adrift again

[luminous_regnant]

When the Aurum Janepoint pops up with the error message "error 99: bottles of beer on the wall" and will not respond to any sort of prodding or magic, Bella makes a general announcement to the majority of adults on the brainphone network.

[Jane has encountered a new and different form of error, and we are stuck here until someone finds a door or until further notice. Elspeth, please begin looking for doors.]

[Will do,] Elspeth replies into the conference call.

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[pythbox]

"Awwwwwww," says Nathaniel, snuggling her. (She is not very snuggable. But he supposes she can't help that.)

[alicornucopia]

(She is doing her very best!)

[pythbox]

Anyway, he likes how she's all happy. And calling him her favourite person. Those are nice.

[alicornucopia]

Good.

She will pretty much just go on holding him happily forever until interrupted.

[pythbox]

Nathaniel could be content to be held for quite a while!

But eventually: "Put me down, please."

[alicornucopia]

She sets him on his feet, and adjusts but does not automatically conclude the hug.

[pythbox]

Hmm.

"I want to go in the house," he says.

[alicornucopia]

Renata unhugs. (But she holds his hand.)

[pythbox]

Handholding is acceptable!

He goes in the house.

[manofmyword]

The Joker follows.

It is a small, cute, comfortable house.

[alicornucopia]

"Aww," pronounces Renata.

[pythbox]

"Awwwwww," Nathaniel agrees.

[manofmyword]

The Joker giggles and hugs him.

[pythbox]

Nathaniel lets go of Renata's hand temporarily to hug back, and then picks it up again.

[alicornucopia]

Handholding! Renata's thumb makes little circles on the back of Nathaniel's hand.

[pythbox]

He is beginning to develop a blush again.

[alicornucopia]

"You're so cute. You are the cutest ever," Renata declares.

[pythbox]

Nathaniel grins a little.

[alicornucopia]

Nuzzle!

[pythbox]

Hug.

[alicornucopia]

Hug hug hug. And again they have reached a state where Renata will comfortably remain forever unless otherwise prompted.

[her_imperial_radiance]

It's a few minutes later when Elspeth brainphones Nathaniel, [As long as you're stuck in the middle of your trip intended to meet an alt of Micaiah, there are two of them in Aurum at the moment.]

[pythbox]

[...That's true,] he says. [How old's the little one?]

[her_imperial_radiance]

[Harley is one year, three months, and six days old.]

[pythbox]

[Hmm.]

Out loud, he says to the Joker, "Is it a good idea for me to go see the little you?"