[Nest] Autumn Time

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name: Autumn
age: Infant
gender: Male
generation: 2 (Gaea x Duke)
colors: Brown, orange, gold.
flock: Rouge
mate: None yet, of course.

Autumn was born May 10th, and has shown himself thus far to be a rather interesting boy, with an oddball personality. He's a fast learner, and quite active. His first words were spoken one night, of course being "da-da." After that, he's attempted learning his talking more.  

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This is Chick-a-dee! Ah dunno her name so I call her chick-a-dee. She'sa' chick! She was my first friend. Chick-a-dee is a lot of fun to play with! I met her out in tha' grazing field. This other funny looking chick-a-doo was really kinda sorta' mean. I dunno if it was a girl or a boy, I think a boy?...





Oh, that's Keiji! I met him recently on tha' field. We play fighted and then I chased him up a rock! But then I had to go back to my nest. He's neato!

[ E n e m i e s ]

None yet, though Kuja might be headed to this list. ;D

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As a chick.


As an infant.

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Thursday, May 11, 2006

Duke rests contently admist the somewhat large size of Gryphs that were his chicks and his mate. Four chicks in total and of course their parents. His head was nestled on Gaea's backside, sleeping soundly with her as it's albeit late into the evening. However, he's rather alert as well, just in case something sneaks up and comes after them; hopefully that would not be the case. The movements of the young chicks wakes him, lifting his ears then his head to look at them to see which one is the most active at this moment.

Autumn was the active little boy rustling around. He was living up to his name, always moving like a browning leaf in Fall's breeze. He was even making little noises, tiny squeaks of sorts, or cute chirps. Any odd sort of noises to get the attention of his father. Autumn had managed to crawl to his daddy and nestle up in front of him after spending time shifting, flopping, and crawling to Duke. And now, he was bucking like a dozing animal in dreamland. It was hard to tell if he was asleep or awake, however, because his eyes are still closed from when he was born. There was no telling when he'd open them...

His head tilts to look down at the scurrying form of the little boy as he pushes himself up against the front of his chest, which is cushioned by his thick mane and provides a good amount of warmth. Eyes rolling, but nonetheless he lets his his head drop down to nuzzle at the boy's face, letting him know that he was there. He couldn't tell if he was asleep but it doesn't matter too much to Duke.

The little chick squeaks at the nuzzle. Well, perhaps he IS awake! Autumn rolls slowly onto his back, wedging himself between his father's mane and the ground. On his back there, front paws knead at the fluffy, warm mane, though his movements were weak and brief. Hind paws were limp in the air. He was sort of trying to 'play' with his daddy's mane, but being such a youngin' he tires easily from the task of moving. But he's an odd lil' fella' packed with personality already, randomly making an attempt every so often to paw at Duke's fluff.

Duke lets out a quiet chuckle at the reaction, but he remains gentle with the boy. After all, he didn't want to hurt him, and certainly didn't want him wailing and thus end up waking the entire family. His nose remains down, having only pulled back enough to let the chick roll onto his back and start to paw at the air. Grinning as he watches him, the father's nose noses along Autumn's stomach and up to his face to nuzzle.

Autumn wraps those limp little paws around Duke's muzzle as best he could, trembling as he lift up his head with what little strength could be mustered, nosing and sniffing at his father's snout curiously. Maw opens and gums try (try) to gnaw at a lip or nostril or whatever was near. The chick couldn't see what he was gumming, after all.

He blinks as he feels those arms wrap around him, and though he can easily pull away, he doesn't. A grunt escapes him, quiet and faint, as those little lips lock around a nostril and gum away. His ears pin back, grateful that there are no teeth but it's still rather odd and no doubt a very amusing sight to others watching.

Autumn grunts and lets himself flop back onto the ground, only to wedge himself better into his father's mane. Once he was cozy, he.... seemed to be snoring! Yes, he was asleep again, and so swiftly too! Well, it would be itneresting to watch this chick grow up, with that weird personality of his. Perhaps his daddy would have to make fun of him when he can hear and see, and say 'that son of mine gummed my nose!' But for now..... he lay there sleeping soundly.

Actually, it wasn't soundly, was it? Dawgonned boy snores! Hopefully he grows out of that.

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May 12, 2006

Gaea rolled over, feeling a lot more comfortable now. The chicks were gathered together in her nest. She reached over, gently nuzzling little Artemis as she started wiggling away. She and Autumn both were probably the most active of the chicks...well, of her personal chicks. She also had Sakuri, and Lirit was checking out his 'leam' for a while...probably with Helios.

Artemis squawked in protest at being nuzzled at. She didn't want her movements limited! She wanted to move and go and do things! ...though, she wasn't entirely sure what. She just didn't want to lie about doing nothing anymore, that's all.

Duke was the typical father figure: he lays there, sleeping. He had been up most of the night with Autumn and as such was catching up on much needed sleep. His breath slow and steady, not seeming to be disturbed by what's going on around him with his mate and their chicks.


Persephone was curled up next to her father's head, her tiny body rolled into a little ball and asleep like him. However when she hears the protesting squawks, they wake her; her ears twitch and she lifts her head, looking around though her eyes are still closed. A little squeaking whinny of curiosity, wondering what exactly was happening!


Orpheus pawed at his face grumpily, trying to block out the unknown disturbances that had awoken him. Feeling the presense of his family around him, he lifted his head slightly, sniffing the air (though for what even he was not sure). Suddenly the shrill sound of squawking filled the air, and even though his ears were still folded down he could hear enough of it to be annoyed.
Startled and tired, Orpheus let out a shrill squeak of his own as he cried aloud in frustration.


Autumn, like his father, was sleeping. Hopefully he'd not make a habit out of being a nocturnal. But for now he sleep soundly, sometimes twitching in his sleep, as near to his father as possible, hopefully stull cuddled into his fluffy warm mane. Who knows when he'd awaken.


The adult gryph whickered softly, hoping it'd quiet Artemis. She had quite forgotten how independent the little chick was already. Sighing, she leaned over to nuzzle the others who were now stirring, hoping that perhaps at least her presence would calm them, despite their sister's noises.

The newborn wiggled a bit, annoyed a little by her attentions. She bumped against one of her siblings, and squawked indignantly again. Moving around was so difficult, but she wanted to!

The sounds were enough to start stirring Duke too. His ears twisting, he forces his head to lift up and opening his eyes as he does, letting out a yawn. His large wings stretch out and flap slightly before drawing back to rest against him. He takes a moment to survey his surroundings taking notice of the fact that Persephone and Autumn have both curled up against him. Looking to the side he spies Gaea with Artemis and Orpheus.

"Mrf.." He stretches out his neck then leans to nuzzle at Gaea, glancing down at the suddenly active chicks. "Hm. What woke them?"

Persephone lets out a squeak again as Artemis bumps into her. Little tail wriggles and her tiny wings flap as she pushes at the ground with her hindpaws to snuggle in against her warm father. She turns in the direction of where Artemis had bumped her, reaching out to paw at her as if trying to fight.


Orpheus squeaked as a face suddenly nuzzled against him. He felt warm and secure, but was now far from tired. Wriggling his stomach back and forth, he worked to free himself from the entanglment of siblings, parents, and nesting that surrounded him.


Well isn't that odd? Now Autumn is the only inactive chick. Compared to his brothers and sisters, he still is asleep, the faint sound of snoring drowned out by the noise of the other chicks and whatever other daytime noises surround him. Hopefully he wouldn't get squished.


Gaea sighed, letting Artemis wiggle off to do as she pleased and focusing on the others. Orpheus too seemed ready to go do something else. She smiled softly-- she had been pretty content to just laze about as a chick, but she knew Helios, for example, did not. She saw Duke wake and stretch,
"Morning, sleepy-head," she smiled at him, getting to her feet and stretching as well, now that the chicks were all moving about but Autumn.

Artemis whimpered, settling her head on her front forepaws when she was too exhausted to keep moving around. She did like the feeling of the grass around her. She just wanted to do things!

Duke didn't follow Gaea's example; after all, Autumn was lounging against him still, as was Persephone, so it was not possible for him to move without upsetting them. He didn't want to hear crying and that crying could amplify if all four picked up on it.

"Well, at least one isn't so excited," he murmurs, pointing out that this was Autumn's behavior. "But he was up a lot during the night. You must have slept right through it."

The little ivy chick, almost an exact duplicate of her mother, rolls away from her father at that exact moment, scurrying across the dirt to bump into Artemis. Forcing herself up, she climbs over her, laying on top of her with a little squeaking whinny.


Orpheus thrusted out his front paws, and pulled himself forward the best he could. Inching and squirming, he finally managed to move his upper torso over the edge of the nest. As he triumphantly pulled further to free himself completely, he felt himself held back by his tail, which was snagged on something unknown. Why was this happening? His lips began to quiver, followed by another shrill sobbing cry.


That shrill sobbing cry was enough to wake Autumn up. His head shoots up, body rolling over from on his back, to on his belly. Wobbly chick just lays there staring through closed eyes in the direction of the crying. Amazingly enough there were no noises from him. He didn't follow Orpheus' cue of crying, and if any other chicks started to cry, he'd still remain silent. Duke could move if he wanted, and if he did, Autumn would just roll backwards (since he was leaning against his chest and mane) onto his back, paws in air, and just lay that way contently. If Duke didn't move, he'd just... stay there as he is, 'staring' at Orph!


The adult hippogryph walked over to Orpheus, lifting him up to free his tail and then settling him back down and nuzzling him gently. She peered curiously at Persephone and Artemis, not sure whether they're fighting or Persephone is just trying to be amorous or lost.
"Should I separate them?" she asks Duke, laughing a bit.

Artemis squealed as she was jumped on. Why was she being attacked! She just wanted to move around! The little hippogryph rolled over onto her back, pawing at the creature above her. Oh, it was her sister-- she recognized the smell now. Still!

Duke only lets out a laugh as he watches the two of them interacting. Or rather, Persephone climbing up atop of Artemis and proceeding to play.

"Nah, let them play," he replies, stretching out his front legs then curling one around the relaxing Autumn. It seems that Autumn and Duke will end up having a very close relationship from the looks of it. "They'll be fine."

The girl grunts as Artemis rolls, and she goes rolling with her, flopping onto the ground. She twists around to turn and face her, stretching out to paw at her sister. Her ears twitch slightly then she leans to start gumming at some part of the other girl's body.


Orpheus kicked his little legs has he was suddenly lifted into the air. Wobbling about, his muscles relaxed as he felt himself on solid ground again. Sniffing slightly at a westward breeze, he wiggled himself across the grass in the direction it came from, feeling the wind push against his face.
His wiggling began to slow down as his legs grew tired. Placing his head atop his paws, he paused to rest for just a moment. That moment quickly became several as he found himself fast asleep once more.


Since Duke hadn't moved, Autumn still sat up, perfectly content. When his father's arm settled around him, his head tilt up and leaned back, a happy little whinny at him, followed by a grunt when his head tilt back down. The chick gave a stretch, pawing at Duke's arm. Paws tuck under his own little body when he scoots forward, using his dad's arm for his muzzle-pillow. He wasn't asleep, sometimes twitching back legs or his tiny wings... just simple relaxing. Yep, he's most likely gonna' be a 'daddys boy.'


Gaea smiled, settling next to Duke and watching the two girls as Orpheus snoozed off to the side a bit. She nuzzled little Autumn gently and then reached to nibble at Duke's ears affectionately. Her little family was doing so well!

Artemis swatted back at Persephone, attempting to move herself away from whatever she's gumming at.

The ear that was nibbled at flicks at her, grunting playfully at his mate. His tail starts to sway, the long hairs and feathers easily being separated as it moves along the ground.

"See? They're doing fine," he states with a rumble in his throat.

Persephone, when swatted, lets out a sound of surprise, albeit like a chirrup before she breaks out into a loud shrieking whinnying, very, very upset by the sounds of it. Her head falls back as she cries up into the sky, obviously none too pleased with being smacked.


Autumn lift his head and sniffed at the air in Gaea's direction, his little nub of a tail 'wagging' briefly when he whinnies and chirps at his mum. Then his head turns to the crying that starts up not long after, head tilt like a curious puppy. Still, he did not join in crying.


The adult hippogryph blinks, looking at her children as Artemis gets a little feisty with her sister. She moves to fix things, but stops when Artemis moves to make reparations. Sighing, she snuggles back against Duke and gives Autumn a quick lick,
"It's okay, Persephone," she says, "Artemis didn't mean it..I think."

At the other girl's squeal, Artemis nudges her gently, offering chirping apologies of some variety and licking her sister on the nose. It's not that she was trying to hurt her! She was just responding...albeit a bit roughly.

It seems that he has spoken a little too soon. His ears flagginf roward, he frowns as he hears Persephone break into a series of high pitched cries. He watches as Artemis does her best to comfort her sister, but that proves to be futile. With a faint grunt, he drops his head to nuzzle her cheek, whinnying fainting to try and comfort her but that also does not work.

The younger of the clutch continues to cry, ears pinning back against her head, ignoring the nudges, chirrups, and licks from Artemis and even the nuzzling and whinnying of her father. She seems to be the cry baby, the runt, and finally flops her head down onto the ground, continuing her pathetic chirruping neighs, still clearly upset.


It seems that he has spoken a little too soon. His ears flagginf roward, he frowns as he hears Persephone break into a series of high pitched cries. He watches as Artemis does her best to comfort her sister, but that proves to be futile. With a faint grunt, he drops his head to nuzzle her cheek, whinnying fainting to try and comfort her but that also does not work.

The younger of the clutch continues to cry, ears pinning back against her head, ignoring the nudges, chirrups, and licks from Artemis and even the nuzzling and whinnying of her father. She seems to be the cry baby, the runt, and finally flops her head down onto the ground, continuing her pathetic chirruping neighs, still clearly upset.



Autumn lounged with his mom and dad, one of the calmer chicks today, besides Orpheus whom fell asleep over yonder. Honestly, the little boy was confused, since he couldn't see what was going on, but remained calm and seemed to tune most everything out. Even as Duke shifts, the chick remains where he is using his dad's arm as a pillow, unless the adult moves too far.

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