This was nice.

Tell him he is welcome to return.

Warn him to steer clear of Tela Cruz if he's not already wary of the place.

That...
Is quite the compliment.
To be accepted humbly and returned with sincerity.
He and his delightful companion are a pleasure to host and a priviledge to entertain.
A good guest brings out the best in any host.
Its like a dance of sorts.
Its been a pleaure to be his partner in this.

Dompag and finesse dancing is an image that will stay with me for some time.
Joyful.

>>1106844
All's well ends well
Tomorrow's going to be a new day

Aaayyeee we're in a new skull! How ya doin new friend?
So before you ask no you're not crazy, yes you're really hearing us, no we don't know how we work.
Now basics:We are a chaotic conclave of disembodied voices, we can offer you advise and information but are under no obligation to be truthful and don't necessarily know what you need to know. That said most of us try to be helpful.
Oh and don't talk out loud to us or everybody will think you're crazy, just think at us real hard and we should understand you.

1/3 Kumi 2025/04/24(Thu)12:14 No. 1106839 ID: 3f89df
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>>1106738

ACK!!! WH-

>>1106772

WHY ARE THERE VOICES IN MY HEAD, AM I- WAIT.

So wait, are you.. that emerald on my neck? A whole bunch of voices, advisors? Commentators? You're not weird magic spirits? Sorry, it’s just a lot to take in all at once.

I give myself a second to compose myself, upon hearing what has to be magic.

Okay, okay.. Maybe this is something I can recognize, maybe this is something that I could use, maybe this is something that could be useful for me later, helpful, huh? Okay, despite how strange this is, I accept it.

>Oh, hello! We can see your scheming history!

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2/3 Kumi 2025/04/24(Thu)12:14 No. 1106840 ID: 3f89df
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A crispy scent of chopped wood follows us as Sam leads me through the city, until we get to a stretch of mid-perstige farms, sawmills, and other miscellaneous properties, facing the riverside. We travel four quarters, and then they stop and look out towards the property.

“That’s where my associates and I used to work and do our meetings, after… our disagreement, they wouldn’t let me back into my quarters or heck, even through the front door, I have pretty important documents that are essential for my job.”

Your job is to sneak your way inside and find a stachel, which has a family engraving of weasels, trees, flowers, the whole shebang. It’ll most likely be in what used to be my quarters, which have two scratch marks on the front door. If it isn’t, it’s probably in the meeting/dining room. You aren’t allowed to read what’s inside. I’ll know if you did, and your payment will be void, and I’d be quite upset.”

3/3 Kumi 2025/04/24(Thu)12:14 No. 1106841 ID: 3f89df
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I look out at the property, which has a stone wall leading to a large garden and is surrounded by areas that haven’t been cleared for use or travel, and a small cabin next to a stack of firewood. Before I can finish thinking of a plan, Sam tugs on my shoulder and looks me in the eye, pointing up towards the sky.

“Please, under no circumstances kill anybody within there, okay? And please keep violence to an all-time minimum.” I don’t need that kind of heat at the moment, but if you have to resort to violence, give me a signal or tell me so I/we can skip town, K?”

I give Sam a Courtesy Nod and keep their warnings in check. Now I need to think of ideas or plans on how to break into this place.

well to start, how is your climbing? Can you scale the wall, get on the roof?

Also while he's still there ask how many people are likely to be in the building. any guards?

(1/1) OMNI 2025/04/23(Wed)19:55 No. 1106804 ID: 38a2b1
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>couch time, ya sleebjy guy

Yuup. It's about that time. No time to think over the day, or energy for anything else besides taking a quick piss, washing your hands, then plopping down on the couch and knocking out the moment your eyes close. Fucked up jacket and blood and all. Eiko can hand you the cleaning bill later.

....

What do you dream about?

Eiko! She's left an impression on you in a good way. Except the dream isn't lewd, it's... surprisingly domestic?

Wolves chasing you and menacing wings

When you murdered the angel.

A dream of you and Haze. Hoppin' worlds together, havin' a grand old time. No murder, no constantly looking over your shoulder. Just you two enjoying eachother's company, going on adventures, and getting into trouble. The fun kind of trouble, though.

The dream lasts longer than would otherwise be comfortable when you wake up. It felt real. Too real.

...Shit you must be allergic to wolf fur or something. Woke up and your eyes are waterin', damn.

Toxoglossa 2025/04/24(Thu)18:54 No. 1106857 ID: 1260e9
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“Hmm, I got something. Hang on.” Caleb says, standing up. The sailor squats for a second before leaping over the surf and landing on the deck of the Sea Scar.

The boat rocks under the impact and Gabe yells, “I could’a opened a gate, you know!”

Caleb just waves him off dismissively and heads belowdecks. He emerges a few minutes later with something in hand and takes another standing leap back to shore.

“Here ya go.” He says, handing something over to Kol. The mouse unfolds it to reveal a pair of sparkling trunks, emblazoned with white stripes matching Caleb’s scars, as well as a mask and gloves.

“They’re fey cloth, so they’ll stretch or shrink to fit anyone.” Caleb explains. “Wouldn’t mind seeing that big wolf beaten by someone wearing my colors. Consider it like going into battle with my favor. ”

Damn, that was impressive
guess we're going with a Fey theming, will want to ask the people we're going to inspire our costumes after though

(Sniff them lol)

Starting to have some faith in us?

goddamn what are we doing trying to gate to the moon, just have caleb jump there!! got leapers for days

Check your safe. And your closet. They might want to whack you again.

>>1106820
>>1106827
We appear to be concussed, given the confusion, disorientation, and pinching sensation. Can't tell how compromised our decision making is, but it almost certainly IS compromised. Can we call someone we trust to help?

check business card and then see if you can remember what drawer that key goes too. If someone attacked you to steal something best check the places locked up first as that's the most likely spot of whatever they were looking for would be... unless it was a mistress that got jealous and knocked you out before storming away.

It doesn't feel like uh, something's been left in your skull, does it? Like a shard of the Orb of Infinite Psyche?

Maybe tell the cops you got assaulted? Does a detective report crimes against himself? Seems like he SHOULD, at least, but it might be inconvenient or embarrassing or st.

>>1106827
Check your most recent notes.
Build a chain of events, the reason you were sparkoed on the floor will present itself.
May jog a memory back into place checkin out what you were doing.

>>1106659
>distant lights
Well if they're outside yourself then they are by definition outside the universe. Other universes perhaps? Or a concept we do not comprehend yet?

>>1106660
Ah, so that explains where we came from? You brought everyone into yourself, in a much closer sense than being distinct parts of the universe that is also you. We are... also patterns expressed upon the sub-sub quantum energy field, but on a smaller scale?

>>1106660
Pocket dimensions, using the same technology as their faster than light folds. Isolated realms to hold healthy stars, healthy worlds, healthy people, while you prepared the outside universe for the Big Reset.

Oh, right! You scattered us to the far corners of the multiverse!
...We are not amused.

You gave them a way to no matter what the distance is that they can reach one another.

I imagine some sort of translation process; converting people into a form more robust or portable across dimensions or Resets or st. Presumably in combination with some other action.

>>1106685
seems in keeping with what we know of his personality

Absurdity DeVoid 2025/04/23(Wed)09:08 No. 1106782 ID: 1e4d65
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Possible answers to the question that was asked:

A) I was the one who killed you!

B) I am the one who made your life end!

C) After our interactions you killed yourself!

D) Other suggestions.

A) definitely A)!

>>1106813
Shouldn't in front of NS. Rather, "we met when you were older and wiser and you couldn't do a thing to us."

"I am the catalyst that lead to your demise"

>>1106621
give it a warmup so you dont have to practice on the next mission. might give you insights between it and the alien mech

hopefully easy to repair means easy to modify as well

Yep, this mech is going to need a test run.
If only to familiarize yourself with it.

Silence 2025/04/23(Wed)06:26 No. 1106773 ID: 6d1406
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>>1106626
>>1106674
You decide to see if you can get a Test Run in.

Oh yeah easily! Just let us know what loadout you want.

You have a new mech now, decide what loadout you want to use from the parts you have collected over the game.

>>1106773
Hmm, could we get a stat comparison on these new parts?

(1/2) kpwlt 2025/04/24(Thu)08:05 No. 1106825 ID: 127310
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You aren’t quite sure, but you think it might lean towards the corporate interest side of things. You seem to have fuzzy memories of brief and inconclusive discussion of this group in the Lower House.

>Sounds like they have orders to find you so best to sneak away while they're distracted.

Unless there’s another ‘government guy’ around here, but you find that unlikely.

You take advantage of the kerfuffle and continue along the still beaten but less defined path.

Ahead of you is a small clearing with a little blackish-brown rabbit sitting patiently in it. It beckons you. It wants you to come over. You are not sure why.

The clearing has two paths on opposite sides leading out of it. On the right is a sort of zig-zaggy path with long, thin footprints dotting it in pairs. On the left is a curved path through a serene looking thicket. This path has similar footprints on it to the earlier path to the campsite.

(2/2) kpwlt 2025/04/24(Thu)08:05 No. 1106826 ID: 127310
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Just as you’ve processed the choice ahead of you, another opens up behind you. You snap around after hearing trees rustling and branches snapping to see that several trees have vanished, allowing access to a pitch-black, densely-forested area.

You feel a dark presence emanating from within. Mixed with something a bit strange, undefinable, almost bureaucratic? Your instincts tell you to back off, but something else within you urges you to proceed with caution.

Curved path seems like where slither creature went… So… I guess the road to Mary is probably the zigzag road? That just leaves whether we should take the ominous detour. I’d like to cautiously approach the entrance to it, maybe we can hear something inside that would inform our decision?

Approach the darkness. I suspect you are being contacted by the lord of the land.

See what the bunny wants

Do not let the cat trick you into showing you her butthole! This is the goal of all cats! Say you are.

>>1106798

What if we double uno reverse and decide we want to see that glorious cat butthole though?

>>1106796
This is better.
On reflection going over the top would make her think she was being mocked.

I'll be honest guys, any argument I could really make is secondary to the fact that I just wanna see her butt.

WE
NEED
TO
SEE
THE
BUTT
WHOLE

D) Direct Clive to decapitate the now-dead Snyder and collect his head.

...Okay fine C) Enid

The fact that Sheppard just left his body there suggests to me that in Cattenom, Recycling is just something that happens after death here.
If I'm going based off of Franklin's thread, then it's best to assume that it happens immediately after death, which would be why any traces of 'it' were long since gone from Jhonen.

If we're to assume that the current risk is fear related, and because of that, Roger's fear is too high, then that would imply the only options that make sense here are 'Bec and Enid. And that does make sense to a certain extent, but I feel wrong to assume that looking at a more than likely freshly made body would incur dang near 50 fear-
-However if the danger is instead physically related to what recycling entails, then I'm not sure I'd want Enid to be checking up on Giovanni.

C: 'Bec, if possible. As the informant, if she's able to bear it, then she'll very possibly be able to get the most amount of people to know about it. If Enid ends up getting picked instead, well... I think about the only thing that can be said to make this decision not feel really cruel on its face would be to suggest for her to talk to him and ease him out if he's still alive after all that somehow, which I personally heavily doubt.

>>1106723
Albert has weak eyes and wouldn't be much use here since he also lacks any connection to the task at hand, roger is out by default, that leaves Enid or Clive. Of these two, I think CLIVE would be the most narratively-likely choices here. He has unresolved business here.

Send Clive.

C. Bec
While Enid seems to be ALARMINGLY resilient to trauma (seriously she only gained 10 fear as opposed to Rodgers 15 here) I don't think it would do her any good to see the one adult friend she's had outside of her dad in the state that he's currently in (stabbed and with bullet holes perforating him).
If anybody had a better opportunity to find something on a body physically (either alive or dead) it would be Bec. Plus she would probably know better than to let any authority's find whatever she finds (assuming of course the danger is from such things).

Thinking it through, I’ll change my vote to Bec. One thing I noticed is that Snyder did not mention Bec at all when ratting out who he found to Anderson. Even if he didn’t see Bec, he didn’t mention anything about hearing another girl’s voice that isn’t Enid’s, despite Bec talking to Clive after stopping him right near snyder (interestingly). Farmer Anderson was also able to piece together that Enid was here, which leaves Bec as the only one not under suspicion.

Maybe she has to be the one to search the body and hide whatever she finds herself because she is the least suspicious after all and the only one Anderson does not suspect at the very least raided the nuclear power plant.

You can definitely think of a couple desires you know better than to act on...

You want to make Becca to talk to you, even though she doesn't want to. You want to force her to discuss her feelings and hear you out.

You want to slam a baby in Jess and make a woman out of him, whether he wants it or not.

You know what? I'm not opposed to hitting up a rage room, or maybe actually going out into the woods with a big fuck off axe or stick, some place where we can scream, rage, turn our anger towards something just as an outlet and really just go fucking berserk. Fuck it. Why not?Keeping this pent up is not good for us and hey you know, if we can get a video tape of it, I bet it would do something to Jess.

>>1106779
Here's a fantasy to go with all of this, how about mating pressing Jess while keeping your teeth around their throat. Embracing the wolf side of you.

Write up a surreal short story that blames the supernatural - Heaven, in particular - for almost everything wrong with society, and how your supervillain protagonist wages war against them. Emphasize that the worst thing you could do to Jess is force the bill for your violent terrorism upon her.

>>1106779
Waiting until Jess is out of the house, throwing all your shit in the car, and just booking it over the horizon.
No messages, no warning, not even a forwarding address. You're there one minute and gone the next.
Cutting all contact with your old life and calling it a wash.

Some perspective from the mistakes of individuals with less responsibilities might help frame what you learned.

>>1102635
Admittedly, she seems to still be trapped. I think Vi.al sent her away because he couldn't prove that she didn't have directives with her lord still alive. Either he's learned from this or it tells you more about the kind of lord he is to other Shapeless than his own with what he said.

As for Li.ni.si, ask her to go slow with it, don't see why breaking down over it would be a bad thing right now, this is the time to rest. But also that doesn't mean she will get answers. I think you are going to want to grab her and put her somewhere first, however.

>>1102615
"i keep getting substrate, substrate adjacent, or substrate parallel creatures joining my dream scape randomly sometimes and as this is a space where mindes come in contact stuff can get trippy..... they seem to be impressed with my sand if anything"

Go for it.

Crap crap crap she doesn't know, she doesn't know you have to warn her that you were exposed to something involved in the cityworld failure in which Lord Vi.al had to personally intervene to stop BAD THINGS from happening. You're not allowed to think about it, you don't want to think about it, thinking about it may itself be dangerous, and you really would like Li.ni.si. to be very careful that whatever she's confessing doesn't accidentally remind you of it!

It's hopefully unrelated, but she needs to know you were in some way exposed to the same disaster she was, sooner than later. You do not want to leave that minefield unspoken. Maybe you're worried about nothing, and she can let you know there is no danger here, and it'll be such a relief!

*Walks up to a few feet away from her.*

Hey, we want to get out of here as much as you do. Alive, preferably. How much do you know about those things running around with the claws and such?

>>1106448
You know, I don't think just leaving her there is quite a permanent solution.

Absurdity DeVoid 2025/04/23(Wed)14:59 No. 1106792 ID: 1e4d65
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lobJ6JrGOUo&ab_channel=%F0%9F%92%9BToadie%F0%9F%92%9B

>>1106792
Doctor, if you would. Check my wound. If I have been infected with a spirit parasite, amputate my arm.

As for what I will say to my superiors? We were under attack. Happy made a move because we were getting too close to the truth. He saw an opportunity to get rid of us, and he took it. However, his agents failed. My assumption that the tribunal had been compromised was proven correct by the betrayal of count Murdusa. It should be noted that I do not believe Murdusa is happy, but was acting a stooge and proxy. As for the suspects we currently have in custody, they already have my written reports about them. However, given the circumstances, a new internal investigation of the Tribunal must begin to see if there is anyone else who is compromised. Anyone who has been targeted by a spirit parasite must be considered an enemy at this time.

You're the one who led us here, Doc. It was dark, you could have easily tricked me.

Also, why wasn't she restrained so she couldn't do that? This operation's security is seeming reaaal thin.

A: It'll be much more fun when the Hero has to come upon the various aspects of chaotic revelry happening! Man and Beast all entwined in such fanatic mayhem.

A, the show must go on for this live concert, time for song number 2

Continue with the performance time for humans to dance.

Oh right, dedicate the next song to Nancy, you will have everyone dancing in her honor!

>>1106701
Make them dance, but dont let the peasants just get gobbled up, or else the hero is gonna go full abandonment on your ass

I wonder where Autumn is... probably did not approve of this adventure and stayed back.

Tell Apricot she can either let Anita have her payback, or you and Dotti will tell Lady Kensington about this, and she wouldn't want someone as powerful as Serah with a lot of sway in Minga to know about this, would she? After all, adventurers have to know the consequences for failure, right?

1.

Birds are nothing but trouble and never learn unless you punish them properly. Some light chewing from Dotti will put the fear of ... Dotti in them, which will be effective, I swear.

2.

>>1106742
Nooo.
Not a sad bird.
3. All the 3. Extra 3.
I...
Hang on.
Im being emtionally manipulated arent I?
Dammit.
Rescind that 3. Turn it into a 2.
Heroes also bear responsibility stoicly.
2!
Unmentionables for justice!

2
The law exists for a reason >:3

2/2 Nalthar 2025/04/20(Sun)20:08 No. 1106600 ID: 6c233e
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Afton lumbers over, still rubbing sleep from his good eye. "Setting out early eh? Good to see yeh feeling up to it Sorrel. Not so sure we should be hunting today though. Can't be riling up the house ye'know, and yeh had a bit of a scrap just yesterday didn yeh?"

>>1106600
True. We can try to avoid combat a bit more today... not like you weren't before, but you can try harder.

But the rewards are huge! HUUUUUUUUGE!

The stealth approach is the best approach, until you get spotted. Go stealth expecting to be seen.

Can't afford to, can't afford not to. The scrape yesterday cost us a bit of time hunting, and we need to make sure we get a good take, in a season this hard. And with the guards in the mansion constantly shifting, it's important that we stay abreast of the situation and prepared for what it takes to keep the food supply secure.

Oken 2025/04/22(Tue)21:58 No. 1106757 ID: 0d1c28
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KRAKOOOOOM!
"WEEHH!"

Oken 2025/04/22(Tue)22:00 No. 1106758 ID: 0d1c28
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"Ugh..."
...I cut through the artillery pod

I smell my own burnt body

I feel like a roasted marshmallow.
At least the pan means I'm alive.

Uh... does your military insurance cover eyes, arms... all your skin?

Can't stay here. Did any weapons survive the explosion? Grab anything you can use and seek somewhere safe to rest and heal. (note: from prior experience, being passive or resting increases Boil, which we now know can be used for incredible feats of strength.)

WALK IT OFF OR CHALK IT OFF, PILOT

WHICH ONE TO DO IS UP TO YOU

12/13 Grey 2025/04/20(Sun)15:25 No. 1106584 ID: 3f89df
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Bardeibor looks extremely disappointed that nothing that interested him happened, scowls at me, and walks away. Everyone else leaves to go back to what they were doing. Sweetie and Untella talk as they walk towards the mess room of a barracks, so it just leaves me and you, Muni.

[i] That was indeed surprising but also what I expected. The thing that I question however, is how it was instant? And if the recipe she made was recreatable and had the same result, if that’s the case, I’m surprised I’ve never heard of something like that for us Kobolds. Is it an Racial Thing? Just some questions to ponder after where done-

Ah, right, the children! I proceed to look for the children; it takes a while since they're not in any particular place. I find them near the trees, playing some sort of exercise-based game or race. Both of them look ready to dash as I walk up to them.

13/13 Grey 2025/04/20(Sun)15:25 No. 1106585 ID: 3f89df
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“Hi Grey”
Muni R?, Softly States, As Uea dashes past her
“Hey! Cheater!”
Uea just snickers.
“This round doesn’t count!!! So, why are you here grey?”
She transitions quite calmly.

I have some personal questions I’d like to ask them, but do you have any questions you’d also like to add?

Reference of text:

[A]: For Muni R:

[B]: For Uea:

[C]: Both

[D]: Other/Grey

>In a way, I feel as if they are too far gone, but that’s just my opinion.
...I'd say that depends on how thoroughly we can smash apart the foundations of their twisted beliefs, structures that persevere beyond a few twisted individuals.
But since I don't expect their fallen empire to fully collapse any time soon, I guess we shouldn't waste too much time trying to turn them around. The indoctrinated maniacs have a worldview built around an empire that will outlive you - so you'll just have to outlive them.

>“If she’s truly truthful, if she isn’t, then let her debt be twice done for being a conniving liar, however, if she truly is… then It could set us up an lot easier.
Harsh but fair. We don't want to let her off easy only for the rest of the colony to think about lynching her.

>>1106582
HOLY CRAP

... Few worlds are capable of this. Few gods are willing to allow this. This is more than an infinite food hack, it needs to be studied, you're looking at the bottleneck of a breakthrough in thaumaturgy here.

>Bardeibor is angry
Just reassure him that we'll be fighting mutant crops some day, it's only a matter of time before Sweetie rolls a crit fail.
Man, that brings back memories. I used to fight alongside a skilled group of warrior-farmers, but that was worlds ago.

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Grey mother.
When the chance occurs ask sweetie if her ability tales toil upon the earth it uses.
Will it still be good for subsequent harvests or has it been drained by this sudden emission food?
How long should that particularblot ge left fallow if so?
There is always an exchange, even with psy abilities. They tax the weilder.
As such, i can imagine this could strain the land.

As to the children.
How they came to be taken.
How they are doing.
Ask if they have questions too, for surely they will.
Explain that this community stands as o e.
Works as one.
That if they wish, there will be a chance for them to help.
Offer them a chance to shadow people. Learn crafts that intrigue them. Use that interest to motivate development of talents. Whomever they work with will benefit as second pair of hands to fetch, carry and do the simpler tasks.
An apprenticeship of sorts.

Offer them a chance to

Kids tend to notice things adults overlook, so ask them how things are around camp. Are they settling in okay? Have they noticed anything odd?

boy o boy
Reasonably this is something you should sleep on, BUT
You can interpret IT as A: trying to help you, badly. B: just *is* and is the kind of weird thing that causes weird to heppen if destroyed, which you do NOT need more of. C: Does talking to your demon friend count? Either way it is ALSO something you should do before a FINAL decision. D: wack fuck
Personally, however, I would go B, do to having reasons AGAINST the others. A: Don't adopt something you know nothing about. C: again you should TRY to figure out what it is first. D: you can't prove it was trying to do, or DID do, anything, other than maybe give a premonition of eminent demise. Sadly, Poppy might just be that clumsy, not like the bookshelf could be easily bolted down in a soulspace.

4 kingdoms of magic, but if babbled of a "5th kingdom"... if it is a spirit at all, it is of a magic not elemental, how odd... maybe you SHOULD adopt it, if only long enough to show to your friend to figure out what it is. When you know what it is, you can decide again what to do

>>1106613
That says:
"solstice: uper fun. some say the fifth kingdom was created specifi"
The fifth kingdom was *created*? Also, it's most likely quoting books. Do an internet search, find the books it's taking those quotes from. That'll give you more context and expand your knowledge to include whatever the fifth kingdom is.
...doing a google search myself, it might be the "four kingdoms model" of biology. The fifth kingdoms model adds fungi. Solstice doesn't look much like a fungus, but I guess that could just be another way of saying it's a form of life completely unlike our own?

A: it showed itself before Poppy died; if it was going to kill her it wouldn't have done that. Also it's *trying* to talk to us, and didn't leave when Poppy was killed. Also, whatever killed Poppy did so by pushing the bookcase over, which means it was still inside the pocket dimension when she died, which means it could not have exited-- the portal immediately closed! Yet, Solstice is here; this creature is the one that Poppy put outside her portal. Thus, it is innocent, and was trying to warn her.
Also you should probably ask Jackson about it tomorrow. Or, everyone you know, really. At some point if you think it necessary you could move it to a different location where you can report it without attracting attention to your maid.

A) This entity is connected to you, somehow. You can tell Taxes about it later.

A) adopt, imprison, in any case you need to keep this thing close until you get some answers. If you hand it off to someone else they might not share your urgency to figure it out.