ORIGIN - without a single stir

Pounding through the icy cold water of the Eyes, Gracie searched frantically for the shiny piece of rock that looked much like a diamond. She didn't know what possessed her to crave ownership of the stone, but whatever secret power it had: she needed. The morning light of the cave was quickly growing brighter as the mysterious life force woke up and touched the branches and swirling water with a gentle caress of color. Stumbling around Gracie had both saw the precious stone and lost it in a matter of clumsy seconds. Her limbs were becoming numb and heavy. She dragged them around pointlessly stirring the lake's sediment into dark clouds of muck, no doubt to later enmesh with her fur and cake together once dried. A sure mess the panda will be.

Sighing melodramatically, Gracie ended her hapless quest. Settling the search as just an outlet for nervous energy. Staggering through the sandy beach, collecting impressive amounts of grime and the occasional twig, she headed up towards the tree line to lounge. Pins and needles began the process of returning feeling to her numb paws and legs.

Plopping herself down on the scraggly grass, she batted playfully at the longer tufts playfully. Eventually she dozed off thinking about Ghanyarah and the story about the spider... Which no doubt was a bad idea. A breeze rolled over the water again, sending chills up her spine just as a grass blade tickled her nose. Spider!? "AHHH!" she screeched, not shy about looking like a fool to anyone in the immediate area.

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@Khoridai

Everything was once again new! Paws hopped and raced through the foliage. Laughter and giggles erupted from the hybrid creature as they pounced through tall fern bushes that were much bigger than even he was! Little wings flapped and moved, almost as if they were eager to be of any use. In all honestly, it was just Khori making sure they got just as much exercise as he legs. He wanted his wings to be strong like his fathers' so that maybe one day he too could fly side by side the lycanthrope. For now, as depressed as he had been about not being able to fly just yet, he would keep his good mood up and just work on making them good wings!

The sweet smell of the place nearly had Khoridai high with euphoria. It smelled much better than Polaris had and there was an abundant of food that lived within the area! He could hear them running away if he got close to them and food always seemed to excite the ever hungry dragon wolf puppy. His happy as all hell exploring was going as it should. At least until there was a sudden shriek that seemed to echo through the area. Panic rose in his chest instantly and his heart began thudding against his chest while his ears pushed back against his skull.

He felt a sudden fluctuation within his gem, but ultimately it was nothing and Khori ignored it. Was someone in trouble? Was there danger?! Though every last bit of him told him to run and find his father, there was a smaller part. A braver part that wanted to make sure whoever it was that screamed was okay. So, with a grip of his paws into the grass and moss he stood on the little noodle wolf raced towards the sound.

He burst through the trees and furn bushes, looking around quickly for the one screaming and when his eyes landed on the creature his head tilted to the side. Gentle pink eyes looked the creature over quickly. It didn't look like anything was attacking her, so that was good yes? Hopefully it wasn't something hidden that was making her scream. "You okay??" He called out loudly to the panda bear, eager to make sure she was definitely okay.

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Tags: @Gracie
Ooc: boop have a noodle wolf

Struggling chaotically amongst herself, Gracie swatted repeatedly at her nose until, eventually, she came to the realization that it was just a dream that had spooked her. There never was a spider. If a panda could blush, she'd be red, white and black. To add insult to injury, a sneeze storm had encompassed her after acquiring too much dust in her nasal cavity. Between lavish convulsions, in which her eyes were squeezed shut with force, she could see a figure approaching in stop motion. Sniffling, Gracie smiled weakly at the stranger. A sort of apologetic gesture for the temporary insanity that had just passed. No doubt it drew their attention this way.

It took but a moment for Gracie to realize the male who approached wasn't a typical specie that existed in Origin. She was old enough now to know abnormalities that bloomed into life. Tipping her head, she inspected the pink and white... creature. He had wings, like the dragon she once met, but was also covered in fur like herself. Judging by the babyish features, Gracie only assumed he was young. The hybrid was large for a juvenile, it would be a massive entity soon enough. The only question, would it be a nice beasty or an evil beasty?

"Oh..." she chirped in a polite tone, "I'll be okay. Just had a bit of a nightmare that's all." Gracie shifted her purple gaze downwards and caught a quick glance of herself, what a mess! Dirt and grass pieces clung to her thick, matted fur.

Khoridai didn't take long before he was standing before the large bear. His wide, curious eyes stared up at her with interest as he waited for her sneezing fit to calm itself. When she finally spoke a bright grin spread across his features and his strange tail began to shift and wag behind him. Though, when she mentioned a nighmare his ears pinned to the side. "That doesn't sound very fun," He nearly whimpered just thinking about the idea of a nightmare. Not entirely sure what it was just yet, but he did know it certainly wasn't a fun thing.

Soon enough he was all smiles again as he regarded the big panda happily. "My name is Khoridai! I've never been here before. It doesn't have scary rock creatures in it does it?" He suddenly blurted his inquiries all together. Just the thoughht of more of those rock monsters that resided in polaris made him a bit wary of his surroundings. His gaze cast side to side, searching for any sign that those things could be lurking around. Is that what her nightmare was? The golems? Hopefully not.

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Tags: @Gracie
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Notes: Sorry it's rather smol. Trying to get all the muse back :'D