[Nexus] The Nest/K's Forest V: Now with more arms per Karyana!

[Beans]

[606]
Liache puts an arm around her, beckoning the others to follow her while Carciza frowns a little, unsure but knowing her mom is probably right.
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[Vo]
She nods, the others nodding too.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Vo]

Naera smiles, burrowing into Vo's arms.

[606]

L'lanyaea slips an arm around Carciza, gently rubbing her back, and goes to follow Liache.

[KerfuffleMach2]

[606]

Stacy leans into Liache a little as she walks with her owner.

[Beans]

[??? - 606 ==> ??? - Registry Office]
Liache leads them outside, down concrete streets, and into a tall building; on the third floor, she leads them into an office.
Alright, we'll get you all registered here.

[Lady Serpentine]

[??? - Registry Office]

L'lanyaea stays quiet for now, leaning into Carciza a bit more, not sure if any response is appropriate, or if so, what it would be, and figuring that not talking will at worst be taken as nerves.

[KerfuffleMach2]

[Registry Office]

Stacy will simply stay by Liache and wait for now.

[Beans]

[Registry Office]
Liache will start talking to the execuloth behind the desk, gesturing to Carciza and L'lanyaea occasionally; Stacy will recognize the one at the desk as the same one who registered her when she first arrived, and apparently she recognizes Stacy enough to smile at her.

[KerfuffleMach2]

[Registry Office]

Stacy gives a small smile in return.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Registry Office]

L'lanyaea looks somewhat nervous, and continues to wait quietly, unless something else would be needed.

[Beans]

[Registry Office]
After a fair amount of time, they're finished! Carciza looks a bit relieved, and Liache smiles at them.
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[Forest]
Callie wanders, probably having been able to get in.
---
[Motel]
The girls and the dog return home!

[Lady Serpentine]

[Forest]

As presumably Karyana has met her by this point, she would indeed be allowed in.

Tirya, as the foxgirl is wandering, swings down from a tree to give her an upside-down hug, grinning.

[Beans]

[Motel]
Nycca carries Kallista inside, giggling.
You should text your pregnant girlie or something.
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[Forest]
Callie squeals in glee, trying to pull her off the tree and turn her right-side-up, peppering her cheeks with kisses.
TIRI TIRI TIRI HI HI HI I MISSED YOU THIIIIIIS MUCH.
She briefly opens her arms wide before returning to hugging.

[Dark Elf Bard]

Kallista is with them, going towards the hotel!

[Lady Serpentine]

[Motel]

Talina smiles, slipping an arm around the gnome.

"Nycca's right... If nothing else, just a little thing to say hey and ask how she's doing."

[Forest]

Tirya is easily pulled out of the tree and righted, snuggling into Callie's arms.

"I missed you too, Callie! How have you been? Anything interesting happen while I was away?"

[Beans]

[Motel]
Nycca sits down with her on the couch, cuddling her adoringly.
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[Forest]
Your mom got pregnant with, um, you! And Death Mom's having a weepy reunion with her ex and Fox Mom is trying to figure out who kidnapped her a while ago and I missed you did I already say that yeah I did oh well.
She grins.
So what do you want to do? And don't try to drink my blood again, I've learned since last time!
I can imagine them being silly and Tirya mock-attempting a neckbite.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Forest]

Doesn't Callie's involvement render the first part of that sentence fairly redundant?

But yes, that easily could have happened at some point.

"Aw... Demigoddess blood is yummy, though!"

Tirya giggles, clearly teasing, and scratches her ears.

"Maybe we could go swimming, though? Daemon Mom showed me this really cool cave under the grove last time I was here..."

[Beans]

[Forest]
She giggles and nods, enjoying the pets and replying with nub-rubs.
SWIMMING YES NICE.
... AFTER I DRINK YOUR BLOOD RAHHHHR.
She lunges forward, planting a smacker right on the side of her friend's neck.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Forest]

Tirya enjoys the nub-rubs a fair bit, naturally enough, and laughs happily when Callie kisses her neck, going to kiss the back of Callie's neck as well, clearly enjoying being back with her friend.

[Beans]

[Forest]
((I wonder how many times their mothers have mistaken them for a couple. ))
She'll head for the cavern pool with her, ecstatic to have her around.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Forest]

((Probably a fair few.))

Reaching it requires diving into the area around the Grove; after a bit of underwater swimming, they'll come up in a room covered in softly glowing blue fungi, both under and over the water level, making rather pretty patters on the walls and ceiling; the walls also have rock shelves of various sizes, up to large enough for the two of them to lay comfortably on, and several freestanding platforms in the water, all covered in layers of moss thick enough to basically act as cushions.

[Beans]

[Forest]
Callie, currently in a white tankini, marvels at the cavern.
Wow... your moms have the best place ever.
If Tsiln is Daemon Mom and Karyana is probably Vampire Mom, what's Zwei?

[Lady Serpentine]

[Forest]

Maybe Swordy Mom? And future-Karyana probably sees Callie as basically a second daughter, by the way.

Tirya giggles and nods, pulling herself up onto one of the larger rock shelves.

"Yep! Though Carrie has a pretty nice place too."

At least, I'm guessing that Tirya has probably been to Carrie's realm at one point or another while they were growing up.

[Beans]

[Forest]
SWORDY MOM! :D
Callie considers her part of the big wacky family as well.

She nods, cuddling up next to the half-daemon. Yeah, if you like dark colors and eyeliner.
And dozens of girls in nice hats who want to pet you... okay, I definitely like that bit.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Forest]

Now we have to keep extending this family, just to see what kinds of names everyone gets out of it... 8P

The half-vampire happily cuddles back, nodding.

"That last bit is the best part, yeah. Though the others aren't bad either."

Of course, as I recall, the Guides fairly often want to go well past pettings, at least with those who haven't made it clear they're not interested, which Tirya was probably a fair bit more interested in once she got old enough, but it's close enough.

[Beans]

[Forest]
The Guides probably have to take weekly classes to keep themselves from getting too cheeky with Callie. :P
She giggles, pinching her side gently.
Pff, you're one of the things they never shut up about. That and Auntie Kar.
And Death Mom.
And me, which is sort of silly.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Forest]

Tirya giggles as well, scratching her friend's ears.

"Why? It doesn't seem all that weird to me that they'd talk about you. You're nice!"

[Beans]

[Forest]
Yeah, but it's awkward when they get a little carried away in their discussions when I'm right there and I need to take a gold star off their charts.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Forest]

"Oooh. Yeah, that could get a little uncomfortable. Maybe I could talk to them for you the next time I'm there?"

[Beans]

[Forest]
She nods and grins.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Forest]

Tirya grins back, going to slip into her friend's lap.