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- Henratha Gyrkin - 04-17-2009 ooc: Words:400+ What was this place? The ruddy hued wolf wondered, his gooseberry hued gaze scanning the large expanse of open terrain. The shaggy furred brute slowly sank to a sitting position at the edge of what appeared to be an old stretch of farmland. Rath had chosen to shift to his lupus form after having spent the last few days in his bipedal optime form. While he did like his taller, optime form best, he had felt a strong urge to walk around on all fours for awhile. Perhaps it was the fact that he could cover more ground quicker. Whatever his reasons were, he did not care to ponder them now. Instead, his attention was fixed upon the structure a few hundred yards away, nestled right where the field and the forest met. Could this be the farmhouse? This peaked his curiosity, leading him to rise from his haunches and head towards the structure at a leisurely trot. He wondered if the home was inhabited? If it was, that would throw a wrench into his present plan. As of now, he was hoping that the house would hold some old farming implements, in particular an axe. He would be absolutely overjoyed to find an axe. A smile crept onto his features as he anticipated what he might find. However, just as he came within a few feet of the home, a shift in the wind carried the scent of another wolf right towards him. The scent carried the familiar hint of a Dahlia de Mai pack member, but beyond that he the smell did not reveal anything else to the reddish brown male. The fact that this home was obviously inhabited had just derailed his original plan completely. The tall brute paused for a moment, trying to formulate another course of action. He could, perhaps, knock on the door and see if someone was home. That way he could at least see who it was who lived here. Yes, that would suffice for now. He would have to find some other buildings to search later. With his mind made up, Rath padded up the front steps of the cabin. Then, before his shy, nervous personality could get ahold of his better judgment, he reached one of his large forepaws up to the door and pounded it three times in the traditional knocking manner. It quickly became apparent to him that knocking with one's paws in lupus form was not nearly as effective as knocking with one's hands in optime form. Hopefully his attempted knocks had been sufficient to let the owner of the house know that they had a guest, if they were there that is. - Haku Soul - 04-17-2009 [html]
- Henratha Gyrkin - 04-17-2009 ooc: 300+ Rath jumped slightly at the appearance of the large male behind him. Was he the individual who lived here? His questioned was quickly answered as his mind processed the word the large chocolate and cream wolf had uttered. He had responded to his knock which must have meant he was this home's inhabitant. Needless to say, Rath was a bit intimidated by the rather large male. He was in his hybrid form, a form Rath himself scarcely used except for hunting or other tasks that required a bit of pulling power. Realizing that he had not yet replied to the male only made him more nervous. What had been his reason for knocking on the door? Thankfully, he remembered, giving a weak but friendly smile and offering a polite nod before speaking. "Sorry to bother you, I was just in the area and wanted to see if anyone was home. I'm Henratha Gyrkin, I just joined Dahlia de Mai a short time ago." His tone was civil and his posture was straight and upright. He did not wish to peer disrespectful, merely confident to the larger male. Much to Rath's surprise, he wasn't too much shorter than the other male, despite the fact that the intimidating wolf was in his secui form. This, suffice it to say, gave Rath a shred of comfort around the larger, seemingly agitated male. He could at least hold his own should the situation go sour, although at this point he doubted it would. He hated conflict, and as he quickly noticed, this male seemed far more experienced in the realm of physical combat. Rath couldn't help but notice the many scars that riddled the powerful male's body. As his gooseberry green gaze connected with the male's own blue gaze, a sense of recognition came over the ruddy hued male. This male reminded him of someone, but at the moment Rath was too focused on suppressing his nervous habits to try and think about who it was that bore such striking resemblance to this man. - Haku Soul - 04-18-2009 [html]
- Henratha Gyrkin - 04-19-2009 300+ Rath remained perfectly silent as the male introduced himself and looked him over. Everything about this male's mannerisms screamed that he demanded respect. His superior posture made Rath loosen his own tensed muscles, lowering his tall stature ever so slightly. It was only polite to defer to those of higher rank. While Haku had not mentioned his rank in his introduction the fact remained that Rath was still on the low end of the food chain, nearly everyone was higher on the totem pole than him at this point. For now, he was perfectly content to remain at his current, low rank. Hopefully he would get the chance to prove himself in the future. Rath's analytical mind was quickly drawn back to the present situation by the male's short question. Anything else? Should he really ask Haku if he had any spare tools? Would he be overstepping his boundaries? He wasn't at all certain, but he figured that the best way he could answer at the moment was as truthfully as possible. Perhaps that might win him some points with the chocolate hued wolf. After all, honesty was a good quality at times wasn't it? "Actually, I was wondering. Would you by chance happen to have any human tools that I could use? You see I'm a woodwright and a bit of a carpenter. I build various things out of wood, although my present specialty is instruments. However, I am hoping to try and construct my first full building, once I get some tools that is," his tenor voice spoke in a firm yet submissive tone of voice. He did not wish to be an annoyance to the male, although something inside him told him that he was already being a bit of a nuisance by bothering Haku further in the first place. Oh well, hopefully his inquiry would be met with a simple affirmative or negative answer, nothing too dramatic. The secui seemed as though he was ill and needed rest, something the nervous ruddy hued male did not wish to deny him for too much longer. - Haku Soul - 04-19-2009 [html]
- Henratha Gyrkin - 04-20-2009 ooc: 300+ Rath's white tufted ears perked at the chocolate male's inquiry. He knew he had not been very specific, so it was understandable that the other man had not understood his reasoning. "Oh, I already have a house. I'm not planning on building a home. I'm building a greenhouse for a friend. It’s a mostly glass building where plants can be grown in the colder months of the year," he explained, as he padded along behind the sick secui. He had to think for a short while before answering Haku's second question about the kind of tools he was searching for. There were so many different types that he figured he would have to narrow them down into a few specific categories, so that he would not ramble on annoyingly. "Well, right now I'm looking for an axe, a hammer, perhaps a chisel or two, and a saw. There are a lot of other tools I need, but they are fairly specialized tools for more intricate projects. I figure I'll have to search through Wolfville to try and find an old carpentry shop or something. Right now, though, I mostly need an axe." His green eyes were quickly drawn to the barn that Haku was leading him to. Out of habit, he immediately began to take note of the various structural details of the large wooden building. He might need to draw on such knowledge for later projects. Briefly he thought about the list of tools he had recited to Haku. In truth his real list would be far longer, as he would require several small carving tools, chisels and other woodworking tools to make the instruments he so loved. What he had named were just the bare necessities. Hopefully he would at least be able to find an axe in this old barn. - Haku Soul - 04-23-2009 [html]
- Henratha Gyrkin - 04-23-2009 ooc: Word Count:409 Upon entering the barn, Rath inhaled the scents of the dust and aged wood within it. He liked such smells. They portrayed some things aged nature, as well as they were just pleasing to his senses. He caught Haku tilting his head toward the corner of the barn, and sure enough there was an axe. Rath was absolutely ecstatic and padded over to examine the tool more closely. He contemplated shifting to his optime form to examine the tool more closely, but decided against it for now. Right after he reached it, though, the Lilium inquired about who he was building the greenhouse for. He had expected the chocolate bi-colored male to ask such a question as it was only natural that a high ranking member of the pack would be interested in what was happening between pack members. "I'm building the greenhouse for Colibri Haki; and yes I do consider her a good friend, but I don't think I'm doing anything too difficult to help her. By letting me build her a greenhouse, she's helping me practice my carpentry skills. It's a mutually beneficial situation," he decided to leave it at that as he did not want to divulge too much about the conversation he had had with the timid female. After all, she had divulged personal information to him, such as her love for flowers and bits and peaces about her past. It was not his place to speak about such things. To his surprise, as he remembered his conversation with Colibri, his thoughts focused on his earlier observation that Haku reminded him of someone. His fur pattern and color, his eyes, these were almost identical to Coli's traits. Could Haku be Coli's father? Rath kept his questions to himself. The entire time he was thinking about the resemblance between Colibri and Haku he was examining the axe with his vivid green gaze, making it appear as though it was the only thing he was thinking about at the moment. "This axe is in wonderful condition. The blade is still sharp, even though it seems to have been sitting unmoved for quite some time," he observed out loud as he noticed both the finely honed edge on the axe head and its worn wooden handle. He would be incredibly grateful if Haku would let him have such a tool, or even borrow it for that matter. That way he could at least get started on Coli's greenhouse. - Haku Soul - 04-30-2009 [html]
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500+ Rath nodded thankfully to the Lilium for giving him the axe. "Thank you, Haku, greatly appreciate it," he responded, his words holding a sincere tone of thanks. The shaggy wolf quickly realized that he would have to shift in order to carry the axe, or anything else he might find, back to his house in Berwick. So, closing his gooseberry green orbs, the reddish brown male focused intently on the change he was inducing in his body. Faint cracking noises could be heard as some of his bones rearranged themselves and the muscles beneath his skin rippled as they too moved around to their new places. His shaggy mane lengthened, and the white flecks on his fur became more pronounced white highlights as his unkempt mess of hair grew out from behind his head. In a matter of a minute or so, the ruddy hued male stood up to his full 7'3" height, stretching the slightly stiffened muscles in his arms and legs. His kinky hair hung every which way, as it usually did which forced him to pull it back and hold it in its usual ponytail while he looked for something in the barn to tie it up with. The flexible twigs and bark strips he had been using always failed once they dried out, often breaking at the most inopportune times. He searched the inside of the mostly empty barn before stumbling upon an scrap of thin, frayed rope that appeared to have once been a chew toy for a mouse. It did not look to be incredibly strong, but Rath was not one to care about what he tied his hair up with. As long as it held it in place for awhile, the male would be satisfied. He tied the rope around his hair in as tight a knot he could manage. That task done, the muscular male turned around and snatched up his new axe from it's corner in the barn. Instinctively he gave it a few practice swings to test how it felt in his hands. He even ran his thumb gently over the blade to test the keenness of the edge. It was a magnificent find. Following Haku's advice, he turned to scan the confines of the barn for anymore tools hidden within it. The structure was quite empty unfortunately, and he found nothing of use. Exiting the barn, Rath made his way to the cabin, as Haku had instructed him to do. Upon entering the house, the male rapped his hand on the doorpost, announcing his presence to the higher ranking member. He did not wish to intrude without Haku welcoming him in. That was part of the reason anyway. He knew the secui had told him to come to the cabin to continue searching, but at present he did not see the chocolate male anywhere. If Haku answered his knock, Rath would be able to find him. In the brief time he was waitng for Haku's response Rath scanned the interior of the cabin, his green gaze taking in as much of the homes structural details as they could from his present spot in the entryway. It was quite the elaborate home, with it's two floors and sturdy construction. The young carpenter was always seeking to gain new building ideas for when he engaged in hsi future projects. - Haku Soul - 05-15-2009 [html]
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ooc: No worries. I too have been busy ^_^. Word Count: 412 White tufted ears flattened timidly at the Lilium's commanding bark. Perhaps Rath should have simply gone inside instead of announcing his presence in such a way. The chocolate male did not sound as though he appreciated being asked for permission about every little thing. Now at least, Rath was gaining an understanding of what not to do around the dominant male. The nervous male did his best to immediately memorize these details as he strolled into the house, leaving the door open behind him. He made his way to the basement staircase and heard Haku moving around below. Taking a deep breath to calm his nerves the shaggy werewolf climbed down the stairs, his new axe clutched tightly in his left hand. Upon reaching the basement Rath's gooseberry green gaze immediately locked onto the workshop that the secui was forging his way towards. He strode forward until he was a few paces behind the male, to get a better look of what lay before him. There were several finely conditioned tools lining the walls. What caught Rath's eye first was an old level, which still seemed to be in useable condition, hanging on a hook above the workbench. That would be quite useful to him in constructing Colibri's greenhouse. It would completely eliminate the guess work when leveling the walls for the roof. Taking another step closer, Rath finally forced himself to speak. "That is quite a fine tool set that you have down here," his tenor voice cracked slightly, showing that his timid nerves had not quite calmed themselves entirely. Still, his voice held confidence, something which might prove important in keeping what little respect he had gained in Haku's eyes. The white flecked brute adjusted the ponytail on the back of his head, in an attempt to busy himself for a moment. Then he returned his gaze to the chocolate hued secui in front of him. Would the intimidating male offer to give him these tools as he had the axe? As he wondered about this, he glanced down at the axe in his hand. That would be wonderful to finally have enough tools to start doing some work. He could see there was enough her for him to start building the large windows for the greenhouse, although it was clear that he would still have to find some of the more specific woodworking tools like chisels and saws. Most of these tools seemed dedicated to home maintenance, not construction. - Haku Soul - 05-21-2009 [html]
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ooc: I didn't reply fast this time. I'm so darn busy, trying to get done with highschool. And I just got rehired at my old job, so I'm busy with that too. There simply aren't enough hours in the day for me to plan and then type replies to all my threads for both my characters in one sitting. At least not in the past few days there haven't been. Anyway, sure we can end it with this if you wish. Words:300+
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