晴夫HARUO
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cycles ago had a lone jadelike stone tumbled down from the ceiling of the cave, rolled violently down the edges and finally settled against the ground. it was pale, jade green color, broken up by a muted maroon and then peppered by black spots and stripes, as if it had been corrupted somehow by a malevolent hoofstep and imbued with malevolent energy.

but today, the stone was bringing no ill. today, it brought new life. the large, uneven oval of a rock was fracturing in on itself. like a cracking egg, it was beginning to open.

suddenly, a little leg broke out of the thin side of the egg, piercing through with only one tiny cloven hoof at first but then abruptly giving way all the way up to a bony elbow. if the child were to have been in the outside air, he would have certainly bleated in alarm and the pain of the sharp edges of the rock digging up against the bottom of his leg. instead, the child struggled in silence, wiggling his leg in desperation, pushing his weak new muscles to their limits.

for all his effort, the chrysalis began to crack more around him, the little hole where his hoof had slipped through breaking out in shards like glass. soon the spiderwebbing of fractures was too much, and finally the chrysalis simply shattered in a hole large enough for its slimy contents to pour out. along with, of course, a very wiggly and wet little fawn.

stricken with adrenaline, but dazed and tired, the child did not waste any time trying to push himself off the ground with his wobbly legs. he struggled briefly to gather control of all of them at once, but the ordeal was surprisingly short--were anyone who was familiar with fawns to see his work, they may have been impressed at how short of a time it took him to stand!--but, unfortunately, that was a rather unlikely case in the caves.

once he was up, he did not move, all of his energy and willpower focused on staying upright. at the slightest movement, his legs threatened to cave under him. with nothing much else to do, the infant fawn stood standing there, as if he was frozen in fear. waiting for something. perhaps it was simply for the strength to get going, but perhaps it was also for someone else; perhaps, gnawing at his throat, was a need for companionship.

whatever the case, he waited.

notes: all welcome, sorry it's a bit rushed at the end, i have no food and i need to go grocery shopping lmao
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others' speech.

Llamrei

Out of all the rooms and Tunnels, Llamrei liked the Light-Room the best.

In the Light-Room, she could see everything. The crystals that were common in the other tunnels glowed here, providing her with plenty of light to see by. Shadows were few and far between, giving her little to fear. Her hoof-steps weren't as unsure, and she didn't jump at every sound.

In the Light-Room, there seemed to be a strong energy, which made her feel less fearful. She didn't want to take off at a dead sprint at the slightest crunch of soil, or to leap away from the slightest sign of movement.

The filly found herself approaching a large, detached-seeming chrysalis. It was definitely odd-looking, pale green in color. However, it also had black and purple-ish spots and stripes, markings that set it apart from the other chrysalises she had seen.

As she watched, a little leg broke free of the egg. She danced back, watching interestedly as it began to show a spindly leg, not unlike her own. Was it the same species of Gembound as her? But, no, she would realize, as it broke free the rest of the way, revealing brown fur and a differently shaped body.

The fawn stood still, and she approached hesitantly. "Are you alright?" She asked, meeting his gaze.


"I'm speaking..."
'I'm thinking...'

Reighn was just a few tail lengths away, having heard the crash of the chrysalis and coming to see what was going on. She found that a chrrysalis was hatching and sat down a few feet from the absolutly huge creature right next to the creature that had come out of the chrysalis. Reighn smiled at the thought of examining the newborn creature and figuring out what they were.

晴夫HARUO
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it was only a few moments before another creature--larger, large enough to be his momma?--approached him and immediately, haruo's wide eyes turned her way and he began to shuffle towards her.

"maah," was the only thing that tumbled out of his mouth, and then one of his knees caved beneath him, and he went down in surprising silence--apart from the frantic clicking of his little hooves on the stone. "maaah."

he was making quite a scene, scrambling about trying to get back up. the clicking and scratching of his tiny hooves was almost comical, if not a little piteous. it dragged on for a few seconds before finally righting himself and prancing with purpose on his weak, uncoordinated little legs to angle his head near the dark equine's foreleg. not quite touching, not quite tucked into her, but not quite as respectful of personal space as an older, more aware, less-infant gembound would have been either.

his tail did not raise from its position against his rump, but it wagged frantically now, almost as if he knew something was not quite right about this. it wasn't really a momma, and it wasn't really a deer either, but it was bigger than him and looked a little like him so close enough maybe?

his eyes were still wide and blank. that is where he stayed.

notes:
tags: @llamrei @reighn

"hover for translations."
others' speech.

The filly watched in slight alarm as the little... what was it, a deer? Definitely no horse, she'd not seen a horse like that before. Then again, she'd not met terribly many Gembounds, either.

Her eyes widened as it said 'maaah', before his knee gave, and he dropped back down. She moved as though to step forward, only for him to bleat, 'maaah' again. 'Wait, Maahmaaah? Mama? Oh hell no!' She made an alarmed sound, and danced back, although she couldn't bring herself to abandon the poor Gemling. He just looked so... lost.

After quite a while, the little Gemling finally managed to get back to its hooves. This time, there was true purpose in its movements, as it approached her. She fought down the urge to run, as it tucked its head near her. Oh, hell, it thought she was its mama, didn't it?

Giving in, the filly sighed, lowering her head to rest her neck along the deer's, covering it protectively.

Her ears flicked, and she looked around, before seeing the wolf. Despite the urge telling her to run, she stood her ground, glaring at it. "What do you want?" She bristled, preparing to fight to protect the Gemling. She didn't want to fight, but this Gemling definitely could not.


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

Reighn smiled and put her ears against her skull, making sure not to spook the creature. She was only taller than it's knees and that made her no enemy of it's. She realized that she had been holding her breath and let it go, inhaling and then. Shit! She thought, looking at the new creatures with thirst and hunger in her eyes. I just want friends damn you instincts! She thought, her teeth baring in a gutteral growl. She leaped for the creature, her teeth hitting bone as she hit it's legs and she attempted to tear a bit of flesh off of it.

晴夫HARUO
WITH MY LIGHTNING BOLTS A-GLOWING, I CAN SEE WHERE I AM GOING

as the larger creature dipped its head down against his neck, the fawn raised his own head desperately, wiggling helplessly, as if searching for something.

its frantic head bobbing was shortly interrupted, however, by a furrier creature. panic stroke the fawn as the other hooved creature tensed, and though he couldn't tell what she was saying, her tone was nervous enough to worry him. he shrunk back institutionally, but did not make a sound, watching with apprehensive curiosity at the predator even as it began to growl.

when it lunged forward, the infant fawn bleated in fear, stumbling back onto his hind legs. as it latched onto the other ungulate's long leg, he felt a power well up in him, and without thinking, he threw himself at the sharp-toothed creature. as his tiny skull collided with the wolf's foreleg, an audible CRACK! could be heard and the wolf pup would feel a painful (but harmless) shock.

notes:
tags: @llamrei @reighn

"hover for translations."
others' speech.

The filly looked down at the fawn as it began to turn its head and wiggle as though looking for something. What in Polaris was it doing? It looked almost like it was trying to... drink something?

She never let her gaze leave the wolf, ears flattening back. At first, it seemed harmless, and then all of a sudden, it was growling, baring scary fangs. She snaked her neck, flashing her own flat teeth, before crying out in pain as the wolf's fangs made contact with her leg.

The fawn Llamrei had been coddling suddenly charged in, slamming into the wolf. Llamrei reared up, before coming down onto her forelegs, aiming for the wolf's back.


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

晴夫HARUO
WITH MY LIGHTNING BOLTS A-GLOWING, I CAN SEE WHERE I AM GOING

the flurry of attacks seemed to be enough to get the monster to back off for a moment, and haruo shrunk back behind the taller ungulate.

he was shaken, but quiet; the blank expression on his face portrayed a still fear, and he periodically glanced up at the filly above him, seemingly seeking comfort or reassurance or something.

notes: skipping reighn, assuming she let go after the shock and 20 hit from llamrei's hooves
tags: @llamrei @reighn

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others' speech.

The filly panted, glaring at the wolf that had dared to attack them. She shifted her weight to hold her injured leg off of the ground, feeling blood begin to matt the fur there, although it didn't seem to be too badly injured, the skin barely broken. The wolf slunk off, and she stood still for a long while, glaring after it until she was certain it wouldn't attack again.

"Are you alright?" she asked the fawn, looking down at it in concern. Turning, she pressed her head against his flank in an attempt at a comforting gesture.

(JUST SAW THIS I AM SO SORRY)
@Haruo
"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.