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nexus_crossings2020-05-11 05:05 pm
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What's this???
The sky was brighter than 3 had ever seen. It was likely dumb luck that they hadn't been stepped on as they just stood staring up dumbfounded, given the little doll-creature stood maybe six inches at best. It was so blue! They had seen paintings that showed the color but there was something different in the color of fading, weather-cracked paints and the real thing. They likely would have stood there all day, lens-like eyes flickering as they cataloged the sky, the clouds that drifted across, the birds, the change of color as day shifted to evening, then to night-
But the little doll was distracted by someone walking a bit too close for comfort, sending them scurrying for the cover offered by a nearby bench, nonexistent heart in their throat as they stopped to watch with no small amount of amazement as people were passing through the plaza.
They should be cautious. They should avoid people they should find somewhere safe to hide. That would be the thing 1 would want them to do, the thing that he claimed was the smart thing to do.
They were very bad at doing what 1 said though.
They spent the next hour or so just skittering along paths and around corners, staying close to walls and fences to help keep out from underfoot as they just watched the people and animals that moved through this strange new place. Another half an hour spent following the progress of a ladybug through a bush.
It took some time to get up the courage to actually approach anyone, but curiosity over something near them that was just out of the little stitchpunk's field of vision encouraged them to creep close enough to reach out, and whoever they'd happened to come across would feel a light tug against their pant leg. If they happened to look they'd see the little doll creature offering a uncertain little grin and wave by way of greeting, before their gaze skipped towards the object of their curiosity, a little hop and point that they hoped got their point across following.
They want to see! Help them up?
Did they know what they were trying to get a better look at? Nope! Hope it's not someone's lunch, because this was one little stitchpunk who did't ascribe to the wisdom of 'look don't touch.'
But the little doll was distracted by someone walking a bit too close for comfort, sending them scurrying for the cover offered by a nearby bench, nonexistent heart in their throat as they stopped to watch with no small amount of amazement as people were passing through the plaza.
They should be cautious. They should avoid people they should find somewhere safe to hide. That would be the thing 1 would want them to do, the thing that he claimed was the smart thing to do.
They were very bad at doing what 1 said though.
They spent the next hour or so just skittering along paths and around corners, staying close to walls and fences to help keep out from underfoot as they just watched the people and animals that moved through this strange new place. Another half an hour spent following the progress of a ladybug through a bush.
It took some time to get up the courage to actually approach anyone, but curiosity over something near them that was just out of the little stitchpunk's field of vision encouraged them to creep close enough to reach out, and whoever they'd happened to come across would feel a light tug against their pant leg. If they happened to look they'd see the little doll creature offering a uncertain little grin and wave by way of greeting, before their gaze skipped towards the object of their curiosity, a little hop and point that they hoped got their point across following.
They want to see! Help them up?
Did they know what they were trying to get a better look at? Nope! Hope it's not someone's lunch, because this was one little stitchpunk who did't ascribe to the wisdom of 'look don't touch.'
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Hope 2 had his balance because 3 was just sprinting to fling themselves right at him, arms flying around him because 2, oh Scientist 2, they missed you so much-
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But he's too busy being bowled over by 3 to think about that too much. He returns the hug gratefully. "I missed you, too, 3. Sorry I didn't find you earlier. I was exploring this place - it's called the Nexus. Did you see the humans? There are so many of them! And the air is clear. Remarkable!"
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They had seen humans! There were so many! Also did you see the sky 2? Look at it! There's clouds and birds and it's so very blue! Don't mind 3 pointing enthusiastically at it to emphasize because it's Very Important that 2 sees how great the sky is.
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"Maybe we'll get to meet some of those humans at some point. Won't that be incredible! So many humans - the world must've looked something like this once. Before the machines. There's so much to do here, so much to study and learn-"
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3 nodded eagerly at the idea of meeting the humans, even if for the moment the birds had their full attention, cataloging the ones that they knew they'd never seen in books before.
If the world was anything like this before then it had been beautiful. And maybe would be again someday.
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There's a pterodactyl overhead - or at least it looks like a pterodactyl, with the furry body and fibrous wings. 2 watches 3 catalog them - with all the strange creatures here, they'll be busy for a while.
"You know, 3, there's a library here. An enormous one. We might want to visit it sometime, too."
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The idea of the library caught their attention, the stitchpunk nodding their enthusiastic agreement, excited at the idea of how many books a place like this must have.
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"It's hard to decide what to do next here, isn't it? There's simply so much. It's very different from home."
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It really was wonderful here. Everything was so bright and alive and nice!
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"There's so much to explore here, isn't there!"
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