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 Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:36 am
Donny was wearing a dress? Since when?! She'd seen the outfit their parents had bought for him, and it didn't look like a dress at all. Vidya stared at him blankly for a moment, wondering about this. And then, rather suddenly, everything fell into place...Adonis didn't know the word for his outfit! Knowing this, the blue child fell into a fit of laughter.
"OH no, Donny!" She giggled out, shaking her head. "S'not a dress,. i'sa tux. You gotsa tux 'cause yer'a boy, and I gotta dress 'cause I'ma girl!" She corrected, still giggling out her words...though her laughter had died down a bit. That would be silly, a boy in a dress!
When her giggles quieted completely, she then lifted her hands to rub her eyes. "Thank'yah! I wanna grow too...s'easier to be a pirate if yer'all big n' stuff." Her words had suddenly started to fade off as she spoke. She was finding herself so tired lately, without any reason to explain it.
She was not, however, going to succumb to this! She was at the park, so she was going to stay awake! Shaking her head a bit, she lightly tapped on Tybalt's shoulder. "Down please!"
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:47 am
Lance's gaze continued to stay rooted to the ground.
"M'not wanted over there. An' I sure as hell don't want Tybalt makin' fun of me for being smaller than him," he muttered, glowering to himself.
He continued to swing idly, his tail dragging in the sand behind him.
"That scum of a pirate and I don't get along so well," he murmered, "An' Vidya's his crew... And..."
He sighed, and drooped further towards the ground. He didn't want to explain anymore. He didn't want to watch them play. He just wanted to go home, and spar out in the back with the dummy he had built himself, or even find Dragonfly and get her to read more of Eragon to him or...
Well. He really just didn't want to be near Tybalt anymore. It might have been okay to play with Vidya and Adonis, but Tybalt? At the moment, Lance's self esteem couldn't deal with the stuffed parrot.
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:24 pm
Donny quirked a brow at the face Tybalt gave him. Why did he look like it was a bad thing? Things got even worse when Vidya peeled out in laughter. Donny's cheeks turned a faint pink, and he puckered his lips as if he'd just eaten a sour lemon. What had he done that was so funny?
"Well I didn't know.." He murmured, bending so that his face was partially hidden behind a bar, as if he could hide behind it's small metal frame. "I just knew we both got one, 's all.."
Boy did he feel silly. He looked away from them for a bit, looking out at the scenery that was afforded to them by being so high, and his gaze fell on Mieke and Lance.
"Hey, why don't he wanna play with us?" Donny asked as he pointed in their direction, partially because he wanted to get off the topic of whatever made them laugh at him, and partially because he really wondered.
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:10 am
Tybalt nearly breathed a sigh of relief at the knowledge that his young protege was NOT going to be stuck in a dress; he imagined it would be good for the young Tale's sense of self if he had been. "Aye, Videe, yer right. Ever'thin's much easier if yer bigger. I couldn' climb trees, or go out on me own, or fly or anythin'!" He still wasn't supposed to go out on his own. As if he would follow his mother's orders.
He spread his wings outward, preparing to jump to the ground, when he heard Donny's question, and his gaze followed Donny's arm. Sapphire eyes narrowed as he smirked smugly, almost cruelly. "'E's afraid o' me, I bet, 'n rightly so. I kicked 'is scaly arse when I was naught but yer size, Donny, 'n it doesn't look like 'e's forgotten it." Smart kid; Tybalt would run away too if he had to face himself again after that embarassing defeat.
His body tensed to spring, and he held Vidya's legs a little tired. "'Old on tight, Vid." With that, he leapt backwards, wings and tailfeathers outspread. The pair floated to the sand below, albeit the descent was a little faster and the impact a little harder than Tybalt was used to--it was to be expected, however, with Vidya on his back. Almost immediately, his feet sank into the sand almost up to the ankle; his sharp talons would give him no purchase here. Tybalt's lip twitched briefly in distaste, as he was reminded yet again why the tree, and not the sandbox, was his favorite haunt.
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:57 am
Vidya managed to giggle a little bit.
"Oh, s'okay Donny...You did'n know....just...a boy wearin' a dress s'a funny picter." She didn't realize how aweful it sounded for her to be laughing at him, especially since he didn't know what the difference was. She grinned sheepishly at her mistake, feeling better since she had let him know why it was she laughed. "Viddy's sorry."
She squeaked a bit, clinging onto Tybalt's back as he pushed backwards to propell them off of the monkey bars and onto the sandbox. Once she was sure he was on the ground, she loosened her hold on him, and wiggled herself off of his back...standing on sand was hard enough with feet, nevermind being big and having talons! She dusted herself off, a scowl on her lips from the conversation about what Tybalt had done to Lance.
"N'tha wasn't very nice, Cap'n...He did'n do anythin' to you." She had folded her arms over her small chest as she spoke, obviously still not impressed by the measure Tybalt had taken to win that one. Her sidewings twitched as she looked over towards Lance, but he appeared to be talking to Mieke...and thus she figured he might not want to play here anymore.
Mieke's ears drooped a bit, casting a side glance towards the trio. Was Tybalt really that bad? Vidya had nothing but good to say about him, but then again...she had nothing but good to say about nearly everyone, aside from Kalani and Ren. Sighing a bit, she looked down at her shoes as she dug her toes into the sand.
"But you're Vidya's friend too, right? You have as much of the right to play with her as Tybalt does...and you should know by now that you're always wanted around, Lance..." She purred out her words, absently taking on a somewhat motherly voice. "I'm sure Vidya and Adonis can come up with something that all of you can play, whether you're on good terms or not. I've noticed they're talented like that." She paused for a moment. "I guess...maybe you shouldn't let your dislike for one person ruin your playtime with others, if not your entire day. It really just depends on how much you want to go play with the other two over there."
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:02 pm
Lance sighed and continued to idly rock on the swing. It wasn't taht she was scared of Tybalt, he just didn't want to deal with the feather brained annoyance. He didn't feel like fighting today, and a knight new when to fight, and when to retreat, and when to just... Well. Just do whatever one wanted to do, and right now Lance wanted to avoid another conflict with Tybalt.
His face scrunched up in semi-annoyance as he gazed towards Vidya, Adonis, and Tybalt, and he shook his head softly.
"Maybe I'll just walk home," he murmered, pulling himself off the swing and walking across the park, towards the street.
He paused as he listened what she had to finish saying, and he sighed again.
"It's not that I don't want to play with Viddy and Donny, it's just..." he hesitated a moment, trailing off, "I just know that Tybalt is going to pick a fight with me, and quite frankly I know he has the advantage... And he cheats,"
His red eyes filled with fire as the memory of Tybalt's cheap shot struck open the wound he was still nursing. His pride had been hurt that day, and he had yet to fully recover.
"But if it will make you happy... I'll try,"
And then, still feeling down in the dumps, he made his way over to Tybalt, Adonis and Vidya.
He stared at them in silence, locking his jaw as he gazed disdainfully at Tybalt.
"Mieke says I should come play with you," he said, crossing his arms and looking towards the ground, his tail swishing idly in the sand behind him.
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:22 am
Donny watched Tybalt fly, and squealed happily. Yay for flying! Donny could fly too, yes he could! He spread his unnaturally large wings out and prepared to jump off the monkey bars, only to almost bap his head against the one nearest to his head again. He ducked just in time, and made a sour face, before climbing up to the top of the monkey bars and take off from there. He jumped, only to lose his sense of balance and fly raggedy to one side. He caught himself, and swooped down toward Viddy and Tybalt, though his legs were too high for a normal touchdown, and it was clear he was going to land on his stomach.
That is, until Lance got in the way.
"Ohnoohno!" He cried out, just as he bucked upward and managed only to completely barrel into the boy, instead of slamming into him headfirst as he had almost done. It was a good thing they were on the sand, as the force of his sudden impact would likely send Lance down onto his tush.
"Donny not too good at flying yet.." He halfheartedly mumbled apologetically, muffled into Lance's shirt.
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:28 pm
Tybalt's feathers fluffed with indignance as he glanced down reproachfully at his first mate. "I don' need t'justify m'self t'you, girl. 'Tisn't somethin' you'd understand anyway. 'Sides, 'e 'ad it comin', thinkin' he could answer my challenge 'n walk away unharmed." Bah, silly girl. What did she know? She knew nothing about what it meant to be Captain, the lengths he had to go to in order to cow others. They'd walk all over him if they didn't have anything to fear, after all.
Case in point, Lance knew better than to approach him after the incident. It had obviously taken that other woman's encouragement for him to gather the guts to stand before him now. Tybalt seemed as unimpressed with the draconic Tale as ever, arms crossing over his chest. His wings were held up almost regally behind him, making him look larger than he would normally, and smugness smoldered in his eyes as he took in the much smaller form of Lance. "Did she now?" he drawled almost lazily. He might have said something more had his youngest crewmate not flying-tackled Lance. Tybalt couldn't help but laugh, impressed at Donny's move, not to mention his initiative.
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:07 pm
"Was'n askin you too..." Vidya murmured to herself, staring at the sand at her feet, falling silent after that. He might not have minded her pouncing on him, but there were still lines Vidya wouldn't dare cross.
A flash of stars caught her attention, and she jerked her head upwards to stare with wide-eyes at Lance and Adonis...or rather, the pile they had formed in the sand. Squeaking out her 'oh my!'s, she scrambled over (easier said then done, considering the sand) and attempted to sort the two out.
"Lance n' Donny okay?" She inquired almost worriedly as she worked to help both of them stand.
Mieke waved towards Lance, saying nothing in response this time. She tried her hardest to appear clear-headed and happy when in reality, she was feeling quite the opposite. Once Lance had approached the trio, Mieke looked away from them, one hand clasping over her mouth and the other hand moving to rest on the small bulge of her stomach.
God, the sickness accompanied with being pregnant wasn't fun.
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:04 am
Lance's eyes widened as Adonis shot towards him, and he had no time to dodge. He was bowled over, and sent back into the sand. He grunted as the other became tangled with him, and he struggled to pull himself away from the other. His sword was impaling his side, and it sure as hell wasn't feeling too nice. He growled his discomfort, still struggling to untangle himself from Adonis' massive wings, and small form.
Finally managing to, he pulled his sword out from under Adonis, and brushed himself off.
"I'm fine Vidya," he finally managed to grumble, glaring back towards Tybalt.
He may have been bigger, but the larger they were, the harder they fell.
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:05 am
Donny's head was stuck in the sand. He pulled it out and shook the sand out of it, looking absolutely aghast. "DONNY SORRY!!!!!!" He screamed, turning to check if Lance was all right, but catching his leg in front of the other and flopping back down in the sand on his rear. He sniffled and rubbed one eye with his fist, pouting deeply. "Donny didn't mean to fall on Lance, Donny just couldn't land.."
He felt absolutely awful for his little stunt, but what was he to do? All he could do was apologize. He let Vidya help him stand back up, and took a step back, so he had room to shake his wings out without spraying everyone.
"Sand feels icky in Donny's wings.. itchyitchy." He squirmed uncomfortably, before looking over at Mieke.
"Mieke! Donny's wings itchyitchy!!" This was obviously her problem, since she was looking after them, and he assumed this meant she should take care of this calamity. He gave her a pouty face, waving his wings toward her in a beckoning fashion.
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 9:32 pm
Tybalt's laughter died into chuckles as he watched the toddlers situate themselves. He leaned his side against a leg of the metal structure, arms still crossed, a leg bent at the knee and crossed over its twin. His talons were closed, and rested upon the sand rather than sank into it, and all in all he was the picture of nonchalance. He barely acknowledged Lance's glare, so far was he below his own station, and turned his attention instead to Donny. "Oi, good show there, Donny. Just ruffle yer feathers a bit, the grit'll come out eventually."
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:24 pm
"Good!" Vidya giggled out when Lance told her he was alright. Her sidewings drooped as Adonis sniffed his apologies, and he seemed so sad that Vidya couldn't help but throw her arms around him in a hug once she had him standing again. She let go when he stepped back, and then looked between her Captain and her Scaled friend.
Eee...what game would both of them play? This was gonna be hard...
Mieke's ears twitched upon hearing her name, the nausiated doe slowly looking over her shoulder at the golden boy. His wings were her problem now? She wouldn't have minded so much, if it weren't for this damned sick feeling. Mieke closed her eyes and slowly turned her torso to face them, reopening her eyes slowly once she had stopped moving.
"He's right Donny...Just shake your feathers, the sand'll come out." She somehow doubted that Adonis would leave it at that, so she staggered to her feet and slowly made her way over, battling her nausea the entire way. When she reached Adonis, she knelt down and brushed the visible sand from his wings.
Vidya cast a side glance towards her elder sister, her white eyes softening lightly. It was obvious to her that Mieke wasn't well, and Vidya doubted that the doe would want to be out when she was sick like this. She was torn now. Part of her wanted to stay and play with Tybalt and Lance and Adonis, and the other part of her wanted to make Mieke feel better by going home.
She whined a bit, the part worrying for her sister taking over the part of her that wanted to play. "Viddy wants ta go home." she declared in a rather uncharacteristic fashion...Vidya wanted to go home before playing? The world was ending! She'd never say why she wanted to go home though...mainly because Mieke hadn't told her to not keep it a secret anymore.
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:50 am
Lance was surprised, to say the least, at Vidya's sudden wish to go home. He wasn't about to voice his wish to go home, as he didn't want Tybalt to think he was a coward, but...
He looked over to Mieke, and then it became a little more clear to him. Mieke was not well...
"A good knight knows when to fight, and when to retreat..." he told himself, though he felt no better about it, and scowled inwardly.
"I'd like to go home too," he murmered, toeing his foot into the sand, "M'not feeling good..."
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:48 pm
Donny however was missing the point entirely. He didn't quite realize that Mieke was looking ill, he was simply happy that she brushed his wings, and purred softly in responce. He looked from Vidya to Lance, then back again.
Well, if they wanted to leave, no one should stop them, but..
He trodded up to Tybalt and flopped at his feet. "Okay den. You guys go home, Donny stay with Tybalt. See you later!"
Ahaha Donny, you wish. Like Nio would ever go for that one..
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