trip to the vet
Healing seasonal for Alexa!
04-20-2024, 06:35 AM
at first it’d begun…curiously. a restless itching beneath his pelt, driving to vicious bouts of crazed scratching. the boy isn’t even entirely sure what had spurred him to do it, but it’s as though insanity has gripped him during these moments, urging him to sink his teeth into his mottled pelt and bite down until the itching stops. unfortunately, his method has yet to be effective, and the subsequent days have proven themselves a particular brand of unpleasant. it’s a shame, truly, for ordinarily Ume would find the changing of the leaves a colourful barrage of intrigue, fuelling his desire to understand the why and who and how of the world around him. but he can’t even enjoy the peculiarities of the season, wrought as he is by this strange malady. still, Ume is nothing if not himself, and as he traverses absently through the territories he finds himself humming a jaunty little tune that both rises to eerie heights and lowers to rumbling tones that a boy his age should not be able to achieve. meandering in a strange zig-zag, he trudges through the undergrowth and pauses occasionally to itch at his fur, yellow eyes sweeping through the shadows with unnerving focus. he’s not entirely sure what’s driven him this far from home, but Ume rarely questions his instincts. rather, he’s content to drift along and let life blow him as it well, tossing him every which way until he gathers some semblance of understanding. and even then, comprehension is a fickle mistress forever dancing in and out of his grasp, fluttering through the air with all the tangibility of air. truthfully, it often feels as though Ume himself does not possess a corporal form, but rather that he is born of wind and sky and all the invisible things that keep the world turning. fairy child, come to alright, if only for a moment, on solid ground.
WC: 319/1500
WC: 319/1500
Alexandrite
Fledgling
Advanced Healer (105)
Advanced Intellectual (80)
age
1 Year
1 Year
gender
Female
Female
gems
181
181
player
LadyElin
LadyElin
04-20-2024, 03:50 PM
04-25-2024, 10:49 PM
the boy is startled from his itching by a strange voice, who calls out for him and freezes him in his tracks. turning to the newcomer, Ume is met by a pair of mismatched eyes in a strangely marked face, split down the middle in two differing extremes. that bright yellow gaze tracks over her, wide and unblinking as though he's looking right through her. "confliction," he murmurs, voice dazed as he stumbles forward a step. should the girl remain still, he begins to walk a slow circuit around her, entranced by the opportunity to examine a complete stranger. "half and half. broken?" his brow scrunches, head tilting to the side in focus. "hmm...perhaps not. but uneven. mismatched." his gaze lifts back to her face, and satisfaction lies there, like he's uncovered some hidden depth. a truth to her that no one else can see. it's only now, his curiosity momentarily sated, that he seems to register what she'd asked. "Umeshu," he says, apropos of nothing. it doesn't occur to him to specify he's just divulged his name, or even ask for hers in exchange. instead, his head snaps around and he sinks his teeth into his scruff, growling lowly as that persistent itching flares up with near-unbearable vigour. "itches," he murmurs into his fur, the word muffled. well, she'd asked if he was okay, hadn't she?
WC: 227
Total: 757/1500
WC: 227
Total: 757/1500
Alexandrite
Fledgling
Advanced Healer (105)
Advanced Intellectual (80)
age
1 Year
1 Year
gender
Female
Female
gems
181
181
player
LadyElin
LadyElin
04-27-2024, 03:39 PM
04-28-2024, 08:33 PM
it's...hard to think around the itches pervading his pelt, stealing every scrap of attention until it's all he can do to follow the younger girl's meandering sentences. he struggles to focus on the best of days, and now he can scarcely look at her without wanting to take his fur off. alas, it seems the girl's prolonged contact with him has consequences for them both: the girl begins to itch alongside him, until the pair of them are twisting and writhing like trapped insects. "Ume," he says idly, for it's the only word he can remember with any real clarity. "Umeshu is...me." his brow scrunches up, rendering him much older than his eleven months. "or...the parts that make up - me. the me that is itchy." it makes sense to him, but he doesn't have the capacity to explain it to this child while gripped in the throes of such agony. huffing, the sound both furious and confused, Ume throws himself to the ground and begins to roll vigorously back and forth, hoping to dispel the bugs by squashing them into the earth. he tries to picture it, the satisfied pops of tiny bodies combusting against the ground under the weight of his patchwork body. he tries to sift through the knowledge of his childhood, picturing his father's paws working with poultice and herbs in his den. squishing them into pastes and applying them to wounds, winding cobwebs over scratches and bites, chewing berries into applicable juices. "dandelion..." he murmurs suddenly, eyes seeking the girl, should she still be present. "find...it..." although there were definitely more effective herbs, if chewed into a poultice he could apply it to their pelts to help reduce inflammation. unfortunately, he is no position to look for it himself; hopefully this girl had the presence of mind to follow his instructions.
WC: 305
Total: 1406
WC: 305
Total: 1406
Alexandrite
Fledgling
Advanced Healer (105)
Advanced Intellectual (80)
age
1 Year
1 Year
gender
Female
Female
gems
181
181
player
LadyElin
LadyElin
04-28-2024, 08:55 PM
05-02-2024, 10:11 PM
Ume squints up at her, a strong scent enveloping him. ah, his sluggish mind supplies, peppermint. "mmrpmh..." he grumbles, scrabbling to sit up, "pass that here." it's not exactly what he was hoping for, but perhaps the scent might repulse the fleas. Ume accepts the herbs and slots them into his mouth, chewing them into a poultice. when he's chewed it adequately enough, he spits it out and scoops up the mush, unbothered by its appearance. humming off-handedly, he sets about smearing the plant into his fur, pressing it down on the itchiest parts. by the time he's finished, he looks suitably deranged, but the fleas seem to have subsided somewhat. "come here," he tells the pup, offering a mouthful of the chewed-up substance. he steps forward, eyes fixed determinedly as he attempts to smear it over his companion. okay, so maybe his bedside matter needs some work...but he'll get this pup flea-free whether she likes it or not.
Alexandrite
Fledgling
Advanced Healer (105)
Advanced Intellectual (80)
age
1 Year
1 Year
gender
Female
Female
gems
181
181
player
LadyElin
LadyElin
05-04-2024, 01:54 PM
05-07-2024, 12:43 AM
although the girl is predictably resistant, she lets him apply the poultice with minimal fuss and seems to appreciate the soothing effects, so that’s something. then she offers to help him out, which is also something. “yes,” he agrees, presenting his back to her so she can reach the spots he’d missed. as she works, he falls into a thoughtful silence, mind sifting through moments he’s shared with this pup. what is proper protocol now? what would his siblings do? “um,” he clears his throat, frowning into the distance. “do you like…brains?” finding favoured subjects in common is the polite thing to do, right? when making one’s acquaintance? as a homebody, Ume’s had little cause to wonder about such things.
Alexandrite
Fledgling
Advanced Healer (105)
Advanced Intellectual (80)
age
1 Year
1 Year
gender
Female
Female
gems
181
181
player
LadyElin
LadyElin
05-10-2024, 04:08 PM
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