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oh my heart, it's a fish out of water; any - Vi - 09-17-2015 It is, as usual, a busy morning in the Jungle. The macaws and howler monkeys are out in full force, creating a cacophony of sound that’s making it impossible for Vi to sleep. She sneaks away from her mother’s sleeping form, slipping into the busy clearing that makes up the centre of the kingdom. As much as she loves her mother, she needs to get away sometimes - they can’t escape the fact that there’s something missing from their lives. Volcan. She still can’t completely understand what happened. She still remembers that heartbeat, so she believes Scorch when she says that she was supposed to have a twin. But … where had Volcan gone? How could he or she disappeared without leaving even the slightest trace? As young as she is, these questions are a little hard for her to even fully comprehend. But they are a part of her life, and so they still make an impact. Of course, she does not feel the loss as keenly as her mother does, but she still feels the hole. She takes her distractions when she can though, trying to fill up that space where her sibling should have been. On this particular morning she’s spotted a young capybara, surprisingly far from the river where its natural habitat lies. She watches with interest as it runs around, making odd little barking noises. Perhaps it’s lost? She takes a step closer to it, but it backs away, still barking. “Are you lost?” Not that it has any idea what she’s saying. oh my heart, it's a fish out of water; any - Anguisette - 09-17-2015 RE: oh my heart, it's a fish out of water; any - Vi - 09-18-2015 The little capybara keeps running in circles, barking its head off in obvious fright. She’s wondering whether or not she should try to lead it back to the river where the rest of its kin must be, when an unfamiliar voice floats out of the foliage. Vi’s head pops up, immediately curious. Her dark ears swivel forward as a black head pops out of the bushes. She’s kind of excited when she realizes that it’s someone her age, and a girl! The filly comments on the capybara, and Vi’s eyes glance at it before returning to the girl’s face. “I think it’s lost. Do yah think we should help it find it’s way home?” The girl introduces herself, and Vi smiles. “Nice to meet yah Sette!” She likes the shorter version of the girl’s name much better - Anguisette seems like a terribly long name. It would get tiring having to say that all the time. “I’m Vi.” Her nostrils twitch, picking up the girl’s scent. While she does smell a little bit of the Jungle, she also smells a little bit of something else … or rather, somewhere else. Her dark head cocks to the side. “Are you from somewhere else? You smell … different.” She kind of hopes she's wrong, and that the girl lives here and just ended up falling in something stinky. It’s been terribly lonely hanging out with only her mother for company. It would be nice to have a friend. oh my heart, it's a fish out of water; any - Anguisette - 09-19-2015 RE: oh my heart, it's a fish out of water; any - Vi - 09-21-2015 Vi’s shy smile evolves into a wide grin when Sette agrees to help her find the capybara’s home. “I think they’re down by the river. At least I’ve seen them before.” She’d been there with her mother once, when Scorch had been showing her around the Jungle and teaching her how to be safe in the wild kingdom. There’d been a whole family of capybaras there then. Her ears perk in interest when Sette mentions her mother’s name. “Oh!” She’s heard of Lagertha. And if she’s Lagertha’s daughter Sette must be the princess. It must be very interesting to be a princess. Vi was almost a princess herself. “My mother’s name is Scorch. She used to be the Khaleesi.” She’s not really completely sure what being a Khaleesi entails though, other than that it’s important. “I think she’d be ok with me playing with you.” She doesn’t see why her mother would mind. The old mare probably needs a break after all - Vi is painfully aware of her mother’s limited energy and failing health. And Vi needs more company than her mother and father. “I’d like a friend too!” Her attention returns to the barking capybara. “I think the river is that way …” She indicates the foliage behind the capybara with her nose (she’s like 80% certain that it’s the right way … that’s enough right?). “But how do we get it to follow us?” The thing is clearly terrified - it won’t be likely to trust them. And it’s probably too scared to be tempted by things like food. Hopefully Sette will have an idea. oh my heart, it's a fish out of water; any - Anguisette - 09-22-2015 RE: oh my heart, it's a fish out of water; any - Vi - 09-23-2015 Vi is glad that Sette seems to be just as worried about the little capybara as she is. It’s nice to think that she might have found a kindred spirit in this little roan filly. Maybe they can become friends … maybe even good friends. That thought makes her quite happy. Her head cocks to the side at Sette’s suggestion, but she complies immediately. “Ok!” She lies down awkwardly beside Sette. It’s a good idea. She hadn’t thought of it before, but they probably look very big to the tiny little capybara. She’s never really thought of herself as big compared to anyone before - they must look very scary. She listens in interest as Sette talks to the capybara in a low, crooning voice. Much to her surprise, it begins to work almost immediately. The capybara is still scared of course, but its circles grow less frantic and its barks grow less frequent. Vi decides to lend her own voice to try and calm the creature down. “It’s ok little capybara. We want to help I promise.” Her brown eyes turn to look at Sette as the girl asks about her family, and an enthusiastic smile grows on her face. “Oh yes, I have lots of brothers and sisters! My sisters are called Noori and Kaida and Ea and Wrynn and Sarkis! And my brothers are called Simeon and Shahrizai and Leiland!” Not that she’s met them all of course. So far she’s only met Sarkis - all the rest of her siblings live outside of the Amazons. “And then there’s Volcan, but we don’t know if Volcan is a boy or girl.” Her eyes drop and she can’t keep the sad note out of her voice. She hopes her twin is ok, wherever they are. She hopes they get to meet some day. But her voice brightens again and her eyes return to Sette’s face. “What about you? Do you have any brothers or sisters?” vi oh my heart, it's a fish out of water; any - Anguisette - 09-23-2015 RE: oh my heart, it's a fish out of water; any - Vi - 09-25-2015 All I want is one more chance to be young and wild and free So she makes sure not to look at it, and concentrates hard on what Sette is saying to her (even though she desperately wants to check on the capybara). “Ohh does your Mommy play with you?” Her voice takes on a wistful note, similar to the one in Sette’s sigh moments before. “I wish my Mommy would play with me more. But she’s usually too tired, or more interested in looking for Volcan.” And as much as she wants to find Volcan too, she wishes Scorch could play with her just a little more often. “Daddy plays with me sometimes though.” But lately he’s been getting tired too. Sette says that Lagertha is going to take her to one of the other kingdoms and Vi feels a tiny flash of jealousy. She’s only been to one other kingdom and it hardly counts - she was so young then that she barely remembers it. She only really remembers the trip home with Tantalize. “I was born in the Falls but I don’t really remember it.” She does remember being scared though too. And lots of red. But the kingdom itself? Nothing. “Where are you going?” Her eyes are alight with interest. She knows so little about the outside world. “Do you think … maybe … I could come to?” She’s never met Lagertha, and has no idea whether she’d mind a tag-along, but it can’t hurt to ask right? Sette suddenly glances at the capybara, and Vi’s eyes can’t help but follow. Sette is right, the tiny capybara seems to have settled right down! “I think you’re right. But what do we do now? I don’t want to scare him.” oh my heart, it's a fish out of water; any - Anguisette - 09-28-2015 ooc: struggled with this post tonight but i hated leaving you waiting for so long. next one will be better! |