A new but probably familiar to some arrival

[youngnotstupid]

Well... This was interesting. Forte had been out exploring on her own in armor again, not that she could get very far with the wall blocking their home. Well, not usually.

But today was different. Today she'd found an opening. A gap. And she was planning to make the most of it. She'd missed the alternates, but there was no way of knowing if they were still around. Or if they're even around anymore. But the sign was familiar.

But she doesn't really have a question. Just curiosity and the urge to explore. Her Gospel was tagging along at her heels.

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[youngnotstupid]

Forte is smiling at seeing the new face. "Hi there. I'm Forte. What's your name?"

[mosaic_archive]

"I'm Thomas," he replies, with a cheery smile right back. "All the other Fortes I've seen so far have been guys. Is your Gospel a girl too?"

[youngnotstupid]

Forte smiles, nodding. "I know. I've met male versions before. And of course she is. And she's friendly."

[mosaic_archive]

Thomas blinks at that. "You mean... will she let me pet her? Really?"

[youngnotstupid]

Forte laughs at that. "Of course. She's not that aggressive, unless there's a threat to me."

Gospel is sniffing at the stranger now.

[mosaic_archive]

"Oh, wow," Thomas lets Gospel sniff, and then attempts to pet her. "This is so cool."

[youngnotstupid]

Gospel yips happily, enjoying the petting.

[mosaic_archive]

"I think I like this Gospel." And he'll give scritches a try. "She's fun... even if she's based on a land animal."

[youngnotstupid]

Forte frowns. "Is something wrong with land animals?"

[mosaic_archive]

"Oh, no. I just like all the ones I find under the water better. It's so neat down there, and I can't drown now..."

[youngnotstupid]

Forte tilts her head at that. "I've never done anything like that..."

[mosaic_archive]

"Why not? Half the fun of being a 'bot is going places squishies can't without all kinds of special gear and stuff."

[youngnotstupid]

Forte thinks that over. "Really? The others probably wouldn't let me..."

[mosaic_archive]

"Why not? It's not like you're squishy. They're the ones who have to be careful..."

[youngnotstupid]

"They're really fussy."

[mosaic_archive]

"It sure sounds like it. I'm glad Levi's not that bad... I mean, I'm pretty sure she has me tracked and stuff, but other than that. She trusts me not to go jump in a volcano or something stupid."

[youngnotstupid]

Forte looks down. "I don't try to get in trouble. It found me."

[mosaic_archive]

Thomas fidgets slightly. He hadn't meant to upset her. Time for a bit of a subject change. "Well, no one's here now, and there's a beach that way." He waves in the general direction and adds, "Wanna go swimming?"

[youngnotstupid]

Forte thinks it over carefully. "I could try. It can't hurt. And the others don't have to know."

[mosaic_archive]

"That's right, they don't," Thomas says cheerily. "The beach is this way!" And he'll head in that direction.

[youngnotstupid]

Forte follows, happily. "I'm glad I found this place to meet you."

(sorry for delays, things got piled up here for a while)

[mosaic_archive]

"I'm glad you did, too," Thomas says, as he hops down the rocky slope that leads to the beach.

It's a nice stretch of beach, if, perhaps, one of those that tends to look a bit lonely. Sand and pebbles, and bits of driftwood... and Heat chasing winged lobsters with a large butterfly net.

Ok, it's still a Nexus beach.

Sorry here. Been having the month from hell.

[youngnotstupid]

Definitely a Nexus beach. She smiles at the image. She'd missed the oddness of the Nexus so very much. "It's great to be back here..."

S'ok, I've had some distractions myself

[mosaic_archive]

"Yeah, this place is a lot of fun." Thomas notices Heat and snickers. "I guess he's planning to make more Buffalo Lobster Wings." He'll shake his head and add, "No one likes Heat's cooking unless they have a fire affinity. He just makes it way too hot."

[youngnotstupid]

Forte's puzzled at that. Then again, none of her brothers is that big on cooking like that.... "It's that bad? Wow..."