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It wasn't too strange for Youthies to part ways, older Youthies often do it. It allowed them to self-reflect on their final year and be able to decide where they'd like to live for the rest of their lives when they ultimately decided to settle down. But it was different for Puki. She just wanted to be left alone. You asked everybody to walk ahead while you and Puki chatted behind, away from ears Puki might not wanted to be around.

Speaking privately with Puki, you learned that Puki doesn't hate any of you guys, but she often feels more anxious around more people, especially strangers. Lucky for her, she was from a Gravie family who lived on the outskirts of the village, making it easy for her to have solitude. Though she didn't mind heading to the village center to play, she could easily just go home when she wanted to be alone. It made her detest labor parties where everybody had to sing together as they worked, and while it was sometimes fun, she didn't like the fact that she couldn't just up and leave in the middle of it all, even if it was to labor on her own.

"I don't hate you guys... but sometimes I get scared when I'm around you guys. I don't like the same thing as most people and most people don't like the things I like, so I don't know what to share sometimes."

It was very apparent that Puki liked edgy things, even her teeth were pointy which she filed herself to look... toothier. You did meet a few Toothies who taught you how to fillet a fish, though there didn't seem to be any of that kind of folk from your village. Still, you couldn't help but feel sorry for Puki, though you appreciated her being able to express her

You suggested to...
>Go to All-Colors Field. Tell Puki she's welcome to ask you to slip away with her if she just wants to talk alone when she needs to.
>Go to Deep Waters. It's probably best to get away from these musicians for Puki's sake.
>Camp out for the night and try to mend relations between Puki and the musicians.

>>5984584
Good to see you back, QM! It's great that the previous thread was archived. By the way, Rika won a seat in the /qst/ tournament. She's quite popular!

>>5984586
>Go to All-Colors Field. Tell Puki she's welcome to ask you to slip away with her if she just wants to talk alone when she needs to.
Remind Puki that people can get along even if they have different interests and personalities. It just matters that they're friendly and feel that they can be themselves around one another. Would we be traveling with one another if that wasn't the case? What she's feeling is more common than she probably believes, and that's not to downplay what her experience is, but to highlight that there are others that either understand it or go through the same thing.

>>5984588
>>Go to Deep Waters. It's probably best to get away from these musicians for Puki's sake.

>>5984640
Thank you, I was following that thread for a bit but then I believe it was put on recess in preparation for the actual event. Last I checked there was a loser bracket event going on.

>>5984588
>Camp out for the night and try to mend relations between Puki and the musicians.
Nice to see this return!

>>5984588
>Go to Deep Waters. It's probably best to get away from these musicians for Puki's sake

>>5984588
>>Go to Deep Waters. It's probably best to get away from these musicians for Puki's sake

>>5984586
>>5984588
So I don't know why but 4chan has been failing me lately, I didn't even realize it didn't even post my whole post. I'm not sure what's going on, maybe they decreased the text limit and didn't bother giving a warning. So here's the rest of the post and another 24 hours to change votes if you want:


It was very apparent that Puki liked edgy things, even her teeth were pointy which she filed herself to look... toothier. You did meet a few Toothies who taught you how to fillet a fish, though there didn't seem to be any of that kind of folk from your village. Still, you couldn't help but feel sorry for Puki, though you appreciated her being able to express her feelings honestly to you.

[red]"I don't want to leave you guys, but sometimes I just want to be alone. I don't like those girls because they keep trying to get me to join even though I don't want to. They're so annoying..."[/red]

You and your friends came by a fork in the trail, one path led to the village All-Colors Fields, known for its vast tracks of beautiful flowers and buzzing bees and the main supplier of honey throughout the Lingdom. The other path led to Deep Waters, a village located in a deep lake filled with Crockos, dog-sized dragons who dive deep into the water to gather kelp, a sacred plant that makes a good gift to the Earth and could be turned into soap. The trio of musicians wanted to go to All-Colors Fields as they knew a festival was to be held there and they wanted to listen to all the music. Kari wanted to go to Deep Waters because she wanted to swim with some Crockos and maybe make a new friend to tag along with. Bubu was indifferent and seemed to have been consoling Moochy for Kari's betrayal.

>>5984586
>>5984640
>>5985891
No worries and thanks for the info. This is very important context, so I'll change my vote to
>Go to Deep Waters. It's probably best to get away from these musicians for Puki's sake.

>>5984588
>Camp out for the night and try to mend relations between Puki and the musicians.

Voting closed, drawing and writing.

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You agreed to go to Deep Waters, disappointing the musicians who wanted to stay with you and your friends. Bubu tried giving Tina's drum back but she told him to keep it. He didn't know what to offer so he pulled out an empty snack container with chopsticks, simply because it was drum-like. Tina looked happy to receive it, so you and the musicians said goodbye.

You left on the path to Deep Waters and when the musicians were out of earshot, Bubu yelled:

"One TWO THREE!" while banging his drumsticks. He began beating the drum as fast as Puki did. You, Kari, and Puki were caught off guard and stood there staring at Bubu furiously beating his drum while singing about jam-filled dumplings in the most belligerent manner one could imagine.

"I thought you would like that song, Puki..."

Puki snickered at first but soon broke out laughing. Her laughing was so uncontrollable that she fell into a roll.

"I did, I did like that song! It was great!" With Puki's approval, you and Kari joined Puki's laughter.

You and your friends continued on the path to Deep Waters playing music in the same manner as Puki and Bubu did. When it was Kari's turn she couldn't play her flute while singing so she just sang instead. She sang about how much she wanted to travel beyond the Lingdom to see the world, the first thing she wanted to do was to follow the trail your Popappy took to return to the Great Turtle.

On your turn to sing your heart out, you sang about...
>Being with your friends forever.
>All the Little Ones you want to have and cook for.
>Getting out of the podunk villages across the Lingdom to live and work in the Hammock with high society where you belong (and maybe run into an Imperial Prince).
>Write-In

>>5986930
>>Getting out of the podunk villages across the Lingdom to live and work in the Hammock with high society where you belong (and maybe run into an Imperial Prince).

>>5986930
>>Getting out of the podunk villages across the Lingdom to live and work in the Hammock with high society where you belong (and maybe run into an Imperial Prince).

>>5986930
>Getting out of the podunk villages across the Lingdom to live and work in the Hammock with high society where you belong (and maybe run into an Imperial Prince).

>>5986930
>Getting out of the podunk villages across the Lingdom to live and work in the Hammock with high society where you belong (and maybe run into an Imperial Prince).

>>5986930
>Getting out of the podunk villages across the Lingdom to live and work in the Hammock with high society where you belong (and maybe run into an Imperial Prince).

>>5986930
>Being with your friends forever.

>>5986930
>>Getting out of the podunk villages across the Lingdom to live and work in the Hammock with high society where you belong (and maybe run into an Imperial Prince).

Voting closed, writing and drawing.

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"I'm a good Little One, waking up Baba to help her cook tacos~
I'm a good Little One, singing in the fields to encourage my friends~
I'm a good Little One, thanking the Earth and Trees for hosting Our family~

But I long for the Hammock, to be a host for Tallies and a guest of the Emperor~

I'm a good Little Princess, waking Our guests with fresh tacos~
I'm a good Little Princess, singing to entertain Our guests~
I'm a good Little Princess, thanking Our guests for allowing Us to host them~"

Your song wasn't as intense as your friends, but they enjoyed it all the same. You continued on the trail towards Deep Waters while making music and crossed paths with another troupe of Youthies. They watched you play your music and were intrigued by it, so one of them copied the style and began singing about how much he wanted to build the tallest building so he could see the whole Lingdom from the sky. You all played for a bit before saying your goodbyes and sharing snacks. It seemed that Puki's musical style might be more popular than she believed.

As the sun began to set, you entered a marshy land, a planked path continued to lead on to Deep Waters. The trees soared much higher, and as it got dark the fairies and ghosts rose from the waters, illuminating the path. Kari was spooked and held onto Bubu's arm the whole way while you chatted with Puki from behind.

"Bubu really likes ghosts, doesn't he?" said Puki.

You told her how inquisitive Bubu has always been and how it was hard to hold hands with him during your marches because he often got distracted by every little thing that was remotely interesting.

At the end of the path was a lake, illuminated by fairies and ghosts. At the center of the lake was a village, built entirely on a grove of swamp trees, the outlines of buildings are easily seen from the bright blooms on the trees.

They don't look like it, but the trees at Deep Waters are probably the tallest in the Lingdom! You are only seeing the upper third of the trees, the rest submerged deep in the waters.

A few rafts were tied to the shore, so you took one with your friends and paddled to the village. Crockos, dog-sized crocodiles, converged onto the raft and swam along it. Moochy pawed at a crocko's head, so it snapped its toothless jaw at Moochy and pulled him into the waters, getting him wet. The crocko chuckled in a monotonous and creaky tone as Moochy struggled to climb back onto the raft. Puki laughed at Moochy's misfortune while Bubu took his paddle and tapped it onto the crocko's head as Kari jumped into the waters to help Moochy back onto the raft.

You and your friends reached the village and were received by a few grownups who saw you on the lake. Much of the village seemed to be a large spiraling staircase reaching to the top, with some branches jutting out. They suggested you put up your hammocks at the very top so you could look at the beautiful lake from up high, so you and your friends took up that offer and climbed to the very top of the village.

On your way up to the very top, you were waved at by many people, asking where you guys came from so you shouted your answers. A baba recognized the village you came from.

"My my, you Little Ones came from Pointy Bell? I can tell from your hat, Little One! My sister must have made it for you, didn't she?"

You learned that this Baba was your Baba's elder sister who grew up in Pointy Bell like you! She showed you her hat, which looked very much like yours, though she confessed she doesn't wear it much anymore since there's a lot of shade here.

"You Little Ones must want to sleep at the very top every night, but if you'd like you can eat here every day. I'm sure your Ems here would love to meet you."

You and Kari hugged your Auntie Baba before continuing up to the top of the grove where you came across many other Youthies who set their hammocks under the canopy. Unfortunately, as you came late, most of the good spots were taken. The Youthies agreed to switch places to give everybody a chance to have a good spot, though it does seem that there is one spot that still offers a good view to take, but only two could fit...

Who should take the spot?
>Bubu and Kari! Bubu really likes ghosts and maybe it would help Kari overcome her fear.
>Me and Bubu! I want to learn all the interesting things he has to say about ghosts!
>Me and Puki! I want Puki to know I consider her a friend, even if that means she'll tell a scary story!
>Nobody, we should wait until tomorrow night so we can all watch the lake together!
>Write-in.

>>5990460
>>Nobody, we should wait until tomorrow night so we can all watch the lake together!

>>5990460
>Me and Bubu! I want to learn all the interesting things he has to say about ghosts!

>>5990460
>Me and Bubu! I want to learn all the interesting things he has to say about ghosts!

>>5990460
>Nobody, we should wait until tomorrow night so we can all watch the lake together!
It'd be a memory we share together.
Dubs says the village catches on fire.

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>>5990655

>>5990460
>Nobody, we should wait until tomorrow night so we can all watch the lake together!

>>5990460
>>Me and Bubu! I want to learn all the interesting things he has to say about ghosts!

Voting closed with a tie.

Odd post will be wait for tomorrow night.
Even post will be to watch it with Bubu.

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You suggested that Bubu could take a spot for the night since he likes watching ghosts so much, but also asked if everybody else was alright with you watching the ghosts with him for the night.

"Hnn!?!? B-but, what about me??? I don't want to sleep without you or Bubu, I'm too scared!" said Kari.

You saw Puki with a sly grin. "What are you scared of, Kari? I'm not going and you got me and Moochy!"

That seemed to appease Kari, who proceeded to set up her hammock with Puki. You and Bubu hung your hammock at the spot with a good view, doubling up your hammock so you could lay by each other. You sat next to Bubu who blankly stared at the lake and all the fireflies and ghosts that illuminated it. He didn't say anything for quite a while, and you just enjoyed sitting by him.

"Bubu, what do you like about the ghosts?" you asked.

Bubu broke his gaze to look at you with his dumb look. "Baba said that if ghosts could, they would share their Memories with us," said Bubu. "Baba said there are many Memories that never got to be shared, so I think their dancing is them trying to share their Memories with us."

Everybody always said Bubu was probably empty-headed growing up, but it seemed more likely that Bubu was just too lost in his deep thoughts. His remark made you wonder what Memories were lost throughout time, Memories We could never learn from as they were never shared in life.

"Mama said Papa died far away. So he never got to share his Memories with us himself... I hope his ghost found his way back, but I don't know how to read ghosts."

It was one of the few moments you witnessed Bubu looking sad. You held his hand while his face was somber. Bubu soon fell asleep like a rock after that, and you were content to cuddle with him throughout the night.

The following morning, you awoke to Bubu nudging you to get up and the smell of roasted pinecone. Every Youthie under the canopy was slowly getting up to prepare for the breakfast being prepared by the village. You and your friends made your way down the tree, and while all the other Youthies were heading to the central landing, you went to your Auntie Baba's house instead. Auntie Baba welcomed you and you introduced Bubu and Puki to her.

You had your breakfast with your Aunti Baba's family, and all of her 14 Little Ones wouldn't stop pestering you with questions about whatever questions Little Ones liked to ask. A few of them were curious about Moochy and when they learned that Moochy was a bit of a glutton, they kept feeding him until Bubu flicked a finger at Moochy's head, making him squeal into submission.

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At the ringing of the village bell, you and all the Youthies gathered by the diving dock where a grown-up briefed you on how to swim with a crocko. At the dock were many crockos lazing about, basking in the sun.

"Come here Little Ones, let Uncle teach you about Our Crocko friends! When Uncle Mean came to bully Us, We ran from the Hammock and back into the woods, but his bullies continued to chase Us. When We came here We saw this grove We're now living in and thought We would be safe here, but it was surrounded by dragons! We thought We were doomed but some of Us were brave enough to swim, that's when We learned the dragons were just as scared of Us as We were scared of them! The bullies were not good swimmers so they left Us alone, and We lived here ever since!"

Uncle proceeded to explain how the crockos are deep divers and would bring fish and mollusks as gifts when We gifted them fruit from the trees. The waters surrounding Deep Waters is... deep! It was a kelp forest that grew rather fast and the village's main source of food, as well as materials to produce all sorts of items. For today, the Grown-Up just wanted you to learn how to swim with the crockos.

"Our crocko friends are kind of lazy, they like to laze around where there's sun in the morning. So if you want to make one as a friend, just sit by one and gently pet it until it's ready!

You, Kari, and Pukie proceeded to pick out a crocko together, but Moochy was apprehensive about your choice. It seemed that you picked out the very same crocko that pulled Moochy into the waters! Feeling betrayed, Moochy skulked off so Bubu followed him to console him.

You decided to...
>Pick another crocko with your friends.
>Let your friends swim with the crocko but go with Bubu to help Moochy feel better.
>Let Bubu swim with the crockos while you console Moochy yourself.
>Write-in.

>>5992236
Damn, Rika is so cute here.
>>5992238
>Pick another crocko with your friends.
Moochy accosted the crocko first. It's time to accept the consequences of his actions.

>>5992238
>>Pick another crocko with your friends.

>>5992238
>Let Bubu swim with the crockos while you console Moochy yourself.

>>5992238
>Pick another crocko with your friends.

>>5992238
>>Pick another crocko with your friends.

>>5992236
>you awoke to Bubu nudging you to get up and the smell of roasted pinecone
Nice foreshadowing.

>>5992238
>Pick another crocko with your friends.

>>5992238
>>Let Bubu swim with the crockos while you console Moochy yourself.

>>5992238
>Pick another crocko with your friends.

Voting closed, writing and drawing.

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You settled on picking another crocko with your friends, letting Bubu deal with Moochy's woes. That rascal didn't deserve your sympathies. The crocko you and your friends picked out was lying on a rock, so you all climbed on it to pet it. It let out a trill and then flopped onto its back, exposing its soft underbelly to you.

"I feel sorry for Moochy, he was just being curious last night!" said Kari. "I don't think he's ever seen a crocko before."

"Neither have I but you don't see me annoying anybody I'm curious about," said Puki. "He would have been fine, Moochy is fat enough to stay afloat anyway."

You chimed in with your thoughts: "Moochy was lucky for us to be there to help him out of the water for his mistake. That crocko was also being mean to suddenly just pull Moochy in like that. I hope Moochy learns to respect our other friends from now on though."

As the day warmed up from the sun, the crockos became more active. You and your friends changed into swimming clothes and hopped into the waters with your crocko friend who swam circles around you. Kari reached out to the crocko and it darted off, so Kari gave chase. You watched Kari swim off but then the crocko made a U-turn to swim back to you. As it approached you with Kari at its tail, it dove down, causing Kari to crash into you and Puki. After recovering from the crash with laughter, the crocko swam back to you three, inserting itself between you all. It exposed its belly once again and let out a trill as you all rubbed its soft belly.

When the sun reached its highest point, most Youthies had already retired to the docks, tired of swimming with the crockos all morning. The village grown-ups called for everybody to return and the headcount returned with one less person. The grown-ups panicked, ringing the village bell to summon everybody to the center grove. They did their headcount again but this time they managed to find everybody; Bubu had been at your Auntie Baba's house with Moochy. The grown-ups scolded Bubu for not letting them know he left and he put himself on his knees with crossed arms, a natural reaction for Lings being scolded.

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The grown-ups baked some mashed pinecone wrapped in kelp for you all, and you all delighted in eating at the docks with your feet in the waters. Bubu sat with you all, with Moochy sitting behind him, weary of the crockos. Your new crocko friend swam between you and your friends' feet, Kari tossing some pinecone bits into the waters for the crocko to eat. Bubu laid out some acorn mash on a leaf for Moochy to eat, though it took some time before Moochy was brave enough to sit by the waters.

While you were eating with friends, a crocko climbed onto the dock and snatched the leaf laid out for Moochy, dragging it into the waters, that thief! It spooked Moochy, who cowered behind Bubu, shaking and whimpering.

Such great injustice! What should be done about this?
>Scold the crocko for stealing food and being mean.
>Sic your crocko friend on it.
>Let Bubu deal with it.
>Write-in.

>>5997129
>Scold the crocko for stealing food and being mean.

>>5997129
>>Scold the crocko for stealing food and being mean.

>>5997129
>>Sic your crocko friend on it.

>>5997129
>Scold the crocko for stealing food and being mean.

>>5997129
>>Sic your crocko friend on it.

>>5997129
>Scold the crocko for stealing food and being mean.

By the way, the tournament has begun! All hands on deck for Rika!

>>5997910
>>5997914
>>5997929

Voting closed, writing and drawing.

>>5998608
>>5997914
She's so beautiful, lads...

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You stood up and pointed at the crocko to call it out, scolding its unruly behavior. The crocko ignored you, chomping on the snack while letting out a mischievous trill. Moochy remained whimpering by Bubu, who only stared out at the mean crocko. Puki laughed at Moochy's misfortune while Kari cried.

"How mean!!!" said Kari.

"Moochy needs to learn to eat less anyway," said Puki. "He's still so fat!" said Puki.

"No he's not, he should be fatter!"

Your crocko friend climbed onto the dock during the commotion and snatched Puki's meal out of her hands as she was too preoccupied with laughter.

"Hey! That's mine!"

The crocko scurried towards Moochy and with a trill, it spat the food out for Moochy. Bubu looked at the crocko with his dumb look, but once Moochy started eating, Bubu petted the nice crocko on the head.

"Good guy," said Bubu.

Bubu ended up offering his share of food to Puki though she begrudgingly declined, admitting that it was her fault for laughing at Moochy's misfortune.

The bell rang and all the Youthies assembled at the docks for another swim. Bubu didn't want to leave Moochy alone so that mean crocko was still somewhere out there. Still, Kari offered to stay with Moochy so Bubu could at least go swimming with the crockos.

What to do, what to do...
>Tell a grown-up about that mean crocko.
>Confront the mean crocko with Bubu about why it was being so mean.
>Let it go and just go swimming with your crocko friend instead.
>Write-in.

>>5999385
>Confront the mean crocko with Bubu about why it was being so mean.

>>5999385
>>Confront the mean crocko with Bubu about why it was being so mean.

>>5999385
>Confront the mean crocko with Bubu about why it was being so mean.

>>5999385
>>Tell a grown-up about that mean crocko.

>>5999385
>Confront the mean crocko with Bubu about why it was being so mean.

>>5999385
>Tell a grown-up about that mean crocko.

>>5999385
>>Confront the mean crocko with Bubu about why it was being so mean.

Voting closed, writing and drawing.

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Puki swam with the friendly crocko while you and Bubu confronted the mean one. You saw it swimming on its own and as it approached you, it swam around you, teasing your weaker swimming abilities compared to itself. Bubu tried to swim after it, but the crocko just kept swimming around him no matter which direction he swam. When you tried to approach it, it swam around the both of you instead. When you swam away from Bubu, it swam in a figure 8 around the both of you.

"Why are you being so mean?" you said. "If you want to play with us then play with us!"

The crocko rolled onto its back and let out a trill, allowing Bubu to swim up to it and tag it, but just as he was about to, the crocko swam off, splashing Bubu's face with water. You looked around and saw everybody else getting along, crockos chasing each other but always returning to people to be petted. It gave you an idea, so you told Bubu to follow you.

The both of you swam ahead of each other, leading the crocko along. You saw a cove which was a dead hollow tree and led the crocko into it. When it realized what had happened, it tried to swim past you and Bubu but the two of you trod by the entrance, discouraging it. It dove underwater so you dove as well to meet it. Under the water, you saw the crocko's full body and noticed that one of its hind legs was shorter than the other. Despite this, it was still a better swimmer and could descend faster than you, but the gap underneath you didn't go deep enough.

Perhaps you should...
>Ascend and let it pass... for now...
>Keep it trapped and forcibly give it physical affection, whether it wants it or not.
>Let Bubu decide.
>Write-in.

>>6004495
>>Keep it trapped and forcibly give it physical affection, whether it wants it or not.

>>6004495
>Ascend and let it pass... for now...

We don't want to threaten a Crocko that's extra-defensive from its disability!

>>6004495
>>Let Bubu decide.

>>6004495
>Keep it trapped and forcibly give it physical affection, whether it wants it or not.
It's not simply defensive, it's trolling.

>>6004495
>>Ascend and let it pass... for now...

>>6004495
>Ascend and let it pass... for now...

>>6004495
>Ascend and let it pass... for now...
It's moments like these that Rika should be the slightly bigger person.

RED ALERT: Rika's about to square off against her first opponent in the tournament!
>>6005193

>>6004495
>>Let Bubu decide.

Voting closed, writing and drawing.

>>6005220
Thanks for the heads up.
lol

>>6006327
>Thanks for the heads up.
No problem. Here's ANOTHER: >>6007324

It's ballroom dancing this time, a practice well suited for a prospective princess.

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You ascended to the surface and allowed the crocko to pass through. It swam past you and surfaced to turn around and stare at you. Without even a trill it swam off somewhere. You and Bubu swam back to the docks where the grown-ups made a headcount of everybody who went swimming. Puki seemed to have a lot of fun with the nice crocko as it was now following her out of the docks.

"Uh... don't tell Kari but... I just kept feeding her..." said Puki. You and Bubu shook your heads at Puki.

You and your friends visited your Auntie Baba for dinner, that nice crocko was following Puki around, probably wanting to be fed more. Inside you found Moochy being pampered by Little Ones while Kari was helping your Auntie Baba cook. Auntie Baba had told the Little Ones they could play with Moochy as long as they didn't feed him.

You and your friends sat down to eat with your relatives, Kari and Auntie Baba prepared steamed acorn buns sprinkled with crushed pinecones. You asked Auntie Baba about that mean crocko and its shorter leg.

Auntie Baba frowned. "Aiya, what a poor thing... It's so hard to keep track of all Our friends as Our family grows bigger. We thought We were blessed to be surrounded by love but it seems that each of us only had so much love to give and we sometimes ran out before everybody received some. And with so much family, it's hard for some of us to be noticed..."

You thought the mean crocko was only behaving the way it did because it was lonely. But you decided to swim with it today, surely it couldn't be that lonely, could it?

"Our crocko friends are deep divers, taking us to the bottom of the lake to harvest as much kelp as we could. I think that crocko has a hard time beating all the other better swimmers. Maybe it just wanted to play with you as long as it could before tomorrow's dive."

After dinner, you and your friends returned to the canopy to claim the view of the lake below you together. You all tied your hammocks together to create one big hammock to share. Moochy was pleased to have so many bellies in a row to sprawl on, although Puki wasn't in a good mood since her crocko friend returned to her family for the night.

"You know what, I think I'm okay being unnoticed!" said Puki. "It's so easy to get noticed when you're unnoticed, but it's so hard to get unnoticed when you're noticed, and I like to be left alone!"

"What do you do to get noticed?" asked Kari.

"...I don't know! I've always been trying to get unnoticed..."

"I never notice whether I'm being noticed or not," said Bubu.

"I think that crocko was just trying to get noticed since nobody would swim with it during the dive," you said. "We should swim with it tomorrow."

You and your friends gazed at the dancing bright lights in the lake beneath you. You remembered Bubu telling you about how ghosts must have memories they wish they could share from when they were alive. So you asked all your friends which ghost they'd like to hear from.

"The heroes who left Our home to visit the Emperor and bring Him back!" said Kari. For those of you who have been following the setting since the beginning, Kari is speaking of the Lings from the Road of the Lings arc.

"Maybe from Salmon Boy who slew the Great Dragon, I wonder what it was like to rip and tear its flesh..." said Puki.

"Papa..." said Bubu.

Which ghost would you like to share their Memories with you?
>Popappy's big fluffy friend, so you can learn of all the fun things he did when he was a Little One.
>The Prince who sacrificed his life for his sister's husband, the first Emperor of the Lingdom. He might be so dreamy.
>The Great Turtle who lived for so long, it must have so many Memories to share from before We became its guests.
>Write-In.

>>6010932
>>The Prince who sacrificed his life for his sister's husband, the first Emperor of the Lingdom. He might be so dreamy

>>6010932
>The Prince who sacrificed his life for his sister's husband, the first Emperor of the Lingdom. He might be so dreamy.

>>6010932
>>The Great Turtle who lived for so long, it must have so many Memories to share from before We became its guests.

>>6010932
>>The Great Turtle who lived for so long, it must have so many Memories to share from before We became its guests.

>>6010932
>The Great Turtle who lived for so long, it must have so many Memories to share from before We became its guests.

>>6010932
>The Prince who sacrificed his life for his sister's husband, the first Emperor of the Lingdom. He might be so dreamy.

>>6010932
>The Great Turtle who lived for so long, it must have so many Memories to share from before We became its guests.
The world must have looked pretty different when it was a Little One itself.

>>6010932
>The Prince who sacrificed his life for his sister's husband, the first Emperor of the Lingdom. He might be so dreamy.

>>6010932
>Popappy's big fluffy friend, so you can learn of all the fun things he did when he was a Little One.

Voting closed, writing and drawing.

Even post = Prince
Odd post = Turtle

Heads up fellas, the queen of quest event sort of takes up the time I use for this, so I may take a break from this quest during the duration of queen of quest. Also this weekend is a buddhist holiday so I'm busy. A di da phat.

>>6013669
No problem op