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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:31 pm
" Have you ever met another with your purpose?" As of yet Uzi hadn't, hadn't even met another combat type yet. Her yellow glowing eyes dimmed a little as she thought about it, what it would be like to face another of her kind who shared her purpose, would it be a pleasant meeting or would Uzi have to defend her skills and prowess to the other. She was better, she knew than the dog and even Eli in some area becuase she was made for this but again another of her kind born to the same purpose? Only the one with the better experience and creativity could be the best, Kaosu had somewhat taught her that. Perhaps it was time for Uzi to start working even harder.
Eli squeezed her shoulder again " I doubt I can be of much help in this situation but if you guys ever need me.." He trailed off. There was a weird bond there between those that Banning had entrusted with sparks.
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:14 pm
Rhian tilted her head for a moment and thought, then shook it sadly. "No, no-one exactly alike But I did meet Lauss-teacher, who's purpose is similar though he's Service and not Social!" Rhian, of course, had no idea if Uzi had met the hovering Proto or not, but she had to ask. "Have you met Lauss-teacher?"
Ellandra nodded softly, smiling. "Thank you, Mr. Galvao, I very much appreciate your offer." There wasn't much else she could say other than that, but it was very kind of him to want to try and help.
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:31 pm
Instantly Uzi's eyes were bright again " I have met Lauss, we were going to hunt together but there was no time" and then it had become an issue when neither of their owners approved. " He and Lee own a dog we gave them." Well a puppy more than full dog like Kell's size but still. " I have also met Orpheus who can fly as well." In fact Uzi hadn't met another essentic yet that couldn't fly, she was a bit annoyed by this.
Eli winced at Uzi's mentioning of the near disastrous incident of Lauss and a gun. It wasn't his fault, the gun was in a case with a lock and the ammo was in a separate box and still the pair of essentics had managed to nearly get the thing loaded. He had wondered since then if Uzi thought all essentics could hunt regardless of their purpose as long as they had an interest in it.
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:24 am
Rhian flicked her antennae, shocked. "Lauss-teacher wanted to hunt? Why?" She paused to flutter her wings a bit. "And you've met Orphy, too? Yay!" Again she paused, and then she asked, "What's it like to run? I don't have feet so I wonder."
Meanwhile, Ellandra looked on in silence, simply listening to the Essentics chatter and petting Kell
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:20 am
" I believe Lauss was curious, he had previously helped me study how to track animals from their foot prints" Staring at Rhian Uzi though the creature would be impossible to track for most, even birds left distinguishable tracks but this butterfly like proto, what would it leave on the ground if anything? "Orphy was.. interesting" There was no other way to describe the musical essentic as far as Uzi was concerned.
" Running is good it's like moving as fast as you can and your body warms and fights you but you move faster anyways." When Uzi ran it was always full tilt. " you can feel the difference between dirt and rocks, solid and hollow ground, it's.. comforting." Uzi liked to run, to be on the prowl.
" What is it like to fly? To see the world from up there?" Did Rhian see things different from up high the other essentic wondered.
" You know," Eli said softly " I've seen a lot of strange things in my life, I have never seen anything as weird as those two". What amounted to an armored mountain lion and a giant butterfly calmly discussing what it was like to fly and run on the outskirts of the city in front of half constructed houses. The world did not get any weirder.
The hound dog happy for the attention remained fairly still aside from the wagging of his tail, he was comfy and there was really no need to move.
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:30 am
Orphy is very interesting! He can do a lot of different things with his songs!" Rhian paused and looked at Uzi's paw, almost pouting. "I wish I had feet It would be nice to be able to run!" The butterfly proto flicked her antennae a bit and thought for a moment before replying, "Flying's not easy to describe, because I do it so much - but there's not many limits to where you can go, up down, sideways, lno feeling anything except the air currents and the wind when it blows you over - that's not fun - but it's very. . . um. . .. free? Still, when my wings get wet I can't move at all, so I can't wait to grow when I'll be able to walk and run like Sibling-Zi does!"
Ellandra blinked and exchanged a look with Eli before glancing to her flutterby fondly. "I'm beginning to get used to strange, with this little one I don't know where she gets most of her ideas for conversation . . . but she's always good company to have around." Kell was a good dog, she decided, continuing to pet him. What a nice fellow. Hmm. . .
"Lee came for a visit a while ago, she mentioned gettting a puppy from you - was he related to this fellow here?"
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 4:09 pm
Hmm that sounded both good and bad, there a limit to the ways and directions Uzi could move in. On the other hand the lion like proto was not all that bothered by rain, her armor kept most water off and the parts of Uzi that did get wet were not adversely affected by it. " Do you think you will still fly then?'
The green eyes man nodded " Distantly but the two are related." Eli smiled a little " I don't think Rosco is going to end up as slim as Kell but he may end up knowing more tricks." Kell was an excellent and well trained hunter but Rosco looked like he might have a shot at learning every dog trick known to man. " Lauss seems highly focused on teaching him."
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 4:50 pm
Rhian tilted her head. "Probably not, I won't need to fly if I have legs - I'll still need my antennae though, they help with my purpose!"
Ellandra smiled at the mental image of Lauss trying to teach a puppy. "I'm sure Lauss is getting a great deal of enjoyment out of teaching him." Well, that was an understatement to the highest degree - Lauss always enjoyed teaching, perhaps even a bit too much at times.
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:39 pm
" But why not keep flying if you could and how do the antennae help" Not that Uzi was ever sure which part of her were the antennae. She wanted to know though, to better understand other essentics and how they worked.
Eli laughed softly and nodded " last I checked he was."
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:09 am
"Because I could still get all rolled over by the wind, and I don't like getting blown away," Rhian said simply, flicking her antennae at Uzi curiously. "My antennae," and she gestured to the flicking, glow-ended appendages on her head, "They help me to sense emotions, it's good for calming, good for advising too, I think, 'cause if you know what upsets someone you know how to avoid it and how to give advice and help without upsetting!" Was Rhian proud of her antennae? You bet. They were useful, after all, and her wings were only good because she didn't have legs and wouldn't be able to move without them.
Ellandra nodded. "Nearly every proto I've met lately seems to be very anxious to grow," the brunette said thoughtfully. "Lauss and my own flutterby in particular. Has Uzi been as eager to grow, or is she taking her time?"
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:25 pm
Uzi still though the ability to fly should not be lost just so one would walk, surely Rhian would be heavy enough when she grew to not get blown over, even with such big wings. The combat type thought the other's antennae were mildly interesting but not something she herself would find useful. Then again her purpose did not require thinking about emotions, which was probably good since Uzi was just starting to understand her own. with no real comment to make the lion like proto just gave a rumble of understanding.
"Hmm she's gotten more antsy about it lately " for which Eli fully blamed choosing a gender and Lee's mother. Then again he;d also made a bedroom for her that probably encouraged her to grow. " I Imagine it all happens in it's own time."
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:06 pm
"I want to grow soon, do you? What do you want to be like when you grow?" Rhian asked, unwilling to let a good conversation die. She liked talking, especially to others fo her kind. It was always so very interesting!
Ellandra nodded, smiling. "I suppose it does. . . Lauss and Rhian sem to want to try to grow together, though - and i'm not sure quite how they would manage it, either. . ."
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:08 am
" I would like to be bigger" Uzi admitted " I would like to have hands, other than that I am not sure what I would like." Creativity was not her strong suit, that and Uzi wasn't sure what a female hunter should look like and thus had no basis for what she wanted.
Eli shook his head " No idea. though I'm not sure Drente is ready for Lauss to be more mobile and able to blend in with normal folk." It wasn't that the essentic was bad, in fact he seemed rather responsible, at least with Rosco. It was just something about the curious proto that was hard to explain but made Eli wary about Lee setting him loose on the general population.
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:30 am
"But you're already big," Rhian said, flickng her antennae. "But I bet you'll be all tall, and still look fierce since that suits your purpose well, and I bet you'll be really pretty, too!" Was Rhian babbling? Yes. Was this normal? Yes. Did it mean anything in particular? Not really, she was just speculating.
Ellandra laughed. "Perhaps, perhaps not. I do know that should he and Rhian take to the streets together at some point, not a soul would be spared from taking part in conversations and quizzes!"
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:18 pm
Uzi wasn't opposed to looking pretty as long as it did not detract from her usefulness or ability to blend in enough to stalk things. " I am big not not as tall as a human." Though she likely weighed more than one.
" I am so glad I live out on the edge of Vargash" Eli murmured in response
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