Wren Stardrifter
This was a nice, cool, crisp day - the snow was slightly wet, making it ideal for all kind of winter fun ! This was, of course, an occasion Hana could simply not ignore, and she dragged Wren to play in the park outside.
It was hard to ignore that his little girl was growing oh-so-quicky - her steps where still a bit wobbly, but the blue-and-green haired man no longer felt the urge to trail behind her like an hawk in worry. Her speech was better, and her cousin Aylen had started to show her how to write - only loose letters for now. And she had almost managed to tie her boots on her own !
Hana was quite bundled up, contrasting with her father - she was a bit weak to cold, especially her wings - so under the coat, and those mittens, and that scarf, and those earmuffs, it was almost hard to see that there was a girl underneath all that, but Hana did not look like she minded too much. Her father followed a few steps behind, wearing only a light jacket. The little butterfly girl twirled a few steps before climbing on one bench and pondering the situation.
Should she build a snowman, or make a fort ? Hmm... Though choice.
It was hard to ignore that his little girl was growing oh-so-quicky - her steps where still a bit wobbly, but the blue-and-green haired man no longer felt the urge to trail behind her like an hawk in worry. Her speech was better, and her cousin Aylen had started to show her how to write - only loose letters for now. And she had almost managed to tie her boots on her own !
Hana was quite bundled up, contrasting with her father - she was a bit weak to cold, especially her wings - so under the coat, and those mittens, and that scarf, and those earmuffs, it was almost hard to see that there was a girl underneath all that, but Hana did not look like she minded too much. Her father followed a few steps behind, wearing only a light jacket. The little butterfly girl twirled a few steps before climbing on one bench and pondering the situation.
Should she build a snowman, or make a fort ? Hmm... Though choice.
Kittygriffin
Kiri had travelled to a near by park to take reference pictures for a project she was presently working on. Since both Simon and Mrs Potts were busy Alice had come with her.
Kiri hated cold weather and was decked in coat, gloves, scarf and a warm hat. It was a pity she hadn't been able to find any suitable reference images so had to go and get her own but Alice on the other hand was thrilled. She too was in suitable snow gear but lighter than her mother's and didn't seem to notice the cold at all. Facinated by the snow she was running around trying to see as much as possible.
Kiri still was amazed by her daughter's ability to move around. She barely talked at all and her concentration was the pits but when it came to physical actions she showed amazing development. She would have suggested that Alice build something out of the snow while she took photos but knew from previous experience that her daughter wouldn't have concentrated on it unless someone played with her.
Kiri was looking around for suitable photos of trees and so didn't notice until it was too late to stop Alice from her incurable determination that everyone was a friend that she just hadn't met yet. Alice spotting the other tot charged up to her and would have hugged her if she hadn't been on the bench, instead the tail peaking out from under she coat wagged happily and she smiled up at the girl while hopping happily from one foot to the other.
Kiri charged after her and turned to who she hoped was the father to comment helplessly "I'm so sorry, I'm afraid my daughter tends to be a bit friendly".
Kiri hated cold weather and was decked in coat, gloves, scarf and a warm hat. It was a pity she hadn't been able to find any suitable reference images so had to go and get her own but Alice on the other hand was thrilled. She too was in suitable snow gear but lighter than her mother's and didn't seem to notice the cold at all. Facinated by the snow she was running around trying to see as much as possible.
Kiri still was amazed by her daughter's ability to move around. She barely talked at all and her concentration was the pits but when it came to physical actions she showed amazing development. She would have suggested that Alice build something out of the snow while she took photos but knew from previous experience that her daughter wouldn't have concentrated on it unless someone played with her.
Kiri was looking around for suitable photos of trees and so didn't notice until it was too late to stop Alice from her incurable determination that everyone was a friend that she just hadn't met yet. Alice spotting the other tot charged up to her and would have hugged her if she hadn't been on the bench, instead the tail peaking out from under she coat wagged happily and she smiled up at the girl while hopping happily from one foot to the other.
Kiri charged after her and turned to who she hoped was the father to comment helplessly "I'm so sorry, I'm afraid my daughter tends to be a bit friendly".
Wren Stardrifter
Hana let out a little surprised shiek as the other girl charged her way, managing to hold herself on the top of the bench not to topple over. Once the initial shock was over, however, the orange-haired child regarded the other with interest. "'ello !!" It was all smiles now, as if her previous fear had never happened. She peeked and noticed the tail. NOW her curiosity was picked. "What dat ?" One gloved finger pointed at the wagging thing. She had seen that on auntie Zero's kitties before, but not on a person !
...Well, Ronen had one too. Only it wasn't furry and it didn't ever quite move that fast.
"I wouldn't worry, see ?" Wren said with a smile. "I've got that problem as well, but perhaps on a smaller scale." That is, Hana never really charged anyone.
...Well, Ronen had one too. Only it wasn't furry and it didn't ever quite move that fast.
"I wouldn't worry, see ?" Wren said with a smile. "I've got that problem as well, but perhaps on a smaller scale." That is, Hana never really charged anyone.
Kittygriffin
Alice wondered what her new friend was asking about, it appeared to be something behind her. Trying to see what she was pointing at Alice started turning in circles in an effort to see behind her until her balance abandoned her and she fell on her rear. Well that hadn't worked, now how was she to find out what had been pointed to? She thought she had seen her tail out of the corner of her eye but it didn't look any different from normal so that couldn't be what was being pointed at.
Kiri was caught between being hopeful and embarrassed, perhaps dealing with other tots would encourage Alice to talk more, this one seemed talkative enough. "I'm Kiri, the little one is Alice." She introduced them, her own tail was starting to twitch a bit due to the cold and embarrassement.
Kiri was caught between being hopeful and embarrassed, perhaps dealing with other tots would encourage Alice to talk more, this one seemed talkative enough. "I'm Kiri, the little one is Alice." She introduced them, her own tail was starting to twitch a bit due to the cold and embarrassement.
Wren Stardrifter
And now it was Hana's turn to be confused, as she watched Alice turn in circles. What was this ? Some kind of game ?
Hm.
The little butterfly sat first, then let herself fall from the bench and on her feet, peering again before starting to mimic the movement the other girl had done moments before. Only Hana didn't quite last so long before she also felt flat on her behind. "'sDIZZY ! But fun !"
Her little wings twitched under the coat, and the butterfly seemed a bit annoyed for an half second. Oh, she hated it when her wings where stuck under things, but she knew better. Frozen wings hurt. It was all she knew and all she cared to know about that one matter. Still curious, she poked at the tail. "What dat ?" She asked again.
"Pleased to meet you. I am Wren, and this is my daughter, Hana." Oh, like that was hard to guess. He was radiating fatherly pride from a mile away.
Hm.
The little butterfly sat first, then let herself fall from the bench and on her feet, peering again before starting to mimic the movement the other girl had done moments before. Only Hana didn't quite last so long before she also felt flat on her behind. "'sDIZZY ! But fun !"
Her little wings twitched under the coat, and the butterfly seemed a bit annoyed for an half second. Oh, she hated it when her wings where stuck under things, but she knew better. Frozen wings hurt. It was all she knew and all she cared to know about that one matter. Still curious, she poked at the tail. "What dat ?" She asked again.
"Pleased to meet you. I am Wren, and this is my daughter, Hana." Oh, like that was hard to guess. He was radiating fatherly pride from a mile away.
Kittygriffin
Alice looked at her with a bit of amazement, it certainly looked like this girl was talking about her tail but why would she want to know about it? It wasn't anything strange, mommy had one too. Only hers was white and different shaped.
"Tail?" she asked confused and wagged her tail indicate it was her tail she was talking about. Her hat was also bothering her, it was irratating her ears. Mommy also had a hat which was why she had agreed to wear hers but this girl had funny fluffy things instead so she took off her hat, it wasn't like she really minded the cold anyway. The funny fluffy things looked nice, leaning forward to poked one to see if they were as fluffy as they looked.
Kiri smiled, she was fond of Alice but it was clear that this gent doted on his daughter. "It looks like the two of them are getting on well. Its good to see Alice talking." Even if it was just a single word she thought, Alice could go days without saying a single word.
"Tail?" she asked confused and wagged her tail indicate it was her tail she was talking about. Her hat was also bothering her, it was irratating her ears. Mommy also had a hat which was why she had agreed to wear hers but this girl had funny fluffy things instead so she took off her hat, it wasn't like she really minded the cold anyway. The funny fluffy things looked nice, leaning forward to poked one to see if they were as fluffy as they looked.
Kiri smiled, she was fond of Alice but it was clear that this gent doted on his daughter. "It looks like the two of them are getting on well. Its good to see Alice talking." Even if it was just a single word she thought, Alice could go days without saying a single word.
Wren Stardrifter
"Ooo...." So tails could be furry too. How interesting ! "C'sin has tail too. Not furry tho." Ohhh, and the other had furry ears too ! The little butterfly let out a giggle when her earmuffs where poked.
"'searmuffs. Like hat but not quite." This was, in the toddler's mind, the best explanation in the whole world. The orange-haired one pondered this over for a moment. "Wanna make fort ?"
Forts where so much better when you have someone else to play inside with, after all !
"Yep, it looks like." Wren echoed his smile. Hana liked everyone, but the last time she had actually talked that much was in the toystore.
"'searmuffs. Like hat but not quite." This was, in the toddler's mind, the best explanation in the whole world. The orange-haired one pondered this over for a moment. "Wanna make fort ?"
Forts where so much better when you have someone else to play inside with, after all !
"Yep, it looks like." Wren echoed his smile. Hana liked everyone, but the last time she had actually talked that much was in the toystore.
Kittygriffin
Satisfied that the earmuffs were indeed as fluffy as they looked Alice turned her mind to the last question.
Alice decided that she liked the idea of building a fort with her new friend. Tail wagging she nodded her agreement before looking around for a good place to build their fort. She'd made forts out of the stuff in her nursery before but a snow one would be something different.
Spotting what she considered a good spot not far away she pointed it out to Hana. It was at the top of a slight hill and there wasn't much around it to get in the way. She remembered Simon telling her things like that were good for forts while he helped her build her nursery one.
Kiri mentally sighed at Alice reverting to her usual tatics for communication, oh well at least it was looking a little hopeful. "I'm just glad they left my tail out of it." She was fairly sure if the topic of the fort hadn't come up Alice would have used Kiri's tail as proof of furry tails.
Alice decided that she liked the idea of building a fort with her new friend. Tail wagging she nodded her agreement before looking around for a good place to build their fort. She'd made forts out of the stuff in her nursery before but a snow one would be something different.
Spotting what she considered a good spot not far away she pointed it out to Hana. It was at the top of a slight hill and there wasn't much around it to get in the way. She remembered Simon telling her things like that were good for forts while he helped her build her nursery one.
Kiri mentally sighed at Alice reverting to her usual tatics for communication, oh well at least it was looking a little hopeful. "I'm just glad they left my tail out of it." She was fairly sure if the topic of the fort hadn't come up Alice would have used Kiri's tail as proof of furry tails.
Wren Stardrifter
Hana pomdered the pointed spot for a moment, and very seriously - a fort, after all, was important stuff ! "'sgood !" She said, with a nod, before starting to make her way to the hill, waddling along in the snow the best she could, which honestly wasn't very quickly, mentionning her new friend to follow.
They would make the best fort of them all !
"If I had a tail, I think I would have a toddler permanently attached to it by now." Wren answered with a chuckle. After that, he sometimes had that problem... only with legs. "They seem to be getting along pretty well..."
They would make the best fort of them all !
"If I had a tail, I think I would have a toddler permanently attached to it by now." Wren answered with a chuckle. After that, he sometimes had that problem... only with legs. "They seem to be getting along pretty well..."
Kittygriffin
Happy that Hana approved of her choice she charged off in that direction, she quickly overtook Hana and was the first to the top of the hill. Once there she waited for Hana to catch up and surveyed the surrounding area trying to decide what the best way of starting would be.
It would need to have walls, and those wall had to be big enough to hold both of them in and everyone else out. It was good that there was so much snow, there would be plenty of building stuff for their walls. All the same this was her first time working with snow, she hoped that Hana would now how to use it.
Kiri made a face at the thought of Alice permanently attached to her tail. "Lucky for me while she does love hugging people she can't stay still long enough to really cling to people for long." Watching her daughter charge off Kiri picked up the forgotten hat. "Alice hasn't really met that many people but she seems to think that everyone she does meet is a friend. I don't get out much so the only other child her age that she's met was a little boy she met through the Eden Project". Kiri just assume that like most people Wren would think Eden Project was some children's group.
It would need to have walls, and those wall had to be big enough to hold both of them in and everyone else out. It was good that there was so much snow, there would be plenty of building stuff for their walls. All the same this was her first time working with snow, she hoped that Hana would now how to use it.
Kiri made a face at the thought of Alice permanently attached to her tail. "Lucky for me while she does love hugging people she can't stay still long enough to really cling to people for long." Watching her daughter charge off Kiri picked up the forgotten hat. "Alice hasn't really met that many people but she seems to think that everyone she does meet is a friend. I don't get out much so the only other child her age that she's met was a little boy she met through the Eden Project". Kiri just assume that like most people Wren would think Eden Project was some children's group.
Wren Stardrifter
Hana caught up almost a full minute later, shaking some of the snow that had started to gather over her head. Likewise, she seemed to ponder the whole thing for a moment, before croutching down.
"'Seasy, see ? Sticks." She told the puppy girl, demonstrating the fact as she started to pull snow together, forming a tiny wall. Her new friend didn't talk much, but she was reaaalllyyy smart, to find a spot like this, so Hana was sure she would get it. "Pile snow to make fort ! 'sgotta be thick" Again, she demonstrated, adding another helping to make a thick snow block. "'sjust fall down if not thick. Where we put door ?"
Walls where nice, but they needed a door, or else they wouldn't be able to get out ! The thought was a bit frightning, and the thought of overstepping or simply bringing a part of it down to make it out never entered her mind.
But then, something occured to her. "S'name ? 'm Hana. S'mean flower in jana... japa... something."
However, that one fact seems to catch Wren's attention. "Oh, you too, then ? Leafbaby ?" Well, wasn't that a wierd coincidence ?
"'Seasy, see ? Sticks." She told the puppy girl, demonstrating the fact as she started to pull snow together, forming a tiny wall. Her new friend didn't talk much, but she was reaaalllyyy smart, to find a spot like this, so Hana was sure she would get it. "Pile snow to make fort ! 'sgotta be thick" Again, she demonstrated, adding another helping to make a thick snow block. "'sjust fall down if not thick. Where we put door ?"
Walls where nice, but they needed a door, or else they wouldn't be able to get out ! The thought was a bit frightning, and the thought of overstepping or simply bringing a part of it down to make it out never entered her mind.
But then, something occured to her. "S'name ? 'm Hana. S'mean flower in jana... japa... something."
However, that one fact seems to catch Wren's attention. "Oh, you too, then ? Leafbaby ?" Well, wasn't that a wierd coincidence ?
Kittygriffin
Alice gave serious thought to where the door should be. She couldn't remember Simon mentioning anything about doors but she realised that a door would be important. Finally she decided that the best place would be facing the most open ground and so pointed in that direction before starting to help push snow into place.
To answer the name question she commented "Alice", it had never occured to her that names might have a meaning, wasn't a name supposed to mean the thing it was naming? So the meaning of Alice should be Alice and the meaning of Hana should be Hana. Still making a good fort was more important than strange double meanings.
Kiri blinked in surprise. "Alice did come from a leaf so I guess that does make her a LeafBaby." So Hana was from Eden Project too.
To answer the name question she commented "Alice", it had never occured to her that names might have a meaning, wasn't a name supposed to mean the thing it was naming? So the meaning of Alice should be Alice and the meaning of Hana should be Hana. Still making a good fort was more important than strange double meanings.
Kiri blinked in surprise. "Alice did come from a leaf so I guess that does make her a LeafBaby." So Hana was from Eden Project too.
Wren Stardrifter
"S'good spot. Alice pretty." She said with a grin. Weither she meant the name, the girl herself, or both, was a compete mystery.
Knowing the butterfly girl, it probably meant both, and with the effort of the two girls, the fort was starting to take shape. That was so fun !
"Yeah, that's what I used to call her. You know, when she was still a leaf." It was almost wierd to be able to discuss the whole thing and not get stared at. "I guess they are have a bit of animal to them, then ? Hana has butterfly wings, but you can't really see them now." Not uder the coat, no.
Knowing the butterfly girl, it probably meant both, and with the effort of the two girls, the fort was starting to take shape. That was so fun !
"Yeah, that's what I used to call her. You know, when she was still a leaf." It was almost wierd to be able to discuss the whole thing and not get stared at. "I guess they are have a bit of animal to them, then ? Hana has butterfly wings, but you can't really see them now." Not uder the coat, no.
Kittygriffin
Pleased with the praise Alice smiled and her tail started wagging wildly. Still despite the happiness she focused on the most important thing. Making a good fort. It was her and Hana's fort so it had to be good.
Seeing that for a good sized fort with suitable walls they would need more snow she starting raiding the area around the fort, figuring that Hana could build the walls while Alice brought more snow for them. They would be able to make a really good Fort this way.
Kiri laughed at seeing Alice push snow towards Hana and the fort. "I should have brought one of those toy beach buckets with us." She would have brought one but she hadn't expected Alice to pay much attention to building things by herself. "When Alice was still just a potted leaf I visited the Eden Project's HQ in Barton to find out more. A nice girl there called Shouko told me that all the Edens have the soul of an animal or plant. Based on observation I would assume Alice is a Labrador Retriever"
Seeing that for a good sized fort with suitable walls they would need more snow she starting raiding the area around the fort, figuring that Hana could build the walls while Alice brought more snow for them. They would be able to make a really good Fort this way.
Kiri laughed at seeing Alice push snow towards Hana and the fort. "I should have brought one of those toy beach buckets with us." She would have brought one but she hadn't expected Alice to pay much attention to building things by herself. "When Alice was still just a potted leaf I visited the Eden Project's HQ in Barton to find out more. A nice girl there called Shouko told me that all the Edens have the soul of an animal or plant. Based on observation I would assume Alice is a Labrador Retriever"
Wren Stardrifter
And that plan suited Hana just fine, as she continued to press the snow into tight blocks in front of herself, moving when she deemed it thick enough and tall enough. At all the fort walls went up to both the girl's faces when they where sitting, after all, being able to see out of the fort was a pretty important. After all, how else would they know if someone was spying on them. This was Alice and Hana's fort - no spying allowed !
Plus, Alice tossing snow around meant they had a nice, flat surface to sit on. Alice was so smart, the butterfly girl thought, even she hadn't thought of that !
"I figured that Hana is a monarch from the pattern on her wings. That or that other butterfly that looks like a monarch, I think it was called a viceroy ? At any rate, she's defintively a butterfly, it's all fruits and sugar water in her little world. I think Alice is a retriver too, she really looks the part... and that would explain why she's so friendly. A friend of mine had one and the pup was the cuddliest, friendliest dog I've ever met."
Plus, Alice tossing snow around meant they had a nice, flat surface to sit on. Alice was so smart, the butterfly girl thought, even she hadn't thought of that !
"I figured that Hana is a monarch from the pattern on her wings. That or that other butterfly that looks like a monarch, I think it was called a viceroy ? At any rate, she's defintively a butterfly, it's all fruits and sugar water in her little world. I think Alice is a retriver too, she really looks the part... and that would explain why she's so friendly. A friend of mine had one and the pup was the cuddliest, friendliest dog I've ever met."
Kittygriffin
Alice was pleased with the progress. Hana was so clever building the walls so well and know exactly how high and thick they should be. Getting all the snow suited Alice really well since it meant that she was nearly consistently moving around.
Alice could stay still and do focused work but it didn't suit her so well, she loved moving around. It also interested her to see what was under all the snow since she liked snow but she also liked dirt. She entertained herself wondering if there might be buried treasure under all this snow, then they could put the treasure in their fort to protect it.
"Alice pretty much eats anything and everything. The challenge isn't getting her to eat its to keep her from eating. I had to put locks on all the cupboards in the kitchen as well as to the pantry so that she couldn't help herself. A butterfly would make sense for your daughter, she already looks like becoming a social butterfly."
Alice could stay still and do focused work but it didn't suit her so well, she loved moving around. It also interested her to see what was under all the snow since she liked snow but she also liked dirt. She entertained herself wondering if there might be buried treasure under all this snow, then they could put the treasure in their fort to protect it.
"Alice pretty much eats anything and everything. The challenge isn't getting her to eat its to keep her from eating. I had to put locks on all the cupboards in the kitchen as well as to the pantry so that she couldn't help herself. A butterfly would make sense for your daughter, she already looks like becoming a social butterfly."
Wren Stardrifter
And, likewise, sitting there and building the walls seemed to fit the butterfly child just fine - while she loved to move around and dance, she was also getting very good at sitting still and concentrating on things, perhaps one thing her cousin had taught her. That, and she didn't quite have the endless stamina needed to move and carry snow around as fast and as long as Alice was doing.
Once she reached where they had decided the door would be, Hana stood and again went to the part she had started from, going to complete the wall again to reach in the other direction and make a full circle. "'SAlmost done !"
"I had a bit of challenge since I discovered meat makes her ill. I don't think she's able to disgest any kind, so I have to be careful she doesn't sneak anything out of my plate and get ill. She definitively fits the part, uh ?" Oh, the irony.
Once she reached where they had decided the door would be, Hana stood and again went to the part she had started from, going to complete the wall again to reach in the other direction and make a full circle. "'SAlmost done !"
"I had a bit of challenge since I discovered meat makes her ill. I don't think she's able to disgest any kind, so I have to be careful she doesn't sneak anything out of my plate and get ill. She definitively fits the part, uh ?" Oh, the irony.
Kittygriffin
Alice was impressed with how quickly Hana could build walls, she was a bit disappointed in the lack of treasue to be found in the snow but there was still a bit of the fort left to build and even if they couldn't have treasure to protect the fort would still be an amazing fort.
She was starting to get a bit tired from running around and pushing snow, moving in the snow was harder than normal moving but she was determined to fullfill her half of the fort building, besides once it was built then she could have a bit of a breather in it as they defended their fort and as long as she moved snow there was always the chance of treasure.
Kiri grinned "Definetely." She agreed watching Hana she could definetely see her as the highly social type. "I've had to be fairly strict about Alice's eating too, but that's because she'll continue eating if given the chance. I suppose all Edens have their quirks but I didn't get around to asking Shouko when I saw her. Alice was still a leaf so it hadn't really sunk in what having an animal soul would mean."
She was starting to get a bit tired from running around and pushing snow, moving in the snow was harder than normal moving but she was determined to fullfill her half of the fort building, besides once it was built then she could have a bit of a breather in it as they defended their fort and as long as she moved snow there was always the chance of treasure.
Kiri grinned "Definetely." She agreed watching Hana she could definetely see her as the highly social type. "I've had to be fairly strict about Alice's eating too, but that's because she'll continue eating if given the chance. I suppose all Edens have their quirks but I didn't get around to asking Shouko when I saw her. Alice was still a leaf so it hadn't really sunk in what having an animal soul would mean."
Wren Stardrifter
Likewise, Hana was very impressed with her new friend, who could move so fast even in the snow and carry so much of it at once ! That was so amazing, and their fort would be the best fort ever !
And after they where done, they could..
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hm...
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...She'll figure something out !
"Yeah, I figure their animals are influencing them in more than just looks." Wren nodded.
And after they where done, they could..
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hm...
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...She'll figure something out !
"Yeah, I figure their animals are influencing them in more than just looks." Wren nodded.
