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Torrential downpours cause localized flooding and many upset cats. Along with these frequent rain, from gentle drizzles to heavy rainfall, there seems to be a flux of Magicka drawn in particular to water sources. Occasional jet streams of warm air make narrower tunnels harder to navigate. On occasion, the rain intensifies, becoming howling storms with sleet or large hail. However, the temperatures overall are a little warmer, with snow and ice in temperate caves somewhat receding.
Oct 07 2015, 05:58 PM (This post was last modified: Oct 07 2015, 05:59 PM by Baratheon.)
MAGICKA LEVEL 88% RESTORED TO 100%
BARATHEON
"the world is mine for the taking"
For once he found himself alone, without the near constant companionship of the Horse and the Dog or the Daughter Rauslin. It was strange but not completely unwelcome as it gave him time to think. Other gembounds said many things, wanted him to say many things or be many things but he was not. He was simply what he was... a Dragon. He wasn't even sure if he was a speaking dragon, the mouth-sounds that everyone made seemed strange and while he understood them he was unable to do them himself. In the time that he had alone now he tried to mimic noises but only ended up making strange grunting and growling sounds that were nothing like the words that his companions spoke. He stopped, peering down into the lagoon at his scarred face with its one eye. He'd heard tale of some strange battle where apparently he'd done this to himself but how could that be true? He couldn't even remember that far back... How could he have had a completely different life if he--
Pain... Sharp pain in his head. The dragon's eye one closed shut and he stilled his thoughts. Such things... He couldn't think about them too much or they hurt. It was easier just to live in the moment. If he had been someone in the past he was no longer that person, he was just himself... Just Dragon... That was all. No previous life, just his Horse, his Wolf, his Daughter. He was happy like this, they were happy like this. Yes. Still, he could feel a strange shiver up his spine as he lay there with his wings against his back and one paw swirling in the water.
His eye opened as he stared at the falls, focusing just on the present. No thoughts of anything else... Just what was directly in front of him. However, part of his mind focused on what he was feeling and as such the air began to heat up around him making it comfortably warm against the cool dampness of Pisces.
345 Open --- 8/10
"Talking looks like this!" Thinking looks like this...
Oct 07 2015, 08:29 PM (This post was last modified: Oct 07 2015, 08:29 PM by Ghost.)
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there you are! ghost had been wandering around looking for the dragon for some time today, following his scent as fast as he could, which wasnt more than a slow walk. He had returned home, or what he considered home for now. Pisces was normally quite cold, but he suspected that he warmed the room up a bit since it didnt seem quite as cold as before.
Walking faster now, he came up to the side of the dragon and nuzzled his shoulder, partially feeling for what part of bara he was approaching, but also a form of affection from finally finding him. He knew that the couldnt speak that well and only make noises that sounded like he was attempting, but words were all he had to gauge ones emotions. ive been looking for you. as if it wasnt obvious with his firat statement when he first arrived.
It wasn't long that he was without companionship, his thoughts --or lack thereof-- were interrupted by a new sound. It was a new voice but one that was as familiar as his own heartbeat. It was the Ghost... The Pink Wolf with the pleasant face. Eagerly the dragon turned his head to watch the approach of the newcomer. A small smile formed on his muzzle and his tail began to wave gently back and forth. A comradely chuff escaped from between his fangs and he lowered his own head to brush it against the Ghost's but gently. Even in his current state he knew the strength of his body.
In reply to his statement the dragon simply lowered his whole body to the ground, head and all, with a sheepish grin. He'd been here... For a while anyway. For a little while he'd gone out to explore a little bit but he'd promptly returned. The urge to stretch his legs had just been too strong and he'd had to do so.
After a moment he raised his head and turned meaningfully to the water before looking back at the Ghost while moving his paws as if he were swimming. It had been a good while since he'd taken a dip and he'd love to go in now with his friend. Who better to enjoy the comforting water with? He let out a few excited grunts before edging closer to the lagoon... Could they go in?
The contact pleased him. Normally, he hated contact with others, but he was drawn to the dragon, both before and now. Ghost still didnt fully understand what happened, but he was healing and thats all he cared about. When the draon laid down, ghost joined him by the water and lightly leaned against him, more so as to read movements, but contact with this dragon didnt bother him like it had with others. He was confusing to even himself, but even now with his toes barely touching the water, he wasnt thinking about those things.
He felt the movement he was making, moving his paws around in the water but he could hear the slight water sounds also. He thought back to when they met before everything happened, and although it wasnt that long ago, he remembered when he was trying to get him to see himself in the water. Ghost still didnt understand that either, but he wondered if bara had either then or now. He wished he understood what it was like to not be blind, to see what everyone else apparently saw, but it was impossible. The sounds coming from his friend though brought his attention back and his pale eyes followed the sound to his friends face. what do you want? ghost didnt understand what the dragon was wanting with the excited sounds he was making, and the confusing was clear on his face.
Oct 08 2015, 12:24 AM (This post was last modified: Oct 08 2015, 12:26 AM by Baratheon.)
MAGICKA LEVEL 85% RESTORED TO 100%
BARATHEON
"the world is mine for the taking"
The dragon's grunting increased exponentially when the Wolf questioned him. The water! The water! His brain shouted but no matter how much he wanted to say it, nothing but grunts came from his throat. He couldn't articulate with his words what he wanted but he could certainly still sign it out. The dragon sat partway up and gestured with his head to the lagoon then eased a little closer to it before looking back at the Ghost. In! In! He wanted in but only if his friend would go too.
Hmm... Perhaps he should show him? The dragon glanced back at Ghost before walking forward into the water, both forelegs fully submerged. He made more of his grunting noises before looking back at the White Wolf. His head tilted to the side and his gaze was pleading as he stared at the water. How else could he do this? Hmm... He tiled his head the other way and quite by accident he felt his own consciousness reaching out towards the Wolf. There were no words in his thoughts... There was only an image of himself swimming with the wolf paddling alongside him. The thought-image was pushed towards the Ghost before it evaporated while that pink eye still stared at him. Did he understand now?
Ghost wasnt prepared for what he saw behind his blind eyes. He saw what he could only imagine to be bara and he was doing something in the... Water? Is that what this was? The image was gone shortly after, giving ghost little time to take it in and understand it. Hed never seen a thing in his life, so this short vision was way more than he could handle. There was too much information flooding his brain and he hadnt a clue what to make of it.
After what seemed like a long time (and probably was) ghost broke from his wide eyed stare at nothing and looked to the dragon again. was that... You? he questioned, caring little about what the dragon was doing rather than if that was who hes been friends with this whole time. If thats the case, ghost coulsnt imagine anything being scared of it. He hadnt moved from his spot on the edge and wasnt likely to unless he got pushed in. It took ghost forever to learn how to walk, so learning to swim wasnt quite on his bucket list.
Oct 08 2015, 01:47 PM (This post was last modified: Oct 08 2015, 01:49 PM by Baratheon.)
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BARATHEON
"the world is mine for the taking"
Did he understand now? It seemed not... He seemed confused on the image in his mind. Was it confusing? His head tilted but then he nodded his head in an affirmative. That was him... Could he not see? Was that the problem? He didn't understand the actions? Perhaps he should change his approach... The dragon came back and lay next to the wolf, completely against the ground with his good eye focused on the Wolf. Then he attempted to reach his mind out to him.
The connection was rocky at best but it worked well enough for his purpose. The dragon sent an image of Ghost over. In that image he then showed Ghost climbing upon his own back and then the image changed to them floating in the lagoon. Then, the images stopped. There... Would he understand now? He turned his head slightly and grunted, expectantly.
Oct 25 2015, 07:37 AM (This post was last modified: Oct 25 2015, 07:40 AM by Ghost.)
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The image came through to him and Ghost paid close attention, taking in every detail of the short movie. He saw the dragon that he had confirmed was him and then something else - a small white thing with pink on its face. Thay had to be him, right? The dragon had mentioned pink on his face before, when they had first met. Could that really be him?
He got stuck on that before the image faded away and his lack of a vision returned to him. He looked over at the dragon and blinked, was that what he wanted? Ghost didnt know about getting on uis back, but it seemed safer than blindly flailing around in the water. Hesitantly, the boy stood and his tail curled inbetween his legs. Hed never been on someones back before, so this was new to him. He didnt even know how to get on the mans back to begin with, so it was definitely a feat trying to get up there.
/roll (yay ghost fails!)
As he tried to scale the dragons back, he couldnt quite get the right footing. After the dragons injuries, ghost was scared of hurting him, so the male slid down the dragons side, landing firmly on his butt and letting out a tiny yelp.
Yes! It looked like he finally got the point across! Yay! His tail began to give a steady wag back and forth with his joy at finally being understood. Now as he lay completely on the ground he waited for the wolf to climb onto his back. He was ever patient so he didn't mind that the wolf was taking a little time. He simply closed his eye and began to hum to himself. It was only when the pink wolf let out a yelp did his eye open and he turned his head round to peer curiously at him.
Could he not climb on? Was that the problem? Well, his back was a considerably large distance up even when he was lying down. No matter, he'd just have to make it easier for the poor canine. The dragon gave a reassuring grunt before tilting his head forward and attempting to help the wolf climb onto his back by giving him a little boost. His nose horn was angled downwards so the wolf could step on it and when he did he would lift him onto his back.
Nov 12 2015, 11:57 AM (This post was last modified: Nov 12 2015, 12:02 PM by Ghost.)
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His butt stung from the impact on the hard ground, but he was okay he supposed. He felt movement and nosed around to feel baratheons head now near where he was trying to climb up. Not having much of a clue whatvhe was doing, Ghost tried again and instead used the dragons head like he assumed to climb up. The extra boost helped for sure, but whether or not he was still going to make it up was another thing. He pawed at the dragons back, trying to get a grip to pull himself up, but he didnt have much to work with.
He finally got a grip and pulled himself up, but maybe it was just the dragon lifting his head that helped him. Either way, once Ghost was up he felt terribly unstable. He lowered his body to lay on the dragons back to get a better grip, but the dragon was far to large to wrap his paws around. He could only hope he could hold on for what the dragon wanted to do.
alright... Im ready... I think, he mumbled with hesitation and fear. What if he fell off in the water? He didnt quite know what it was, but it didnt look as safe as the ground based on the vision. Sure, he drank the water and knewbit was safe in that sense, but his fear of falling into the water was a different story. He could only hope baratheon wouldnt want to play too rough in the water.
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