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 Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:44 pm
Skype yawned as she woke up in the cave, looking down at the little BCR around her paw. Damnit, how had she gotten roped into that again? Cursing under her breath but shifting the thing closer to her warm chest all the same, Skype sighed. She didn't want to be a mother. Again.
A little while later, Skype sighed some again and slipped the BCR into her mouth, reluctantly letting her breath keep the thing warm. Soon, she was down with the others and somehow ended up next to Loki.
"You look as though you're about to make a eulogy," Skype told him through the BCR, only until she sat down and could maneuver it to her back paw, so the ball was not touching the snow, rather the warm underbelly of Skype herself.
Ugh. Children were such a pain.
"Come on, Juli, we'll be late!" Bordeaux giggled, bouncing happily through the snow as his older brother harrumphed. They had finally found Mommy! What she was doing way up north he didn't know, and he didn't really care, either, because he liked the snow!
Bordeaux smiled happily as he turned back around to pay attention to where he was going--let Julien be a grump if he wanted, Bordy was excited!
He grinned as he came over a small snowy dune and spotted a group of foxes.
"That must be them! Come on, Juli!" And then Bordeaux took off at a run towards the lake and the other foxes.
"Don't call me that," Juli growled under his breath at his hyperactive little brother. He sighed and followed in his footsteps anyway, though, raising an eyebrow at the gathering of foxes by the lake in spite of himself. There were a lot of them, weren't there?
Shaking his head at himself, he followed Bordeaux at a slightly less frenzied pace, but he cracked a smile as he watched Bordeaux spot their mother. He liked that he was happy, even if he was a pain.
"Mama!" Bordeaux exclaimed happily as he brushed by all the other foxes to come to a skidding halt next to Skype and another big fox.
"We found you, Mama!" When she didn't say anything--her jaw was dropped open and her green eyes were nearly bulging out of her head-- Bordeaux looked at the big fox.
"I'm Bordeaux and that's my brother Julien and that's my mom!" Bordy finished happily, tail wagging in the snow. "What's your name?"
Julien when he came on the scene, was visibly more composed; he sat down and nodded to his mother, just once, then looked at the big fox. Unlike his brother, Julien had the good sense to know that that was the Elder of this Tribe that Mother had joined.
"I apologize for my brother," Julien interrupted Bordeaux dryly, dipping his head lightly in respect. "I am Julien. With your permission, Elder, we would like to stay and visit with our mother for a while," And then Julien lifted his head to look at the white vixen--that was when he noticed the BCR around her back paw. So they were to have more siblings. Fantastic.
There was no other way to describe what Skype was feeling other than complete shock. It was bad enough that she was going to have another kit on her hands, but now two of her sons had seen fit to follow her as well? Skype groaned.
"Bordeaux, stop bouncing around like an excited kit," Skype chastised when she found her voice again, then looked back at Julien; the look he was giving her was something like the look she was giving him: cold, appraising and considering. Skype felt an echo of what might have been pride.
"Excuse their rudeness, Loki," Skype said coldly, her eyes still locked with Julien. "They do not know their place."
Shock stretched his blacktipped wings as he lifted his head from his nap, grinning widely when he realized the storms had passed. He frowned though when he realized Echo wasn't by his side--but then he shrugged; he figured she had already woken up and gone back home.
Which he figured he should do. Smiling again, Shock took off at a run and then took to the air, flying easily until he spotted the Kousetsu Tribe beneath him. Circling slowly, he eventually landed and managed not to fall over, looking at the other foxes; there was a red, black and white fox with a BCR--she looked nice enough.
"Er, hi," Shock said lamely, offering a hesitant smile. "Any of you guys seen Echo...?" 'Cause no way was he talking to any Elder without her!
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 3:58 pm
Shin smiled at Miki. "Thank you for all the help getting here," he said, though it must have been the fiftieth time he's said that. Loki wasn't too far away, and he was with another vixen with a BCR and two foxes he didn't know. Others, were also around, and he hoped more would filter in soon. Not too far away were two of his siblings, Akiko and Shiro. They were making their way over to him.
Shin lookd up as a Modiphim he had never seen before, becaue he had never seen a Modiphim in his life, landed nearby and asked Miki about Echo's whereabouts. "Echo?" Shin repeated. "Do you mean my sister Echo? How do you know her?"
Terra returned to the lake area with three BCRs on her tail. She had never imagined being in this situation a second time... But her brother didn't even know about the first. No one did, except the other mother. This time, however, all of her children were with her and some sort of confrontation was unavoidable.
Terra could see Loki clearly, and was able to see that many other foxes were with him. She didn't know who they were, partly because they were hard to see and partly because she might not know them. Another fox she could see clearly was a Modiphim she was unfamiliar with. She was curious as to why he was there, but her attention was drawn to her nephew nearby. She could see Shin clearly now too, and he looked injured.
Terra rushed over to one of her nephews as quickly as possible, while making sure her BCRs were safe on her tail. She reached him just as he was asking the 'Phim about Echo. Terra paid no attention to that, and began questioning Shin about his well-being. "What happened? Where's your father? Does it still hurt?"
Shin turned his attention away from the 'Phim momentarily when his Aunt Terra appeared and bombarded him with questions and examined his injured leg. "It doesn't hurt anymore, Aunt Terra," Shin replied, "I think I just need some rest. And no, I haven't seen either of my parents..."
Shin trailed off as he noticed the rings around his aunt's tail. "Are those... BCRs?" He glanced back at Miki who was still had her own between her paws. As he said this, Akiko and Shiro finally reached the group. "When did we get cousins, Aunt Terra?"
"... A long time ago..."
Eponine could finally see the lake and Loki from where she stood and let out a sigh of relief before turning back to her siblings and parents. The family had been able to stay together throughout the entire storm and made it back safely in one piece. They moved closer to Loki and sat to rest in a group. He looked as if he was ready to speak, so they made sure to stay within earshot of the Elder.
Eponine looked around at the other foxes, wondering who was safe. She spotted the electric green 'Phim and was reminded of the only other one she had ever met. 'Where had Wei gone?' She wondered. It was only natural that she missed him, even though she didn't know him for very long.
Athena looked back at Cari and the festively designed vixen she had just met. "Well, we've finally made it back to the lake area," she said with a smile. She turned to address Mardi first. "You may want to talk to Loki, he's the Elder over there, since you're not from around here. He can help you with anything you may need; if you want to stay in the tribe or just want to find your way out."
Athena turned back to Cari. "Are you feeling any better?" She asked. The pink vixen was very weak when Athena had found her, with good reason. "Maybe you can see if your mate is here?" She had been asking about a fox named Sheik before. There had been too many foxes in Kousetsu, and Athena had never met them all before.
Itsuki let out a sigh as she rested on her log above the hill overlooking the lake [Yes, it's hers now, and no the blizzards haven't pushed it off the hill XP] . It had been a long few weeks and now everything is calming down and coming to an end. Itsuki looked down at Loki; she could tell he was waiting for everyone to arrive so that he could speak to everyone. She breifly wondered where Sahari had gone. And if everyone else was still alright.
She was thankful to see that a number of foxes, many she had never even met before, were still around and they seemed safe even after the storms. Only two that she can see, Shin and Cari, were injured in some way. There were a few foxes that she didn't see around yet.
Ahead of him Kyou could see the familiar dark green fur of Itsuki lying on her snow-covered log. This meant that they've finally reached the lake. "We've finally made it, Rae," Kyou said, turning back to smile at his mate. They had been seperated from their six kids during the storms, and Kyou hoped desperately that they were all safe at the bottom of that hill, along with his younger sister Terra.
Upon hearing Kyou behind her, Itsuki turned her head to see him and Rae, not too surprised that they had been able to stay together. "I'm glad you guys are safe, as well," she called to them as they neared her. "Shin, Shiro, Akiko and Terra are all down by the lake. I'm afraid I haven't seen Impa, Echo or Seti yet, but I'm sure they'll be here soon..." Itsuki smiled reassuringly at them. 'Hopefully my own mate will make it here soon as well,' she added mentally.
Umiko had been seated at the edge of the lake, not too far from the Elder, when she finally spotted one of her daughters. "Athena!" She called out, getting up and running to her daughter. "Where is Mitsuko or your father? Have you seen either of them at all?" Umiko's daughter shook her head sadly, and the vixen sighed. "I'm so glad you're safe, though," she added after a few moments of silence. She couldn't do anything now, except wait and hope they appear soon.
[[Okayy, let's think about this for a second... I have 15 foxes in Kousetsu... I directly RP'ed as seven of them... Eponine mentions that her entiire family is with her and Shin says that two of his siblings, the two I own, are approaching... Which makes 15 so I've covered ALLL of them!]]
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:37 pm
His sister? Shock groaned inwardly, but sat down and folded his wings at his back to keep anyone from thinking he meant the injured male any harm.
"I met her when it was storming out," Shock answered. "We're friends, we ended up in the same cave," He decided not to mention the part where he'd decided to join this Tribe for her--because he really really liked her, and she really really liked him. He didn't think her brother would like that so much.
"My name's Shock," he added, fwishing his puffy tail in the snow behind him. "What're your guys' names?" He didn't think he could remember them all if he tried (there were just so many), but he told himself he had to at least try.
Aunt Terra. That was one name down. And then Shock realized that this Aunt Terra person looked uncomfortable with the BCR around her tail, and he felt bad for her.
Deciding the that the family should probably be left alone (especially when one of them was injured), Shock stood up and shook the snow gently from the tips of wings, being careful not to spray anybody.
"Er, I'll just..." And Shock trailed off, starting to edge away from the group.
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 7:25 pm
Shin felt bad for accidently ignoring the Modiphim, especially if he was a friend of Echo's. "Hold on, there. Shock, right?" Shin called out to him. "I apologize, and it's nice to meet you. My name is Shin, and as I've said I'm Echo's brother." He turned to look up at his siblings who had just arrived and his Aunt. "One of my other sisters, Akiko," he introduced, "and one of my brothers, Shiro."
Shin waited for Shiro and Akiko say 'hello' before continuing. "You say you were with Echo during the storms?" He said, more for clarification than anything else. "I trust she was alright. Needless to say we've all been worried about our other siblings, as well as our parents."
Terra lay down in the snow and slid her BCRs off her tail so she could curl up around them. She was glad all of the attention was finally off of her. Hoping to keep the focus away from herself, and genuinly curious, she decided to ask the 'Phim questions. "How did you end up on the tribe anyways? Especially while we were experiencing storms. I can't imagine it being very easy to fly in such whether, considering you landed to rest in the caves."
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 7:47 pm
"Oh, it wasn't those caves," Shock said, shaking his head. "It was...some other caves..." Or had he just imagined the cave part? He remembered her having to snuggle up against him because she was cold...argh! Resisting the urge to stamp his foot in frustration, Shock looked back at them.
"Oh, uh huh, she was okay," Shock said, nodding matter of factly. "It was me that wasn't, see?" And Shock held open his wings again, looking at the little patch of fur that hadn't quite grown back from where it had been hurt before.
"I was just flying through," Shock said, answering the lady called Aunt Terra's question. "And then the storms got too heavy and I accidentally woke up Echo who was sleeping in a tree, but I'm glad I did 'cause she's really nice," And Shock smiled serenely and let his wings fold back up against him.
"She talked about you guys, alllll her family. She said that she really liked being with you guys all the time!" Shock added with another smile, his playful, energetic, happy side showing through once again.
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Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:55 pm
Shin listened to the 'Phim, relieved that his sister had been safe and healthy. "I'm glad to hear that Echo was uninjured, and to see that you seem to have recovered as well," Shin said after a moment. "And that she didn't scare you away from our family." He offered Shock a smile, as the Modiphim seemed to be warming up to them already.
"How long has it been since you last saw her?" Shin then decided to ask. Out of curiousity, he added, "And how was it that you two were seperated?"
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Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 11:31 am
*Yeah, I'll keep him as a kit for now*
Akito had followed Impa back to the tribe's headquarters and was glad to be safe and out of the elements as much as possible. He shifted uncomfortably on his belly, looking around and barely believing his senses; he'd never seen this many foxes in his life, let alone in one place. Being surrounded by all these strange foxes made him tense, and he looked around for Impa, the only one he knew out of this whole bunch.
Akito used a paw to push Ripari closer to himself. The kit had too much energy to keep on his back, but he wasn't letting his son too far away from the warmth of his body. Akito had never thought he'd be this much of a worry-wart, but having this kit to look after was changing him.
Ripari was having a lot fewer issues, and was happily playing in the snow between his father's paws. His legs were still a bit wobbly and he'd fall every so often, sending small bits of snow flying everywhere. Looking up at his dad, he raised up on his hind legs and batted at his nose. "Hi!"
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:29 pm
((I don't know when to throw in Echo, so XD))
Impa had been about to wander back to where she could see some member sof her family, but then she remembered Akito and his son. They were new here, and she couldn't just...
Oh bugger it all. The black and blue vixen swung around and returned to the pair, offering Ripari a small smile before looking at Akito. "It looks as if our Elder is preparing a speech, but I'm sure he won't mind you staying here. We often house others who have been lost in the snow." Soon she'd have to find the father and his son some food, but that would come after the hunters took stock of what they had left after all these storms.
"For now, though, I'll stay with you." Impa sat next to Akito's side, knowing he must feel uncomfortable with all these new faces.
Rae offered a smile, optimistic smile when Itsuki said she hadn't her family aorund. "We raised them well, I'm sure they're all fine." She was a mother and a scout, after all; her instincts would have told her by now if any of her long-grown children had come to harm.
Tired from this much walking, Riae sat down next to Itsuki's log and stretched sore muscles. "It's good to be home."
Wei had been scanning the landscape for any stragglers, but upon finding none, he landed with all his usual grace in a spot by the lake. Shaking snow out of his fur, he looked around for familiar faces, then smiled when he saw Eponine not that far away.
Before Loki could go about giving his speech, a loud and unfamiliar voice broke through his concentration. The Elder looked down, and managed to stifle a smile at the two adutls who looked rather like Skype bounding their way over. Well, one was bounding, anyways.
Skype seemed less than pleased, but Loki didn't mind their behavior. "Hello, Bordeaux and Julien. My name is Loki. It's nice to meet Skype's children." He swallowed back a chuckled, then let the boys have their reunion.
((I know this isn't everyone, but I'm distracted XD))
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:31 am
Itsuki watched Rae, and then Kyou, sit down next to her log. Kyou simply stared down at the lake silently. Itsuki turned back to Rae, slightly envious that the pair had each other through everything. She was still worried about Yuurei's whereabouts, though she was sure deep down that he was perfectly fine.
Shaking off her own feelings, Itsuki remembered to reply to Rae's comment with a small nod of agreement. "I've missed the peace of the still snow," she said with a fond smile.
Almost as if on cue, the majestic red and gold Modiphim flew into Eponine's view. She watched as he landed near the lake and glanced around. He seemed to notice her and Eponine returned his smile whole-heartedly. Glancing back at the rest of her family shortly, she left them with a quick 'I'll be right back' before joining Wei by the lake.
"Hello again, Wei," Eponine said as she reached the 'Phim. "I'm glad you made it here safely." She glanced at the Elder before continuing. "Have you met Loki, yet?" He seemed to be meeting two other new foxes at the moment, though. Eponine turned back to Wei. "It really is nice to see you again," she said.
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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:04 pm
Rae nodded as well. "It's been awhile since it's been this calm. I guess the Modeity's in a better mood," she chuckled, kidding. Noticing her mate's mood, Rae snaked out her tail and tickled his nose with her tail tuft, still looking at Itsuki.
"Have you seen Yuurei recently?" she asked, knowing the other vixen had to be concerned for him.
Wei looked over when Eponine came up and smiled back at her. "It was a bit of a trick, but the worst of the weather seems to be over," he nodded. "I hae met him already, yes." He flicked his ear, showing off his golden tribe tattoo before sititng down.
"It's nice to see you too, Eponine. How have you been?"
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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:08 pm
Itsuki laughed, also nodding in agreement. "About time, frankly," she joked lightly. At Rae's next question, her face fell slightly, and she sighed. "No, I haven't seen him," she replied, looking back down towards the group of foxes again. Her sharp eyes could still find no trace of her mate.
Mentally shaking her head of the negative thoughts, she added, "I'm sure he's safe though. Probably left Kousetsu, and hasn't been told that the blizzards have stopped yet. He's probably with his brothers and mother in Akatsuki, or something." She reassured Rae and Kyou of her truly opimistic thoughts with a smile.
Kyou's nose twitched as it was tickled, he instinctively moved his face away with a laugh of his own. He soon quieted again, though, not wanting to seem too insensitive to Itsuki' feelings. "You're probably right," he told her, "Yuurei's fine. In the meantime, is it about time we head down there? Loki probably wants us to gather." He spoke the truth, but overall Kyou was simply eager to find the children again. He could see and smell them, yes, but was curious to ensure they were all safe.
"Oh, you're officially part of the tribenow! That's amazing," Eponine congratulated him, offering a large smile. "Well, I'm sure it would have been nicer had the weather been of a more ideal condition."
Remembering his question, she added, "I've been comparatively well. I'm not hurt, my family isn't serperated. You're safe. Yes, I'm quite well, in my opinion."
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:01 pm
Akito looked up at Impa in gratitude. "Thank you." He said, though he felt a small twinge of guilt that he might be keeping her from her family, definitely from friends. "I'll try to learn and make more friends quickly so you don't have to babysit me for too long." Akito said with a small grin.
Ripari smiled back at the female and crawled over his father's leg. Standing up on his hind paws he looked up at the female and grinned. "I'm Ripari. What's your name?" he asked, having finally mastered something more than just 'Hi'.
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