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 Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:31 am
It had been...an eventful day, to say the least. After departing the shop without another word besides a curt nod to the gender-confused store manager, (and completely ignoring Finesse as she did so) Tsunake had set straight off for home--her new 'companion' perched comfortably upon one of her small shoulders. She'd never seen a bird like this one before, not as a pet, anyway. It almost reminded her of a cardinal...but no matter. It was quiet, and though it didn't seem inclined to fly off and leave her just yet, she was oddly amused by its presence. If anything, the kids would like the avian, and if Ithai even thought about eating the bird, there'd be hell to pay...The small, grey creature fluttered its wings from time to time, waddling about on its perch--even using its odd bill to preen at her silvery strands of hair. "Stop that." The woman ordered mildly, one eye squinting shut as the bird completely ignored her words, oblivious as it nibbled lightly at one of her ears. With an irritated sound, Tsunake lifted a hand to her shoulder, trying to get the--damn it, what had he called it--pyrrhuloxia to step on her fingers. And, with a curious cheep, the bird poked at her fingers instead, missing the entire point. "Never mind." She muttered, frosty eyes flickering to the ancient house that loomed ominously before them. Ahh, yes, the kids should be home soon...
Tsunake slipped quietly inside the house, listening to the faint rustle of scales as the young dragoness that slumbered within stirred at her familiar scent. Mm, if that gaur didn't get here soon...Wings suddenly smacked the side of her face, and the woman cursed as the pyrrhuloxia took off to land rather stupidly on the floor, looking bewildered as to how it had got there. "Oy. Bird." The tiny creature rustled its wings, tilting its head at her for a moment before hopping in the opposite direction, warbling curiously to itself as it poked about its new surroundings. The woman rolled her eyes slightly, placing one hand on her hip. What, did she get the brain-dead one?
"You need a name." She informed it coolly, settling back into an armchair with her legs crossed, one hand propped underneath her chin. Mm, had she been a bit hard on Finesse today? Probably. But it wasn't as though he didn't deserve it, right? He was keeping something from her, she knew that much...and she didn't like it. And now she had this thing to take care of, and he had one too. At least, the reptilian side noted with a smug sort of thought, her's was a much prettier shade of colors...There was another rustle of feathers--and the red and grey avian took off, fluttering towards her--so it could perch on her chest.
Rearing back with disgust, Tsunake quickly jabbed her fingers at it, and, with an oblivious sort of stare, the bird agreeably stepped onto her fingers. "None of that." She informed it, her tone clipped. Beak stretching open in a yawn, the pyrrhuloxia rubbed its head affectionately against her fingers, the soft feathers tickling her skin, causing her fingers to twitch slightly. Lips twitched as well, then curled into a reluctant smile, and Tsunake gently stroked the bird's back with her opposite hand. "Friendly," She murmured, settling back in the chair. All right, well...she'd need a cage, first off. Didn't want the dragon mistaking this guy for a snack. And she still needed a name for it--food too, probably. What the hell would it eat? Nuts? Bugs? Birdseed? She didn't know.
This isn't very exciting... The pyrrhuloxia chirped plantitively, preening its chest with a lazy sort of look in its dark eye.
"A name, a name...We could call you Bozo." Tsunake sounded bored, one finger delicately slipping up to fluff at the feathers located on the bird's neck. "Bozo the clown." Did it even need a name? She wasn't planning on keeping it...not for very long, right? Right. Sure. She could have sworn that the bird paused for a moment to stare at her, then, as though pretending it hadn't heard a word, continued to clean itself. "Uh-huh." The silver-haired woman muttered, then rose to her feet, having heard the school bus pull up. Damn, hopefully that gaur wouldn't arrive where someone could see it...
"Now we get to meet the other members of the family." She informed it, promptly snorting at herself for talking to a bird of all things. Alena stirred again, lifting her head sleepily--then hissing throatily at the sight of the winged creature. Dusky scales rippled, her black underbelly expanding as the dragoness puffed herself up aggressively. "Stop that." The woman snarled, aware that the bird was beginning to peep with excitement. "Both of you."
Better, better! New ones and a scary monster! And a gaur, too! Oh yes, it was much more satisfied now, sidling up to warble happily in the female's ear. Tsunake just shook her head, wondering half-heartedly if it would fly away if she went back outside to wait for Sauda and Ithai...
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:30 am
That was the easiest ******** deal of my life. The gaur came--Alena's still rampaging around with it out back. The guy chick THING that delivered it was just as crazy as the one in the store--big surprise. It looked nasty. The gaur, anyway. It was more than willing to take off though...and Ithai's been locked in his room, so there's no chance of him going after it. The only thing is, now I'm still stuck with this bird. The damn thing's stupid, or something. I threw a book at it (No, not at at it, just like...near it. Right.) and all it did was stare at me. After shitting on the carpet, mind you. So, here I am, stuck with this brain-dead bird that clearly doesn't understand that I am not it's friend, and it should just fly the ******** away at this point. And it has some unnatural obsession with hair. My hair, the kids' hair, anyone's hair. I don't know what it is, but it just...rrrrrgh. I tried taking it outside and throwing it or whatever. Like you see those people on TV do. It worked, for a little bit. The thing flew off, and I went back inside. Next thing I know, Sauda's walking in all smiles because she'd gone outside to play and that damn bird had hitched a ride to come back in. What the hell? Is that even natural? I thought this was some sort of wild bird...
I really don't need another pet at this point. Sure, I've got room...but...pfft. I don't know. This bird's weird, is all. Maybe all birds are weird. This ********, this sounds stupid, but it just feels smart, you know? Even if it's hardly got any sense in its pea-sized head. Sauda likes it, Ithai hardly gives a damn...so whatever. Birds don't live long, right? I hope not. Wonder if I need a cage, or it'll be fine just to let it do whatever. Maybe it'd die faster, that way, ha ha. That'd make the kids sad, though...Would a perch or something work? If this starts turning out to be more trouble than it's worth...
Speaking of trouble, I think Finesse is just asking to get his a** kicked. What, does he think I'm stupid or something? I know he's up to something. 'Feeding the cat' my a**. And he didn't even come to get Ithai this week, the b*****d. I don't know what I'm gonna do with him. Kill him, maybe? Hah, good luck with that...Wonder how he's doing with his bird. Wonder if it's dead already. I wouldn't be surprised. And then I'll have another reason to kick his a**--if I'm gonna get some free crap to feed that dragon just by taking care of a bird, hell, I'll do it. He just better not mess it up.
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:35 am
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