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 Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:18 pm
A gentle tug on her pants alerted Celestia of someone trying to get her attention. When she looked down, she was surprised to see an adult Hoshi clustered with puppies.
"Oh my..." Celestia murmured, abandoning the shack for a moment. Picking up one of them, she observed the striking resemblance of the puppy to Hisana. And... Reioseiga?
Turning to eye Rei, Celestia thought, 'I thought he was looking a bit proud today... No wonder...'
Hoshi gently nuzzled the dark puppy in front her, "This is Kazuya and Windheart. They are Byakuya's and mine. Skysong is from Rei and Hisana." Celestia slowly nodded. Puppies... When did THAT happen??
Excited shouts alerted her of another discovery. Hisana and Hoshi lifted the remaining puppies by their scruff and padded towards Tal. Celestia was tickled to see one comfortable snoozing as she swung from her mother's mouth.
"...Take a breath, hold back your fear.... Does anyone hear anything?," she heard Tal say. "Not really, just some chirping and some leaves...Is there something like an aviary nearby?" Blade replied.
Rei commented, "Is there a scent on that piece of paper that we can follow?" Byakuya turned and shook his head, "Even if there were any, it's been too many years. The trail probably has faded by now..."
Celestia closed her eyes. She could clearly hear the chirping Blade mention but not much else. Opening her eyes, she said, "maybe it's in a nest in a tree? Moving laughter could be the birds' song and to hold back fear could be for someone who's afraid of heights?"
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:01 pm
Wolfie tossed those questions over in her head and thought back to all the things Aunt Bea had told her over the years. "No," She said thoughtfully. "I dont remember there being an aviary out here. But then again, why is this shack out here?! Oh the oddness this family achieves." She stiffled a laugh and looked at the brood of puppies at PC's feet.
"My goodness!" She exclaimed. "It looks as if your troops are multiplying. And at a fast rate at that!" Wolfie picked up a blue toned puppy that looked much like Hoshi when she was that age and stroked its fur lovingly. It yawned and looked up into her eyes, blinking in the patchy sunlight. "What lovely pups you have assembled anyhow," Wolfie nodded with a grin, passing the pup to PC.
"Lets take this riddle one piece at a time."
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:34 pm
Gently holding the puppy, Celestia said drily, "Somehow, I think I missed something while I was asleep..." She heard a snort and glanced at Rei. Innocently looking away, he made a picture of canine innocence. You know, the one where the vase mysterious broke in your living room surrounded pawprints, yet they had NO idea how it happened...
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:34 pm
While Tal and the rest mulled, the blind moonlit Tira had followed the rest of the pack along, and she now gave a bark and went plunging off into the forest. Tal turned to look after her, but just a moment later she heard a faint noise. A different noise. But as she frowned to focus on it, it stopped. Then Tira came bounding back, yipping and with all four paws dripping wet.
Joyfully she leaped onto Tal, getting her slimy with wet leaf litter. "Ugh, thanks for the excitment dear, but that's a bit much for me!" She gently fended off the enthusiastic Moonlit and gave Wolfie a puzzled look.
((And a thank you to Celestia for catching my mistake... the riddle should read MOVING laughter. ::gives her kudos at the very least:: ))
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:54 pm
Rei glanced at the moonlit and declared, "I think I'll take the pups back to the house... It seems a bit dangerous for them to be romping around" He picked up Skysong and was followed by Byakuya and the rest of the moonlits. It looks like Sakuya had long abandoned her in favor for the house as well.
Just as Celestia was wondering if she was alone, Kazuya nuzzled her ankles. He seemed delighted in the mysteries of the forest.
Bounding forward to see the other moonlit, Kazuya cautiously sniffed the paws. He eyed the leaves attached to the appendage and nibbled on it. "Bleh!" he cried, spitting it back out instantly.
Celestia couldn't help but giggle at his reaction. Trying to muffle her laughter, she practically stuffed her whole arm into her mouth. When she uncorked her mouth, she was under control again. She took a closer look at the moonlit and said, "Don't you think she's kinda... wet? How did that happen?"
Kazuya muttered something about slimy leaves being utterly disgusting.
Desperately trying not burst out laughing again, Celestia said, "Is there something near here? Like a lake? A pond? A stream?" As she was listing the possiblities, inspiration struck her like a thunderclap.
"Hey, do you think the moving laughter refers to something else? Maybe frogs or something?" Once she said it aloud, she couldn't help but wonder if she was just completely off...
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:52 pm
Blue was thinking about the riddle when she heard a noise. She looked up and saw Tira run up to Tal. "Hey Blue isn't Tira's paws wet? What could cause that in a forest?" Indy thought to Blue. "Hmm. Wet paws. A stream, river, or any body of water could do that." Blue told Indy.
Scruffy was listening to Celestia make suggestions, while Blue explained things to Indy. Scruffy walked over to Blue and nudged her. When he had her attention he pointed to Celestia. Blue couldn't think what he would want with Celestia. "Indy would you mind telling me what he wants." "Sure Blue. He says Celestia was suggesting a lake, pond, or stream and that moving laughter might be frogs." Indy said.
Blue walked over to Celestia and thought about the riddle once more. "You know Celestia, I was sort of thinking about the same thing. But I don't think I hear frogs. When I think of moving laughter I think of a stream for some reason. But who knows I maybe way off." Blue said.
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:02 pm
Robyn had been tagging along in the back of the pack for quite a while now. Wolfie had often wondered why her and Ripple were not as close to her as some of the others. They fared well together and were friendly indeed, but seemed to stray from other peoples moonlits. Perhaps it was just the way of life.
The female moonlit went bounding out of sight after some of the other pups, quite a different sight indeed. "I dunno... perhaps the pups are onto something. Robyn and Ripple only get excited when they are near water. Danged if I know why they are so elementally drawn. Perhaps we all should follow."
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:26 am
Slowly Wolfie turned towards whence they had come, straining to listen for something... what was she listening for? "Hey guys, I believe I hear HPM calling." She looked at Talencia with a confussed stance. "It must be important? So... that can only mean one thing! The unstables! Back to the batcave batman!"
She took off at a run, her moonlits nipping at her heels as she went.
((**returning to the house**))
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