[J] Arram's Journal

[Juridian Soul]

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Dear Journal,

Zael here - It's been a while since I've gotten a chance to write. Arram's growing more every day - in mind as well as body - He's rambunctious - I can't exactly keep up with him now. Though still blind as a bat, and small as a kitten, he won't stop crawling around, and bumping into things. I worry that he's seriously going to injure himself... Gods - I hope I wasn't this much of a handful when I was small.

... Annnd he just ran into my writing desk, knocking over the lamp. Excuse me a moment.

There - no harm done. And I've put him down for the night. Poor kid - he must be so worn out. It's nice here on the island - I love it here. I don't ever want to go back.

- Z

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Dear Journal,

I can't believe it - he STOLE my shirt, the little thief! And some old necklaces. I'm suprised he can fit into my things - apparently I've grown since I was nineteen. He looks good in it though - and I have to admit, the patch he sewed onto it looks pretty good too. Ok - HE didn't sew it, but he made me. He's starting to look like one that might be termed a "bad-a**", but he's still sweet. At least to me. Helpful as all get out, and with the most lovely and lively lavendar eyes I've yet to see on a boy his age. He's grown TALL, too - almost as tall as me, and that's quite a feat. I'm willing to bet by the time he hits teen, I'M looking up at HIM. I'm proud of him though - my son. My Arram. ... But I've got to teach him some agression management. He just about destroyed the living room this morning for no apparent reason that I could see. Anyway - I've given him his own journal, so he can learn to write in it - It's a good habit to keep up.

- Z

 

[Juridian Soul]

Journal-thing,

Hey, it's me Arram. Dad gave me this journal so I could write down stuff, I guess? It's kinda cool... I suppose. But hey. Yeah - my name is Arram and I'm a horse! Sorta. I'm a Boundless, though I'm NOT quite sure what that means, so to speak. My dad's Zael, and he's pretty cool. I stole one of his old medical-type jackets, and made him sew a Red Cross patch on.
I want to be a doctor - Ya know? Help people and such. I've not gotten a chance to practice on anyone.... Yet. I'm gonna see if I can't snag Sanura for a checkup. SHE'S grown too! And she's... errr... really cute!
But won't give me the time of day... I think she hates me. I dunno what I did, though...

Arram  

[Juridian Soul]

Dear Journal,

Well, I met someone else today, and got the chance to examine them - even if they were a little nervous. And let me tell you, he's cute. Snakeboy, but cute nonetheless. I showed him how to use a stethoscope and a blood-pressure cuff and such and soforth. He seemed interested, if only a little. I think I'll get him a doctor-kit with a stethoscope and cuff in it, as well as a very few other essentials [like bandages and the like]. See what he thinks of it. I know where to get one too. But I digress. The boy's name is Adroi, and he's a wonambi snake - I think that's how you spell it at least. He really is cute, though. His heartbeat was a bit fast, as well as his breathing, and his blood-pressure was a point higher than usual. But all of that can be very easily attributed to stress or fear. Though why he'd fear me, I don't know...

Arram  

[Juridian Soul]

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[Juridian Soul]

Dear Journal,

Gods, I don't know HOW long it's been since I've written. So many things have happened, and it's been SUCH a long time since I've visited the shop I was created by. I finally figured out what dad was working on - to my horror and regret. It was a dark and stormy night. Literally. I hadn't been able to sleep because of the lightning outside, and the thunder - which I'm scared of. So I went walking. And I should have just stayed in bed. There was dad, radiant to the brim with lighting magic - which he was also CRAZED by. Now, I've never seen dad wield actual BOLTS of lightning, but that's exactly what he was doing at that point in time - directing the storm like a frickin' symphony. I guess I really shouldn't be suprised that he jumped.. Well, no - JUMPED isn't really the correct word. On-purpose fell? Maybe. But I was fast enough to catch him, though it cost me a few electrical burns. As of now, one side of my left arm is completely toast, and the exit burn [on my right leg] hurts like a mother. That's nothing compared to what dad got, though. He was unconscious, or near to it, when he finally let go of that damned magic. I've been taking care of him non-stop for... what seems like forever. Barely had time to do anything else. But now that dad's relatively stable again [albiet missing an eye, and his left arm is atrophied with disuse] I can find time to do things. Like write. GODS how I've wanted to write. And I've... missed the others. Adroi in particular. I wonder how he's been doing? Hell, I wonder how ALL of them have been doing. I've heard rumors and such and soforth about a new teen - Denote - but that's all I've heard. Rumors. I need to get my tail-end back into the shop sometime, now that I actually have the freedom to do such. Dad's STILL not ready to go back to the shop [physically, he's... still crispy], but I am. And I'm going to get there soon, if it means I have to contact uncle Aaron to stew with dad for a while. I NEED to get out of here!

Arram  

[Complete_Juridia]

Dear Journal,

I'm back! Where did I go? Well, that's kind of a secret for now. But I'm back! I'm glad I'm back too - Where I went, I wasn't exactly 100% satisfied with. Now... on to other things - like getting my tail-end into the shop like I said I would. Maaaan, it's been so long.

I wonder how Adroi is....

Write more later!

Arram  

[Complete_Juridia]

Meeting Adroi Again
Note: This is an AIM RP - which is why it sounds a little disjointed.

Arram wasn't much of one to stop for shopping trips when he had other things to do, but his uncle was still crispy-kritter, and needed some lotion for the burns. Well, as they say. Play with lighting... His dad wasn't an idiot, but man was he severely egotistic to think he could control a storm. These thoughts were flitting through the Eohippus' head as he wandered the small cafe near the grocery store, bag of medication in tow, wondering what he wanted to eat. His stomach was a black hole right now. Zael had said that it was because he was growing - but he doubted it.

Why Moo had sent him to the grocery store, Adroi would never understand--and in the company of Coen, at that! Undoubtably any of his brothers could have made the trip much more quickly, and, with Coen there as well, it had taken that much longer because he had had to chase the blasted cherub around the store six times. He had eventually given up on the shopping and retreated to the cafe nearby, buying himself a cup of hot chocolate and settling down in a back booth for a good sulk. He was tired from the long walk, he hadn't the faintest idea where Coen was, and he wanted nothing more than to down his hot chocolate and go home. Moo could shop herself next time.

Arram's left ear flicked as he caught a familiar, and welcome, scent. Adroi. Arram had a major crush on the snakeboy since Sanura had decided to distance herself, and thus break off the relationship. It was... a shame, really, but one of the many disappointment that Arram had to take in. He moved closer, and found a seat beside the naga. Wondering when the other was going to notice him.

Lifting his cup, Adroi sniffed appreciatively at the drink before taking a long sip despite the biting heat of the liquid. Setting the cup down, he sighed in delight, staring down at the drink for a moment longer before lifting his eyes--and nearly jumping out of his skin as he noticed Arram at his side. Yelping, he toppled sideways to sprawl across the booth seat, automatically coiling his tail tightly around his 'waist'. "Don't DO that!"

"Don't do what? Sit down beside you when you're drinking a cup of what I'm assuming is coffee?"
He grinned in the snake's direction, and offered his hand to help him up.
"I didn't mean to scare you - It's been a while."

"Sneak up on me," he replied quietly, hesitating a moment before accepting the offered hand and pulling himself upright. Immediately, however, he turned his attention back to the cup, flushing faintly as the memory of his last conversation with Sanura came to mind. "It's hot chocolate... Yeah, it's been a bit."

"So..... what are you doing around here, Adroi? I know I haven't been around much.... but yanno... what've you been doing with yourself? Aside from apparently shopping for Moofuls."
He gestured around the place.

"Uh...shopping? I dunno, I spend most of my time at home..." He shrugged, fixing his eyes on the hot chocolate and closing both hands around the foam cup. "Just kinda...hanging out. Painting a bit. You?"

"Running myself ragged. I've been off with my uncles, helping with an epidemic. I learned more about viruses and parasites than I really wanted to know- But I DID get experience. My uncle Dragon says that I'll be a great doctor someday. He wants to meet you, you know. They all do."
He shuffled his feet a little.
"I told them about you - yanno, just that you were my friend and all. They said if you wanted to, you could come with me next time I visit."

"Oh--wow." That sounded...exciting? Adroi wasn't sure he could handle anything like an epidemic. Sickness in general made him...well, sick. He felt uncomfortable around such things, and then felt guilty for wanting to avoid them when they needed help. But he had never been sick, as far as he could remember, and was not at all looking forward to the first time it happened.

Cocking his head slightly to the side, he risked a glance up at Arram. "You told them about me?" Why him? He wasn't the most interesting person in the world, to be certain. The snake boy smiled nervously, but soon turned his gaze back to his cup, taking a small sip before replying. "That's very nice of you."

"Yeah - I told them about you. I like the time I spend around you, so I figured I'd share with my family."
He smiled a bit, and looked up at the cafe menu, a little nervous himself.
"So.... are you doing anything else today?"

And now Adroi felt guilty. He really hadn't mentioned Arram to anyone except for Sanura. Mind, he wasn't a very talkative person by nature, and most of his brothers were older and uninterested in his day to day life anyway, but all the same. "Um. I don't know. I was supposed to buy some groceries, but I've lost Coen and he had the list, so.."

"Coen?" he asked, curious.
"I never heard you mention him before... actually, I've never heard you mention ANY of your family before."

"Coen's my little brother," he replied quietly, not looking up. "He's a little curly haired kid with blue wings." And Adroi's near constant companion of late. He was really a bit too hyper for Adroi's tastes, though... Adroi missed Lyrus. They had gotten along very well before Lyrus moved in with Banda and, well, pretty much vanished. "I have...a big family."

"Oh! I saw someone matching that discription hiding in a cart near the meats and produce - I didn't say anything, because I figured his mother was nearby."
He grinned a bit.
"I can help you look for him, if you like."

"Nah, it's alright." Shaking his head slightly, he finished off the rest of his drink, then looked up. "That's part of the reason I came over here. He's bound to smell the cookies and come over sooner or later. It's easier just waiting on him."

"Hey... about the last time we met... I.... I'm sorry for scaring you. It occured to me as I was leaving that I had, and by then, it was too late to go back and apologize."
He drew a sheepish grin across his face.
"You wanna know something funny?"

"Oh, it's okay." He raised a hand as if to brush away the words, shaking his head. "I was just, yanno...Kinda cold." Nevermind that the situation had been incrediably awkward. He knew Arram didn't mean any harm by it. "Funny?"

"My dad's a krispy-kritter right now."
He snickered, and motioned with his hands like he was flying a kite.
"Tried to fly a cloud by lightning. He's fine. Just tender as all get out."

Adroi's unblinking eyes widened, and he shuddered, gaze flitting back towards his empty cup. "But that's horrible! Poor man... My brother got struck by lightning once when I was a baby. He was in the hospital for almost two weeks..."

"My dad knew he was going to be struck. Heck - when he woke up, he was laughin'."

[TBC]  

[Juridian Soul]

Dear Journal,

Today marks the second month since the accident, and the recovery day of my dad. I met uncle Raizen - briefly - before he took Z away to the police hospital for a checkup. I met up with aunt Donna... she's, uhh.... different... than the rest of them. I still don't know just what I'm going to do about dad being laid up... and I won't say what I saw happen to him yesterday, because it hurts to think I almost lost my father. I've been feeling strange MYSELF, lately.... I don't know just what's going on - it might just be paranoia. Knowing me, it's possible. Met with Adroi again, who was stuck at the supermarket looking for a small sprite of a brother, Coen. I offered to help, but he said he could handle it. So I just hung around with him until it was time for him to go. Then I went home myself. I hope I get to see him again sometime. I think I might like him. Like... LIKE him like him. Dad said that if I wanted to 'go out' with him, I could. I dunno what he means by going out. I told him a much, and he told me I would learn in time. Adult stuff is really confusing, isn't it? OH! And I got a REAL stethoscope from Uncle Dragon in the male. Not as colorful as my blue toy one, but it's a REAL one!

Arram  

[Juridian Soul]

Dear Journal,

Where on earth do I begin? So much has happened since I dug out this ancient book, and I've seen way too much, and been to too many places. Many of which have left lasting impressions.
The foremost news is that the entire Arrikanez family has left Kem, and headed off to formulate some sort of city of their own. Zael went with them. Not that I mind much. I know he'll be back when he gets things settled, and he left me with a really interesting guardian. The man's name is Brad, and he appears to be a member of the Force - which dad was working for up until he left about four weeks ago. Brad isn't a bad sort. As a matter of fact, he treats me like gold. And hell, he cooks better than Zael, so at least I don't have to eat burned food.
Zael's been sending me letters in the mail here and there, about what he's been doing, how to building is going and stuff like that. Apparently, they're building an underground hiding place [more like an underground castle, from the way he's describing it]. They were attacked several times on their way there, and want to make their enemies think that the Arrikanez family is dead, so that there would be no more attacks of that kind. So far, it's worked. With everyone underground, the bad-guys seem to have lost interest in my family. Which I guess is a good thing.
In other news, I'll have another dad soon. Zael's fallen in love with Aaron. His brother. I don't know if it's by blood or what, but stuff like that seems to be fairly common where my family comes from - that Juridia place. Or so says Dragon in HIS letters to me. He's been writing me and catching me up on my schoolwork. Only bad part about that is that I have to mail him homework every two weeks or so. It DOES get a little annoying from time to time, but that's about it.
Other than that, things have pretty much been the same. I'm not giving up on being a doctor, but I realized that I don't have the skills I'd need to actually complete medical training. I'll stick to knowing a lot about medicine, and have a great deal of First Aid knowledge. With the rest of my talent, I'm going to start learning how to run a business. I'd like to get into the trade of weaponsmithing - but I'm not sure I have the physical strength for that. Regardless, Dragon's lessons have started focusing on business, so I should be ready to get into college when I feel I'm ready to tackle THAT challenge.

Arram