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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

(+) always nearby. I feel a lot more confident in the future than I did a year ago. But I know there's still a LOT of trouble on the horizon. And Im probably going to start a bunch of it.

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

:smiles: I'm going to be a 'messy' Dad, Stripes. Believe me. I'm sitting down so much lately because I don't trust my knees not be shaking with the panic I feel just under the surface. But you & the Motley have my back. Tangle's worth his weight in gold, & my Bolt family is +

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

//Dash has been reading Tangle's bard books behind his back//

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

(+) :gently: Imagining an ancient demon as 'moody tween' might not be the *best* advice, & I'd definitely avoid condescending to him, but it helps *me.* He's never had safety before, & he doesn't trust it. You know what that's like. What it needs.

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I've seen you with Fleet, Ro. She's not an easygoing sprog. She has deep trauma, & she bites hard & fast. She's impetuous, impulsive, quick to anger & lash out. All the things you say YOU are, yet you're *not* around her. You claim to be a powder keg, but I can't wait for you to hold my babes. +

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

(+) I don't think he has the tools to act the way you want him to. He's suffering badly right now & his instinct is to make that everyone else's problem. Like a child. Obviously don't ever tell him this. But he's immature AF. He needs boundaries & patience. Those are things you're *good * at.

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

(Continues) Red *looks* old. He *is* old. But let's face it, he was only ever *existing* for most of epochs. When it comes to social skills, he's basically a 12 year old. And that's *me* saying this. He has NO "acceptable" coping skills. Im not saying he gets a free pass to be an asshole, but +

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

:gently: Take everything that Red has said & done that has made you angry enough to sling fire, but imagine it was Fleet. That Fleet was contemplating the sort of things Red is, and acting out. Imagine it was *any* teenage child. Would you cast her out? Burn her? I don't think you would, right?

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

:nods: Ok. Ro. Im going to say something & it will probably sound inflammatory but I promise that's not how I mean it. Im going somewhere with this, okay?

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

:to Ro: Did you know he was hurt when you threw your fireball?

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

:after a few moments: So, let me see if I understand this right. Red somehow shoots *himself* with lightning, the details of which don't matter atm, & then somehow you come to toss a fireball at him. And he's badly burned, Nelle says. How was he badly burned?

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

:distracted: Hm? No. Im used to your hug attacks. I like them.

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

:coldly: Are you just trying to stir up problems? Why are you even here?

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

:Quietly: I'd imagine it would bother *most* individuals with basic levels of empathy or more.

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

:frowns: Inconsistent and unpredictable powers. I can relate. Kinda a perfect storm when mixed with a demon trap and his current mental state. No idea if Azi's attention will make it better or worse.

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

:sighs: Yeah. He's in a pretty dark place, and I guess that's saying something for a demon.

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

:Confused: Oh... :to Ro: I doubt your fireballs could do much damage to him, Ro. It's okay.

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

//That's ok. If Ro isnt available I can either switch to another thread, start a new one, or just wait.//

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

:Joins everyone outside. Sees Ro upset. Everyone being quiet. Gives Nipper a suspicious look, but keeps his tone even: What's going on?

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Sending out clones. You look like you should be conserving your energy, not extending it. I'm worried about you.

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

:concerned: Should you be doing that right now?

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

:Sympathetic: That seems like a very difficult way to live. I'm proud of you for going out despite how difficult it must have been.

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

You look a bit unsteady. Would you like to sit down? Can I get you anything?

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

:Firmly: You are someone with or without Aziraphale. That's the 'stupid' thing I said that set you off. You have got to see how messed up it is to find *that* offensive.

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

:gently: Hey there. Tell me what you need right now.

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

:Calmly: Tangle's understandably a bit sore about things unexpectactedly happening to me today.

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Oh, Im not allowed to say, since *someone* is feeling extra sensitive today, but... :holds his thumbs and fingers together to make a circle over his head. Winks, then sits at the table to look at the food selection with open curiosity & confusion.:

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

:smiles at Red, defiantly: Wouldn't want that... :puts an arm around (a still furious) Tangle and leads him to the dinner table.:

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

:matches Red's tone from earlier: Totally made up term. Any proper beastiary would call them what they *are.*

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

:dryly: Exactly. You know, like "demons."

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

//good. I just wanted to check in.//

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

:Curt: "Changelings," Red. It's not hard to pronounce.

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

:Glares at Red: What is wrong with you??

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

:chirrups happily at Gecko!Tangle:

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

//Can you bring her back to the mom store for a refund?//

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

//sorry all. This headache isn't going away like I hoped and nkw I feel sick. Going to call it a night//

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Lizard!Dash~ :aims said disguntled look at Tangle now.:

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

《Mothmoggin seems to Spring into being after getting booted from Dash's hair in the transformation. He immediately starts chipping angrily at Red》 Lizard-Dash~ :Blinks up at Red. Then looks very grumpy:

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

:shakes his head: I just wonder if maybe you've forgotten that you're someone without him too.

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

:Quietly: I realize that you seem to have taken responsibility for him for a long while, but was that really because he needed it? Or because *you* did?

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

:Still confused: Okay... but Azi isn't a child, let alone *their* child. He doesn't require supervision.

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

:confused: Sorry? What does this have to do with Azi?

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Good for them. They haven't had the easiest go of it for a while.

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Sure, but that was *then.* Did you basically *marry* them like... yesterday?

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

:Getting himself a beer from the bar fridge: Probably didn't feel great to have to see Anthony and Zira like that. He shouldn't asked you to bring him something.

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Beer's good. Just a regular amount though, not whatever *this* is. :gestures at the drinks Red poured for Cinn & himself: Gotta stay sober for the foreseeable future.

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Dash Hawthorn @cu-sith-ranger.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

:silently joins Cinn, pretending he just wants to score a drink too and he's not at all concerned & sympathetic for his friend.:

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