two truffula stumps

[shortishandbossy]

[As much as he disapproves of the use of trees for things like paper and journals, the Lorax has decided that he's only keeping his around because it's easier to keep up with things through it. Still, the unusual amount of crying and other little kid noises is making him regret that decision a bit.]

So what's with all of the beansprouts runnin' around? I didn't think humans had a mating season.

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[whichwayyoulean]

[Lorax...Lorax NO]

That's not how humans work, Moustache. This is a castle thing. It does it every year.

[ensorceler]

It is a magic trick, and no more.

[shortishandbossy]

It gives everyone kids? [a beat] Where's yours?

[shortishandbossy]

Oh yeah? How does it work?

[ensorceler]

None know how the castle's magic works.

[whichwayyoulean]

Not everyone, just...a good majority.

I had one last year, a daughter. But she hasn't shown up this time around. [He's still not sure if he should be glad about that or not]

[shortishandbossy]

What happens to 'em?

[shortishandbossy]

Castles shouldn't be allowed to have magic, if you ask me.

[ensorceler]

No. It is even more confounding than a person possessing it, for it should not be sentient at all.

[not_mafia]

[Here Lorax, have some random doodling on the page! Such lovely green grass, and maybe a happy yellow sun to go with that...]

[whichwayyoulean]

They go back to some...alternate world, I guess? Where we're they're actual parents. It's all pretty confusing and a whole lot weird.

aksd;lf wHY is the ban user button right there omfg im gomen

[shortishandbossy]

Tell me about it.

How's your leg?

[shortishandbossy]

It definitely ain't natural.

[shortishandbossy]

[If he could write, he'd draw something to go with that. Instead, he'll just chuckle.]

Lookin' good, kid.

[not_mafia]

[Isn't it great? All nature-y and everything too! And then he draws in some squares stacked on top of each other and some lines coming out of it and...]

Robot!

[... oh, well, so much for the nature theme then]

Dictated

[tapshoetomove]

Mating season...?

I don't know where they all came from, but they're really noisy.

[protosshaze]

Babies come from beans where you're from? [Sophie, queen of misinterpreting what people are saying]

sob it's ok it took me ages to learn how to fix it

[whichwayyoulean]

It's...healing. It'll take time before I can walk on it again, but it's healing at least. I'm getting cabin fever being stuck here forever, though.

[Another pause] Have you met the kid, yet?

[shortishandbossy]

[That didn't last long. Kind of like the valley]

Haha, yeah. Robot. [He only marginally has an idea of what he's talking about]

Forever!

[shortishandbossy]

You know, it's where, uh. [No Lorax, you are not going to educate a child on this type of thing.] Well, where I come from, everyone starts singin' to compete for a mate.

Yeah, you're tellin' me. They should have an 'off' button somewhere.

[shortishandbossy]

Er, no. They come from, you know, the natural place.

[protosshaze]

What place?

[shortishandbossy]

Find somethin' to occupy your time with. You'll be out before you know it.

Yeah, I talked to him the other day. He was waterin' the... sprout. [He's already figured out his loss and damn it's the worst thing ever]

[shortishandbossy]

A secret place. [Oh good lord don't make him explain]

[protosshaze]

Like a secret hideout?