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 Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 11:25 am
 After the long discussion with his sibling, it had been made abundantly clear that unless he wanted to end up with a cousin, he'd have to go with a naiad. Those were his two options. So rather than cozy up to a cousin -blegh!- he needed to go where the fish ladies were. Which of course was the lake. Not that he was particularly keen on naiads - though they were hot in a scaly sort of way. What else was a hot blooded teenage boy supposed to do?
Thus he packed a small bag for lunch and set out early morning, telling the folks that he was scoping out new hunting grounds. But now that he was nearing his destination, he started feeling a bit of cold feet. What would he even say to them? Nereus and Aysel were the only naiad's he ever talked to. What if...what if they thought HE was the weird one? He was awfully...leafy.
No, it was too late to turn back now. Only a few minutes of flying until he was there. If he tried and failed, it was better than not trying at all. His future love life was at stake here! At least it felt that way to a hormonal teenager. So he took a deep breath, and angled down to the soft sand below.
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 4:34 pm
Sunlight sparkled along the moving surface of the lake. Ducks swam close to the beach, dipping here and there in pursuit of a fishy lunch. The area was devoid of chatter, only the sounds of moving water and nature permeated the air. A few puffy cumulus clouds floated lazily across an azure sky. Two purple eyes rose above the water level.
Syldre looked at the empty beach with a pleasant surprise. With no pae around to scare off the fauna, the beach was ripe for hunting sand crab. This little lady would be eating good tonight!
The eel-like teen continued to rise up into the air slowly, two membraned wings fluttering with some effort at first as they started to dry. Syldre started to slowly float from the water to hover over the sand. In one had she had a bucket with a netting over it; in the other, a small spear. The girl stretched toward the sand, looking for telltale signs and the little animals burried in the sand.
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 4:57 pm
As he dropped in altitude, movement caught his eye leaving the water to the beach. His sharp green eyes focused in on it. What if it was a fishy lady?! He had to talk to her! He swallowed hard and continued his descent, wings fanned out to gently glide. Wait. What...what was that?
Not like Nereus, it had no feet. And not like Aysel either, with her fish like tail. It was like...like a webbed snake! With wings! His feet touched the sand a few meters away, but he wasted no time in trying to close the gap between them. "Hi! Hello! Miss?" It...was a miss right? The pigtails pointed to female. What was with the bucket and spear?Helmel Awww! I feel so bad, he's stopping her dinner! XDD
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2015 4:47 pm
Sydre jerked her head with a start. 'the hell was going on? She could see something leafy running toward her. Oh no. No. No no. No thank you. The teen fluttered backward trying to keep some distance between herself and this usurper of her peace. She cocked at eyebrow up when Leif spoke. Ah, so it was a Pae'il. Weird looking thing, but seemingly harmless enough. He seemed to be half tree; it was a bit fascinating. She hadn't previously realized that trees had the ability to procreate. Syldre would tuck that information away and keep a healthy distance from trees going forward.
"...Yes?" She asked cautiously. "Can I help you?"
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Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2015 4:59 pm
As she fluttered back to increase their distance, he bent forward slightly to make up for it. He had to get a better look after all. What...was she? The tone of voice definitely pointed to female. "Yes, um. Odd question. Are you related to Nereus or Raken?" Surely she couldn't be, right? She looked far, faaar different than either of them. But better safe than sorry. "Better throw in Junior too, just in case you don't know who Raken is." He stared rather intently at her with bated breath.
This close, he noticed little things about her. Like how swirly the thin membranes of wings were, and how yellow the tips of her hair were. Wait. Yellow. She could be related to Junior after all. He did have a thing for fish types.
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 11:07 am
Syldre raised an eyebrow in confusion. She had only understood a portion of what the Ent... thing was saying. Her skin bristled with activity; her senses were heightened in case this pae decided to attack. "I'm sorry, tree man, I'm not sure what you're talking about," she replied as she curled her tail to keep it from touching the sand. She would need to hit the water again soon; there was a limited time frame for her hovering before she became too tired to stay afloat. She cast a wistful glance toward the sandcrab mounds. It was looking like kelp would be dinner again.
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 2:38 pm
Being the somewhat naive teen he was, Leif didn't notice the subtle change with the snakey female. He was far more interested in a new observation.
Boobs.
He glanced down for a fraction of a second before going back up to her face. Definitely a female! It wasn't like he hadn't seen them before, what with growing up with two sisters, but it was different with a non family member. At least, he was hoping she wasn't family. She didn't really answer him.
Did she call him a Tree man? "Oh! I didn't give you my name. Sorry. I've been kinda rude, haven't I?" He spoke as a hand rose to rub the back of his neck, the other coming up to extend for a handshake. If she'd take it. "My name is Leif." Then it occurred to him that her hands were full. He quickly dropped his hand with a bit of a chuckle. "Oops. Your hands are full...why do you have a bucket anyway?"
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2016 3:14 pm
The tree man was named Leaf? Well that seemed likely. Now that he was close, she could tell he was Pae. But not the sort she'd ever seen before. "They call me Syldre," she replied, watching him flail a bit with his arm. "I was trying to hunt for food, but I fear it is too late now. Why are you here without your tree friends?"
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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 10:41 am
Syldre, Syldre, Syldre. He repeated in his mind, incorporating it into memory. "Oh! That's actually why I'm here. I was hoping to meet some new pae. Like you!" Well, he was actually hoping on finding fish pae like Aysel and Nereus. But she was female, and definitely didn't seem related to him.
So perhaps this wasn't a bust after all. And if nothing else, a new friend was always welcomed. "Too late? Why is it too late? I could help if you like. I'm a pretty good hunter!" But he had said he was just going to scout, so didn't bring any gear but for a knife. One just always carried a knife, just in case.
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