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 Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:12 am
"Mmm, maybe . . ." But the idea of being around so many humans suddenly made her nervous. Ever since she had left her owner, Ella had been more wary of the tall two-leggers due to her own personal reasons: especially the elderly. They reminded her too much of the master . . . Conflicting with the Burmese's longing to stay and watch, Ella was left indecisive as she followed after Maria, reverting back to her regular gait. "Maria, doesn't it bother you to be around so many humans at once, though?" she asked after clamboring up the short steps leading to the stage, gazing upon the empty chairs and stands as if humans might pop into them from nowhere. "The little ones especially. They know nothing of restraint and never cease to fidget or make noise."
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Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:41 am
Maria deducated that the arch as well as the stands were a good indicator that humans would be back soon. Humans rarely bothered her much, so long as they knew their limits with Maria's nerves. That usually was undefined anyway, so a clear estimation of Maria's feelings towards them would be difficult to define. However, Maria wasn't one who could be aggravated easily, but she could tell from Ella's inquiry that her companion didn't like them as much as Maria disliked modern art.
"Mmm...just so long as they are well-behaved. As far as children...I'd rather they stayed at their own homes." Maria replied, without turning to say so to her face. She was still scouting around for a piano for Ella, in hopes that the two wouldn't be noticed and that Ella would have enough time to play something. Maybe something spirited that she could dance too.
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Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:25 pm
"They usually aren't left behind during this time of year, though," Elarinya observed, briefly turning her gaze to the vacant audience. A small thrill went through her at the the thought of one day performing with other cats, though if such a concerted effort was possible she hadn't a clue. Then another shiver went through her body, different from the minor exhiliration, as a breeze swept up about them; Ella shrunk closer to herself, calling to Maria. "There won't be any insturments out in this w-weather, especially not a piano. A-Anything above or below room temperature will tamper with its pitch. Between this and many people gathering here, I-I'd rather leave personally." It wasn't as if she couldn't find a different concerto to listen to later in more favorable conditions.
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Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:09 pm
It was at that point that Maria realized her charisma had outdone her wisdom. Of coooouuuurse they wouldn't keep an instrument like that out in this weather. Taking the truism "you learn something new everyday" to heart, Maria thought more on the situation outloud. "But then why would they have left their sheet music out? Non sequitur... " she mumbled. "Oh, you know, maybe they have a room or somesuch further back? With a warmer temperature?"
Maria, having noticeably longer a pelt than Ella wasn't afflicted by the wind as deeply. The sky was starting to turn many different colors, though, meaning that night would fall soon. Around Christmastime, humans seemed nocturnal and would gather in big, ignorant flocks. Following her own suggestion, Maria trotted back further, finding herself right about her guess. There was indeed a room far back. Or, at least, a door that lead to a building. "You up for an adventure, Ella?" she said with a smirk.
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Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:35 am
Ella prolonged her answer for a moment with a suggestion, surprised that she knew the term non sequitur. Probably picked up from her owner. "Perhaps it was leftover from a different, younger band. Children gather under a conductor at school sometimes, and around this time of year they might perform for their parents." So eager where they to get out and into their break, no wonder sheets of music had been left behind! Or at least that's what the Burmese thought.
She wanted to say no at first to Maria's question, more desirous of returning to someplace much warmer and less full of the scent of humans. At this stage in life Ella was not the least bit adventurous nor brave, taken more to avoiding attention while scrounging for food and simply living from day to day as an average cat. This meeting of course was set before she had met Patch and Natsuki, both who had introduced her to the concept of being a Free Collar, but for now this particular cat was content to wear the thing about her neck and stay out of trouble like a good girl.
"I don't know, Maria . . . I'd rather not be s-spotted," Ella confessed with a shiver. "What if we knock something over? I don't w-want any humans on our tails simply because we tampered with their equipment."
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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:54 am
Maria, sensing Ella's apprehension in her voice, was disheartened. The only reason Maria was risking her hide in this such situation was because of Ella. Using her limited deductive reasoning, Maria could sense her desire to play again, but something about her personality kept her from it.
So, without heeding her friend's warning, Maria proceeded to nudge the door open with her nose. Inside it was much warmer than where Ella stood, a noticeable difference given that Maria felt the temperature rise even through her thick fur. Once she slunk into the door way fully, Maria was able to see a a myriad of instruments, even some she couldn't recognize. Foreign percussive trinkets and abstract strings adorned one corner while glimmering brass stood proudly in another. Obviously the people that managed this place knew their musical instruments. Finally, Maria came across a piano. Not quite as elegant as she hoped, but one nevertheless. A practice one, as the grandiose one couldn't withstand such temperatures, as Elarinya pointed out earlier.
Maria poked her head back out the door with a large, and somewhat idiotic grin plastered on her face. "C'mon, Ella! There's no one in here. This is the only door, I think we'd be safe." she beckoned.
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:56 pm
"I think". "I think" wasn't a very nice answer in Ella's world because it left room for doubt, whatever Maria's encouraging grin might have said. And doubt wasn't something the musically-inclined cat wanted, for though she acted self-confident in public, a single error, a minor mishap, was all it took to shatter the facade. At this point in time Elarinya's perception of the outside world beyond her old home was too large for her comprehension and full of unknowns - which of course ranked along with the doubts in the "do not want" section of her brain. "I-I don't know, Maria . . ."
The Burmese's ears suddenly pricked up at distant footsteps, and she froze in fear. They were rough sounding with a quality to their tones that didn't suggest a feline origin. ". . . said t'was too cold to have an archestra t'day," one was saying, sounding tired. Humans! She could smell these particular ones' lack of bodily odor restraint and wrinkeld her nose, thoguh when she looked to Maria her eyes were wide with fear.
"I-I can't . . . I can't!" she hissed in a whisper, as if the humans could possibly hear her, already backing away, her little confident act beginning to crack. "C-Come on, Maria, let's just g-go!"
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 5:03 pm
Disappointed at the circumstances, before it was necessary to be reflective, Maria peeked back at the piano in the room and sighed. The humans, given their less-than-educated sounding dialect would be too hasty to deal with intelligently. To them, Maria and Ele were probably just some flea-bitten beasts. This was a fact that she couldn't argue. Even though Maria was much smaller than most humans hieght-wise, she found herself looking down upon them for their sheer stupidity. "Ergh, I guess I can't fight this one." Maria finally admitted.
Staying clear of the source of the voices, Maria slipped out of the backstage area and nudged her head back, a silent signal that getting out of here was actually a good idea. Mixing animals and expensive instruments was not a smart recipe, but it couldn't be helped unless she wanted to end up in more trouble than she'd bargained for.
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 2:27 pm
Relief flooded her when Maria decided to agree instead of pushing the risky curiosity further - probably to their demise. So what if the humans didn't sound like upright gentlemen? Even a stupid human could cause trouble, probably even more than an intelligent one. Hastily Ella scampered down the steps after her, keeping her head down as the pair made their way backstage. Tromping steps echoed down to them for several more seconds of scampering until they managed to find themselves back at the fountain they had originally found each other at.
"Phew . . ." Her fur crawled at the thought of what might have happened if they had disturbed anything at all. What if she had given into Maria's request and played? Oh God . . . "T-Too close," Ella breathed, shivering. They were once again more open to the elements, particularly the cold wind. "That's enough p-peril for me today, th-th-thanks. I probably o-ought to go home." Maybe today the Master would be back? He hadn't been in so long, though . . . She liked to make visits nonetheless.
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:29 pm
Maria, disappointed briskly foullowed suit and met Elarinya out in the concrete garden. Remembering how uncomfortable the statues were, she shifted her eyes back and forth. It was more than obvious that the two, generally dark-pelted felines would stick out amongst the sea of grey, so Maria took to staying in the shade of one of the abstract figures.
"I suppose you're right. Scampering off would be the best. Maybe we'll see each other around; I still want to hear you play." Maria said. Slightly defeated, she pranced out of the shadow and smiled at Elarinya before lightly batting at her ear. It was an...awkward...way to say goodbye, but Maria didn't find it as so. Following her own advice, she pivoted on one paw and scampered off, a piano playing in her head to remind her of the new friend she'd made.
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