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 Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 4:45 pm
Joshua didn't enjoy the movie as much as Colche did, but he still liked watching the movie with her. He paid attention to her when she pointed out the giraffe, smiling in mild amusement. For some reason, he didn't like giraffes very much - likely because he was turning into one. If he had his choice, he imagines he would have picked some sort of feline; at least their necks weren't so awkwardly long.
When Colche mentioned there were more animals, Joshua began to wonder just how many people on the island there were. Have they all been tricked here? How long has this place existed, and why hasn't it been discovered yet?
He smiled at the cheetah girl when she held out her book. "Alright, Colche. Did you read anymore since I last saw you? Lets go over those pages, first, and then we can read the next chapter, alright?" He took the book from her, opening it to the page the bookmark was in.
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Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:04 pm
Colche nods and giggles "uh huh reads littles" she puurrs looking at the book and curling up close to the older man. she was ready for her story now to do that little bit of learning she so desperately wanted. She was glad, very glad that Josh was willing to teach her every day.
Biting her tongue she looked at the bespectacled man before speaking a slight fear she held "I no work josh hard?" She tilted her head, she realiesed all to weell that teaching her was hard work, learning was hard work too but she loved and needed it. What she didn't was was for Josh to stop enjoying teaching her, she was getting awfully attached to ler 'learny man' as she would tell people thats what he was. The learny man.
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Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:28 pm
Joshua was a little surprised at the question, but he smiled at her and shook his head. "No, not at all. Back at home, I used to teach many people, more than just once a day. And... to be honest," he said gently, "I feel like teaching here is good for me. It's something... normal that I can hold onto, in a place where nothing seems to be normal at all."
He needed this bit of normality. If he didn't have this... Josh wasn't sure what he would be doing with his life here. This helped keep him focused so that he wouldn't go crazy... but maybe he was already?
No, don't think about things like that.
"Don't worry, Colche. I won't get tired of teaching you, okay? I enjoy this, I think it's fun," he said.
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Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:38 pm
Colche smiled lightly at Josh. He could be very wordy at times but she at least caught that he was happy and wouldn't hget fed up with her. She puurred gently and giggleed looking down at the pages in her book. She had managed a page or two since they had last read together but she was obviously glad to go over them again. Josh was a good teacher. A very good teacher.
She smiled softly and gave a gentle happy little sigh which was accompanied by that soft sweet little puurr. Her puurr quieteend a little as she started to read though occassionally she would look up at Josh for guidance or just to peep at him between lines or words she didn't entirely understand.
Eventually she found hs ersel;f playing with her tail tip while she read. It was such a useful appendage to fiddle with when you were feelign a bit nervous. What was she nervous of though? She was a little confused. she was doing well in her reading. Josh said so.
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Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:18 pm
The older man was oblivious to her nervousness at first, focused only on teaching Colche. He helped her reread the two pages she had read on her own, helping her with words she didn't understand, before moving on to the next pages. He took turns reading with her, Joshua reading one paragraph, and letting Colche read two or three.
Eventually, though, he noticed her playing with her tail and seeming a little distracted. "Colche? Are you alright? You seem a bit distracted - do you have something on your mind?"
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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:17 am
She dropped Her tail in a hurry and looked up at the 'learny man' a she had dubed him. She shook her head vigerously. it wasn't so much that she didn't ahve something on her mind though, she just, didn't know what it was. Clearing her throat the sound strange and raspy with those cheetah vocal cords.
She licked her lips trying to turn her gaze back to the bok and read. She wnated to read so baddly so why was she so, not here today? Putting her paw ont he pages she looked up at Josh with a smile, she had never really questioned anyone before, she had no need to they were here and here was all she truely knew.
A single question burned in her mind and she wasn't so much embarressed to ask it as it was that she had to mull through words to find the question and speak it. "before.." yes, that was the word, she had seen it and read it many times it was only now that she wondered, what people had done before the island? Was there a life outside of this place that wasn't bad? "Island, Josh Happy?" She tilts her head gently. She had recently learned from Ambrose that he didn't want to be here, that the island wasn't his home though it was betetr now that his princess was here. "Josh have princess.. not here?" her brow creased and her tongue stuck out between her furry lips as she questioned him her gentle blue eyes flickering with a little doubt or perhaps it was embarressment? These questions had filtered around ehr head as she sat reading with him and now that the words were on her tongue she simply had to ask them though perhaps they would upset Josh. She knew that Ambrose missed his home, would Josh be missing his not the island place?
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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:51 am
It took Joshua a moment to realize what Colche was asking. "No, I don't have a princess." Of course, he used to... but he didn't like talking about that incident, and he had gone out on a few dates since then, but none of them ended up lasting very long. "What about you, Colche; do you have a prince?"
He wasn't so sure he had been happy back at home, but he knew that he would have been happier there than he was here. After all, back at home, he wasn't being used as a lab experiment.
"I miss my home, and my friends," he said. "I'm not happy that I'm going to be turned into an animal." He would have asked the same question of Colche, but he already knew the answer to that after his discussion with Dr. Lockheart.
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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:35 am
Upon hearing that Josh didn't have a princess she almost, almost grinned, though she surpressed it and smiled serenely. Why was she so pleased to know that the man didn't have a princess? Giggling gently at his next question those sweet blue eyes lifted to the man whom she was so swiftly becoming attached to. "No, No prince" she states her tail giving along wide swish as she said it. "mommy says one day" she puurrs the sound sweet and gently echoeing from her chest.
The blue eyes girl pouted a little hearing he wasn't exactly happy though ehr ears twitching a bit "island nice Josh. evryone family" she states a smile lifting her beautiful delecate features her perfect blue eyes filled with that innocent light. The island for her made everything better.
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:30 pm
Joshua could do nothing but simply smile back. Of course, he understood why Colche would be happy here - but right now, he couldn't feel the same way. Maybe, in time, he could learn to like it here. He supposed eventually he would have to, if he was never going to be allowed to leave - or escape.
"I'm happy that you like it here, Colche," he said. He couldn't help wondering why he was chosen - was he here for the sole purpose of teaching this girl? Is that why his file interested them? But he couldn't blame Colche. It wasn't her fault - it was no one's fault but the doctors here. If they had truly wanted to help the girl, they could have rescued her and not brought her to this island. It wasn't fair. It wasn't fair to Colche, to himself - to anyone on this island.
Joshua placed the bookmark back into the book, closing it shut. "Well, I think that's enough for today. If you can, try to read another page or two, and I can go over what you read with you tomorrow. How does that sound?" he asked her, smiling.
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:30 pm
Colche smiled lightly and gave a little nod "Okies" she whispered taking her book and holding it against her chest. "I much happys Josh" she whispers suddenly as if she had to define it to him to tell him that she couldn't be happier "Island home. Loves friends, family, everythinks" she smiled and leaned forwards touching the mans cheek with her cool black nose in that little 'kitty kiss' she gave to people whom seemed a little distraught.
She pulled away and looked at her knees shyly before standing "see tomorrow" she puurrs skittering away in a flurry of fur and a blur of colour. She had embarressed herself, she had never felt so flustered. What was this effect Josh was having on her? She was so confused.
She dashed home and in to her duplex closing the door behind her taking solice in her solitude. She sighed heavily and shook her head. She felt silly. Josh was more of a king than a prince. He certainly wouldn't look at her twice, would he? mumbling quietly she scrunched her eyes shut and flopped on her bed curling up with her eyes tightly closed. She was so confused.
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 4:35 am
Purty rings! Ambrose had just made it back to the village after another trek from the laboratories. He had been flipping through the catalogue on the entire walk back, and it certainly had helped pass the time, although even with his other senses aiding in his guidence, he had still nearly run into a tree a couple of times. It was also likely that his tail didn't stop wagging during the entire walk.
However, now back in the village, Ambrose was left with a conundrum. He couldn't just walk back into his duplex with the ring catalogue - that was far too obvious. And he couldn't just dump the magazine and tell aubrey later, he hadn't made a decision yet!
Whetting his lips, the solution suddenly occurred to him. Tail wagging, he headed to duplex 17 and knocked on the door.
Luckily for Ambrose, Colche was thoroughly ensconced in her book so she was home and flicking through pages. Sweet baby blue eyes went to the door and she tilted her head. "Open!" she called towards the door unsure of whom was there though it was most likely to be Josh returning. The man had promised they would get together at least once a day to woprk onher reading writing and speach. She grins and waits looking around for a moment for something to put on. Nothing was quite in reach though and she didn't wish to scrabble off in search of a T shirt so she simply sat up with her tail waving behind her and her ears twitching happily, she would just have to be as she was today though she had started to make an effort to look at least, presentable, when Josh turned up, though she wasn't entirely sure why.
Ambrose opened the door at the welcoming call, glad to catch the cheetah girl at home. "Hi Colche!" Ambrose said with a big toothy smile as he walked in, tail wagging behind him. "I haven't come to visit you in a while in your duplex..." He trailed off, noting that once again, she was clothes-less. At least, by this point, seeing the furry girl in the nude was not that strange of a sight. And she WAS alone in her own home.
"How have you been?" He trotted over to her and plopped down on the floor beside her.
Colche smiled broadly, it was big brother, just as good. A puurr echoed from her chest and she half pounce dhim as he sat giving him one of those sweetly flamboyant hugs. "Is good" She grins sittingin his lap without a moments hesitation. She looke dup at the big wolfy man those baby blue eyes perfectly innocent. se never did quite get the grasp that clothes made people less nervous. Strill,s he didn't think they were necessary especially since she wa ratehr hot with all the fur she now posessed.
"I gots learny man!" She giggles happily, she was obviously very pleased with 'having' a teacher and she had to of course inform Ambrose about him though she did fiddle with her hair a bit as she said it and almost looked shy "Him nice, learnings read an writes an speaks" A little puurr echoes from her cheast as she speaks her gaze fixed on her lap though she didn't take too long to stay in this strangely shy state of mind. "How big brother?" She grins broadly. It had been quite a while, she hadn't seen him since before she went to see Aubrey after all.
He blinked around a smile. "Learny man?" He glanced around to the books on her floor, and then his ears pricked. "A teacher? That's wonderful, Colche! I know how much you've been wanting to read some of these books." His tail thumped on the floor.
"I've been doing alright, actually. I think I scared someone the other day... he was new...." His ear flicked back. "But overall, I've been doing alright since the whole mess with the labs was apparently sorted out." He smiled, eager to tell her about his plans, but didn't want to immediately bypass catching up with his 'little sister' - it had been a little bit since they had seen eachother.
Colche giggled and noded "Uh huh pro..fessor" She grins broadly "Josh, him nice, learnings good" a delighted puurr escaped her chest as she spoke about Josh.It really was her dream come true him arriving here and being willing to teach her. "Him turn to giraffe, like melman" it was a statement she expected everyone to understand, the fact that not everyone had seen madigascar never crossed her mind.
"Ambrose not scary" she giggled nudging the big wolfy man with her nose "very purty" a huge grin spreads on her maw followed quite happily with another of those ever so girlie giggles.
"Hrmm, I don't believe I've met a Josh yet... but he sounds nice... and giraffe you say?" Ambrose boggled at that for a moment, also having difficulty picturing a giraffe-person. Not having seen Madagascar, Ambrose didn't catch the reference, but knew Colche's tendency to name people after characters.
He smiled again, smaller, at the compliment. "Thank you Colche. I wish everyone thought that. But back where I am from - and most of the people on the island, there arent' animal-people. And some stories portray them as scary. Like... like the bad wolves in some of the movies and stories you have read."
Colche puurred pretty constantly now the soft sound echoing sweetly from her chest as she looke dup at the man she called brother. She had never acctually feared Ambrose, or certainly couldn' remember ever being afraid of him. He had never given her reason to worry about him. "Ambrose not bad wolf." she nodded an affirmative "I knows" she smiles softly snuggling him just to solidify the fact that she knew he was a good wolf. "People silly, Ambrose always goods"
"After a few moments her attantion was caught by what seemed to be a book in Ambrose's paw like hand and she tilted her head "what thats?" she smiles brigthly, maybe big brother came to bring her a book?
Ambrose's heart always seemed to melt a little bit every time he saw Colche. It was one of the biggest things, he thought, that kept him honestly happy here - having someone like him to look up to him, to trust him, and to care after. "Thank you Colche.... you always know just what to say, even if you don't have all the words that everyone else does." He said with a stroke to her head. "Not everyone knows that, though, just from looking at me."
His eyes lit up at her query of the book he had brought with him, and he opened it up to show her. "Ahhhh! This! This is what I came to show you. Colche, is it in your stories that when a prince asks a princess to marry him, he gives her a ring?"
Colche grinned. She liked Ambrose alot he really was that big brother she had never had and she trusted him and loved him the way any little sister would. She knew some how he needed to be assured she would always think of him as a pretty and good big wolf. That would never change.
"Uh huh an' princess says YES!" she giggles happily, she had seen a few movies where the prince had proposed and the princess usually dove at him and hugged him to little bits. "is nice, roa..man..tikz" She bit her tongue not entirely sure if that was the correct way to say the word. but it was always really wonderful to watch, it was even better when the wedding happened, cause of course, theer was always cake and a party and pretty dresses! She peers at the magazine, curious now as to what was inside the glossy cover.
He grinned widely at her response. "Yes! And I am very much hoping that my 'princess' will say 'yes' as well!" His tail wagged, thumping against the stacks of books she had on the floor. "Yes, and it is supposed to be very romantic." He pronounced the word again for her.
"This is a catalogue of rings... I want to buy one for Angelina... and I am trying to decide which one to get." He flipped through some of the pages, showing different cuts of diamones - some round, some square- some long and oval-shaped. "There are just so many of them. I've seen several that I like.... but I also have a limit on how... uhm... expensive of a ring I can get... And I can't let Angelina know that I'm getting a ring for her, so she can't see this book."
"Ohh" Colche giggled looking at all the pretty rings, there were lots she too liked, diamonds, rubys, pearls, so many cuts so many shapes but her finger went to the one she liked best. "That one" She grinned, it was a simple enough ring, princess cut, though she didn't realise the significance of that, the clasp was gold with little blue gems set in to it. She grinned and gave a little giggle "That one purty" she whispers her ears fluttering a bit.
"I come when wedding Ambrose? Party an pretty dress?" She tilted her head softly a curious look inher sweet blue eyes. Aubrey had said she couldn't go when she and her prince were wed. "I be good promise" she grins then, a pleading look in her sweet baby blue gaze.
He smiled widely. It was a very pretty ring. "I like the blue... and I do like the cut. I was thinking maybe trying to get a platinum band, since she has never been fond of yellow gold. But.... I think you're right about the blue stones - sapphires - ... like her eyes." He felt his cheeks warm with a blush. "And that cut is called a..." He referenced it with a smile. "A princess cut."
He beamed at the cheetah girl at her second question. "Of COURSE you can come, Colche! I wouldn't imagine it any other way. I have talked to Father Stewart - the goat man? - and he said that he would be the priest for the wedding. " He put an arm around Colche amicabally. "Everyone will probably be invited. Maybe you will even be able to help out with the wedding - but we'll have to talk about it after Angelina says 'yes'.... assuming she does.." He didn't want to 'curse' it.
Colche giggled, princess cut. She grins "Angelina say yes" She nods a definate affirmative, she was convinced the lady would say yes, who could say no to ambrose? he was a gret prince!
The little cheetah girl smiled gently as Ambrose hugged ehr and she puurred "Moreau said I no go for when mommy married" She whispers, her ears flattening a bit though she turned her blue eyed gaze back on ambrose and smiled, she would be able to help? Grinning once again she giggled "I helps! be really good n helps lots" She smiles, at leasts he was allowed to go to one wedding though it still hurt a bit that she wasn't allowed to go to Aubreys wedding, going to big brothers wedding was nearlly as good.
He squirmed in excitement again, imagining Angelina's face when she saw the ring that he would buy. He got up quickly, grabbed the standard pen that came in the desks in the duplexes, and circled the princess cut, making a note on size and price, and the sapphire sets wtih a platinum band. "I.... well, I think she will, too. Thank you for helping me look at the rings, you have a good eye for them, and it helps to have a girl's opinion on the matter, I think." He tussled her long black hair.
He pondered the Aubrey wedding mention, he honestly hadn't even imagined Aubrey actually getting married. It was one thing to be engaged, a whole nother to marry the eccentric madman. "well.... they probably arent' going to be married on the island... they probably want to see their families.." His voice fell a few octives. He wished his parents could be there for HIS wedding..... "And none of us are allowed to leave the island."
He paused again, before shaking his head and forcing his eyes back to the catalogue, and the Colche's adorableness. "But I will be very happy to have my little sister there. And I will be certain to keep you informed."
Colche giggled and stood looking at the ring once again she gave an affirmative nod "Angelina like" she puurrs.
She didn't much want to think about Aubreys wedding, she had said it would be off the island. The mention of Aubreys family though made her wonder. She had never thought abotu it before,s he always assumed that Aubreys family was here, the way hers was.
"do soon okies" She grins and there wasd perhaps a slight cheeky look in those sweet blue eyes. She could sometimes be a tad mischevious, perhaps the cheetah was doing that to her, who knew. "an when married gets babies" She giggles a huge grin spreading accross her maw "I wants see"
He grinned. "Well, it's not just up to me, but I will try." He promised with a nod, though he blanched at the mention of babies. "Thooouuguh-erg... uhm... I don't know about babies yet." He gave a nervous chuckle. "But.... when-WHEN we do... I promise you will see."
Hooo... one thing at a time! "But, I was wondering, Colche. Could you keep this magazine for me? I don't want her to see it and ruin the surprise - and you can't tell her, okay?"
Colche Looked surprised "Secret!" she giggles taking the magazine from him and nodding "Okies I no tells!" a very firm nod shakes her head though she couldn't help but giggle. he hoped Ambrose would do it soon. Secrets were very hard to keep!
"Ah, good then. You do know what a secret is." He smiled. "I wasn't certain. But I promise to try to do it soon, but it will probably take a couple of weeks to order the ring. And of course I have to tell Aubrey which one I want first."
He set the magazine back down and stood up. "I will be certain to do that soon."
He started to head for the door before stopping. "And thank, you Colche - but one other thing. Aubrey gave me a warning today at the labs I wanted to pass to you. She said that there was a new doctor there. A lady doctor, but she's a Bad person. She... didn't say exactly why, but that she was giving medicine that she doesn't think is good."
A bad doctor? She frowned "okay" she whispers her tail twitching slightly in irritation. Aubrey woudn' let this bad doctor at her, would she? Her brow creased and she padded after Ambrose hugging him. Giving a final smile to he rbig brother she nodded once again, be careful of new doctor and bad medicine. She knew what medicine was of course, the lady at the cafeteria had given her pain killers before. She would be careful. Though she couldn't help but wonder what bad medicine would do.
He nodded seriously. "Good, we'll both be careful, in that case. And I will look out for you too, of course." He bent down to eye-level with Colche. "And you know where to find me if you ever need me, okay?" He gave her another hug.
"Have fun with your reading! And you will have to introduce me to Josh sometime."
Colche nodded snuggling her big brother back. She gave a giggle "You like josh" she whispers releasing him so he could go his own way. She wanted to get back to her book. Josh was proud of her for reading so much, for trying so hard, she didn't want to let him down.
"I'm sure I will." He responded. He held her for a moment, happy with the way things were proceeding. Finally, stepping back, he gave her a wave. "Take care, Colche - and I will see you about!" And with that, he headed back to his duplex.
The little cheetah girl waved for a few moments befor vanishing back in to her duplex with a grin on her face. What a wonderful secret she had to keep, she just couldn't wait until it happened, for now though, it was back to her book though her mind was full of white weddings.
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 4:38 am
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 4:41 am
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 4:46 am
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