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 Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 8:06 pm
The gray soquili had turned in circles, stomping about to shake the chills from his coat. He gave a momentary shiver and huffed, blowing warm mist from his face.
Soon he heard a soft knicker and looked up in surprise. There she was! The soquili he saw....delighted, he was distracted from what he was doing and smiled instead, "Hi. I'm Sora....what's your name?"
He twitched his long tail, and noticing that she had averted her eyes, he walked closer, whinnying softly.
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 8:00 pm
Delphia smiled more at this kind greeting and bobbed her head politely. "I'm Delphia." She paused and gazed at him, her smile turning into full amusement. "Ah... you have... a beard." Dangling from his chin was a few short iciccles, water that had dripped down his jaw and froze in the winter air upon his chin. She laughed a bit. "With your coloring, it looks rather nice!" And indeed it did! The pale shimmer of the ice reflected well with his pale coat.
Delphia came closer and stretched her neck to breathe on the ice a bit, hoping her warm breath would help detatch it from the stallion's chin. "How did you manage such an unusual accessory?" She grinned sideways at him, still shy but laughter dancing in her eyes.
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:38 pm
Sora look blankly before shaking his head, trying to see what was on his chin. Just out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted something sparkling and harrumphed, then tried standing still so that Delphia can warm the icicles off. Standing still has never been Sora's forte and before long he shook his head again and leapt aside, dislodging the ice in the process. Delighted he grinned cheekily back at Delphia,"Thanks!....I like your name..........did your bonded human give it to you?" He trotted back to her, his long mane and tail swishing. "Where do you live? How come I've never seen you before?" Full of questions, he circled around her.
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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 12:14 pm
Delphia whickered a laugh as he pranced around her. He hadn't yet noticed the ice crystals sparkling in hs mane and tail, making him look like a soquili from beyond. She stood still as he circled her, turning her head to watch him with amusement as she answered his questions. "Yes, she gave me my name. I live in that teepee over there." She tossed her nose towards the trees that seperated it from this part of the river. She missed the click-clack of beads in her mane, but Tal had decided to leave it loose to help keep Delphia warm.
She turned her face back towards the prancing stallion. "And since we live so far from the village, I am the only one who is here to help Talencia with keeping us fed and warm. So I have been busy working with her lately. I haven't had any time to play." Her ears flicked back and then forward again. She honestly didn't resent the restriction, but she did miss equine company quite a bit. That was why she was so glad to see another of her kind, even one she hadn't met before. It made her happy, and since Sora seemed so full of mischeif already, she grinned a bit, ducked her head, and as he circled behind her, she kicked a snowdrift behind her to spray him with snow.
She whinnied a laugh and slogged through the snow in what during summer would have been a swift dash, but now was just a slow wade. She made her way behind a large mound that might have been a bush at another time of year. Once behind it, she hunkered down to hide, swishing her tail gleefully.
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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 12:45 pm
"Really? Why don;t you come closer to the village? Even though big brother and I spend most of the time in the forest and I like being under the clouds, the village is fun too. it's where I meet our other brothers and sisters..." His words were cut shot as he was suddenly showered with a face ful of snow. Blinking in surprise, he let go of a small neigh, and stared after the dark grey mare who disappeared behind a large snow drift.
An unbidden smile came on his face so she wants to play... and silently, he sloshed through the snow to the other side. Awaiting his chance, he peeked slightly to where he knew she was and suddenly leapt out, whinnying loudly.
Sora chortled and winked.
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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 12:55 pm
Delphia was waiting for him to leap out, though he happened to come from the wrong direction. She had expected him to follow her, but he hadn't. Consequently, her own trick backfired on her. For you see, she had grabbed the end of a snow-laden branch in her teeth and gently bent it back... so that it would shower Sora in snow again when he came around the snowdrift. But when he leaped out behind her, she let out a startled neigh and leapt in the other direction... directly under the branch she had just let go. She ended up looking like a snowhorse, with only bits of her mane peeking out and her eyes blinking at Sora.
Then she neighed a laugh, tossing her head to free it of the snow, and shuddering her coat to try and loosen the damp snow. She was starting to regret this cold play, for her hide was now soaked and she was beginning to shiver. She shuddered her hide again, trying to warm herself, and gave Sora a mildly sheepish smile. "Guess the joke's on m-m-me!"
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Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:15 am
Sora laughed loudly along with Delphia, seeing her all covered with snow. But then he noticed her shivering and frowned slightly. He leaped through the snow to get by her side and leaned in close, lending her his warmth, "hey are you alright? Maybe we should get you back to the teepee. Or would you like to come to the village? There's always a warm fire when the bright light goes away and the dark comes."
The grey soquili attempted what he thought was a comforting smile, but it came out rather comical on his face.
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Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:36 am
Delphia leaned appreciatively into Soras offered warmth. She gave me a shivery smile. "Apparently I'm not meant to get doused in snow." Suddenly she went thoughtful. "I wonder if raccoons hibernate?" She shuddered her coat again, trying to warm herself. "That might explain it."
She smiled at his suggestions, then grinned at his laughable smile. "A trip to the village would be nice. Getting there might help me warm up, too." She nuzzled him in thanks and then began slogging through the snow towards the trail that would take them to the village.
((Want to take this to the main thread, so we can 'meet' others who might be around at the village? We could always bring it back here if we end up having to stop in mid-scene. Mrr?))
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Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:55 am
((Actually, I don't think I can do as I suggested, Taka... IE is giving me big time problems with Gaia, so I think I'll give it a break. ::hugs:: I thought I'd be able to continue now, but at this point I'd rather not leave you high and dry with me missing! So if you'd like to continue it here, that's fine. ::smiles:: ))
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Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:41 am
((rofl. i was wondering what you were talking about. if you cant rp there, we can continue it here without meeting other soquilis. you might want to bring talencia sometimes, and meet Tahatan and ahiga (rapid's char) ))
Racoons? thought Sora to himself wondering what she was talking about. He continued to lend support, and sloshed through the snow with her, "The village is cosy, we'll be able to find a warm place to rest. Might you want to tell your bonded? In case they are worried....I know mine always wants to know where I am..." he said it in a way that sounded half frustrated but also jokingly. He loves his big brother and little playmate but sometimes a soquili just wants to go and run, not cooped up in the teepee all day long. Sora glanced at the darkly marked mare and smiled shyly, his deep green eyes twinkling.
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Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 3:11 pm
Talencia smiled at Sora, the movement already warming her so that she didn't shiver so much. "She already gave me permission to come play. She knows I'll be back when she needs me." She paused to lunge over a hidden log that only looked like a short mound of snow. "She can send Jaden to fetch me if she needs me before I think she does."
They broke out onto a trail and the going became easier. The trail was already broken by previous travellers and it wasn't long before they approached the village. Delphia slowed down uncertainly. It was just dawning on her that, although they lived close to it, and she knew it was here, she hadn't often come into it actually. She glanced at Sora a bit nervously and edged closer to him, sidling sideways. "Where to now?" she inquired, ears flicking all around as she gazed about her.
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Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 8:43 am
Sora continued to plough through the snow, whinnying slightly as they got nearer. He could smell scents of warm food wafting through the village. The he noticed Delphia had dropped behind and he turned slightly, "Hmm? " his ears twitched along with hers, "Um...well, we can go visit the other soquilis. Or go back to our teepee. I'm sure big brother has some food there and it'll be warm. It's closer to the forest though...if you want to stay inside the village, we can go to the center instead?"
He shuffled quietly next to the racoon soquili, awaiting her response.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 6:35 pm
((Sorry Taka hon... was on vacation and thus distracted for a few days.))
Delphia shuddered right down to the bone. Her coat had grown very thick since the snows began, but every bit of it was now soaked through, slowly freezing from the outside in. Her grey coat was starting to pale with the icy crystals forming in her fur. Her fetlocks ached, and her pace slowed. She wasn't in danger of her life, but she was possibly in danger of catching clod. She let Sora catch up to her and leaned against him in a non-subtle plea for warmth.
"W-w-which e-e-ever is c-c-clos-s-ser," she manaaged, ears drooping. She was feeling distinctly less playful than she normally did. She hoped Sora did not think badly of her for her lapse in good spirits. If she could just get WARM, and soon! Then she would perk back up, she was sure.
((If you would like to go them to go to Sora's home, we could transfer this to your teepee.))
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Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 11:42 am
Sora dropped his head, nuzzling her on her cheek. "Come on then......maybe big brother has blankets around"
He gently led her through the side of the village where they soon came upon a little dishevelled teepee half hidden by the tall oaks. Sora gave a slight sheepish smile to the grey mare and poked his head inside. There werent anyone there so he whinnied for her to follow him.
((not really sure how we are arranging the teepee. so we can continue here ^^))
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Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 11:49 am
((Okeedokey, that works!))
Delphia followed Sora inside, where it was significantly warmer. She was still smiling at his nuzzle on her cheek. She stepped carefully, making sure to avoid any personal belongings that were inside. It seemed like it was pretty spacious in here too, bigger inside than it looked outside. She mulled for a moment that most of the teepees were that way. She explored a bit, poking her nose here and there, sneezing once at what she found. Her shivering was already slowing and was nearly gone, just from the short time of being in the shelter of Sora's teepee. She gave him a sheepish smile. "Thank you for inviting me in. It seems to be helping." She in turn nuzzle him, nipping at his mane and giving it a playful tug. Warming up made her return to her generally jolly attitude.
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