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 Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 2:57 pm
[SABRA VIA DISCORD]
"It's fine if we walk around this way, right?" Quiana called over her shoulder towards Hanna with a sheepish expression. "Once we know more I'll come back and hopefully you can direct us to whoever we need to work with on this?" The Elidae gave a small smile towards her Sister, a relieved expression crossing her features when the other Elidae nodded and waved the pair along. It seemed that the idea of them living here had caused a stir, and thankfully it looked like the others were more excited than upset about the prospect of their family moving in. The very realization brought warmth to Quiana's chest, the Elidae feeling touched by the welcoming attitude of those surrounding them. It was a far cry from the looks that she had received in Kiros while praying to Esena and she had to swallow against the rising emotions that startled even her. Perhaps she was a bit more sensitive to the looks than what she allowed others to know, just a little bit at least.
"Oh, yes!" Quiana focused back on Siel as she grounded herself again. "I think it would be perfect with the morning sun there. I could sneak in some herbs as well so that we can rely on them for dishes." Surprisingly enough she did manage to cook and bake on occasion, despite what others may have believed since Quiana was more prone to getting others to help out instead. Helping her grandmother had taught her that much and she had kept at it when they decided to raise a family together. "Looks like a stream cuts near this part of the forest too so that we don't have to walk as far for fresh water." She did purse her lips though after a moment, the Elidae holding up a finger for silence to listen. There wasn't the sound of crashing waves though like back home. "The ocean isn't as close, but maybe we can get a glimpse of it if the tree house is high enough?"
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Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 3:10 pm
[9]
Siel gave Quiana's hand a supportive squeeze. "I think we'll fit in; might be the only place we ever will." He murmured with a grin. Aishan settlements and earthling villages would only ever go so far when it came to acceptance. Living in someplace like Pua wouldn't be perfect, but at least here they wouldn't be outliers. Their children would have the support of a community, one that was raised with the same values and dreams.
"How does - how does tea work? I know how to make it from leaves, but what do the leaves come off of? Are they vines or a plant in the ground?" Siel scrunched up his face. "Maybe we can make tea leaves here; y'know, since different plants grow different places? And then we could give some to family as we meet them." He knew his sister would probably appreciate a rarer blend and maybe some of his other siblings as well. Morain might appreciate some locally brewed wine, but that....was there wine here? How had he never checked...
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Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 5:22 pm
[Sabra via Discord]
"I suppose we can try to experience what fitting in might be like." If they could even do that with how dynamic their family and their personalities were. The very thought brought a soft laugh to Quiana's lips. Admittedly though it was nice to feel so accepted, that much she could definitely acknowledge even as strange as the feeling was. Even as a child she had been an outlier with her Alkidike grandmother being so reclusive from the rest of the settlement. I suppose I can get used to earning favors from Sisters again though. They could trade a lot easier, that much was for certain.
"Tea?" Quiana's antenna flicked at the question as she pondered it. "I think it's small bushes. Chantara showed me some of the ones that she raised in her gardens...the ones that you can actually use without you know." Her lips curled back up into a delighted smile as she considered the prospect of Siel's idea. "I can ask around and see what Sisters have what types growing so that maybe we can steal a cut of one and replant it here." It would grow a bit faster than seeds which would give them an edge on the waiting game for mature tea leaves, depending on how long they did end up lingering in Pua. "There should be quite a few things that we can access if we move to Pua. I saw a grove of fruit trees that way....do you think one of the Belreans living here brought them from Belrea? I'm used to tropical fruits, not something like oranges or apples here." That would be nice though to have more options for their children to enjoy. Little ones could be fussy and she could only imagine what their two newest blooms would turn out to be like in the near future! The thought made Quiana reach back out for Siel, the Elidae wrapping her arms around his shoulders as she surveyed the area a bit more. "I think moving here will truly enrich their childhoods." She admitted softly, a flicker of hope for more peaceful days keeping her expression warm
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Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 5:28 pm
[10]
"I bet they did. I would have if I would have thought it through." Honestly all he'd been thinking about at the time was having a family with Quiana. It seemed insane to think that they'd made this trip back to the island for blooms and now they were having their fifth and sixth. Six kids. He was the father of six kids. All by the same mother. A part of him had always just kind of known an unexpected surprise or two might have popped up, given his father's own proclivities, but a stable life with a big family? That one had taken Siel by surprise.
"We're going to have to think of names soon. Maybe Bert or Yurp." He said with as straight a face as he could muster.
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Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 5:49 pm
[Sabra via Discord / fin]
"I suppose that is a concern." Quiana raised a brow, the Elidae shaking her head at the proposals even as Siel kept a straight face. "If that works then Ah and Chuu seems common enough or Psst and Tsk." She teased, her expression dancing with amusement as she thought about the silliness of it all. "I suppose we'll prepare a couple of names and see what fits our blooms the best when they finally greet the world. Maybe we can just write them out and roll a dice to decide the final ones. Make it a game and see what the other children propose even." They were just ideas and she was curious to see what the children might suggest this time after helping out last time, but even Quiana wasn't certain what to expect from their blooms. She would just be happy to greet the little ones when the time came and then take things one day at a time as they usually did, enjoying life with every twist and turn that came their way.
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