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 Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:40 am
Thistle turned and gave Kindle a look. Seeing that she was falling behind he stopped to wait for her to catch up. He didn't say anything about it, simply waited. "If we get lost, what's the problem with that? I can just wait for night, and follow the flight of the Winged-Soquili-In-The-Sky home." He didn't know if Kindle had devised her own method to go home.
"I can do anything I want for fun around here..." Thistle giggled, swishing his short mane around. "Let me see, I can.... run, pester animals, fly in the thermals, visit the village, stalk the two-leggers..... What do you do for fun, Kindle?" he asked, almost in a daring manner.
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:49 pm
Kindle immediatly looked up to the sky, hoping to see the gigantic horse with wings the bumble bee had spoken of. Seeing nothing, she looked back down into his direction, only slightly dissapointed. "I'm not worried about getting lost!" she argued back, "I just wanna make sure, ya know.. that we don't. That's all."
It made sense to her, at least.
"Oooo!" she cooed, listening to him speak of what he did for fun. "It must be really fun to be so small and fly. Oh, the things I would do if I had wings!" Letting her mind wander, she tried to come up with some ideas of the mischief she'd cause the world, if she only had a pair of wings herself. Her mind snapped back into reality, when she heard Mr. Bee's question, underlined with the challenge.
"What do I do for fun?" she echoed, trying to come up with some things that would rival his fun, "Well, since I do have special hooves, I can toootally run around and catch things on fire. And then, if I see a stuck up mare, I'll sneak behind her and wiggle my hoof against her leg. Boy oh boy, do mares jump high!"
She threw herself into a giggle fit from the memory, and let out a few unladylike snorts. "You can have so much fun with fire, just as long as ya know how to control it."
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:15 pm
Thistle pucked some grass and chewed on the stalks, "If you stick around until nightfall, I can show you his path.... have you seen stars before? To even know the tale?" He wasn't being rude, simply curious. If she didn't know they story, well... he'd be more than pleased to tell her. The colt tried to think if he could bring up his existing terms for her, like "Twilight Zone" and "Enlightenment"... it took all his control to keep from laughing.
"Well, if we get lost, you just tell me where you want to go and I'll get you there... somehow..." Thistle enjoyed the stars, and made sure that he knew as many stories as possible, wether they were Kawani or not. Sanika had some great ones from her far-away land.
"Yeah," Thistle smirked, "It is fun... I can get places many of you... larger soquili cannot get to." He had to rub it in... just a little...
The colt laughed at her imagery about taunting the mares that needed attitude adjustments. For a moment he wished she'd do the same to Tlocatl... but as that stallion was also part nightmare, well... fire didn't affect him.
Embers did affect him, though... "Just keep the fire away from my wings," Thistle laughed nervously, "Tlocatl already threatens enough to burn them off... He might even do it... one day..." The colt hoped that when that day come he'd be able to out-fly the kalona.
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:51 pm
She nodded slowly, listening to his offer.
"I'd like ta see his path," she requested, locks of her tangled mane slipping down in front of her eyes. She jerked her head up, tossing the hair back, and looked towards the smaller creature. Though her mother had warned her to be careful around strangers, she had no problem putting her trust in this little bee. He seemed friendly enough, and he had never caused her to distrust him before... though, of course, his words did occassionally contradict what Daddy said.
Shrugging her shoulders at his comment, she played off like she didn't care what he said. Of course, she was slightly jealous at his flying ability and size, but she'd never show it.
Kindle noticed how nervous he looked when he mentioned her fire, and took a step back, as if to show her agreement. "I wouldn't hurt you on purpose, Mr. Bumble Bee," she added sincerely, "You're wings are too pretty to burn up! And that's really mean of that Tlo-ca-tl horse to threaten you like that. Why would he try to hurt you? Did you make him mad?"
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:34 pm
Thistle didn't notice the little warring going on in Kindle about strangers, trust, and 'what Daddy says'. He did nod his head, "If not tonight, some night I shall show you his path. Mom says she doesn't see it.... we shall see if you are Englightened enough, at least, to see it as well." Thistle winked and stepped back when she shook her mane. He didn't want to get caught up in /that/.
"On purpose, still the key..." Thistle whickered with another undertone. "And Tlocatl is just.... Tlocatl. He means to threaten me, but I am better than him. I don't let him get close enough. He's always been like that, though.... ever since I first saw him, the first words out of his mouth were: 'He'd better stay out of my way or I'll burn his wings off'. Not the most pleasant of characters."
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:57 am
"Such a mean stallion," she responded, making a face to show her displeasure for this unknown Tlocatl. "We should teach him a lesson, for messin' with bumble bees!"
She puffed out her chest, feeling proud and smart. "I bet I'm Enlightened enough, yes sirree'. I bet I could see the path!"
She continued to follow him, her walk turning into more of a strut, as she silently hoped that she was indeed enlightened enough as she claimed she was.
(( Aww... congrats on his growing, Elf! Such a handsome Alicorn! <3 ))
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:27 am
Thistle shrugged with a slow half-smile, "Tlocatl is more..... himself. I am told the Kalonas are the demons. So, his actions aren't so mysterious. Of course, I've never been able to figure out why he doesn't just leave."
"Ah, my dear," the colt mock-shuddered, "Tlocatl has a sting of his own... and I don't mean the fire he can control." For he really did have the horns some Kalonas had.
"We shall see..." Thistle pranced to catch up with Kindle's strut. "Only those Enlightened willl..." he paused, trying to think of something, "...live in happiness and prosper. Sure, others can reach that path but only the Enlightened are assured."
((Thank you! I am still in shock *hides under his mane*))
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:56 am
Kindle snorted. "Kalonas are mean." she remarked, stating the obvious. "I ran into NightShade... she pulled my tail and called me names. She said she knew my parents, but I don't see how my parents would be friends with such a rude mare."
Her ears perked up, however, when the small creature mentioned controlling fire. "I can control my fire! Or a least kinda..." She waved one hoof in the air, and two or three little sparks flew about, showing off her small bit of talent. "Imma be a strong and brave Nightmare like Momma one day, yup yup yup!"
And, as the bee continued to speak more of the Enlightened, the more Kindle wanted to be a part of it.
"How do I know if I'm Enlightened or not?" she asked, almost shy about it. She didn't want to reveal that she wasn't for suuure that she was Enlightened, but she wanted to make sure she met the requirements, of course.
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Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:23 pm
Thistle echoed the filly's snort, "You can say that again... I've had no good experiences with a kalona." Then again, Tloc was the only Kalona he knew.
The colt smiled gently, "I bet you will. You seem determined enough!"
"Enlightened?" Thistle scratched his ear like a cat, using his cloven hoof to get just the right spot. "Well, to be honest, I do not know. I've heard there are tests, but I've never been privy to them. There are stories.... ultimately you just have to wait and see..."
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Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:32 pm
"Yes!" she agreed, baring her sharp little fangs. They were nowhere as sharp as her mother's but she found them to be suitable, at least for scaring rabbits. "Imma be a scary Nightmare... no kalona will want to mess with me!"
She watched him curiously, as he scratched his own head with his hoof. It seemed like an impossible thing to do... and she wasn't about to try it on herself, with her hooves of flame.
"If you don't know how to be tested... then how do you know you're Enlightened yourself?" she asked, eager to hear the stories.
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 6:47 pm
Thistle gave Kindle a sideways glance and gave her a half-smile. He wasn't going to say anything about being scary... didn't want to give the pretty little filly the idea that she was actually horrifying, though the thought did make him snort on a laugh.
"Well..." the colt trailed off, and found the plant that was his namesake. After poking the red thistle a few times, he took a bite and chewed on the prickly plant as if it were a flower. "You don't know." Chewed a little more. "That's why one must always try to stay on the Path... you can guess but that isn't even a guarantee."
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:45 pm
"How could guesses be guarantees?" she inquired, trying to make sense of the purple creature's words. "Guesses are guesses... what are guarantees?"
She watched in fascination as he ate the little plant. For a tiny creature, he sure did manage to eat alot! She was feeing a bit hungry herself, but it was far too much fun playing with this bumble bee to worry about a silly thing like eating.
(I'm sorry it took so long ;-; )
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Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:07 pm
Thistle shook his head, smiling understandibly, "No no. Guesses are not guarantees. You may have guessed right, but you do not know until the end outcome."
"A Guarantee is something that is... for sure. For instance, if I guaranteed that I could fly, then it would be true when I proved that I could do so." To emphasize the point, Thistle flapped his wings and hovered... then fly a few feet before landing once again. By doing so, he had exposed the lush plants he was just eating.
((No worries! <3))
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:45 pm
She nodded, as if his explanation had finally dawned on her. "Oooo... I think I understand now!"
She watched him flutter away from the pretty flowers, and she suppressed her envy once again at his ability to fly up high in the sky. Perhaps if she wished hard enough, she herself could sprout some wings?
"I can guarantee that I could burn something.... is that right, Mr. Bumble Bee?"
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