Am I being foolish?
Wicked
Cryptis
Princess
Intermediate Healer (45)
Intermediate Intellectual (30)
age
2 Years
2 Years
gender
Female
Female
gems
33
33
player
Seadragoness
Seadragoness
08-04-2023, 09:13 PM
It was almost stifling to be surrounded by places and people that she was expected to know. Perhaps that was what led her to the border of Insomnia. So she could see somewhere that would not only feel new, but actually be new, as well. It led her to the open expanse just below a mountain. There was a waterfall so big, she could hear it roaring even before she saw it. She made sure to keep well away from the quickly moving water there.
She knew her mothers companions were close by, but she still felt strangely exposed out here. She couldn’t remember her captive hurting her, but perhaps he had? She found herself hunching in on herself a little, the further she moved from Insomnia. Was she safe out here? Perhaps she should turn back. Perhaps this entire venture had been a foolish idea.
"Speech"
She knew her mothers companions were close by, but she still felt strangely exposed out here. She couldn’t remember her captive hurting her, but perhaps he had? She found herself hunching in on herself a little, the further she moved from Insomnia. Was she safe out here? Perhaps she should turn back. Perhaps this entire venture had been a foolish idea.
Cryptis
Princess
Intermediate Healer (45)
Intermediate Intellectual (30)
age
2 Years
2 Years
gender
Female
Female
gems
33
33
player
Seadragoness
Seadragoness
08-04-2023, 09:50 PM
The wind changed, brushing a scent towards her, but her memories were all a fog of confusion. So much so that she could no longer tell if it was something she could recognise or not. She spent so much time trying to connect the memory to something, she forgot that it meant that someone was there.
When a voice reached out to her, she jumped, and then ducked down. The small wolf flattened herself to the grass and then looked about her. Searching for the source of the noise - and finding a white pup a little ways into the distance. She felt her heart rate start to slow again, and somewhat sheepishly climbed back to her paws. “Oh… hello. I’m not sure, actually” She admitted. Keeping her words vague. Was this another wolf she was supposed to recognize? Had memories and history with, locked inside her mind? It was exhausting trying to keep track.
"Speech"
When a voice reached out to her, she jumped, and then ducked down. The small wolf flattened herself to the grass and then looked about her. Searching for the source of the noise - and finding a white pup a little ways into the distance. She felt her heart rate start to slow again, and somewhat sheepishly climbed back to her paws. “Oh… hello. I’m not sure, actually” She admitted. Keeping her words vague. Was this another wolf she was supposed to recognize? Had memories and history with, locked inside her mind? It was exhausting trying to keep track.
Cryptis
Princess
Intermediate Healer (45)
Intermediate Intellectual (30)
age
2 Years
2 Years
gender
Female
Female
gems
33
33
player
Seadragoness
Seadragoness
08-04-2023, 10:05 PM
The white wolf came a little closer, and she could see the brush of blue across his sides, light and traced like wings. Such a unique pattern, something she felt surely would spark a memory if it was there… right? But the boy walked towards her, his steps gentle and unafraid. Did he know her? He didn’t ask her name or offer his own. Perhaps he did expect her to know it already.
“I… no, I don’t think so, not of you” She said, wondering how much to say. Oh... there was no helping it, she just needed to come clean. “Look, I’m sorry. If I know you, I don’t remember you, something happened and well, my head is kind of a fog at the moment. I don’t remember anyone, so if we were friends, I don’t have any memories of it right now.” Her mother thought they would come back, once the drug had fully left her system. She just had to hope that was true.
"Speech"
“I… no, I don’t think so, not of you” She said, wondering how much to say. Oh... there was no helping it, she just needed to come clean. “Look, I’m sorry. If I know you, I don’t remember you, something happened and well, my head is kind of a fog at the moment. I don’t remember anyone, so if we were friends, I don’t have any memories of it right now.” Her mother thought they would come back, once the drug had fully left her system. She just had to hope that was true.
Cryptis
Princess
Intermediate Healer (45)
Intermediate Intellectual (30)
age
2 Years
2 Years
gender
Female
Female
gems
33
33
player
Seadragoness
Seadragoness
08-04-2023, 10:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-04-2023, 10:36 PM by Cryptis. Edited 1 time in total.)
Well, that was a relief. She didn’t have to pretend anything that wasn’t there. Almost without meaning to, a smile broke across her face. Her eyes jumped upwards for a second, meeting his eyes before she glanced down again. It was easy to feel overwhelmed at the moment, and it was a surprising relief to meet someone she didn’t ‘know.’
“I'm Cryptis, but you can call me Triss.” She said, taking a couple steps closer to the younger wolf. At his question, she found herself shrugging. “I did, for a little while.” She wasn’t sure how much of the story to tell. How much she wanted to tell. Right now, there wasn’t a lot of emotional connection to the telling, but she had a feeling that might change if that fog ever went away. “I was kidnapped by a wolf who fed me a tonic every day that affected my memories. To make me more… docile, I guess. When my mum rescued me, I didn’t remember my name. It’s kind of starting to come back now. But it's slow, really slow.”
"Speech"
“I'm Cryptis, but you can call me Triss.” She said, taking a couple steps closer to the younger wolf. At his question, she found herself shrugging. “I did, for a little while.” She wasn’t sure how much of the story to tell. How much she wanted to tell. Right now, there wasn’t a lot of emotional connection to the telling, but she had a feeling that might change if that fog ever went away. “I was kidnapped by a wolf who fed me a tonic every day that affected my memories. To make me more… docile, I guess. When my mum rescued me, I didn’t remember my name. It’s kind of starting to come back now. But it's slow, really slow.”
Cryptis
Princess
Intermediate Healer (45)
Intermediate Intellectual (30)
age
2 Years
2 Years
gender
Female
Female
gems
33
33
player
Seadragoness
Seadragoness
08-04-2023, 10:53 PM
Triss considered that for a long moment, surprised by the offer. Then she thought about what it would mean, to follow Warden to wherever his mother was. Away from Insomnia, and thought of his own mother. She would lose her mind, and the thought of following anyone - even this pup - away at the moment brought knots to her stomach. She wanted to knock that line of thought off as quickly as she could. “Oh, no, that’s okay. I’ve been looked at by a healer. They said it’s the tonic, and it just needs time.” She explained.
She scuffed a paw in the earth, wondering where to go from here. Were conversations always hard, or was that the brain fog just making it all so difficult? Sometimes it was just so hard to think, and doing so left her breathless. Well, that or her asthma. Her mother had warned her about excess exercise, in case her memory had robbed her of that knowledge.
"Speech"
She scuffed a paw in the earth, wondering where to go from here. Were conversations always hard, or was that the brain fog just making it all so difficult? Sometimes it was just so hard to think, and doing so left her breathless. Well, that or her asthma. Her mother had warned her about excess exercise, in case her memory had robbed her of that knowledge.
Cryptis
Princess
Intermediate Healer (45)
Intermediate Intellectual (30)
age
2 Years
2 Years
gender
Female
Female
gems
33
33
player
Seadragoness
Seadragoness
08-04-2023, 11:19 PM
She was beyond grateful when the white wolf offered a suggestion. She found herself nodding, even before she had finished processing his words. “I’d like that, I’d like that a lot” She admitted, and he earned another shy little smile from her. She was getting awfully familiar with the look of his paws by now.
“Have you been to these falls before? Do you know how to fish?” She asked him as she started to move towards the stream. Keeping far enough away from the rapids that the water wasn’t as quickly moving here. She didn’t know if she knew how to fish - which might as well be the same thing as not knowing at all, right now.
"Speech"
“Have you been to these falls before? Do you know how to fish?” She asked him as she started to move towards the stream. Keeping far enough away from the rapids that the water wasn’t as quickly moving here. She didn’t know if she knew how to fish - which might as well be the same thing as not knowing at all, right now.
Cryptis
Princess
Intermediate Healer (45)
Intermediate Intellectual (30)
age
2 Years
2 Years
gender
Female
Female
gems
33
33
player
Seadragoness
Seadragoness
08-04-2023, 11:43 PM
It was weird enough not knowing friends you apparently grew up with. It was even weirder to not know things about yourself. As they approached the water's edge, she was mindful of the fact that she wasn’t sure if she knew how to swim. It would be quick to find out if she threw herself in and her body acted right. Obviously she knew how to breathe, walk, and talk. Wouldn’t swimming be a similar skill? For some reason, she had no desire to test her theory.
She shrugged at his question, and gave him a smile. “Guess we’ll find out?” She offered, assuming they were successful, of course. “So, what do I need to do?” She asked, since apparently he knew what he was doing. At least one of them did.
As she moved closer to the water, she found herself interested in learning a little more about this wolf. Especially since she was apparently learning these things for the first time. “So, where do you come from, Warden?”
"Speech"
She shrugged at his question, and gave him a smile. “Guess we’ll find out?” She offered, assuming they were successful, of course. “So, what do I need to do?” She asked, since apparently he knew what he was doing. At least one of them did.
As she moved closer to the water, she found herself interested in learning a little more about this wolf. Especially since she was apparently learning these things for the first time. “So, where do you come from, Warden?”
Cryptis
Princess
Intermediate Healer (45)
Intermediate Intellectual (30)
age
2 Years
2 Years
gender
Female
Female
gems
33
33
player
Seadragoness
Seadragoness
08-05-2023, 12:41 AM
To be just as much as Warden was probably a tall order. The boy was headstrong, he was a lot. He could be even more, though most days he didn’t want to risk exhausting his mother too much. She tried her best, dad too. Being too much for them wouldn’t reflect well, and was perhaps the only thing that would convince Warden to minimize himself.
Oh shoot, she’d found the fish. Warden shifted to stand next to Triss, looking intently down into the water. He stands tall, trying to focus as much as he can on the fish. “Then we take our nets and—“ Warden realizes just now. They have no nets. This isn’t like the fishing in the Armada, where they simply tangled up the fish in the nets (listen that’s his perception of it, at least) and caught them easy as pie.
“Shoot, we don’t have nets.” He deflates, a bit. “Maybe it’s the same if we just grab them?” The boy questions, now far less sure he could convincingly guess at exactly how fishing worked. Maybe he could play it off well enough. He could try. That, and she’s distracted him now, with talks of packs. “I’ve never been to Insomnia before. Or any other pack actually. Is it nice there?” Right, he’d follow this train of thought, still happily standing in the cold water.
Oh shoot, she’d found the fish. Warden shifted to stand next to Triss, looking intently down into the water. He stands tall, trying to focus as much as he can on the fish. “Then we take our nets and—“ Warden realizes just now. They have no nets. This isn’t like the fishing in the Armada, where they simply tangled up the fish in the nets (listen that’s his perception of it, at least) and caught them easy as pie.
“Shoot, we don’t have nets.” He deflates, a bit. “Maybe it’s the same if we just grab them?” The boy questions, now far less sure he could convincingly guess at exactly how fishing worked. Maybe he could play it off well enough. He could try. That, and she’s distracted him now, with talks of packs. “I’ve never been to Insomnia before. Or any other pack actually. Is it nice there?” Right, he’d follow this train of thought, still happily standing in the cold water.
Cryptis
Princess
Intermediate Healer (45)
Intermediate Intellectual (30)
age
2 Years
2 Years
gender
Female
Female
gems
33
33
player
Seadragoness
Seadragoness