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 Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2024 8:46 am
Quote: SeptemOctovember Prompt 1: Wanna come to my party? Your phox is having a party (of any kind) and is looking to make new friends to invite! Are they successful? Or is this destined to be a Party of One?
Either way, the clearing was busy with chattering, laughing Phox. The domain had responded to Kinone's deep appreciation for all things natural, tall trees surrounding a large clearing where the party could be set up. She actually did a lot of the work herself, though the early birds that arrived all offered to help and soon enough things were in full swing.
And somehow, Kinone found herself standing off to the side, beneath a bent, hollow tree, taking a break from the company. It seemed a lot of other Phox were in need of a party, or a social gathering, or some kind of outing, as the Domain was full of faces she had never seen before. They were led here, with the simple desire to hang out and enjoy themselves. In that, Kinone felt some pride, seeing all the happy faces, though trying to talk to everyone was exhausting. It was easier to just not establish herself as the party-thrower, and let them do as they wanted. Hosting was far harder than the organizing and decorating part, and that desire for some time alone was ringing out a little earlier than she anticipated.
She would just take a break, trying not to be rude, and then dive back in once her nerves were settled…
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Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2024 8:56 am
Tronbreon Had not long left his family unit, he'd grown into adulthood long ago but had seen no reason to leave, however his parents were due to have more kits and didn't really want him around anymore, he was too... strange, stranger even than his litter siblings, whom he hadn't seen nor heard from since they'd first grown old enough to leave. He had tried to reason that surely Logically, it would make sense to have another capable adult around when raising a new family, younglings needed more care than adults naturally but they had insisted, with teeth and claws in the end when words hadn't been enough and Tronbreon was smart enough to heed them THEN. He was literal, logical but he wasn't stupid. He hadn't had a very good time of being alone, other phoxes found him strange, made jokes at his expense, at least he had assumed they were jokes when they had laughed, so when he had come into hearing distance of a gathering, he was somewhat curious but cautious, moving closer but keeping to the edges, out of sight as best he could... at least it was the daytime, when his strange glowing markings wouldn't stand out as much. He had seen a bent tree close by and thought it's shade might be a decent spot in which to observe, without being observed himself, but as he rounded the other side, he noticed two things, it was hollow, which was nice but also there was another phox there and she had spotted him before he had chance to retreat so he stood there, undecided on what course of action to take until the other proved to be friend, foe or just another bully.
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Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:53 am
Kinone's ears perked up as a very unique looking Phox came near the tree she was sheltering by. She swished her tail behind her curiously, its leaf like shape making it look like the branches all around them. She offered the stranger a sheepish, tired smile.
"Hello, there," she said softly. She had never been anything but polite, even though she was on the quiet side. Craving company, but not being particularly good at being in it, was a difficult struggle she contended with for most of her life. She was doing better these days, seeking conversation and, of course, putting together gatherings like this, but it was still a challenge to talk to anyone one on one smoothly. It was hard to know what to say, especially at the start.
She certainly knew what not to say, though. She imagined he got comments on his brilliant color and markings all the time, and though she was immediately fascinated by them, she doubted it was a good leading topic for a conversation with a stranger.
"Are you having a nice time?" She tried, instead, wincing a bit. If he was out here on the edges, he might have just been looking for a break like she was. Or worse, leaving because he was not, in fact, having a good time.
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Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2024 1:10 pm
The next thing Tronbreon noticed about the female phox before him was that she seemed tired, give the festivities going on in the clearing, he was not surprised. He watched her for a moment, taking in the strange shape of her ears and tail, but he supposed it was no less strange than himself. "You are different... like me" he stated, deciding she was neither foe or bully for the moment, but friend was still uncertain but he settled down in the grass close by her tree. "If you are weary why do you not just go home? why stay and watch them?" he asked, curious. He pondered her question about having a nice time and it took him a minute to realise she thought he had participated in the party "I do not know whether i am having a nice time or not yet, i have not gone among the revellers, i find crowds, displeasing, they are loud and want things from me that i cannot provide but i wish to learn to interact better with others"
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Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2024 2:37 pm
Kinone felt herself blush under her fur, her skin warming, at her difference to other Phox being pointed out so plainly. she wasn't offended, considering she had heard a lot of worse ways to say it over time, but it was jarring to meet someone who spoke so directly, right out of the gate.
She was a little envious, thinking it quite the talent. It was a balance she had not figured out, too afraid to insult others and cause embarrassment..
"Well, it's more that I'm a little overwhelmed. I'm just... taking a quiet moment to gather myself. It would be a little rude to leave, though maybe no one would notice... but I threw this gathering."
She watched him curiously, nodding her head as he explained. She could easily see why he did not like crowds, as his strange look probably garnered more comments than her own did. Which was a shame, as she found the bright colors and unfamiliar markings immediately fascinating. As a creature that felt more akin to nature than most other Phox, he was as strikingly different as could be.
"Well, you don't have to dive in just yet. I'm not very good at groups, either, though I am trying to get better. I sort of really like throwing parties and gatherings, because everyone seems to have fun. I just... am a little shy." She wasn't sure that was the right word, but it served well enough for now. Her ears perked up, interested and curious. "What sort of things do others want from you? I mean... if it's not too prying to ask..."
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Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2024 8:56 am
Tronbreon noticed she looked briefly uncomfortable when he had mentioned her difference to other phoxes, "ah... it seems i have made an error again" he muttered to himself but his ear twitched at her comment "You... devised this gathering but wish to be away from it?" he was even more confused, he didn't quite understand why someone who invited a crowd, would want to escape from it "Why not announce just leave? or tell the gathering the party is over?" he asked, turning his face to look out into the clearing, it certainly was noisy, perhaps prolonged exposure to the noise made one want to remove themselves, curious. When she explained futher, he was definitely clueless, "you are shy yet invite strangers to gather in numbers and encourage their loud-ness?" he couldn't understand her at all. "It seems rather ah...counterproductive no?" he tilted his head as he questioned. Then she posed one of her own and he thought for a long moment about how to answer. "They wish to know my preferences, if i am in relationships or not, or physical touch, among other things" he said flatly, his voice losing all the curiosity it had earlier, it was now monotone. "They wish to force their ideals upon me, i have been told i need to .. loosen up, more than once, they find me strange, i apparently lack emotion or feeling, just because i do not enthuse when they speak about themselves"
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