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Post by stelmaria on Dec 11, 2007 17:39:25 GMT -5
Raine turned her head towards her father and smiled sweetly, "Think you could cruise with me, Daddy?" She gave him an innocent look.
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Dec 11, 2007 17:51:33 GMT -5
"I hope you're right," Kitt said. "Thanks for telling us what you know."
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Phoenix let out a sigh as she slowly began to wake up. Her antenna trailed the roof of Gryffin, making sure that he was still there.
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Post by ebonyviper on Dec 11, 2007 17:56:39 GMT -5
Doc smiled and nodded, "Of course. I would love to cruise with you, Raindrop."
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"You're welcome," Melody nodded, "I hope we can find out what we can about Phoenix's parents."
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Ricardo was still asleep, but his mirrors flicked every now and then in response to little scents and sounds that, as a tuner, he could pick up from time to time.
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Post by stelmaria on Dec 11, 2007 18:00:00 GMT -5
Raine gave her Hornet father a light hug on one of his large tires, "I hope you'll get better just in time for it. I'd hate for us to miss out."
((brb I need to head home))
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Dec 11, 2007 18:07:47 GMT -5
Kitt nodded as he shifted into gear and pulled away back to his corner.
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Phoenix continued to stroke Gryffin's roof.
The little Mustang let out a little whimper as he started to wake up, responding to his mother's touch.
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Post by ebonyviper on Dec 11, 2007 18:14:30 GMT -5
"I'll be better by then," Doc promised, "Don't worry. I won't miss this for the world."
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Sapphire followed Kitt silently and parked beside him.
Melody went back to watching the twins and making sure that they didn't fall into the water.
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Ricardo woke up at the whimper. He yawned and stretched his suspension and then looked over at Phoenix. "Hola Bonita Senorita."
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Dec 11, 2007 18:33:02 GMT -5
Kitt seemed lost in his thoughts as Sapphire pulled alongside him. "I don't get it."
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"Hola," Phoenix as she gently nudged Gryffin, letting him know that they were still here.
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Post by Evangeline on Dec 11, 2007 18:34:15 GMT -5
"Not that I'll ever have to worry about that." Bree shrugged. "Freemartin, dontchaknow." The hormonal and biological differences might be evident in her scent to those with the nose.
In rotorcraft, when male and female twins are born, the female is generally sterile, as is the case with cows. Certain Eurocopter lines were rife with it. Such women were generally considered out of the running in the marriage market, since an offspring was customarily required to "seal" the relationship before friends, family and witnesses. It wasn't uncommon to find a freemartin who had made one of the armed services her surrogate family.
Robin sighed a little. She loved her sister, but she had all too good a perception of the social burden that freemartins carried, along with the biological issues, and she flashed a quick SORRY look to Ebony. Ivy rolled her eyes a little in a YOU-HAD-TO-BRING-THAT-UP way.
"Well," Shayla couldn't resist butting in, "It doesn't stop Seth and I from having a relationship, so don't shut the door on it."
Bree glanced back towards the yearling, which was now licking her side. "What is that, and why does it find me so tasty?"
Liska came out to see where Daniel had gone and found him in the stables. "Did you go out riding?"
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Post by ebonyviper on Dec 11, 2007 18:44:54 GMT -5
"Get what?" asked Sapphire, but she wasn't clueless about the situation, "That you may be related to Phoenix?"
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"How's our pequeño muchacho doing?" asked Ricardo, referring to Gryffin.
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"It's okay. Freemartin?" Ebony blinked, but just shrugged, "That's way beyond my knowledge."
She looked at the animal in curiosity, "Maybe she's just curious about you and wants to know who you are and what you are."
(((((OOC: Should I bring Shale in yet?)))))
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Dec 11, 2007 18:53:10 GMT -5
"Yeah and not have a clue about it," Kitt said. "I grew up with my parents and she got stuck what Melody said what happened to her."
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"He's alright," Phoenix said as Gryffin looked around and sniffing around. He squeaked and settled back in his blankets.
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Post by ebonyviper on Dec 11, 2007 19:02:52 GMT -5
"She's had a tough life. I don't think she should be judged because of not knowing who her own family was and how she grew up. There may have been reasons that had prevented her from remembering who her parents were. I suspect that it was because of her grandfather," said Sapphire.
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Ricardo smiled a little. "He's becoming quite curious already."
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Post by stelmaria on Dec 11, 2007 19:04:53 GMT -5
"I wonder if Lightning's nearby. He should visit his crew chief after all..."
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Dec 11, 2007 19:15:53 GMT -5
"Still," Kitt said. "I mean if we are related, how come I never knew about it."
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"Yeah," Phoenix said as she reached for a bottle. "Don't know if thats good or not."
Gryffin clumisly flicked his mirrors towards the sound of Ricardo's voice and squeaked at him.
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Post by Evangeline on Dec 11, 2007 19:22:22 GMT -5
"That's a horse, hon, and she's still a baby." Shayla answered. "Maybe you've still got some dried salt spray on you. They like the taste of salt."
"Oh." Bree nodded, careful of the filly. "Fuzzy little thing, isn't she? And curly too."
The mealy-bay filly did indeed have a curly coat, and such characteristics weren't uncommon in the nomad herd.
"They're not as flighty as the other horses." Brett said. "They'll actually come up and check things out."
"I imagine Phoenix must've been dead tired." Shayla remarked. "So how is Rico dealing with it?"
<<< Go ahead, bring him in. >>>
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Post by ebonyviper on Dec 11, 2007 19:28:06 GMT -5
Lightning had been out at the Butte practicing, since he didn't want Doc to think that he was slacking off. He had gotten a good workout and was a little dusty from driving around in oval circles for most of the day. At about mid-afternoon, the stocker decided to take a break and head back to Radiator Springs and find Red to give him a good soaking.
Once he was clean and having thanked the firetruck for the wash, Lightning headed over to the clinic to see how Doc was doing, since he knew that the Hornet was sick.
"Yo, Doc?" Lightning nosed through the doors.
"He's in the back," Dr. Morrison pointed to the backroom.
"Thanks," Lightning headed back there.
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"Well, it's probably one of these things that you can't recall, like selective memory or some type of mild amnesia or something," shrugged Sapphire, "Like it's something that you should remember, but can't. Ebony, Melody's daughter, has this."
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"It might be a good thing," said Ricardo, "Probably means that he's alert to his surroundings now."
The Stealth crouched down and chirped softly at Gryffin.
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"One of the bravest animals I ever seen," said Ebony, "Besides the goats."
She then nodded, "She probably still is exhausted. And I think that Rico's been doing pretty good at dealing with that."
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A steel grey-bodied helicopter with a white underbelly (((((OOC: Think AirWolf))))) was flying over the Colorado countryside on his way to Ash Mountain to see how everyone was doing since he had last seen them. He had managed to get a day off from his busy schedule so he had some free time now.
Shale Huntington was just glad to just get out and fly for a bit without having his job to encrouch upon him.
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