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 Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:59 am
RP w/ Hymn "Hush little baby, don't say a word... mama's gonna buy you a mocking bird." Cada sung the lullaby softly to himself, sitting on a rock just a few clicks away from his guardian who was busy pulling herbs for his medical practices. It was often boring going out on these excursions but Cada would rather be out in the sun then cooped up in the house all day decorating his father's pristine white hospital walls. After all it tended to land him trips back and forth to the stores for cleaning supplies along with a raving lunatic.
Today was no special day, nothing different from the day before or the day before that. Having met a few dust in his short lifetime, the Dust Pestilence was content to live the lifestyle of a normal child. He didn't quite understand who he was just yet and for his guardian it was better he didn't know.
Wandering away from his father, Cada skipped off toward the edge of the forest peering inside. He'd been told not to venture within. Said there was nothing there for him to explore and because it was so dark (something Cada feared) he never got more curious then his fear would allowed. So on this particular bright sunny day, his curiosity got the better of him as a soft melody seemed to echo from deep within the forest. "Papa... there's someone signing in the forest!" He exclaimed excitedly pointing.
Marijus was a bit further from earshot then needed and could barely hear the excited wails of the dust child. "That's nice." He informed as he jotted down notes in his medical journal. He hadn't really been paying attention and assumed because Cada was scared of dark places he wouldn't even think to venture into the forest. But it was the soft melody that distracted Cada's fears enough to step closer... he truly wanted to know. "Hello!?" He called... no answer but his voice echoing back at him. "HELLO!" Still nothing. His familiar Femka squawked from its perch in a tree, flapping its wings as he came to land next to its master. "You think we should go check they might need our help?" He asked the strange creature. Femka only squawked again but was eager to DO something rather than sit around. At that, Cada nodded squeezing is beloved Mr. Happy as he pushed forward with Femka taking up the rear.
Marijus never noticed the curious dust child disappear into the forbidden forest...
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:50 pm
"Mahalo nui ia ke ali`i wahine"
The tune repeated in his head several times adding a rare smile that engraved in his face. He jumped to the beat as he ripped up herbs and threw them into the bin. His clothes flew with him as each type he needed was tossed in. Carrots. Potatoes. Tomatoes. All sorts of other rarer herbs joined the others in the basket piling up quicker than anticipated. When Hymn took a look at the basket he frowned slightly and lifted it up, carrying it effortlessly into the large mansion style home he lived in.
The vegetables were than taken from him by Sojo by noted to thank Hymn later. As Sojo got busy cooking yet another meal for the both of them Hymn headed out. Their house had been surrounded by the tall Whi Forest but Hymn himself had never gone exploring. Delicately reaching for a branch to move when he reached the edge he smiled as when he pulled it a new world turned out in front of his eyes. The expansive forest brushed his body as he walked through, the tall trees curving their own path in life, not held back by anyone.
Figuring it was dark enough he slid the helment back his light blue eyes adjusting to the land around him. So pretty. Keeping his smile hidden though he calmly walked, acting as normal, placid. Again singing the peaceful song in his head he kept up a slow walk stopping occasionally to examine something.
Reaching a small clearing he reached for his helment before noting the canopy had arched itself blocking the sun. Clearing the thorny bushes with a swipe of one hand he walked into the area and dotted with his eyes a few animals that rushed out of the area when he entered. "Opps.." he whispered his majestic voice carrying flawlessly through the tunnels of the forest.
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:47 pm
Cada had always been a curious dust child, always wanting answers to the millions of questions that flowed from his lips. He'd have asked why the sun couldn't reach within such a beautiful forest currently but there was no one around to provided answers. He probably would have asked directions to return to his papa but again, no one was around. At least no one he could see but the soft tune had returned to his ears after it had faded for a time.
Clutching Mr. Happy close to him and keeping close to his familiar Femka, he huddled under a large tree. He'd gone too far into the forest and was now completely lost. On top of that was his fear of darkness it was slowly creeping into him, devouring any sense of reasoning. The only comfort was the melody he heard in the distance but frightened was he to move any further. Femka noticed it's master's distress and tried comforting the dust child with a nuzzle of its nose to the child's cheek. This got a soft petting from the child who eventually clutched the familiar in kind. "I don't know where to go..." he whispered.
With a sigh Femka squawked silently against Cada for a while. It then stood to its feet looking around for the soft melody. Picking the direction, the familiar squawked again trying to gather the child's attention but by this time he had curled into a little ball shaken from his fear. Again the familiar sighed but it couldn't help with his master so deeply rooted with this fear. Instead Femka let out a quick squawk as if to imply it'd be back. Taking off for the sound the familiar flapped its strange wings hurrying at a steady pace. It managed a clearing, though no less thicker and covered by the trees then the next. It was hear the melody had grown in volume.
Turning this way and that, Femka squawked and flapped its wings frantically in hopes of finding the source. If it were someone who could help Cada then it was worth making a racket. So much so, that the melody had been drowned out by the horrendous noise in turn.
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:12 pm
Hymn sang the enchanting song for a few bars of song before he was rudely interrupted. A horrendous squawk filled the air and he silenced his tune. Grunting in protest he tried to start up again but just found himself competing with the noise. Shifting his weight from one foot to the other he had almost sat when a familiar he had seen not to long ago in Sojo's book flew out of the forest, like it did out of the pages.
Dancing back in alarm Hymn tripped over a bounder sending him sprawling for a little grip. As he found it on some other rocks he stood up and went after the familiar. The tiny thing could move but not in this, it was hard enough to see for anyone, much less a day familiar. Reaching out he snatched the small thing by the wing with one quick hand movement and stared. His expression remained unbreakable, and his tone of voice unwavering. "What. do. you. want?" he asked, bluntly emphasizing each and every work with a bit more anger.
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:20 pm
The familiar continued to squawk not irritated at it's capture but nonetheless alarmed for its master. Femka turned its head toward where it had come flapping its wings for the other to listen. If they would just listen maybe they'd hear him.
Of in the distance, Cada was crying, his wails soft and subtle but they were there just barely as he continued to clutch his plush toy in comfort. Femka reached out to n** at the other trying to get it's butt in gear whatever it could do with its small form. Eventually it simply bit Hymn's hand and with the instinctive release the familiar began fluttering away but only stopping to wait for the other to follow before it would start moving again. It would eventually lead him to Cada who remained curled in a ball of fear.
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:31 pm
Hymn quick to react at the bite snapped his hand as he caught up catching the other and stared. "You know, some do understand what your saying little one.." he whispered again letting the other one free and following him. As Hymn walked he began a tune again and the forest silenced once more. As he heard sobbing in the distance he himself took off running toward the sound not bothering with the wines.
Find Cada..wait. Cada. Hymn didn't remember anything about him except that he was a dust, and regularly Hymn studied Sojo's logs. "It's alright," he said smoothing the others hair. Picking the dust child up onto his feet he found him to be a taller child, or so he seemed. Stretching his feet too Hymn coaxed the other forward insuring that he would be okay. Looking back at the familiar he smiled, hoping he had done something right.
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:58 pm
Cada heard footsteps and shot up when a hand touched his shoulder but settled at the somewhat familiar voice. Looking around it was still fairly dark but having someone near calmed him considerably. Femka found his perch on the dust child's head patting him with his wings.
Sniffling Cada looked to the other. He hadn't met this person and yet he felt familiar to him. "Ah.. I got lost." He sighed taking short steps with the other. "I heard a pretty song in the forest and came to look but I got lost..." he pouted squeezing the life (if there was any) out of the plush toy in his arms. Femka squawked toward Hymn in thanks but for the most part remained quiet. It was a strange creature and had a tendency to bite people for lack of anything else to do. "Who are you?" Cada asked curiously his earlier distress ebbing from him almost instantly as he wiped at his tear streaked face.
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:12 pm
"My name Mr. Cada happens to be Hymn. Since you are a dust you may be familiar with Sojo, though he is normally locked away in our home" he said whispering the part about Sojo being locked up all day in the house. Detouring the topic he offered a hand to the young dust child to offer him to the clearing, where it was a bit less frightening.
As Hymn heard the mention about a song he resumed his singing, just ever so softly for the child since he wasn't completely in thought yet. The song talked about a beautiful home on the golden cliffes of Amies, well the one golden cliff on the northern tip. Helping the young dust up he smiled "Why don't we go to the clearing?" After the suggestion he took a few steps forward with his hand out for the other child, the heard in his chest beating hard.
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:23 pm
"Dust?" Cada questioned then jumped with excitement. "Oh yes, yes. I'm different from the humans in town. My papa says I hyper." He informed. His head ducked slightly at Hymn's soft voice whispering about Sojo. Cada thought a moment... Sojo Sojo Sojo... it didn't quite ring a bell but the name was familiar. "Maybe Sojo is a hermit." He suggested with a giggle, his laughter filling the darkness around them
When Hymn began to sing again, Cada looked to the other with a soft blush to his cheeks. "It was you! It was you!" He exclaimed excitedly stopping short when Hymn reached a hand out to him. Cada hugged his toy close a slight apprehensiveness creeping into his thoughts but the other had been so nice to him and he even sang for him. He placed his hand in Hymn's smiling glad that they'd be leaving the dark forest soon. "Okay... but only if you stop calling me mister. It's Cada...just Cada. And this is Mr. Happy and Femka." he introduced the plush toy then the familiar perched on his head.
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:35 pm
"Oh,yes your majesty!" Hymn teased giggling a little at the prospect of the two of them falling in love in his head. As Cada grabbed his hand he began to walk clearing some branches into a clearing where a bit of light still showed through the branches, everything was light enough to see but not so bright that would required Hymn's helment. Walking with Cada to the center he sat the other down and pointed at his heart. "Cada."
Than to the toy "Mr. Happy?"
Than again to the familiar "Femka?"
Running the three names again in his head in involuntarily pointed to Cada again and a word spit out of his mouth he was so embarrassed by he began to blush a little "Beautiful." Hymn had this thing were he couldn't hold anything in his head, he had to tell anything, and everything, well almost. Smiling sweetly he sat down by the other "Would you like me to sing?"
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:04 pm
Cada scrunched up his nose at Hymn's teasing but giggled along with though for different reasons then the other was thinking. He had a young mind probably younger then the other dust children but that didn't make him any less smarter than them either... just a tad naive maybe innocent. He smiled as Hymn marked off all the names to him and giggled kicking his feet happily. A low blush came to his cheeks at the honest words but for Cada he couldn't quite understand as he looked behind him to see nothing. "Me?" He questioned. He'd been called many things but never beautiful. Over time the towns folks had gotten used to him scampering about but most of the human children found him disgusting and unsightly. He didn't care of course but still being young the words did sting a little.
To hear such an honest display he smiled brightly letting out a soft peel of laughter. "Yes sing for me... I like your songs." Cada confessed as he watched Hymn carefully.
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:14 pm
"Yes, beautiful." Hymn spoke in tune as he struck up a song. The song was very peaceful and generally relaxing all together, it wouldn't put you to sleep just relax you a bit. Help you loosed up your mine. Hymn kept his singing going as a few animals moved around and when Cada sort of jumped he moved and sort of sat behind him, Cada between his legs and gave the boy a hug. He was almost the size of a teen. Smiling sweetly he whispered in the others ear "It will be fine, I am here" and in perfect tune with the song.
"When the wind blows...my oh...my oh..my oh I shall come!"
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:28 pm
Cada flushed brightly at the hug. He liked hugs but from Hymn it was different, no less comforting and delightful but different. Still he managed to relax against the other, resting his head against Hymn's chest as he clutched Mr. Happy closer to his own chest. Femka moved from Cada's head to perch on Hymn's shoulder wiggling to the soft melody. The dust child giggled at the familiar's antics but remained quiet as he listened to the soft melody.
When he was certain the other hand finished his song, Cada managed to speak up. His cheeks were red burning with the blood that rushed to color them. Everything was different for Cada he didn't understand why he felt shy but he did. Still he managed to speak, "Why do you like to sing?" It was an innocent question, one only a child could ask. His yellow gaze never wavered from the older dust as he awaited an answer.
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:34 pm
"I think it's because of what I was made up. A Siren's Voice. A mystical voice that no one, nothing can resist no matter their urge too." he explained wrapping his arm around Cafa again. Feeling Femka move onto his shoulder he smiled at her than looked back. Did Hymn...love Cada?
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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:02 am
Cada flushed more but said nothing as the other explained wrapping around him comfortingly. This was new to the dust child, he knew he was made of something humans detested, something that made their lives miserable so why was Hymn being so kind to him? "You like to hug me?" He questioned innocently looking up to the other curiously. "Am I squishy and soft?" He giggled wondering if that were it.
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