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Art for this Shifter is copyright Cruzle.
Beneath the Skin is copyright Noyama.
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1. Shopkeeper post
2 Directory
3 About Ashkii
4 Family
5 Timeline
6 Picture Album
7 Relationships
8 Possessions
9 Rules
10 Flatsale entry

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Name: Ashkii
Origin: Navajo
Age/Stage: Child
Hair: Brown...kinda light at the top, then it gets darker.
Eyes: Green
Interesting Attributes: Hmm...lots of them ^.^ His wings, 'ears', crest, and tail. Oh, and the markings on his chest/stomach.
Personality: Such a sweetheart! Ashkii seems to be a very innocent, naive and caring child. Always ready to help out, he seems willing to be the leader - to an extent. As soon as he feels uncertain about something, or a friend doesn't quite agree, he happily slips out of that role. In this, he is easily discouraged - but he's remarkably persistant in some things.
Likes: Well, for one he likes jewelry; that much is obvious. Even if it's just random strings - like on his arm. Ashkii also seems to like helping and meeting people...stuffed animals, ice-cream, his friends - the list is quite extensive.
Dislikes: The first thing I've noticed - he hates wearing clothes. It's no wonder, really...it can't be comfortable to wear a shirt over those wings, or pants with that tail; at least he's willing to wear pants, though. Honestly, there doesn't seem to be much else that this child hates - he's a very agreeable person.
Memorable: The time when he got into a food fight with Yachiru and Raziel, and wound up covered in frosting.
Metaplot - something Ashkii has yet to tell anyone about, and seems to have troubled him greatly.

RECENT

As of the meta plot, Ashkii has been acting somewhat differently. With what he experienced and found, it seems to have effected his personality - though this will likely just be temporary. Since the event, however, he has been reticent and seeming almost depressed - guilty, even. And astonishingly enough, clingy. The normally adventurous boy seems almost afraid of going anywhere on his own.

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Acting as guardian/mother to Ashkii

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This is Akiya, an enchanted dragon. He's the eldest of the household, and as of such helps Aletea take care of the children. The mature yet mischievous dragon has some magic, so he'll be helping to keep Ashkii safe.

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Lia is an energetic one! Hopefully, she and Ashkii will get along...otherwise it'll be a difficult time.

[Picture coming soon]
Kiarna is a close friend of Aletea's, and a rather insane one. While she and Aletea might not be related, they're close enough that she's considered an aunt to Ashkii...though how the quail will react to such a hyper person is unknown at this time.

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6-16-06: Meta plot. Poor Ashkii!
6-1-06: Ashkii and I go to visit Helen, and he winds up with marker all over him. Marker tattoo's, eh?

5-7-06: Ashkii grew into a child! o_o

4-18-06: Ashkii meets Ahanu

3-31-06: A hyperactive Ashkii is never a good thing. Especially when you're shopping with Raziel and Kaiyumi.
3-21-06: I dropped Ashkii off at Rorikas while I ran some errands, and met her niece...strangely enough, he came back with a helmet. As in the sort of helmet, a suit of armour...
3-1-06: He also met another one this day, and it's yet another shy kiddo! Nekoda, the badger. (still being rped)
3-1-06: Ashkii meets Nozami, the reclusive spider-boy. (still being rped)

1-26-06: Ashkii goes on an adventure with Raziel, Gawain and Yachiru! (Still being rped)
1-23-06: Ashkii played with Helen and Raziel.
1-20-06: Ashkii finally met Helen in human form!
1-10-06: The little quail met up with Gawain and played in the snow with him.
1-9-06: Ashkii played with Raziel and Yachiru
1-8-06: Ashkii had a rather interesting introduction to four of the other shifters.
1-8-06: Ashkii grows! Now he's an adorable toddler.
1-3-06: I get my cute, fuzzy little baby quail! He should be shedding his skin soon, and I can't wait to see what he'll be like...
1-2-06: Recieved notification that I've been accepted as a possible parent.

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Well, here's Ashkii's dad. If Ashkii is anything like this friendly little guy, I don't think I'll have much to worry about...

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And here he is as a cute little toddler! He certainly seems to like jewelry...

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Ashkii's a child! Hehe, he looks sleepy heart

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((Note: I borrowed the 'map' from Naeodin and Helen's journal - thanks!))

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Map:
heart The other kind of love.
4laugh :: Family/friend love
xd :: Best friends!
biggrin :: Likes them quite a bit.
smile :: Friendly.
neutral :: Not sure yet
eek :: Not quite sure whether this person is good or bad...
stare :: Am I supposed to take them seriously??
sad :: Not as friendly as Ashkii would like.
mad :: Not friends.
evil :: Stay away from me.
crying :: You hurt me!



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These two became quick friends when toddlers, and have only become better friends since then. It's a strange pairing, what with their personalities, but it seems to work.

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Ashkii's grown to really like Raziel, despite their completely opposite personalities. Or maybe because of that?

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Ashkii wasn't quite sure what to think of her at first, but after meeting her the second time, grew to be friends with her. She's easily startled (and makes loud noises when startled...), but he's gotten to like her after that.

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Gawain let him play with his toys! In Ashkii's mind, combined with his lack of scary-ness, that made him liked. He's also recently gone on an adventure with him.

User ImageNekoda: smile
Ashkii doesn't really understand the quiet badger, but he seems to like him. They've only met once.

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Yet another one that Ashkii doesn't really understand..in fact, Ashkii's even more confused about him. He's very reclusive, and didn't even want to venture out from the bush where the little toddler found him - though he did eventually, and they played together.

*sigh* I'm not sure whether to be amused or weirded out by the fact that my kiddo has liked everybody he's met so far. In fact, he almost likes them all exactly the same amount, too.

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A few handmade plushies that he got from Raziel! Representing Raziel, Yachiru and himself, Ashkii just loves them. He keeps trying to cart them around everywhere...

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A picture that Yachiru drew for the three of them! How cute heart

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A gift from Helen! Wow, it's really pretty ^.^

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1. Do not post unless you are..
a) dropping off a gift
b) a Shifters guardian
c) you have my permission beforehand

2. Don't ask to buy Ashkii; he's not for sale. If you want a lovely creature like this, check the Beneath The Skin thread for availability.

3. And please, please don't use chatspeak if you do post!

Probobly more will be added.

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Prompt 2 Wrote:You've been such a good guardian, keeping your child's animal skin hidden from them all this time! However, they're growing up and becoming increasingly curious about everything.

Long ago, you decided to hide the animal skin in a tightly-locked chest. Your child knows it's there, but not what's in it. They come and ask you what it is, and why they can't look at it. How do you weasel your way out of this one without revealing what they truly are?


It was a musty old room, filled with dust and cobwebs. To most people, it would be a boring place, nothing special...but to a child such as Ashkii, there was something magical about it. The slanted roof, the sparkles of light that filtered in through the boarded up window, the crowded furniture; it all combined to create a sense of wonder in the little quail. Every morning, he would explore the room, searching for new wonders and spending hours making up stories about them.

And every day, he pondered the trunk.

The trunk lay in a back corner, wrapped in the shadows and hidden by a sheet. The black wood appeared flimsy enough, but upon touch was discovered to be sturdy. Combined with the metal plating, and the thick locks (for there were three), it was a sight to behold. Every since Ashkii had discovered it, the trunk had lurked in his imagination. Already, the inquisitive boy had tried several methods to open it: but surprisingly, they had all failed.

Really, who would have guessed that you couldn't gnaw your way through wood? All he'd gotten from that attempt was a splinter in his cheek. And that had certainly been fun to try and explain to Aletea...

After all this, he had finally come to the decision to ask his guardian what was in it. And this was the reason why Ashkii stood peering around the doorframe into the office, feeling too nervous about it to just barge in. He'd been contemplating the for so long, that it had a feel of being forbidden to him now. So when Aletea happened to glance over at the door, he jerked back to hide. What he didn't consider however, was his crest; it remained dangling in perfect sight.

"I wonder who that little bird could be, hiding just outside the door..."

The crest disappeared from view, a muffled giggle betraying the presence beside the door.

"A robin, perhaps? Or maybe a parrot snuck in when I wasn't looking," Aletea padded closer to the door, listening to the giggles that simply continued to grow on the other side of the wall. "But then, it could also be a certain little boy..." In one swift movement, she had spun around through the door, and descended upon him. "A certain ticklish little boy?"

Peels of laughter were her only answers, as Ashkii squirmed and shrieked with amusement at the wriggling fingers that tickled him. By the end of it, the former orderly feathers were in complete disarray, and his cheeks were flushed from laughter. Aletea straightened up then, directing a fond smile towards the child.

"So what'd you need, squirt?"

He gave a startled blink; he'd almost forgotten!

"I was jus' wond'ring..." his manner was far more subdued, as he scuffed his foot into the beige carpet and stared downward. Then, turning his gaze earnestly up towards hers, he spat out his next words in a big jumble. "...What's in that big trunk in the attic? I mean, it's really, really hard to get into! And there are three locks on it!" He held up three fingers to emphasize the number.

Aletea's smile froze on her face, becoming a stiff mask as she wondered how to answer this. She knew he spent so much time in the attic, why hadn't she realized he'd get curious about the trunk? He was curious about everything! Her mind racing at full speed, she tried to come up with something.

"W-well...it's something very special," As she said this, something perked in her mind: something that Ashkii wouldn't try to break out of the trunk. "You see, it's special, but it's so boring and dangerous, that I have to keep it locked up! It's my taxes. Remember when I had to pay taxes last month?"

Now, Ashkii wasn't too sure what taxes actually were, but he did remember how grumpy Aletea had been while paying them. He imagined them to be vicious monsters that demanded payment to let people live, and the idea of them being in the trunk was a daunting one. With his eyes growing to gigantic proportions, he spoke in an awe filled tone, "Really?"

"Yes...now, you have to promise me that you won't bother them. They get very grumpy when they're disturbed." Ashkii hurriedly nodded to her, and with a firm tone declared he wouldn't bother them. Taxes were scary! The little boy was just amazed that he had never realized what evil lay within that trunk, and that he had ever tried to open it. He could just imagine what horrors would have been let loose if he had succeeded...

And from that day forward, he kept a respectful distance from the trunk. If there were taxes in there, he certainly wasn't going to be the one to wake them up!

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Animal - Toddler
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Toddler - Child
1 PD or Group RPs transfered to journal
1 Journal Entry
1 Dear Diary Entry
At least 1 Month

Child - Teenager
2 PD or Group RPs transfered to journal
2 Journal Entry
1 Dear Diary Entry
At least 3 Months

Teenager - Young Adult
4 PD or Group RPs transfered to journal
3 Dear Diary Entries, one or more from Childs POV
1 Journal Entry
At least 3 1/2 Months

Young Adult - Adult
6 PD or Group RPs transfered to journal
5 Dear Diary Entries, three or more from Teens POV
3 Journal Entries
At least 4 Months

Adult - ???
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1-3-06: Picking up Ashkii!

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"Oh dear, oh dear."

"Honestly, you worry too much," Rorika said from across the room, book in hand. She was perfectly content to lean against the doorway and read until their 'guest' arrived.

"What if she was kidnapped?! WHAT IF THE HUNTERS INTERCEPTED THE MESSAGE?!"

Now, friendly though he may be, the quail also got worked up very easily. And, obviously, he tended to worry. A lot.

"I called her, Henry," Rorika answered, sounding a bit annoyed. "There was no message for them to take, so I don't see that being possible."

"Oooh! Fiddlesticks!" the quail squawked, fluffing his feathers up in aggravation. "I'm getting myself all worked up again! This always happens without the Mrs."

"I know," Rorika said, laughing lightly.

The estate wasn't all that big, but impressively beautiful. Despite the many windows on the three floors, there was but one entrance. The single door would take a visitor to the front room, where the two shifters were waiting patiently.

Uh...well, one of them was, anyway.

Aletea felt a mixture of excitement and apprehension as she approached the mansion. She was coming to recieve a new baby~ but what if the kid didn't like her? Or the father changed his mind and decided that she wasn't a suitable parent? She knew it was pointless to worry about, but she couldn't help but feel jittery.

Not to mention that she was in awe of this mansion; just from the outside, she had to admire it.

She stepped up to the door, and knocked on it. It sounded as if there were voices inside, so at least she knew she was in the right place. Hopefully. She spoke through the door as she knocked, calling, "Hello?"

"OH MY GOD! WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!" Up until then, Henry had been perched on the edge of the chair. With the knock, he flapped his wings wildly, the wooden object toppling over and leaving the chubby bird hovering in the air.

Twitch. "Will you CALM DOWN?!" Rorika hissed at him, baring her sharp teeth for a moment. Taking a hint, Henry calmed and landed on the desk to his left, fluffing his feathers again. That seemed to be a substitue nervous twitch for him.

Sighing, Rorika closed the book and tossed it carelessly to the side. The maid would get it later. "Well then," she said to herself, moving to the door.

This was always hard, though explaining why was hard. There were a lot of reasons. "Hello," the woman greeted pleasently as she opened the door, though her expression didn't exactly scream friendly. "Do come in."

Aletea stepped inside, now assured that this was the right place. Though the woman really didn't seem the most open of people. Her nervousness was soothed a bit by seeing a little bird, a quail, fluffing its feathers in such a way. It looked like the bird was just as nervous as she was...

Surveying the room as she entered, she noted that it was just as beautiful as the exterior of the mansion was - obviously, this woman was very well-to-do.

"Your home is very nice."

Her nervousness was still present, hence why she had diverged into small talk - it was better then just standing there silently. Well, at least in her own opinion it was.

"I explained the situation over the phone to you," Rorika said, fixing the chair Henry had previously knocked down. She sat down and motioned for Aletea to do the same, a large brown chair across from her.

The quail hoped onto the blondes shoulder, peering at the new arrival curiously. Sure, all the parents watched these humans (or whatever they were), long before they made any decisions. Even so, seeing the one he'd chosen now felt...different.

"As I said," Rorika began, ignoring the extra weight on her shoulder. "We have very...special case children here. They need to be taken care of in certain ways. I believe I explained to you about the hunters?"

Aletea stepped over to the chair and sat down, giving a quick nod in response to the first comment. That had certainly been a surprise, hearing about all of this! And she thought hearing news of that she'd be having a child like her Aurelia was strange...

She smiled aside at the quail, hoping to ease both her own and his apparent anxiety.

Turning her gaze back to Rorika, she nodded again, "Yes, I remember." And maybe that was part of why she was so nervous - the reason for even having one of these children was worrying.

"Now, I want to tell you something, in all seriousness." Not that Rorika ever sounded anything but serious, but today her yellow-colored eyes seemed particularly stern. That look of hers could've perhaps pierced through the strongest of metals if given the chance.

"I didn't ask you over the phone, but I assume you were smart enough to catch on without it. However, I'd rather ask you in person." Rorika didn't care much for phones, honestly. Good ol' face-to-face conversations were much better. "My question is this: Will you take the baby?"

Despite his previous behavior, Henry was now both silent and completely still, aside from his eyes, which rapidly glanced between the two females present.

"Keeping in mind," Rorika continued before she could answer. "That those hunters I spoke of are indeed very real, and a very big risk should anything go wrong. Not just to this baby, but to you, the rest of your family, and to the rest of the future babies brought here."

Aletea took a quiet breath, then gave a firm nod to Rorika. She wouldn't have come if she hadn't intended to take the child. She'd thought over the dangers, the possibilities - and had decided that it was worth the risk. The woman knew how to keep secrets, and felt that she could protect the child.

"Yes, I'm willing to take this risk."

She didn't have many children. Only a few, and then Akiya (a miniature dragon) to help watch them - if nothing else, she could speak to Akiya about protective charms, or perhaps one of her more magical friends. If neccesary, she knew that Akiya could be just as watchful an eye as her on the baby...between the two of them, they could keep the household safe.

"Alright then." Rorika nodded her head and smiled. Not a happy one, just a pleased one. She was glad the first guardianship went well, though, so far at least. "This is Henry," she finally took the time to introduce him, nodding sideward. "It's his child, if you haven't guessed already. The majority don't change into humans any longer. Much too risky."

"Oh, much too risky!" Henry echoed, fluffing his wings. "It's a pleasure to meet you, it is. The Mrs. wanted to come, but you know, tired from the baby and what not. He looks just like his mum! Uh...sorta."

Rorika raised an eyebrow, shaking her head. "Er, yes, well." Shooing the quail from her shoulder, she stood and left the room.

Seconds later she would return, carrying a tiny baby chick. The creature had mostly brown fuzz, but a few feathers were visible. "It's a boy, in case I failed to mention it before. Give him a name and then you can go."

"Also," she added. "You're not only forbidden to tell this child what he is, but also that he has other parents."

Aletea smiled down at the chick, feeling more certain of her decision as the moments passed. She could keep such a little thing safe, and surely he wouldn't be too much of a handful. After a moment of thought, she nodded to Rorika, "Ashkii. His name'll be Ashkii."

With the second part, about being forbidden to tell him he had other parents, she sighed quietly. It didn't seem right to keep that from him...but there really wasn't a choice. She understood why it had to be like this. She gave another nod to Rorika, before smiling at Henry.

"Thank you for giving me this chance, Henry."

And then, after she had recieved the child, she left.

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1-5-06

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Well, I now have a cute little baby quail. He's been around a couple of days, and it's strangely entertaining to see Lia try and figure him out...for all I know, she may think he's a Sin'aeis: she's starting to think they're all animals or something, despite that she herself is Corn.

The mind of a baby, eh?

Anyway, he seems like such a little sweetheart! Of course, I'm sure that most parents think that about their babies, but Ashkii really is. Akiya agrees with me, and I'm sure Lia would if she could put that sort of thing into words just yet.

Actually, that reminds me: I need to invite Kiarna over soon to meet him. She'd just love him! Though I probobly should wait till he's not a fragile little chick like now...I don't know how good my friend is with babies - or baby animals, for that matter.

He still hasn't shed his skin yet, but he's so cute as a quail that I don't really mind.

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1-8-06: Meeting the fox, cat, bat, and gyrfalcon.

Kierla & Yachiru: Darkred
Kaiyumi & Raziel: Orange
Aletea & Ashkii: Indigo
Naeodin & Helen: Red
Ary & Gawain: Blue
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((Hmm. Visit with Auntie Kierla~nyu... ))

Kierla plodded along. How much farther...? Ah. There. She caught sight of the familiar house, and picked up her steps.

Yachiru snugged in Kierla's arms. "Ma...ma.." she warbled sleepily, then shifted her wings into a more comfortable position. Then she gave a great yawn, showing off tiny pointed teeth, and opened her bloodred eyes. All traces of last night's crying were gone by now.

Sitting up in Kierla's arms, Yachiru looked around at the scenery rushing by. Where were they going today?

((Also...seeing as you can't really see much of Yachiru's actual body-structure and her animal traits in her pic~nyu, just to let all know Yachiru doesn't have any arms, because that's where her bat wings are~nyu. XD ))

((I'll go next, I suppose ^.^))

Aletea had been so excited by Ashkii's shedding his skin, that she felt the need to come seen Rorika again. Rorika did want them to stop by occasionally so that she could check up on his growth, afterall. So it seemed like a good time for his first outing.

Though getting him to wear a shirt had been pretty difficult...he didn't seem to like them much.

As she entered the grounds though, and made her way over to the house, she saw another person. Well...a person and a baby - another shifter? It looked like one. "Oh~hello."

In her arms, Ashkii watched with curious eyes.

((wah-- sorry. ^^ breakfast time~ alright. I go next?))

Bekira had borrowed one of those little dog carriers off her friends. Friends, because actually she had borrowed three-- this was the only one that remained free of bite marks and with strong handles. Helen hated being carried in any compartment, but what would people say if they saw them walking down the street? No. Foxes were cute, but they weren't really accesories.

"We're here Helen." Bekira said, a little bit exasperated. "I'll let you out as soon as we get inside."

A little grunt answered back.

Bekira rolled her eyes.

A baby and already she was skilled at being the sulky brat.

Well. Hopefully this was only a result of motion sickness.

Bekira stopped, close enough at the door to see two others.

Huh.

Kierla blinked. People. How nice. She wondered what they were doing here. Shifting Yachiru over to one arm, she used her other to wave at the three. No, four; there was something or someone in the carrier.

Were they Shifters, like Yachiru? She thought so, but didn't know how to ask without breaking the rules. So she just settled with a simple, "Hello, I'm Kierla. And this is Yachiru. Yachiru, say hello..."

During the simple greeting, Yachiru blinked slowly at the strangers, her big eyes getting even wider. Then, her mouth opened, and let out the farthest thing from a hello.

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Aletea opened her mouth to offer a friendly greeting, but the screech from Yachiru cut her off. And then, a moment later, so did Ashkii.

Ashkii's eyes growing just as large as Yachiru's, his mouth opened and he began to cry. The little boy had been frightened by it, and he quickly buried his face in his mothers clothing, trying to hide. The quail had been curious and friendly at first, but that initial greeting frightened him.

He'd get over it soon enough, so long as she didn't continue to screech.

In the meantime, he'd just soak Aletea's clothing with his crying.

Aletea hugged Ashkii, muttering something to him in the hopes to soothe him. She managed a quick smile and a greeting, "Aletea, nice to meet you...and this little guy here's Ashkii."

Bekira blinked at the noise. The screech was enough to have her wonder if this was a good idea. Maybe she'd come back in the afternoon... or better yet, tomorrow? Yeah. Tomorrow sounded really good.

Helen however, was going to have none of that. The noise had her rouse from her sulk and peer out over the gridding. Letting out a curious chirrup, she scratched at the edges, seeing not only a really wierd thing that was letting out funny noises, but the other... thing. Thing! Thing looked fun!

Bekira looked down at the bag.

"I guess I'm staying." she murmured.

"My name is Bekira." she said, introducing herself as well. "And this, this is Helen."

Arianna moved up to the door of the house, Gawain held expertly in the crook of her arm. She was actually rather used to visiting places when she recieved new charges. Luka was brought back to the Pandre shop often to interact with others like him, so the situation with Gawain was somewhat similar. She was about to turn the knob when she heard a high-pitched noise. She paused for a moment, blinking uncertainly before she opened the door slowly and peered inside.

Gawain turned his head toward the house at the nose. He blinked his silver eyes curiously, but didn't say anything about it. He watched Ari's head disappear through the door crack for a moment before it appeared again and she took him inside. She walked into the room where the others were and glanced about, wondering if everything was alright.

Yachiru was now positively terrified. First, people! SCARY PEOPLE! had come along. Then one was making scary loud noises. She was too far gone to realize that she was making the exact same noises, and only bawled louder and louder. Then, something scratched; THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THE CAGE-THING. OMG. And she screamed louder, tears pouring thick and fast down her cheeks. Then, as if that wasn't enough...MORE STRANGERS! Her face no longer looked cute; it was blotchily red and her eyes and mouth screwed up in a neverending cry of agony and fear and despair.

She nodded toward each person as their name was said - though she did not smile - and turned to the newcomers. "Greetings," she said. She made no move to quell the crying Yachiru, holding the girl like a sack of potatoes, her mouth stubbornly neutral - neither smiling nor frowning.

Aletea could feel herself growing incredulous; that woman's child was howling like a banshee - scaring Ashkii - and she was doing nothing to comfort the child. Forcing a smile onto her face, she tilted her head in apology to the others (and a new one was there as well).

"Excuse me for a minute..."

And with that, she stepped into a room adjourning that one to calm down Ashkii. With that one child bawling, there was no way he'd calm down enough to stop crying. So after the child finally stopped crying - though was still sniffling - she moved back into the room. He was still frightened by the loud noise Yachiru was making, but he wasn't crying.

Bekira paid this no attention. One crying child, two-- alright, the other had quieted down. But they were still crying children. (Dear lord. What _was_ she supposed to do when Helen started as well?) Kneeling down, she unzipped the carrier.


Freedom!!

Helen peeked out of the carrier, looking around. Everyone was so high up compared to her! Excited beyond measure that she was finally let out of the prison, she turned left and bounded a step, decided it wasn't worth it and then turned right.

Maybe this was too much freedom?

Ari blinked a look of quick concern coming onto her face. Were the other two children alright? It was common for toddlers to cry, yes, but they still had reasons which could be fixed or prevented. She glanced quickly at Gawain to see if he would have the same reaction.

Gawain, however, did not. Their tears did not seem to prevoke his own. His tail feathers did fan out and stiffen slightly, but it didn't seem to be a sign of hostility or sorrow. He glanced around the room, still being held by his guardian, and then looked back at her. Ari smiled weakly in assurance that he seemed fine and set him down upon his feet.

Kierla, seeming to read Aletea's thoughts, finally let her mouth twitch into a barely discernable smile, saying in that soft voice of hers yet still managing to be heard over Yachiru's yells: "It is impossible to quiet Yachiru once she starts...and energy-wasting to try. It only provokes her further." She even let loose a quiet chuckle. "Kiarna and I learned that the hard way..."

She faced once again the newcomers. "I am Kierla, and this is my sister's...daughter, Yachiru." Hopefully Yachiru wouldn't notice the hesitation.

Luckily, she didn't. But she did notice that the scary thing that had made the scary sounds in the scary cage-thing had been let out. And emitting a keening shriek of fright, she sobbed, "Mama!" and hid her face in Kierla's black cloak, her bawling slightly muffled by the cloth.

"Raziel, hold still..." The young girl squeaked as she awkwardly held the toddler in her arms. Grumpily, the boy moved about, trying to get Kaiyumi to put him down.

"If you don't behave, I won't read you a story tonight..." She warned. Instintly, the boy stopped, though he his expression turned even grumpier.

The girl moved towards the house, her ebony-colored hair falling over her eyes a bit. "Should I just...go in...? Or..." Hm. She could here voices...perhaps she should knock?

((Since Kiarna is considered Ashkii's aunt XD....))

Aletea paused suddenly, her eyes going wide. "Wait - you're Kiarna's sister? Hyper-Kiarna?"

She had to be sure, of course...hm, she did think Kiarna had mentioned a sister before, though she couldn't quite remember. A grin spread across her face - she was certain that these children must be shifters (while else would they be at Rorikas?), and that meant that her friend had such a child of her own.

Then she smiled aside at the newcomer, "Aletea, by the way, and this is Ashkii."

She went ahead and put Ashkii down, as he seemed to be wanting to.

Ashkii gazed wide-eyedly at the people, and remained close to Aletea's leg. He wanted to go see the people, but...well, he was still a bit scared. So he remained where he was, clutching her leg.

Talk was boring.

Everyone always talked.

They didn't like to play.

They were all sooo high up as well! Deciding that she didn't like being left behind, Helen sat on Bekira's feet, scratched lightly with her paw. Her own personal elevator service!

Out of habit, Bekira picked her up, smiling. "Kiarna?" she asked. Hyper? She sounded like a fun person.

The kids weren't normal, but what did Bekira know? She had seen enough anthro kids to wonder really, and considering some were too old to talk in front of, she couldn't really ask. Were they all like Helen?

Helen patted Bekira with her paw, squealing to be given a closer look at the others.

Arianna listened to the starting conversation with interest, making sure to keep her eye on Gawain, though. Upon being let down he shifted his stuffed rabbit to one hand and stuck his free thumb promptly in his mouth. He blinked his silver eyes again and then walked, with very little grace, for walking was still a trick, over to Ashkii. He blinked at him and then moved his full hand in a small wave.

Yes...Kiarna. I am her adopted older sister," Kierla said, with a confirming bob of a head. "I suppose hyper would be a good word to describe her..."

In the sanctuary of black cloth that carried the reassuring scent of 'Mama', Yachiru finally quieted. She could hear people making noises, but they weren't as scary as the one before, and there didn't seem to be anything dangerous out there. Peeking out, she flapped her wings and hopped out of Kierla's embrace - a big step for her! - and flopped clumsily on the floor. It hurt, and she automatically opened her mouth to begin wailing again, when a noise caught her attention. Swiveling those sensitive ears of hers, she alternatively hopped-flew toward the source of the sounds, stopping before the door - and began to jump up, clawing at the door.

Yachiru's actions attracted the attention of her auntie. "One second...it seems Yachiru's heard something," she excused herself from the group. Wandering over to Yachiru, she murmured, "What is it?" and opened the door, placing a warning hand on Yachiru's head to make sure she didn't run off. A girl and a little cat boy stood before her. "Hello," she said for the third time that day.

At the sight of more strangers, Yachiru gave a despairing wail. Scary! She buried her face into Kierla's leg and whimpered.

"Oh!" Kaiyumi blinked in surprise as the door before her was opened. She gave a nervous grin to the women whom opened the door. "Hello..." She replied. Raziel on the other hand merely glanced at her once, before rolling his eyes lightly, turning his gaze away.

It was then Kaiyumi noticed the child clinging to Kierla's leg, and she bent down a bit. "Aww...who's this little one...?" Raziel growled, squirming uncomfortably in her arms. With a blink, Kaiyumi let Raziel down, before rising again, giving a little bow of her head. "My name is Kaiyumi, and this is Raziel..." She paused, grinning sheepishly. "May we enter?" The girl was excited to see whom else was there.

Aletea smiled at Kaiyumi, offering a happy greeting. "Of course! I'm surprised we all visited here a once...certainly a strange coincidence." After that greeting, she introduced herself and Ashkii; Ashkii, on the other hand, was beginning to overcome his nervousness.

Ashkii smiled at Gawaiin hesitantly, then spoke, "...hi. Wanna pway?"

Obviously, toddlers tended to have a one track mind. Most didn't care much about introductions - they just got straight to the point. The banshee-girl was still crying, so he ignored her, but he offered a sweet smile over at Raziel as well. "You kin pway, too."

He hadn't really noticed Helen yet, beyond that she was something fuzzy. Probobly a cat or a dog, in his mind...

Bekira blinked. There were so many people in the house, now! She'd only been here once before, and it had been certainly more emptier than this...

"Hello there." she said, holding onto Helen a little bit awkwardly. "I'm Bekira." she said to Kaiyumi.

It was nice, meeting all this people and secure with the idea that maybe later, they'd all help each other out.

What were those shiny plastic things that lady had pulled out? Curious, Helen wriggled out of Bekira's grasp, peering down to watch. And what were those really fluffy things sticking out of both of those boys?

That looked fun to play with, not the shiny things.

Peering back at Bekira's face with intent eyes, she yipped happily when she was let down once more.

No, kits never seemed able to make up ther minds.

Gawain gave a nod of his head, his thumb still forcefully in his mouth. His tail feathers loosened and softening their stance as well. He paused for a moment and then looked at Ari. He went over and, taking his thumb out for a moment, tugged on her shirt.

She looked down, having been distracted by the newcomers for a moment, "Oh! You want your toys, love?" Gawain nodded and she took out two toy planes and a truck for him from her bag, "There you go."

"Kaiyumi.." The name sounded familiar. "Are you, by any chance, a friend of Kiarna?" Kierla bowed her head. "I am Kierla, Kiarna's adopted older sister, and this little one," - she indicated the whimpering Yachiru - "is Kiarna's daughter, Yachiru."

At the sound of her name, Yachiru braved a peek at the strangers. Curiousity overtook her, overriding her fear. Hobbling foward, using her wings as makeshift hands, she tilted her head to one side as she looked at Raziel. "Muurrr?" Lookit! He had ears, shaped somewhat like hers (in her yet to be sophisticated mind). Reaching out a wing, she poked those furry orange ears.

The girl smiled a bit at Kierla, though a look of surprise appeared on her face. "It's a pleasure to meet you everyone..." She said with a nod. Her gaze then drifted back to Kierla, and she tilted her head lightly. "Yes, I am a friend of Kiarna's..." She replied, grinning at the thought of her friend. Kaiyumi then blinked. "You're Kiarna's sister...?" Heh...that was something she didn't know about.

Raziel frowned lightly as he looked at the girl, growling silently as she touched his ears. The furry ears flicked slightly. Though Raziel would usually push others away, he was curious about this girl. She looked similar...in a way...

At seeing what Gawain got from his mother, Ashkii beamed happily: toys! This one seemed alright, though he still was a bit frightened of the girl who had screeched. And the other boy was ignoring him, he noted, with a bit of disappointment...so instead, he focused his attention back on the toys and Gawain.

He got one of the planes from Gawain, and began to play with it. He made 'vroom vroom' noises, which technically didn't apply to planes...but he was young enough that this didn't matter. In his happiness, he was fluttering his wings slightly - he most certainly couldn't fly yet, but give him a few years to grow into it and he probably could.

Or they might just wind up being decorative; you never know.

Helen, curious now as to why the boy was starting to make wierd noises crawled forwards. Seeing the thing move, and those soft fluffy things flutter as well, Helen decided she had found her new toy.

Okay. It was bigger than her. But if you focused only on the thing going flutter, or only on the shiny thing going vroom vroom, it was...

A little bit smaller.

Wriggling her tail, she watched both intently, not knowing which one she wanted more.

((Kiarna, is the Kiarna here the same one as the one at Interp?))

Gawain took the other plane, leaving the truck rather unloved on the floor. He abosultely loved planes, like his "friend" Luka at home. Though they both had other toys to play with, they usually chose rockets, planes, and hilocopters first. He sat back on his bottom, his tail feathers fanning out again and began to fly the plane around just like Ashkii, except he made loud, long "wooshing" sounds instead.

Again, Kierla seemed to almost read her mind. "Yes...I'm Kiarna's adopted sister. Absentminded as she is, no doubt she's failed to mention me."

Looking down at Yachiru with her emotionless coal-black eyes, she nudged Yachiru with a foot. "Go on, Yachiru...why don't you take your friend and introduce him to the other children?"

Yachiru, shrinking back a little at the growl, offered a tentative smile at Raziel. She was finally over the temporary shock of meeting new people, and offered a hand (..wing) toward this furry-eared look-alike. "Murr." Mm. Yachiru seemed to like that noise.

At the sound of Kierla's voice, Yachiru smiled up at her, then scampered off to inspect the other children, the ones with things-that-were-not-fur on them, and the thing-that-had-lots-of-fur on it. She looked back to see if Raziel would follow.

Kaiyumi grinned, giving a little nod. "Ah, well, it's a pleasure to meet you Kierla..." She said with a nod. Kierla and Kiarna seemed to be quite different from each other...that was for sure.

She then glanced at Raziel, raising her brows and nodding, motioning for him to follow.

Raziel watched Yachiru with a quirked brow. With a sigh however, he scrambled off to follow her to the others. He wasn't going to be left behind...

|| DDDDx I need to goooo...*sob* My brother is making me get off...T__T Thanks for letting me join you guys! x3;; I hope Raziel can have a PD with you guys x3 *waves* ||

((Alright, we can have actual one-on-one PD type stuff another time ^.^ (maybe in a journal or something, so that if we leave we can pick up again later))

At the new one coming over, Ashkii stopped his plane and smiled at them - at the bat girl, it was a bit apprehensive. She was still marked as scary in his mind, but he was willing to see if she was all right. So he picked up the truck and offered it to her. "You wanta pway, too?"

His wings continued to flutter, almost absentmindedly, while he sat with the plane in one hand and the truck in the other.

The feathers movement was ... hypnotic. Their constant, light movement was driving the kit crazy, and with a final wriggle of the butt (because, you know. She likes it) Helen scampered to the side of the fluffy things and jumped.

Missing her aim mainly because she thought she was stronger than she actually was, Helen let out a terrified squeak when she landed on the shoulder/arm instead.

Still, claws withdrawn, she batted at her prize.

Hers! All hers!

Gawain's mouth opened slightly as he watched a puppy suddenly jump right on Ashkii! He dropped his plane and set his hands against the ground, pushing himself up. He did so in such a rush, however, that he toppled back over onto his bum with a small squeek. He winced and smoothed out his feathers. That had hurt!

((Mwahaha... >3 ))

Slightly disappointed that Raziel couldn't come and play, Yachiru scampered back towards the others.

Suddenly, a streak of red fur flew through the air.

Reacting purely on instinct, Yachiru flapped her great wings - actually lifting off the floor for several seconds - and lunged forward, clamping onto the prey with her wings...and her teeth. "Muurrr," she purred around the creature in her mouth.

Surprised by the abrupt leave of Kaiyumi and Raziel, Kierla shook her head, then walked back toward the rest of the group. She glanced at the children. "Looks like they're having fun," she said serenely. "Do you three think we can step into another room and talk, and leave the children to play?" she added. She was eager to know if all their children were Shifters...

Aletea agreed with Kierla, moving into the other room to talk. "Yes, I imagine they'll have plenty of fun..." She also, wanted to know for sure if the others were shifters.

When Helen leapt onto him and began to claw, Ashkii let out a terrified shriek. With a panicked gesture, he swung his arm frantically back and forth - until Yachiru leapt atop both of them, attacking Helen. At this time, he was squashed against the floor, underneath a fox and a bat girl.

His eyes were terrified, but he didn't cry because he was so startled. Thrashing around underneath the two, he didn't have much leverage...laying on his stomach with the two on top, the toddler couldn't do much. And the fox still was clawing him, so that certainly wasn't calming the frightened boy.


Helen let out a startled yelp when something landed on her. The yelp turned into a surprised chirrup when the thing started to purr! Twisting her face around to see what it was, she realized it was the big noisy thing.

Wow-- it was really close.

she stopped clawing at the boy under her. Besides, she couldn't get to his fluffy wings from here!

She wriggled, trying to get free of this noisy thing.

Eeeee-- she was inside it's mooouuuth...

It didn't hurt too much.

Using her tail, she tried to flick it off.

Hey, maybe it'd work.

((Note: Gawain had to leave))

Kierla nodded, and followed after Aletea and Bekira. Then she stared solemnly at both of them. Casting conspirical glances here and there, she whispered so quietly that they'd have to lean in to hear: "So. Are Helen and Ashkii, Shifters?"

Yachiru tasted blood, where her teeth had punctured. Greedily, she licked it up with her tongue. The saliva would act as a pain neutrilizer.

She hopped off, flapping her leathery wings, causing small gusts of air to blow through. "Murr!" she said again. Catching sight of Ashkii's feathers, she cooed in appreciation.

Ashkii whimpered underneath the other two, though he was starting to calm down now that he wasn't being scratched up. Twisting his head slightly to peer up at the two, he blinked at them. He was trapped under the bat-girl and a...puppy? That's what he thought it was, anyway.

Calming down a bit more now that he realized it was a puppy - and not some vicious beast trying to eat him - he wiggled to see if he could work a hand free.

Wiggle..

Wiggle...

And success. Though now he didn't know what he was planning on doing, as he was still stuck facedown on the floor. After that moment, he reached up and hesitantly patted the 'puppy' - maybe it was nice afterall? And the bat-girl didn't seem too bad...she was kinda purring.

Aletea eyed Kierla cautiously, and remained silent for a moment. This was Kiarna, and she'd never met Kiarna's sister - for all she knew, this could be a hunter. So she maintained a vague tone, and simply said, "A shape-shifter, certainly."

Obviously, she was being very careful

((Bleh, I have to go...eh, just assume that Aletea confirmed the shifter thing to Kierla, and then got Ashkii from under that pile ^.^;;

Night all!))

Bekira nodded as well, a wry smile. "Helen." she said. "Is the same..." she shrugged. This sister was slightly unusual, but Bekira knew enough unusual people to find it... well... not that scary.

Something on her body was going numb. She knew that much, and with a little hiss she squirmed under the loud thing. She wanted out! She didn't want to be here!

Being patted by the fluffy thing though, had her still.

What the-- she paused.

And slumped.

Beh. Helen gave up.

These things were strange.
edit: bye Ale, see you!

Kierla nodded, leaning back against a wall, looking like living death. "What happened to Helen's parents?" she asked softly. She wondered if all Shifters given away to others to care were orphaned...

Her curiousity became too much, and Yachiru snapped her teeth together in an attempt to eat the colorful feathers - and felt herself bite her own tongue. She blinked. The colorful thing-that-had-things-like-fur-not-fur was above her now, held by the scary tall person, and was gone now...

Hmmph. And those colorful things looked really yummy, too...

Turning her attention back to the furry thing, Yachiru was surprised to see it was limp. Curiously, she poked it with one sharp end of a wing.

Bekira shrugged. "As far as I know, grumps and his mate are still living somewhere, probably causing havoc." she smiled wryly. She really liked the grumpy fox, honestly. But that didn't mean she had to be nice about it.

She frowned. The fact that this woman had assumed something had happened... 'Did something happen to Yachiru's parents?" she asked, gently. Not wanting to tread in unwanted territory.

Helen grunted. She opened one eye to peer at the noisy thing in front of her. She liked it when it was quiet-- but right now felt it was safer when the thing was noisy as well.

Noisy = dangerous. Okay. Lesson learnt.

A bit annoyed that someone had taken away her toy, she peered from her flat position at noisy thing, and let out a curious chirrup.

Kierla nodded grimly, her already pale skin turning an ashen white. "Yachiru...her parents were found and killed by hunters, while trying to keep Yachiru from their clutches." The words came out harshly. Wow, looked like the girl actually had a heart hidden there somewhere, under the folds of black cloth.

She stared off into blank space. "I guess Yachiru is an unfortunate case, then..."

Oblivious to these solemn words being spoke in the room just next, Yachiru blinked at the furry thing.

Then in chirruped. Quite suddenly, in Yachiru's mind.

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" she screeched, starting off again. Her wings flapped outward and folded around her, forming a sort of leathery cocoon.

Kierla's head snapped toward the sound. She sighed. "I guess I'd better go check on her," she said wearily. She headed back.

Upon reaching Yachiru, she knelt down and placed a hand on her head, stroking her hair.

"Mama!" Yachiru cried, flinging her arms around Kierla's neck and sobbing into her shoulder.

Helen blinked.

It was noisy again!

Crawling over flat on the ground, rather resembling a odd rug, Helen crept a little bit closer. It was such a funny thing, she was looking at! The big person was here as well-- but she ignored the big person. They didn't matter at all.

*chirrup*

She wondered if doing it again would make the thing go noisier, or quieter.

Before Bekira had a chance to answer, Kierle was out of the room. Bekira was glad, because she never knew what to say at these instances anyways.

Following with a little bit of worry, she paused.

No, nothing looked wrong here.

At the sound, Yachiru burst forth into tears again.

Kierla gave Bekira an apologetic look. "I'm sorry...Yachiru's mood has been rather volatile, the very slightest things setting her off...I think..she still sort of..." She mouthed the last word. Remembers. Yachiru didn't notice, because her face was hidden.

Bekira almost gave a nod of understanding. Almost, because actually she had no idea what was happening. Watching this made her wonder if she was actually up for the whole raising a kid idea.

Instinctively she looked back down at Helen, who yawned. No, noisy thing didn't seem to want to play.

"Well, Kierla." she said. "It was nice to meet you." She should have said this to everyone, because now she knew other people with skin shifting babies. "But, we've got to head home now."

She'd forgotten why she'd want to come back.

Immediatly, Helen stiffened.

No way. No way was she getting into that bag again!

Her tears now reduced to sniffles, Yachiru looked around again. She was no longer crying, but no one could look at her tear-stained face and say that she was happy, content, even.

Then she gave a great yawn, showing off those vicious little teeth again. Hmm. Seems that yawns really were contagious.

"Hmm. Seems like it's time for us to go back now, too," Kierla said, glancing at Yachiru. "She seems all worn out from all that crying..."

Hoisting the bat-girl up in her arms again - where she nested, murring - Kierla gave a fleeting smile at Bekira. "It was nice to meet you too. Good luck on getting Helen back in that carrier," she added, keeping back an amused chuckle.

At the doorway, she stopped and murmured to herself, "Pity that I couldn't have seen Rorika. Oh well, maybe next time."

Then she glided forward and was gone, as was the snoozing Yachiru.
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