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 Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:05 pm
A small, colorful little birdling hopped along the ground of the savanna, pecking at tasty looking bugs as she went. Of course...she wasn't very good yet. She would manage to get enough to not starve, but it was obvious the little one was a bit worse for the wear. After a bit, she stopped, hopping onto a rock almost too high to do so for her.
There were still many bugs crawling and slithering about, along with some lizards and snakes...
It was an audience, just as her nest-mates had been. She smiled and twittered, then burst out into song.
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:20 pm
 The knight has resumed her hunt, sneaking 'stealthily' through the grass after various small animals who might have been the henchment of her 'evil tyrant'. At least, her imaginary tyrant.
During her little 'adventures in wandering', however, she paused, ears perking up at some... very nice sounding noise, all considered. The little Cheetah stood in the grass, sort of swaying, due to the fact she was very much -not- versed in the ways of humanoid music, so anything that sounded prettier than monotone was good by her.
After a moment, the little brown juvenile shook her head and puffed up her cute little chest, proceeding to turn and stalk after the source of the noise. A Siren, no doubt, hired by the enemy! Once she'd found the source, however, this conspiracy of a thought vanished and Verdandi poked her head up over the grass.
"BIRDY!" she chimed, almost joyfully, tail wagging adorably.
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:45 pm
The little bird suddenly stopped singing and stared at the little cheetah with wide eyes. She squeaked and stood stock still. Maybe the spotty cats were the ones who would leave you alone if you didn't move?
Or was that the honey diggers?
"P-please don't eat Mashai! She only sings pretty, not taste pretty!" The bird, seemingly Mashai, tried to make herself look even smaller. "Not much of Mashai either! She's only baby birdie! I...I can sing you pretty song, pretty spotty cat!"
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:49 pm
Verdandi seemed shock at the greeting she received, leaning back with her eyes going wide. Eat? Eat? "Eat? But I'm not even hungry!" she said lifting a paw and using it to jab at her own stomach to make sure she wasn't just going mad and thinking she wasn't hungry.
Jab! Pause....... Another Jab! Pause......
"Yeah, not hungry." she confirmed with a light nod, before suddenly dropping down onto her stomach, her front legs sprawled out on front of her to lightly bat at the little avian.
The awkwardness of the bird's speech was expected, if it was a baby as it cla-.. "A pretty song for a pretty spotty cat?" Verdandi repeated, then grinned widely. "How about a song for a pretty spotty knight?" she corrected, puffing her little chest up proudly.
Verdandi was one -heck- of a little Knight in her opinion. "I'll even take care of you from other spotty cats!" she added as extra incentive.
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:15 pm
Knight? Mashai's eyes lit up instantly. Her mother had grown up among the strange furless monkeys called 'hu-mans', and had learned many stories from them...and had passed them to her birdlings before Mashai got lost.
And of them all, any ones with the word 'knight' were Mashai's favorite. Valiant creatures who went to battle with evil demons and giant lizards..."Pretty spotty knight? You is knight?! Oh! Mashai sing you many songs, pretty spotty knight!" She fluffed up, so happy she thought she would burst.
A real knight! Oh she would sing a pretty song for her!
"Last night in the darkness foul raiders attacked us-
Our den lies in ruins below-
They've stolen our food, and the mate of my brother
And to her side now I must go.
Child dear, where is your father?
Where is your brother? This fight should be theirs.
It is not seemly that maids should be warriors-
Your pride is your folly; go tend woman's cares.
This is far more than a matter of honor
And more than a matter of pride-
She's only a cub, all alone, all unaided
Though foolish and reckless beside,
Still now to her aid I must ride."
She quieted down again, looking to the spotty knight for approval.
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:25 am
Verdandi's eyes lit up as Mashai kept speaking, earning the 'Pretty spotty cat' a reward to being a Knight. Oh yes, the birdlet had totally just made an offer that the cheetah knight liked oh-so-much. "Yes! I -am- a knight!" she pipped in confirmation, curling her tail around her hind legs and settling her head on her front legs to listen to the little chick sing.
As the song went on, she swayed her head from side to side, purring her little cheetah-y purr in as best of a 'rythmn' she could to a song she knew nothing about. Yes, that was a good little knight in the song, going to the rescue!
It took a moment for Verdandi to realize that the little song was over, the cheetah slowly opening her eyes, ears drooping ever so slightly, before she smiled brightly. "That was a lovely song!" she beamed, her head perking right back up again, before she settled back down to look at Mashai.
"Do you know any others? Your song was quite nice and I'd love to hear more...."
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:10 pm
Mashai nodded vigorously, flapping her wings. "Yes yes! Mashai know lots of songs! Mashai's Mama teach her lots from the hu-mans!" She quickly went through what she had heard her mother sing, choosing another song she liked.
"Things grow darker every day
Can't remember what I'm thinking
Pretty soon I'll loose my way
And into dark despair I'm sinking
In my mind I'm cold and tired
Yet my heart insists on beating
I pray once more to be inspired
I hear a little voice repeating..."
The little avian had begun to loose herself in the song again. Eyes were closed and her voice started out sad, much like the song...but then it gained a brightness, like the promise of sunrise after the longest night.
"Never lose hope because your spirit never dies
You're stronger than you think if you open up your eyes
Take a look inside yourself and then 'round where you stand
And maybe, yes, just maybe the answer's waiting in your hand
Friends are calling on my name
To raise their spirits I endeavor
Their pain, like mine, is just the same
I tell them 'No, it's not forever!'"
She opened her eyes once more, looking a little embarrassed. "Mama never finished that one. But Mashai still love it! Is pretty-pretty!" She hopped closer to the cheetah, smiling brightly. "Just like pretty spotty knight! What does pretty spotty knight's Mama call her?"
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:15 pm
Verdandi rather liked the song too, purring loudly in approval. The premature ending of the tune was quite sad, though. Not that she knew how the song ended, but sometimes the best of stories had the saddest ending...
And she wanted to know this one's.
Part of her wanted to reach out and bat at the small hopping creature, pondering how it felt, texture wise, under the paw. The more noble part of her, however, went 'SST! Bad Verdy!', causing her to shift uncomfortably on her paws.
She sat up proudly as she was further complimented on being a pretty spotty knight (and she was damn proud of it too!), ruffling her fur a little bit as she did. "My momma calls me Verdandi. I rather like it too. Momma says it's something about sisters, and the present, and myth-loo-gy from some foreign place. I like Mythloogy. They have the best stories."
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:05 am
Mashai herself had wondered how the story ended. But her mother had never finished it, and now...Mashai had no clue where her mother was. It was sad, but for now...Mashai had the pretty spotty knight!
And that was good enough for Mashai. In fact...she wondered if the knight needed a bard...After all, every great hero must have someone to tell the story! And in Mashai's mind, who better than her!
"Ver-dan-di..." Mashai hopped a bit. "Is pretty-pretty name! Lady Verdandi the pretty spotty knight!" The little birdling made a bow. "If Lady Verdandi allows it...Mashai would like to sing her story one day." She looked up. "Mashai the bard, at youse service!"
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:27 am
Verdandi perked up at the offer in glee. Very OBVIOUS glee, before she paused and coughed just a little, forcing herself to refrain from over excessive happiness. It was not 'becoming of a knight' or something like that. She'd never really thought about taking a bard.
Hell, she wasn't even 100% sure what a bard -was-. But she sure was excited by the prospect of it!
However, she had to pretend to be deeply considering this with her best thinking face which, like a good portion of her facial expressions, wasn't exactly the most convincing thinking expression. But she was sure trying. In fact, she was trying -not- to think. She just wanted to make it seem as though she had a certain amount of depth she really didn't.
"A Bard? I guess I could use one." she said with a grin, a really wide one. "Mashai the bard, you're hired!"
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:18 pm
Mashai twittered a few pure notes in joy and hopped to rest by the cheetah's front paws. "Oh Mashai won't let down pretty spotty Verdi!" She bobbed her head in an imitation of nodding. "Yes, yes! Mashai will sing her knight's song so all cans hear!" Yes...She had lost her mother, but she had her pretty spotty knight now. Nothing could go wrong! Nothing at all!
Not with her knight to do great deeds!
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:42 pm
Verdandi perked up ever so proudly at her newly hired bard, sticking her little chest out as best she could to show off her 'spotty knight' goodness, before rising up to her paws (and taking special care not to knock her new bard over) and striking her best 'noble pose'.
Ooooh.
Noble pose.
"Well, Mashai, it is time we both head out on our quest! There are noble deeds to be done!"
Oh, the passion in her eyes for her quest.. it was so beautiful! In... a lightly deluded sort of way.
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:38 am
Mashai twittered happily, trying to look as noble as Verdandi. Of course, she knew she would never look as noble, but such a noble knight deserved a bard who at least tried to look noble!
"Yes yes! Many adventures ahead, and we must find them!"
Yes...This was were she belonged. She would soon have MANY stories to tell of the greatest spotty knight ever!
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