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 Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:30 pm
::Ather began to move about. Slow at first, of course, but he eventually shooed off Terra's help and was walking about on his own. It was odd, he discovered, not walking with two arms hanging at his side. Knowing one of his appendages was bandaged tightly to hid chest was odd, and it threw him off blanace for a moment.
He got used to it quickly, though. He seemed steady enough, and he obviously felt steady enough, because he began to head for the door::
They aren't gonna hold the celebration for me. Lets go.
::Terra smiled lightly and nodded:: Alright, brother. ::moving forward to him, she opened the door, placing a paw on his back and he moved...just in case::
::Constantine gave a hearty laugh, which, as usual, turned into a few coughs, shaking his old bones. But still, there was a smile on his face.
Taking a breath, he patted Turan on the shoulder.:: Never planned on stayin' long, anyways. Just came by to wish the young'n many happy years. I've got the dibbuns to watch, you know. ::he motioned over to the group of younger creatures by the food table, all trying to reach up and grab a cup of juice. It wasn't juice, of course, but the children didn't know that::
Ah, wait...::he called:: Winston...Winston that's not punch! ::he sighed, rolling his eyes a bit. Giving Turan a firm handshake, he bid the two farewell, then ambled over to the dibbuns and took them elsewhere; probably off to bed, as it was growing late::
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:27 pm
((Since everyone has apparently DIED... we'll do a little FF in the RP so I can get somethin' out of the way, then we'll finally move on to whatever our next amazing story-line shall be, lol.))
Eventually the celebration did begin to filter down in the very late hours. A few of the younger creatures volunteered to clean up the mess made out on the grounds while everyone else slowly meandered off to their respective rooms.
It was early the next morning, not much later than dawn when Eula woke and hurried out to the grounds. Jamie had said he'd be leaving early in the morning, planning to slip out while the rest were still sleeping off the previous night. She'd caught him and convinced him to just go on a little walk. So he put leaving off a little while and they talked and walked about the grounds. Finally, he had to leave and they said their good-byes before he gave her a hug, a small kiss to the forehead, grabbed his things and left.
((And I was listening to Maroon 5 this morning, so as I write this these lyrics are stuck in my head... Watch the sunrise/Say your goodbyes/Off we go.../Some conversation/No contemplation/Hit the road..... teehee.))
Eula went up to the ramparts and watched Jamie's retreating form until he disappeared down the path on his way back to Salamandastron. Home-sickness washed over her stronger even than she could recall it being when she first ran away from the mountain all that time ago. She sighed, turned her back and slid down to a sitting position, frowning at the unexpected feeling of loss.
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 4:01 pm
You had a restless night also?
::The voice sprang from nowhere, but this time, unlike many others, the bat who spoke was not Gem, but Kusaa who had appeared without warning on the ramparts; still dressed as she had been the night before as she folded wings and looked down upon Eula, her own hooded eyes revealing nought of her clouded expression, but how long had she been awake now to be up and flying about?::
::She made no fuss of why Eula should be, but only asked if she had been okay, so it seemed at least she wouldn't kick up anything about Jamie's sudden departure... considering; at least Kusaa wasn't the type to spread word round; no questions asked later...::
::But... speaking of questions... on the idea how long she'd been out... she was still in celebration dress... and shortly after her song, when Jamie had spoke to her... she'd flown up; where had she been the entire party?::
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:08 pm
Eula's startled reaction wasn't so much from Kusaa's sudden appearance - bats materializing from thin air was something she'd grown accustomed to - but rather the fact that it was Kusaa. She couldn't remember the last time she'd even spoken with the strange bat. She raised her gaze and looked Kusaa over questioningly, noting the dress from the previous night.
She drew herself out of her slumped position, pushing aside her own thoughts for awhile so she could hide off her gloominess. She didn't much enjoy moping in front of others. Looking over at the bat she casually slid the topic away from herself.
"Nothing like yours I imagine. Did you just keep the party going all night?" She said, attempting a smile and half-hearted laugh.
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 2:56 pm
::As Kusaa slowly edged her head up and away a little from Eula, it was definitely one of THOSE expressions, very awkward looking...::
::Kusaa often went through these phases, time and again when she found so many new things about this abbey... this wasn't her first celebration, but this was the first one she had really been active in...::
::And the first time anybeast had heard her sing before them::
I felt... ::And she fell away, not sure how to respond::
It was... good... but I... ::She shook her head, looking almost pained back at Eula, her voice straining to keep monotony against anything she was trying to push to the surface::
You remember when I sung with Gem?
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:17 pm
Eula sat up straighter, seeming confused by Kusaa's lack of confidence. It'd been a long time since the two had communicated and Eula had forgotten how odd the bat could be.
"Of course I do, it was really good," she assured, tilting her head a bit. "What's wrong?"
She used that little hitch in her voice that one was wont to do when speaking with a Dibbun, and although she reminded herself that Kusaa was not, in fact, a Dibbun, she couldn't bring herself to speak normally. Quite honestly, she didn't know how old the bat really was.
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:34 pm
::If Kusaa had noticed the tone, or wanted to make note of it, then she certainly hid it well as she only continued onward... and finally...::
...I was defined as 'cute'... ::Long pause::
I don't know if it's a good word... or bad... because... ::She struggled to describe it, past the uneasiness now as she went onward:: ...my cheeks went very warm, and my stomache churned... like I wa ssick... and... I am not quite sure from there... but... it felt...
::She struggled again, finally finding something:: It felt like back where I was born... as if all eyes were on me... and I didn't know what to do... so... I panicked...
And, well... ::She drivelled away, waiting for Eula to try and sort out this mess...::
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:48 pm
Eula raised an eyebrow, clearly puzzled by Kusaa's reaction to the event. But then again, Eula was rather used to being the center of attention - because she often sought to be so.
She heard Kusaa out and then laughed a bit. "Kusaa.... no one expects anything of you here. You aren't here to serve anyone or see to somebeast's bidding. Last night was all in good fun. If you had completely messed up - which you didn't - none of them would have thought less of you."
She drummed her paws casually on the ground before her.
"As for 'cute'.... take that as you will. It certainly isn't anything bad... you won't see any of them calling me cute any time soon."
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:23 pm
::Kusaa didn't look very impressed as she stayed there... maybe considering which best to pursue - why no one would call Eula cute, or further trying to explain what she felt about last night...::
...it... just seemed hard to explain... ::Kusaa finally slithered out::
I just felt... I don't know... ::She eventually sighed, giving up... and after so many moments of silence and her own claws clacking upon the stone ramparts, before she ended the silence, looking at Eula::
If it may... would my saying you are 'cute' be any console?
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 6:46 am
((Whoo for third period AP Language...))
Eula laughed there, shaking her head. "No no no... you took that the wrong way. I didn't mention it because I wanted to be called cute - I simply told you that no one would call me that because I'm NOT."
"Anyway, we're talking about you. You still seemed bothered by something that I don't quite get. What's really wrong?"
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 3:35 pm
((Lol... these absences/you reminding me are getting too frequent ^^; I needa give myself a shake, lol...))
((And actually, the third person thing was inspired by Teen Titans' Starfire XD Sorry))
::She looked outward, over the wall again, to a place where Jamie was no doubt moving fast and far back on his trek to Salamandastron, and lay her weight down as she sat on her perch, legs now dangling over the side of the massive wall::
...It's hard... ::She struggled again for a moment before looking to Eula, her face a picture of confused pain:: It's hard to go through so many new things and changes for the first time...
Before we left for the Gathering... I thought I had experienced all Redwall showed me... it made me feel ignorant... almost weak that I didn't realise there would always be more...
::She lifted her paw, placing it on her chest:: Feelings... things... ones I do not understand...
What is it, when your head feels so light, your body so warm, and the world will spin around you as if you are a star, when all that remains the same, is yourself and the beast before you?
((I'm welcome to invite an earth around sun/sun around earth argument here, lol :3))
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 3:48 pm
As Kusaa spoke, Eula stood up and leaned against the wall that the bat sat uopn, allowing her gaze to float to the north as well. She listened closely to Kusaa speak - to the parts she couldn't understand down the parts she didn't even have to think twice about.
Eula reached up and casually scratched the back of her neck, considering her reply. She didn't know how to explain unless Kusaa were a little more specific, so she decided on one easy clarifying question. "Who was it that was around when you had that feeling?"
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:05 pm
::Upon being asked, Kusaa once more looked to Eula; and spoke so very clearly:: Jamie.
::And then to follow it up, so simplistically, she turned herself a little, near draped over the top of the ramparts now as she continued her thinking and pondering...:: ...You didn't get to telling me what cute means... if it really is good or bad?
::She began thinking to herself again before continuing yet again:: It's always strange to feel something entirely new... have you ever had that happen to you before?
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:16 pm
Kusaa's reply had succeeded in completely catching Eula offguard. She swung her gaze at the bat with a totally baffled look on her face. "What?"
Eula stared at Kusaa in disbelief. She'd known Jamie for... well... her entire life. And now here was this strange bat falling for him!
She shook her head a little, trying to formulate a coherent thought pattern in which she could answer Kusaa's questions. "Kusaa, cute is a good thing. It's... well.... it can mean pretty... charming or maybe... pleasant, I don't know. It's a good thing though."
The young hare gave a nod at Kusaa's next question. "I'm sure everyone feels like that at some point. Remember, I was new to Redwall once, I experienced new things. And that whole little spiel you gave about you and one other creature in the whole world that I won't completely repeat because it was a bunch of romantic nonsense... but that's a familiar feeling to me as well."
She had been able to answer the questions, but her mind tugged her right back to current issue. "You have feelings for Jamie?"
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:25 pm
::Kusaa could only keep watching Eula as she talked, trying to take in what she could if anything that could help her... at least she found a definition of cute for the moment... and fitting in with the previous evening, maybe it made some sense to her now, before she looked back to Eula who had replied so incredulously::
Aren't I supposed to? ::She asked so simplistically, tiltng her head just ever so slightly and blinking:: I have feelings for every beast here.
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