Budding Strangeness

Dalgina Wolfe-Denahlii · 01-04-2012, 05:49 PM

Dalgina had discovered the most amazing thing. By crushing the black chalky stuff after the fire died out, she could use it to make pictures. Dragging out several large pieces Dalgina ignored the ashy trail she was creating across the ground. Stopping at a place she deemed as perfect for her art the black puppy proceeded to crush the charcoal pieces and spread their dust around. Using her nose she drew circles, and squiggles, and what was supposed to be a house, but looked more like a squished square.

Pleased with her art Dalgina trotted off to show her art to somebody. Knowing that her parents were busy, and thinking that her two sisters might want to play instead of look at what she made, Dalgina turned to her brother. Honrin was usually quiet, making him the perfect viewer for what she had done. He wouldn't try to play and scuff her drawings, or give it a half look before moving on to what they were busy doing. Honrin would look, and give her a real answer. Entering the bedroom Dalgina looked around. Honrin! I have something to show you.

Honrin Wolfe-Denahlii · 01-04-2012, 06:12 PM

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The quietest of the Denahlii four Honrin could often be found simply dozing in the square of sunlight that streamed in to the nursery through the window when he was not exploring and looking for interesting things or listening to the voices and sounds that he heard inside of his head. His dreams were strange fantastical visions full of color and brightness and loud noises that made him twitch and wriggle in his sleep. The sounds of his sister calling him pulled him from this fantasy world in his mind and he sat up with a quiet yawn. Being the most mentally advanced of his siblings did not meant he disliked spending time with them, quite the opposite in fact, he thoroughly enjoyed watching them as they learned and explored the world around them, sometimes even joining in with their eagerness when they found something that was new to both him and them.

He loved all three of his sisters extraordinarily equally but out of the three, Pandora was his nearest companion followed closely by Dalgina. Keldava was his furthest away but strangely neither of them seemed to mind this, their relationship as loving as it was, was not one made for particular closeness. Yes he would play with her and toddle about with her, defend her from the things that scared her like the nasty mouse he had chased away for her but they were content with their somewhat distant views. It made them very agreeable as brother and sister. Jace and Temo were perhaps lucky to have produced such mostly mellow children, they didn't often scrap or fight for dominance much although it was painfully clear that Honrin was the leader of the group unless the girls were off on their own causing mischief then either Dalgina or Keldava were in charge, never Pandora, his submissive oldest sister was one to sit back and watch others rather than charge in head first, it was one of the things he admired most about her.

The ivory boy pulled himself to his feet in time to see his black as night sister step into the room. He held no resentment towards her that she be the one to resemble their father, that was the way she had come along and it was the way she would stay.

"I'm coming!" His speech was very advanced and the child never spoke a world out loud until he was sure he could say it right, it was a peculiar quirk of his, one of many. He trotted after her, ivory tail wagging in the air and amber eyes shining with his excitement. His mind ticked over what it was she wanted to show him as he caught up to her and bumped into her side gently. He was already the largest of them all even though they were still within very similar heights. But he was a boy, boys were supposed to be bigger so they could look after the girls better.

Dalgina Wolfe-Denahlii · 01-04-2012, 06:25 PM

Dalgina's tail wagged as she watched her white brother approach her. She found it amusing that their fur colors were so different. Her artistic mind always soared when they touched, creating images of black and white that twisted together. Always they were different, altering to her emotions. They weren't as intricate as the pictures that Honrin held in his mind, but already flares of beauty were being added to otherwise simple pictures. A twist here, a curling vine there. They never looked like anything but squiggles to people outside of Dalgina, as she only had her nose and paws to scrape her art with.

A gentle bump accompanied Honrin's arrival. Happily she brushed back against him. She always enjoyed spending time with her family, no matter who they were. Dalgina took on a slightly more submissive pose, putting herself just below her brother. She had no desire to scrape and fight for dominance, though she would go her own way when an idea caught at her. Dalgina was willing to follow along and daydream as the others explored. Moving back down the hall Dalgina waited for Honrin to follow before racing the rest of the way into the room she'd covered in dust.

Proudly she pointed down. Look! I made pictures with the fire dust. Smudging it around had allowed some parts of it to actually rub on the floor, making it more than just dust lying around. Scurrying to the other side Dalgina nudged a bit of dust that was left over, making a clear print of her nose in the center. The dark dust formed a small circle around it. See?

Honrin Wolfe-Denahlii · 01-04-2012, 07:25 PM

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She brushed back against him and he smiled happily, her ears lowered a fraction and her small body hunkered down ever so slightly as she let him know with body language that she considered him in charge. He reaffirmed his love for her with a lick to her muzzle and a cheek nip of her ear meant to tease and play. She was a good sister to him and he a good brother to her in turn. He would not scrap with her today although sometimes either she or Keldava got a bit too cocky and he had to take them down a size. He wasn't mean when he did just a gesture, a raising of the lips or a small growl, their dominance games had not yet escalated to the seriousness of a true fight where blood was drawn and bodies were scarred and damaged beyond repair. Just the idea to him was unthinkable, he didn't think there would come a day when such animosity developed between them that it would come to that. He would like to think them beyond that but he would know that if such a thing did occur then their relationship would have to be very fractured and broken, on the borders of nonexistent.

The pup shook his head to clear it of all the adult thoughts, sometimes it was nice to think as a kid as he sometimes did, free from the weariness that his adult mind sunk into. The voices and whispers had aged his brain beyond his body, he had seen things, things they had shown to him that would have made other puppies cry and scream and at first they had scared him too but now he was used to them and they didn't frighten him anymore, he had to grow and mature to be able to deal with the images he saw.

He charged after her as she raced away a waving flag of black for him to use as a guide for the direction they traveled in. To such small children the house seemed absurdly huge, a enormous amount of room to play in and invent games. They reached their destination and Honrin looked down upon the pictures that Dalgina had drawn with the leftovers from the fire in the heath. She was the artist of the family as Pandora was the actor and singer and he the spiritual guide eventually. Keldava was the dark horse, nobody knew yet which rank she was aiming for as she kept it to herself, a mysterious girl it seemed.

Honrin allowed his features to contort into a proud smile, she had drawn this all by herself! His tail waved high in the air behind him, as tall as it would go to show his pride in her.

"I see, it's very good. You show me how you did it?" He asked of her, giving her an opportunity to show off her talent even more, encouraging her to practice and become better with positive reinforcement. He dabbed his own paw into the fire dust in a show of enthusiasm for the activity they were engaging in.

Dalgina Wolfe-Denahlii · 01-04-2012, 08:40 PM

Honrin's praise warmed Dalgina's heart. He often seemed distant, consumed with his own thoughts. Even though they were siblings, Dalgina sometimes felt that he was much older than her, as good as their [html] gjiskala[/html] when it came to answering questions and solving stuff. Even better, he was curious about how it had been done. It wasn't often Dalgina was the one with answers, and she planned on making the most of it. Tail held high she marched over to the fireplace. Dragging out some more of the charcoal pieces she rolled them over.

She passed one to Honrin and began to explain, trying to sound very grown up and knowing. First, you have to squish it down. Dalgina demonstrated with what started as an exaggerated gesture and quickly degenerated into genuine effort. The charcoal collapsed, scattering pieces across. With the resulting dust Dalgina began drawing circles. Then you can take it and spread it around, and it makes a picture! She attempted drawing Honrin, forming a large circle for his head and a couple lines for ears. Another circle made the body, with a line for a tail and three dots for the eyes and nose. See? It's you!

Honrin Wolfe-Denahlii · 01-10-2012, 06:18 PM

sorry for the wait, my muse abandoned me pretty much
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It melted him up inside to see her so happy with her new role as a teacher to him and that was what he was all about really, making his sisters happy. Honrin would grow up to be a lovely boy and eventually man. Caring and loving of his siblings, watchful and protective like their mother was but also quiet and unassuming like their father was. He would be their guide, almost like their parents were supposed to be. He watched her as she returned with more pieces of dust from the dead fire. He nudged the piece allotted to himself closer getting a smudge of black on the end of his muzzle, interested in her lecture and not noticing the charcoal streak.

He followed her as sure as day was bright guidance and crushed the black block beneath his paws, a puff of smoke rising up and settling onto his paws. His grin was large on his face as he did this, despite having a strange mind that made him think a lot older he was still just a child and enjoyed child like activities. He nodded along watching as she drew with her paw, squiggly lines appearing on the floor. Not once was a thought spared for their poor mother who would have to clean all this up later once she came home and found her soot covered children.

Slowly his eyes began to connect the lines into something recognizable and the very basic image of a wolf came to life before him. His tail wagged as she names it'd identity as himself. "Let me try now!" He didn't have to even try to make his drawing worse than hers, it just was. The circle was lopsided and the nose and ears were slightly misplaced or didn't look quite right and when he had finished he smiled sheepishly,

"Aha, it's not as good as yours, it's you as well." The boy child giggled in his puppy voice, the one reserved for his siblings and parents.

Dalgina Wolfe-Denahlii · 01-10-2012, 07:11 PM

Dalgina giggled as Honrin began making a picture too. They were both completely covered in the dust now, though it stood out much farther on Honrin's pristine white coat than on Dalgina's already black one. She often got bathed more than she needed simply because of the difficulty in telling whether or not she'd gotten into something. Usually she had gotten into something, but there were still those chances when Dalgina had stayed clean and was still subjected to a thorough cleaning.

She oohed in delight as Honrin drew a picture to match hers. The circle was all scrunched up, making it harder to look at. The budding artist's ability still hadn't been fully tapped though, allowing her to see beauty in the lopsided drawing simply because it came from her brother. I like it! She stepped forward, accidentally drawing a line over the wolf's face. It formed a perfect scar across the nose. Oh no! Now you have a scar! Desperately Dalgina tried to fix it, licking at the dust and pulling back with a look of disgust on her face.

Honrin Wolfe-Denahlii · 02-11-2012, 09:03 AM

i fail, i know this XD

The child boy barked in amusement as Dalgina gave his drawing a scar on accident. Actually as he turned his head to look at it, it looked quite good on the face, maybe this was a sign that he would receive one when he grew up? He often found himself wondering such things, whether or not general seemingly meaningless things did in fact have a role that they just did not understand. Another bark came as she tried to lick it away and got a mouth full of soot, oh what an amusing sight that was,

"It's good! Scar is good. Keep it." The usually pristine white pup now resembled more a Dalmatian than the husky and German Shepard that he was in fact. He nodded knowingly, trying to reclaim the aura of mystery that he sometimes had, but it was no use trying to fool his sister, any of his sisters, they who knew him best in the world besides their parents. Instead the boy child dipped his paws back into the sooty blackness and charged forwards in a mock attack to see if he could made her run away from him so he could chase her.

Dalgina Wolfe-Denahlii · 02-11-2012, 11:11 AM

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Honrin's laughter had Dalgina looking up, a goofy grin on her face. She certainly wasn't going to try and lick the fire dust again. It tasted bad. The scar remained though, which made Dalgina a little unhappy. Honrin actually liked it though, telling her to leave the scar. Honrin's speech had slid away from the more adult manner he used around adults, revealing the puppy underneath, goofy and happy to play. Honrin tried to act adult like again, but Dalgina just giggled. She knew her brother better than that.

Humming happily Dalgina wandered over to where more dust was, and began drawing another picture. She had only started when Honrin moved. Curious she looked up, ears perked. He'd dipped his paws in the fire dust, and was now charging her. Wailing in mock fear Dalgina scooted away as fast as she could, tiny feet scrambling as they sent the ash flying. Bouncing away she dodged Honrin's first attack, giggling as he followed, paws threatening a sooty bath.

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Honrin Wolfe-Denahlii · 02-15-2012, 05:11 PM

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She shrieked and ran as he had hoped and he chased after her, laughing brightly with the boisterousness of youth. His sooty paws left prints on the flooring whenever they hit down. Around him the lights swirled into circles as he ran past them as though blown by the breeze his body made, joining along for the ride of his fun whilst the shadows shrunk back and almost sulked as they could not recapture him within their grasp of malevolence and horror inspiring images. Claws scrabbled against the wood floor as he tried to get a good grip.

His smaller sister was much more agile than he was however, able to turn more sharply than he and so she outmaneuvered him at pretty much every turn. With his larger frame he had to duck under objects she could run under with ease. Already the beginning of the large separation of their heights was becoming apparent. The male had more bulk to him with stockier legs. He gave a small 'oof' as he turned too fast and ended up sliding along until his legs cmae out from under him. He was quick back up onto his feeet though although now even more behind thanks to his small tumble

"Imma getcha!"

Dalgina Wolfe-Denahlii · 02-15-2012, 05:32 PM

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Honrin's carefree laughter lightened Dalgina's spirits even more. So often he was quiet, tucked away on his own. Only Pandora could approach him in those moments, breaking the chilly air that seemed to wrap around him at those times. Dalgina couldn't reach him then, the sadness penetrating her tender heart too deeply. The one time she had managed to get near him she'd ended up in tears, crying about something nobody else seemed to grasp, not even Dalgina able to explain what had upset her so much.

The sound of a crash had Dalgina spinning around. She laughed as Honrin bounded back towards her, crying that she'd be caught. No! Turning she ran again, heading for her secret hiding spot. It didn't take long to reach, hitting the living room. She was panting so hard as she raced for her box, worried that at any minute she would feel Honrin on her back. The box came into view, and with a burst of speed she squeezed through the tiny hole, wriggling in the gap before popping out the other side. Nervously she checked to see if she'd been caught. She couldn't tell, the dust blending into her dark fur.

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Honrin Wolfe-Denahlii · 02-19-2012, 08:07 AM

She spun around towards him as he fell and her laughter caught his ears pulling one of the floppy audits to full attention for the first time, the other remained at half mast. He sneezed as the dust invaded his nose and again scrambled after her. She cried out that he wouldn't catch her and he grinned. Seeing the end of her black tail disappearing from the room and down into the hallway he grinned to himself and tried to be stealthy as he trotted forwards, but his claws made soft clicking noises against the hardwood flooring anyway so it was all kind of pointless but still it was good practice for him.

He could hear her harsh pants in the still quietness and his body lowered towards the floor as he crawled forwards, this made less noise than walking. He sidled up to her hiding place and bunched up his muscles before throwing himself forwards through the hole she has disappeared. He gave a loud bark as he tumbled into her and chewed on her ear playfully, his voice was muffled as he spoke,

"Ahh caufght yhou."

Dalgina Wolfe-Denahlii · 02-19-2012, 11:43 AM

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The clacking of Honrin's paws as he followed her made him easy enough to track. Dalgina giggled quietly as she remained hidden. His sounds seemed to almost completely disappear for a little while, tempting her to stick her head out. Dalgina knew that Honrin was too smart for her though, and was probably waiting for the instant that she did that. No, as long as she stayed in her hiding spot that nobody knew about it would be just fine. Her tail thumped against the side of the cardboard box, muffled giggles filling it.

Honrin broke through the hole leading to where she hid. She squealed in mock terror as her ronkyha pounced on her. Her ear was promptly chewed on, much to her despair. Dalgina wriggled around, managing to lick his chin before settling down, at the bottom of this pile. I love you Honrin. Happy she curled up next to him, tucking her head in. She had had fun drawing, and playing with her ronkyha. It could just go on forever.

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