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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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 Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:44 pm
She had taken to just starting to translate her father's elvish to common when she blinked and looked up at Moon. He was close...and he was purring...and he had that 'please pet me' look about him. Which puzzled her...didn't not like petting? Maybe he was just giving it another shot. So in due Piper fashion, she smiled and reached a hand up, scratching between Moon's ears. Though she couldn't deny the slight glare over to the little group...hm...who waged havoc in the waters? No need to guess there...
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:56 pm
Kat Followed her father like a puppy but her eyes followed the large winged cat. She noticed the petting, and wondered if it was affection? It made her heart twinge even though she hadn't really met him.
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:57 pm
"So you need protection, or more ships."
Malik grabbed a few more grapes.
"And I take it the new ruler of Deepwater hasn't the means or interest in this to care?"
A look at Moonstone..and a shrug. If he wanted to be pet, fine with him.
Onyx frowned some.
"I can't stay like this. I just can't. I thrived on my ability to feel. to feel the adrenaline of a good hunt or fight...the feeling when I see you, the butterflies even. or when you see a pretty woman or man..just...there's nothign here anymore. I cna remember it, and fake it through my memories..but it's not the same. and it's not my fault that he was born like he was I don't need to be stripped of what I had becuase he just doesn't want to give it back when he never should have had it in the first place."
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:08 pm
O'Konner nodded. "That. But as the owned of the O'Konner farms it's my duty to inform our customers that hard times are ahead. If you are willl to take chances, so are we. The problem is the money to take chances."
He sighed. "Deep Water is much to much in flux right now. King Jiscal I blieve would help me if he could, since helping me means that he helps his city. But the damn place is getting close to killing itself off, and with reports of drow hitting the waters..." he shrugged. "My main concern is keep my clients fed."
Moonstone purred louder, a big goofy grin on his face. Wow, this felt so much better twhen you could tell that you liked the person doing it. He never wanted to give this up. He hadn't had a chance to bath yet, so there was still bloid plattered on his face and chest...he hopped Piper didn't mind that. His tail snaked out and half currled around her ankle.
Aella nodded. "I see." As much as she didn't like the feelings that she harbored within herself, she wouldn't ever give them up. If she did, then she would have that...that nice feeling when she was at Stonekeep, talking with Mo....with Meilikki. Tarathiel too.
She wanted to have those..nice was the only way she coudl describe it...nice feeling when around Onyx too.
"I'll help where I can, Onyx."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:14 pm
She hadn't really noticed that Moon was less than clean when usually he kept that white fur immaculate. Why? She was petting with one hand, writing with the other, mind working through translating things over to common...elvish was a rather hard language to transfer over...word differences and interpertations and what not. But that scratching kept up, moving from between his ears, to those ears themselves, and of course the occassional scratch under the chin from her. Didn't notice his tail either really. Another half look over to the others, still half listening. "That drow is more trouble than he's worth..."
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:24 pm
Malik glanced at the tail.
"Tails to ourselves, Moonstone."
Then back to the cattlerancher and his daughter.
"I've having some ships built, with both magical and non magical defenses put in place. In return for a higher grade of meat, I'll grant you one of those ships to transport cattle with, and see how well it works. is that agreeable to you?"
Onyx gave a smile and before he knew what he was doing, most on instinct, he had her hands and leaned over and gave her a kis on the cheek...then backed of like she was made of fire.
"Oh...um....I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that..I knwo you don't like that kind of thing."
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:26 pm
Not even listening to her father she walked right over to the cat, and... she supposed the girl was some kind of elf or something, she had never really seen one. She pulled the two rings on her lip through her teeth, unsure of what to say or do. So she said simple, "Hello, My name is Kat." and then procedded to fall on her face just as she moved her feet.
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:37 pm
O'konner smiled. "We're the only ranch this side of Labyrinth and then some, Mr. D'vinn. Therefore, I can afford to only sell one kind of meat." He winked "It's all grade A. And anything that's not is put on sale." He smiled. "But I'll throw in half a free shipment, in return for the ship. That's a big hunk of free beef."
He shrugged. "If that is agreeable for you."
Moonstone's tail uncurled and pulled away. He smiled sheepishly. "Sorry. Mind of it's own." He looked at his tail, smiling. "You behave, you hear me?" Moon fluttered his wings a bit, a feather comming loose. "Whoops, I guess a brawler must have knocked that one out." He said it nonchalently, wasn't really thinking of it.
Then he looked to Kat, was almost surprised that she had spoken. She was pretty young to be out with her father,w asn't she? "Hello Kat. I am Moonstone."
She froze immidiatly, frightened out of her mind. But he backed off so quickly...she had to force herself to breath, although it started her shakes up again.
Damn. She had tohught that maybe by reading those romance novels, she might get used to at elast the hand thing. but no. Maybe she should read another chapter when she got back.
She stuttered. "I-I..uh..." She pulled her hands to one side. "Let's just try not to do it again, okay?"
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:46 pm
Piper gave a light chuckle looking to Malik. "What? Don't want it roaming of it's own accord?" Did she mind? No...to her it was as natural for a vah as it was for an elf to have pointy ears...no harm in it really from her perspective. Another chuckle and her eyes shifted to Moon. "You can try to tell it to behave...try being the operative word." She brushed a few red strands from her eyes, pushing a bit of red and silver behind her ears...that was another good thing about elf ears...easier to tuck your hair back, even when one was half gone. Though a look at the feather falling and a raised eyebrow on the comment. Since when did he brawl? Onyx must be rubbing off on him some. Hm...she felt the need somewhat to hoard that feather...but she didn't go for it. And her mind wandered briefly to the feathers Onyx had dropped...damn...those would of been nice...they were probably gone by now though. Oh well, back to petting and writing.
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:48 pm
"Agreed then. I'll let you know as soon as the ship is completed."
A look at his daughter.
"If you think he's something. maybe you'll want to meet is dark furred twin."
Yes moon, go take her to meet your brother and get that tail away from Piper.
"Is there anything else I can help you with? or is that really all you need?"
A look at what piper was translating, reading her script as she was working on it.
Onyx nodded.
"I'll try my best not to do it again. Woudl you like me to get Moonstone to talk to him, or woudl you like something else to eat? a drink maybe?"
Then a curious look at the staff.
"You said it does things to people..think it'll work on someone with no emotion?"
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:03 pm
Kat smiled weakly at them as she stood up. "Well It is nice to meet you moonstone." She looked to the girl and wasn't entirely sure what to say to her. she said hello to her as well. She turned to moonstone. "I don't know what you're into, but I know soem really great dyes that you can make for your feathers, make some interesting patterns and what not. Thought you might be interetested." She shrugged her shoulders indicating it wasn't a big deal.
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:13 pm
"No sir that's it. I still need to hit the Academy before we head home." He held out his hand. "Thank you for your time, Mr. D'vinn. I'm glad I got the chance to come up and talk to you personally." He turned to his daughter. "It's time we got going. Let's get a move on, Katty-girl."
Moosntone chuckled. "Awe well, it just likes ya." He smiled. Yup. This was nice. Ear scratching, head scratching...and underneath it all he culd feel how much he liked Piper. He cast a glance at the girl. Was she still talking? "Uh.." think a moment..."Dyes? I don't need any. I'm good."
She was getting kinda hungry again. "I am a bit peckish." he stomach grwoled, and she smiled. "See?"
But then she cast a look at the staff. "Oh, gee Onyx...I don't know...it's not really...well, it's not real...the feelings it gives you are forced on you..." She didn't like it at all, it was almost worse than being raped. A man force huimself on you, or an object force emotions on you, it wasn't fun. "I don't know if it's a good idea for you to touch it even..."
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:17 pm
Kat knew she was being brushed off, she wasn't really sure what to do, it was usualyl pretty easy for her talk with men, or for them to talk to her actually. Hmm, if she were alone with him maybe she would have been better at, it. There was someone right here after all. Not to mention her father. She turned to her father "You know Daddy, your always saying how I need to learn more of the world and what not, independance or soemthing. I think I should stay here." She was sure she could get alone with the cat, find out some intament detales, such as where his bedroom was, maybe show him the piercings daddy didn't know about, ang get him interested.
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:18 pm
"Your father's tail was still by far worse than yours..." said idly as she was working throught the last pieces of her father's little note taking session from the academy. Whoever thought it was easy to translate this was wrong. But you didn't live for one hundred and thirty two years and not eventually get the hang of it...it was just a bit tedious. A look to Kat...she seemed rather quiet and focused on Moon. Was that jsut a Vah thing?
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:24 pm
Malik grinned lightly. that woudl be interesting diversion, wouldn't it.
"If it's alright with you father, Kat...then you can hang around with Moon. meet Onyx perhaps."
Then another grin. if Kat and the Vah got...along...it might be used for leverage. That woudl be very nice wouldn't it. and a fascination with moonstone if he wasn't interested, could probably be transfered to the more volatile Onyx.
Onyx smiled and nooded, and offered his hand to help her up, and reached for the staff, curious, to put his hand around it.
"If I can't feel emotions...how can an emotion forcing effect work on me? and we'll go downstairs and get you something to eat, maybe talk with Moon. and I am curious about what was in that big steel crate..and have you met Morelle?"
Looking for the little foxsquirrel.
"He's mom's familiar."
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