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TEST DRIVE MEME #4
TEST DRIVE MEME
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Skandranon would kill him if he turned her away now. (Also might kill him if he got too close but she's trembling and he's willing to risk that.) He reaches down, gently runs his beak through her feathers.]
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When he doesn't pull away, she allows herself several beats and breaths to just be... and then she feels him gently preen through her feathers and she sighs. Affection was something the smaller gryphon wasn't used to, and that included something as simple as touch. She been forced to go through many a seasonal molt without the help of anyone, as she'd been the pariah of her Wing; and there wasn't ever much connection to other Wings with the rare exception of family or friends... neither of which Zhaneel really had,
So, with her face buried into his downy chest, she nibbles tentatively in return and the trembling in her wings comes slowly to a halt and when she speaks, it's slightly muffled but still audible.]
Why have they brrrought uss here, Aubrrri? Iss it really to fight a war? [She'd been listening while she waited, and what she'd heard hadn't made her feel any better about being here.]
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That is what we are told.
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Do you fight for them, Aubri? [Her gaze flits up to the brand above his eye, ear tufts flicking forward and back again.] Is that how...?
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That came because of the war. [But not because he was fighting it. In fact:] I have tried to stay clear of it.
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I am ssssorrrrry... [Her words are breathy beneath the apologetic hiss. All of the Wings knew what happened to the gryphons caught by Ma'ar's armies and it seemed it was no better here. She lifts her gaze to meet his once more, her next words intense.]
But you rrreturned alive and for that I am grateful... [She lifts her beak and nibbles under his chin, a bold move, but one she thinks is needed. Perhaps, she wasn't the only one in need of familiar comforts.]
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[He lifts his head, letting her provide what comfort she will for a moment. He has good friends here but there is a decided lack of other gryphons around and it's nice to have someone familiar nearby. He pulls away after just a moment, though -- he doesn't want to linger on it.
He doesn't correct her: he did not return so much as he was let go and then limped to safety, bloody and beaten. Thought he won't pursue this particular conversation, it's good to see her looking, if not confident, then a little bolder, a little more intense.] So I did.
[It's all he says before delving into the next subject.] What questions do you have, Zhaneel? I have some answers.
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She shouldn't have made any sort of assumption just because her been supportive of her obstacle course and was of her Wing.
It's okay, she was used to it.
Then he shifts and asks if she has any questions, to which she nods. Lack of confidence aside, she was so curious about this place.]
Where are we? Is this place anywhere near our home? [She doubted this, but there was still a degree of hope that they were just some distance from their home but not wholly removed.]
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They call this the Drabwurld and it is nowhere near either Urtho's tower or White Gryphon. [He gives her a considering look, seeking recognition in White Gryphon.]
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White Gryphon?
[Yep, no recognition from the smaller gryphon. Sorry, Aubri... :( ]
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What is the last that you remember?
Sorry Aubri :(
She takes the question at face value, however, and thinks to the precise moment everything went upside down.]
I was practicing my obstacle course... I was partially through when everything seemed to tilt...
it's okay. he understands.
This is a young Zhaneel.] I remember that course quite well.
[Seeing as how he'd been right in the middle of it and everything, the old bird who couldn't even fly at the time.] I was the useless lump right in the middle of it.
She would feel like an even bigger failure if she knew :(
I was nearly at you when... [Shed been yanked here. She hadn't even been able to prove the effectiveness of her course... she hadn't been able to finish it... who knew if she'd really have been able to.] I was pulled here... [Softer.] It was a foolish idea.
[The she glances back at Aubri, pulled out of her thoughts.] Sketi! You were willing to help which was more than nearly anyone else offered. I'm only sorry I wasn't able to pull you out as planned. [Wait... That was another thing...] Aubri... How long have you been here? [Because she'd only just been in the course, set on his 'rescue'.]
Re: She would feel like an even bigger failure if she knew :(
[Aubri clacks his beak once, in mild frustration.] It wasn't foolish. It was a good idea.
[Which brings him to answering the next few questions. He's heard of such issues, among other people before, but he never thought he'd be one dealing with it. It's... difficult to find the words he needs to explain this.] Zhaneel, it has been some ten years since you 'rescued' me in that course, but I haven't spent those years here.