solving counting sheep prompt thing: three and joe trying to work on some project together
Three squints critically at a post in the ground.
“Your measurement is off,” it says.
“Why, thank you. Your eyesight is far greater than mine, so I very much appreciate you correcting the marks I’m using to decide how big and close the moon is getting!” Joe smiles at Three. Back when Three had first met her, Joe had smiled big quite often. These days, even that goofy, meant-to-be-a-gesture smile is drawn and exhausted. Joe is not designed to run on minimal sleep the way Three is; Joe is hardly the only Hermit staying up until the middle of the night these days.
Blocks rise around them.
Three has better vision than Joe. Blocks rise everywhere.
“I still think we should try Mumbo’s missile again. Or we should try a bigger missile.”
“I am afraid that didn’t work the first time!” Joe says, finishing their sign adjustments.
“That’s stupid,” Three says.
“That’s just how it is. Besides, big problems like that are for big problem havers! We’re out here, collecting data for the people who might actually be able to do something about it.” Joe pauses, shrugs. “I mean, if they exist. They probably don’t.”
“I could torture a Watcher into fixing it,” Three says glibly.
“No, you said that wouldn’t work,” Joe says. “Also, that’s morally questionable.”
Three does not fidget. It trains its eyes on the threat it can do nothing about. It lets out a trill that, for most mortals, is terrifying.
Nothing happens.
“I can make everyone leave,” Three says, quieter this time. “With better plans than—”
“The season’s hardly over. Iskall hasn’t given me my badge yet. I’m not leaving until I get that,” Joe says.
“That is a stupid plan. Don’t be stupid,” Three says.
“Are you leaving?”
“Not until Mumbo does. Especially not until—Pearl should know better. She did not leave last time. She was—was sad. She should know that—I won’t leave until she does,” Three says, halting as it trips over emotions it doesn’t understand.
“Then let’s not have this argument again.”
“Will comply,” Three grumbles.
“Besides, this new moon data is fascinating. Why, at this rate—oh no! I might not even finish my castle! I think I’m going to go work on the walls again, just in case,” Joe says.
“Affirmative,” Three says.
“See you around! If you happen to See any solutions with those big eyes of yours”—and here Joe winks, incredibly unsubtly—“please, by all means, let us all know!”
He leaves.
Three looks at a line of signs across the ground, scattered markers of how small the problem was a month ago. It’s grown so big so fast, and Three has still yet to figure out how to neutralize it.
No one has any orders to stay. No one has any reason to. Three doesn’t understand why they’re still staying.
Three won’t leave alone.
Three, Three doesn’t want—
It would be sad if Zedaph’s sheep experiment had to end early. It should not be buried under moon rocks and rubble. It should be remembered.
That’s all.
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wondering about Frank and insects but specifically about how it looks like the WH insects are highly stylized, so does Frank even know anything about real butteflies/insects?
& if he saw a real one, would he recognize it? are all of the species names he applies to the WH bugs real, or are they all made up like "Vibrant Eyespot" or "Fluttering Heartwing"?
and then there's the question - does the neighborhood have some of the more 'undesirable' bugs like moths, worms, roaches, spiders? does it have bugs outside of the generic groups of beetles and butterflies? like are there mantids? leafbugs? dragonflies? weevils? or are those too specific/complex/not-cute for the Playfellow Workshop to have included?
and then there's the question of what are the bugs? props? puppets? are they alive or do the neighbors just perceive them as such? Do they even exist outside of art, storybooks, and animated segments? I highly doubt they're alive like the neighbors are, since in the gif of Frank's head spinning, the framed butterflies' wings are moving. which is kind of horrifying if you think about it for more than a second.
just... the critters Frank loves so so so much being a complete fabrication... every piece of knowledge he prides himself on / delights in knowing being utterly Untrue... oof
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A lot of time is spent on focusing the bee sting on Anthony and how it affected him, which is understandable not denying it, but I also wish the same was extended to the other Bridgerton siblings. I imagine that Benedict and Daphne may mirror similar panicked and fearful tendencies like Anthony, but just think that they are better at hiding it. I can imagine the pair doing their best to avoid bees as much as possible, without ever really talking about it, but as soon as someone they care about is near them (bees) or even stung by one they go into a panic that consists of them seeking medical attention, reassuring said person (even if they are the ones who actually need assurance) and hovering attentively even if the said person has informed them repeatedly that they are fine.
For Colin and Eloise, I think they take more of a scholarly approach to it all. They secretly spent hours upon hours learning about bees and their habits in general, as well as trying to understand medical aspects of the human body, hoping for some way of understanding their father's death, but it doesn't lead anywhere nor answer the questions they have because, while Edmund died from a severe allergic reaction to the sting, at this point and time the medical community wouldn't have known to diagnose it as such. I think that, possibly with this knowledge, they wouldn't be as terrified of bees as their older siblings, but would still be on edge if one was near.
I think, for the younger Bridgerton siblings, it differs between the three. For Francesca, I think she has an innate desire to avoid them (bees) as much as she can, as a bee did kill her father after all, but isn't prone to share similar reactions as her older siblings (I kind of imagine her simply thinking to herself "why am I afraid of these creatures" or "why should I be afraid of them"). I don't remember her age correlation with Eloise that well, but I'm under the impression that they are close in age so that may warrant Eloise having more personal conversations with Francesca as a result, so that's why I think she may be just a little bit more aware than her younger two siblings.
For Gregory and Hyacinth, I don't think they are much wiser than their other siblings' fear of bees nor the larger impact brought by them, as they are still young enough to not only not have remembered much about said event but probably, if wanting to learn more about their father, wouldn't seem interested on learning more about his death and trying to figure it out, but more so the life he had lived.
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