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 Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 6:20 pm
WHO: Revontulet, Doucette, Xan and Domo
WHEN: Middle of the afternoon
WHERE: Aria Music Center
WEATHER: Snow is falling gently but it doesn't feel briskly cold
Doucette looked at the small card in her hands where she'd scribbled the address of the man's music school.
Although they had only met briefly at the Christmas party, he'd been kind enough to invite her and Ren over to browse the school and possibly pick up some new talents along the way. Despite the aurora's interest in listening to music, the girl had so far shown less than zero interest in actually gaining her own skills and becoming a musical paragon. Ok. Maybe that was a bit of a stretch...but Revontulet did not even tend to sing along with the music she did listen to, and Doucette found that slightly eerie.
As for the guardian herself, there had been a similar lack of interest throughout her life. Despite her mother's attempt to get her interested in a musical instrument (any musical instrument, please Doe?) the redhead never did more than pick them up, blow an off-key note or strum some harmless cord before shrugging her shoulders and moving along.
Music had simply never struck the Irish woman as a very interesting thing. If it broadened Revontulet's horizon's though, it was worth a try.
For her part, Ren didn't much mind or care where they were going. She was enjoying the way the snow fell in soft white blobs upon her hair, lashes, fingers and coat before melting into a miniature shimmering puddle. Although it wasn't her first snow, the expression of childish, open delight the coloured her cheeks and widened her eyes would have lead someone to believe the aurora had never experienced such a winter wonderland.
While Doucette's boots crunched step by step in the piling snow, Ren dragged the end of her ribbon through the drifts, pulling up a small spray behind her. Why couldn't every day be like this? Winter time. It was so beautiful!
"Do you remember Xan and Domevlo?" Doucette asked Ren, turning her head as she caught sight of the school. Revontulet nodded. "Domo," she murmured, picking up her speed just a little.
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Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 6:43 pm
Domevlo was absolutely vibrating with excitement. He hadn't stopped bouncing around ever since Thanatos had told him of the news. Ren was coming to visit! He would get to see her again. He hadn't been sure if Xan had spoken to her guardian during the party but now that he had news, nothing matter. As it were he rushed to the living room bouncing excitedly near the window. The cream curtains had been open wide so as not to obstruct his sight. There he perched awaiting any signs of his new friend.
Thanatos materialized in the archway, crossing arms over a broad chest. His charge was happy, this he decided was rare. "She'll be here soon, just try to contain yourself." He figured his words fell on def ears anyway, Domo had glared over his shoulder in warning only to return to the window. With a shrug, Xan removed himself from the archway heading for the kitchen. It was at this time he heard the excite cry from Domevlo.
"They have arrived..." he trailed off floating at top speeds toward the foyer. If he had feet he probably would have skidded on the wood but thankfully he just seemed to float a bit further past his destination.
"Whoa!" Xan rounding the corner from the kitchen to the foyer clucking his tongue in his mouth. "Calm down kiddo. We don't need to scare the poor women away." Thankfully he had no classes today and his appointments weren't until later in the evening so he had plenty of time to spend with Doucette and her charge. He walked the small distance of the foyer just as Domo flung the door open with an excited keening. With a smile of his own, "Welcome to Aria, ladies."
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Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 6:54 pm
Revontulet's wings picked up into a little hum as they gained speed upon her back at the sight of Domo flinging the door open. Her hand lifted to wave at him as she approached, refraining from hurrying into the home. It would not be proper to be seen rushing, although his enthusiasm was infectious even from their short distance.
"Very beautiful, she replied to Xan with a smile curving the corners of her lips, though those sharp blue eyes didn't seem to drift around in inspection. Instead she watched Domevlo, reaching her hand out tentatively in hopes that the unicorn would allow her to touch him again today.
"Yes, this place is absolutely amazing!" Doucette gushed, her cheeks colouring slightly with embarrassment at the grandeur of the place they were about to enter. Whether it was a combination home and business or not, this place spoke of money and lushness. Something Ren would no doubt have an easy time adjusting to but which she felt rather more the uncomfortable and somewhat embarassed about. "How did you come up with the name Aria? It's lovely, and so fitting for such a lovely place."
Unlike Revontulet, Doucette's eyes never seemed to settle long on one spot, casting about with curious intensity.
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Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 7:16 pm
Domevlo wasted no time rushing as he reached out to hold Ren's hand. She had never shown any signs of disliking it before so he could only hope it was the same today. "Welcome." He offered after a moment, mindful to usher the aurora into the warmth of their home. He gave her guardian a quick glance but couldn't help keeping his attention on Ren.
Thanatos smiled warmly as he ushered the two women inside and out of the cold. He blushed lightly at her praise of his home and business, giving a curt nod. "May I take your coats?" He offered. If accepted he would remove their coat and place it in the closet off to the side. Ushering everyone further into their home, he gave a slight shrug in modestly. "It's a little personal but I suppose I've always wanted a daughter and the name Aria was always my first choice. I guess this place is like my baby." Although there would always be a place in his heart for Domo, he couldn't help his sentimentality. "At any rate, what shall we get into today? Would you like a tour?"
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Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 11:34 am
As Revontulet was usually the one to initiate touch, one could easily assume that she enjoyed it. In fact, at almost a year old she had never shown an instance where she shied away from it or outright rejected a friend (and sometimes stranger's) outstretched hand.
At Domo's acceptance of her fingers into his she gave him a smile, lashes brushing across the apples of her cheeks as the aurora leaned her shoulder into his slightly. The feel of his skin was cool and firm, similar to hers in a way Iorek had been similar, but he shared the smoothness rather than the more rough texture of the rock frei.
Only a moment was given where she took her hand from the other's in order to shrug out of her coat, offering it to Xan with a flicker of her gaze, the appreciation written there but not verbally spoken.
"Oh, thank you so much, that is so considerate of you!" Doucette said instead as Ren took Domo's hand once more, the guardian struggling out of her own coat before finally handing it over with a somewhat exasperated look on her face. Her charge did everything smoothly, which left the already gracefully-challenged guardian looking even worse for wear in her presence.
Xan's story brought a blush to Doucette's cheeks and she felt bad for asking, fingers rubbing at her wrist slightly, a nervous tic. "A tour would be fantastic!" she agreed, latching onto a conversation topic that would allow her to feel slightly less outside of her depths. Tours were something Doe truly enjoyed afterall.
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Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 12:41 pm
Domevlo remained happily next to Ren, watching as she removed her coat. He liked her gracefulness and how quickly she returned to holding his hand. Upon her shoulder brushing his, he stiffened ever so slightly. The strange feeling on other parts of his skin unexpected but not unwelcome. Giving her a reassuring squeeze he decided to follow behind Xan for now but maybe when the two weren't looking he'd steal Ren away to entertain themselves without bothersome guardians in the way.
Taking her coat, Thanatos hid a small smile behind the guise of hanging Doe's coat in the closet. He sensed she seemed a bit uncomfortable and hoped the tour would help alleviate that unease. He just hoped his father's need to meddle in his home decor wouldn't put her off completely. With a sigh he placed a polite hand to the small of Doe's back usher her further into the home to begin the tour.
Making their way to the living room, Xan stood idle near the archway smiling at the room. He especially enjoyed it due to the coloring. Red, chocolate and cream seemed to be the theme colors for this room. "My father brought an interior designer in so I must admit I had no say in this room. Just the colors." He did enjoy the outcome but would have preferred a less delicate approach. Moving onward toward the back hall the kitchen spilled out into a larger room with more red, chocolate and cream. Near the breakfast nook sat two Siberian Huskies, who perked up at the approach of guest. The brown Husky wagged her tail excitedly standing in place while the black one swiveled his ears with mild interest. "Oh, this is Atreyu and Pantera. My other babies." The brown Pantera moved forward cautiously stopping in front of Doucette with interest. Atreyu remained sprawled where hey lay content to just lounge.
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Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 1:54 pm
Approaching the living room, Revontulet wrinkled her thin nose, moving backwards just a half step with a little flutter of her wings. The colours were absolutely offensive to her. Browns? Reds? Neither were acceptable in the young frei's book. Turning her head slightly, so she could no longer see the room, Revon waited until they moved away from the room. Once the brown and red room wasn't in her view anymore she let out a sigh, low and under her breath so only Domo would have heard.
Doucette, for her part, didn't find the room all that attractive, but she did not have the same visible reaction as Revon had. Instead she made a sort of non-committal noise within her throat and smiled at Xan as they moved into another area.
"Oh my goodness look at these lovelies!" she gasped as Pantera approached her. Crouching to her knees, Doucette held out a hand for the dog to inspect, waiting patiently for the animal to approve her scent before she made a move to rub it's head and scratch behind its ears, murmuring affectionate words of praise in her soft voice to the dog. What beautiful creatures these were!
As the dogs had not approached the frei, Ren did not bother to approach them, waiting next to Domo's side patiently while the animal-lover that was her guardian fussed over the brown thing. The aurora did not mind dogs, the two Doucette had at home were more than acceptable and she even played with them from time to time, but pets in general were a concept Revontulet didn't care to become better associate with. They were extra things to take time to care for.
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Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 4:43 pm
Domevlo remained silent as the tour was conducted. He already knew about the different colors in the house, surprisingly it seemed Thanatos liked red and brown ... a lot. Domo wasn't very savvy when it came to color schemes or interior decorating so left that to his guardian. He only briefly noted Ren's dislike of the room but didn't take offense. Leaning closer as they moved to the kitchen he whispered. "Want to see Domo's room?" It was the best opportunity to slip away. He really didn't like those mutts and preferred to stay away at all cost.
Pantera moved in closer sniffing the woman's hand. The smell of dogs on the lady's skin noted she was a dog lover. She decided there was no threat and so gave a tentative lick to the woman's hand, wagging her tail happily. With a soft yip in acceptance she twirled once then sat on her hind legs obediently away her master's command.
Thanatos chuckled, kneeling briefly to pet her behind the ear, giving her an affectionate pat in approval. "Good girl. Seems she likes you." Which was the obvious thing. "I could spend all day showing you around. Being its partially a music school would you like me to show you that? I got the piano hall and recording studio in the basement and the stage room up in the attic. Pick your poison." Rather than drag the poor woman around it seemed better to give her options.
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Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 8:06 pm
Revontulet's gaze slipped from the rest of the home's decor back to Domo, her sharp blue gaze settling on Domo's orange one before she gave him a small smile and squeezed his hand gently. "I would love to see your room." The aurora turned her eyes back to Doucette to make sure it was acceptable, but the redhead seemed like she was too engaged with the dogs to be bothered. Anyway, Ren wasn't leaving the house so it wasn't like she really needed to tell her guardian that she was going to a different room in the house. "Let's go," she said softly, nudging Domevlo lightly.
With the dog's acceptance the woman reached out with both hands, rubbing the dog's head and flopping her ears around gently. "Ooooh the mostly lovely little doggies I've ever seen!" she cooed affectionately at the dogs. "And who is your friend?" Doe asked Pantera, looking over at Atreyu.
From her crouch on the floor Doucette turned her head to look up at Thantos, nodding at his suggestion. "Good idea...I suppose...maybe the piano room? she hazarded, choosing the first option he'd given her. Having zero musical abilities herself, the redhead would have been pleased to visit any of the rooms he'd mentioned. It would not have made a significant difference to her.
Pushing herself to her feet with a slight stretch to get the feeling circulating once more, Doucette gave a curious blink as she noticed Revontulet and Domevlo were gone. "Did you see them leave?"
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Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 7:57 pm
Domevlo gave a slight nod looking from Ren then toward Thanatos and back. With a lazy shrug he held tight to her hand and lead her away to the stairs where they would ascend to his room. On the top landing he gave her hand a gentle squeeze and lead her to a room with a yellow "WARNING" sign on the door. "This is Domo's room." Opening the door he let her float through first before moving in behind her. The room wasn't much, fairly big, simple gray, white and a sprinkle of yellow were strewn about. "Domo didn't want a lot of colors. White is the purest and easiest on the eye." For him at least. Moving to his bed he wrapped a blanket around him hovering low to the bed with a curious look.
Pantera gave a soft bark at Doe's question of her friend. Atreyu seemed uninterested in the activities taking place flicking his tail with irritation. Thanatos watched with mild amusement knowing how his mutts could be. He barely caught a glimpse of Ren and Domo floating off before Doe agreed to go to the piano room. "I think Domo has swept Ren away to his room. I'm sure they will be okay." He smiled softly turning toward the basement. "The piano is downstairs. Do you play any instruments at all?"
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Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 10:47 am
Revontulet followed quietly, her wings folding upon her back so they would stir not even a whisper of notice upon their departure. A little dip of her head was given as he allowed her entry first, a smile playing at the corner of her lips in appreciation of the frei's gentlemanly action. "White is a very nice colour," Ren agreed, turning slowly as she entered in order to gain a full view of the things around her.
Although the aurora did not find the yellow agreeable, it was not outright offensive as the red room had been. The overwhelming white of the room, calming and gentle, allayed any distaste towards the spots of yellow that lingered here and there. "Domo decorates very well," she complimented, although she was surprised that it wasn't more...strewn about. He struck her as the type that had a sort of organized disorder about him. Not quite messy, but not tidy in the way she tended to ensure her room remained. Everything in just the right place.
As he sat, Ren continued to look around, leaning in closer to things now and then, inspecting them with curiosity, as if she could gather all of Domo's personality through the tidbits in the frei's room.
Atreyu's disinterest was given a playful frown, but Doucette was familiar with dogs that had fickle affections. Just because her two pugs would have tumbled over one another to get at newcomers didn't mean that all dogs were the same way, after all. Turning her head to the side, as if she could perhaps catch sight of the departing frei, Doe let out a sigh, "Ah, she is always wandering off, that one," she said, though the words were laced with affection.
"I have absolutely no musical ability," the redhead laughed as she pushed herself to her feet, shaking her head as she admitted the absolute lack of knowledge in the realm of musical knowledge. Her mother had tried to get her interested in a few things here and there, but the poor child had simply not been able to grasp anything of any value and her interests had moved to other things quickly.
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