04-11-2010, 05:23 AM
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The willowy female smiled broadly, proud of herself, when Rurik praised her attempts at pronouncing his godawful tongue-twister of a homeland. She tilted her head a little as he explained some of the geography to her, giving her names to assign to places she'd known were there now, but hadn't known what to call them. "Ah, okay," she said eloquently. At least she could tell people now that she was from Europe or Africa or Asia, and probably wouldn't get the blank stares she usually did when she told them simply, "Bhaile."
She watched him closely as he stroked the fur around his muzzle. This fur was something else she'd seen in no one else -- it was a truly unique growth pattern, and it made the Russian seem somehow more manly, more rugged. She might have swooned, just a little. She grinned back at him as he suggested they just walk along and see what they found. "Soun's good t'me," she replied.
She gazed upon the buildings that lined the streets as they walked further from the boundary of the Valley; they all seemed the same, really. Rurik had said they would "check it out" if she saw something interesting, but they were all interesting to the tri-colored female. She guessed it was a matter of finding one that looked more interesting than the rest?
She paused as they came upon a building that did, perhaps, look a little more interesting than the rest; it had a steepled roof, with a bit of a tower at the top, a bell inside. She reached a hand out to touch Rurik's arm, so that he would pause as well. As her fingers touched the rough fur of his arm, it felt as though a bolt of gentle lightening shot through her body. Her eyes widened a bit and she stared at him blankly -- he'd grabbed her hand only a few moments ago and this hadn't happened. What had changed? She couldn't guess. Having never been in such a situation, she had no idea what that shock had meant, only that it had been, well... shocking. And she had liked it. She swallowed roughly, clearing her throat. "Aheh... er, that 'un?" she choked out smoothly, pointing to the steepled building.
The willowy female smiled broadly, proud of herself, when Rurik praised her attempts at pronouncing his godawful tongue-twister of a homeland. She tilted her head a little as he explained some of the geography to her, giving her names to assign to places she'd known were there now, but hadn't known what to call them. "Ah, okay," she said eloquently. At least she could tell people now that she was from Europe or Africa or Asia, and probably wouldn't get the blank stares she usually did when she told them simply, "Bhaile."
She watched him closely as he stroked the fur around his muzzle. This fur was something else she'd seen in no one else -- it was a truly unique growth pattern, and it made the Russian seem somehow more manly, more rugged. She might have swooned, just a little. She grinned back at him as he suggested they just walk along and see what they found. "Soun's good t'me," she replied.
She gazed upon the buildings that lined the streets as they walked further from the boundary of the Valley; they all seemed the same, really. Rurik had said they would "check it out" if she saw something interesting, but they were all interesting to the tri-colored female. She guessed it was a matter of finding one that looked more interesting than the rest?
She paused as they came upon a building that did, perhaps, look a little more interesting than the rest; it had a steepled roof, with a bit of a tower at the top, a bell inside. She reached a hand out to touch Rurik's arm, so that he would pause as well. As her fingers touched the rough fur of his arm, it felt as though a bolt of gentle lightening shot through her body. Her eyes widened a bit and she stared at him blankly -- he'd grabbed her hand only a few moments ago and this hadn't happened. What had changed? She couldn't guess. Having never been in such a situation, she had no idea what that shock had meant, only that it had been, well... shocking. And she had liked it. She swallowed roughly, clearing her throat. "Aheh... er, that 'un?" she choked out smoothly, pointing to the steepled building.