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 Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 7:50 am
Haze was taking a delightful stroll down the streets of Durem. Of all the towns in Gaia, she found herself the most comfortable here. Gambino was too sunny, and too tropical for her tastes. All that sun and she was still incapable of getting a tan. "Wyndres don't tan they burn" was a popular addage back home. Barton was too suburban (if she understood that term correctly) for anything to catch her fancy. Besides, it was a popular residencial area rather than one of commerce. Aekea was too industrial to be relaxing, or comfortable. Machines, machines and oh look, more machines, how interesting.
Durem, on the other hand, was composed of a balance between malls, boutiques, and apartment buildings. It had everything she would ever want or need. And right now she needed to get away from that horrible man, Irlan. The mere thought of the Silarian made her unconsciously grip the handles of the stroller extra firmly.
Elias was in a foul mood that day. He didn't like the new man who now lived with them, and it seemed he wasn't going to leave anytime soon. His older sister Retta accidentally spilt oatmeal on him and was given second bath within the day. And to top it all off he was in the stroller! He loathed the stroller with his entire being.
Uninhabited trotted beside the wheeled contraption, cawing and squawking comfort to her bonded.
We be back home soon, then we play with cousins and pets, yes? She assured him.
Elias didn't seem convinced. Rather, he didn't seem to want to be convinced.
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Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 8:00 am
Something big, yellow and feathery made it's way through the crowded streets of Durem City. Coughing exaggeratedly a purple eyes narrowed before turning to a small baby in front of him. His hands were clutched around the leathery attachment of the huge bird and in between sat a girl who looked at her surroundings with curiousity. It was nice here.
A small black cat accompanied the couple and had taken his seat on the bird's head. He appeared to be grinning from time to time when the chocobo ran a bit faster.
We never ever had so much fun ever ever so much fun...
The girl looked at the companion as he said so and shrugged as far as a baby is able to shrug.
Faiga, the man, instead tried to look across Shiver, which was a pretty hard task. He didn't like the city and the cars and the people screaming because he was riding on a bird and not on some kind of swoop bike or car or...
SCREEEECH !
Quickly he pulled at the leather and tried to avoid a crash. The chocobo screamed and Shiver rolled down it's neck to bump right against Lysium, who giggled madly.
The big yellow bird now raced towards a woman and a small boy within a stroller.
"TAKE CARE !" Faiga yelled.
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Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 8:18 am
Instincts and reflexes enabled Haze to maneuver herself and her charge out of the oncoming creature's way. Uninhabited tried to run away and tripped on her own feet. She ended up rolling away to safety.
The stroller dashed forward to the sides, avoiding the stampeding, what was it? Once the pounding that was her heartbeat returned to normal, her first reaction was to fix her hair and clothes before checking to see if Elias was alright.
The Forgotten had held his breath the entire time, chubby hands clutched so tightly on the stroller's straps his knuckles were white. With chocolate eyes he frantically searched for Habi. He knew she was still alive, he felt her presence.
Habi? Where? he asked, trying to fight the panic rising in his chest.
The daemon squawked out to reveal her position, she was a few steps away from the stroller and wobbled to her bonded.
"Well you seem alright, I would have expected you to be bawling your eyes after that. You are even worthy of the Wyndre name! But it is too late to recant, an Injo you are and an Injo you shall remain." Haze sighs before narrowing her eyes at the cause.
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Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 8:26 am
"Oh no, I'm so sorry, Miss ! That's how they are when they get scared and they get scared easily let me tell you. I mean, I apologize. Are you alright ?"
The chocobo had stopped on the pavement and looked around hastily. Fortunately people seemed to avoid to try to pet him so they were safe for a moment.
Shiver enrolled himself and shook his head while stretching his paws. Hate birds.
Lysium had already spotted the other pair or Forgotten and with a sly grin she pointed at the other daemon. Look !
The cat's features froze and he seemed to frown as he looked from her finger right back into her face.
In the meantime Faiga had gotten of the huge bird and tried to tie him to a lantern. The man was really embarrassed. He didn't come to the city often and most of the time it ended in a disaster, because he just wasn't just to the rules of this place. Since he was taking care of Lysium though he had to come here to buy the necessary baby stuff. Diapers and so on.
His hands moved through his untidy blonde-brown hair as he turned back to the lady and the small boy.
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Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 8:40 am
"I should say so! You could have killed my charge and I! And what on Silar is that creature?" Haze asks in obvious distaste. It wasn't that she disliked animals, it was just they reminded her too much of Irlan and his shape-shifting abilities. Her blood boiled at the thought of the man who was now living with them.
Elias wouldn't concentrate on anything else until he was certain Habi was alright. After inspecting the daemon, Elias was assured enough that she was a little dazed but relatively unhurt. It when then he took a good, long look at the large, yellow bird. But it was the pair seated on the chocobo that drew his attention.
Uninhabited followed her bonded's gaze and she squawked in delight. New!
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Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 10:08 am
Faiga rubbed his forehead with his temple and grinned. "Which one ? Following the woman's gaze though it became obvious to him what she was talking about and blushed right away.
"Oh yeah, that one ! Chocobo. I'm a chocobo breeder. They are made for riding them." He didn't meet people outside his tribe often and so he hadn't estimated that anyone could not know about the beloved birds.
Lysium focused on the boy for a moment and then looked at the daemon. Her face didn't show any emotion for a moment and then her mouth twitched slightly.
Shiver instead started to hiss at once. His fur became thicker and he looked like a fluffball glaring down at the bird.
Calm. Lysium looked at him with a mixture of disgust and amusement.
It was the noise that made Faiga recognise that Lysium was still up there and he quickly pulled her off the bird's back to cradle her in his arm so she was still able to see Elias.
"Could I invite you for a coffee to say sorry ?"
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:54 am
"You breed these things as your livelihood?" Haze didn't seem impressed in the least. She often viewed breeding any animal that didn't fall under the exotic category as menial and involving little skill or intelligence. Her hands akimbo, she was about to turn his offer down when she heard Habi keen.
Uninhabited was cawing and keening in delight and triumph at her bonded's success at escaping the dreaded stroller. Yayayayayaaaa!!! She chirped, flapping her wings in the same manner as clapping.
Elias winced, knowing that Habi's squawking would draw Haze's attention to him. He had wanted to get a good look at Lysium and her daemon before Haze interfered. And now that his guardian's eyes were focused on him, he only gurgled proudly that it was indeed what it looked like.
"By Yrast, Elias don't embarrass me!" Haze hissed as she bent down to scoop up Elias into her arms. "Coffee does not sound too appealing to me, a salad would be preferable." She tells Faiga.
The Forgotten seems apprehensive of the sudden proximity with the ground but he sets his attention to the small girl in Faiga's arms. She was like him, wasn't she?
"Haaaa!!" He greets her with a bright smile.
The winged daemon pads up to rest beside Haze's feet, and she balances herself onto her hindlegs, her front paws waving at Lysium, Shiver and the Chocobo. After all, the large yellow bird was a bird! And Habi was part bird.
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Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:21 am
"Yes, I do, Mam." As usual Faiga quickly thought was he had said something wrong. This was a very usual behaviour for the young man and so he rubbed the back of his head quite embarrassed.
"A salad it shall be then. Do you recommend a place to sit ?" His eyes trailed around before petting the chocobo's neck to calm him.
The cat didn't stay calm as he was told though and circled around Faiga's legs while his eyes trailed towards the new pair again and again. Hate birds, Lys.
The girl looked down at him from her position in the man's arms and for a moment you could see a grin on her face. She turned back to the creature that waved with it's paw and the guy with the long hair. It was a boy, wasn't it ?
"Shoo." Lys pointed at the pair and nodded.
Shiver hissed at the sound and his fur started to rise as he moved closer.
"Seems like our children like each other. Cute little one has a pet too ?" Faiga continued his conversation and looked at Uninhabited wondering what kind of species it was. Quickly he tried to hush Shiver. "Bad kitty, don't do that."
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Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:35 am
((Habi: gonk Why does no one like meee? DX))
Haze was not in the least bit concerned if she offended Faiga or not, "Yes, there is a place I frequent not too far from here. Although I highly doubt it would let your-" she gives the Chocobo a once-over "Means of transportation inside. It would have to be kept in a stable of sorts, or a roost, or whatever it is their homes are called. But you probably have no trouble with eating in simpler settings."
Elias frowned at Shiver's reaction, he reminded him of Fray's daemon. Why have all the daemons they've met been so unfriendly? "Meeeen~" he pointed at the cat. "Shoo? Noo! E'yas!" he declares, pointing to himself, "Habi." he then gestures to his daemon.
Habi cocked her head to the side in dismay, why was the cat so angry at her? She hadn't done anything to upset it. Yet. She cringes at the possibility of her screwing up again.
"Elias is not my child, he is my charge." Haze corrects, "I assume that these two are Forgotten Documents as well? My name is Haze K. Wyndre, by the by."
And whether they like each other is yet to be determined. Haze thinks to herself.
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Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:37 am
Faiga understood her implications very well and frowned slightly. Instead of feeling offended he felt guilty as usual. "He's able to stay outside." The man mumbled and made sure that the chocobo didn't harm any people. Scratching his throat in the right way the bird became drowsy and tired.
CALM, Shiver.
The cat stopped and looked up towards Lysium. He was just about to protest as the girl nodded at him. Shutting up his tail curled around his left backleg and he just watched Elias and Habi now. He wasn't mean, he just didn't like birds. Point.
"E'yas." The girl's voice was firm but not unfriendly as she repeated the name. "Lys'm." Pointing down at the cat she smiled. "Shiffaa."
"Forgotten what ?" Faiga had started to move closer so the woman could lead the way as he was startled by her question. "Faiga Cerecenar. Sorry for asking, but what are Forgotten Documents ?"
Perhaps the woman was talking about the cat and the bird ? Strange relations ?
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:45 am
Haze was still unimpressed by the chocobo, or by Faiga for that matter. However, her coldness warmed slightly as he asked her what Forgotten Documents were. He reminded her of her own lack of knowledge, and she answered him nicely.
"These children are called Forgotten Documents. They arrive from a book found in this very, very, very horrible house with a library inside it. Their animal companions are supposedly called daemons. At least that is what I have learned so far. How long have they been in your care?" She asks as she returns Elias back into his stroller. She does not bother to strap him in this time, realizing he would manage to escape somehow.
"Hiyeee Lys'm, Shiffaa," Elias greeted brightly with a wave. He pat his lap, signalling to his daemon to get in the stroller with him.
Habi complies, her wings still drooped in dismay at Shiver. She squawked and cawed at the pair in apology, though she had yet done anything wrong.
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Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:56 am
Faiga tried to listen but his attention span was pretty short and so he quickly drifted off and watched the cars. When she came to the question part he turned back to her face and seemed a bit irritated at first.
"Two days. I found her at a market all alone. Perhaps her true parents will send me a message and Lysium and her kitty can get home. Although I doubt it because the paper she had attached to her forehead said 'Take care, Lysium and Shiver'." Faiga shrugged and watched Elias being put back into the stroller. He needed to buy such a thing.
Lysium waited until he shifted her into a more comfortable position. Actually she didn't dislike to look down from above. Shiver was much closer to these people though. Look at cloth. The girl demanded and the cat, who had been about to lick his paw rolled his eyes. Nah...
Still he moved towards the stroller and eyed the bird cautiously. He was still a very little kitty and the bird's beak looked dangerous.
"Shiffaa loog." Lysium explained to the other Forgotten.
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Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:12 pm
Well, Faiga certainly lost whatever chance he had for getting on Haze's good side. It was one thing for her not to pay attention, it was another to have him not pay attention to her!
"I see, then you never experienced the horrible thing that is the House." It was evident she wasn't impressed by how he found Lysium and Shiver. And it was also evident that she wasn't all that bothered by the fact they had been abandoned.
Habi cawed happily at Shiver, her wings flapping as she extended one of her front paws at the cat.
"Hiyo." she squawked to Shiver.
Elias nodded in understanding at Lysium, Shiver was more than welcomed to look. If the cat wanted he could even ride with them. Come to think of it, why doesn't he offer?
"Shiffaa wan up?"
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Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:38 am
"House ?" Faiga's head snapped back and cocking his head to one side he tried to listen. "What kind of house ?"
Shiver definately looked like a cat which had been washed. Disgust could be seen on his face for a moment as he eyed the bird. Well - at least he looked a bit like a bird. "Hey..." Pulling up his right front paw for a moment before allowing it to get back in place, he grinned a bit and revealed his teeth by doing so.
"Go and loog." Lysium told her daemon, who wasn't very fond of this command. Still he did what she wanted him to do. Actually he had wanted her to go on her own, but she COULDN'T. Damn Faiga guy...
Shiver jumped onto the stroller and almost hit one of Habi's wings, because he still was a bit clumsy with movements and jumping. What now ?
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Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:35 am
"An insane, maniacal, megalomaniac house that sends you places against your will. And before you even consider that I had not been in my proper state of mind, I was. There was something magical and insidious about that establishment." Haze warns as she flips her hair indignantly at having been trapped.
The stroller was small and was a tight fit, and in Habi's attempts at making herself more comfortable, she ended up falling out of the stroller entirely. With a keen and a pained squawk, she tried to kick herself upright and only manages to upset the stroller.
A cry of surprise barely escapes Elias' lips as he found himself falling onto the sidewalk. He lands on his shoulder and instinctively gasps in pain.
"By Yrast! Elias!" Haze gasps, quickly kneeling down to pick up the baby. "This contraption is so unreliable." She mutters.
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