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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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 Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:27 pm
"Hungry then, okay." Adjusting his hold on the child, he left the room with him and started down the hallway. "Yes, I'll play with you after I get you some breakfast." Stopping at his daughers' room and knocking on the door since he knew at least one of them was up. "Time to get going girls." And then heading off again and downstairs to get his son some oatmeal and some juice.
"He came in last night and almost caught me. I thought he was going to for a moment but your mom came and got him." Letting her help him up before he smoothed his clothes down as best he could. Had to wear these today after all still. At least for right now. He froze at the knock and voice though up relaxed when the footsteps moved away. "Um...thanks for letting me stay Faate."
He did his best to man up about it and not whine...but it was hard. Moving hurt and being touched hurt and he wasn't able to get away from either. Not to mention he was a horrible range of color. "Hobbling seems about right." Letting his friend help him to the bathroom before he was plopped into water that was a bit hotter than what he would prefer. But boy did it feel good. "Threats, that's mean."
Piper had merely helped him into the bath and then turned her attention to Zykariel. "He can be soup for a while and it should help relax out the stiffness and such. Some injuries are just harder to heal than others because they're not as severe." Swatting some in good natured humor at the boy, "Leave his pride alone, it's all he has left."
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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:59 pm
Malik's eye opened up. and instead of Piper, he saw Dhairiss. that meant Piper must be up, probably attending to the other one. So he sat up, stretching a bit and picking up his youngest, tickling his tummy a bit.
"come on you. we'll be getting up for breakfast soon."
before carrying his son to the other room that Malikhai was in, and noting the other two and taking a look at the tub.
"Still feel up to jousting, son?"
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:42 pm
He ate just like he knew he was supposed to, learning how to hold the spoon and developing his motor skills as he sat perched on his father's knee. Kicking his little legs, he picked up his cup and tipped it back, sucking the liquid through the small opening. Getting frustrated with the little amount that was inching through, he set it back down and employed the same trick he'd used to get it off the day before. "Daddy tummy not grumbly?"
"Yeah, I was afraid of that. He didn't get to tell us goodnight 'cause of something so he wanted to make sure he did. It just happened while we were in reverie. I'm glad he didn't catch you though." Hearing her father, she called back a response and then walked over to the other side of the bed shaking her sister. "Lyssie, gotta get up." Grabbing the rest of her clothes, she glanced up and giggled. "Of course. You can stay again tonight if you want. What are you going to do when we go home?"
He merely held his hands up in mock surrender as Malikhai was helped into the tub. There was only so far one could go as male friends and helping your naked friend into the tub just wasn't comfortable for teenagers. Crossing his arms and leaning against the sink, he watched him for a moment and nodded. "Oh yeah, Malikhai soup. That hot water looks good though. Maybe that will help and I'm sure my mom has somethign she wants to slather all over you. Maybe a nice orange to go with the other colors of the rainbow."
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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:54 pm
He grinned at his father as he had looked over and gave a little giggle...okay apparently he had woken up at some point beftween being moved and now and had merely been waiting for Malik to get up. Thusly a string of giggles from him amid kicking and squirming from being tickled until he was picked up and Dhairiss merely rested his head on Malik's shoulder, calm as ever again, as he was carried. Another giggle though, "Khai's purple."
Though she did chuckle lightly, she still swat at Zykariel. "Be nice. You'd be miserable too." Her attention turned up to husband and youngest son. "Yes yes he is Dhairiss." Shrugging lightly, at least the boy knew his colors right? But she ushered the little group out of the room at least, "Give him a little bit of privacy, honestly. Last thing he needs to be is too crowded."
"Your mother can't start her day without slathering something on somebody. It just doesn't" Shaking his head lightly and crining some. Okay so admittedly soaking in almost obscenly hot water, really really felt good right now. So mom was right on this kind of thing, he wasn't going to fight with her about that. But he turned a look up to his father. "I'm jousting." No he didn't feel up to it...yet at least. Hey he had just gotten up, he just needed to loosen up a bit and what not.
He blinked at her and then shrugged. "I guess I'll just head back to my own home. Clean up and stock things, hope I can get to go to school somedays out of the week. Same old thing really." Still smoothing his clothes before he took to raking his fingers through his hair. "Don't worry, I'll be fine. And you'll see me next year at tournament if you come."
These days, when it came to feeding the child it was more of a monitoring thing than a doing it for him thing. But a blink as he watched his son try to get the lid off again and he gently took the cup, unscrewing the lid for the moment. "Now, both hands, and go slow." Petting at his hair lightly then, "No, I'm not hungry. But you need to eat all of yours."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:22 pm
He was teasing a little too much most likely and he merely gave his friend a nod and smile. "I'll let mom know you're up." Giving a nod to his aunt and uncle, he strolled out of the room, visiting his mother for a few minutes and then heading downstairs and plopping down in front of his father and brother. "Lid off, fun. Does mom know you're granting him such opportunities?"
Wait, he was getting his lid off? He could drink like the grown ups and his older brother and sisters? Yay! Taking the cup, he held it very carefully in both hands and drank it really really slow then set it back down happily. That was almost as much fun as eating with a fork the first time. "Okay." Picking up his spoon again, he finished off the rest of his bowl and then blinked. "More please." A wave at his brother and then a frown. "Mommy? I show."
Sitting down on the bed, she pulled on her boots and laced and tied them then shook her head. "But what about when you get lonely?" Thinking for a moment. "You should come visit me. I'll tell you where I live if you promise to keep it a secret, okay? We can go take a walk and stuff until you feel better." Shaking her sister again, she grabbed a piece of parchment and drew him a crude map then handed it over. "The real big castle is Twilight where my aunt and uncle live but we live over here." Tapping the rectangle she'd drawn. "And be careful 'cause Underdark water is bad stuff but you probably know that already, huh?"
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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 7:07 pm
He let his wife usher him out and smirked lightly at his oldest before settling out side with his youngest and his wife.
"feeling any better since last night, or are you still overly stressed? and get any response yet this morning about anything?"
before starting the trip down to the dining area for breakfast. and yes he was going to make sure she got something of a decent sized meal to eat.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 7:24 pm
His attention turned up to his oldest who appeared. Well, that was new and different wasn't it? "No, but we talked about it so I'm technicaly in the clear. Besides, if he gets frustrated with it he'll start throwing it and that's a habit I really don't want to keep up in him. A gesture to the child, "See, he can do it just fine." Ordering another bowl for the boy and exhanging his empy one for the full one. "Mommy will be up when she's up." Turning his eyes back up to Zykariel, "How's your friend?"
He was pulling on his own boots, tapping the toes on the floor to make sure they were on good before he went about folding up the bedding he had used and the like. But a blink at her little proposal then. Taking the map he nodded and studied it a moment before folding it up and tucking it into his pack. "Yeah, not supposed to swim in it or anything. I'll try to visit if I can. I promise that. But I think I'm staying for the last day of tournament still."
"I haven't decided yet." Knocking on the bathroom door, "Khai, I'm going to bring you up some food, you just relax." Thusly following after Malik. "Serino hasn't come back yet but I'm sure it isn't going to take too long. You know how prompt that man can be when he can. But shhhh, the more we don't talk about it, the better I'm going to feel."
He was quite in the happy mood today despite other moods around him and for the moment he was happy to play with his father's hair on the trip downstairs for food. Not many people were about...but he had it in his head that he was teh bearer of news today and upon seeing Sevilin and Kelligrin, "Khai's purple!" And cue giggles.
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:39 pm
"He throws everything, Dad, I don't think it's going to matter too much." But he watched his little brother for a moment and nodded. "He's learning things fast, isn't he?" Ordering himself a full plate of food and then shrugging and nodding to Dhairiss. "Purple and full of bubbles currently. He looks like someone trampled him but he's soaking in a hot bath to help relax his stiffness a bit. Mom will probably be horrified and turn him another color when she sees him. He's still intending to joust though." Frowning at that.
Deciding to take another drink of his cup and revel in the feeling of being a big boy, he picked it back up just as Dhairiss and his family came into view. "Lookit!" Thus excitedly tipping the cup to show them there wasn't a top and then frowning as the orange juice didn't stay where it belonged. But he hastily looked back at his father, "Didn't mean to!"
"I don't know when we're leaving. Kind of up to my parents but I know my brother is in a race at some point. I think it's later today but it might be tomorrow." She took the blankets and pillows he folded and dumped them back into the chest she'd originally taken them from then turned back to him. "Make sure you work on your magic usage too. Someday I want a rematch."
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:30 pm
Setting his son in a seat, and getting him something ordered, before pulling out a seat for piper and ordering for her as well before getting himself something.
"He still plans to joust, and I've gotten him some thicker armor and padding. are there any runes that you can use on the armor to try and lessen the pain? or is that something you'd have to apply physically. I'm hoping there's an armor version because I get a feeling he'll complain about cheating if we do it to him physically."
Rainmare had long since awoken, eaten, adn was in his jousting armor and taking care of wildfire, brushing her, and checking her shoes and feet for anything that could impede her. His wife was shopping, looking around at the various knickknacks and such for sale.
Onyx was having a bit of trouble keeping up with demand on his churros. apparently sugar was somewhat rare, since they hadn't had a surface, and a sugary treat was wildly popular. at the moment he was writing hasty letters to Saradin and Aurakah for more of the things. then he'd have to find a delivery horse.
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:34 pm
"Yeah he catches on fast." Patting the child on the head and then nodding to his older son. "Trampled hm? Well, he'll certinally remember the occasion." But it was amsuing how the little ones just thought that this whole purple thing was a blast...though hsi amusment only lasted so long until his son spilled his drink almost in his lap and then proceeded to try and apologize. Another pat for the boy as he took the cup and set it on the table, grabbing a napkin and mopping up liquid. "Can't be excited like that when we have a cup with no top, okay?" Shaking his head and getting the kid's cup filled again, he looked to Malik on the inquiry. "Well not something I can put on the armor to lessen the pain, but I can put something on it to act more as an additional buffer."
"He'll say you're making him cheat anyway. That is unless you poll the rest of the jousters and see if any of them have anything extra to their own equipment to help with taking blows and the like."
"Your brother races? That's new, is he really good at it or is it just a hobby thing?" Look! Someone who didn't know about the fabulous Zykariel Inthara, racer extroidiaire. But he grinned at her and then gave a laugh and a half shy look. "Of course I am, and you better win next time we do have a rematch, I don't like the spotlight too much."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 6:24 pm
"point taken. I'm only concerned that he's going to take one hit and be done. while being out of competition isn't bad, I worry about what might be the case internally taking a lance hit to an already injured and bruised body."
and there was food for the D'vinn family, and malik started in on it, though another glance to sevilin.
"any idea when Zahara will be up to tend to Malikhai before the jousting? I can already hear the sound of the place getting lively again. won't be much longer before they set up for jousting, archery and other projectile weapon events."
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:07 pm
"Runes technically are cheating. It'd be like if I put one on my horse when I was racing to make her run faster. If that jackass finds out, Khai will be disqualified for sure." And they all knew what that would mean. He helped his father mop up the spilled drink.
Wait he wasn't in trouble? Hey, he could handle that. " 'Kay." Taking the now refilled cup again carefully, he drank out of it and carefully set it back on the table. "Mommy's walkin'."
"Yes and yes he's really good at it. Daddy doesn't like it 'cause it distracts him from his homework and stuff but he's still proud of him. I know it 'cause I know the look Daddy gets when he's proud of us." She glanced over at her sister and shook her head then grabbed a pillow and tossed it to him. "Help me get her up." Hitting her sister's in-reverie body once, she gestured to Mykorian to do it next. If that didn't work, she'd pull the ankle trick but Mykorian would have to do it. She wasn't strong enough and last time she'd knocked her sister's head against the bed and that had not been good at all. "We'll just have to see. No letting me win. I hate that."
Zahara was indeed walking down the hall, knocking lightly on the door to Malikhai's room but when no answer was prevalent, she strolled in and stood over the boy marinating in overly hot water for a moment. "Well, your mother has already been in, I see. How are we doing this morning? Ready to beg me for something that will put you so far out of your mind you won't feel anything for the next three days?"
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:27 pm
"He's young. Young bodies can take a lot." Jerking a thumb at Zykariel, "He's had enough horse related accidents to worry even Zahara when it comes to such things." Giving his son a smile though to at least let him know that wasn't being said in ill manner as he helped clean up after his brother. Speaking of which, another pat to the baby's hair, "Seems that she is up. He's good at that kind of thing...among other talents he's finding he has. But we'll see what we can do. May not need runes if you set him up right and he can manuver just enough to make sure blows glance rather than strike square."
"Do you have to worry me by talking like that. And I'm taking Zykariel's side...Malikhai will be inconsolable if he's disqualified by something that you too did, despite it being in his well being." Peeling a banana for her youngest, which was handed over to eager grabby hands.
"Learn something new everyday, I thought horses were a surface thing." Shrugging lightly to his own ignorance before blinking at the pillow...but doing as requested, swiping at the little elf in bed with hit. Lightly of course. But another smirk over to her. "I'd never just let you win, if I was going to let you win I would of let you win this first time. There's no pride in throwing matches."
Mmm yes, felt oh so good...heat was a wonderful thing in his opinion and he was soaked up to his nose in that water. Though he did startle at Zahara intruding on his little space and blinked stupidly at her for a moment. "Yeah, I 'spoe I actually indirectly got her up by accident. Oops." Giving Zahara a chuckle...at least she was being nice and keepin her distance somewhat. Teenage boys after all were embrassed too at times. "No I'm not there yet, but by the end of the day I'm sure I will be. Will that offer still be on the table later?"
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:46 pm
"Sorry, 'Chev. can't help it."
then a shake of his head.
"he wouldn't be able to move enough to glance blows. especially against jousters that have been in the tournament longer. or battle hardened. but they're right. he gets disqualified it'll hurt more than the pummeling. I got him some acrylia tempered mithril armor. thicker, sturdier. but many are wearing mithril and adamantine for the joust. Though if things follow as tradition, Rainmare is wearing the same as Malikhai, if not blessed mithril."
leaning forward and eating at a biscuit.
"My biggest concern right now is the lances. Malikahi can hold what I brought, I'm sure even in his condition for now. but I'm concerned how well he'll be able to hold them once he takes a few blows. and a jouster that can't hold a lance properly can be just as dangerous to himself as his opponent. We'll have to keep a careful eye on how he holds them over time."
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:34 pm
"Yeah, she's threatened me a time or two with runing me to my bed. It's frightening." He listened to the adults go back and forth and shook his head. "So the consensus is that Malikhai should not be jousting today at all but because he's a stubborn thing I can't say we have to let him and just pray that he gets stupidly lucky or actually has some idea of what he's doing?"
"Don't let Mama hear you say that. She'll have to educate you." Slapping the pillow down on her sister's head again which got nothing more than a waved hand. Faate's hands hit her hips and she sighed, "Lyssie, please get up..." Shaking her head. "Fine. Mykorian's going to pull you out of bed then." Tossing back the blankets since she'd have to pick them up if they hit the floor and giving an encouraging nod to Mykorian. "Go on."
Zahara chuckled and came fully into the room, hands hitting her hips. "Mmhmm, we'll see. Stand. And don't give me that embarrassed teenage boy speech. I changed your diapers more times than I can count. I delivered you for goodness sakes." Not sympathetic to his plight? It wasn't that. Merely the fact that she didn't have a lot of time and she had to make sure he was going to survive the joust without gravely injuring or killing himself.
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