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 Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:27 am
( A private role play between myself and Shiaree. Do not interrupt unless we invite you in. Thank you. )
Duke lays contently on that soft grass, his ears flagging forward and then turning around on his head as he relaxes there. It's a relatively nice day with a gentle breeze blowing, keeping him cool and naturally discouraging any sort of heat. There's no shade where he is but there's also an overcast of clouds that don't let the sun beat down on him.
He's snoozing, so to speak. Cat napping as one might call it. A rather nice way to go about it too, flopping over on his left side, legs spread out, looking much like a dog.
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:29 am
Gaea is off a bit-- she's been munching on clover all morning. Something is strange about her, but it's hard to place. In fact, she's only just figured it out for herself, having visited her old flock to ask about for advice.
Slowly, she makes her way over to her mate, attempting to figure out just how she's going to tell him. She's happy, of course, but she knows how dodgy he's been on the subject even since they were small.
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:34 am
His ears twist and he lifts his head up, opening his eyes as he hears her approaching. He hasn't apparently noticed her acting strangely, and he offers her a smile.
"Everything all right?" It's the way she's walking that makes him very curious as to the possibility that something might be bothering her.
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:38 am
The mare settles slowly next to him, snuggling against him,
"I think so...Duke, how do you feel about chicks, now that we're grown?"
No sense beating around the bush. Subtlety probably wasn't a good idea either and would more likely go lost than anything else with Duke about. Or become unsubtle very quickly.
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:48 am
He's rolled up onto his stomach when she settles next to him, offering her a smile. He leans to give her a nuzzle at the face, smiling but then blinking at those words. He doesn't seem to catch onto what she might be insisting.
"I'd still rather not have to deal with them," he replies with a yawn, stretching his wings out. His nose pushes into the back of her neck, along her shoulder, nuzzling.
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:49 am
Gaea's definitely enjoying the affection-- it's a comfort against his words, at the very least,
"What if you didn't really have a choice?" she asks softly, "What if there were going to be chicks and it was too late for a no?"
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:52 am
Continues with his attention upon her, rumbling quietly at her delightfully. His nose glides up to her ear, nibbling at its base and then blinking.
"Why do y--" he cuts himself off, blinking more and pinning his ears down as the realization hits him. "Oh."
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:58 am
Gaea's ears flatten as well, and his reaction just seems to make the rest of her wilt as well,
"I..." she's not even sure what to say, really. She's not sorry. She's not unhappy about it, and she's not about to let him dodge responsibility for the chicks, either.
"Yeah.."
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:00 am
Lifts a paw up to wrap around her body, pulling her against him. He offers her a smile, nuzzling at her cheek, rumbling.
"Well, I suppose there's nothing we can do then, hm?" His long tail flops over hers as he tends to her face with nuzzles, licks, and nips.
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:02 am
Gaea shakes her head,
"There isn't. I just found out-- I've been feeling a little odd and went back to my old flock to ask about it. We're pretty certain."
She nuzzled back against him, glad that he was at least not entertaining any ideas of abandoning her-- not that she'd accept such ideas, of course, but it'd be awful to have to deal with him if he didn't want her anymore.
"Will you..be okay?"
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:14 am
Had not at all been making any plans to abandon her. Chicks would come eventually, yes, but it happened out of nowhere. It's not really something to easily plan after all. Either way Duke had no intentions of leaving his mate.
"Of course I'll be okay," he answers, sounding as charismatic as ever, and just as much himself. There is no lying in his voice.
He smiles at her, nuzzling her face before turning his direction to her stomach to nuzzle at that next with a faint rumble of happiness.
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:19 am
She smiles, relieved, and relaxes. She's glad that he's taking it so well-- she hadn't been exactly sure -what- to expect, but she hadn't really thought he'd take it quite this well.
"It shouldn't be too long, either," she whispers, rolling over onto her side as he nuzzles at her tummy and lounging a bit in the grasses.
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:23 am
"Oh?" he replies in curiosity at her words.
He draws his head back when she rolls onto her side, smiling at her. Nose pushes against her stomach again, nuzzling affectionately, and in a protective manner. Of course if any had tried to come near her now, they'd be met with a very angry and offensive Duke. He lifts a paw up to gently place it on her stomach, kneading.
"How do you figure that?"
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:26 am
She laughs,
"Well, they're pretty big already," she says softly, sitting up a bit to poke at her slightly larger belly a bit herself,
"And I don't know. I just know. A few more suns.."
She peers at him, smiling at the protectiveness in his features. She likes the idea of him taking care of her when she's in such a sensitive state of mind, as well as body. She wouldn't want to put the chicks at risk, anyhow.
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:31 am
Duke pulls his large head away again to let her shift about, watching as she pokes her stomach while his paw remains over it.
"Ah, I see, I see," he murmurs. "Well, I'll make sure to be there with you when it happens."
His head again descends to nuzzle her stomach, smiling at it. "Hm. Well, you got the chicks you wanted too, Gaea. We'll have to try and hold off for awhile after this one." He ends this with a laugh.
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