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Post by Zuki Tamaro on Jul 20, 2006 13:10:38 GMT -5
Kina blinked. "That's interesting. Someone who annoys you, yet likes something so docile." She shook her head and pointed out ahead. "There's the house up ahead." She told her as she walked around the last row of traps.
Soulffle was outside, humming along as she was hanging the clothes up on a long rope to have them dried. She didn't pay much attention that was around.
Kina pointed out, "There's my mom. Mom!" she called out to her.
Soulffle turned and smiled. "Hey there! Oh, you brought a guest over, huh?" She smiled as she approached, bowing slightly. "Hiya! Welcome to our home! We don't get many visitors, except the last one was King Zuki. He was being very respectful and everything! He even fixed the roof for us that had a hole from above from a branch breaking through the roof. Too bad he didn't want my sweet daughter, son, or husband go to town, but he was only doing it for protection, he said." She smiled. "So, who are you and what are you doing here?"
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Post by Karita on Jul 20, 2006 13:16:05 GMT -5
"That isn't like dad..."
Relei muttered, looking at the ground for a moment, thinking. She shrugged.
"Err. My name's Relei."
She bowed respectfully, smiling.
"When did d-err, King Zuki visit? Because he really isn't that way. Trust me.."
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Post by Ryhe on Jul 20, 2006 13:19:20 GMT -5
Just then, there was a rasped, Jamaican accent screaming, "Get back here ya spawn of sin!"
John, a young boy, around 16, ran out of the house and looked around. He looked like his father, but he had a more human face, still with tusks hanging out. His ears were long and his hair was a wild mess of black. He looked back into the house with mischievous brown eyes and grinned. The boy, now unlike a troll, stood normal and had five fingers and toes compared to his father's two toes on each foot and three fingers. He didn't see the newcomer and he ran into the forest, laughing.
Burris came out of the house, looking grumpy. His arm was guled to his face.
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Post by Zuki Tamaro on Jul 20, 2006 13:23:28 GMT -5
Soulffle smiled. "Well, he does have a sort of temperment problem and he has shared his past about trolls killing his parents, but he said he put it aside. Too bad he has to keep us a secret and all and that he had to keep himself 'hating' the trolls. But he said that's only for protection." She shrugged. "He's a strange guy, you know that? He visited about a month ago, when the roof was broken."
Kina looked up and smiled. "There's dad! Hey dad! We have a visitor!"
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Post by Karita on Jul 20, 2006 13:26:52 GMT -5
"Here, let me help you."
Relei walked over to Burris, then let her fingernails become claws. She then carefully wedged them between his face and arm, carefully getting them unstuck from each other. She then reached the end.
"There. My brother Zinzo did that to me once."
She let her claws turn back to normal fingernails, then she bowed to Burris as well.
"My name's Relei, by the way. Friend of Kina's."
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Post by Ryhe on Jul 20, 2006 13:33:09 GMT -5
Burris wiggled his fingers and smiled his one-tusked smile, "Why, thank you my dear." He bowed back, "It's a pleasure to meet you. You can call me Burris." He glanced at Kina, giving her a 'We'll talk about this later' look and smiled to Relei again, " How did you two meet?"
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Post by Zuki Tamaro on Jul 20, 2006 13:36:55 GMT -5
Kina lowered her head, feeling dissapointed and she watched them talk.
Soulffle walked over to Kina and patted on her shoulder, then gave a cheerful smile. "Help me with the, clothes, alright?" She said. They began over hanging the clothes on the clothesline.
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Post by Karita on Jul 20, 2006 13:41:17 GMT -5
Relei nodded, glancing at Kina a moment.
"Well, err, I stumbled into one of her traps, simply. And she tied me loose, and then we got to know each other/"
She nodded, as if agreeing with herself.
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Post by Ryhe on Jul 20, 2006 13:43:46 GMT -5
He sighed with relief. He was worried that Kina tried to go into town by herself. He glanced at his daughter, then back, "Well, ya can stay as long as ya like... just watch out for heem." He snarled at the trees.
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Post by Zuki Tamaro on Jul 20, 2006 13:53:57 GMT -5
Kina finished helping her mom putting up the clothes. She then looked over and then smiled at her father. She then walked over behind Relei and stood behind her.
Soulffle hummed some more as she walked over and leaned against her husband, smiling.
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Post by Karita on Jul 20, 2006 13:57:18 GMT -5
"Oh, no, I wouldn't want to burden you with me. I thank you for the offer, but really. Also, It's just a phase that boy's in. Two of my three brothers are still in it. It'll fade off. Eventually."
Relei shrugged, smiling back.
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Post by Ryhe on Jul 20, 2006 14:02:03 GMT -5
"Eventually, mon." Burris got into a habit of not saying 'mon' as much. From continuing to glare into the bushes, he sighed and smiled to Soulffle, putting an arm around her. After kissing her head, the troll looked back at Relei, "Well, ya always welcome heere anytime. I trust Kina's judgment in ya."
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Post by Zuki Tamaro on Jul 20, 2006 14:07:54 GMT -5
Kina smiled and started to feel happy. She looked at Relei. "So, what do ya wanna do?" She asked Relei. "You met my parents and all... Or are ya planning to head back?" She asked.
Soulffle smiled and watched them. "Luckily we might still get good visitors, besides King Zuki and Ryhe. Too bad we don't live in town, where we could make more friends." She sighed and looked up at Burris.
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Post by Karita on Jul 20, 2006 14:09:47 GMT -5
"Yea. Too bad. Unfortunately, the King really doesn't care."
Relei sighed, then looked at Kina.
"Come on, let's go see if your traps have set anything off. I heard something..."
Her ear twitched, focusing on the sound. She then sighed again.
"Great, Tyran got caught..."
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Post by Ryhe on Jul 20, 2006 14:16:02 GMT -5
Burris sighed, "Yeah... but who knows..." He looked down at his wife, "I like living here anyway... we don't have to fear robbery or about strange men around Kina."
John grinned as he saw Kina and her friend talking. He was going to have some fun. The trollling jumped to the next branch beside him and shot at Kina's ear.
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Post by Zuki Tamaro on Jul 20, 2006 14:33:30 GMT -5
"Ow!" She covered her ear and then glared at the direction of where it was shot. And she spotted John. "Grr... Brother! I'm so going to..." She then held up her hand. "WATERBALL!" she then had a weak move, but not that it would hurt him, it was just meant to be powerful enough to knock him off the tree. She then threw the waterball as hard as she could at him.
Soulffle heard a yell and she then giggled. "Aww, look. Kina and John are playing again!"
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Post by Karita on Jul 20, 2006 14:35:32 GMT -5
Relei looked to John, and shook her head.
Just like Ke and me...
She thought, hiding her chuckles. She sighed, then watched John, grinning.
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Post by Ryhe on Jul 20, 2006 16:09:56 GMT -5
"Charming." Burris chuckled.
John saw the balloon and he jumped. He tried to dodge it and stay on, but he fumbled and yelped as he fell off. The teen crashed into the ground with a crack.
Burris loked serious and his ears percked a bit.
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Post by Zuki Tamaro on Jul 21, 2006 3:28:36 GMT -5
Kina covered her mouth and then ran over. "Oh, did I break your bone? I didn't mean to! I'm sorry little brother." She looked frightened and didn't really mean to hurt him that badly.
Soulffle gasped and she watched a little. She wanted to go over to see if her son was alright, but she dared not budge.
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Post by Karita on Jul 21, 2006 10:59:10 GMT -5
Relei rushed over as well, then kneeled by John.
"Hey, you alright? You took a nasty fall...if anything's broken, I can heal it."
She starting poking at him, checking his face, seeing if he grimaced where she poked his bones.
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Post by Ryhe on Jul 21, 2006 11:04:55 GMT -5
John got up and looked around, embarrassed. He looked fine, his arms not bent in odd angles, by the way he stood, no broken feet or legs. He looked at them, "Yeah, I'm fine... but there's a crack in my tusk... John, by the way." He smiled and offered his hand for a shake with Relei.
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Post by Karita on Jul 21, 2006 20:11:10 GMT -5
Relei shook it, then pulled away. She put her hand around his tusk, then a moment later pulled away. She smiled.
"No more crack. There, your tusk should last longer, now. Anyway, in case you didn't catch it, I'm Relei."
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Post by Zuki Tamaro on Jul 24, 2006 1:49:52 GMT -5
Kina sighed with releif that he was going to be fine. "Alright. Good thing nothing is broken, little brother." She smiled and walked over. "You've always pelted me with rocks and put spiders in my room to scare me. I know pretty soon, luck will change and I'll get you back! Excluding that one that I made." mentioning that she just knocked him out of the tree.
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Post by Ryhe on Jul 24, 2006 9:19:53 GMT -5
John stuck his tongue out at Kina, "Love you too." He nudged her and grinned.
Burris took a deep breath of relief and he smiled. He looked at his wife and kissed her head, then looked back to the kids.
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Post by Karita on Jul 24, 2006 14:07:26 GMT -5
Relei watched, smiling. She thought that Kina and John were like her and Ke. Always fighting, though they somehow loved each other as family. Even if Ke ruined her life, and she had ruined his.
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