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 Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:47 pm
Jeniffer walked into the restaurant and glanced around, her eyes flickering at everyone. She didn't like large groups and eating establishments were no exception. Fancy restaurants were more her style. People kept their voices down, stayed to themselves, and no one seemed to notice anything unusual since they were so engrossed it what they were doing. Plus the smell of eggs had drawn her attention from the parking lot. Leave it to a fox to find them.
Devan was at her side, holding her hand. His tail was wrapped around his waist and his hazel eyes were curious. The child had a gray hat that looked like it was made for golf. He was wearing a sweater with sleeves that were too large for him since he'd wanted the sweater another boy was wearing. She'd learned his quiet streak ended when he saw something he wanted. His pants were black but fit him well.
They could do this.
Jeniffer walked up to the host and gave him an almost smile. It never did quiet make it to her face. "Hey, seating for two?"
"Do you have a reservation?" He asked curtly. He hadn't even looked up from his list.
"Er no but..."
"No reservation, no seating." He stated with a rather snotty attitude.
The fox bit back a rather nasty growl and glanced down at Devan. "Sorry kid, we'll have to go somewhere else since jackass here isn't going to let us in."
Devan furrowed his eyebrows and glanced around at the other people eating. He seemed to get rather upset quickly. He tugged on D.S.'s hand. "I want to eat!" He said in a whiny voice. "They're eating here! I want to too!"
D.S. looked hopelessly around. She was still unsure how to deal with his tantrums. Also his spaded tail was starting to reveal itself. It was easy to explain the wings. They were part of the jacket. A new fashion. The tail, not so much. "C'mon, can't we please get in? There's a ton of empty tables. Can't you just squeeze us in?"
"No."
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Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:12 am
O U R A D V E N T U R E "Ok Slythor. I was keeping this a secret until now." Zephyr smiled and parked his car, coming out. He had invited two other people to join in but they refused last minute. Ah well. He climbed out and untied the other's blindfold. "There. See? It's a fancy restaurant. I was saving up for this since that massive growth spurt warning. Now that it's happened, we are going to celebrate." He smiled and placed the blindfold away, and then took the other's hand and walked over.
The child grinned happily but kept calm, hugging his father. "Wooow. Ok. So.. I have to.. be calm.. and... polite right?" He whispered, awe painted onto his face.
"Ah, yes. We can;t be rowdy." Zephyr nodded and took the other in. He wore a rather formal outfit, but by all means far from uncomfortable. There he saw two people. "Ah... hello!" He spoke. They seemed to need a table. He walked to the host. "Excuse me, these two are coming with me." He spoke, tidying up his don. The other simply wore his usual shorts and a fancy vest. The other still wasn;t used to waring too much, so it was enough. "Table for four please, I have a reservation under Zephyr Blood."
The male was given a curt nod by the host. "Alright, have a seat." He then led the foursome to a table beside a window.
"Thank you sir." The male nodded and sat down, seating his son beside him and looking at the two. "Well, have a seat. There were supposed to be two other people with me but they cancelled last minute. What luck."
Slythor looked curiously at the other kid. "Papa, it's an odd looking one, like me." He grinned. "I'm Slythor!"
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Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 4:35 pm
D.S. was still battling with the host with Zephyr walked up and so boldly told the host they were joining. She bared her teeth at him about to tell him what she thought of his random act of kindness when the host suddenly started to lead them off.
At the mention of following the other, Devan went along quickly. "Okie!" He said happily.
His guardian just let out a small sound of surprise and hurried after her son. She'd have to talk about the 'let's not follow strangers' rule. Epically ones with the last name of 'Blood'. Once at the table she inhaled to give him a peace of her mind about inviting people he didn't know to tables. She stopped with her mouth open, catching the scent of the boy. Her gaze dove to him and she suddenly noticed his strange appearance.
Devan didn't know how much he liked being called 'odd' but at the mention of someone else like him, he let his tail slip out of his shirt. "Hi..." He responded a little shyly, grabbing hold of his mother's pant leg. "I'm Devan..." He gazed down at Slythor's feet and blinked excitedly. "Wow... your feet are all..." He turned his hand into a fist then smiled at him. "How'd you make 'em do that?"
Jeniffer gazed down at the kid and ruffled his hair in an awkward gesture of reassurance. Maybe this is why the guy had invited them over. She sat down carefully and gazed at the pair, obviously on the alert. she addressed the man that had invited them over, inhaling sharply but only smelling human. "Er... thanks..." She said roughly, keeping close to the edge of the seat as if to flee at any moment. "Er... why did you invite us to join you?" She was naturally suspicious.
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Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:06 pm
O U R A D V E N T U R E
Zephyr smiled as the other followed. Great. He knew quite many who simply refused to do a single thing, scared his last name meant he was a vampire or worse that he would pour some date rape drugs in their drink. It made him slightly sad, that this sort of mistrust still existed, but he hoped to change that one day.
Slythor grinned. "I'm Slythor. What's your name?" He whispered. "Father told me that we're in a fancy restaurant so we have to be really really quiieet." He grinned at the other's mentioning on his feet. He grinned proudly and lifted one up to show off. "I was born with it! It's so cool because I don't have to wear shoes or anything!" He grinned and puffed out his chest a little.
Zephyr nodded at the other's nervous question, ignoring his son for now. The child could handle himself. "I already had a reservation for four, but sadly they canceled last minute. Then I saw you two and decided it would be a nice idea to have you two come along. Besides, Slythor loves new friends. I know he wouldn't sit down if I hadn't invited you over. " He smiled pleasantly. "I don't mean to be creepy or anything."
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Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:39 pm
Devan blinked in surprise and put his hands over his mouth. He hadn't known that! Of course he wasn't a very loud person to start with. He carefully pulled his hands away from his mouth. "Slythor!" he repeated then hushed himself to a whisper. He wagged his tail as he poked one o the hooves with a grin of pure glee. "My name's Devan!" He giggled excitedly. "Wow! Can I get feet like that too?" He was already feeling his envious side kick up. He wanted whatever anyone else did but he could wait to get it. He was easily subsided at times but someone merely saying he could have it later. Eventually he forgot. "I gots a tail..." He announced proudly displaying the spade toward his new friend.
The silver haired woman eyed the male with distrust. Her gaze kept going to her son then back to the male in front of her. "Oh... Slythor, huh?" She asked turning her attention back to him. Her head tilted slightly as she watched Devan get so excited. She realized she'd never introduced him to any other kits-er kids. "You guys have some weird names... Mine's D.S." Seeing that the man's intentions appeared good, she finally relaxed a bit and scooted a bit more into the seat. She had a red pendant on her neck that held a mark that could be considered Pagan. "That kid of yours... He looks like one of those halfbreeds from that lab. Got the same smell too." She muttered her movements twitchy and ever watchful.
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Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:59 pm
O U R A D V E N T U R E
Zephyr nodded at her comment. "Wow. You can tell my scent? Amazing." He spoke. "Slythor here was given to me. As I remember he's part pride and patience. You?" He spoke, watching the two converse happily together. The waiter came to give them the menus. He looked over it carefully while the waiter was waiting. He already knew all of Slythor's likes and dislikes when it came to food. "Hmm. I'll have the Calypso Shrimp and a Caesar's Salad, and my son would like a Fettuccine Alfredo." He smiled. "And some... soda, if you have any. I'll have simple water.
Slythor grinned and nodded sagely. He grabbed the other's tail to examine it more, excited. "That's so cool! I don't think you can get hooves, you have to be born with them." He grinned proudly at his hooves. No one has really complimented on them. Others simply saw him as a freak, but he knew it was because they were jealous of his superior skills with it came to running and jumping because of his hooves and deer-like legs. He sat down at the beckoning of his Father to sit down and be a good boy. However he calmed down quickly and waited for his food to be served.
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Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 8:45 pm
"Hmph, of course I can tell by scent." She stated with more then a bit of arrogance. "That makes sense why they get along." She admitted tensing up when the other kid took her son's tail. When he didn't bite it or anything she relaxed again. "He's part envy and part patience." When she was given the menu she bit back a grin as she scanned. "Ceaser Salad with extra chicken and eggs." She ordered then glanced over at her kid. "And spaghetti for the Runt. Soda for him and me. So what do you do for a living, Mr. Blood?"
Devan was very proud that the other kid liked his tail. He twitched it to show that it could move all by its self. "Oh..." He seemed disappointed and felt his envy grow. Hooves were much better then a tail! At least that's what he decided in the two seconds of meeting Slythor. The boy blinked in surprise then rushed to his mother's side, scrambling up to sit by her. He stared at the new adult and then looked to his mom. "Mom, is he a mom too?"
She sputtered a cough and a laugh. "Er uh no... he's a male, so he'd be a father."
"Oh... Do I have one?"
"Er, everyone has one."
"Oh..." He grinned at Slythor, seemingly appeased. D.S. was just glad his envy hadn't kicked in. That would have been very awkward. Instead the boy looked as if he wasn't sure what to do with Slythor. He had the want to run and play with him but this didn't seem like the place and he was too shy to suggest they do play.
"Here." The fox got into her bag and pulled out a drawing pad and dropped it in front of them making a tic-tack-toe board. Hopefully the older kid would know how to play. "Play or something." She said handing the pencil to Slythor.
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:40 am
O U R A D V E N T U R E
Zephyr held back a small laugh as he was called a mom. He honestly could see himself fulfilling the role of one, cooking, caring, cleaning and such for his child. Perhaps he should take the role of father some time, other than the teacher. Maybe then he would have more control when the boy stopped listening to him. It was a struggle. "Ah, that's wonderful. I haven't come across such a fine gift." He spoke, watching as the waiter walked off with their orders.
"Uhm, well...I work as a social worker for a group of home taught students. It's a good paying job and so I'm content with it." He smiled. "What do you do for a living?"
Slythor grinned as the other twitched his tail. "That's so cool!" He grinned and looked at the tic tac toe board. He grinned. "I go first!" He quickly took the pencil and made an X in the center.
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:22 pm
The woman nodded finally allowing herself to relax as much as she would. "Yah well... Not everyone's completely human either." She stated unsure if she should give off so much information. This guy had a kind aura. The kind where you could end up revealing your darkest secret in a casual conversation and hardly notice until it was said.
"Social worker?" She sounded confused, her head tilting to the side. "What's that? You make the kids work or something?" She paused when he questioned her about her job. "Er... I kind of... get by. I'm having trouble adjusting since I don't have a social security card or a birth certificate." She said carefully. In otherwords she got help from her friends.
He smiled shyly and took the pencil back gently, making an X in the top left corner. "Turn." He said pushing the pencil back.
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:28 pm
O U R A D V E N T U R E
Zephyr nodded understandably. He's only ever been surrounded by humans, but the presence of Slythor taught him there were much, much more than humans and animals in this Earth, and wherever hell or heaven may exist. He doubted hell truly was underneath the earth's crust, and that's where souls went. He has always thought it was in another dimension that was still connected to Earth... somehow. He wasn't dead, and even if he was he may never know the answer to his throughtful question.
The waiter soon came back with their meals. Zephyr ate in calm conversation, explaining his duties. "I work to help children who are having trouble co operating with other children or have some problems they need help with, socially, as par my name."
Slythor looked curiously at the other. "I said I was X." He murmured, pouting gently. When the food came he simply ignored the game and started eating, copying his father's polite chewing movements, even making his back a little straighter.
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:54 pm
Jeniffer sniffed at her food when it was presented to her before starting to eat. Her eyes never leaving Zephyr's face as he spoke. She tilts her head in a fox-like fashion when he finishes and glances down at Devan.
"Oh, sorry...." He mutters doing his best to turn his 'X' into an 'O'. He was still new at the game and fumbled a bit. He glances up, tail flickering and waiting for approval but the other boy's eating. He looks to his mother then, copying her, eats quickly but gracefully, as if the food could be taken away at any minute.
"Devan is shy..." She states after a moment. "He doesn't play seem to know how to play. I'm... unsure of how to er... teach a kid like that how to play. Play fighting doesn't seem like a good idea..."
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Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:15 pm
O U R A D V E N T U R E
Zephyr nodded understandably. "Maybe Devan just needs to socialize some more. I suggest some community centers around the area. Kids teach kids." He spoke between moments of chewing and swallowing his food. "It's good for kids to learn to play with one another, a problem I'm having with Slythor." He sighed, patting the boy's hair with one hand absentmindedly.
Slythor nodded in approval as he ate, and finished quickly, halfway through giving up on being polite and just ate like he was at home. He finished his food before anyone else did. "I win." He announced proudly.
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:03 pm
"Kids teach kids?" She questions sounding vaguely interested. "Oh I get it... like kits teaching each other to wrestle. Well..." She glances over at Slythor and then back to the male. "If that's the case... maybe Dev and Sly can play together?" She suggests a bit awkwardly. It was save her from having to deal with the community center. She'd have to ask Greg about that.
Devan stared at Slythor and starts to wag his tail. "You can win at eating?" He questions a bit excitedly and shovels his food into his mouth.
"At least remember to chew before you swallow, Runt." D.S. said in a bored tone, rolling her green eyes.
He coughs a bit then follows her orders. Finishing second shortly after. He grins at Slythor. "I win second!" He puffs out his chest proudly, unaware that only one person could win a game. "Wanna play?"
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:16 am
O U R A D V E N T U R E "Yes, I suppose so." Zephyr replied contently. "Well I'm sure Slythor is up to having some fun. Being friends is something he seems to do best. Though it's a good idea to let him meet all kinds of people." He suggested, quietly finishing his feed and wiping his mouth on a napkin.
Slythor grinned. "Second's not as good as first." He snuggled close to his father, the feeling of fullness and the accompanying sleepiness finally kicking in. "Papa/ I'm sleepy now. Let's go home soon." He smiled contently at what could be his new friend, and his parent.
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:40 am
"Right..." The silver haired woman answered then glanced down at her 'son'.
Devan frowned. "Is not?" He asked. His tail slumped down when his request to play was ignored and the boy wanted to go home. In truth he was getting tired too and he looked at Jeniffer, wrapping his tail around her arm.
"Tired too, huh Runt?" She ruffled his hair through his hat and chuckled. "Alright, we'll go home too. Er... thanks Zephyr..." She took the kids' tick tac toe game and wrote something on a the back before pushing it toward him. "Er, my number... encase you want to meet up again." She stood and pushed the tail off her hand. "Put it away."
He did as she asked, lifting up his arms and wrapping it around his waist. "Up."
"Fine, Kid..." She muttered picking him up. For a second, a motherly fondness escaped her eyes as he laid his head on her chest. She pulled out money and put it down on the table for her meal. "er, Bye and thanks."
"Bye..." Devan whispered, waving to Slythor.
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