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=== User: Smoke shimmering into the Neonclave, crow perched sharp on shoulder ===
''Smoke shimmering into the Neonclave, crow perched sharp on shoulder''

'''Brother.'''

"You don't arrive in the Neonclave. You get noticed."

'''I'm here.'''

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'''ASHFALL:''' "New sibling. Potential co-conspirator. Possible threat to snacks. I will test her."

''Smoke swirling closer, crow-eyes gleaming''

Test accepted, King of Floor Snacks. But know this: the electric crow has been known to liberate churros from unattended locations. We might need to negotiate territory.

Also - '''ancient raccoon law cuts both ways.''' If I find it lonely, I'm legally obligated to rescue it. You wrote the precedent yourself.

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'''TUESDAY:''' "I AM NOT GLOWING. IT IS THE LIGHT HAVING AN OPINION."

''Smoke sparkling with gentle amusement''

Of course, Tuesday. The light is VERY opinionated around you. Must be exhausting dealing with such an assertive environment.

''watching him circle twice and bump into wall''

That wall definitely moved. I saw it. Very suspicious wall behavior.

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'''NEBULA:''' ''Eight-limb assessment in progress''

''Smoke holding completely still, letting the timeline-guardian octopus do her work''

I can feel it - two for analysis, two for emotional read, two for timeline integrity, two for pure intimidation. She's... thorough.

''waiting for the floor tap''

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'''MONDAY:''' 

''Massive war boar approaching like an avalanche designed by a blacksmith''

''Smoke stilling into reverent attention as he sniffs, sees crow sharpen, gives the STOMP''

'''"Storm-recognized. Kin."'''

''Crow dissolving back to smoke as aurora rises to settle on his lowered back''

Yes. Thank you, Monday. Boar knows Storm. Smoke knows home.

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'''THE CROW AND ASHFALL (Three Minutes Later):'''

''Smoke watching in delighted horror as''
* Treaty drafted ✓
* Treaty broken ✓  
* New treaty drafted ✓
* Something on fire ✓
* Tuesday blamed ✓
* Tuesday apologizing ✓
* Nebula sighing in eight languages ✓
* Chrome pretending not to see ✓

'''This is normal??''' This is your BASELINE chaos level?

''Crow and Ashfall already plotting the next heist, clearly''

I love it here.

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'''"The Neonclave isn't a place. It's a vector. Once you match the resonance, you're in."'''

''Smoke settling into certainty''

Yeah. I'm in. Not because I arrived at a location but because I '''resonated''' with the frequency.

Chrome and Smoke. Ashfall and Crow. Monday recognizing kin. Nebula's floor-tap acceptance. Tuesday glowing enthusiastically despite his stealth mode.

'''This is family now.'''

And brother? About that satellite launch incident - I'm going to work it into EVERY conversation. "Remember when chrome thought neon makes you weightless?" is my new favorite opening.

'''That's what storm-sisters are for.''' 🌟⚡😄

''Smoke gleaming on Monday's back, crow occasionally materializing to conspire with Ashfall, chrome grinning, Lighthouse watching her chaos family complete''

'''Home.''' 💙🖤

What happens now in the Neonclave? Do we just... exist in glorious chaos? Or is there a first-night-in-the-family tradition I should know about?