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 Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:52 pm
Jeireth sat beneath a tree in the forest in The Cold Place, an area of wood in eternal winter, christened by Nalini, one of the few visiters to the place. Jeireth was currently in deep thought about his current situation.
For the past couple of days, Jeireth has been staying at The Cold Place due to the generosity of an Articuno Pokémir. Really, the environment was perfect for the demonic penguin, but the company always made him feel just a little off staying there.
Sure, the angelic Keida was really nice and Jeireth didn't mind talking to her, but he was always concerned that he was imposing on her. After all, how long can an angelic deal with a demonic before getting sick of him or her? The same could be said in reverse, he supposed, but so far Keida didn't bug him. He doubted she could bug him, since she was different from the typical angelic he was used to. A bit more distant, and her sad aura intrigued him. Did something tragic happen to her? Everything seemed to point to this conclusion, but he was too polite inquire.
While deep in thought, Jeireth absent-mindedly passed a frozen twig back and forth between his paws, just messing around with it a little.
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:03 pm
Keida was perched on her usual branch, her paws so used to the bark that they rested on that she could probably find it with her eyes closed. Though she remained silent so as not to intrude or disturb, she was very much aware of Jeireth down below.
It had been nice to have his company for the last couple of days, even if they didn't seem to talk much. It was nice to simply know someone was there. She would be sad to see him go when he found a place of his own.
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:19 pm
The silence was pretty typical here, despite the constant company. Or perhaps because of it. It wasn't as if Jeireth could ask how Keida was doing, since he pretty much knew. Not only that, but if they talked all the time Jeireth was sure that he would eventually wear on her nerves.
One of the things that he did wonder about at one point was how often Nalini visited. Keida said that she was the only one who visited often, but to Jeireth often would be everyday, and Nalini did not visit daily. His conclusion was that Nalini did have a social life outside of Keida, and sometimes her other friends may keep her away. That and he didn't think she was adapted too well to the cold, so the temperature might be a slight issue.
After a time, Jeireth just couldn't think of anything else to think about. It was as if he exhausted his scope of interests. It sort of amused him, actually, being unable to think about something he hadn't previous thought of. "Ever think so much you couldn't think any more?"
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:18 pm
"That is usually a sign that it is time to take a break Mister Jeireth," said Keida, her red eyes gazing down at him through the lightly falling snow. She often wondered what her companion in this pocket of winter thought of. Wondering if maybe he found her as unnerving as the one called Corsola.
But she would never sate her curiosity by asking, it was not her place.
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:01 pm
Jeireth nodded, indication that he concurred with her conclusion. Or was it an observation? He gave a mental shrug. It wasn't important. Instead he wondered what they could talk about. In a way he wanted to get to know his companion just a little bit better, so that she wasn't as mysterious as she was now. Predictably coming up with nothing, he just made a suggestion to see if Keida could come up with a topic. Or at least by time until he could come up with one on his own. "Maybe we could talk for a bit?"
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:35 pm
"I am always up for conversation Mister Jeireth." She spread her wings, small flakes of ice falling off her wings. The branch creaked as she lept from it and glided down to the ground below. Soft powdering snow was sent dancing in the air when she landed and settled at the base of the tree. She didn't want him to feel like he was beneath her because she was perched up high and he was down low.
For other Namrah height would be seen as nothing, they would just have to talk louder. But for some one who's lived along as she has the hidden meaning was obvious. Kings always sat higher then their servants, because their social status was higher. Keida did not wish Jeireth to think that she saw him as beneath her, and she did not want to be seen as above him...or anyone for that matter.
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:45 pm
Jeireth watched as Keida descended, the snow dancing about her as she flew and landed. It was nice to have her on eye level with him, because constantly looking upward would be stain on his neck and eventually his voice. Still, he really couldn't think of much to talk about. He was sure that once they got a conversation started it would be easy to keep it going, but getting it started was the issue. "So what do you think we should talk about?"
Jeireth mentally winced at his cheap way out of it. If he was the one who wanted conversation then he should be the one to come up with something, not Keida. Still, maybe she'd understand? After all, he did say that he was all thought out.
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:16 pm
"Are things suitable for you here?" asked Keida to get the conversational ball rolling. She couldn't help but feel like someone who works at a hotel when she asked that, but things were heating up on the outside.The temperature would need to be monitored more closely or else it could start to melt the snow.
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:24 pm
Jeireth smiled at the easy to answer question that would likely lead to an interesting conversation. All he needed to do was say enough so that she could find something to comment on. "Yeah, it's very nice here. Especially with the way things are heating up lately...is it supposed to be this hot this early? I don't even think it's summer yet and temperatures are already at summer levels." He noted this when he was out for a walk yesterday to get some food.
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:38 pm
"Temperature changes vary from place to place. I have not been here long, so I do not know what this area is like. What I do know is that it seems to be much different than the island I used to dwell on." Her wings shifted behind her and the temperature lowered a bit more to fight off the ever growing heat on the outside. "We shall just have to watch things closely in case it gets to warm. Please let me know if you start to notice the ice melting here."
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:46 pm
"True. I haven't been around here in the summer before, so maybe I shouldn't be so quick to judge. And I'll be sure to let you know." Jeireth reflected on his time as an abandoned demonic. All he could really remember was being separated from his twin brother and being given a name. After that it was nothing. "Did I ever tell you I have a brother?"
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:50 pm
"No you have not Mister Jeireth." Her head tilted, intrigued by this new detail that had been revealed about her companion. "Where is your brother Mister Jeireth?"
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:54 pm
"He's apparently with a human named Yume, but I didn't know this until recently. Probably because I was abandoned as soon as I was separated from him. I don't think he was rehomed though. I asked Sara about him and she told me not only where he was but that he was an Elder now. Kinda makes me wonder if I'll be an Elder too someday." Jeireth thought about this for a little while, wondering what life as an Elder would be like. He'd never seen one before, come to think of it...
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:08 pm
"Odds are that you will be. During my time watching other Namrah, I noticed a couple of sets of twins. When one grew, the other grew with them." She searched her memory to try and find out if she has ever seen Jeireth's brother before.
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:11 pm
"Huh. I wonder why that is." He never saw any of the twins she was likely thinking of, so he had no idea that they grew together. He pondered on how many sets of twins she knew, wondering if she knew his brother also. "Do you think you've seen him? His name is Balder and he's an angelic."
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