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Nicolai Vorona Vice Captain
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 Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:57 pm
There had been a faint change in himself since he'd met Eidel, a little whisper in his mind that filled in the blanks where his eyes should have done the job. He waited for Tuala to have a quiet moment before he knew he'd ask him about things.
If he was 'seeing' with these whispers, or if something had changed... he was so frightened but excited. Beyond that, he had to ask if he could go meet with Eidel tomorrow, too. With the both of them.
For now he was on his bed, passing the sheets between his hands, exploring their texture and size and listening to the tiny whispers about how they were colored, how the seams were slightly shinier than the fabric itself.
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:03 pm
Tuala was putting away groceries, having been given a reasonable allowance to acquire necessities for himself and Zera, and so had done shopping. He had just finished putting the last items away - pomegranate juice for Zera, he'd thought he'd like it - and had decided to pour his roommate a glass to try when he went back to put the change away.
"Hey Zera, I got you a drink when I did the shopping. I thought you'd like it. I brought you a glass." Tuala said softly as he entered, putting the envelope with the change in his nightstand. His wings made a soft 'bap' noise on the bed as they lightly bumped into it when he turned.
Turning back once more, the boy offered Zera the glass, taking his hand so he could feel it was there, but not forcing him to grasp it.
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Nicolai Vorona Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:11 pm
Zera brightened a bit as he heard him approach, heard his bustling about and his little declaration. Curiously, he let out a sound and put his feet over the side of the bed, if just for the balance.
Whispers led his face toward Tuala as he approached, honing him to the sound of his wings bumping the bed. His hand had lifted to be led the rest of the way.
Dafhidi orbha. The glass was in his hands and the whisper arose as he brought it to his face, taking a sniff of it. Pomegranate?
Well, dafhidi, he knew that one. He took a sip. Tart, just what he'd thought to expect if he remembered the word properly. A little coo of contentment left him and he smiled to Tuala, following a whisper to meet his face.
"Thank you, Tuala It's good, I like it." He wasn't sure if his gaze had met Tuala's or not, but he was effectively trying to for the first time.
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:14 pm
Zera's gaze was at least close to his, and Tuala reached down to stroke his roommate's cheek affectionately.
"Yeah, see, I thought you'd like that.' the boy smiled brightly, even if Zera couldn't see it. "What've you been getting up to? Anything fun?"
Carefully, Tuala stroked through Zera's straight hair a bit, nudging some here and there into place and just brushing it lightly with his fingertips.
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Nicolai Vorona Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:28 pm
Zera gave a shy smile at that and took another sip of his juice, blinking slowly and thoughtfully as his gaze returned to its proper distance. He turned his head into having his hair stroked at.
"Mmh. When I was outside earlier I met someone." He smiled softly. "Her name was Eidel, and she invited the both of us to go play with her tomorrow. She wanted to meet you, too."
He quieted some, returning to his shy whispers. "... there's something else. But I don't know."
Don't know how to say it, don't know how to explain or even if he should.
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:32 pm
"We could do that, Zera. I'd be happy to meet your friend. I'm sure I have enough of the shopping money left we could go get treats together or something?" Tuala suggested, idly braiding his friend's hair a little. Just playing with it, braiding and unbraiding the strands. Just something soft to make him feel relaxed - soft physical motions seemed to ease him.
"What sort of something else is it?"
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Nicolai Vorona Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:49 pm
Zera found he was loving having his hair played with like that and idly hoped he wouldn't stop. It was relaxing him a great deal and made the next item of business a little less awkward to stomach.
"I've begun to...." He held the glass of juice dearly, sort of covetously, though it was unclear whether it was on virtue of the juice itself or just something to cling to. "... well, those words I don't understand, that I say sometimes... that I'm not sure where they come from. I think I've begun to understand them. But now..."
His eyelids lulled, the dull silver rings flaring a bit, showing the flaming flicker of white light around the outer edge, before muting a bit. In his mind, the whispers came to light, as he'd lent his 'ear' to them.
They would guide him to Tuala's face, he was sure, but he wasn't sure what would happen now that he was paying attention. He blinked it away.
"... they keep whispering. They're telling me things. About what's around me. What I can't see."
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Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 8:04 pm
Tuala continued the gentle hair playings, sitting down on the bed beside his roommate to continue to play with his hair and ease him. He seemed mega-nervous, and that made sense to a point since he was a mystical type - everyone in their group was meant to have bizarre powers. Poor Zera was just getting the brunt of it now.
"Well, are they bad things? Or is it just explaining them?" he asked, trying to understand this some.
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Nicolai Vorona Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 1:24 am
His head canted aside, a little "mm" escaping as if to say no.
"Just... explaining them. It's strange and I was afraid at first, but..." he reached to the side, in the direction of the nightstand that was out of reach. "... that's made of a dark red wood. There's a brass handle on the drawer and it's got a black finish on it."
His hand returned to his glass of juice. "I know the names of things. Not really what they look like... but I'm learning to put together a sort of translation I think. In whispers. It's strange."
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Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 4:19 pm
Tuala nodded and smiled, making a little 'mhm' to indicate the description of the nightstand was correct. Though the colors didn't look quite right in the mostly darkened room.
"Well if they aren't hurting them and you're getting used to them, they shouldn't be a problem, should they? They sound like they're a way for your powers to make up for your lack of sight and other senses not being stronger or whatever it is?" the taller boy pulled a few more sections of Zera's hair over to play with, weaving them together then softly releasing them with a little loose stroking over his scalp to untie them and start all over.
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Nicolai Vorona Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 8:06 pm
The braiding that Tuala was engaged in was calming him more than he realized and he cooed softly, in gentle affirmation. "Maybe. It's a strange way to make up for it but it's getting easier to make sense of it now."
He heard a flurry of the whispers and tried to follow them as they went on about the speckles around Tuala's eyes. His own unseeing gaze floated about over Tuala's face, or at least its general direction as they sort of echoed out the shape of his face.
"... I hope it keeps getting stronger. It's exciting..."
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Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 10:39 pm
The boy let out a soft coo of his own and his antennae wiggled a bit, his wings shifting some. At one point he caught Zera's eye in the looking about his face and thought he could hear shadows of the whispers or see little bits of what he was honing in on - the spots and sparkles, the color of his own eyes - but it wasn't much.
"Your eyes have gotten more fancy. They were just a white line before and now it's like swishy swirly around."
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Nicolai Vorona Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 10:48 pm
Zera canted his head some as he listened to the whispers, smiling faintly at what Tuala had said as well. "Swishy swirly..." he laughed a bit trying to imagine what that meant.
"It's a way to see." He bounced a little, careful of his juice but still energetic. "Tuala, it's so weird!"
After a bit of looking elated, he shrank down again. "Changing... it makes me wonder what else could... have you... has anything about you changed? Since we're..."
Manifests, or whatever that meant.
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Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 10:50 pm
'Nothing's changed since I hatched, no." Tuala shrugged a little and pulled Zera into a hug, still playing with his hair and snuggling him.
"It may be weird but it seems good for you so far. You aren't hurt and it's normal for us to eventually start changing so..." he grinned brightly and rubbed noses with his roommate.
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Nicolai Vorona Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 10:59 pm
Zera laughed a bit and nosed back. "I suppose so hm? I'm sure it's okay."
Better than being in the dark and quiet forever, for sure. He was glad for Tuala's affection, it sort of gave him something to ground him, make him aware of where he was exactly and get his bearings.
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