That wasn't supposed to happen

[whatamithinking]

The parameters are recalibrated, the dial is spun, and a new universe is selected.
It won't be home--they haven't collected anywhere near enough coordinate data to think they can find home yet--but it will be another step closer.
And who knows, it might be interesting.
Edie steps through the portal first.

Comments

[not_only]

"That would be very nice."

[whatamithinking]

Edie opens her leather satchel, which has so far gone unmentioned because travelers carrying bags is particularly unremarkable, and starts rummaging around in it. Her arm goes in farther than it looks like the bag has room for, but she comes out with some reddish bread and oranges.

[not_only]

"Thank you," he says. "The mushrooms and fish are probably better if you haven't been eating them for six years, if you want to try some."

[whatamithinking]

"Sure. Mushrooms and fish are tasty, in my experience."

[not_only]

He produces some miniature mushrooms and fish and de-miniaturizes a few instances. The mushrooms are odd-looking, but the fish seems fairly normal.

[whatamithinking]

Edie looks at the mushrooms suspiciously, but this world has been established as weird enough that they're probably not poisonous.
Om nom mushrooms. Om nom fish.

[iamnotpolaris]

Om nom mushrooms and fish! Emily did in fact not stop to eat anything while she was working on the armor.

[not_only]

And Sivath eats reddish bread and oranges. He seems to approve.

[iamnotpolaris]

And not too long after that it is probably time to turn in for the night.

[not_only]

Yep.

"Is it okay if I stay in the guest room? I can go outside and build myself another house if you'd rather."

[iamnotpolaris]

"You built it, it would be pretty damn rude for us to kick you out. But no, even aside from that we have no objection to you using the guest room."

[not_only]

"Okay. Goodnight."

[whatamithinking]

"Goodnight."

[iamnotpolaris]

"Goodnight!"

[not_only]

Sivath goes to sleep in the guest room, and in the morning he wakes up early and goes out to collect fallen stars before the sun rises. He leaves a miniaturized 99 Mushrooms in the house in case Edie or Emily wakes up and wants mushrooms.

[whatamithinking]

When he gets back he may find Edie running laps around the house.

[not_only]

Well, that's something.

"Good morning," he says as she passes by.

[whatamithinking]

"Morning!"

[not_only]

"Did you have a good night?"

[whatamithinking]

"Oh, yes. And you?"

[not_only]

"Yes. Is Emily awake? We could go hunting now."

[whatamithinking]

"Yes. I think she's nibbling on the mushrooms you left. Thank you for that, by the way."

[not_only]

"Oh, you're welcome."

[iamnotpolaris]

Emily comes out, wearing her red palladium armor and finishing off a mushroom. "Ready!" she says cheerfully.

[not_only]

"Okay. This way."

He takes off and flies.