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 Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2024 4:17 pm
Whistler gave a small smile at his friend and held his hand out, taking hold of the Page’s without waiting and closing his eyes for a moment before he muttered the phrase to get the two of them up to Whisler.
When they were safely in the main room of his Wonder, he released the other male’s hand and gestured. “Yup. I’m Whisler, Knight of Polaris…and who might you be when you’re all powered up like this?”
He gave a slight grin and then nodded to the door to the outside. “You hungry? I have a bunch of frozen food outside, and the fire’s always lit to heat it up. Help yourself to the hot spring too if you’re so inclined. It’s wonderful…”
He wanted to get into his warnings…but showing some hospitality was…important too. Besides. Jasper had seemed like…he needed things plain and simple, and how better to talk difficult subjects than over a frozen pizza? Perfect way to break the…well.
The smile that spread across his face at the thought was almost a smirk.
Ice.
Haha. Cold jokes. Dad jokes.
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Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2024 9:02 pm
Meramec was hesitant at first when Whistler said they were going somewhere his hand hovering over the others for a moment. Was there a magic car, or walking, why did they need to hold hands? Then the world vanished, shifted and before Meramec could even gasp they were somewhere else! Stumbling backward over nothing as he took in the sight of this cabin. At least it seemed like a cabin. Nick was still talking but the words flew past him at 90 mph as he grappled to understand while taken in the idea that he wasn’t on Earth anymore. The few words he got through. “No…thank you for food. I’m….Meramac. I think? Where—Where are we? Or should I ask when are we?” There were so many Questions. “Did you say hot spring?” Was that a detail to really focus on? Or maybe it was just getting a clarification that Nick or more Whisler was talking about something normal sounding or some kind of magic context he wasn’t understanding.
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Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2024 9:17 pm
Whistler gave a rather apologetic smile and drew in a slight breath, trying to calm himself down. He got excited on his Wonder. He was proud of it, and it was special to him. Obviously it was special to him. It kept him safe. Protected. The marks on his cheek and hands confirmed that.
“We’re up on Polaris. The North Star? That’s…who I serve. she’s a princess, the princess of magnetism…I met her once but….if we’re being honest, I haven’t seen her in years so I hope she’s doing all right.” He fell quiet again and then walked over to the large, steaming pool in the ground. “Yeah, this is the hot spring. It’s super relaxing and I highly recommend it for when you’re stressed out or like. In pain or something. You asked when we are? We’re…still in the same time. Same year…but this place was abandoned for the past…thousand years or so, that’s why it’s such a mess. I’ve fixed this room up pretty well though. It’s a great mancave.”
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Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2024 9:37 pm
“The North Star?” Pushing back the goggles on his head Jasper blew out his breath in amazement and wonder. “Whoa” He might not have done well in traditional school but he was sure nothing could live on a star yet here they were! A place that could at one point been a center of civilization! Now looking more like an echo, a shadow of its past. Yet Meramac didn’t feel depressed. Maybe it was the light from the fire, or the steam from the pool water, something about this place was cozy. Everything was inviting to relax. “You’ve probably win best Mancave my guy.” With a short chuckle Meramac couldn’t help but test the water. Removing his fingerless glove he dipped his rough mechanic hands into the water feeling its warmth soothe the aging joints. “You said you serve this Princess of Magnetism. Is that what I am? Another knight to her? If you haven’t seen her in a while what do you do?”
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Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2024 9:42 pm
“Yeah! Absolutely woah.” He chuckled and made his way over to the bed, flopping himself on it. There were chairs scattered around, and a squashy leather couch. It was clear Whisler had brought up a lot of comforts.
“I’ve tried to make it sustainable…at least to the point if something bad happens in the city, we could live up here for a few weeks. My family and I, I mean. I’m sure that there’s more I can do I just…haven’t gotten there yet? I don’t know. But…ah. Yeah. You have symbols on you…I’m…going to assume…Pluto? I’ve never…or if I have I don’t remember and they weren’t stand out enough to be remembered, but I think it’s different sometimes? Like. I’m not sure if there is a Princess Pluto running around, but I could be wrong. I don’t know. But…I don’t really serve Polaris…not the person. At least I don’t, personally. I protect my Wonder. You have one too, you know. Not sure what it’ll be like but I’m happy to walk you through how to get there when you want to go.”
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Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 9:00 pm
Like a lock clicking into place, hearing it said out loud sounded right. Like an old forgotten song playing again. Pluto, he was of Pluto the time guardian! Yet the feeling also left some sort of emptiness. Where was his princess? What happened to cause them all to forget? Was he supposed to go look for her? Troubling thoughts, too many. “My Wonder?” Meramac parrot the word in a daze. He had a Wonder? A place like Polaris? Looking around the place and while it was cozy, the amount of work Nick had already put into. “Are you sure I have one? What caused this destruction? How are you sure I have one? What if…it’s gone?”
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Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2024 7:49 pm
Whisler stared at Meramac for a second and then scratched the back of his head, trying to figure out if there was any merit to that question. Logically it made sense to ask…his place had been a mess but…
“I…think…”
He began, slowly, carefully. “...I think that it has to still be there…since you’re here? I don’t…know if you could…exist as Meramac if…if you didn’t have a Wonder to protect…”
Philosophical, but it was the best he had! “I really don’t know what Pluto is like, but like I said…I’m happy to go with you when you do…or…” Whisler wrinkled his nose. “At the very least I can help you to get there, you might not be strong enough to bring anyone up at first, I know you get stronger as you go on, but. I’m happy to help in any way.”
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Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2024 5:38 pm
Meramac hoped he wasn’t blushing, for Whisler to be so confused. Surely he must have asked a childish question. Yet knowing that he was tied to a wonder, that his existence meant there was a place for him. A place to protect! Only heightened the excitement starting to grow. “If it is there, I would like to find it. A place I could get away, man if only I had learned about it younger when I was trying to run as a kid.” He chuckled at the way life worked. “Not able to bring anyone up?” It was now occurring to him that Pluto was indeed, very, very, very, VERY far away in deep space. Looking around Whisler place, it almost looked like any place on earth. So clearly in his mind, they had been transported somewhere else. “Wait Pluto is in deep space, how would we…I breathe up there? Do I pack anything? Would your teleport not be able to follow me? Is it a vampire thing, I got to give permission first or something?”
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Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2024 6:25 pm
For that question. How would they breathe up there, Whisler only gave an amused smile. “Meramac, please just…think about where you are right now. You’re on Polaris. The North Star. You’re on a star. You’ll be able to breathe on Pluto. It’s magic.” He waved his hands as though that would explain it but…that was the explanation. It was magic and you could breathe…ta-da!
“Um, as for not being able to bring anyone…it takes a lot of energy, and you have to get better at it as you go. Like when you’re working out, you start small, if you try to go too quickly, you’ll end up making yourself really tired, and that’s no good. You want to be conscious to enjoy your Wonder…”
Even if it wouldn't be much to look at at first.
“As for the teleporting, I can only get to my Wonder…to here. Whisler.”
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