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[wizard_redfive]

[Dairine was in Conan's room, having just recently broken into it. She had meant to chase her friend out of hiding except he wasn't there at the moment. Surprising, but Dairine was pleased. He had been avoiding people too much lately. It wasn't healthy.

Well, while she was here, she might as well wait to see if he'll show up. Taking out her journal she starts a message that she's been meaning to make.]

[Galadriel]

I need to talk to you about something.

[With that done, she begins flipping through the journal as she waits. Suddenly she hears a cracking noise. Looking over at the egg, she can see that it is beginning to hatch. Curious, she walks over, trying to get a closer look. What kind of egg would Conan have around?

That's when the egg break open, revealing a medium-sized, turtle-like creature. Well, turtle was as close as she could describe the creature, which was more like a dome with eyes and seven pairs of stubby legs. It looks almost as if it were made out of layers of pale translucent white glass with thin layers of color mixed within. The glass glowed from some hidden layer deep inside. Kicking it's legs, the creature wobbled a bit before climb out of the egg. It took a few steps over before bumping into her leg.]

With!

Oh my god... [Reaching down, she picks the creature up to get a closer look at it, earning a protesting "With!" and numerous kicking legs. There was no denying it. This... was a first generation mobile, the species she had invented. The voice sounds slightly different from the others she knew, but it still had that voice-synthesizer quality to it. She gently puts it down and watches as it starts investigating the room.]

What are you doing here?


[Later she and the mobile can be found out in the yard. It is very curious, trying to run ahead of her constantly. Thankfully she's fast enough to keep up. Anyone outside though might have a glassy turtle come up to them suddenly, moving like a fast wind-up toy. It stares up curiously.]

With?

((All but the filtered message is open to all.))

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[wizard_redfive]

[As if locks would keep her out.]

A mobile. [She frowns.] Why did you have a mobile in an egg? Mobiles don't hatch from eggs.

[deductiongeek]

What exactly is a mobile?

[wizard_redfive]

They're a species of sentient supercomputers. Very smart and very quick learners.

[Said mobile is now on the other side of the bed and is leaning its front legs (three sets at least) on his dresser, trying to look up at what's on top. When that does not seem to work, it moves over to Conan and runs into his leg.]

With.

[deductiongeek]

[Conan looks down at it it blankly.]

Why is there a sentient supercomputer in my room?

[wizard_redfive]

It hatched apparently. More to the point, why was there a giant egg in your room?

[deductiongeek]

It just appeared.

[He was still annoyed by that. None of his investigations had given him a single clue on how it could have arrived in his room.]

[wizard_redfive]

So the castle is our most likely suspect then. I wonder why it gave him to you?

[Dairine glances around, as if she might find a clue somewhere. Suddenly she notices a piece of paper under Conan's bed. She picks it up as the mobile continues to walk in place like a wind-up toy where it has hit Conan's leg.]

Well now, what's this? [Better hope the paper isn't something private because she's already unfolding it.]

[deductiongeek]

[Conan gives up and picks up the mobile.]

It was on my bed this morning. More of the castle nonsense.

[wizard_redfive]

[The mobile wiggles its feet as it's picked up.]

Save! Save!

[Dairine meanwhile is frowning at the paper the further she reads.]

It's addressed to both of us. Let's see... "Take care of tiny bundle of joy"...

[A pause]

Are you serious? The castle paired us together?!

[deductiongeek]

More proof that the castle profits from our misery somehow.

[wizard_redfive]

[Dairine scowls.]

It must.

[Meanwhile, the mobiles cries of "Save!" are only getting more insistent, kicking it's feet.]