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 Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:52 am
Skirts held up in one hand, Kylara swore and tugged her bag free of yet another low-hanging tree branch. The paths around the Centre had become woefully overgrown in the time since she'd last visited.
"I just wanted to -ugh- borrow a stupid -gah- book!" she yelled in frustration as she pulled. the bag slipped a few notches, only to become further entangled in the thorny vines. "I hate nature, and I hate trees, and I hate -ooph- thorns!" Even as she said this, she finally managed to yank the bag free. Stepping back . . . she immediately tripped backwards over a tree root.
Sprawling amidst her full skirts, hair in her face and sweat lightly covering her brow, Kylara growled and thumped her fists against the ground. It seemed like a much more productive activity then trying to go anywhere at the moment.
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 7:35 am
Ever the gentleman Gus swooped down upon the female jivviness. He had been walking from the train station up towards the jivvin center when he had seen her having some trouble. "Hold still one second" He laughed as he gathered her skirts in his hand and pulled her free. The he smiled at her and shouldered her bag before taking both her hands in his so that he might pull her to her feet.
"I assume that you're on your way to the center?" He smiled again... "I mean, you're jivvin and headed that way.... I'm going that way myself, and I'd be more than happy to carry something for you."
He was just that way... it wasn't contrived or strange sounding.... he was just.... Gus. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... And short O.o .... the man was only 5'2"
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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 7:52 am
Kylara gratefully accepted the other Jivvin's help, and quickly found herslf standing on both feet again. She took a few minutes to smooth skirts and hair away, and hoped that by the time she looked up at the man, her face would no longer be flushed with embarressment.
"Thank you so much. Um, I"m afraid I'm really much more at home inside then out. But yes, I'm heading toward the Center. There's a book in the Library I need to borrow."
It was certainly nice to have some company, especially someone of her own species, after all this time alone with her family. Kylara looked over at the kind stranger as she began walking towards their goal. He was a few inches shorter then she was (not that she was particularly tall herself!) and had very nice eyes.
"Oh, dear. I'm terribly rude. My name's Kylara. And, um, I can carry my bag, if you'd rather. It's really not very heavy."
Of course, she was just on her way to the Library.
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:34 pm
"No, it's fine." He smiled at her... "I'd rather you have both your hands ready in case the foliage attacks you again." He stepped forward and took point so that he could hold branches for her passage. "Don't worry, I won't steal it."
She was pretty... taller than him (but who wasn't) and she was going to the library... "What are you looking for at the library?" He turned back towards her slightly ... "If you don't mind me asking that is..."
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:04 pm
"That's sweet of you. Thanks." Kylara had to smile. So very polite, but able to tease her so gently at the same time . . . She was glad she had been able to meet this Jivvin.
"Actually, there's a copy of Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain, annotated by a jivvin that lived with one of his sponsors. At least, I think that the jivvin lived with a sponsor. I want to study the text and his notes, and see if I can date him. Or her, of course. Um . . . but that's . . . just a guess of mine. I like to study these things."
Kylara flushed delicately. She found it a little embarressing when she got carried away with her personal interests in front of others. They couldn't possibly find her babbling interesting, right?
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:26 pm
"I've got to say I've never read that one." He pushed a branch and held it aside for her... "I'm actually quite ashamed that I've not yet been through the library at the center much at all... my sister has, but I've not." He sighed. "You'd think I would since I'm an avid reader of all books and I love to write stories and such..." He turned his head so that he could see her as they walked. I'm working on a jivvin history slash personal history right now, though I'm not getting very far. I'm having a very hard time since my personl life is so unbelievably boring." He laughed. "I might write it about Fen... you met Fenwrit?"
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:38 am
Kylara nodded. "Who is your sister? Maybe I've met her. It's been a long while since I've needed to come to the Center . . . it's something of a trek for me so I don't come very often. But if you ever want a little tour of the library, I spent well over a month putting it in order. It was such a mess originally." She shook her head, meeting his eyes briefly and smiling. "But a combination of general jivvin and personal history sounds quite interesting. Some of the most interesting histories I've read have been just that sort of thing."
She stopped talking for a moment to think back over her memory of the other Jivvins. "I . . . I met Fenwrit a long time ago. He didn't have much interest in me, to be honest."
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:01 pm
"Hmm." gus nodded. "Fen's not got much interest in anyone, except Misae that is..." He nodded again.. "I mean... I'm supposedly his best friend and I haven't heard from him in ages. Not that I need to though... He's not that kind of guy." And as far as Gus knew, Fen wasn't.
Wait... she'd asked another question... what was it... oh yeah. "Saty. Or Satou... largish brown jivvin with quite a moody atmosphere about her." He turned his head again and looked back at her. "she's getting better though." It was a statement... and he really meant it. It was fairly obvious, if one was listening, that Gus genuinely did like his sister, even if she was a pain sometimes.
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:38 pm
Kylara gasped, turning and taking ahold of Gus's arm. "Satou is your little sister? I know her! She helped me in the library! And we went all the way to the Wilds' village with Jack to find out more about Jivvin history . . ." Realizing that she must be cutting off the circulation to his arm in her excitement, she let go, turning a deep red. "Um, sorry about that. But . . . I just can't believe the coincidence." That hadn't been a particularly pleasant trip for her, even if the results were more then worth it.
"Tell me, is Satou doing all right? Like everyone else, I haven't seen or talked to her in months."
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:58 am
The blue jivvin man starred back at her with concern.... "Actually, I don't know. I haven't seen Satou in two weeks." He turned and started walking again. "She just up and left one day, leaving behind a note that said not to worry, so naturally we're all worried." He sighed and adjusted the bag strap on his shoulder. "She's a big girl... she can handle herself, I'd just like to know where she is... I was comming to the Center today in hopes of finding someone who might know." .... He sighed again... but at least it was nice to know that there were people out there, other than her family memebers of course, that cares about Saty.
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:34 pm
((I'm sorry for taking so long to respond.))
Kylara nodded. "Satou certainly did seem very . . . independant. Making our way through the forest to the Wilds' Village didn't scare her in the least! I was terribly nervous. My little sister actually decided to come along, simply to 'keep an eye on me.' But Satou . . . she had her goal in mind, and nothing was going to keep her from it! I was impressed."
She walked along in silence for a bit, then turned to look at Gus. "You've probably met more of the Jivvins then I have. I live so far away these days that it's not easy to get here. Can you tell me a bit about what's been going on? Um, where everyone is, what they've been up to, that sort of thing, I mean," she amended.
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:45 am
(( You're sorry? I'M sorry heart ... my computer died totally and completely. It was sad.))
Impressed? By Satou? ... that was a new one... but then again... Saty did know what she wanted and she had been upset that she didn't have it recently... deep down in his heart Gus knew where his sister was and he hoped all the way down that she wasn't about to get herself killed.
"Me?" He thought for a moment... there certainly had been things going on at the center... sort of. "Well everyone dissapeared for a long time... I mean, there were people around but it was kind of nice and easy going... just your average people and jivvins hanging around the center..." He pressed a branch aside and held it for Kylara... "Um... I haven't really seen anyone that I would consider a friend for the longest time... jivvins our age just seem to have better things to do with their lives... it's kind of sad really. All I ever see around the center are the smaller, younger jivvins. ... .. Fen and Misae are gone, Bruce hasn't been here in ages, though I heard he's kicking back and relaxing so no worries there... um... Jack and his whole crowd have moved out and into new places, like um... the village... " He paused... that was where his sister was... he just knew it. "The village seems to be the talk of the town now... that's where people want to go... " HE turned and looked back at Kylara quizically... "You've been there? ... I bet it was amazing."
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