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Dear Mr Curly,
I have done little travelling lately because I have been so dreadfully weary. Can it be true as the old Ecclesiastes said; that all things lead to weariness? Surely not. Perhaps the opposite is true: that all nothings lead to weariness. I have a peculiar feeling, Curly, that I am worn out from something I haven't yet done and the more I don't do it, the more exhausted I become. How strange. Could it be something I haven't realised? Perhaps it's something I haven't said? Something I haven't finished! It must be very large and true whatever it is and a lively struggle in the doing but I look forward to it immensely. I know I need it. First, however, I must curl up in my chair and sleep deeply with the duck. Perhaps I'll dream of this thing and wake up refreshed and do it. My fond wishes to you Mr. Curly, and to all Curly Flat.
Yours sleepily,
Vasco Pyjama
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P.S. Not having breakfast can make you weary. That's for sure!
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I don't know about 'stopped', so much as 'slowed down'. Still, you might owe your group a post as well by the looks.
Got to a good point for a break from the assignment for a post. Unless there's more that you wanted to add, timeskip away! I wrote a brief look into the future for Sabine just so you might play around her mindset on the lead up to Thorn. I'll write the timeskip stuff for my other characters once you've invoked it.
G'night!
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"Maybe this is more like how she was before all the bad stuff happened." Janius remarked, "It would surprise me if all her scars had suddenly disappeared, she used to be afraid of the very aspect of her sister before they met again. Interesting." Janius leaned back and lightly paddled through the water with broad strokes, but his eyes were drawn to one side by the sudden commotion from Ahnasha and Fendros. Sabine didn't strike them with a beetle prank as well, did she?
Fendros grinned and laughed along with Ahnasha as he brought both his hands to bear against her. The ticklish assault was cut short when he felt a sharp pain on his leg. He winced and stopped for a moment to look at what had caused it. There was a long, shallow scratch that started to weep blood on his inner thigh. Ahnasha must have accidentally scratched him. Fendros paused to look at it, then looked at Ahnasha. His grin returned. "You're going to have to do better than that!" He said, sitting up a bit more and resuming his assault.
By sunset, Sabine had instructed Ariel on basic survival strokes and how to stay above the water. It was more of a workout than Ariel had anticipated, but she was grateful for the lessons. They might save her life one day. There was still plenty to learn later of course; faster strokes, swimming while completely submerged, generally gaining more confidence in the water. For now, though, Ariel had been taught well enough that she wouldn't panic and sink like a rock if the water was deeper than the length of her body.
Strangely enough, when they gathered for dinner that night, Sabine's stature was more open in general. She still didn't say anything more than a few words and didn't make eye contact, as usual, but her back was straighter and her shoulders were held further back. The pack got a better look at her face than they normally did. Unfortunately, the improvement only lasted for that day. Whether it was internal worries, or a nightmare during the night, she turned reclusive again by the next day. Ariel asked her about further swimming lessons when there was the occasion, and Sabine agreed to continue them, but the apparent confidence boost had a reduced effect.
Fendros grinned and laughed along with Ahnasha as he brought both his hands to bear against her. The ticklish assault was cut short when he felt a sharp pain on his leg. He winced and stopped for a moment to look at what had caused it. There was a long, shallow scratch that started to weep blood on his inner thigh. Ahnasha must have accidentally scratched him. Fendros paused to look at it, then looked at Ahnasha. His grin returned. "You're going to have to do better than that!" He said, sitting up a bit more and resuming his assault.
By sunset, Sabine had instructed Ariel on basic survival strokes and how to stay above the water. It was more of a workout than Ariel had anticipated, but she was grateful for the lessons. They might save her life one day. There was still plenty to learn later of course; faster strokes, swimming while completely submerged, generally gaining more confidence in the water. For now, though, Ariel had been taught well enough that she wouldn't panic and sink like a rock if the water was deeper than the length of her body.
Strangely enough, when they gathered for dinner that night, Sabine's stature was more open in general. She still didn't say anything more than a few words and didn't make eye contact, as usual, but her back was straighter and her shoulders were held further back. The pack got a better look at her face than they normally did. Unfortunately, the improvement only lasted for that day. Whether it was internal worries, or a nightmare during the night, she turned reclusive again by the next day. Ariel asked her about further swimming lessons when there was the occasion, and Sabine agreed to continue them, but the apparent confidence boost had a reduced effect.
I think we may have killed our more than our original quota. We should probably get team S.M.R.T. moving again.
Yeah, I think I need to focus on this assignment. That'll be my last post for today, sorry.
Looking down and to one side for a moment, Fendros shifted and laid down on his back next to Ahnasha, still holding onto her hand. "You're strong," He said, looking beside himself at her, "Things will turn out fine, I'm sure." He move his head forward and kissed her. Even though he had his worries, Fendros knew that all things considered, the odds were in their favour. As long as he and Ahnasha stayed strong, he had a feeling that more good was going to come from the future than ill. "You know," he started with a more lighthearted tone, "your feet seemed to make you twitch and laugh. You wouldn't happen to be..." Fendros pressed his thumb roughly in a spot near Ahnasha's kidney, "... ticklish, would you?"
"Hmm. Well, while we're here I suppose it would be a good idea." Ariel said, nodding once, "If I'm going to be living in such a place I'll probably need to learn how to swim." Her brow creased and she looked at Meesei "Didn't you teach Sabine to swim? I would have thought..."
Ariel trailed off as Sabine drifted up to her and tugged on her arm. "Follow," She said softly.
Even though she glanced to the rest of the pack with a look of confusion, Ariel didn't put up any resistance as Sabine pulled her to a spot in the water out of the way from the pack. With a series of gestures, and a small number of words, Sabine began to demonstrate and instruct Ariel on some basic facets of swimming; kicks, strokes, floating, breathing. They remained in the shallows, but where needed, Sabine proved strong enough to hold Ariel above the water for certain instructions. It was all a bit unexpected, but Sabine seemed rather enthusiastic about teaching her sister how to swim. Ariel appeared to be receptive, but was definitely uncomfortable. She seemed to learn the bare basics quickly, however.
"I've never seen Sabine being so open with someone." Janius observed, now upright in the water and watching the two, "I wonder what's got into her that she's... not so reclusive today."
"Hmm. Well, while we're here I suppose it would be a good idea." Ariel said, nodding once, "If I'm going to be living in such a place I'll probably need to learn how to swim." Her brow creased and she looked at Meesei "Didn't you teach Sabine to swim? I would have thought..."
Ariel trailed off as Sabine drifted up to her and tugged on her arm. "Follow," She said softly.
Even though she glanced to the rest of the pack with a look of confusion, Ariel didn't put up any resistance as Sabine pulled her to a spot in the water out of the way from the pack. With a series of gestures, and a small number of words, Sabine began to demonstrate and instruct Ariel on some basic facets of swimming; kicks, strokes, floating, breathing. They remained in the shallows, but where needed, Sabine proved strong enough to hold Ariel above the water for certain instructions. It was all a bit unexpected, but Sabine seemed rather enthusiastic about teaching her sister how to swim. Ariel appeared to be receptive, but was definitely uncomfortable. She seemed to learn the bare basics quickly, however.
"I've never seen Sabine being so open with someone." Janius observed, now upright in the water and watching the two, "I wonder what's got into her that she's... not so reclusive today."
"Well..." Ariel looked out at the water and hesitated once again. It was a bit too murky to see how deep it was, but judging by where the others were in the water, she didn't have to venture out any further than waist deep. Even if she wander so deep that she would struggle, the others were all there to help her. While she was thinking, Sabine's eyes were inviting her as well. The water was cool on her feet. "Well, okay," She said with a smile before standing up to remove her robe, "I'm not likely to drown in water this shallow." With the pack's attitudes towards nudity, her nervous modesty had been diminished over the past few months, but she still wore her undergarments as she waded in. She reached a point where she could lower the rest of her body in, and although her navel twitched with the cold at first, she sighed with relief once her neck reached the waterline. "That's better. I never thought I'd be so grateful to cool down in my life." Ariel said, now closer to the rest of the pack.
"It would be interesting to try some things with trodh. Most commonly, ingredients harvested from such fish are used in poisons, but sometimes they can be mixed with some things to sharpen the mind or the body temporarily. Or to change it temporarily. It seems appropriate that some types of fish can be used in a brew to allow someone to breath underwater. It's a kind of natural alteration effect." Ariel's initial concerns seemed to be all but gone by now. Even though the floor of the pond was slimy and at the same time gritty, at least she could feel herself seated on it. Talking about alteration also reminded her of her own ability to cast a waterbreathing spell. Practicing in a bathtub meant that she was well prepared to use that in the worst circumstances. "If only there was an alteration spell that would allow me to swim in the first place," she mentioned.
The full moons, that complicated things. Truthfully, Fendros wanted to be there to help Ahnasha when she gave birth, but whenever the moons were out, his beast spirit was under the least control. That was the time that they had no choice but to hunt. There was no point blaming his beast spirit, or even himself for not being there for her. His condition was a fact of life at this point. Still, would his beast spirit be more inclined to stay around, or hunt? Fendros was silent for a short while, thinking on it. He sighed and looked from Ahnasha's stomach to her face. "I hope so too. I'd like to be there for you. If it does turn out that way, however, I'm inclined to think that your beast spirit would know to stay still at least." Fendros' eyes went down, "I don't know, though. Will the child be okay?" He looked at Ahnasha again. He wished he had more control over the situation.
"It would be interesting to try some things with trodh. Most commonly, ingredients harvested from such fish are used in poisons, but sometimes they can be mixed with some things to sharpen the mind or the body temporarily. Or to change it temporarily. It seems appropriate that some types of fish can be used in a brew to allow someone to breath underwater. It's a kind of natural alteration effect." Ariel's initial concerns seemed to be all but gone by now. Even though the floor of the pond was slimy and at the same time gritty, at least she could feel herself seated on it. Talking about alteration also reminded her of her own ability to cast a waterbreathing spell. Practicing in a bathtub meant that she was well prepared to use that in the worst circumstances. "If only there was an alteration spell that would allow me to swim in the first place," she mentioned.
The full moons, that complicated things. Truthfully, Fendros wanted to be there to help Ahnasha when she gave birth, but whenever the moons were out, his beast spirit was under the least control. That was the time that they had no choice but to hunt. There was no point blaming his beast spirit, or even himself for not being there for her. His condition was a fact of life at this point. Still, would his beast spirit be more inclined to stay around, or hunt? Fendros was silent for a short while, thinking on it. He sighed and looked from Ahnasha's stomach to her face. "I hope so too. I'd like to be there for you. If it does turn out that way, however, I'm inclined to think that your beast spirit would know to stay still at least." Fendros' eyes went down, "I don't know, though. Will the child be okay?" He looked at Ahnasha again. He wished he had more control over the situation.
No problem. I need to ween off my procrastination anyway. This assignment I'm doing is proving daunting.
"If you say so, Meesei," Ariel lifted one of the trodh from waterskin, holding firmly onto its tail. "That's one of the good things about alchemy; even the most dangerous substance can be used with another to great benefit. The trick is finding out how and what." Ariel lifted the creature up higher, but hesitated. She took a deep breath in and held it before dropping the creature into her throat and swallowing. "Oh," she said, then held her lips shut for a few seconds, "I think I could get used to that." She moved her tongue around her mouth to get some more of the taste. Judging by her reaction to the ordeal, she had sampled worse things before.
Fendros placed his hand on Ahnasha's over her stomach. "Half way," he repeated, smiling. In his mind, he tried to remember which varieties of Khajiit the ones she named were. The Cathay and Cathay-raht were at least humanoid from what Fendros could remember, though would outgrow Fendros in adulthood and perhaps adolescence. The Senche was one more likened to the size of a horse. Fendros paused for a moment to wonder how it would be to raise what would essentially be an oversized, yet intelligent cougar. It was all mostly worries and what-ifs that Fendros knew he could rightly rationalise in his mind.
Curling his fingers around Ahnasha's hand, Fendros gave her a reassuring smile. "As far as things being in the hands of the heavens, I'm sure whatever phase it is will deliver a blessing." His smile turned into a look of concern. The pause before mentioning the last variety hinted of her own concern. "Are you worried about it being a Senche?" He asked quietly.
Fendros placed his hand on Ahnasha's over her stomach. "Half way," he repeated, smiling. In his mind, he tried to remember which varieties of Khajiit the ones she named were. The Cathay and Cathay-raht were at least humanoid from what Fendros could remember, though would outgrow Fendros in adulthood and perhaps adolescence. The Senche was one more likened to the size of a horse. Fendros paused for a moment to wonder how it would be to raise what would essentially be an oversized, yet intelligent cougar. It was all mostly worries and what-ifs that Fendros knew he could rightly rationalise in his mind.
Curling his fingers around Ahnasha's hand, Fendros gave her a reassuring smile. "As far as things being in the hands of the heavens, I'm sure whatever phase it is will deliver a blessing." His smile turned into a look of concern. The pause before mentioning the last variety hinted of her own concern. "Are you worried about it being a Senche?" He asked quietly.
The site being flaky meant I wasn't able to read your reply for a while. Sorry if I've kept you up late xP
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