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Ari's ninth birthday was last week, and the last of his baby teeth finally came out. (Mama said she'd have to yank it out herself if it didn't get with the program. He wriggled in exaggerated fear.) And she let him come pixie-hunting with her! They didn't catch many, but it was a lot of fun. He hopes she lets him do it again soon.
They're walking through the brush of Shallow Winter, and Mama's telling him about ley lines. He listens intently.
So intently that he doesn't notice the quiet growling coming out of the ground.
It abruptly falls away, and he's swallowed into the earth.
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sonofsnow
It explodes, splattering its surroundings with translucent green goo.
A couple of small round balls of something translucent, blue, and sticky fall out of its remains. So do several small copper coins.
A couple of small round balls of something translucent, blue, and sticky fall out of its remains. So do several small copper coins.
sonofsnow
"...The explosion, I expected. The gel. Spontaneous coins, not so much."
He collects his bounty, shifts to his workbench, and crafts torches (3), a furnace (1), and iron bars (5).
"This is kind of fun. I hope Mama gets here before nightfall, though. You're nice and all, but I don't know if you'd be very good company."
He collects his bounty, shifts to his workbench, and crafts torches (3), a furnace (1), and iron bars (5).
"This is kind of fun. I hope Mama gets here before nightfall, though. You're nice and all, but I don't know if you'd be very good company."
"You should stay indoors at night. It is very dangerous to be wandering around in the dark," says Wyatt.
sonofsnow
"...That too, I guess."
He remembers the silver in his satchel. "What can I do with silver? I'm planning on making a cup with it, how would I do that?"
He remembers the silver in his satchel. "What can I do with silver? I'm planning on making a cup with it, how would I do that?"
"Using silver ore you can make: Silver bars. Silver brick."
There are many more ore veins around.
Periodically a slime hops up to him and needs to be dispatched.
The sun starts going down.
Periodically a slime hops up to him and needs to be dispatched.
The sun starts going down.
sonofsnow
...well, Mama hasn't shown up.
First night alone. With a meatbot for company. In an aggressively rectangular house.
It'll be an adventure, then.
First night alone. With a meatbot for company. In an aggressively rectangular house.
It'll be an adventure, then.
The meatbot does not sleep. He paces.
Wyatt becomes confused.
Wyatt lies on the floor making occasional pathetically useless walking motions.
Wyatt lies on the floor making occasional pathetically useless walking motions.
It takes Wyatt until a little after daybreak to figure out how to stand up.
sonofsnow
"Sorry about that," Ari says. "And for probably doing it again in the future. If I'm here for more than a day. Which I shouldn't be."
"Greetings, Ari. Is there something I can help you with?"
sonofsnow
"Not at the moment, no."
Ari made an anvil yesterday, along with some iron armor (he isn't wearing it, but it seemed like the thing to do). He stops by it to see if he can make a chalice with anvilmagic or if he needs to beat it from the metal manually.
Ari frowns and returns to Wyatt. "Why would I want silver armor?"
Ari made an anvil yesterday, along with some iron armor (he isn't wearing it, but it seemed like the thing to do). He stops by it to see if he can make a chalice with anvilmagic or if he needs to beat it from the metal manually.
Ari frowns and returns to Wyatt. "Why would I want silver armor?"
"Silver is stronger than iron," Wyatt informs him.
"Silver is stronger than iron. Iron is stronger than copper."
sonofsnow
"Yes, iron is stronger than copper. Silver is softer than iron, gold is softer than silver. That's... that's how metal works. Do you not know how metal works?"
"Anvils can be crafted out of iron, or purchased from a merchant."
sonofsnow
"I have an anvil! I just- rrgh!"
He goes to the anvil and makes a silver helmet, then takes out his iron helmet. "Look, here. This helmet is made out of silver. I can bend it with my hands, see?" He demonstrates.
The helmet does not bend. Ari frowns, then bends harder.
The helmet bends slightly.
He takes the iron helmet and repeats the process.
The helmet bends significantly more.
Ari flops down onto the floor.
He goes to the anvil and makes a silver helmet, then takes out his iron helmet. "Look, here. This helmet is made out of silver. I can bend it with my hands, see?" He demonstrates.
The helmet does not bend. Ari frowns, then bends harder.
The helmet bends slightly.
He takes the iron helmet and repeats the process.
The helmet bends significantly more.
Ari flops down onto the floor.
"Platinum is stronger than silver," Wyatt says helpfully.
sonofsnow
Ari puts his head in his hands and screams in frustration for a few seconds.
"In order for a room to be considered a home, it needs to have a door, chair, table, and a light source. Make sure the house has walls as well," says Wyatt.