calypso
critical and melodic
ooc ;; set after leon returns, anyone from MW is welcome! gonna be some character development up in here 8)

Calypso was a caged bird among so called paradise. Yet when she looked around, hm, how come all she saw was pain and misery? Enna had retreated since Leon had returned, after patching him up best she could, and even the dumb brat's whining and pleading had failed to return the precious sugar queen. Hmph. Ratchet didn't even try to fight back when she took hold of Bevy, her reach cold and uncaring.

Perhaps they were all tired of the hurt. Clutched in her talons was the piece of quartz from Orion, as she sat on the perch Cancer often used to run meetings. She wasn't going to run a meeting just yet, of course, there was still a few days... A week or two... And if Cancer didn't return, then it was her duty to get the election going. Of course, as much as Enna wanted to find Cancer and bring him home, there was too much keeping her here. The bird, the bear, the weird brown noodle. She had stretched herself too thin and she had finally given up. It was pathetic, really.

The current fronter of the pitohui bird's body wasn't anywhere near as weak. In some ways, she was more than willing to seize the change of control, but in other ways, it was... She surveyed the land before her, cold and angry. She wasn't usually so quick to emotions, but this feeling was one that was like sharp ice in her veins and she couldn't shake it. This place was tying her down, keeping her from achieving what she should have been doing. Enna was too soft, too babying.

And now Maji Walezi was suffering for it. Pah. It was what they deserved. She huffed, settling down on the cold rock, letting the spray of water and mist cool her feathers and soak her to the skin.

Perhaps some day things would make more sense. The faint murmurings of a prophecy, of a story that somehow brushed the feathers of the gentle, loving mother bird, crept into her brain. As much as she tried to shake it, how could any of those gullible idiots let it go? It fit them too well. It scared them in all the right ways.

"I should have never let this happen," she grumbled to herself, closing her eyes for a moment. Perhaps it would be easier to just sleep until the weeks were up. If Fisher or Dark had a problem, they could come to her, fine. If Leon got worse, Makyna would let her know. She couldn't care less to baby them like momma Enna would.

So why did she wait, out in the open, instead of in her nook of privacy?

The nagging question. Hah. No wonder her blood ran like liquid nitrogen.

all my life i've tried
to make everybody happy while i just hurt and hide
waitin for someone to tell me it's my turn to decide
who cares if you disagree, who died
and made you king of anything?

So much stuff, so much action, so much depression he sensed in the air. What was it all about? No one had bothered to come over and tell the poor dolphin about what was going on. No matter, while he was curious he wasn't keen on being informed and depressed too. Though his version of depressed was different than everyone else's.

Right now the dolphin was swimming beneath the surface, eating any hapless fish that swam by him and chasing them after his belly was full. It wasn't until he started to run out of air that he happened to breach and see a tiny speck on the ground. He knew that speck! It was Bevy-- er, well, Ratchet! He gave a happy whistle as he splashed back into the water before poking his head up after a few moments.

Taking a deep breath through his blowhole he then sang loudly, "HAAIIII!" He hoped that would get her attention. Surely it would right? Just because he knew his words would get her attention he sang again, "Bevy-- er, well, Ratchet, what has been happening?" His curiosity had obviously got the better of him. "Why feelings of sad? Don't land critters want feelings of happy?" To him it was just a simple matter of thinking happy thoughts and he was happy again. Couldn't they all do that?

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words: 226
tagged: Calypso
ooc: ---
muse: 5/10

"Talking looks like this."
Thinking looks like this...

table coded by banshee

Ever since she’d turned 2 cycles old, lots of things seemed to shift in Maji Walezi, further shaping this young gembound’s sense of appropriateness in the pack. She saw many facades of emotions she hadn’t encountered before – grief, blood and raw pain that tore away at her friends’ hearts. This dampened Quix’s spirits but she knew that she would not let these things keep her down and further affect her Maji Walezi friends. Not to mention the duty Cancer had assigned her to – coordinator. It seemed more than just a title for her. While most strove to fit into their titles, it was second nature for Quix. First, she satisfied her cheery personality then paused to consider her group calling. This day, she decided to seek out Bevy and came across a concerned Eeya worrying over the little birb. Immediately, she scurried over and hopped onto the ledge and sat down, tail curled over her hind limbs. Large blue eyes focused onto Bevy as she eyed the shiny quartz between her curled talons, not sure what this was about.

calypso
critical and melodic
ooc ;; set after leon returns, anyone from MW is welcome! gonna be some character development up in here 8)

The pitohui bird glanced into the pool of water as she heard the shrill whistle of the dolphin calling her. "It's Calypso, Eeya. Not Ratchie." She corrected softly, not too bothered by it. Eeya was a bit of an odd one, probably from having to be in the water all the time. He experienced things differently than the rest of them did. Calypso listened to the worries and wonders of the sea dwelling mammal and shrugged her wings.

"Well, I'm not really sad, but Cancer and Leon are hurt." Had anyone even told Eeya? Probably not. Monoceros wasn't known for it's water so it wasn't like he would have been asked to go find Cancer or anything. If he was even still alive-- but she wasn't worried about that. She sighed and explained shortly, "They got in a fight, a really big bad one. Even If I wanted to be happy, it's not going to make anyone feel better to act like nothing's wrong." Her red gaze caught a flash of tan fur, and she looked over at Quix, pensive.

"How are you holding up?" She asked simply, calmly, as if asking about the weather. No reason to let the frustration show in front of them, considering they were younger and simpler than she was. It was always better to remain in control, confident.

all my life i've tried
to make everybody happy while i just hurt and hide
waitin for someone to tell me it's my turn to decide
who cares if you disagree, who died
and made you king of anything?

The dolphin heard the little fox before he saw her and gave an excited squeal. "Hai hai, Quixy!" He greeted enthusiastically. His attention turned back to the little bird when she corrected him. His head tilted slightly to the side as he let this new information sink in. "Caliiiiiiipsoooo?" That was a new one. Did the bird have multiple names? Was that it? How cool! He gave an approving nod and whistled happily, "Calypso!" Before settling down.

Oh dear... Hurt friends? That was terrible! Come to think of it... He hadn't even seen Cancer. Where was the leopard-leader? "No good that friends hurt! Where Cancer-Leader? He so hurt he no come out?" That was the only way he could see it. Then again, he hadn't heard anything of the fight so perhaps it had been elsewhere? He didn't know, all of this things were confusing. "But when act like everything okay, then it can be! Just think happy thoughts then happy thoughts take aaaallll over so you really is happy!" He explained with his dolphin logic.

Wasn't Cancer-Leader Quix's dad? Well, that must have made Quix really sad if he was hurt. No wonder she didn't try to whistle any dolphin sounds to him. Poor girl. He gave her a sympathetic glance while he waited to hear what she had to say.

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words: 222
tagged: Calypso, Quix
ooc: ---
muse: 5/10

"Talking looks like this."
Thinking looks like this...

table coded by banshee

Words fell from the bird’s beak, calm and melodic. In reply to her question of how she was holding up, Quix simply tilted her head upwards and sniffed, then cast her eyes to the ground. It had been extremely hard for her to be away from her shelter and stronghold, Cancer daddy, but she had hope that the fat leopard would return, and knew that Maji Walezi would find him. Also, he’d left her in a safe haven with many friends who cared for her and loved her (though she was jealous that Makyna was more preoccupied with Leon than either her or Cancer now). How else could she hold up? The fennec’s reply was honest and raw, no hint of façade tinting the true feelings she held at that moment. "I’ll endure." She looked towards Eeya then whose many words seemed to rub salt into the wound, and when he gave such a wise piece of advice to keep up happy thoughts, the fox uncurled her paws and tail and walked over to Eeya, wanting to stroke his snout with her cheek and head and most of all, ears, then look into his eyes and place her request. . "Will I feel better if I get an Eeya ride?” It was always something she’d dreamt of, to be riding along his back , clinging to his fin as he brought her through the water. She envisioned a much different feel from being a landwalker and maybe distracting herself with happy thoughts, just as the dolphin had said, would help her cope with this loss.

calypso
critical and melodic
ooc ;; set after leon returns, anyone from MW is welcome! gonna be some character development up in here 8)

Eeya really did have a simple way of thinking of things. It was childish, perhaps even babyish, but she wasn't going to tell him to grow up or anything. He was useful in his own way, and if that was what got him through life then fair enough. She wasn't all for the stupid, happy-go-lucky lifestyle... That was more Ratchet's thing, wasn't it?

Qui replied shortly, and the pitohui nodded in response. "Of course you will." It was hard for her, certainly, but she was handling it better than expected. Still, she watched as Quix practically begged for a ride. Calypso wasn't a big fan of water, to be fair, but she also knew it would be practically impossible to hitch a ride without drowning both the dolphin and herself. The toxin in her feathers just had to stop Eeya's heart. She shivered and shrugged again, settling down.

"Sounds good, why don't you go for a swim. I'll watch," she encouraged politely. Why did she have to get stuck with the most hyper gembounds in all of Pisces? All she needed was Dark on top of it, and she would be ready to take a dive herself and never come up again.

Calypso had a lot to think about and she didn't exactly welcome the two of them fooling around, but she would put up with it. After all, if she was to get this lousy sack of chumps up to snuff, she had to at least try to be friendly with them. The election was to be held soon, and with Cancer's behavior on the line, she had a real chance of winning it whether she liked it or not.

Besides, for all their childishness, Quix and Eeya were some of the most useful members on the team. Caly had to respect that, abet grudgingly as always.

all my life i've tried
to make everybody happy while i just hurt and hide
waitin for someone to tell me it's my turn to decide
who cares if you disagree, who died
and made you king of anything?

the dolphin watched as Quix and Bevy spoke. He was happy to see that his words of advice had taken hold and Quix was going to try to think happy thoughts. What was more she was going to try and think happy thoughts with him being the one to give them! He was so excited about that! When the furry paw reached forward to pet him, he happily pushed his melon forward. A low whistle of satisfaction was heard from the aquatic mammal. He loved it when the land critters pet him. It was always so nice!

"Yeahyeah! You can has all the Eeya rides you want!" Eeya loved to give people rides around the lagoon! It was a shame they couldn't go under for an extended period of time but that was alright. They could have fun on the surface of the water too.

The dolphin pushed his body closer to shore so that the fox could hop onto his back and take a seat. "Calypso sure she no want swim? She could hold onto Eeya's top-fin! Eeya be careful. He no drown her. Out of all of the creatures he had given rides none of them had drowned yet. He was proud of that record and planned to uphold it.

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words: 212
tagged: Calypso, Quix
ooc: ---
muse: 5/10

"Talking looks like this."
Thinking looks like this...

table coded by banshee

The girl sniffed and managed a little chuckle as Eeya pushed forward beneath her furry paws. She stroked his head for a moment, enjoying the smooth, rubbery texture of his shiny skin. When he whistled , Quix felt her worried almost disappear with the wind. It was such a joyful song – Eeya always managed to cheer her up considerably with his positivity. Maji Walezi was family after all, wasn’t it, even though she may not have Cancer daddy as their leader for much longer? She laughed and nodded eagerly as Eeya said that she could have all the rides which she wanted! When he angled himself closer to shore, the fennec fox wasted no seconds in hopping onto his back gently. "WOAH!” she exclaimed as she slipped along the glossy surface of his beautiful gem, but then scabbled gently against his body and got a secure seat by his fin. Being that tiny, she was an easy burden to bear and she was immensely pleased. "First water ride ever! Wheeee!” she yelled and wagged her little furry tail eagerly. Eeya then called for Calypso? Bevy? To swim. She looked confusedly at Eeya then at the bird. Perhaps Bevy had different names. She took note to ask her about it. For now, her mind was focused on playing in water. "Yeah come join us Be-uh, Calypso! It’s gonna be SO FUN” he called out to the little birby with a cheerful beam on her face.

Bevy

calypso
critical and melodic
ooc ;; set after leon returns, anyone from MW is welcome! gonna be some character development up in here 8)

Who knew, peer pressure was Calypso's one weakness. She rolled her eyes at them, the puffball of fur hopping on to the slick grey skin. "Look, you don't get it," she huffed, her crown rising in irritation until she looked absolutely silly.

"If Bevy's feathers--" She started to tirade, until her crimson eyes took in the shimmer of blue, hard gem that lined the upper fin of the dolphin... Well. "W-well. Maybe. But if you get hurt, it's your own fault!" She scoffed, taking to the air. She left behind the quartz crystal on the perch-- it was nestled along side the speaking stone-- and swooped down to land on top of Eeya's cool, smooth gem.

"Just be careful, got it?!" She chirped forcefully, the sensation of fear prickling up her spine. This was a horrible idea. Yet, as the bird caught the glimpse of Quix's glimmering excitement filled eyes, she dug her talons into the hard gem. "... Let's just get this over with."

all my life i've tried
to make everybody happy while i just hurt and hide
waitin for someone to tell me it's my turn to decide
who cares if you disagree, who died
and made you king of anything?