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 Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:45 pm
"Oh, of course of course!" She jumped up, letting go of Delta and effectively glomping Alyosha, showering him with kisses and apologies and thanks before she grabbed her daughter's hand and dashed out the door. She had to show Sydney and write down all of this in her journal! So much to do, so much to do!
@_@ Delta felt her hand get dragged and did all she could to attempt to do some two-legged walking as she was simultaneously dragged by her excitable mother. She was rather excited herself, but her whirlwind mother kept her from thinking about it too terribly much.
As she went through the centre, she waved at both men, shouting jumbled "Hihowareyoulookatmybeautifuldaughtershe'sakidnow!" before making it out the door. Delta was still just stumbling behind in a half-walk half-jog.
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:49 pm
Alyosha closed the door behind Sy, feeling somewhat... battered. He slipped back towards his bedroom, dropping his robe on the way, and snuggled back under the duvet happily. A small smile lit on his face before he fell asleep once more, huddled deep into the covers and snoring softly.
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:53 pm
Yay! Glad that Tsukai was looking a bit happier, Osu grinned. "Hidey seek! You hide, I count!" Of course... there was always the problem that Osu couldn't count yet... but he'd come to that. All that mattered was that he had someone to play with. Wriggling backwards, he pulled himself out from underneath the seat, waiting to see if Tsukai was ready.
"Ah, I see. Sure, that's no problem." As Kiro left briefly, Ieyasu turned his attention back to Osu. At least he wasn't causing too much trouble.. or scaring the timid little wisp half to death. Ieyasu hadn't really gotten a look at the wisp that had darted behind the chair, but now that he thought about it, he gathered it must be Tsu. He'd need to congratulate the neko when he came back.
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:04 pm
Ahh... Hidey Seek...!! Tsu'd played this one with Pueblo! So, time to hide then he guessed! Without a moment's thought, not even to see if Osu had started counting, the wisp floated away, not really hiding very well, half-hidden underneath a table. Of course, when he'd been a gryphon this would have been a more than adequate hiding place. But now... it didn't seem to be quite so good.
As the game commenced, Kiro returned carrying the few objects he'd become a little familiar with over the last week. He paused upon seeing Tsu crouched under the table, his wispy hands on his head, and his ears poking out comically. Idly, forgetting his task briefly, Kiro watched the pair.
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:14 pm
Pelting over to the wall, Osu buried his face in his arms. He began to make muffled noises. To anyone who listened closely enough though, it became clear that Osu wasn't really counting. He was just saying random numbers that he could remember. Yassu talked about numbers sometimes.. but he couldn't remember the right way around. Counting was hard!
"1....5...3...9....1....4....2....10....7! Coming!"
With a delighted giggle, the little Aerandir spun around to begin looking for Tsu. First, he checked under the pile of cushions, chucking them to the side. Running over to Yassu, he looked behind him too, just to see if the wisp was there. Then.. he saw the table with ears. Aha! Running to the table, he dropped to his hands and knees again, looking underneath it. Grinning happily, he pointed a little finger at Tsu. "Found you!"
Looking up as Kiro returned, Ieyasu grinned. "Osu, you wanna come over here for a minute? It won't be long - you can go back to playing with Tsu in a minute." The kitsune then glanced at Kiro. "At least, I guess it's Tsu. Congrats." He smiled warmly at the Neko-jin.
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:21 pm
Eep!! Thwarted!! Without realising what he was doing, Tsu scooted straight upwards, and through the top of the table. Ahh!! Going through things was... wierd... but uhh...
Hmm...
Kiro smiled a little, almost looking embarrassed as Ieyasu congratulated him. "Thanks. Yeah, that's Tsu. Lost a little of his bounce - literally - but I imagine he'll get it back soon enough." He then glanced towards Tsu. "You gonna come over here and help?" It seemed no sooner had he finished speaking that the wisp had zoomed over, bobbing a little near Kiro. Ah ha! He remembered this thing! It was the thing that you stood on... and it... uhh... made sounds. Like, stretchy metally sounds. Yup, exactly like that...!
Kiro smiled a little at Tsu's now, evidentally puzzled, expression. Being around Osu seemed to have perked him up a little. Thank goodness. He then knelt on the floor beside the scales. "Alright Osu... could I get you to stand on this for me for a few seconds?"
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:32 pm
Scrambling back to his feet again, Osu looked at Ieyasu, his expression a mixture of curiousity and disappointment. He wanted to play more hide and seek! Tsu had gone over to Kiro now as well though. His nose getting the better of him, Osu went over to the scales. He eyed up the metal thing for a moment. Before deciding to jump onto it. Literally. He bounced onto the scales, wondering what they were supposed to do.
Ieyasu grimaced faintly. "Osu, not like that. You'll break them if you jump all over them." Glancing at Kiro, he gave him a somewhat apologetic look. "I hope he feels better about it soon."
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:47 pm
Kiro nodded, grinning a little as Osu jumped onto the scales. He read the numbers off as he replied, "I think he's feeling a little better already." He glanced up wearing a smile, "Osu's enthusiasm's infectious."
He then turned to Osu. "Right, if you get down from there, could you stand up really straight and tall for me? Like you're trying to touch the ceiling with your head? Keep your hands down though, using your hands is cheating!"
Tsu watched this interaction with interest, scooting around Kiro a few times, before then scooting around Osu. He also took the oppertunity to creep towards Ieyasu, floating at ground level and tilting his head a little to look up. He raised a wispy hand, balling his fingers in and then unballing them again experimentally. This was weird!!!
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:04 pm
"Ok!" Osu beamed at Kiro as he jumped off of the scales. He had never seen this game before, but it was fun! Clasping his hands behind his back, he stood up straight. Then, he tried to stand on his tip-toes. Kiro hadn't said anything about having his feet flat on the ground!
Only.. it was kinda hard to stand still when you were on your tiptoes. Osu wobbled dangerously for a moment before regaining his balance. It was kinda painful too. "Aww.. no hands?" His feet flat against the ground again (it hurt too much to stay on tiptoes for long), he gave Kiro a pleading look. Why was using hands cheating?
Ieyasu grinned down at Tsu as he examined his hands. Tsu seemed so timid compared to Osu, but watching the wisp experiment with his new body reminded him of how Osu had been when he had just transformed. Ieyasu guessed that Tsu still wasn't familiar with being ethereal. Or with having hands. It was a big change to adjust to anyway. Sitting down crosslegged on the ground, so that he wasn't towering over the little Aerandir wisp so much, he smiled, holding up his hand, pal facing, to Tsu.
"Snap."
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:17 pm
Kiro shook his head as he tried to keep his face straight. "Nope, no hands." He pulled the tape measure out and measured from the floor to the top of the Aerandir's head, still smiling in amusement.
Tsu floated backwards a little bit in caution as Ieyasu sat down in front of him. But, the fretting suddenly turned to curiousity as Ieyasu mimicked him. Quietly, Tsu glanced at his hand, and balled and unballed it again - before then waving timidly at Ieyasu. He'd seen Kiro do it a few times... maybe it was a good thing...?
Now finished with Osu, Kiro glanced across to where Tsu and Ieyasu were 'playing snap', smiling a little. "Thanks Osu, you were great!" he said, smiling widely - only left with a few questions for Ieyasu now.
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:28 pm
"Aww, ok!" Despite wanting to, Osu didn't lift his hands. What was Kiro doing with that ribbon thing anyway? Once he was done, Osu ran back to where Ieyasu and Tsu were. Curiously, he watched them for a few moments, before plopping himself down on the ground. What were they doing?
Ieyasu grinned at Tsu waved at him. He really was a little bit cheerier. Again following the wisp's actions, he waved back. As he noticed that Kiro was done, the kitsune looked up with a smile.
"Did you get everything you need, Kiro?"
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:45 pm
"Just about," said Kiro with a nod, sitting down to join the small ring of people that had formed on the floor. "Just some questions left."
Tsu smiled freely as Ieyasu waved back at him. Ah ha!! This was a good thing then!! So, he proceeded to wave at Kiro and Osu gleefully, floating around them both as he did so.
Kiro grinned a little, waving back. "I'm so glad he's out of that funk..." he said appreciatively. "But yeah," he glanced at his notebook briefly. "How old is Osu, how would you describe his personality," an amused smirk, "and which animals does he borrow from? It's a fox and something else, right?"
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:22 pm
Osu cheerfully waved back at Tsu. Then, suddenly on impulse, he puffed out his cheeks and pulled a funny face at the wisp. He wasn't sure why he did it - it just seemed like a fun thing to do!
Ieyasu frowned thoughtfully at the first question, ticking off his fingers as if counting. "He's not very old at all. Coming up for six months now, I think. They seem to grow up quickly." He paused at the second question, matching Kiro's smirk with a grin of his own. "Where do I start? Let's see.. energetic, bouncy, playful, friendly and he can be kind of impatient. He's got a bit of a fascination with fire too. That's caused a couple of problems." He grimaced faintly, reaching a hand up to his eyebrows before continuing onto the last question. "And yeah. He's fox and Japanese crane."
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:33 pm
"An accident?" murmured Kiro, smiling teasingly as he watched Ieyasu lift his hand. He then continued to note down the answers to his questions, nodding idly as he did so.
"That's great, thank you!" Kiro annouced as he closed the notebook, looking decidedly satisfied. "That's me done."
Phwar!! How...how did he DO that?! Tsu floated a little closer to Osu, watching as he puffed out his cheeks. He was kind of... doing it like this...? Experimentally Tsu puffed out his own cheeks! Ha!! That was kinda funny! And he'd never been able to do that before! This whole 'changing' thing might not be as bad as he'd thought!
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:45 pm
"Yeah.. my eyebrows didn't like that very much either." He gave Kiro a wry smile. "I need to ask Alyosha about Acia. Osu really needs to start learning a bit about spellweaving."
Ieyasu grinned, watching Osu and Tsu for a moment. "We should probaby get going in any case. Osu? You ready to go soon?"
"Awww!" was Osu's disappointed reply. He was having fun with Tsu! Standing up, he waved goodbye to the wisp, who looked all happy now! Osu was glad. He didn't like it when people were said. "Pway again later, Su?" he asked hopefully.
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