Braggarts and Thieves
08-21-2015, 07:36 PM
 MITHRAS AERIS Mithras almost couldn't believe himself as members of the clan poured forth from the surrounding lands. All manner of shapes, sizes, colors, and to him they could be called kin. A smile broke out across his mottled lips, and he fiddled with the tooth at his paws, shifting it this way and that so as not to just stare them all down like a creep while they approached. Tally reached him first, chipper as usual, and his tail thumped against the earth. He opened his mouth to answer her, but a new fellow spoke before he got the chance. Mithras could only assume he knew Tally as well, seeing as he addressed her, and if he was alright by Tally he was alright by him. Mith gave him a warm smile and a nod, a silent greeting. Lyre was hot on his heels, speaking of the tooth he had pinned under his paw. "Might have," he wheedled, not wanting to give away anything before the time was right. Nat would ask why he called, and he gave her a wink but nothing more. Talos would get a broad smile and a greeting all his own. It seemed that Irie and Wraith would be the last of them, and only then did Mithras clear his throat and stand. He looked them over with a smile of pride and familiarity, even for those he hadn't spoken to or even spent all that much time with. It didn't matter to him, they were Diamáchi, and he was one of them. "I'm bored," he said in a bored tone, feigning disinterest and looking to the horizon as if he were unaware that calling them away from their business could in fact be called 'annoying.' He laughed before any of them had the chance to misread what he thought was humor, because the thought that any of them might actually get mad at him was unsettling. "So! I came up with a game, of sorts. A competition really." He pushed forward the tooth. It was perhaps three inches long and gently curving. The inside edge was lightly serrated, and it gave ever indication of being a rock and a tooth all at once (LINK). He was fascinated, and if he didn't need some sort of encouragement he'd take the trophy as his own. He looked up at them all once more, and began to speak again. "Since stumbling upon you guys I've heard a lot of great stories. You put the bards of my homeland to shame, honestly, but I want to know who's the best. So! It'll go like this. Everyone who wants to play will tell a story, and the winner gets this! I found it in the scree below, and personally its one of the coolest things I've ever seen. You win, its yours." He feigned a waver, as if uncertain about something. "Unless, that is, you're too afraid whoever it belongs to might come back after it." He gave another wink and looked out over the crowd, trying to gauge their reactions. He hoped no one would be upset, but he hadn't exactly tacked a note of urgency to his call. And anyways, they all needed to spend more time together anyways! It'd be fun... Right?! "Talk" "You" Think |
OOC: Okay, so here's how this will work. I assume it will take a hot minute for some of you to come up with your stories, so unless anyone objects, I say we ignore posting order from the initial 'showing up' posts. Cool? Cool. Again, stories must be WRITTEN IN YOUR OWN WORDS (no copyright infringement and no copy-paste, ya rascals) and there is NO LENGTH REQUIREMENT. The story can be a truthful bit of your characters history, for example, or a less than truthful boast! A funny story, sad story, glad story, mad story. Red fish, blue fish, etc. OR! If could have nothing at all to do with your character, maybe a legend passed down through the clan about a hero of old, or a story their mother told them when they were children? Really, go nuts! Can't wait to see what you guys come up with. Once everyone has responded, please send one vote to Mithras for who your favorite was. The winner IRL will get a table of their Diamachi made by yours truly!
