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Beili has a minion!
the Wanderlust Spirit
the Wanderlust Spirit
Beili
Legacy Name: Fathoms
The Common Experiment #4423
Owner: squidknees
Age: 5 years, 1 month, 2 weeks
Born: March 2nd, 2019
Adopted: 3 years, 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Adopted: July 27th, 2020
Statistics
- Level: 0
- Strength: 10
- Defense: 7
- Speed: 9
- Health: 8
- HP: 10/8
- Intelligence: 0
- Books Read: 0
- Food Eaten: 0
- Job: Unemployed
There once was a little crab who lived at the bottom of the East Sea. One day, the crab heard a tremendous noise from the direction of the World Pillar, followed by a shockwave that swept it off its many feet and sent it tumbling along the sea floor. Curious about what could possibly have caused such a commotion, the crab decided to journey toward the noise and find out.
When the crab reached its destination after a week's journey, a crowd had already gathered there - many fish had had the same idea, and were faster swimmers than the little crab. It pushed its way to the front of the crowd and saw a terrible sight: the World Pillar had collapsed. Chunks of it were scattered around a gash through the sea floor where the base of the pillar used to be. It stretched north and south and down, further than the crab could see.
A turtle approached the little crab. "Do you have any idea how we might fix the pillar?" It asked. "I have asked everyone who has arrived so far, to no avail. If something isn't done, the sky will fall and all of us will perish, even if we escape to the deepest crevices of the ocean. But this would be a formidable task even for a spirit, and we are merely fish. Even if we could reassemble the pieces, we would not be able to pull the completed pillar upright again, for the base of the pillar no longer exists." Unfortunately, the little crab had no ideas either, and the disappointed turtle swam off to ask someone else.
Just as the fish were about to give in to despair, a bright light shone down upon the trench. Five spirits - a Stag, a Snake, a Hawk, and a Boar, and in the center of those four a human in resplendent dress - descended from the heavens.
The human spoke. "I understand that news travels slowly underwater, so I will start at the beginning. These four are the most powerful animal spirits in the world, and for the past few decades they have been waging war with each other across the surface of the land, in a foolish attempt to establish their own superiority. They burned forests, killed people, turned entire countries into wastelands - and it appears the World Pillar was a casualty of one of their reckless assaults as well." (Here, the Snake looked somewhat abashed.) "But that is no more. I have stopped the Spirit War. From now on I will be the Empress of all under Heaven, and these four will be my High Council. We will help and serve the people and animals of the world as gods, instead of antagonizing them as spirits. We will repair the World Pillar, and following that, the rest of the world."
The new gods got to work right away. The Empress had not lied; all of them were considerably stronger than any spirit the fish had ever seen. They lifted even the largest fragments of pillar with ease and welded them together with their magic. The fish cheered them on for a while, then one by one they left to take care of their own affairs. By the time they finished putting the pillar back together, only the little crab was left. But instead of putting the pillar upright, the gods merely stood around it with their brows furrowed.
The little crab spoke hesitatingly. "Pardon my rudeness, but how do your highnesses plan on putting the pillar upright? From watching your work the past few days I understand that you have powers far beyond the comprehension of a mere crab. But to my understanding, the World Pillar must sit exactly where it used to be in order to hold up the sky, and there is no longer a solid base there for the pillar to sit upon."
The Empress was startled, for she did not realize there was anyone still watching. With a weary tone she addressed the crab. "I suppose it is alright to tell you, now that the crowd has dispersed, but you must promise not to repeat my words to any living soul. It is as you say. We have known from the beginning that we would not be able to repair the base of the pillar. We could sever a mountain range from the surface and use it to fill in the trench, but not without taking even more lives than we already have, and not before the sky crumbles. One of us must descend into the trench and hold up the pillar for the rest of eternity, and if I command a member of my council to do this I fear they may begin bickering again, to devastating results. I will simply have to do so myself, and find a way to rule Heaven from the bottom of the world."
The crab considered this for just a moment, then made its decision.
"I apologize if I am speaking out of turn, but I stayed behind to watch because I hoped there might be something I could do to help. Might I hold up the sky for you? It pains me to imagine your highness at the bottom of a sea trench and myself swimming free, when I cannot accomplish even a fraction as much good with that freedom. I may not be able to do it for long, but even if my shell cracks after a single minute, I will have allowed you a minute more to repair the rest of the world."
Moved by the little crab's plea, the Empress agreed. The crab dove into the trench, and the gods lowered the repaired pillar into its claws. For a single moment, the entire weight of the universe bore down upon the crab, and crushed it with unimaginable pressure and pain - but it did not let go. The gods watched in amazement as the little crab's determination transformed it into a shape more fitting for its new role: a gigantic creature five stories tall with an impenetrable shell and ten thousand arms - the sixth god of the new world...
When the crab reached its destination after a week's journey, a crowd had already gathered there - many fish had had the same idea, and were faster swimmers than the little crab. It pushed its way to the front of the crowd and saw a terrible sight: the World Pillar had collapsed. Chunks of it were scattered around a gash through the sea floor where the base of the pillar used to be. It stretched north and south and down, further than the crab could see.
A turtle approached the little crab. "Do you have any idea how we might fix the pillar?" It asked. "I have asked everyone who has arrived so far, to no avail. If something isn't done, the sky will fall and all of us will perish, even if we escape to the deepest crevices of the ocean. But this would be a formidable task even for a spirit, and we are merely fish. Even if we could reassemble the pieces, we would not be able to pull the completed pillar upright again, for the base of the pillar no longer exists." Unfortunately, the little crab had no ideas either, and the disappointed turtle swam off to ask someone else.
Just as the fish were about to give in to despair, a bright light shone down upon the trench. Five spirits - a Stag, a Snake, a Hawk, and a Boar, and in the center of those four a human in resplendent dress - descended from the heavens.
The human spoke. "I understand that news travels slowly underwater, so I will start at the beginning. These four are the most powerful animal spirits in the world, and for the past few decades they have been waging war with each other across the surface of the land, in a foolish attempt to establish their own superiority. They burned forests, killed people, turned entire countries into wastelands - and it appears the World Pillar was a casualty of one of their reckless assaults as well." (Here, the Snake looked somewhat abashed.) "But that is no more. I have stopped the Spirit War. From now on I will be the Empress of all under Heaven, and these four will be my High Council. We will help and serve the people and animals of the world as gods, instead of antagonizing them as spirits. We will repair the World Pillar, and following that, the rest of the world."
The new gods got to work right away. The Empress had not lied; all of them were considerably stronger than any spirit the fish had ever seen. They lifted even the largest fragments of pillar with ease and welded them together with their magic. The fish cheered them on for a while, then one by one they left to take care of their own affairs. By the time they finished putting the pillar back together, only the little crab was left. But instead of putting the pillar upright, the gods merely stood around it with their brows furrowed.
The little crab spoke hesitatingly. "Pardon my rudeness, but how do your highnesses plan on putting the pillar upright? From watching your work the past few days I understand that you have powers far beyond the comprehension of a mere crab. But to my understanding, the World Pillar must sit exactly where it used to be in order to hold up the sky, and there is no longer a solid base there for the pillar to sit upon."
The Empress was startled, for she did not realize there was anyone still watching. With a weary tone she addressed the crab. "I suppose it is alright to tell you, now that the crowd has dispersed, but you must promise not to repeat my words to any living soul. It is as you say. We have known from the beginning that we would not be able to repair the base of the pillar. We could sever a mountain range from the surface and use it to fill in the trench, but not without taking even more lives than we already have, and not before the sky crumbles. One of us must descend into the trench and hold up the pillar for the rest of eternity, and if I command a member of my council to do this I fear they may begin bickering again, to devastating results. I will simply have to do so myself, and find a way to rule Heaven from the bottom of the world."
The crab considered this for just a moment, then made its decision.
"I apologize if I am speaking out of turn, but I stayed behind to watch because I hoped there might be something I could do to help. Might I hold up the sky for you? It pains me to imagine your highness at the bottom of a sea trench and myself swimming free, when I cannot accomplish even a fraction as much good with that freedom. I may not be able to do it for long, but even if my shell cracks after a single minute, I will have allowed you a minute more to repair the rest of the world."
Moved by the little crab's plea, the Empress agreed. The crab dove into the trench, and the gods lowered the repaired pillar into its claws. For a single moment, the entire weight of the universe bore down upon the crab, and crushed it with unimaginable pressure and pain - but it did not let go. The gods watched in amazement as the little crab's determination transformed it into a shape more fitting for its new role: a gigantic creature five stories tall with an impenetrable shell and ten thousand arms - the sixth god of the new world...
...and there she remains to this day.
--- beginning of group chat "body sharing club" (number of members: 1) ---
06-23 13:35
Beili: this is the chat app. if you see this, congratulations, you found it
Beili: tap the bar at the bottom to bring up the keyboard and then press enter once you're done typing
Beili: I figure this would be easier than trying to handwrite notes at least
06-24 01:18
Beili: you didn't find it. heavens above. I'm going to go nuts
06-24 14:20
Beili: SORRY TOOK ME A WHILE!! SAW YOUR NOTE THE FIRST TIME BUT COULDNT FIGURE OUT THE SCREEN. HAD TO ASK A NICE LADY. HOPE THATS OK. PHONES ARE REALLY NEAT! I THINK IT WILL BE EASIER ONCE I GET USED TO IT YES
06-24 22:51
Beili: man it's weird seeing your messages show up with my name on them... guess it can't be helped. don't worry about it
Beili: my bad, I should've realized you wouldn't know how to operate a touchscreen
Beili: let me know the stuff you get up to before you... leave, if you can. I have to pretend I did all that and it's pretty hard when I don't know what it is
06-25 09:25
Beili: I GOT ICE CREAM TODAY! I EVEN REMEMBERED ABOUT THE MONEY THIS TIME SO YOU WONT GET IN TROUBLE. SORRY AGAIN ABOUT LAST TIME HAHA. DID YOU KNOW ABOUT ICE CREAM?? HUMANS HAVE COME UP WITH SO MUCH NEAT STUFF IN THE PAST FIVE THOUSAND YEARS! IM REALLY GLAD TO BE HERE FOR IT
06-25 10:16
Beili: ...yes. I know about ice cream.
Beili: anyway can you like, pick a consistent time of day to possess me or something? so I can at least be ready for it?
Beili: I passed out in the middle of a conversation that time and now the guy won't talk to me anymore
06-26 04:06
Beili: SORRY. I DONT THINK HE SUSPECTED ANYTHING WEIRD BUT I GUESS I CANT REALLY TELL WITH HUMANS. I WOULD BUT ITS HARD TO TELL TIME AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN SORRY. I CAN TRY THOUGH. ACTUALLY HOW DO YOU TELL TIME UP HERE SOR
Beili: SORRY
06-26 15:54
Beili: look, it's fine. you don't have to apologize for everything. I did agree to this deal after all
Beili: I actually have no idea how much you know about timekeeping? like the logical answer would be nothing but logically you shouldn't know how to write either? which... you know what I'm not going to question it
Beili: just. pick a time, however you tell time, and then when you get here turn on the phone and let me know what the numbers on the lock screen say
06-27 20:45
Beili: OK THANKS! ITS 2033. THERES A THING IN THE MIDDLE BUT I CANT FIND IT ON THE KEYBOARD. LETS GO WITH THAT?
Beili: I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU AGREED BY THE WAY!! I WASNT SURE I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A DEAL AT ALL SINCE BEING POSSESSED SEEMS LIKE A SCARY THING FOR HUMANS. SO IT WAS SUCH A RELIEF. IVE HAD A LOT OF FUN EXPLORING THE SURFACE AND I HOPE YOUVE BEEN ABLE TO GET SOME USE OUT OF MY POWERS IN RETURN
06-27 23:42
Beili: yeah ok great.
Beili: you know what, I know what I said yesterday, but it turns out I really would love an apology when you break my leg and don't so much as explain what happened.
06-28 20:12
Beili: SORRY
--- beginning of group chat "body sharing club" (number of members: 1) ---
06-23 13:35
Beili: this is the chat app. if you see this, congratulations, you found it
Beili: tap the bar at the bottom to bring up the keyboard and then press enter once you're done typing
Beili: I figure this would be easier than trying to handwrite notes at least
06-24 01:18
Beili: you didn't find it. heavens above. I'm going to go nuts
06-24 14:20
Beili: SORRY TOOK ME A WHILE!! SAW YOUR NOTE THE FIRST TIME BUT COULDNT FIGURE OUT THE SCREEN. HAD TO ASK A NICE LADY. HOPE THATS OK. PHONES ARE REALLY NEAT! I THINK IT WILL BE EASIER ONCE I GET USED TO IT YES
06-24 22:51
Beili: man it's weird seeing your messages show up with my name on them... guess it can't be helped. don't worry about it
Beili: my bad, I should've realized you wouldn't know how to operate a touchscreen
Beili: let me know the stuff you get up to before you... leave, if you can. I have to pretend I did all that and it's pretty hard when I don't know what it is
06-25 09:25
Beili: I GOT ICE CREAM TODAY! I EVEN REMEMBERED ABOUT THE MONEY THIS TIME SO YOU WONT GET IN TROUBLE. SORRY AGAIN ABOUT LAST TIME HAHA. DID YOU KNOW ABOUT ICE CREAM?? HUMANS HAVE COME UP WITH SO MUCH NEAT STUFF IN THE PAST FIVE THOUSAND YEARS! IM REALLY GLAD TO BE HERE FOR IT
06-25 10:16
Beili: ...yes. I know about ice cream.
Beili: anyway can you like, pick a consistent time of day to possess me or something? so I can at least be ready for it?
Beili: I passed out in the middle of a conversation that time and now the guy won't talk to me anymore
06-26 04:06
Beili: SORRY. I DONT THINK HE SUSPECTED ANYTHING WEIRD BUT I GUESS I CANT REALLY TELL WITH HUMANS. I WOULD BUT ITS HARD TO TELL TIME AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN SORRY. I CAN TRY THOUGH. ACTUALLY HOW DO YOU TELL TIME UP HERE SOR
Beili: SORRY
06-26 15:54
Beili: look, it's fine. you don't have to apologize for everything. I did agree to this deal after all
Beili: I actually have no idea how much you know about timekeeping? like the logical answer would be nothing but logically you shouldn't know how to write either? which... you know what I'm not going to question it
Beili: just. pick a time, however you tell time, and then when you get here turn on the phone and let me know what the numbers on the lock screen say
06-27 20:45
Beili: OK THANKS! ITS 2033. THERES A THING IN THE MIDDLE BUT I CANT FIND IT ON THE KEYBOARD. LETS GO WITH THAT?
Beili: I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU AGREED BY THE WAY!! I WASNT SURE I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A DEAL AT ALL SINCE BEING POSSESSED SEEMS LIKE A SCARY THING FOR HUMANS. SO IT WAS SUCH A RELIEF. IVE HAD A LOT OF FUN EXPLORING THE SURFACE AND I HOPE YOUVE BEEN ABLE TO GET SOME USE OUT OF MY POWERS IN RETURN
06-27 23:42
Beili: yeah ok great.
Beili: you know what, I know what I said yesterday, but it turns out I really would love an apology when you break my leg and don't so much as explain what happened.
06-28 20:12
Beili: SORRY
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Cracked Purple Holo-Phone
She Her Pronoun Sticker
They Them Pronoun Sticker
Mechanical Pencil 0.5
Remarkably Unremarkable Notebook
Soggy Torn Out Lined Paper
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I Heart You Sticky
No Touchie Sticky
I am Famous Sticky
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Ramen
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Striped Hermit Crab Beanbag
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Wizardly Adventures
Gulper Eel
Mountain Sunrise Sticker
Cursed Red Crab Pincher
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Giant Mud Crab Beanbag
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Basking Shark
Ruined Travel Guide
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Umibozu
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Tension Bandage (Leg)
Dark and Spooky Fish
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