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 Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 2:30 am
december 9, 2006
entry 1
hello diary. you probably don't know me, since i haven't introduced myself to you yet. so hi! the name's timeerkat, but you can call me timeer. all my friends do, anyway (and since i'm going to be writing in you a lot, i figure starting out as friends is the best way to go. wink ) i guess i'll keep calling you diary, unless you find some way to tell me otherwise. but anyways, i tend to ramble, as you'll find out soon enough. so before i go too far off topic, let me tell you about what's been going on so far.
a few months ago, i was given the care of oleya. sweetest little bundle you ever saw (of course, her picture's been in you since she arrived, so you probably already know that). it's been hard work, most of the time it hardly seems as if i have time for myself, let alone this other tiny little life. i have a newfound respect for single parents everywhere. but somehow i've managed. she's been pretty good to me so far, most of the time she spends sleeping. when she's awake, she fusses occasionally, but for the most part she's happy as long as i'm in the general vicinity. she seems to have taken a liking to pop music. (will i come to regret this in the future? i hope not...) she'll kind of crinkle up those big brown eyes when her favorite songs come on. she's still on milk, i want to wait a bit more before weaning her into solids. (i'm dreading the day we introduce bugs to her diet) she's also growing like a weed - relative to her own size of course. this girl's gonna be a shortie like her mom, i can tell. biggrin oh, she's made all sorts of discoveries lately. 'bout a month ago, she discovered her paws. two weeks after that, she discovered the joys of sticking those paws into everything withing reach. the day she found her tail was great! she would pull on it, then get this wide-eyed look, then after a moment she would pull on it again.
as fun as raising her has been, it's also been absolutely terrifying. up until i got her, i only had to worry about taking care of myself. now i have this whole huge responsibility, and it's not just like when you get a new project at work or something, this is another whole life! what if i do something to totally screw her up in life later on? what if i can't provide her with something she needs, and she grows up to resent me for it? i have actually lost sleep some nights worrying if i made the right decision in taking her in to raise her. i guess deep down i know that as long as i love her and she knows that, everything else is inconsequential. i do tend to obsess, and to freak out about things easily. i guess all i can do at this point is to try my best to raise her well.
well, anyways diary, i need to be toddling of to bed. i hope to be able to write in you again soon. g'bye for now!
~ timeerkat
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:32 am
march 31, 2007
entry 2
hi again diary! i know i know, you're probably thinking, who is this stranger? sorry i haven't written in you for awhile, i've been kinda busy. funny how running around 24/7 after a tiny baby meerkat will do that to you. wink
well, i must say in the past few months i've gotten a bit more confortable caring for 'ley. i took her out recently to meet some other kids from the same adoption center. there were some scary moments for her, but overall i think she handled her first outing pretty well. we met this one really nice young labrador girl named katrina. such a sweetie, her mom must be so proud. we also met a rambunctious young boy named akilah, who looks to be the same species as oleya! i look forward to them spending more time together (well, when 'ley gets more used to his energy. she was pretty taken aback by him when he first entered the room and pounced on katrina). hoepfully being around another kid who looks like her will help her adjustment to this world.
yeah, that's pretty much all for now. now don't look at me that way, diary. i promise i'll give you more attention later.
~ timeerkat
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:42 am
july 28, 2007
entry 3
heeeey diary! long time no write! (i think i'll just greet you in a different way each time, makes it more interesting!)
i can't believe what happened today! you know (ok, so being that you don't have kids, probably not...but hypothetically...) how people have that moment when they realize they're actually a parent? yaknow (oops, there i go again), even though they knew in their head, it didn't really sink in until one - perhaps seemingly small - event happens and it clicks? kinda like after i graduated from college - i knew i was a graduate, but i didn't realize it fully until a few months down the road, when everyone else was going back, and i didn't have to worry about gathering school supplies or making moving arrangements or tuition fees.
well, i just had that moment today. i was laying on my belly on the floor, reading and playing with the end of my tail; oleya was next to me, lying on her favorite blanket, that purple and silver one with teal giraffes all over it, and all of a sudden she turned and looked at me with those big beautiful eyes of hers. and then she reached out for me with her paws, and all of a sudden it clicked for me. i don't know why...i mean, she's reached for me hundreds of times, but just something about today was different. now it's not like i'm just this person who's chosen to feed and play with and care for someone in need. i'm actually her mother. when she learns to talk, she'll call me mom. i'll be signing her school permission slips and report cards, and going to her parent/teacher meetings. i'll be the one escorting her to her mother/daughter dances. and watching her from the front pew as she walks down the aisle at her wedding.
it's a very cool feeling, actually. freaky and a little scary, but cool. i wish you could experience that, diary.
(now here's hoping that it doesn't sink in too much to where i start to flip out. wink )
peace out,
~ timeerkat
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:55 am
first rp (main thread, edited as more is added)Kitara Kata It had been quiet awhile since Kitara had brought her adoptive daughter back to the HQ, the place where she had been shoved through the rift and then into the necromancer's hands. They walked along through Gaia and then turned, opening the door and stepping into what appeared to be an empty play/waiting room.
Kitara sighed but walked in anyway, Katrina's hand holding onto her's. She had been hoping that the chubby pup would be able to stay here and make some more friends while she went out shopping, but it appeared no one was around.
The black canine looked around, wearing her pink and black clothing to match her fur the the bright pink collar that had come with her through the rift. She had hoped Jacosa would be here, or Akilah, but no such luck... timeerkat now that oleya was staying awake for more than a few hours at a time, and feeling like her little adopted girl would want to meet others in her situation, timeer decided to bring her back to the headquarters for a short visit. short, in the sense that in the few months she'd been in her care, oleya had managed to only be able to stay still for a short while while awake. timeer carried her squirming little bundle of meerkat fluff inside to see who was around. she peeked into various rooms, most of which were empty, until they came across one playroom with someone else inside. well, two someone elses - another human female, and a young black labrador girl. relieved to finally meet another adoptive parent, timeer smiled as she approached kitara. oleya's eyes were wide, from a mixture of shock at seing others (she had pretty much only seen timeer since she'd arrived in gaia) and curiosity at who these strangers were. timeer put oleya down to give her arms a rest and to give oleya a chance to crawl around the room and explore (and hopefully get acquainted to the other furry child in the room), and approached the other human with a smile.
"hi there! nice to finally meet another adoptive parent! seems as if there's not really very many people here. i haven't actually had a chance to come visit very often since i received oleya, but i don't recall seeing anyone else when i first came here to get her. my name's timeerkat, by the way, and this little squirmy worm," she gestured down to the pup who clung to the tip of her foxtail with one paw and peered around it nervously, "is oleya. well, she's usually squirmy, anyways." she grinned and extended her reindeer-gloved hand to shake hello. "what's your name? and who is your precious little girl?" Kitara Kata Although Kitara was far from human, one couldn't pick her out from your average prepubescent little girl unless she wasn't hiding the pair of black cat ears and the black cat tail that came out of the hem of her little red skirt. But for now the appendages were hidden under her top hat or curled around her waist, so the only thing odd about her was her bright red eyes with slits down the center and a pair of tiny little fangs inside her mouth.
She looked over at the other as she approached and gave a little smile. The necromancer really did enjoy company, it was just a shame that it seemed in such short supply. "Hello, it's nice to meet you." She began, her hat bouncing slightly on her head as her ears twitched beneath. "My names Kitara and this here is Katrina." She took the woman's hand with her own gloved one, the feel of it cold and almost hard to the touch like a corpse settling into rigormortis.
Katrina smiled up at the new woman, glad that they wouldn't end up spending the day alone sitting in the playroom. She waved up at her, tail wagging. "Hi!" She called out, but her brown eyes were then directed to the crawling meerkat on the floor. She looked like just a little baby though. So she waved to her with a padded, dull-clawed hand. timeerkat as kitara placed her hand into timeer's to shake, she felt a small chill run through her hand and up her arm as she felt how cold and hard kitara's hand was compared to timeer's. she paused for just a split moment, then shrugged it off. besides, she figured, no one would be bestowed such a special child if they weren't good at heart. "well, it's very nice to meet you, kitara. feel free to call me timeer, all my friends do."
timeer smiled down at katrina. "and katrina, is it? that's a pretty name. fits you well." she grinned down at the little lab/terrier mix. "doesn't she look nice, oleya? 'leya?" timeer looked behind her back. "come on honey, it's alright, she wants to be your friend!" timeer cooed as she tried to pry oleya's paws from her tail. she looked back down at katrina. "don't mind her sweetie, i guess she just gets shy around people she hasn't met before." she knelt down in order to get a better hold onto the little meerkat pup, then gently loosened her paws from clinging to clumps of white fur. she held oleya up to her shoulder and rocked her as she stood up. timeer then turned her daughter towards the small black pup who waved at her. "see oleya? they're really nice."
oleya darted her eyes around as she tried to make sense of the strangers. she first looked at kitara warily. she squirmed a little, not knowing what she felt but sensing...something. she wriggled a little more in timeer's arms, then she looked down at katrina. although nervous at seeing this strange creature, the young dog didn't unsettle her quite so much as the other person. she was covered with pretty pink things, and she was closer to oleya's size than the other stranger. oleya's eyes finally focused on katrina's rabbit fur ushanka. it looked nice and furry, just like her momma's tail only a different color. "eh? eh?" she kicked her feet and made small grabby paws at the young girl's hat. Kitara Kata "And you can call me Kit if you want." The necromancer smiled at her, then watched as the woman picked up her adoptive baby and held her.
Katrina smiled and wagged her tail, bright brown eyes looking up at the meerkat. "Hm? It's okay." She said to Timeer, eyeing the baby as it grabbed for her ushanka. Her dull-clawed hands reached up and grabbed it. "You like my hat? Mom's friend Lidiya gave it to me." She smiled and took it off. "Just don't mess it up or she'll yell at me." The canine laughed nervously and held it out for the baby to hold. The Nozomi
"Argh." The meerkats voice was an explosive sigh from the outside of the HQ. His father was with him, trailing behind in pants made of leather and a loose green shirt and his brother, Kian, was there as well. The alien was a quiet boy and wouldn't be a problem but Patrick was louder then usual and Akilah, generally a happy lad, didn't want to deal with him.
He wanted to see Cosa or Kat again. His dad was getting annoying to the maturing meerkat and...well. Yes. He was growing up and didn't need to be tailed so much! You could understand his surprise and pleasure when he swung the dor open and smelled someone very familier to his nose. Ears pricked up and he actually made a small chirping noise before that head twisted this way and that until--
"KATRINA!" The dogs name was belted out and he darted over, grabbing at the girl. They might fall but who cared?! It was h is FRIEND! There was a small one near too - she'd get sniffed and petted after his intial tackle and chirruping and such.timeerkat oleya grasped the furry black hat in her little paws, barely able to hold its weight. she cooed with happiness as she felt the soft material under her fingertips. she lifted it up to her face with some effort and rubbed it against her chin. she smiled and gave a series of soft giggles. she then proceeded to lift it over her own head like how she saw katrina wearing it earlier. it covered her whole head and drooped past her chest. she felt comforted being surrounded with furry warmth and darkness.
suddenly, she heard a strange voice shouting something in a very loud tone; luckily, it was muffled somewhat by the ushanka. she slowly pulled katrina's hat from her head and saw yet another fourthwaller race across the room and tackle her new friend. she gave out a startled cry - she had never been aroudn this much commotion before.
once he had tackled katrina and stopped moving for a moment, oleya was able to get a good look at the newomer. he looked exactly like a shorter version of her parents from back home. she stared at him, her big brown eyes wide with a mixture of shock, fear, confusion and surprise. as the shock wore off, she burst out crying, overwhelmed by so much activity. she dropped the ushanka and squirmed to face timeer. she then buried herself into her adoptive momma's shoulder.
"aww, it's ok honey, really. i'm sure he was just excited to see katrina. shh, shh, shh." timeer rubbed oleya's back and rocked her slightly back and forth. she then addressed the young male meerkat. "don't worry honey, she tends to startle easily. this is oleya, it's her first visit to meet other kids. what's your name?" Kitara Kata "See that on the front? That's a So-" But before Katrina could get out her words, a loud sound grabbed her attention. Floppy ears perked and her head spun around to see Akilah just as she was plowed over. Both of them went tumbling, her brown eyes wide until she realized who it was.
"'KILAH!" The pup grinned and wrapped her chubby arms around him, squeezing him in a hug as they lay flopped on the ground. "I haven't seen you in ages!" Her tail wagged a mile a minute, stopping only when the baby started to cry. Her excitement fizzled out and she looked worried up at Timeer, like she had caused it.
... Although her arms were still wrapped around the boy in a pseudo bear-hug. The Nozomi "But I live!" He agreed with her non-question, laughing at the hug. Oh, here was joy! Lots of hugging. He remained latched onto Katrina, his own brush-like tail straightened in alert. "What have you been doing? Where have you beeeeeeeen? You're all big now, Kat! You're tall as me."
Akilah nodded again, his eyes finally slanting over to the crying baby meerkat. He blinked. His father had shown him pictures of animals almost-like him and this one.... The meerkat shifted so that one arm was around Kat and he was leaning up to sniff at the general area of the kit. His ears were pricked up curiously, shifting once more and dragging Katrina up with him.
"It's a mirrorcat." He mused, wriggling a little and tugging at Katrina. "Why is she crying? I didn't cry. I sat on my Dawdies head." timeerkat timeerkat adjusted oleya so she was holding her in the crook of one arm, the other around the infant's waist to support her agianst her shoulder. "shh...shhh...it's ok, 'ley. it's ok honey. they're nice. shh...shh..." timeer looked down at katrina when she saw the worried expression on her face. "don't worry sweetie, she's probably just tired. she's had a big day, hasn't she?" she said towards oleya. she then addressed akilah, giving him a warm smile. "well, she does do her fair share of sitting and crawling around. she just tends to get a little overexcited when she's around lots of new things. and who might you be? i can't believe there's another child like oleya! i wonder if you came from the same place?"
oleya, having gotten over her initial shock and surprise, has slowed her crying down to a whimper with an occasional tear. she slowly turned her head to face the newcomer, staring at him curiously while clutching the brim of timeer's hat in her stubby paws. Kitara Kata "Oh okay." Katrina nodded at Timeer and waited for the baby to calm down, her brown eyes going back over to her friend. "I've been doing nothin'!" She held out her arms for emphasis. "I was bored and all alone at my mom's house and I haven't seen you in so long and I thought you forgot about me but you didn't and now you're here!" She breathed out in one long breath, her tail still wagging.
After catching her breath she spoke again. "Now all we need is 'Cosa!" The Nozomi "Why would I forget 'bout you?" The meerkat made a rather rude noise at that suggestion, fingers moving to pat at the girls head. He was grinning. All was well. It was okay. "Noooo. We just moved and I didn't know how to get ANYWHERE and my stupid brother... I saw Cosa a while ago! He spent the night! He looked really sad."
A pause. And then he grinned, sharp little teeth flashing. "We should go find and rescue the Cosa! Like a rescue misson on Rescuers Down Under. That would be SO COOL!" Then the woman kept talking, pausing and grinning a little at her words. Like Oleya? "Maybe she's like me. I was her first. My name's Keelah, tho, and my dad says I come from a big hole in a ladies wall an that makes me a topic of conversation."
He just peered at the sniffly little meerkat girl, waving his paw at her curiously. "You know Kat? Kat, you never said you knew a little fluffy thing that smells kinda like me. We should bring her on the search and rescue! Lure Cosa out with a Mini Me!" Kitara Kata "Sad? Why would Cosa be sad?" Katrina asked, ears perking between the conversation and trying to keep up with the meerkat's flurry of words.
"I didn't know her until now!" The pup said. "I just met her and she does smell like you but kinda different, y'know?" Her head tilted to the side. "But yeah! We should take her with us to find Cosa and rescue him from being sad. Do you know where he is?" timeerkat timeer grinned down at the little boy again. "i guess you're right about that, keelah. she did come after you. and oh my, that's where he really told you you came from?" she said, taken slightly aback and lightly blushing. "remind me to have a little talk with him, ok?"
timeer looked down at the two children planning their escapade in finding their friend, then craned her neck and glanced over at her own little girl. after calming down considerably from the previous moments, the pup yawned widely and, after detaching a paw from the brim of timeer's fuzzy purple hat, rubbed at her eye slowly. she snuggled deeper into timeer's shoulder. "well, you two," timeer said in a softer, lower tone of voice, "i think this little gal is actually ready for her nap. but thank you very much for her invitation to join you on the adventure. maybe when she's more rested she can come back to play some more. i think she'll be a little less fussy next time, too. after all, you two are her friends now! isn't that right sweetie?"
"ok, you two, be careful on your adventure to find cosa!" she took her daughter's unclenched paw by the wrist and waved it at the meerkat boy and black lab girl. "say bye to your friends, 'leya!" she modulated her voice so it was high and slightly squeaky. "g'bye! thanks for playing with me today! i had lotsa fun, i can't wait to play again!" timeer gave the two friends one last smile before heading out the door towards home.
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