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 Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:27 pm
"Hm..." It was a quivering bass note as he dissected that information. "That makes sense. Most try to complicate things, eh? Mmmhmmm~" The stallion seemed to like the sound of that--and by that, the sound of the melody he was fiddling with rather than her words. He would pause politely when she spoke though, and his tail twitched as though cheerfully acknowledging her words.
"Comes with being a unicorn, I suppose." Kasthem drawled thoughtfully, tipping his head as though considering. "The horn, the tail... Does make those bugs a nasty pest, however. Guess that's the trade off for being able to heal all those bites they leave, mm? I'd rather the tail, to be honest!" He sounded amused though, tossing his head so the bells chirped lightly.
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:28 pm
Yes. Other people were complicated. Though Alyssum had never had trouble relating to others, she knew that her ideas, her motives, were a little more direct than some others. Of course, it never crossed her mind that she was too simple. Her world, in her view, was simple. There was right and wrong. There was Soquili and tree. There was water and air. Buzzers and fake stars. Could anything be any other way?
The deep notes in her ears almost distracted her from his response, but her attention immediatly turned when she heard a word she didn't know, a power she had never seen. "Unicorn? Is that... what they call Soquili like you? And you can heal things? I want to see!"
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Quicksilver the Archangel
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:15 am
"Uni means one, you see." He was musing out loud, almost as though he was having to ponder this out himself. "So one horn," A toss of his head so his hair flopped valiantly around the striped appendage before he continued, "Is what makes one instantly recognized as a unicorn. I'm sure there are exceptions--that's what makes life interesting, mm?"
Her request was enough to earn a chuckle out of him, and Kasthem shifted lazily on his hooves. "Why not? But I don't feel like tearing myself open on some brambles just to show you; I'm a bit of a stick in the mud, that way..." Still, he was thoughtfully peering around now, and when no suitable target sprang out of the air for him, he refocused on the mare. "You find me something to heal, and I'll show you, mm~"
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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 4:48 pm
Alyssum digested this information. Uni meant one. So an uni had one horn. Didn't really explain the tail, but maybe it had to do with 'one' too. Afterall, it had only -one- bit of hair, right? She half-wondered if a being with two horns would be called uniuni; then, wouldn't someone with three be uniuniuni? Maybe there were other words for them, because it seemed to get confusing after you took away the 'one' aspect of it.
Her attentioned turned to more pressing matters, and she snorted at the paint stallion's words. "Well... of course not! I wouldn't expect you to hurt yourself. That's just silly."
She frowned in consideration, looking at the ground. She could crush some of the plants and ask him to heal them, but... she would never do that. She loved the plants, and they would be dying soon enough... why make them suffer? Same thing for the bugs, the birds... and the dappled mare would certainly never hurt herself or another Soquili just for the sake of learning. There were limits, afterall. "Well... how about, next time I manage to hurt myself, you heal me? Then I can see AND feel it!"
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Quicksilver the Archangel
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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:29 am
"Hurt yourself?"
The curious rumble signaled that quite honestly, Kasthem didn't expect that to happen anytime soon. But he mulled over it some, assumed that such a forest-nymph might often cut herself on unkind branches or grumpy thorns, and after a moment he nodded with what appeared to be amusement. "Very well. Should we meet each other again, and you are suffering as you claim you might be, I will see if I can't heal you."
There was a pulse of laughter in his throat as he added, "But I'm afraid it isn't very interesting." He'd seen it so many times before that the theatrics had grown rather uninteresting. Why question a natural ability and make it into something more than, to him, it really was?
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:14 pm
The dappled mare smiled at Kasthem's agreement. Not that she wanted to get hurt or anything like that, but still, knowing that she'd get to experience this healing gift first hand was an event to look forward to, still more information to add to her growing knowledge.
"Well... -I- think it's interesting," Alyssum told him frankly, her purple eyes flashing with excitement. "I mean, flying probably isn't that special to someone who can do it, but I can't. I can't heal either; I've never seen anyone heal something before. I don't think, up until now, I've met anyone who could heal! So... think about how I think of it, since I can't do it. I've just got to try and protect things. I know I can't fix them later."
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Quicksilver the Archangel
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Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 3:15 pm
The stallion seemed faintly surprised, a faint smile twitching at his muzzle before he nodded. "Suppose I should stop taking things for granted when they're concerned about others, too, mm~. It's a powerful gift, though I've never had to use it often." That in itself was a blessing, for he knew of the things that crawled around these parts.
Her words puzzled him faintly, and he snorted under his breath. "Well, protecting is almost as important and healing. ...If you ever need help, you can search for me, mm? You're strong and young, though--if even you can't protect someone, then you can count on me to heal them. A fair trade, mm?" He grinned lazily at that, tossing his head so his eyes could glitter faintly from beneath his mane.
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:57 pm
His words were... honest and true, but slightly embarassing. She accepted her strength and her youth with the same amount of general agreement as she did when other Soquili said she was pretty; she was well aware of all these facts. But there was something about his offer to help, the gleam in his eye that made her feel slightly... shy?
Ridiculous. She gave a toss of her own mane, mirroring his actions for an entirely different reason. He had exposed his eyes; she was half-hiding hers, hoping none of tihs curious sensation could be seen in her expression. "I'll come find you but... I don't know if there's anything I can do for you that's as big. Is that okay?"
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Quicksilver the Archangel
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