Dusty Rose was taking a well deserved day off from the spa. She had been helping just about every day as more and more Nouls seemed to be coming to 'wash their cares away'. Today she was not going to that area of Homewood. Nah, she was going to find her friends and see what trouble they could get into trouble with. "Yo, Turtle! Dove!" She called out to two familiar bodies that were standing before her. The sibling, twins, turned and looked at her. "Finch couldn't make it?" She glanced around for the last member of their group.
'Nah, her Ma needed her help with something today.' Turtle said shaking his head.
'Yea, so it is just the three of us today.' Dove said soon after as the she and Turtle turned to head down the trail.
"That bites. My mother hasn't spoken to me since before we left for our Gift blessings" Dusty spoke looking towards the branches over head. 'So what shall we do today? Got anywhere you are wanting to go?"
She glanced at her friends whom look at each other before Turtle looked away. He had other thoughts of things to do that didn't involve Dusty or his sister. But these he kept to himself, leaving the girls to chatter away.
'Well, you are the one with the helpful abilities.' Dove said as she looked back at Dusty over her shoulder. 'And you have consumed those roots to gain more.'
'Those white things didn't look too tasteful.' Turtle pipped in his normal grumpy mood, he hated being away from his books and scrolls.
"It was a little dry, given it is from an ancient tree. But brimming with power." Dusty commented bouncing a little on her hooves as if hyped up on Cocoa beans. "Aren't you looking to research Jack Hops these days?"
'Something like that, but they run before I can get a word out.' Turtle muttered slightly.
'If you didn't shout and rush head long into a group of them they wouldn't run.' Dove chastised her twin. 'You have to approach calmly and ask nicely.'
Turtle only snorted still glancing away, nose to the air as he went. This made the girls giggle. Dusty loved these two, they were so opposite from each other. Moods always seemed to change from day to day, but one thing never changed. Turtle always wanted to know more about everything and Dove wanted to care for every creature whom came into her sight. Dusty, well she was Dusty. A doe whom cared for all who were injured and came to the Spa she apprenticed at.
"Well, lets see if we can't find a Jack Hop we can talk to. There has to be someone who won't run away from you at every turn." Dusty said with a grin, this making her friends stop and look at her. "What?"
Turtle and Dove looked at Dusty strangely, the expression of asking 'how' on their faces. Shaking her own head, Dusty moved forward to put herself between her friends. If she could have, she would have put her legs around their necks and over their shoulders to pull them in closer. As it was, she couldn't and she just grinned.
"Honestly Turtle, you are the book worm. Surely you know what Abilities for what gifts. Surely you read that vivfy users can detect the life of critters."
Turtle looked away a little bit in a sulking manner. Of course he had read it and he had forgotten. He had also forgotten that Dusty was Gifted with Vivfy abilities. Really he had been so busy reading other things that some things were moved out of his memory warehouse to make space for other things. He should make another shelf to refile Gifts and abilities.
'So shall we or are we not?' Dove asked after a few minutes of silence staring at Turtle.
Dusty giggled again as she moved a head of her friends leading them down the path. Her friends followed behind her until they found a clearing. It was here that Dusty stopped and gave the place a once over. This would work. it was somewhat quiet with just the babble of a brook near by and some birds twittering above.
"This should work. If I can't find anything, the we shall have to wait another day." She glanced back.
Dove had laid herself down off to one side while Turtle had pulled out a scroll, quill and small pot of ink. He had these laid out on a flat stone, it looked like he was waiting to ask what ever was found question. Dusty could only shake her head as if her ability would lure the critters to her. They would still have to go find them.
Closing her eyes, Dusty reached deep, evening out her breathing As everything vanished, Dusty found herself deep within. The surroundings were black, quiet almost like she was asleep. Turning her head slowly the faint sounds of things moving entered her hearing. The soft shimmer if life force entered her vision. It was small, moving slowly in the distance, but it was there. Stretching her sensory the thin outline of a Jack Hop came into sight before she pulled back to her own body and opened her eyes.
"Dove, straight a head and to the left. You should find something that Turtle can talk to. As for me. I think I am going to take a nap right here." Dusty said as she laid down.
The sun was warm here and it felt nice against her skin. And she was not looking to going back to the Spa area any time soon. While she was curious about what was to be said, sleep was one thing she really wanted. Yep, a nice nap in the sun was going to be great...
