*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Apr 4, 2020 14:44:56 GMT -5
(Or Pa in a very southern accent. XD Done. It's cannon. X3)
Winter made a slight face of disgust at the mention of a portal, but, truth be told, it was the best option. Derek and Sam wouldn't do well on a flight. Well, Sam might be fine, but Derek would get anxious. Heck, he wouldn't do well on a flight. Portal would have to be the main source of transportation, as much as he disliked it.
"I don't like this," Winter muttered to Romi. There was an uneasiness in his stomach, warning him that this was a terrible idea. There was no way this wouldn't lead to trouble. Even knowing that they would have two century old men to guide them, he wasn't convinced that this was what they should be doing. What other choice did they have, though?
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Post by ๐๐ธ๐ท๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ on Apr 5, 2020 11:54:05 GMT -5
[[ Sam: *in a heavy southern accent* โYouโre my pa!โ Aries: *actually has a southern accent* โNow hold on just a minute.โ ]]
โYeah, neither do I,โ Romi agreed with a sigh and ran a hand through her hair. She was still tired after their impromptu journey into a demonโs realm, still exhausted after all theyโd been through, and she really just wanted to sleep. That was something she noticed was different about herself latelyโshe just couldnโt seem to get enough rest. Everything she did made her tired.
Even so, she put on a smile that was genuine for Winter, and reached out to lightly pat his elbow. โItโll be okay,โ she promised. โYou have us now and weโre not going to let anything happen to you.โ
With a teasing smile, she winked at him. โYouโre part of the family now, Winter. Which reminds, Iโve been meaning to askโwhen is your birthday? Do you and the others have different birthdays?โ
It was a bit off topic, but she actually wondered if Winter was a winter baby, or if the alters shared a birthday at all.
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Apr 5, 2020 13:34:47 GMT -5
(Gil and Romi have been teaching him southern phrases, and Sam just says them randomly around Aries to get a reaction. XD)
The change of topic threw him off for a second. Winter glanced at Romi, hesitating in his reply. Technically, he was already part of a family. He had Derek and Sam. That was good enough for him. But he knew that the other two would be happy to know that Romi had just welcomed them into her family as well. He just didn't know how to take it.
"We have different birthdays," the boy responded slowly, not sure how to go about telling her the information. He was still learning about their DID, and wasn't too sure on a lot of technical terms and what not. However, there was one bit of information that he had given her that he felt he could correct. "You remember when I said that none of us knew which alter was the 'first' personality in the body? Well, that was a lie. I actually know which of us three came about. Xoros, I have no clue about. The body's birthday is January 26, and since Derek identifies with the body most, that's his birthday as well. Then Sam split off. I'm not sure how it happened or things like that, but I do know Derek and Sam were first. His birthday, if you would call it that, is March 5. However, since he doesn't age I don't think birthday is the right term. I was formed on November 15 when the body was sixteen. But don't go getting any ideas. I don't like celebrating birthdays. Do what you want with the others, but just don't do anything for me."
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Post by ๐๐ธ๐ท๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ on Apr 5, 2020 14:36:30 GMT -5
[[ I think Aries would secretly find it hilarious lol ]]
โAw, Derek is a winter baby, thatโs funny,โ Romi commented with a smile as he leaned forward, elbows on the table and chin in her hands. โSo January 26th for Derek, March 5th for Sam, technically, and November 15th for you. Iโll be sure to remember them.โ
When told not to celebrate his birthday and to not do anything for him, she gave a small shake of her head. โOh, no, thatโs not why I was asking. Iโll celebrate the birthdays if they want me toโbake them a cake or get them a present, whichever theyโd preferโbut thatโs not really why I wanted to know.โ Of course she would want to celebrate, it was only natural, but she respected Winterโs wishes to not do so and would never think about going against them. โMy family has a tradition. Back home, we have this huge quilt, kind of like a tapestry, and everyoneโs name and birthdays go on it. I thought it would be nice to add you three to it. Maybe Xoros, if he ever learns to not be a jerk.โ
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Apr 5, 2020 14:46:19 GMT -5
(He'll lowkey teach him new terms in a way that doesn't look like he's teaching him.)
"That's a little strange, don't you think?" Winter asked. "I mean, we aren't part of your family, even if you say we are. I don't think your parents would want some random names on the quilt. As for Xoros, I still haven't figured out anything about him. I don't even know where he lives."
The headspace was an interesting place. The alters had a world all their own, complete with a house, garden, and forest, meadows, and caves. Winter hardly wandered throughout the entirety of the place, but he knew Derek and Sam did. Neither of them had mentioned anything about where the demon was hiding or could have been hiding up until the first time he fronted.
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Post by ๐๐ธ๐ท๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ on Apr 5, 2020 16:29:02 GMT -5
[[ lol yesss, maybe sam starts copying his voice on purpose because he thinks itโs fun, too. ]]
โFamily is family,โ Romi said, as if that would answer all of Winterโs questions and clear up his doubts. She knew it wouldnโt, but it was a phrase that her parents used often. โYouโre family, even if you donโt want to be. I know it sounds strange, but thatโs the way it works with us. My parentโs familiars are on it and their best friends. Gilโs on it. I want you all to be on it, too. Itโs just something we do, because our friends are our family, and blood doesnโt mean anything. They would most certainly want your names on thereโtheyโre the ones who taught me that family is made of the relationships you make throughout your life.โ
She knew that it sounded a bit odd and that he would probably decline, but it was okay if he did. One day, she would get Winterโs name on there, because he was important to her.
โItโs strange that Xoros has been hiding out without anyone really noticing. I mean heโs not horrible, heโs just kind of...careless.โ
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Apr 5, 2020 16:38:36 GMT -5
(Eventually, he stops thinking about it and naturally talks with a southern accent, even in the Inside, which annoys the crap out of Winter. XD )
Winter just stared at her for a moment as she talked. Being as he didn't really put a whole lot of faith or trust in the idea of "family," her words made little sense to him. However, he also knew that the woman was going to do whatever she wanted to do. He shook his head. "Do whatever makes you happy. It's not like it's going to mean much," he said. It was just their names on a quilt. If for no one else, it would be good to have Derek and Sam's names memorialized in something if anything were to happen to them.
"It's actually not that strange," he responded. Sometimes we don't know each other exist. Communication isn't established or we just don't realize we're part of a system."
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Post by ๐๐ธ๐ท๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ on Apr 5, 2020 16:48:56 GMT -5
[[ I can totally see poor Winter trying to stop Sam from speaking like Aries out of pure frustration. ]]
Romi hummed at the response, but it wasnโt one of disappointment. In fact, she was even smiling a bit as she looked at him. This was the difference between Winter and Xoros. Where the demon was plain rude, Winter was simply closed off and disinterested, and most of the time it was for the well being of the entire system. โI wonโt put your name on there if you donโt agree. Thatโs not really how it works. So, Iโll wait until I get a definitive yes out of you. But Iโll ask the others, too, if they want to be there. Donโt go thinking this means youโre not familyโyou are, whether your name is on a quilt or not.โ
โI know this is a weird question, but what is it like? On the inside, I mean. Is it like the world out here?โ Romi wanted to learn as much as she could about the way his DID functioned, at least whatever he could tell her about it. She wondered if there were places to physically go and hide in their Inside world, if it was like living on the Outside. The only difference being who was able to front and control the body.
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Apr 5, 2020 17:02:17 GMT -5
(He goes to Gil one day: "I blame you for this. You broke Sam.")
"Why is it so important to you?" Winter asked. "Yeah, I get it, you care for our well-being. Why do you feel the need to claim us as family? Isn't just being friends and roommates good enough?"
"It's sort of like the world out here," he replied, having to think for a moment on how he should go about describing it. "Only we can control how it looks. For the most part, it's mostly the same as it's always been, but there are a few new details that have been added. I guess to start Derek, Sam, and I live in this cabin of sorts. It's large, with a lot of rooms. I don't know why there's so many rooms, but I guess it's the brain thought there were going to be more alters than there are. I haven't been in all of them, just the ones that we use on a daily basis. Those rooms are the kitchen, bathrooms, living area. Sam's been all over the place, but trying to listen to him describe it all is just confusing. The front of the house over looks a meadow full of wildflowers and one giant tree. We've kind of cultivated it into a somewhat decent garden space surrounding the tree. There's a river to the east that curves around the house and into the forest behind the house. A low mountain range lies further passed the forest, and there where the caves are. I don't think anyone's really been that far though."
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Post by ๐๐ธ๐ท๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ on Apr 8, 2020 21:21:46 GMT -5
โItโs not that I feel the need to. Itโs that I already think of you as family. Familyโs the most important thing to me and you justโฆ I donโt know. Youโve seemed like family to me for a while now,โ Romi answered with a shrug of her shoulders. โBecause family will fight and go through hell to keep each other safe. And I would do that for you, whether you wanted me to or not.โ
Hearing about Winter and the otherโs inner world was fascinating. It wasnโt hard to believe that they had all the things he said they didโa cabin, with a functional kitchen and bathrooms. She wished she could see it for herself, but knew that something like that would never be possible. โI see. So itโs as real as the world out here, just a bit smaller, since none of you really wander that far. That makes sense. Iโm also not surprised that Sam does most of the exploring, the little sweet pea is always all over the place.โ
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Apr 8, 2020 21:34:16 GMT -5
Winter had no idea why Romi would put herself through hell for their sake. Sure, he did that for his system on a daily basis, but that was also his job. He had to that because he needed 3, and because he wanted to. He was the only one able to bear that stuff. If he didn't, who knew what might happen.
"All over the place is one way to put it. The kid is the worst to put to bed," Winter told her. "When he's fronting it isn't so bad. Somehow Gil and you get him to sleep with no problem. Inside, he's a whole different story. Sam's room is the only one that we can enter other than our own. I can't go into Derek's, and he can't go into mine. I don't know why that is. But we can enter Sam's, and we have to in order to make sure he calls aside. Most of the time, whoever isn't fronting will have to read or sing to him in order to get him to fall asleep."
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Post by ๐๐ธ๐ท๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ on Apr 13, 2020 14:25:49 GMT -5
[[ Hey! Iโll reply as soon as I can, Iโve been pretty busy. ]]
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Post by ๐๐ธ๐ท๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ on Apr 18, 2020 21:40:52 GMT -5
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ANDROMEDA โ
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โSamโs not too difficult to get to sleep now that I know what he likes. Heโs like most kids his age. Stories and lullabies, lots of cuddles. A nice cup of cocoa or warm milk if heโs having a really bad night,โ Romi said with a hum, because that was what she expected a lot of children liked before they went to bed. To be read stories or sung soft songs. In Samโs case, he needed a bit more attention due to everything heโd been through, but it wasn't unbearably too much. Just a little more cuddling, a few more songs. He didnโt like to be alone.
At the same time, she was happy to hear that even inside their own world, a place where she could never go, he was given the attention he needed. It made her feel calm and happy, relieved that they took care of him when she couldnโt. โThank you for telling me all of this. I know that Iโll never be able to experience everything you do firsthand, but I like being able to hear what itโs like. And to know that Sam has a safe space there, too.โ
๐๐ธ๐ท๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Apr 18, 2020 23:02:10 GMT -5
(Oh, you're little background thing is so cute!!!!)
"We know what he likes, and he doesn't fall asleep easy for us," Winter pointed out. He loved Sam dearly and would do anything to protect the kid, but the boy was a terror at night. However, it seemed now that they were living with Romi and Gil was playing a bigger part in their lives, Sam was the one who fronted the most during bed time. He had gotten into a routine, and he was sticking to it. Not that Winter minded. He and sleep didn't get along too well, so he was more than happy to let the boy front and let the body have as deep of a sleep as it could get.
To her thanks, he just shrugged. "The mind is the only safe spot we truly have," he muttered. "It's not perfect, but it's the only thing we can call our own. Whether we like it or not, it's all we got."
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Post by ๐๐ธ๐ท๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ on Apr 19, 2020 10:35:06 GMT -5
[[ Thanks! Itโs really easy to make, so if you ever want one, let me know! ]] โโโ
ANDROMEDA โ
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โOne of lifeโs greatest mysteries,โ she said, a hint of teasing in her words. She loved Sam dearly, but she imagined he could be more than a little hard to handle for the other alters.
Perhaps it was the stability that Sam liked, the comfort of knowing that he was safe in the presence of someone as tall and intimidating as Gil. A man who would not use his height or muscle to harm him, but rather to protect. Who offered cuddles without needing to be asked, spent all night carding his fingers through the boyโs hair, and humming to him as he slept on. In a way, it was like having a fatherly figure, and Romi could see how it would be the key to getting him to sleep.
For her, she never really thought too much about it. Just did what felt natural to get the boy to calm and settle down for the night. Then again, she chalked up to years of babysitting experience. She had no younger siblings, but plenty of her parentโs friends and acquaintances had young children and babies that needed to be watched while they attended long, tedious meetings.
Their conversation was cut short by Ariesโs return. โGet your stuff together. Looks like weโll be going on a trip. I made a few quick callsโa friend of mine is going to meet us there. She knows the place well. Try to pack light, thereโs no sense in us bringing twenty suitcases,โ he announced, one arm resting on the counter as he eyed them. โIโm talking about you, Andy.โ
Romi stuck her tongue out at him as she stood. โYouโre just jealous that my sense of fashion is better than yours. Tell him how amazing I look everyday, Winter. Iโm always well dressed.โ She didnโt actually expect Winter to get involved in their sibling squabble, but it was fun nonetheless.
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Post by ๐๐ธ๐ท๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ on May 10, 2020 23:16:21 GMT -5
[[ Sorry for the absence! I got really caught up with work and school. I should have more free time now, though! I can make a couple different ones. The one Iโm using now is super easy to change, all I really have to do is change the background and colors, but I like to play around with coding when I have a little free time. Iโm not too good at coding huge pages, mostly just these little character posts. ]] โโโ
ANDROMEDA โ
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โBetter sooner than later,โ Aries explained, as he watched Gil patter about the place in search of various things to pack. Most of it wasnโt even for himself. No, a lot of what he grabbed were things that Sam liked. Stuffed animals he was fond of, snacks he loved that wouldnโt go back, his favourite pajamas and so on. It was surprising, how much he seemed to remember about what the boy liked and what he always seemed to ask for the most often.
It was Gil who also offered words of comfort to Winter. โThe traveling wonโt be so bad. Weโve been to quite a few places. Never to these particular place, but it really canโt be much different.โ
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on May 11, 2020 17:40:04 GMT -5
(You're all good! ^^ )
(It looks great to me, and it's certainly better than I can do. If you ever want to try making one for me to use here, I'd love to see what you create. But don't feel like I'm expecting you to do it. This is completely up to you. )
Winter looked between the men. Traveling might not be bad for Gil, but Gil didn't have multiple people inside his head, all with different triggers that could send them into panic attacks or episodes of PTSD. As bad as that was, it was worse for him. Being the primary protector, Winter was forced to front in situations when the body was experiencing high stress or pain. He would more than likely be out at some point of the trip, probably whenever Sam or Derek was starting to get overwhelmed. Normally when this happens, he would just find a way to leave the situation since he himself couldn't deal with a lot of things. On the plane, this wouldn't be an option. There would be no place for him to duck into and hide for a couple of hours, no safe spot where he could let the body relax. There would be no switching if he became overwhelmed, no handing the reigns to someone else for a while so he could calm down. Just the thought of it was giving him anxiety. "Yeah, but don't I need a passport or something?" he asked., trying to find something, anything, that would give him a few more days to prepare himself for all of this. "I thought people needed that if they're leaving the country. I don't have one."
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