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- Kansas Sadira - 08-18-2009 [html] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v463/ ... tablep.png); background-position: bottom center; background-repeat: no-repeat; width:400px; border:1px #D96A11 solid; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px"> Halifax, for cross-dressing Gotham. 300+
[/html] - Gotham Phoenix - 08-20-2009 [html]
Haha! Thanks for starting <3
300+ The buildings loomed around them like giants. They weren't the biggest buildings in the city, certainly, but they were bigger than any that Gotham had ever seen. He peered at the windows on the higher floors, wondering what it might be like to look out of them. The human city was strange to the boy, but he relished in the tense quiet and the unfamiliarity of paved roads and concrete monsters. His mouth was slack as he walked beside his father, looking up with wide eyes every once and a while as if to ensure that he was still there. Satisfied, he would turn his gaze back into the harsh straight lines and right angles of the buildings, the sheer volume and number of them all. They were relics of a lost time, the remains of a mystery. Gotham did not know much about the humans, but already this adventure had piqued his curiosity of them.
He was in no rush to find the library, though he was eager to see the fabled rows of books, filled with ancient human knowledge and lore. Surely the humans knew all about monsters, and Gotham could learn about them to get the upper hand. He couldn't read yet, but he knew his papa was an excellent reader, so for now the lighter colored wolf could help him find such information. As he looked up one more time, he caught his father's eye and grinned back widely. Even if nothing exciting had really happened (so far!) this was a great adventure. Lots of the things that Gotham was seeing were things that he had never seen before, and he was trying very hard to soak it all in. The words his father spoke almost slipped on by but the boy caught them at the last minute, responding with a simple glance upward and a small smile.
They turned the corner, and the great building was there. Gotham followed Kansas happily up the steps, eager to get a peek inside. The instant that the older wolf pushed the door open Gotham sensed a smell that would forever be associated with giant buildings and spending time with his father. Such a thought did not pass through his mind, though, and with a hesitant look at his father the boy moved through the doorway and a few paces into the library. There was a small foyer area, but beyond that were massive rows of books. Gotham stopped in his tracks and turned his head over his shoulder, waiting for his father to be at his side again. He could barely wait to start wandering down the rows of books, but the boy felt a little overwhelmed and, as he always had, felt more secure with Kansas by his side. [/html] - Kansas Sadira - 08-28-2009 [html] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v463/ ... tablep.png); background-position: bottom center; background-repeat: no-repeat; width:400px; border:1px #D96A11 solid; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px"> Sorry for the wait, and the short. 300+
[/html] - Gotham Phoenix - 08-29-2009 [html]
No worries! <3 Short is definitely not a problem, either
300+ Kansas's grin was reassuring to the young boy, and he reflected it. The library was spread out before them like a great castle, and when it was suggested that Gotham should take the lead and look around he had absolutely no obvious place to start. He wasn't exactly sure what he was looking for, or if he was even looking rather than exploring. There were many choices, many rows and many directions in which he could turn, and he stared at each one in turn as he determined, superficially, which one would be best. His father spoke again before he had made his decision, though, and that sounded like a fine idea! "Oh-kay!" the raven colored boy replied with a grin. He was still a child, and unlike many puppies he would not deny such a thing or wish it away. Really, he wasn't all that observant of his own maturity; he was too busy entertaining himself.
The library looked big enough to get lost in, especially for a small wolf like him, but at least it was sufficiently quiet for him to make a successful call for help if need be. Gotham had no intention to stray from the side of his father, but it was possible that it could happen through an accident on both their parts. The giant soundless building brought out the tentative side of the boy, one that was not seen all that often, and he actually found himself contemplating the plan. He took a few hesitant steps forward, towards the endless rows of books, because surely the Children's section was in there somewhere. The pup hoped that there would be stories about monsters, but maybe the kids' section wouldn't be the best place to find those. Unless they were divided into stories for boys and girls, then he might have a chance. Gotham had learned that girls did not seem to much like monsters. [/html] - Kansas Sadira - 08-31-2009 [html] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v463/ ... tablep.png); background-position: bottom center; background-repeat: no-repeat; width:400px; border:1px #D96A11 solid; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px"> Schweet.
[/html] - Gotham Phoenix - 09-01-2009 [html]
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Once a decision had been made as to which direction the two would start in, Gotham hopped along happily. They had something of a plan, now, and it made exploring all the easier. The place was a little eerie, draped in dust and silence, but with their presence it seemed to gain just a little bit of life. Now that they were moving and exploring, the boy strayed just a little bit further from his father, keeping a few paces ahead of him as they walked through the walls of shelves. For a second he didn't think he knew what a stuffed animal was, but he soon remembered Cambria's butterfly. A pile of those would be a good indicator that there were books for kids there, and the boy nodded at his father's suggestion, his tail swaying behind him as he skipped through the rows of books.
It was a rather miraculous thing that there could actually be so many books in a single place, or even that there were so many books in the whole world. But there must be many buildings like this, all over the place, and the very thought made Gotham's head feel like it was going to explode. There wasn't only the actual physical production of the books to account for, there was also the generation of the ideas that went inside them, the stories and facts that came together to make something worth writing down. Gotham had no clue about the process, and indeed had a rather vague idea about what books were for. Hesitating for a second, one paw staying up in the air in mid-step, he turned his head back to look at his father and asked, "Where do they come from?" Gotham didn't answer his father's question, because it didn't really seem like a real one. All these books were around them, so how come Kansas couldn't believe that they were there? He mustn't have meant it as a real question, so the boy didn't bother to give it an answer. [/html] - Kansas Sadira - 09-04-2009 [html] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v463/ ... tablep.png); background-position: bottom center; background-repeat: no-repeat; width:400px; border:1px #D96A11 solid; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px"> This post is kind of all over the place, I sorry. 300+
[/html] - Gotham Phoenix - 09-06-2009 [html] It was fine! The boy stayed still as his father explained, his wide eyes moving up the shelf closest to him. These books seemed to command such respect, perhaps from their size or their quaint, authoritarian binding. Kansas's explanation made their sheer numbers even more astonishing. They were all made out of human thoughts, different ones, and the whole world could read them. Gotham had no clue that there had been so many humans around, and even with a ratio of one person per book the population must have been enormous. The pup knew nothing of it. And how could so many different types of thoughts exist? He didn't comprehend anything deeper than dragonflies and sisters, at this point, and couldn't see how people could have so many different ideas about those.
Eyes moving back to his father, he replied with another question, "Where'd all the thoughts come from?" Kansas, at this point, was the authority on books and the young boy was impressed by his knowledge. Despite the quiet contemplation that the library demanded, Gotham expressed his own awe by mimicking his father's expression. "Shigawsh!" The boy had never heard that one before, but it seemed to have the right tone. [/html] - Kansas Sadira - 09-07-2009 [html] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v463/ ... tablep.png); background-position: bottom center; background-repeat: no-repeat; width:400px; border:1px #D96A11 solid; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px"> Kay so Sace makes Gotham adorable. :3 300+
[/html] - Gotham Phoenix - 09-07-2009 [html] XD I'm glad! <3 300+ He wasn't completely sure how he had done it, but Gotham was quite pleased to have made his father laugh in such a way. With a grin, he listened to the answer to his second question, contemplating it carefully as Kansas spoke. He had never really imagined that life was different for everyone, and indeed had never even thought about such deep topics. "Shigawsh!" he exclaimed again, looking at the books. Partly this cry was used to show that he was impressed by this new idea, but mostly it was because Gotham figured that it was this word that had made his father laugh. The boy liked it when others laughed, especially when it was someone he loved.
Still stopped in the hallway, he asked again, "Papà, do wolfs write books?" And if they did, would their stories go along these ones? Or would there be a separate wolf library? His eyes were wide as he peered back again. Wolves must have many thoughts and ideas, too, if everyone really did experience life differently. Maybe when Gotham learned to write he could write a story about dragonflies and Cool Princesses!
The pup stayed close to his father's side as they turned the corner, still not feeling completely comfortable. Who knew what was around the corner! But it must have been what they were looking for, because it was colorful and there were stuffed animals, and most important, his father gestured for him to go ahead. The boy bounded towards the cozy little area, ending his little trip with a bounce onto a very large teddy bear. Turning and perching his bum upon one of the bear's legs, he looked at his father and exclaimed, "Yay, we found it!" It was little more than seconds before he was up again, wagging his tail and sniffing at a stack of books. He turned to one that sat on the floor by itself, face up and with a giant red dog on the cover. Gotham smiled at it, finding Clifford's face quite nice and cute, and asked, "There is a dog on this one! Did a dog write it?" [/html] - Kansas Sadira - 09-15-2009 [html] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v463/ ... tablep.png); background-position: bottom center; background-repeat: no-repeat; width:400px; border:1px #D96A11 solid; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px"> 300+
[/html] - Gotham Phoenix - 09-19-2009 [html] It would be very cool to listen to a story written by a wolf, even if it wasn't in a funny cover like these human books were. Though, it was worth considering that the humans experienced life in such a different way that the scope of their commentary was much more foreign to the new rulers of the earth. Human books would be way weirder to the boy than would a book written by a wolf, probably. A book written by a dog would be very interesting because despite being closely related to Gotham and his father, dogs did not have hands to manipulate objects, or... The pup's chain of thought faded away as he revealed a flaw in his thinking. If dogs hadn't been able to hold things, or even form words, how could they write a book? It wasn't like they could dictate a story to the humans, either.
Gotham nodded thoughtfully when Kansas replied, and when the creamy wolf offered to read the book out loud the pup jumped onto all his feet and removed the very small amount of space that separated him from his father. Leaning lightly into his father's side, the boy grinned and looked intently up to the other's azure eyes. Sticking his tongue out once, he nodded and thumped his tail against the dusty carpet. "Yus, please!" he cried, turning his blue eyes from his father's face back to the funny red dog. What made this puppy so interesting that a human wanted to write a story about him? Taking home some more books would be wonderful, too, and figuring that his previous statement spoke to both of Kansas's questions, he merely nodded excitedly and flopped his tail around. [/html] - Kansas Sadira - 10-04-2009 [html] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v463/ ... tablep.png); background-position: bottom center; background-repeat: no-repeat; width:400px; border:1px #D96A11 solid; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px"> gosh, sorry about the wait (again). we can wrap up soon, if you like. <3
[/html] - Gotham Phoenix - 10-13-2009 [html] <3! Wrapping up soon would be good, but I'm in no rush! Gotham found himself giggling a little at many different points in the story, and each time he looked up at his father to see if he was laughing, too. It was nice to snuggle up to the cream colored wolf and look at the pictures with him. Though he couldn't understand the cryptic letters on the page, Kansas's voice flowed through the pup's ears and made the illustrations come to life. He could imagine the giant red dog romping through the library, and he could even imagine him peeking through the window of the manor! The thoughts made him giggle even more, and his tail wagged against his father's side.
"Yeah!" he exclaimed when asked if he enjoyed the story, and he added quickly, "Did youuu?" Gotham grinned broadly as he looked up, his tail still wagging. Clifford was such a funny dog, and the boy wanted to hear more about his antics. "Is there more books about him?" Moving his large eyes from his father, he peered across floor around them hopefully. He couldn't spot any, and his expression saddened slightly. The pup had failed to take into account the rows of shelves of children's books, however. [/html] - Kansas Sadira - 10-29-2009 [html] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v463/ ... tablep.png); background-position: bottom center; background-repeat: no-repeat; width:400px; border:1px #D96A11 solid; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px"> okay! a couple more posts from each of us?
[/html] - Gotham Phoenix - 11-13-2009 [html] Sounds good! Sorry for the wait D: It was a good thing that his father liked the book, because Gotham didn't want the man have to read things that were boring to him! And besides, the fact that Kansas liked the story too made Gotham's enjoyment of it seem more appropriate. He didn't want to like something that his father didn't like, because surely his father knew what was good to like and what wasn't! Clifford had passed the test, it seemed, and the pup was quite excited when the alabaster male found some more books about the dog. Yipping gently in anticipation of reading these very fine books in the comfort of the mansion, he wagged his tail even more furiously and peered up at his father with a great grin on his face.
As more books were spread out in front of him, Gotham contemplated each one carefully, peering closely at the cover of each. None of them seemed to have a big red dog, but since Kansas had found a couple more of them Gotham was satisfied, for the time being. There was a book with a creature on it - a monkey - that the boy didn't recognize, but it looked kind of silly so the boy pawed it forward a little to separate it from the rest. Another had a funny hairless thing on the cover, with hair just on the top of its head, and curious, he pushed that one out as well. His final choice had something on it that seemed faintly familiar; among some other animals, there was a lion. The great cat was the very creature that Cambria had mentioned to him while they were in the caves! Eager to learn more about the funny roaring beast, he pointed to this book as well. "These ones?" he asked gently, looking towards his father again. [/html] - Kansas Sadira - 11-18-2009 [html] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v463/ ... tablep.png); background-position: bottom center; background-repeat: no-repeat; width:400px; border:1px #D96A11 solid; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px"> no problem! <333
[/html] - Gotham Phoenix - 11-26-2009 [html] <3! Gotham grinned at his selection, feeling satisfied and pleased by the bright colors and the funny looking characters. His father's approval of the stories made his smile even wider, and he thumped his tail on the ground a few times. Though perhaps on another day he would like to explore the library and see what was in all the corners and between all the shelves, he was worn out from the trip and all the reading they had done. He shook his head a little, peering upwards. Of course, he would be happy to do anything that Kansas did, because he had done lots of nice things for him and he liked him very much.
The pup took a moment now to look around. He had been so distracted by the funny animals and the colors within the children's area that he really wasn't sure what surrounded them. The books in the high shelves in the distance seemed faded compared to the bright colors of the books, and indeed their spines were coated with a layer of dust. From little adventures around the mansion, Gotham knew that dust could make one sneeze in a rather unpleasant way! He widened his eyes at the realization that they had been sitting in a dust-infested place for a very long time. "It's very dusty!" he exclaimed to his father, "What if I get the sneezes!" The question was more rhetorical and humorous, a throw-back to his younger self, than an actual concern. Now that he knew it was all there, he would be more careful to not get it up his nose! [/html] - Kansas Sadira - 12-12-2009 [html] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v463/ ... tablep.png); background-position: bottom center; background-repeat: no-repeat; width:400px; border:1px #D96A11 solid; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px"> i shall archive.
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