are you using fake names or are those punk names?
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AdriansTired
UberScout
Do what now?
....Hey, I don't think I've seen you around here before. You new? Welcome if so. Uh, no, Aloe is uh... a... well, she's a comfort character my therapist helped me with creating. She's more like a tool for treating my meltdowns and, by extension, my anxiety. But don't worry, Aloe can't hurt anybody, she doesn't want to.
"Hiiii!"
....Hey, I don't think I've seen you around here before. You new? Welcome if so. Uh, no, Aloe is uh... a... well, she's a comfort character my therapist helped me with creating. She's more like a tool for treating my meltdowns and, by extension, my anxiety. But don't worry, Aloe can't hurt anybody, she doesn't want to.
"Hiiii!"
UberScout
@AdriansTired Oh jeez, I had to re-read your reply LOL. No, Infocom was a company in the 80s that made text adventures. Aloe is my dragon buddy you see right there.
AdriansTired
yeah, I'm new! also, aloe seems so cool! aloe vera as a plant has soothing properties, so it's really fitting, intentional or not : ) no you understood right, i have a few punk buds, and plant names are pretty common lol
UberScout
Haha, well like I said, welcome to our lovely forum! Actually fun fact: I named her Aloe because she likes to make autistic people calm and feeling safe with body loops. When you "visit" her (or rather, when she visits you), and she senses really intense stress or anxiety of really any kind, she might curl around you and just let you sit and relax with her. She's a very therapeutic water dragon.