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Post by Jewel on Aug 23, 2004 17:23:15 GMT -5
Only slightly frustrated that the frisbee hadn't been tossed to him, Tsuwari became excited by the idea of being the "chaser" in freeze tag. The reddish-orange unicorn stepped forward in the group, a mischievious excitement in his eyes, "I'll be it!"
Despite who he was (or rather, who his father had been), and the fact that he was without a symbol, he portrayed himself with childish confidence, unaware yet of the cruelty of the world, and of things he would doubtlessly have to endure as he aged. And as he found out who he really was. He was the direct half of each his parents: Rose's caring quality, bright energy, and unicorn physiology, and Glasye's mischeif, deceit, and episodes of having a stone heart. Only time could really tell to which side he would come to belong.
The white-maned baby looked to the other foals for a response.
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Post by Rose Rebellion on Aug 23, 2004 19:52:20 GMT -5
(con. from Sols Hill as Em neglected me)
After wiping the bead of saline tears that had formed at the corners of her eyes, Wysteria took and held in a deep breath. I'm so stupid...stupid to even think talking to some lunatic claiming to be a goddess would just solve my problems...
She sniffled back a runny trail just starting. Her thoughts dwindled back to Calliope. The idea that she'd read her mind still left an unsettling feeling over the artist. Wysteria had just felt down right violated, and it truly brought out the worst of her behavior.
Shaking her head, she walked onward, crossing the path leading down to the lake's beach. Wysteria paused a moment, her ears up right as the sounds of happy children echoed up to her. Her teeth ground nervously at her cheek's inner wall. The last thing Wysteria truly wanted at that point was to be within the company of others. But...
She gave her trail back to the hill a fretful look.
No, I'm sure I'd be safer in company in the case that...goddess...wanted to do something ill. She nodded herself, as if to encourage her that the beach was a safe bit. Still, she raised a wavering hoof and paused. Stop being wo willy-nilly! Start being decisive for once in your life!
The mare nodded and turned down the beach's path, slowly emerging at the sandy coast and to all the other ponies. She didn't have many popcycles left, but after quickly eyeing the foals visible, Wysteria roughly estimated that there was enough. "W-who wants popcycles?," she forced herself to speak loudly, but failing in her attempts not to stutter.
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"He has much of his mother in him."
"Y-you really think so?!," the red unicorn spouted out with surprise and obvious joy. It seemed as if a wave of stress and relieve had lifted itself from her back, as her posture suddenly became more up right. I'm doing something right! I'm actually doing something right!!Rose was caught, hook, line, and sinker.
She looked back to Tsuwari proudly, a warm and comforted smile on her face, her cheeks red with happiness. Rose turned her head back to Set with the most thankful of expressions. "You don't know how much that means to me. Thank you, Seth."
(ooc: Darn that proud heart of yours, Rose, lol)
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Post by Angel624 on Aug 23, 2004 20:15:24 GMT -5
Baby Sea Spray grinned at Tsuwari, whom she had a little crush on. "Sure! You can be it!" She said. She giggled with a little enthusiasm.
Twinkle Twirl watched as Wysteria came to the beach. She had looked familiar to Twinkle, but she didn't recognize her at first until she saw her symbol. "A popcycle sounds good right now." She replied, licking her lips.
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Post by Silver Shadow on Aug 24, 2004 3:39:26 GMT -5
Dreamer smiled and sat down. "Alright I guess." He said in reply to Razzaroo's question. "Though life is getting a bit dull for me now. I'm not use to be just sitting around for long. But having Charm, Moony and Gabriel around is worth the stay."
He glanced at Moony, before looking back to Razz. "Anyway, what about you? Everything alright?"
The alicorn smiled at the thought of a Fairy Pony.
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"W-who wants popcycles?"
The familiar voice echoed in the unicorn's head whilst she stared out to space... thinking about the usual stuff... flying... Dreamer... the box thing... Where Wysteria was... she deepened her thought as thought about the voice.
hmmm... sounds like... like... "Wysteria?" Moony looked around and jumped up delightfully at the sight of the purple mare.
"Wysteria!" Moony trotted over to the artist and smiled, flicking her tail here and there. "I'm glad you made it, I was wondering where you were."
She stopped smiling a bit, and stood still, titling her head to the side a bit. "Are you alright though?" she asked, obviously still concerned about her friend.
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Post by silverfall on Aug 24, 2004 12:23:36 GMT -5
Sky Feathers was jumping up and down in the surf when she came running up to Tsuwari. "Yeah! You can be it! You can chase..." She dropped short, drawn by Wysteria's voice. "Hey, you guys," she said, looking back. "Let's get popsicles! They'd go great with freeze-tag!"
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Razz sighed. "Everything's peachie keen." He had to admit he felt quite content today. "Business is slow at the shop, as usual, but it's enough to make ends meet. Sky Feathers is a handful, but you know how that is." He stopped to check on the filly, to make sure he knew where she was. "And life at the nursery has been good. Paying the bills and that's what matters." Razz then stopped to check on Kail, to make sure he knew where she was, too.
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Set said nothing, inwardly enjoying the taste of Rose's pride. His gaze once more rested on the foal. In his stomach there was a craving like hunger, only worse.
"Look how the others take so easily to him. And I do believe some of the fillies have a bit of a crush on your little stallion." He gave her a wink. "You and your mate will have to fend them off with hoof and horn on your way home." He gave a kind-hearted laugh. "I'm sure he makes you both very proud."
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Post by Becka *Pone* on Aug 24, 2004 14:28:07 GMT -5
Sherbet's eyes lit up at the mention of popsicles. "Pony Popsicles!" She laughed until she fell over, not remembering where she had heard that phrase. Still, under the circumstances it was quite funny - if they were tagged they would become pony popsicles.
Kail, who had actually dozed off on the warm sand as she had been apt to do as a filly, heard the word and bolted upright, suddenly scared that somehow the real "pony popsicle" had returned to try killing her for the third time. Not quite sure yet where she was, she grabbed for her compass and grabbed only air. There was a purple mare coming out onto the sand and for thirty seconds of pure terror Kail thought that the pony popsicle had thawed and was about to attack the foals.
Then sleep left the sea-green peg and she recognized Wysteria, the beach, and remembered she had asked Razz to put her compass in his bag for safe keeping. Heaving a sigh of relief she layed back down on the sand quite ungracefully and put a forleg over her face. Rainbows that had been frightening.
"I think Im going to go for a quick dip," she said to no one in particular and stood up, spreading her wings and using them to carry herself high above the deep part of the lake. Then she tucked them in close and fell towards the surface of the water in a perfect dive. Had her father been there he would have sworn it was his wife and not his daughter. Sometimes they were so alike it was creepy.
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Post by silverfall on Aug 24, 2004 17:42:57 GMT -5
Razz had a strange look on his face at the mention of "Pony Popsicles." He scrunched his nose, but smiled.
"Those kids have some imagination, huh?" he said to Dreamer. He noticed Kail start from her sleep. She seemed disoriented and Razz wondered what was wrong. He continued to watch as she leapt into the air and then dove into the water. Only then did he realize he was holding his breath.
Sky Feathers's interest in freeze-tag and popsicles came to a stand-still as she watched Kail. Slack-jawed and gaping, there was nothing more impressive to her than a pegasus in flight.
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Post by Rose Rebellion on Aug 24, 2004 21:05:24 GMT -5
(ooc: Is Inti a light mage?)
Brigid's left ear turned in response to Moon Crystal's actions. Ah, so the unicorn with a great heart has found that friend of hers. Although...Calliope is not with her any longer.
The beige goddess made due to turn her head to actually see if her speculations were correct. Calliope must have scared her off. The dear has no wits about her sometimes, she probably had tried her mind reading trick again. Tsk. That never works.
Her green eyes searched Wysteria up and down critically, sensing what the purple mare was feeling, similar to what she had done earlier for Moon Crystal. She's still somewhat distraught and upset, but I do detect a note of fear. A subtle, knowing smile appeared on her face. By the gods, Calliope, you certainly worked a number on that mare. Oh well, certainly your loss is my gain. What better way to convince such a potential mage as Moon Crystal than to also convince her best friend as well? With the mare on my side, that unicorn won't hesitate on choosing sides with her friend.
With her mind made up, Brigid was no doubt going to make her way over to both Moon Crystal and Wysteria. However, the moment most of the foals started to gather around them, the goddess held back on her actions. Perhaps, after the foals run off.
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Wysteria's face clearly brightened as she heard Moony, as well as the foals, bounding towards her. At the moment, she needed a good friend to be in the company of, and Wysteria couldn't resist children. She made a mumbled sobbish laugh as the unicorn reached her. "I'm fine," she reassured herself, "I'm fine now." Again she wiped the residue of her earlier tears.
At the moment, the first of the children were making their way to her. She traced them in her mind, delving into how their bodies were shaded, built, moved. The purple mare was never one to miss an opportunity to involve art with anything.
Her green eyes lit up, always reveling in the eccentrics of foals. "There's enough for one a piece," she instructed them, thankful to speak more softly.
The cooler was opened then, revealing the contents with in. Aside from half melted ice and the large amount of empty wrappers, was the popsicles left at the bottom. Wysteria gathered the wrappers with her free hoof, an embarrassed expression on her face. To Moony, she murmured, "I-I was working on a picture." I probably look like such a pig right now.
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"Ah, but there you are mistaken," Rose Rebellion took Set's words with a light tone, "I'm afraid I'll be fending off those crazy fillies on my own."
"Although," as an after thought," His late father would probably encourage all those fillies." She shook her head with a thoughtful smile, looking back during the times when Glayse appeared more charming than dangerous. Don't you get any ideas, love. Fun as it might to see fillies chase after him, there's only so much a mother can handle. And I'm not forgetting the dreams you've been planting in our boy's head, either.
Rose laughed at herself freely and openly, shaking her head. Silly, me talking to you during the day. I swear, you'll both prolly be the death of me.
"I'm sorry," she finally returned her attention to the present, "Just thinking is all." Her purple eyes scooped the sandy area. "Out of curiosity, Seth, which stallion here were you under the impression was my spouse?" A rather coy look followed her words.
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Post by Angel624 on Aug 24, 2004 21:18:09 GMT -5
Baby Sea Spray watched the others go get popsicles. She turned to Tsuwari. "Come on!" She grabbed his hoof and dragged him over to Wysteria. She grinned at the purple pony. "Hello!" She said with a grin. "May I have a cherry popsycle puleez?" She asked.
Twinkle Twirl giggled at Baby Sea Spray. She smiled at Wysteria. "Hi. I'm Twinkle Twirl. You must be Wysteria."
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Post by Jewel on Aug 24, 2004 22:06:14 GMT -5
"Ooh, popsicles!" Tsuwari also tossed the tag game aside as soon as the word was mentioned. He stood where he was for a moment, white yellow-striped mane blowing in the breeze, watching the other foals scurry over to Wysteria. His sunset eyes held the same promise as the setting sun--a never knowing and constant excitement of what tomorrow would bring.
Suddenly, he found himself dragged along by Baby Sea Spray, over to the purple pony. After she asked for a popsicle, Tsuwari opened his mouth to speak, but stopped. He looked over to where Rose was standing, and called, "Mama!" remembering she wanted him to have her permission for most things. He noticed she was standing with a male he hadn't noticed before, but who he somehow felt had noticed him. Maybe she's finding me a daddy.. he thought idly, more eager for her to grant him a popsicle.
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Post by Rose Rebellion on Aug 24, 2004 22:13:18 GMT -5
Rose's attention perked at the familiar voice of her precious foal. After a moment of quick studying, and seeing exactly what the question was for, Rose gave her permission, "All right! But if you have one now, you won't get another later!"
She would keep an eye on him to make sure he wouldn't lie to her later of the situation.
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Wysteria smiled to Sea Spray and Tsuwari, although, her thoughts were jumpy at Tsuwari's similarity to Glayse. Despite, Wysteria wouldn't neglect the child a sweet treat. "Here's the cherry flavor, dear," she handed one to her and looked at the baby unicorn quizzically, "And for you, lad?"
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Post by silverfall on Aug 24, 2004 22:22:14 GMT -5
Rose's question took Set by surprise. His eyes drew deep into hers, probing at the edge of her thoughts as his mind surveyed the beach. What stallion did he think was her mate?
"If I may be so bold," he said, being quite serious despite himself, "I just assumed he was not here. Perhaps at work or on a trip of some kind. For I see no one..." Set stopped short of saying, I see no one that is your match. "I see no one with a father's eyes on him this day. If he were my son...well...such things I would teach him on a day like today."
He raised his nose to the wind, inhaling deeply. The scent of the water and the sand and the air rang through his body, reminding him of those mortal desires to which gods sometimes fall prey.
"Days like these," he said softly, but was interrupted by Tsuwari calling for his mother. Ears alert to the boy's voice, he looked in his direction. After Rose gave her permission for the popsicle, he added. "You see, there. He's a good boy. Knows to mind his mother, as all foals should."
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Post by Stellaluna on Aug 24, 2004 22:23:13 GMT -5
(ooc: Is Inti a light mage?) (ooc: Inti is a light god. ) Inti could clearly see he was lossing Cane's attention since the young stallion wasn't saying anything. Perhaps he didn't belive all that Inti had told him about being a god and whatnot. He looked at Cane, his bron eyes filled with concern that he was loosing him. "Really. I'm a god! There's got to be some way I can make you belive me!" He said thinking out loud. "Here, I'll show you." With a flick of his wrist Cane's mouth was sealed shut. He was unable to speak or open his mouth at all. After watching Cane struggle for a moment Inti seased his magic and let Cane's mouth free again. He smiled at Cane, but it was a good smile. An almost playful smile. "So, what do you think now?"He asked. "Belive me?" The way he acted, it was almost as if he himself was a mortal. Sometimes he almost appeared foolish and made for a bad representative of the gods, but he tried his best to be a good example of the gods of light.
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Post by Jewel on Aug 24, 2004 22:29:50 GMT -5
The little reddish-orange unicorn smiled happily when Rose told him he could indeed have one.Tsuwari, almost without hesitation, asked "Can I have a orange one, please?"
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Post by Rose Rebellion on Aug 24, 2004 22:44:35 GMT -5
Rose merely gave Set a somewhat impressed, acceptant look on her face in result of his statement. His words were very true, though. If his father was here, and in some normal right frame of mind, Rose would most certainly enforce that he spend time with Tsuwari. Unfortunately, it was far from the case as Rose would prefer him stay far away from him.
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Wysteria smiled, "I should've known." Instantly she looked for the sought after flavor, handing it to him as it was recovered. "There you are."
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