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scarlett arbuckle Vice Captain
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 Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2023 6:08 pm
(1/7)
These days Nimueh didn't bring himself to Zena as often as he had in the past. There wasn't one, exact, reason for it... more like an amalgamation of excuses that had built up to something of an aversion. Not as strong as his aversion to Oba, of course, but... Zena was where he spent the healthier parts of his childhood, where the brighter years of Sol and Ygraine's lives had been spent. Sol lived here.
But his adopted parents had passed, early in Calliana and Casimir's childhoods, and even before then he hadn't returned home to Zena in many years. On top of that, Ygraine had decided to marry the runaway son of an influential Zenan merchant, which made it... difficult to show his face in the old circles he used to be familiar with.
... That being said, Nimueh hadn't joined Callum the last time he visited Sol in Zena, so this time it was Nimueh's turn, and along with him he brought Casimir, to meet his aunt Ming'we. Who was supposed to be waiting for them now, in the village Sol lived in.
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Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2023 7:05 pm
(1/7) Why was it Sol had never mentioned that Zena was so COLD? Casimir ducked his face into the fur-lined trim of the cloak baba had given him, grimacing. He didn't think he'd ever wanted to wear this much clothing in his LIFE, before, and he hated every second of it.
... Still, it was cool to see his oldest brother. The age gap between 'em was so big that Sol had already been out of the nest waaay before Cas was even a twinkle in his dads' eyes, and his command over magic made him an ethereal, awe inspiring figure to him. It was blind adoration, unspoiled by the reality that his brother was a grown human with flaws.
But first, they were meeting Ming'we - his dad's sister, best friend, soul mate - he'd heard so many stories, but hadn't ever actually MET her, which was exciting he just - wished it was alongside his papa, instead. Nothing against baba but, he wasn't Ming'we's best friend, was he? He wanted to see his papa alongside his sister!
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scarlett arbuckle Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:24 am
Ming 1
After getting word that Nimueh and one of the many offspring she had yet to meet was going to be available she made Myraj get dressed. The little one protested until she heard they were going to Sol's village. It had taken all of twenty minutes to get out the door so Ming'we hurried them along.
When they managed to get to the meeting spot she was out of breath and looking around to make sure they hadn't missed Nimueh. It wouldn't be hard to spot the man. He was similar to Myraj in appearance and that stood out.
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Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:34 am
Myraj 1 When she heard that they were going back to where Sol lived she hurried to get dressed. Myraj wanted to wear her fancy coat so she fussed for a few minutes to dress nicely before grabbing her coat and smoothing her hair down. Of course it took her forever so they were in a rush once they got going. By the time they got to wherever it was they were her mother was panting and Myraj was clinging to her for dear life. Being carried by a jogging mommy was kinda fun but very bumpy. Myraj took to looking around to see if she could find Sol, her tumb going into her mouth as she did so. "Awr we em teh wight pot?" The digit in her mouth blocked her speech and a lot of the hard sounds couldn't be made. Not that she cared. Her head turned to look at Ming before going back to scanning the crowd. No Sol but she did see someone that looked kinda like her just no crystals. "Ooooo!"
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scarlett arbuckle Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 5:56 pm
(2/7)
Once at the spot his letter had asked Ming'we to meet them at, Nimueh waved his son off to browse a few of the storefronts, as long as he didn't wander too far. Zena wasn't like Tale or Jauhar, where most people came out to market with carts or stalls; the cold forced most into proper shops, or indoor markets. It was somewhat like Belrea in that way, though having grown up in Zena among the merchants Nimueh had a strong bias towards here. He smiled as he watched his teen son explore, then perked up someone entered his field of view that was strikingly familiar.
"Ming." He called, lifting a hand to wave her closer - only to pause, blinking, when he spotted the little shape she had bundled up against her.
Not that it was a shock, for Ming'we to have children - they'd gotten enough letters after Callum and Ming'we's reunion that he knew their names, but hearing a child of hers had a resemblance to him and seeing it were two things entirely.
And, on top of that, the little noise the child made tugged at a parental part of him that immediately made him fond of the little one.
"Casimir, your aunt and cousin are here." He called towards his son, as he moved to close the distance between their groups, smiling a bit shyly at Ming'we. "Sorry for the short notice."
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Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 6:00 pm
(2/7) Ugh. Of course the place they were waiting was in the middle of what seemed like a series of grocers. No pretty shawls, coats, jackets, or even jewelry could be found anywhere close, and whenever Casimir strayed a bit further his father would clear his throat at him. Casimir pouted and crossed his arms, ducking his face further into his coat - only to perk when, finally, he heard his father call out. He turned and scurried back to Nimueh's side, puffing himself up a bit when he realized that he was, for once, one of the short ones in their group.
He hadn't inherited his height from his father - rather, he was smaller. He guessed that must've come from his bio-mom's side of the family.
Cas just ... hadn't expected a kid to be here. He blinked, looking at the tiny thing for a long moment, before tilting his head to look at his father again. "Woah."
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scarlett arbuckle Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:03 am
Ming 2
She had spotted Nimueh before he lifted his hand and called for her as the man stood out even among Zenans. She smiled and headed his way while tugging Myraj along with her. "Come along." The hybrid woman glanced down at her daughter before giving a chuckle at the noise she made.
Once in front of Nim and a young boy, that based off the look of him she had to say was Casimir, she smiled. "Hello again." She then looked at the boy and offered a softer smile. "Nice to meet you. I'm Ming'we and this.." She moved a hand to behind Myraj and gave her a nudge to go forward a bit. "This is my daughter, Myraj."
Looking back up at Nimueh - because even though she had some height from her alk side she was shorter than him - she shook her head with a bit of amusement. "Perhaps I should have named her after her uncle though since she doesn't look much like me." It made her wonder if perhaps her husband was somehow related to Nim's biological ice family.
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:09 am
Myraj 2 Being set down to walk hadn't been what she wanted but she didn't fuss about it. Instead she walked along when her mother tugged, keeping close to her leg. Once they were in front of the man that she had spotted, the one that looked a lot like her, she couldn't help but stare up at him. Of course Casimir got a glance of acknowledgement but mostly she was glued to Nimueh. When her mother pushed her forward to be introduced she moved up a few steps and gave a wiggle of the fingers on the hand that had a thumb in her mouth. Myraj had yet to remove the digit. "Hewwo." When she heard the boy express his surprise she turned her attention to him and blinked. Was there something wrong? Her little head tilted to the side in question.
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scarlett arbuckle Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 6:27 pm
(3/7)
If Nimueh could have rolled his eyes he likely would have at his son's lack of tact. Then again, this was the same son that enjoyed playing with knives, so he couldn't ever claim the boy was well suited to children. For now, he gently cuffed the back of the boy's head, without any real heat or force to it, then slowly knelt down, telegraphing every motion as he did so. The last thing he wanted to do was move quickly and startle the little girl.
"Don't be silly, Myraj is a beautiful name." He said, firmly, smiling at his little niece. "Why hello. I think you met my son, Sol, and my husband, your Uncle Callum, yes?" He paused a moment, then extended his hand to her, tilting his head. "I'd love it if you called me 'Uncle' too, if that's okay with you, Myraj."
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 6:31 pm
(3/7) Ow! The knock to his head was painless, but Casimir still blanched, pouting at his father as the man moved to greet the little girl. He really didn't understand kids, at all. He'd met his sister Ygraine's kids when they were super little, but he felt uncomfortable around kids by default.
He was much more interested in his aunt Ming'we. She was so pretty! Though, she was right - the kid didn't look much like her, except for the pretty pink crystals and long ears.
"Where're your other kids?" He asked, once again without an ounce of tact or grace.
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scarlett arbuckle Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 12:09 am
Ming 3
She smiled as she watched Nimueh with Myraj. It was good that she was able to meet family since her biological one was no where to be found. As he told her he'd like to be called Uncle she smiled even more. Then of course she caught the question from Casimir.
Ming looked over at him and chuckled. "I only have two. Myraj and her older brother Haung'we. I wasn't blessed like your dads were." Much to her disappointment. The blonde would have loved to have as many children as Callum and Nimueh had. A sad expression crossed her face as she thought about the lost chance for a big family. "Haung'we is out with his father. I'll see if I can't bring him along next time."
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 12:19 am
Myraj 3 Her thumb came out of her mouth when Nimueh got lower so she could see him more clearly. The man was tall. Taller than her mother. At the mention of Sol she smiled and nodded her head. "Mhm!" Of course she'd met Callum too. She planned to eventually get to meet Sol's daughters. When he told her that he'd like for her to call him Uncle as well she thought about it. The hand that didn't have the slobbery thumb reached out toward his face. Since she'd not seen someone that looked so close to her in appearance she was curious. "Uncle." Her head turned toward Casimir when he asked her mother about other kids. "Haung is out." Her answer came right before her mother's own. Though Ming's was more informative. She pointed at Casimir and then looked at her mom. "Cousin?"
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scarlett arbuckle Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 5:01 pm
(4/7)
Uncle, hm? Nimueh would count that as a success. He beamed at her, delighted, not batting an eye over which hand she'd used to greet him. He was a father of many, grandfather now even, and a bit of baby slobber wasn't going to bother him nearly as much after so much time.
As for Huang'we - Nimueh was disappointed he'd missed Ming's other child, but he knew it was his own reluctance to return to Zena in recent years that was to blame, not the child.
Once Myraj's attention turned to Casimir, Nimueh turned his head to look at his son, arching a stern brow at the boy in a silent reminder to BEHAVE.
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 5:07 pm
(4/7) Blessed was... one way of putting it. Of course, it wasn't like Casimir's childhood was too crowded; his oldest siblings were figures he knew more from letters and brief visits, as they'd been on their own long before he was born. The triplets were also older, and while he had more memories of them helping out and BEING there during his childhood, they'd gone out on their own by the time he was in his double digits.
Cas wasn't usually the most adept at reading people, but even HE caught the melancholy that fell over Ming'we - and having noticed it, he had the grace to feel guilty, for once. "Oh, uh - well. Papa likes to tell the story of baba casting witchcraft on the triplets' mom to have triplets, and he tells it like she was super MAD after so--"
Maybe that was because they weren't hers, and Ming would've been happy about it? Uh-- huh. Open mouth, insert foot. He instead avoided his baba's stare and turned to Myraj, awkwardly waving one mitten-clad hand at her. "Yeah! Yes. Cousins! Hello. I'm Casimir. Cas-ee-meer." Was she big enough to say a name like his? He didn't know anything about kids, but if she was sucking her thumb still that meant she was real little, right?
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scarlett arbuckle Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2024 3:59 am
Ming 4
Witchcraft? She looked from Casimir to Nimueh with raised brows. "Oh really?" Well now that was interesting. Perhaps she should have tried that when having her own children. Being mad about having triplets... Well, Ming'we could imagine that it might not have been the most comfortable thing to experience. Just the one had caused her some discomfort from time to time. "Well, it likely caught her off guard." She nodded her head.
When Myraj asked if Casimir was her cousin she nodded at the same time the boy had an outburst of agreement. She blinked but then ended up chuckling as he explained how to pronounce his name to her daughter.
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