Everybody that I meet just seems to make my life complete

[thewisdomwithin]

The magic of this part of Outer Space just kept surprising Mokey - particularly the transformations. While it was all impossible to understand, she had found she liked that about it best of all. It was so mystical! Not every "why" needed to be answered. As such, she wasn't hung up on why Daniel had been able to transform into a Fraggle. She had just accepted it, and of course, welcomed Daniel to visit the group in their home with open arms.

He'd been passing time with Gobo - as indicated by the music that echoed underground - but Gobo'd had something to do eventually, and left. While Mokey had originally been seeking out Daniel just to make sure he had everything he needed and was enjoying himself, a thought occurred to her on the way - now she could truly thank Daniel for his help and his courage in the poaching incident.

She followed what was now the sound of just one instrument until she found him seated on a shelf in the rock wall, strumming idly. "Oh, Daniel!" she called up with a wave.

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[scattered_rose]

Getting used to the Fraggle transformation in the first place had been quite a feat, and had taken a few days. He liked to think he had it now, and it was quickly becoming one of his favorite alternate shapes to hang around in that wasn't the dire wolf- mostly because he missed the smaller size his prior coyote demon form had given him. It was nice to be able to go through doors again. Getting used to the instruments had been something else. Some of them were familiar, but the one he currently had in his hands- a "gourdtar" not unlike Gobo's own, in fact Gobo had even helped him make it -had taken the most effort to learn. He still didn't understand quite how it could sound like so many guitar family instruments, but that was all part and parcel of Fraggle magic, he supposed. He was practicing a little with it, idly going between different tunes when he heard his name called. Glancing up, he then sat up with a smile, lowering the guitar. "Oh, hey Mokey. What's up?"

[thewisdomwithin]

"It seems like you're adapting well." Mokey smiled softly, reaching up to put one hand on the ledge where he sat. "I wanted to talk to you. May I join you up there?"

[scattered_rose]

"Adapting well enough, I think." He smiled, then nodded and put a hand down on the rock, using it to brace and scoot aside some. "Sure, c'mon up."

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey hoisted herself up beside him, smoothing out her shawl once she got comfortable. Once that was settled, she looked over at Daniel and patted his shoulder a couple of times.

"I'd like to thank you - properly thank you - for saving Gobo and the others that night."

[scattered_rose]

Daniel looked at her for a moment, then smiled slightly, obviously touched but a bit bashful at the same time, as he waved a hand. "I was just doing my duty. I know you Fraggles don't really have a need for what I do, but out there I'm a Sentinel, a guard of sorts. So Uncle Scrooge called in to help him clean up that whole mess. It was really him, and Rapunzel, and Gobo and the others who did anything special."

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey shook her head a bit. "Well, I think that you've taken on such a duty makes you very brave. And that is something special." She folded her hands in her lap, looking off thoughtfully for a moment before turning back to Daniel.

"You know, special doesn't have to be so big and easy to notice. Sometimes the thing that aren't so obvious are the most special, in fact."

[scattered_rose]

He nodded, after a moment. "Yeah, I know... I just don't think of it as all that special, I guess, because it's how I grew up. I was raised in a Sentinel town by Sentinel parents, to me that's just... life."

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey nodded. She wasn't sure he really knew what she was trying to get across, but there was no need to press. He'd learn in time, and it would mean more when he figured it out himself, anyway.

"What was it like?" she asked, genuinely curious. "I mean, growing up one thing to focus on so much... I can't imagine it. It's not very Fraggleish."

[scattered_rose]

"I've noticed. It's actually a little more Doozer-ish, if I'm remembering your description of the little critters right." Putting the guitar aside, he leaned back to look up in thought, some of his hair falling away across his eyes. "It's... interesting, really. I knew from a pretty young age that I wanted to be a Sentinel, so I started training for it as soon as I was able. They drill you pretty hard so once you're in it's kinda hard to leave that life, though it does happen. But it's worth it in the end, and I'll always have the Sentinels to fall back on. There's a central council that governs everything, though I haven't yet had the chance to go. I definitely would like to see it someday."

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey laughed kindly, nodding. "Yes, it is more Doozer-ish," she agreed, before letting him go on. She didn't interrupt again - vocally - but she did give a click of the tongue and brush his hair back as he spoke, though she still listened. Another mild distraction, however, was something very familiar to the way Daniel spoke, especially as he said more than she was used to hearing him say all at once.

"Hmm, having the Sentinels to fall back on is sort of like how I view Fraggle Rock, now. It's certainly good to know you have people to go back to when you need them, isn't it? And if you want to see the central council, well, I think you should!"

[scattered_rose]

He had glanced over just briefly at the touch, but let her complete the motion without comment. He'd learned she was something of a den mother of the group, and it was kinda sweet honestly. Even though he wasn't quite sure which was the older of the two of them. "Oh believe me, if I can manage it, I definitely want to go. Especially now that I've met Uncle Scrooge and his family, and live in Birthpointe as much as I do in Duckburg. It's made travel that much easier."

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey smiled and opened her mouth to say something, but then it clicked - what was so familiar about how Daniel spoke. She went on with what she'd been planning to say, it was just now peppered with giggling. "Well, I hope you- You get there soon!"

[scattered_rose]

He nodded at that, but her giggling got a confused look out of him, if a rather amused one.

"What's so funny, Mokey?"

[thewisdomwithin]

"Oh! Oh, there it-" She was cut off by her own laugh. "You have an accent like Gobo's!"

[scattered_rose]

Daniel gave her an odd look for a moment, before it clicked and he started laughing. "Okay, now I know why I thought his accent noteworthy." He still giggled a bit some himself, as he spoke. "A lot of people talk like that where I come from."

[thewisdomwithin]

"They do?" Mokey gasped, looking positively delighted. "Well, Gobo has to go there to visit someday, then!"

[scattered_rose]

He snickered softly. "That's a long way away. Hold on, lemme show you." He reached into a pocket and pulled out his phone, unlocking it and opening up the map. Leaning over a little, he turned it so they both could see. "Here, this is where we are, underneath Duckburg. And," he paused to punch in coordinates, "aaaaalllll the way over there is where I'm from." Hitting another button, he had the map draw a line between the two of them, and even if the map itself wouldn't give her a sense of scale, the travel time- in the amount of several days -certainly would.

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey's eyes went wide when Daniel pulled out his phone - phones had such bright colors and could do amazing things! Her eyes combed over the map, and she made a surprised sound.

"But we're not there! I thought you could only see where you are with the phone... Amazing. I see what you mean though. Walking for that many days would be very tiring- What if we took another plane?"

And maybe she just wanted to get up in a plane again.

[scattered_rose]

"Oh sure, phones can let you see almost anywhere." Closing the map, he locked it and secreted it away again. "A plane? Yeah, a plane would definitely get us there in a few hours, maybe only a couple days at the most."

[thewisdomwithin]

"Yes, flying in a plane there would be very nice," Mokey stated matter-of-factly. "We should ask Scrooge if he has any planes that go there."

[scattered_rose]

He snorted in his throat. "Scrooge has planes that go everywhere, believe me. He's even been to East Hollow himself before; he's a pretty big supporter behind the Sentinels, and my parents are part of his personal bodyguard team. "If there's anywhere he can get to, it's East Hollow."

[thewisdomwithin]

"Oh, good. I'll ask him about it the next time I see him, then," Mokey decided, leaning back on her elbows. "It'll be another big adventure!"

[scattered_rose]

He leaned on his hands, smiling at her. "You seem really big on adventure. I guess that must be why you're with Gobo, huh?"

[thewisdomwithin]

Mokey smiled fondly off across the tunnel. "I suppose that's part of it, but I wasn't always so sure I liked it. Oh, gathering radishes was always fine, but once I had a chance to leave the Rock, long before Gobo left. I... I wasn't ready, though, back when Cantus gave me a spot with the Minstrels."

[scattered_rose]

"Yeah?" Daniel leaned around a little, watching her. "What was that like?"

[thewisdomwithin]

"The Minstrels are musicians who spread their songs to all the Fraggles of the world, and Cantus is their leader, as much as they have one. He's wonderful, and he helped me hear a Ping - a spark of the music inside me. I did leave with them for about a day, but I missed home, and my friends... I was scared, really. I didn't want to lose what I had." She sat up a bit, glancing over at Daniel. "But then I learned how you cannot leave the magic. And I saw it was true when Gobo left, so... I was able to leave, this time."

[scattered_rose]

"'You cannot leave the magic.'" He rolled that around for a moment, smiling. "That's a really nice way of putting that. And I'm glad you found yourself able to leave the Rock and explore some on your own, too. It's fun to get out and see new sights. If I'd never left East Hollow, I wouldn't have ever met Bridge, for example."

[thewisdomwithin]

"Oh, that's true," Mokey said with a warm smile. "And now that you've met him, it means you have more home than you did before. I think that's another thing I've learned. Home is more about who's there than where it is."