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 Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 5:42 pm
Rabid nodded, but stood quickly and ran over to the Mishaps.
"Oh, goodness," she shook her head, "I'm sorry. I should have realized." She picked Malachi up and rested him on her hip.
"We should...probably be going." Damned animals...
Malachi shrieked when Shavi screamed and grabbed his shoulders. Stupid snakes! Upon being lifted up, he clung to Mummy for dear life.
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 5:48 pm
"Realized? Realized what? It's not your fault...of course not...I don't know what their problem is! This is the first time Shavira's been bitten...Its usually me." She rubbed something on Shavira's cuts, and Shavira began to quiet. "Oh, please don't worry about it...It's no ones fault." She plastered a colorful bandaid on Shavira's arm and tickled her to make her feel better.
It worked. Pretty soon, Shavira was giggling again. She wiped at her eyes and smiled at Malachi. "Oops." Was all she could think of to say to him. "Sowwy."
The snakes whirled around her belly, inspecting her, and each other, trying to figure out what had happened.
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:49 pm
"Nonono," Rabid shook her head, "It's the vampiric gene. I thought he may not have enough to disrupt the..."
She realized she was rambling and stated simply, "Animals don't like the undead."
Part of her wanted to bleed on Shavira, heal her wound. It asn't always smartest to slit your wrists in front of a little one, though. She placed Malachi back on the ground, a bit farther from the other Mishap than before.
Ike furrowed his brow and peered over at Shavi.
"Shavi okeh?"
Tears were bad, and so was screaming. there were facts he's begun to accept.
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:41 pm
KiiMeLwi, finished placing the bandaid on Shavira's arm and comforting her, stood and placed a hand on Rabid's arm. "Don't you worry. It COULD have been because the snakes got uncomfortable being squished. No reason to worry. I'm sure.. it wont happen again." She nodded.
Shavira had stopped crying, having gotten over the shock. She stared at the bandaid, and even poked it, until she realized that doing that made it stung. She looked up and saw Ike staring at her. She grinned up at him, all sadness gone. "Shavi all betta! Ike no worries." She tried to inch closer to Malachi, but not as close as before. Sitting opposite from him, she began to dig a shallow hole. "Tunnel!" She declared, and pointed. "Bigger? Ike ca' help! Keep badies from Ike's cas'le."
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:36 am
"Optimism is always good," Rabid murmured, watching the children carefully. This was going to be difficult, until the snakes learned otherwise...IF they learned otherwise...
"Mmph," Malachi said, his brow still furrowed in deep thought. He began digging his own side of the tunnel, although almost subconsciously.
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 2:32 pm
KiiMeLwi gave a weak half shrug. "Better than worrying all the time...I suppose..." She grinned. "i hope. I pray. I plead."
Shavira watched Malachi from the corner of her eyes. She barely had any clue of what had just happened. She had never gotten bitten before. Her snake friends seemed to love her. Something seemed to be wrong. She looked down at her belly and watched as they crept around her back, trying to hide themselves. What WAS this?
It hit her...or as much as she could understand did. She poked the belly of the nearest snake. It turned to peer at her. What? It...said, she was sure. "Ike." She pointed. "Ike." She said again, when the snake turned to peer at the other Mishap in confusion.
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:46 am
"Well, yes, of course," Rabid smiled sweetly. It was nice to have someone so positive around. It made it quite a lot easier to talk and such.
Malachi's head snapped up when he heard his name. He gave a close-lipped smile to the snakes. He'd be damned if they were going to be afraid of him forever...wait...nevermind...
He gave a quick wave before coming to a stunning realization...or what he thought was a stunning realization. He reached in his pocket and removed a handfull of candies, holding them out to Shavi.
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:37 pm
Kii laughed nervously to herself. She watched the two Mishaps, and wondered what, if she was, Shavira was planning.
"Ike." She said again, and pointed more forcefully. "I. K. E. Ike." She frowned. The tiny snake looked back and forth, from Shavira to the white Mishap. Finally, and reluctantly, it slithered along her arm and towards this 'Ike.' Peering at him from wrapped around her arm, he flickered a tongue out slowly. On being offered candies, the snake, who was now being watched by Shavira, Kii and all the other snakes, nudged one with his nose, inspecting.
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:56 pm
Rabid watched her son and the little girl, ready to spring into action if she had to...
Malachi peered down at Shavi's snake. He stayed perfectly still, trying to not startle it into biting again, regardless of whether or not that was the bitey one.
"Eat," he murmured. Did snakes eat candy? He didn't think so...
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:16 pm
Instead of trying to eat this...this...'candy' the snake peered up at Malachi, confused. This wasn't what he expected when he had felt 'danger' nearby in this small boy...odd.
Shavira wiggled her fingers, urging him on. Slowly, the snake unwrapped himself and leaned closer to Ike. Tongue flickering, he 'smelled' the air around him. Wondering what this big white creatures intensions were.
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:19 pm
Ike screwed up his face, and then slowly reached down and unwrapped a candy, popping it into his mouth. He unwrapped another (brown, he saw) and held it out to the snake. What a strange little thing...
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:38 pm
Shavira wondered if snakes could eat candy. Doubting it, she reached for the candy herself. "Snake no candi. Candi no goo fo snake." She guessed. "buggie instea." She informed Ike of what she knew.
The snake watched as the candy disappeared and carefully made his way towards Malachi's hand. Even more carefully, he rested his head on his hand.
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:47 pm
Ike nodded his head. So he was right in thinking that snakes didn't eat candy. So much to learn!
On an impulse, he slowly moved his outstretched pointer finger to the snake's head. He ran said finger from its head to the beginning of its body, only once, and then pulled it back. It felt strange...
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 2:02 pm
Shavira sucked on the candy quietly, staring intently at her snakes and what the one being petted would do.
The snake shivered slightly, but didn't move as he was touched. When the hand disappeared again, the snake seemed surprised. (or at least to shavira anyway) Nothing bad happened. Nothing hurt...nothing stung...it was just like the big girl at his belly had touched him. He turned to peer at Ike again, and more bravely than before, wrapped around his hand.
KiiMeLwi let out her breath, realizing she had been holding it in. The snake seemed to be getting used to Malachi. For whatever reason he hadnt before....
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 2:23 pm
Rabid watched on with curiosity. This may work after all...
Ike gasped as the snake moved, afraid that it may try to hurt him. He stayed calm, though, and continued petting the green scaly creature.
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