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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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Gallus nodded, "Yes. About now, actually." He slowed to a stop and put his fists on his hips. He searched around for the sun to make sure he had his bearings, but looked a little unsure. "We could just take a right, but we might have wavered with the way we've meandered." He looked around until he found a suitable tree to climb and began doing just that. "I'll see if I can find the sun. I won't be a moment."
It was just the chance that Tzirret had been waiting for. He watched as Gallus climbed so high that he was out of earshot, then looked at La'khay, picking at one of his claws nervously.
"Um, La'khay?" Tzirret looked to one side and one of his ears rose higher than the other, "This one knows that he was very upset last night. He could not...get through the nervousness, and I could not...do...what was planned, but..." Tzirret's ears rose slightly and he managed to look La'khay in the face, "Khajiit never got to thank you. I was vulnerable, but you were very kind...and understanding." Tzirret began to blink rapidly and look down at his hands. "It was Tzirret's first time. He is sorry if La'khay thought he could not do it for any other reason." Tzirret glanced up again and sniffed. He decided to switch to Ta'agra, though somehow he didn't think to earlier. "And thank you for trying to help with Tzirret's confidence. You did not have to do anything. La'khay has not known Tzirret for long."
On the other side of the search area, Fendros and Ahnasha trailed behind Colours, following his lead. They had swords, conjured and mundane, so cutting through the forest was easier for them.
Fendros had been quiet for a while, seemingly considering something, but he spoke up eventually with a slightly guilty voice. "Hey, Ahnasha. I have been thinking." He rubbed the back of his neck, "Ever since you visited your family, I was tossing up the idea of...maybe visiting Cheydinhal some time." He wished he could be casual about it, but such a proposition was loaded with complications. "You see...I have a confession. You remember Llarasa, yes? We had actually been exchanging letters via Bruma for almost two and a half years now."
It was the first time that Fendros had brought it up at all. The original excuses he had for keeping it secret were very weak and almost gone by now. He only hoped that Ahnasha would not be too angry about it.
It was just the chance that Tzirret had been waiting for. He watched as Gallus climbed so high that he was out of earshot, then looked at La'khay, picking at one of his claws nervously.
"Um, La'khay?" Tzirret looked to one side and one of his ears rose higher than the other, "This one knows that he was very upset last night. He could not...get through the nervousness, and I could not...do...what was planned, but..." Tzirret's ears rose slightly and he managed to look La'khay in the face, "Khajiit never got to thank you. I was vulnerable, but you were very kind...and understanding." Tzirret began to blink rapidly and look down at his hands. "It was Tzirret's first time. He is sorry if La'khay thought he could not do it for any other reason." Tzirret glanced up again and sniffed. He decided to switch to Ta'agra, though somehow he didn't think to earlier. "And thank you for trying to help with Tzirret's confidence. You did not have to do anything. La'khay has not known Tzirret for long."
On the other side of the search area, Fendros and Ahnasha trailed behind Colours, following his lead. They had swords, conjured and mundane, so cutting through the forest was easier for them.
Fendros had been quiet for a while, seemingly considering something, but he spoke up eventually with a slightly guilty voice. "Hey, Ahnasha. I have been thinking." He rubbed the back of his neck, "Ever since you visited your family, I was tossing up the idea of...maybe visiting Cheydinhal some time." He wished he could be casual about it, but such a proposition was loaded with complications. "You see...I have a confession. You remember Llarasa, yes? We had actually been exchanging letters via Bruma for almost two and a half years now."
It was the first time that Fendros had brought it up at all. The original excuses he had for keeping it secret were very weak and almost gone by now. He only hoped that Ahnasha would not be too angry about it.
It's all good. I need to vacuum the house anyway.
I have a short dialogue I'd like to initiate between Fendros and Ahnasha during the search today. I think I'll wait for a bit though.
Sabine gave a nod in agreement. She focussed on finding signs of the clan while walking behind Peiter. The halberd looked awkward to use for chopping at foliage, but it was certainly more suitable than Sabine's dagger or spells.
This time, Tzirret knew that La'khay was going to pinch and prod at him, so he wasn't quite as surprised or nervous. Tzirret just tried staying glum, almost in rebellion at this point. His only hint of smiles came from when he was pat on his middle, due to being ticklish.
At La'khay's last request, his demeanour turned to looking between Gallus and La'khay's faces rapidly with flattened ears. He stepped out of reach of La'khay and put up his hands. "No! No..." He calmed and sighed in resignation, "Okay, you have made your point." He brought a hand up to clutch his other upper arm and lowered his voice again, "This one is still not good at talking to girls anyway..."
"Well, you should give it more of a try," Gallus smiled, "Did you learn how to fight without getting any bruises?" There was a pause where Tzirret thought the question was rhetorical. "Well, did you?" Gallus asked.
Tzirret shook his head, "No?"
"Same concept. The more you try, the more you'll learn." Gallus pat Tzirret on the back, "There's nothing to be afraid of."
There was a short, acknowledging hum from Tzirret. Talking to Gallus was helpful for many things, but Tzirret kept glancing to La'khay. With how open she was, and the fact that she was a Khajiit woman, he felt more comfortable talking to her about the problems in the realms of courting and relationships. He wished he could talk to her in private.
There might be a point in which Gallus climbed a tree to get orientated, Tzirret supposed that he could wait until then.
This time, Tzirret knew that La'khay was going to pinch and prod at him, so he wasn't quite as surprised or nervous. Tzirret just tried staying glum, almost in rebellion at this point. His only hint of smiles came from when he was pat on his middle, due to being ticklish.
At La'khay's last request, his demeanour turned to looking between Gallus and La'khay's faces rapidly with flattened ears. He stepped out of reach of La'khay and put up his hands. "No! No..." He calmed and sighed in resignation, "Okay, you have made your point." He brought a hand up to clutch his other upper arm and lowered his voice again, "This one is still not good at talking to girls anyway..."
"Well, you should give it more of a try," Gallus smiled, "Did you learn how to fight without getting any bruises?" There was a pause where Tzirret thought the question was rhetorical. "Well, did you?" Gallus asked.
Tzirret shook his head, "No?"
"Same concept. The more you try, the more you'll learn." Gallus pat Tzirret on the back, "There's nothing to be afraid of."
There was a short, acknowledging hum from Tzirret. Talking to Gallus was helpful for many things, but Tzirret kept glancing to La'khay. With how open she was, and the fact that she was a Khajiit woman, he felt more comfortable talking to her about the problems in the realms of courting and relationships. He wished he could talk to her in private.
There might be a point in which Gallus climbed a tree to get orientated, Tzirret supposed that he could wait until then.
It took a few moments of Uthri looking upwards with her mouth open to determine what S'ajira was pointing out. At first she was looking for a more particular feature than simply the canopy itself, but after a few moments, it hit her. "So, they could be hiding in the branches?" Uthri nodded, "Very well, that makes sense."
Sabine bit her lip and brought her eyes up to recall how it was for Kaleeth in the clan. "When Kaleeth gained more control, she could understand us speaking, but it was difficult hunting because she did not know our body language well. We did not know how to teach a werecrocodile. She learned, though." As for the second part of Peiter's question, Sabine grinned, "I remember Kaleeth biting a shield in half in front of some children to show them her strength. They were asking her how strong she was. There might have been some other times, she might have lifted all the children up at once when they were sitting on a bench or something similar. I cannot remember clearly."
"See? That's nothing to be ashamed of, Tzirret," Gallus put and arm around Tzirret's shoulders and drew him into a supportive squeeze for a moment.
Though he looked rather bewildered now, Tzirret was partially relieved again. La'khay continued to keep the events of later that night secret.
Gallus released Tzirret and continued. "So you're wanting a lady-friend, hm? Well, we're heading to find the remnants of a clan that ought to have plenty of Khajiit girls, even some around your age. There will be plenty of opportunities to make friends, and perhaps more."
"Yes, I know," Tzirret mumbled unenthusiastically.
"And, hey, you have nothing to worry about. You'll be walking in a hero. You helped saved the lives of an entire pride!" Gallus had been set off now. He was not only Tzirret's mentor, but a serial dishonest womaniser as well.
"This one is still not handsome. That is a lie," Tzirret was getting a little frustrated with the fixation on him and it was showing through his voice.
At this point, Gallus lost his grin and crossed his arms. He looked at Tzirret with a raised brow, as if he had just claimed that the sky is green. "Tzirret," Gallus said firmly, "It was La'khay that claimed that, correct? La'khay?" Gallus looked to La'khay, his smile returning, "You would have seen many men in your previous profession. How do you think Tzirret should be rated in comparison? Do go into detail," Gallus said with a wink. He knew enough about prostitutes to be aware that they practiced intimacy with a wide range of bodies. Gallus believed that Tzirret just needed some perspective.
Sabine bit her lip and brought her eyes up to recall how it was for Kaleeth in the clan. "When Kaleeth gained more control, she could understand us speaking, but it was difficult hunting because she did not know our body language well. We did not know how to teach a werecrocodile. She learned, though." As for the second part of Peiter's question, Sabine grinned, "I remember Kaleeth biting a shield in half in front of some children to show them her strength. They were asking her how strong she was. There might have been some other times, she might have lifted all the children up at once when they were sitting on a bench or something similar. I cannot remember clearly."
"See? That's nothing to be ashamed of, Tzirret," Gallus put and arm around Tzirret's shoulders and drew him into a supportive squeeze for a moment.
Though he looked rather bewildered now, Tzirret was partially relieved again. La'khay continued to keep the events of later that night secret.
Gallus released Tzirret and continued. "So you're wanting a lady-friend, hm? Well, we're heading to find the remnants of a clan that ought to have plenty of Khajiit girls, even some around your age. There will be plenty of opportunities to make friends, and perhaps more."
"Yes, I know," Tzirret mumbled unenthusiastically.
"And, hey, you have nothing to worry about. You'll be walking in a hero. You helped saved the lives of an entire pride!" Gallus had been set off now. He was not only Tzirret's mentor, but a serial dishonest womaniser as well.
"This one is still not handsome. That is a lie," Tzirret was getting a little frustrated with the fixation on him and it was showing through his voice.
At this point, Gallus lost his grin and crossed his arms. He looked at Tzirret with a raised brow, as if he had just claimed that the sky is green. "Tzirret," Gallus said firmly, "It was La'khay that claimed that, correct? La'khay?" Gallus looked to La'khay, his smile returning, "You would have seen many men in your previous profession. How do you think Tzirret should be rated in comparison? Do go into detail," Gallus said with a wink. He knew enough about prostitutes to be aware that they practiced intimacy with a wide range of bodies. Gallus believed that Tzirret just needed some perspective.
Gallus didn't seem too shocked to have a hand land on his shoulder. He just twisted on his waist and looked up to La'khay with an agreeable smile. He answered, "That's perfectly alright, my friend."
In contrast, Tzirret froze in place. He didn't so much as face La'khay. By the time Gallus' message was conveyed, he couldn't form the words to protest. Of course, once a minute had passed, he didn't know exactly what reason he would have given to want to avoid La'khay, both to himself and everyone else.
Noticing Tzirret's drooping ears, Gallus tapped him on the bottom of the chin and grinned. "Kip up, Tzirret. What's La'khay going to ever do to you?"
The contact snapped Tzirret back to reality. He stood up and followed along as instructed, but didn't respond.
As for the other groups, there didn't seem to be any outward problem as they all wandered off to their search areas. Fendros and Janius each farewelled the children and bid them to behave. They would be in good hands.
Uthri scratched her head a bit when S'ajira approached, "I guess we'll be taking care of the love birds, then." She grinned, but felt a little awkward without a vocal response from S'ajira, "Uh, one thing, S'ajira. Feel free to get my attention whenever you find a feature that you'd like me to keep an eye out for. I know the wilds of central Cyrodiil and south Skyrim like the back of my hand, but I've not really tracked much here, before." Again, Uthri was a little awkward, but at least yes or no could be conveyed.
Knowing Uthri to be a gregarious type, Sabine found her deflected confidence to be slightly funny to watch. She took Peiter by the hand as they walked side by side. "Has Uthri ever had to converse with someone who couldn't speak before?" Sabine asked Peiter quietly.
Once Gallus, Tzirret, and La'khay were well away from the camp site, Gallus nudged Tzirret on the arm and looked down to him with a warm expression. "So, what's been on your mind, Tzirret?"
"Nothing," Tzirret said with barely a glance to Gallus. He seemed to be in a sad mood.
"Well, that's impressive," Gallus said, looking ahead, "Monks from around Tamriel can spent decades perfecting the art of clearing their minds of all things. Something about a state of pure focus." Gallus faced Tzirret with a half-smile. He was obviously not so easily brushed off. "But you have managed to perfect it overnight. I dare say you're fearless now."
Tzirret gave Gallus a sour look.
"You sure? You sounded pretty distraught last night," Gallus persisted.
"No," Tzirret said, looking ahead and blinking nervously, "This one heard no crying last night. He said so before, so did La'khay."
Gallus raised his brow and looked forward to La'khay. "Hey La'khay, what did you two get up to last night?" Gallus said with good nature in his voice.
"Uh, no! No!" Tzirret suddenly became defensive, raising his hands. "There was no 'getting up to' last night! None at all!"
When he knew he had hit the nail on the head, Gallus began to laugh, but his assumption was not quite correct as he continued. "What? Did you two have drinking game or something? Did he tell some of his secrets?" Gallus looked down at Tzirret again, "What's the worst that could have happened, Tzirret?"
Tzirret looked distraught, but it seemed like it was too late now. He looked pleadingly to La'khay, unsure of what do to, though Gallus was probably the safest to be honest to of anyone in the group, bar one of the other alphas, perhaps.
In contrast, Tzirret froze in place. He didn't so much as face La'khay. By the time Gallus' message was conveyed, he couldn't form the words to protest. Of course, once a minute had passed, he didn't know exactly what reason he would have given to want to avoid La'khay, both to himself and everyone else.
Noticing Tzirret's drooping ears, Gallus tapped him on the bottom of the chin and grinned. "Kip up, Tzirret. What's La'khay going to ever do to you?"
The contact snapped Tzirret back to reality. He stood up and followed along as instructed, but didn't respond.
As for the other groups, there didn't seem to be any outward problem as they all wandered off to their search areas. Fendros and Janius each farewelled the children and bid them to behave. They would be in good hands.
Uthri scratched her head a bit when S'ajira approached, "I guess we'll be taking care of the love birds, then." She grinned, but felt a little awkward without a vocal response from S'ajira, "Uh, one thing, S'ajira. Feel free to get my attention whenever you find a feature that you'd like me to keep an eye out for. I know the wilds of central Cyrodiil and south Skyrim like the back of my hand, but I've not really tracked much here, before." Again, Uthri was a little awkward, but at least yes or no could be conveyed.
Knowing Uthri to be a gregarious type, Sabine found her deflected confidence to be slightly funny to watch. She took Peiter by the hand as they walked side by side. "Has Uthri ever had to converse with someone who couldn't speak before?" Sabine asked Peiter quietly.
Once Gallus, Tzirret, and La'khay were well away from the camp site, Gallus nudged Tzirret on the arm and looked down to him with a warm expression. "So, what's been on your mind, Tzirret?"
"Nothing," Tzirret said with barely a glance to Gallus. He seemed to be in a sad mood.
"Well, that's impressive," Gallus said, looking ahead, "Monks from around Tamriel can spent decades perfecting the art of clearing their minds of all things. Something about a state of pure focus." Gallus faced Tzirret with a half-smile. He was obviously not so easily brushed off. "But you have managed to perfect it overnight. I dare say you're fearless now."
Tzirret gave Gallus a sour look.
"You sure? You sounded pretty distraught last night," Gallus persisted.
"No," Tzirret said, looking ahead and blinking nervously, "This one heard no crying last night. He said so before, so did La'khay."
Gallus raised his brow and looked forward to La'khay. "Hey La'khay, what did you two get up to last night?" Gallus said with good nature in his voice.
"Uh, no! No!" Tzirret suddenly became defensive, raising his hands. "There was no 'getting up to' last night! None at all!"
When he knew he had hit the nail on the head, Gallus began to laugh, but his assumption was not quite correct as he continued. "What? Did you two have drinking game or something? Did he tell some of his secrets?" Gallus looked down at Tzirret again, "What's the worst that could have happened, Tzirret?"
Tzirret looked distraught, but it seemed like it was too late now. He looked pleadingly to La'khay, unsure of what do to, though Gallus was probably the safest to be honest to of anyone in the group, bar one of the other alphas, perhaps.
That's probably alright. We're not going to need to keep track of them all anyway.
I've got a few chores to do. I'm not sure when I'll post next.
Yeah. So, there were plenty of flaws, and it felt very Abrams, but it was alright.
As comic book guy from the Simpsons said: "I will only watch it three more times."
As comic book guy from the Simpsons said: "I will only watch it three more times."
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