Fault and fracture
10-04-2024, 06:03 PM
Kaija wasn't exactly a prisoner anymore, but she hadn't gone far from Obscura. And why would she? Scylla wasn't half bad, besides the whole imprisonment thing, but Kaija couldn't overlook that- at least for now. Wasn't like she had anywhere better to be. Raiders hadn't come looking for her anyway, so maybe it was some kind of sign from the universe that her time there was over. Maybe there was something better around the corner or some corny shit like that.
Just when she started to think that though, it was like the universe pulled the rug out from under her. The world shook with a series of long but not too strong earthquakes, and the sky turned red when the morning finally broke. It wasn't at all familiar, not really, yet she couldn't help but be reminded of the strange occurrences that had began when she was just a yearling. The night that never seemed to end, the sickness that had taken her mother...
Kaija shuddered. Nah, she was just being paranoid, that was surely it. All that stuff happened so long ago anyway.
That didn't make stumbling upon this place any less weird though. Tall spikes, unlike anything she'd ever seen before, towered high above. They leaned in different directions, almost looking like they might fall, but something about them told Kaija they weren't going anywhere. Weird...
Wary, but with her curiosity always getting the better of her, Kaija pushed forward and moved between two of the spires, sniffing at the air as it whisked past.
Just when she started to think that though, it was like the universe pulled the rug out from under her. The world shook with a series of long but not too strong earthquakes, and the sky turned red when the morning finally broke. It wasn't at all familiar, not really, yet she couldn't help but be reminded of the strange occurrences that had began when she was just a yearling. The night that never seemed to end, the sickness that had taken her mother...
Kaija shuddered. Nah, she was just being paranoid, that was surely it. All that stuff happened so long ago anyway.
That didn't make stumbling upon this place any less weird though. Tall spikes, unlike anything she'd ever seen before, towered high above. They leaned in different directions, almost looking like they might fall, but something about them told Kaija they weren't going anywhere. Weird...
Wary, but with her curiosity always getting the better of her, Kaija pushed forward and moved between two of the spires, sniffing at the air as it whisked past.
10-09-2024, 10:59 AM
Kaija didn't have the faintest idea where she was going next, but when did she ever? Living in the present came easily to her. She was always happier that way, not looking ahead or wondering if she ought to regret what she'd done before. It was even easier given the weirdness that started to unfold. That was all that was on Kaija's mind now as she, like so many others in Boreas and Auster, made her way to this strange land and started to poke around.
The soil was strangely loose where she walked, and though she pawed lightly at a patch of upturned dirt she plodded onward, attention captured by the tall leaning spikes.
They structures were quite the sight, stark against the blood-red sky.
Morwenna sure was a sight for sore eyes though, even more interesting than those spires. Kaija heard her before she saw her, and she thought to silently scold herself for letting her guard down so soon after being attacked, but she was distracted by the sight of her friend hobbling on three limbs. Had she really been gone so long? What the hell had happened?
Kaija's brows furrowed tightly, though she couldn't stop the grin that crept over her lips. "Don't tell me you came looking for me," she teased, gesturing vaguely at her limb. No, she knew the likelihood of her injury being caused due to that was slim to none, but she could still jest. "What the hell happened to you?" And what the hell was this place? Kaija had a lot of questions but she figured she'd start with just one.
The soil was strangely loose where she walked, and though she pawed lightly at a patch of upturned dirt she plodded onward, attention captured by the tall leaning spikes.
They structures were quite the sight, stark against the blood-red sky.
Morwenna sure was a sight for sore eyes though, even more interesting than those spires. Kaija heard her before she saw her, and she thought to silently scold herself for letting her guard down so soon after being attacked, but she was distracted by the sight of her friend hobbling on three limbs. Had she really been gone so long? What the hell had happened?
Kaija's brows furrowed tightly, though she couldn't stop the grin that crept over her lips. "Don't tell me you came looking for me," she teased, gesturing vaguely at her limb. No, she knew the likelihood of her injury being caused due to that was slim to none, but she could still jest. "What the hell happened to you?" And what the hell was this place? Kaija had a lot of questions but she figured she'd start with just one.
10-19-2024, 06:57 PM
The little moment of comfort offered by Wenna was pretty nice, she had to admit. Kaija, for a woman so independent, really liked being close to other wolves- especially ones she actually liked. When she pulled away, Kaija squinted to examine her missing paw. "I've seen a whole lot of nothings and I don't think that's nothing," Kaija jested lightly. Really though, she was just happy to see her friend again. "Same thing happened to me- stuck my nose where I shouldn't have. But I'm here now," she said, with an air of finality. That was all that mattered, anyway, right? Survival?
Kaija wasn't really sure how she felt about the Raiders and nobody coming to look for her, so she wouldn't think about it. Feelings were lame to sort through and try to dissect. She'd done too much of that these days, for weeks on end. She was glad to move on from it all, and focus on the present.
"Ain't no way this place was here before. I've never seen it," she said, brow furrowing tightly. This place just didn't logically make sense to her. "And it's not like these things could just be... constructed, no way." Kaija pawed idly at the dirt around the edge of one of the spikes, trying to imagine it.
Kaija wasn't really sure how she felt about the Raiders and nobody coming to look for her, so she wouldn't think about it. Feelings were lame to sort through and try to dissect. She'd done too much of that these days, for weeks on end. She was glad to move on from it all, and focus on the present.
"Ain't no way this place was here before. I've never seen it," she said, brow furrowing tightly. This place just didn't logically make sense to her. "And it's not like these things could just be... constructed, no way." Kaija pawed idly at the dirt around the edge of one of the spikes, trying to imagine it.
10-23-2024, 06:09 PM
If Kaija noticed Morwenna getting choked up, she didn't make a show of it. Move on and move forward- that was what she kept trying to do these days. No use lingering on shit they couldn't change. With the weirdness going they had plenty of other things to focus on anyway, at least that was how Kaija felt. "It just doesn't make sense. Things this big don't just... appear out of thin in," she mused out loud, not expecting Wenna to have any sort of theory for this impossibility. It didn't make any sense, but she'd seen other things in her life that made no logical sense either.
"Maybe," she replied in response to Wenna suggesting their dig. "Can't hurt." Well, maybe it could, but digging around in the dirt sounded pretty consequence-free to her. Focusing on her own digging, she spend a good few moments making a good little dirt pile. It seemed solid all the way down. Nearby she caught sight of something on one of the spikes opposite the one she'd been standing at, heading over to scope it out. It was a strange figure, face contorted in a scream.
It was weird, and unsettling as fuck.
"I missed you," she mentioned after a moment, casually, like they weren't in the middle of something downright terrifying. "I was stuck in a hole for awhile and I had a lot of time to think, and I kept thinking about you for some reason," she added. Kaija didn't mean for it too be too heavy of an statement, but she'd decided there was no use not saying how she felt. It certainly hadn't done her any favors in the past.
"Maybe," she replied in response to Wenna suggesting their dig. "Can't hurt." Well, maybe it could, but digging around in the dirt sounded pretty consequence-free to her. Focusing on her own digging, she spend a good few moments making a good little dirt pile. It seemed solid all the way down. Nearby she caught sight of something on one of the spikes opposite the one she'd been standing at, heading over to scope it out. It was a strange figure, face contorted in a scream.
It was weird, and unsettling as fuck.
"I missed you," she mentioned after a moment, casually, like they weren't in the middle of something downright terrifying. "I was stuck in a hole for awhile and I had a lot of time to think, and I kept thinking about you for some reason," she added. Kaija didn't mean for it too be too heavy of an statement, but she'd decided there was no use not saying how she felt. It certainly hadn't done her any favors in the past.