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 Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 5:18 pm
Nos sighed in relief. Good.. so he didn't figure it out.
She fluttered her wings and smiled again, tossing her braided hair back.
"They are quite different, I agree. What was your name again? I don't believe I caught it... "
She smiled as she watched the lovers nuzzle. Oh, how it was to love and be loved. She herself yearned for love, but knew it was forbidden.
Shaking her head, she tried escaping from her thoughts once again. She shifted her feet and immediatly stopped, realizing her chains were rattling and she didn't want anyone drawing attention to those.
"I'm Nostalgia," she introduced herself to the mare. "Yes, I am new... but I'm hoping to become a permanent resident here, if that wouldn't cause any trouble."
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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 5:26 pm
The earth colored stallion felt slightly out of place in this 'group', and that was after looking at the ghastly mare...he still felt something was wrong with himself, but only shrugged it off. Best not go into that state of mind during a conversation such as this.
And Bairn only laughed when he heard both mare's ask for his name. "I'm no body...just a gust in the wind." He glanced over at the ghastly mare for a moment and smirked, only to take in what he saw before him one last time. Then he turned back to the butterfly winged mare. "Nah, I kid don't worry. The name's Bairn. So...it's a pleasure to meet you Nalani, Apple-oosa and Nostalgia." He said in return, remembering the other two's name from before.
Apple's comment made him think directly of the fox mare, his mother, Mahiri. "Normal indeed. Say that to my mother and she'll agree with you in a second."
"Different is never bad. I'm certainly different, my dear. My personality seems to scare away all of the innocent soquili around here. My sister and I tend to have a...darker side to us!" He bowed to the ghastly mare, taking no notice to her chains, even though he knew they were there.
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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:06 pm
"Well, I'm not quite innocent myself," Nos said softly, her front hoof gently pawing at the snowy ground anxiously, "So you need not worry about scaring me."
Her tail flicked from one side to the other as he spoke to Nalani. So his name was Bairn, hm? That was a strong name. Nos wondered if Bairn was hiding a dark secret from the world, the way his attitude presented itself.
But that was none of Nos's business and she knew never to intrude into one's personal past unless instructed by the Spirits.
He mentioned his sister and Nos wondered how similar his sibling must be to him, if they both were to have, how he put it "a darker side".
"He should meet the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come," Nos thought to herself, allowing herself a short laugh as she looked away from their direction. Now THAT was a Soquili with some issues.
Turning back towards the group, Nos took a few moments to admire the beauty of her fellow unicorn, which was quite an exquisite specimen. Her hair was fixed in an unusual, yet pretty fashion, and her butterfly wings stood out pretty and proud, showing the world just how different she was.
Next, she turned to gaze at Apple, studying the vine that seemed to grow on his neck, down to the blossom on his chest and the apples on his rump. She wondered what the Spirits were thinking when they designed this horse. He didn't seem to mind that nature had tattooed itself naturally onto his skin... he seemed rather proud of the fact. Nos found no ugliness in the artwork, but it was peculiar all the same.
Bairn, on the other hand, would be the only horse Nos could label "normal looking" in the group. She wondered how he felt about it, not having any exotic designs or horns or fancy fluttery wings on his back. He looked like the kind of horse who could care less for extravagent things, just everything plain and simple; whatever could get the job done in a timely fashion. Nos had to wonder what he did on his free time, with the personality that he had.
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 11:01 am
Ariston thought he had heard a commotion, so he fluttered his wings with more speed and approached what looked like a group of many Soquili. After dramatically landing, his eyes went from Soquili to Soquili, until he was gazed on the mare in the center.
Stepping closer, he looked her in the eye, fluttering his, and saying, "Oh? I do not believe I have had the pleasure of meeting such a find speciman as yourself." He flipped his tail naturally and stared at her traits. Realizing his rudeness, he turned to the other Soquili and lamely nodded.
Looking at the mare once again, he bowed his head, letting the pounds of hair follow him to the ground. "My name is Ariston, what is your name Miss?" After carefully raising his head to fix his golden mane, his purple eyes continued to look at beauty she possessed. Of course he was interested in learning about this mare, for any stunning female speciman was sure to get his attention, at least for a little bit.
"What brilliant wings you have.." He said, almost always focusing his gaze back to them. Never had he seen such a thing.
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 11:32 am
Nos was momentarily startled by the kalona's grand entrance into their little chat circle and as a result, her ghost wings flickered and dissapeared into thin air. Realizing her potentially troublesome error, she quickly willed them back into existance, hoping no one had noticed.
Watching the newcomer, she tried not to stare too long and hard at his deity-like form. As he spoke and watched her, it was quite obvious how prideful this Ariston was, from the regal way he held his head and the careless neglect he showed to her fellow Soquili. It was Soquilis like him that Nos was used to dealing with as her duties as the Ghost of Christmas Past, so she felt no intimidation from being around him, as she might any other Soquili.
She listened to him compliment her and her wings fluttered behind her; she wouldn't go as far as to lie, she was indeed very honored to be complimented by such a handsome Soquili, but she knew he was just curious and wanted nothing more than answers from her to satisfy his curiousity.
"My name is Nostalgia, but you, as well as the others, are more than welcome to call me Nos." She replied, admiring his horns and golden hair. "And, I am rather new to this land, so please forgive me if I stare, but it's rare for me to meet such a magnificent creature such as yourself."
She knew she was feeding into his ego, but she hoped to make a good impression on every Soquili that she met... it wouldn't be good to make an enemy the first few days she arrived at her new home.
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 11:46 am
The new edition to this 'happy fest' as Bairn kept mentally calling it made the stallion back up a step or two...it wasn't out of intimidation but surprise. He was large, he was blonde and handsome...but most of all he was a Kalona. The only type of soquili that the earth colored stallion didn't like all that well.
And he dared talk to the strange mare in the way he did...who did he think he was? A stuck up little brat, no doubt. Oh, yea...Pride. One of the seven deadly sings. Pride...or Ariston as he called himself. Nostalgia was much higher then he was in Bairn's book and it pained him to see mare's be talke do that way, even though the mare didn't seem to mind.
"If you don't mind." He spat to Ariston. "My friends and I were having a rather personal conversation. So why don't you go chase after a mare that might actually find you attractive and oogle over you instead of bothering us." Bairn stood in front of the Kalona, eyebrows raised.
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 11:50 am
Ariston chuckled at her response to him, but then lifted his eyes back on her. "There is no reason for an apology, it is always understandable to admire, and I am pleased you are doing so." Of course ignoring how abonoxious he usually could be, he continued on, saying, "I must say though, you yourself have lovely hair. It is always a pleasure to meet another who cares for such a thing." He naturally moved his head backwards, letting his fall again perfectly next to him.
Taking a few steps forward, he slowly started to walk around her, noticing her every detail. "Now aren't you a sight to see yourself, I am quite impressed with your wonderful details!" He made a childish grin, and continued to walk around until he was back in front of her.
Ariston looked at her again, wondering someting suddenly. "So, with those gorgeous wings, are you able to actually fly?" He wondered what sight it would be to see her gliding in the night sky.
After turning his head to see the stallion that spat his words out at him, Ariston narrowed his purple eyes to say, "Watch yourself, you should know how ugly jealousy is. The ugliness that you are showing is something I dispise." He sneered his sharp teeth. He wasn't posing a threat to anybody, and seeing such a reaction pissed him off.
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 6:29 pm
Her hair was her favorite feature, and it pleased her to no end to be complimented on it. It took great lengths of time to have it braided just right, and Nos took a moment to toss her own mane to the side and smiled gently at Ariston, softly thanking him for his compliment.
Nostalgia flicked her tail to one side as she watched quietly as her new companion made his way around her in a circle. Kalonas weren't known for their kindness, and Nos wondered if he had any hidden motives behind his compliments.
Her wings perked up again at his mentioning of them, and she willed them to return against her sides. "No need to show off", she thought to herself, keeping herself in check. She knew that, although slow on the ground, her transparent, fragile looking wings could take her anywhere in a heartbeat. She used to love flying in the night sky, but that love had dissapeared over time. Maybe in this new land she would gain it back?
"Yes, I am able to fly with these wings, as fragile and transparent as they seem." she confirmed, allowing the wings to spread out and gently lift her off of the ground for a foot or so, then return back onto the Earth and rested them on her side at their rightful place.
Nos could immediatly sense Bairn's disgust with their new "guest". Of course, Bairn never gave off a super friendly attitude to begin with, but from his appearance it seemed that he had a personal distaste for the Kalona race.
Her eyebrows lifted high when she heard him coin the term "friends" as he spoke to Ariston, and she knew something was wrong. From the very beginning, she had noted Bairn's scoffing at the word "friend", and now he was using it to label Apple and Nalani, much less herself?
Gaging their reactions to one another and their harsh words, she knew, if something wasn't done soon, the duo would be caught in a fight.
She paused herself from stopping the upcoming feud, and decided that it wasn't her place to tell either Soquili what to do, so she stood quietly and watched on at their words, taking a few seconds to glance over at Apple and Nalani to see their own expressions of the situation.
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 8:47 pm
It wasn't about Nostalgia, Apple or Nalani anymore...they didn't matter at this very moment. It was about dealing with stubborn and stupid soquili like the beast in front of him. Ridiculous, it was, how ignorant the world truly acted...through the eyes of stallions and mares such as Ariston.
Ignoring the other three soquili, Bairn glared at the Kalona and shook his head. Stupidity...it was obvious. "Don't talk to her like that, Pride. That is your sin, is it not? You're Pride, the worst of them all. The dream of all mares and the envy of all stallions? Out of all the Seven Deadly Sins to come across, you have to probably be the one that everyone wants to meet." The earth colored stallions words slid off his tongue with much hatred, it was easy to speak his mind with this guy...oh how he hated the Kalona race...much like the stubborn stuck up ones.
"Jealousy, though? That's all you can come up with? Don't be silly, Pride...I'm never-" Bairn paused, an idea came to his head and it made him almost smirk. "Oh, yes I'm sorry dear Sir. Your beauty just awes me and I cannot help but feel intimidated by how you seem to capture the heart and mine of every mare that crosses your path. Oh how I wish I was you." Now the words were filled with the biggest amount of sarcasism. If this Ariston fella was going to act like he was supposed to, Bairn was going to play along.
No sense argueing with a Sin.
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 9:15 pm
Aristons ears heard every word that the stallion shouted, but before dealing with that, he turned back to respond to the lovely mare.
"Ahh, that is wonderful then. It must be a sight to see you shine in the night sky." He looked at her wings once more, and felt his own flap at the thought.
He was distracted by the change in atmosphere, and felt a change in the eyes of the others around him. He felt the other's judgements of him, and they were not for his beauty. His blood started pumping, which was never a good sign. Taking in a deep breath, he tried to ignore the Kalona feelings pumping through his veins, and finally he turned to look at the stallion once again.
"Of course I am a one of the Sins. And of course I am a Kalona. It pains me too see you so upset, my fine sir." Sneering his teeth, he laughed at his sarcasm.
"Oh please. Jealousy is falling out of your expression. I do admit, it is nice to feel a proud sensation from your reaction to me, but at the same time save your energy. If you are trying to offend me, your efforts are worthless." Lifting his nose in the air, he flipped his hair once again.
He fluttered his eyes, and turned to Nos. "It pains me that you must witness this, I stopped here because I was impressed with your presence, and now this stallion is sitting here taking your attention away. That is NOT something that I allow. Attention should always go to those who deserve it." Ariston had his own set of rules, especially when it came to attention. The stallion in no way fit any of his guidlines.
He turned back to the stallion, and lifted his head high. "I am not really sure what you are trying to accomplish here, but this isn't why we are all here in the first place. I came here to meet Nos, but if you want to admire me, please find me on my own time." He winked to him and growled, and turned his attention completely on the mare.
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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 3:43 pm
Nostalgia flicked her tail from side to side and stared at the arguing stallions. What was it with male creatures that made them all "macho" all the time... like they had to fight or they weren't masculine or something?
She sighed... she knew female creatures weren't any better in their own ways... what was the deal with living creatures overall?
"It's all overrated," she mumbled to herself, still glancing every once in a while back to Apple and Nalani, wondering what was going on in their minds.
Both Bairn and Ariston had their own opinions, and those opinions were giving her a headache.
"You two just stop it." she barked out, her eyes narrowing. "There's no sense in you arguing... I mean, what are you arguing over anyways? What's so important that you have to fight about it?"
She paused and caught her breath. It wasn't like her at all to snap as she had... maybe being around living creatures wasn't such a good idea after all.. their tempers were starting to rub off on her.
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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 6:49 pm
Sarcasm. It never really went over well with the smaller stallion, especially when others used it on him. Of cource, Bairn was filled with sarcastic remarks...but he hated hearing the voices of different sarcasms, it made him cringe. And this Ariston fella though he was all tough acting like the Sin he was, how annoying.
"Haha, stop trying to show off, a mare like Nostalgia will never lower herself to the likes of someone like you. And I'm not admitting to jealousy, never. For that's not what I have. Of cource I'm not trying to offend you either, I'm just speaking my mind, Pride. Act beautiful all you want, because I know I'm not but I do know that I'm certainly smarter then you. A Sin never uses his brain properly. They only focus on what their Sin is." It was Bairn's turn to give a sarcastic comment. "Oh, yes I just live for taking away the attention of beautiful mares from amazingly handsome stallions."
Bairn looked away from the rather large blonde stallion, away from Nostalgia and away from Apple and Nalani. Rather, he looked behind him, at nothing in particular. Just stared off into the distance, it was where he belonged, anyways. Far from the world, alone...except of cource his family, his familiars and Bliss and Astia. This meeting was turning out for the worst, he never meant to act like the way he was. That wasn't him. The real Bairn, the one he dared not show for fear of bad judgement was a kind and gental stallion...playful, but calm. Funny, but understanding.
Snapping out of his own little world for a moment, Bairn jumped at the sound of Nostalgia's voice. It sounded almost exactly like his mother, Mahiri. Blinking, the stallion sighed. "Sorry, mother." He mumbled quickly, still kinda startled by the voice. "I'm done, I just wanted to speak my mind. Ariston fella, you can have Nostalgia. I'm done now."
He grinned, slowly coming back to reality.
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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 8:07 pm
Ariston let the stallion rant, and listened to about fifteen out of the many words he said. He really had no reason to listen to such a lowlife, especially one who kept bringing up his Sin. "You really have a thing for sins." He laughed to himself, and continued, "I am sorry you do not fit any guildelines to be one, but keep trying little one, if that is what you wish." He blissfully stuck his tongue out, and turned away from the stallion. "Pardon me for not wanting to waste my precious breath but.." His back was to him.
After hearing the mare shout, he curved his mouth into a sly smile. "There is no need to be upset beautiful, you have your attention back now, well at least from me." He shook his head dramatically and felt the gallons of gold fall around him. "Hmph has this atmosphere suddenly gotten rotten." He sighed. "Well, its to be expected whenever I show up in front of a male."
He looked at both of them and sighed again, feeling exhausted from the whole experience. There was nothing in it for him by continuing to talk to them, so he decided to get outta there. "Well, Nos I wish you a fine day, but obviously my work is done here. I have better things to do anyhow, my'love." He winked at her and turned to sneer at the stallion.
"Good job toughy, you win. I shall leave for now, and hopefully never see your ugly presence again." He flicked his tail and laughed at the idea of the stallion being tough, and after that jester he popped into the air with one wicked swoop. His wings had extended perfectly, allowing him enough power to dash up into the air. Besides, by looking at the daylight he realized it was well past his normal time of pond staring, and his hair needed a fixin'.
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