EliteCommander

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Kaleeth was not sure what to think at first, but she went along with Janius' lead. Dancing was at least something she was familiar with, but not any sort of dance like this. The movements seemed strange, and structured. She had no issue moving in the water, though Janius was a bit sluggish because of it. Her sluggishness came from the fact that she had never performed a dance with defined steps, so she was completely following Janius' lead. She was sure she was probably doing something wrong, but nevertheless, she enjoyed it. The dance held a sort of aesthetic beauty to it, even if she was doing it wrong. After a while of dancing, she nearly tripped on Janius' foot and held tightly onto him to keep herself from falling.

"I have not seen a dance like this before. All the things you describe about that city are so strange; I'm not sure I understand them all. You say people keep more things than they need, but don't do anything else? Why would everyone else give them those things if they don't use them for anything? These cities must have a lot of food and clothes and other things if they can give one person so much. It seems like some people would starve if they did not. I don't know what a fork is and why they want to hold it a certain way. Still, this dance looks very pretty. I'm sure I'm doing it wrong though." Kaleeth commented, still holding him close.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"It sounds like you have had a lot of teachers, though they don't all sound nice." Kaleeth commented. After a while of jumping, Leaps finally managed to catch one of the fleshflies in his mouth. He immediately swam over to the shore triumphantly and swallow its meal, only to jump back in and repeat the process countless more times.

"My father was a great teacher for me and egg-brother. He wanted both of us to be safe, so he was very patient to teach us. Even if it took me a very long time to learn what he was teaching, he never gave up. After losing egg-brother...I think he will be angry to hear that I am thinking about leaving. He would have no children here anymore." She explained, though she did not much want to stay on the topic, as it made her nervous just to think about it. "Anyway, even if they were not all nice to you, it does sound like you had a lot of people to learn from. There are some things I don't understand though. What is...rich man?" She asked curiously. Coming from a society that shared all vital resources among the community, the concept of wealth was one that was completely foreign to her.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

As Janius sat down in the water beside her, Kaleeth moved closer to him. She sat in his lap with her arm around his neck and her head resting on his chest. She could not deny that the Hunt she was planning to go on would be at least a bit dangerous, since she would be going out into the marsh alone. It made her nervous, but it wasn't as if she had not been hunting alone before. It was a risk she was used to, though she was not quite used to killing something and sacrificing it to a Daedra. Hopefully, communing with the Hist would also help to calm her down.

"Hmm, well I guess I have had two teachers mostly, father and Thorantilth. I mean, other people have taught me other things, but they taught me the most. Father has always been a good teacher for fighting, tracking, and anything else needed for hunting. Training was the only time he ever raised his voice at me, and it was for good reasons. If I didn't learn, I would die in the marsh. The Treeminder taught me, and all the other hatchlings, about the Hist and our traditions. He taught us history, told us stories, and all kinds of other things. What about you, did you ever have teachers? I don't know much about that city you said you grew up in. I have never seen a city before, actually. All I know about them is that they do not move like our village, for some reason. It seems to me like that would just let it flood." Kaleeth commented.

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With a smile, Meesei wrapped her arms around Sabine to give her a hug. To Meesei, all of the pack felt like a family to her. They were like her community back in her village in many ways, but for Sabine in particular, she felt a close bond, like that of a mother to a child. She had commented on it before, but now, that thought seemed to ring particularly true. In recent years, she had been wondering if she would ever be able to have a child of her own, but she was starting to wonder if that wasn't already true. What did it matter if there was any blood relation if she could still pass down her knowledge and experience to another? Meesei was still not entirely certain how Sabine viewed her, in light of recent events, but as long as she was happy with her life, Meesei would be as well.

"I enjoy being able to talk to you, Sabine. You deserve your freedom from all that pain. That being said, be sure to tell me if you ever wish to be left alone. I admit, I might become a bit too excited, and want to talk to you too often. I understand that everyone needs time alone from time to time to meditate, rest, or otherwise relax." Meesei said, trying to make sure she did not become too pushy with her attention.

The Depths of Deception

Yeah, I think it would be best for you to just bring reganza's character with you, Lightbox. I messaged Hail, but I assume he is busy. It is rather late now, but I'll post tomorrow.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

"I don't think so, not really. I mean, hatchlings learn how to walk after a while by watching everyone else. I don't know if you call that teaching." Kaleeth responded. She put her arm around Janius as well and continued to watch Leaps snapping at the flies above him. "I guess wamasu are more...independent than our hatchlings. It is doing a lot for only being a few days old. I wonder why that is? Is it the same for humans, do your hatchlings...or, well, I guess you don't have eggs so...younglings? Do they take a long time to learn to do anything?"

After a few moments, Kaleeth swam over near the edge of the river and sat down in the water next to the riverbank. She leaned back so that her head was just above the surface and closed her eyes a moment to relax. Of course, it was inevitable that Leaps decided to swim over to her, climb on her head, and use that as a springboard to jump at the fleshflies. Her head was pushed under the water for a few seconds, after which she slowly raised back up and let out a sigh, expecting Janius to be laughing.

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Meesei gave a light chuckle. "The Hist are...not so easy to understand. Even the most educated, experienced Treeminder cannot fathom their existence. However, we do generally think of them as benevolent. The Hist have always led the Argonian people in ways that work to our benefit, and keep us out of conflict if at all possible. I admit, I have never heard of the Hist encouraging an Argonian to leave their influence, but that does not mean it is not possible. It could be that they disapprove, but even if they do, it would not change anything about my choices. I may respect the Hist greatly, but my love for my family, all of you, supersedes anything else."

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Kaleeth looked at Janius curiously, and with a bit of amazement as he started talking about learning to swim. That was a concept she had never even heard of before, so it took her by surprise. She swam over to Janius, with Leaps following close behind her, then resting itself on her shoulder once she stopped. It chirped and raised its nose in the air, seemingly to get closer to the fleshflies flying above them. "Wait, you say you had to...learn to swim? You mean it was not instinct for you? Is that the same for all Humans, or was there something wrong with you? It seems strange that something so useful would not be instinct."

For whatever reason, Leaps held its mouth open while its eyes darted around across its field of view. It looked rather funny for a few moments before it suddenly jumped off of her shoulder at the group of fleshflies. It snapped its jaw closed in midair, but did not seem to get anything more than air before falling back into the water. Undaunted, the wamasu swam back, this time climbing up on Janius' shoulder.

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"The Hist knew my purpose there, so they did 'speak' to me, in a manner of...speaking." Meesei responded. "The Hist often do not communicate plainly in words as we do. For me, they filled my mind with important memories of yours that surrounded the situation, memories that would give me the context to provide advice. Since this ritual was meant for you, they did not commune with me on questions and concerns that I have. I am considering trying to commune with the Hist once more before leaving the marsh. I do not believe they disapprove of my choice to follow Hircine, but I would like to see if I could know for certain. They might even impart wisdom to help me on my path."

The Depths of Deception

The people who are yet to arrive are reganza's and Hailfire's characters, right? Lightbox, if reganza takes too long to respond, you can puppet his character over, so you can post.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Kaleeth lowered her head as she thought back on her brother. It had not been too long since his passing, and it was still difficult to think about. "Oh, well, he was going to be a hunter like me. He was good at it too, much braver than me. He never seemed to be afraid, and he always tried to help me not be afraid, even though he was two years younger than me. He died in his trial though; he picked the same one I did. We don't know exactly what happened, or what killed him. His body was in many pieces when we found it. I...only looked at it once, it was very hard to see his remains like that. He was very friendly and had a lot of friends. He got into trouble a lot, but never anything too bad." She explained. As they reached the swimming hole, Kaleeth removed her loincloth and lowered herself silently into the river. Her somber mood did not last too long, however, as Leaps seemed to find the only logical thing to do once they reached the river was to jump in after her and start to tread water. With its small frame, it was rather amusing to watch, so it once again brought a smile to her face and caused her to laugh.

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"Hmm, yes and no." Meesei responded, stopping to think for a moment on how to phrase her answer. "The ritual of binding is generally reserved for Argonians who are hatched away from the Hist and need to have their soul bound to them. It was not necessary for me to undergo such a ritual, however, I did know what was going to happen, roughy. As Treeminder, I consumed the sap to commune with the HIst many times, for different reasons. I was also trained to perform that very same ritual on others, so I had a good idea of what was going to happen. The Hist do not always go about communing with the one bound to them in the same way, so I did not know that they were going to have you relive your memories, as I would have told you had I known."

The Depths of Deception

The temperature in the lobby was on the low side for what Rothians were used to, but Rareth felt comfortable. She was wearing a white suit with read markings on the shoulders, arms, and thighs. The formalwear was indeed quite nice, but aesthetics was not its only function. The synthetic materials it was made of, which had an almost metallic shine to them, were design to trap in heat in order to help Rothians be comfortable on other, non-Rothian worlds. It worked well enough for Pax, as well as Human settlements, but given the low temperatures the Masulu were accustomed to, a Rothian would need a more specialized set of clothing to be close to comfortable. The same was true in reverse for the Masulu, while the Humans were used to a climate that was at a sort of uncomfortable medium between the two.

After a while, another individual, a Dirophyd, silently took a seat in the lobby. Shortly afterwards, two more individuals, both Masulu in military dress uniforms. This time, one of them decided to strike up a conversation, though the topic of which Rareth did not precisely believe that to be a good idea to talk about in the building's lobby. There were not many people in the room yet, but she knew nothing about the Dirophyd in the corner. "If we are here for the same purpose, it would perhaps not be best to discuss it in a public setting. The meeting I am here to attend is scheduled in two days, is it the same for you?"

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

Okay, now that things have started to settle down and I'm starting to do things again, I read back and found the descriptions of the missions. I don't really have a preference as far as the content of the missions, so I think I'll choose based on who is going on which one. Do you happen to have a running tally of the participants on each mission?

As far as my immediate next post, I think Free wanted to do something, so I probably need to speak with you, Free.