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 Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:36 pm
"No one chose this life, Amaya. And almost no one wanted it. But..." he hesitated, thinking of what he had thought to himself, the conclusion he had reached after his own times bemoaning his fate.
"No one... can choose what happens to them in life. I ... I thought that I could beat fate back home, only to be snared by it again. You can make the best of things... and you can deal with the hand you are dealt.. and sometmes you can even change the path a little..... but, you can't anticipate what's goign to happen to you. Ill fortune can befall you just as likely back in the rest of the world. There are other things to worry about: money, putting a roof over your head, whether or not you'll be accepted... no one gets to pick what life they get to live."
He kept his arm around Amaya's shoulders and nuzzled the side of her face with his muzzle.
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:44 pm
"So I'm supposed to just sit back and let everything happen to me?" The reptile sniffed, not moving her hands from her eyes. Fate. Yeah. She'd like to see fate try and stop her from killing herself somehow. Though of course she didn't think it would be impossible. The fact that the staff monitered them 24/7 slipped her mind in such a state.
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:52 pm
"that's not precisely what I meant." Ambrose protested. "I just mean... no matter where you are, bad things happen that you can't avoid. You just have to... deal with it, and those people that you care about can help you. "
He rubbed the side of her face, gently coaxing her to look him in the eye. "What ever happened to the Amaya that was happy to have a family here... you were the most optimistic of all of us..." He whispered regretfully. How much of what she said was the overbearing depression of the Island getting to a young girl, and how much the iguana... how deep had the changes gotten to her beneath the skin?
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:59 pm
"I am happy to have a family, but I barely see anyone anymore... though I guess that's kinda my fault." Amaya rubbed her eyes with her palms. "I can't think of much to be optimistic about anymore..." She admitted, finally allowing her hands to drop. One of her yellow and brow eyes looked at him, free of tears yet somehow looking sad despite how reptilian they were. The other looked up as well, but it went unseen now that she couldn't look straight ahead.
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:05 pm
He nodded, "You know you're more than welcome to come visit me whenever you want to. And I'm so sorry I haven't cme to see you more... I've been... " He shook his head. "I don't have a good excuse. Well.... I mean... I've been.. I've been trying to make things perfect for... my proposal to Angelina."
He scratched his arm, knowing that taking about that might not help Amaya's depression much.
"But that's no excuse to ignore the rest of my 'family' here."
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:09 pm
"Congratulations." The lizard said sadly, yellow eyes looking down. Even though it was unintentional, she was reminded of the fact she would probably never find someone to spend the rest of her life with on this stupid island. She didn't even look like a girl anymore. Who the hell would be attracted to that?
She sucked in a shakey breath, trying not to cry again.
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:14 pm
Ambrose swallowed, sensing her mood dampening even more. "we're all going through these changes, Amaya.... you and I may have been some of the earliest... but everyone will eventually wind up the same way."
He debated whether now was the best time to broach the question - it might help her mood... it might dampen it even more...
"We wanted to ask.... if you'd be a bridesmaid for the wedding..." He tenously spoke.
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:18 pm
There was a long pause before Amaya finally blinked and looked up at him, disbelief on her face.
"W-What...?"
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:22 pm
Ambrose was worried he had said something wrong. "well... I mean, you don't have to - and I don't mean to rub anything in... but we'd be honored, and I would be very happy if you would... agree. We don't know for certain when it is going to be... or how much the labs will let us do as far as dresses and such go...." He rambled.
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:27 pm
"No! No!" The iguana finally smiled, sniffing once more and patting Ambrose's pawhand. "I mean, yeah. I was just... shocked. I mean... I..." She looked down, fidgetting with her long fingers. "... I didn't think Angelina liked me."
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:33 pm
Ambrose's face split into a canine grin. "Wonderful! I'm very glad. I couldn't imagine you not being there." he shook his head. "Angelina...had a hard time adjust to all of this, especially with the lockout so soon afterwards and with her change so late in coming with all the problems..... well, she was just anxious."
He ruffled the mohawk of spikes along her head. "You worry too much." He smiled.
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:43 pm
"Yeah, I know I do." Her eyes closed temporarily at the ruffle and her small dewlap opened. It felt oddly nice. It made sense that she had acted the way she did, she supposed. Afterall, she had gotten here a lot more differently then the rest of them. And if she went somewhere and only knew one person she would cling to them like glue too.
"You haven't talked to the labs about dresses or anything yet?" She asked. Her legs were starting to fall asleep in the odd crouching position, so she shifted. Amaya's long tail moved around the bed as she leaned back, letting her tail hang between her legs and her legs off the end of the bed. Her arms supported her weight, unable to sit up properly.
Dresses... that reminded her. Yellow eyes looked down at her bare scales, from her stomach down. But it looked just like an iguana turned on it's back, nothing feminine or human about it. "I wish I had dresses that fit..." She commented mostly to herself.
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:50 pm
"I asked Aubrey, actually." Ambrose shifted positions along with her to give her room to lie comfortably. He rolled onto his stomach, lying with his chin propped up on his hands.
"She said that she couldn't tell me for certain - that she'd have to speak with Moreau. But... I assume that if we can get dresses, that we'd have them made to fit. I... well.... I hope they'll let us. Maybe get catalogues or something."
"And I'll be sure to keep you abreast of any news. The... the only thing I know for certain is that it won't be till after August first at the very earlierst." He said quietly, with a hint of fear in his voice.
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:54 pm
"Yeah..." The girl looked down at her odd figure. Broad chest, small shoulders, and small hips. She shuddered and looked away, scared of how much of a reptile she looked like. And she was stuck like this forever... ugh.
"Why not until after then?" She asked innocently.
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:04 pm
Ambrose took a deep breath and forced a smile. "Well.... eheh... because... that's... well, that's when apparently I'm scheduled to change myself. I know I shouldn't have asked, really, but.. I mean..." He stopped himself, breathing again. "I had to know. For... the wedding plans if nothing else. I mean... I can't very well order a suit and then change and risk the fact it wouldn't fit, right?"
It was very obvious that while that was a legitimate concern, matters of dress were certainly not the root of Ambrose's anxiety.
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