[center][color=#8FBC8F][h3][b]CLOVER[/b][/h3][/color]
[b]with [color=#ba311c]POMNI[/color] and [color=#db518d]ZOOBLE[/color][/b][/center]

[color=#8FBC8F]Caine’s sudden appearance has Zooble taking a step back, but that’s all the ground they give before they cross their arms. They've picked a claw-and-glove combo today. Clover can’t imagine voluntarily picking a hand that wasn’t much better than those rigged claw machines. He’s gotten used to the broad leaves that serve as his “mittens”, but he misses the dexterity separate fingers offered. [i]To each their own, I guess.[/i]

‘[color=#db518d][b]That’s really not much better than a regular adventure[/b][/color],’ Zooble says. Their gaze flicks to Jax as he steps up next to them to poke at Caine, but otherwise didn’t acknowledge him. ‘[color=#db518d][b]And where’s Ragatha? Why’d you summon all of us, but not her?[/b][/color]’

While they’re hounding Caine, Clover finds himself warming up to the idea of an in-house adventure. Whatever wacky plot Caine has in mind, at least he’ll be throwing it at them in a familiar environment. No surprises – or at least, not much more than usual.

‘[color=#ba311c][b]You know, I don’t think I’ve actually seen you get your mask fixed[/b][/color],’ Pomni is saying to Gangle. ‘[color=#ba311c][b]It’s always back to normal by the time we go on the next adventure. Does it reset by itself?[/b][/color]’

Caine fixes it sometimes, Clover’s pretty sure, but the AI’s attention span is spotty at best and he’s already caught up with Zooble’s usual evasiveness. He debates joining Snix on the floor, but Caine’s here and they’ll probably be moving again in a minute or two. It isn’t worth the effort.

In the end, he sticks by Patch’s side and waits for the day’s shenanigans to begin.[/color]