Of Monsters and Memories
Sea <3
08-06-2023, 01:24 PM
Updated 04/30/23: Still on indefinite scarcity, please do not remind me of threads I am behind on right now.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Cryptis
Princess
Intermediate Healer (45)
Intermediate Intellectual (30)
age
2 Years
2 Years
gender
Female
Female
gems
33
33
player
Seadragoness
Seadragoness
08-06-2023, 02:19 PM
Triss was back at the grassy valley beneath the mountain. She wasn't sure exactly why. If she just liked this place, or if she was hoping for a revisit of her playmate. While she lazily explored the territory, a rabbit popped its head out of a borrow. Oddly unaware of her presence. She immediately crouched in the grass, waiting for it to take a hopping step, and then another. Bringing it away from the safety of its hope. Grinning widely, she coiled her hunches and shot forward. It saw her in the same instant, and was gone like a rocket.
But she didn't mind, the chase was half the fun, right? She laughed wildly, unaware of the wolf that had just appeared by the stream. She was heading in that general direction after her prey when she felt a sudden pressure in her throat. She drew in a breath, and her lungs felt empty. She drew in another, and it seemed to miss that satisfied feeling of filling her lungs. She drew to a sudden stop, leaning forward, trying again.
She felt like she couldn't breathe. She drew in a gasp, and then another. "Help." She wheezed. "Mumma, help" her voice was faded and gaspey. She didn't stand a hope of raising it high enough for anyone in the pack to hear.
But she didn't mind, the chase was half the fun, right? She laughed wildly, unaware of the wolf that had just appeared by the stream. She was heading in that general direction after her prey when she felt a sudden pressure in her throat. She drew in a breath, and her lungs felt empty. She drew in another, and it seemed to miss that satisfied feeling of filling her lungs. She drew to a sudden stop, leaning forward, trying again.
She felt like she couldn't breathe. She drew in a gasp, and then another. "Help." She wheezed. "Mumma, help" her voice was faded and gaspey. She didn't stand a hope of raising it high enough for anyone in the pack to hear.
08-06-2023, 03:11 PM
Updated 04/30/23: Still on indefinite scarcity, please do not remind me of threads I am behind on right now.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Cryptis
Princess
Intermediate Healer (45)
Intermediate Intellectual (30)
age
2 Years
2 Years
gender
Female
Female
gems
33
33
player
Seadragoness
Seadragoness
08-06-2023, 03:20 PM
Suddenly, there was a wolf in front of her. Tears were flooding her vision, and she knew she was panicking. He smelled like Armada, and for a moment she thought Warden had found her. But when he spoke, she knew the voice was that of a stranger. Or, well… assumed stranger. It was complicated, and the brain fog was thick around her as her panic gave her little room to think.
The stranger seemed to be helping her, and there was no room to be shy when she felt like she was dying. Her lungs were burning, and her throat felt raw. How could she explain to him about the crystals in her throat? She couldn't breathe, let alone speak. She managed to drag her head up, trying to mimic the posture he told her to. She wanted to curl in on herself, and it was an effort to do otherwise. She raised her head, and felt a faint trickle of air enter her lungs. But success only made her more desperate. She opened her mouth wide, gasping it in and started to choke. She coughed and wheezed, and that faint breath already felt long ago.
But then Mr Stranger was telling her to breathe through her nose, out through the mouth. She noisily complied, even though her nose was running. Her face was damp with tears and snot. When he asked permission to touch her, she frantically nodded. Anything to help her breathe. He was all she had, and she very much did not want to die.
The stranger seemed to be helping her, and there was no room to be shy when she felt like she was dying. Her lungs were burning, and her throat felt raw. How could she explain to him about the crystals in her throat? She couldn't breathe, let alone speak. She managed to drag her head up, trying to mimic the posture he told her to. She wanted to curl in on herself, and it was an effort to do otherwise. She raised her head, and felt a faint trickle of air enter her lungs. But success only made her more desperate. She opened her mouth wide, gasping it in and started to choke. She coughed and wheezed, and that faint breath already felt long ago.
But then Mr Stranger was telling her to breathe through her nose, out through the mouth. She noisily complied, even though her nose was running. Her face was damp with tears and snot. When he asked permission to touch her, she frantically nodded. Anything to help her breathe. He was all she had, and she very much did not want to die.
08-06-2023, 11:02 PM
Updated 04/30/23: Still on indefinite scarcity, please do not remind me of threads I am behind on right now.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Cryptis
Princess
Intermediate Healer (45)
Intermediate Intellectual (30)
age
2 Years
2 Years
gender
Female
Female
gems
33
33
player
Seadragoness
Seadragoness
08-06-2023, 11:31 PM
She hadn’t expected the complete stranger to wrap himself around her. If she wasn’t already panicking and struggling to breathe, she might have panicked about this unexpected development instead. As it was, she only had room for one problem at a time. She concentrated hard on her breathing. In through the nose, out through the mouth. Again, and again, and again.
She concentrated on that, and on the wolf in front of her. And slowly, painfully slowly, but surely, she could feel the attack slowly ebb away. Her breathing felt like it was actually doing something. Her desperate lungs were filling, and with it much of her panic began to ease. Breathe. She could breathe.
A couple more lungfuls of air, and then she felt almost normal again. Through a normal where her throat felt wrecked, her heart was a little quick, and there was a strange wolf wrapped around her. She cleared her throat, wincing a little. “It’s over now” she said, sounding as if she had gurgled stones for an hour. “You can, uhm. Let me go now.”
"Cryptis"
She concentrated on that, and on the wolf in front of her. And slowly, painfully slowly, but surely, she could feel the attack slowly ebb away. Her breathing felt like it was actually doing something. Her desperate lungs were filling, and with it much of her panic began to ease. Breathe. She could breathe.
A couple more lungfuls of air, and then she felt almost normal again. Through a normal where her throat felt wrecked, her heart was a little quick, and there was a strange wolf wrapped around her. She cleared her throat, wincing a little. “It’s over now” she said, sounding as if she had gurgled stones for an hour. “You can, uhm. Let me go now.”
08-07-2023, 12:22 AM
Updated 04/30/23: Still on indefinite scarcity, please do not remind me of threads I am behind on right now.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Cryptis
Princess
Intermediate Healer (45)
Intermediate Intellectual (30)
age
2 Years
2 Years
gender
Female
Female
gems
33
33
player
Seadragoness
Seadragoness
08-07-2023, 12:32 AM
There was an awkward pause where she remained in the stranger's grasp, and the words seemed to take a moment to kick in. When they did, she was surprised to see the awkwardness of his movements. She hadn’t seen him approach her, and hadn’t had much attention for anything outside of her panic until now. As it was, she was surprised to see a touch of resemblance to Warden on this wolf. That, plus the scent of Armada told her that it was very likely they were related.
Warden had been a friendly sort, and if this wolf's actions were any indication, it seemed he was much the same. Still, she found she couldn’t meet his eyes. As her eyes landed somewhere in the vicinity of his chest, she caught a hint of blue. Her eyes drifted lower, and she squinted at the strange form of crystals around his leg. She tilted her head, her muzzle opening slightly. She wondered, just then, if he looked down her throat, would he see something familiar to him? She imagined trying to tell him to do just that, and heat flared on her own cheeks. Keeping her eyes low, she didn’t realise that his own were up somewhere in the vicinity of the sky. Instead, she dragged her attention back to his chest, and listened to him speak. Nodding along slowly. “That makes sense, thanks. A drink sounds good…” Man, talking was rough. She tried to clear her throat a little, but it didn’t seem to help any.
“I’m from Insomnia, it’s just over there. Are you… a…” what had Warden called himself? “A Fatalis? You remind me of my friend” She explained, though she really ought to use fewer words. Wow, talking sucked.
"Cryptis"
Warden had been a friendly sort, and if this wolf's actions were any indication, it seemed he was much the same. Still, she found she couldn’t meet his eyes. As her eyes landed somewhere in the vicinity of his chest, she caught a hint of blue. Her eyes drifted lower, and she squinted at the strange form of crystals around his leg. She tilted her head, her muzzle opening slightly. She wondered, just then, if he looked down her throat, would he see something familiar to him? She imagined trying to tell him to do just that, and heat flared on her own cheeks. Keeping her eyes low, she didn’t realise that his own were up somewhere in the vicinity of the sky. Instead, she dragged her attention back to his chest, and listened to him speak. Nodding along slowly. “That makes sense, thanks. A drink sounds good…” Man, talking was rough. She tried to clear her throat a little, but it didn’t seem to help any.
“I’m from Insomnia, it’s just over there. Are you… a…” what had Warden called himself? “A Fatalis? You remind me of my friend” She explained, though she really ought to use fewer words. Wow, talking sucked.
08-07-2023, 10:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-07-2023, 10:56 PM by Crux. Edited 2 times in total.)
Updated 04/30/23: Still on indefinite scarcity, please do not remind me of threads I am behind on right now.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Cryptis
Princess
Intermediate Healer (45)
Intermediate Intellectual (30)
age
2 Years
2 Years
gender
Female
Female
gems
33
33
player
Seadragoness
Seadragoness
08-08-2023, 11:47 AM
Updated 04/30/23: Still on indefinite scarcity, please do not remind me of threads I am behind on right now.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Cryptis
Princess
Intermediate Healer (45)
Intermediate Intellectual (30)
age
2 Years
2 Years
gender
Female
Female
gems
33
33
player
Seadragoness
Seadragoness
08-18-2023, 05:49 PM
Updated 04/30/23: Still on indefinite scarcity, please do not remind me of threads I am behind on right now.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Cryptis
Princess
Intermediate Healer (45)
Intermediate Intellectual (30)
age
2 Years
2 Years
gender
Female
Female
gems
33
33
player
Seadragoness
Seadragoness
08-18-2023, 09:53 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-18-2023, 09:54 PM by Cryptis. Edited 1 time in total.)
She was surprised when he declined her thanks. She knew how far up shits creek she would have been if he hadn’t been around. She hadn’t fully understood her mothers warning about her breathing until today. It was a little intimidating to know that danger lurked inside of her. But she was also a kid, and she bounced back easily enough.
Once she had taken a few careful sips from the river, her throat was feeling even more at ease. She splashed a paw gently across the surface, and grinned, glancing back towards Crux. “So, what brought you to this river, anyway?” She asked. He had to have been close by to hear her feeble cries. She was curious to learn more about the large Armada wolf. With the crystal encased leg, and gentle disposition.
"Speech"
Once she had taken a few careful sips from the river, her throat was feeling even more at ease. She splashed a paw gently across the surface, and grinned, glancing back towards Crux. “So, what brought you to this river, anyway?” She asked. He had to have been close by to hear her feeble cries. She was curious to learn more about the large Armada wolf. With the crystal encased leg, and gentle disposition.
08-21-2023, 07:19 PM
Updated 04/30/23: Still on indefinite scarcity, please do not remind me of threads I am behind on right now.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Cryptis
Princess
Intermediate Healer (45)
Intermediate Intellectual (30)
age
2 Years
2 Years
gender
Female
Female
gems
33
33
player
Seadragoness
Seadragoness
08-21-2023, 08:51 PM
As she spoke to Crux, he got up and brought himself a little closer. Lying down by the lake’s edge. She took one more sip of the stream to fortify herself, before trotting over to Crux’s side. Her natural shyness warred with her desire to get to know this wolf a little better. He had saved her life, and it was hard to be weary of someone who had acted so selflessly. Still, as she settled down beside him, there was enough distance that the meandering wind didn’t push their fur together.
“Do you know much about herbs? I’m trying to learn a little myself. Or, re-learn, i’m not really sure…” She trailed off. Had she mentioned her amnesia to him? She had been too busy dying to remember if she had blurted it out.
“I can’t imagine that makes your life easier. It's awful when your body betrays you, isn’t it?” She said with a sigh. Between her memory, and her asthma, she was definitely feeling that lately.
"Speech"
“Do you know much about herbs? I’m trying to learn a little myself. Or, re-learn, i’m not really sure…” She trailed off. Had she mentioned her amnesia to him? She had been too busy dying to remember if she had blurted it out.
“I can’t imagine that makes your life easier. It's awful when your body betrays you, isn’t it?” She said with a sigh. Between her memory, and her asthma, she was definitely feeling that lately.
08-24-2023, 10:57 PM
Updated 04/30/23: Still on indefinite scarcity, please do not remind me of threads I am behind on right now.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Cryptis
Princess
Intermediate Healer (45)
Intermediate Intellectual (30)
age
2 Years
2 Years
gender
Female
Female
gems
33
33
player
Seadragoness
Seadragoness
08-24-2023, 11:18 PM
She glanced over at him, her expression a little wistful as he spoke of having other healers. Amazing healers. She didn’t actually know who in Insomnia was a healer. Who she could go to for advice and lessons. She was mostly piecing things together herself, asking her mother enough questions to ensure she didn’t accidentally poison herself. “You seemed pretty knowledgeable when you were saving my life” She pointed out to him. Actually, he had seemed very heroic with his actions. While she had mostly just tried not to die or spew on him.
She looked at his leg again, her expression a little sullen. “My mum said I have crystals in my throat, and that I can’t overexert myself. I didn’t really get what she meant until today. Why crystals? Do you know?”She asked softly, curiosity catching her, despite the morbidity of the thoughts. Two cripplied kids, and she wondered ‘why them’.
If that makes sense Now she looked a little stricken. Her emotions on her sleeve for the world to see. If she’d ever known how to hide them, she’d forgotten. “I… I don’t understand. I don’t know who I am.” She could feel the tears at the edges of her vision. No good. She didn’t want to let them out. “I knew once, and something happened, and I don’t anymore. All I've done is forget.” That frustration she was too shy to really show bubbled to the surface. She didn’t want to rub it in everyone's faces that she had forgotten them. She had pushed it down, but his words broke the dam. She rubbed at her eyes, letting out a shaky breath.
"Speech"
She looked at his leg again, her expression a little sullen. “My mum said I have crystals in my throat, and that I can’t overexert myself. I didn’t really get what she meant until today. Why crystals? Do you know?”She asked softly, curiosity catching her, despite the morbidity of the thoughts. Two cripplied kids, and she wondered ‘why them’.
If that makes sense Now she looked a little stricken. Her emotions on her sleeve for the world to see. If she’d ever known how to hide them, she’d forgotten. “I… I don’t understand. I don’t know who I am.” She could feel the tears at the edges of her vision. No good. She didn’t want to let them out. “I knew once, and something happened, and I don’t anymore. All I've done is forget.” That frustration she was too shy to really show bubbled to the surface. She didn’t want to rub it in everyone's faces that she had forgotten them. She had pushed it down, but his words broke the dam. She rubbed at her eyes, letting out a shaky breath.
08-29-2023, 01:47 PM
Updated 04/30/23: Still on indefinite scarcity, please do not remind me of threads I am behind on right now.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Crux has a 6 inch long burn scar on his throat, most of his art does not reflect this.
Cryptis
Princess
Intermediate Healer (45)
Intermediate Intellectual (30)
age
2 Years
2 Years
gender
Female
Female
gems
33
33
player
Seadragoness
Seadragoness
08-29-2023, 03:10 PM
He'd taken note of and remembered a surprising amount about her. In fact, she didn't think she could ever remember feeling so seen. She closed her eyes, and listened to the warm sound of his voice. It was as soothing as honey down a sore throat. It grounded her, and pushed away the tears. He was a wolf that didn't see her as a victim, even though she had almost made herself one in front of him (twice, if they were keeping count).
When she opened her eyes again, she knew no new tears would fall. She rubbed away the ones that had settled in her coat and took in a soft breath. "You paid attention to all that?" She asked him, her voice a little shaky but growing stronger. Now that she has pushed aside that sudden pang of sadness, she thought back on his words a little more carefully. "If the crystals make you who you are, then I like them. I like who you are, Crux. she barely knew this wolf in front of him, but every movement, every breath he made seemed to be designed to help her. She didn't think she'd ever met a wolf like him before.
When she opened her eyes again, she knew no new tears would fall. She rubbed away the ones that had settled in her coat and took in a soft breath. "You paid attention to all that?" She asked him, her voice a little shaky but growing stronger. Now that she has pushed aside that sudden pang of sadness, she thought back on his words a little more carefully. "If the crystals make you who you are, then I like them. I like who you are, Crux. she barely knew this wolf in front of him, but every movement, every breath he made seemed to be designed to help her. She didn't think she'd ever met a wolf like him before.