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middaeg2020-06-09 11:31 pm
long_live_the_queen) wrote in middaeg2020-06-09 11:31 pm
[Open] Iuneril Catch All
Who: Kaede (with a Nyu guest appearance), others, you!
When: June, pre-Underground
Where: Aefenglom primarily, others to be added
What: Monthly thread container!
Warnings: Affectionate magic drunk Chimeras, others to be added
A. Berry Picking
i. [Normally, Kaede was fairly good at doing her job. Even jobs as mundane as fetching easily distinguished berries from thornless bushes, without so much as an irritable jay unhappy at the intruder stealing its lunch to break up the monotony. The only difficult thing was finding an unpicked stand—they always seemed to be in different places than she remembered. And—had she been out here before...?
But, without fail, the Chimera ended up sitting against a tree, her task half-finished. The basket she'd brought with her was at least a third full of the berries she'd been sent after—Kaede had only eaten a few. The scent of this grove was far more appealing, and she was content to simply lounge in the dappled shade, humming to herself.
Rather inconvenient if she was supposed to be helping someone.]
ii. [Sometimes, only Kaede's basket was visible. Just...left out, like it'd been abandoned. There were a few downy, dusty feathers left behind too, but no signs of a sudden scuffle in the moss. The basket itself was decently full of berries—and finders keepers, right?
Any sort of approach causes the undergrowth nearby to rustle, iridescent red-gold flickering between the leaves—and the Chimera hiding there pounces straight for them, clumsily and without the usual serious focus wired onto her face. There was almost—a smile, unhidden and unapologetic curving her mouth, a softness in her normally harsh gaze.
There was still a Chimera mid-pounce to deal with.]
B. Temper(ature) Problems [Aefenglom]
[Kaede didn't recall the warmer weather being this bad last year. But she also had quite a few more feathers to deal with, trapping the humidity unpleasantly close to her skin. It was enough to make her consider turning into a night Monster, honestly.
Some days were more tolerable than others. Today wasn't one of them, though it had started that way. Kaede had been going to finish some errands—visiting an herbalist's shop that was closed during the more practical evening temperatures, and fetching books from a library where the staff seemed either new, with a dim impression of Chimeras, or both. So they'd given her the book, but not a place in the nice cool archives to read it that she'd been counting on.
With that unpleasant start to her day, noon found the Chimera in a crankier mood. She'd taken over the last empty gazebo in this public park, one buried in the shade and a fairly decent retreat from the sun.
Its occupant was...another issue. Kaede barely even lifted her head at the sound of footsteps, and certainly didn't get out of the way. She had managed to arrange herself to take up almost all of the gazebo's tiled floor, between the sprawl of her gangly limbs and spread of her feathers. The book she had wrestled from that unpleasant librarian lay on the ground beside her, unread. The heat made focusing difficult.]
Unless you know a cooling spell, I'm not moving.
[The mansion would make for a much nicer place to read. But it felt like wading through tar to get there in this heat, and it might not cool off for hours yet. Ugh.]
[Wildcard]
[This post is for thread collecting, so feel free to start other planned threads here or plot with me over here if you're interested in other scenarios!]
When: June, pre-Underground
Where: Aefenglom primarily, others to be added
What: Monthly thread container!
Warnings: Affectionate magic drunk Chimeras, others to be added
A. Berry Picking
i. [Normally, Kaede was fairly good at doing her job. Even jobs as mundane as fetching easily distinguished berries from thornless bushes, without so much as an irritable jay unhappy at the intruder stealing its lunch to break up the monotony. The only difficult thing was finding an unpicked stand—they always seemed to be in different places than she remembered. And—had she been out here before...?
But, without fail, the Chimera ended up sitting against a tree, her task half-finished. The basket she'd brought with her was at least a third full of the berries she'd been sent after—Kaede had only eaten a few. The scent of this grove was far more appealing, and she was content to simply lounge in the dappled shade, humming to herself.
Rather inconvenient if she was supposed to be helping someone.]
ii. [Sometimes, only Kaede's basket was visible. Just...left out, like it'd been abandoned. There were a few downy, dusty feathers left behind too, but no signs of a sudden scuffle in the moss. The basket itself was decently full of berries—and finders keepers, right?
Any sort of approach causes the undergrowth nearby to rustle, iridescent red-gold flickering between the leaves—and the Chimera hiding there pounces straight for them, clumsily and without the usual serious focus wired onto her face. There was almost—a smile, unhidden and unapologetic curving her mouth, a softness in her normally harsh gaze.
There was still a Chimera mid-pounce to deal with.]
B. Temper(ature) Problems [Aefenglom]
[Kaede didn't recall the warmer weather being this bad last year. But she also had quite a few more feathers to deal with, trapping the humidity unpleasantly close to her skin. It was enough to make her consider turning into a night Monster, honestly.
Some days were more tolerable than others. Today wasn't one of them, though it had started that way. Kaede had been going to finish some errands—visiting an herbalist's shop that was closed during the more practical evening temperatures, and fetching books from a library where the staff seemed either new, with a dim impression of Chimeras, or both. So they'd given her the book, but not a place in the nice cool archives to read it that she'd been counting on.
With that unpleasant start to her day, noon found the Chimera in a crankier mood. She'd taken over the last empty gazebo in this public park, one buried in the shade and a fairly decent retreat from the sun.
Its occupant was...another issue. Kaede barely even lifted her head at the sound of footsteps, and certainly didn't get out of the way. She had managed to arrange herself to take up almost all of the gazebo's tiled floor, between the sprawl of her gangly limbs and spread of her feathers. The book she had wrestled from that unpleasant librarian lay on the ground beside her, unread. The heat made focusing difficult.]
Unless you know a cooling spell, I'm not moving.
[The mansion would make for a much nicer place to read. But it felt like wading through tar to get there in this heat, and it might not cool off for hours yet. Ugh.]
[Wildcard]
[This post is for thread collecting, so feel free to start other planned threads here or plot with me over here if you're interested in other scenarios!]
berry picking ii
While picking iunerberries with her own basket in hand, she soon spots the abandoned basket not too far from where she's standing. Who would leave a filled up basket there? Suspicious... Now, Soundwave won't be taking advantage of the fact that it's unattended, but she'll approach to investigate.
She was not prepared for the pounce that followed after.]
What-
[The avatar is not the towering metallic giant. The avatar is a 5'2 human girl. She's easily toppled by the much larger Chimera and falls to the ground on her back. Ouch... Groaning, she looks up and... instead of fighting back, a flash of recognition flits across her face when it's a familiar face from that dream back then, not looking as harsh as Soundwave remembers.]
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A soft laugh tickles at her throat as the antlered Chimera, slowly, pushes herself up so she stops squashing this person. That was rude. The recognition doesn't seem to be mutual; her red-eyed gaze was as gentle as before, her eyes crinkled at the corners in a smile.]
Got you.
[Even her voice sounds softer.]
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She huff when the pressure is off her person. Meeting her eyes, seeing the playful glint reflecting in there, Soundwave can't help a faint blush dusting over her cheeks.]
Got me... For what? Are you okay?
[She's not going to be monster food, is she? Her brows furrowed. This is... Well, Soundwave wouldn't call it unnerving seeing her like this, but it's certainly strange given the circumstance they previously met.]
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I don't know. But I did.
[The Chimera's tailtip curled into a brief question mark shape before flopping to the moss again.
She didn't answer the part about being okay or not. From the way the Chimera wobbled occasionally despite nothing touching her, though, the answer might as well have been evident.]
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[Another puff of breath. Soundwave also pushes herself to sit upright all the while scrutinizing the wobbly Chimera. What can she say about that tail display... Cute? It's definitely that, and for some reason she can't keep her eyes off it.]
... You look like you've been out in the sun for too long.
[Or maybe it was that she's drunk. The heavy, pretty scent the bush gives off into the air, and she starts to find herself feeling a bit more relaxed. Whatever temper and confusion she has over this is slowly disappearing into the back of her mind as she proceeds to crawl towards the Chimera. She wouldn't mind if she... poked the tail, right?]
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[She chirped, and was not sorry at all.]
Have I? I don't think I left this grove today.
[At least, as far as she could remember.
The Chimera watches the other person approach, swishing her tail a little before she realized that was what they were reaching for. The Monster held agreeably still after that, making another inquisitive noise. This one sounded a bit more like "nyu" than a bird's trill or a cat's chortle.
The feathers of her tail were a mix of very soft and more rigid; the feathers closest to the more solid core of a proper tail were soft as cashmere, but the big quills with shimmering eye spots at their ends were quite stiff.
Right now, she didn't mind being touched by strangers. It was just the swishy bit of her tail, that was fine.]
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It's probably fortunate the Monster doesn't seem to mind much about the avatar touching the feathery tail, and she'll certainly take it as a chance to feel it a bit more, trailing a finger over the length of both the soft part. There's a serious inquisitive look in her eyes as she studies the tail.]
You have a beautiful tail. What does it feel like? ... Having a tail, I mean...
[Strange question, she realized after it leaves her mouth.]
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But then she trailed off, with another thoughtful tilt of her antlers.]
Um.
[The tail in question swished again as she thought about her answer.]
Like...like my balance is better. And it moves when I'm not thinking about it. And it's soft.
[Swish, swish.]
I think...I think I'm starting to forget what it was like when I didn't have one.
[Unlike other things, the feathery bits weren't scary. Well, maybe if the eye spots popped up suddenly. But she self consciously curled her claws closer to her palms, out of sight.]
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She listens to her answers intently, but her eyes are drawn back to the tail when it swish, briefly distracted. Such an attractive design and colors.]
Starting to forget? I suppose you've been here for so long, hm.
[Finally having enough with the beautiful tail, she moves away from it and sits next to the Chimera's side, tilting her head at her as she wraps her arms around her knees.]
I'm Soundwave. Nice to meet you. [Again.]