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Story Event - Nomes

Who; Mono and anyone! Open to all!
What; A Network Story and a Log for the event!
Where; All around Aterat!
When; Early August
Warnings; None to start, but if something comes up I will update.
Note; So I'm thinking this could provide some options. The network could be a fun chat story time, the log for after-story experience, or we could mix it up and people could reach out to Mono via the network if they come across Nomes and the log doesn't grab you. You are also totally welcome to do your own thing with Nomes if you want. Also if you want something personal written up, I’m happy to do so! My plotting post is over here

The Mystery of Nomes - Network Video - Open

[ Mono is not known for doing posts on the network on his own unless it’s strictly necessary. Not that he’s anti-social or anything, it’s just that the static feedback caused by his own abilities gets annoying and a bit hard to explain.

However, here he is with a slightly confused little scrunch of his nose. ]

Anyone ever hear of Nomes before? They’re these little things in my world, at least I think so. They’re a little smaller than me, and they got pointed hats that cover their faces… Kinda like those funny capped mushrooms you see sometimes? Or those hats they make kids wear in school when they do bad, I guess.

Um… Anyway, you see them in pictures and stuff around the pale city. But… I think I saw one once, maybe? It’s kinda fuzzy. I think it happened before a long time ago-

[ By which, the boy means a long time ago. Which is odd coming from someone who looks to only be about 12 at best now. But Mono is far older than he looks, and there are so many cycles he’s been through. ]

Back when I was exploring the hunter’s cabin, there was this little guy that hurried out of a drawer I had pulled out. It was really surprising, ‘cause of all the other stuff I saw in the cabin... So I followed it up to a different part of the attic. It made a funny almost squeaking sound. Seemed really scared, but I guess that’s fair since being little is scary sometimes and I’m bigger than them.

Its shadow was kinda weird, though. 'Cause didn’t match the shape of the nome, right? But other than that, it looked just like the picture I saw! Guess you don’t see shadows in drawn pictures unless someone draws them though, so that makes sense.

I dunno if it really happened or not, could’ve just been a dream too, I guess.

[ And the boy falls silent, tugging the brim of his cap a little lower and rubbing at an eye with a sleepy little yawn. ]

Dunno why I remembered them now… But I guess I was just thinking about stuff.

You get Nomes! And you get some Nomes! Nomes for everybody! - Log - Open

Mono hadn’t thought much beyond the weird need to share the story about the Nomes on the network. He put the tell-phone away, took a nap, and then tugged on his mail-carrier cap and grabbed the bag he used to carry the messages for work to head out the door. The boy almost misses the raspy squeak coming from somewhere in his bedroom, but maybe it’s one of the cats… They make funny sounds sometimes!

Plus, he doesn’t want to be late to the delivery service, so he glanced over his shoulder curiously but kept walking. Mono did stop long enough to grab the little lunch Ignis usually had packed on the kitchen counter before hurrying out the door for the day.

What he hadn’t expected, perhaps what no one expected, was that the day would entail far more than carrying mail. Either interrupted by texts asking more questions about the nomes for good reason, or being stopped on the street when someone recognized him and needed help with their newfound guests. “Huh? What do you mean you saw one? They aren’t here, they might not even be real in my world??” He started, but stopped when he realized this was Aterat and just about anything seemed possible here…

So colour the boy curious as he eagerly hurried to follow and see.

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One day. Illyana was so content to not talk about things herself that it often ended up spreading to others as well. She was terrible at asking questions, particularly when it came to things that could be relatable to her. That man and the darkness surrounding it was something she could relate to, it was also something she wanted to know more about. Yet at the same time she was also mildly afraid of it hitting too close to home. Or that she'd ask the wrong question and make things worse for him. It really was so much more complicated to have a soul.

"Do they do anything useful?" She was tempted to throw out a 'more useful than the imps' but she at least kept that to herself.

"They're cleaning it. I'll make sure of it. Maybe your nomes could help." She sighed as they reached the theater and then out of the corner of her eye she spotted something moving quickly. It had a little pointed head and was seemingly being followed quickly by an imp that might have been attempting to chase it down.

"Is that them?"

That largely depends on what Illyana considered useful, really. Even Mono has to think about it before he answers, because they just seemed like funny little guys to him, more than anything, and that seemed like enough in a world of horrors. But he looked up quickly with a slightly tilted, but eager, smile. “Yeah! The one I think I met lead me to a hat after I played with it a bit. It looked just like the one it wore!” That’s totally useful, in his opinion, because you never turned down a new hat.

“Maybe? Nothing ever really gets cleaned where I’m from, they might not know how.” But he would help the imps himself if it came down to it, because that just seemed like the right thing to do to him.

He looked over in the direction Illyana was looking curiously. “That’s gotta be them! That looks like kinda nome I saw!!” and the boy takes off a little run himself, because he wants to catch up before they disappear into a crowd or something. Illyana would have to follow, though it probably isn’t hard for her.

"A hat, oh boy," she said with a tiny chuckle. Had it been anyone else at all that had said that, Illyana's tone would have been full of sarcasm. Not Mono though. With him her tone was teasing, but not sarcastic or cruel. More amused than anything at all. "Think they'll find us some hats here? I could use a new one." It wouldn't really be a new one, more like her first and only one. But he didn't need to know that part, right?

Illyana chased after him as they approached the nome and her missing imp who was dancing on the side and pointing forward towards the direction of the snack stand.

"Snacks for us, snacks for both, show you snacks!" It chanted in what was evidently supposed to be a song. At least it had a sing-song edge to it's voice. Illyana looked at it with a deadpan expression and then at the nome that looked as though it was contemplating if it should run or not.

"You want to get the nome...snacks?" wait, had it actually intended to show the nome a movie with snacks? That was...pretty harmless.

“Maybe!” He agreed, since they really didn’t know what the nomes were going to do around here. Maybe they did know where hats were, and maybe they’d share if they were nice to them. He titled his head slightly. “I dunno if I ever saw you wear a hat before, so it could be your first hat.” Because yes, the boy was observant enough to comment on that. “You could use a really cool hat, right?” What kind of hat would Illyana look cool with, he wondered, getting a little off track with his current line of thought? He just… really liked hats.

He drew to a halt, skidding a little since he’d been running so fast, as they came upon the imp and nome. His expression curious and just slightly skeptical at the funny almost song it was chanting at the nome. “Hey, I guess they are trying to make friends.” He murmured quietly, keeping an eye on both of them. The nome had edged slightly behind the imp since there were two new people and it currently trusted the imp more than the much bigger people. “The imps did do really good at the movie night, so maybe it wants to do the same thing again with a new friend?”

"First hat hmm, I guess if you find one you think would look good on me, I'll wear it." Only for him though. Only for him. The tone she used there was actually shockingly earnest too, meant to let him know that she actually meant it. If he found her one, she'd wear it no matter how silly it looked. "I've worn headpieces before and crowns." But those weren't really the same as hats, were they?

Turns out they actually were having some fun in becoming friends. That wasn't exactly what Illyana had really expected. Nor had she expected for her to feel guilty at the nome hiding behind the imp. She took a step towards both of them, cautiously, and then knelt down to be at a closer size to them both.

"Alright, come over here. Both of you. Promise I'm not angry." Well, not too angry. She was kinda angry with the mess.

“Yeah?” He chirped, sounding more than a little excited by that challenge. “I’ll find a really good one then!” Which meant Illyana was absolutely going to get a hat one of these days, a very carefully picked out hat… Mono would have to put a lot of thought into it, perhaps by Christmas he could save up enough money from running messages for a super cool, stylish hat!

The nome was still a touch hesitant, but since the Imp seemed to know Illyana… It carefully crept forward with a cautious, raspy squeaking sound, hat covered head turning from the imp, to Illyana, and back to the imp.

"Can't wait to see." That she did sound just a bit less enthusiastic about. This was probably destined to be an absolute disaster, but she'd give it her best attempt at a grin and bear it when the time came. Maybe she wouldn't end up looking too stupid in a hat....maybe....

She sighed as the nome crept forward. The imp stayed behind for his part until the nome looked back at it. Then it came forward too, almost as if it were in some sort of solidarity with the little nome.

"You two left quite the mess behind you." She was looking at the imp though when she said that. Something told her this little nome couldn't possibly be responsible for it all.

That cemented it. Mono was going to get Illyana the best hat for Christmas. He would have to ask around for a little help, maybe, but he was going to do it!

The little nome seemed to duck its head almost like a kid with its hand caught in the cookie jar (its faint shadow more so, perhaps), even if it hadn’t been all on it, it seemed to know that making a mess was not smiled upon. Sure, the Imp had been way better at the art of making messes. The Nome definitely was a little responsible for trying to copy its new friend! It gave Illyana a pitiful, raspy little squeak in return. Was it sorry? Hard to say, but it could be taken as an apology.

Mono crouched next to Illyana to look at both the imp and the nome with a nod of agreement. “It was kinda impressive, since you’re both so little. But we gotta clean it up. I’ll help.” He added, knowing it was probably better to have someone supervising them, having seen what the Imps could do when left on their own.

Something like pity and sympathy flickered across Illyana's face, that kind that a parent gives when their child gives them the big sad eyes. She hated to admit it, but children and childlike things really were her weakness. "The imps could learn a thing or two from you," she said to the Nome. The imp on the other hand stomped his foot in a pout as if it were annoyed that it was being shown up. "On second thought, don't teach them anything." The imps didn't need this kind of power.

"Don't tell them it's impressive. That's just going to encourage them." She sighed. "They usually say the smallest packages can cause the biggest messes...." and evidently they were right. "You can help by watching them, but no actual helping with the cleaning. They need to learn on their own."

The imp only squeaked back, almost like a surprised chirp at the suggestion that it could teach the imps something. It was almost comical as its hat covered head turned to look at the imp and then back at her. Only to let out another slightly more serious, raspy squeak in reply as she changed her mind. Hopefully that meant it took the hint, otherwise she was going to have an imp with too much power on her hands to deal with by the time the nome disappeared.

“Oops, that’s probably right.” Mono responded with a sheepish tone, glancing at the two little creatures again cautiously. The boy was trying to be a good influence on the imps still. He should reserve encouraging them for when they actually got something right! But he tilted his head slightly. “I dunno who they are, but they must’ve met the imps ‘cause they're right.” He responded thoughtfully.

“So like a supervisor.” He responded, having learned about supervising at work. Sometimes people needed someone to watch or coordinate! … But Mono’s head tilted back at Illyana with a skeptical little look. “You sure we should let ‘em do it all? The imps don’t seem good at cleaning.” They might be there forever, if the imp and nome somehow made a bigger mess just by cleaning up.

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