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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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 Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:31 pm
Her attention was briefly givne to Zahara as she had stepped over and made her sit down. Right, baby....get upset and it got upset and would move around in protest and she'd end up paying homage to the porcelin god once more. No thank you. So Piper took a calming breath, before Arthur started to speak again. Oh look he hit the nerve. "Wondering?! That wasn't wondering and you know it." Expression and tone both changing and speaking of getting upset rather than angry. "No, that was that distasteful 'more noble that thou' look you surface elves give! Be it because of who I'm with or my ears for that matter, just because I don't go with my own kind, because my ears aren't like yours, because I have 'lost my mind' let people around me get away with practical murder and speak nothing against it, don't hold up those pristine morals you all have and I'm supposed to!" Rambling and revealing too much, anyone?
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:43 pm
Zahara had practically been begging to have an excuse to punch somebody in the face. In fact since the last leg of her pregnancy she'd really wanted to just beat the daylights out of everyone who upset her, which was just about everyone every single day. And now she was watching Piper go through it. Scowling at Arthur for his look, she sniffed then got even more pissed. "Excuse me?!" They had talked about her and being pregnant? She hadn't known that. Arthur was walking a very thin rope and it would shortly snap. "Piper, calm down...." Rubbing a little more vigorously at the elf's back to chill her out. "Arthur." That was all the warning he'd get. It did come to mind that this argument was a silly one. Piper and her self consciousness about her ears...she got so silly when she got around other surface elves. It really was a telling thing how defesive she was.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:17 pm
Arthur eye switched over to Zahara for a moment and he sighed in frustration, this is exactly what he needed two elven women attacking him from both fronts. "Please Zahara..." Was all he said before Piper broke out into a huge ramble which revealed to Arthur a lot he never knew about Piper at all, first off she singled him out by saying 'You surface elves' which made him think that having a drow for a husband was a bit of an influence on how she looked at everyone else. But then Piper went on about how surface elves looked at her because of who she was with and her ears, but weren't her ears like his? Then he remembered seeing one of her ears lopsided once before the whole incident where he got angry at her when he was fighting Malik, the only reason why an elf could have a lopsided ear was...then it clicked, maybe Piper had lost a bit of her ear before he had meet her and other surface elves had bother her about it along with her being with Malik. So Arthur didn't say anything at first because he had a feeling this whole subject was a little too personal for her, so he waited for a little bit before continuing. "Listen Piper back at that fight I never gave any 'more noble than thou' look. The look I gave you was in wonder to why Malik was allowed to do such a thing to Zahara and Sevilin." A paused to look at Zahara and gave her a little. 'We'll talk later' look so she wouldn't jump in. "But at that moment I didn't even know what was going on and why Malik did all that, which I learn later on. I never looked at you like you were nothing Piper; I never even knew about your ear and what happened to you so I never meant looked down at you at all." He sighed a little as he sat back in the chair and rested his head in the palm on his hand then looked back at the pregnant surface elf with a sad look. "Listen Piper I'm sorry for making you feel so bad, I never knew that look had that much of an impact on you." Arthur then shut up as he watched Piper in silence, if he continued he would of rambled and said something that would get him yelled at by mistake.
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:32 pm
Oops, self realization as it was repeated back to her that she had said too much accompanied by a look of shock as her hand did indeed reach up to touch at her ear. Then again secrets had a way of getting out now didn't they? Damnable things those secrets. Thus triple colored eyes looked away from his own and down to the floor to process things. She knew she was overly sensitive about it, Malik told her that all the time and she reminded herself all the time. Knee jerk reactions though were strong. "Well now you know and you can leave me alone about it and get out of my room, don't you have lessons to attend to?" Now it was a matter of bringing up anything to get him to leave so she didn't break down. Damn hightened emotions. Still holding a grudge to him? Who knew right now, she just needed some time.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:37 pm
Zahara had heard quite enough. Piper was working herself into a frenzy and it wasn't good for either of them, the mother or the baby. She squeezed Piper's shoulder for reassurance and then stood up, walking over to Arthur. "You had your say now it's time to leave." Thus she took him by the arm, none too gently and forcibly pushed him out of the room. Once they were in the hallway she backed him against the wall lightly. "I sincerely hope you aren't goign to hold Piper's reactions against her. She can't help the way she is and teh way most of the people treated her in Andal it's no surprise. Forgive her or deal with me." She sniffed lightly then reached back and popped Arthur right in the nose. "That's for upsetting her." Waving a hand over his face she healed him, including a few of the scratches left by Laudi that had been missed by another cleric earlier, though she didn't know that. What did Zahara do when someone upset her? She coldcocked them. Raising an eyebrow at him she cleared her throat. "Anything else?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:00 pm
Arthur sighed lightly and lowered his own head when Piper gave her an answer to his last statement, he could understand that she wanted to be left alone after all he just made tell him her most vulnerable secrets to him now and to drag this conversation on will be a death sentence for him. But before he left on his own Zahara just walked up to his and with her own little comment she took him by the arm and pushed him out of the room. Once they left Piper alone Arthur found himself pressed up against the wall with Zahara staring him down, which made him feel that he would hit him any minute. Though he listened to her words and took them to heart, knowing that he should never ever hold something like this over someone, but before he could giver her his reply Zahara's fist meet his face which made him snap back and hit the wall with a grunt. "That's understandable..." He said as he touched his nose after Zahara healed it. But when she asked him a question Arthur just looked at the dark skin elf for a moment then cleared his own throat before speaking. "Listen Zahara first off what would make you think that I would hold what I just saw back there? If I were to do that then I would fell way worse than I do right now for bringing all of that into the open. I will forgive her when I get the chance, right now I want to leave her alone so she can recover..." His voice trailed off as he looked back towards the door then after a moment he looked back down towards Zahara with a sigh. "Also I'm sorry for what I said in there, I had no right to talk about you like that in there and the way I treated you while trying to talk was rude. I'm sorry." After his apology Arthur just placed his hands in his pockets like he always did, as he wondered if Zahara would punch him again.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:07 pm
"You don't have to tell her she's forgiven Arthur. Just do it. I'm sure I don't have to demonstrate what will occur if you don't." She wouldn't have a problem punching him again, not a single problem. Crossing her arms lightly and tapping the nails of one hand on her forearm she nodded curtly. "Fine." She wasn't going to say she forgave him though it was right there in the nod and then her face wreathed into a smile and she patted his cheek. "I'm so glad we had this conversation. Enjoy the rest of your day Arthur." Thus she left him and returned to the bedroom, sitting back down on the bed. "You okay?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:11 pm
Yup, she knew when she came out of trance like reverie this morning that it was going to be a bad one. And to think, she couldn't even sit there and pull her knees to her chest to rest her head on her knees in that little gesture of self comfort now could she? No, because she was fat, that's why. But she merely gave a sigh and placed her hands on her stomach, smoothing her hands over the curve of it lightly as the feeling of inner movemnt in according to bond struck feelings between mother and child. "I'm sorry little one..." She got upset, it got upset...but right now Zahara was right, and she just needed to calm down. Hopefully get herself back in order before Malik was back. But her attention was brought up as Zahara apparenltly felt the need to come back and check on her. "I will be..." A shake of her head. "Do you know I can't even pull my knees to my chest anymore?"
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:27 pm
Zahara couldn't help but smile, she knew how Piper was feeling. The changes in her body were quite hard to deal with, especially for those who held their size and shape as an important thing. She remembered well the feelings of inferiority next to some of the others at the ball all those months ago. "Pretty soon you won't be able to see your feet either." Zahara offered with a shrug. Not that that was supposed to make her feel any better. She reached up and brushed a bit of Piper's hair out of her face. "You're glowing Piper..." And she was. A sparkle in her eyes and a slight rosy tinge to her cheeks. But she let that alone and went on with her blunt way. "Have your breasts gotten bigger yet?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:34 pm
Arthur blinked and just stared at Zahara for a moment before sighing a little bit. "Zahara don't worry about it, this whole mess was a misunderstanding of course Piper is forgiven, after hearing her side of the story I understand why she was like that, so don't worry about anything Zahara." To Arthur it was easy to forgive Piper for all this, it was all just a misunderstanding and they were able to talk about it and understand what just had happened. But he was also happy to see that Zahara was able to forgive him for what he said; the smile that appeared on her face told him that everything was fine but when she touched his cheek he shuddered a little bit and nodded as Zahara walked back into Piper's room. So now that little episode was over with and now what was he suppose to do? He didn't want to go to sleep because of what happened today and he didn't want to see Malik so who could he talk to? There was Sevilin but he was taking care of his child, would he really want to go bug that drow? Well Arthur wanted to see his son so with his limp still in play Arthur went over to Sevilin's room and knocked on the door, then opened it lightly. "Hello Sevilin mind if I come in?" he asked with a small pause in the doorway.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:38 pm
"Oh gods don't say that...I can barely walk sometimes down here as it is without looking at my feet, I need to see those." A little plaintive tone to her voice then at that, but not whiny. See there was a difference between when a woman commented on another woman being puffy and a man doing it. A man could get smacked if it was taken the wrong way. But her eyes turned to her friend as she brushed multicolored strands from her face. "Don't know if I want to be glowing..." and then a perplexed blink and a look down at her own chest. "I...don't know? Have they?" Tilting her head in look. Oh women, they could have intersting conversations. "Should they by now?" Gee, this was fun. And Malik hadn't said anything, wait was that good or bad. Again pregnancy was so full of contradictions.
Sevilin was pacing the room among coos from his infant son, trying to pace off some frustration. Why did she have to make this difficult? She couldn't understand either, or rather she didn't want to understand. He still couldn't figure out her attitide...maybe she was still neck deep in pregnancy hormoes, made sense to him.
But his attention went to his door at the knock before it opened slightly and he walked over, pulling it open to Arthur. "Sure, come on in..." Ever so much more docile around Zykariel and hey, maybe he could torture Arthur for a bit with training or something. Anything to redirect his mind. A once over the elf's person though. "You look like hell."
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:44 pm
"Sad fact of pregnancy Piper. Sorry to ruin your day." She knew what it felt like to not be able to sit properly, lay comfortably or even walk without annoyance from the extra weight. Settling in closer to Piper, she wrapped an arm around her and sighed. "Glowing is good. Wish I would have glowed...it makes for a pretty picture." She tilted her head and studied Piper's chest rather intently before moving in front of her and studying them closer. "A little bit. Not as much as they will but they are starting to. Preparing you for nursing..." Which brought back the reason why she'd come seeking Piper in the first place. "Which I should be doing!" She slapped a hand down on the bed in her sudden anger and frowned. Gods be damned that man!
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:53 pm
Arthur blinked when the door suddenly opened to reveal a large male drow. But Arthur smiled lightly when Sevilin allowed him to come inside and with that the young elf limped his way in until Sevilin stopped and looked him over once before making a comment on his appearance. "Yeah I know I do Sevilin..." His mind went distant for awhile as it went back to the moment Laudi pounced onto him when he was shackled to the floor. After that memory came and went he slowly looked over towards the drow and chuckled. "Don't worry about it."
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:57 pm
"Oh you know I'm only glowing because I'm pale...nothing more than that." Hey she wasn't too keen on talking the subject of Zahara's pregnancy, seeing as the drow practically detested every moment of her own and that was a bear trap Piper didn't want to step into. Then look at this, Zahara was helpins asses her assets. Women, had to love the comfortable atmosphere they had with each other. And of course Piper then had to feel for herself. "I think you're right..." How did she feel about that? Then a little jump as Zahara had a mood swing, which she was still prone to. "What do you mean by that? Yo- Sevilin's baby?" Whoa, caught herself.
He watched him for a moment...there was a certain look and mannerism about the surface elf that Sevilin found vaguely recognizable but he couldn't place it at this just moment. Though a raised eyebrow at him as he limped in. Grabbing the nearby chair, he slid it over to Arthur. "Sit down, you're limping."
Thus walking over to the crib and peering down at his son a moment, the little elf looking as if trying to fall into reverie, and then a look back to Arthur. "So, what can I do for you?"
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 3:05 pm
And there was the crux of the matter, wasn't it? The fact that she'd stressed for months how much she didn't want the kid and didn't want anything to do with the child. "Yes Sevilin's baby. But Sevilin has to be stubborn and get irritated. Well, that's not entirely fair. He's goign to let me nurse the baby, he just tried to convince me not to." A shake of her head and she sighed. "I didn't realize when I was just pregnant that these would be so sensitive or hurt." Cupping her own breasts lightly. "I guess I thought it would go away after I gave birth but now I feel the need to nurse him and it's best for Zykariel. I know that even though I know nothing else about babies..." She sighed lightly and flopped back against the pillows. "I never thought it would be this damn complicated. But now I'm moving in with Sevilin...and that's going to be interesting in itself."
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