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 Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 4:48 pm
 Champagne lowered her head and took a big, long, cool drink from the pond. The tri-colored vixen had been traveling for so long, wandering the land, searching for her home or somewhere she could make a new home. It had been a while since she had seen any other foxes, so she was far from on guard when she found a nice shady tree to curl up under. The sun was hot above, though the air was turning cool, and Champagne needed a nap. Sighing heavily, she closed her lids and drifted off to dream land.
Hours later the fox awoke to darkness. The air had become much cooler, and she shivered. Stepping out into the moonlight, her gold and white fur gleamed while the violet markings looked more like shadows. Champagne stretched, and decided to wander around the pond's edge, see what else was nearby. About halfway around, the young adult froze. Fox. The scent was in the air. Looking around, she started prancing. On one paw, Champagne was eager to meet someone new! On the other, this someone knew could be dangerous. Curiosity getting the better of her, she began following the scent.
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 5:11 pm
 Tenma was used to traveling, enjoying it and yet dreading it at the same time. He was alone, he was tired of being alone, but he met new people, and recently he was making more friends than he thought possible. He was so used to being alone, being overlooked, and now he had at least three friends, one of them close enough to be a best friend. Though why did he feel so...alone? Why did he feel so empty? What had gotten in his head, what had hurt him this bad that all he ever felt was alone?
He traveled for a reason, though he didn't know it. Was he even looking for friends? No. Or a mate? No, never a mate. No one would have him. Was he traveling just to travel? Maybe. He often just....moved. His mind would blank out and he would just begin moving, and eventually wake to find himself in a location he was not used to. Was this driven by the desire to find someone? Or was he really that airheaded?
Who knew?
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 7:59 pm
It was dark, even with the moonlight, so all the vixen could see was the outline of the fox. As she got closer she noticed the tail was bushy and full -a male. Champagne slowed her pace a bit, for she knew males were more aggressive in general, and certainly some she had ran in to in the past were quite mean. "Hello!" She called out, tentatively padding closer but keeping a safe distance just in case. "I'm Champagne, but you can call me Paige. I've never been to these parts before..." The tri-colored fox forced her chattery mouth to stop, give the other fox a chance to realize she was there.
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 8:06 pm
He heard and smelled a fox nearby, and before he had the chance to even look over a voice came whipping out words at him at a pace that left him uncomfortable to say the least. Violet eyes flicked to look at the new fox, mentally and physically retreating from her presence. A vixen. Another one. Why were they always coming to him? Him of all foxes? An awkward fox, a fox that rarely picked up on facial cues and rarely understood how to even converse.
What did she want?
He had to think over her words to understand her quick way of speaking, awkwardly backing away a few steps. He didn't have a response, well, he had his name, but that was it. She hadn't asked a questioned, anyway.
"Tenma." He awkwardly blurted, ears flicking as he tensed, adopting the pose Sin had taught him, a pose that if she attacked he could jump away. "My names Tenma."
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 8:24 pm
"Oh!" She backed away a few quick steps, lowering her head down in apology. Champagne had forgotten that her bubbly-ness could startle others. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you..."
Her ears flicked forward as he placed his paws in a careful stance, and listened without talking for a moment.
"Tenma, huh? Well, it is nice to meet you, then, Tenma!" She nodded enthusiastically, which looked a bit silly since her head was still lowered and she nearly hit her chin on the ground. "I like that name. It's unique! My name isn't very unique... but I like my coloring! I feel so sparkly! I wish I could say I like your coloring too, but, well, I can't see your coloring! Its too dark and you are too far away..." She skittered a couple steps closer, then lay down to show she wasn't going to attack or chase him.
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:21 pm
Tenma paused in thought as she rambled at him, biting back the urge to tell her that she talked a lot. That would be rude, besides, he didn't mind. It meant he didn't have to stumble for words or trying to start a conversation. She had already done that for him. As she mentioned her coloring he looked down at her, taller than her, and smile briefly. She was pretty, she was right. She had colors that complimented her nicely.
"You look pretty." He said. He never lied, ever. Not even to help others. She was pretty, and he believed so. When she mentioned his coloring he backed into the shadows more, ears flattening against his skull. She wanted...to see? He was nothing compared to her. He wanted to protest, but instead he moved into the light for her, eyes watching her as he waited for a response.
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 5:08 pm
"Oh?" The vixen blinked, giggled, and blushed at his comment. Nobody had told her that before. "T-thank you!" She nodded energetically again.
When his ears flattened, she flattened to the ground, but nearly sprang up when he stepped closer. The markings! Champagne had never seen anything so... detailed... intricate... unique! Keeping low, mindful of the males shyness, she skittered up to him, long ears back but of course not in a bad way. Coming up beside him, her ears came up and she raised up to look better at Tenma's pelt.
Forgetting to be careful, Champagne circled the fox a few times, 'ooo'-ing and 'ahhh'-ing at his designs. A couple times she raised her paw and traced some of the markings, like the ones on his back, which she liked the most. Coming around to sit in front of him, Champagne nodded some more.
"I think I like your coloring almost better than I like mine!" She frowned, looking sideways in thought. "Well, of course I'll always like mine better than anyones, because if I don't like how I look I'll just be sad because I can't change my fur..." She looked back up at him, grinning, "But you have the most interesting markings I've ever seen! I wish I could say you are pretty too, but you're a male, and 'pretty' isn't a male word so... handsome!" Again, more nodding. "You look handsome!"
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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 5:06 pm
Tenma blinked at her, backing away lightly, back into the dark to hide the small blush on his cheeks. His legs jangled, reminding him of the four BCR's he had found earlier before. He cringed mentally, hoping she hadn't heard and didn't think he was a father. He wasn't old enough! He smiled awkwardly, nodding his head and bowing it.
"T-Thank you, though you should see my family...than I doubt you'd be calling me handsome again."
He felt out of place, and embarrassed. She had called him handsome, and he hadn't heard that before. He still thought she was more attractive, but he held his tongue, wondering if she would walk off now. He didn't know what to say, he didn't want to upset her or anger her, and so he pondered over his thoughts, wondering if he should talk or keep quiet.
Conversation was so hard!
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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 5:59 pm
The vixen's ears snapped forward at the jingling noise, though she couldn't see what exactly had made it... except... There was something glinting around his paws that she had missed earlier. Of course, she was more interested in the markings of his body, which didn't extend to his paws except in big chunks of neat colors. Opening her mouth to say something, Tenma spoke first.
Champagne grinned, and poked a paw his way. "That's the longest sentence you've said since we met!"
((don't think I'll rp her with Subira on her paw, she's supposed to be raised with Leo in the tribe until she's old enough to leave.))
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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 6:07 pm
((You could say she has the grams with her. Thats what he has, the grams. Pharos as another, and Unia has the rest.))
Tenma nodded. "I suppose it is." He answered, tilting his head. He had seen her looking at the BCR's, his body letting out a sigh as he stepped into the light, extending his leg. "Are you their mother?" He questioned hopefully, hoping he could hand her the BCR's and be done with it. He wasn't ready to raise kits, and they weren't his! He didn't speak further, hoping she's say yes, or start more conversations, or leave. Anything. He was at a loss with himself.
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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:08 pm
The little vixen's eyes nearly popped out of her skull. Mother?!? Her?!? No way. Well, not for a while at least! Once she regained motor skills, she shook her head so hard her ears flapped against her. "No no no! I-I-I... no! I-I-I don't even have a mate! And I'm to much of a wanderer to have kits... Well, for now, anyways." She shook her head again, this time to clear it and produce comprehensive thoughts.
"Besides, I've got some parentless BCRs of my own!" With a nervous laugh, she looked pointedly at her paws and held out her tail; one around each ankle, three just past the fluff on her tail. "Poor things..." She looked back up at Tenma. "I've never seen them before, but I ran into a fox a week ago who said they tended to show up this time of year... Which is really really cool, if you think about it! It's like, gifts from a higher up, just sent out and placed in the care of foxes!" She nodded happily at the though.
((Sounds good! I swear, one day she's going to nod so much her head will pop off! XD))
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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:27 pm
Tenma blinked at his BCR, nodding softly. The four BCR's were a gift? Why to him, though? He was barely an adult! He couldn't raise kits! He just wanted to find their mother... if they had any. He was not confident with raising BCR's, maybe he could hand them to Kithara? She was sweet and gentle, and responsible, she'd be perfect.
"I'm not sure that they were meant for me." He commented, looking at her with eyes the same color as one of his two fathers. "Unlike Father and Papa, I probably am not fit for raising kits." There, the most he had spoken to date. He rolled his shoulders, frowning lightly. He had the figure of Ixen, muscular and strong, but the smell of Yuki, the scent of lavender.
((Do you mind that his parents are both male?))
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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:49 pm
((of course not!))
Champagne blinked. "But... if they weren't meant for you, you wouldn't have them!" She trotted in place a little bit, swishing her tail and jingling BCR's to make a musical sound. The rest of his words caught up to her though, and she stopped and frowned.
"... Father and... Papa? You have two dads?" Was that possible? Champagne herself had never seen it, but... This started a-whole-nother round of babbling. "How does that even happen? I mean, doesn't there have to be a mother...? Who gets pregnant? How are the babies born? Do guys have the right stuff in their tummies too?" This thought caused the little sparkly vixen to pad over and poke at Tenma's belly.
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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:56 pm
"A-Ah!" He leapt away from her touch, cheeks bright red. Awkwardly he shuffled his feet, staring at the ground and turning darker. "I-I...my sister explained it to me, b-before." The flustered male said, slowly calming down. He looked up at her, ears flattening before he responded rather normally.
"Yuki, my Papa, was pregnant. He's older than Father, whose name is Ixen. Yuki carried the babies in his tummy, and then.... woke up one day in great pain, then passed out. When he woke there was six BCR's by his feet. Apparently this is normal, though no one knows how it happens. Kithara believes that the male pregnant was blessed by the Deities, and given the parts needed to have BCR's for the time being. Though, no one's sure."
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 12:21 am
Champagne merely looked up when Tenma bounced away, paw still held up. After his explanation, she still didn't move. "Hm. Well, that makes sense then!" Mentally going back over what had to have been the longest speech Tenma had ever give, she began to sing-song the names. "Yuki and Ixen, Ixen and Yuki, handsome names! Kithara? Who is that?"
After that, she moved. That paw she had been holding up shot out to poke the male once more, and the body that went with the paw sprang back in case this time he retaliated.
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