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 Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:06 pm
I arrived at Mouse's house today after almost two days of flying and running. Phew, I'm exhausted! But I might as well write something down now in case I forget to later on.
Mouse was right- Sylvest really is a shy one. Every time I look at him, he tries to hide himself somehow... talking to him doesn't seem to help much, either. But I'm sure that if we can get him to break out of his shell, he'll be a real sweetie! Shy ones always are. Either that or they turn out to be rapists and murderers... but that'll never happen. Not with Mouse raising him!
We think that maybe it'll help if we talk to him without looking directly at him. Something about him hating being looked at because he can't see other people, I think. It does make sense, I guess. So maybe he won't be shy when he becomes a child.
It's going to take a lot of love, effort, and apple juice, but I'm sure we'll be able to accomplish something!
Wow, it's only been a few minutes and Rel's already fallen in love with little Sylvest. We both agree that he might not like being looked at because he can't see other people himself yet. Although Reliisha has somewhat high hopes, I still think it'll be a long while before he stops being such an introvert.
But despite his shyness, he seems to love the fact that he's actually been getting gifts from people. It's almost as if he's shocked that someone would go out of their way to get something just for him. Hopefully that's just childish naivete that'll wear off after a while, or else he's going to suffer through a lot of heartbreaks.
Ugh. I hate making short entries in this thing, but Rel insists that I clean out the tank and the spare room before I put it off for too long.
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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 12:55 pm
Who would have thought that leaves could have so many quirks? Well, Sylvest is rather special.
He's gotten a bit used to Rel, but for some reason he's been rather depressed lately. I can't pinpoint why, though. On a complete whim, I decided to play some Mozart... Sylvest seemed to like it. He started blowing bubbles out of his stalk, which I'm guessing is an expression of more positive emotions. And he wasn't scared of either Reliisha or myself anymore. It looks like good music does have some therapeutic effects.
Regardless, Sylvest still seems a bit on the down side. I'm starting to think that he's developed a crush on Rel. Hopefully that'll subside before he's "born"- I don't know how Horus or Feather might react to that. Ugh, I feel awkward just thinking about it.
What's bothering me is how Sylvest could develop a crush on someone who's been giving him the same amount of attention as I have. I would mark it down at the fact that she is rather good-looking, but he can't even see anything yet. Well, I shouldn't worry about it. Whims like this come and go with relative ease.
We played some music for Sylvest. Mouse said that it was by Moat's Heart, or something like that, and it was written a good few hundred years ago and not in Gaia. I guess it was okay... at least the leaf seemed to really like it. He even blew little bubbles, which was really cute!
And now he's not scared of us anymore, it seems. At least, not for now. I don't think Mouse has ever seen him that happy until today. It looks like we've broken through a huge barrier, although Mouse thinks that he'll still be shy for a long time yet.
As of now, Sylvest seems kind of depressed. I wonder what's wrong with him? Maybe if Feather and her Eden drop by, we could figure things out and cheer him up.
Mouse doesn't know this, but I've been talking to Sylvest when she isn't around; trying to comfort him. She does have working methods sometimes, but it's going to be more than a single-person effort to bring forth Sylvest's personality out of his shyness. It seems to be working... well, at least he's not scared of me anymore. I hope that he'll think of me as an auntie when he finally emerges.
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 10:34 am
Someone next door is doing a lot of very noisy work on their house right now, and I can't even hear myself think. And I just know that there would be no point in asking the idiot to quiet down. They have the wits to blast some shitty rock music even louder than their persistent hammering. It's more than enough to make me wish that I had an iota of magic in me so I could take care of them somehow. It's two-fifteen in the morning and they've finally taken a break, but they can't be arsed to turn their music down.
Sylvest doesn't seem to like it very much, either. He's been shaking like- well, like a leaf- and has also been blowing ink out of his stalk. The water is almost completely opaque now. I'll have to get him a clean glass here in a bit.
I'm not as surprised as I'd expect myself to be... he blows bubbles to show that he's in high spirits, so why not something similar to express negative emotions? Rel and I have both gotten used to all of these quirks that he seems to have... Dang, he's probably going to be pretty talented when he emerges.
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 7:45 am
"I think that's Mouse house." Tyyne mumbled as she pointed at the building nearby. She was carrying a letter and some strange looking bag, whereas Shouko, her best friend, was holding a big orange flowerpot. The pink haired one just nodded and smiled happily as she was able to put the heavy weight in front of the door step. "And now for the letter Mam gave me." Ty glued it towards the pot's surface and followed Shouko quickly, who had already left to find the next home.A letter from Eden
Dear Mouse,
Since I saw you last time at the HQ some time has passed and I hope you and Sylvest enjoyed yourselves. Does he still love apple juice ? Anyway I sent my daughter and her best friend to deliver this special flowerpot to you, because we estimated that it's time to plant your leaf. The earth I also added is a very fertile one, which is able to store water more easily. I guess you'll have to water him almost every hour sweatdrop
Have a nice day
~Lena
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:48 am
Mouse was just about to liberally apply frosting to her cinnamon roll when she heard the "thunk" of a heavy package being dropped at her doorstep. "Rel... think you could get that? I'm kinda busy," she requested.
The Eoghan shook her head in amusement and headed over to the front door. Upon opening said door, she took note of a heavy orange flowerpot on the doorstep with a note attached. "Hey, Mouse, I know you're really busy with your breakfast... but you still might like to see this," she called.
The teenage female groaned at the interruption of a perfectly good meal. Taking a quick, delicious bite of the cinnamon roll, she went to meet Reliisha at the front door. She sighed audibly upon reading the letter. "We're going to have to plant the little guy now? This won't be easy." The two headed back to the kitchen, where Sylvest was bubbling merrily inside his personalized glass. "Hey, uhh... Sylvest? We're going to have to plant you in this post now. And then you'll probably become a kid."
Sylvest stopped his bubble blowing and shrank. He was going to have to go in that thing? Out of the water? No freaking way was that ever going to happen-- gahh!
"We're really sorry, Sylvest... but it'll turn out okay. I promise!" Reliisha pleaded as Mouse plucked the leaf out of his glass. As would be expected, the leaf began to have quite a fit, squirting ink all over the place.
"Oh, come on, now. It won't be that bad. The soil will be nice and cozy and dark- you can hide yourself in it! And you'll get plenty of water!" his guardian said, trying her best to convince him. Fortunately, Sylvest was becoming exhausted from his struggling. He drooped slightly, admitting defeat and submitting to his fate.
Mouse normally had pretty subpar luck, except when it came to plants. Remembering how she nurtured a sick tomato plant back to health some ten years ago, she made a sizable depression in the potting soil. Sylvest was placed in the earth with little compication- as the soil was piled around him, he actually wriggled himself in a bit deeper. This was actually pretty nice! He could feel his leaf body already developing tiny roots in order to absorb the water and nutrients in his temporary home.
Reliisha took the duty of dousing the leaf with generous amounts of cool, refreshing water. One could almost hear Sylvest sigh in contentment: for the first time, he was extremely relaxed.
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:57 am
Sylvest has been potted... and I'm exhausted. Reliisha and I have been sleeping in short intervals to make sure that he's content and well hydrated at all times. As one could guess, it's really been doing a number on my stamina. I'd use the hose and set it on trickle, but that thing is really rusty and I don't want to risk anything. Maybe I'm taking too many precautions; this must be what it's like to raise a child. Constantly worrying that the slightest thing will be the death of him.
He's gotten completely past being terrified of me and Rel- actually, now he gets really upset if we leave him alone for too long. So I've found myself carrying him with me everywhere I go. And let me say, it's not very pleasant to have everyone look at you like some kind of psychopath when you're carrying a heavy flowerpot with you to the market. Which is seriously quite ridiculous- what with Gaia seeming to be a central place for worlds to overlap, I've seen plenty of folk carrying around things much more strange than a flowerpot.
Why couldn't I have come from a world with an iota more magic? If I could figure out how to become a magician, things would be so much easier. Ugh... being from a mundane world sucks.
We've potted little Sylvest! Despite how scared he was at first, he seems to be quite fond of his temporary new lifestyle. And he's also become quite attached to us- we went out shopping yesterday, and came back home to find his flowerpot overflowing with ink! The poor little guy seems to get lonely very easily, so now we've been taking him with us whenever we go out. We might get an odd look or two, but it's worth it.
But wow, the watering schedule has been tiring the both of us out! We've had to sleep in shifts in order to water him almost every hour. Good thing it'll probably only be for a matter of days, or the fatigue would drive us both nuts. Nevertheless, Mouse has been poring over those magical theory books again- this time seeing if she can figure out a catalyst that she can channel magic through... something like that.
She's become rather obsessed, but I believe that Sylvest has topped the list now.
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Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 11:31 am
Do octopodes normally sleep this often? That's all that Sylvest has been doing lately- well, if you can call it sleeping. He seems to be in some sort of hibernation, perhaps induced by the potting... I don't think he's sick or anything. Maybe just conserving energy. It's been a bit stale here without his rampant emotions projecting themselves everywhere, actually.
But I guess that this is a good thing, since now I can focus more on my own woes and worries.
I still don't understand this at all. It was supposed to be just a simple levitation spell- I followed everything as best I could, so why the radically different outcome? There wasn't supposed to be that citrus-scented explosion at all. And now- I still can't believe this- parts of me are completely transparent. All but bits of my arms and torso, actually. Hopefully it'll wear off soon.
And Rel left for some sort of business at the post office, so things are going to get really messy if I don't get this straightened out before Sylvest emerges.
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:23 pm
 Summary of Group Roleplay
Ugh, maybe taking Sylvest up to the HQ wasn't such a good idea. Not only was it unbearably hot- I had to cover myself in bandages so my transparency didn't scare the hell out of anyone in the world outside of my household. It gave Miss DiYanni quite a shock, but she said that she'd help me try to find a way to reverse this problem of mine.
But that's not what I'm iffed about. Seems that Madeline and another Eden named Circe made Sylvest rather nervous. Which resulted in Circe getting ink all over him... hopefully he won't hate Sylvest. And I hope that his guardian isn't too mad at me, either. And, of course, I hope that Sylvest himself wasn't traumatized or anything. I don't need him to be any more tense than he already is!
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:45 pm
Wow. Hard to believe it, but I've already had this leaf for nearly a month. And, to be perfectly honest... it was more uneventful than I thought it would be. Other than the emphatic emissions, ink, and love for apple juice, it hasn't been that terribly exciting. I've even gotten used to the watering schedule without Rel around. And Sylvest seems to have learned to conserve water over the night so I don't have to wake up eight times... thank goodness. Something's eating at the back of my head for some reason, though... the little guy doesn't seem to be undergoing any transformations now or anytime soon. Maybe he's just afraid of change? Hopefully, it's nothing serious. He doesn't seem sick or anything. In lighter news, I've found a cure to that invisibility problem. I nearly dropped Sylvest in a fit of clumsiness earlier today, which resulted in him getting ink on me. At first I was a bit annoyed, but when I washed it off I could finally see my own skin for the first time in what seemed like forever. I saved a small bit of it after clearing everything else up, just in case something like that happens again.
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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 10:32 am
Wow. Wow. Holy s**t, wow.
For a second there I thought that Sylvest was gone forever, disappearing into the ocean like that. But a couple of impossibly long seconds later, he came back as the most adorable little toddler that I've ever seen. That might be a biased statement since he's sorta my son and all, but whatever. I'm just thrilled beyond description that he's finally out of that leaf.
And things just get better and better: he's already making friends! Despite his shyness that borders on paranoia, Sylvest seems to get along with this bat Eden (I think her name is Karoko) and Dante, the white mink child.
He also seems to like oysters quite a lot- probably would have been eating them all day if he didn't find that little pearl in one. He tried to give it to Karoko, but no luck... well, if all else fails, at least we'll have a nifty little keepsake from the trip.
Which reminds me that we're going to have to leave this lovely beach eventually.... I don't look forward to that in the slightest. And not just because it's so nice here: I can tell that Sylvest has already gotten attached to this place. The trip home isn't going to be very fun.
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:25 pm
"Why don't you try some fried shrimp? You're hungry, aren't you?"
It was a few days after the beach party, and Sylvest seemed to have regressed to the personality he took on as a leaf. He flinched a bit when people looked at him and wasn't talking at all. The extra arms growing out of his back maintained a murky gray pigmentation at all times. All of the toys that had been left for him remained as unused as they were since he recieved them- except for the giant squishy green octopus plush that he was currently lying down on and hugging tightly. Add these factors together and it was pretty obvious what his troubles were: he wanted to go back to the beach. Very badly.
Travelling was tiring and expensive, though, and Mouse needed to rest and recover from her sunburns. Right now she was trying to console her surrogate son by offering him foods that she knew were a part of an octopus's diet, but to no avail. The octopus lad just wasn't hungry. And at his age and condition, his behaviors were unhealthy- although his octopus arms were very strong, his arms and legs were weaker than average, and he would get tired very easily if he spent too much time outside of water.
"Okay... if you're not hungry, at least take a nap," the scholar said, feeling defeated. "Let's get you in your tank..." She picked Sylvest up gently without him showing any resistance, and lowered him into the tank which was lined with very soft sand and other such things to keep him comfortable. It might have seemed odd to some people, but this setup meant that he was more energized in the mornings. There were also a couple of cleaner fish (named Algernon and Mr. Jingles) that helped to keep him clean in between the occasional bath.
"I guess you can try to eat again later." Mouse headed to her room and logged onto her computer to find herself browsing affordable homes near Gambino Beach after a few minutes of aimless surfing.
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 7:01 am
*MPS tiptoed into the room, back pressed against the room stealthly. With the agility of a THOUSAND baby seahorses, she leapt over several pieces of furniture, and delivered the package to a spot on the kitchen table. And there was none the wiser. THE END!!* To Sylvest: 
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Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:30 am
Mouse Pachinkorelli It wasn't easy to walk all the way up to the Eden Project house. And Sylvest's kraaken-grip on Mouse's left arm didn't make it any easier. He had one hand grasping her fingers, and three of his less human arms wrapped around her wrist. Needless to say, the surrogate mother had lost all feeling in that limb several minutes ago- but hey, anything to make the octopus lad feel better about his surroundings. The lemur-kid with the irate demeanor lurching over a bag of sugar cane didn't help much, though. "Hey... Teagan! Are you alright?" Mouse called, hoping to calm him down so Sylvest would stop shaking like the leaf he once was. Chalda Chalda looked at the girls upstreatched arms and tried to decide if she would be able to pick up the girl. She was still young after all. Maybe the age of Tea but had matured quickly in her childhood due to her negligent parents. "Ok park it is!" She grasped the little girls hand instead and walked towards the door. "Are you coming Tea? Or you going to stay here with Skye. I want to be here when you introduce him to Dulcea ok?" Dulcea Teagan shook his head, to both of them, "Momma's in the city today, with Naomi and Cinnamon. They were fightin bout somethin. I'munna stay here." He turned his attention to the more familiar one, Momma had called her Mouse before, and held out a piece of sugar cane to her and the silly looking boy, "Hi Miss Mouse. I'm ok. Want some?" By now Skye had come out from under the table, now walking around beside Tea cautiously, sniffing at the bag of food every so often. Ballentine The little girl didn't seem to mind at all that her hands had been taken instead of her body being picked up. Either way they were going to the park! "Wet's go pway!" She once again cheered, only now taking note of the others in the room.
The boy with the long tail was eating something. She wondered what it was slightly and sniffed at the air as if that would give her the answer. Not only that, but another boy was there and he had funny looking tails. She cocked her head to the side, pointing at the trio and looking
up at Chalda. "Who?" Mouse Pachinkorelli Sylvest looked at the piece of sugar cane suspiciously as if it might have poison hidden in it, then looked up at Mouse. "Go ahead and try some," Mouse said. She wasn't sure if he would like it or not, though... The octopus lad took a piece and placed it in his mouth. He chewed once, then twice. ... " Mmmmm....!!" This tasted icky! He had to get rid of it now! And as involuntary reactions went, glands in the back of his mouth opened up and started leaking ink to filter out the taste. Sylvest then spit out the piece of sugar cane; it was covered in indigo-black goo. Mouse hadn't seen a reaction like that before now, so it must have tasted pretty bad. Note to self: Don't give Sylvest sweet foods.Chalda Chalda greeted Mouse and Sylvest when they came in. She had brought a toy to Sylvest when she had visited the beach. She was just about to ask him if he enjoyed it when the piece of sugar cane he had just popped into his mouth seemed to have a bad reaction. He started drooling ink all over the floor and the piece of cane hit the floor with it. Slowly she kneeled beside Belinda and said softly in her ear "That is Mouse and Sylvest. But it looks like Sylvest is sick right now. Why don't we go into the living room so we can be out of the way?" She stood and shooed the girl towards the door. On her way out she took a moment to rub Sylvest shoulder in comfort. Dulcea Tea looked from the inky piece to the younger boy curiously, scratching his head while he thought of something to do. Well, it would be bad to waste it, this kind of sugar cane was kind of hard to find. So, instead of putting it in the trash when he picked it up, he wiped it on the leg of his pants, then, deciding it was still too inky to eat, he walked over and turned the water on to rinse it off, "Guess not many people like it, bitter and sweet at the same time. He gonna be ok?" Ballentine As they started to walk past the inky boy, Belinda ripped her hand from the other girl's grasp. She went right up to the boy, staring up at his face. Why did he leak that dark colored stuff? Reaching up boldly she pressed her fingers into some of the ink then pulled her hand back to sniff at it. What was it? Mouse Pachinkorelli Sylvest was about to ask his mama for a glass of water when something touched his cheek. It was a girl about his size, wiping off some of the ink and looking at it. His face- and arms- turned bright red. "I think Sylvest is okay with bitter foods, but the sweet seemed to have gotten to him- are you alright, Sylvest?" Mouse asked. Chalda Chalda smiled at Sylvests reaction. Most kids wouldn't take so kindly to being poked. Allowing Belinda to explore Chalda's eyes swept over the room. A clock caught her attention and it was WHAT time?? In a slight panic she moved towards Mouse. "The gaurdian of this little one left her in my care but I need to go. Can you look after her?" Without waiting for a response she nearly bolted out of the room and out the front door and was gone just like that. Dulcea Tea munched on the newly cleaned sugar cane, watching the tot change color with a cocked head. Weird, he'd never seen a kid that could do that. Thinking suddenly of something they could do, he piped up, "I'll be back soon, gonna go get somethin." With that he climbed out the window, dragging the bag behind him. Ballentine Belinda barely noticed that not only Chalda but now Tea had left, each going in opposite directions. But either way they were both gone now, which left her with the leaking boy and... She turned those green eyes u p to Mouse, blinking a bit. "He broked?" She asked as she pointed her ink stained fingers at Sylvest. Mouse Pachinkorelli So now Mouse was stuck babysitting this toddler for who-knows-how-long. "I... don't think he's broken. Just not used to complete strangers touching him..." she replied. But he seemed to be getting over it quickly, returning to his natural colors. He was even bold enough to touch the girl's cheek as if returning a greeting. " I-I Sy'vest. Whu'reyou?" he asked. Ballentine Belinda turned her attention to the touch to her cheek. "Sy'ves?" She asked, trying to get the name out right. "Me Bewinda.. Wets go pway!" Reaching up she would take Sylvest's hand in hers and give the boy a little tug. "Come pway! Big girl say park by here." She kept lightly tugging on the boy's hand while she spoke trying to encourage to follow. Mouse Pachinkorelli Mouse pondered this for a moment. Would going to the park be okay? "I don't know if that's a good idea... your mother might get worried if she finds out that you aren't here. I know I would... how about we play out here?" She took out some paper and markers that she carried around just in case Sylvest got tired and needed to do something more relaxed. "We can draw!" Sylvest beamed. " Drawi'! Bwin wan' draw?" He took a couple of markers and offered one to the other Eden. Ballentine Belinda face scrunched into a pout. She wanted to go play at the park, drawing wasn't any fun! Narrowing her eyes at Mouse she plopped down onto her little bottom and crossed her arms over her chest in hopes that if she pouted long enough they'd all go to the park. Those narrowed eyes didn't leave Mouse either, not even as she snatched the marker from Syl's hand with a muttered ,"Thank you." At least she hand some manners.
She waited a long moment. Ok a little longer... Damn it the pouting wasn't working. Frustrated now she snatch a piece of paper and started to scribble on it. Mouse Pachinkorelli That long pout... was the pout of death. It made Mouse feel uncomfortable, and it sure scared Sylvest a bit. But Mouse felt that security was more important than fun at this point. She was relieved that the girl had decided to take a marker and scribble at the paper (if a bit violently). Sylvest wondered what was wrong with Belinda. Drawing was fun! He took an orange marke, and, his octopus arms turning as orange as the ink, scribbled ambiguous shapes on the paper. Ballentine Belinda had caught the color change out of the corner of her eye and gasped. "Ooooh!" With the marker she pointed at Sylvest's now orange arm. "HOW?!" She was completely taken not only by surprise but amazement. She wanted to turn colors too! She could only make her face really red if she pouted long enough. Mouse Pachinkorelli The octopus lad jumped a little upon his new friend's exclamation of surprise. And, he was also confused... " How what?" he asked, not aware that his arms had changed color again. Sylvest seemed to have no control over that ability yet, and usually changed with colors he liked and with his mood. Ballentine "New culor!" Belinda exclaimed as she pointed her marker at the orange tentacle. "No like da odders." She said as she looked at each and everyone one, poking at the orange one. "You twrn gween!" She demanded a bit. If the boy could turn orange why couldn't he turn green? Mouse Pachinkorelli " Turn... cow'r?" Sylvest pondered. He looked at the arm that Belinda was looking at and noted that it was indeed very orange. " You wan'... gween?" Well, how hard could it be? He usually just thought about a color he liked and it just happened? So he thought about the color green and was rewarded with a kind of mottled moss color speckling the orange. Mouse took a mental note on this. It might be helpful in some way. Ballentine Belinda laughed pleasantly. He turned green. Ok more like polka dotted but close enough. "Bwue! Do Bwue now!" She demanded, poking at the tentacle curiously. She wanted one of these to play with at home! Mouse Pachinkorelli " Boo?" That was something Sylvest could do- blue was one of his favorite colors! With a bit of a showoffy flourish, all of his arms became an inky, midnight blue. He grinned and twirled them around a bit. Mouse tapped her foot in slight impatience. Where was this kid's mother? Was she taking a very long trip to the bathroom, or something? Dulcea (( Be warned, Naomi has NO good personality traits, she was a failed experiment, one of the originals for Spice Shack )) Instead of crawling in the window this time, Tea walked through the door, being dragged along by his tail by a tall woman with an obvious scowl. He was clutching some kind of book, wriggling against her grasp, "Lemme go! NAE NAE. LEMME GO!""SHUT. UP. Just shut the hell up!" Naomi yelled, giving his tail a hard yank. "You stomp into the store, thunder up the damn stairs, and wake me up. You'd better have something worth my time!" Upon noticing the other 'stink monkeys' (She really doesn't like kids) she shoved him forward and grunted, "Show em if you're going to."Ballentine Belinda laughed happily as she watched the tentacles change colors. Oh yes she really does like this boy and his colorful changing body! "Wed next!" She demanded. Red was her favorite color and she wanted to see the boy turn the pretty shade again.
Though that attention to the coloring changing boy would drop almost instantly as she heard other come inside, craning her head to focus on Tea and the new woman. Who was she? Why was she yelling and pushing around the other boy. She snorted a bit, crouching down low as if the floor would camouflage her... Tough it wasn't working.
Feeling the need to make Ballie less irresponsible the woman would appear in the doorway, just watching from a distance. Really she had her reasons why she wasn't smothering Belinda with attention. The girl had a strong personality and didn't need the mother for introductions or to play. Ballentine did look at Mouse and smile softly, giving a little nod to Belinda in a way of saying 'that one's mine.' Mouse Pachinkorelli Teagan and the scary lady crashing into the room so suddenly made the color drain from Sylvest's arms. That was really scary... and he was so tired... and thirsty... sleep seemed like a good idea... Mouse caught the octopus lad before his head could bump against the floor. Hoisting him up so it wouldn't be too uncomfortable to carry him, she said, "I'm sorry, Belinda... Sylvest gets tired easily when he's out of water for too long. We'll have to go home, but it was very nice meeting you. Good to see you again, Teagan... goodbye, everyone!" She walked out the door and towards her home, tentacled child in tow.
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Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:57 am
Raven examined the small glass cup her fingers were curled around, making sure its cargo was unharmed.
.. It was still sleeping. She hoped that wasn't all it did. Raven scowled at the small creature before returning her attention to the door in front of her. Every small toe connected to both of her un-shoed feet was complaining of the chill creeping up. Bother.
Fishing out the note she had stashed in her pocket, Raven gently set down the glass with a light tink near the door (not next to it, in case it opened the wrong way and sent the poor thing sailing), sticking the crumpled piece of paper underneath it, and zipped back across the street to meet up with Bird again.The sleepy thing! [leafy sea dragon] The note!Hullo! It is I, Raven. I found this guy stuck in a bunch of kelp on the beach the other day and.. well. We haven't got a pond, or a tank, or anything bigger than this tiny glass to keep him in. So, I figured you would take better care of him than I would. He doesn't have a name yet, so... tell me when you figure one out.
Anyway! Hope to see you sometime, no?
--Raven
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Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 2:04 pm
Lenachan358 It was a bright day and a blonde ponytailed girl made her way towards the so-called Eden Project. She was holding a magazine in front of her and kept looking at all the celebrities and pretty colorful pictures as she moved through the door. Tyyne lifted her chin and looked around. Empty...as usual when she had been here the days before. Although she wasn't fond of too many people around she missed some company anyway.
Sadly she moved over towards the couch, lay down and continued reading Mouse Pachinkorelli Despite the sugar cane and Belinda using him as a source of entertainment, Sylvest seemed to have enjoyed his previous time at the Eden Project house. Therefore, Mouse decided to bring him up there again. It would always be a long walk from home, but at least the weather was starting to cool off a little. Upon opening the door, they saw it was empty except for a blond-haired girl looking at a magazine. Mouse believed that she had seen her from the beach party before... Bird Draggon "Auugh. C'mon Rumkai, let's go."
A door was shut, none too gently mind you, and a skinny girl dressed in black and blue stomped across the thick slabs of concrete that made the sidewalk, a small brightly colored butterfly trailing behind.
Raven continued to complain. "Mom won't even notice us gone with that stupid... new..." Raven groped for words, "... purple-haired-thing!"
Rumkai must've said something unwise, because he was instantly met with a cold stare. "You're in league with them, I see. You backstabber."
The butterfly merely fluttered onto her shoulder and made himself comfortable. Raven heaved a sigh, and entered the Eden HQ. Perhaps she'd see Alex! Raven brightened at that thought. Freize The weremutt made his way towards the housing of the Eden Project, lifting a hand to rub at one of his temples slightly. Another mostly-sleepless night... Damn insomnia. His joey had wanted to get out, though, and whenever Eva was around others he seemed to get himself into trouble less... Good... So he decided to bring him.. Because, as usual, the little guy refused to go alone. The mentioned kangaroo-boy was cradled in one of Freize's arms, on his back, legs and arms dangling down. He stared up at the sky silently, tail swaying contentedly below him. It was a sunny day, and the sun felt good.. Freize waltzed inside, his Eden turning his head now to look for playmates. Dulcea Tea climbed over a fence, headed for what had become his new point of entry, the back window, mumbling something under his breath. As he started to walk across the grass, it became a little easier to tell that he was counting off, though not in English. True, he didn't know that the words were actually numbers, but he was expected to remember what the count off meant. To him, they were just moves, an aerial for odeen, a stalled backflip for dva, tree chetireh and pyat were.. Oh shoot, well, he'd figure it out before Coach drilled him. With a practiced positioning, he leapt through the window, scuttling toward the main room curiously. Hmm.. Who was that? Tyyne? Woah, he hadn't seen her in a while! "Tyy!" He yelped, rushing toward her with open arms. Lenachan358 The golden eyes moved as she noticed tons of people enter and a shy smile crossed her face. "Hello." Trying to recognise all the people Tyyne was overwhelmed as Teagan hugged her. "Erm..hey Tea." She said, still feeling a bit awkward.
Putting aside the magazine she looked around. She knew some from the Beach Party and of course she knew Raven...but who was the kangaroo ? "I haven't seen all of you in a while." She smiled. At least she was a little bit less shy than before. Mouse Pachinkorelli Tyyne! That was it! "Hi, Tynne. It's been quite a while, hasn't it? And there's Raven and Teagan, and... who have we here?" she said, noticing a child who looked charmingly similar to Teagan. "Why don't you say hi, Sylvest?" The octopus lad shufffled a bit and his extra arms squirmed with nervousness. "'Lo," he managed to say, though he seemed to be completely focused on an apple juicebox. Bird Draggon Raven waved ecstatically to those she knew-- and didn't know-- while looking around crazily for Alex. ... No sign. Bother.
She couldn't help but blink at the amount of people in the building. Ah, there was a challenge; naming all of them. Rumkai supplied a few names-- like Teabag and Sylbum --while Raven ticked off those she knew. There was Tyyne and Teagan and Sylvest and...
Hello~. Who was this?
Raven scurried over to the new kiddo's side and crouched down. "Hiya!" she said cheerily, ignoring Rumkai's comments about how drab the walls were in here and how empty his stomach was. Freize Scanning... Ah, Eva only knew one person. Oh well, it was Tea, and he was plenty fun. The little fellow perked slightly, having jumped out of his Da's arms before they entered, and he was heading towards the familiar boy before someone new came up and greeted him. He tilted his head and then smiled brightly, hoping for a new friend, lifting a hand and waving first to the girl, and then towards the other toddler. He gave a tilt to his head, one ear erect and the other drooped. Lotsa people to play with today. He paused as he saw Rumkai, brows arching, a look of what only can be explained as childish wonder coming to him as he pointed at it. What WAS that? Freize smiled towards Raven, and then Mouse, speaking out towards everyone when he said, "He doesn't talk... Yet." He was still hoping he could get him to make some kind of noise.. He let out a disheartened sigh. "I'm not sure why." Dulcea Tea took a step back from Tyyne, thinking maybe he'd upset her. With a little smile, he shoved his hands in the pockets of his jacket and looked around at the others. Raven, Eva, Tyy, and Sylvest. This would be fun! Remembering something Coach had said "Standing still is a good way to lose your touch", he looked around curiously and settled on a place on the ceiling to hang something he'd brought with himself, a long rope that he stretched from one side to the other, hanging fairly loose. With a little self count off, he tugged himself up onto the rope and hung upside down, watching them from his new vantage point. Lenachan358 "Yes Miss Mouse, we were really busy with moving into the new house, but now we're settled." Tyyne answered as she watched Teagan doing his gymnastics. "Wow...you can do the same tricks as Rick in my favourite Soap Opera." She stared at the Lemur in awe for a while. That was sooo freaking cool !
Perhaps he wasn't as bad as she thought...
As she heard the comment on Evarobby Ty turned towards Freize. "I used not to speak too, but now I can. It's probably normal." Mouse Pachinkorelli "I don't think it's much to worry about," Mouse said to Frieze. "All kids have their little quirks... and he doesn't seem like a sad kid or anything. Just give him some time." She smiled broadly at Evarobby, charmed by his facial expressions and the aura he gave off. He'd grow up to be quite a character. Sensing from Mouse that the kangaroo child wasn't a threat, Sylvest walked up to Evarobby to say hello. On the way he noticed Teagan hanging upside-down; the octopus lad tilted his head sideways as far as it would go to make eye contact with him. " Hi, Tea!" he said, then quickly returned his head to its proper place- keeping it tilted like that made him a bit dizzy! He finally made his way to the grinning Evarobby. " I'm Sy'vest. Who're you?" Bird Draggon Rumkai was delighted to have another admirer-- or, so he called anyone who glanced his way that wasn't Raven. Flicking his wings, he was airborn, and he floated lazily around the smaller child.
"I don't think it's anything to worry about," Raven reassurred. "My... uhh... my mom's new... kidthing... doesn't talk much either."
She turned back to Evarobby, noticing the sudden abandonment of Rumkai and the pointing finger. "This," she introduced, "is Rumkai. He's a flutterboo."
Raven's attention was snagged for a moment by Teagan's amazing acrobatics. Her mouth dropped open. Freize The weremutt paused to think a moment before relaxing again, smiling a bit as he watched the toddler. "Yeah... Guess I shouldn't worry so much.." He let his arms fold over his chest, simply watching his Eden for a few seconds before going to pipe up, "His name's Eva.. Erm, Evarobby, but we call him Eva." The little guy turned at his name, pleased Freize was there to get his name across for him. The fact he couldn't tell people made him upset sometimes.. He turned back towards the flutterboo, examining it curiously as it flew around him. He smiled after a few seconds, deciding he liked it. He liked flutterboos.. He blinked as everyone was suddenly looking at the ceiling, grinning as he spotted Tea. That was high! Teagan was so lucky to be able to get so high without a bookshelf or anything. Eva liked heights, after all. He lifted a hand to wave cheerily up towards him. Now he knew lotsa people! Sy'vest, Karoko, Tea, Belinda, and this nice girl with her flutterboo! Lots! That made him happy. Dulcea Spotting the blonde boy, Tea wriggled down the length of the rope, trying to think of a way to help him up. "Wanna come?" He chirped, offering a 'tail-up' to anyone that wanted it. True, he had training in a few hours, and Coach would come looking for him if he didn't show up, but he didn't want to go downtown just yet. It was more fun here with friends. "Anybody wanna help me throw a party for Momma?" Lenachan358 "Nice to meet you, Eva." Tyyne mumbled as she looked at Teagan. Impressive...Perhaps he knew other people who could do that...and such people would come to the party ? Glancing at the magazine she moved over to Raven, because she was the only other girl available. "I could help with the party..." She announced and lowered her head to whisper. "It's sooo cool, right Raven ?" Mouse Pachinkorelli "A party for Ul? That might be lots of fun. What would you need for it?" Mouse asked, though not entirely sure if she could make it to such a party or not. "I could make cookies or something..." Sylvest made a visible face at the mention of cookies. " Cooks're eww," he said quietly, knowing that wasn't the common opinion held on baked treats. Bird Draggon "S'nice to meet you, Eva!" Raven said cheerily. She spinned around and grinned at Tyyne. "'Course it's cool!" Raven nodded. "Hi, by the way. I haven't seen you in.. forever."
Rumkai, amused by this new kid, lightly landed on top of his nose and stretched his wings luxuriously.
Raven's face lit up at the mentioning of a celebration. "Party!" she whooped. "I'd be happy to help! I mean, with anything. Better not cook, though, 'cause of all these feathers..." Freize The little squirt started as the 'boo landed on his nose, blinking before going crosseyed and letting his head tilt itself to one side. He had been going for where Teagan was, wanting to be up high too... He wriggled his nose and smiled, but decided not to touch. Freize said not to touch any of the pretty colorful things at their house because they would break, and he didn't want to break the flutterboo. His attention lasted for only a little bit before he grew slightly bored. And so he went to the older boy, ignoring the creature on his face the best he could, nodding cheerily. 'Course he wanted up! And he'd help with the party too!... He remembered those party shinies Tea showed him... Hm.. Freize shifted, gaze averted to the floor. "Erm.. I'm not too good with parties.. But me and Eva can sure lend a helping hand... And... I guess I could get Ajani to make a pie.." Eva grew somewhat excited at the word pie. PIE! There'd be pie! He beamed. Mouse Pachinkorelli Thinking of the party was all well and good, but then Mouse remembered something. Something very important. Something that she was going to be late for if she didn't hurry up and skedaddle. "Crap- sorry; but I have to go. Sylvest has an eye doctor's appointment in half an hour. Bye, everyone--" She snatched up Sylvest swiftly and hurried out the door, all the while muttering "ohcrapohcrapohcrap...!!"
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