12-31-2007, 12:29 AM
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» Icarus had come to Pilot with a different interest the day before. He didn’t want to know anything about storm’s history or about his own father. Instead, he wanted to know about Pilot’s background. It had sort of surprised the squirrel raised wolf, but he figured he would oblige. After spending quite awhile explaining his childhood, they then moved on to explain squirrel customs – such as Pilot’s piercing. It was fascinating to see just how intrigued Icarus was with Pilot’s own history. Before now, he hadn’t really thought that it was all that interesting. At least, not enough to sit down like this and explain every little detail. Not to mention, Pilot didn’t exactly anticipate all of the questions Icarus had. It had been a nice conversation, and Pilot was glad that he got to reveal the secrets of his youth to someone so interested. Icarus really was a firecracker, and Pilot had a soft spot for him.[/html]
» Pilot had told him all about everything when he grew up. About the squirrels and their hyper activeness. And about Pilot’s brother, Aiden, and how he used to play tricks all of the time. And most importantly, he had told him about how Aiden had given Pilot his first and only piercing so far. That really intrigued the pup. It was amazing how one piece of metal could attract so much fascination from his young mind. Of course, he had seen other wolves with similar piercing (though none in the same place as Pilot) but had yet to hear any stories of acquiring them. Pilot had been the first, and Icarus was sold. He wanted one.
» He had promised the young Phoenix whelp that he would give him a present when he turned one year of age. Apparently, that wasn’t quite soon enough. Icarus pleaded with the Altester until he finally gave in. So maybe they wouldn’t wait quite that long, but Pilot wasn’t going to give in that easily. Instead, he gave Icarus a task to fulfill. Once he did that, Pilot promised that he would go ahead and give Icarus a piercing of his own.