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(( Meis and Tihr :: Feb 19 09 ))

Meis stepped out into the clearing and looked out over the lake as the sun set in the distance. He really loved the way the light looked over the water at this time of day, and found himself smiling at the reflections. He was waiting for someone, and that was something to do. Meis lived for purpose, even if that purpose was waiting.

He didn't hum or say anything... just sat there at the water's edge watching the sun get lower and lower in the sky.

Tihr approached quietly, sitting behind the other and curling his tail over his toes, tilting his head as his ears perked forward. "You called?" Came his smooth voice, and an ear flicked back. He was unused to hearing his own voice, as Rune had taught him to listen before speaking. Ah, what he would have been like without Rune! Despite the situation, he found himself missing Mange - even though the Jivvin never smiled - but stayed strong. He couldn't rely on the other's company forever, even though they grew up side by side.

Tihr approached quietly, sitting behind the other and curling his tail over his toes, tilting his head as his ears perked forward. "You called?" Came his smooth voice, and an ear flicked back. He was unused to hearing his own voice, as Rune had taught him to listen before speaking. Ah, what he would have been like without Rune! Despite the situation, he found himself missing Mange - even though the Jivvin never smiled - but stayed strong. He couldn't rely on the other's company forever, even though they grew up side by side.

Meis turned and smiled at the other jivvin. He'd not heard Tihr approaching because he'd been too intent on the colouring in the sky, and he mentally beraded himself over his lack of attention.

"I did." His voice was as even as his smile. Not that he didn't mean it, but the smile was more of a placewarmer than warm. "I called you and Trory. It was mentioned to me by.... someone" He wasn't really open to discussing his family. "That I wasn't very sociable. I thought that might be a problem that my brothers could fix." He stood and stretched, his smile fading into something more warm. "Trory couldn't make it today, he had other things to do."

"I just... I thought we could talk, or swim, or just sit... I don't want to be a 'stone face'." He wouldn't admit it, but being called a stone face had really hit him hard.

Tihr flicked an ear back, and then forward again, a curious expression on his face. "Other things to do? Hn." he blinked, tilting his head. "You don't look stone to me. Kanth has gargoyles on her property and they have stone faces moreso than yours." He moved forward to sit beside his brother, his tail thumping on the ground and remaining there. "We haven't spoken much. I don't know you well at all." Rune taught him to guard his emotions - a good thing, considering he was so brash and outspoken when younger - which made him react a bit slower to things. He let a smile spread on his face though, warm and inviting unlike Meis' placeholder smile. "We can fix that. If you'd like." Tihr did like company, and he turned his full attention on the other, ears perking all the way forward. His interest was piqued.

Meis' smile warmed significantly when it seemed that Tihr wasn't going to be hostile towards him... not that he always assumed that others were going to react in a hostile way... it's just kind of what he was used to from the jivvins that he did know. He held back on what his brain wanted him to say (something else he'd learned from life), which was that of course he wanted Tihr's help... that's why he was here, after all. He settled, instead, on a simple "Yes. I would like that. Not to mention the fact that I'd also like to get to know you better. It's becoming apparent that there aren't that many jivvins who actually know who their blood relatives are."

Tihr's ears flicked back, and then forward again. "That is strange. Perhaps ours will be useful. I have not seen my parents in ages. Rune's the only one that's raised me." He sighed, looking sheepish. "But I would like to hang around with you more." His paw scraped at the ground, as he didn't know what else to say.

Meis stood, smilling, and turned to face his brother. "Perhaps." He knew that it would be awkward for a while, but that all of it would work itself into something more familiar and natural. "I'm no stranger to awkwardness" He shook his head slowly, before turning and walking towards Tihr. "This will be good. And we really should know more about each other... like what we like, what we do... that kind of thing." nod nod. "For example... I like bananas. I don't know why, they just taste really really good. And I read. A lot." Meis smiled at Tihr.
"I like to fight." Tihr murmured, ears perking forward with interest before flicking back again, his paw digging into the ground sheepishly. "I mean, fairly, of course. Not to scrap or anything." He smiled. "I hope in Quen form I will learn to use swords." His eyes showed interest in the other. "I have not tried bananas. What do they taste like?"

"I can fight" Meis brightened at that statement. "Reik taught us. She's very good at it! She taught me and Gobyap at the same time, though Gobyap is better. I've never given any thought to actual weaponry though... My claws and teeth have been enough so far." He allowed the thought to roll around in his head, savouring the idea of himself with sowrds... he'd heard about fourther stage, but had only seen it personally once or twice. "I might like to try that too if I ever grow again..." He nodded and smiled again, much more at ease now. "And how can you have never had a banana before? I'll have to bring one for you the next time we talk like this, because I can't really explain it... banana is a flavour... it's the only thing in the whole world that tastes like itself." He shrugged.

Oooh, another person to spar with! "Yes, teeth and claws are nice, but Rune always taught me..." He dug at the ground again, curling his tail around his lower half. "He always taught me not to rely on those if I could help it, because they might not always be available for my use. I could be rendered helpless, see." He sniffed slightly, as if put out. "If we get to be Quen, then I would like to spar with you, sometime." He smiled. "I would love to try one. How can something taste like itself?" He wondered aloud, sticking his tongue between his teeth and huffing. "How strange."

Oooh, another person to spar with! "Yes, teeth and claws are nice, but Rune always taught me..." He dug at the ground again, curling his tail around his lower half. "He always taught me not to rely on those if I could help it, because they might not always be available for my use. I could be rendered helpless, see." He sniffed slightly, as if put out. "If we get to be Quen, then I would like to spar with you, sometime." He smiled. "I would love to try one. How can something taste like itself?" He wondered aloud, sticking his tongue between his teeth and huffing. "How strange."

"That would be incredible." Tihr looked excited now, trying to contain his joy. "Why can't you use something in its own definition? That's rather strange." He shrugged, not quite understanding himself. "Perhaps we should go search for some?"

"Yeah," Meis agreed in a monotone more normal for him, and he turned motioning with his head off down the path behind them. "I bet there's one at the jivvin center. We could head there." As he started walking he tried to remember what it was that Reik had said about deffinitions... "I think... I think it's because if you don't know what something means, then you can't use it to describe what it means because you won't be anyt farther along... like I can't say that Bananas taste like bananas because that doesn't help you understand any better what I mean." That sounded about right to him.

Enlightenment showed in the Sargtlin's eyes. "It's kind of like saying that blueberries taste like jam, only it doesn't, really." His ears fell. "Wait." That didn't make sense at all. Tihr grinned sheepishly. "Perhaps I should wait to try it first. Maybe it would be better if you described the texture? If it's hard or squishy, or something like that?" He tapped his tail, closing his eyes and breathing in. "I can wait, though. I think we're confusing ourselves." He gave a light laugh. "Have you been to the Jivvin center before? I haven't seen you much... I honestly don't know much about you," He admitted.

"No, not much." He shook his head to punctuate the statement. "Though I intend to change that. I don't see many other jivivns, really, and I need to change that. You included." He paused a moment to think about bananas. "Squishy. Bananas I mean. You can step on them or squish them in your teeth quite easily, though they're chewy as well.... but squshy, deffinitely squishy."

"I like sweet things. But I will try bananas." He smiled. "Perhaps I will take you to my favorite dessert place. My treat." He thumped his tail again for punctuation. "Have you tried many sweet things before?"

"A few..." Meiser admitted, "But there's not usually a lot of sweet things in the house, so I don't get them often." He shrugged. "Mostly fruit and such. I like hotdogs too." He smiled at that. Not only were hotdogs good to eat, they were easy enough to cook without thumbs. "You know... " He was changing the subject as his mind changed, a trait that proved him to be truly socially awkward. "You say you can't wait for Quen form because you'll be able to use thumbs... I think the first thing I'll do if I ever manage to get thumbs like Reik, is stand in front of the stove and make an actual meal, with meat and potatoes and vegetables and all kinds of flavors and such... all by myself."

(( July 21 2006 ))