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 Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:26 pm
Despite the fact that the weather outside was decent and the nearby parks were beckoning, Kari somehow found herself striding past all of the outdoor displays of natural beauty. After realizing that Evie had not met many children her own age, the Ancient had decided to take it upon herself to find her another infant to play with for awhile. When she had discarded most of the options her own mother suggested, Kari found herself left with the possibility of taking Evie to the clinic in an attempt to run into another visiting parent with a child. It was a longshot, but it was the best idea so far. Evie was getting too used to just the family.
Evie, settled happily on Kari's hip, had no idea where they were going, and she didn't seem to care much, even as Kari opened the front door of the clinic and took her inside, away from the pretty plants outdoors. The infant, happily toying with a brightly colored cat plushie, was unbothered by being indoors and continued to play on, oblivious to the fact that her mother was glancing around the lobby in search of another person.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:59 pm
Joirune had found herself with nothing to do that afternoon, so she'd taken it upon herself to start cleaning up around the clinic. At the moment, she was straightening up in the lobby. The priestess looked up when the little bell on the door rang. She smiled at the woman and the little child on her hip.
"Here for a checkup by any chance?" She straightened up and smoothed out her pants and made sure her scrub top was pulled down.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 2:39 pm
Kari, startled by the unfamiliar woman in scrubs, was silent for about half a second. Then she gave a rueful smile and tried to get a new grip on Evie, who had been overtaken by a sudden urge to get away. "I almost wish so. I was actually stopping by to see if there were any parents and kids about for Evie to meet," she replied, briefly flashing her fangs in a friendly smile.
Struggling in her mother's grip, Evie managed to wriggle around so she was dangling half-upside down in Kari's arms, chewing happily on her dog plushie's ear. She froze when she spied the unfamiliar person, even her chewing paused for the moment. She then righted herself and stared, flipping both of her tails around. "Ooooh?"
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 2:43 pm
"It's been a quiet day. Only a few people in. My name is Joirune, I'm a new nurse here." The priestess bowed politely, she still wasn't used to shaking hands or anything like that. She smiled again, hoping the other woman hadn't been too started by her.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 2:56 pm
"Well, it was a thought," Kari chuckled with a self-deprecating smile. Ahhh, she should've known better. Oh well. The trip hadn't been a total waste. "It's wonderful to meet you, Joirune. I'm sure I'll be seeing you here quite a bit. I'm Kari, and this is my daughter, Evie," the Ancient added, gesturing with her chin at the green-skinned child in her arms.
Evie stared at Joirune for quite awhile, her mouth hanging open slightly as she tried to process this new and unfamiliar face. After deeming this new woman 'safe', she gave a toothy grin and waved a chubby hand at the nurse, her other hand still closely clutching her well-loved dog plushie. "Hiiiiihihihi!" she chirruped happily.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:08 pm
"It's very nice to meet you as well, Kari." She nodded to the woman. "..and Evie." She smiled at the little girl. "She's quite adorable, seems very energetic too."
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:15 pm
A bit relieved now that Evie had ceased her struggling, Kari relaxed, curling her own tail a bit. Ahhh, a few moments of beloved peace and ease. "Thank you," she replied, her face flushing a slightly darker shade of green. "She's... ahhh... the resident escape artist at home. I'm always finding her hiding on top of the refrigerator or trying to get the 'front door' open. Can't turn my back on her for a second, or she's out and about. I'm dreading the day she learns how to walk." She tilted her horned head to one side, gazing curiously at Joirune for a moment. "Do you have children of your own?"
Evie giggled at Joirune and then commenced chewing on her plushie again, still closely watching this unfamiliar, though very interesting, woman. "Heeeehhurhurhur.." she chortled around her mouthful of plushie, eyes alight with joy and mischief.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:17 pm
Joirune frowned a little. "No, unfortunately I don't, unless you count a newborn puppy." She couldn't have children, the natural way at least, if she wished to remain a priestess. Hearing about the clinic's procedures from Julian had intrigued her a bit, and she had started to wonder if she could have a child that way...but she wouldn't want a child alone.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:22 pm
A bit bemused by the other woman's frown, Kari couldn't resist a small chuckle. "Ahhh, puppies count as babies, especially when they're newborns. Same amount of work and just as much love." Then again, Kari was partial to canines. It was a natural preference. "The good thing about puppies, though, is that most of them don't grow to out-do you in size."
Evie, meanwhile, got bored of her chewing and resumed a full-on stare. After a moment, she held out one three-fingered hand toward Joirune, making a string of inquisitive noises.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:30 pm
"I suppose your right." Joirune's expression brightened and her attention turned to Evie again, for the moment. "A curious little one, aren't you?"
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:44 pm
"I've raised puppies, and now I've got her. She's cuter, but she's way bigger too," Kari said, grinning broadly. Really, there was no way to accurately compare her beautiful daughter to a puppy. She was just incomparable, but that was the biased parent in her speaking. She took a few steps closer to Joirune to satisfy Evie's curiosity, watching the girl watch the nurse.
Evie gave a squeaky giggle and twirled her tails about, staring at Joirune with large, curious fiery eyes. She let out another string of incomprehensible baby babble, still holding her hand out toward the nurse.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:01 pm
Joirune waved to Evie. "There's a little toy bin in the corner, perhaps theres something in there that might interest her?" The priestess glanced up at Kari.
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:35 pm
Kari gave the priestess an apologetic grin. "Ahhh, I wish. She likes her plushie most of all, but people tend to interest her more than toys," she explained, chuckling and leaning her head away from Evie as the infant began to pet her hair. "For some reason, toys just don't hold her fascination for long."
Giving the nurse a cheerful wave, Evie burbled some sort of greeting and then went back to stroking her mother's long hair. Occasionally she'd pull a hand away to itch at her own reddish horns before going back to the hair-petting, fascinated by the softness of it.
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:33 pm
"Oh, it's quite alright." Joirune made a silly face at Evie. "All little ones are different." She smiled softly.
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:00 pm
After a moment of surprise, Evie returned the face, scrunching up her nose and baring her little teeth in what was supposed to look appropriately silly. In reality, she looked like a cross between a vampire and a rabid dog, but that just made Kari chuckle all the louder. Ah, children. "This is true. She isn't anything like any of my siblings, for which I am profoundly grateful on my counts," the Ancient said fervently.
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