Rendezvous then I'm through with you

Colibri Haki · 10-08-2012, 06:33 AM

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you will never be as slow as meeeee~ also asdjasia sandshrew!!
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So Grace had a cat of her own... That made perfect sense, cat lovers bonding together. Bran must be even more displeased by it all, Coli thought in amusement. "Ah... even quails and pheasants? She raises birds in the house, isn't that messy?" she asked curiously, mishearing the foreign name. Quails had pups instead of chicks, apparently. Companion birds made even less sense to her than horses or cats, because she did not see them as anything other than ornamental or edible. In some ways, she was old-fashioned.

Coli listened quietly to the explanation she was offered, Nier's accent carrying over the drumming of the rain. Donkeys and horses were in the same family, meaning they were not the same animal but they could have offspring anyway. Dogs and wolves, now that was a sore subject. Beneath the cloak, Coli's fingers brushed the curve of her belly, unable to hide the worried frown. She was bearing wolfdog pups, and she had no way of knowing which parent they would emulate. Would their hybrid heritage be an issue for them? She knew all about the conflict between wolves and coyotes, having survived the Dahlian-Inferni war and later her own brush with coyote supremacists, but was there prejudice against dogs as well? Her sons and daughters might suffer through no fault of their own, a sobering thought. She shivered, turning her attention back to the topic at hand as Nier spoke again.

"...didn't want a horse," she grumbled stubbornly beneath her breath, but she did see the value in Nier's words. The stray animal had no reason to be attached to her, but if it genuinely did like her, she couldn't very well abandon it. Perhaps she could find a use for it. Provided it stayed away from her plants. "Aniki..." The name sounded right to her, something similar enough to donkey that he might recognize it. She tilted her head, glancing apprehensively at Niernan -- was that acceptable, or should it be something else? "Or, uh, you could come up with something b-better," she backpedaled, deferring to his experience with domestic animals. There must be conventions for naming such things, and she knew so little. Darcy was snuffling at her palm, little nose pressing curiously against her pawpads and making her giggle. The baby horse was quite charming, and she began to relax, if only a little. She had to assume Nier would not thrust her into any dangerous situations on purpose...

Coli spoke offhandedly to the fluffy tomcat, and amazingly he sat up and spoke in response. It was the first time she understood Ciaran. Had he always been fluent? Thinking back, the cat was either drugged, eating, or asleep when they were together, so she really didn't know. She found herself blinking in surprise, strangely proud that he would address her directly and that she actually comprehended his meowing now. Maybe Nier was right, and Ciaran did like her. All this time she heard wolves casually mention speaking to their animals, but a part of her always assumed they were being presumptuous in thinking the creatures ever understood them. "You talk now," she said stupidly, watching the cat's undeniably embarrassed body language. He was like a little person now.

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