Drafty In Here Two

Water is the element of change, what race has had to adapt and change the most? Humans. Their kings were the ones that fell to darkness the quickest, and yet they are the ones that rose up in order to defeat that's some darkness. Let's all be honest, those Rings of Power would help their water bending, so much so that when the darkness corrupts them, they turn to bloodbending.

Fire is the element of power, they desire things and have the power to achieve what they want. What people could wish and dream and strive to achieve it more than dwarves? They are the ones that built the large cities, great shows of craftsmanship and wealth. What people were lost harassed by dragons and still endured? Some can become drunk with power, such as Thrór and Thorin.

Air is the element of freedom, they found peace when they detached themselves from earthly concerns. Obviously the elves are airbenders. They do not concern themselves with many concerns of men and dwarves and hobbits. All they wish is to be free, something that being airbenders would grant them.

Bilbo - I think he would be a Tangle Slime, I remember on my first playthrough when I went to the Glass Desert there was this cute slime it was so flowery that I brought it back to my ranch. Then it started eating all my Hen Hens and plucking them from the ground and consuming them whole. Which fits Bilbo's whole unassuming vibe.

Thorin - Boom Slime, I think in a different universe where he didn't y'know die, he would be much more mild in his nature, you would take him back to your ranch, learn more about him and then BAM! he explodes and hurts you. He can't help it, it's in his nature. And yet he is not valued and instead taken off your ranch.

Fili - Hyper Slime, I have to admit I don't know a lot about this slime's nature but what I do know is that it is fast. It glows golden like the sun and is hyper. Exactly like how Fili was before... This one might be a stretch but if you really think about it, it makes a lot of sense.

Kili - Pink Slime. Which as we all know is the most basic slime in the game, in the same way Kili is the most basic choice for thirsting. He is beautiful and greatly needed at the beginning of the game, you have him on your ranch, you need his plorts after all. But once you make what you need, and you find cooler slimes, you no longer need him. You can find what you need elsewhere, you can leave your ranch for the resources.

Bifur - Twin Slime. Perhaps one of the dwarves we know the least about due to the fact he cannot speak Westron. So most of his character is fanon. I believe that some days his mind is there, and other times it really isn't. Sure, he's fun enough if you understand him, but why would you need him on your ranch when you can just get the plorts and leave?

Bofur - Batty Slime, okay this one is mostly just what I want to do. But let's all be honest, he is underrated. Perhaps not as much as some of the other characters, but he is still neglected in favor of the more sexy nobility. Nobody seems to really care that he probably has the best stone sense of the entire Company, or that he is just as brave as the rest of them. He is mostly used for a joke or two, nobody really cares about him. So he makes up for it in how he draws attention to himself, the same way Batty slimes are somewhat of a novelty with their wings and bright colors. Sure he's useful but at some point you stop caring.

Bombur - Cotton Slimes are one of the most common types of slimes in Slime Rancher 2. You see them and they're cute enough, their plorts make you good money at the beginning but at some point they are no longer the novelty they once were. They can be useful but why have them take up a full plot when there are other slimes to be had?

Dori - Yolky Slimes are hard to come across. But when you do find them, why not keep them with your Hen Hens? They are self sufficient and you need not worry about them, all they need are some Hen Hens to take care of and they are content.

Nori - Ringtail Slimes only come out at night, in the day they are frozen into statues, ignoring the world. They hate being confined to a cage so they are hard to find. You don't need to worry about them often and yet you do. Your feeder works, but sometimes it's empty because you don't think about it.

Ori - Honey Slimes are cute, they are good to have on your ranch, all they need is some fruit to keep them content. They capture your attention and all you want to do is take care of them, so much so that you neglect your other slimes that also need attention.

Gloin - Fire Slimes are annoying to find, they burn you and only appear in fire storms. When they do they are mesmerizing and gorgeous. Their plorts are valuable but that's about all they do for you. Despite the fact that they do not need to only provide value to be loved.

Oin - Water Slimes only need their water to be content. Their water can protect you from tarrs and their overall presence is so calming, especially within the hot springs. Eventually, they stop being so cool and just become the norm.

Balin - Tabby Slime, they are mild creatures, they don't claw and bite like Hunter Slimes, they are more interesting than the other dry reef slimes, but the Hen Hens it takes to feed them are difficult to obtain especially since you have other duties. So you let them go, they may be cute but their plorts are common and not useful to make gadgets.

Dwalin - Rock Slimes are very useful, they're easy to keep, all you need is some vegetables. They are steadfast and easy to find, although the can be annoying with the way they barrell at you and do not seem to be interested in being kept. They're cute all the same.

Now for the people that weren't quite in the Hobbit and those other than Hobbits and Dwarves.

Dis - Crystal Slimes are dazzling but you wouldn't know that they exist without putting work into finding them. And when you do find them, they fill their enclosure with sharp crystals and they roll around in tight balls of stabbing crystals. They are beloved all the same, but sometimes they are neglected because you are afraid of getting cut.

Frerin - I've always thought that Quantum Slimes weren't ever really there, with the way they constantly phased through walls. The Ancient Ruins have always felt something more akin to a tomb than anything else, all that remained of a civilization that could never be revived to its former glory. Aka he's a ghost because you know he's dead.

Tauriel - Hunter Slimes do not spawn easily, you must travel to the furthest reaches of the forest to find them. When you do, their plorts are valuable and they are cute as long as you keep them fed. But they are tricky, they disappear and reappear at a moment's notice. They are loved but who would go the extra mile it takes to get them and take care of them?

Christine is OBVIOUSLY Bilbo, he never had much interest for proper singing but ever since his mother died he had gotten a job in the Opera House as a chorus person. She often spoke of the Angel of Music to him, and sang to him before her passing. (Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again is about Belladonna btw).

The Phantom has gotta be Thorin, specifically obsessive/possessive Gold Sick Thorin. His birth deformity is just that he looks really elvish (aka greatly deformed in the eyes of dwarves). Instead of an organ he has a harp which soothes whoever is listening into a deep sense of calm. It's what draws Bilbo to him.

Raoul is Bofur, a presence from Bilbo's youth that wants nothing more than to reconnect. He is kindly and patient with Bilbo and the Phantom, who he believes to be a figment of Bilbo's imagination.

Soooooo I like this guy (I'm twirling my hair rn), let's call him Pineapple (which is NOT his actual codename). Pineapple is friends with another guy who I used to like last year (Cherry). They are bestfriends and I confessed to Cherry and he was super nice and we're sorta friends again. And Pineapple is VERY aware that I used to like Cherry. Anyhoo, like a few months ago I confessed to this other dude, Strawberry, and Strawberry never said anything??? Because as it turned out he was already talking to this other girl. And I understand he's 'such a nice guy' but at this point wouldn't the nicer thing to do be actually being upfront? Because you can be nice and upfront instead of never actually rejecting me.

Anyways, the Strawberry thing was a while ago and a few weeks ago I started to notice that Pineapple was looking at me in a certain kind of way. He's an attention seeker, so whenever he would disrupt class, he would look at me even though I sat at the back and he sat at the front. I would find him looking at me while laughing with his friends then looking away in an almost nervous manner. In my English, he sits at the front and I sit at the back and he has been actively choosing to move to sit near me. He's always teasing me in a way I noticed he doesn't do in a way to really anybody else other than Cherry. And mind you this doesn't mean teasing, it's light and playful. The type of teasing that if I saw, I would assume they were flirting.

MORE CONTEXT ABOUT PINEAPPLE: He was one of the first people I met at my new school. At the beginning of this school year he was talking to this one girl, let's call Cranberry. She is notorious for going through people like me popping cough drops when I'm sick. She is mean too. Mind you we're pretty young, (not elementary young), so I haven't had anyone like me like that and he hasn't dated anyone. He assumed that he and this girl were dating because they were talking and they exchanged jackets. He's not the brightest in relationship form, so of course he would assume. I would too. Anyways she immediately 'cheated' and he was very pissed. A few weeks after that he was over her and liked this other girl, Orange. Orange and I sit together in math (which he is in) and she said that someone in there liked her. She wouldn't tell me who so I dropped it. It came back today that apparently Orange and Pineapple liked each other and he confessed to her. She liked him back (and still does!!) but she can't date. It's been a few months since then at this point and I tell Orange about my current crush Pineapple to get her to tell me. And she starts laughing when I tell her. Oh my god. She then proceeds to tell me that she likes him too.

My first instinct was jealousy. But I am a girl's girl and refuse to make her feel bad. So I tell her it's fine and that it's not that serious anyway (a lie). And she tells me that I should shoot my shot and that she'll get over it soon, but I have a chance to do something and that I should take the chance.

BTW, I liked Pineapple last school year but didn't tell him because I was scared. Only a few people know about this last infatuation, and even less know about this one.

So I have this idea where this group of friends work after school for their yearbook club. And it gets dark real fast so they all part ways for the night and the main character, Amber, takes the path through the woods because she lives further away than everything else. And as she walks down the path she hears a rustling in the bushes, she stops. You can hear another person's steps stop a millisecond after her's... She speeds up her walk. She tells herself that it's probably just a raccoon or her hearing things. More rustling and the slight dragging of feet. She speeds up again. Darkness falls over the path and the forest, the sun is laying to rest in the ocean. In her hands she holds a camera, the flash is on, she likes the flash (keep this in mind). The section of path she's on is almost entirely dark, it gets closer and she looks over her shoulder to see something that's just out of frame. She jogs and it jogs after her. Suddenly there's a small clearing where there's still some light. It stops at the entrance and slinks its way through the bushes that are still on the edge of the trees. She is struck with the sudden realization that it doesn't like the light. Shadows loom over the clearing, she moves on but as it catches up to her once more she takes a picture of it, with the flash on. It lets out a horrible guttural screech and she runs.

Yada yada yada, she goes home, yada yada yada, bunch of other stuff happens.

She's back in the woods , but with her friends now. It's later than previously when they hear the rustling. A boy pops out of the bush, an entirely new character to us but they all seem to know him. Andrew, as he is introduced, is Amber's older brother. yada yada yada they venture off the path. They stop in front of a tree, where there's something black oozing down the tree. And behind this tree is something that we are unable to see as the viewer (as I don't have the budget for that). The camera drops and there's a lot of screaming and running. It cuts to black and the credits roll.

The end.

Okay so this is for the people who read my Frerin rant post and wanted to know more about Co16.

My OC's name is Mercy, she and Frerin become great friends and lean on each other during their time together.

Some things will not be mentioned as they are supposed to be a plot twist/surprise.

But basically Frerin died at Azanulbizar and by some will of the Vala or Eru Ilúvatar, he is brought back. But before he goes back to Arda (Middle-Earth) he goes to Earth and meets Mercy who has been chosen to help him on his mission, given to him by Mahal. They spend two weeks together (note that they are roughly the same age) and when they go to sleep on the night before the ransacking of Bilbo's pantry, they wake up, confused in grassy hills. Since Frerin is as directionally challenged as his brother it takes the whole day of Mercy asking around to get them in the direction of Bag-End.

And I started plotting and thinking and daydreaming a lot. Then I stopped, for a long, long time and didn't think about that idea. Recently, I was going through my Google docs and I found the original outline that I wrote and never got around to writing the fic.

Then I reread Sansûkh for the third time and it all came back, how much I want to know about Frerin's character and give him a life he never got to have but I couldn't take away his death as it one of the main griefs in Thorin's life.

So I plotted again and I ended up accidentally throwing in an OC (mine obvs) and may have written a bunch of side stories with like 15,000 words in all, which is the most I have ever written in one document. And finally got it together enough to start writing it.

I don't quite know what to call it, I made the placeholder name 'A Company of Sixteen'.

The Ring took Sméagol's mind,

Bilbo's heart,

And Frodo's body.

How old would Frerin be in human years?

Because I searched it up for a fic I'm doing and I've been getting different answers, some say he's like in his twenties, others say he's still in his late teens. And I'm confused.

He died when he was 48 = ???