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Post by ebonyviper on Sept 1, 2007 23:03:23 GMT -5
Delfina tore off a chunk with her sharp teeth and chewed it thoroughly for a few minutes before swallowing. She looked up when she heard Julian greet her.
"Morning, Julian," she replied, "When did you get back?"
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"Yeah, I know," said Lightning, watching the Viper disappear among the tall grass, "She has children, twins I think, back at the mountain."
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Ebony paused for a moment in the tall grass. She was already missing her children and wanted so much to be back with them again.
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Sept 1, 2007 23:07:58 GMT -5
Phoenix slowly blinked awake and curled closer to Ricardo for a moment.
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Post by Evangeline on Sept 1, 2007 23:10:55 GMT -5
"Twins?" Strip looked a little incredulous. Ebony was so young. "How old are they?"
"Late last night." Julian answered as he appropriated some ribs for himself. "Heard you had a bit of excitement."
"I don't regret one moment of that." Doc smiled a bit. He stretched. "No sunlight down here, but we'll make do anyway."
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Post by raven on Sept 1, 2007 23:15:37 GMT -5
Raine glanced at her hand, frowning slightly at the sight of the IV in her left hand. She couldn't help but smile weakly when she felt Doc nuzzle her face gently as her head lay on the pillow.
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Post by ebonyviper on Sept 1, 2007 23:21:15 GMT -5
Ricardo looked over as Phoenix snuggled into him. "Hey," he said softly, "Watch the twins." The twins were nestled between them.
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"About a year and a half old," replied Lightning, "They're already starting to speak."
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Delfina blushed and looked down, "Yeah, I did. Seemed that there was some hungry dire wolves hanging about last night."
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Post by Evangeline on Sept 1, 2007 23:34:55 GMT -5
"I've seen some." Julian nodded. "Shorter, broader heads, bigger teeth, shorter legs than the wolves we're generally familiar with. Behave and feed more like hyenas than pack hunters, but they'll always go for easy meat."
He checked Delfina's current state. She had the exhaustion and ravenous hunger that were hallmarks of a hypermetabolic shift. "Kathleen filled us in on what happened last night."
Strip nodded. "She must be missing them. I don't blame her at all." He paused to watch the migrating bison in the distance. "I know Tex would love some of those critters for his park. He's got a whole private zoo at his ranch." He laughed ruefully. "Has a screamin' banshee there. Got loose in the middle of a wedding one time."
"I'll see if I can rustle up some brekky." Doc went over to the wide doorway, looking about for the staff.
Tess came into the center court, smiling to Phoenix and Ricardo as they greeted another day.
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Sept 1, 2007 23:37:10 GMT -5
"Oops," Phoenix said quickly moving back. "I forgot we still had them."
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Post by raven on Sept 1, 2007 23:43:21 GMT -5
Raine nodded, and waited quietly for her father to return. She switched on her laptop and watched a few videogame spoofs on Youtube while playing Twilight Princess.
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Post by ebonyviper on Sept 1, 2007 23:47:15 GMT -5
"Oh, so you know that I can turn into a tiger/wolf beast thing?" asked Delfina, after taking another big chunk, chewing and then swallowing it, "I'm still not sure how I did that."
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Lightning looked at the herd of bison too. "Well, they're extinct animals I heard. Don't really exist on the human's world, even before all that ash."
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Ebony was trying to keeping her breathing calm and slow, yet the fact that she'll hyperventilate when she's too highly stressed and worried was not really good for her health.
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"Well, Ebs hasn't returned yet, so we still have them," said Ricardo.
The Stealth looked up when Tess approached, "Good morning, Ma'am."
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Sept 1, 2007 23:53:19 GMT -5
"Morning Miss Tess," Phoenix nodded in greeting, she still had a few formal tendincies and was still learning when it was time to use it.
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Post by Evangeline on Sept 2, 2007 0:27:12 GMT -5
"So how are the little ones this morning?" Tess looked down at Falcon and Kestrel.
"Kathleen thinks your current form does it through the metabolic pathways." Julian paused between bites. "Which explains your need for a higher caloric intake."
Doc signalled Karen, the morning nurse, and asked her if someone could get something for Raine from the dining hall. She said she'd check the menu and see what was in the offing. Doc thanked her and came back, feeling a rumble in his own innards as well.
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Post by raven on Sept 2, 2007 0:33:35 GMT -5
Raine snickered slightly when she heard a loud growl coming from Doc's tank. "Did you have anything yesterday?"
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Post by ebonyviper on Sept 2, 2007 0:34:14 GMT -5
"They're doing fine," replied Ricardo, "although, I think that they are missing their mother. She's never been away from them for this long before."
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"Well, that would make sense, I guess," said Delfina, "plus, I'm beginning to think that last night's full moon had something to do with it too."
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After awhile, Ebony came back out of the tall grass, feeling a bit better, although she was looking a little down at the moment.
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Sept 2, 2007 0:37:19 GMT -5
"And it seems to be making them very clingy to us," Phoenix said.
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Post by Evangeline on Sept 2, 2007 0:54:29 GMT -5
Strip nodded to Ebony. "G'mornin'"
Tess knelt down and put her hand out to the twins. "Hello, there."
"Full moon, the old classic." Julian grinned as he reached for another hunk of meat. "Always good for another go."
Aron was yawning and stretching as he passed. "Morning."
"Not since yesterday afternoon." Doc admitted.
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