Aea
Manakete
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Post by Aea on Jul 5, 2017 0:55:33 GMT -6
Aea began to blush as Theo addressed her as if she was someone of great importance, despite how obvious it was that he was simply gassing himself up with theatrics. She started thinking about what it'd be like riding a giant bunny, and then also wondered if it was just her that thought it would be a bit awkward considering that said giant bunny was also a person. Perhaps this was just standard fare amongst the taguel, and giving rides was a sign of trust in some way. There was no way to know for sure without asking Theo though.
"U-um, well, yeah, I suppose I'd never considered the idea of riding a rabbit before. I never had any reason to, in my defense. But, um, you say your fur is incredibly soft? Well, uh..." Aea was trying to hide the fact that she kind of had a thing for soft and/or cute animals, no matter what from they took, whether it was cats, rabbits, birds, small lizards, whatever. Continuing, she said, "Y-yeah, sure, why not? You're right, that'll help us likely gain much more distance than we would otherwise. Also, um... how do you feel about people, uh, petting you? I only ask because you were saying it's super soft, and I might be just a tiny bit tempted to do so if that's the case."
At this point, Aea was staring at Theo's ears very obviously, but not intentionally. This time though, out of sheer curiosity, wondering just how soft they were. It wasn't like she was fighting every urge in her body to just reach out and pet them right in that moment or anything!
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Theodore
Rabbit Tribe
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Post by Theodore on Jul 5, 2017 1:21:18 GMT -6
"The softest! Nothing has ever beaten my precious silky smooth mane in over a decade!" It was kindof obvious by now, but Theodore was having quite a blast by speaking like that. It was one of his guilty pleasures, talking like an over exuberant aristocrat. Man, imagine if one day he did become part of the bourgeoisie, that sure would be fun to watch.
Seeing Aea stare directly at his ears after talking about quite litteraly...petting him, Theodore laughed softly before answering while lifting one finger next to his face. "I only ask for one thing. You can pet, scratch, grab but don"t ever pull on the ears or the tail, those are my only offers, ya hear? As he went and started to wiggle his ears on top of his head almost to taunt the small woman, Theo turned aroung before getting on all fours. "Giant bunny transformation, coming right up!"
Once again, darkness engulfed is body as the sound of bones cracking and popping into place could heard loud and clear as Theo's transformation had started. Firstly, fur started to grow on his entire body. His fingernails were turning into claws as they dug a bit into the ground. His ears got even longer, his face became one of a rabbit as it lost all human features. As his body finished transforming, his eyes started shimering with a deep crimson once again. Stretching his body, the wounds from before had already stopped bleeding thanks to them not being so deep. Turning around, he looked at Aea a bit on his four legs, realising it'd be difficult to ride him if he started standing up. He silently sniffed the air and eyed her over, waiting for to react now that the white rabbit was right in front of her.
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Aea
Manakete
"Music can heal even the most broken soul."
Posts: 54
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Post by Aea on Jul 5, 2017 11:12:25 GMT -6
"Okay, don't worry, I won't pull your ears or anything like that. I'm sure that'd hurt a decent bit." Aea was getting a little excited now at the prospect of seeing the taguel transform right in front of her, rather than at a slight distance. She watched as she could hear his body contorting amidst the shroud of darkness that enveloped him. Once the darkness subsided, the large 800 pound rabbit stood before her, and somewhat fluffier than she remembered now that it wasn't in the heat of a conflict.
Trying to keep her excitement inside, she felt almost like a little girl right now, completely ignoring the claws of the giant rabbit, and rushing over to put her hand on his side, running her fingers around to feel the fur. Oh, wow, it really is incredibly soft! I've never felt anything else so soft before. It's almost like I could fall asleep on here... Snapping back to reality, she shook her head and spoke, "U-um, wow Theo, you weren't kidding about the fur! And now that I see this form up close and personal, I have to say it's all the more impressive. So, I guess we should get going then." At that, Aea climbed onto Theo's back, bracing herself for a rush in speed, but also making sure to start petting some of the fur between his ears, or petting the ears themselves, giggling quietly to herself.
I hope this doesn't embarrass Theo or anything... I hadn't even considered that. Then again, he was the one that offered the ride. Oh well, I suppose it's a little too late at this point.
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Theodore
Rabbit Tribe
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Post by Theodore on Jul 5, 2017 12:14:17 GMT -6
Seeing her become like an excited child definitely made Theodore laugh on the inside... Well, it's also that laughing in this form is quite difficult, since a rabbit lacks the muscles to recreate human facial expressions. He did know how to use his vocal chords to speak while in this form, however it was quite difficult in general and his mind which thought in a much more instinct driven mindset was not that great at sentence structure.
As she climbed unto his back, Theo prepared to dash through the woods but was quickl stopped when he felt her hands going near his ears. I should've said hands off the ears in retrospect... In almost a year, he was doing something he had forgotten he could do... purr. It took a few seconds of being scratched on his weak spot to remember he had to get going. Shaking off her hand despite the nice feeling it was making him feel, he looked around to make sure there wasn't anybody near them. Thanks to the superior senses this form gave him, he knew for sure that nobody was in the vicinity.
"Hang... On..."
His lips did not move, all it was a very deep sounding voice coming out of his neck. Almost more like shockwaves made by a growl. Anyways, the warning was very serious, as he started sprinting and hopping through the woods extremely quickly. Better hope she looks out for renegade branches in her path, otherwise she'll simply fly off of him for sure. He did make sure to not go too fast, she was hanging basically only by holding unto his fur after all. Hmm, I wonder if making a rabbit saddle would be possible... It would certainly be an interesting project for sure...
He continued to let his mind wander as his body moved instinctively through the thicket.
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Aea
Manakete
"Music can heal even the most broken soul."
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Post by Aea on Jul 5, 2017 12:48:49 GMT -6
As Aea was petting between Theo's ears, she grinned a bit. You like that, don't you? I'll have to keep this in mind for the future! She was a bit saddened that her hand was shaken away by him, but she understood that it was more important to get away from here for the theme being. As per his warning, she grabbed hold of a few tufts of fur on Theo's back, bracing for the increase in speed. Though it may not have been quite as fast as she'd expected, it was still pretty damn fast, and she was doing her best to duck beneath the branches as they came towards her. Luckily, her own senses proved to be a bit better than those of humans, at least sight-wise, even in her humanoid form.
Once she had dodged what looked to be most incoming branches, Aea began laughing in the excitement and rush she was getting from riding the giant rabbit. "Theo, this is incredible! Not only is this something I never expected to do, but it's just... just... amazing!" Aea didn't even care in that moment how peeved she had been with the taguel only mere minutes before. Right now, she was having the time of her life, and she wasn't going to let those details get in the way of that fact.
I can't believe how exhilarating this is! Feeling the wind on my face like this, it almost makes me want to... As her thoughts raced, some of Aea's features grew to be more reptilian, her pupils within her eyes becoming much thinner, and her skin beginning to grow scalier. However, she stopped herself before the shifting could go any further, and her features returned back to normal.. No! No... now isn't a good time to do that... Sometime, maybe... Hopefully... Not now though...
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Theodore
Rabbit Tribe
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Post by Theodore on Jul 5, 2017 19:52:36 GMT -6
Well this is fun. Usually I somewhat enjoy travelling the woods like this, but showing it to somebody else is making me feel more happy about it in a way. However the question becomes if this is because I get enjoyment out of seeing other's reactions or if I simply rubbing in people's faces how great my life is... Eh, probably a bit of both with a possible majority of it coming from the second option.
Jumping over fallen trees and scaring deers and other animals was a regular occurence for a few hours. Theodore didn't really tire, travelling long distances was his forte after all. Rarely did he ever stick around one area for longer than a week. Wether that was due to his own accord or humans getting suspiscious, that didn't really matter, now did it? As sunset became imminent, Theodore started to slow down near a small river. As he found a nice enough place to stay the night (a natural overhang with enough room around for a firecamp) he laid down as to let Aea dismount him. After everything was said and done, Theodore finally turned back into his human form.
"Aaaaah! Feels good to be able to relax after a long run like this... I'd make a witty comment about your weight but i'll refrain- oh wait, I technically already made just by insinuating I've thought it... Oh well, human etiquette isn't my cup of tea anyhow. Looking around, his sharpened eyesight was able to spot some flint near the river bed. Hmm, guess we aren't in such bad shape after all! Here I thought the lack of twigs or dead was going to stop us... Quickly grabbing a few of them, he sat down and started to fashion an improvised axe head by striking the stones together. Man, been a while since I've had to do this without any tools. Eh, I'll manage.
"Well? Wasn't that much better than simply walking?"
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Aea
Manakete
"Music can heal even the most broken soul."
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Post by Aea on Jul 5, 2017 20:28:39 GMT -6
Aea began to breathe heavily as she dismounted Theo, calming herself down from the rush she had felt a large majority of the time while on his back. She was about to say something, but he began first, mentioning how nice it was to relax after running that long, and- "What did you just say about me!? Please, Theo, I can't possibly weigh that much, especially when you were just a giant rabbit! I'll bet that you.. you.. eat a bunch of carrots and stuff all the time, and that's why you're so heavy!" Aea was having trouble coming up with good insults regarding Theo's own weight, especially considering he was now shifted back into his slender, human form. At this point, Aea simply got a pouty face going and went over to sit underneath a tree.
Well, he sure is just as crass as he was earlier, that's for sure! What is it with this guy? One second, he's talking like a hoity toity noble that owns the place, and the next he tries to make childlike attempts at making fun of my perfectly normal weight, that TOTALLY aren't getting to me more than they should! Why would anyone think that!? Aea sighed, realizing it might not be the best to stay mad over what was supposed to be a simple joke. For now, she simply observed Theo as he went about creating a makeshift axe, and watching what he did with it. If she was going to apologize for her overreaction, she'd wait until he had finished, at least.
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Theodore
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Post by Theodore on Jul 6, 2017 10:12:46 GMT -6
"Ah yes carrots, truly the worst comfort food there is... You know, with all the FAT it contains. My weight definitely doesn't come from the fact I'm litteraly the size of five persons..." ok yeah, that sarcasm was a bit too easy to make, but she had it coming with how awful her comeback was.
Finishing up the blade of the axe, he attached it to a strong branch he had fashioned into a handle as well. Getting a feel for the makeshift weapon, Theo was happy to see he hadn't lost his touch when it came to crafting with minimal tools at your disposal. Spinning the tool in his hand, he walked to the closest tree, not that large, but plenty to provide one night's worth of firewood. Pulling back the axe, he gave it a powerful swing to try and test the tool's sharpness. WHile it was rock, it still did a nice cut into the bark. Continuin the chop, Theodore mumbled to himself: "And the other taguels say that tools are an insult... Have fun living in the dark age of technology my friends..."
Looking back at Aea while continuing to chop at the tree, he said in a cheerful tone almost to make fun of her somewhat: "I'll have you that we rabbits do not simply eat vegetables. We can also eat grains! And fruit! Although meat is big no no. Regular rabbits just can't digest it which is also true for us. However, for me personnaly, anytime I ingest meat or blod by accident... Well let's just say I get bloodlusty.
What do you eat? Is is something inedible to humans? Or wait... do you actually eat humans!!?? Oooh that'd be a cool twist!" Ok, now THAT was definitely said in an amused tone...
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Aea
Manakete
"Music can heal even the most broken soul."
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Post by Aea on Jul 6, 2017 12:19:53 GMT -6
Aea heard Theo mutter something under his breath as he began chopping at a tree with the stone axe he'd made, but she payed it no mind. I'm sure it was nothing important. If I really didn't trust him at least a little, I wouldn't have rode all the way here on his back, I suppose. Still, I don't think I'm ready to show him what I truly am just yet. Sigh... Will I ever be ready? I'm so scared to show anyone because of my need to live a life of secrecy... It will happen, I'm sure. Someone needs to know beyond one other person. It just remains to be seen if Theo will be that second person.
When Theo began talking about food that was edible to rabbits, she found herself weirdly intrigued when he mentioned meat and blood. Bloodlusty? Well, while I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end if he ever gets like that near me, I have to admit that it would be quite the sight, seeing an enormous and bloodthirsty bunny rampaging across a battlefield. Heheh.. I'd almost say it's cute, but it really wouldn't be, and I'm sure that's exactly the opposite of what Theo would wanna hear, at least in that state.
When Theo turned the topic of food over to her, asking what she was capable of eating, her stomach began to growl, and she looked over to Theo. "Well, I'll start with saying that I in fact do not eat humans, though I suppose if I really wanted to, or needed to, it would very he much be possible. I've just never felt it necessary to do so. I can pretty much eat whatever humans do, for the most part, but I much prefer juicy meats and the like over things like vegetables. They just leave a bad taste in my mouth. I guess I'm just not built to process plants and such in the same way I do delicious, succulent meat." At this point, Aea was staring off into space, her mind fixated on various meats, and what animals might be around that she could try to potentially track down.
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Theodore
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Post by Theodore on Jul 7, 2017 1:17:06 GMT -6
"Ahh, a meat lover eh? Well, guess that means I've found my food rival!" Continuing to chop the tree, it finally came down after multiple hits. Chopping off all of the small branches, the main trunk would more than enough to last them through the night. Welp, now that that's done, guess it's time to take care of the food situation... The river will suply us in water so that's half of the job done already... Cutting up the thin trunk into a couple of chunks more fit for a firecamp, Theo had finally finished getting the supplies for the fire.
Coming back to sit next to Aea, he decided to comment about her earlier stomach growl. "Seems like someone's hungry... Sadly, I had my food in the bag I lost back at that village. Hmm... Looking around, he was surprised he had found such a scenic spot for a camp site. The orange tinted sky was truly a sight to behold. Well, after flying with that wyvern rider, he wanted to go up there and see the sky from closer, but it was still just as pretty from down here. Sighing, something popped up in his head! "Oh! How about this! Why don't I go hunt you a big thing and you can go scavenge whatever plants and mushrooms? I'm not saying you can't go hunt one yourself bu- well yes, I am saying that. You don't want to shift near me anyways, so I'm probably your best bet to hunt something filling. I'm not particularly fussy, whatever you can find is fine..."
Well that certainly was a attempt to get under her skin. Although if it worked, it would certainly be nothing short of a miracle. But the accumulation might break her one day... One day...
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Aea
Manakete
"Music can heal even the most broken soul."
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Post by Aea on Jul 7, 2017 3:18:48 GMT -6
Aea had to admit that Sacae always had the best sunsets out of anywhere she'd been in her life thus far. Even this close to Bern, it just didn't compare to many other regions. It had some sort of... charm to it that she could never quite figure out. Unfortunately her sightseeing of the sky was cut short by yet more banter from Theo, Rabbit Man and Professional People Annoyer. It seemed he was saying something about each of them going to get some food. He would go and get some meat, and she would... fetch some mushrooms? "What!? You don't think that I'm capable of hunting things? Well, I'll.. I'll show you! Umm.." Aea began looking around, until she noticed a squirrel in the tree branches just above her. Grinning, she inhaled deeply and exhaled straight up, blasting the squirrel a couple feet from its position in the tree, causing it to plummet to the ground, bones cracking upon impact. Soon after, it stopped breathing. Okay, maybe that was a bit... unnecessary of me, but I guess it got the job done.
Turning back to Theo, she said, "There, how's that, you ignorant rat? I killed something all by my lonesome self. And you know, I could totally shift in front of you, right here, right now, but you know why I won't? Because I have self restraint, unlike you, with your blabbering, silver-tongued mouth! At this point, there was a fire in Aea's eyes that hadn't been there before, and her pupils looked curiously thinner than before, almost reptilian. Beyond thag, she was simply breathing heavily, trying to calm herself down a bit from the extreme she'd just ramped herself up to.
Now Aea was feeling extremely guilty. "T-Theo, I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to lash out like that... I-I don't know what came over me. Y-You can go hunt or whatever if you still want to. I'll just.. stay here and wait..."
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Theodore
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Post by Theodore on Jul 7, 2017 13:15:44 GMT -6
Suddenly, he saw her charging up that same air blast... Wait what are you doin- OH WHAT THE HELL! Instantly getting very angry towards her, he couldn't believe she had killed that poor squirrel simply to prove herself. Quickly dashing to go get it, he picked it up only to realise that his spine was broken. Trying to bring him back to life would be pointless now... Holding him carefully, he looked at Aea who was trying to apologize for what she did. Not very surprisingly, the taguel didn't really want to hear a word of it. "You seriously believe you have self restraint after killing that squirrel? I don't know what you are or if nature matters to you, but I'll tell you right now that what you did wasn't hunting. You better enjoy that squirrel because I'm not killing one single animal to feed you. I'm not going to steal another soul of the earth mother after that pointless kill."
Yep, besides children, animals are also one of the few things I care about. Domesticated ones might as well be tools, but wild animals living free are a thing to respect. Nothing clouds their minds like laws or traditions, it's beautiful. She's lucky I'm not angrier, because that murder was completely unecessary. Thinking she's above nature or something... I hate people with stupid pride.
Walking off into the woods, Theo muttered a few words before going to get some food for himself: "Aea, I'm not the one you should be apologising to." quickly sprinting off in the woods, he could smell the trademark scent of wild veggies and mushrooms growing somewhere near. Maybe that would calm him down somewhat.Starting to hop and run his wau towards the food, he decided to forget about Aea for a few minutes to try and reduce the anger he was feeling.
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Aea
Manakete
"Music can heal even the most broken soul."
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Post by Aea on Jul 7, 2017 13:36:03 GMT -6
Oh gods... what... what was I thinking..? That poor animal didn't deserve that... I.. I got so angry that I killed it just to prove Theo wrong... What kind of messed up, horrible person does that..? After thinking for a moment, Aea knew the answer, but refused to say it aloud in her mind. No! No... I am not like them! I can't be! No, no, no! I'm a manakete, not one of... them... I'm not supposed to harm innocents, that's their job! Oh gods...
Externally, as she saw Theo get beyond enraged and storming off, she simply fell onto her knees, reaching her hand out slightly, choking out the words, "T-Theo, please... I-I'm sorry... Please come back..." At that point, she simply brought her face into her hands, crying to herself once Theo was well out of earshot. After a bit, she began releasing some of her still pent up anger on herself, punching her leg as hard as she could multiple times, causing it to become mildly bruised. I guess the humans might be right about some of us... We really are monsters... No wonder they came after us...
Not sure when Theo would get back, Aea simply layed down in the dirt of their makeshift campsite, balled herself up by pressing her knees against her torso, and cried some more. She kept crying and crying, as if some of it was caused by things beyond what had just transpired that day, things that had happened long ago that she hadn't had the chance to truly vent about in some time. She just hoped and prayed that the uncontrollable wave of tears would stop before Theo returned. She didn't want him to see her so weak and vulnerable. Then again, he probably already did see her that way.
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Theodore
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Post by Theodore on Jul 7, 2017 14:33:35 GMT -6
He could hear faint wimpers coming from Aea's location thanks to his bunny ears. I'll let stew in her own mistakes for a little bit. Arriving where he had smelled the food, he slowly started to unearth the wild veggies... Hmm, fro mthe look of things there seemed to be two things, wild potatoes and a bit of spinach. Not exactly my favorites, but I think I'll manage. At least he had found some pretty good mushrooms, shiitakes were pretty damn hard to find. Happy with what he got, he took what he needed and not a bit more before walking back towards the camp, feeling much less angry than before.
He could see Aea curled up ahead. Ah geez, I didn't want her to be this hurt by what I said. Sure she killed that squirrel for no reason, but it wasn't my intent to completely destroy her. What's the fun in that? Well I mean, there is a LOT of fun in doing that, but with it doesn't seem to be as fun. Guess I've already spent too much time with her to be as much of a knave as I usually am. By ridden seems to develop friendship, if I had to guess... Opening up his satchel, he took the ranger's cape that was under the vegetables he had picked. Walking slowly back in the camp, he put the fabric on her shoulders without saying anything. He then went and got a few logs to start up a fire. Wait, what are you doing? Stop acting nice! Theodore doesn't do nice! Stop! Striking two pieces of flint, he still didn't say anything, probably because he had never tried to be "nice". As the fire started up nicely, he went over to her and quickly lifted her to put her near to the fire. Scratching his cheek all he could say was quick: "Y-you can stop crying now..." Getting his bag, he took a bit more than needed to remove the food. He really didn't know what tosay in a situation like this...
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Aea
Manakete
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Post by Aea on Jul 7, 2017 14:59:18 GMT -6
Theo came back equally at a good and bad time. It was good because she had been starting to get cold, and he was making a fire now. However, it was also bad because she was still crying a bit, and now she knew that he could probably guess that's all she had been doing the entire time he was gone. Trying to calm herself, she soon felt herself being picked up and quickly moved closer to the fire. She felt so weak in that moment, being picked up to be moved not five feet away.
However, what happened next genuinely surprised her. Rather than angry or crass comments leaving the taguel's lips, instead, he sounded like he was making a genuine attempt at being kind to her, telling her that she a didn't have to cry anymore. While her tears were mostly gone now, she still didn't feel any less upset. "And why should I stop crying, Theo? I'm a monster... Now I understand why the humans did what they did to the rest of my people... Why we're hated... For many, we lack self restraint at times, sometimes to the extreme, like just now when I got incredibly angry... We are free spirited by nature, hating to be constrained... I'm really no better than many humans after what I just did... And if anything, while I didn'the think I'd be able to say it, I think that you do have more self restraint than me. I proved that I lack it when it truly matters just a while ago."
After venting to Theo, Aea simply turned to the now growing flame, staring straight into it, thinking about the past, about herself, about other dragons, and about how Theo would react to anything she just said. I wouldn't be surprised if he just tries to probe further into who and what I am now...
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