Makes sense, and Eyphah will struggle to process all of it for sure, lol

And very fair on Bode's part. Especially once Faust starts being dragged (and kinda pressured- for sure a slightly toxic friendship at first, definitely won't cause a shit ton of angst later, haha) into the more dangerous shit-

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I love it so much, it's so funny to think about Revan wrangling (likely physically) a little gremlin who's refusing to budge and probably throwing out completely baseless threats and then stating he's just protecting everyone while wearing fully black clothing and probably covered in some kind of war paint because he literally thought he was gonna fight the 'biggest criminal to plague planet Earth' (I mean, who else can break into everyone's house, know when everyone is sleeping, and eat so many cookies without falling sick?!?) XD

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I love it so muchhhh

Garvin healing through taking care of the problem children is helping my soul, I can'ttttt, it's too sweet :')

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Amazing, very helpful, thank you!

Totally not about to write some serious Eyphah hurt/comfort :D

Very fair on Eyphah's part lol

Bode will be trying to be protective and intimidating to help Faust out of shit but then he's also just a huge bundle of nerves and one wrong look from panicking and apologizing because even that is way too close to being a bad person in his eyes. They don't want to be a bad person! They don't want to hurt anyone!

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Revan just be a tired dad at that point lmao

He's just going to be so chill about the whole thing. Like. He has zero fucks to give, do you know what time it is??? Go to bed, please. Either that or get him coffee so he can stay up with Eyphah. Obviously no coffee for Eyphah though, Revan will be trying to win that way if nothing else works.

If you can't beat them, join them. And then wait for them to pass out.

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Garvin is so confused about it. It ends up being really confusing in general, I'm sure. He'd be trying to find something that makes it make sense to him while also having to slowly realize that. Yeah, no, what happened to him wasn't right and doesn't make sense at all.

For sure he wouldn't end up being the one to actually handle what had happened with the kids though. Way too busy having a mini breakdown.

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Oooo, very excited even if you are not

I still have so much to write too. I have the second installment of Keeping Cards Close, I have the fifth part of River Pactolus, I have the second installment of Nightmares, and I have the Garvin Be Sick one to finish writing too.

The dialogue is the hardest part for the sick one. Ingall is so hard to write in it. Mostly because it's before Getting Comfortable (Pg 457). I already figured out that it's exact place in the timeline thing I made is after New Traditions (Pg 455) and before Shower Thing (Pg 520). Actually finishing it is hard though, haha-

Oh nooo, the poor child!

Faust will probably be trying his best to make sure his sibling doesn't have to deal with any of it, but... well, that won't work well I'm sure-

At least he'll try :')

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It's literally so funny-

And luckily the gremlin should wear out somewhat quickly, bonus points if it's ever pointed out that Venia probably misses him, (which will be denied only to immediatly be checked on) lmao

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Oh, yeah, the others can help with that, no worries

But omgggg, I can'ttt! The poor orphan boy is finally healing throught the other poor orphan kiddosssss!!!

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Yeah, I feel that-

So many idea and such mixed motivation for what to do first, lol

I look forward to whatever you finish whenever you finish it though, no rush! :D

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Also, double-checking, does Venia use any pronouns? And, if so, are they used interchangeably or do they have a system (like colored bracelets or something) that helps determine what they're using at the moment?

The poor child indeed

As I mentioned before, they give me huge OCD vibes. Mostly with intrusive thoughts centered around morality. He's so worried about being a bad person and hurting people.

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Admittedly, if the twins were still sharing a room by then- She probably would be awake and panicking quite a bit if Eyphah had left the room and whatnot.

Venia's very dependent on her twin.

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Damn it, now I want a short story where that happens. I have too much to write though ;-;

I gotta at least finish the sick one first.
Ughhhh-

Hm

Real quick, just to make sure I have it right and all-

What would be, like, the first thing Ingall says to Garvin in the sick thing and all?

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Venia's genderfluid, though she mostly still uses feminine pronouns. Other than that, it's mostly a mix of they/them and neopronouns. She probably has a bracelet system for it, but she's more or less fine with people defaulting to feminine pronouns for her.

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Oooh, also- I have a small question because I'm working on something else too/have another idea as well.

First off- After all the events of River Pactolus, it'd be a little while before Garvin would actually be okay with, like, any sort of physical intimacy. Literally so much progress ends up being lost. But, uh. Anyways.

The question is this-

Who do you think would end up being the first of the polycule to get back physical intimacy rights?

I already know it's not Revan, for uh reasons. So that's moreso why I'm asking lmao

That makes a lot of sense, and is still sad, lol

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Yeahhhhh

That's fair-

Also would very much encourage Eyphah to get back to her despite saying he doesn't care, lmao

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Yep, that's how it happens XD

Good luck? Haha

Mmmmm, probably he'd try to make sure he was still conscious/present, like say his name and then ask if he's okay or what happened, through lots of panic, of course, lol

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Gotcha, thanks! :D

Yeah, not good for anyone at all

For sure an intentional way of trying to distance himself on Eyphah's part though, so they can "up and leave" whenever they want/need to without dragging his sister along again. Not that that would ever happen, as much as they play up being a loner, he needs Venia just as much

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Yeahhhh

So much panic XD

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Hopefully I can actually finish it before my brain reroutes again, lmao

Definitely not good for anyone at all

Venia is so definitely not doing well every time Eyphah pushes her away, loses all self esteem and self trust pretty much as soon as he even tries. Severe codependency for the win!

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Definitely a lot of panic

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I wish you luck lmao

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Also I edited a reply here earlier asking a question and then two minutes later you replied sooo- Pretty sure you didn't notice but I'm just telling you now lmao

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Have some more incorrect quotes now- I shall not tell you which universe they take place in.

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Garvin; “I will serve cunt again, just give me a minute.”

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Garvin; “RIP to everyone killed by the gods for their hubris but I’m different. And better. Maybe even better than the gods.”

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Revan; “Request for you to not be a bitch?”

Garvin; “Request denied!”

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Garvin; “Do you think my head is thick?”

Devery; “Eh… Just past the average.”

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Clio; “Are you sure this is safe?”

Garvin; “Of course not.”

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Revan; “With respect, I don’t give a shit what any of you think of me anymore.”

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Aries, to Akira; “You say run, they run. You say swim, they dive in. You say light a fire, they show up with oil.”

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Garvin; “And then what? You take what you need, hang me out to dry? Hm? I’m expendable?”

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Devery; “A bit of advice, don’t threaten the guy who pours the drinks.”

Yay! Lmao

So much trauma, oops-

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Oh, yeah, I didn't see that, lol

Hmmmm-

Well, I feel like Akira would make sense because of the added layer of trust from the start of their relationship with Garvin, which I feel like could translate into trust being more easily built back up between the two

Nico I guess would also make some sense purely because of what you mentioned with Garvin not seeing them as a threat, but, honestly, that could also be overshadowed by Nico also having severe trauma in that department as well which will most likely, at least on Nico's part, result in less want to participate in physical intimacy overall (it's still enjoyable and wanted at times and she's not ace or anything, it's just an area that he's timid with even after years), and I know we already figured out that Garvin and Nico probably figure that department out together last out of the polycule, so I feel like that'd still make less sense than Akira

And I think Garvin and Ingall also probably did all that a little later due to Ingall's fear of being touched, so if that effects it at all, that's probably a thing

So, I guess probably Akira?

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I love the quotes! They're all amazing! And the last Garvin one's a bit sad :')

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Also, I was just listening to the soundtrack again and I feel like Loser, Baby from Hazbin Hotel could easily be an early-on Devery and Narin song (Devery as Husk and Narin as Angel Dust)

I dunno, just gave that vide to me for some reason, lol

Well-

It all would be after the events of River Pactolus, which before the events of River Pactolus, the polycule would already have all of their kids. And probably would have had them all for a while too.

And really, I mean like... Basically any physical intimacy, hugs and cuddles included.

But more than that- I need to know who in the polycule gets the first kiss. Or in what order you think the polycule would be able to each work back their way to that point with him.

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Glad you liked the quotes! I'm trying to find more angsty ones but it's difficult lmao

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Oooo, maybe- Though Devery was never much of a gambler. The most gambling he did was Russian Roulette with his brothers when they were all growing up. So.