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 Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 5:49 pm
Irizu looked to their fathers, and then back to her new friend.
"I dun' come to the park lots. I dunno what to do." She had, in fact, never been to this 'park' before. She wasn't even entirely sure what made a park a park.
Opec's stoic expression turned to a friendly half-grin when he was approached. He disregarded the lack of a handshake and instead looked the man over discreetly. Not bad, not bad at all.
"I'm Opec. It's nice to meet you, Jason." He bowed slightly.
Opec may have been completely androgynous from a distance, and his voice may have been pretty far up on the tonal ladder, but from this close he was certainly definable as simply a pretty man.
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 5:57 pm
"Weeeeeeell." She sighed, turning her head back to the other girl. "We can swing... Climb, teeter totter, play in sand.. The wood chips aren't to fun. OH! We can go in the castle. That is if big kids don't push us out 'cause they always say only big kids can go up dare." The small girl huffed a bit at that statement, recalling one incident where she was pushed out of the castle down the little slide. Big kids were mean!
Jason seemed a bit relieved he wasn't speaking to a woman. He now smiled more, giving a faint nod. "Opec, that's an interesting name. Very uncommon but unique. Better than Jason that's for sure." He added, moving to sit but kept a respectable distance between the two.
"I offer this to all the parents, to exchange information so our kids can keep in touch. I want Shayla to be able to keep these friends she's making." He explained, reaching into a zipped pocket a moment before producing a business card. Yeah, he took Risika's idea and had business cards made with his address a few days after meeting the woman. "If you ever want to get a hold of me or your daughter for Shayla, that's the address and number." He spoke as he offered the card.
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:04 pm
"Okay," Irizu nodded, "Show me the castle?" She was curious to see whatever castle could fit in a little playground, and even moreso to see big kids who would dare to try and push her out.
Opec smiled and nodded, taking the card. He studied it for a moment before continuing.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to get in contact with you very easily," he said as he pocketed the little rectangle, his pants so tight its edges pressed through the fabric, "I don't have a telephone, and we really don't like anywhere near here." He pushed a lock of hair back and, seeing as to how he had no properly-placed ears, it fell right back to where it had been. He sat down beside Jason, trying to keep a relatively large personal space for the man.
"Thank you, though. You're the...first Gaian I've met, honestly. Aside from my...roomies." He blushed slightly at this fact.
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:26 pm
Nodding, another piece of ice was shoved into her mouth before she offered the bag over to Irizu once more. She liked to share after all! Only then did she notice the giraffe and giggled a bit. "My Gamma loves those! I see them all over in her room 'cause she says they are her favorite animall." She explained, giggling a little more. "I like tigers!"
While she spoke, she pulled herself up to her feet. "I'll take you to da castle.. But I warned you about the mean kids." She stated, patting her bottom off again before leading the way. It wasn't that far really, just around the play area and towards another. The castle was a wooden structure, hidden mostly behind a hedge of bushes. All in all, to a child it would be impressive but it wasn't all that big.
"Seeeee! There it is!" She pointed and smiled over at her friend. "We can't go in da tower.. If you look you can see kids there now." She stated, and she was right. Kids, more like around the age of 11 were already hanging out in the tower which lead down a long slide.
"Oh?" That seemed to perk Jason's interest a bit. "You're not from around here? I wasn't at first either but my mother managed to have me stay here. It was easier than jumping from this world and to mine. I do go back every once in awhile though..." He muttered, a small look cast to the side as he recalled the love he had lost to that world.
"Where are you from, if you don't mind me asking. Gaia is my home now, so if you do need any help getting around you can ask. I'm quite good with directions... I guess it has something to do with being a bird."
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:32 pm
"Whass a tiger?" Irizu asked, cocking her head slightly to one side. Upon reaching the castle, she stared up at it, impressed but making no outward display of it.
"We can go up dere. Nuttin' says we can't. Just cuz some mean kids don' wan us to doesn't mean we can't." She defiantely began up and into the castle, heading for the tower.
Opec shook his head, smiling slightly, "I'm from there." He leaned back and pointed up to the vague white circle of the moon.
"Pondoya."
Upon realizing the bird remark, he giggled and glanced toward Jason's wings.
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:45 pm
Giggling a little, she thought for a moment on how to explain a tiger. "Well it's a biiiiig kitty. One dat you can see in da zoo. Maybe we can go dar together? I'd show you the tigers then!" She stated, grinning brightly. Yeah, a day at the zoo, that would be so fun!
But her yes widened as Irizu started up towards the castle. Could they really go up there? Oh she didn't have fun going down the slide backwards the last time those mean kids shoved her out of the tower. But... Maybe with a friend they wouldn't bully her? Stupid big kids.
Quickly she began to follow Irizu, holding the baggie of ice close to her. She was not too nervous to eat it, several peices still inside. "Rizu..." She muttered lightly, following closely behind the girl. "They won't be mean will they?"
Jason followed the point, glancing at the moon. He almost laughed, biting his lip to keep from doing so. The moon? Ok, that was a bit weird but hell he came from somewhere only taken there by music. "The moon huh? Well that is interesting. What's it like there?"
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:53 pm
Irizu shrugged carelessly.
"Mebbey. It doesn't matter." She began slowly up the tower, having a bit of trouble getting her short legs up the steps. She heard the big kids talking.
"It's beautiful," Opec smiled, and then protectively wrapped his arms around himself, "It's terrible. Dark all the time. Dry." He cringed and looked away. His old life was clearly something he didn't want to think about.
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:05 pm
"It does matter..." Shayla muttered as she pursed her lips a bit. She wanted to show Rizu a tiger now, so somehow she'd get the girl to the zoo. Maybe not today, or tomorrow. But she'd do it! Her internal mind shook a fist at the air as fire burned behind her. Oh yes, one day she would!
But snapping her mind back to reality, she continued to follow Rizu. Her legs were short as well, and after a dozen steps she paused. The voices were getting louder and she obviously didn't want to go up. But, Rizu kept going. Biting her lip nervously she continued on once more.
As they got to the top they were faced with a group of kids, looking at them as if they were trash rolling in. The platform was large enough for them all to sit in, but of course one had to be a d**k and state, "Hey brats, this is our area. Go back down and play in the sandbox like the good little babies." It only caused a round of laughter from the larger kids.
"I see.." Jason didn't press the topic any further. He didn't want to upset the other. Though at that moment he did glance him over, having to look away to hide his small blush. Damn it! He shook his head to clean it quickly before looking at Opec once more.
"Well... it is a nice day today, isn't it?" He was at a loss for words, he had to start a conversation some how. That or just sit there in silence. But ... He didn't want that awkward silence.
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:10 pm
Irizu simply stared up at the boy who had spoken, blinking. She was completely unaffected by the laughter.
"Shayla n' Rizu ain't babies," she stated defiantely.
Opec didn't notice the blush and simply turned back at the man to respond.
"Mmhm," he nodded, "I haven't seen the sun in a long time. I like it." He smiled up at the sky, closing his eyes against the blinding light.
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:01 pm
The boy snorted, giving a small shake of his head. "You don't even come up to my waist kid, go play somewhere else. Look.. I'll even be nice just this once." He muttered, moving aside to expose the entrance to the slide. "You can go down the slide, but out of the tower ok? It's the big kid area. When you grow you can kick the little kids out. It's just like... the order of things." The others agreed, more than likely they had been kicked out at their young ages.
Shayla just frowned a bit, clutching that ice baggy tighter as she pressed in close to Rizu. These kids were kinda scary... but nice? The mean kid from last time wasn't there at least, and Shayla was calming slowly. Gently she tugged on Rizu's sleeve as she whispered to the other. "Should we go?"
Jason smiled as he watched the other. It was so hard not to take his eyes away. For once in a long time he was starting to feel a bit of an attraction. But seriously! He shook his head again. This was a parent to a kid his own daughter was befriending. He shouldn't think like that. Man.. I have to get out more often... He thought to himself, deciding a night just for himself was going to be needed in the near future.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:39 am
Irizu shook her head gently to Shayla.
"No," she said to the boys, "We not big kids, buh we shoul' get ta play here too!" She balled her tiny hands into fists.
"You get kicked out a-fore, but who say you gotta kick Rizu n' Shayla out? Could be nice to Rizu n' Shayla. Rizu can do fun things. Shayla prolly do fun things too."
Opec opened his eyes and looked back to Jason. He'd felt eyes on him, he had. The Viishani smiled slightly and cocked his head to one side.
"What?"
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:13 pm
Another kid stood behind the first, this one a rather snotty looking girl. "Look you little brats... you're getting on my nerves." She hissed, looking the two smaller girls over. Really, big kids were always such monsters. She opened her mouth to say something else but then smirked. "If you won't leave on your own.... Then I'm going to have to do something mean." Like being rude wasn't bad enough.
Reaching out, the girl snatched the small giraffe plushie and the bag of ice. She looked the two items over and laughed. "A stuffed animal and ice? You babies are so boring! Though.... That gold does look pretty." Yeah, her eyes fell on both Izuri's jewlery and Shayla's pendant.
To add at being a b***h, the girl moved to the slide and smiled. "Either leave, or hand over your jewelry... Start whining and this is what will happen to you." To make her point, she none to kindly threw the animal and ice down the long slide.
Shalya moved away from Izuri to look down at the bottom of the slide, frowning as the ice scattered into the dirt. Such a waste...
Jason, at being caught staring, turned away. "Nothing... I was just thinking is all." he muttered. His eyes started to scan the play ground for their children. He spotted the red of Izuri's outfit up in the wodden castle and seemed to be satisfied just knowing where they were.
Again he looked over at Opec, smiling softly. "Our kids seem to be getting along well... that's good."
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:20 pm
Irizu watched in horror as the ice snacks and her Jirry were taken from them. Oh, no. Nobody did that. Ever.
She glared angrily at the older girl and stomped her foot, fists curling into little balls...and then she shrieked. She shrieked at the top of ehr lungs, shrilly and lustily. The skulls around her neck glowed adn shook violently.
As did the tower.
Opec nodded.
"Mm, they d--hm?" He cocked his head as he noticed the structure's sudden trembling. Irizu screaming was nothing new...but collapsing buildings?
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:38 pm
Other kids in the tower wasted no time in jumping down the slide or crawling down the steps. They were getting the hell out of there! The tower shaking meant it could fall at any moment.
The boy that had started the bullying quickly made a break for the slide. He didn't care he was going down head first, he was getting out of that tower. The girl however just stood dumb struck. Yeah, bad idea!
Shayla however screamed with Irizu. She screamed out of fear, not knowing what was going on. Reaching out timidly, she'd grip Irizu's hand, "Riiiizu! STOP it!" She cried out, terrorfied the building would collapse.
Jason had opened his mouth to speak and stopped. Something was wrong. Quickly he was up to his feet and running towards the tower. Kid after kid he pushed aside, trying to get up to where his daughter was.
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:44 am
Irizu gave a gleeful giggle and followed her new friend's request, ceasing the shaking...not that she had originally intended it to happen. She blinked at the girl and held her arms out, one finger still attached to Shayla's hand.
"See? Rizu n' Shayla big n' scary! RAWR!" the toddler said happily, but then sniffled as she peered over the edge.
"Bu' not Jirry all dirty."
Opec followed behind Jason, not so much terrified as mildly concerned, and gave a sigh of relief when the trembling ceased.
"Rizu! IRIZU! Are you okay?!"
Irizu perked up and scampered to the other side of the tower, peering down at her father.
"Yah! Everythin' okay, Fuzzy Man!"
"What did you just...? Eh. What happened?!"
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