Nine Truffula Trees

[whichwayyoulean]

[The journal can pick up a lot of clanging and banging today, why? Because the Once-ler’s got his inventing groove on. York asked for a duplicate of his wagon-cottage-mahome and well, he’s happy to deliver. After all, it’s something he can do inside the safe confines of his room...with the the ‘mahome’ part at least. The rest? Well that may require leaving his safe haven, but sometimes you have to make sacrifices for science. He also appears to be singing while he works]

♫ We could while away the hours
Da da de da le da dedo
There would be lots and lots of flowers
And you could sit on a gazebo ♫

...It still doesn’t sound right.

[Not noticing his journal was open for that, he wanders over to his drawing board where it’s popped up to dictate into it]

Okay. Opinion time. When you're camping out, what's more important to you:
A: Having a working shower
or
B: Having a skylight

Send your answers via journal to 'Gosh what is that handsome devil making now?' Reply within five hours and get a free Whatsamahoozit.

[The Doctor]
...This filter could go wrong in about ten million ways but that’s what you get for having an un-unique name.

Someone mentioned you had some scrap metal laying around your TARDIS. You using it for anything?

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[wilder]

Uh huh.

[He'll start humming the melody of the song as he starts looking at Once-ler's other conversations. TIME TO INVESTIGATE/SNOOP. ]

[whichwayyoulean]

[Why do you do this, Zelos? WHY :<]

Look, I know it's catchy and all, but you don't have to hum it. Let's pretend it never existed okay?

[wilder]

[Because he's your friend. Aren't you glad he's your friend? Though fortunately for you, that conversation with Ino is filtered so this search will be in vain]

What? Why would I pretend it doesn't exist?

[whichwayyoulean]

[Yes. super glad. One day he will have to sit back and really consider why his dearest friends go out of their way to make him miserable and what that says about him]

Because it's not done yet.

And it's not for you.

[wilder]

[Because you're an idiotic ass that needs your cage rattled sometimes? Whatever they'd totally tear apart anyone who was really out to make you miserable]

So what? If you're doing something as bold as a song, you should at least let other people hear it first to make sure it sounds good!

[whichwayyoulean]

[He's secretly grateful for them. Very very secretly]

...I don't know. I probably won't sing it anyway. [Because, you know, GALE]

[wilder]

Uh oh.

[UNREQUITED LOVE?]

[whichwayyoulean]

[The most pathetic sort]

It's okay, forget about it. I doesn't matter.

[wilder]

[a pause]

What about...

'I know this is no placebo,
this feeling I have
When I think of us in a gazebo'?

[whichwayyoulean]

[There's some silent consideration, before the sound of plucking guitar strings can be heard, along with the Once-ler singing the tune quietly over again]

You know, that's not so bad. You have a hidden talent, Zelos.

[wilder]

Aahahaha, well I am the great Zelos Wilder! I'm not to be underestimated!

[whichwayyoulean]

I wouldn't go that far, buddy.

[wilder]

Ouch, man. Ouch.

[whichwayyoulean]

I hurt because I care.

[wilder]

I don't know, I wouldn't mind a sign of care that's less painful.

[whichwayyoulean]

Well, I could always write you a happy little ditty.

[wilder]

How's that less painful?

[whichwayyoulean]

Now who's being harsh?

[wilder]

[he snickers]

Can I get away with saying you started it?

[whichwayyoulean]

Only if the rules of the playground apply in magical castles.

[wilder]

Playgrounds...have rules like that? [Dude only learned what a playground WAS this spring man]

[whichwayyoulean]

They're supposed to, but kids don't always obey them. Usually the person who decides what the rules are, are the kids who are bigger and stronger. [Like elder twin brothers, for instance]

[wilder]

Hmmm...I guess that makes sense. Sounds rough.

[whichwayyoulean]

You survive it, and you learn to be smarter than them.

[wilder]

So you did?