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 Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:32 pm
It had been… well, a while. A while since she'd taken Jett out to meet anyone after finding out about his soon to be evil dragon. And yet, Raven knew she couldn't run from it forever-- perhaps if Jett met enough 'good' people, he wouldn't be evil and his dragon wouldn't be evil either. It was possible. Stranger things had happened. After all, she existed. So did people like Jan.
Right? That was the theory at least.
And thus, off they went to the park, to look around. Jett had taken a keen interest in the ways of the outside world-- at least as far as the woods around the Nest were concerned. That was the good news. The bad news, of course, being that the woods would soon be home to his evil dragon.
Raven just couldn't stop thinking about that. Ah well. Today was for Jett, not for the coming evil. Jett.
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:41 pm
"C-can't we go t-to the p-park?"
For what felt like the fiftieth time (in fact it was the seventh), Raven gave an exasperated sigh and shook her head. Maybe it wasn't worth the effort she was putting in; the boy clearly wasn't appreciative. But she had an image to uphold. "No, Anoki Kenelm. This is not a playtime visit. This is an educational field trip. You promised you would behave."
That was technically true, he HAD promised to behave, but only because he thought he was going to get to have some fun. Now that Raven's real intentions were revaled, Anoki was fidgeting boredly. He didn't want to study more boring, useless plants. "Just f-for f-five minutes? P-please?"
Raven sighed again. "Very well," she muttered, spotting another pair nearby. Maybe the boy would get fun out of his system and actually get some work done after that. "I'll give you ten. EXACTLY ten. Now go."
Letting out a small cheer of victory, Anoki and Myung-Ki raced for the nearby playground equipment. Even though itwasn't quite as amazing as it been when he was younger, he still had a lot of fun with ordinary things like swings and slides. And better yet, monkey bars!
Not as easily convinced as his partner, Myung-Ki also headed to the monkey bars, but curled around one of the poles supporting them and lay down. He would watch. Physical exertion wasn't becoming to someone like him.
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:02 pm
He'd never really been on the playground before, at least, he hadn't before because... well, it just didn't happen that often that he and Raven went out together to do something as unregulated as playing. But that had been the goal today-- to play, to possibly meet others while playing.
Strange. But Jett didn't mind overmuch. It wasn't as if it meant anything either way-- well. An odd creature with horns. Horns and a staff and a bright red dragon. Not like Jett's dragon would be-- his dragon was green, and green wasn't red, it was green. Ah well. Talking. Meet others while playing. That was the goal.
Slipping towards the monkey bars silently, Jett watched Anoki play, keeping an eye on the dragon as well. It wouldn't do to be surprised by them. Wait. Should alert the other to his presence, else there would be surprise, and that might not be good for meeting.
Thus, "Hello," was murmured quietly as the boy watched the other.
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:13 pm
Monkey bars were much better than jungle gyms, which Anoki had trouble climbing. Carefully resting his staff next to Myung-Ki, he grbbed the first bar with two hands. Then he reached out for the second, grabbed it with one hand, and then the other. He was getting better at this! He reached for the next bar, and then with a stroke of daring tried to grab the one beyond it-
And it was at that point that he was startled by the hello just enough to let go of the bars with both hands. He had enough of his sense about him, however, to land firmly on his feet, and slowly turned to examine the speaker. The first thing he noticed was that he had a lot of arms. And long hair. And was very very black. Anoki had never seen anything quite like him, and his interest was piqued.
"H-hello," he replied, advancing a couple of steps.
Opening one eye lazily, Myung-Ki looked over. The stranger didn't seem to be a threat, so he shut his eye again and went back to basking.
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:46 pm
The first instinct for Raven was to rush over and investigate what child Jett had found to play with. However, that would defeat the purpose of wanting the boy to meet others, wouldn't it? Damn. Complexities made her head hurt. So she'd wait. It was better to wait...
The stranger fell and caught himself, a strange feat indeed. But propriety was the essence of meeting others, thus Jett didn't comment on that for the moment. "...you were playing... sorry. I... bothered you?" He still wasn't particularly good at stringing the words together exactly in the way he wanted to, but he'd been getting better at it.
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:01 pm
Quickly, to assuade the boy, Anoki shook his head faster than some would believe possible for its mass. "N-no! It's ok-kay! I'm okay, s-see? Wh-what's your n-name?"
He wasn't bothered, just surprised, and pleasantly so. He hadn't expected any company other than Raven's and Myung-Ki's, and while the dragon was generally pleasant, his mother was... less so. Genially, he held out one hand the way he'd seen Raven do when meeting new people.
Raven eyed the strange boy curiously, shrugged, and went to take a seat on the nearby bench. Friend or no, they would still leave in ten minutes. Or eight, rather.
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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 1:12 am
Raven took a seat next to the apparent guardian of the other boy. "...hi there," she murmured quietly, eyes never leaving the pair of boys and the strange dragon.
"...Jett," the boy answered, bowing slightly, as was taught by his mother. Mother. Raven. Guardian. Whatever you wanted to call her. "...and you are?" he asked after a momentary pause to consider the boy again. He was... older. Different than Jett, but they came from the same place-- that's why he had a dragon and didn't look like a human but a part human.
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:24 am
Jett? Like a plane? Anoki had never seen planes but he'd read a little about them in books. It was strange for a kit to be named after one, but who was he to judge? "I'm Anoki! N-nice t-to meet you, J-jett!"
As if affronted, Myung-Ki raised his head again and growled. He wsn't sure exactly what was going on, but they weren't talking about him and that was a mistake, one that he had to correct.
"And h-he's my dr-dragon. Myung-K-ki." Quick to please, Anoki gestured towards the wyrmling, who seemed to be placated. "D-do you have a dr-dragon?"
Raven didn't even turn her head to look at the other woman. She wasn't in the mood to chit-chat. Of course, it would help that remaining seven minutes pass faster. Playground time was so tedious. "Hello," she finally replied. "Er... is he yours?"
If learning to talk to other parents was a parental requirement, Raven was a failure as a parent. And didn't particularly care.
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Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:27 pm
Bowing slightly to the dragon when he was introduced, Jett turned his gaze back to the boy. "...I have an egg," he explained after a moment. "...it's green." Green and his, resonating within him like nothing else could. Perhaps it was the strange connection of leaves in the wind and the way the egg seemed to shiver when he'd touched it...
"...yes, he is," Raven smiled slightly to herself as she watched her little boy. "And... he's yours?" Such ambiguity, but they both seemed to know what was meant, which was the important thing.
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Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:29 pm
Well, that was the first time that anyone had actually bowed to him. Pleased, Myung-Ki nodded his head in a stately manner. If his Person met more good people like that, he would be kept in the manner that befitted him with ease.
"G-green's a nice c-color," Anoki said politely. "I have a dr-dragon t-toy that's g-green." It was still one of his favorites too, even though Myung-Ki didn't seem to like it. But since he favored his real dragon over any of the pretend ones, he figured that things would be okay like that.
Before continuing, Anoki took a quick glance over at the bench. Mama Ray looked like she was talking to someone, so she wasn't going to drag him away just yet. "Wh-what were you d-doing, anyw-way?"
"You could say that," Raven replied, aware that her answer was a bit ambiguous. The question was hardly detailed as it was. "D-Corp, I take it? How did they contact you, if I may ask?"
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Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:13 am
Doing? What did this stranger mean, what was he doing? Wasn't it obvious? He'd come to the park with his guardian-mother for the purpose most came to the park-- to interact with other individuals, whether they be known or un. Puzzled, Jett blinked slowly at the boy. "...pardon?"
"Indeed... and they just kind of showed up at my doorstep with something akin to a summons," Raven shrugged slightly.
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Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:19 pm
"Uh..." Anoki tripped over a few syllables of nonsense, not sure how to explain further and getting more flustered by the moment. Finally he stopped, took a deep breath, and tried again. "Like... th-there's swings, and the sl-slide, and... and th-these!" He gestured up at the monkey bars. "Which d-d-do y-you like?"
The more people she asked, the more Raven started to feel that D-Corp was into some nasty business. What else could it be if force and blackmail were required? Still, as a (well paid) employee, she kept her mouth shut on that matter, and decided to intoduce herself. After all, someday her child would be one of her students, and it was never too soon to establish a position of power. "I see. Then our situations are not to dissimilar," she said softly. Likening herself to the woman might make her seem symathetic, in turn making her privy to more information. "My name is Raven Millner," she added, holding out her hand. "I am a teacher for the institution, in the area of magical instruction."
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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:45 pm
Jett blinked, considering all. "...any." Because the little boy really wasn't really picky about anything. "And you?"
Raven couldn't help but smile. "A small world then, Miss Raven. I'm also called Raven."
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:33 pm
Raven raised an eyebrow. "A coincidence indeed, miss." And not one that she liked. It wasn't the first time that she had met someone with her name, but that didn't make it any less awkward, and she disliked finding herself in awkward situations. She combed her mind but couldn't think of an alternate subject, so she simply kept her mouth shut. This was why she hated inane chit-chat.
Asking Anoki to pick a favorite was dangerous. He took such questions entirely too seriously, and debated for quite some time on even the simplest matter. "Th-there's so m-many! The sl-slide is fun, b-b-but s-so sh-short! B-but the monkey b-bars t-take practice. Th-the swings are f-fun, b-but th-they make you t-tired. B-but I th-think they're m-my favorite."
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:50 am
"So then, Miss Raven," Raven started, as it was obvious the other was more than a little uncomfortable with the situation, "...may I ask how you came to work for D-corp? Or is that classified?"
Nodding slowly, Jett considered. "...the swings... being on them is like... flying." And it was, in some respects. For those without wings, it was the closest they could get to flying without anyone else's help.
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