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 Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:40 pm
 It wasn't often Nostalgia's habit to wander off alone, but her Chosen was busy with things that didn't involve her (the very idea!) and she'd grown bored, so off it was she went.
She wandered along a known road first, then off the road. Then, not unlike Little Red Riding Hood, had gotten distracted by this and that thing and wandered she didn't know where to. It hadn't yet occurred to her that she'd have to find a way back home.
The moment she saw another, it did occur to her that she would love to have some company. She'd make a quick job of that! "Hello, there! My name is Nostalgia, or Stalya for something more name-like. How are you this fine day?"
Because optimism and simply stepping out to greet was the best way to rid oneself of momentary loneliness!
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Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:06 pm
Zephyra had been doing touchdowns, running and jumping into flight for a few moments before landing back down, working on making it as smooth as possible. But she stopped for a moment, resting her laboring lungs, and nibbling on grass to restore some energy. At the sound of a voice, Zephyra jumped up, and started running without seeing who was there, crashing into the new horse. In a tangle of limbs, she fell to the side, quickly jumping back up into a defensive position before getting a good luck at the owner of the voice. She was unsure whether to continue to run away, or bolt, so she stood her ground, indecisively, waiting to see what would happen.
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Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:13 pm
Ok. She hadn't expected that.
"Hey, whoa!--- Ow!" Nostalgia had turned both to try to duck from this stranger and whatever it was she was running from, and found herself nearly shoved over the running impact. "Ouch, oh! What is it, what's wrong?"
Nostalgia's ears were back, her own posture low and ready to bolt also if she caught the reason for the sudden bolt. But she didn't see anything, and she couldn't just leave the other mare, could she? "Wh-what's up there?"
She eyed the sky, her momentary longing for wings replaced with a gratefulness that she didn't have them. She didn't want to know what was up there now!
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Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:45 pm
Zephyra watched the other mare, becoming confused when the other starting looking around, scanning the sky. Was she waiting for backup to come and join her? "Who are you?" She wondered if she sounded braver than she felt. She had been very startled by the appearance of the mare, and still couldn't decide whether she should run. Slowly she straightened up, and pawed at the ground. "Do I know you?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:54 pm
"Nnooo, my name is Nostalgia, or Stalya." She only got the words out because it was an automatic reply. She looked back up at the sky. "Is it really very frightening up there?"
Because the other had run to her, it didn't occur to Nostalgia that she'd been startled by her.
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Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:09 am
Her adrenaline rush finally gave out on her, and Zephyra relaxed and stood up straight. Besides, the other male seemed to be just as confused as she was, and kept looking at the sky fearfully. "Is what very frightening up there?" Zephyra asked, flicking her ears to the sky just in case. A sudden thought crossed her mind, and she moved towards a nearby tree, hoping to hide under it just in case. "Were you being chased by something up there? Is that why you appeared so suddenly?"
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Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 4:06 pm
This mare's question put it to her mind that maybe her fear had been her fault. Well! She'd never seen anyone startle like that before! Nostalgia shook her head. "No, I didn't come suddenly, I walked here. Maybe you were just enjoying yourself too much too notice. It...looks like a lot of fun, being able to fly like that. Is it fun? Is it better than running? Or swimming? How do you roll around in the good dust with those wings?"
Nostalgia gave the other mare an openly curious, if a little timid still, look.
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Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:41 pm
Zephyra nodded. That made sense. She really hadn't been paying attention to what was around her. Walking towards the stallion, Zephyra considered the other horses' questions. "I love flying! It's so freeing, with the wind blowing through your hair, and there's air all around, and no one can get you. I love it! There's nothing quite like it." In response to the dirt questions, she lowered herself toward the ground, folding her wings to her sides, and began to roll. "I roll normally, silly! How do you roll?" In mid roll, a butterfly came up and landed on her nose, before flitting away. She watched, and getting up, began to follow it.
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:46 pm
Nostalgia laughed at Zephyra. She was hilarious! "Oh! I would think that your wings would crumple up if you rolled in the dirt like that, I roll normally too!" She'd been in the process of getting down when the butterfly landed, and Zephyra stood to follow it. "You know, your wings sort of look like a butterfly. Are you an azrein butterfly or a butterfly azrein, or all butterfly with special azrein powers because you are a queen or something? Or maybe all azrein with special butterfly powers because...Uh...Why would an azrein have special butterfly powers?"
Nostalgia was happy to ramble, because sometimes that was just the most amusing way to hit on something interesting. Following a butterfly would be slow going, and so instead of immediately following Zephyra, she watched. If she was a magical butterfly-azrein hybrid queen-thing, then a queen ought to have her space!
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 4:17 pm
Zephyra was pulled out of her trance at the bombardment of the mare's questions. The only reply she could come up with was a question of her own: "What are special butterfly powers?" She couldn't think of anything that butterflies could do other than fly, and eat nectar. However, it was true that Zephyra herself could also fly, and enjoyed nectar. Maybe that did mean she had special butterfly powers, and said as much to the mare. Zephyra never knew she was so special!
Oh dear, what have you done? What ideas have you placed in her head?! *Rolls, laughing*
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:00 pm
What were special butterfly powers? Uhm....
"I thought maybe you could turn into a butterfly all the way, or maybe an azrein all the way, except that something is still azrein-like, or butterfly-like...It depends I guess if you're really butterfly or really azrein. Can you do that? Can you become more butterfly than you are than just those wings? Obviously, butterflies like you and all. Why else would a butterfly land on your nose and then lead you around? Maybe that's it, maybe you've got special butterfly-attraction powers or something!"
She wasn't sure if that sounded as silly as she thought it did. As a matter of fact, Nostalgia nickered a little in amusement at her own words. Oh, it was so much fun to think about!
Hah! Sorry? ^_^ They could have many adventures! Maybe they'll become superheroes together! Butterfly Girl and her trusty sidekick, Babbling Brook!
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:33 pm
"I definitely can't turn into a full butterfly, nor can I get rid of my wings." At this, Zephyra deflated a bit. But butterfly-attraction powers... "It's true that I often have butterflies around me..." The fact that she usually followed them was conveniently omitted as she bounced on her front hooves excitedly. "Maybe I can call them to me!" Zephyra took on a look of concentration, but after a moment, she looked over at Stayla. "How do I call butterflies to me, anyways?"
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Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 3:42 pm
"I don't know! Maybe you just radiate special butterfly-calling abilities, like some flowers do." Nostalgia answered, "You already have very obvious super-special butterfly wing flying abilities, so maybe the butterfly calling is your not-so-obvious power."
Because she was being giddy and silly, and it felt good to just toss care to the wind, Nostalgia started to prance in place, then wandered a little closer, "So what does a Butterfly Azrein Queen do? Roll in dirt? Just fly all the time? Go to butterfly sanctuaries?"
Nostalgia usually had things decided for her and was more than happy to settle into that position now, but she was in no wise a stranger to giving fifteen million suggestions along the way of the decisions being made.
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Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:57 pm
Zephyra looked at her wings proudly, fluttering them. What Stayla said made sense, maybe she radiated something that attracted butterlies! "What do I do? I do fly around a lot, and I practice how to defend myself and train myself to become stronger. You never know when you need to outrun an enemy. I can fly to the top of the tallest trees, but I want to be higher than that! And doesn't every horse like a good patch of dirt?" She wickered at the butterfly sanctuary comment. "I don't know that butterflies have sanctuaries. They tend to fly alone and go from flower to flower by themselves eating nectar. So I don't think that they would have any place to call home." Or if they did, they were keeping it a secret from her.
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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:59 pm
Wings or not, this horse seemed to be generally like her. Except she could fly! And was very timid. She probably would be too. Flying sounded frightening.
She still didn't get how she rolled in the dirt without rumpling her wings, and Stalya gave the mare another look over as she said she enjoyed it as well as any other horse. How then! It might be rude to ask.
Butterflies. Stalya knew a little bit about them. "Well, what if the butterflies had a bunch of flowers that they liked all in one place, then they would all want to go to that one place, and would be there a lot. That would be a butterfly sanctuary, wouldn't it? Just like there are other places that attract other creatures. People like cities, birds like branches, insects like hidey-holes... And a horse likes a good patch of dirt to roll in!" The last was a fun way to bring the conversation around, she nickered a little as she did so. Heh, a dust spot attracting a bunch of horses!
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