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 Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 9:40 pm
 The tome before you belongs to Huni Pi and Linneas. There is a seal surrounding the book, one that allows you to leaf through the pages but prevents you from adding anything. The enchantment is strong and cannot be broken so easily, if at all. So just sit back and enjoy the Tall Tale that is unfolding before you. You can visit the Stationery Store to find out how you can write your own Tall Tale.
About Linneas
Written on: 01-05-05
Author: Huni Pi
Gender: Male
Age: Likely Story
Favorite Tale: Aido <3
Least Favorite Tale: Unknown
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 10:30 pm
1 - Staff
2 - Navigation
3 - Dates of Importance
4 - Rules
5 - How it all began
6 - About Linneas
7 - Photo Album
8 - Possessions
9 - The Tale of Linneas
10 - Fellow Tall Tales
11 - About Huni Pi
12 - Linneas' family
13 - Linneas' extended family
14 - Links of Interest
15 - Disclaimer
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 10:32 pm
 15 April 2005 - Linneas discovered something in the Study, what could it be?
07 March 2005 - Linny grew!!!
05 Jan 2005 - Went to the shop for the first time and Linneas was born
04 Jan 2005 - Hired Syrie to help the upkeep and repairs of the shop
02 Jan 2005 - Huni received an odd letter declaring her owner of an old Stationery Shop.
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 10:36 pm
Only the following may post:
1.) Any Tall Tale Guardian
2.) Any Legend of the Tale Guardian
3.) Any Dream (by Proxility) Owner
4.) Any Fandangle Bonded who have met Linneas
5.) Syrie
6.) chaoticdivinity
7.) People dropping off gifts
Please take note of the following:
1.) When posting, please do so in character
2.) If there is an RP going on, please wait until it is over before posting
3.) Please turn off you sigs, the diary/journal/whatever is image heavy
4.) Do not ask me to sell you Linneas or his future off spring
5.) If you want to as for a playdate PM the account Linneas Pi
6.) More will be added if necessary
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 10:38 pm
 Necessity is the mother of Invention, and Imagination is its consort. But sometimes, it takes a pinch of Fate to really make things happen.
It all began with a letter declaring Huni to be the new owner of an old stationery shop located somewhere in Barton. In spite of the suspicious circumstances surrounding this news, Huni had always been a trusting person. With little more than an overnight bag, Huni ventured off to Barton to see what sort of shop she now owned.
It could have been a quaint little store, if the display window wasn't covered in grime, and the doors weren't rotten from age and neglect. Still, there was something about the shop that Huni couldn't resist going inside to explore.
With the outside looking so run-down, it came as something of a surprise that the lights still worked. Although the bulbs did threaten to burn out any second. Hastily, Huni gave the shop's first floor a quick scan. The floor creaked whenever Huni walked on them, and the walls looked ready to fall apart. There were some writing tables and wooden chairs, and a couple of empty bookcases. And like the floor, they were all covered with a thick layer of dust.
A staircase that led to the second floor caught Huni's attention, but as she began to ascend, the lights started to flicker on and off. Aside from being trusting, Huni had always been something of a scaredy cat. And not wanting to get stuck upstairs in the dark, Huni decided to explore the second floor some other time. As she descended the stairs, something brushed against her foot. Whether it was a rat, a cockroach or some other vermin wasn't important. All that mattered was that it sent Huni into a blind panic. A shriek, followed by Huni's natural instinct to make a run for it, sent the red head careening for the door.
Unfortunately, it was also when Huni's clumsy nature chose to surface, and she tripped over one of the boxes. She ended up crashing against one of the rotting walls. After the world stopped spinning, and the lights stopped flickering, Huni groggily sat up. She gave a small yelp at the Huni-shaped hole that was gaping in the wall.
But as she peered inside, she gave a small gasp. Behind the wall appeared to be a study of sorts, and it seemed to have been sealed up for years, judging by the layer of dirt. Faded landscape paintings hung on the walls, and an old bear skin rug lay at the foot of a writing table. On the table were some sheets of yellowing paper, some fountain pens and inkwells, and beside the writing instruments was a thick, leather bound tome.
With the lights glowing steadily, and no sign of any movement coming from the study, Huni decided to go inside and give the tome a look. Written on the first page was a poem:
Tell me a story
Any story will do.
Long or short it matters not, or at the very
Least little, neither if it's real or untrue.
Tell me a tale
Anything out of the blue.
Let it be a question or an answer of
Exceptional significance or sheer nonsense
So long as it comes from you.
Huni wasn't sure what the poem meant, and decided to shrug it off as she scanned the rest of the pages. She found it odd that the owner of the book used just the top line, and wrote only one thing althroughout:
Why?
"Why, what?" Huni muttered. After staring at the pages for a few minutes, she found herself reaching for one of the fountain pens. After dipping the pen into an inkwell (and getting ink on her fingers), she added some words to the question and answered it.
As soon as she finished writing, the lights began to flicker again. This time, it burned out completely, and a cold wind blew into the shop. The wind seemed to swirl around Huni, knocking the tome out of her hands. Needless to say the red head screamed her head off at this odd occurance. The sheets of paper scattered into the shop's front and settled at the very center in a small mountain-shaped pile.
Visibly spooked, Huni exited the study back into the store. Once her heart stopped pounded, and the lights stabilized, she proceeded to pick up the papers.
"I didn't realize there were that many sheets." Huni sighed. Just then, a small hand emerged from the pile and grabbed the red head by the wrist. Once again, Huni released an ear-splitting shriek. Her own scream was echoed by the muffled wailing of what sounded like a baby. Huni stopped her screaming, and began parting the pile. Under all the papers was an infant, who was crying his eyes out in fear.
"Oh, oh, shhhhh, shhh." Huni cooed as she gently carried him into her arms. The moment the infant found himself in Huni's embrace, he ceased wailing and contented himself with soft whimpering. "Where did you come from?" she asked, the question directed more to herself than the infant. He gurgled a bit and reached out towards the direction of the study.What's so special about the Study and the Tome...With the baby in her arms, and the lights burning steadily, Huni re-entered the study. Her first thought was to bring the leather bound tome outside to read in a better lighting condition. But no matter what the red head did, the tome refused to be brought out. And by refused it would grow extremely heavy, or impossibly slippery, or appear to be glued to the writing table.
"What on Gaia?" Huni panted, feeling herself grow tired. In frustration she flipped open the tome and attempted to write a rather... nasty message. But even that proved impossible for as soon as she wrote anything onto the pages, the ink just drained away.
"Darn you!" she found herself yelling and angrily slamming the tome shut before pushing it off the table. There was a strange satisfaction in hearing the dull thud of a heavy book falling against the floor and seeing its pages splay apart. So you can imagine her surprise when she found another tome lying atop the table.
Huni stared at the second tome for a few seconds before her gaze reverted to the first tome on the floor. This went on for a good five minutes before she accepted that she wasn't hallucinating. Upon closer inspection, she saw the second tome was the same hue as the infant's hair. On the cover, embossed in gold leaves were the wordsLinneas
by Huni Pi"Linneas?" she found herself uttering. And the baby in her arms seemed to answer back in gibberish. "Linneas?" Huni repeated, this time looking at the infant. He reached out to her and smiled as if in affirmation. "Oh so that's your name, Linneas is it? Well Linny, let's see what else this book knows about you." she suggested as she flipped the tome to the first page. She quirked a brow at the sight of her handwriting.
Why are things the way they are now?
And below the question was the answer.
Because it's all your fault.
"This was what I had written earlier... So what happens next?" she asked.
And as if in response, the pages turned into a blank sheet and the words "It's up to you" faded in. Instinctively, Huni stepped away from the writing table in case some evil spectre chose to appear at this point. But after several minutes of nothing, Huni decided to bring the book out of the study. While she had no difficulty in removing the second tome, it no longer replied whenever she asked it questions. Apparently, she had to figure this one out on her own.
Once she opened the shop, Huni realized just what was so special about the Study and the Tome. Whoever wrote a response to the Tome's question ended up with an infant and another tome. But what exactly do these new ones signify and what the original tome wants to accomplish is still a mystery.
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 10:40 pm
  Name: Linneas Pi
Nickname: Linny, Linnykins (only mommy can call me that!), Leenee
Gender: Male
Age: Likely Story
Type: Tall Tale
Posts in: Firebrick
Likes: A sense of order, seeing others happy, asserting himself more, being independent and cleaning around the house
Dislikes: Disappointing others, getting others hurt at his expense, that voice in the back of his head
Personality: Having grown a few months ago, Linneas is adjusting to the sudden changes both in his body and in the way he views things. Guilt is still hanging somewhere in the back of his mind, though he handles it a lot better than when he was younger. Though he is still a sweet and gentle guy, Linneas is learning to be more assertive of himself and is trying to establish his independence from Huni.
He now knows the identity of the voice in his head, and because of this he is able to ignore him. However, there are times he slips up, and during these moments, Linneas is very prone to breaking down.
Abilities: Penance - Linneas is able to absorb the damage that has been caused on another person. Once he absorbs past a certain point, he ends up getting hurt.
Is currently: Lost.
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 10:48 pm
Main pics under construction
Fan Art
[x] - by .End.Of.Hysteria.
[x]- by chaoticdivinity
[x] - by Orestae
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 10:53 pm
  - a Tome I bought for him from ME&F
 - Nera, an archemeral familiar that popped out of a mini-tome, he discovered him a few weeks ago when he was exploring the Study.
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 10:56 pm
 Written on the first page of Linneas' tome
Why are things the way they are now?
Because it's all your fault!
Chaos from order, destruction from life, things eventually fall apart. But why do they decay in the first place? He knew why, but he wouldn't tell anyone. He couldn't tell anyone.
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 11:08 pm
  Linneas just adores Khia, not only because he can change shapes but Linny admires Khia's inner strength. He heard that the transformations hurt and yet Khia still does them. Linny is impressed by this furry Tale and also being Uncle Syrie's Tale adds brownie points. He doesn't think Khia's dirty because of his dark color, he finds him rather clean and nice smelling.
 Linny is curious about Olivia, and why she and Cap'n Tyb didn't like each other so well. Then again, he hasn't interacted with her much, so he feels he doesn't have any right to judge.
 When Linneas met Nala, she chewed on him. It didn't hurt, but Linny is a little wary of her ever since she gnawed on Ning. Otherwise, he likes her.
 Has not met yet.
 Linneas likes Ai because of her shiney halo, and because she's Aunty Chao's Tale. He worries about her ever since he saw her 'hurt.' That and he feels closest to her among the female Tales. He dotes on her and enjoys her company, especially how reassuring her very presence is to him.
 Linneas is absolutely worried for Andi ever since he and his Author collapsed in the shop. When they went to the hospital, Linny felt a little resentful that Andi caused Huni to leave for a few days. Still, Linneas hopes that nothing bad has happened to him.
 Has not met yet.
 Linneas feels closest to the male Tales, because he had spent the night at the store. He's glad that Angelus calls him Linny and that he was allowed to call the winged boy by the nickname "Angel." Although he doesn't know what has been happening to the poor boy.
 Ever since he got to talk to Captain Tybalt that day, Linneas has felt nothing but admiration and respect for the feathery Tale's attitude. He wishes he could be more assertive like Tybalt, and is grateful that the captain will be giving him tips and pointers on how to fight.
 Linneas finds this Tale fascinating, although he is a bit wary since she's related to Luna who totally freaked him out when he was younger. He's curious as to why she doesn't seem to like a lot of people though, but he likes her nontheless.
 Thoughts in progress...
 He saw him briefly, and was a little nervous. There was something that seemed so intimidating about Jiro, but Linny just brushed it off as him naturally being shy around strangers.
 Linneas was there when Lance first appeared but he didn't talk to the Tale much. He was too busy sweeping and thought that Dragonfly should have her moment with the scaled Tale.
 Has not met yet.
 He has a long name, but he looks soft and clean.
 Has not met yet.
 He doesn't understand why Lyris is so cranky when he asks her questions. It's not like he was asking really mean stuff, but at least her kitty Luna was nice to him. Maybe he could find a nice kitty toy for Luna?
 Linny thinks he's so pretty and is just in awe at how sparkly he is. He's not sure what Adonis' name is yet though but he intends to remedy this.
 Has not met yet.
 Has not met yet.
 Has not met yet.
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 11:11 pm
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 11:15 pm
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 11:20 pm
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 11:24 pm
[x] Ning's Basin
[x] Talim's Journal
[x] Khun Ying's Diary
[x] Sim's Journal
[x] Tamis' Journal
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 11:29 pm
Tall Tales concept copyright to Huni Pi and Syrie.
Artwork copyright to original artists.
Banners and Linneas copyright to Huni Pi.
Steal anything and I will make you kulam!
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