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 Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:22 pm
As the two all-but flew from the pool, Peyote latched onto Dancer, squeezed her eyes shut, and screamed. She screamed long after she had tun out of breath, so she gulped down another lungful of air and kept screaming.
Had the tiger come to a stop? Perhaps, and still Peyote screamed. And again she screamed until she was out of breath and again she took another lungful and once more screamed until the sound died away into breathless pants.
And then, Peyote opened her eyes to look. eek
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:57 pm
When Peyote opened her eyes she saw Dancer with her hand up ready to slap her. It wasn't out of anger or frustration but to snap Peyote out of the fit she was in. Luckily Peyote had stopped so Dancer lowered her hand. They were now in the woods a bit. Thick trees and random sounds filled the area. Dancer was on the ground walking beside her and the tiger. "Are you alright now?" Her voice calm and low as not to alarm her further or alarm anything in the area. "That fool hearted goback friend of yours is gonna kill himself jumping off that cliff one day." She laughed softly thinking to herself how much fun it looked like though. "We need to keep an eye out for anything we recall as good to eat, good for med's or good for flavoring." She took a deep breath and could clearly smell the last little bits of a fire. "Do you smell anything in the air Peyote?"
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:15 pm
Peyote looked down at the cat, and gripped harder at the fur as the sensation of falling off washed past her. She sorta heard what Dancer was saying, and looked up at the final question.
"Smell," she asked, then took a whiff of the air and got a nose full of her own B.O. (Not that she was stinky or anything, but when one is used to benig perfumed with scented oils, the smell of a nature body is, well.. yeah.....) Her dark skin deepen in hue a touch as she replied, "No, not really." redface
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:02 pm
Fire Bright protested a bit to being gripped on so hard but kept his walking pace. Dancer took another breath then looked at Peyote. "Breath deeply. See if you can find the smell that is drifting in the air." She smiled softly at Peyote and gave her a look like, "Go on. You can do it." Dancers eyes drifted around the woods slowly looking for anything out of the ordinary. It was normal to always watch for the unexpected. In truth she had little idea what they would do should it find them. She had no weapon only Fire Bright, her bare hands and Peyote's big mouth.
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:12 pm
Hey now! That big mouth's gotten Pey outta a lotta scraps, alright? I mean, you try talkin' your way outta having someone threaten to tellt he Mother of Memory on you. Honestly!
Obisently, Peyote takes another deep breath, pouting with concentration. Finally, she shakes her head and says, "Nope. Not a thing." She pauses, then frowns at Dacner, "What? Do you think I'm a wolfrider now? Smelling everyone's hind-ends? puh-leeze!"
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:27 pm
That wasn't funny to Dancer at all and she let it be known in her face and her words. "Now that was uncalled for and down right rude of you little flower girl. That wolfrider could save your life a thousand times before you even knew there was anything to fear. She is strong, a skilled hunter and if you weren't so thick you might smell a fire in the air." Dancer stopped and took a long deep breath. In her mind she saw butterflies fluttering about. In her head that is what she called Peyote, a beautiful brainless flutterbug. "Now try again since you know what you are trying to smell please." Her voice calm again. Take the air in through the nose slowly and deeply then let it out.
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:21 pm
Peyote clicked her tongue and let out her breath in one fluid motion. She worked her way off the cat with a huff. "Sun Bless me, but I'm not the one being rude," she snipped, smoothing her tattered skirts. Her purt lips were pressed together unhappily. "And no, i can't smell anything, and that's all there is to it. I've had enough jack-wolfriders call my Numb Nose that I don't need it from a ms. knows-it-all kitling like yourself. So go on, snif about for all I care. I'm going to go look for more food, like we were supposed to." stressed
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:30 pm
"You are being rude. Just because one holds trates of an animal as the wolfrider does doesn't mean one goes around sniffing hind ends. THAT was rude of you." Dancer again calmed herself and said in an even toned voice, "You wouldn't know what is safe to eat out here now would you? Back in my homeland which is much like this we had little leaf jumpers that were pretty to look at but if you touched one it would kill you. The skin was piousness. I am trying to help you learn a little something about your surroundings since we might be in this area a while. I don't want you taken off guard by a human let alone an animal that wished you were its meal. So many have died already don't you think?" Dancers voice taking a different tone now. Almost pleading with her to learn to stay safe. "We cannot afford to lose anymore of us. Especially not to something foolish as not wanting to learn. If you have a skill other then fluttering your eyes and making noise I would very much like to learn it from you. We all must know things that we can teach each other and I don't mean to change who you are but we all must adapt to what comes along now. Please Peyote, let me help you learn to stay safe out here in the woods. I would hate to see you harmed in any way." The young elf's eyes clouded and she turned away from Peyote. Dancer couldn't stand the thought of more loss and loneliness.
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:26 pm
Peyote put her hands on her hips. "I came here to find edible things that might have seeds that I can use to start some gardens to keep us fed not to be spoken down to by a child." stressed
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:43 pm
Dancer just shook her head a bit and buried her fingers deep in Fire Bright's fur. It took many moments for her to say quietly, "Very well then. That is what shall be done." Then Dancer stared at the ground as they walked. She was silent and the great cats tail swished in and irritated fashion. His mood picking up on Dancers mood shift. Ahead she saw a stream of sunlight that pushed through the trees. Moving to it she smiled but only slightly. The day spoiled before it even really began. In the sunlight she found a bit of red peeking out from thick green leaves. Moving the leaf aside she smiled a bit more. There was a bright red berry that smelled heavenly. Plucking it up Dancer took a bite. "mmmmmm" Her eyes closed a moment. It was sweet and juicy. Absolutely a delight to the mouth. Pulling up another she moved over to Peyote and held out the berry. "Here, try it." Her voice was dulled by the mood that now hung over them.
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:46 pm
Peyote took the berry, her nose still a bit upturned. Biting into it, she wasn't ready for the juiciness of it and had to lean forward quickly and wipe at her chin. Her eyes widened at the flavour of it. eek "Oh, wow," she says around a mouthful of berry. "This is... wow!" 4laugh
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:52 pm
Dancer nodded silently and walked away from Peyote. Going back to the berries she picked many and placed then lightly in the basket. She knew Llune would like these very much. The only sound she made was a soft sigh then stood to look for more things to place in the basket. She wondered in silence how many thing Peyote might find in comparison to the young kitling.
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:55 pm
While Dancer was using a basket, Peyot doubled up her skirts. She looked over at Dancer and giggled. "Little Miss Prepared over there, aren't you," she cooed. "While I'm over here all sun-struck with my ratty old dress!" She laughed some more, the spat already pushed out of her mind, and moved to collect as many berries as she could. "Let's get these back and eat on our way. I know I'm not hte only one half starved to death. Maybe we can find some other things too. Hmm" She peered at a berry. "I wonder where the seed is...." cool
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:03 pm
Dancers tone was flat. She was still upset over Peyote's comment about the wolfrider and for her thick headedness. She wanted Peyote to know her words were out of place no matter her age. It was most likely a pointless lesson but still Dancer tired. When Peyote came over Dancer passed her the basket to put her berries in. "Seeds are normally inside fruits but we might have to just replant the roots till we figure it out." There was that flat wounded tone again. She would not be talked out of it by pretty words and fluttering eyes. She let the basket with Peyote and kept looking for things. "One thing is hardly worth rushing back for."
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:06 pm
Peyote took the basket, rolling her eyes as Dancer turned away. rolleyes "Hmm.. yeah, I guess your right." She kept eating, only putting in two berries for every one she ate. "What else looks good to eat around here?"
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