TCP: IDENTITY SESSION ?

[RibbonCharm]

You find yourself suddenly.

   

You don't know where you are, nor why you are here. All you know is the endless darkness surrounding you.

And the cacophany in your mind that follows. Many voices make themselves known at once, clouding your mind with so many conflicting thoughts. Where are you? Who are you? Why is there nothing here? Why isn't there anyone here to explain this to you? Are you alone? Have you been abandoned? Have you...

   

A light silences all of you, providing a moment of peace. It's some distance away, and yet its presence brings you a sense of peace. The light cuts through the darkness, appearing to call you closer, promising you warmth, safety...

   

Without even moving your body, if you even have one, you drift closer to the light, closer to whoever, whatever is calling you.

   

Come to me, just a bit closer... There you go, come on, I'm here for you. You're almost there...

   

You find yourself presented with a new void, this one more welcoming than the first. The only thing before you is a note, reading:

'Welcome to Tiny Cat People. Please present the void with a noun, any noun will do. I'll see you soon.'

[victorianflorist]

Satire

[cosmo]

sweater

[King-Clod]

Retcon type

[Pichi2214]

Seconding sweater

[RibbonCharm]

>SPAWN: RETCON



A RETCON-TYPE TCP appears in the void, seemingly surprised by its own existence. Immediately, it begins to chatter in a high-pitched voice that sounds like the clicking of an old VCR, with a deeper, almost reversed voice layered on top. It begins to kick at the note, whose writing has now changed. It says:

"GIVE- sharing gifts makes the kitties happy and well! anything can be a gift. 
CREATE- the void is pretty but has full of nothing! kitties can't walk or play on nothing. 
NAME- naming kitties makes them unique and special! they like two syllables best. 
TEACH- kitties have nothing but fluff in their heads! teaching things will make them skilled and strong. 
CHECK- checking kitties is a good way to make sure everything's okay! sometimes they have secrets. 
SPAWN- if you already have a kitty, you'll need more to keep them company! spawning with words helps you make more, but only if the limit says it's ok. 
KILL- sometimes kitties aren't nice to eachother, or go bad along the way. this helps you keep things friendly!"

The note appears to be an automated message, meaning that whoever called you here is gone for now.

The void informs you that the TCP limit for now is 1.

[victorianflorist]

> NAME: Oops

[RibbonCharm]

>NAME: OOPS

The newly-christened Oops clicks in disappointment at the sound. But, it'll do, since this cat doesn't understand language yet.

[victorianflorist]

TEACH: Speech, Reading
CREATE: Small Planetoid
GIVE: Encyclopedia

[cosmo]

tell oops we love them

[knux400]

CREATE: Desert complete with cacti, pyramids, and other miscellaneous desert-y things. Also gravity, gotta have that.
GIVE OOPS: A pair of those tiny reading glasses that fancy people wear
CHECK OOPS

[RibbonCharm]

>CREATE: SMALL PLANETOID, COMPLETE DESERT, GRAVITY

>GIVE OOPS: ENCYCLOPEDIA, FANCY READING GLASSES

>TEACH: SPEECH, READING


[Soundtrack: C418 - Aria Math]

A pastel pink desert forms underneath your cat, and Oops easily lands on its feet on the soft sand once gravity kicks in. Purple cacti can be seen in the distance, as well as what appears to be a pyramid. The planetoid hangs in the sky like a distant moon, standing out against the bright sky.

An encyclopedia appears on the sand, with a pair of glasses resting on top of it. Using its newfound gift of speech, Oops thanks you profusely, promising to use its new presents right away.


Oops puts the glasses on right away, clicking excitedly. It doesn't understand the point of this, but it's so pretty! And it goes perfectly with its colors! Thank you, void! Thank you so much!

You tell Oops that you love it, to which Oops responds that it loves you too. It loves you, its new presents, and the pretty world it now lives in.

---

>CHECK: OOPS


Oops is in a great mood! It seems like things can only go up from here for it!

Oops' health is currently GOOD.

Oops' inventory is currently empty, due to lacking the space for one.

Oops is a RETCON-TYPE, which falls under the ABSTRACT category. ABSTRACT TCPS can temporarily ascend to a higher form at the cost of health, permitting them to use a special power for a few seconds. When a RETCON-TYPE ascends, it can retcon any memory, action, or even another lifeform, making it as if it never existed in the first place. There will be an additional health cost depending on how big the retcon is.

[victorianflorist]

GIVE: Canvas Bag Pack, Glow Worm Lantern, Large Scissorblade, Waist Mounted Sheath
CREATE: Tent City, Day/Night Cycle, A second Purple Moon

[Demonskull]

seconding the above, and we should GIVE oops a sleeping bag and some rations
also, TEACH the concept of time

[RibbonCharm]

>GIVE: CANVAS BACKPACK, GLOW WORM LANTERN, LARGE SCISSORBLADE, WAIST MOUNTED SHEATH, SLEEPING BAG, RATIONS



Your gifts all plop down in a neat little pile for Oops to sort through. It clicks eagerly as it notices how many pockets the canvas bag has, and the wriggling worms that can be barely seen from inside the lantern. It doesn't understand the sheathed thing, nor the pretty wrapped boxes, but it loves them regardless, and thanks you profusely for giving it more pretty things.

>CREATE: TENT CITY, PURPLE MOON, DAY-NIGHT CYCLE

>TEACH: TIME



A cluster of tents pops up, further expanding Oops' little world and providing it with a home.

Once a full day has passed, Oops will now be able to measure how long the days and nights are in this world, even with the lack of a sun in the sky.

[knux400]

You should pick out a tent to put your stuff in, Oops. Which one do you like?

[RibbonCharm]

Oops starts to pack up its things, managing to cram the boxes of rations and encyclopedia into the backpack and deciding to carry the rest.

It's a lot of things for one cat to keep on itself at all time, so you ask Oops if it wants to pick out a tent to stay in. Oops looks around, then immediately begins to make a beeline for the green tent.





The inside is small, but cozy, with a decoration of a weird green creature on the floor. Oops doesn't recognize it, but thinks it's cute regardless, and once again thanks you as it gets to work with arranging its presents. Once it's satisfied, Oops unrolls its sleeping bag and sits down, admiring its new home.

The TCP limit has now been increased to 2.

[King-Clod]

How about a Sand type? That'd be good camouflage.

[knux400]

If(sand type)= true
Then
Set tcp_val_name (sand type)= Annie

Hey Oops! I know this is kind of sudden, but I think you're going to get a friend soon!

TEACH: Friendship, Games/Activities

[cosmo]

create: book “all about frogs (now with pictures!)”

[King-Clod]

Create: "Buzzerby" species (An sentient insectoid species with an appearance similar to that of flying gerbils. They're nomadic and herbivores, and they serve as pollinators for the desert.)
Create: Various Cacti and plants for the desert

Aaaand I forgot to actually use a Spawn command -_-
Spawn: Sand type

[victorianflorist]

Create: Desert Frog Magicians

[RibbonCharm]

>CREATE: BUZZERBY SPECIES, MORE CACTI AND FLORA, FROG BOOK, DESERT FROG MAGICIANS

>TEACH: FRIENDSHIP, GAMES/ACTIVITIES



You feel like you're starting to get the hang of this strange game. You have a lot of different thoughts going on, but they all seem to be in unison for the most part, and you feel like you're ready to take on another cat.

You tell Oops that they're going to get a new friend soon. They click curiously, wondering if the new friend will be like it...



...Only to be distracted by the book dropped into its hands. Hm, what are these "froges" the cover mentions?

The species and fauna you have created can be found outside the base.

You suppose now is as good of a time as ever to spawn your next cat.

>SPAWN: SAND-TYPE





>NAME: ANNIE

The new SAND-TYPE TCP looks around slowly, making a soft, shifting noise that sounds like sand being blown in the wind. She seems pleased by her surroundings, due to it relating to her type.

[Demonskull]

TEACH annie how to speak and read
tell oops they have a new friend waiting outside if it wants to see her!

[Azure]

Tell Annie Hello and that there will be someone coming to meet them very soon!

[1011686]

Check Annie

[knux400]

To Oops: Whenever you're ready, your new friend is outside- their name is Annie!

To Annie: Hey Annie! How are you? There should be someone coming to meet you soon!

[King-Clod]

TEACH Oops: Teaching

[RibbonCharm]

>TEACH ANNIE: SPEECH, READING

>CHECK: ANNIE



Annie is doing okay right now. She likes the desert, but doesn't feel particularly strongly about anything else. Her body is constantly shifting ever so slightly, due to the material she is made out of.

Annie's health is currently good.

Annie's inventory is currently empty.

Annie is a SAND-TYPE TCP, which falls under the NATURE category. NATURE TCPS can either create more of the object their type is based off of or control it to a certain extent, occasionally both. As a SAND-TYPE, Annie can control sand, including her own body. Small tasks won't cost any health, but more complicated tasks will until Annie stops.

>TEACH OOPS: TEACHING

Oops can now teach skills to other cats! But only skills that Oops already knows.



You inform Oops that its new friend is outside if it wants to meet her. Her name is Annie, and she's made of sand, so she might be hard to see at first. Oops says it'll be out in a second, as soon as it finishes this page about "packman" frogs.

With Annie, you take it a bit more slowly. First, you ask her how she's doing. She says she's fine, thank you for asking. Compared to how exciteable Oops is she's very...mellow. Tranquil even. You tell Annie that there's another cat here named Oops, and it'll be coming out to meet her soon. You just wanted to let her know in advance, in case she gets startled. Annie thanks you, and says that she thinks they'll get along just fine.



As soon as it's done, Oops puts its book in its bag and heads outside, taking one of the ration boxes with it. Friends like gifts, right? The void is its friend, and it's given Oops lots of gifts! Maybe Annie would like getting a gift too!









...



Boo!

It looks like Annie already has a bit of a sense of humor. Since she only traveled a short distance, her health is still at GOOD.

[Demonskull]

CREATE a playground and some board games (ones with simple rules) so the kitties can play together!
tell both of them i love them also ;~;

[victorianflorist]

GIVE: Crystal Crown

[knux400]

Well, I see you two are getting along nicely! Annie, this is Oops. Oops, Annie. Why don't you two get to know each other for a bit? We'll make some things to help you out.

[RibbonCharm]

>GIVE: CRYSTAL CROWN



Annie apologizes for startling Oops. She didn't mean to, she just didn't know what she was thinking. Oops sighs and says it's okay, but she should try to not do that in the future. She almost scared the fluid out of it!

Oops then remembers to give the ration box to Annie. Annie is quite grateful for the gift, and Oops decides to take the time to teach Annie about friendship. They're friends now, so friends shouldn't scare each other.

(Annie now understands FRIENDSHIP!)

While they talk, the void seems to stall for a bit. Since there's now two kitties, and you didn't specify which one to give the crown to, so it seems confused for a moment. Then, it decides...



...To give the crown to Annie! Annie makes delighted swishing sounds, while Oops congratulates her on having such a pretty crown, even if it's a bit hard to see against the bright desert sky.

The two of them seem to be hitting it off pretty well. You decide to leave them to it, and suggest that they should spend some time getting to know each other. But first, you'll make some things to help with that.

>CREATE: PLAYGROUND, SIMPLE BOARD GAMES


There's a small rumble for a moment, before a playground pops up to the north of the small tent city. It's not much, just a see-saw, a jungle gym with monkey bars, and a sandbox. There are also two boxes of board games by the see-saw, the white box being called "APOLOGIES" while the green box is called "LEVIATHANS AND LIFTS."

Oops, with its knowledge of games and activities, is absolutely overjoyed! They have so many more things to do now! Excitedly, they drag Annie over to the jungle gym, explaining the new activities they can do along the way. Once they're there, Oops decides to sit down and continue its book on frogs, while Annie starts to explore the jungle gym.



(Annie now understands GAMES AND ACTIVITIES!)

As Annie changes shape and winds around the jungle gym, you notice her new crown sliding around on her head. You gently warn her to be careful, and she says she is. Oops is reading aloud about green tree frogs, and it takes you a minute to realize that it's reading to Annie...

Your collective heart swells with love for your creations. You express this to both of your cats, to which they both say they love you too. Annie is a bit more hesitant, so Oops tries to explain love to her. Since it doesn't have a full understanding of the subject, it mostly just says that someone you love is someone who gives you presents, which isn't entirely wrong.

During all of this, the void informs you that the TCP limit has been increased to 3, only to announce that the limit has been reached before you can think of a new cat to add.

Huh, strange. This is set up like a game, isn't it? Does that mean someone else is playing too?

[Demonskull]

hmm... ok! tell the cats we might go exploring in a little bit, but for now they can play as much as they like. maybe ask for their opinions on what to add to the desert, or stuff to give them?
TEACH both of them the concepts of love and family. theyre some pretty important things!

[RibbonCharm]

>TEACH BOTH: LOVE, FAMILY

Oops clicks in contemplation as it processes this, while Annie continues her slow ascent up the jungle gym.

So, love is a lot more than just that. It's a strong feeling for someone close to you, like your family. Given what it knows now, this makes the void its parent, doesn't it? Does this mean Annie is its little sister, since Oops is a few minutes older than her? It has to look after her, right? And in turn the void will look after both of them.



Oops looks up to the sky, grateful for this new knowledge. It thanks you again, for creating it and Annie and making you all a family. It says it loves you, and this time you know that it means it. It wouldn't mind going on an adventure either, but it wants to know what Annie thinks first.



You wonder how Annie hasn't hurt herself so far as she pauses her slow ascent. With a calm whoosh, she says she wants to go on an adventure, but doesn't really know what that means. Are they leaving the tents? What do cats usually bring for adventures?

Now would be probably be the best time to prepare, as the void informs you that once you go an adventure, you won't be able to give them any gifts, teach them anything, nor create anything for them until you return to the base.

[TwistBone]

CREATE: dune-buggy

Clearly the only way to adventure in the desert

[RibbonCharm]

>CREATE: DUNE BUGGY



A dune buggy spawns in the center of the tent village. It has four seats, with space at the bottom for holding extra items. Once one of your cats learns how to operate it, you'll have an easy and quick way to traverse the desert.

[cosmo]

TEACH both: dune buggy operation
they can decide together who wants to drive.

[RibbonCharm]

>TEACH BOTH: DUNE BUGGY OPERATION

After a moment of discussion, the two cats agree that Oops should drive. It's taller, and has a more solid form than Annie. Annie agrees, but still seems a bit disappointed.



Oops removes its bag and sits in the driver's seat, handing the canvas bag to Annie as it takes her ration box and sets it on the buggy's floor. It does know a way she can help, what if she heads back to Oops' tent to grab anything they might need for their trip?

Annie is delighted by the offer, and quickly hurries to the tent.



What should Annie take back with her?

CURRENT INVENTORIES:

Buggy: One ration box
Oops: Nothing
Annie: Canvas bag (contents: frog book, encyclopedia)

[Iguanaiguana]

Annie should bring back the lantern and put it in the canvas bag, and if she can wear the waist sheath, put it on and bring the scissorblade.

[knux400]

Does the GIVE command still work? If so, GIVE Annie a rubber bodysuit. That should help with her stability issues, but she's free to take it off if she's uncomfortable!

[King-Clod]

Lantern, Scissorblade with sheath, and sleeping bag.
If we can still GIVE,
Give Oops: Polaroid Camera

[1011686]

>create camera and binoculars
I think these are a good idea to bring along.

[dediles]

>Give Annie: Map, Spyglass, Notebooks, Pens, a camera.
>Teach Annie: navigation, Cartography, writing, journaling, photography, Moral Philosophy 

>Give Oops: Multitool, Sample jars, field Microscope.
>Teach Oops: Science, field research, the concept of crushing student debt, Swordplay, Botany

[King-Clod]

hoo boy that's a lot to teach at once, isn't it? I agree with what you listed, but I'd say to limit it to,
>Teach Annie: Cartography, Photography
>Teach Oops: Field Research, Swordplay

[dediles]

hoo boy that's a lot to teach at once, isn't it? I agree with what you listed, but I'd say to limit it to,
>Teach Annie: Cartography, Photography
>Teach Oops: Field Research, Swordplay

Fine. Let's ask if they want to learn the other things I suggested tho.

[cosmo]

create: gun that shoots foam bullets, foam bullets for gun, case for carrying bullets
im very tired and I want to see oops with a gun