[PRP] Eyes Wide Open (Risti and Ves'Tacha)

[Baby Pandah]

Grandmother was coming today. It was going to be fun. It had to be. Grandmothers are fun, right? Risti couldn't help feeling a little nervous, though. She had never officially met her grandmother. Perhaps she had seen her when she was very little...she couldn't remember. Either way, she was coming now. What would she think of Risti? She was probably more normal than Risti or her siblings. Would that bother her? She hoped not.

There was another thing that was bothering Risti. A while ago, Rinkini had tried to teach her something about her beads and something...odd...had happened. She thought of it as a vision. That had to be what it was. No one had noticed it, the day had just continued as if nothing had happened. That was what made her most uncomfortable. At first she had thought it was the beads, but since then it had happened more.

Every time she had a vision, her flesh cracked more than usual. She always knew it would happen when the breaking began. Both things made her extremely nervous. She didn't want to tell her mother. That would cause endless stress for her. So she told herself that she would tell her grandmother. She would know what to do. Wouldn't she?  

[Baby Pandah]

The sight of beads made her stomach flip, but only momentarily. She knew that she shouldn't associate them with the visions, they probably had very little to do with the odd happenings. She hid the fleeting fear she had felt and bounded around her grandmother eagerly just as her siblings did and accepted the beads with pride.

Knowing that her grandmother had been traveling, Risti couldn't help but wonder what she had seen, what stories she would have to tell, what she had to teach them. Though she was usually grateful for her siblings, at this moment she only wished that she could have her grandmother all to herself.

She blinked curiously at the mare who had brought the beads and potential stories to them. Grandmother. Grandmother. It felt wonderful to put the name to a face and to know that she belonged to her in her heart. To know that there was someone who would love her no matter what was a comforting feeling that Risti savored and then folded away to be appreciated and cherished again later. Grandmother. She smiled at her and blushed, a little shy now that everyone had calmed down and now that they would have a chance to introduce themselves.  

[Baby Pandah]

Risti grinned excitedly, happy that her grandmother was pleased with her decision in color. In all reality, she had simply picked the first ones she had seen. But her grandmother probably knew that. She smiled anyway, gazing up into her eyes, happy to have some time to speak with her. "What does sastimos mean, grandmother?" she asked curiously. The comment on age seemed funny to Risti. Her grandmother didn't look old at all. But she lay on the ground in front of her respectfully and eagerly. Her nerves worked their way out of her body and she relaxed on the ground, resisting the urge to pounce on a bug as it passed by. Her tail flicked behind her, catlike and graceful in its motions and she wondered what Ves'tacha would say next.

She had many questions for the mare, but it was no use bombarding her with them straight away. Her siblings were excited with the beads, they would have time to talk. For now she wanted to know about her grandmother's world, and then perhaps she could ask her questions about her own world. Questions that she hoped would not frighten her grandmother.

LydaLynn

 

[Baby Pandah]

"No, grandmother. Can you teach me some?" she asked, eyes wide with curiosity. She wanted to be a part of that traveling family, she knew her grandmother must have been or she wouldn't know their words. She mouthed the word sastimos quietly and to herself to make sure that she would remember it. It didn't sound as fantastic when she said it as when her grandmother had first uttered the word, but she was sure it just took practice.

She smiled up at Ves'tacha, eager to learn the next word and to become like her grandmother in any way she could. "Do those that travel the road get lonely, grandma?" she asked curiously. She wanted to explore and wander, but she didn't really like the idea of being alone.

LydaLynn

 

[Baby Pandah]

She thought about the name before she said it, just to make sure she had it right. It would have been horrible to call her grandmother something that wasn't her name. "Ves'tacha. Your name is Ves'tacha," she said, savoring the words in her mouth. She was sure she wouldn't have an opportunity to call her grandmother anything but 'grandma' in the future, so it was exciting to say her name now. She was even more excited to hear what it meant. It must be something good, because her grandmother was so sweet and understanding. Her name couldn't possibly have a bad meaning.

"Does mother's name mean something, too? Her name is Rinkini...but she goes by Riri sometimes," she said, puzzled by the nickname but also proud of herself for knowing her mother's name as well as her grandmother's.

LydaLynn

 

[Baby Pandah]

Her kitten-like ears perked at the strange words, and she made sure to commit them and their meanings to memory. Chavi, chavo...vista...gaje...but gaje can be offensive so be careful...Ov kilo isi? She had been absorbed in her learning that she was a little late in responding to her grandmother's question.

She assumed that meant something like, 'Do you understand?' so she nodded slightly, still mulling over all of the words that were swirling in her mind. She was beginning to get a good idea of some of the words, and she was very excited to show off to her siblings. She would say the words just like her grandmother had, and then she would ask them the question, ov kilo isi...even though she didn't know what it meant. She hoped that her grandmother would explain that statement eventually so she could teach her siblings.

"Will I ever meet the rest of the Vista, grandmother?" she asked curiously, hoping she had answered the previous question correctly.

LydaLynn

Lol, I'm learning too! I have noo idea what 'Ov yilo isi?' means. Hehe. Thanks for the awesome lesson in the Romani language. I knew gaje but not really the others so much. :3