07-01-2009, 07:20 PM
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| http://digital-bonsai.com/katew/rp/kae/kae_columbus.jpg); background-position: bottom center; background-repeat:no-repeat;"> HAHA. Hooray for vague descriptions of locations! XD The ashen hybrid had never known anyone who possessed the ability to make those little characters that turned into words before. As it was, she had no idea; she could crudely sketch things and get her point across with pictures, but otherwise, she could only copy a few, short words verbatim and even then it was primitive at best. She had only done that once or twice, even. The hybrid hadn't intended to startle him—he leapt up and whirled on her, and she winced, immediately showing apology across her scarred features. "Sorry," she said. The coyote didn't seem too bothered by her sudden entrance, for he relaxed upon realizing she was a member of Inferni just like he was, and she was glad he wasn't an irritable type. The silver canine peered curiously at his journal, watching with clear interest as he picked it up from the ground. He spoke, and Kaena nodded eagerly. "That's a good skill to have," she said, the wheels in her mind already spinning out of control. Maybe later, if this coyote had a few good hours of spare time, she could sit down with him and narrate a history of Inferni. They could keep it in the house for anyone to read, and add to it as time went on. She was one of the few who knew mostly everything that had occurred from Inferni's beginnings, and she itched to commit it all to permanence before she passed on into nothingness and her memories went with her. The hybrid's golden eye studied him for a moment, again taking in his features and storing them away in her head. This was an ally—they were not blood relatives, no, but they were members of the same clan, and that alone was a powerful bond. He spoke, introducing himself, and Kae's single raptor eye followed his gaze to the wall, for the first time noticing the strange characters and pictures decorating its surface.She nodded to his introduction. Giggle was an odd sort of name, though by no stretch was it the most outlandish she'd heard. She offered him a grin, offering her name in kind. "I'm Kaena," she said, unsure of how to characterize her previous existence in Inferni. "I've been gone a while," she decided after a moment. It was fitting, and the truth. The hybrid's gaze turned to the wall again, and she moved closer, peering closer at the ancient paint. There were what seemed to be animals, and two-legged things she assumed were human. Even she was not old enough to have seen people—her great-grandparents, perhaps, but near ten years on the dirt was not long enough. Some of the animals were familiar; they walked on four legs and had pointed ears and sharp muzzles, and bright painted ochre eyes. The monochrome hybrid realized after a moment that they were meant to depict canines. She peered at these for a moment, brushing it lightly with a finger. It did not smear or smudge; it had survived the test of time, and the light touch of one canine would not damage it further. "What's this?" she asked, not knowing Giggle was just as at a loss for their meaning as she was. |