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 Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 10:05 am
 Come Here Girl trotted into the area of the small animal cages. At first glance she would appear confident, almost carefree, but in reality she was cautious and alert. She hadn't been back here since she'd taken up residence near the birdseed shelves after the Flood, so she wasn't sure who might have moved into the area; nonetheless, she felt an urge to return now, and see if any of her former cage-mates or neighbors had made it back.
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Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 11:22 am
 Aaah sunshine! It filtered through the windows above the aquariums, and played lazy patterns over the floor of the pet shop. Dust from bedding and dander from the various animals in the shop floated about, twirling in intricate dances, mesmerising to the eyes of the young rat that sat by herself, somewhat concealed in a toppled cage, surrounded by instruments and equipment that she was learning to use. Makeshift cups and liquid holders, derived from bottle caps and broken glass lay about her, filled with varying degrees of water. Beside these, insect carapaces, food items with intense colouring, and gnawed plastic, wood and foam toy segments were scattered. The young female rat was inquisitive, and learning fast that which she needed to be a fur painter, or as she had termed it, an Asosi'th. It was hard and stressful work, but the results were starting to please her!
Looking about for the umpteenth time, to ensure her safety, she marvelled at her first lone effort! A little puddle, in the bottom of a milk bottle cap, of pure full-bodied red! It had been gathered from a piece of bird toy, made of wood. Its colour had oozed freely, and with a few days set aside in a beam of sunlight that cascaded down from above, the young rat had managed to make her first paint! She grinned to herself, and tapped her chest in triumph.
"Bew, m'girl! You've done it! And Frisbee isn't here to witness it! Never mind, lets just keep going till he returns!" She smiled again, and set the small puddle of red paint to one side, and set about gnawing more of the materials she had into manageable pieces to soak in her small liquid holders. Taking in her paws a bright golden yellow bird toy, she started to gnaw contemplatively, her eyes always flickering to the outside world from her little paint manufacturing line. Were a predator to sneak up on her now, she would be most disgruntled!
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Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 1:30 pm
As she progressed further into the ruins of her old home, still keeping her senses open for danger, Come Here Girl picked up on a rather odd amalgamation of scents, seemingly gathered in one area, and heard someone murmuring quietly and gnawing at something. The small, tailless female paused for a moment, cocking her head to listen, before slowly approaching the cage in which she'd heard the sound. As she drew close enough to where she could see inside, she stopped and stared, paw hanging in the air for a moment. She didn't recognize the cage's current occupant, but what really got her attention was the large array of extraneous objects and deceased insects that had apparently been brought into the cage.
"Hello there," she called softly, not wanting to disturb whatever was happening; obviously the rat inside the cage was doing something that required concentration, as far as Come Here Girl could tell.
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 3:29 am
Mouth still wrapped around the wooden toy she had been gnawing into splinters, Bew's ears raised high onto her head, picking up the pitter of paws on the lino. They were small paws, so definitely one of her own kind, or at least small, like herself, and probably not much of a threat! The scent of the other slower wafted to her, before the unusually marked face of the other, too, appeared around the edge of the toppled cage entrance. Her ears relaxed, though her eyes remained wide, her whiskers and nose twitching, and her muscles tense, ready for action. She watched the other with interest, but saw no visible signs of threat, so started to relax. At the friendly "hello", Bew had come down from her state of alertness, and had finally taken the toy from her teeth, and set it aside, the splinters gathered up safely and placed in the broken glass bowl of water.
"Tak'lisi*!" The white rat dipped her head a few times, her eyes smiling as she did so, standing to sniff at the air around the female that had stumbled upon her industrious efforts. "Welcome, come in, but don't touch! Must promise not to touch!" Bew pushed a few things about, bowls of water, cups holding partially formed paint, the treasured lone bowl of true paint! She set them to the side of the toppled cage, and motioned the other in, sitting with her back to the painting supplies. "Come, come! Quite safe in here, only one way in and out, and many ushu not get in! Teeth and claws!" She puffed her chest, and her claws scratched at the ground a little, but she let this strong façade fall a little, and again, she motioned the other in.
"Come in. My name is Bew. It was what the Great Ones called me. I don't know what it means, they just said to other Great Ones 'This one is a Bew' and so I thought, 'It must be so! I am Bew!'" The little rat was quite chattery and friendly, and sat, ears perked, intent on the other's words.
* This word literally translates as 'Safe, good smell', but is being used as a kind of formal greeting by Bew, meaning she recognises the other as a friend.
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 1:00 pm
Come Here Girl nodded, overcoming her confusion long enough to note that whatever Bew had in the cage, was at least not immediately dangerous. "I won't touch," she agreed, casting cautious glances at the items from a respectful distance. "This is an interesting collection you have here," the silky-furred female replied. "The name I was given is 'Come Here Girl'. The Great One who watched over myself and my cagemates always called me that." She sighed briefly, wondering what became of her companions, before returning to her normal, cheerier demeanor. "So, ah... What are these for?" Gesturing cautiously at the array of dishes, toy fragments, and dead insects.
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:03 pm
Bew listened intently, her eyes flickering from her new companion, to the entrance to her home, to her items, and generally all over the space they were inhabiting. She did not wish to be rude, or come off as threatening by staring directly at her companion throughout their dialogue. Despite being of the pet shop stock, Bew seemed more in tune with the wild mentality of rats, and wished not to break unspoken laws of her species.
"Great Ones used many big word. Many quick word. I did not always understand. Many Great One take my companions." She waved a paw a little around her toppled cage. "Bew never go though. I happy in the cages. Have many great plan. Great Ones no longer here, but Bew is! I make many good plan!" Her nose twitched excitedly as Come Here Girl motioned to her painting supplies. Her eyes smiled, and she carefully turned, lifting her tail clear to allow Girl a clearer view of her wares.
"I create many paint. Paint for the fur, paint to make patterns, and colours not on rat! Paint many colours!" She pulled forward her most prized creation, the pure red dye. "This my first success! Pure dye, good paint! One day, I lead colony! Colony of Asosi'th, of Painters, Dyers! One day, I be in great colony! Usoothe, my friend, Frisbee. He say this be so. We will be great colony! Travel across the ground, away from this place, into the far away! We make paints, make dyes, paint other rat!" Bew's excitement was infectious. She twitched all over, her eyes still smiling. She still held her paws close to the thick, gloopy red substance.
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