bottom of the bottle
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Firefly had been quite bored with doing nothing as of lately, it seemed that the whole of the pack was avoiding her and she actually didn't have much of a problem with that. The once Acer of Dahlia de Mai had decided to investigate the winery once more, it having been moons since she'd even stepped foot inside the old buildings. The woman had found some dusty bottles of old vintage and had decided that even though she was in more trouble than anyone else in the pack she hadn't been told she couldn't drown her boredom and perhaps find something interesting in the bottom of the bottles.

The Sadira woman had taken the bottles out of the crate and made her way to the small patio where old iron tables and chairs sat. She stared out across the vineyards where the leaves were just beginning to show on the gnarled vines. Firefly hadn't seen anyone from the pack in a few days though she'd learned that Cercelee had taken in one of her cousin's abandoned children. She found it amusing and slightly satisfying that the packleader was stuck with her own litter now, hopefully meaning that she wouldn't be up Firefly's ass about her own children, one who was still missing.

Firefly's ears flicked back at the thought of her missing son and she sighed, leaning against the rail to the patio she took a swig from one of the bottles before crossing her wrists over the border and letting her mind wander. She'd went back to Phoenix Valley to try and find Conor but had no luck, she'd been able to trace his scent halfway through the dampwoods and then it had been lost in the rains. She knew it was almost hopeless to believe that he was alive but he was a Sadira and her child and she failed to just abandon him even if that meant living an illusion. She lowered her head and just losed her eyes as she savored the bittersweet flavor of the wine on her tongue.
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Nyeeeehhh! [WC: 442; WotD: aegis]


Exploring time again. Thus far, Catharsis had yet to get outside of Dahlia territory, but that was quite all right. There was plenty to see here, and it was big enough for her to get lost on a regular basis. Of course, she always found her way back - mostly because she was never truly that far away from home to begin with. But when you're a pup, being far enough away that you can't see home anymore constitutes being very, very lost. And today, the goal was to get very, very lost, then find her way back. That was, after having a very grand adventure, of course. Scampering along, legs slipping halfway out from under her every so often before she regained her balance, Catharsis sniffed the area. She was going to.. investigate! Yes, that was it. She had no crime to investigate, but she was going find one. She sniffed for any suspicious scents, but everything she found was just as inconspicuous as everything else. She would have to look - err, sniff - harder. She followed a path until..


Voila! A strange scent. There on a patio was a strange woman and many bottles of liquid that smelt none too pleasant. The girl scampered over, looking up at the woman and tilting her head. The woman was upright - Mama used to look like that, standing on just two legs. She had said that Catharsis would be able to do it someday, too. But for now, she couldn't. Letting out a short bark, the little girl tried to get the woman's attention. "Hey! Hey, lady!" the girl said in loud German, attempting to sound threatening and failing miserably. "What have you got? It smells funny!" Catharsis wasn't really sure how to conduct an investigation, but she could certainly try. She also most certainly couldn't conduct it in English. But what if the lady couldn't speak German? She considered this, then spoke again.


"What is, miss?" she said in very broken English, trying to convey the question of what the liquid was. She wasn't sure what the word for a liquid or a drink was in English, however, leaving the question very vague and confusing. Looking at the woman, she didn't look much nicer than the harsh concoction in the bottle did, and without the aegis of her guardian, Catharsis knew no better than to talk to her cousin, whom she didn't even know she was related to. Eying the liquid and the woman again, the black pup frowned, her scar creasing slightly as she did. Why would anyone want to drink that? Yuck. She must be crazy. Utterly mad.




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#3
There were just some things that Firefly didn't like to deal with, and her cousin was one of them. The scent of Cercelee seemed to float on the breeze towards her as she opened one eye and then the other. She knew the whole lands seemed to carry the woman's scent but normally it was inlayed in the lands not roaming freely on the breeze. Suddenly the voice of another met her ears, the harsh language she knew but it had been a while since she'd heard it used. She turned her eyes to the owner of the voice as she took another sample of the bottle. Quietly she examined the small shit that was standing before her as it dawned on her that this must be one of those new children that had taken over the packlands.

"What do you want kid?" she asked as she took another drink from the bottle before leaning back against the railing and lowering her gaze once more to that of the puppy. Another Sadira running wild, Cercelee really must love that she thought as she chuckled. The girl had asked her a question about the wine and Firefly just raised a brow and grinned. "This? This is just an adventure waiting to happen.." she said, her emerald eyes dancing as she wondered just what the child was worth to the pack. They'd had such an investment in her own children, was this one just as special.

Firefly leaned forward to where her shadow crossed that of the dark hued child as an idea suddenly took flight in her slowly buzzing mind. "Here.." she said as she dumped the bottle above the child's head, watching the crimson liquid flowing free from the container and pooling on the ground. She wondered just how much trouble she'd get into for the deeds she could never seem to stop committing, but the pondering didn't last long because the current situation was so much more amusing.
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I am SO sorry, fuck my life. >_<; I wonder.. could alcohol cause Catharsis to panic and start shifting? That would be hysterical! Not sure if she's nearly old enough though. [WC: 210]


The liquid poured out of the bottle and over her head, a sweet red colour with a taste that made her cough a little. Overwhelmed, she shook her head wildly, then licked her lips. "Unnh.. what? Bath?" The thought didn't come out clearly, and it wasn't long before none of them did. What had the lady been doing? She had no idea. It didn't matter, because she was blurry and malformed, and Catharsis was on the ground laughing. "Face!" she cried, followed by, "You look silly, why're you doin' that?!" The mixing languages made as much sense to her as anything else - none at all. Her voice sounded really slow.. then faster.. then slow again. Like someone playing with the speeds on a video. Not that Catharsis would even know of such things, but if she had, she may have drawn a parallel.


Her claws scraped the ground as she tried to get up, and slipped back down again. A few more tries landed her repeatedly on her belly and face. "Oof, stupid ground!" she exclaimed, slurring, still giggling in spite of herself. She looked at the lady with the bottle, who had turned into three layers of lady. "Whatchu do?!" she asked dazedly. "Whatchu three do to me?"


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ooc-at her age she wouldn't be able to shift.. sorry I didn't get to this sooner either.. >.<

Firefly rolled her eyes and glanced down at the child as she started to blab away in a mixture of languages. She had hoped that the kid would take the hint and disappear after having the wine dumped onto of her but Firefly just wasn't having any good luck lately. Groaning as the girl droned on Firefly flicked the cork at the kid and growled. "Great.. where the hell is the pupsitter when you need her.." When the words escaped her lips she was suddenly reminded that the pupsitter was probably entertaining Firefly's children and playing mother to the two boys when they had their own mother, just forcefully removed from their lives by the higher authorities.

She leaned back against the railing and watched the child began to warp into a panic rather quickly as she repeatedly failed at gathering her feet underneath her. Firefly snickered at the pathetic child and opened another bottle of wine while the kid began to giggle and turn topsy turvy on her. She sat the bottle down beside her as she laughed at the stupid child outloud, "I put a vodoo curse on you.. and if you don't catch your tail quickly I might leave the curse on you." she said sweetly to the little girl. god she knew she was going to have fun with this one.


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