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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[alicornucopia]

"This is cute," asserts Renata.

[manofmyword]

"Sure is!" says the Joker.

[pythbox]

Nathaniel giggles.

[alicornucopia]

"And you're cute," Renata tells Nathaniel. "Can I hug you?"

[pythbox]

"...Okay."

[alicornucopia]

She perhaps takes a liberty with the definition of "hug" when she lifts him off the ground and snuggles him like he's a teddy bear, but she looks deliriously happy about it.

[pythbox]

...

Nathaniel giggles again.

[alicornucopia]

Snuggles! Grinning happy snuggles.

[pythbox]

Giggly snuggles.

[alicornucopia]

"I love you. You're my favorite thing."

[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.