Everything was dark and calm, there was nothing, she was nothing, then she could feel...... she could feel everything, she could feel herself being trapped inside.... something, she could feel herself wanting to be free, an ancient desire or something telling her that she NEEDED to be free.
She started to shake with all the strength her weak little body had, using her paws and head to try to crack the thing that was keeping her trapped open, after a few minutes of struggle, the thing finally broke making the little critter fall to the ground with a loud thud, she remained silent for some seconds, without moving, she was tired, confused and scared, then she blinked and tried to look around, but everything she saw was blurry shiny lights around and darkness, she tried to look at herself with the same luck, what the mammal could see was only a brown shadow where her paws should be, then she started to think.... and wonder, where was she? Why was she here? Why did she knew all the things she knew? but more importantly What was she? She panted slowly while trying to stand, something inside of her knew that she needed to stand and how to do it, but was she doing it right? could her body do it?

After trying, she successfully stood, her body was right, she did it at her first try, when she was finally on her paws she tried to call anyone close without using words, producing a weird chirping noise that echoed in the main area of Orion.

"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

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notes: 220+ words

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Xireidi Okay, so he'd chickened out. As much as he wanted to explore what lay beyond the misty dark tunnel Xireidi just couldn't bring himself to go all the way through when he knew he still had a long way to go before he could effectively defend himself from whatever creatures dwelled there. Still, coming back to Orion had definite benefits. With all the strange structures around he had plenty of opportunity to train himself to be big and strong. It was a pretty place too, perfect to relax at the end of a long day sore from running and jumping and playing. This was one of those moments, where Xireidi lay at the base of an ancient structure catching his breath and relaxing, for once not even having to deal with the strange thoughts that plagued him every now and then. The youthful wolf was just moments away from drifting to sleep as a sound penetrated the cavern. He'd heard it once before in the scary tunnel, but this was nowhere near the entrance. Awakened by curiosity Xireidi lethargically rose and started to move to investigate. At first as the creature came within sight the pup thought it was a rabbit of some kind, but it didn't quite look right. He was full from a previous hunt anyways so even if he hadn't noticed the gem on its tail he would have been unlikely to have pounced. "Hello?" he articulated as he approached from around a corner, head lowered and ears forward in curiosity. "You're... a gembound aren’t you?" As much as he wanted to investigate in further detail he stopped a few feet shy so as not to scare the poor creature. It probably didn't help that he was a good bit bigger, had sharp teeth, and looked like he'd just come out of a battle with all the cuts and bruises from the day. "The words I speak" The thoughts I hold And the self I keep hidden away

Tags: @Gratia

After a while of silence, she listened to a new sound that wasn't made by her, she remained silent and tilted her head in that direction, noticing a big creature with a red color and sharp teeth, It may be dangerous she thought to herself, but the creature never made an aggressive movement, so the little Patagonian cavy just stared at it confused and with interest, then he talked, he made two... questions? Gembound... when he said that word, she knew the answer, Yes! she was one of those Gembound things.
She started to think for some minutes, trying to know how to answer to the sounds the red critter just did "Ye" she said moving the mouth like the big creature, trying to talk normally but the only thing she could really do was talk like a baby, something that wasn't a surprise since she WAS one, "Wat?" She asked turning around, what she just said surely didn't make much sense, but she knew nothing about this world, where she was and what she should do from now on, she kinda knew who she was..... since she heard Gembound, the word Gratia, had been echoing in the back of her head, then she was Gratia, that's who She was..... But, now that she thinks about it, who was the creature in front of him? She turned at him and tilted her head "Whu?" .... She had so many questions, so many.
"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

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Xireidi The wolf pup showed a small grin at the creature's attempt at words. he remembered that time, having just come to life and fumbling over what now seemed like the simplest of things. Now that he was closer he also had a good view of the blue stone from which she had emerged and realized just how quickly he had managed to get here. It was too bad she was too weak-looking to be of any use to him. Not that that actually mattered in the least. This was a new life, and it was his responsibility now to see to it that her entrance to the world was a good experience. "My name is Xireidi." he offered in a soothing voice, lying down so she wouldn't have to look up. It wasn't as bad of a difference as it would have been were he full grown, but he had been around for nearly a cycle and she was newborn. "Do you have a name yet?" He started thinking back to his emergence, trying to think of what it was like. He'd been nauseous, hungry, in pain, and not yet used to living in a world with no depth perception and a dulled sense of touch. Still, it had been a joyful time and this small one did not seem to have emerged with quite as much difficulty as he had. "The words I speak" The thoughts I hold And the self I keep hidden away

Tags: @Gratia

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Gratia followed the critter with her eyes, moving her head to the side slightly to have a better view due to her eyes being at the sides of her head "Xideidi!" She exclaimed proud of herself, repeating what the critter said 'perfectly', when he asked about her own name, which she already knew the Patagonian cavy started muttering nonsense, trying to practice before saying it out aloud "Ga... Gratia" she said with confidence, was that how it was said? Well, it felt like it.
After saying her own name, she turned up and saw the shiny things in the ceiling, they where pretty, she didn't knew what they where but she couldn't reach them to know or find out, so her attention turned back to her 'companion' she walked towards the red canine slowly and watching her steps then started to smell him, somehow it felt like something important to do, after some seconds of sniffing and when she finally learned his smell she felt something weird in her belly, then it made a funny sound, it didn't felt well, she looked at Xireidi confused, was the sound good or bad? She only knew she wanted to much at something, to 'taste' something.
"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

tags: @Xireidi
notes: 166+

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Xireidi The young red wolf couldn't help but continue to grin at the small creature's antics. She'd actually gotten his name remarkable close, especially considering that it was nothing but the junction of the first syllables he'd ever uttered. It was nice to see how fearless she was of him, and as she approached he took the opportunity to try to figure out better what she was. Well, she definitely wasn't a rabbit; that was for sure. Even if she were one she'd be much too small to bother hunting for now, especially as full as he was. Still, even from this close range he didn't have a concept in his head that corresponded to her physical form. For now he'd just have to settle with the name she'd given, Gratia. His already perked ears twitched lightly at the sound, and his mind returned to where it had been just before she spoke up. "Well then, Gratia, it sounds like you could use some food." he said with the same soft tone, "If you want to rest here I can go find something for you and bring it back in a little bit." Xireidi stood up and listened around, trying to map out possible hunting locations he hadn't used recently. He doubted that this creature would be able to eat a whole rat, but perhaps he could track down a small mouse or a few crickets? Having given it some thought he started moving toward the closest hunting spot he could think of likely to yield results for the little Gratia. "The words I speak" The thoughts I hold And the self I keep hidden away

Tags: @Gratia

Food? So that's what she needed, food, everything was fun till he said he would leave, she didn't wanted him to leave, they where having so much fun! She also didn't felt tired at all, she felt wonderful and glad to be alive and in theory she woke up some minutes ago, when the canine started to walk away, the little Patagonian Cavy started to follow it around looking at everything available in her view, but almost everything she was able to see where black or rocks, the only difference was when she looked up at the ceiling.
After following the red canine for a while, she could smell something sweet and 'good', she didn't knew what kind of good, but it was a good smell, something she knew she desired and that was probably good for her... could it be that food thingy close? however, her nose might and is probably wrong, the expert here was Xireidi and she surely knew what was best for her.

"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

tags: @Xireidi
notes: 152+ Also, since you barely successfully found Gratia's food, she is being able to smell it from the distance, just telling in case this causes a confusion and i hope this is alright XD

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(I feel so weird writing this way lols XD and sorry for the tag mistake) 'Sniff' 'sniff'

Xireidi Xireidi paused momentarily as he heard shuffling behind him. The Gratia was following him. To be honest he really couldn't blame her, this was a new world with strange wonders around every corner. Either that or... The wolf stopped dead in his tracks as he recalled the other realization that he had made shortly after emerging. The presence of that entity, one of the only things that had burned itself in his mind as deeply as language itself. As a newborn it had scared him, led him to try to get stronger as quickly as possible. Was Gratia coming to terms with the instinct of there being some terrible abomination of black and glowing orange in these caves? So far he had been the only one he knew of that had been bothered by it, but he deeply felt this monster had to be the reason for his, and possibly everyone else's being. "Don't worry." he reassured behind him, "You can come with me; I'll keep you safe from the monster." It didn't take long for them to arrive at the location he'd been seeking out; a clearing with many tall rocks scattered about and a couple of berry bushes that attracted small prey. "I'm going to climb on top of one of those rocks so I can get you some food. I won't leave though; I'll be just a couple seconds away in case anything bad happens." With a mighty leap the wolf jumped high into the air and landed on the edge of one of the taller rocks, clattering up the rest of the way and positioning himself so he was still in sight of the youth. Now to try to find a mouse... "The words I speak" The thoughts I hold And the self I keep hidden away

Tags: @Gratia

A Monster... was a monster here? was it bad? Could Xireidi defeat it? The idea of a monster made her uneasy and worried, she didn't totally understood the word but something inside told her that it meant BAD and she should avoid it one way or another, when they finally arrived she felt rather exited, Green! she was seeing green, that color for some reason made her feel happy.

Then he talked again, telling Gratia that he may be slightly far but wouldn't leave, she nodded even if he wasn't looking at her and stared at him while he jumped, will she ever be able to do something like that? but the brown creature was also suspicious, why did he jump if the food was right in front of them? she walked closer to the berry bush slowly, the sweet smell came from one of these and for her, it smelled like food, so did the leaves in the bush, after thinking for a while she opened her mouth and took a berry, it was juicy and had a delicious taste, well it was the first thing Gratia ate in her life and for her it was the best she could ever get "Xideidi!" she called, she found the food and wanted to share it with him, she turned up excited to look at him, but where she was a rock was slightly covering her view, the patagonian cavy was only able to see the tip of his ears, but even that little made her feel safe.

"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

tags: @Xireidi
notes: 264 words

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Xireidi There! Almost hidden away by the terrain Xireidi spotted a small mouse. It looked a little further away than he was used to jumping, but he'd been practicing a lot so it would be a good challenge. The young wolf crouched down on the rock, coiling himself up for a strike. Almost inpercevably he moved his head from side to side, creating an artificial sense of depth perception as he'd learned to do. He had a lock on, now just to... A cry pierced the silence, spooking the mouse to abandon it's resting spot and run for cover further away. Xireidi attempted to stop the motion but he was already mid-spring. The youth began to skid down the steep slope of the other side of the rock, landing with a thud but mostly unhurt. He blinked a few times and looked around for signs of possible danger, only to find Gratia munching away at the berries on the bush. A small chuckle started deep in his chest as he began to right himself and walk over toward the bush. "I should have guessed." he commented mostly to himself. "You don't eat mice, do you?" "The words I speak" The thoughts I hold And the self I keep hidden away

Tags: @Gratia