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 Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 5:36 pm
 Ninosk was a bit surprised that the female left, and surprised that she brought him some food a little later. But he wasn't sure it hadn't been poisoned, and anyway, it wasn't insects at all...and insects were all he ate (because he had grown up with nothing else to eat). But if she was gone, it gave him a chance to get out, so Ninosk crept out of the cubby hole he had been stuck in, looked around carefully for the nurse, then made a run for a side tunnel. Unfortunately, he had no idea where he was or where the exit was, so he snuck about aimlessly looking for some insects to eat. Somehow he ended up in the area around Gabriel's den, still looking for food. (He had settled on an earthworm he came across, but that really was not as filling as, say, crickets.)
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 5:32 am
  Gabriel was approaching the Neon burrow, food in the little leaf sack around his back, others following him. He'd found a few raspberries, one of Isabelle's favorites, and he was excited about giving them to her. Approaching the lip of the burrow, he saw all the others greeting him nervously. They had no idea where the Drow mouse was, but the fact that Isabelle let him in was the scariest part. Nodding greetings to all of them, he headed to his quarters, wanting to rest before taking care of putting the food and other supplies away. Walking down the corridor, he heard a scritching noise somewhere in his hole. Growling, he wondered who decided to enter his space without permission. Picking up his speed, despite his weariness, he made it into his hole and discovered him. A Drow mouse, assumingly, in his room, munching on a worm from the floor. Glaring, he set his stuff down, prepared to jump at him. - Isabelle saw the mouse leave, and when he went down the corridor to the royal family's quarters, she panicked, knowing her father would be home soon. Before she could get down the side of the burrow, her father was already heading down the corridor to his room. Panicking, she ran after him. Seeing her father put his bag down, she ran and cried, " No daddy please don't hurt him!" After saying it, she wondered why she did, considering how this mouse had treated her. I hate being so damn nice sometimes, she thought, waiting for the wrath of her father.
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 6:06 pm
Ninosk stared innocently at Gabriel, slurping up the last bit of worm. He could tell from Gabriel's glare that he was not where he was supposed to be, but this would hardly be the first time he had wandered someplace he shouldn't. Of course, normally his abnormal agility got him out of that sort of situation, but he had a handicap this time...but then it looked like the big mouse would be distracted by the female, so Ninosk tried slipping around him and out of the room. Surprising that she would intervene on his behalf...
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 11:03 am
Before the mouse could sneak off, Gabriel grabbed him up by the nape and swung him around to be in front of him. Isabelle knew there was nothing she could do now when her father got to this point. Taking a few steps back, she just tried to stay out of the way. Gabriel, after giving the mouse a hard bite on the ear, drawing blood, he called for his officers. " Take him to the prison hole," he said. The prison hole was basically a hole in the ground down one of the corridors of the burrow. It was dark and scary, and when you were dropped down in there, they put a mesh cover over top the hole so if somehow you manage to crawl up the sides, there is no way you can get out. The walls are lined with rocks and clay to prevent mice from digging themselves out. Grabbing up the mouse, the officers hauled the mouse off, taking him to where they were ordered to. Gabriel turned to Isabelle. " What the hell were you thinking?" he asked, too angry to scream at her. Ears flattened and head down, Isabelle, scared for her life, began to sob as she ran off to her room as fast as she could. This was such a stupid idea why am I so nice all the time what did I ever do to that Drow now I'm in trouble and my dad won't trust me anymore what was I thinking?. With those jumbled thoughts, she scurried over to her nest and cried. ((hope me doing that was okay))
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 1:08 pm
((XD Totally fine. Now he's, uh, stuck, though.))
Ninosk sat in the prison hole and, presumably, reflected on the events that had brought him there, pawing absentmindedly at his bitten ear. It was a pretty nice hole, he thought, and perfect for climbing. He would definitely have no trouble making it to that mesh thing at the top, what with the rocks in the walls and everything, and it looked pretty easy to crawl around upside-down up there. A mouse who thought he was a spider could get used to a place like this. His only concern was that they would feed him inappropriate food, but he was pretty sure he'd spotted a few insects scurrying away when they tossed him down there. That wasn't really his main concern right now, though...it had been a really tiring day, so he curled up and fell asleep.
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 3:58 pm
Isabelle woke up in the middle of the night, having gone to sleep early. Scratching her ears and such, she stretched out on her bed and tried to will herself back to sleep. Not working, Isabelle sighed and got up from her bed. Walking down the corridor, Isabelle went over to the main corridor of the burrow, mindlessly walking around. Deciding to go out and walk around up top, she scurried up the ramp to the surface. Walking around, she heard very loud footsteps behind her...
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 4:30 pm
 Iril was having a bit of trouble sleeping. Normally he slept like a rock, but the Drow mouse had somewhat unsettled him, and he wanted to go see that it was confined properly in the prison hole, where he heard it had been banished to. But as he was walking in that direction, he caught sight of Isabelle wandering about and decided to follow her. Score! he thought to himself. She's totally alone and no one else is even awake, probably! This is a perfect chance! Slicking back a stray tuft of fur, he strode up to Isabelle with his best smile plastered on his face. "Good...evening, miss Isabelle! Out for a stroll, are you? It was an unusual day, wasn't it?"
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Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 4:29 pm
Isabelle turned to find out that it was Iril, who seemed rather excited to see her. " Hey Iril. Yeah I guess. I couldn't sleep so I thought I'd just walk around a little. Yes, it was very unusual," she said. A cool breeze blew through the grass, chilling her. Moving closer to Iril, she tried not to shake. Once it had passed, she moved away, trying not to make him uncomfortable. Scratching her ear, she smiled at Iril. " What are you doing up so late Iril?" ((shortness.....))
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 1:37 pm
Iril smiled inwardly when Isabelle moved closer, then frowned openly when she moved away. "Oh, you know," he said, shrugging, "just felt like feeling the night air on my fur." He sure didn't want to admit that he had intended to go check on the Drow. He nodded towards one of the night guards as they passed him. "That mouse still in the hole?"
"Yeah," the guard said. "And not a peep out of it. It's sure a creepy bugger."
"Isn't that the truth," Iril replied, his frown deepening. That creepy mouse really bothered him, and what if they just let it go? It was a Drow...it'd probably go back to its clan and report whatever it had seen around here. "I hope its punishment is swift...and severe."
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 6:50 pm
All this talk of punishment stressed Isabelle out. Her kind heart showed through her anger once more. " Oh Iril! What if they hurt him?!" Throwing herself onto him, burying her face in his fur just below his neck. No doubt she was worried. Even though this mouse had made her very angry and made her feel like she couldn't do anything right, she still didn't think he deserved to be hurt.
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 7:04 pm
Iril patted Isabelle's head. He couldn't well tell her what he'd like to do to that mouse in this situation. "He hasn't done much wrong except having the wrong upbringing...they'll probably let him off pretty light, I expect...I'd just feel better if he wasn't causing us any trouble," Iril said vaguely, still patting her, and having very mixed feelings about the moment.
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 7:22 pm
The general worry about the Drow's physical well being had worn off now, and Isabelle felt satisfied about his punishment. " Well, I guess he deserves it, making me feel the way he did," she said, her eyes downcast. Nuzzling Iril for being so kind, she thought about what her father was thinking. And what he would do to her tomorrow when he wasn't tired from being away. That thought scared her.
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 7:51 pm
Iril nuzzled back, pondering Isabelle's last sentence with some pique. He didn't really know what had happened between Isabelle and the Drow, but it made him a bit concerned about his own position. He didn't expect the answer to be much, but...just to be sure..."Making you feel...what?" he asked, softly, both wanting and not wanting to know the answer.
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 7:08 am
Isabelle sighed, " I don't know. At first, he had this weird way of..being. He was hurt and I really wanted to help him. But after I was so nice to him he was acting like I was about to kill him. It made me feel useless, basically." Sighing to herself. " I must sound pathetic. "
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 7:55 pm
Iril scowled after hearing what had happened. "What a horrible guy! I'll beat him up for you! Any mouse that can't accept your kindness doesn't deserve it in the first place. Isabelle, you shouldn't fret over such a mouse." He was still a bit relieved to hear that the mouse had only caused negative feelings in Isabelle...really, what was he thinking? There was no way Isabelle would fall for a Drow of all things.
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