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 Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 4:46 am
The pain of failure! Wild Hunt winced as she examined the cuts and scrapes on her front legs and face in the reflection of the pond. They weren't that bad; it just hurt when she moved. Or blinked. Or breathed. Nothing she couldn't deal with. The little flutter had attempted doing a quadruple somersault from the branch of a tree into said pond, and missed. She had been trying to practice leaping from above to attack an enemy, but wanted to look really cool doing it. Using her head though, she decided that she should jump at something like water before attempting it onto land. Unfortunately, her timing was off, and she scraped the whole front of her body on the shore. In retrospect, her injuries could have been a lot worse. Wild Hunt laid down on the soft grass. No, it wasn't because she was hurt, she just wanted to lounge there. Shortly after, she drifted to sleep. Ruriska Derp, I meant to get this started yesterday morning, but ran out of time.
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Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 5:14 pm
 "Marigold, check. Dandelion, check. Now we need to find some barberry." Tiger Balm muttered to herself as she scampered along beneath the trees. There was a light cloth sling around her neck, flower heads peeking over the edge. Today was like many others, with Tiger Balm stomping through the wilderness in search of the plants she needed as a Herbalist. "I’m sure I saw some around by that little pond."A short while later found her staring down at a fellow Flutter. This one, however, was curled up asleep and from the looks of those cuts and bruises, not in very good shape. Tiger Balm wriggled out of her sling, tiptoed over and leaned in so close her breath rustled the other Flutter's rather fascinating leafy hair. Her eyes nearly crossed in concentration, she inspected the various cuts and grazes. Yep, no problem. She could take care of this. She’d need to make a paste. Thank heavens she’d already collected some dandelions.
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 9:53 am
The sweet sleep was interrupted when Wild Hunt sensed a disturbance. Her eyes snapped open, and she sprung into a defensive stance. Well, at least she tried to spring into a defensive stance; what actually happened was that she fell onto her face as her front legs refused to work right and support her. Ow! She was suddenly very aware of every little ache and hurt she had inflicted on herself. Wild Hunt toughened up and forced herself to stand upright. It seems that other than the scrapes, some nice bruises had shown themselves while she was napping. Her face felt puffy, and she probably looked like she had lost a fight with a colony of bees. Still though, she was confident she could take this other flutter girl on if she had to. The orange filly didn't look that tough; Wild Hunt could beat her even with her injuries. "Identify yourself!" she snapped.
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 8:41 pm
Tiger Balm took a startled step away from the injured flutter and watched as she forced herself upright. Ouch. That looked like it hurt. She was about to step forward to lend a shoulder, but the other foal found her feet... and her voice. "Tiger Balm is my name." She answered, unruffled by the attitude. Being in pain meant her patients could often be a little snappy. "I’m a herbalist and I’m here to help. I’ll need to make a poultice for those scrapes or they’ll be a horror for you tomorrow. Do you think you can make it into town? It would be easier to treat you at my house."It never occurred to her that the hurt Flutter wouldn't want help.
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 5:12 am
A herbalist? Humph. Well at least she wasn't in any danger. Wild Hunt released the tension she didn't know she was holding, and relaxed a little. An offer for healing sounded nice, but she was still extremely apprehensive. She didn't need help; she could take care of this problem all by herself. "Thanks, but no thanks, Tiger Balm. I don't think my scrapes are bad enough to warrant going to a healer." As she turned to walk away, a strong breeze came by, and the rushing wind caused her cuts to sting. Wild Hunt winced slightly, but for the most part, kept her strong facade up. She gritted her teeth, "These aren't bad at all. I'm sure they'll be okay in the morning."
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 8:48 pm
Tiger Balm frowned and shook her head, moving to cut Wild Hunt off. "You’re wrong. They’re bad enough to need attention. Even small cuts and scrapes can become infected." Her Flutter’s voice was stern as she planted herself in front of the other foal, a determined glint in her eyes. "I’m a healer and because of that, I can’t let you go until I've treated you." If nothing else, Tiger Balm was stubborn. Her code demanded she care for her new patient and that’s what she was going to do, no matter what the other Flutter said or did.
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Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 5:19 am
Wild Hunt scowled. She was sure the other flutter was right, but she wasn't going to admit it. No one gets in her face like that, well meaning or not. "Well then," she said, "I guess we're at a standstill. Even if my injuries were serious, and I'm not saying that they are, I'd rather go to a real doctor and not just some kid out in the woods." If she wasn't able to fight with fists, she was going to fight with words. Maybe insults would get Tiger Balm to just go away.
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 7:34 pm
It was not the right tact. Tiger Balm’s eyes narrowed and she stood as tall as her short frame would allow. The fierce and determined gleam in her eyes grew stronger. "My medicine is better than anything you would get from a fancy doctor." She declared. "And I’ll prove it to you. I’m going to help you whether you like it or not."There was no chance of her leaving Wild Hunt alone now.
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Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 7:33 am
She certainly was persistent, Wild Hunt had to give her that. It really did seem like Tiger Balm was just trying to help, and not trying to slip her some poison or coup de grace her when she was down. "I'm sorry I've been such a jerk." Wild Hunt spit out softly and quickly to get it out of the way. "You seem really dedicated to healing, and I guess I should accept your help. If you try anything though, I will teach you a lesson in pain you will never forget, little herbalist." Dropping her tough charade and going along with this was probably the hardest thing Wild Hunt had ever done. Tiger Balm was really loyal to her cause, and the two would probably have just kept butting heads all day. She hurt, and might as well cave in now and take the help.
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Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 11:22 pm
Tiger Balm glowered suspiciously at Wild Hunt for a bit, but it seemed the hurt Phony was coming around to the right way of thinking. "Well, good." She rolled her eyes at the threat. "You've hurt yourself enough already without any extra help from me. Now come on, let's get this over with."An hour later found them in Tiger Balm's little house with Wild Hunt patched up with ointments and bandages. "Those scrapes will heal nicely now." Tiger Balm said as she put away the last of her supplies. "You can leave if you want..." She turned to look at the other Flutter. "...or stay for dinner. I'm making mushroom soup." StarieMichie I did a time skip. That ok? c:
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Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 12:51 pm
Tiger Balm had been true to her word, and had taken care of Wild Hunt well. The little badass dryad couldn't find fault with any of it, as much as she wanted to. The thought of dinner sounded really good, but first, she just had to ask, "Why are you being so kind to me? You didn't know me before today. Why heal me, allow me in your home, and then offer me soup?" There had to be some kind of catch that Wild Hunt just hadn't figured out yet.
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Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 12:50 am
Tiger Balm shrugged at the question. "If nobody helped anyone else just because they didn't know them, this would be a pretty sorry world. I have a talent for herbs and healing, so I use it. I don't expect anything from you and I don't even need thanks. I'm just glad to be able to use my skills and male you feel better." She trotted over to the container where she kept her mushrooms, peeking inside. "So are you staying for dinner or not?"
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Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2013 8:48 am
What Tiger Balm had to say made a lot of sense to Wild Hunt. "Thank you for sticking with me, even though I was kind of a pain." She had been awful to the filly at the start. It amazed her that Tiger Balm was so dedicated to her work that she helped her none the less. "I'd love to stay for soup if you'd have me. I need to eat to get my strength back up so I can go back to practicing my attack again, only this time I'll be a bit more careful." she said smiling. The pleasant company made her feel a lot better.
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Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2013 6:38 pm
"Well, if you do happen to fall on your face again, my door is always open." Tiger Balm told her guest with a grin and then got to work making dinner.
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