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 Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:29 pm
"I have a good memory," Duncan said. Luckily, he knew Alister wouldn't think to question him. He had actually explored what land he could while most Gargoyles slept and written it down in a vague map-like form. It was part of the reason he always woke up in the middle of goddamn nowhere.
Within three minutes, they were back home. Duncan wondered idly how Alister had gotten lost in the first place as they scaled the rocked up to the caves. Some Goyles looked up suspiciously when they arrived. Duncan ignored them. Bonney was just trailing Alister, watching the egg.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:38 pm
Alister didn't question him, of course. He just trusted Duncan to not lead him into trouble. Leading others into trouble was his thing, after all, not the beaked one's.
As they climbed, Alister didn't quiet ignore the looks so much as he hardly noticed them. People always cast suspicious glances his way. Whether these were of a different suspicion or not, he'd long learned to tune out the way gargoyles would look at him and Duncan. Although he wondered if the egg made them more or less skeptical.
He also ignored Bonney watching the egg as he climbed, egg tucked carefully under one arm as he climbed with the other and his two feet. It was an interesting way to climb, but he followed Duncan with no complaint. After all, it was his egg.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:52 pm
It was then that Aurelia appeared from her cave and called for Bonney, shuffling the beast into the cave as she watched Duncan and Alister pass. How could he deal with that little jerk?!
"So what now?" Duncan asked, "Ya hungry?"
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:55 pm
"Pfff, stupid question." He grinned at Duncan, nodding to Aurelia as they passed. "I'm always up for somethin' to eat."
"She's still mad at me, huh." He looked over at Duncan innocently, eyes gleaming with a wickedness that only came when he was planning a new (or thinking of an old) prank. He glanced around. "Afterward, I'm gonna take the egg to the rookery." He muttered. He didn't want to, but it'd be safest there until it hatched.
And then if someone claimed it, then so be it. And if not... well. He was kind of hoping for the former instead of the latter. A kid would be great! Playing pranks on adults, goofing off, flying around... It'd be fun. Of course, Alister didn't think of the responsibility. Only the fun.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:01 pm
That would be why Alister was not the brains of the operation. Oh, the poor little idiot, he would suffer for his decisions. It wasn't Duncan's place to try and read minds, though, so he had no idea.
"So are we going to honest route, or do you think you could come up with something quick?" Coming up meaning stealing, of course. Alister used Duncan's brain; Duncan could use his reputation.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:06 pm
"I can probably snag something." He said with a wicked grin. Alister didn't see it as stealing, really. The food was shared through the clan, but there was an odd thrill about scavenging food from others. "Can't say it'll be quick, but..." He grinned even wider.
"Take the egg and I'll go scrounge something up." He added, holding out the egg. He was already, in his head, thinking of who'd have the best food and who'd be guarding it around now, his eyes distant as he thought.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:12 pm
Duncan took the egg and stared down at it. oh, little egg, how in God's name did you get down into that forest? Did you roll? Were you even alive any more? Probably not. Oh well. Death was pretty common here, and it was a lot less sad when whatever was dead had never been alive at all. He wandered to a rock face then and just sat, watching the egg as he scrunched up in a vertical near-fetal position.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:18 pm
Alister didn't even glance back as he took to the skies, taking off to round up some food. It was a little while before he returned with a sack he'd stolen, filled with food for them to split. He landed on the rock face Duncan was curled up on, grabbing onto the stone so he didn't fall over.
"Where d'you wanna eat?" He asked, moving to sit down beside him with a wide grin. Clearly, he'd been successful. The bag was only half full, but he'd been selective. Fruit and a few slabs of cooked meat were waiting for them to devour. "We might have to find a place with a bit more privacy, I dunno if the human saw." He said sheepishly, scratching the back of his neck. The point was he got it, okay? "How's the egg?" He nodded to it, frowning a little. It never crossed Alister's mind that it might be a dead egg. While death was common, it was something Alister chose not to think about. Besides, it was an egg. It was supposed to house life, not death.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:21 pm
"It's just fine," Duncan lied with a smile. So Alister had stolen from humans. Wonderful. That was sure to help the near-severed ties between their kinds. Oh, of course! Oh well. Beggars couldn't be choosers. Duncan could rarely bear to hunt.
"We can go higher. Or into a cave," he shrugged, hefting the egg up with him. It was wasn't unusually heavy. That was a good sign, "Humans are notorious for being afraid of...everything."
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:27 pm
He nodded a little, grinning. He did good, naturally that made him happy. Really, it'd only been the human because he knew he'd have good stuff around now. He wasn't prejudiced, but a human also couldn't follow him if he flew. Which was a perk.
"Cave'd probably be better." He said, straightening up. "Least they can't fly." He grinned, shrugging. "I'm pretty sure he didn't see." He added, hefting the bag up. It wasn't really to reassure Duncan so much as brag about his clearly astounding sneaking skills. He looked over at the egg quietly, adjusting the bag so he could carry it better. "Lead the way." He smiled at Duncan.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:31 pm
Duncan gave up the egg, suddenly feeling unreasonably useless, and led Alister back into the little divet he called home. There was a crude wooden table and some papers and...that was that. He considered himself lucky to have his own cave, even if it was perhaps the least satisfactory cave there. One had to duck to enter, and the room itself, although high, was only perhaps 20 feet across. At least there was enough room for eating! Duncan brushed off the desk and offered Alister his only chair.
"Well, there ya go."
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:34 pm
"You really need a nicer place."
This was not the first time Alister said it, either. He waved the chair off, sitting down on the ground with a grin. He held out the bag. "Here, you first." He offered, holding the egg in his lap. It wasn't much worse then his place, really. His cave was small enough for him to sleep in comfortably, but he was never there enough to want to furnish it. Always out flying, or in the rookery, or with Duncan, or in the forest.
His cave was only used when necessary. Although if the egg hatched, he'd probably need to get a bigger cave then the one he had for the two of them.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:39 pm
Duncan quite literally lived in his cave, and although he occasionally sneaked out on his own, Aurelia or Alister often had to come and get him before he would do much of anything. Regardless, he was happy for the company he had, and so gladly stole one of Alister's apples. It was slightly bruised, but what could one expect from stolen goods?
"Thanks."
He ignored the comment on his place, as per usual.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:44 pm
He nodded to him quietly, reaching in and grabbing one of the bits of meat. He bit into it and leaned back against the wall he was sitting near, thinking. After he ate the slab he'd taken out of the bag, Alister rubbed his mouth and looked over at Duncan. "So."
That So, by the by, was Alister's way of saying he was bored. He reached into the bag, pulling out a smallish apple, and tossed it to him. "Let's play catch." He grinned wide. It was better then just sitting there, and since Alister was a gargoyle of simple pleasures, catch was a great game for him.
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:47 pm
Duncan laughed and crunched a piece of the new apple too.
"Thanks," he snorted, going back and forth between the apples, "think of something else."
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