in Swindle's house before, just the outside and common areas*

Zoe: *opens the door, picks up the horse, and smiles at her husband, then ushers the guests inside* Swindle, I'm going to bring Fred to Dalla's meat packing plant. He was just trying to process Lugnut.

Oppy: *face, meet palm*

Swindle: *facepalm as well* That's probably for the best

Zoe: Want me to take the littles, Oppy?

Oppy: Sure, Mom. *walks over and gives a gbSwindle and a Kitchi*

gbSwindle: Bargain! :D

Kitchi: *creative and happy razzing*

Dark: *is at least faintly amused at Kitchi*

Zoe: *closes the door behind her. Will set Phantom down on the lawn and bring Fred to where he can serve his function*

Oppy: *offers a hand to Dalake* I'm Optimus.

Dalake: -I am Dalake- *takes and shakes the offered hand*

Oppy: *nods, and then turns to the petite grey flyer lady who is beside him* This is my wife, Columba.

Columba: *quiet smile of greeting as she too offers a hand*

Dalake: *shakes the offered hand as well* -You are the two that went to help my people?-

Oppy: Yes. Horrid told me he was worried, so I checked things out.

Dark: Horrid's a good boy. *small smile at that*

Oppy: *deadpan* Even though he just crawled into a bowl to prove he's a noodle.

Dark: *snerks at that... good thing, her rage is being tempered this way... for now, at least*

Oppy: *slight grin* I don't think Shadowwraithe will give him sauce anywhere but in his mouth though, no matter how much the babies are laughing.

Brightnova: *has to snerk at that herself*

Columba: *peeks at Swindle* -Come say hi, Dad.-

Swindle: *will come over* Hello. I'm Swindle.

Oppy: *slight smile for dad, and then turns back to the guests*

Dalake: -You said you could tell us what happened?-

Oppy: *nods* Should we sit down first? *knows this makes him want to sit*

Brightnova: That's probably for the best.

Oppy: *makes sure everyone has seats, and then gives everyone a strong drink*

Roxy: *pretty little calico kitty nances over and sits on Dark*

Dalake: *sniffs the drink. He's not usually one for strong drink, mostly because it doesn't really affect him*

Dark: *likewise, but is distracted by KITTY!*

Brightnova: *will take a sip. She's met her grandmother's werewolf friends and tasted THEIR brew*

Oppy: *settles on the couch by his dad and wife* It probably won't affect you, but I've found something strong helps dealing with... stuff... anyway.

Dalake: -I see. It has been so long since I was truly mortal.-

Dark: ...It's good, at least. *has tried it, still cuddling kitty!*

Roxy: *itty bitty pity kitty sings. And snuggles. She's too dumb and lovey to notice any unhappiness*

Oppy: *distractedly* Two hundred year old honey wine. *sighs* It was a meat packing plant.

Dalake: -Meat packing plant?- *is not quiiite understanding, though one look at Dark and Brightnova tell him it's not good*

Dark: *eyes narrow, and growls lightly*

Brightnova: *tries to remember exactly what the report said, isn't looking too well*

Oppy: *quietly, his eyes on his drink* One that took advantage of dalake regenerative abilities.

Dalake: -The what... didn't they realize the pain they were in?-

Dark: Something tells me they wouldn't have cared...

Oppy: All he cared about was profit.

Dark: ...And they have been... dealt with... correct? *rage flickering*

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