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 Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:44 pm
 He swore his head was still ringing from that night...There had to been something in the water. What had happened during that night was a blur too him with a side order of major headache. One thing was certain to him, one thing that really mattered...And that was his mask was missing.
He needed his mask. It was who he was. It hid him from the world and that's how he liked it. He wasn't vein even if it was made from gold. His mask hide what made him feel like a monster. Where he's brother was blind, Nabu didn't have an eye. He was whisked away after birth to have eyelids sowed together before he was granted his mask...The stallion shook his head, he didn't like thinking about these things but it was hard not know that everyone could see him for what he was.
So his search was on back at the funny tasting water! The stallion was desperately trying to retrace his steps on that night while trying to keep in the shadows as much as he could. He didn't want to be seen. Not now. Not by anyone. Heck, if he could have had his way, not ever.
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Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 4:38 am
 Char had decided to just well...stay put for a while, it seemed prudent given the circumstances,clearly she'd had a good night right? She must have, otherwise she'd been hit on the head with a rock or something. It was hard to tell but Char decided to go with the 'way to much celebrating' and 'a good night' choice.
Of course that didn't exactly explain everything that had happened and her brow was slightly furrowed as she she attempted to recollect a few details. It was during this recollection that the sound of hoof steps caught her attention and turning towards the sound she found a black and orange winged stallion, she nodded and went to turn back to the water still deep in thought before her mind gave her a little nudge and she whirled back towards the stallion. "You!" She exclaimed in a surprised voice "I remember you" Well that wasn't exactly how she had wanted to say it but it had sort of blurted out. Char blamed her fuzzy mind. "I mean, I think we spent some time together..." Well that didn't sound much better and she sighed slightly "I'm sorry but it seems my memory is a bit fuzzy"
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Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:08 pm
Nabu jumped and wheeled around to the voice who spoke, all along trying to hide the left side of his face under his long mane. His grey orb scanned the pregnant Cerynei. Who was she? "Did we?" The stallion tried desperately to remember through the dizziness and haze.
A slight glint of remembrance flashed through his eye, but only for a moment. "Maybe...I...I think I remember you...You seem familiar but...I don't know..." His gaze fell to ground. "If we did, I certainly don't remember and for now I have a more important task. I miss placed an item very important to myself and I must locate it." He didn't mean to be so harsh but he didn't want her to see his face. "I'll be more willing to talk after I have located it. I would certainly...Appreciate some aid. Perhaps you know what I have forgotten."
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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:15 am
Char pricked her ears slightly when the stallion spoke,yes - they had definitely spent some time together his voice was quite familiar, more so then his brightly tinted pelt, perhaps they had spent some time together in the dark? That would explain the memory of his voice and...oh dear. Char blinked at the stallion for a few moments as a thought crossed her mind, a thought she nearly expressed - had it not been for his firm statement about not remembering and having something more important to attend to. Well then! She gave him an ugly look when he looked away from her ad she considered for just a minute giving him a piece of her mind..but she sighed, that wouldn't be fair and in any case she wasn't 100% certain herself. Perhaps if she helped him look for whatever it was he was searching for he would remember and perhaps spending a bit of time together might jog more memories. You know.. something more then half assumed conclusions and aqqusations, at least on her part - since to be frank the stallion didn't seem to be concerned with anything but his missing item.
"I might" she allowed after processing everything in her own mind "What is it you are looking for?"
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Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 2:46 pm
Nabu pinned his ears back as he noted the ugly look he was receiving. Damn. He had made her angry. The stallion bit his lip. He wasn't too good at talking to others. How long had it been? Over a year. Over a year of just traveling and just enjoying solitude. Just himself. Did he really forget how to socialize in that time? Well then again, he never did learn how to in the first place.
"A mask." He finally said to the female. "I um....Well...It's hard to explain...It's..." The male sighed and looked to the sky for a moment. He shook his head and looked to the female once again. "It's important to me, that's all." Maybe he'd explain later. But not now. He didn't really know her after all. "I think I lost it around here but I just don't remember." He turned to look around some more and paused before slowly turning back to the female. "I'm sorry..It's been quiet a long time since I last spoke to anyone. A long long time. I have forgotten my manners...My name is Nabu and well..It's a pleasure to meet you possibly again even if I can't remember."
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:51 am
Char waited patiently for the stallion to explain what he was looking for - deciding to ignore his pinned ear for the moment since he as obviously under duress over his missing item, which she soon learned was a mask. Now why would a stallion want a mask? She didn't see anything wrong with the beast, although he as making a conscious effort to keep part of his face covered by his mane. You are just thinking to much into it she told herself mentally, it probably just has sentimental value - he got it from his parents or some such thing.
"I'm Charulekha" She told him as he decided to introduce himself "Though most people just call me Char. I've been wandering this area for a bit now, though I haven't seen a mask I do remember waking up a bit downstream, perhaps if we head that way we'll remember more, and if we did...spend time together " She cleared her throat slightly "well maybe your mask is around there"
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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:21 pm
Spend some time together? What did she mean by that? His eye ways then slightly drawn to the lovely baby bump the mare was sporting..Could he...? Nah, impossible. There was just no way. He just wants that kind of stallion. He just wasn't capable of well. Creating life. Besides, he wasn't too sure if it would sit well with his family....His brother would surely go after him. So much for living in peace.
The stallion nodded to her, ruffling his wings slightly. "I'm at a lost so I suppose I...Errmm...We could try there. If it is there then it shouldn't be too hard to spot." He shifted slightly. Though it would be easier to just fly, the cerynei lacked wings. "Lead the way madam."
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Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:42 am
Well at least he was being nice now she thought to herself as he asked her to lead the way, although Madam did make her sound old she thought with a bit of a chuckle, sounded like what her mother should be called and that was a sobering though...her mother certainly wouldn't b pleased if she knew about Char's current condition and sure they wren't exactly in touch anymore and her mother would never find out...but it was still a sad thought. Char didn't like to think she'd be disappointing her family by being knocked up by some unknown stallion - though she was pretty sure it had been Nabu, she recalled brief flashes of the night the more time she spent with the black and gold stallion. Shaking hr had slightly Char turned and started picking her way downstream, retracing her path and keeping her eyes peeled for a mask.
"So what does it look like?" She asked as the wen - perhaps it would be easier to spot if she had a description she figured.
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:07 pm
"It's...." Damn it he was going to sound so vain after this. "It's gold...And it only covers half the face....It shouldn't be too hard to find...." The stallion muttered. "I'm not looking for it because it's gold...There is a complicated reason..." He shook his head lightly hoping to find something else to talk about.
"I must ask though," He finally spoke up. "Why are you not with your mate? I would think he wouldn't want you alone with..." His eye fell to her stomach. "Your condition...There are a lot of Kalona and Skinwalker that would think of you as a treat..." Maybe he shouldn't have said that. Maybe he had been away from the public eye for too long. Maybe he just wasn't good with mares.
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:03 am
Char paused to glance at the stallion as he described the mask - gold huh? How on earth did someone just walk off from something that was...gold? Of course stranger things had happened lately as his next statements reminded her. She supposed she'd just have to take his word that he was looking for it more for personal reasons then value - he seemed pretty distressed about loosing it so maybe he was telling the truth.
And he was certainly wanting to change the subject, most stallions wouldn't jut up and point out something so obvious, I mean it was was a little rude wasn't it? Maybe not - it's not like she'd ever been well...pregnant before. "I'm nobody's treat! thank you very much, I can take care of myself" She snapped at him, but their was a bit of guilt mixed in with her irritation because while she might be able to care of herself, could she take care of foals as well?. She sighed..awkward much? "I don't have a mate, I don't even really remember how this happened...the only thing I recall is spending time with you, yes I do remember you! Sorta..and then this!" And she jabbed her muzzle towards her stomach with an accusing look in his direction. She was becoming more and more sure of it all the time..but why couldn't he remember? That was so galling and so embarrassing! She'd always thought of herself well - at least pretty enough to be memorable!
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:23 pm
"That's..Impossible..." He spoke though as if to accept her logic but still denie himself the truth. The stallion's ears fell and he shook his head slightly. "Everything is just such a blur...something, something was in the water. It tasted funny but could it really have ended with well." He gaze at her stomach for a moment before looking to the ground again. "I couldn't have...I..I'm just not capable of that...I..." He shook his head again. "I barely know my own family. I've always just been alone...No one could ever want me. It's just how it is...How it always has been I..." He bit his lip for a moment, his head dropping almost to the ground mostly from coming to terms with his own words. He paused for a good long moment before speaking again, quietly from fear. "I don't think I can be a good father..."
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Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:08 am
Well now you've done it Char thought to herself as the stallion seemed to come to terms with things, or maybe he just stopped denying it. Either way, she felt just a little bit like a bully due to his reaction - of course it wasn't him wandering around with a giant pregnancy belly right? So she had a bit of an excuse for being well..cranky.
Still...Char didn't like hurting others feelings - even when she was irritated with them, but she hardly knew this stallion and she had no idea how to comfort him, taking a few hesitant steps forward she reached out and touched him on the neck with her muzzle soothingly "You will only be a bad father if you want to be one.." She told him firmly.
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:10 pm
Nabu's neck muscle gave an unconscious fidget at her touch. Not that it was unwanted but it was almost as if he was expected to be hurt in some way...The stallion clearly had some unloved childhood.
Nabu himself raised his head slightly, gaining some comfort from her words. "You are very kind miss Char...To one that you barely know." He shifted slightly at his own words. "My own personal problems and fears should not have been expressed like this. They are mere grains of sands compared to your own." The stallion once again glanced to her stomach for a moment before looking into the mares eyes. "I promise not to falter as I just did again....I also promise to see you through this...This is not something that should be conquer alone. Even if they weren't mine..." He shook his head slightly. "I doubt it would be considerate to allow you to continue on your own. There is, after all safety in numbers...I know little about socializing and even less about raising a family but...But that will not stop me from at least trying...And from being there..."
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Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:47 am
The twitch of his neck was not lost on Char - she wondered briefly if he didn't want her to touch him specifically or if he was just unused to such comforts. It was impossible to know really - well at least until she got to know him better which she would have time to do now, whether they wanted to or not. I mean thy had foals coming...
She restrained herself from touching him further, shifting her feet nervously as she tried to figure out what to say next. Thankfully Nabu spoke again and took that responsibility away from her. Oh yes he was scared - of being a mother and starting a family. Who in their right mind wouldn't be? It was a huge step to take in ones life and she'd been rather thrust into the situation without so much as a by your leave. That was life for you. But at least there was a silver lining to this cloud of uncertainty - Nabu expressed a desire to be there and so she wouldn't be alone through it all. That was something worth celebrating and she gave him a soft smile. "I'm more then a little relieved to hear that Nabu - I've been wondering all this time just how I was going to manage on my own. Now I won't have too and we'll make it work - somehow. Now I expect...we should find your mask...it's important to you after all.."
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 6:29 pm
The stallion seemed to be slightly confused for a moment before snapping back to reality. His mask. Right. He was missing it. He had almost forgotten being too wrapped up with the...Moment. "Oh yes...Perhaps it is close by..." He had almost let his other eye slip into sight. The last thing he wanted to do was scare the poor mare.
His mind then raced to his two birth brothers and how they'd take this. They would come after him for sure, like they always did. More now than ever he had to keep running but it was impossible now. With foals on the way he'd have to settle down for a bit. He couldn't keep running. If he had to, could he really fight them off? He really didn't have an answer. "After...We should find somewhere safe so..Well...You know..." The stallion eyed her stomach again.
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